18: Come on, try to lie to me! - 3

Listening to the Girls in the live stream room teasing each other and acting jealous, Jiang Ye slowly began to understand the appeal.

It actually felt pretty good... Could this be the legendary... emotional value?

As he was savoring this novel feeling, WeChat chimed again with a friend request from Yao Yao.

Jiang Ye tapped it open and saw the note: [Brother, I was wrong~ Let me add you back, okay? I'll treat you to milk tea to make up for it~]

Jiang Ye's heart skipped a beat when he saw the words "milk tea"!

Holy crap!

Is this woman a genius?

Talking like this makes it very hard for me to refuse you?!

He suppressed the urge to click accept immediately and switched back to the TikTok live stream room:

Jiang Ye: [Stop fighting for a second, wait for me. My ex-wife wants to get back together, I'm going to see how sincere she is.]

Zhi Xia, Minnie, and Sweet Girl all huffed in unison and began a frantic "intervention":

Minnie: "Brother Ye, don't fall for it! Yao Yao is just a slut!"

Zhi Xia: "Exactly! She looked down on your Level 0 account before, but now that she sees you gifting, she wants to hook up with you again!"

Sweet Girl: "Brother Ye, definitely don't accept! Come to me, I have so many besties! I'll fill both your hands, don't ask me with what, you know what I mean~!"

Yao Yao: "..."

"Stop being so thirsty! This is the person I brought in! If you have this much energy, why don't you go do some homework!"

She finally couldn't help but lash out, her voice sounding like she was gritting her teeth: "Sweet Girl! If you keep talking nonsense, I'll fill you up! Want to ask me with what? I can tell you right now!"

Sweet Girl: (⊙▽⊙)

Sweet Girl: "Holy crap! Stinky Yao Yao! You're making dirty jokes and threatening me at the same time!"

Minnie: "Don't be afraid, Sweet Girl! Let her! I don't believe there's no law left. Don't worry, I'll record the whole thing and use it as evidence for you!"

Zhi Xia: "Right! I'll bring all the big bros over to watch and be your witnesses!"

Sweet Girl: "I #&*%...&%!!"

Jiang Ye shook his head with a smile, ignoring the explosive entertainment in the live stream room, and switched directly to WeChat to accept Yao Yao's friend request.

As soon as they were added, he sat up straight, his eyes fixed on the "Typing..." status at the top of the chat box, chanting in his head: Red envelope, red envelope, red envelope... However, what came wasn't a red envelope, but a tentative question:

Yao Yao: [Brother, you really aren't someone's alt account? Then... can I register you first? The room has tasks to complete.]

Jiang Ye frowned: [What registration? What tasks?]

Yao Yao replied quickly in a coquettish tone: [It means registering you as my "Brother"~ From now on, I'll be yours, and the other Girls in the room won't be allowed to touch you! We have to follow the room rules!]

Jiang Ye clicked his tongue.

This is definitely just a sales pitch, right? It has to be.

"I am yours" and "You are mine" sounded similar, but changing the subject made it feel completely different.

Jiang Ye: [How do we do this registration?]

Yao Yao instantly replied with a pitiful emoji: [Registration requires a "Sports Car"~ Please, Brother! We have registration tasks every day, and if we don't finish them, we have to work overtime. I'm exhausted...]

Jiang Ye exited WeChat, opened the TikTok gift menu, and checked the price of a "Sports Car"—120.

He looked back at the 9.9 yuan deduction notification from his group-buy meal on his screen, and his lip couldn't help but twitch.

So... the scamming phase is starting already?

Isn't this a bit too fast?! No foreplay at all?

Don't they say that big spenders in the streamer world need to be slowly maintained, their feelings nurtured, and things done step-by-step?

Why is this voice chat room's gameplay so simple and crude? Just reaching out for money right away?

This "registration" and these "tasks" sounded like pure scripts!

Most importantly!

Where the hell is my milk tea?!

How come she hasn't even mentioned the milk tea she promised as an apology?!

Just then, Yao Yao followed up with another WeChat message, followed by several praying emojis:

[Please, please~ I'm begging you, Brother Ye! I've worked overtime for several days in a row, my dark circles are almost touching the floor! If you help me, I'll buy you milk tea, a super large cup~]

Jiang Ye looked at the keywords "milk tea" and the somewhat specific description of "super large cup," and grit his teeth.

Fine!

Nothing ventured, nothing gained!

For the milk tea, and for the potential cashback, he'd gamble!

He opened TikTok and topped up another 120.

If!

If after sending this sports car, this woman still tried to gloss over the milk tea thing, or tried to fob him off with some cheap Mixue Ice Cream & Tea, he'd block and delete her immediately!

He'd just consider that 120 as being thrown to the dogs... no, as tuition fees!

Looking at the extra TikTok coins in his wallet, Jiang Ye took a deep breath and returned to "Wen Yus Girlfriend."

Seeing that he had left, the Girls in the room had started chatting to kill time.

Jiang Ye found Yao Yao's avatar, clicked gift, selected "Sports Car," and confirmed the send!

With a whoosh, the roar of a sports car engine sounded in the live stream room, and a cool sports car effect slid across the screen.

The score under Yao Yao's avatar instantly jumped from over 100 to over 1300.

"Wow!!!"

"Congrats, congrats!"

"A sports car! Brother Ye is so generous!"

Zhi Xia, Minnie, and Sweet Girl all exclaimed at once, their voices full of envy.

Zhi Xia: "Impressive! As expected of Yao Yao, she managed to coax 'Ex-husband Brother' back in just a few minutes!"

Sweet Girl: "Eh? Zhi Xia, how can you say that? How could my Brother Ye only last a few minutes? This must be 'in progress,' and he just took a break from his busy schedule to gift a sports car!"

Minnie: "Brother Ye, are you tired? Do you need my help? It's not expensive, just one 'Little Heart' to push once. I'm strong, I can keep pushing~"

A sports car instantly made the room lively.

But Jiang Ye's mind wasn't on this at all; he was staring fixedly at the WeChat chat box.

In the live stream room, Yao Yao simply said, "Thank you for the sports car, Brother Ye!" and then went quiet, her actions unknown.

WeChat was also completely silent.

The two-minute wait felt exceptionally long.

Jiang Ye had even opened the TikTok customer service interface, wanting to see the process for a "minor's refund" first, planning to find a kid to help him apply for it later.

Just as his patience was about to run out, WeChat finally chimed with a new message!

It was a transfer from Yao Yao!

"Damn! It's here!"

Jiang Ye's spirits lifted!

He covered the phone screen with his right hand, and with the feeling of opening a mystery box, he slowly moved his finger from right to left. First, he saw the last two digits were "00," then the decimal point, then a "0"... Good! At least it was two digits!

He suddenly moved his hand away, and the moment he saw the amount, his heart leaped with joy!

30 yuan!

It wasn't 10 or 20, it was 30! He could easily pick from any of the mainstream milk tea brands!

Most importantly, the other party had sent it "voluntarily"!

This "Li Li/Yao Yao," although in a peculiar industry, had "integrity" and "understanding"... He approved!