77: Girl group?

As soon as Jiang Ye hung up the call with Yao Yao, Ye Cheng's call had already been automatically disconnected due to not being answered for too long.

He dialed her back.

"Hello? What's up? Can't hold it in anymore and want to help me 'deflate'?"

"Help you 'deflate'? Is it me who can't hold it in or you who can't hold it in?"

Ye Cheng rolled her eyes exaggeratedly on the other end of the line, her voice full of disdain: "What were you doing just now? You didn't even answer the phone."

Jiang Ye replied casually: "What else could I be doing? Dating one of your 'sisters'."

"Dating?"

Ye Cheng was taken aback for a moment, then realized that the 'sisters' he was referring to meant his still-forming little harem, and immediately became furious:

"I knew it! Who is it? Is it that 'married woman' who was stalked by a Pervert last time, or that streamer who kept calling you 'Brother' this and 'Brother' that before?"

Jiang Ye clicked his tongue and corrected her: "What 'married woman'? You really have a way with words. She just has an ex-boyfriend she never even held hands with... Not her, it's that streamer."

"Hmph, whatever."

Ye Cheng didn't bother asking more and got to the main point: "Are you free on Wednesday afternoon?"

"Yeah, why?"

"I don't have classes on Wednesday afternoon. I'll take you shopping for clothes."

Hearing this, Jiang Ye immediately perked up.

This was a big deal related to the 'prestige' of Christmas Eve and potential cashback.

"I'm free, Wednesday afternoon works."

Ye Cheng hummed in agreement, hesitated for a moment, and confirmed: "Whatever I buy for you, you'll wear it, right? No picking and choosing, and no complaining about it being too expensive or too cheap."

Jiang Ye patted his chest and assured her: "Don't worry, I'll keep my mouth shut the whole time and follow Director Ye's arrangements. Even if you buy me a burlap sack, I'll put it on and walk out right away."

"Hah! I'll buy you a burlap sack then!"

Ye Cheng snorted, her tone much lighter: "Then it's settled. Wednesday afternoon at one o'clock, meet me at the south gate of the school, and we'll go shopping together."

"OK, no problem."

After hanging up, Jiang Ye checked the time. It wasn't even ten yet, a bit too early to sleep.

He stroked his chin and opened TikTok again.

As soon as he entered, a bunch of red dots popped up in the message bar.

Opening the private messages, he saw they were all from the Star Dream 101 Girl group streamers: Xiao Ya, Nan Nan, and three other members who weren't in the live stream earlier, all uniformly sending their WeChat IDs.

Jiang Ye was slightly taken aback, feeling even more that something was off.

He already thought the live stream was overly enthusiastic earlier, but now it was even more ridiculous. He only sent 4 virtual gifts, and all five Girl group members, including the three who didn't receive gifts, proactively sent their WeChat IDs?

This treatment... Could it really be that his level 38 account was that prestigious?

He casually clicked on the top one, Xiao Ya, copied the WeChat ID, switched to WeChat to add her as a friend.

Switching back to the TikTok live stream, Nan Nan was in a PK battle with a Girl named "Snow Fox." Both were dancing to the recently popular "Knife Horse," with quite large movements, very pleasing to the eye.

He was about to type and ask about the gameplay when a message from Xiao Ya popped up on WeChat.

Xiao Ya: 【Hello, Brother Ye~ (salute)】

Followed immediately by a selfie.

In the photo, the Girl was sitting on a sofa, pouting, making a heart gesture with her hands, with exquisite makeup, looking quite pretty indeed.

Xiao Ya: 【Thank you for adding me, Brother Ye, sending hearts~~ Brother Ye, come play often in the future!】

Jiang Ye nodded to himself. This kind of chat with illustrations was indeed more attractive than plain text, with stronger visual impact.

At first glance, this Xiao Ya could score an 80, but the beauty filters were definitely maxed out. Her real appearance would need a discount, probably around 70, acceptable but not enough to trigger the system's cashback.

Brother Ye: 【Your live stream is way too enthusiastic. The Girl groups I came across a couple of days ago required at least a virtual car gift to add WeChat, but you guys are proactively offering it for just virtual glasses?】

Xiao Ya replied quickly: 【Hehe, it depends on who it is! If it's Brother Ye, even if you don't send any gifts, I'd be happy to chat and keep you company~】

???

Jiang Ye raised an eyebrow, his internal alarm bells instantly ringing!

Not good!

It's a trap!

The classic "it's not about the money, it's about the person" line! This Girl is suspicious!

But then he thought again and felt something was off... He only spent 40 yuan, would that really make a Girl group streamer work this hard to trap him? Probably not, right?

Before he could figure it out, Xiao Ya sent another message: 【Oh, Brother, it's my turn for the PK battle again, I'm going to dance now~ Brother, come watch!】

At the same time, in the live stream, the male host's voice became excited: "Thank you, Nan Nan, for the amazing dance! First-round challenge successful! Next is the second round! The rules are upgraded—for every extra round Nan Nan wins, she gets off work an hour earlier; for every round others lose, they work two extra hours!"

"Next, our Xiao Ya will initiate the challenge! Xiao Ya, are you ready?"

On the screen, Xiao Ya walked into the stage area holding a microphone and stood on the left side of the split screen.

"Oh? Xiao Ya even has a mic? What, giving an acceptance speech? Don't waste time. If you don't have a big brother to guard your tower, don't put on these fancy shows. Just finish dancing and admit defeat!"

"Who says I don't have a big brother!"

Xiao Ya stomped her foot and said coquettishly: "My big brother just... just arrived and isn't very familiar with me yet! Just wait a few days!"

The male host laughed heartily: "Alright, alright, stop making empty promises here! Nan Nan's Brother Ta Zi is sitting right below, so hurry up!"

On the public screen, the level 43 "Linglong Pagoda" sent a bullet comment: 【Xiao Ya, hurry up. Nan Nan has been dancing for a while. Finish quickly so she can get off work and rest.】

The male host immediately chimed in: "Hear that, Xiao Ya? Brother Ta Zi has spoken. No more antics. Come on, let the music start!"

Xiao Ya snorted Unconvinced and, while handing the microphone to an off-screen staff member, muttered: "Hmph, you're just bullying me and my big brother because we're not familiar yet!"

After saying that, she suddenly remembered something, turned back to the camera, blew a kiss, and then made a heart gesture with her hands, exactly the same pose as in her earlier selfie.

On his phone, Jiang Ye watched Xiao Ya's interaction, which was clearly aimed at him, and shook his head with a laugh.

Well, this Girl really seems to want to latch onto him as her "new big brother."

Even though he knew it was a trap, this feeling of being explicitly "named" and "needed" by a beautiful streamer It can indeed easily evoke a heroic impulse to save a damsel in distress..

What a pity... Girl, you're not beautiful enough to trigger cashback or be used to complete the gentleman mission.

Pure consumption, no returns.

But playing around a bit, spending a little money to experience the feeling of being a "knight," doesn't seem too bad either?