Chapter 6

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Wu Ran, who was idly passing time in the office, suddenly widened her eyes. “Holy moly!”

Her colleague, on the verge of falling asleep nearby, was startled by her outburst. “Boss is here?”

The colleague looked around the office in confusion, then turned to Wu Ran. “What are you looking at now?”

Hearing the question, Wu Ran quickly brought her phone closer. “Remember that wealthy lady I told you about? She just got into a fight with someone!”

“She’s already spent over a million!”

Her colleague’s eyes widened like brass bells. “A million?!”

Wu Ran nodded. “Here’s what happened: I heard that a certain sharp-featured male streamer’s big brother insulted her in Ruannuan’s livestream, so the wealthy lady went after him.”

Colleague: …

“That sounds a bit too broad.”

Wu Ran sighed. “That’s not important. What matters is that the other side has also spent over a million.”

“See? The gift ticker up there.”

Her colleague leaned in to take a look. The sharp-featured male streamer was banging the table, visibly agitated, while Ruannuan kept saying thank you repeatedly.

One mermaid effect after another appeared in the livestream, and the chat was going wild.

[“Xia Xia, charge! I’m out of coins!”]

[“Wealthy lady is awesome! Take down the other side!”]

[“I’ve never liked that monkey-faced guy. He’s always raiding rooms; I’ve seen several female streamers cry because of him.”]

[“Can someone ban that monkey already?”]

[“Wealthy lady 66666!”]

[“Wow, they’ve already spent over two million!”]

At this moment, Jiang Yue had just spent 400,000 coins but saw the other side immediately top it off with 500,000 more.

He held his phone and slumped back in his chair, drained.

“Jiang, they’re catching up again!” the monkey-faced guy shouted.

Jiang Yue’s eyes were bloodshot as he stared at his balance—he still had a million available.

But…

The company’s performance had been declining lately. He had been gradually spending gifts bit by bit, but he simply couldn’t keep up at this rate!

Who the hell was this Xia Xia Xia, spending 1.5 million coins just like that?

Was she crazy?

Gritting his teeth, Jiang Yue decisively exited the livestream.

The monkey-faced guy saw Jiang Yue, the top spender, vanish and smirked. “Jiang must be recharging.”

“Don’t worry, folks! Let’s build our tower first!”

He picked up his backup phone and messaged Jiang Yue, “Jiang, we’re about to lose!”

Jiang Yue ignored the message.

He had already spent over a million; what else could he do?

He wasn’t some rich second-generation heir who could just throw money around!

Forget it, forget it!

Losing wouldn’t be the end of the world—he could just change his name and keep streaming on Cat Claw.

Ruannuan’s Livestream

Ruannuan watched as one mermaid effect after another appeared, her eyes reddening until tears spilled down.

“Thank you, Xia Xia Jie, really, thank you so much.”

She never expected Xia Xia Jie to help her so much, just because she had been wronged.

Ruannuan wiped her tears with a tissue. Over the years of streaming, she had encountered people like Jiang Yue.

Insults, mockery, watching her fans leave.

Ruannuan had cried before, thinking she was strong enough.

But this time, she couldn’t hold back the tears.

Because of love.

Even though many fans had left, many still stayed with her, no longer afraid.

And because of Xia Xia Jie, whom she had only met once, but who came to ask what was wrong when she was upset.

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Upon learning it was a problem on the other side, Xia Xia Jie had fearlessly stood up for her.

“Xia Xia Jie…” Ruannuan smiled through her tears, sincerely addressing everyone in the livestream, “Thank you, and thank you to all my family who have always protected me.”

Xia Zui watched the gift ticker on the other side slow down. She glanced at the timer—just thirty seconds left.

She swiftly sent fifty more mermaid gifts.

Competing with her?

That meant competing with the powerhouse system behind her!

“That’s right! Competing with Xia Xia means competing with me!” The powerhouse system gleefully declared. “I am the powerhouse system!”

Xia Zui chuckled, “Thanks, Haohao.”

Spending so many gifts stirred some emotions within her, but since this money wasn’t hers, she genuinely felt no pressure at all.

As the clock ticked to the last second, the other side failed to catch up.

Only then did Xia Zui type, “Stop crying! Why do I always have to comfort you after sending gifts?”

[Xia Xia Jie, if you send me gifts, I’d cry too.]

[Lol, the wealthy lady: spends a fortune just to make a streamer cry.]

[Ruannuan is so touched. I’ve been her fan for years; she’s endured so much.]

[We won! The other side owes us a punishment.]

[Make the other side kneel and apologize to Xia Xia Jie!]

[Yes!!!]

Ruannuan couldn’t help but smile. “Then I won’t cry anymore!”

But her smile faded as she glared angrily at the monkey-faced guy opposite her. “It’s time for your punishment!”

The monkey-faced guy’s expression darkened. Jiang Yue had stopped replying to his messages.

Damn it!

If he knew they couldn’t win, why did Jiang Yue egg him on?

Looking at the onlookers in the chat, he snapped, “Screw you!”

[????]

[What does that mean? Refusing to own up?]

[Losing doesn’t necessarily mean punishment, and Jiang probably froze. Maybe you guys cheated.]

[This is just for fun, no need to get so worked up. I don’t think Ruannuan is that good a person.]

[Exactly, forget the kneeling—just apologize and be done.]

Xia Zui realized what kind of streamers have what kind of fans. Some even came into Ruannuan’s livestream wearing monkey army badges.

They told Ruannuan to leave some room for future encounters.

Xia Zui laughed in disbelief.

[Xia Xia Xia: You set the punishment but don’t dare do it yourself and want another streamer to do it?]

Ruannuan’s fans got angry too. They swarmed back into the monkey-faced guy’s livestream.

[You garbage monkey, you lost and don’t dare admit it!]

[Trash streamer, everyone report him!]

[So mad! I want to smash this monkey.]

[Argh! Idiot!]

“Ahhh! I’m so mad too!” The powerhouse system and Eleven screamed loudly in Xia Zui’s mind.

“Xia Xia! I’m gonna throw this damn monkey in jail!” the powerhouse system ranted furiously.

Xia Zui: …

“Calm down, calm down. If he won’t apologize, there’s nothing we can do.”

That was the truth. She couldn’t force the monkey-faced guy to apologize.

Suddenly, the powerhouse system chuckled, “Who said we can’t get him? Xia Xia, check the trending searches!”

Xia Zui scratched her head and opened a small window to check the trending topics. By then, the monkey-faced guy had already ended his stream.

On the trending list was an entry:

[Cat Claw’s Monkey-faced streamer repeatedly colludes with top spenders for group misconduct and tax evasion]

Xia Zui: “Wow~”

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She exited the trending search and entered Ruannuan’s livestream, where Ruannuan was biting her lip.

“Xia Xia Jie, don’t be mad. I can’t do anything. I even tried to connect with him, but he refused.”

[Xia Xia Xia: I’m not mad. You should check the trending search.]

[What trending search?]

[Why look at trending now?]

[Holy moly! Monkey guy’s going to get ‘tea’!]

[I checked his livestream; it’s been banned!]

[What?! Good riddance!]

[Wow, did Xia Xia Jie arrange this?]

[That impressive? Online and offline, he’s getting his comeuppance!]

[Xia Xia Xia: Not me, it was a friend.]

The powerhouse system saw her reply. “Waaah… friend!”

“Xia Xia, you’re my friend too!”

“Waaah!”

Eleven, seeing the powerhouse system sobbing like a flood, quickly handed it some virtual tissues. “Wipe it, don’t let Xia Xia’s mind get soaked.”

Xia Zui laughed. “You’re all my friends!”

Eleven: “Waaahhhhhh…”

“Friends!”

“I can’t believe I’m Xia Xia’s friend! Waaahhh!”

Xia Zui chuckled. She genuinely liked these two adorable AI systems—they didn’t behave like the cold, electroshocking ones in novels but were soft and cute.

If only she could pet them.

But now, Eleven and Haohao were crying uncontrollably, oblivious to Xia Zui’s thoughts.

At this moment, Ruannuan was covering her mouth after reading the trending search. “Oh my god!”

“Ha ha ha ha ha!” She suddenly burst out laughing, then quickly covered her mouth again. “Sorry, I just didn’t expect things to escalate so fast.”

[Light a cigarette. This is too sudden.]

[The one who was arrogant just now is about to get locked up. Cheers!]

[Good riddance! Good riddance!]

[Wealthy lady, I’m your fan now!]

[Can we call the monkey’s fans ‘lost and abandoned dogs’ from now on?]

[Lol.]

[Xia Xia Xia: So don’t be sad! Bad people always get what’s coming. Ruannuan, sing a song.]

Ruannuan smiled for a while before stopping. “Xia Xia Jie, what song do you want to hear?”

[Xia Xia Xia: ‘Tears Behind Bars.’]

[Ha ha ha ha ha!]

[Seriously, ‘Tears Behind Bars’? Ruannuan, sing it!]

[Ruannuan’s version of ‘Tears Behind Bars.’]

[Xia Xia Jie and Ruannuan are such a show!]

[A fan sent the streamer a Cat Planet gift~]

Xia Zui saw the name and the gift, then took a deep breath.

Ruannuan, seeing the same, also drew in a deep breath.

[Ke Le: I’m late, just finished a peak match. Heard fans saying there’s a fight here, so I came to help. But I’m still late. Congrats to Ruannuan and Xia Xia wife on the victory!]

[Oh snap—big expose live on site.]