Chapter 12: Unfollow Unless the Old Woman is Included!

After finishing his conversation with Dull Girl, Jiang Yun didn’t idle away his time. He was the type of person who would never do more than necessary if he could get away with it. Today’s streaming check-in was already completed, and even if he had to connect with Dull Girl for an interactive session, that would have to wait until after midnight tomorrow. His afternoon and evening were relatively free.

So he decided to contact an agent, planning to change his living environment. After all, his current residence was on the outskirts of Chengdu, just a few more kilometers and he’d be out of the city limits altogether. Daily necessities were not all that convenient. It hadn’t mattered much before, when he had little money—he simply endured. But now that he had the means, why should he keep putting up with it? Jiang Yun was never someone who took hardship upon himself willingly.

“Mr. Jiang, we’ve seen quite a few apartments today. Which one are you most satisfied with?” asked the agent with glasses, his smile bright as he looked at Jiang Yun. Although he’d accompanied Jiang Yun all afternoon, he didn’t feel tired at all. Jiang Yun’s requirements were excellent—a large, open-plan apartment, preferably close to the city center. If he managed to rent out such a place, his commission would be quite generous, possibly even more than selling some smaller units.

Hearing the agent’s question, Jiang Yun thought for a moment and replied, “Let me think it over when I get home.” He glanced at the time—it was already past ten in the evening. There was just over an hour until his next stream. So he added, “I’ll contact you once I’ve decided.”

“Of course, Mr. Jiang.” The agent nodded, showing no sign of dissatisfaction. It was simply his professional conduct. Besides, clients with needs like Jiang Yun’s were either successful company managers in Chengdu or streamers—the latter seemed more likely. Streamers considered many factors when choosing a place, so the agent didn’t expect to close the deal in a day. Most importantly, Jiang Yun had arrived in an Audi, so the agent had no doubt he was serious.

Back home, Jiang Yun grabbed a quick bite to eat, then washed up and prepared himself.

He glanced at the clock—less than five minutes until the midnight sign-in refresh. He turned on his computer, adjusted his streaming software, and waited quietly for the clock to strike twelve.

The moment midnight arrived, Jiang Yun went live.

Instantly, every fan following him received the notification and flocked into his channel.

“What the hell, you said you weren’t streaming today, and now you’re live?”

“Wow, you just had to wait until after midnight to start, huh?”

“You’re really precise with your timing, man!”

“Jiang Yun, you’ve changed. You’re no longer the hardworking streamer I once knew.”

“Who would’ve thought, you’re driving an Audi A8L now. I thought you were so broke you couldn’t afford food.”

“Over a million for that Audi, Jiang Yun, you’re the real hidden tycoon!”

Because many people had seen him run into Dull Girl on the way to the orphanage earlier, quite a few now knew he drove an Audi. New fans might not think much of it, but the old fans were truly shocked. In their minds, Jiang Yun had signed with a bloodsucking agency, and his monthly streaming income probably barely covered his meals. Who would have expected him to be driving a luxury car worth over a million?

Faced with his fans’ teasing, Jiang Yun just smiled, skipped over the topic of the Audi, and said, “Guys, we haven’t seen each other for a day—did you miss me?”

“Yeah, I missed seeing you make that old woman lose her composure!”

“Jiang Yun, why did you send so many super gifts to that old woman yesterday? Are you secretly in love with her?”

“Case closed! He’s definitely got a crush on her!”

“Oh really, Jiang Yun, don’t tell me you actually fancy her?”

Jiang Yun glanced at the number of live viewers in his channel. Maybe because he was still featured on Douyin’s trending list, in just five minutes after starting, his viewership had already reached eight thousand—more than after his last session with Dull Girl. His eyes lit up at the prospect. If this trend continued, it wouldn’t be long before he became a major streamer.

Thinking of this, Jiang Yun said, “I see a lot of you are here just to watch me connect with other streamers, so let’s not waste any more time—let’s get started, shall we?” With that, he opened the support interface for streamers, ready to connect with others.

Seeing this, the viewers in his channel became anxious.

“Wait, we meant connect with that old woman, not just anyone!”

“That’s right, we want to see you with the old woman!”

“Hurry up and connect with her! The others are boring!”

“Come on, we want the old woman!”

Most of the new fans had only come after seeing the previous interaction between Jiang Yun and Dull Girl. When they saw he was about to connect with someone else instead, they immediately protested.

Jiang Yun let a faint, barely noticeable smile appear on his lips, then frowned and said, “She’s a big streamer. Why would she want to connect with me? If it weren’t for this support feature, she probably wouldn’t even agree. Besides, what’s the point? I can’t beat her at games, and I’d worry she’d get upset again if we played casually.”

But the viewers didn’t care.

“We just want to see her lose her cool!”

“Exactly, it’s no fun unless she cracks!”

“Seriously, connect with her now or I’m unfollowing!”

“Unfollow! Unfollow! Unfollow!”

“Guys, he’s at 580,000 followers right now. Let’s show him—drop it to 500,000! Let him see what happens if he doesn’t connect with her!”

Messages threatening to unfollow flooded in, and some actually took action. Jiang Yun watched as his follower count in the upper right corner plummeted at an alarming rate—he quickly lost ten thousand followers.

Seeing this, Jiang Yun immediately put on a defeated look and said helplessly, “Alright, alright, I hear you. I’ll send her a connection request, but whether she accepts is up to her.”

With that, Jiang Yun sent the invite to Dull Girl.

On the other side, Dull Girl, who had been dragging things out since half past eleven, raised her eyebrows when she saw the request. This jerk finally went live! She’d been waiting half an hour and had started to wonder if he’d bother streaming tonight.

“Oh, guys, look who it is—Jiang Yun, the one who wouldn’t let us park,” she teased, pointing at his connection request. Then she asked her viewers, “So, what do you think? Should I accept his invite?”