Chapter 4: The Clumsy Girl Who Was Pulled Along

Once they realized what was happening, viewers in both livestream rooms erupted with jokes and complaints.

"The host is singing with the joy of a relaxed policy and reemployment. There's a carefree vibe like someone who just got full social benefits."

"The original song speaks of being forced by life with no options; Brother Yun treats everyone as a guest and collects whatever anyone gives."

"Brother Yun, listen to yourself—do you sound forced at all?"

"His singing radiates the pride of a veteran showgirl, a benchmark in the industry."

"It's got the same cheerful energy as landing a job in the Evergrande Song and Dance Troupe during the real estate boom."

"From the sound of it, Brother Yun isn't the least bit reluctant. He actually seems to love what he does."

"Guys, I think I finally get what Brother Yun's smile meant before he started singing."

"..."

The viewers finally understood the meaning behind Jiang Yun's smile before he began. Did you think he was going to sing sincerely? No—he was about to put on a show!

At this moment, Jiang Yun finished his performance and, looking completely serious, asked Dazed Girl, "So, how was it? Did I do okay?"

Dazed Girl was speechless.

You can't say he was bad—he didn't hit any wrong notes, and there was a strange beauty to it. But to say he was good... honestly, it was nothing like the original!

"It was... pretty good," she managed to squeeze out after a long pause.

Seeing her odd expression, her viewers couldn't hold back any longer.

"Hahaha, the old lady clearly wants to roast him, but she doesn't even know where to start."

"Haven't seen her make that face in ages—this is hilarious."

"The host on the other side is a real character. He actually sang 'Showgirl's Tears' like that? I'm hitting follow right now."

"Unbelievable! He just said he was too shy to mess around with the camera on, and then immediately pulled this off."

"I declare, this is the happiest song I've heard tonight!"

"...."

Jiang Yun also noticed Dazed Girl's strange look and suddenly laughed, "Just kidding, I was having some fun with the viewers. You don't mind, do you?"

Her eyes lit up at that. She had just suspected that Jiang Yun was putting on a show, but worried he might have been singing seriously and didn't want to offend him. His own confession was a relief—finally, she could express how she really felt.

Smiling, she said, "So you were messing around! I knew it—no way an old song like that could be sung with so much flair."

But just as she finished, Jiang Yun's expression turned solemn again. "I was only joking with you. I didn't expect you to actually think I was just messing around."

Dazed Girl's smile froze completely. She opened her mouth, at a loss for words.

The viewers were in stitches.

"Haha, the old lady got played!"

"He's toying with you! Old lady!"

"Oh no, she's been had!"

"Look at her expression—doesn't she look like someone who's been constipated for three days, finally gets a chance, and then finds the restroom occupied?"

"Wow, that's disturbingly accurate. I'm getting queasy just thinking about it."

"Come on, I'm eating a late-night snack here. You're making me sick."

"...."

Dazed Girl, of course, saw the comments scrolling by. As a seasoned streamer, she immediately realized Jiang Yun was an expert at stirring up the chat. To fulfill the platform's event tonight, she'd been connecting with streamers all evening but found no one interesting—her audience was bored out of their minds. Now that someone lively had finally appeared, she had to make the most of it.

"So, Brother Yun, you said you stream games, right?"

"That's right."

"How about we play a little game? A brain teaser—whoever loses has to perform a talent."

She smiled as she proposed the challenge, thinking that a host as playful as Jiang Yun wouldn't pass up a chance to show off.

"No."

"Alright, then let's... huh?"

She tilted her head, completely confused.

Did she hear that right? Jiang Yun just said no?

He was being offered a chance to show off in front of her, and he didn't care? Did he know how many small streamers would line up from DouShark all the way to France for a spot to connect with her? And this was his attitude?

"These games are too boring. I'm worried you won't be able to beat me."

Hearing this, Dazed Girl slapped the table in mock anger. "What? You think I can't beat you? Don't you know I have a nickname—DouShark Riddle Queen!"

Jiang Yun glanced at her. "Alright, let me ask you: There are 26 letters in the alphabet. If E and T leave, how many are left?"

She snorted. "Such a simple question? Obviously 21! E and T are aliens, they left in a UFO, everyone knows that—even a three-year-old. My turn!"

"Wrong!"

Just as she was confidently preparing a tougher question, Jiang Yun cut her off.

"The correct answer is 9! Because when E and T left, they were wearing AJs, carrying LVs, wearing YSL, left in a UFO, played some DJ, turned on GPS, and took Hello KT with them."

Dazed Girl: What?

"That's not a brain teaser, that's just nonsense!"

She was getting flustered. By Jiang Yun's logic, he could keep adding letter abbreviations forever and end up with any answer, even zero.

"Oh, if you can't handle it, I'll change the question," Jiang Yun replied nonchalantly.

That only made her more anxious.

"What do you mean I can't handle it? The problem is with your answer!"

"Fine, fine, it's my fault. I'll change the question."

Jiang Yun's attitude—'whatever you say; I'll play along'—made her grit her teeth. From her perspective, the questions were obviously the problem, but his tone of condescending tolerance was infuriating.

"Out of Tang Monk, Pigsy, Sandy, and Monkey King, who isn't a character from Journey to the West?"

Dazed Girl was stumped again.

Aren't they all characters?

She glanced at her side screen, hoping for help from the scrolling comments, but the chat was all over the place, everyone naming someone different. In the end, she just guessed the least prominent one.

"Sandy!"

But Jiang Yun's response was the same.

"Wrong. It's Tang Monk. 'Tang Monk' refers to any monk from the Tang dynasty, but in Journey to the West, his name is actually Xuan Zang."

Dazed Girl was speechless.

"This is just as nonsensical as the last one—"

"That's an actual civil service exam question from this year."

She fell silent.

Fine, if that's how you want to play it...