The sky was growing dark.
Ye Xiqiu started her live stream a bit late, waving her hand to greet the camera.
“Hello, hello. Good afternoon… well, I guess it’s good evening now?”
She glanced out the window, and it was indeed getting late. The virtual character on the screen tilted its head in response to the girl’s movement.
“Xiao Shengxia is so cute… Thanks for the compliment from ‘I Want to See Shengxia Reverse Dongxue’~”
Ye Xiqiu read a fan’s screen name from the comments, a smile spreading across her lips.
She was the quiet type, not socially anxious, but she didn’t like being loud and boisterous either. Her streaming performance was honestly average.
She often blamed herself for this, always feeling like she was holding Dongxue back. Dongxue treated her so well, yet she couldn’t give anything back, and it truly hurt.
Dongxue didn’t seem to mind, but Ye Xiqiu thought it must be because cat demons had different habits from humans. For instance, they might live for hundreds or thousands of years, right?
So perhaps they didn’t care about gaining followers slowly since they had all the time in the world?
Actually, the follower growth rate for “Dongxue and Shengxia” wasn’t slow at all. Without frequently editing videos or streaming on a fixed schedule, their live room was mostly sustained by fans who learned about the broadcast from the fan group. Yet even so, they broke 500,000 followers today.
But if Dongxue had found a normal girl as a partner, she’d probably have at least one or two million by now…
I’ve really become a burden to Dongxue.
Thinking this, Ye Xiqiu didn’t forget to interact with the chat.
“Dongxue? She’s not coming today, and she won’t be able to stream tomorrow either, because… ahem,” the girl shyly lowered her head, her tone turning a bit airy.
“Because tomorrow morning, she said we’re going to shoot a vlog together—it’s the 500k follower reward. I’ll show my face, and Dongxue will show hers too…”
Saying this, Ye Xiqiu felt a little nervous.
After all, she was just a broken, disabled person, while Dongxue was not only full of energy but also incredibly good-looking. Would she really get flamed?
When Dongxue first brought this up, Ye Xiqiu was strongly opposed. She thought she didn’t need to show her face; Dongxue alone would be enough to attract followers.
But Dongxue said something like, “Actually, being disabled is a plus point for pretty girls,” and so on…
Would anyone really like a disabled person?
Those kinds of people were definitely weirdos…
Still, since Dongxue insisted, she agreed. In the end, as long as Dongxue was happy, that was enough.
Even so, she couldn’t help adding,
“Um, actually, I’m not very good-looking… and… well… I have some physical issues. I hope you guys won’t hate me…”
She saw a golden comment scroll by. On Cat Station, that was the exclusive color for Admirals. Ye Xiqiu read it seriously.
“What does Dongxue look like… Hmm, let me think…”
Some might think asking about a streamer’s real appearance was rude, but Ye Xiqiu didn’t find it offensive because Dongxue really was beautiful—even more so than the virtual avatar that had been customized half a month ago.
“Let me think about what I can say,” she hesitated for a moment, then steadied herself. “Dongxue is a very tall girl with a great figure. When I first met her, I thought she might be a volleyball player or something. But it turns out she’s a very gentle and… interesting girl, although she likes teasing people a bit too much. Yeah, that’s not good…”
As she said this, Ye Xiqiu’s face turned red.
She remembered how Dongxue always joked with her, loved pinching her cheeks, and even asked her to give massages.
Thinking about it, Ye Xiqiu had to complain: why would you ask a disabled person to massage a healthy person?
Though she did enjoy it, since Dongxue was very soft… but wasn’t that kind of weird?
It always felt strange.
But these things were too private to discuss on stream. As for Dongxue’s exact appearance, everyone would find out after they finished the vlog tomorrow.
“Alright, alright,” Ye Xiqiu snapped out of her daze and clapped her hands. “Let’s end today’s casual chat here. My darlings, what do you want to see? Do you want me to continue the save file from a few days ago, or listen to me sing the songs Dongxue taught me?”
“You want to hear a song? Okay… What do you want to hear? ‘Sunny Day’ or ‘Seven Li Fragrance’?”
Ever since a month ago, when Dongxue suddenly had a lot of free time, she taught Ye Xiqiu many songs. Every single one was amazing, yet surprisingly easy to learn—like the work of a genius.
Ye Xiqiu admired Dongxue even more for it, but Dongxue said she didn’t compose them. They were written by someone named Zhou Dong from her world.
A genius from the Fairy Realm… That must be an incredible fairy.
Her mind wandering, Ye Xiqiu looked back at the screen to see what songs the viewers were requesting.
“‘Only Mom is Good in the World,’ ‘Jasmine Flower,’ ‘Twinkle Twinkle Little Star’… Wait, what kind of songs are you guys asking for?”
Ye Xiqiu’s little face instantly turned bright red, as if it was about to drip.
“I mean, singing this kind of song in a live stream is way too weird, isn’t it?”
She shook her head in refusal.
“If you want to hear them, you can go to the Sleep Aid section. Though, I think the Sleep Aid section hasn’t started streaming yet…”
Of course, Ye Xiqiu knew these songs. Dongxue sang them to lull her to sleep. The melodies were so simple she mastered them after just one listen.
She had only mentioned it once in the stream, humming a couple of lines, but the viewers remembered and kept tagging her, asking her to sing them.
But it was so embarrassing! I’m a streamer, not your mom. Why would I sing that kind of song to you?
Although Dongxue isn’t my mom either…
Anyway, Ye Xiqiu really didn’t want to sing.
But she couldn’t resist the enthusiasm of the audience. A few regular gift-givers even launched rockets, leaving her no way out.
“Fine, fine. I’ll sing, okay?”
Ye Xiqiu gave in helplessly.
Still, she added,
“I’ll just sing a few lines casually, okay? Don’t get too excited. If you really want to hear more, wait until the day after tomorrow when Dongxue is here. Mhm, her voice is better suited for this kind of thing…”
Then, ignoring whatever the chat said, she cleared her throat twice.
Taking a deep breath, Ye Xiqiu felt the world go silent. Only the slightly cool breath passed through her throat and surged in her lungs—she had entered a state of absolute focus.
Where should she start?
She had an idea.
A medley. Sing a few lines from each song.
“Only Mom is good in the world~ A child with a mom is like a treasure…”
“What a beautiful jasmine flower…”
“Twinkle, twinkle, little star~ How I wonder what you are…”
“Black sky, low and hanging~”
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