Chapter 6

Bai Siyi didn’t want to talk anymore, he was feeling exhausted.

Most Loves Macho Man: 【Then, Brother, work hard at moving bricks. I won’t disturb you. I’m still waiting for you to move bricks and support me, Soybean shy.jpg】

Putting down his phone, Bai Siyi sighed. This online romance all morning had been too tiring!

No choice, money is hard to earn, and everything else is just as hard.

He had once thought that 500,000 was easy to make, but now, it seemed he had been too careless!

After chatting all morning, he felt like he wanted to quickly end things, make the other person dislike him, and block him. But that wasn’t easy.

With the other person’s situation, probably only someone like him would be able to find a girlfriend.

So, making the other person block him was a bit difficult, especially since the other person was happily thinking about finding a wife to pay off their debt together.

During the live broadcast of the program, all the female guests stayed in the “First Heartbeat” pink house.

The pink house was a small two-story villa with a small garden outside.

Upstairs and downstairs each had two rooms. When choosing rooms, Bai Siyi, as the only male guest, let the girls choose first.

Anyway, he didn’t have any particular preference for whether he stayed on the first or second floor, or whether the room was sunny or not. After all, no matter where he stayed, it would be a hundred times better than the dormitory in the factory.

Xi Mo, as the domineering boss and the older sister, was automatically allowed to choose first, but since she didn’t want to climb stairs, she chose a room on the first floor. Qiu Bo and the more introverted Jiang Mianshu chose the second floor, so Bai Siyi ended up on the first floor as well.

Xi Mo’s room had an attached bathroom, but Bai Siyi’s didn’t. However, since there were only the two of them on the first floor, the bathroom was mostly used by Bai Siyi, which was quite convenient.

Today was the first live broadcast day of “First Heartbeat.” Because one of the female guests turned out to be a cross-dressing big shot, and it was an online romance, combined with the program’s popularity as a trending variety show, the viewership had already surpassed a million by the afternoon.

Among the female guests, the most popular was Qiu Bo, as she was a female celebrity, followed by Bai Siyi.

The viewers visiting Bai Siyi’s live stream weren’t just there to see the cross-dressing big shot, but they were also there to check out the “rare gems.”

【Ahhhh, it’s happening! I heard there’s a show here, what’s going on?】

【Wow, this female guest is so beautiful! Is she really a guy? I don’t believe it!】

【I heard this group is following the debt-ridden migrant worker route? So it’s delicate cross-dressing big shot vs. rough migrant worker? Wow, Director Liu really knows how to pick!】

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While Bai Siyi was tidying up his room, the number of viewers in his live stream increased, while the other female guests were chatting with their online romantic partners while tidying their rooms.

But Bai Siyi was simply tidying up his room. After finishing, he checked the time, and realizing it was getting late, he packed his things and prepared to head out.

Although today was his day off, and he didn’t have to work or edit voiceover videos, he still had to go to the bar to dance. Although it was easy work, weekends were the busiest time, so it was hard to ask for time off.

Of course, the most important thing was still making money!

Normally, he earned 400 for dancing as part of the atmosphere group during the week, and 500 on weekends. If he was lucky, he could even get tips.

The online romance live stream started at 8 a.m. and ended at 8 p.m.

When Bai Siyi was getting ready to leave, he glanced at the time, which was already past 7 o’clock. After eating a meal at the pink house, the live stream would be nearly over!

He was really having a hard time!

He hadn’t opened WeChat in over an hour and thought to himself, “I’ve intentionally left you hanging for so long, you should have understood what I meant by now.”

When he opened WeChat, he saw piupiustar’s reply: 【Okay! I will work hard. You’re really so understanding, little sister! We’ll contact each other later. Soybean smile.jpg】

Bai Siyi: “……”

Well, not only was the other person not angry, but they were actually going to work hard at moving bricks?

Bai Siyi hadn’t considered the possibility that the other person might just not want to chat with him anymore.

As the live stream was about to end, the female guests sat together according to the program’s rules and began talking about their online romance partners.

This segment was necessary because the viewers were split across four live rooms. When they focused on one room, they would naturally ignore the others. By having all the female guests sit together and talk about their online romance partners, it allowed the audience to learn more about the other guests.

Qiu Bo took a sip of coffee and shook her head. “The other person says they’re a lawyer, about the same age as me, but I didn’t chat much. There seems to be a wall.”

Xi Mo glanced at Qiu Bo. Everyone knew that Qiu Bo liked girls, and she probably didn’t want to talk much with the other person because she didn’t want to talk with men at all.

Xi Mo said meaningfully, “I’m really curious. Among the female guests here, one is a male crossdresser. I wonder, on the male guests’ side, could there be a female crossdresser?”

Qiu Bo paused mid-sip and looked shocked, because she had never thought about it that way!

She stared blankly at Xi Mo for a moment, then turned to look at Bai Siyi.

Bai Siyi hesitated and nodded, “I, uh, don’t know either…”

Qiu Bo: “……”

Thinking of the other person’s self-introduction, Qiu Bo realized that their external conditions were actually quite superior. If the other person really was cross-dressing as a man, she didn’t want to miss out on that.

She placed her coffee cup down. “Wow, the production team is really devious.”

She had been ignoring the other person all day! Now, how was she supposed to explain herself and salvage the first impression she had made on him?

But then she said to Bai Siyi, “If he’s really a woman, then the migrant worker on the other side might also be fake!”

Xi Mo nodded. “Maybe he’s a super rich second-generation heir?”

Bai Siyi: “……”

Bai Siyi thought about his own identity and, feeling embarrassed, said, “I don’t think it’s necessarily fake. After all, I really am…”

Working in a factory, earning 4,000 a month—there’s no doubt about it.

Jiang Mianshu, who was a bit slow to react, finally caught on and said in shock, “Huh? There’s also someone cross-dressing as a man on the other side? Wait, what migrant worker?”

Everyone: “……”

Xi Mo patted her head. “Xiao Jiang, what kind of person are you matched with?”

Jiang Mianshu slowly said, “He says he’s an actor, 28 years old, just finished filming recently, and is now taking a break.”

First Heartbeat invited a total of eight guests, four men and four women, to form four online romance pairs. Among them, only two were from the entertainment industry, while the remaining six were ordinary people—though not all were complete amateurs.

Someone like Xi Mo, for example, was already an entrepreneur and frequently appeared on workplace variety shows. While boosting her personal business value, she also promoted her own brand.

Jiang Mianshu, though slow and cute, studied programming and loved mobile games. She was a game blogger and even designed her own small games. She had over a hundred thousand followers online.

Among the four female guests, Bai Siyi was the only real amateur.

Although Bai Siyi had another online persona, Xiaoyang Baibai, with a hundred thousand followers, he kept this persona tightly under wraps. Apart from his close friends, almost no one knew about it.

Qiu Bo immediately said, “Just finished filming, resting? 28 years old, hmm.”

She whispered, “Do you want me to find out more about him?”

Jiang Mianshu shook her head. “No, it’s fine. I’m not actually interested in him.”

Everyone: “……”

Live Stream Comments:

【……】

【Aiya, little sister, you don’t have to be so honest, the online romance is just starting!】

【Great, this pair has no chance. Let’s shift focus to another couple.】

【LOL, even Qiu Bo and Xiao Bai didn’t say anything like ‘not interested,’ but this Xiao Jiang is really bold.】

【Right now, the most interesting pair is still Xiao Bai and the migrant worker. Although their chances are slim, they’re the most intriguing. As for the other three pairs, to be honest, aside from Xi Mo’s pair, I’m not optimistic about the other two. I feel like they’ll break up on day eight.】

【I heard that after the ‘day eight breakup,’ new guests will join. I wonder who the new guests will be?】

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When the live stream ended, the guests said goodnight to each other. Bai Siyi picked up his phone, opened the chat page, and sent a very perfunctory message to Piupiustar: 【Goodnight, brother. Yellow Bean Smile.jpg】

After sending it, he looked at the words “typing” on the chat page, a bit surprised. “He replied instantly.”

Oh my god, he didn’t know whether to say the other person had a good temper or was not picky.

Piupiustar: 【Goodnight, little sister. I’m really happy to have met you today. Looking forward to tomorrow. Yellow Bean Cute.jpg】

Bai Siyi: “……”

Piupiustar:

【By the way, let me update you on today’s work progress. I just finished moving bricks and earned 120 yuan. One hundred of that will go toward buying a little dress for the streamer sister, and the remaining ten is set aside as your dowry. The last ten will be for tomorrow’s meal.】

Piupiustar: 【Image.jpg】

The other person placed the 120 yuan on a pile of sand and took a photo. It was pitch dark around, and there was dust on the money.

When Bai Siyi saw this, he nearly rolled his eyes on the spot.

He worked hard moving bricks and only earned 120 yuan, and 100 of that was going to the streamer for a gift.

No wonder the streamer sister was his spiritual support, she was truly dedicated.

But could Bai Siyi admit defeat? He hadn’t lost yet in the poverty game!

Most Loves Macho Man: 【Brother, you’re amazing! You worked hard all day and earned 120 yuan! But I’m going to the bar to dance later, I can earn 500 for the night!】

Most Loves Macho Man: 【I’ll use the whole 500 to help my idol with rankings, so tomorrow’s meal money will all depend on you, brother.】

Most Loves Macho Man: 【I don’t think 10 yuan is too little, I can buy 20 steamed buns with it. Thanks in advance, brother. Cute Cat.jpg】

After sending the message, Bai Siyi thought to himself, “I don’t believe you won’t block me after this.”

Live Stream Comments: 【Xiao Bai is so funny, I love it.】

【I don’t understand why Xiao Bai is messing with the other person. Even though the other person is pretty extreme, if you’re not interested, just don’t be. No need to do this, right?】

【Is it possible that everything Xiao Bai said is true? Didn’t the people criticizing him see his profile?】

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Bai Siyi’s live stream audience grew larger, and many people couldn’t stand his behavior, feeling that he was mocking the other person and contributing to the program’s drama.

But in reality, most of what Bai Siyi said was the truth, he didn’t have an idol, and all his money went to paying off debts.

Bai Siyi didn’t care what the audience thought of him. After all, he was here for the 500,000 yuan, and the earlier he left, the more he would earn.

If he could, he would love for Piupiustar to block him immediately!

On the other side, Huo Xingming, while jogging, made a detour to the artificial lake in the park, placed the money on the sand, took a picture, and then continued running while sending a message to Bai Siyi.

He said to the staff nearby, “Ah, I made another mistake! I just said I left 10 yuan for her, but if I really send her a red envelope every day, wouldn’t she be even less likely to block me?”

The staff member was speechless, “Bro, you only thought of this now?”

Huo Xingming shamelessly said, “Forget it, I won’t send it.”

Hey, the problem of online relationships are all about being untrustworthy.