Chapter 2: The Items in the App Store Are So Magical

Luo Tiancheng felt his scalp tingling:

Everything had gone surprisingly smoothly up until now, but suddenly he got caught. What should he do?

Does he even know that I just kissed him?

Did he just wake up, or was he never asleep?

Did I complete my mission? Did my lifespan increase?

Running away now is useless, right? This place is under my own watch.

With his mind in complete chaos, Luo Tiancheng had no idea what to do. He could only turn around and respond to Xiao Yibo: “I—I’m a volunteer. Your assistant went to the restroom, so she asked me to fill in for her.”

“Hmph! Fill in for her? Then what are you doing in here?”

Luo Tiancheng suddenly thought: Right, he’s a big star. Using the excuse of being a fan would work best!

“Mr. Xiao, I admire you so much! It’s my fault. I saw that your assistant wasn’t here, so I wanted to ask for your autograph. That’s why I came in without permission. After I came in, I noticed you were asleep, so I was about to leave.”

Xiao Yibo didn’t say anything, just quietly looked at him.

Luo Tiancheng had adjusted to the dim lighting and could clearly see Xiao Yibo’s deep eyes…

No wonder he’s such a big star. He’s so good-looking, with no flaws at all.

Luo Tiancheng couldn’t help but stare, which made Xiao Yibo frown slightly: “If there’s nothing else, you can leave. I need to rest some more.”

“Oh… Ah! Right, right, I’ll leave right away! Please rest well!”

Luo Tiancheng quickly ran out of the room, closed the door, and returned to his original position, letting out a long sigh of relief.

He took out his phone, which was on silent, and saw the mission completion notification: Remaining lifespan: 48 days and 11 hours, Game Coins: 750.

Great, I’ve gained another 6 days of life.

In the restroom, Xiao Yibo softly uttered three words: “You’re lying.”

……

After the concert started, Luo Tiancheng and the other volunteers were helping backstage.

Watching the live footage of the concert on the screen, he couldn’t help but marvel:

No wonder he’s so popular. He’s really handsome, his singing is amazing, and his dancing is so cool… He’s just too dazzling, too dazzling. I’m so envious!

If—just if—I can recover from my illness in the future, maybe I’ll learn some street dancing too. I can’t just stay cooped up all the time.

After the concert ended, Xiao Yibo left directly with his team in a van. It was said that he was rushing to City H for filming.

Luo Tiancheng was about to leave with the other volunteers when Xiao Yibo’s assistant called out to him: “Hey! Wait a minute!”

“?? Are you calling me?”

“Yes, you. Did you go into the restroom while I was away and disturb Mr. Xiao?”

“I’m sorry, I’m sorry!”

“Mr. Xiao said he’s very angry. If you don’t want to be reported, you’ll have to make it up to him.”

“But… I don’t have any money to compensate…”

The assistant shook her head: “I’m not asking you to compensate with money. I checked your profile with the person in charge. You’re a game streamer, and you’ve been mainly playing *Battlefield Heroes* recently, right?”

Luo Tiancheng nodded: “Yes, but I don’t have many fans because people keep saying I use hacks, so my follower count isn’t growing.”

“That means you’re pretty skilled, right? That’s perfect. Mr. Xiao is too busy with work and doesn’t have time to practice. He needs someone skilled to guide him. How about using that as compensation?”

“Yes, yes! Absolutely!”

……

When he got home, Luo Tiancheng opened the game and added Xiao Yibo as a friend using the account the assistant had given him.

Luo Tiancheng’s account was called “Moonless Breeze,” while Xiao Yibo’s account was called “First Encounter,” and it was currently offline.

After adding friends, he noticed that his game mailbox was filled with a lot of offline messages.

“You cheater! You’ll get banned sooner or later!”

“Winning against ‘Handsome Beyond Help’ with hacks? What a joke! Go get cremated!”

“Trash streamer! Go die!”

…

There were actually over a hundred hate messages directed at him!

Only two were from his fans:

“Qingfeng, the ‘Handsome Beyond Help’ you defeated last night is a famous streamer from a rival platform with a huge fanbase. You logged off right after winning, didn’t you? They can’t accept your victory and have been going crazy online.”

“Wind God, why did you leave so abruptly last night? I believe you didn’t use hacks, but the fans of ‘Handsome Beyond Help’ don’t. Although he mentioned in his stream that there’s always someone better, I think he still has some doubts about you, which is why he let his fans trash you. Make sure to clarify when you go live next time.”

Luo Tiancheng sighed, “Ah, ever since becoming a game streamer, I haven’t made much money, just been getting a lot of hate.”

He started his stream, queued up for a match, turned on free mic, and began explaining last night’s situation while sniping.

“First of all, I really didn’t use any hacks. If I did, with so many reports, why haven’t I been banned yet? It’s because the backend data shows that I wasn’t cheating.”

“Secondly, I didn’t intentionally embarrass ‘Handsome Beyond Help’ as you all think. I barely won yesterday; he’s really good, and if we faced off again, I’d probably lose.”

“Thirdly, although most game streamers show their faces, I have personal reasons for not wanting to reveal mine or participate in offline tournaments. I know this is the main reason for everyone’s suspicion, so I understand.”

There were dozens of people in the stream, mostly his fans, but also some fans of ‘Handsome Beyond Help’ who commented:

“Not showing your face? Must be because you’re too ugly!”

“Exactly, if you’re really that good, why not join offline tournaments? That’s where you can really gain fans!”

Luo Tiancheng’s fans retorted, “Stop making malicious assumptions, show some decency, you’re just giving your idol a bad name.”

“What’s wrong? My idol is handsome, are you jealous?”

…

Luo Tiancheng ignored the hate; he was used to it and continued playing the game as usual.

He couldn’t show his face… because his parents had been involved in illegal gambling, lost a lot of money, borrowed more to gamble, and were now detained awaiting trial.

The neighbors knew about it.

If he showed his face, people would recognize him and bring up his painful family issues online…

After two matches, Luo Tiancheng was too tired and ended the stream.

Before sleeping, he opened the phone he found to see what the Game Coins were for.

The app had a store, currently showing a Level 1 shop with only five items:

A super sexy and alluring set of lingerie, 888 Game Coins.

Dream Connection device, 1888 Game Coins.

Divination card set, 2888 Game Coins.

Quest navigation map, 3888 Game Coins.

Invisibility effect for 30 seconds, 4888 Game Coins.

“…What is all this, especially the first one? Although it’s the cheapest, I don’t want it at all! What’s the Dream Connection for? I don’t understand divination… The quest navigation should be useful! Is the invisibility effect real? If it is, that would be so overpowered!”

Anyway, with 750 Game Coins, he couldn’t buy anything right now.

After completing Task 4, Task 6 was also updated: Establish a Dream Connection with the “Battlefield Heroes” player “So handsome it’s beyond help.” Task reward: Six days of Life Extension and 720 Game Coins.

“Wait, I need a Dream Connector… which means I have to earn enough points first! Could it be…”

Suddenly, his  WeChat chimed with a friend request notification: “I am So handsome it’s beyond help.”