Everyone Loves the Villainous Scumbag [Quick Transmigration] - Chapter 25

After washing the bowls and chopsticks, Luo Jianghe spent some time chatting with his mother downstairs before heading up. While walking up the stairs, he transferred 30,000 yuan to her, keeping a little over 10,000 for himself as a reserve in case the family needed urgent funds since there was currently no one else earning money.

Today, Qiu had sent him 100,000 yuan worth of gifts, which meant he could take home a commission of nearly 50,000 yuan. He wanted to keep Qiu as a fan, so he asked around in an influencer group chat for ways to retain high-spending supporters.

While Luo Jianghe was busy messaging, Luo Xi stood at the top of the stairs and stopped him in a sneaky manner.

“What are you doing?” Luo Jianghe looked at his sister as if she were losing her mind. “Why are you acting like a thief in our own house?”

The younger generation of the Luo family was quite good-looking. Luo Jianghe was as handsome as someone from the heavens, and Luo Xi was naturally a young beauty, looking like a cute little girl at her age. But no matter how cute she was, she was still his sister. Luo Jianghe was not like the guys outside who treated her like a goddess; in his eyes, she was a person when quiet and a monkey when she was acting up.

Luo Xi crossed her arms and looked at Luo Jianghe with indignation. “This family is about to fall apart, and you are still acting so leisurely?”

Luo Jianghe put down his phone and looked at his sister with surprise. Could Luo Xi have known something all along? Was she just hiding her sensitive observations from their mother?

“What do you know?” Luo Jianghe asked tentatively.

Luo Xi glared at her brother. “There is definitely something wrong with Dad’s business trip. I noticed it back during the New Year; his brow has been furrowed since then. After that, he often came home late, and now, he does not come home at all!”

Hearing Luo Xi’s anxious voice, Luo Jianghe said, “There is nothing we can do about that.” He assumed Luo Xi had realized the family business was in trouble.

“Mom is too soft. Why doesn’t she know how to call Dad?” Luo Xi frowned angrily. “Who do you think the mistress is that seduced Dad?”

“What?” Luo Jianghe was stunned.

Luo Xi snapped, “What do you mean, what? This family will fall apart sooner or later without me! Can’t you even tell that Dad is having an affair?”

Luo Jianghe recalled Luo Xi’s expression at dinner. It finally clicked that she had not actually seen the real problem. She noticed the atmosphere was wrong and knew the family was in trouble, but her conclusion was off. No wonder she had been giving their mother such strange looks despite their father being the one missing. She imagined her mother as a weak wife who did not know how to fight back against a mistress.

Her look at the dinner table had been one of frustration toward someone she felt was hopeless. She probably thought their mother was just acting as if everything were fine, while she herself had seen through it all. She likely included her brother in that judgment, thinking he was too indifferent toward the family.

Luo Jianghe rubbed Luo Xi’s head, intentionally messing up her hair to distract her from these wild thoughts. “Stop thinking about such nonsense. Go wash up and sleep.”

Ignoring his fuming sister, Luo Jianghe walked straight to his room.

“Mom! Brother is bullying me!” Luo Xi shouted behind him.

Luo Jianghe waved a lazy hand at her. “Stop bothering me. I was streaming all afternoon and I am exhausted. I do not have time for your imagination.”

He slammed the door, cutting off Luo Xi’s voice.

“MOM!”

Luo Jianghe locked the door and jumped onto his bed to check the group chat. He did not hide his ID since their streaming information was public. Most amateur streamers knew he was “Jianghe,” but many smaller streamers were unaware of his record-breaking earnings today.

He saw two replies. One suggested adding the fans’ contact information, while another suggested meeting for dinner afterward.

A female streamer left a warning: “I have seen some streamers go out for dinner, and when the ‘Big Brother’ failed to sleep with them, he demanded his money back.”

Someone else replied: “The money was already gifted. Can they really ask for it back?”

The female streamer said: “If conditions were set before the dinner, they can demand it back. One streamer had it pretty bad; hundreds of thousands were reclaimed.”

Another person asked: “Then how do we keep the supporters?”

The female streamer sent a voice message: “It is fine as long as the dinner is not linked to money. Usually, they will say, ‘If you eat with me, I will give you this much in gifts.’ Just don’t agree to those kinds of meals. Eating with someone you have become regular friends with is fine as long as there is no conflict of interest. Most importantly, never engage in physical transactions.”

Someone sighed: “Is the streaming world this deep now? Even the big spenders are so cunning.”

The female streamer replied: “It is all real money, so everyone has to be careful.”

The conversation shifted to mutual encouragement. Luo Jianghe sent some supportive photos before logging into his own account. He really needed Qiu’s support, and since the person had gifted him 100,000 yuan so freely, he took the initiative to find Qiu’s account and followed him back. Since the other party had not asked for his contact details, Luo Jianghe did not push it.

He checked his messages and saw many more than yesterday. Aside from fan messages, two talent agencies had reached out asking if he wanted to sign with them. He contacted an experienced streamer in the group to ask about these companies. If they were mutually beneficial, he would not mind; they could provide traffic, and he could provide a commission. He knew he could not expect fast money without any cost.

However, the experienced streamer warned him: “Both companies are bad. The first is just a shell company that will take over your contacts and block advertisers from finding you. The second is a scam; they use your own money to buy fake followers and then take a cut of your earnings. It is better to wait.”

Luo Jianghe was startled and replied, “Thanks, I understand. I won’t join them.”

After declining the offers, he decided to stay independent for now. He spent the night on an alt account watching emotional streamers to learn from their experience. He practiced his instrument, then turned off the lights at 10:00 PM.

Across the city, at Gu Qiu’s home.

Gu Qiu had been woken up by his assistant after only two hours of rest. He felt weary, but thinking of Jianghe made him feel much better. Today’s experiment proved that Jianghe’s stream truly helped him sleep.

This realization brought him joy. His insomnia finally had a solution. After dinner, he called his private assistant.

“Investigate someone for me. A streamer. I will send you the ID.”

As much as he wanted to get close to the boy, he could not do so as Gu Qiu without knowing the person’s background. He needed to understand him completely. Gu Qiu had enough money to learn everything and enough confidence to win the boy over.

Afterward, Gu Qiu showered and lay in bed. He opened a recorded video of the stream on his phone. The handsome youth’s gentle voice filled the room.

“Thank you, Qiu, for the ten ‘Starry Skies’.”

Qiu. Few people called him that. He would not usually allow it in real life. His grandfather always called him “You” or shouted “Gu Qiu.” Employees called him “President,” and servants called him “Young Master.” He had almost forgotten that someone could say his name so tenderly.

He called him Qiu. It sounded quite nice.

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