Pretty Wife Insists I Live Off Her - Chapter 12

Chapter 12: Love Votes Still Here, Let’s Go Again.

Z: “Rose Sea x1”

Z: “Sorry, I took a call and didn’t get to send the love vote. (Paid comment)”

Z: “House of Lights x1”

Before Yue Lei could even react, the comments section went crazy.

“Mainly for the Company: Aaaaah, the gift dropped on the floor! We can’t let this happen!!”

Thunderclap 1: “The opponent used a House of Joy with 5200 coins to defend the tower. We would have definitely won with this 6666 coins!! Damn it!! Miss Z’s love vote (reaching out hand expression)”

Richie Rich Passing By: “Miss Z is so doting! Another House of Lights!”

Z: “Don’t be sad, okay? (Paid comment)”

Z: “999 Flowers x1”

Z: “Moonlight on Lotus Pond x1”

Songguo Paopao was originally celebrating her victory, but when she saw the big gifts appearing one after another on Yue Lei’s side during the non-PK period, her eyes widened.

She patted her chest and said with sparkling eyes, “Phew, that was close. CEO Yue’s love-voter is so strong. It’s a good thing our internet speed was even better! Thank you, Paopaotangs!”

All the gloom in Yue Lei’s heart was swept away.

She took two steps back, showing her upper body, and bowed sincerely. “Thank you, Wifey ZZ. Wifey ZZ, you’ve spent too much.

I wasn’t that sad, really. I was just a little surprised, haha.

A bet is a bet. I’ll sing ‘Keywords’ for you all. I’m pretty good at this song.”

Yue Lei wasn’t the type to be a sore loser to begin with, but after being so thoroughly spoiled by Miss Z, she had no complaints about losing.

After both sides had thanked the gifts, she started playing the music.

“…The leaves’ position, forms a poem…”

Her elegant and calm singing voice was like melting snow, washing away the night that was becoming wet and misty.

While she was singing, Songguo Paopao was very kind and kept complimenting her, making the atmosphere very lively.

Although it was a punishment, Yue Lei’s excellent and emotional performance actually gained her a lot of new fans.

After she finished, the viewers were excited and kept asking for another round, and the comments flew by.

Now, with more and more viewers, she could barely tell which one was Lin Zhixi’s account.

But Miss Z’s messages were still easy to spot.

After all, she either didn’t talk, or when she did, she would send a paid pinned comment. It was impossible to ignore.

Her gaze swept over Z: “The love vote is still here, let’s go again. (Paid comment)”, and Yue Lei lowered her eyes to check the time. It was almost 8:30, in about twenty minutes.

Mo Yingxue must have already come home from school.

She wondered what the soundproofing was like in her home and if she had disturbed her.

She tucked her hair behind her ears, her cheeks slightly warm, and said, “Then let’s do one last round. Paopao, if I win this time, how about we follow each other and play together often?”

Compared to when she had just started streaming, Songguo Paopao with 17,000 fans was a big streamer, so she was taking advantage of her popularity.

Songguo Paopao agreed readily: “Okay. This time, let’s do the top ten.”

The rule of the top ten was that it didn’t look at the top-ranked person or the blood bar. It only looked at the score of the tenth person on the gift list.

This was not a big problem for a streamer with a solid fan base.

But Yue Lei was a new streamer who had just started today, so this was very difficult for her.

Just now, only the top few on the gift list had sent a lot, and the rest were almost all the cheapest little flowers and hearts.

Yue Lei frowned when she heard this.

She knew that Lin Zhixi and the others only had six accounts, and even with Miss Z, the rich woman who seemed to be attracted by her charisma, they probably couldn’t fill all ten spots.

However, compared to the last round where she could manipulate the votes, this round seemed more challenging.

After hesitating for a few seconds, she really wanted to know how many people were willing to support her.

Half out of an adrenaline rush and half out of curiosity about her own charisma, Yue Lei agreed.

The PK began, and Yue Lei first explained the top ten rule to everyone.

Then she took a deep breath. “Babies, we can’t just rely on Miss Z. Everyone who can help, please do.

Let’s first find a dozen people to send a 1,000-coin sports car. Then, in the last minute, the babies who sent the sports car will continue to add more gifts, okay?”

Before she even finished, Miss Z sent a 6,666-coin Rose Sea, taking the number one spot. This was the gift she had dropped earlier.

Now it seemed to be a way of supporting Yue Lei.

The crimson petals swirled with the wind, and the romantic sea of flowers spread out, stimulating everyone’s nerves.

Lin Zhixi and the others also started sending sports cars, and Yue Lei continued to encourage everyone.

Soon, two generous passersby were genuinely moved and sent sports cars to take a spot.

But the tenth spot was still empty.

“I get it. You just want to hear me sing, right? How about after we win this PK, I’ll secretly sing for you?

Talented babies, please support CEO Yue. Don’t let Miss Z, Richie Rich Passing By, Mainly for the Company… and the others’ efforts go to waste.

Babies who have sent a sports car, if you can, please continue to send small gifts to support. Their family also used a sports car to take a spot, and we don’t know if our score is stable.”

In the last thirty seconds, Yue Lei read out the IDs of all the viewers who had sent a sports car.

Just when she thought there was no hope, a new account arrived.

“Qingyin User 8718428: House of Joy x1”

The default username and default profile picture, but they sent her a gift worth 5,200 coins.

It immediately landed in the top five, making their PK a success.

In the final settlement, her tenth place was 1,836 points, while Songguo Paopao’s was 1,523 points.

She won!

Yue Lei had thought she was going to lose for sure and was already thinking of what to say to save face.

Seeing this result, a complicated yet genuine sense of emotion welled up in her heart.

“Thank you, everyone. I’ve already thanked you, but I have to thank you again…” This time, when she read the list of people to thank, it seemed like there were tears in the corners of her eyes.

On the other side of the screen, Songguo Paopao frustratingly ruffled her hair, fully showing the cuteness of a teenage girl.

“Oh no, I lost! It seems CEO Yue has also learned how to steal the tower. It’s going to be dangerous for me to PK with you in the future.”

They had only agreed that if Yue Lei won, they would follow each other, and there were no other penalties.

But besides following her, Songguo Paopao also very kindly performed a spirited “otaku dance” as her talent.

Yue Lei’s face unconsciously showed the dazed smile of someone who was hit by a cute little creature.

Z: “You’re drooling. Pay attention. (Paid comment)”

Yue Lei touched the corner of her mouth in disbelief. She breathed a sigh of relief when she found that there was nothing there.

After saying goodbye to Songguo Paopao, she turned off the PK function.

Hearing someone walking in the next room, Yue Lei looked up at the door.

She stretched her arms, acting tired. “I’m going to rest. Babies who like me can follow me. My main job isn’t streaming, so my streaming schedule isn’t fixed. Only by following me can we have a chance to meet again…”

Z: “You promised to sing after the PK ended. (Paid comment)”

Z: “Mic hog x100”

Miss Z spoke, and Yue Lei’s escape plan failed, so she opened her song list again.

After joking around with the viewers for more than ten minutes, Yue Lei finally turned off the live stream.

The moonlight spilled into the room, and a sense of coldness enveloped her.

The excitement from before suddenly disappeared, and a hard-to-quit feeling welled up in her heart.

Her gaze fell on the unfinished craft beer next to her. She opened another can on a whim.

On Lin Zhixi’s side, their excitement continued for a while after Yue Lei went offline.

Cong Die said with a hint of frustration, “Oh, I haven’t even used up half of the coins in my account. I couldn’t find a reason to send a big gift!”

“I don’t have many coins in my account. After I sent the sports car just now, I sent a few more small gifts, and now I have nothing left.”

“I still have more than 300 coins. I’ll send them next time.

Zhixi, tell your friend to call me next time, okay? I didn’t get to finish my job this time, so I won’t charge anything next time.”

Lin Zhixi agreed one by one. She looked out the window, her brows tightly furrowed.

“Is the rain really this heavy today?”

It was pitch black outside. The loud sound of raindrops violently hitting the eaves and branches.

It had only started raining in the evening, but now it had already formed a dense and urgent curtain of rain.

Everyone had been focused on their devices just now, and they all gasped and ran to the window.

When they opened the window, cold and damp air mixed with raindrops rushed in, making everyone shiver.

“Oh my god, it’s a good thing we came down from the mountain.” Looking at the water that had pooled on the street below like a vast ocean, Cong Die’s lips turned pale with fear. “It’s raining so hard. We would have definitely been trapped on the mountain!”

Everyone was still in shock: “Yeah, Jiuhu Mountain is a dirt mountain. It’s especially prone to landslides and mudslides. Thank goodness we came back to send gifts to CEO Yue…”

“Thank goodness we came back. We really have to thank Yue Lei. Let’s treat her to dinner next time!”

Lin Zhixi looked at the curtain of rain. All kinds of bad possibilities crossed her mind.

In her panic, she grabbed Cong Die’s hand and squeezed it hard.

…

In her previous life, Yue Lei had a very good tolerance for alcohol.

But she had forgotten that her tolerance was something she had built up by consistently attending social events. The body she had eight years ago did not have the characteristic of being a heavy drinker.

She had drunk half a can of beer before the live stream and a few more during the stream to quench her thirst.

On top of that, she chugged two more cans after the stream ended to calm her emotions.

She successfully got tipsy.

Yue Lei’s head felt dizzy, and her whole being felt as happy as if she were living in the clouds.

She was inexplicably excited but didn’t know why.

She lay on the bed for a long time, but her heart couldn’t calm down.

Her gaze fell on the exquisite painting on the wall, and she decided to go to the next room and be a pest to see what her wife was doing.

When a slightly tipsy Yue Lei came knocking, Mo Yingxue smelled the alcohol before she even said a word, and she wasn’t happy at all.

Many bad memories came to mind. She kept a straight face and took a few steps back to keep her distance.

She pinched her nose and said fiercely, “How much have you drunk?”

“Two… two or three cans of beer, I think. It’s fine. I’m not drunk.” Yue Lei was like a happy big dog, with her joy showing on the outside. She liked Mo Yingxue no matter how she looked at her.

Her body uncontrollably wanted to get closer to her, to fill the void in her heart with her cold scent, but the few remaining strings in her brain told her that was a mistake.

Mo Yingxue was too familiar with this side of Yue Lei.

This was her expression when she was drunk and wanted to do something…

Mo Yingxue’s face changed. Afraid that she wouldn’t be able to handle it, she clenched her hand into a fist, using the sharp pain as a warning.

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