Volume 4 Chapter 12: Don’t Say a Word!
“I…”
Gao Ye felt speechless. She stuttered and said, “Can I just sit at the kids’ table?”
“……”
Yi Xiao twitched her lips and shook her head anxiously. “Stop joking. I’m serious.”
“The main thing is, I really don’t understand what this has to do with you. You sound so righteous, but my brother isn’t your personal property. Also, when you were in the entertainment industry, you had so many dating rumors with male stars. Why didn’t I hear you talk about fixing your relationship back then? And now you suddenly remember…”
“Those… those were fake. Just publicity.”
Yi Xiao sounded less confident. Although she denied it, her eyes moved away nervously.
Gao Ye sighed. “Can they all be fake? Sister Yi Xiao… you know the truth yourself, right? Some reporters took photos of you dating other male stars. I’ve seen them… Well, the boys in the entertainment industry are quite handsome.”
“I already said it was just publicity!” Yi Xiao frowned and stared at her. “When I have more free time, can’t I come back and fix things with you two? I spoiled you so much when you were little.”
She could tell that Gao Ye did not plan to stand on her side. She sounded a bit unhappy, but she still sat down and sighed.
Seeing her like this, Gao Ye felt a little soft-hearted. After all… they used to be very close when they were kids.
“Are you very close to that girl?” Yi Xiao suddenly raised her head and asked. “It looks like you two know each other well… You’re good friends, right?”
Before Gao Ye could feel soft-hearted for more than a few seconds, Yi Xiao suddenly questioned her again.
Gao Ye sighed. “That’s not what I mean. I just think… this is something between my brother and Sister Lin Lin. If you really want to fix your relationship, then don’t think about other things. It’s already good enough if you can become friends again. My dear sister, there are so many male stars in your circle. You can just choose one. There’s no need to be like this.”
“I…” Yi Xiao frowned deeply. She did not want to argue calmly anymore. She spoke directly.
“You don’t understand. No one in that circle is truly sincere with me. Stop saying so much, okay, Xiao Ye? How can you say this has nothing to do with us? If you help me, we can go back to the happy days when the three of us were together!”
As she spoke, she grabbed Gao Ye’s wrist again and said seriously,
“I don’t know how close you are with that girl. But we grew up together. I need you to stand on my side, okay? I promise I won’t use dirty tricks. In the future, we can definitely be like before…!”
The air became quiet for a few seconds.
After a while, Gao Ye took a deep breath.
Go back to the past…
For a moment, she even imagined that kind of life. As if nothing had ever changed.
But how was that possible?
She could never go back to being a child again.
Gao Ye sighed and finally shook her head. “I can help you make peace with my brother. But I won’t stand on your side to go against Sister Lin Lin. If we have to say it clearly, I think my brother should decide this himself. And you really can’t use dirty tricks. Otherwise, things won’t look good between our two families.”
Hearing the final rejection, Yi Xiao’s body shook slightly. Her face looked bad, but she could not really lose her temper.
In the end, she shook her head, picked up her bag, mask, and sunglasses, and left one sentence behind.
“Think about it again, Xiao Ye. Anyway… you’re always welcome to join me.”
“I also welcome you, if you still think we’re good friends,” Gao Ye replied calmly.
Yi Xiao sighed, then quietly left.
Gao Ye watched her back as she walked away, feeling emotional.
She had changed so fast… that girl.
Although she had seen that person on TV before, meeting her again in real life still made Gao Ye feel many emotions.
Sadly, some things had not really changed.
That girl… how could she even talk about sincerity?
Gao Ye gave a bitter smile and shook her head.
Ah—
Anyway, Sister Lin Lin might be in trouble!
Gao Ye quickly decided to warn her. She opened the chat window and sent her a message.
However…
She waited for a long time, but there was no reply.
Gao Ye started to feel confused. What kind of bad luck did she have today? Why was no one replying to her?
Reply fast, reply fast, reply fast!
For the first time, Gao Ye really hoped the other person would reply immediately. But there was still no answer.
She stayed silent for a moment. Then she suddenly remembered that someone in the live chat had mentioned that Lin Lin was streaming.
So she opened the P-site livestream platform, found the little vampire’s livestream room, and clicked to enter.
And then—
A shocking start.
…………………
At Lin Lin’s home, inside her younger brother’s large bedroom, Lin Lin had finished setting up the livestream. She was teaching her younger brother how to wear the VR headset and motion capture equipment.
They used his computer for one part and connected it to her computer for another part. It took Lin Lin some time to set everything up properly. Finally, it was time to test the result.
The girl stood nearby, looking at her younger brother who was wearing the VR headset and trying to move around. She asked:
“How is it? Can you see the screen? How does it feel?”
“It’s… it’s okay.”
Lin Yu nodded shyly. He looked at the new scene in front of him with curiosity. Lin Lin had already placed him in a small room under the girl’s account. Looking at the colorful anime-style world in front of him, he liked it very much.
This… seems pretty fun.
“Right?” Lin Lin smiled. Then she reminded him, “I’m going to log in too. Ahem, little brother, I need to tell you something! Later, no matter what happens, you are not allowed to speak, okay? Did you hear me? Hmm? Did you hear me?”
“W-why?”
Lin Yu looked confused. Why couldn’t he talk? How could he play a game without speaking?
But Lin Lin shook her head. How could she explain properly that she was livestreaming? If he accidentally said her real name during the stream, her streaming career would become a joke.
So the best way was simple. Just make him stay quiet!
“Because I prepared a very cute avatar for you. But I don’t want such a cute avatar to make a strange voice. So don’t talk, okay? Hmm? If you speak later… ahem, don’t blame me if I ‘deal with you’ tonight!”
“Uh…”
Lin Yu fell silent for a moment. What kind of reason was that?
Thinking about it carefully, she was definitely planning to stream, right?
“F-fine.”
Lin Yu nodded reluctantly. At the same time, he felt a little curious. He had chosen the default avatar just now. What kind of avatar had his sister prepared for him?
“Don’t rush. I’ll log in first!”