Volume 4 Chapter 44: The Day of the Comic Convention Has Arrived!
Sitting in front of her computer screen, Yi Xiao let out a deep sigh.
She hung up the phone, covered her face with her hands, and couldn’t understand it no matter how much she thought about it.
Was there something wrong with A-Liang’s brain? That… that kind of person?
How could she possibly compare to me?
And now she’s even doing some kind of live show… Hmph. Someone so low-level can only rely on a low-level place like a comic convention.
Yi Xiao didn’t understand anything about anime or “2D culture.” She had long been far away from ordinary people’s lives. When talking about this kind of thing, she only felt it was a bit ridiculous.
After a moment, she blinked, thought for a while, then clicked into Ari-chan’s homepage and started checking her updates.
She needed to keep a close eye on this person.
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During the days waiting for the comic convention, Lin Lin felt that time passed very quickly. At first, she didn’t even pay attention to the exact date. But in just a few days, Sister Wenmei had already sent the detailed information about the convention in their group chat.
Besides the time and place…
【Du Wenmei: I even prepared cute cosplay outfits for you~】
The moment Lin Lin saw this, she felt a chill run down her back. She instantly didn’t want to go anymore.
Unfortunately…
Not only did she have to go, she had already posted an announcement on her account: This weekend, downtown comic convention, Booth No. 7, offline live event. You can also watch it online.
After posting all that, her update received hundreds of comments on the same day. She really looked like a big streamer now.
Mm…
Lin Lin held her phone tightly. She felt nervous. Or maybe… at a loss?
No matter what, this offline live event felt like a midterm exam in her streaming career.
If it went well, maybe she could go even further. Maybe she could really reach one million followers someday.
But if it didn’t…
She might as well hide somewhere no one knows and quietly become a nobody.
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In the following days, Lin Lin focused on practicing dances and didn’t chat much with Gao Liang.
However, her rival still picked her up and dropped her off every day. But… Lin Lin felt that Gao Liang seemed to have something on his mind too. He talked less than before.
Sometimes she caught him staring into space. Sometimes he was even staring at her.
Well, as long as he wasn’t acting crazy toward her, it was fine.
And so, day after day passed. Gao Ye never talked to Lin Lin about the convention.
Until—
The day finally arrived.
Lin Lin looked out the window. As expected, someone had come to pick her up.
But this time, it wasn’t her rival’s car.
It was Gao Ye’s electric scooter!
“Beep— Beep—”
The little devil downstairs pressed the scooter horn twice with a mischievous smile. Honking in a residential area like that was rude and not very classy. Lin Lin didn’t feel that she looked like the daughter of a big business group at all. She looked more like a rebellious street girl.
Lin Lin wiped her sweat and looked down at her speechlessly. She wondered if she should shout back from the window in response.
But after thinking about it, she felt that would be too childish.
Before she could finish thinking, her younger brother suddenly ran over and looked downstairs with her.
As expected, when Lin Yu saw Gao Ye, his eyes lit up.
Lin Lin saw his expression clearly. She turned her head, rolled her eyes at him, and said,
“Oh, a familiar person is here, huh? But she’s not here for you. Tsk tsk, she’s here to hang out with me~”
Lin Lin puffed up her cheeks proudly, making her younger brother beside her shake his head helplessly.
What kind of person is she…
“I know. Gao Ye told me yesterday. I’ll walk you downstairs.”
“Huh? Why does she tell you everything?”
Lin Lin suddenly felt nervous. Wow… something didn’t feel right.
That little devil Gao Ye knew quite a lot about her. If she and her younger brother became closer and closer, maybe one day her brother would know everything about her.
Would Gao Ye become a traitor? Would she? Or not?
Lin Lin wasn’t sure.
Anyway…
Let’s go downstairs first.
She still didn’t know what Lin Yu and Gao Ye had talked about. After getting dressed, the two of them went downstairs together. Halfway down, Lin Yu suddenly turned around and asked:
“By the way, what is Gao Ye looking for you for, Sister?”
“Oh? So you don’t know.” Lin Lin finally relaxed. She nodded and said, “It’s nothing serious. We’re just going somewhere to have some fun.”
“Oh…”
Lin Yu nodded, looking like he wanted to say something but hesitated. Lin Lin suddenly realized what he was about to ask.
Sure enough, he stuttered a little shyly,
“Go… go where? Can I come—”
“Uh… no!” Lin Lin rejected him immediately. She shook her head, then turned around and grabbed his shoulders seriously.
“Ahem, little brother, it’s not that your sister doesn’t want to help you. It’s just that sometimes, girls have activities that aren’t suitable for boys to join, right? For example, if you and Xiao Ye go on a date or something, I wouldn’t join either.”
“I didn’t join you and Gao Liang’s da—”
“Be quiet.”
Lin Lin cut him off at once. Her face turned red as she shook her head strongly.
“Gao Liang and I are just normal friends!”
“Xiao Ye and I are just normal friends too…”
Lin Yu tilted his head in a strange way and asked, “So… where are you two going that you can’t bring anyone?”
“Ah…”
Lin Lin looked troubled. How should she say it?
Well… actually, I’m going to the comic convention to do a live stream with Xiao Ye.
If she said that, it would basically expose everything.
She shook her head. “We’re just going out to have fun. It’s just that the place isn’t very suitable for you. Okay, stop asking. Let me borrow your scooter.”
“Alright.”
Lin Yu understood that there was no point in saying more.
Soon, Lin Lin walked up to Gao Ye and greeted her. After a while, her younger brother pushed the scooter over to them.
“Ah~ Xiao Yu, good morning~” Gao Ye greeted him with a smile.
He nodded shyly.
Lin Lin grabbed the handlebar and said, “Let’s go. We’ll ride together.”
“Ah, I originally wanted Sister Lin Lin to sit on my back seat, but you had to ruin it,” Gao Ye said with a disappointed look.
Then she looked at Lin Yu and asked, “Xiao Yu, want to sit on my back seat?”
“Uh, I…”
“Gao Ye!”
Lin Lin puffed up her cheeks and lightly punched Xiao Ye, who was covering her mouth and laughing. Gao Ye couldn’t hold it in anymore. She got on her scooter, turned on the power, and sped off.
“Bye-bye, Xiao Yu! I’m going to have lots of fun with your sister!”
“Wait for me—!”
Lin Yu watched the two girls ride away on their scooters. For a moment, he felt a little lost.
His sister already has friends now.
Those two…
What exactly are they going to do?