Volume 5 Chapter 3: I Need Your Account
“I’m not just making empty threats, Lin Lin. I know very well how to control public opinion. Do you believe that with just one phone call, when you go home, you’ll see the name of your little streamer account ‘Ari-chan’ appear on the trending list of Weibo’s entertainment section? Once it gets on the hot search list, it will spread everywhere.”
Yi Xiao gave a cold smile and tilted her head.
“Once your real identity is easily exposed, people online will use your real photos to make jokes, edit your pictures, and even keep attacking you with nonstop online bullying. And in real life… even if you don’t have many friends, think about how your teachers and classmates will look at you. Especially… A-Liang. Also, maybe some strange fans will even come to your house and bother you.”
“You…”
Even though Lin Lin was grinding her teeth in anger, she really had no strong words to fight back with.
Because if Yi Xiao really exposed her identity, things would only get worse.
She…
The girl frowned deeply, but in her panic, she could not think of any solution.
“Well, don’t be so nervous. I already said that as long as you agree to my conditions, I definitely won’t hurt you.”
Seeing Lin Lin’s helpless expression, Yi Xiao smiled proudly like a winner.
Lin Lin’s face turned dark. After a long time, she let out a sigh…
At this moment, even if she did not want to give in, she had no choice.
Yi Xiao crossed her arms and continued speaking.
“Lin Lin, don’t look so depressed. I’m not saying you can’t be friends with A-Liang anymore. I just hope that in the future, you won’t stand in the way of me and A-Liang getting back together. Keep some distance. Stay as normal friends. That won’t cause you much loss, right? Or… do you have other feelings for A-Liang?”
“I… I don’t!” Lin Lin’s face turned red. She shook her head and then stared at Yi Xiao. “But the key problem is, how much distance do you mean? I don’t know!”
“It’s simple. Let me explain clearly.”
Yi Xiao waved her hand and started listing the details.
“First, he is taking you to and from school every day, right? Tell A-Liang that you want to go home alone, or go home with someone else. Leave him by himself. That’s not hard, right?”
“That’s only because we were being careful about you!” Lin Lin said angrily.
Yi Xiao shrugged. “It doesn’t matter. As long as you agree to my conditions today, I won’t do anything to you.”
“Second, when you talk at school, try not to speak more than ten sentences per day. And don’t chat on social media either. I’ll have someone watch you. I can also check your chat records in the future. Don’t try to be clever.”
“Finally, make more friends, Lin Lin. If A-Liang asks you to go out, don’t agree. Keep a certain distance. After some time, when A-Liang feels you two have grown apart, I should already have made up with him. After that, if you want to slowly contact him again, I won’t mind.”
After hearing this, Lin Lin fell silent.
Inside, she felt extremely conflicted.
Facing the threat of being doxxed, she had no other choice.
But if she really had to stay away from Gao Liang for a while… her heart felt strangely empty.
How could that be…
It’s not that she can’t live without Gao Liang.
It’s… it’s that her rival can’t live without her.
“Oh? You’re not willing?”
Yi Xiao gave a cold smile, clapped her hands lightly, and nodded.
“What a surprise. It seems Lin Lin is not very thankful. That’s fine~ Because of your hesitation, I’m going to add a second condition now~”
“You… you’re going back on your word!”
Lin Lin’s eyes widened. Yi Xiao’s psychological trick clearly worked, making Lin Lin even more nervous.
Yi Xiao only smiled calmly and said,
“By the way, I wonder how your streaming career has been recently, Lin Lin?”
“Why are you asking that?” Lin Lin frowned. She didn’t want to waste time and answered directly. “After the 3D live yesterday, I gained some new followers. If this keeps going, I should reach over twenty thousand followers soon.”
“Impressive, impressive. But… I’m afraid it ends here, doesn’t it?”
Yi Xiao showed her true intention again, smiling in a meaningful way.
Lin Lin did not understand at first. She narrowed her eyes and asked carefully,
“What do you mean?”
“My second condition, Lin Lin, is that you must stop streaming as Ari-chan. And you must give me that account!”
“Give… give it to you?” Lin Lin was shocked and confused. “Why? What do you want that account for?”
“It’s not for any special use. It’s just that… A-Liang seemed to like your Ari-chan image that day. I need to prevent problems before they happen.”
Yi Xiao smiled as she said this. Lin Lin was completely speechless.
“You… you’re really obsessed, aren’t you?”
“I don’t need your opinion on that!”
Yi Xiao’s face turned cold. She lowered her voice and threatened,
“These are my only two conditions. If you agree, we can live peacefully. After that, you can still be friends with A-Liang. I think I’m already being generous. If you have other requests, you can say them too. But if you refuse, I can’t promise that Ari-chan’s personal information won’t be exposed.”
The killing intent in Yi Xiao’s eyes made Lin Lin break out in cold sweat. Compared to the idol image she showed on TV, this cold and dangerous side of her was truly frightening.
So this is her real face.
But… what about me?
Lin Lin shivered. After a long silence, she looked up at Yi Xiao with a painful expression and said softly,
“I… I can agree to keep some distance from Gao Liang for now. But… Ari-chan’s account… I absolutely cannot give it to you.”
“Why?”
Yi Xiao frowned. She had expected Lin Lin to be stubborn about staying close to Gao Liang. She did not expect her to care so much about streaming instead.
How should she describe this? Does Lin Lin dream of being an idol?
Both of them seemed to have strange goals, but actually, both had their own reasons.
On Lin Lin’s side, first of all, she trusted Gao Liang. Even if she had to stay away from him for a while, he would definitely notice that something was wrong. He would understand that Yi Xiao was playing tricks behind the scenes.
And she believed in him. He had promised her that he would not easily get back together with Yi Xiao. That woman… she was too cruel. There was no way they could really make up.
If Gao Liang rejected Yi Xiao a few times, she would lose hope and leave. Then she probably wouldn’t bother Lin Lin anymore.
So going along with Yi Xiao’s plan for now was not a big problem.
But the account…