Chapter 21: All That Talk About Love Was for Nothing!

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But since this was all happening online and it was their first interaction, Xu Xu didn’t express herself so bluntly; she conveyed her feelings more tactfully.

Huo Hanshen stared at the message Xu Xu had sent and immediately felt a headache coming on.

In this situation...

He looked up at Lin Feng. “You’ve talked to her a few times. Xu Xu said this—how am I supposed to reply?”

“How would I know? The people I’ve dealt with all actively asked me for money! This one won’t even take money...” Lin Feng scratched his head. “I honestly haven’t encountered this kind of situation before!”

Huo Hanshen gave Lin Feng a look of disdain. Though he said nothing, Lin Feng read the expression clearly—“You don’t get it? After all those relationships, it was a waste of time!”

Lin Feng instantly looked aggrieved.

After pondering for a moment, Huo Hanshen recalled seeing a fundraising campaign on Xu Xu’s profile page. Suddenly inspired, he quickly typed:

[HLX]: The money I’m sending you is with my wife’s approval. She’s your biggest fan.

[Xu Xu]: Huh?

[HLX]: Didn’t you say you’re raising funds for children in the mountainous region? So she asked me to support you this way.

“Well... she should accept that,” Huo Hanshen murmured to himself.

“Wow, this is rare. It’s so unusual to see President Huo looking so uneasy!” Lin Feng teased cheerfully, only to be shot a deadpan glance by Huo Hanshen.

A few seconds later, Xu Xu’s reply appeared.

[Xu Xu]: Really? May I ask which account belongs to your wife? Could you introduce me to her?

Huo Hanshen: “...”

Seeing this message, Huo Hanshen felt both relieved and troubled. Relieved that Xu Xu was cautious, but troubled because now he had to cover one lie with another.

...Where on earth was he going to find a “wife” now?

Frowning deeply, Huo Hanshen thought hard. Then his eyes caught the figure on the video call screen—the one who was gloating over his predicament.

Relaxing his brow, Huo Hanshen looked at Lin Feng and smiled faintly. “You have an account on that app, right?”

“Yeah... Wait, what are you planning?” Lin Feng eyed him warily, sensing something was off in Huo Hanshen’s gaze. It felt like a trap.

Sure enough, the next words out of Huo Hanshen’s mouth almost made Lin Feng spit out the drink he’d just swallowed.

“Then you’ll pretend to be my ‘wife.’”

Lin Feng: “...”

Huo Hanshen’s expression was calm, but the words struck like thunder.

Lin Feng was completely dumbfounded, his mind full of question marks.

What, politeness?

Why drag me into your little couple’s business?

Am I supposed to become part of your couple’s roleplay?

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“I won’t!” Lin Feng refused outright, without hesitation.

No way—he was a grown man. How could he pretend to be someone’s “wife”?

Even if it was fake, no!

“Really not?” Huo Hanshen pressed.

Lin Feng shook his head firmly. “Of course not!”

“Alright then...” Huo Hanshen nodded. “Looks like that bottle of Islay whisky won’t be going anywhere.”

Upon hearing “whisky,” Lin Feng swallowed hard but held back. It was just a bottle of whisky after all; he couldn’t sacrifice his dignity!

“And the McLaren Sabre... I guess it’ll just gather dust.”

Whoa! The McLaren Sabre!

Not expensive, only $3.5 million, but extremely limited edition!

Only fifteen units worldwide!

He had wanted one badly before but missed out, and it had haunted him ever since.

“Master Huo, I think... being your wife isn’t that bad...” Lin Feng started.

“It’s pretending,” Huo Hanshen corrected.

Lin Feng nodded vigorously. “Oh right, right! You want me to message your wife, right? Done! I’ll change my nickname and gender right now!”

Lin Feng happily pulled out his phone and edited his account info.

He had no choice; Huo Hanshen’s offer was just too generous!

Quickly, with his new nickname and gender set, Lin Feng privately messaged Xu Xu.

[Sweetie]: Hello, Sister Xu Xu~ I’m HLX’s wife~ He asked me to send you this reward!

Watching Lin Feng’s message, Huo Hanshen couldn’t help but furrow his brow slightly.

...That tone, so disgustingly sweet.

“Old Huo, what’s with the face? I’m doing this for you!” Lin Feng shouted. “I’m grossed out too, you know!”

But despite the cringe factor, it worked well.

Xu Xu was immediately reassured.

[Xu Xu]: Oh, so that’s how it is. Thank you so much to both of you!

Xu Xu breathed a sigh of relief. She had thought she’d encountered some scumbag trying to take advantage, but it was a misunderstanding after all.

“See? I still have to step in!” Lin Feng gloated.

Then, using that account, he flooded Xu Xu with gifts, causing the live stream fans to cheer wildly, flooding the chat with “666” (awesome) comments.

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Lin Feng grinned smugly as he sent gifts. “We’re paying for this, so we might as well put on a full performance!”

Because the gifts were so numerous, Xu Xu’s livestream popularity soared, shooting straight to the top of the viewer rankings!

Curious netizens, seeing such a wealthy spender showering gifts, naturally flocked to join the fun.

Xu Xu, noticing the growing audience and having been on stream for quite a while, decided to wrap up soon. If she continued, this rich couple would keep gifting endlessly!

Though they might be wealthy, she thought, money shouldn’t be wasted like this.

Better to donate directly to the charity instead of giving her money—especially since the platform took a hefty cut.

Just as she was about to end the stream, a PK challenge popped up—someone named “Ya Ya Little Cutie” had challenged her.

Xu Xu had no intention of accepting, but as she moved to click “end stream,” her hand slipped and she accidentally agreed to the PK.

The next moment, Xu Yaru’s face appeared on the left half of the screen!

Xu Xu was stunned.

“Hello, sis~” Xu Yaru greeted with a bright smile.

Xu Yaru didn’t know it was Xu Xu on the other side. She had been number one in the livestream rankings but had just slipped to second place and was quite annoyed.

She deliberately issued the PK challenge to see what her rival was capable of.

But...

“Hah, doesn’t even dare to show her face, and she wants to compete with me?”

Xu Yaru sneered, looking down on the opponent’s mere hundred thousand followers, growing even more confident.

“Sis, what do you do? Why won’t you show your camera? Are you shy... or just not good looking?”

Xu Yaru’s tone was sweet but biting.

She didn’t take the small-time voice actress seriously, but since her number one and two backers had spent over a hundred thousand in gifts, she knew they were wealthy.

She was determined to lure these two big spenders over.

Xu Xu didn’t want to engage with Xu Yaru, but the latter’s snide attitude irritated her.

What annoyed her more was that many of Xu Yaru’s fans flooded her chat with vile comments.

[Why isn’t this sister saying anything? So rude!]

[Hey, I know Xu Xu! She’s an escort!]

[OMG, people still support her?]

[Voice actress? More like a scammer using that title to make money! She’s filthy!]

[Everyone in the chat, stay alert!]