Returning home in the evening, Qin Qing washed up, lay in bed, and opened her phone only to find that Xu Yiran was actually live streaming.
[Qing Ruxu: Why are you doing a relay shift at this hour?]
Other singers were currently singing in the audio room, so Xu Yiran couldn't speak to answer her right away.
[H. Yiran: Because I'm making up my required broadcast hours. (Crying)]
[Hahahaha, at the end of the month, it's a carnival for Starlight.]
[Our big brother is making up his hours. He had too much fun earlier in the month, and now he can't finish them—there's simply no way to finish them. (Laughing out loud)]
[Qing Ruxu: How much time is left before you finish making them up?]
[H. Yiran: If all goes well, I still have 24 hours of relay shifts and 20 hours of solo broadcasts left. (Feeling bitter inside)]
The fans burst into laughter. What was this called? Living it up like crazy at the beginning of the month, only to cram hours at the end.
[Awesome, there are only five days left now; you're really going to have to live in the audio room.]
[No, no, no, you're jumping to conclusions. There's still today! To put it nicely, we still have six days left, just to give them some hope.]
[Hanbaiyu Anchor: You can't wake up in the morning, you want to slack off at the beginning of the month, and you have to torture your fans at the end of the month.]
Seeing these comments, Qin Qing suddenly wanted to laugh. She thought of what a fan had said previously: the dark circles under the fans' eyes—every single anchor on the shift schedule shared the blame.
When the entire shift's singing session ended, there were still three minutes left, and the singers all began to cry out for help.
"Sisters, save us~"
Xu Yiran's task had already been cleared, and the host of the shift was also broadcasting the unfinished tasks of other anchors.
The tasks of the remaining two people still hadn't been cleared with the last minute ticking down. One of them joked, "Well, that's great. At least there's someone else keeping me company while my earnings get deducted."
The names of the two people were H. Guang'ao and H. Leizha, who were also newcomers who hadn't joined the audio room for very long. Because many big anchors were making up hours at the end of the month and there was plenty of traffic, they had thought about taking on a hefty task to piggyback on some popularity and scrape together some fans.
This time, the two of them had also come with the mindset of getting their earnings deducted, and they were even prepared for the penalties.
The host also smiled and comforted them, "It's fine, everyone goes through this. After all, big anchors also walked that step-by-step path to get here; nobody started out as a big anchor."
"Teacher Leizha's and Teacher Guang'ao's tasks are still short by 2.0 and 3.0. Are there any soft-hearted deities to save them?"
The two of them self-deprecatingly joked, which inexplicably struck a chord with the cuteness of the fans in the live stream.
Many fans started sending them small gifts, but most wealthy fans already had their own favorite anchors to support.
The fans of Hanbaiyu were actually quite nice; if they had the ability, they would basically help out other singers.
Seeing this situation, Qin Qing's eyes flickered. She glanced at H. Yiran in seat number six and tapped her finger over to the gift bar.
[Qing Ruxu sent a Fantasy Music Box to H. Guang'ao (2,399 diamonds).]
[Qing Ruxu sent a Private Jet to H. Leizha (3,000 diamonds).]
Qin Qing opened Xu Yiran's profile picture, but intentionally did not send him a gift directly.
The viewers in the live stream remained very calm. Everyone was remarkably composed about this ID's gift-giving.
Who knew if it was because of that incident with Xiao Tian last time, but the singers were all a bit trigger-happy now.
Guang'ao and Leizha both stammered in panicked, goofy explanations, "Brother, I didn't go do homework, haha."
(Doing homework: The act of sending private messages in the background to users in the live stream, guiding them to top up and spend.)
The fans couldn't hold it together and burst into roaring laughter.
[(Covering face) Don't pay attention to this dummy.]
[(Too painful to watch) Oh my god, where on earth did you get the courage to say those words?]
The buzz from Qing Ruxu instantly wiping out her opponent with sixty Carnivals hadn't even faded yet.
Xu Yiran couldn't help it and laughed out loud on the spot.
He wasn't completely without a sense of crisis in his heart; there was just a tiny, lingering flutter of nervousness.
Qin Qing was also amused, and immediately pressed down the finger that had been hovering over the gift bar.
Ten seconds before the clock struck the hour, gift special effects suddenly appeared.
[Qing Ruxu sent Moon Rising Over the Sea to H. Yiran (4,166 diamonds).]
[Qing Ruxu sent Interstellar Rose to H. Yiran (7,500 diamonds).]
[Qing Ruxu: Went to top up my balance just now.]
Xu Yiran blinked. Was she explaining this to him?
Unfortunately, the hour rolled over and the live stream cut off automatically, so he couldn't thank her face-to-face.
He could only thank her on WeChat.
The viewers still in the live stream understood—so she had gone to top up her balance. Otherwise, they really would have started guessing whether Xu Yiran had offended the big sister in some way.
Starlight also let out a sigh of relief. Knowing that Xu Yiran's next shift was still coming up, none of them logged off, and they just chatted away on the public screen.
[Why do I feel like Big Sister Qingqing was teasing our older brother? (Covering mouth and laughing)]
[Heeheehee, the intuition of a veteran fan—older brother definitely got jealous just now when he stopped talking.]
[Confirmation from a veteran fan, I thought so too. (Doghead)]
[New fan here, didn't notice a thing at all...]
[Help, is it only me who thinks Big Sister Qingqing was just so cool? I didn't stan H. Yiran, I stan H. Yiran's big sister instead. (Covering face and laughing)]
[Hahahaha, it's fine, I stan both.]
[I strongly suggest the sisters who stanced Big Sister Qingqing to also follow our Yiran, otherwise you won't even be able to find her.]
[So true, hahaha. Aside from older brother's live stream, I have never seen Big Sister Qingqing anywhere else.]
Qin Qing really gave Xu Yiran a huge sense of security; she truly rarely wandered around other rooms.
Well, of course, discounting her other account.
Xu Yiran took the mic at this point. He glanced at the live stream and turned to ask his fan group.
——Xu Yiran: Is there anything Big Sister wants to hear for the next shift?
[Qing Ruxu: Can I want to hear anything? Even songs not on the setlist? (Doghead)]
Qin Qing rarely spoke in the live stream, usually only saying a few more words during PK battles, spending most of her time simply keeping him company.
Now, suddenly dropping this emoji made him feel a bit apprehensive.
Xu Yiran swallowed nervously.
——Why don't you tell me what you want to hear first?
Starlight burst into laughter.
[Older brother, are you afraid that Big Sister Qingqing is going to name some rather abstract songs? (Snickering)]
[It's fine, it's fine, Big Sister Qingqing won't mess with you.]
Xu Yiran looked at the rapidly scrolling messages, getting more nervous the more he read.
——What song is it?
Qin Qing's lips curved upward. Not only did he know this song, but he was also very familiar with it.
[Qing Ruxu: "Those Years".]
Xu Yiran blinked, his tense nerves finally relaxing.
——You got it! Isn't this a piece of cake?
[Hahaha, I told you Big Sister Qingqing wouldn't mess with you, but you wouldn't believe us.]
Once the song was decided, the host also began broadcasting the tasks for the singers of the current shift.
"All right, now everyone is in place, let's take a look at everyone's tasks."
When it was announced that Xu Yiran's task was 30.0, everyone was shocked.
Starlight was shocked, and Starlight was nervous.