Recently, my friend got hooked on a faceless little streamer who showed off his arms and legs, doing nothing but swaying clumsily under garish colored lights. It was laughable.
Who knew my friend would shower him with gifts every few days, even try to arrange an in-person meeting, and record the stream to recommend him to me?
Shao Qin scoffed at this, glanced at the thumbnail, then deleted the message. He bluntly said, "I hate idiots who pretend to be innocent while having no shame. Looking at one for another second makes me sick."
Shao Qin, the ultimate cheapskate, lived by the rule of spending only when necessary. He wore each pair of socks until they had holes, patched them, and wore them for another month. He insisted on cooking for himself rather than ordering takeout, keeping his monthly living expenses down to just 1,500 yuan.
But lately, he had been spending over 8,000 yuan every month in Daiya's livestream, and the amount just kept climbing.
Every time he sent gifts, Daiya called him "Big Brother" over and over. When Shao Qin noticed the gloomy, damp, shabby surroundings in the background of Daiya's photos, he sent even more gifts the next time.
An Fu had only just, in a daze, gone from being a cat to a human. Thanks to his good looks, he got a livestreaming job that provided room and board. He hadn't been streaming long before he gained a big spender who was always at the top of the leaderboard. An Fu always told him not to spend so much, but the top supporter never said a word and only sent gifts, so An Fu could only sway around even more energetically.
After the stream ended, the top supporter sent him a message backstage:
"I saw the bruises on your knees. Why hasn't your life improved after all this time?"
"I'll take care of you from now on. Send me your private number."
But An Fu remembered the rules the company had repeated again and again, and replied earnestly:
"Top supporter, we're not allowed to contact viewers privately!"
From that moment on, Shao Qin knew he'd been scammed.
Until a little employee appeared at the bakery-cafe below the company. His build and the position of the small mole on his earlobe were exactly the same as those of Daiya, who had swindled Shao Qin out of his money.
An innocent, obedient catboy x a cold-faced cheapskate with a warm heart
*The live reveal / people treat cats as people / includes an identity reveal
Theme: Don't be greedy
