Through an introduction, Xu Yi got a job as a group livestreamer at a company that managed internet celebrities. Every day, he danced for seven or eight hours in front of the camera and earned 7,000 yuan a month. For someone struggling financially with a critically ill family member, it was a lifeline.
But not long after he started, the company announced that it wasn't getting enough traffic and would be shutting down. They would livestream for only two or three more days.
Xu Yi had just bought a bag of all-meat sausages to take home and celebrate. Then the job he'd just found fell through, and he even ended up owing the company 100,000 yuan.
It felt like the sky was about to fall on him.
On his last day livestreaming, he danced while holding back tears, wondering where he could find work the next day. He never expected a boost in traffic to make him unexpectedly famous, thanks to his strikingly handsome face and honey-toned skin.
[Oh my god, a sexy dark-skinned mommy...]
[Almost scrolled past because of the ugly guys. The only handsome one who isn't greasy is stuck on the sidelines. What is the management even doing? Music box x5]
[What's the handsome guy on the far right called? How much do I have to tip to request a dance? Sports car x10]
At first, the host didn't think much of it. But no one expected the comments to keep pouring in, while the number of viewers shot up like a plane taking off.
Xu Yi stared for a long time at the gift effects he'd never seen before, which filled most of the screen. His first thought was:
Xiao Yuan can afford medical treatment now.
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It took just one month for him to go from unknown to famous across the internet. The livestream operations team repeatedly told Xu Yi to pay more attention to his biggest tippers.
But he had no experience and wasn't good with words. All he could do was send a stiff greeting every day and report how his dance and singing lessons had gone. Brother Shen, who tipped him the most, always read his messages without replying and acted coldly.
The operations team taught him to invite Brother Shen to dinner. He got no reply. He asked to meet up. He was turned down. After thinking for a long time, all he could send was:
[Brother Shen, thank you for supporting me all this time. I won't mind if there's another streamer who makes you happy. Whenever you want to watch me, I can dance for you privately. You don't need to tip me anymore. I'm truly grateful to you.]
At that moment, Shen Xingchuan had just finished a busy day and was about to relax by watching the dark-skinned young streamer dance. He opened his phone. "?"
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The words Shen Xingchuan had heard most often in his life were people calling him a lunatic. Even his own father looked at him with a trace of barely concealed disgust and fear.
Yet that young streamer, who had barely spent any time with him, sincerely told him, "Shen Xingchuan, you're the kindest person I've ever met. You're the best person in the world."
Shen Xingchuan had never wanted to be a stepfather to someone else's child, especially not when he was a man himself. But if it was Xu Yi, he thought it might not be out of the question.
Reader's guide:
1. The receiving partner has a child, but the child isn't biologically his. There is no male pregnancy in this story.
2. Shen Xingchuan (pursuer) x Xu Yi (receiver)
3. The receiver has a healthy wheat-toned complexion and a sturdy build. He can carry two sacks of rice up and down ten floors in one go.
4. The pursuer and receiver are strictly monogamous, each other's first love, and neither will be paired with anyone else. A straightforward approach beats everything.
Theme: Don't give up in the face of hardship. After a dark stretch, a brighter path will appear.