[This isn't a lighthearted romance; it might gradually get a bit more intense (somewhat certain)]

......

"Would you accept the option to link your account to the 'Emotional Rebate System'?"

The cold, mechanical sound echoed deep within Jiangsu's mind, devoid of any emotion.

"Yes." Jiang Sui made the choice decisively in her mind.

The thought had barely formed in his mind when he felt something in his head tremble slightly. A subtle connection was established in an instant.

......

Jiang Sui, 28 years old, is a doctoral supervisor assistant at a prestigious university in Shanghai.

He was born with good looks, tall and handsome, the kind of person who would stand out in a crowd. In addition, he came from a wealthy family and had never suffered any hardship since childhood, so he exuded a calm and relaxed aura.

When he woke up, he found that an "emotional rebate system" had appeared in his mind.

The cold explanation of the system's function was concise: it can provide the host with corresponding cash rebates based on the emotional fluctuations of the streamer, whether it be joy, surprise, shyness, or anger, and even have the opportunity to unlock some strange extra rewards.

Jiang Sui is all too familiar with this plot.

Moreover, Jiang Sui had been involved in live streaming for about two months and had a general understanding of the various sections, activities, and operating methods of live streaming.

However, he didn't choose to watch the live stream on Douyin, but instead chose Bilibili.

Bilibili's live stream viewership is far less than other platforms, but fewer viewers also have their advantages.

For example, even if you don't have any spending level, even if you're just a random passerby with a gray name, you'll still receive a genuine welcome from the streamer when you enter the live stream.

For example, a fan light stick (a gift costing 1 cent) allows you to hear a whole song the first time you give it to a fan.

Jiang Sui felt comfortable with this "low" cost of acquiring emotional value. Her enthusiasm did not seem obsequious, but rather revealed a kind of... loneliness of really wanting to chat with someone (most live streamers' rooms have basically no people).

Over the past two months of watching live streams, Jiang Sui mainly browsed the virtual section. While enjoying the emotional benefits, he didn't just freeload; he sent some small gifts, spending over three hundred yuan in total.

To be honest, sending virtual gifts can be quite addictive.

Fortunately, Jiang Sui was able to restrain himself and knew when to stop.

However, the emergence of this system has now given him a reason to keep using it.

After all, what you buy with rice is immediate happiness and emotional value, while the system's rebates bring real monetary benefits.

Enjoying the benefits while spending money and making money back at the same time—it's the ultimate pleasure of getting something for nothing, so why not?

......

"Brother Jiang, did you leave so early today?" In the lab, student Li Hengjie's voice pulled Jiang Sui back to reality.

The young man pushed up his glasses, glanced at the clock on the wall with some confusion, and said, "It's only nine o'clock. Aren't you usually leading a group meeting at this time?"

"Hengjie, my stomach can't take it anymore. You guys keep working on it. Remember to check the data three times." Jiang Sui waved his hand. He was hungry, but he also wanted to go back and figure out the system.

He has been helping out since 8:30 in the morning, and even his lunch is takeout, which he eats sitting on the steps outside.

Because the laboratory is full of chemical reagents, Jiang Sui was afraid of getting sick from eating them, so she pinched them.

"Hey, Brother Jiang..."

"If you have any problems, send me a message. If I see it, I'll help you solve it... If I don't see it, it doesn't count."

Jiang Sui waved and walked into the elevator without looking back. After getting off at the bottom of the stairs, she hopped on her electric scooter and rode away in a dashing manner.

......

After finishing his meal and returning to his dormitory on campus, Jiang Sui plopped down in an ergonomic chair and let out a long sigh of relief, finally feeling as if his soul had returned to his body.

After lying comfortably for a while, Jiang Sui took out her phone and skillfully opened the Bilibili app.

I've been watching anime for ten years, and getting it for free for ten years.

Even so, he's already a level 6 account (proud face).

The account level is not high. It spent over 300 yuan and is only a Lv12 account. There are only a few people on the following list, most of whom are virtual streamers in the virtual zone.

Moreover, Jiang Sui has a preference for "hidden gems." A single live stream might only have fewer than ten viewers.

These streamers are either part-time or have a few big spenders who actually spend money on them; they mainly survive by relying on the charity of others.

Jiang Sui followed a female live streamer named "Mianmian Wants to Sleep Early qwq", who mainly sang and talked about various topics. He watched her for a while and found her to be full of energy and interesting to talk about, so he stayed for quite some time.

Seeing that the other party was showing "live streaming", Jiang Sui immediately clicked on it.

"Welcome home, Suibao~ It's been a whole day! Did you miss Mianmian?"

The voice coming from Jiang Sui's earphones was soft and sweet, drilling straight into people's ears.

Especially the phrase "Sui Bao," with its slightly rising tone at the end and a slightly lazy melody, makes your heart melt.

This is why fans in the live stream like to call her "Little Kid".

Mianmian's costume is actually the image of a cute cartoon little girl, which matches her voice perfectly. Especially when she's being affectionate, the costume will sway back and forth.

【lv12_(Mianmianzi14) Chitose: "Good evening, you pig-headed Mianmianzi."】

"Qiansui" is Jiang Sui's nickname on Bilibili.

The "lv12" at the beginning is the total consumption level.

The numbers in parentheses represent the streamer's fan club name, and the numbers represent the fan's level in that live stream.

Despite Jiang Sui's fan level reaching 14, he actually only spent a little over 10 yuan on Mianmian's channel, because watching the live stream and sending comments both grant experience bonuses.

"Oh dear! This Sui Bao, he called me a pig as soon as he came in. I'm not a pig, Sui Bao is the pig!"

"Hmph~ I'm ignoring you." The leather jacket turned away angrily, but less than two seconds later it seemed to be magnetically drawn back, leaning close to the camera and asking curiously, "Has Sui Bao gotten off work? Did you just get home? Are you exhausted?"

[Level 12 Chitose: "Just finished a midnight snack, I've had enough~"]

"Suibao, you've worked so hard! Would you like to hear Mianmianzi sing? I recently made a new playlist, it's scrolling in the upper right corner, can Suibao see it?"

[lv12 Thousand Years: "I saw it... I noticed that your playlist and mine overlap quite a bit."]

Jiang Sui dislikes streamers who try to make money off him as soon as they join the platform.

The essence of doing and watching live streams is actually buying and selling emotional value. If you don't provide enough emotional value, why should I spend money on you?

This is why Jiang Sui is still happy to stay here even though Mianmian often sings off-key.

"Does Suibao have any favorite songs? I can sing one for you."

[Level 12 Chitose: "What if it doesn't sound good?"]

"If you don't like it, just sing another one! Humph, if it's not good, I'll just sing it anyway, I'll finish it!" Mianmian said with a bit of spoiled arrogance. "If it's really too awful, Suibao isn't allowed to scold me, she can only praise me for trying!"

[Level 12 Chitose: "Alright then, you can sing 'Himouto!' (dried-up woman), it's a pretty old song."]

"Okay~ Dry fish woman, no problem!"

Mianmian turned on the reverb and immediately began singing the song.

Jiangsu opened the gift section, intending to send a small gift to test the "emotional system," but the battery balance (the virtual currency of this website is called "battery") showed an infinite symbol "∞".

Batteries can't be withdrawn as cash, which means... if you manage your emotions well, your net worth will eventually be limitless!?

Jiang Sui blinked several times to make sure she wasn't seeing things, then reached out and shakily clicked on a lucky blind box containing 50 batteries.

"Feeding 'Chitose' a lucky blind box (50 batteries) yielded a lucky pomelo leaf (25 batteries)."

"Oh!" Mianmian happened to be singing the interlude when she saw this scene. "Thank you for the lucky blind box, Suibao, but it seems like I lost out, boohoo... Today it's Black Mianmian, I'm sorry Suibao~"

[Detected "surprise" and "disappointment" in the streamer "Mianmian wants to go to bed early qwq"!]

Get 1% cashback!

A blind box costing five yuan might yield a gift worth two and a half yuan, but after deducting the commission, the streamer only receives 1.25 yuan.

The rebate was 1%, which means Jiang Sui received five cents.

That's understandable, since Mianmian has already been broadcasting for two hours. Including Jiang Sui, there are only five people on the online leaderboard, one of whom is the streamer herself.

The other three people seemed to just hang there, not saying much.

As for the turnover... even with the box Jiang Sui just swiped, it only amounted to three yuan in two hours.

That's so true.

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