Miss Lin is a hunky VTuber today?

Today was a busy day for them. After the dinner party, they still had to go home and do a live stream.

Moreover, Xu Lin and the young lady were doing a long-awaited joint live stream.

Chapter 39, Section 155: A CP (couple) collaboration? Just a perfunctory effort will suffice.

For virtual YouTubers, live streaming collaborations with co-hosts are like a task on their to-do list. Those who enjoy it might work extra hard and happily exceed their goals.

If you don't like someone, you'll usually be perfunctory, and the sweetness level won't be enough. Anyway, you'll just maintain an awkward relationship, since it's all company work!

Xu Lin and the young lady belong to the third type.

I just felt awkward.

Before they had anything, their collaborations were sweet, but the kind of artificial sweetness felt like artificial saccharin.

But things started to go wrong after the two started living together. Every word the young lady said, her coquettish tone, and her unconscious self-disclosure all showed her great joy for Xu Lin.

Xu Lin resisted with stubborn rationality time and time again, refusing to admit it. While frantically avoiding the fire, his doting on the young lady gradually increased. The sweetness permeated the air, emitting a pleasant fragrance, like a syrup that he had carefully simmered over a low flame with plenty of honey, sweet but not cloying.

Just look at the changes in the audience's comments to see.

People used to ask when these two were getting married, but now they're almost asking when they'll have a baby.

But no matter what, the Sakura and Wakaba pairing is still active and is a signature of ESC, so necessary collaborations are still necessary.

So tonight, Xu Lin and Xu Youyue were on high alert, sitting upright in front of their computers waiting for the broadcast to begin.

"What should I do, Wakaba? I'm so nervous."

Xu Youyue wore large pink headphones and looked uneasy.

Before going live, in order to prevent any live broadcast accidents, the two called each other by their debut names.

"What's there to be nervous about? It's not like it's your first time doing a live stream."

Xu Lin sighed, skillfully switched to his business voice, and his cool and calm male voice reappeared.

"I don't know why, but every time I hear your voice now, I feel so at ease, like everything has come back to me."

The young lady blushed slightly and made a rare direct approach, but our Lin-chan didn't seem to get it.

"Oh, Miss, didn't you say before that you didn't like my voice?"

The white-haired girl nestled in a large gaming chair, hugging her slender, white legs, her face turned to the side as she rested her head on her knees, revealing a relaxed smile.

Her round, white toes curled up tightly as she yawned.

"You'll get used to it after a while!"

On the other side, Xu Youyue's expression gradually relaxed, her tone a mixture of shyness and resentment, like a half-open white lily, exuding a girlish charm.

"Alright, the broadcast will start in two minutes. Miss, is there anything you want to say?"

Listening to the familiar male voice in her headphones, Xu Youyue felt as if she had returned to six months ago, when she and Xu Lin had just started their relationship. Back then, he was just like that, speaking in a cold and irritating voice, calmly saying comforting words.

It was their first time both times, I really don't know how he could be so calm...

"Is there anything I should say?"

"Well, then I'll say a few words."

Xu Lin nodded, his voice still calm, but his face was almost buried between his legs, with only a little bit of his eyes staring at the split screen placed diagonally to the side.

"Young Miss, I..."

Xu Lin opened his mouth, but before he could say anything, he heard a strange sound from Xu Youyue.

It sounded like fingernails scratching leather.

"I was wondering, have you already started broadcasting on your end?"

"what!?"

Xu Youyue's nervousness, which had been gripping the armrest, vanished instantly. She abruptly raised her head and saw that the live stream had automatically switched to her usual background image, with her own Live2D model peacefully standing and asleep on it.

"Oh, this..."

Xu Lin lowered her legs and pushed back forcefully, using the sliding chair wheels to carry her to the computer, where she skillfully switched off the standby screen.

"Good evening, everyone. This is Lan Ruoye, a first-generation member of ESC Club."

"So tonight, it'll be me and my colleague."

Xu Lin paused for a moment, and the long-standing tacit understanding made the young lady subconsciously continue the conversation.

"Xu Ying is also a first-generation student."

But after she finished speaking, she realized something was wrong, only to find that Xu Lin had already continued speaking smoothly.

"Yes, it's Miss who's here to give everyone a two-hour live stream tonight."

"Huh, no?"

"What's wrong, Miss?"

"Why is this another stand-up comedy opening?! Didn't we run out of scripts today?!"

Seriously, you have to believe Miss, she doesn't want to do crosstalk. How could a beautiful, kind, and lovely young woman like her like crosstalk?

It's all Xu Lin's fault! Before, we only reluctantly cooperated because he had a script, but the problem is, there's no script today! He started with a stand-up comedy routine, making the audience already commenting, "[The couple's stand-up comedy has begun again!]" But what's next? How are they supposed to continue?!

"Oops, I accidentally blurted it out."

Xu Lin gave a particularly fake apology, while simultaneously slapping his arm hard, making a 'smack' sound.

I really hit it hard; my arm is all red from slapping!

"What do you mean you babbled out? I think you're just trying to cause trouble on purpose, Lan Ruoye!"

Xu Youyue was relentless in her pursuit of the advantage, and since she rarely gained the upper hand in a live broadcast, she was determined to make the most of it.

"How could that be! Heaven and earth bear witness, I, Lan Ruoye, have lived a life where I may not be a paragon of virtue, but I have a clear conscience. How could I possibly deceive you, Miss?"

"You think you can claim to have a clear conscience with that kind of mouth?"

Xu Youyue's doubts were almost palpable in her voice, and Xu Lin could almost see the distrust in her eyes.

"At least this time, I really messed up. There was no script today, how could I make it up on the spot? If I had that ability, I would have gone to tell jokes, do operations, or become an idol long ago. Why would I be a small-time streamer here?"

Xu Lin quickly explained, "That's exactly what I meant."

Why does she seem so sarcastic? She hasn't been in much contact with Sal lately either.

The young lady was puzzled, but she believed it to some extent, not entirely. After all, based on her understanding of Xu Lin, he usually wouldn't make such a small mistake during a live stream.

"Really?"

"Really, really! Of course it's true!"

Xu Lin quickly followed, a mischievous smile spreading across his face.

"Wait a minute..."

Hearing Xu Lin's assurance, the young lady became increasingly skeptical, but she couldn't figure out what was wrong, so she could only check the comments section and ask the viewers for help.

[Hahahaha, Ruoye-ge, you're talking with a comedic accent! Are you trying to fool idiots?]

"Yeah! If you don't want to do stand-up comedy, why are you still speaking in a stand-up comedy style?!"

The young lady suddenly realized what was going on. Although she was annoyed that the commenter had called her an idiot, she didn't have time to argue about it now.

"Oh, this..."

Xu Lin was speechless for a moment, wondering to himself when the young lady had become so smart. Had the audience enlightened her?

"Huh!? Do you have anything else to explain?"

The young lady drew out her words, her tone full of threat.

"Then I have something to say."

Xu Lin continued to be stubborn, but couldn't think of a way to continue.

"Come on, explain yourself!"

Xu Youyue crossed her arms, waiting to listen to Xu Lin's nonsense, but she didn't expect this guy to give up on himself and be willing to get beaten up after the broadcast just to create some entertainment value.

"Hey! It's just that you were being such a great straight man, Miss, I couldn't help myself!"

Section 156, Chapter 40: Our ESC company promises not to use character settings for publicity stunts.

"Lan! Ruo! Ye! Do you have a death wish?!"

The young lady roared in anger.

She couldn't understand it. Why did this person completely change as soon as they went on air? Just a moment ago, they were...

She thought she must have guessed what Xu Lin hadn't finished saying, otherwise she wouldn't have nervously and shyly rubbed the handrail.

"No, no, no, Miss, getting angry is bad for your health."

Xu Lin quickly apologized. The young lady was a stubborn and arrogant person who lost all reason when she got angry. If he really rushed over and beat her up, everything would be exposed.

"Hmph! Forget it, there's no need to get angry with someone like you."

Xu Youyue took two deep breaths, remembering that it was a live broadcast, so she didn't dare to say anything too revealing.

"However, actually today's collaboration is a bit of a stretch. I've been too busy lately and haven't had time to prepare any plans. After all, the fourth generation members are about to debut, so please bear with me."

Xu Linshun took the opportunity to change the subject, ignoring the instigation from the comments section.

"It's true that the fourth generation members are going to debut, but what exactly are you busy with?"

Xu Youyue tilted her head, her tone somewhat puzzled.

"The fourth generation is about to debut, and Sister Feng is busy, so we're out of ideas..."