Miss Lin is a hunky VTuber today?

Chapter 95, Section 96: The Arrival of the Younger Generation

Early the next morning.

Because I talked with Jiji about today's collaboration project until very late last night, it wasn't even morning when Xu Lin woke up.

After not staying up all night for a long time, the sudden urge to sleep made her mind a little foggy, and she seemed a bit dazed as she lay quietly in bed.

Suddenly, the sound of a key opening the door rang out.

Xu Lin looked up, but from her angle she couldn't see who had come in. Yet she lay back down.

Because it must be Xu Youyue!

Is there even a question?

"Xu Lin~ Xu Lin?"

"Still not up?"

The young lady's voice came, which made Xu Lin close his eyes with peace of mind.

In short, as long as they're not thieves or anything like that, that's fine.

However, a little while later, a mischievous little hand held a bottle of ice water and pressed it against her face.

"Senior! Wake up!"

"Waaah!"

Xu Lin was instantly awakened, only to see a pink-haired creature.

"What? It's Lin Mu."

"Does the senior seem unhappy to see me?"

Seeing Xu Lin's somewhat relaxed yet slightly disgusted expression, Lin Mu was a little unhappy.

"Is there anything about your arrival that would make me happy? Think about our brief meeting."

Xu Lin spread his hands and sighed.

She had a good impression of this junior colleague; he was lively, cute, and knew how to behave appropriately. However, her dislike for him was genuine.

The main problem is that she's too cunning and not easy to fool.

"Oh... I'm sorry."

Lin Mu recalled what she had done to Xu Lin during the team building activity the day before yesterday, and apologized with a little guilt.

"So, why did you bring her home?"

Xu Lin angrily rubbed the dog's head, giving Lin Mu's hair a hard rub, but his gaze turned to the young lady, asking with some curiosity.

Their cohabitation is still a secret; only Sister Yan, who was personally involved, knows about it.

“I stopped by the company on my way here. Lin Mu was recording a song there, and I brought her back since I was going to collaborate with her that night.”

The young lady spoke, her eyes darting away.

The matter is definitely not as simple as she described.

"So you just exposed yourself again, right?"

Xu Lin sighed and rubbed his temples.

Based on her understanding of the young lady, this guy must have accidentally let slip while chatting with Lin Mu, and had no choice but to bring Lin Mu home in desperation.

"I was the one who asked the question, hehe."

Lin Mu stuck out her little tongue, covering for Xu Youyue.

"Oh, this..."

"Don't tell anyone, understand?"

Xu Lin tapped Lin Mu on the head and said seriously to Lin Mu.

However, he suddenly noticed a smile on the lips of the person with the pink face but black lips, which startled Xu Lin so much that he quickly added a patch.

"Even hints won't work! In short, if anyone finds out we're living together, you'll be the first person I suspect, you know?"

"I know, I know! Senior, how could I possibly deliberately reveal something when I'm so well-behaved and obedient!"

Lin Mu acted coquettishly, but she also maintained a good distance from Xu Lin, avoiding being too intimate.

The young lady was watching from the side, so Lin Mu knew what he could and couldn't do.

"Heh~"

Xu Lin scoffed dismissively, not believing the guy's nonsense at all.

"Young ladies, have you eaten? May I make you something?"

The girl with white hair and red eyes got out of bed, wearing a dark blue messy nightgown and black slippers. Her hair was a little messy, but it didn't affect her cuteness at all.

"I haven't had lunch yet..."

Xu Youyue touched her stomach and realized she was indeed a little hungry. So, although she was still a little shy, she still whispered.

I didn't mean to spill the beans! But everyone lets something slip sometimes!

Xu Youyue muttered it to herself, but didn't say it aloud.

Because she knew that Xu Lin, that deadbeat straight man, would definitely reply with something like, "I've never done that!"

"Okay, you two can wait in the living room for a while, or go play some games. I'll go cook now."

Xu Lin didn't really care that the young lady had revealed such a small matter in front of Lin Mu; he was just a little speechless.

So what if they know? As long as this matter doesn't become common knowledge, there's still a chance to salvage it. She believes Lin Mu knows what he can and cannot say.

"Do you need any help, senior?"

Lin Mu stood up and politely asked a question, while the young lady, who couldn't cook, was already sitting obediently on the sofa, waiting for dinner to be served.

"You are a guest; there's no reason for a guest to cook."

Xu Lin pushed the pink-haired girl back down and went into the kitchen to cook by himself. It was a rare occasion for guests to come over, so he wanted to treat them well.

"What's wrong with you? Why are you so rigid, senior?"

"That's just how she is. Lin Mu-chan, is there any game you'd like to play?"

Xu Youyue, on the other hand, shrugged as if she was used to it, and took Lin Mu's hand to lead her to play a game.

It's strange, even though they're all girls, Xu Youyue doesn't mind hugging and cuddling with other girls, treating it as normal playful banter between girls, but she can't do that with Xu Lin.

Before she could even launch an attack, her own brain was about to overheat and shut down.

Is this the difference between liking and disliking?

"Wow, Sakura-senpai, where did you get so many game cartridges? It brings back so many memories. It feels like it's been ages since I've seen a game console like this."

She hadn't noticed it when she came in, but after Xu Youyue led her to pick out what to play, she discovered this big bag of green retro cassette tapes.

It looks like it could be sold in a secondhand store.

"Xu Lin bought it on Xianyu (a second-hand marketplace app), saying he wanted to reminisce about his childhood, but after only a few days he went back to playing PS4."

Xu Youyue sighed. Yes, the two of them only had a week of enthusiasm for these games after buying them. After playing through the classic games from their memories, they realized that...

As expected, times are indeed progressing!

After getting used to 60fps high-definition masterpieces, it's still a bit hard to accept going back to play games with pixelated textures, even with childhood nostalgia.

Humans are creatures that crave novelty and tire of the old!

"Hahaha, this is so true!"

Lin Mu laughed loudly.

"That's true. It's fine to play these games occasionally, but you get tired of them quickly if you play them too often."

"Did Lin Mu play these kinds of cartridge games when he was a kid?"

The young lady asked with some curiosity.

She and Xu Lin's generation were probably the last generation to have access to these Little Tyrant game consoles, right? And these were usually left behind by older siblings in the family or relatives; they were almost never sold outside anymore.

"I've played it."

Lin Mu touched the cassette tape, a hint of nostalgia in his expression.

"When I was little, I had no friends to play with because I didn't feel like I existed. We didn't have a computer at home, so I could only play these old games by myself. Those were my precious memories."

"Oh... I'm sorry."

Xu Youyue truly hadn't expected Lin Mu's reason for getting involved with video games to be so tragic...

Section 97, Chapter 96: Can live streams be combined with other segments?

The three of them spent their time playing games after dinner.

Aside from the unexpected discovery that Lin Mu's gaming skills were also quite good, there's nothing particularly noteworthy.

In the evening, the collaboration between Lin Mu and the young lady started first, followed by the collaboration between Xu Lin and Zaodaoji, with the times being staggered.

The collaboration between Xu Youyue and Lin Mu is a song performance.

After all, the two had already done a collaboration during their first chat session, and this time it's rare for Lin Mu to come to Night Sea and sing together offline, so naturally the song session would be better.

Before the live stream started, Xu Lin thoughtfully poured a glass of water for each of the two girls and then went back to his room to lie down.

She doesn't have anything particularly important to do. All the preparations for the collaboration are done. Now, her chats with Jiji are just casual conversations. It's always good to make friends.

There might be opportunities for collaborations in the future, and with so many people in ESC, if Xu Lin and Hayashiki get to know each other well, they could ask her to collaborate with others as well.

This girl is really amazing; she's a great live streamer and also very kind.

"Isn't Brother Ruoye going to watch Miss's live stream? Why are you chatting with me here?"