Miss Lin is a hunky VTuber today?

Xu Lin instantly became serious, reverting to his usual old-fashioned cadre mode.

[So you were just pretending, lol]

With acting skills like that, why not become an actor and make a name for yourself, instead of staying here as a small-time streamer?

[Damn, that's amazing!]

"Wakaba, you were the one who came to see me that day, weren't you?"

"No, we met at the subway station that day. I waited for you at the station near your house first, and then we went to the company together."

Xu Lin's eyes darted around, and he started making things up.

Yes, these two are just talking nonsense because of their tacit understanding. They clearly left home together on the day they recorded the song!

"Isn't that the one who came to find me first? Don't interrupt me, you're delaying my recollection of the plot."

"Alright, alright, then Miss, you go ahead and I'll add the details, okay?"

Xu Lin nodded helplessly. She knew that the young lady was afraid that if the two of them spoke together, their stories would not match and they would get into trouble, so she had to make up her own story. Oh no, I mean, she had to say that.

"Yeah, the most memorable thing about that day was that as soon as we arrived at the company, we saw the boss's fat face lurking behind the door, looking at something in a really lewd way."

"Miss, are you sure you're okay with praising the boss like that!?"

"There's no falsehood here! I'm clearly telling the truth!"

"But the boss was clearly handling work at the time..."

"Ok?"

Xu Lin was about to explain when he heard the young lady's threatening voice, so he immediately changed his mind.

"But then again, the boss's face is always rather sleazy, no matter when you look at it."

【Grass!】

[Poor boss, so miserable!]

[Being a boss is tough; you're working hard but still have to endure being badmouthed by that scumbag couple.]

It's common for the young lady to badmouth the boss; she's the one in the whole company who says the most negative things about him.

Viewers say that Sister Yan is the big sister of ESC, and Miss is like a little princess, the kind of person even the boss doesn't dare to say anything to.

Everyone in the company knows this is because the young lady is the boss's cousin, and they've been bullying him since they were little, but outsiders don't know that!

From the audience's perspective, the boss being bullied like this by his employees is truly pathetic, as if anyone could criticize him and ruin his life.

However, because of this, the boss is surprisingly popular among the audience, and his presence is even higher than that of the female operations staff.

"Then the boss and the operations manager took us to the recording studio. Nothing much happened while we were recording, except for Ruoye's singing habits that she just couldn't get rid of. Everything else was fine."

"After you've finished praising the boss, is it my turn next?"

Xu Lin joined in the吐槽 (tu cao, a Chinese internet slang term for sarcastic or critical comments).

"What do you mean by 'black fart'? I was clearly telling the truth, okay? Otherwise, what else can I say?"

Xu Youyue rolled her eyes on the screen and angrily threw the topic back to Xu Lin, telling her to make it up.

"Well, I don't know if you noticed, Miss, but when we were recording the song, the boss and Sister Feng were actually talking about something, and Sister Feng was also writing something in her notebook."

"Oh? I hadn't noticed that. And then? Is there anything special about it?"

"Considering the current time, I think the fourth generation is coming soon."

"Really?"

The young lady asked happily.

She hadn't really paid attention to this before, and she wouldn't usually ask about operations-related matters.

"Probably, I'm just guessing. Maybe Sister Feng is actually slacking off at work by playing games?"

"Do you think Sister Feng is like you? She's incredibly serious when she's working!"

Xu Youyue said irritably, then noticed that some people in the live chat were already asking who Sister Feng was, so she quickly explained.

"Sister Feng is actually the person in charge of operations for our first generation. She's a super serious worker, but a bit goofy and cute in private. She's super adorable!"

"At least he's much cuter than that jerk, Wakaba."

Then, he also took the opportunity to make fun of Xu Lin.

Section 113, Chapter 112: Ruoye's Classical Chinese Mini-Lesson

They were supposed to do a two-hour joint live stream, but after only an hour, they ran out of things to say.

"What should I do, Ruoye? I don't know what to say!"

Xu Youyue scratched her hair in frustration, staring at the character portraits of the two people in front of the computer. She really had a headache.

"Don't look at me, I don't know what to say either. There's really nothing to say about the recording process. It's just singing over and over again. I'm not a singer, why do I have to play the victim before I start singing?"

[The singer is alright, but Ruoye-ge should be careful not to get attacked.]

【reality】

[Nothing much to say, let's just chat casually, maybe even talk about the stories that happened when Ruoye was writing lyrics.]

Xu Lin was also quite upset. A lot of things did happen when the two of them were recording the song, such as getting to know Sister Feng again, or the subsequent playful fights.

The problem is that these are not topics that can be discussed!

I miscalculated. I should have set aside some time this afternoon to make up some stories.

Xu Lin sighed inwardly. This was a lesson learned; he couldn't make the same mistake again.

"Yeah, Ruoye, tell us about your experience writing lyrics, your thought process and stuff."

Xu Youyue looked at the comments and suddenly spoke up.

"There's not much to say about it. It's basically just some everyday things that have been turned into lyrics."

"For example, the part where your earphones got bitten was written while I was listening to you complaining. The rest is basically the story from when we went to the movies together last time. It's just that the boss insisted on writing a sweeter word, which was a bit annoying."

"Several versions I wrote were rejected, and in the end I had to watch a lot of romance anime to barely manage to write it."

So, Ruoye-nii listened to "The Moon Shines Beautiful" before because she wanted to write a song?

[A true story?]

Some viewers perked up immediately upon hearing this, as the lyrics and PV of the song were incredibly sweet. For a moment, many viewers thought the two were about to make an official announcement, until they saw the live stream that evening and realized that it seemed to be the same as usual, which dispelled their thoughts.

"Going shopping and watching movies is true, I've mentioned this in previous live streams. The rest of the lyrics are just made up based on scenes from romance anime. I can't help it, the boss wouldn't approve the original lyrics."

Xu Lin sighed helplessly.

Actually, she had already thought about this day when she wrote the lyrics, but what could she do when her boss caused trouble?

Let's just consider it a business necessity.

"When I first saw the lyrics, I thought Ruoye was disgusting, imagining me like that. Later I found out it was the boss's request."

Xu Youyue also helped Xu Lin explain.

However, any explanation would be complete nonsense.

When Xu Lin wrote the first few versions of the lyrics, he hadn't yet transformed and moved over. The two of them were chatting and thinking about the lyrics while on voice chat.

"I must say, the lady who was hired by the boss to do the arrangement is really amazing. Even though I wrote the lyrics first and then composed the music, it sounds perfectly natural. She's really incredible."

"Yes, yes, I was just thinking of saying that too. This arrangement is so beautiful. The first time I heard it, I wanted to use it as my phone ringtone. But the lyrics..."

As Xu Youyue spoke, she drew out the words meaningfully, her words carrying a lot of implications.

"I admit that my lyrics don't match the music, after all, I'm not a professional. I will continue to work hard in the future, and I want to learn more about music when I have time."

Xu Lin echoed this.

She genuinely felt that her lyrics didn't do justice to the music, so she had previously considered asking the boss to hire another lyricist, even if she had to pay for it herself.

However, the boss still rejected it.

They said that the word "duet" is just right for the two of you, it fits perfectly, and it makes people who know you two recognize the song as soon as they hear it.

"Why did you admit it so readily this time?"

The young lady asked, somewhat shocked.

In her memory, Xu Lin wasn't someone who would give in so easily. In fact, with her mouth, she'd believe it if you said it was made of titanium alloy.

"Because it's true that it can't compare to the professionals, there's no point in arguing about it, it's just not good enough."

【Don't be discouraged, Wakaba-nii! You've already done a great job!】

[At least they put effort into it; it's very sweet, and it makes me smile like a proud aunt.]

To be fair, this piece of music is really good; it's soothing and pleasant to listen to.

"Oh? So that means Wakaba isn't suitable?"

The young lady said with a hint of provocation, "It's rare for this person to back down, so I should tease her a bit. Who knows when I'll have another chance like this?"

"Hmm, Wakaba won't do."

Xu Lin agreed readily, which made the young lady feel a bit disheartened. She felt like she had punched a cotton ball and didn't experience any sense of victory.

But for the white-haired girl...

Forget it, Jill is gone, so of course she's no good!

Who can replace Jill and show her how to do it again?!

What, an external, detachable vertical grip? Do you think you're some kind of lousy tiger? Watch out, you know I'll slide tackle you!

"Tch, boring, Wakaba is really boring!"

Xu Youyue spat in annoyance, but her tone sounded like she was being coquettish. She was actually quite happy about this rare verbal victory, hehehe (o﹃o).

"Then what do you suggest, Miss?"