The anchor I was supposed to meet turned out to be my student.

"Good good..."

Worried that she would get angry again, I quickly stood in front of her and carefully tidied up her disheveled hair.

“Pervert…” Bi Antong suddenly muttered.

I glanced down and saw that her little face was flushed, probably because the lesson she had just learned had humiliated her.

Who are you calling a pervert?

Bi Antong obediently closed his mouth and stopped talking; the lesson he had just learned had indeed been effective.

"You can't spank me like that again..." Bi Antong said again after a short while.

I moved behind her and tidied up her hair at the back, something I'm quite good at, something I've practiced before.

"Then how else can I teach you a lesson?"

"But you can't call before you leave the house! What if it happens again like last time... how am I supposed to leave the house then?!"

Last time I was sleeping in the middle of the night, that girl actually let Pineapple step on my face. How could I not slap her?

"What happened to you last time?" Was it so painful that you couldn't walk? Surely not, I didn't even exert any force.

"Stop asking! Are you done yet? It's past midnight..." Bi Antong urged angrily.

"Alright, alright, let's go."

Then I left behind her and went down to the apartment with her. I originally wanted to take a taxi, but Bi Antong insisted on taking the subway because it was much cheaper. Indeed, the starting fare for a taxi in Shanghai is 14 yuan, and a round trip of more than 10 kilometers would cost more than 100 yuan. However, I didn't want Bi Antong to squeeze onto the subway in the hot weather.

Actually, I think Bi Antong is quite a contradictory girl. Her mother's medical expenses are high, so she is frugal in some details, but she spends money without batting an eye when it comes to things she likes. For example, she didn't hesitate to spend tens of thousands of yuan on buying a cat. Perhaps she is still a 20-year-old girl with her own life to live, and you can't expect her to be extremely frugal. Of course, buying a cat can also be considered a long-term investment, which was her original intention, because it can indeed attract many cat lovers to watch her live stream.

We first took the subway to school to meet Xin Ning. The subway wasn't as crowded as I had imagined. Although it was lunchtime, most office workers didn't choose to go home for lunch during their short lunch break, but instead ate in the company cafeteria.

But there were definitely no seats left, so Bi Antong and I stood in the middle of the carriage.

Bi Antong wasn't looking at her phone but staring blankly at the car door. Feeling bored, I casually asked, "Is your livestream going well?"

She said softly, "Yes, it's great. Since Pineapple arrived, we've gained a lot more followers and received many more gifts."

After a pause, Bi Antong seemed to remember something and said, "Oh right, my commission for this month is about to be settled. Send me your bank account number, and I'll pay you back the 130,000 I owe you."

I almost forgot about this if she hadn't mentioned it. She had previously said she would return the 100,000 yuan I had given her as a tip and the money I had spent on buying the cat.

I shook my head and said, "I'm not in a hurry here. You should take it to your aunt first... By the way, you make 130,000 a month in commission alone?"

If we include the platform's deductions, wouldn't others have given gifts totaling at least 300,000 yuan?

Bi Antong rolled her eyes at me and said, "No, actually the platform also allocated two more ads to me, so I was lucky enough to earn an extra 80,000 this month."

I knew that online traffic could be monetized very effectively, but I didn't expect it to be this effective. Usually, other people get small ads for a few hundred to a thousand yuan, but I never imagined that Bi Antong's ads would be worth tens of thousands.

"The fact that the platform allocated you an ad at this price means that you are definitely valued by them..."

I pretended to be quite forlorn and said, "When you become a big streamer, don't forget your best male friend... After all, I cook for you every day..."

How could I possibly forget you!

Bi Antong's reaction was a bit too intense, so much so that everyone around her looked over. She lowered her voice, looking embarrassed, and said, "I, of course I won't forget you, I won't forget how you bullied me at home just now. If that day ever comes, you'll stay at home obediently every day and be my full-time nanny. Then I'll shower you with money every day so you'll obediently call me master! Humph!"

"You have such a twisted sense of humor..." I said, speechless.

"That way you can stay home and serve me properly, instead of always going out and flirting with other women..."

Bi Antong muttered very quietly, but I could roughly hear her. What she said actually made perfect sense. Not long ago, Lu Xiaojun confessed to me, and yesterday she indirectly expressed her feelings to me again... No, according to the timeline, I think Bi Antong should be the one who's the flower and the weed...

But I wouldn't be foolish enough to talk about that; instead, I focused on other things.

"Is your aunt's condition any better now?"

Speaking of her mother, Bi Antong's expression darkened, and she said, "The doctor said that although there are no signs of improvement, the condition has been largely suppressed. Surgery is not an option; we can only try to suppress its spread through medication and chemotherapy..."

I know that late-stage breast cancer is very likely incurable, especially after it has spread to a large area, when even the most effective surgery is no longer possible. To put it bluntly, the only option is to rely on chemotherapy and medication for conservative treatment to prolong life.

"Can you afford this financially?"

"The doctor said that if my finances are not good enough, late-stage patients should be treated at home. I might have done that before, but now that my conditions are better, I want my mother to be taken care of 24 hours a day, so I chose to let her stay in the hospital. The medication and hospital bed costs tens of thousands of yuan a month. If I can continue to do live streaming, there won't be too much of a problem financially."

Actually, I really admire her. It's hard for many people to believe that a college student who hasn't even graduated can support his family on his own.

I smiled, reached out and patted her head gently, saying softly, "Our Tongtong is so amazing!"

Bi Antong couldn't resist the praise, her little face flushed slightly, and she gently pushed my hand away, turning her head away from me and scolding, "It's not yours..."

Chapter 51, Section 106: Sister-in-law and Sister-in-law?

With two stops to go, Bi Antong suddenly asked me, "Why did you have dinner with Xiaojun yesterday?"

I raised an eyebrow and teased, "What, are you happy and worried that I'm plotting something against your best friend?"

We all know whether or not Bi Antong is worried about this, so she blushed and said nonchalantly, "Who's worried about this? I was just asking casually. Take it or leave it."

See, that's not frank at all.

Seeing her sulking, I smiled and said, "Actually, the girl who came to our apartment yesterday is my boss's daughter. I tutor her. We went out and happened to run into Xiaojun at the department store, so we had a meal together."

"Why did you have to take such intimate photos while you were eating?"

"You're acting a bit like a girlfriend checking up on you," I said, amused.

"Who wants to be your girlfriend? I was just asking out of boredom. You don't have to say." Bi Antong said indifferently.

I suddenly discovered a brand new kind of fun: teasing Bi Antong. Her contradictory behavior was absolutely adorable.

I didn't want Bi Antong to look so preoccupied today, so I told her frankly, "Actually, it's like this: I went to her house before the school anniversary celebration, and by some twist of fate, I had to pretend to be Xiaojun's boyfriend to fool her parents. The photo I took yesterday was deliberately taken to show her parents, just so they wouldn't suspect anything."

Bi Antong is Lu Xiaojun's best friend, so it shouldn't be a problem for me to tell her the truth about pretending to be her boyfriend. However, I absolutely cannot tell Bi Antong about Lu Xiaojun's confession to me without Lu Xiaojun's consent. That would be disrespectful to Xiaojun, even if she is her best friend.

Bi Antong was clearly surprised when he heard this, and it took him a while to react before he said, "How could you just pretend to be Xiaojun's boyfriend to deceive her parents?"

"Everyone says it's something we had no choice but to do... Besides, isn't that how you and I act in front of your aunt too..."

"This, this is different..."

Bi Antong wanted to continue refuting, but she had nothing to say, so she could only pretend to be unhappy and ignore me.

I comforted her, "It's a rare treat to get out and have fun, don't be upset. I'll go with you to whatever you want when we get to the department store, okay?"

"Pshaw, who cares?"

Although she said that, a small smile curved her lips.

As we approached the school gate, I called Xin Ning to tell her she could come down. Bi Antong was holding an umbrella, but I didn't care.

We arrived at the school gate first, and then Xin Ning also arrived at the gate with an umbrella. When she saw Bi Antong next to me, she looked at me with a questioning look, clearly wanting an explanation.

Using a convenient excuse, I introduced her: "Her name is Bi Antong. She's a third-year student in my School of Management. We're friends, and I just happened to run into her, so I invited her to come along..."

Bi Antong also smiled and said, "I heard him say that he has a younger sister. At first, I didn't believe it, but I didn't expect that it was true, and it just so happens that she is my junior."

Bi Antong's enthusiasm surprised me; she usually acts aloof and cold.

As usual, Xin Ning wasn't very comfortable with other people's enthusiasm. She only said after walking up to me, "My name is Hua Xin Ning. I've met you before, Senior An Tong..."

"I remember you too. I didn't even know you were his sister when I saw you at the entrance of the teaching building."

Bi Antong's enthusiasm at this moment made me very jealous. She always had a sour face when she was with me, but she was very enthusiastic towards my sister whom I had just met, as if she wanted to become best friends with her on the spot.

But Hua Xinning turned to me and said, "Brother, if you invite her so casually, it will be very troublesome for Senior An Tong. What if she happens to be busy?"

Did I invite her? She clearly held a knife to my throat and forced me to bring her here…

“It’s okay, it’s the weekend and I’m quite free today. Besides, your brother is my counselor, and I’d like to take this opportunity to get to know his sister,” Bi Antong said with a smile.

"Oh, I see... I'd also like to get to know you, senior. You're so pretty, who wouldn't want to get to know you, right, brother?"

Xin Ning suddenly threw the question at me. I didn't know why she was bringing this up out of the blue, but I quickly said, "You should get to know her. Tong Tong is your senior in the same department. She can definitely give you a lot of guidance in your studies in the future."

Bi Antong politely replied, "Xin Ning is very pretty too~"

Hua Xinning smiled sweetly and replied, "Thank you for the compliment, Senior Sister~ Brother, say something, she's praising your sister."

I was speechless when Xin Ning said that, so I rolled my eyes and said, "You two, stop with this mutual flattery, have some shame, okay?"

"Hmph, let's ignore him."

As Bi Antong was saying this, she reached out to take Hua Xinning's hand and join her in opposing forces, trying to isolate me. But Hua Xinning took my arm first and then handed me the umbrella.

"Brother will get sunburned if he doesn't use an umbrella, let's use one together!"

Hua Xinning completely ignored Bi Antong's presence and became affectionate towards me as usual. Although I felt awkward, I couldn't refuse Xinning's kindness, so I had no choice but to take the umbrella and share it with her.

As Bi Antong awkwardly grabbed at empty air, her expression towards me and Xin Ning became subtle, or rather, incredulous. She probably had never seen siblings who could maintain such a close relationship after all these years...

At this moment, Bi Antong took out another umbrella from her small backpack and held it up to me, saying, "Xin Ning's umbrella is too small to cover two people. Give it back to her and use this extra one I brought."

Regardless of Bi Antong's motives, she undoubtedly relieved my embarrassment. Just as I was about to take the umbrella, Hua Xinning reached out and gently pushed it back, smiling, "Senior, no need. My brother and I have always done it this way; we're used to it."

Bi Antong felt awkward again, and after a long while, she managed a forced smile and said, "Is that so? You two have a really good relationship..."

"Of course, right, brother?"

Xin Ning seemed to be deliberately pulling my arm tighter and pressing her body even closer; I could feel her silhouette.

Seeing that Bi Antong was quite embarrassed, I took the initiative to change the subject and said, "Let's not delay our mealtime, let's set off now."

"Yes, senior, let's go quickly!"

"Huh? Oh, oh..."

I don't know what Bi Antong was daydreaming about, but it took him a while to come to his senses and catch up.

I glanced at Xin Ning, who was clinging to me as usual. She seemed just as well-behaved as before, but something just felt off...

There's no time to worry about that now. The most important thing is to enjoy being surrounded by two beautiful girls on either side of me.

Of course, it would be even better if my free left hand could hold Bi Antong's little hand, if only I weren't afraid that my lifespan would end today.

(Happy Dragon Boat Festival everyone!)

Chapter 52, Section 107. We can't let Xiaojun catch us! (Bonus chapter for Dragon Boat Festival)