Hired a Gaming Companion, How Did She Become My Girlfriend?
Chapter 39

Aren't you cold?

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Since Yuuka had no objections, Zhao Yu certainly wouldn't miss this opportunity. In fact, he was also very curious about what Yuuka looked like.

Although Yuuka's profile picture looked like a selfie, Zhao Yu hadn't confirmed it with her.

After all, asking "Is that really you in your profile picture?" felt a bit too cheesy.

After simply changing into slightly more presentable clothes, he started his stream again on his phone.

"Ahem, brothers, you're back to watch the stream?" Zhao Yu said to the camera.

This was his first time streaming with his face visible, and he was a little unaccustomed to it.

Unlike the videos taken from a distance on the Sound platform, this time Zhao Yu held the phone himself, his entire face clearly exposed in the stream.

[Must be handsome? Underestimating the streamer a bit]

[Don't you guys follow the Sound platform? The streamer already went viral on there once]

[Maybe you should just be a streamer based on looks from now on, why bother playing games?]

[It's you today]

[The one upstairs, are you serious?]

Looking at the bullet comments in the stream, Zhao Yu felt a little smug. He was looking forward to Yuuka's reaction when they connected.

"Actually, you can't just judge a book by its cover. I hope you can all get to know me more deeply."

Once he was mostly used to it, Zhao Yu continued speaking and sent Yuuka a message.

[Get to know you deeply? Hiss, streamer, you're acting weird]

[Huh? What's wrong with that... Oh~]

"What? This is a stream, not a high-class club, you guys need to tone it down!" Zhao Yu couldn't help but retort.

"Yuuka should be showing her face soon. I'm going to the kitchen to prepare something. You guys just look forward to it."

With that, Zhao Yu placed his phone on the kitchen counter and started checking the ingredients in the refrigerator.

There was still some butter and eggs, and he remembered he had only bought low-gluten flour and hadn't used it much. Sugar, of course, he had prepared.

Okay! First, let the butter soften for a while. Next, just wait for Yuuka's reply.

After taking the butter block out of the refrigerator, Zhao Yu returned to his phone.

But as soon as he looked at his phone, he saw a bullet comment hidden among the others.

[jackeylove: So many vegetables and meat in the fridge]

"Didn't Shuizi Ge say he was going to play ranked? Why is he still lurking?" Zhao Yu didn't hesitate to call out A Shui.

Before he started streaming on his phone, he had asked A Shui if he wanted to connect and stream together, but A Shui had refused, saying he needed to play ranked.

Yet now, before Zhao Yu had even started, A Shui had exposed himself.

[jackeylove: ??? Your eyesight is that good? I specifically sent that comment when there were a lot of bullet comments.]

On the other side, A Shui, who was checking out Zhao Yu's stream in his own room, was stunned. He hadn't expected Zhao Yu to be so sharp-eyed just because he couldn't resist sending a comment.

A Shui recalled the red envelopes sent by the wealthy patron in the WeChat group just now. He couldn't blame himself for making an excuse to leave; some people were just too generous.

[jackeylove: Ranked is in queue, so I'm watching your stream to pass the time. When is Yuuka going to show up?]

Although it was the patron's request, A Shui himself felt it wasn't appropriate to be a third wheel. He preferred being an audience member.

"She should be here soon? By the way, doesn't your fridge have any food?" Zhao Yu glanced at the bullet comment and asked.

[jackeylove: The base fridge is full of drinks. We don't need to cook for ourselves.]

"Tsk... It's good to have food and lodging provided."

He almost forgot that A Shui was at the club. IG's catering had always been pretty good, otherwise, A Shui wouldn't have gradually gone from handsome to a bit plump.

As the two chatted casually, Yuuka finally sent Zhao Yu a message.

"Lord Yu, I'm ready. We can start."

"Yuuka is ready, so I'll video call her first."

After seeing the message, Zhao Yu picked up his phone and initiated a video call with Yuuka.

In no time, the call connected, and a beautiful girl with a hint of nervousness appeared on the screen.

Her slightly curly brown hair and a dress made her look like a doll. A few strands of hair casually fell on her shoulders, adding a touch of lazy charm.

Her face was delicate and small, her skin as fair as snow, with a faint rosy glow, like a newly bloomed petal.

Her large eyes were lively and bright, currently fixed on the screen, a unique sparkle flashing within them.

[Wow! Her looks are as cute as her voice!]

[Seeing Yuuka, I only have one thought: Why didn't I order Yuuka as a companion player!]

[Got it, I'm ordering Yuuka as a companion player right now!]

"Yu-, Lord Yu, how is it?" Yuuka blinked, asking somewhat nervously.

The reason it took her so long to appear was that she was putting on makeup and choosing clothes. After all, this was probably her first time appearing in front of Zhao Yu, so she cared a lot.

"Yuuka, you really look just like your photo," Zhao Yu exclaimed in admiration.

"Huh? Like my photo? Lord Yu, have you seen my picture before?" Yuuka was taken aback.

She had assumed this was Zhao Yu's first time seeing her, even imagining the look of pleasant surprise on his face. She hadn't expected him to have already seen her photo.

"You didn't send me a photo, but isn't your profile picture a selfie of you?" Zhao Yu said.

"Ah! Yes." Yuuka blinked, then finally realized.

She had been planning to surprise Zhao Yu, but she'd forgotten she used a selfie as her Line profile picture.

"But even though I've seen your photo, I think you're even cuter in person," Zhao Yu said, noticing the fleeting disappointment on Yuuka's face and guessing what she was thinking.

"Hehe, it's not as exaggerated as you say," Yuuka giggled, her eyes curving into crescents, which made Zhao Yu unable to look away.

"Besides your looks, Lord Yu, have you noticed anything else?"

As she spoke, Yuuka placed her phone on the table, increasing the distance between it and her.

She had spent a long time today searching for this dress, her favorite, and Yuuka wanted Zhao Yu to praise her more.

Anything else? Zhao Yu looked Yuuka up and down carefully.

"This dress suits you very well too. You look like an elegant young lady."

"Hehe, Lord Yu, you're also more handsome than I imagined," Yuuka's smile widened.

What could be happier than being praised by someone you liked?

"It's just..." Zhao Yu's tone shifted.

"Aren't you cold wearing just that?"

Silence... Not just Yuuka, but even the livestream chat fell silent.

"The apartment has air conditioning, so I'm fine," Yuuka replied calmly.

Lord Yu is usually very emotionally intelligent, but sometimes he says the most unexpected things... Yuuka couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

[LOL! The girl finally dressed up nicely, and you ask if she's cold?]

[I'm a killer, but you ask if my eyes are dry, right?]

[Suddenly I feel like the streamer and I have something in common]

Even A Shui couldn't help but chuckle. It seemed Zhao Yu wasn't as perfect as he thought...

Zhao Yu coughed awkwardly and quickly changed the subject.

"Um, let's start now. You should have the ingredients for the cookies ready on your end, right?"

God knows how those words just came out of my mouth without thinking. Is it because Yuuka is too cute that I'm a bit nervous? Zhao Yu couldn't quite figure out what was happening to him right now.

"I've had them ready for a while now."

Picking up her phone again, Yuuka looked at Zhao Yu's flushed earlobes and the corner of her mouth turned up slightly.

So that's how it is. Lord Yu isn't as calm as he appears. He's actually kind of cute...

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