The First Order

014. First Order

But lately, Tuan Tuan's stream hadn't been doing well—mainly because she had no fresh content, and the old routines were starting to bore her audience.

Dying on drop wasn't the real issue; the problem was that streaming solo felt hollow. She needed a partner to create some new energy.

She'd invited plenty of Fans before, but not a single one had satisfied her.

Some had grating voices, some were terrible at the game, and others froze up on stream, too nervous to even speak.

Then she'd found a male streamer named Chen Sigou to duo with, but he always treated her with ulterior motives.

He kept trying to get closer to her, to pursue her.

Her own Live Stream Room's Fans had been stirred up by him too, spamming Bullet Comments every day suggesting they get together, driving Tuan Tuan crazy.

Yesterday, he'd even been pushed by his fans to confess to her on stream, leaving her awkward and embarrassed, with no resolution.

So today, she decided not to look for Chen Sigou. Instead, she'd find an escort player—a guy or a girl—to test the waters.

"Tuan Tuan, Chen Sigou's streaming too! Invite him!"

"Did you say yes to the confession last night or not? Chen Sigou's such a good guy, so caring to you—how can you not agree?"

"If I were a girl, I'd totally accept Chen Sigou's confession!"

"Chen Sigou's already waiting for you! Says he has a surprise today!"

Watching the Bullet Comments, Tuan Tuan felt no warmth—only more resistance.

Biting back her feelings, she smiled at the audience and said, "Today, we're not duoing with Chen Sigou. I'm going to find an escort player to carry me."

"Seriously? What's Chen Sigou supposed to think?"

"Cheating on Chen Sigou behind his back? Cucking him?"

"Chen Sigou's fans, get out! Tuan Tuan never agreed to be his girlfriend, okay?"

"Exactly. Chen Sigou's fans are already disgusting me. Support Tuan Tuan!"

"Ha, women."

Seeing these Bullet Comments, Tuan Tuan felt like crying from frustration.

She'd never accepted Chen Sigou's confession. In fact, out of consideration for his pride, she'd even told him seriously after going offline that she wasn't interested.

But his fans were still this over the top.

Sure, it was the fans talking, but if Chen Sigou had publicly clarified that their relationship was innocent, how could the fans have been so easily led?

Besides, Chen Sigou had ignored her honesty, never made it public, and only pursued her more aggressively.

Ignoring the Bullet Comment chaos, Tuan Tuan started browsing Bixin for an escort player.

Some high-tier orders had tons of people queuing up. Tuan Tuan wanted to pick one, but she'd have to wait forever.

She settled for a lower-tier order instead. When she scrolled to a male escort player's listing on the recommendation page, she was a bit surprised.

His score was only 1500, and he'd never taken a single order—yet he showed up on the recommendation page.

The listing had his info: Chicken Dinner carry service, 40% win rate.

That meant he claimed he could carry her to four wins out of ten games. Four out of ten—even pro players smurfing in low ranks wouldn't dare say that with such confidence.

Tuan Tuan didn't believe it at all. She was about to skip this braggart, but under the listing was a review from a customer service girl.

It read: "Customer service Xiao Xian personally tested. The owner of this order has a voice like heaven—absolute ear candy!"

She knew this Xiao Xian—a gold-tier agent at Bixin who'd recommended plenty of escort players, all well-liked by customers with great reviews.

For her to give such high praise made Tuan Tuan a little tempted.

"Whatever, I'll try an hour first. If it's bad, I'll switch right away. It's only 20 bucks anyway."

With that thought, Tuan Tuan placed an order for Jiang Siming and gave him a YY Channel number.

Not long after, a YY ID named Ming entered her Live Stream Room.

"Hello, are you the Ms. Tina who just placed the order?"

Tina was Tuan Tuan's Bixin account name.

The moment she heard Jiang Siming's voice, Tuan Tuan and her audience were all melted.

That voice, wrapped in the warmth of a gentle scholar, tingled and electrified, captivating a huge chunk of the viewers—and Tuan Tuan herself.

"Whoa! How can this voice be so good?"

"Voice changer!"

"Even voice changers don't sound this good."

"Wow, I'm in love!"

"Feels kinda familiar—like my dream guy's voice."

"Yeah, it really does! I watched that stream the other day."

Tuan Tuan didn't catch the last few Bullet Comments. In fact, she hadn't seen the earlier ones either.

Flustered by the voice, Tuan Tuan's mind went blank, and she forgot what she was supposed to do next.

"Um... hello, are you the escort player called Ming?"

Tuan Tuan noticed she was stammering. Was it from all those pig squeals lately, or was her throat just hoarse?

"Yeah, thanks for booking me. If you have any requests for the escort, just say them. I'll try my best to meet them if I can."

Jiang Siming had no idea if this was how escorting worked, but he said it anyway.

"Can I ask you a few questions first?"

"Sure, but nothing private."

"Is your voice real, or are you using a sound card?"

"It's real. My computer's sound card is the default one that came with it. I've never touched it."

"Last question. Can you really carry me to four chicken dinners in ten games? I'm not asking for four—just one. Can you do that?"

"Yes."

"It's a 2000-point lobby. I'll give you a smurf account."

"No problem."

"Then that's settled. Let's start!"

Every time Jiang Siming answered, Tuan Tuan's heart skipped a beat.

That voice was way too smooth. Oh my god~

Tuan Tuan gave Jiang Siming a PUBG account with 2100 points.

Two thousand points was already pretty high. Most of the people you matched with weren't necessarily pros, but they definitely knew how to play.

He logged into the account she'd given him and accepted Tuan Tuan's invite.

For now, Jiang Siming had no idea who she was or that she was streaming. Since Tuan Tuan used push-to-talk every time she spoke to him, he couldn't tell.

At the same time, he clicked to start the game.

"Whoa, the chicken dinner journey officially begins! For any new viewers who don't know, let me reintroduce: the person I'm duo-queuing with is an escort player I found on Bixin. His voice is super nice, by the way. Female fans, get ready to scream. Male fans, feel free to feel inferior, haha!"

"It's over, Chen Sigou is crying!"

"Four Dog knows you abandoned him, he's crying in his stream right now!"

"Tuan Tuan, you made our Four Dog cry. You're responsible for this!"

"Why go looking for an escort player? Guys like that, who rely on their voice to show off but are ugly in real life, are completely useless!"