After Ousting the CEO's First Love, I Ran Away
Chapter 40

Live Stream Interaction

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The comments on the public screen scrolled faster and faster. What had begun as an argument over the streamer's gender gradually converged on one topic: the young male streamer from "Jun Ruo Lan Xi" looked increasingly familiar.

Amid the dazzling flood of scrolling comments, Guo Lantai timely introduced himself. "Welcome, everyone, to the 'Jun Ruo Lan Xi' live stream. Hello, I'm the streamer Lantai. I'm very happy to meet you all here. Meeting is fate, and everyone who enters this live room is part of Lantai's family. I hope we can interact happily. First of all, I'd like to thank everyone for your support!"

Guo Lantai either said nothing at all, or caused a sensation the moment he opened his mouth. As soon as his voice rang out, the live room fell silent, as if the network had frozen and the screen had come to a standstill.

Guo Lantai tilted his head in confusion. Just as he was about to check the network connection, he looked up and saw the previously frozen screen suddenly come alive again.

The comments on the public screen flew by too quickly for him to read each one carefully. He could only skim through them, and it seemed these fans had started discussing his voice again.

"God, the streamer's voice is so nice! My ears are getting pregnant!"

"Did he just say his name was Lantai?"

"Tai Bao, Tai Bao! We'll call you Tai Bao from now on! Mommy loves you!"

"Mommy loves you! Say a few more words for us!"

Guo Lantai suddenly thought of his own mother. Tai Bao was his mother's exclusive nickname for him. How many new mothers had he just gained?

"I don't want to be Mommy. I'm only eighteen—I want to be the wife. Husband, your wife loves you, mwah!"

"I remember now! Isn't this young man one of the grooms from that grand wedding a few days ago? Everyone, help me take a look!"

"A grand wedding? I've been giving too many cash gifts lately—which one was it?"

"Stop bragging, person above!"

"I know, I know! It was the wedding of Cen Muxiao, the current head of the Cen family, the number one wealthy family in the Imperial Capital! Oh my god! Isn't this Male God Cen's newlywed spouse?"

The one who had just called him husband immediately copied and pasted: "My husband got married, but the bride isn't me! Crying myself unconscious in the bathroom!"

"He's the groom! Wake up!"

"The wife of the number one wealthy family! Should I kneel? Why do my knees feel a little weak?"

"Ahhh? I remember now. The person who stole my love has been accurately pushed to me by the platform, which precisely detected my jealousy. Asking for help online—how should I react?"

"Kneel and call him Dad!"

"Kneel and call him Dad +1"

"Kneel and call him Dad +1"

"Kneel and call him Dad +1"

"Kneel and call him Dad +1"

"Kneel and call him Dad, admit defeat, and sing 'Conquered'!"

The person who had shouted about jealousy was the first to kneel. "Jealousy makes me humble. Dad, love me from now on!"

Guo Lantai couldn't help laughing as he watched. Before transmigrating into this book, he had rarely indulged in scrolling through short videos or watching live streams. First, he had no time, and second, he felt it was a waste of time.

This first experience had truly broadened his horizons. In a live room, all the forms of address became a mess. He had only said a few words, yet mothers, wives, sons, and daughters had all appeared at once. In the blink of an eye, the whole family was complete.

He glanced at the stream duration. It had been less than fifteen minutes, yet more than three hundred people had already poured into his live room. That rate far exceeded his expectations.

After all, he was only a newcomer who had just registered. There had been no advance promotion, much less team support. He had already prepared himself mentally: as long as someone watched his first stream, that was enough. It would not matter if there were few viewers. He had planned to rely on entertaining himself at first and slowly build up popularity, but unexpectedly, he had gotten off to such a strong start.

And he had only just finished introducing himself. He had not even had a chance to show off the slightest bit of talent yet!

More importantly, he had realized that the fans entering the live room had already lost focus. They did not care whether he planned to showcase his talents or sell products through the stream. The moment they arrived, they began enthusiastically discussing his identity.

He was not surprised that people recognized him. After all, his wedding with Cen Muxiao had indeed caused a huge stir. There must have been plenty of people who had watched the broadcast. The title of Mrs. Cen was truly too captivating!

However, he had never planned to use a fake name or hide his face while streaming. Since he would be thrust into the spotlight sooner or later, he might as well be open and honest from the beginning.

Just as the comments became a dense blur, Guo Lantai finally spoke again. "Everyone has sharp eyes indeed. I am Mr. Cen's marriage partner, Guo Lantai! Thank you all for remembering me!"

"His voice is genuinely amazing, his smile is genuinely beautiful, and his identity is genuinely extraordinary!"

"I'm just curious. He's already married into a wealthy family, so why is he still streaming to make money?"

"He's probably here to sell luxury goods! Don't they say that the things used by wealthy young mistresses are all disposable? No matter how valuable they are, they won't use them a second time!"

"Are you talking about the queen of some country?"

"What do you know? Once you enter a wealthy family, the waters run deep. Even after joining the Cen family, he still has to watch their expressions before getting money. Isn't it better to earn your own money than hold out your hand and ask for it?"

"Don't stop, everyone! Tap those likes! Is our Tai Bao too embarrassed to ask for gifts and likes? Get them rolling! Get them rolling! Wealthy families may be heartless, but we have feelings!"

That sentence seemed to carry some kind of magic. Amid her cries, Guo Lantai watched flowers and paper cranes light up across the screen. Some people even sent airplanes and giant rockets, followed by all kinds of gifts flooding in.

This truly surprised Guo Lantai. He had started streaming merely to practice singing and build up some popularity, to make a small name for himself first.

He had never intended to rely on this to make money. Although the Cen family did not acknowledge him, they were not stingy with his allowance. Besides, he was not short on money to begin with. He had never considered earning money through live-stream donations.

Moreover, even though Guo Lantai did not spend much time in live rooms, he knew that all kinds of people were there. Not all of them were wealthy people without financial pressure. Some even ruined their families and lost their spouses and children just to donate to streamers, ending in tragedy.

That was not what he wanted to see!

The fans' enthusiasm was there, and he accepted their goodwill, but he decided he would no longer accept gifts. So, he decisively turned off the donation feature.

"Thank you all very much for your support. Since everyone already knows my identity, I'm sure you can guess that I didn't start streaming because I'm short of money. I'll turn off the donation feature for now. Thank you again for your kindness!"

Guo Lantai's sincere voice echoed through the live room, while the mother fans who could no longer send gifts frantically flooded the screen with comments!

"Mommy has money, Tai Bao, don't be polite!"

"Even if your husband's family is rich, you still need financial independence!"

"I'm supporting you on behalf of your maternal family!"

Guo Lantai was amused. Why did he have the illusion that these mother fans were all incarnations of his mother, Lan Y येzi? He believed that if his mother were watching the live stream right now, she would definitely be even more exaggerated than they were!

"Your support is my greatest wealth. Next, I'd like to say that the purpose of 'Jun Ruo Lan Xi' going live is actually very simple. I just want to interact with everyone through the LeBo platform and show off a few of my own small talents along the way. I hope everyone will approve of and support me!"

"Oho, Tai Bao is going to show his talents! What kind of talent? Singing, dancing, or mukbang?"

"What are you talking about? With the streamer's figure, how could he possibly have anything to do with mukbang? And with that voice, he doesn't even need to show any talent. Just chatting is enough!"

"Tai Bao, don't worry. We definitely won't get bored. Whatever you do, we'll listen!"

"You don't even have to talk. Just let us look at you! Hehe!"

Guo Lantai stared at the comments and smiled again. His new fans were truly easygoing. They practically wanted nothing at all.

Just as he was about to announce his plan to become a singing streamer, his gaze landed on the viewer count and involuntarily froze. Only a few minutes had passed, yet it had already exceeded three thousand!

Was gaining followers really this easy?

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