Xiao Xu lived in the next building over, on the eighth floor with no elevator-one of the greatest pains of an old residential complex, and one of the greatest excuses for staying home.
Even Chu Ge, who had now made progress in his cultivation, found the climb to the eighth floor daunting.
The old men had all been enthusiastic when installing an elevator came up, but once it was time to pay, everyone vanished. The residents of the bottom three floors and the upper floors had been arguing ever since, with no resolution after years.
In the end, everyone gave up and lay flat, waiting for the day the buildings would be demolished.
It was a workday, and Xiao Xu's family was out. He was having a wonderful time livestreaming by himself when the doorbell rang.
"Hang on, everyone. That might be a delivery. I'll grab it and be right back."
The viewers watched the streamer rush off to answer the door. When it opened, two familiar-looking faces appeared.
"Holy shit? Who are this handsome guy and gorgeous girl? Why do they look kind of familiar?"
"These two completely outclass the streamer in looks. Unfollowing, unfollowing."
"Wait, that's Early Autumn Romance! My Qiu Qiu, that's my Qiu Qiu~"
"Get lost, she's my Qiu Qiu!"
"You can have Qiu Qiu. I'm taking Chu Chu."
"Hi!" Chu Ge's big face appeared on-screen as he greeted everyone. "Am I handsome?"
The chat went quiet for a moment, then messages quickly began flooding in. "Get lost, Short-and-Small Ge. I want Qiu Qiu."
"Have you no shame, Short-and-Small Ge? Where's today's update? And you've come to livestream instead? Taking after those authors San-something and Liang-something, are you?"
"??? You're all his readers? What book is so damn amazing?"
Chu Ge said, "Shit, I only just