Borrowing a Computer

"Work? So you're unemployed right now?"

"No, it's not what you think." Qin Xueqing was afraid Lin Chen would misunderstand, so she quickly explained, "I still have a job, but it's a bit unstable, especially lately."

"Unstable?" Lin Chen was puzzled, but to complete the system task, he wasn't about to give up. No matter how unstable her job was, he had to help solve it.

"So what kind of work do you do? Tell me about it—maybe I can even help you out."

Qin Xueqing hesitated, then gritted her teeth and said, "I do webcasting."

"Webcasting?"

Lin Chen was a bit surprised—not because of the webcasting itself, but because someone like Qin Xueqing would take up that line of work.

If it were an ordinary person, that'd be one thing, but Qin Xueqing was an excellent student, always in the top three of her grade at school.

With grades like that, she'd be a shoo-in for a Fortune 500 company after graduation. Yet she chose to become a web anchor?

It wasn't about looking down on the job, but it really felt like overkill.

"Yeah, webcasting."

Seeing Lin Chen's surprise, Qin Xueqing felt a little hurt inside.

The web anchor industry might seem glamorous on the surface, but outsiders had plenty of nasty things to say about it, especially about female anchors.

Whenever people heard you were an anchor—and a female one at that—they'd immediately put on a pair of colored glasses and assume you'd do anything for money, no matter how low.

Lin Chen wasn't stupid. He knew the social stigma around web anchors, especially women. To avoid making Qin Xueqing misunderstand, he quickly explained, "Don't get me wrong—I didn't mean anything by it."

"Really?" Qin Xueqing asked uncertainly.

"Of course really. Not only do I not mean anything bad, I actually really admire you."

"The competition among web anchors is fierce right now, and on top of that, there's a ton of misunderstanding about the industry. The fact that you dove into it shows you've got guts."

"And besides being brave, I also believe you're not that kind of person, because you're different from all of them."

Lin Chen's words were simple, but they came straight from the heart.

If Qin Xueqing really wanted to take shortcuts, with her looks and figure, there'd be a line of people outside waiting to keep her. But here she was, worrying about work and rent—that showed how pure her heart was.

And that was exactly why Lin Chen wanted even more to help this girl. It wasn't just because of the system task, but because of their friendship as classmates.

He didn't want to see such a sweet, clean girl get tainted by the outside world.

"Thank you, Lin Chen."

She had to admit, what Lin Chen just said really touched Qin Xueqing's heart.

Her eyes started to well up, and then tears began streaming down uncontrollably.

"Don't cry—wipe your tears quick, or you won't look pretty anymore."

Seeing Qin Xueqing cry made Lin Chen feel bad too.

He could imagine how much grievance she must have suffered in the webcasting world. In his memory, she'd always been such a strong, independent girl.

Society really was a total bastard.

"I don't know why you chose this line of work, but if it makes you unhappy, why keep doing it?"

"With your abilities, finding another job outside should be pretty easy, right?"

Lin Chen had always been curious about why Qin Xueqing chose to be an anchor, so he asked.

"Because my mom is sick and needs a lot of money. The fastest way to earn it is through webcasting, so I..."

"Is that so?" Lin Chen said. "Well then, I'm willing to help you. It's just webcasting—let's go win first place."

"By the way, which platform do you stream on?"

"Douyu."

When Lin Chen heard Qin Xueqing say Douyu, he shouted "Perfect" in his head.

Of course, it wasn't because he had a ton of money, but because last time, after completing the task of humiliating his ex-girlfriend, the system had given him three ten-million-yuan Douyu recharge vouchers.

He'd thought they were useless junk back then, but he never expected they'd come in handy today.

Those three ten-million Douyu vouchers should be more than enough to help Qin Xueqing.

Buzz buzz buzz...

Just then, Qin Xueqing's phone suddenly rang.

"It's from my company."

After a quick explanation, she answered. A woman's anxious voice came through the line.

"Xueqing, where are you? Get on your computer and start streaming now. There's a Douyu Championship live match coming up—don't tell me you forgot?"

"Ah? Sister Yang, I'll get on the computer and start streaming right now."

Qin Xueqing hung up in a hurry and started looking for her laptop, only to realize that to go out and look for an apartment, she'd left her computer and luggage with her college best friend.

She'd planned the timing well enough that this shouldn't have happened.

But man proposes, heaven disposes. She happened to run into Lin Chen along the way, wasting a lot of time and completely forgetting about the livestream.

And this livestream was very important to Qin Xueqing. Many big spenders would be participating in this competition. If she missed it, she'd likely lose a lot of tips. And then Mom...

"What do I do now? My computer is all at my best friend's place." Qin Xueqing's eyes welled up again in panic.

"Don't worry. Let me ask the property management if they have a spare computer."

With that, Lin Chen called the property office again. As luck would have it, the same beautiful property manager who had delivered the contract earlier answered.

"Hello, I'm really sorry. It's like this..."

Lin Chen explained the situation to her. Even as the homeowner, he couldn't help feeling a bit nervous.

Borrowing a computer? That might be a first in Zhonghai, or even all of China.

But fortunately, after a moment of stunned silence, the property manager replied that they had just bought a new computer and hadn't used it yet. Lin Chen breathed a huge sigh of relief.

After hanging up, Lin Chen smiled and said, "Don't worry. Everything will work out."

Soon, the beautiful property manager and a male staff member delivered the monitor and tower, downloaded all the necessary livestream software, and perfectly configured everything.

Even Lin Chen had to silently give them a thumbs-up for such quality service.

No wonder it was top-tier villa service—fast and impressive.

"Thank you so much," Lin Chen said sincerely.

"You're welcome. It's our job. Besides, it's an honor to help a distinguished homeowner like Mr. Lin."

That was from the male staff member. It sounded a bit like flattery, but there was no denying that Lin Chen buying a three-billion villa had left a deep impression on them.

Besides, their salaries came from the homeowners—and he'd paid thirty years' worth upfront. Under those circumstances, not providing excellent service would feel wrong even to them.

The beautiful property manager said, "Ma'am, even though we don't know each other, I admire your courage. I'd like to lend a hand later. It won't be much, but it's a token of support."

"I'd like to help too."