Borrowing a Computer

"Work? Are you unemployed now?"

"No, it's not what you think." Afraid that Lin Chen would misunderstand, Qin Xueqing hurriedly explained, "I still have a job, it's just that my work is a little unstable, especially lately."

"Unstable?" Lin Chen was puzzled, but in order to complete the system mission, he naturally would not give up. No matter how unstable her job was, he had to help her resolve it.

"What kind of work do you do? Tell me about it. Maybe I can help."

Qin Xueqing hesitated for a moment before gritting her teeth and saying, "I do webcast."

"Webcast?"

Lin Chen was somewhat surprised. Of course, he was not surprised by webcasting itself, but by the fact that someone like Qin Xueqing had chosen this line of work.

It would have been one thing if it were an ordinary person, but Qin Xueqing had always been an outstanding student, consistently ranking in the top three of her grade.

With grades like that, she could easily have entered a Fortune 500 company after graduating, yet she had chosen to become a webcast host?

It was not that he looked down on the profession. It just felt like such a waste of her talent.

"Yes, webcast."

Seeing Lin Chen's surprise, Qin Xueqing felt a small pang of sadness.

Webcast hosts might look glamorous, but outsiders had plenty of prejudices against the industry, especially against female hosts like her.

As soon as people heard that you were a host, and a female host at that, they would look at you through tinted glasses and assume that you would do anything without principles for money.

Lin Chen was no fool. He understood the social stigma surrounding webcast hosts, especially female ones. Afraid that Qin Xueqing would misunderstand, he hurriedly explained, "Don't get me wrong. I didn't mean anything else."

"Really?" Qin Xueqing asked uncertainly.

"Of course. Not only did I not mean anything else, I actually admire you a great deal."

"Competition among webcast hosts is extremely fierce these days, and there are so many misunderstandings about this industry. The fact that you were willing to enter it under those circumstances shows your courage."

"Of course, aside from your admirable courage, I also believe you're not that kind of person, because you're different from them."

Lin Chen's words were simple, but they were sincere.

If Qin Xueqing truly wanted to take shortcuts, then with her looks and figure, plenty of men outside would have lined up to keep her.

Yet she was now worrying about work and housing, which showed just how pure-hearted she was.

That was precisely why Lin Chen wanted to help this girl even more. It was not just because of the system mission, but also because of the friendship between them as classmates.

He did not want such a cute, fair, innocent girl to be tainted by society.

"Thank you, Lin Chen."

It had to be said that Lin Chen's words had truly touched Qin Xueqing's heart.

Her eyes began to redden, and soon tears started flowing uncontrollably.

"Don't cry. Wipe your tears, or you won't look pretty anymore."

Seeing Qin Xueqing cry made Lin Chen feel awful too.

One could imagine how much grievance Qin Xueqing had suffered in the webcast industry. In Lin Chen's memory, she had always been a strong and independent girl.

Society really was a complete bastard!

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

"With your abilities, it should be easy for you to find another job, right?"

Lin Chen had always been puzzled by Qin Xueqing's decision to become a host, so he asked her directly.

"Because my mother is sick and needs a lot of money. Webcasting is the fastest way to earn money, so I..."

"Is that so?" Lin Chen said. "Then I'm willing to help you. It's just streaming, right? Then let's take first place."

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

"Douyu."

When Qin Xueqing said that her platform was Douyu, Lin Chen inwardly shouted, Perfect.

Of course, it was not perfect because Lin Chen had a lot of money. It was because after completing the mission to slap his ex-girlfriend in the face last time, the system had given him three ten-million-level Douyu top-up vouchers.

He had originally thought they were useless junk, but he had not expected them to come in handy today.

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

Beep, beep, beep...

Just then, Qin Xueqing's phone suddenly rang.

"It's a call from my company."

After casually explaining, Qin Xueqing answered the call. An anxious woman's voice came from the other end.

"Xue Qing, where are you? Hurry up and turn on your computer to start streaming. There's a Douyu Championship livestream competition coming up. Don't tell me you forgot?"

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

Qin Xueqing hurriedly ended the call and began looking for her laptop. Only then did she realize that, in order to come out and look for a place to live, she had left both her computer and luggage at her college best friend's home.

She had originally planned everything carefully, and this should not have happened.

But plans could not keep up with changes. She had unexpectedly run into Lin Chen along the way, wasting so much time that she had forgotten about streaming.

And this stream was very important to Qin Xueqing. Many wealthy viewers would be participating in this competition. If she did not go live, she would likely lose a great deal in tips, and then her mother...

"What am I supposed to do? My computer is at my best friend's house." Qin Xueqing grew so anxious that her eyes reddened again.

"Don't worry. I'll ask the property management office and see whether they have a spare computer."

With that, Lin Chen called the property management office again. Coincidentally, the person who answered was the same beautiful property staff member who had delivered the contract earlier.

"Hello, I'm really sorry, but here's the situation..."

Lin Chen roughly explained the matter to the property staff. Even though he was the owner, he could not help feeling nervous.

Borrowing a computer? This was probably a first in Zhonghai, perhaps even in all of China.

Fortunately, after a brief moment of stunned silence, the property staff said they had just bought a new computer that had not been used yet. Only then did Lin Chen finally breathe a sigh of relief.

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

Very soon, the beautiful property staff member and a male property staff member delivered a monitor and computer tower. They downloaded all the software needed for streaming and set everything up perfectly.

Even Lin Chen silently gave them a thumbs-up when he saw such excellent service.

As expected of a top-tier villa community's service. It was insanely fast.

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

"You're welcome. It's what we should do. Besides, being able to help a distinguished owner like Mr. Lin is our honor."

The male property staff member said this. Though it sounded somewhat like flattery, Lin Chen's purchase of a three-billion-yuan villa had truly shocked them.

Besides, the property staff's salaries came from the owners, and Lin Chen had paid thirty years' worth of management fees in one go. Under such circumstances, if they did not provide excellent service and satisfy the owner, they would not be able to justify it to themselves.

The beautiful property staff member said, "Ma'am, although we don't know each other, I admire your courage. So I'm willing to lend you a hand later. It's not much money, but please accept it as a small token of support."

"I'm willing to lend you a hand too."