Chapter 432: After Losing Weight, You All Love Me (44)

Chapter 432: After Losing Weight, Everyone Loves Me (44)

"You want me to sing?"

Tang Qing looked a bit surprised at the invitation and added, "Also, we're not really boyfriend and girlfriend..."

Xing Zhe had clearly been waiting for her intentionally at the gym today. In the rest area, he laid out the band manager's plan.

For the lead single of the new album, the band hoped Tang Qing could do a couples' promo with Xing Zhe on Weibo, with both posting studio version clips of "Ridge Line" simultaneously.

"It's just..."

"A form of promotion."

Xing Zhe was rarely this flustered, especially under Tang Qing's clear gaze. He could hardly bring himself to look at her expression.

It was too awkward.

This kind of promotional tactic that uses a couple premise.

"A while back, the live performance at the school," Xing Zhe explained where this came from, "Under the video from that time, everyone was guessing... that we were..."

The last two words came out with difficulty, but he managed to say them: "A couple."

"It also helps that recently, your Dream Illusion Princess has been quite popular."

Tang Qing had probably figured out Xing Zhe's meaning—the band likely wanted to ride the hype from her cosplay to promote Xing Zhe's band's new album.

It didn't seem like a big deal; such marketing strategies in the industry often created win-wins.

"In that case... isn't that going to cause misunderstandings?"

Before Xing Zhe could respond to Tang Qing's question, a third voice cut in!

It was Lu Tongchu!

No one knew how long he'd been standing there listening. He said, "It'll definitely cause misunderstandings."

"Does the band's new album really need a couples' gimmick?"

A question that cut straight to the heart of the matter!

Already harboring some personal motives, Xing Zhe looked exposed by Lu Tongchu's bluntness, and his expression immediately became uncomfortable!

"This matter..."

Tang Qing, standing nearby, had already picked up on something strange about Lu Tongchu's gaze!

It felt like a volcano, having held back for so long, was about to blow!

Jumping in before Lu Tongchu could blow up, Tang Qing spoke up: "What about as friends?"

"If it's for promotion, couldn't we do it as friends instead?"

Xing Zhe froze!

That faint glimmer of anticipation suddenly sank.

After a long pause, Xing Zhe said somewhat dejectedly, "It should be possible."

"Dream Illusion Princess collabs with a friend on the song, the collab version of 'Ridge Line.' Hope you all enjoy it (づ￣3￣)づ╭?～"

"A collab between friends, thank you all for your support."

The day before the release of the new single "Ridge Line," both Tang Qing and Xing Zhe posted on Weibo:

"First comment! Finally found my waifu's account!"

"My waifu is singing to me! I'm so happy!"

"Is it just me, or am I focusing on something else? So, you two are just friends?"

Under this reply, Tang Qing specifically replied, "Just friends!"

They're just friends?!

The goddess is still single!

For a time, both the Shanhe Tu 818 forum and the C University forum blew up!

"Brothers! Spread the word, y'all! Dream Illusion Princess is single!"

"Being single is great! Being single means... heh heh heh..."

"Speaking of which, anyone disagree that Dream Illusion Princess is now the number one beauty in Shanhe Tu?"

Once again, the title of "number one beauty" was brought up!

In the 818 forum, almost every notable beauty had been ranked, and with Dream Illusion Princess's cosplay debut, Tang Qing truly deserved the top spot!

"Hehehe, speaking of the number one beauty, who still remembers our Little Chubby Hands?"

"Doesn't Little Chubby Hands' live stream go by the name 'Shanhe Tu's Number One Beauty'?"

It was originally a meme, and to this day, Little Chubby Hands still hasn't changed the name of the live stream.

So, as soon as Little Chubby Hands started streaming this time, someone immediately warned Little Chubby Hands!

"The audacity! You still dare to use that name now? Watch out for Dream Illusion Princess's wife fans coming for you!"

"Hahaha, Little Chubby Hands, I suggest you change the name. Everyone knows now that Shanhe Tu's number one beauty is Dream Illusion Princess."

Though the tone was lighthearted and mostly joking, the intention was to have Little Chubby Hands' back.

Even the system couldn't help but remark, "Though they're all a bunch of unlucky bastards, they're quite kind-hearted!"

Just a group of unlucky players.

They could never win anything from the loot boxes, yet they were always eager to cheer and support by chipping in for superchats.

The pair of hands belonging to Little Chubby Hands slowly appeared on the screen.

As soon as they showed up!

They immediately set the chat on fire among the live stream viewers!

"Something's off! Really off! Chubby Fingers, did you turn on the beauty filter? We're all bros here, so why do I think your hands look kinda nice?"

"Holy shit! Have you lost weight again? That's a mistake! Why would a jinli like you need to lose weight!"

"Little Thin Hands? Little bottom! Little bottom!"

...

It was just a bunch of random, nonsensical chatter, but one thing was certain: Tang Qing had indeed lost more weight.

"I've been doing body sculpting lately!"

A sweet, lively voice came through, and the viewers in the livestream felt like their ears were blessed.

To be honest, Chubby Fingers' voice was actually quite pleasant.

Tang Qing continued, "Bros, today we're still opening 10 golden eggs~"

"My luck has been pretty mid lately, so don't come at me if we don't get anything good!"

The chat scrolled through another wave of comments:

"Stop showing off, saying that feels like you're mocking me..."

"Honestly, streamer, if your luck were any better, the science academy would probably want to slice you up for research."

The final results turned out neither great nor terrible—2 A-level items from 10 golden eggs!

"Sick, sick, God-tier luck! God-tier luck!"

"A legendary shift from F2P to whale luck! God-tier luck! God-tier luck!"

Following Chubby Fingers' usual livestream routine, after opening the golden eggs and receiving gifts, it would be time to end the stream.

But today, the viewers were especially persistent, desperately urging Tang Qing to stream a bit longer, even if it meant opening just one more golden egg!

"I've been following you for over half a year. Reflect on this—how many times have you actually streamed? You can't just keep blue-balling me because I've got a good heart!"

"I suggest you play nice, or else this bro might dip from your stream next time!"

Reading these comments, Tang Qing's voice carried a hint of laughter as she replied, "Alright, I'll stick around a bit longer."

"My luck is just average today, so no more golden eggs."

"Gotta protect my brand."

After she said this, the chat fell into a deadass silence for a second.

Bruh, 2 A-level items from 10 golden eggs, and she calls that average luck!

I feel like catching hands with this jinli...

Wasn't sure what content to pivot to, right at that moment!

A PK notification suddenly popped up in the livestream.

"Huh? Someone wants to 1v1 with me?" Tang Qing murmured. She took a closer look at whose stream it was—what a coincidence!

It was actually Han Chang's crush, the female streamer "Xu Xu"!

"Everyone, during the PK session later, make sure to send more gifts for Xu Xu!"

"I'm so bad at this, it would be so embarrassing to lose to the opponent!"

Once the PK connection was established, Tang Qing's headset picked up Xu Xu's deliberately cutesy, affected voice—so fake it left a bad first impression.

"What the hell kind of name is that? 'Number One Beauty of the Landscape'? Who has the nerve to call themselves that?"

"Hilarious, who even is this, claiming to be the top beauty in front of our girl Xu Xu?"