Chapter 56: Mistresses three and four aren't enough, number six will do?

[I'm dying of curiosity, who on earth is this XX?]
[Let's see who has ever cursed out the streamer!]
[That list would be way too long.]
[Lord Yama is probably keeping track of them in his little book.]
[Late-night emotional drama theater, huh?]
[Fantastic, this is right up my alley.]
[Wang the beast is still way too perverted, I'm getting physically sick.]
[You've gotta talk about something heartwarming at night.]

After updating his title, Xu Qingfeng didn't rush right into telling glorious tales of prodigal lovers like he usually did. Instead, he pulled out his phone.
"Hold on a second, the streamer is going to contact a female fan."
[Already setting up a hookup?]
[Damn, trying to sleep with fans before the stream even ends?]

Typing away on his phone, Xu Qingfeng replied to the bullet comments: "Don't talk nonsense, the streamer isn't that kind of guy. Today's juicy gossip was actually submitted by a female fan, so I need to contact her directly."
[A female fan submitted it?]
[I've already guessed it. It's definitely someone's girlfriend.]
[Could be a hookup buddy too.]
[Surely not a wife, right?]
[I'm guessing it's the original wife tearing apart a mistress.]

Xu Qingfeng lowered his head to message the fan. This piece of dirt was provided by her—not destructive enough to ruin a life, but certainly entertaining enough. Coincidentally seeing Duan Zhe's name earlier had immediately brought this to mind.
"All right, I've just gotten in touch with the fan. Next, everyone, get ready to watch a fine show. Come on, the streamer is going to connect with the fan for a multi-person chat."

Xu Qingfeng sent a connection request, adding the fan to the livestream room.
"Hello."
"Hello Brother Feng, I'm your fan." The female fan sounded very polite, her voice soft and sweet, yet tinged with exhaustion.
[Her voice sounds so nice.]
[She has that heart-tugging, shattered vibe.]
[Holy shit, is God Feng actually going to date a fan?]
[You can tell she's a beauty just from her voice.]

Xu Qingfeng nodded. "Hello then, our midnight emotional broadcast is all yours."
"Okay, everyone can just call me Mistress Three." Mistress Three took a breath, then paused, seeming to figure out how to put it into words.
"Last year, I started dating a male celebrity. He said that due to work reasons, he couldn't make our relationship public and asked me to wait for him a bit longer. I agreed. Being a celebrity, after all, does come with a lot of inconveniences."

Mistress Three recounted her story smoothly, her tone carrying three parts nostalgia, three parts bitterness, three parts resentment, and one part release.
[Celebrities are all like that.]
[I've rarely seen any celebrities make their relationships public.]
[Girl, what's the big deal about that? Just be a bit more understanding.]

Mistress Three saw the bullet comments too. She sniffled. "At first, we were very sweet, but his work kept getting busier and busier. He was always running errands or recording shows, and often his phone couldn't be reached."
[Girl, let me give you some advice. Being with a celebrity is just like this, it's not worth it.]
[I somehow feel like there's a plot twist coming.]

Xu Qingfeng simply listened quietly from the side without getting involved, while the livestream chat was the one comforting Mistress Three.
Yet instead of decreasing, the audience numbers kept growing.

Mistress Three continued, "At first, I thought everything was normal with him, until one day later on when I found his other phone. That was when I saw his other side."

[A lesson on the importance of hiding your phone well.]
[You shouldn't go snooping through someone's phone casually; it's bad for all three people involved.]
[Hahaha, so he just had another mistress!]

Xu Qingfeng smiled without a word. "No, no, no, everyone guessed wrong. Let's keep listening to Mistress Three."
Mistress Three uttered an acknowledgement. "Brother Feng, please help invite someone over."

Xu Qingfeng nodded, picked up his phone, and made a call. "Hello, I'm Xu Qingfeng."
The person on the other end was clearly startled. "Huh? God Feng?"
"That's right, I'm live-streaming right now. Would you be interested in joining the broadcast?"
"Join the broadcast? Why?"
"Something related to you."

The other side hesitated. "Fine, let me log into Flash-Reflection."
Soon, Xu Qingfeng invited her to join the multi-host connection.
"God Feng, are you holding some kind of event?"
Xu Qingfeng shook his head. "Hold on a second, listen to Mistress Three."
"Oh, okay."

Mistress Three spoke up, her voice still soft and sweet: "Hello, are you Bi Bi's girlfriend?"
The person on the other end was shocked. "How did you know?"
"I'm Bi Bi's girlfriend too," Mistress Three said calmly.
The name had been muted by Xu Qingfeng—there was still a show coming up after all.
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[Holy shit, who on earth is this?]
[Damn this cursed curiosity of mine!]
[It's starting!]
[Fucking hell, I want to watch them tear into each other face-to-face!]
[I love watching women fight!]
[My mom loves listening to this, I'm going to go call her over.]
[Hahaha, our whole family of three is listening.]
[Unbelievable, my grandpa isn't even sleeping.]
[I can't stop laughing, family, I'm sitting in a taxi and the driver won't let me get out, telling me he won't charge me fare if I let him listen a bit longer.]
[Pfft!]

The person on the other end was dumbfounded. "Are you the mistress or am I the mistress?"
Mistress Three replied, "I'm Mistress Three."
The audience instantly perked up.
[Mistress fighting the original wife?]
[This is thrilling!]

The girl on the other end sneered, "If you're the mistress, how dare you look for me? Have you no shame..."
Mistress Three interrupted her: "You're Mistress Four."
"What?!"

Xu Qingfeng gave a cough. "To help everyone keep track of who is who, let's call the later girl Mistress Four, and she is Mistress Three."
"...Fine." Mistress Four fell silent for a moment. "Mistress Three, do you have proof?"
Mistress Three said, "Listen to this voice message."

A voice message played in the stream: "Dearest wife, I miss you so much, muah. I'm coming back tomorrow, and just thinking about seeing you drives me crazy with excitement."
"Dearest Xiaoxiao, I've brought you a surprise, wash up nicely and wait for me."

The bullet comments in the stream surged wildly.
[Whose voice is that? Whose voice is that?]
[This voice sounds kind of familiar!]
[Wash up nicely, hahaha.]

Mistress Four spoke up, "That's right, it really is his voice. What do you want to do now?"
"Brother Feng, keep pulling people in."
"Huh?" Mistress Four was a bit confused.
Xu Qingfeng nodded. "Alright, wait a moment, there are quite a few people."

The livestream room utterly exploded.
[Quite a few people?]
[Damn it, I'm not sleeping anymore.]
[Ah?]
[Holy shit, Mistress Four isn't enough?]
[666, I finally get why they're called Mistress Three and Mistress Four. This is a ranking system!]

The viewer count in the stream skyrocketed, and betting had already started in the bullet comments.
[I bet on five!]
[At least eight, surely.]
[Bets are open! Place your bets, no taking them back!]
[Oh my god, even my grandma has squeezed in to watch.]
[Brothers, who gets it? I'm watching the stream on a train, and the whole damn carriage has crowded around!]
[Such an explosive plot.]

Mistress Three and Mistress Four waited quietly while Xu Qingfeng was busy inviting people, several of whom were brand-new users who had just rushed to register accounts.
Xu Qingfeng wiped the sweat from his forehead and let out a long sigh. "Alright family, everything is set. We're starting the multi-person connection right now."

The audience perked up—the main show was beginning.
Four more connections entered shortly, filling up all six available slots.
[Just 6?]
[Awesome, there really are six of them!]

Xu Qingfeng gave a light cough. "Don't get me wrong, everyone, there aren't just six."
[Huge disappointment.]
[Celebrated for nothing.]
"Six isn't the prodigal's limit; it's the limit for Flash-Reflection's multi-host connections."
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