Chapter Thirty-One: Married? Well, That’s Wonderful

To be fair, Bai Qingming's move—blocking and deleting a friend—took barely a second. His actions were swift and seamless, as if he had mastered them long ago.

Brother Wang and the viewers in the streaming room were all stunned.

“Streamer, did you train your hand speed? Don’t let any female streamers see this.”

“Incredible, strike first to gain the advantage.”

“Well done, streamer!”

The chat teased him.

As for Bai Qingming, he was thoroughly pleased. After all, he wasn’t deleting anyone from his own friend list, so there was absolutely no psychological burden.

“Brother Wang, did you catch that? Next time someone rejects you, use this method. At least you can regain your dignity.”

Just like a teacher checking if students have absorbed the lesson, Bai Qingming asked.

Brother Wang nodded immediately. This was useful knowledge, after all.

At that moment, the chat erupted again.

“Streamer, I believe you’re the king of romance now. I surrender.”

“Do you have more tips? Teach us a few more tricks.”

“Yeah, streamer, do it again. That wasn’t enough.”

Seeing their enthusiasm, Bai Qingming’s spirits lifted—he couldn’t help but want to perform again.

“Since everyone’s so fired up, I’ll teach you some more practical tricks.”

With that, Bai Qingming took Brother Wang’s phone. He looked for any dating apps that might showcase his skills, but after searching, found nothing—Brother Wang apparently didn’t use them.

Thinking for a moment, Bai Qingming simply opened WeChat, tapped on the ‘Nearby People’ feature, filtered for female users, and soon a long list appeared.

“Damn, WeChat has this function?” Brother Wang leaned in, just like a country bumpkin seeing the world for the first time—ignorant but thick-skinned, always pretending to know more than he did.

Compared to him, the viewers were much calmer.

“With the streamer so skilled, he must often use ‘Nearby People’ to chat with girls.”

“Hey, don’t spill all the secrets. Keep it subtle.”

“Right, I understand, I get it~”

These comments left Bai Qingming speechless. They were wrongly accusing him; honestly, he was a decent guy. At most, he occasionally played around with the feature, but he’d rather be playing Yasuo and dashing around than chatting here.

So, Bai Qingming chose a female account with a beautiful profile picture—he guessed it was her real photo.

He casually sent a greeting.

“Hey, your mom told me to add you on WeChat.”

Brother Wang was dumbfounded.

“Bro, do you know her? If you do, why bother adding her on WeChat? Just introduce her to me!”

“I don’t know her.”

Bai Qingming explained, “I’m just making up a reason. This way, there’s a high chance she’ll accept my friend request after the greeting.”

After his explanation, the viewers understood.

Sure enough, less than a minute later, the phone vibrated. The woman had accepted his friend request.

Immediately, she sent a message.

“You’re the fourth person today to use this approach to hit on me.”

Hiss!

Bai Qingming inhaled sharply.

Awkward.

The streaming room was filled with laughter.

“No way, it backfired already?”

“When she said the streamer was the fourth today, I laughed so hard my food nearly flew out.”

“Streamer, you’re not so slick after all. This trick is old and tired.”

…

Bai Qingming kept silent, his expression unchanged.

As long as he didn’t show embarrassment, it was others who would feel awkward.

Besides, although his intention was exposed, at least he had added her as a friend. If even that failed, then it would truly be embarrassing.

Thinking this, Bai Qingming pressed on, directly asking, “Miss, is that really you in the profile picture? You look a lot like my ex-girlfriend.”

Miss: “Seventh.”

Bai Qingming: “What do you mean, seventh?”

Miss: “You’re the seventh person today to say that to me.”

Bai Qingming: “…”

To be fair, if her profile picture wasn’t genuinely attractive, Bai Qingming would have suspected she was exaggerating.

Yet, for some reason, he felt a strong premonition rising within him.

He who had always been wise might finally be caught off guard today.

But at this point, all the viewers were watching; switching targets was impossible.

If the bachelor god suffered defeat, the news would definitely blow up.

No choice—Bai Qingming had to persist.

He resolved to use all his skills to avoid disaster.

With that in mind, Bai Qingming quickly adjusted his attitude and asked, “Miss, do you have a boyfriend?”

Soon, she replied: “I’m already married.”

Damn!

Reading this answer, Bai Qingming’s prepared words were instantly stuck in his throat.

Now the viewers’ attention intensified.

She’d made herself clear; now they wanted to see how Bai Qingming would respond.

Yet, to everyone’s surprise, Bai Qingming not only showed no sign of giving up, but even seemed a bit excited.

He responded:

“Well, that’s great!”

The next moment, the viewers were astonished.

“Streamer’s breaking the rules? She says she’s married and you get more excited instead of saying goodbye?”

“Newcomer upstairs? Don’t be shocked. That’s just how the streamer is—get used to it.”

“Married women, huh? Seems I share the streamer’s tastes.”

The chat was buzzing again.

After a while, the woman finally replied with a single word.

“Oh.”

“Is your husband at home? Want to play cards together?”

Bai Qingming pressed on.

Since things had reached this point, he might as well say whatever came to mind—anything to avoid failure.

Miss: “Heh.”

She had nothing more to say.

Bai Qingming could guess what she’d say next.

“I’m going to take a shower.”

As expected, she replied exactly as he’d predicted.

Oh, heh, going to shower.

Wasn’t this the classic goddess’s triple response?

Bai Qingming never imagined he’d ever receive such a reply; today was truly a day of embarrassment.

What to do, what to do?

He had to think fast.

Bai Qingming pondered.

Suddenly, his eyes lit up.

“Got it!”

He sprang to his feet, began adjusting his clothes and fixing his hair.

His actions baffled everyone.

Nobody knew what he was up to.

Soon, Bai Qingming tapped in the chat window.

Dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun~

The sound of a WeChat video call invitation rang out.

Instantly, all the viewers’ eyes widened, their worldviews shattered.

“Damn, streamer, you dare video call her?”

“I get it now—he’s going the opposite way. You say you’re going to shower, so you won’t be able to type, so I’ll just video chat with you instead.”

“This move is flawless!”

“Brothers, quick, take notes, highlight this one—it’s incredibly useful.”