Chapter Seventy-Three: Invite Me to the Banquet—I Want to Sit at the Children's Table

After returning from the police station, Bai Qingming restarted his livestream.

Seeing him appear safe and sound in the stream, the viewers immediately jumped into the chat.

“Streamer, streamer, is it true you topped up someone’s phone with ten thousand yuan?”

“Wow, apparently the other person was a scammer! There are so many scammers these days, when I heard about this, I rushed to the bank to check all my assets. Thank goodness, my grand total of ten yuan and forty-two cents is all still there—not a penny missing.”

“The person above is so rich, I’m envious!”

“Everyone, take a seat. In our Cao County, I’m the lowest of the low.”

“No wonder you’re so wealthy—you’re a big shot from Cao County.”

“What’s Cao County supposed to be? Can someone explain?”

“Haven’t you heard? ‘Better to have a single bed in Cao County than an apartment in Jiangcheng.’”

“A friend told me the average income in Cao County is three thousand—I thought that was average, until he told me it was in Bitcoin.”

“I haven’t been back to Cao County in ages. Do I need a passport now to return?”

“Sorry to interrupt—Streamer, can I ask, how did you pull it off?”

“What do you mean, ‘it’? Are you asking how the streamer managed to sleep with a dozen people in a single night?”

“Those who get it, get it. No need to spell it out. But anyway, I’m asking for a friend.”

“My friend asked me to ask, too.”

“Friends out of thin air!”

“Streamer, are you interested in becoming the ambassador for our men’s clinic? If you’re interested, contact me. Oh, and by the way, during the holidays, surgeries at our hospital are discounted—second one half price.”

The chat was awash with chatter, people talking nonsense, some advertising, even peddling pirated videos.

Yet someone complained they had no idea who was so wicked as to share a download link that turned out to be a thousand episodes of the nightly news and five hundred episodes of a children’s cartoon.

What a disaster!

…

With the atmosphere lively and animated, Bai Qingming decided to interact with his viewers, bantering along with them.

For a time, the stream was in high spirits.

After being called in for a “cup of tea” at the police station, Bai Qingming’s popularity exploded once again. Unfortunately, the number of viewers was still far from the three million mark.

He had planned to sing a song or do something entertaining.

But just then, someone suddenly flooded the chat.

“Streamer, go check out Brother Wang’s stream right now—something big is happening!”

At that, Bai Qingming’s attention was instantly caught.

He quickly switched to the web version and entered Brother Wang’s stream.

In a flash, Bai Qingming witnessed a shocking scene.

…

Ten minutes earlier.

Brother Wang was at a bar, using Bai Qingming’s tactics to try to pick up women.

Unfortunately, without Bai’s help, the results were dismal.

Brother Wang was about to give up and go home when he turned around and bumped into a woman, spilling his drink all over her leg.

The woman looked very young, dressed head to toe in designer brands, exuding the air of a rich heiress.

One glance at Brother Wang’s outfit, and before he could apologize, she snapped.

“Are you blind? Can’t you see someone’s here? Or are you in such a hurry to be reincarnated?”

“Hey now, it’s my fault for bumping into you, but that doesn’t give you the right to insult me!” Brother Wang retorted, sizing her up as he spoke.

To be fair, the woman was quite attractive, though her lack of manners and overbearing attitude soured Brother Wang’s mood.

She glanced at his clothes with disdain, then pointed at her leg. “You’re not leaving tonight unless you lick it clean!”

Her demand was downright humiliating.

At her words, Brother Wang suddenly looked up, his eyes gleaming.

Viewers watching the scene unfold in the chat were incensed.

“She’s just being insulting!”

“Yeah, he spilled a drink and apologized, what more does she want? Why make things so hard for an honest guy?”

“Don’t bother, Brother Wang, just walk away.”

Many viewers posted their support.

Meanwhile, Brother Wang noticed the Balenciaga stockings on her leg.

Gradually… a look of delight appeared in his eyes.

His ancestors must have blessed him!

Without another word, he pounced.

At that moment, Brother Wang had only one thought.

“Is this for real?”

The entire chat was stunned.

“No way, you can do that?”

“Turning the tables! Turning disadvantage into advantage. It looks humiliating, but he’s actually coming out ahead!”

“I let my guard down. Turns out I’m the clown.”

“Darn, he got away with it.”

“That’s it, I’m heading to the bar myself.”

Brother Wang’s move took everyone by surprise. Honestly, more than a few viewers were drooling with envy.

Even the woman was caught off guard. Gone was her earlier swagger; she stood frozen, completely stunned.

When it was over, Brother Wang licked his lips, now tinged dark, and seemed to savor the moment.

“Brother Wang, what did it feel like?” a viewer asked eagerly.

“Nothing special, really,” Brother Wang smacked his lips, finding them bitter.

Not for any other reason—just that the black stockings bled dye.

“Guys, you always ask if black stockings lose their color. Now you know, right?” Brother Wang pointed at his lips and continued, “Not only do they bleed dye, they’re bitter as hell!”

Suddenly, he remembered something and added, “By the way, any med students here? Do you think I might get poisoned?”

This cracked the chat up.

“Try Baidu, ask the search engine.”

“Might as well skip that—according to Baidu, every search leads to cancer.”

“Should we start planning the funeral?”

“Don’t forget to invite me—I want to sit at the kids’ table.”

“Will there be pork knuckle? A banquet without it just isn’t right.”

…

Watching all this, Bai Qingming couldn’t stop laughing. He tipped Brother Wang a treasure map and silently exited the stream.

He’d always thought Brother Wang was a real character, destined for bigger things. Tonight proved he’d been right.

After chatting with his own viewers a bit more, Bai Qingming decided to skip further antics and quickly ended the stream for the night.

Seeing that Dazed Girl was still streaming behind closed doors, Bai Qingming left to grab a late-night snack.

No sooner had he ordered his food at the barbecue stand than Dazed Girl called, asking where he was.

When she heard Bai Qingming had gone out to eat without inviting her, the “old woman” got upset, declared she was ending her own stream, and would be right over.

After hanging up, Bai Qingming waited.

But an hour passed, and she still hadn’t arrived.

He knew women liked to do their makeup before going out, but surely not this long?

As he stared at the now-cooling skewers, Bai Qingming lost patience and called her.

“Where are you? Are you coming or not?”

As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly heard ambulance sirens in the background, chaos all around.

Dazed Girl’s voice came through.

“I don’t think I’ll make it. There was an accident on the way.”

At those words, Bai Qingming’s expression changed.

“What happened? Are you badly hurt?”

“A few broken ribs, can’t move right now, bleeding a lot,” she replied.

That made Bai Qingming anxious.

“Don’t move, send me your location. I’m coming over right now. Don’t be afraid, I’m here.”

Saying this, he called the owner over to pay the bill.

Just then, her voice came through again.

“Oh, are you coming to watch the drama too?”

“???” Bai Qingming replied.