Chapter 18

Chapter Eighteen

At this moment in the live streaming room, Qi Yue was unaware that someone was secretly helping him; his heart was still in turmoil.

Two voices clashed noisily in his mind—one urging him to quickly go and appease her, the other advising him to just let things be, hoping that Gu Yunshuang would distance herself from him.

Qi Yue felt irritated, and to make matters worse, the sound of another person’s heartbeat filled his ears, making him lose control.

Although Gu Yunshuang had her back turned to Qi Yue, everyone watching the live stream noticed that her eyes were unfocused, her ears twitched at every sound coming from Qi Yue’s side, and even when her phone received new notifications, she showed no interest in looking. It was clear her attention was entirely on Qi Yue.

Her expressions fluctuated wildly—sometimes sorrowful, sometimes angry, sometimes calm.

Long-time fans sighed, saying that despite following her for so long, they had never seen her show so many changes of mood in one sitting.

The viewers had already imagined her inner thoughts:

[Tearful Cat Avatar: After all this time, he still hasn’t come to comfort me. He really doesn’t care about me anymore. Sob.]

[Fiery Cat Avatar: Damn it! Why hasn’t he come to soothe me yet? Does he have another girl on the side?]

[Peaceful Cat Avatar: Forget it, what else can I do? I guess I have to forgive him.]

[Tearful Cat Avatar: No, I’m still so hurt and sad. Crying hard.]

[Fiery Cat Avatar: This is infuriating! I can’t just forgive him!]

[Peaceful Cat Avatar: What else can I do if I don’t forgive him? Cry in front of him? I need my pride. Smash his damn head? I can’t bear to. Oh well, I’ll forgive him again!]

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Meanwhile, Qi Yue was not completely unresponsive. Several times, he stretched his hand towards Gu Yunshuang, but halfway there, he hesitated and quickly pulled it back. After a while, his hand stealthily reached out again, paused halfway, then retracted sharply.

This back-and-forth repeated several times. At first, viewers joked and teased, but after watching Qi Yue act so timid multiple times, they grew restless—more anxious than Qi Yue himself.

[“Hey, big bro, I admit you two really aren’t good at this. If you want to comfort her, then hurry up! This awkward situation is painful even for us haters to watch!”]

[“July, if you’re brave enough to upset your wife, then be brave enough not to chicken out! Just go for it! Stop torturing everyone here with this in-between act!”]

Yet Qi Yue remained stuck in his cycle of stretching out and pulling back his hand, too timid to act, like a cat’s claw teasingly scratching, leaving the audience restless and uneasy.

Those who had rushed back upon hearing there might be some sweetness to witness were left heartbroken—where exactly was the sweetness?

[“Who the hell said there was candy here? Show yourself, I swear I won’t beat you to death!!!!!!”]

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