Volume 1, Chapter 47: She Is a Big Shot Now

Qin Xiang replayed the audio of [Sweet Lemon] countless times.

She was almost certain that this was Lu Ning!

However, the live stream did not show a face; relying solely on a keyboard and fingers, it was impossible to tell who the person broadcasting really was!

Qin Xiang felt a sudden wave of panic.

Had the Sixth Brother not recognized this voice as Lu Ning's?

"Xiangxiang, why are you standing outside? Aren't you hot?"

Lu Liu walked out of the office after finishing his meal and saw Qin Xiang standing alone in the hallway.

Qin Xiang's expression was somewhat complicated: "Sixth Brother, I was just watching the video of [Sweet Lemon]. Have you finished watching it?"

After all, the streamer spoke at the very end of the video.

Lu Liu shook his head: "I didn't finish it, but I know this person very well. I don't need to finish watching to know she will definitely advance tomorrow. That's why we have to poach her over."

"Sixth Brother, have you investigated this person? Like what her real name is, or what she looks like?"

"I haven't found out. The other party has consistently refused the signing terms I offered, and I thought she had other reasons. Now it seems she probably went to Douxia to stream just to drive up her market value."

Lu Liu believed that when the time came, throwing enough money at her would definitely make her agree to sign.

Seeing Lu Liu's confident expression, Qin Xiang began to wonder if she had gotten it wrong.

If [Sweet Lemon] really was Lu Ning, that woman wouldn't have let herself be bullied so easily before.

It was probably just a coincidence that their voices sounded similar.

After all, people in this world could look alike.

Qin Xiang instantly breathed a sigh of relief. She told herself it couldn't possibly be Lu Ning.

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Lu Ning slept until she woke naturally the next day. She glanced at her phone and saw a few messages.

Lu Nanfeng: [Ningning, what kind of part-time job are you doing? Is it tiring? Why don't you come work at my company instead? It won't be too exhausting.]

Lu Ning glanced at it and left it unreplied.

She still had to prepare for the evening live stream and was very busy.

Lu Ning went to the next-door room.

Ji Chiqian was on the balcony making a phone call, speaking English at a very fast pace.

Gu Zifeng sat lazily on the sofa and said, "Little Lemon, you're awake? Do you know that the video of your live stream last night has gone viral now? A lot of people are definitely going to watch your stream tonight. Are you nervous?"

"A little, but I certainly won't lose."

Lu Ning still had confidence in her own strength.

Her gaze involuntarily drifted toward the balcony. He was resting one hand on the railing, his back tall and slender.

Sensing something, Ji Chiqian turned his head and met her gaze.

The man's eyes were as dark as ink. He said a few words into the phone and then hung up.

Lu Ning quickly withdrew her gaze, though out of the corner of her eye, she noticed him returning to the living room.

Ji Chiqian spoke up: "I have something to take care of later and might not be back tonight."

Going out?

Lu Ning asked instinctively, "Isn't school on break?"

Gu Zifeng coughed lightly: "Well, it's like this. I have some business matters that require Brother Qian to handle with me."

Knowing that Gu Zifeng was a second-generation wealthy heir, Lu Ning did not probe any further.

At noon, during lunch, Lu Ning received a call from the Douxia Live Streaming Company: "Hello, I am the person in charge at Douxia Entertainment Company. May I ask if you are the person behind [Sweet Lemon]?"

"Yes, that's me."

"Here is the thing: our company is very optimistic about your prospects and would like to talk to you about signing a contract. Can we add each other on WeChat so I can send over the contract and related information for you to review?"

Lu Ning hung up the phone and looked up at Ji Chiqian: "The people from Douxia Entertainment Company contacted me."

Gu Zifeng chimed in first: "Don't agree to them just yet. Wait until after your live stream tonight before discussing terms with them. You absolutely cannot let those capitalists take advantage of you!"

The big boss of the capitalists was right here on the scene!

Gu Zifeng felt extremely dashing right now, fighting for Little Lemon's interests!

Ignoring the raving Gu Zifeng, Ji Chiqian looked at Lu Ning: "We'll discuss the cooperation with them after I get back."

"Okay."

Lu Ning was not in any particular hurry either.

After Ji Chiqian and Gu Zifeng left the apartment, she checked the contract sent by Douxia Live Streaming. The compensation terms were actually quite good.

However, it required streaming online for several hours every day and cooperating with the platform's operational promotional events.

She indeed needed to stream to make money right now, but her goal was not to become a gaming streamer.

She wanted to join the national team and become a professional esports player to compete in tournaments!

Undecided, Lu Ning logged into the game, intending to upgrade her game character's equipment.

After playing so many PK matches last night, the equipment attributes all needed maintenance.

However, as soon as she logged on, she found several hundred friend request notifications!

Some were heads of gaming guilds, while others were fans.

Lu Ning glanced at them, ignored all the friend requests, and simply turned off the friend request option.

[Hello Streamer Lemon, I watched your live stream content last night, and you are very impressive. But if you sign with Douxia Entertainment Company, you will definitely get the short end of the stick. Our Qingguo Live Streaming Platform is backed by Tangbei Entertainment Company. Not only can you become a streamer, but you also have the chance to break into the entertainment industry!]

Seeing the message sent by her Sixth Brother, Lu Ning found it as earnest as it could be.

Indeed, in her past life, Qin Xiang later entered the entertainment industry as well, and with the support of her Fourth Brother, her career progressed quite well.

A cold smile tugged at the corners of Lu Ning's lips: [I'll pass]

After replying, she began tweaking her equipment.

She saw that her Sixth Brother had sent several more messages in a row, but she didn't even bother to look at them.

Lu Ning checked the preliminary list of a hundred candidates, ten of whom had advanced yesterday.

Tonight, she would have to face these ten people in PK matches.

Only the winners would earn the qualification to advance to the top one hundred, after which they would battle it out through individual PK challenges.

Scanning the list, she spotted a few familiar names, mostly belonging to people from those major gaming guilds.

However, she didn't find anyone named [If Time Could Flow Back].

Lu Ning remembered that in her previous life, she had met that person during this exact event.

It was also thanks to that person's guidance that she successfully fought her way into the top ten.

She had always suspected whether that person was Ji Chiqian.

Because Ji Chiqian's gaming handle was also that.

Yet the timing of their encounter didn't match, and she wasn't sure if they were truly the same person.

Could it be that by being reborn, she had altered the trajectory of her past life, making it impossible for her to cross paths with that person anymore?

Lu Ning felt a trace of disappointment.

In the evening, Lu Ning went live right on schedule.

As soon as her broadcast started, she noticed the online viewer count had reached tens of thousands.

[I think this woman is definitely using hacks. Her PK matches today are bound to expose her.]

[So salty. Some guys have garbage skills themselves, so they just bash other female gamers!]

[If the streamer really isn't cheating, why doesn't she dare show her face? Isn't it just fear of being exposed for using a substitute player!]

Just as Lu Ning was about to respond, she suddenly saw someone in the chat room gift three mega-rockets.

Noticing the name ranked first among fans [Lu Tian Esports], she let out a slight chuckle.

So the Sixth Brother had shown up.

Lu Liu typed in the live chat: [Streamer Lemon has genuine skills. Let's not beat around the bush, I want to poach her!]

Instantly, the chat room was in an uproar.

Lu Liu was a fairly well-known figure in the live-streaming circle, and his account was officially verified, so it couldn't be faked.

A mocking curve touched the corner of Lu Ning's lips as she calmly spoke: "Today's PK matches begin!"

Upon hearing that familiar voice, Lu Liu almost fell out of his chair!

That voice—was it Lu Ning?