After confirming from Ji Xingchen that he really wanted to start the livestream, there was suddenly a tumultuous feeling in Rang Feng’s heart.
This feeling is like there was once a beautiful treasure that belonged only to him.
But suddenly one day, someone opened this Pandora’s box, and this beautiful treasure was seen by everyone and wildly sought after.
Before, when Ji Xingchen didn’t turn on the webcam, there were many fans calling him “husband” in his livestream.
Rang Feng understood that if he were to turn on the webcam now, the number of female fans would definitely skyrocket, and some might even want to pursue him in real life.
He understood Ji Xingchen’s allure too well; his face had always been exceptionally attractive since childhood.
Back in high school, even the seemingly reserved girls would almost confess their feelings to him in front of the class, at the school gate, on the way home, or even in front of his house.
Apart from girls, there was even a sophomore who, during evening self-study, arranged candles and roses on the playground to spell out “I love you!”
Back then, if Ji Xingchen hadn’t been so clueless about relationships, he couldn’t say for sure if someone would have succeeded.
Thinking about these past events, Rang Feng felt both choked up and bitter.
But despite these feelings, he didn’t speak up to stop Ji Xingchen.
Ji Xingchen is like the brightest star in the sky, and shouldn’t have his light obscured for anyone.
Wanfeng: It’s okay.
Wanfeng: Just stream normally.
Wanfeng: I might have something in the evening, so I might not make it early.
Wanfeng: But I’ll definitely watch before nine.
Seeing the last sentence, Ji Xingchen inexplicably thought of the trending topic he saw on Weibo before, about an old father tearfully sending his child to kindergarten, reluctant to part ways.
Actually, there was no connection between Wanfeng’s words and that scene, but human association can be strange like that. Ji Xingchen didn’t understand how he could extract a bit of the father’s melancholy from Wanfeng’s words.
Ji Xingchen: Will you support me for my first time turning on the webcam? Hahaha
Wanfeng: Yeah.
After messaging Wanfeng, Ji Xingchen finished his spicy noodles. After checking WeChat and paying the bill, he found two friend requests.
WSD-Ye Zi (Coach): Hello, Star, I’m Ye Zi from WSD.
REO Coco: Hello, are you interested in joining a professional esports team?
Ji Xingchen was very familiar with the names WSD and REO. These were two professional esports teams in the KPL professional league.
Especially REO, this team was the one Jiang Mu played for when he first debuted on the KPL stage.
After glancing at the note in Coco’s friend request, Ji Xingchen knew the other party’s intention.
Out of courtesy, he immediately accepted the request and proactively greeted both of them.
WSD-Ye Zi (Coach): Hello ❀❀
WSD-Ye Zi (Coach): Star, I watched every game you played in the Honor Points League.
WSD-Ye Zi (Coach): I’m your loyal fan ᵔᴗᵔ
Ye Zi, the coach of WSD, typed very quickly. Just seconds after Ji Xingchen sent a message, the coach replied with three messages.
WSD-Ye Zi (Coach): Your mid lane hero pool is very deep, and your mentality is great. Have you considered joining a professional team to compete?
WSD’s Ye Zi didn’t beat around the bush at all, expressing their intentions directly.
If this invitation were extended to any other casual player, even if they didn’t plan to participate, they’d probably feel somewhat excited. But Ji Xingchen remained quite calm. It wasn’t the first time he’d been invited to play professionally. Back when he and Jiang Mu dominated the leaderboard, there were teams that approached him.
Star: Thank you for your kindness, but I’m sorry, I don’t currently have plans for that.
WSD-Ye Zi (Coach): That’s okay. Can I ask the reason? If you don’t want to say, it’s fine.
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After reading the coach’s response, Ji Xingchen deleted what he had just written and explained again.
Star: Previously, due to some reasons, I didn’t complete my education, so I plan to retake the college entrance exam within the next two years.
Star: Therefore, if I were to pursue a professional career, I wouldn’t have enough time and energy to spare.
To achieve good results in high-intensity professional competitions, the time and effort required as a professional player are incomparable to those of a streamer.
Ji Xingchen himself never harbored dreams of going professional. Coupled with his aspiration to fulfill his original agreement with Feng-ge and get into B University, he genuinely doesn’t want to divert his energy towards professional gaming.
The coach from WSD felt regretful after being turned down.
Their team was strong in all other positions, but they were just missing a strong mid-laner.
This Star excels in all types of mid-lane champions, whether it’s artillery, mage assassins, or utility mid-laners. With someone like him, not only can the team execute various strategies effectively, but they also won’t fear opponents targeting the mid-lane during the drafting phase.
Such a player who is suitable for professional gaming but only wishes to focus on his studies.
While Ye Zi felt regretful for him, he also admired him greatly.
WSD – Ye Zi (Coach): It’s okay, studies come first.
WSD – Ye Zi (Coach): But if one day you decide to go pro, you’re welcome to join WSD anytime.
After chatting with the coach from WSD for a while, when Ji Xingchen checked the time again, he realized it was almost seven o’clock.
He quickly turned on his computer and set up the free, low-resolution webcam he had received earlier.
During the afternoon, Ji Xingchen watched a livestream where Li Tao and Wen Quiping had a voice chat PK, and he discovered that this free webcam was actually quite good…
Earlier, Ji Xingchen had informed everyone on Weibo that he planned to take a break after the match, so he would start his stream promptly at seven tonight.
Because of the Honor Points Tournament and last night’s hot search, Ji Xingchen had gained a significant number of followers. Taking advantage of the excitement and passion from the match, the audience was already waiting in his livestream, ready to send gifts and flood the chat.
At seven o’clock sharp, Ji Xingchen’s livestream room was flooded with over six hundred thousand in popularity, courtesy of the bosses’ generous gifting.
Everyone wanted to express their enthusiasm and give Ji Xingchen the championship treatment.
However, it was seven o’clock now, and the streamer hadn’t started on time.
[What’s wrong with Star tonight? Why hasn’t he started streaming yet?]
[Could it be that he didn’t adjust the time correctly?]
[Is he just riding the wave after getting popular?]
[Here we go again, how many times do we have to say Star isn’t like that?]
[Where did the streamer go? No stream and no notification, didn’t he say seven o’clock?]
[Wasting my emotions, I just became a fan yesterday, and now I’m unfollowing.]
Almost every streamer encounters this situation after gaining popularity: as the viewership surges, so does the number of people trying to set the tone and provoke arguments.
Often, a small matter can escalate into a big argument.
Just over a minute past seven, the audience in the livestream started arguing again, and it seemed unstoppable…
Suddenly, the previously dark livestream page lit up, followed by a shaking sensation.
[Hey? What did I just see???]
[I feel like my eyes are going blind, what’s this thing shaking all the time?]
[Why does tonight’s livestream page look different from usual!]
[Did he just turn on the camera???]
The non-argumentative viewers were the first to notice something unusual, but these were mostly Ji Xingchen’s old fans who were used to seeing their phone screens mirrored to their computers during his streams.
However, today, instead of the familiar sight, they were greeted with a shaky camera!
[Camera????]
[OMG???? Camera????]
[A sight to behold!]
The audience, previously heated and red-faced, was now successfully drawn to attention by the three words “camera on.”
They stopped typing, stopped reading the barrage, and stared fixedly at the livestream screen without moving.
After the shaking stopped, they saw a glimpse of a white wall, followed by a segment of a snowy-white wrist entering the frame, then a white T-shirt…
[OMG, is Ji Xingchen going to turn on the camera tonight!!]
[Was this a mistake or is it for real? Ahhh, I’m so excited!]
[Is this what they call champion perks! It’s too exhilarating and thrilling!]
[Ji Xingchen’s hand is so white and good-looking, it’s definitely the type of hand a male god would have.]
[Judging a male god from just a hand? Fans’ filters are magnified by eight hundred, what if he’s actually not good-looking?]
[Turning on the camera but only daring to show a hand, the ugly duckling can’t escape now.]
[Whether handsome or not, Ji Xingchen is still my male god, so what?]
[Ahhh!!!]
The barrage, which was on the verge of erupting again, was suddenly dominated by frantic exclamations.
Because just as these people were criticizing Ji Xingchen as possibly being an ugly duckling, he had already repositioned the fallen camera.
The camera, from bottom to top, slightly shook, and finally settled at an angle.
“I accidentally knocked over the camera just now, hope I didn’t make anyone dizzy.”
Ji Xingchen’s familiar voice echoed.
But accompanying the voice, the fans in the livestream room saw his appearance for the first time while speaking.
The slender man looked to be in his early twenties, with a high nose bridge and distinct facial features.
His eyes were extremely light, and his thin lips curved slightly.
As he spoke, the corners of his eyes lifted slightly, like starlight shimmering in the depths of his eyes, bright and dazzling.
The young man in front of him wore only a cheap white t-shirt, looking simple and plain.
Even the livestream background was the same, dull and unremarkable under the white light.
Yet, the rudimentary conditions couldn’t hide his outstanding appearance. Like a sharp sword, he attracted everyone’s attention in an instant.
The man’s features were sharp, supposed to exude a strong sense of intimidation.
However, his youthful and sunny demeanor softened that sharpness.
In the camera, he was like vibrant sunlight piercing into the tranquil deep sea, undeniably sharp yet inexplicably stirring and tender.
This feeling was like the indescribable palpitations when encountering first love at eighteen.
In the once noisy livestream, there were several seconds of complete silence.
Everyone stared wide-eyed, mesmerized by Star’s face, marveling at his astonishing looks.
“Should be okay now, right?”
Star’s voice broke the silence like a signal in a deep forest.
The next moment, the barrage in the livestream surged in like a tidal wave, overwhelming and unstoppable.
[Ah, is this level of attractiveness even real? Brother, are you really not a celebrity? Really?]
[Ah Wei is dead!!! I’m dead too!!! Let me just perish in the glorious beauty of Star’s face today]
[Wuwuwu Star, why didn’t you show your handsome face earlier?!!!]
[This mom, I’m moved to tears!! My son is unexpectedly so good-looking!!]
[Earlier I said his hand looked like a god’s, and you guys were still criticizing me!!!]
[Everyone’s praising Star for being good-looking. Am I the only one who noticed he’s not using any beauty filters?]
[Damn, bro, you’re this handsome even without beauty filters? Feeling insecure…]
[Not only is he not using beauty filters, he’s also not using any lighting! This outdated webcam must be from centuries ago, not only is the image blurry, it also makes you look fat and ugly. If he can still look this good with such a crappy camera, tell me honestly, Star, how handsome are you in real life?]
[Even more handsome in real life??? How much more handsome can he get? Star, change your webcam now, Mom will buy you a new one!]
[Probably school heartthrob level?]
[Be bolder, county level]
[Be even bolder, provincial level!]
[Who cares about the level, he’s just super incredibly good-looking! Girls, unsheathe your swords, Star is now my first love!]
[To those who said they’d unfollow today, please do, that way I’ll have one less rival!]
As soon as Ji Xingchen turned on the webcam, the barrage immediately turned into a rainbow fart and confession session for him.
Originally, the fans of Song Peifeng, who had been feeling resentful towards Star for supposedly not showing his face, immediately came to sneak a peek when they heard that Star had turned on his webcam.
They had high hopes, thinking that since Star’s skills were so good but he never dared to show his face, he must either be extremely ugly or have some facial defects.
As soon as they heard that 007 said he had revealed his face, the army of Song Peifeng’s fans rushed over, ready to criticize Star’s appearance and give some support to Song Peifeng.
The antis came running eagerly, with prepared scripts on how to insult Star’s appearance.
But when they saw this scene, they were completely dumbfounded.
Damn, there was no flaw in his face or body from any angle.
His appearance surpassed all other streamers on the internet, and his temperament was comparable to that of a top-tier celebrity.
Compared to his natural beauty, Song Peifeng’s fake face under his beauty filter looked like it had been through eight hundred layers of filters!!
The antis couldn’t take their eyes off Ji Xingchen’s face for even half a second, starting to perform seamlessly, smoothly transitioning from being an anti to becoming a fan.
There’s no way around it. The ultimate handsome guy is the rarest treasure in the world. Missing even half a second of looking at him is a huge loss! It’s extremely irresponsible!
And if there’s such a handsome guy around and you still don’t switch fandoms, then what’s the point of living!!
The original fans of Song Peifeng couldn’t help but admire Ji Xingchen’s good looks while silently taking back and revising the criticisms they had made about Song Peifeng before.
Song Peifeng, who claimed to be the most handsome Honor of Kings streamer on the internet, was nothing but a hypocrite. Even with eight hundred beauty filters, he couldn’t compare to even one-thousandth of Star’s charm, incapable of even photoshopping himself!
[Sisters, you were right to scold me. I was really blind before!!]
The first fan of Song Peifeng said this while slapping herself in the face.
After saying that, she immediately sent four magic meteor showers and 52 confession balloons to Ji Xingchen.
[Star, is it still not too late for me to turn over a new leaf now? QWQ]
I respect you, girl, for speed of your excuses
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