Chapter 221: Chapter 219: The Phone Is Smoking

Hearing his dad’s voice at the door, the people inside exchanged a look, unsure whether to laugh or cry.

A moment later, Qi Xiaotian and his men all trooped into the villa, their arms full of bags. His dad and father-in-law followed close behind, their faces a mixture of confusion and wariness.

It wasn’t until Qi Xiaotian and the others had set all their luggage down in the living room that they breathed a long sigh of relief and looked quizzically at Fang Chenyi.

Seeing their expressions, Fang Chenyi explained the situation, repeating what he had just told his mother and the others. Finally understanding what was happening, his dad breathed a sigh of relief and said,

"Sheesh, you should’ve said so sooner! You gave me a scare. For a second there, I thought robbers were breaking in in broad daylight! Haha."

After introductions were made, his dad gave a grand wave of his hand and invited Qi Xiaotian and his four men to join them for dinner.

Fortunately, Fang Chenyi had already asked Char and his team to deliver some food. Otherwise, the meal Bai Menghan and the women had prepared wouldn’t have been nearly enough for these young guys.

After dinner, Fang Chenyi took Qi Xiaotian to meet Principal Wang’s group and Char’s team. He also arranged for Char to handle all three of Qi Xiaotian’s team’s daily meals from now on.

By the time they finished the introductions, it was already past eight in the evening.

Qi Xiaotian and his men all returned to prepare for their shifts, but Fang Chenyi didn’t go back to his own villa. Instead, he went straight to Principal Wang’s place.

He had promised the fans in Principal Wang’s stream yesterday that he would go live for them today.

When he entered Principal Wang’s living room, he found the guys sitting on the sofa, each absorbed in their phones. As soon as they saw Fang Chenyi walk in, they all scrambled to their feet to greet him.

Fang Chenyi waved a hand, gesturing for them to relax, before turning to Principal Wang.

"Hey, Xiaocong, are we still gaming after the stream?"

Principal Wang let out a mischievous laugh.

"That’s all up to you, old timer! As long as you’re willing, we’d be more than happy to play. No complaints from us!"

Fang Chenyi pursed his lips at the response, settling onto the sofa.

"Then let’s just skip it. It’s getting late anyway. We’ll stream, play one match, and then head to bed."

The moment he said that, Principal Wang got anxious. Forgetting that their stream usually didn’t start until 9:30 PM, he immediately ushered everyone over to the gaming desks.

Seeing how frantic the guy was, Fang Chenyi couldn’t help but chuckle and shake his head. He didn’t rush to join them, choosing instead to relax on the sofa for a bit.

While he was resting, the live stream had already begun.

Principal Wang glanced at the viewer count on the screen: 10,000, 15,000, 20,000, 30,000, 50,000, 100,000+.

Just as usual, the viewer count soared past one hundred thousand in less than two minutes. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

Of course, this was all because of Principal Wang’s massive fame as the country’s most well-known heir.

Please call me Mr. Magic: ’Holy crap, what is this, a miracle? Principal Wang is streaming more than an hour early? Did his family go bankrupt? Is he streaming to make ends meet now?’

Ms. Melon Seeds: ’Your family’s the one that went bankrupt, @person above! My husband is the handsomest forever! Oh wait, my number one husband, Fang Chenyi, is the handsomest!’

Principal’s Wifey: ’Waiting for my new hubby, Fang Chenyi!’

Chenyi’s Biggest Fan: ’Waiting for my hubby +1’

...

At some point, Fang Chenyi’s name had started to flood the chat. A wave of theatrical sorrow washed over Principal Wang as he watched. ’This is my stream, hello?! This guy is totally stealing my thunder!’

With that thought, an idea suddenly struck Principal Wang. He cleared his throat and addressed the fans in the stream.

"You all really want to see Brother Fang stream, don’t you? Well, hold on a sec, I’ll go set up a streaming account for him right now!"

Principal Wang was a quick thinker. The streaming platform was actually his own company. His real reason for suggesting an account for Fang Chenyi was to get him to drive traffic for the site!

He was also genuinely curious. He wondered if Fang Chenyi’s follower count would break ten thousand the moment he created a personal account.

Fang Chenyi, standing to the side, had never considered getting his own streaming account. After all, the life of a streamer was something that had always felt very remote to him.

Ignoring the flood of comments from the fans, he stood up and walked over to Fang Chenyi. "Hehe, Brother Fang, do you have an account on Bamboo Live?"

When Fang Chenyi shook his head, Principal Wang grinned.

"Let me make one for you then."

’There’s no harm in having a streaming account, I suppose.’ After a moment’s thought, Fang Chenyi took out his phone, unlocked it, and handed it to Principal Wang.

"Knock yourself out."

About three minutes later, Fang Chenyi leisurely followed Principal Wang over to the gaming desks.

He took his usual seat in the center.

Meanwhile, Principal Wang had mounted his phone next to the main streaming phone and launched the new channel.

Fang Chenyi stared speechlessly at the image of himself on the screen, right below the "0" in the viewer count.

The moment Fang Chenyi appeared on camera, Principal Wang’s stream chat exploded once more.

Ms. Melon Seeds: ’My #1 Hubby! My #1 Hubby! I love you! I want to have your babies!’

LoveChenyi4Life: ’Hubby! Hubby! I want to have a whole litter for you!’

Chenyi’s Biggest Fan: ’My hips are wide! I can give you two litters!’

...

Reading the comments, Fang Chenyi felt a wave of secondhand embarrassment. He cleared his throat, about to announce that he already had a girlfriend.

But before he could speak, Principal Wang linked the two streams.

"Hehe, we’re co-streaming with Brother Fang right now! Follow the link, everyone! I’m really curious to see how many beauties Brother Fang can win over!"

As soon as he said that, the viewer count on his own stream began to plummet:

100,000+, 90,000, 80,000...

In a matter of moments, only fifty thousand viewers remained, leaving Principal Wang speechless.

Meanwhile, on Fang Chenyi’s stream, the viewer count had already shot past 100,000.

This situation lasted for about ten seconds. Then, the screen on Fang Chenyi’s phone suddenly froze.

Another ten seconds passed, the screen flickered, and then went completely black. That wasn’t the end of it. A thin wisp of smoke started curling up from the phone...

Seeing this, Fang Chenyi, Principal Wang, and the others were all dumbfounded. ’Holy shit, what’s going on? Did the sheer amount of data just fry the phone?’

However, when Principal Wang got a clear look at Fang Chenyi’s phone and realized it was just a cheap, off-the-shelf smartphone, it all clicked.

At that exact moment, the viewer count in Principal Wang’s stream began to skyrocket again, and the chat filled with a storm of "666".

Fang Chenyi blinked, completely bewildered.

"Wait, did my precious phone just get fried???"

[To be continued...]