5: Chapter 5: I'm afraid you can't handle it.
Zhang Shan opened his private messages and chuckled when he saw the message Miaomiao sent. "This girl, she's actually telling me to do what I can. Haha."
"If I really did only what I could, I'm afraid the amount would be too much for you to handle."
After closing the private message, Zhang Shan looked at the system notification he had just received.
[Ding, Miaomiao's favorability towards you +3]
"Hm?"
"Why is the favorability given this time 2 points less than last time? Is it because she expected me to act in the last second?"
"Heh, then I'll just have to break your expectations."
Zhang Shan put his thoughts aside and looked at his phone. The young lady holding the mic was working hard to get votes.
Behind her, Miaomiao was rubbing the hem of her clothes with her fingers. She looked a bit nervous, but the upward curve of her lips couldn't hide her happiness.
Miaomiao's current mood was actually quite complex; she was both happy and conflicted.
She was happy because Brother Qingshan had helped her pass two rounds, but she was also conflicted for the exact same reason.
To explain, she both wanted the votes and didn't want to hurt her big brother.
If she drained her big brother, it would be very easy to lose him.
She didn't have any big brothers to begin with; if she hurt the one willing to spend on her, what would she do in the future?
Although she had sent a message to Brother Qingshan telling him not to get carried away and to do what he could.
But Brother Qingshan seemed to have already gotten a bit carried away. He had never spent this much before.
If he could afford to spend, he had been supporting her for over two months, it was impossible that he would only start spending now.
What should she do?
Maybe next round I won't ask for votes and just give an elimination speech?
Oh, no, that won't do, I'll get scolded.
What to do, what to do...
Just as Miaomiao was still struggling with her thoughts, the young lady on stage holding the mic was eliminated.
Host: "Time is up. Very regretfully, Jingjing is eliminated. Next up, Miaomiao. 8900 Talent Points. You have one minute to prepare..."
Hearing the Host call her name, Miaomiao quickly put aside her thoughts and took the microphone.
Then, hearing that she needed to catch up by 8900 points, she immediately widened her eyes in disbelief and asked the Host, "How much?"
[Hahaha, Miaomiao is stunned hearing she needs to catch up 8900 points.]
[This young lady is really miserable; the three-person rotation for votes, she's in every single one.]
[That's way too much; Miaomiao is doomed.]
[Just get it over with.]
Host Dazhuang: "You heard that right, it is indeed 8900 Talent Points. Come on, countdown starts."
Once Miaomiao confirmed she hadn't misheard, her heart went cold. How was she supposed to catch up with so many points?
Miaomiao: "Ahem, babies, Miaomiao is here again, again, and again to ask for votes. This time..."
[Lv32 Qingshan gifted Its Miaomiao setting sail for love × 1] (10001 diamond)
[What?]
[Oh my god, Brother Qingshan is awesome.]
[I knew it.]
[Brother Qingshan, you're handsome.]
Host Dazhuang: "What? Thank you to my Brother Qingshan for gifting, setting sail for love! Qingshan's love rises with the wind, Miaomiao bravely charges forward! Thank you to my Brother Qingshan for Miaomiao's setting sail for love!!! Miaomiao, charge, charge, charge!"
Host Dazhuang didn't care about anything else; he shouted it all in one breath in his excitement, almost suffocating himself.
The reason Da Zhuang was so excited was because among the 8 people currently on the leaderboard, Brilliant 101 group only had Fufu and Miaomiao left.
If Miaomiao got eliminated too, only Fufu would be left as the sole survivor.
You have to know, this is their Brilliant 101 Livestream Room. If their own members were all eliminated, it would look terrible.
Originally, holding the Brilliant 101 Joint Weekly Competition was meant to drive traffic to their own group.
As it turned out, you didn't even have a member on stage, so what kind of traffic are you going to drive?
Miaomiao was ecstatic seeing the setting sail for love that Zhang Shan gifted her; the conflict in her heart instantly vanished.
She had already told Brother Qingshan to do what he could, but she didn't expect that as soon as she started asking for votes, Brother Qingshan would help her pass the round.
And he even gifted her something as meaningful as setting sail for love.
setting sail for love costs the same as a carrot, but the meaning is completely different.
Brother Qingshan was using his actions to tell her that he had the capability.
Brother Qingshan, he is really...
So touching.
"Thank you, thank you Brother Qingshan, wuwu..."
Host Dazhuang: "Miaomiao, control your emotions. Family, Miaomiao is too excited, let her calm down. Once again, thank you to my Brother Qingshan for supporting Miaomiao."
"Miaomiao's fans all know that Miaomiao has had a very difficult journey to get here..."
Host Dazhuang began to control the stage, and Miaomiao's fans were also continuously sending comments to support her.
Miaomiao went down to wipe her tears, and amid Fufu's cheers, she returned to the stage again.
"Thank you Brother Qingshan and babies for your support, thank you all!"
After speaking, Miaomiao bowed deeply and then pulled the party popper handed to her by a staff member.
Under the rain of pink petals filling the sky, Miaomiao stepped back behind the young lady holding the mic.
Her time was up. Although Zhang Shan had helped her pass this round, she was still part of the three-person rotation.
[I'm crying to death, Miaomiao still has to continue the three-person rotation.]
[Why am I crying too?]
[What should we do? Miaomiao still has to keep asking for votes. Can Brother Qingshan still pull her forward?]
[Brother Qingshan has already exited the Livestream Room.]
[No...]
Miaomiao was still immersed in her own emotions and didn't notice what the comments were saying at all.
It wasn't until it was her turn to hold the mic again that she noticed Zhang Shan had already exited the Livestream Room.
No, Brother Qingshan, what do you mean?
You just gave me hope, why did you disappear?
No, why did you exit?
You've got me all on edge, it's really uncomfortable.
Miaomiao finished asking for votes in a daze, and the result was as expected.
Without Zhang Shan there, no one else had the capability to help her pass the round.
Host Dazhuang: "Time is up. Very regretfully, Miaomiao is eliminated. Next up..."
Da Zhuang also felt a bit wistful, thinking Brother Qingshan could have been that ray of light for Miaomiao.
Unexpectedly, Brother Qingshan had burned himself out just to briefly illuminate Miaomiao.
You tell me, isn't that ridiculous?
Watching the disappointment on Miaomiao's face, Fufu walked over and hugged her. "It's okay, babe, you were already great. Maybe Brother Qingshan had something to do, that's why he left."
"Yeah, I know. This result is already very good, I'm content."
Miaomiao said it was fine, but in her heart, she was thinking, I hope Brother Qingshan really had something to do and left.
She was just afraid he hadn't listened to her advice and had gifted her out of a momentary impulse.
Sigh, Brother Qingshan, what kind of person are you really?
Zhang Shan didn't have anything to do; he had intentionally exited the Livestream Room.
With that last move, Miaomiao had increased his favorability by 8 points.
This favorability increase was almost catching up to the last two months.