Chapter 82: Sweeping Victory
“A bit related to this circle…” Jiang Yun’s expression grew increasingly strange. After all, in this age of the internet, many secrets within various circles are no longer secrets at all. Jiang Yun had heard bits and pieces here and there.
He glanced at the chat overlay in the streaming room. Sure enough, many viewers were thinking exactly what he was.
“The makeup industry? That circle… well… hard to comment.”
“Are you talking about celebrity makeup artists? The straightest thing in their world is probably the eyebrow pencil in their hands.”
“Nine out of ten makeup artists are gay, and the tenth is on their way there!”
“I heard that male makeup artists for celebrities can't even hold their poop in.”
“…”
The male fan on the voice call saw the chat as well. He said, “Just like a lot of people in the stream are guessing, this circle might not be… uh… so straight. I used to be pretty straight myself, but after being here for a while, my perspective inevitably shifted.”
Hearing this, Jiang Yun instinctively stroked his chin. “So now you’re open to both men and women?”
“Yeah.” The fan didn’t try to hide it and replied directly, “That’s right, I don’t really care about gender anymore.”
Jiang Yun pursed his lips. What could he say? He might not fully understand, but he respected it.
Not to mention, there were quite a few people like this around where he lived, and even his streaming room had several viewers who fit this description. He was used to it.
“So now you’re having conflicts with your girlfriend?”
“Exactly!”
“Because you also have a boyfriend?”
“Yes.”
“Well, since your girlfriend can’t accept it, my advice is to break up. We should respect everyone’s orientation. Just as I respect you, you should respect her as well. If she can’t accept it, you shouldn’t force her.”
Jiang Yun gave a fairly impartial assessment of the fan’s relationship. He had no particular opinion about the fan’s orientation—he had met too many people like this. But since the girlfriend couldn’t accept her boyfriend having a boyfriend, he shouldn’t force her. It was a matter of respect.
“That’s not it, Brother Yun. My girlfriend is also native to Hong Kong, and she’s pretty open about this sort of thing. She doesn’t mind that I have a boyfriend.”
Jiang Yun: …
Alright, alright, if anyone ever says Chengdu is the most tolerant city, Jiang Yun will jump up and give them an earful.
Listen to this—Hong Kong is truly open, truly inclusive! A woman who can accept her boyfriend having a boyfriend!
“So what is it that your girlfriend minds? Didn’t you say she minds that you have a boyfriend?” Jiang Yun asked curiously.
Just now, the fan said his girlfriend minded him having a boyfriend, now he says she doesn’t really mind. Jiang Yun was getting confused.
Upon hearing Jiang Yun’s question, the fan fell silent for a moment, then said obliquely, “Brother Yun, do you remember what I told you at the very start? My girlfriend has a son who’s five years younger than me.”
Jiang Yun: ???
Wait, what???
Huh???
Bro, are you even human?
People push boundaries with mother and daughter, but you’re mother and son?
The question marks in Jiang Yun’s eyes were practically spilling out onto the screen.
Not only him—the viewers were stunned too.
“Huh??? Is it what I’m thinking?”
“I don’t get it, but… damn, I just can’t respect this!”
“In a sense, his boyfriend is going home.”
“I know Hong Kong is open because of history, but I didn’t know it was this open!”
“Chengdu, aka Little Hong Kong!”
“Do you understand the shock in my heart? Do you really understand?”
“…”
While Jiang Yun was silent, the fan spoke again: “Brother Yun, what should I do now? My relationship with my boyfriend is great, my relationship with my girlfriend is great, but the relationship between them isn’t so great. Actually, they don’t mind me having another partner, it’s just that their relationship with each other isn’t so good. Now I’m stuck in the middle, feeling really uncomfortable.”
Jiang Yun: …
You’re asking me what to do?
I’d like to know what I should do!
Jiang Yun was silent for quite a while before he managed to say, “Brother, I really can’t solve this problem for you, seriously. You nearly fried my CPU.”
Seeing Jiang Yun say this, the fan sounded a bit disappointed. “Alright, Brother Yun, in that case…”
Suddenly, the fan’s tone changed: “Doesn’t this mean I get the ten thousand cash reward?”
“Uh… yes, you do.”
Even though Jiang Yun didn’t want to admit it, this guy’s story was truly unique. Jiang Yun had lived over twenty years and never heard anything like it. He deserved that ten thousand!
Without hesitation, Jiang Yun opened the fan’s account, followed him, and transferred ten thousand.
After receiving the transfer, the fan sounded much more cheerful. “Thanks, Brother Yun.”
“No problem,” Jiang Yun waved. “You’d better sort out your troubles soon.”
“Heh, Brother Yun, do you usually like watching movies from Hong Kong?”
“What do you mean?” Jiang Yun’s brows furrowed, sensing something off.
At that moment, the fan replied with a peculiar tone, “Life doesn’t have so many bizarre stories. What I just told you is actually a slightly adapted plot from a Hong Kong movie released in 2014 called ‘Lost and Found in Love.’”
Jiang Yun: …
No anger, no defenses breached. Jiang Yun silently gave a thumbs-up. “Impressive!”
The viewers in the streaming room also breathed a sigh of relief.
“Impressive, even though it’s a movie plot, the guy thought of it—that’s impressive.”
“Thank goodness it’s a movie story, otherwise Brother Yun’s whole streaming room would have been gone.”
“Indeed, that was so explosive—good thing it was fictional.”
“I knew it, there’s no way real life is that outrageous!”
“Hong Kong’s reputation was almost ruined by this guy!”
“…”
Perhaps seeing the comments from viewers, the fan said one last thing before disconnecting: “Even though it’s a movie story, it’s adapted from a true story. The original character is actually a famous star from Hong Kong!”
With that, the fan cut the call.
Jiang Yun: …
Alright, alright, you had to leave a bomb in my streaming room before you left?
Jiang Yun could already imagine—without that last sentence, his streaming room would have flooded with names of Hong Kong celebrities fitting that description.
Sure enough, the chat was already filled with countless names of male celebrities who roughly matched the criteria.
Seeing this, Jiang Yun hurriedly said, “Don’t mess around, folks. He might just be joking. If you keep guessing, you’ll get my streaming room shut down.”
As he spoke, Jiang Yun approved the next viewer’s call request. “Let’s welcome the next one. Hope they can also take away my ten thousand.”
“…”
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