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Chapter 5 A penny for medical expenses
【What, you won't even accept a PK (player kill) challenge? So cowardly?】

Why would you act like a coward when you have an older sister at home?

[Could it be that they hired a guild to artificially inflate their numbers? It'll probably backfire if they're exposed.]

Pei Yan sneered: "Where did this dog come from, barking like that?"

Shen Zhaoyi was exploring the mysterious shop that had appeared in the gift bar when she suddenly heard his voice. She subconsciously closed the interface and then saw the comments on the screen.

【what's the situation? 】

As soon as she showed herself, the two men immediately changed their attack.

[Oh, the rich lady's here too, let her do her PK battles!]

We can't just pretend to be rich when we're not, can we?

Shen Zhaoyi raised an eyebrow. Was this person here to challenge them?

Someone actually challenged Fire to a duel.

However, in a PK (player versus player) competition, the two streamers compare the value of their gifts, and the winner is determined when the time is up. She was worried that she hadn't spent her daily quota yet.

She's been using all the money she's spent on Douyin these past few days, and with today's 21+, that should be enough for a bet, right?

Although the cashback rate is a bit low, it was still chosen by the system for me, so I can't let him be looked down upon.

【Fire, I've answered.】 She typed directly.

Pei Yan said impatiently, "This is pointless, I'm not answering."

Why didn't you answer?

"They're obviously here on purpose to provoke you, so why bother with them?"

Shen Zhaoyi didn't care about any of that; she had to participate in this PK, otherwise where would she send the gifts?

She clicked on the mystery shop she had just visited, and inside lay several limited-edition gifts that hadn't been there before—

"Galactic Battleship" (5000 Diamonds)
"Starry Sky Meteorite" (10000 diamonds)
"Cosmic Core" (20000 diamonds)
With a light tap of the fingertip on the screen, a "galactic battleship" crashes down.

[We've got the resources to handle any challenges.]

Pei Yan was speechless, wondering if she had too much money to burn.

"Are you serious?"

"Don't worry, I'll back you up. We can't let anyone look down on us."

Pei Yan stared at the screen and suddenly chuckled.

"Okay." He clicked to accept the challenge. "Since Sister Zuo wants to play, then let's give it a try."

Then the screen split in two, and on the other side was a female streamer with the ID "Sweetheart Strawberry".

Seeing that Pei Yan's view was completely dark, she smiled even more sweetly: "Why isn't Fire Brother turning on the camera? I heard you have a rich older sister at home, are you shy?"

Pei Yan ignored her completely and asked directly how to fight.

The sweetheart pretended to decline, letting him choose one.

Shen Zhaoyi commented in the live chat: [During the match, neither side will mute their microphones; the player with the lower score will listen to the player with the higher score sing.]

Pei Yan: "?"

Get ready in a bit, the song from last night will do.

On the other end of the device, Pei Yan's expression instantly twisted.

"you sure?"

[Absolutely certain.]

The sweetheart on the other side was completely oblivious to the impending crisis, still gloating over connecting to Fire.

She knew that the "sixty-year-old lady" had sent her a lot of gifts last night.

A young livestreamer paired with a generous boss—it's practically the perfect prey.

There's a default rule in Douyin's live PK battles: the winner will send a gift to the loser as "medical expenses," usually sent by big spenders.

And these bosses, in order to save face, won't give gifts that aren't too cheap.

After experiencing success twice, Little Sweetheart started to have her own ideas about this, specifically targeting situations where she was bound to lose.

Over time, they made a lot of money from "medical expenses".

When faced with someone like Fire, she would create two alternate accounts to stir up trouble, and it always worked.

As the countdown to the PK ended, Shen Zhaoyi was the first to drop a gift set.

The health bar was instantly reduced to 100%.

The little sweetheart's eyes lit up—she definitely chose the right person!
But she didn't show any emotion, and even pretended to call on her boss to follow along and put up the tickets.

Seeing the situation, Pei Yan grabbed a handful of hair in frustration. "Sister, are you sure you want me to sing?"

[Absolutely certain.]

"Row……"

He clicked on the background music, and the moment the music started, the sweetheart across from him still maintained her sweet smile.

until--

"Ah~ Ha~ Haaaaaaha~"

Pei Yan's off-key rhythm was like a rusty saw, sawing viciously into everyone's eardrums.

The little sweetheart's smile froze.

The chat in her live stream also started scrolling:

[Which part of the body is making this noise?]

[A sonic weapon? Interesting.]

Fortunately, the microphone wasn't turned off, and the little sweetheart quickly pleaded, "Fire, how about we don't sing anymore?"

"Wait a minute!" Pei Yan raised his voice maliciously, "This isn't even the chorus yet."

As the deathly rage resounded, Little Sweetheart's ability to manage her expression completely failed.

Before Fire started singing, Shen Zhaoyi had already put her phone on silent and quietly admired the little sweetheart's expression.

Finally, I can drag someone else into this mess.

And none of her viewers in the live stream are allowed to escape!
However, while watching the show, her hands didn't stop. After rounding up to a whole number, Shen Zhaoyi started to swipe the largest amount, "Cosmic Core".

The diamond balance that had been piling up for several days finally saw a significant decrease.

There are only 30 seconds left in the PK battle.

According to the usual tactic, at this point the opponent should "steal the tower"—that is, the loser suddenly throws gifts to overtake the winner, catching them off guard when they are off guard.

But Shen Zhaoyi discovered that Little Sweetheart's health bar hadn't changed at all.

What does this mean? Is it match-fixing?
The countdown ended, and Fire won with an absolute advantage of 99%.

Pei Yan also stopped his performance.

Shen Zhaoyi turned on the sound, and heard her little sweetheart's voice: "Fire's family is too strong! They beat me so badly I couldn't fight back at all~"

You didn't even fight back!
Shen Zhaoyi silently complained in her heart. Due to the rules set earlier, the loser did not need to be punished. Pei Yan cut off the connection as soon as the PK ended.

He was so sleepy that he was eager to catch up on his sleep.

Staring at the now-disappeared scene, Little Sweetie paused for two seconds before realizing that she hadn't yet asked for her "medical expenses"!
She quickly switched to her alternate account and went to Fire's live stream to stir up trouble:

Win and run? Don't you know the rules?

"Seriously? Such a big boss, and he won't even pay for medical expenses?"

That's really stingy.

Shen Zhaoyi glanced at the comments and raised an eyebrow slightly: [What medical expenses?]

The sweetheart, operating a secondary account, immediately explained: "The winner of a PK (player versus player) has to send gifts to the loser as medical expenses. That's the unspoken rule. Don't you understand why you accepted?"

It turned out to be the case.

Based on everything that had happened, Shen Zhaoyi immediately realized that this was using Fire as a stepping stone to scheme against her own wallet.

She wondered why the other side had only put up a few votes in five minutes.

I thought he was stunned by the "heavenly voice," but I didn't expect it to be intentional.

At this moment, Pei Yan, who was about to end the broadcast, also saw the chat history. His voice was a little irritated: "If you have to play PK, you have to accept the loss. What are you begging for here!"

Sensing his impatience, Shen Zhaoyi tapped her finger to tell him not to get angry.

"I'm not angry, I'm in a hurry to go to sleep." After saying that, she thought about how much Shen Zhaoyi's spending level had increased since she left overnight, and added with some concern, "Don't go and spend any more money on medical bills, I'm logging off."

Shen Zhaoyi did not answer, but left the live broadcast room directly.

Then I entered "Sweet Strawberry" in the search bar and went to her page.

Upon seeing the notification that a "sixty-year-old lady" had entered the live stream, Xiaotianxin's voice instantly became eight degrees sweeter: "Welcome, sixty-year-old sister~ What brings you here, sister?"

A woman in her sixties?

It's better to let Sister Rendezvous listen to.

Shen Zhaoyi muttered to herself that it was all an act, but ignored it and opened the gift list, selecting the cheapest "lollipop" (1 cent).

It was a red envelope I grabbed in another live stream before it was linked to the system.

Confirm delivery.

"call out--"

A tiny, almost negligible special effect floated across the corner of the screen.

"Thank you for the lollipop, sister in your sixties!"

You're welcome. This is for your medical expenses.

After typing that sentence, Shen Zhaoyi saw her sweetheart's smile freeze on her face, just as she had hoped.

No, she just saw it. During the PK battle, Fire got over 1 million votes! (100:10)

Several of her fans, who love a good spectacle, also raised questions:

【What does this mean? 】

Was it a joke, done on purpose?

[Wasn't the top supporter on the other side supposed to be a rich woman? Is this all?]

"What?" Shen Zhaoyi asked dismissively. "There's no regulation specifying how much medical expenses will be paid. Is this because you think it's too little?"

"No... but..."

The little sweetheart was too embarrassed to speak so bluntly, and was organizing her thoughts to try and hint at it indirectly when she saw the notification that the "sixty-year-old lady" had left the live stream.

Leaving now?

Even if she was stupid, she realized at this moment that she had been tricked.

Unexpectedly, this tried-and-true method has encountered someone who doesn't play by the rules today.

I wasted one of my PK attempts.

Outside the live stream room, Shen Zhaoyi hadn't completely left yet.

Seeing the contorted expression on his little sweetheart's face, he was extremely satisfied.

Trying to trick her?

There are no doors.

Just then, my phone vibrated; it was a message from Fire, who had already ended his broadcast.

"You didn't go to pay the medical bills, did you?"

Shen Zhaoyi replied: 【Sent, 1 cents.】

Pei Yan: "..."

Well, he does have some sense when it comes to other people, but not much. If it were him, he wouldn't get a single penny.

Then she didn't reply again and simply turned off her phone.

After seeing that the message had been read and there was no further response, Shen Zhaoyi knew that Fire had most likely gone to sleep.

During the PK just now, although the gifts kept coming, they only added up to 10. Based on the 30% ratio, the cashback would only be 3.

The distance to my own large apartment isn't even enough to buy a small entryway.

It's still too little.

I wonder if Cheng Yubai will be going live tonight.

Then use the remaining reward money to get a 50 yuan rebate from him, at least enough to make a toilet or balcony.

……

It was already dark outside.

I spent a short time in the live stream after returning in the afternoon, and I haven't had dinner yet.

The kitchen was full of fast food and convenience meals, and Shen Zhaoyi had no appetite.

She grabbed her phone and keys, and without even tying her hair up, she went out in her slippers.

In March in City C, the night wind still carried a chill, but the old town outside the Third Ring Road was bustling with activity.

The charcoal fire at the barbecue stall crackled, and the air was filled with the aroma of chili and cumin.

When she arrived at the shop she always frequented, the proprietress greeted her warmly.

"It's been so long since I've seen you. Are you on holiday today?"

Shen Zhaoyi smiled and shook her head, "I resigned."

"Oh, that's great news!" The proprietress wiped the table quickly. "Look at how much overtime you used to work; your dark circles were practically hanging down to your mouth."

During the conversation, Shen Zhaoyi had already ordered, and even added a dozen beers.

While waiting for the food to be served, she looked down and scrolled through her phone.

(End of this chapter)