Reborn as a female internet celebrity in a county town

Chapter 400 I'll Pay the Interest
"Langlang, I'm going back now. I'll pick up An'an tomorrow morning, and then we'll have dinner together."

"Ice Sister isn't waiting for me?"

"Uh...should we wait?"

"We have to wait."

"Okay, when are you coming back?"

"I'll be back in half an hour."

……

Bingning didn't mean to refuse, but she was worried that Lin Lang was too tired.

But since Lin Lang had already said it, he definitely couldn't refuse.

Never refuse your sugar daddy; that's a principle.

While Lin Lang was still away, she prepared some late-night snacks for him so he could eat when he got hungry.

She still has to go back tonight.

Actually, she was a little scared. If she stayed with Lin Lang for too long, she might really start to like that feeling.

But she was destined to be someone who needed to maintain a sense of distance.

It's a pity I'm not Shen An'an...

After returning home last night, I chatted with Xu Xiuyun for a while. Xu Xiuyun was quite satisfied with Shen An'an. If it weren't for the progress of Yan Li's work, which prevented her from changing her mind, she would have invited Shen An'an to her home long ago.

Xu Xiuyun is currently being quite cautious. She can do something somewhat unethical, or she can subtly gauge Lin Lang's attitude, but she absolutely cannot do it openly.

Everyone was carefully doing things around Lin Lang.

Lin Lang returned shortly afterward.

She took Lin Lang to take a shower, and after they finished, she whispered in his ear, "I might not feel well for the next few days..."

"Sister Bing, it's not in the last few days, is it?"

"I don't know what happened, things started to get a bit chaotic last month."

Bingning was surprised that Lin Lang knew when her period was.

She said the main reason it was inconvenient was that she planned to take her medicine tomorrow, or tonight.

If we don't eat now, it will be too late.

"Why don't you get some rest tonight?"

"No! I can't let Dad down..." As she spoke, Bingning licked Lin Lang's ear.

Lin Lang: "..."

……

The next morning around 10 a.m., Bing Ning drove to Shen An'an's house.

Upon seeing Chen Lan, he called out, "Auntie, I've come to see An'an."

Chen Lan was slightly surprised by this address, because normally Bing Ning should call her Aunt, Fourth Aunt, Fourth Mother, etc.

The term "aunt" is used to address someone who is not related by blood.

However, she still greeted Bingning with a smile and said, "Ningning, it's been a long time since you've come. Why don't you stay for lunch?"

"Auntie, I came here today to pick up An'an and bring her to my house for dinner. We made an appointment with her beforehand."

Bingning then revealed the purpose of her visit.

Upon hearing this, Chen Lan hesitated for a moment and said apologetically, "Ningning, An'an can't go out during this time. If she wants to eat, she should eat at home. Her father won't let her go out."

"Ah? What happened?"

"It's nothing, I'm just worried about her."

"I'll just take her to my house for a meal, and I'll bring her back around 2 or 3 pm. It should be fine, right?"

“It’s nothing, it’s just that her dad isn’t here, so I can’t make the decision. If he finds out that I secretly let An’an go out, we’ll probably argue again when she comes back. How about this, I’ll call her dad and ask? I’ll say that you came to pick her up, maybe he’ll agree.”

Bing Ning hadn't expected that things were even more serious than Shen An'an had described.

Generally speaking, people wouldn't refuse someone who comes to pick them up in person.

Chen Lan's words were actually a rejection. Calling Shen Xingnan was just an excuse, since Shen Xingnan wasn't around at the moment.

Bing Ning knew perfectly well that Chen Lan was also in charge in this family.

She is a very capable and virtuous wife. If she can't make decisions about things at home, how can she help Shen Xingnan?
"Let's just leave it at that. Uncle Shen is busy with work, so let's not bother her with this little matter. I'll go in and chat with An'an for a while, and then we'll reschedule for another time."

"Okay then..."

Chen Lan led Bing Ning to the door of Shen An'an's bedroom, knocked on the door and called out, "An'an, Ning Ning is here to see you, open the door."

Soon, Shen An'an opened the door. She had already changed into her clothes for going out and had a smiling expression on her face.

But soon, she stopped giggling.

"My mom doesn't agree? What should I do? I already promised Lin Lang..."

Bing Ning sighed and said, "There's nothing I can do. After all, I can't intervene. Is the situation really that serious?"

"Well, I didn't dare say it was Lin Lang's mother."

"Why not tell them? Your parents will probably be very happy if you do.

“That would drive my cousin crazy. She’s been in a bad mood these past few days. It wasn’t easy for her to achieve what she has now. She’s just become a big star. I can’t just expose her scandals and ruin her career right away.”

Bingning: "..."

Although I don’t understand, I respect it.

Because it is this kind of Shen An'an that attracts them the most.

Shen An'an sat on the edge of the bed, looking a little dejected. Bing Ning comforted her, "It's okay, it's okay. We'll find another time in a couple of days. Maybe your parents won't be so strict in a couple of days."

"But I really promised Lin Lang..."

"He'll definitely understand, after all, it's not your fault."

"Could Sister Bing help me explain?"

"No problem, I'll talk to him about it when I get back, he shouldn't be angry."

Bingning had no way to deal with this, so she could only tell Lin Lang the truth. If Lin Lang was willing to come and pick up Shen An'an, then everything would be fine, because Chen Lan and the others would definitely not refuse Lin Lang.

"Hmm, has he been busy lately? Does he look tired? I heard he's managing several projects and working day and night..."

Bingning: "..."

Looking haggard? Tired?

Can't tell at all.

It even feels like it's getting more and more powerful.

I remember the first time I was with Lin Lang, he was very shy. But after I said a few flirtatious things, he couldn't hold back for long.

Of course, his physical strength has always been very strong.

"I think so, he's been sleeping quite a lot these days."

"Um..."

……

"Lin Lang, I'm sorry, my family won't let me go out, but I'm trying to figure something out."

Lin Lang: "You've owed me interest for several months now, you know that?"

"Yes, yes, I know, I remember."

"When do you want to pay me back? I don't have much time left at home; I'm leaving in three or four days..."

"I...I...please hurry, okay?"

"tomorrow?"

"I I I..."

"The day after tomorrow? If it's not working by the day after tomorrow, I'll be leaving the day after that."

"Okay, definitely! I'll come see you the day after tomorrow!"

"Then I'll wait. If you don't contact me the day after tomorrow, I won't go to Tianjin Capital again."

"..."

……

While Lin Lang was chatting with Shen An'an, Bing Ning returned and said to Lin Lang, "We couldn't get her to come over; her family won't let her out."

"What's going on? It's just a meal."

Bingning glanced at Lin Lang, sighed, and said, "It's because An'an can't lie."

"What do you mean?"

“An’an did something but didn’t dare to tell the truth, which made her family think that she might be in danger or be deceived, so they strictly confined her to the house.”

"Huh? What did she do?"

“Well… Mom came across Shen An’an’s account a few days ago, and then started chatting with her. She even invited Shen An’an out for a meal, saying she wanted to ask her if she wanted to be your wife.”

"Ok?"

“When Shen An’an got home, she told the truth. She knew her mother’s identity, so she didn’t dare to tell her family. But she wasn’t good at lying. Her family thought she was going to be deceived, so they put her under house arrest.”

"what?"

"Given the current situation, it's pointless for me to go. If we really want to get An'an out, you'll have to go in person. If you go, her parents will definitely give you face and feel more at ease. Why don't you... go?"

Lin Lang: "..."

He quickly connected all the dots in his mind.

So, it turns out my mom has already started taking action?
You overestimated her patience.

However, is it possible to find Shen An'an's account?

Unless you deliberately search for it, it's almost impossible; Shen An'an's account is currently under traffic restrictions.

Someone must have deliberately brought this up; he couldn't think of anyone else but Bing Ning.

“I can’t go there right now. My current job requires the help of Yan Li’s family. If I go there, things will become more complicated.”

Lin Lang offered an explanation.

This explanation doesn't focus on the emotional aspect; it takes a work-related approach.

Bingning said, "Actually, you like An'an more?"

"I like you the most, Sister Bing! I'll be leaving the day after tomorrow morning. When I leave, please tell Shen An'an to stay at home and listen to her family."

"But she has been blaming herself and feeling guilty for not being able to come."

"Sister Bing, I'm hungry... If you don't get me something to eat soon, I'm going to eat you!"

"Okay, okay, I'll go do it right away."

……

Lin Lang's conversation with Shen An'an about the day after tomorrow was just an excuse.

We've had enough time at home this time. Next, we need to upgrade Mi Xiaofan's content and shoot a few more viral videos so that her number of followers can exceed 20 million.

This is the time to grab traffic from short video platforms.

The traffic-grabbing strategy is currently being implemented on several parallel lines. Among them, beauty influencers like Mi Xiaofan, although their fan base isn't of high quality and their ability to sell products is unlikely to be successful, have a much stronger ability to attract traffic than others.

If you can build up Mi Xiaofan's attractive team, you can gain access to tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of views.

The traffic generated by Mi Xiaofan's beauty team can be used to secure commercial orders and connect online and offline traffic.

There's also the family drama track on Yun Yiyi's side, which focuses on building personal branding and attracting women, especially middle-aged women, and is the main force driving sales. And Li Wanqing's 'honest persona' track is also a major force driving sales.

Another area is fishing. Although it doesn't generate much profit, it has a lot of traffic. Especially in recent years, the fishing sector has become increasingly strong. Not to mention various commercial orders, it will be particularly lucrative in the future for various traffic operations.

Of course, there's also the borderline track run by Bi Xiaofang, where those female anchors have already moved into the live-streaming rooms renovated by Tianshui Group.

For example, in university dormitories, they could pick a few attractive, young female livestreamers, have them pretend to be female university students, and create a dormitory-like environment to swindle money.

There are also single mothers who go live streaming late at night and make a lot of money.

As of now, Yang Xi remains the most profitable. With over three million followers, Yang Xi not only supports the entire Qingguo Reading platform with her extremely high fan conversion rate and high paid subscription rate, but also brings substantial revenue to Dayu Media.

Before Lin Lang made a large-scale profit, it could be said that Yang Xi was the one who supported Big Fish Media.

What's left are various marketing accounts and film/TV editing accounts. They have the most traffic, but the lowest quality of followers. Once film and television copyright restrictions tighten in the second half of the year, they might be able to make some money.

Traffic plays a huge role; to put it bluntly, having access to such a large amount of traffic is like having a protective shield.

Whenever they encounter any injustice, they're willing to abandon these accounts and simply post a message. With hundreds of millions of views, it can basically become the number one trending topic within an hour.

This kind of amulet is so cool.

Some internet celebrities with hundreds of thousands of followers are so popular that no one dares to mess with them. When they go out, everyone has to call them "teacher".

We live in the age of internet celebrities, and they are like emperors, that's absolutely true.

After lunch, Lin Lang went to meet with Song Zhiyuan.

The main issue is to provide a loan to Tianshui Group, at least 60 million yuan, so that Tianshui Group can truly start operating.

……

"An'an, I have something to tell you. Lin Lang is leaving the day after tomorrow morning."

"Huh? Leaving so early? I promised him I'd come see him the day after tomorrow..."

“He knows, so he specifically told me to talk to you about it the day after tomorrow, and also to tell you not to worry, he won’t be angry about it.”

"Where is he going? Shanghai?"

"I'm not sure about that. I'll ask tomorrow."

Shen An'an remained silent for a long time.

About ten minutes later, she replied, "Sister Bing, could you do me a favor?"

"What's the deal?"

"Please come pick me up at one in the morning, okay? I'll definitely find a way to get to the garage. You can go to the garage and pick me up."

"You're going to sneak out? What if your parents find out? Why don't you just tell Lin Lang and have him pick you up?"

"I don't want to bother him anymore..."

"Okay then, I'll wait for you in the garage."

"Thank you for your help, Sister Bing."

"This is no trouble at all, I just feel sorry for you."

"It's worth it, it's really worth it..."

Shen An'an was very uneasy in her bedroom because she was trying to find a way to sneak out.

She knew the consequences of sneaking out; if her mother didn't see her by tomorrow morning, she was doomed.

But if you don't sneak away, you definitely won't be able to get out.

The current situation is that my parents have called two aunts from their hometown, and someone will be watching over the living room at night.

Needless to say, during the day, there are always two people around, and they don't let anyone leave the gate.

After she finished dinner, she waited in the bedroom.

The clothes have also been prepared.

Then I started searching online for ways to sneak out at night without my parents' supervision.

There are tons of methods online, such as waiting until your parents are asleep or climbing over the wall.

None of this mattered to Shen An'an, because there was no wall to climb over in her house. There was a balcony on the third floor, but it was a full twelve meters above the ground.

Once she descends from that height, she won't need to look for Lin Lang anymore; she can just have him bring some fruit to the hospital to visit her.

Of course, it could also be a morgue.

Time seemed to pass very slowly for her.

So he sent Bingning another message, "Sister Bing, where is Lin Lang?"

“He just got back, but he didn’t go back to his hometown. He’s staying with me. But I’ve already gone back to Xigang. I’ll drive to your place around noon.”

"When does Lin Lang usually go to sleep?"

"I don't know, they're probably going to sleep soon."

"Mmm, it's okay if you go to sleep."

"An'an, is it inconvenient for you over there...?"

"It's okay, I should be able to do it!"

"Okay then, I'll definitely be there on time."

"Uh-huh."

In fact, Shen An'an is completely helpless right now.

How could they possibly get to the garage without making a sound?

The elevator makes noise, and the stairs lead directly to the basement, not the garage. Although there is a door there that can be opened, it is now locked.

The only way to get rid of the people in the living room for a while is to take the elevator down and not be discovered afterwards.

Finally, it was midnight.

Shen An'an felt as if a century had passed.

Two hours ago, she pretended that there was no water in the bedroom, went out to get some hot water, and knew that her mother was already asleep and her father was not coming home tonight.

At that moment, she came out of the bedroom carrying a trash bag and said to a middle-aged woman in the living room, "Auntie, can I go out and take out the trash?"

"An'an, you're still awake so late? Just put the trash bag over there, I'll take it out later."

"There's some water in this trash bag, and it's going to spill if I leave it on the floor... Could you please empty it for me? I'm going back to my room to sleep right away."

"Row!"

The middle-aged woman took the trash bag from Shen An'an's hand, but did not leave immediately. Instead, she watched Shen An'an enter the bedroom, close the door, and then walked out with the trash bag.

Shen An'an pressed her face against the door, listening to the sounds outside, even though she could barely hear anything.

However, she knew her time was very limited. There was only one trash can in the yard, so she would only have two minutes at most.

This time window is far too short.

Basically, the moment she closed the door, she silently counted from one to ten, then opened the door a crack and peeked into the living room.

Then... they found no one there!
She hurriedly ran towards the elevator, even wearing cotton slippers to avoid making a sound.

She pressed the elevator button, and the elevator doors opened in the blink of an eye. She squeezed in and frantically pressed the close button.

However, the elevator's opening and closing did not depend on her speed.

As the elevator doors closed, Shen An'an felt her heart pounding at an extremely high rate, like the first time Lin Lang had taken her...

It was not yet 12:30.

When the elevator reached the garage, she came out and waited nearby.

She needed to allow some time so that if her family found out, she could explain and avoid making a big fuss.

Wait and wait...

Before she knew it, she had been waiting in the garage for half an hour, and she even felt a little chilly.

After all, in order to get dressed quickly, she only wore a jacket over her underwear.

The headlights came on, and soon a car stopped beside her.

Shen An'an looked in that direction and spotted Bing Ning.

"An'an, get in the car quickly."

"Okay, sure."

Shen An'an immediately ran over.

After she got into the car, Bingning turned the car around and asked, "How are you going to get back tomorrow? Do you want me to give you a ride? Just say I picked you up in the middle of the night?"

"No need, no need, I'll figure it out myself tomorrow."

Shen An'an was already prepared to face everything; it wouldn't be good to drag Bing Ning into this.

Are you sure you're okay?

"No problem, at worst I'll just be locked up for a while longer, my parents definitely won't do anything to me."

"That's fine."

Bingning drove her car out of the garage and headed out of the residential area.

The large apartment area and the villa area have different entrances, so you have to walk around most of the way to get there.

In less than five minutes, Bing Ning parked the car in the garage of her apartment building, took out an access card from her person, and handed it to Shen An'an: "Take this, you know which floor I am on, and you know the combination lock too. Lin Lang is over there."

Shen An'an took the access card and asked, "Sister Bing, are you going up?"

"I need to go back to sleep. You guys have your chat. By the way, if Lin Lang asks, don't say I gave you the access card; just say you already had it."

"He...he probably won't ask, right?"

Bingning: "...Never mind, if you really want to ask, you can just tell the truth. Don't make things difficult for yourself."

"Yes, thank you, Sister Bing."

"Go down quickly."

"Okay, goodbye, Sister Bing."

Shen An'an opened the car door, walked to the elevator, swiped her access card, and the elevator came down quickly.

After entering the elevator, she placed her hands in front of her and took a deep breath.

She imagined many scenarios.

For example, if Lin Lang is already asleep, he can secretly go over and sleep with him, and then chat with him for a while when he wakes up the next day.

I also considered that Lin Lang might wake up because of my movements...

Of course, she had only thought about those scenarios; as for how to deal with them, she had not thought about them and did not know.

Just do it the way you want.

When the elevator arrived, she stepped out and went to Bing Ning's door.

She definitely knew the combination lock's password; after entering it, the door opened quickly.

To her surprise, Lin Lang was still awake, sitting on the sofa in the living room with a laptop.

Lin Lang looked over when he heard the door open.

Shen An'an didn't expect that Lin Lang would still be busy so late even after he got home.

As for Lin Lang, he initially thought it was Bing Ning who had secretly returned in the middle of the night, but it turned out to be Shen An'an.

"What are you doing here in the middle of the night?"

"Ah? I...I...I'm here to pay the interest..." Shen An'an lowered her head.

(End of this chapter)