Lin Lin took a deep breath, psyching herself up.

After a fierce internal struggle…

She had finally decided to face this old nightmare.

It’s just singing a song—she wasn’t completely tone-deaf anymore!

Besides, she was now a beautiful girl with a voice actor–level professional voice.

Singing? Totally in the bag.

And if she was serious about becoming a virtual idol, performing songs was unavoidable.

No way she could keep running forever.

Plus…

Brother Dog had just encouraged her!

Mm…

Okay. Decision made!

Sing!

“No problem! I… I’m starting now!”

Lin Lin said nervously, then took a few slow breaths to steady herself.

She recalled his message:

*Can’t sleep—sing me something.*

Well, just lulling someone to sleep!

He’d been supportive, so singing was fine. But which song?

Hmm…

A lullaby?

Ahem…

The streamer’s still young—no need to mimic mom’s melodies yet.

Maybe pick something else?

After a moment, a fitting tune popped into her head.

Glancing again at Brother Dog’s refreshingly unique yet tsundere-flavored ID—and how he’d suddenly appeared in her stream—Lin Lin cleared her throat.

Ahem…

Perfect match.

Gao Liang, phone in hand, felt a flicker of curiosity.

What could this little white-haired vampire cat girl actually sing?

Honestly… kinda intriguing.

"Ahem…"

The girl began softly:

"♩♫ Bajie—"

"♩♫ Bajie~—"

"♩♫ Kind at heart~"

…

"♩♫ Bajie—"

"♩♫ Bajie~—"

"♩♫ Adorably silly~"

…

"♩♫ Big head, big ears~—"

"♩♫ Misfortune’s a blessing, learn from every fall~"

"♩♫ Clever and accomplished…~"

"♩♫ Bajie lives so freely!~"

…

Oh dear.

Gao Liang’s fingers trembled slightly around his phone.

His lips twitched—caught between laughter and exasperation.

This girl…

Seriously? Did she think he hadn’t seen *Zhu Bajie Fell from the Sky*?

On Lin Lin’s end, the song ended. Silence stretched.

No comments. Nothing.

Brother Dog? Still there?

Please don’t tell me he fell asleep…

At least critique me first!

Waaah…

Without feedback, she’d obsess over whether she’d been off-key.

Lin Lin ducked her head anxiously, then peeked up repeatedly, scanning for any sharp reply.

Such a weird feeling—craving his opinion, yet dreading it.

Mm…

After what felt like ages, Gao Liang finally responded.

"YOUR AUDIENCE IS GONE!"

He sent it with a smirk, eyes glued to the screen.

How would she try to keep him?

This was getting fun. Heh~

…

*Your audience is gone…?*

Eh?!

Lin Lin waved her hands frantically at the screen. “No no no! Wait—I just sang for you!”

"You were totally insinuating I’m a pig!"

A faint smile touched Gao Liang’s lips. Watching the little vampire girl shake her head with a wronged, nasal whine, he nearly laughed out loud.

Lin Lin froze.

Oh no…

Caught.

Ahem…

"N-no! I didn’t mean it! I just… happened to think of this song! Ahem… You’re Brother Dog, not a pig!"

Her flustered explanation made Gao Liang chuckle. Yeah, right.

Still… he didn’t actually mind her playful jab.

"Mm…"

Seeing no reply but also no exit, Lin Lin regretted it.

Should’ve picked the lullaby.

Time to pivot.

"Um… setting lyrics aside… Brother Dog, how was my singing?"

She asked with hesitant hope—the first time she’d dared ask for singing feedback since that karaoke incident.

Mm…

Gao Liang weighed it.

Clearly untrained. Mic quality meh.

But… that voice tone? Exactly his type.

If sincere, he’d say, “Not bad! Keep going!”

But this time… mischief won.

"Sang wonderfully. Don’t sing again next time."

…

Lin Lin’s vision dimmed.

Was that… too harsh?

Wait—she *nailed* the song choice!

Hmph!

Silent, she opened her music app, pulled up the playlist, and set it to loop:

*Zhu Bajie Fell from the Sky*.

Ahem…

Just as she sulked like she was arguing in a QQ group chat…

The boy under the covers chuckled inwardly. *End of the month.*

Right—he’d won a Super Rocket from a platform draw.

Expired next month if unused.

Mm…

This little vampire girl was entertaining.

Might as well use it. No waste!

So…

Just as the little vampire girl pouted at the screen—suddenly!

A system alert flashed:

【User "Brother Dog" gifted streamer "Ali-chan" one "Super Rocket"! Come check out the live stream~】

The 1000-yuan gift triggered a site-wide broadcast.

A golden announcement scrolled across every stream—and even the homepage.

Curious night owls swarmed in, wondering what show warranted such a splurge.

A thousand yuan wasn’t trivial. Proof the streamer had *something*.

And so…

Lin Lin’s eyebrows shot up.

New viewer alerts flooded the screen. She blinked in confusion.

In moments, her stream hit 2000 popularity points—nearly two hundred viewers.

Wait…

How did so many people show up all of a sudden?!