HCB Chapter 40 Lin Zhou: Because I told her my credit card was maxed out.
Chapter 40 Lin Zhou: Because I told her my credit card was maxed out.
The entire room fell silent.
All eyes were fixed on Lin Zhou's calm and composed face, like searchlights.
Its ears were even more erect than antennas.
Everyone wants to know, what kind of earth-shattering love confession could make the ice queen's heart rate instantly spike to 180?
"Tell me already! Stop keeping me in suspense!"
"I bet a hundred packs of spicy strips that it's an upgraded version of 'I love you'!"
"Could it be... a marriage proposal?"
The chat in the live stream was practically bursting with impatience.
Host Li Sisi even shoved the microphone right up to Lin Zhou's mouth, her face burning with gossip:
"Lin Zhou's father, stop keeping everyone in suspense and just reveal the answer! What exactly did you say to Qing Ge?"
Lin Zhou looked at Su Qingge, who was still in a daze and whose face was as red as if she were about to burst into flames, and spread his hands innocently.
He cleared his throat, spoke into the microphone with a candid expression:
"They didn't say anything."
"what?"
The audience booed in disappointment.
"Impossible!" Director Yan Min was the first to disbelieve, shouting through a megaphone, "Nothing said could make her heart rate spike to 180? Lin Zhou, don't try to fool me! Otherwise, it'll be considered cheating!"
"I really didn't say anything romantic."
Lin Zhou's expression was as innocent as could be, and his clear eyes were filled with sincerity.
I leaned close to her ear and told her...unfortunate news.
"Unfortunate news?"
Everyone was even more confused.
What terrible news could make my heart race like this? Could it be... that my house is on fire?
Seeing everyone's eager eyes, Lin Zhou slowly revealed the answer.
He sighed, a perfectly measured hint of guilt on his face. His voice wasn't loud, but it carried clearly throughout the room.
"I just told her..."
"The supplementary credit card she gave me, the one with a limit of 500,000..."
"I think I just accidentally maxed out my account by buying game skins."
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The air seemed to solidify at that moment.
The expressions on everyone's faces froze, as if they had been collectively petrified.
The chat room also experienced a strange five-second silence.
Five seconds later.
"Pfft—hahahahahahahaha!"
Rock veteran Chen Kai was the first to burst out laughing, spitting out a mouthful of water and nearly rolling off his chair.
"Buy...buy game skins? Spend half a million?"
Olympic champion Wang Lei laughed so hard he slapped his thigh, tears streaming down his face. "Brother! You're ruthless! Really!"
The whole audience burst into laughter!
The laughter was so loud it almost lifted the roof off the threshing floor!
The viewers in the live stream were laughing so hard they were rolling around on their beds.
"Holy crap! What the hell is this plot twist?!"
"I thought it was top-quality dog food, but it turned out to be top-quality razor blades!"
"So Goddess Su's heart rate of 180 wasn't because she was excited, but because... she was upset about the money and angry?!"
"Hahaha! 500,000 for a skin? Brother Lin, did you buy the entire game company?"
"To kill someone is to destroy their spirit! To kill someone is to destroy their spirit! Lin Zhou, are you a devil?"
"Lin... Zhou..."
A voice, seemingly emanating from the deepest hell, a voice filled with gritted teeth, echoed eerily.
Everyone looked in the direction of the sound.
Su Qingge slowly raised her head, frame by frame.
That pretty face, which had been blushing with shyness, was now completely dark, like the sky before a storm.
Those once bright and beautiful eyes were now burning with two raging flames, fixed intently on Lin Zhou.
If looks could kill, Lin Zhou would have been executed by slow slicing by now.
"What...did...you...say...?"
She spoke slowly and deliberately, each word seemingly squeezed out from between her teeth, carrying a chilling edge.
Lin Zhou's heart skipped a beat when he saw his wife about to explode.
Play off.
He just wanted to make a joke to win the game and earn some shock points, but he didn't expect the woman to react so strongly.
"Honey, let me explain, I was just joking..."
Lin Zhou raised his hands, attempting a final struggle.
However, Su Qingge was no longer willing to listen to any explanations.
"Lin Zhou!!"
A scream that echoed through the sky.
Su Qingge suddenly stood up, grabbed a cushion with the program's logo on it, and pounced on Lin Zhou like an enraged female leopard!
"That was money I was saving to buy Nuonuo a piano! How dare you use it to buy in-game items?!"
"I'll beat you to death today, you good-for-nothing!!"
"Ah! Wife! You've murdered your husband!"
Lin Zhou was so frightened that he ran away as fast as he could.
"Don't run! Stop right there!"
Su Qingge, wearing white sneakers and waving a cushion, chased after him relentlessly.
Thus, under the watchful eyes of millions of viewers across the internet, an extremely fantastical family drama unfolded passionately on the threshing ground of Peach Blossom Village.
One ran, the other chased.
One was jumping up and down, the other was gritting his teeth.
Nuonuo sat on a small stool, munching on an apple while clapping her little hands to cheer on her mother: "Go, Mom! Defeat Daddy, you big bad guy!"
The other guests and staff were already laughing hysterically, staggering and unable to even hold onto the camera.
"Quick! Keep up! Get more close-ups!"
Director Yan Min was so excited that his face turned red. Holding a megaphone, he directed the scene, "Film Su Tianhou's 'I love you 3000' expression clearly! This is definitely the most classic scene of the season!"
As the sun sets, its golden rays bathe the threshing floor.
The man's agile figure dodged nimbly ahead, while the woman's pursuit, though tinged with anger, resembled a playful flirtation.
Their laughter and chatter echoed in the air above Peach Blossom Village, lingering for a long time.
The live stream chat was now completely pink.
"Wow, what an amazing couple! They're so sweet!"
"Even though they're fighting, it looks more like they're showing off their love to me?"
"This is probably the truest form of love: you're being silly, and he's laughing."
"The first day of filming was already so exciting! I'm already looking forward to tomorrow!"
Yan Min watched the data on the monitor steadily rising and then turned off the loudspeaker with satisfaction.
He cleared his throat and gave the final instructions into the walkie-talkie:
"Attention all units, camera focus on the chase from a distance, background music starts!"
That's all for today, let's call it a day!