The Succubus in Her True Colors

"Add an option: when someone becomes a member, they can choose to either increase the stream duration by 30 minutes or decrease it by 30 minutes. For the Admiral tier, adjust it by 2 hours, and for the Governor tier, either add 24 hours or reset it to zero."

To ensure Tang Hua could end her stream smoothly, Lu Qing proposed his solution—

By adding a reverse option to the positive duration, she could forcibly end the stream when she was too exhausted to continue. In other words, he would spend money to stop the physical toll on her.

"Boss, you're so kind..."

Tang Hua knew he was planning to cover for her, and this could easily lead to additional expenses.

Because his money would turn into gifts, flowing into her account next month as part of her "performance."

In other words, if she couldn't go on, the boss would use his money to help her out, and this money would even count toward her earnings, indirectly bringing her closer to her goal of winning him over...

[Got it, he’s actually looking forward to that with me... but he’s too shy to say it outright, so he’s protecting me in this way, quietly letting me have him! Hmm! So that’s how it is!]

Tang Hua gradually understood everything—

It’s just a test, and she could handle it.

To rightfully and openly win over the boss, such obstacles were nothing.

She had worked hard, studied diligently, and knew how to captivate her audience.

As long as she didn’t make any mistakes, stayed consistent, and took it step by step, she could, by the end of the year, make the boss fulfill the hundred times he owed her.

I can do it, I definitely can!

Tang Hua kept cheering herself on while glancing at the livestream.

At this moment, the time in the bottom left corner of the screen showed five minutes before the stream.

Her heart was beating a little fast.

But with the boss around, she didn’t feel as nervous as Bai Xing had been back then.

She adjusted the camera, fixed the angle, prepared her mindset, took a deep breath, and finally—

Clicked to start the stream.

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[The virtual streamer you follow, "Maybia," has started streaming! Come check it out!]

The sudden notification popped up on several people’s phones.

Dorm 5012.

Zhang Yang: "Hey? Wen Le, did you see? The stream started right on time today. With Bai Xing not here, who’s the one behind the avatar?"

Wen Le: "Knowing Lu Qing, he wouldn’t spend money on someone unfamiliar for such an important project. So, if Bai Xing really couldn’t stream, the person inside that avatar must be someone close to us."

Zhang Yang: "Who? Who is it?"

Wen Le thought for a moment and gave his answer:

"The illustrator."

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Apartment 1901, Building C.

Su Ling put down "Black Cat" and stared at the screen, where the alluring succubus exuded a completely different aura.

"Today’s stream opening feels a bit off."

"If it were the sneaky cat, she wouldn’t have such a seductive demeanor..."

"Could it be that my brother went looking for a new 'more fitting succubus' to take over the role?"

Although she hadn’t checked on his updates recently, being busy with piano practice, she still couldn’t shake off her concerns.

"...This is a dangerous move."

[I hope he doesn’t get taken advantage of afterward.]

The girl silently thought to herself.

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"Midnight Cat" Karaoke Box.

After finishing her singing practice, Liu Yi put down the microphone, her sea-blue contact lenses fixed on the livestream on her phone:

"No, this isn’t her."

"She doesn’t carry herself like this."

"This is fake, this isn’t her."

It seemed she had engraved Bai Xing’s image into her mind and heart.

Liu Yi scoffed, instantly losing interest in this imposter.

She locked her phone, tossed it onto the sofa, and prepared to practice the next song—

"Trapped in the Past."

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Tianhai First People’s Hospital.

Bai Xing stared at "herself."

—At the version of herself she followed.

The stream had started.

"Maybia" was live.

"..."

How could this be?

Hiding in the corner of the restroom, the girl held her phone with trembling hands.

"Was she asking me about how to gain members because she was preparing for today?"

"Did she already know that senior might arrange for her to replace me on stream?"

"So when designing this avatar, she modeled it entirely after herself... Is that it?"

Slowly, slowly,

The girl finally pieced together the whole story.

"So I was the one kept in the dark..."

Her mood was a bit down.

But not entirely.

After all, with her grandmother’s help, she had already made significant progress with her senior.

Barring any surprises, before graduation, her senior would continue to tacitly accept their quasi-relationship. That was her advantage, her absolute edge.

And as for Maybia stepping in to stream in her absence, it wasn’t entirely unreasonable.

After all, this three-person project couldn’t just fall apart because of her personal issues, right? That would make her fully responsible.

Bai Xing understood all too well that in the VTuber world, the most important metrics were user retention and engagement.

If you didn’t stream for too long, the truly high-spending audience would go elsewhere for entertainment rather than wait for you to return.

Wealthy people were often fickle, and if they had money, why wouldn’t they spend it on other streamers?

Loyalty was just an illusion.

"Hmm... In that case, I’ll just see what you’re made of."

"If you want to replace me in my own field, you’ll have to bring something comparable. Otherwise, you’re just a 'vase.'"

"A huge vase."

The girl gently closed the restroom door, put on her Bluetooth earphones, adjusted the volume to the perfect level, and decided to observe Maybia’s recent "preparations."

Thinking to herself,

If she could really captivate these perverts, then she must have some talent in this area, and I shouldn’t hold any prejudice or doubt against her.

But if she caused the existing audience to leave due to her performance or personal issues, then choosing her as the replacement would be a huge mistake, a loss that outweighed the gain.

In that case, my position in senior’s heart would rise even higher, as he would rely on me even more.

I’m his "cash cow," and he’s my only support.

We’ll support each other, keep each other warm.

And in the end, everything will fall into place.

"Hehe..."

At this thought, the girl finally felt a bit better and couldn’t help but mutter:

"Right, Maybia doesn’t understand any of this. How could she possibly maintain the revenue flow?"

—"Once the wound heals, the pain is forgotten; once the champagne is bought, it’s time to pop it."

At this moment, she was ready to predict the outcome in advance.

But then, right at the start of the stream,

Without any warning,

The succubus faced all the viewers in the livestream,

Spread her wings, leaned slightly forward, closed one eye, and brought her chest close to the camera, magnifying it before returning to her original position—making an extremely "casual" expression.

At the same time, in a dreamy, murmuring tone, she softly said:

"Good evening, my adorable—servants."

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