Chapter 278: Ten Seconds Since Tongzi Left, Missing It

【I said before that you used up all the good luck in your life just to meet me; now that I am leaving, I am returning that good luck to you.】

【I hope everything goes smoothly for you from now on, and that you have endless good luck.】

Lin Sui was truly moved this time, and a glimmer of tears seemed to flash in her eyes.

"Will we meet again, Tongzi? When we meet again, promise me you'll be happy, okay?"

System: 【...】 So melodramatic; it's a good thing she was kicked out of the entertainment industry.

Lin Sui: "From now on, your world won't have me in it, but that's okay, I will be happy, Tongzi!"

"Tongzi! Tongzi! How will you ever live without me! Tongzi~ please stay~ Tongzi~"

Lin Sui's shouting was truly heartfelt and soul-stirring.

System: 【...】

It had been a little reluctant to leave, but Lin Sui's two sentences made it just want to run away as fast as possible.

Damn it, after all this time, the only thing she cares about is still just herself!

【Goodbye! Never see you again!】

biu~

Lin Sui felt as if something had snapped in her mind, followed by a sound similar to a television being turned off.

In an instant, her mind felt completely blank; she stared blankly into space for a good while before coming back to her senses, realizing that the System was truly gone.

She hadn't wanted to make the parting too sad, but she hadn't expected it to just leave like that!

Tonight's Live Streaming, there are no money-making tasks, and no more... Ten-fold Withdrawal!

How painful!

The tenth second since Tongzi left, missing it~

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Lin Sui spent the better part of a month after the System left adjusting to life without it.

Just as she had finally adjusted, the Yinfu Platform's annual awards ceremony was about to begin.

Lin Dan Da had originally wanted to custom-make a gown for her, but Lin Sui refused.

She had a very beautiful dress.

It was the Starry Sky Dress that it had given her just two days after she first met the System.

Lin Sui still remembered that the first time she wore this dress, it was also specifically rewarded to her by the System to attend this ceremony.

It was a pity that back then, she was a complete newcomer, just going there to ride on the coattails of the hype.

At the time, to avoid being too "stunning" to the crowd, she had specifically applied a Spirit Girl makeup look with a Heavenly Eye.

Times were different now; she no longer had to worry about being targeted by all sorts of messy people.

…

Putting on this dress again, applying exquisite makeup, pinning up her long hair, with pearls dotted among the strands.

Without a coat to cover it, the diamond necklace around her neck echoed the fine, shimmering light on the hem of her dress.

This must be the look the System wanted to see, the one where she could stun everyone.

It was a pity that this time, it could no longer see it.

…

Lin Sui brought Shen Ti with her to this ceremony.

Several other Live Streamers in the Company had also received invitations, but since they were still a step behind a big Live Streamer like Lin Sui, they traveled separately.

A Fu and Feng Liu were invited in a different capacity and did not travel with Lin Sui and the others.

Not only was Lin Sui charming tonight, but Shen Ti was also uncharacteristically normal, wearing a crisp black suit.

When getting out of the car, he very gentlemanly held Lin Sui's hand and helped her down.

Lin Sui stepped out in high heels, took Shen Ti's arm, and walked with him down the red carpet to enter the main venue.

At the end of the red carpet, Feng Liu held a camera, earnestly taking photos of the two of them for the event.

Just like the first time they met offline.

…

As the most popular Live Streamer on the Yinfu Platform last year, Lin Sui was guaranteed to win an award tonight.

Therefore, the seat arranged for her was quite close to the front.

Shen Ti was only sitting next to Lin Sui because of the face of his father and Lin Sui.

"Why does A Fu get to sit so far in the front?"

Not two seconds after sitting down, Shen Ti saw A Fu sitting in the first row.

Sitting next to him was a noblewoman with a very refined temperament.

Shen Ti sneered, "Sui Sui, look, he has a rich woman next to him!"

Lin Sui twitched the corner of her mouth, "Doesn't she look like his mother?"

She still remembered that last year, A Fu said his mother had something to attend to, which was why he came to stand in for her.

This year, both of them had come.

"Oh..." Shen Ti pouted.

He had thought A Fu had also latched onto a rich woman, and was planning to badmouth him in front of Sui Sui.

"Can you learn something good for once?" Lin Sui asked with a forced smile.

Shen Ti lowered his head, "You know, I have no one to look after me, so I can't really tell what's good or bad..."

Lin Sui made a gesture of zipping her lips, "Little mouth, zip it up~"

Don't even think about winning her sympathy!

Shen Ti: "..." Oh no, this trick isn't working anymore.

While he was racking his brains trying to think of something else to say to attract Lin Sui's attention, the ceremony had already begun.

The hosts for this year, departing from the previous practice of using professional hosts, were two Live Streamers invited to take on the role.

And they were our old acquaintances.

Ji Mo and Yu Qingyu.

Meng Zeming did not want the Company to become the second GM.

Favoring one over the other would lead the other to tear into the Company directly.

Ever since some operations staff member gave resources belonging to Ji Mo's friend to Yu Qingyu, Ji Mo had been constantly trying to snatch resources from Yu Qingyu.

She took this matter very seriously.

Originally, the officials had only invited one, but to prevent any quarrels caused by resource imbalances, Meng Zeming simply bundled both of them over here.

Although Ji Mo and Yu Qingyu could not stand each other, they could still distinguish right from wrong during major events.

Both of them had decent professional skills; after all, they both made a living with their eloquence.

The Yinfu ceremony was different from others; it included performances.

It would not be an exaggeration to call it a large-scale gala.

When it came time to present the awards, Lin Sui, as expected, won the Beauty Streamer Award.

There was no distinction between male and female streamers; it was just five simple words: Beauty Streamer Award.

This award was specifically set up for Lin Sui.

After all, aesthetics differ, and such things are not very objective to evaluate.

But Lin Sui's performance last year was truly too good; it would be unjustifiable not to present her with an award.

She hadn't called on her fans to vote for her in any other award categories, so the fans only voted for her in the Beauty Ranking.

In order to present her with an award, this "Beauty Cup" was created.

When called onto the stage, one had to perform a talent act before being interviewed.

Lin Sui borrowed a Guitar from the backstage staff, brought it onto the stage, and sang a song written for her by Xie Jing while playing.

Xie Jing was an original narrative-style soulful singer; the songs he wrote were naturally not explosive, high-energy tracks.

This was a lyrical song with a strong sense of story.

Lin Sui sat in the center of the stage, wearing a long dress, elegantly holding a Guitar, a beam of warm-toned light shining on her, her clear voice slowly emanating from her lips.

The people offstage all quieted down.

The stage was far from the audience seats, with only a faint beam of light, hazy and dim.

Even if there were differences in aesthetics, one had to admit that at this moment, Lin Sui was charming.

Feng Liu's camera did not stop clicking offstage.

They always said that Lin Sui could captivate thousands of people without even opening her mouth.

I lied to you.

She has even more charm when she opens her mouth.

Otherwise, how could there be so many fans who say one thing but do another, continuing to like her?

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?? I originally said I would update in the afternoon, but after scrolling through short videos for a while—everyone knows the author surfs the internet every day—I felt a nameless fire seeing some recent events, and then I remembered the part I wrote at the beginning where Lin Sui had to pay five million in damages for refusing to submit to unspoken rules, which some people said was too exaggerated and unrealistic...

? Facts prove that reality is far darker than fiction.