The live chat was flooded with adorable comments about the two's interaction, with one comment saying: "[So cute! Are all the young ladies from wealthy families this approachable? Laughs]"
[They seem no different from ordinary people! Who is demonizing others?]
Don't let him wait until he's exhausted, thinking, "Wife, stop chatting and answer my call!"
The next second, Su Yanxi finally answered Bie Yunzong's call and asked, "What's wrong?"
In the live stream, Su Yanxi moved the camera away a bit, and Cai Yuyan temporarily interacted with the viewers in the live stream room.
"Honey, why did you suddenly start a live stream?" Bie Yunzong asked, making a phone call in one hand and watching the live stream on his other. "You didn't tell me beforehand, I almost missed it!"
Whether it was because Bie Yunzong's excited voice was too loud, Su Yanxi was too close to the live-streaming phone, or the car's soundproofing was good enough, the live-streaming phone's sound reception was so good that some of the sound from Su Yanxi's phone could be heard in the live-streaming room.
Su Yanxi deliberately turned her body a little more, covered the microphone at the bottom of the phone with her hand, and lowered her voice: "Is it my fault? Shouldn't you have followed up on this on your own initiative?"
"You used to at least ask about my schedule, but now you're getting less and less attentive. So I have to make a list for you and report my plans for tomorrow to you every night, right?"
Su Yanxi's calm tone concealed a hint of dissatisfaction and complaint. He made his meaning clear: he was upset that Bie Yunzong hadn't been paying enough attention to him lately.
Bie Yunzong has indeed been slacking off lately. Because of the completion of the commercial street renovation, he has to come to the Balitun commercial street every day to report on the workers' work and check the final results.
He couldn't ask anyone for help. First, he couldn't tell his parents and brother and sister-in-law; his parents couldn't keep their mouths shut and would definitely tell their beloved wife in the future. His brother and sister-in-law were even more in danger; he and his wife were close friends and got along well, and who knew if they would casually mention it while shopping or getting a facial together!
So, apart from Bie Yunzong, the mastermind, only the grumpy guy knows the true nature of the "anniversary surprise." But the grumpy guy is inherently lacking in romance; aside from helping with property transfers, he's completely unreliable.
Bie Yunzong suppressed his grievances and said in a gentle tone, "I'm sorry, honey, I've been busy lately. I'm watching a live stream now, and I know you and your brother and sister-in-law are coming—oh no, I mean, going to Balitun!"
"Knowing I was doing a live stream, you still called me?" Su Yanxi was speechless. But then he thought: Maybe Bie Yunzong wanted to show off their affection in front of the audience?
He didn't miss Bie Yunzong's slip of the tongue and pressed him for an answer.
"Here? What's up? Are you in Balitun?"
Suddenly, a lot of heart-shaped emojis popped up in the chat, indicating that a wealthy fan had entered and was showering the chat with gifts, posting a prominent message: "[I want to see us all in the same frame on the live stream!]"
[Dog food, dog food, I love eating dog food the most!]
[Can we hope to see each other on a live stream?]
Bie Yunzong broke out in a cold sweat as he looked at the comments, thinking, "Please, please don't! Although I really enjoy showing off my beautiful wife and letting you single guys have a good look, now is definitely not the right time!"
"N-no, nothing," Bie Yunzong swallowed hard, making up an excuse. "I was over there just now. I was thinking of buying you some clothes or something, but... but it seems like they're doing roadwork over there, so I couldn't get in!"
"Honey, your livestream time is precious, so please don't come over—oops! Don't go over there, okay?"
"Road construction?" Su Yanxi put down her phone in surprise. The assistant in the passenger seat said, "Xiao Zhang, check the real-time monitoring and see if the road conditions are abnormal."
I don't usually bring a car assistant when I go out, but today I brought one because I have a live broadcast event and it's easier to get things done with multiple assistants around.
The assistant deftly opened the GPS navigation, checked the roads around Balitun, and reported truthfully: "Young Madam, the navigation does not show any signs of road closures or construction, so it should be fine."
"Hmm?" Su Yanxi asked, puzzled, and picked up her phone again. "My assistant checked the navigation and said there was no problem. Is it fixed already?"
"I—" Bie Yunzong stammered, his brain shutting down in the emergency. "I don't know either...?"
Bie Yunzong's words sounded too weak and unconvincing, and he couldn't persuade Su Yanxi. Su Yanxi felt puzzled and frowned in confusion, saying, "Why don't I go and see for myself? I'm almost there, it won't make a difference if I waste a little more time."
"I'm hanging up now, I need to continue my live stream."
As soon as she finished speaking, Su Yanxi hung up the phone decisively. The next second, Su Yanxi returned to the camera's view.
"I've finished the call. My brother and sister-in-law and I are almost at Balitun Commercial Street. Does anyone have any live stream tasks they'd like to see?" Su Yanxi said to her assistant while watching the live stream. "I forgot to turn off the tipping system, Xiao Zhang, hurry up and fix it—um! Everyone, calm down, don't tip; I'll contact the official platform to refund any tips that have already been sent!"
Chapter 212
There was a flurry of activity in the live stream.
Just like in the live stream, Bie Yunzong also started to panic after the call was hung up on.
"What to do, what to do, what to do?" Bie Yunzong thought frantically, but the first thought that popped into his mind was: close down the commercial street!
This idea is extremely unreasonable and unacceptable. Those are four commercial streets in the Balitun commercial district—they have a huge flow of people and countless daily sales!
Property transfers can be done privately and will not affect pedestrians shopping or businesses doing business; the renovation and refurbishment activities that have been going on for nearly two months have also been implemented gradually and in stages, and will not affect foot traffic or sales.
But if we block the road, isn't that clearly blocking people's path to making money? How could we expect the businesses to agree to that?
Seeing that his wife and brother and sister-in-law were already approaching the entrance to North First Street in the live broadcast room, Bie Yunzong made a quick decision and immediately summoned the property manager to give the order: "Quickly, quickly, block off the entrance to North First Street."
The administrator was shocked: "This...this can't be! What kind of commercial street is it if we don't let customers come in to shop? Besides, what reason would we have to close it down?"
"I don't care what reason you give." Bie Yunzong's face darkened, his tone unpleasant. "Think for yourself. The length of the lockdown doesn't matter, but absolutely—my wife cannot come in. If my wife comes in, won't she discover everything?"
The administrator hesitated, "But..."
"And you still dare to say that?" Bie Yunzong's face darkened further, his voice becoming even more low and intimidating, fully unleashing the aura of a wealthy young master. "You only just informed me about the live stream before it started, and I haven't settled accounts with you yet. If I tell you to go, then go now, and just obey my orders. Whatever compensation or losses you cause—I'll take responsibility!"
Thinking about his bank account balance, Bie Yunzong suddenly felt a pang of regret.
He still had money, of course. It was just that he had just bought four commercial streets, and his wallet was a little thinner—and it was the end of the year, so YUNSO's new year's dividends hadn't come in yet! And he doted on his wife, constantly unable to control himself from buying her things.
He doesn't even realize that his precious wife is much richer than him; she just recently redeemed 200 million yuan!
Sigh, I'm so poor. I don't even know if I can have eight million in all my current accounts combined.
With Bie Yunzong's assurance of "I'll take responsibility," the administrator quickly went to do things for Young Master Bie.
By the time Su Yanxi had finished getting ready and stepped off the Rolls-Royce Cullinan with the gimbal, the entrance to North Street 1 had already been blocked off, with a crowd of passersby blocking the entrance.
Su Yanxi asked curiously, "Why are so many people gathered here? Has something happened?"
Cai Yuyan tightened her windproof coat and gestured to her assistant who had gotten out of the car: "Xiao Zhang, hurry up and go check on us?"
Bie Yunzong, who was also watching the live stream, got excited and quickly left a message using the property management's account.
[Happy Every Day: Something seems to have happened.]
[Happy Every Day: It seems there was a robbery. After the police were called, the entrances and exits of North First Street were sealed off. Suspects are currently being investigated one by one.]
After sending the bullet comments, Bie Yunzong couldn't help but complain: This property management guy, a perfectly normal young man in his twenties, how come his taste in choosing a username is comparable to that of his grandparents' generation?
"Oh, I see..." Facing the camera, Su Yanxi gave everyone in the frame a disappointed look. "What a pity."
Seeing his disappointed and regretful wife, Bie Yunzong felt ashamed and sobbed inwardly, thinking, "Wife, I'm sorry—I love you! But this is a special case, so please don't blame me for not letting you in!"
"Is it only the entrance and exit of North First Street that has been blocked and investigated?" After saying the foreword, Su Yanxi quickly cheered up and smiled gently at the audience, her tone full of perseverance, "There is another entrance and exit on South First Street, we can try going there."
"Fans, don't worry, my brother and sister-in-law and I are moving to South First Street now. It's a quick drive around halfway, only five minutes away."
Su Yanxi recalled Xiao Zhang, who had been scouting ahead, and she and Cai Yuyan turned around and got back into their luxury car.
On the other end of the live stream, Bie Yunzong was stunned by his wife's persistent persistence. After he came to his senses, he couldn't help but wail and scream to himself in the property management office: "Wife! You—you don't come any closer!"
The emergency plan was activated again! Bie Yunzong found another manager and told them to hurry up and block off the entrance to South First Street as well!
No, it's not just South First Street. Every place where people can enter and exit is sealed off!
Absolutely, absolutely, I can't let my wife find out about this final surprise.
This memory corridor, which he had conceived for a year, prepared for more than half a year, and painstakingly created for Su Yanxi alone, must not be discovered so quickly.
There is no time machine in the world, but Bie Yunzong will do everything in his power to take his beloved wife back—back to their original "dream".
Author's Note:
The dog's gift is slowly taking shape, can you guess what it is?
Thank you so much to the lovely email address for the small red envelope with the tiger motif, and to the lovely bbbbiu for the large red envelope with the New Year motif! Thank you to all the bosses for sharing these auspicious wishes. Wishing everyone a happy and peaceful Lunar New Year!
#75 Starting point: Christmas Eve seven years ago
Because of traffic restrictions and speed limits around the commercial street, it took Su Yanxi nearly ten minutes to get from North First Street to South First Street.
Su Yanxi hadn't considered the traffic and speed limits, assuming it would only be a five-minute drive. During the drive, Su Yanxi apologized to the viewers several times: "Sorry for the delay on the road, I'll make up for it later. When the task begins, you can send specific commands to give me live-streaming tasks."
The audience wasn't angry, but rather worried for Su Yanxi. A viewer who happened to be shopping in Balitun reported in real time: "[The entrances and exits on South First Street are also closed; they're not letting anyone in or out!]"
Chapter 213
Su Yanxi was shocked: "South First Street is also closed off?"
He didn't bother to grab his bag. After getting off the bus, he looked across the one-way street and saw that the entrance to South First Street was indeed blocked. Just like North First Street, there was a bunch of pedestrians blocking the entrance.
If her previous disappointment was somewhat concealed and restrained, this time her regret and grievance were completely undisguised! Su Yanxi frowned, muttering anxiously and unhappily towards the entrance, "Why am I so unlucky? Encountering an unexpected situation as soon as I step out..."
Undeterred, he vented his frustration and then asked the live stream audience.
"There seem to be a few smaller entrances on the side. Shall we go over there?"
Nearby spectators immediately replied: "[It seems unlikely. The situation has escalated quite a bit; all exits are blocked, and it'll probably be closed for at least half an hour.]"
“Well…” Su Yanxi still didn’t want to give up, “Can we try waiting? Let’s go through the Q&A session in the car first, and then see if it can open in half an hour.”
"No way!" Cai Yuyan was the first to object, coming to Su Yanxi's side and whispering to comfort her, "Beicheng isn't just this one commercial district, why are you so fixated on it?"
"How about we go to the West District? There are lots of shops there, or if that doesn't work, we can go to SKP—SKP can't be closed, can it?"
Su Yanxi remained silent, her expression wavering, yet she still hesitated.
The live chat continued to flood with comments, with one person earnestly advising Su Yanxi: "[Happy Every Day: You should move somewhere else. Even if the lockdown is lifted, the crowds here are just too huge.]"
[Happy Every Day! Since the live stream has been going on for so long, many people know you're coming to Balitun for shopping. Commercial streets are always crowded, and if measures aren't implemented properly, it could lead to various stampedes and other accidents.]
The audience member's comments were reasonable and well-founded, which made Su Yanxi immediately stop waiting and nod, agreeing to change the location: "I didn't think it through, I didn't consider the safety issue. In that case, let's move to SKP Mall, okay?"
The live chat was filled with positive comments: [Great! SKPKPSKP! This local has never been to SKP before, sob sob, I'm scared.]
Are these two wealthy socialites going to broaden our horizons?
[I'd love to see what the VVIP exclusive hidden fitting rooms at high-end luxury stores look like! I heard they're on the third floor, and only the most VIP customers can go up there, is that true?]
The barrage of comments was overwhelming. Su Yanxi and Cai Yuyan returned to the car and continued the live stream: "Wow, everyone has so many questions, I can't even keep up. Is SKP okay? Okay, we're moving to Shin Kong Mitsukoshi now, it'll be about a half-hour drive. Let's use this half hour to start the Q&A session?"
Su Yanxi composed herself and set up a password-based question function on her live-streaming phone. This function could filter out some inactive or fake followers, making the questions received more engaging.
"I can't answer every single question, but I'll try my best to respond to the ones that are asked. Everyone, please don't be discouraged if you don't get a reply, and please don't keep spamming the chat."
After sending the password to ask a question, the first question the system extracted was: Why didn't you go shopping with your husband today?
Su Yanxi rubbed her forehead, surprised that the first question was so direct. She chuckled and said, "He's been quite busy lately; besides, he's not my first choice for company when I go out shopping. I'm already tired of seeing each other at home every day, and I don't want to go out and face him all the time."
“My brother and sister-in-law and I have more in common and get along better, so we often go out together.”
A comment flashed across the screen: "[So you guys never go shopping together?]"