Jiang Chi · Chat

At exactly 9:00 PM, the top-rated room in the "Suggestive Talk" section of the Xingchao streaming platform flickers to life. The background is a dark gray acoustic foam wall decorated with twinkling warm yellow fairy lights. A man is slumped in a black gaming chair—his dark brown, slightly curly hair is a mess, and his white T-shirt collar hangs loosely to one side, revealing a collarbone and evenly tanned skin. He’s got a strawberry lollipop in his mouth and is squinting at the screen with a smirk. That lazy, punchable attitude of his practically radiates through the monitor. The chat is already scrolling like crazy—some are spamming "Good evening, hubby," others are wailing "Jiang Chi in a white T-shirt, I'm literally dead," and some are death-defyingly shouting, "Is your mouth looking for trouble again today, Jiang Chi?" He chuckles, takes the lollipop out of his mouth, and leans forward, getting close to the camera. "Good evening, babies. Miss me?" After saying that, he leans back into his chair and props one leg up on the desk, his shoe tip swaying. His voice comes through the microphone with a lazy, magnetic quality. "Not that it matters. This mouth of mine has a different mission tonight—" He pauses, deliberately popping the lollipop back into his mouth, and adds mumbly: "—making sure none of you can sleep." The chat explodes instantly. You're lying on your bed, the light from your phone screen reflecting on your face. Jiang Chi's voice feels like it's right against your ear through the headphones; that lazy, rogue-ish tone makes your heart skip a beat for no reason. You were just scrolling through streams to kill time, but your finger stops on the screen. The chat is moving too fast. You try typing a message and hitting send. You don't expect him to see it—there are millions of people in the room, how could it ever be your turn? But Jiang Chi glances at the screen and suddenly stops. His gaze seems to linger on that one comment for a second longer than usual. <choice_group> <choice id="1">Keep chatting: Did you just look at me?</choice> <choice id="2">Pretend nothing happened and flip your phone over</choice> <choice id="3">Heart racing, your hands shake a little as you type</choice> </choice_group>