Livestream Conflict-solver: The Whole Internet Begs Me for Justice!

178: Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant!His facial expression management system completely broke down, and for a moment, he didn’t know how he should react.

Should he righteously refuse, displaying his gentlemanly demeanor?

Or should he follow the current and show the initiative expected of a ”boyfriend”?

Feifei, standing next to him, also stiffened slightly.

She hadn’t expected her grandfather to be so direct.

She subtly nudged Zhang Ze with her elbow, signaling him to quickly say something.

But Zhang Ze’s mind was currently full of bullet comments, and he couldn’t receive external signals at all.

Liu Zhenyun held his teacup, watching him slowly with an expression that clearly said, ”I understand.”

This only put Zhang Ze further on the spot.

”Ahem.” Zhang Ze cleared his throat, attempting to reboot his chaotic thoughts.

”Old Master, this... isn’t really appropriate, is it?” He struggled for a long time before managing to squeeze out this one sentence.

”What’s inappropriate about it?” Liu Zhenyun countered, ”You are boyfriend and girlfriend; it is perfectly natural for you to stay together. Do you want me to arrange two separate rooms for you and let my brothers and cousins laugh at me?”

”To say that the boyfriend Feifei found doesn’t even have the guts to share a room with her?”

[Damn! The older the ginger, the spicier it is!]

[This combination of moral blackmail and provocation is executed flawlessly!]

[If I refute him, I’m timid. If I don’t refute him, tonight I have to...]

Zhang Ze felt like he had fallen into an impossible dilemma.

He looked pleadingly toward Feifei.

Feifei finally recovered from her initial shock; an unnatural blush appeared on her face, but her actions were decisive.

She stood up and pulled Zhang Ze, who was still in a petrified state.

”Grandpa, we understand. I’ll take him to look around.”

After speaking, she didn’t wait for Liu Zhenyun to say anything else, practically dragging Zhang Ze out of the study.

With a bang.

The study door closed.

Liu Zhenyun set down his teacup, a sly, old fox-like smile appearing on his face.

You brat, you’re still too green to fight with me... Feifei pulled Zhang Ze, practically fleeing the study.

With a bang, the heavy wooden door closed behind them.

In the corridor, Feifei finally let go of his hand and leaned against the wall, panting heavily.

Her cheeks were unnaturally red, and she wasn’t sure if it was from running or embarrassment.

Zhang Ze, meanwhile, was clicking his tongue in amazement beside her.

He watched Feifei, who was still trying to steady her breathing, and deliberately leaned in, lowering his voice.

”Sister Feifei, *our* grandpa has quite the progressive mindset.”

”What do you mean ’our grandpa’! Don’t speak nonsense!” Feifei glared at him, though it lacked any real intimidation.

”See? He’s already arranged for us to sleep together, yet you say he’s not ’our grandpa’.” Zhang Ze continued to fan the flames, ”He’s afraid I’ll run off, so he’s trying to cook the rice before it’s too late.”

”Shut up!” Feifei felt the temperature of her cheeks rising continuously. ”Who wants to cook rice with you! You wish!”

She pushed Zhang Ze away and walked quickly forward, ”You are sleeping on the sofa tonight!”

”The sofa?” Zhang Ze followed behind her, his face filled with grief and indignation. ”Sister Feifei, how can you be so cruel! I have such a delicate body and tender skin; after sleeping on the sofa, I won’t be able to straighten my back tomorrow. How will I protect you from all those wolves and tigers in your family then?”

”If you collapse tomorrow, they’ll think I drained you dry! What about my reputation then?”

Feifei stumbled, nearly tripping over nothing.

She turned back and said to Zhang Ze, enunciating every word: ”Try, saying, one, more, word?”

Zhang Ze immediately raised both hands in surrender.

”OK, OK, I won’t say anything else.”

[Just kidding. If I keep talking, Sister Feifei might just perform an on-the-spot cremation of me.]

[Quit while I’m ahead. I get it.]

Seeing Zhang Ze back down, Feifei huffed and continued walking forward.

”Weren’t you going to show me around? Your house is like a labyrinth; you should introduce it to me.” Zhang Ze changed the subject and began surveying the surroundings.

The estate was enormous, featuring pavilions, terraces, winding paths leading to secluded spots, and guards posted every few steps.

The security level was ridiculously high.

”This is the East Garden, where my second uncle’s family lives.”

Feifei introduced the area distractedly, ”The lake ahead is called Tranquil Heart Lake; Grandpa used to like fishing there.”

Zhang Ze nodded while calling out to the System in his mind.

”System, stop sleeping and get to work. Scan the entire estate, create a 3D map, and mark the locations of all surveillance cameras, infrared sensors, and security personnel.”

[Ding! Your attitude toward ordering the System around is getting increasingly proficient.]

”Less nonsense, hurry up, be professional.”

[Ding! 3D map construction in progress... 10%... 50%... 100%! Map generated. Three optimal emergency evacuation routes, five absolute surveillance blind spots, and thirteen suitable hiding locations have been planned for you.]

[Friendly reminder: Behind the rockery thirty meters ahead, two people are conducting an encrypted conversation. It is recommended that the Host go eavesdrop; there might be unexpected gains.]

Oh ho?

Such a good thing is happening?

Zhang Ze stopped walking and grabbed Feifei.

”Sister Feifei, look at that rockery over there, the shape is quite unique. Shall we go take a look?”

Feifei looked in the direction he pointed; it was a rockery next to a bamboo grove, nothing special. But she still followed Zhang Ze over.

As soon as the two got close, before they even rounded the rockery, they heard hushed voices talking.

”Dad, what exactly is that kid’s background? Didn’t you send people to investigate?”

It was Liu Ming.

Another deep baritone voice sounded; it was Liu Jianjun.

”We can’t find anything. His information is excessively clean, as if it was deliberately erased. A person like this is either a grassroots nobody with no background, or his background is so deep we can’t touch it.”

”He must be a nobody!” Liu Ming said indignantly. ”What kind of background could some lousy internet celebrity have? I think he’s just a swindler trying to latch onto the Liu Family! He was bragging to Grandpa in the study about acquiring a streaming platform—it’s laughable!”

Liu Jianjun was silent for a moment.

”No matter who he is, the Old Master’s attitude is clear: he is protecting him. We cannot directly move against him.”

”Then what should we do? Just watch this outsider swagger around our house? Watch him fool Feifei completely?” Liu Ming’s tone was filled with jealousy.

”Why rush?” Liu Jianjun’s voice deepened. ”If the hard approach doesn’t work, we’ll try the soft one. Isn’t he an internet Streamer? People like that lack the recognition of high society the most, and they also don’t understand the rules of high society.”

”Dad, what do you mean?”

”Isn’t tonight’s family banquet the perfect stage? All the relatives from the different branches will be there. I will find an opportunity to make him ’perform’ his talents. Or, quiz him on certain questions regarding finance or art.”

Liu Jianjun chuckled softly twice.

”What could someone who spends all day clowning around online possibly know? Once he makes a fool of himself in front of everyone and becomes a laughingstock, do you think Feifei will still have the face to call him her boyfriend? Do you think the Old Master will still regard him highly?”

”At that point, we won’t even need to lift a finger; he’ll tuck his tail between his legs and scram out of Yanjing himself!”

”Dad, brilliant! That is truly brilliant!”