It’s So Noisy, A Friend Gave Me a Pearl Bird – CH24

Chapter 24

The in-game voice chat fell into an unusual silence. Amlodipine was so shocked by a real gay moment that he couldn’t say a word. The next second, he watched helplessly as the viewer count in his stream—finally rising after some effort—plummeted rapidly.

Amlodipine: ??

“Hey, don’t leave!” he shouted. “Am I and Leidian not good enough to watch?!”

The only response he got was a continuously dropping viewer count.

A large crowd flooded into Si Jingce’s stream to watch the drama. The boy who had suddenly appeared seemed to realize the man was livestreaming. After calling out once, he shrank back slightly, leaving only a hint of caramel-colored hair peeking out from behind the doorframe.

Holy—!!

Who is that?!

Quick-reacting fans immediately dug up the photo from a few days ago—

The hair color matched.

On screen, the man froze for a moment, clearly not expecting the boy to appear so suddenly. But he quickly composed himself, took off his headset, and stood up to walk toward the door.

The audience’s gaze followed his movements…

Watching as he stopped at the doorway.

Damn it! This useless camera—still can’t see clearly!

Si Jingce lowered his eyes to look at the boy sitting in the wheelchair and crouched down to meet him at eye level.

Yanyan held the pinyin workbook in his hands, showing everything he had written.

“I did two extra pages. Can I apply for another bag of chips?”

The handwriting was still a bit crooked, but it was clear he was trying his best to write neatly.

Si Jingce took the workbook and checked it—no mistakes. “You can’t eat too many chips, or you’ll get heatiness. How about I give you three jelly cups instead?”

“I want eight!”

Si Jingce thought for a moment. “Five.”

Yanyan frowned slowly, reluctantly agreeing.

The man went out to get snacks. Just as he was about to push Yanyan back to the living room, the little bird suddenly grabbed his hand and curiously peeked toward the study.

“Can I come in and stay with you while you work?” Yanyan raised his hand to swear. “I won’t cause trouble!”

Before Si Jingce could refuse, Yanyan added, “I used to stay beside you when you worked.”

“And the house is so big… it feels so empty outside.” As he spoke, tears welled up in his eyes. “I’m scared.”

Si Jingce: “…Don’t think I don’t know you’re faking it.”

Seeing his trick fail, Yanyan froze for a moment.

Si Jingce thought to himself—hadn’t this bird caused enough trouble in the study before?

Getting scared while playing horror games and jumping onto his face.

Falling asleep on top of the computer and dropping onto the keyboard, causing him to misplay.

And afterward, it took half an hour to coax the bird who cried from the pain.

“You can come in,” Si Jingce relented. “But you’re not allowed to talk randomly.”

Before, only he could understand him. Now, everyone in the livestream could.

Yanyan mimed zipping his mouth shut. “Mm-hmm!”

Si Jingce added, “…And you’re not allowed to call me ‘Master’ anymore.”

The little bird looked confused. “Why? OVO”

If he kept saying that, the stream would get banned sooner or later. But it wasn’t easy for Si Jingce to explain something so suggestive.

“Because…” Si Jingce patted his head. “There are no masters and servants in modern society.”

Yanyan: ?

Though he didn’t fully understand, he quickly accepted it. “I got it.”

“Brother.”

Yanyan had called him “brother” before, but it had always sounded unclear and distorted.

This was the first time he said it clearly in person.

Si Jingce’s breathing faltered slightly.

Without saying a word, he reached out and pinched Yanyan’s cheek—it was soft.

When he let go, a faint mark remained.

“Let’s go.” Si Jingce pushed him into the study.

He positioned the wheelchair beside his chair. Half of Yanyan’s face accidentally entered the camera frame, and the chat began flying even faster.

Before viewers could see his full face, Si Jingce adjusted the camera, leaving only one of Yanyan’s arms in view.

The moment he sat down, colorful comments flooded the screen—

[Master, please elaborate on what task you assigned!]

[Master, please elaborate on what task you assigned!]

…

Si Jingce’s pupils trembled.

With one click, he cleared the entire chat.

Silence at last.

He forced himself to continue streaming. As soon as he put on his headset, Yunduan’s teasing voice came through, “Bro, go on—tell us what task you assigned?”

Si Jingce changed the subject. “…Let’s play the game first.”

Bobo Mei: “Honestly, the game isn’t that important.”

Random teammate: “What kind of team did I join… why don’t we talk while playing?”

“Everyone!” Amlodipine shouted over voice chat. “Send a super gift, and I’ll make lcberg tell the story!”

Si Jingce: …………

“No task,” he said, forcefully steering things back before it derailed completely. “I just gave a kid homework. Haven’t your parents ever made you supervise your younger siblings doing homework?”

[Then why does he call you “Master”?]

Si Jingce: “He lost at Truth or Dare.”

[Do your parents know you made a kid call you ‘Master’?]

Si Jingce fell into deep despair.

…It’s over. Gui Yaying is definitely going to see this stream.

[So this little brother is the one who went with you to Waterbird World last time?]

Yanyan stared at that comment and let out a soft “Ah.” “Was I photographed last time?”

It was fine when he didn’t speak, but the moment he did, the chat that had just calmed down exploded again.

[Ahhh, his voice is so nice (clutches heart and falls over)]

[You’re letting him sit there but won’t show him to us?!]

Si Jingce silently turned to look at Yanyan.

Yanyan immediately covered his mouth again.

“Answer selectively,” Si Jingce said, completely giving up. “Mods, keep an eye on things—no weird comments.”

The game continued. With Si Jingce’s permission, Yanyan leaned closer to the screen, propping his chin up as he chatted with the audience.

After accompanying his master’s streams for so long, he was already used to Si Jingce’s popularity. Although being in human form felt a little unfamiliar, he quickly got into chatting with the comments.

[Little bro, how are your legs? Why are you in a wheelchair QAQ]

Yanyan cleverly matched Si Jingce’s earlier explanation. “It’s just inconvenient recently. I’ll be able to walk later!”

[Little bro, what exactly is your relationship with lcberg???]

Yanyan: “He’s my brother!”

Afraid of being unclear, Yanyan thought carefully. “I was adopted by him.”

Si Jingce: ?

[?]

[Child bride?? I ship it.]

[lcberg you said you don’t do fanservice—this is the biggest surprise ever—]

Si Jingce: …

I didn’t.

[Then what were you doing at Waterbird World the other day? A date?]

A date?

Yanyan saw a new term and turned to ask Si Jingce, “What does ‘date’ mean?”

Before Si Jingce could answer, the mischievous chat replied:

[A date is when two people go out together.]

Yanyan suddenly understood. “Then we went on a date.”

In the game, the random teammate’s peachwood sword nearly stabbed Si Jingce.

He quickly moved his character back a step.

He almost exposed his identity as the ghost.

“Sorry, sorry, I got distracted listening to your conversation,” the teammate apologized repeatedly. “I swear I wasn’t stream-sniping, just listening.”

Si Jingce: “…It’s fine.”

He immediately turned to the chat. “Stop misleading him. That’s not what a date means.”

Yanyan asked, “Then what does it mean?”

“A date is when two people who like each other go out together.”

Yanyan muttered quietly, “Then doesn’t that count for us?”

Si Jingce, wearing headphones, didn’t hear him. Yanyan also got tired of chatting and began watching him play seriously.

The game had reached its final stage. The match dragged on with no clues about the ghost, and with Yanyan’s sudden appearance, everyone was eager to end it quickly and go gossip.

Yanyan also wanted to listen, so Si Jingce turned on speaker mode.

Yunduan: “…Honestly, I’ve got no leads. How about we just vote someone out randomly? Oh right, bro, next time we meet up, bring your little brother. I haven’t even asked his name yet.”

Random teammate: “Vote me out, vote me out. Let me finish early so I can go watch the replay.”

Amlodipine spoke up with interest, addressing Yanyan: “Little bro, do you know my name? Want your brother to bring you out to play next time?”

[? Why does this feel like some creepy middle-aged uncle…]

Yanyan frowned. “No. I remember you—you’re the one who looks really ugly.”

Amlodipine: …

So angry, but couldn’t refute it.

Yanyan’s attention quickly shifted elsewhere. He stared curiously at the names and pointed at the screen. “Why are their names so similar? Why is Bobo Mei called FierceMan Xiaomei?”

Si Jingce: “They’re couple names.”

“Are Amlodipine and Leidian also a couple??” Yanyan looked horrified.

[I Am Your Amlodipine] and [You Are My Metaraminol].

Just looking at them made one’s teeth ache.

Si Jingce: “…Don’t learn from them. They’re just messing around.”

“That’s not right, lcberg!” Amlodipine said seriously. “How are we messing around? Come on, baby, give me a kiss—”

Leidian: “Mua!”

A complicated expression appeared on the boy’s delicate face.

He fell silent, deep in thought.

In the end, everyone was too disgusted by Amlodipine. They splashed holy water on him, causing the game to fail.

The evil ghost revealed itself. On Si Jingce’s screen, a pair of blood-soaked hands appeared, launching into a fierce massacre and securing his first victory in the game.

Si Jingce: …

This win felt completely unfulfilling.

“Bro, why not let your little brother play too?” Yunduan suggested. “It’s kind of boring for him to just watch.”

Yanyan’s eyes lit up. “Can I play?”

“You can…” Si Jingce couldn’t resist that eager look and nodded. “I have a gaming laptop. Let’s see if it can run it. You guys go ahead first.”

He went to get the laptop, requested another beta account, and helped Yanyan log in.

He guided Yanyan step by step through the beginner tutorial. Just as he was about to contact Yunduan again, Yanyan suddenly said, “I want to change my name!”

Si Jingce: “What?”

“I want to use a couple name with you too!”

Afraid Si Jingce would refuse, Yanyan immediately hugged his arm. “They can all do it, why can’t we!”

“Because we’re not a couple.”

Yanyan: “Then are Leidian and Amlodipine a couple?”

“…No.”

“Exactly.” Yanyan said matter-of-factly, “Then we can try it too.”

The boy’s body was warm. When Si Jingce looked at him, he immediately put on a pitiful, about-to-cry expression.

[He’s already like this, just give in to him.]

Si Jingce thought in silence for a long ten seconds.

Then he quietly opened the shop and bought two 98-yuan name-change cards.

…

Yunduan exited the game and sent the team ID and password to Si Jingce.

After chatting with fans for a bit, he glanced at the team list and saw two new players had joined.

[Strawberry Milk Ice] has joined the team~

[Pineapple Donut] has joined the team~

Yunduan: ?

His expression slowly turned confused.

The password wasn’t even that simple…

He turned on team voice chat and cleared his throat. “Ahem, um… ladies, did you join the wrong team?”

Maybe they just guessed the password and got lucky?

[Strawberry Milk Ice]’s mic lit up.

Behind the sweet and cute username came Si Jingce’s cold voice:

“It’s me. What’s wrong?”

Yunduan: …Ah? O-o?

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