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After having a good cry over lunch with friends, Jasmine brought out the cake, set up her equipment, and started live streaming.

Even without deliberate promotion, she had quite a few fans, and within the first five minutes of the live stream, many people flocked to join.

They saw the birthday girl in a fairy dress, a beauty to behold.

-- Jas, happy birthday! You look so beautiful!

-- Happy birthday! Are you at home, Sister? Can you show us around your place?

-- Who else is attending the birthday party?

Yu yang was right next to her, watching Jasmine's live stream on his phone. Just as he finished sending a wave of gifts, fans asked him, and he shifted, leaned in, and waved at the camera.

-- Oh my gosh! Yu yang is right next to you???

- Where's Chi Yan? Is Chi Yan there???

Before Jasmine could say anything, Yuyang told them, "He's not here, he's not here. That's why our dog sibling duo is the real deal, the business CP has already disbanded, okay?"

Viewers were commenting non-stop, Jasmine smiled, turned to Yuyang, and asked, "Are you admitting you're a dog?"

...

...

Oops, slipped out.

But it's okay, as long as I pretend it didn't happen.

Just then, a fan asked if only Yuyang was there.

"Of course not, there's not just me, you have Ben, his sister, and others. Probably seven or eight people here. Why aren't they showing their faces?" Yuyang glanced at them and said, "We cried too hard during that meal earlier, our eyes are swollen and not camera-ready."

Viewers then saw a bright orange ball flying towards Yuyang. He caught it, oh, it's an orange.

"You all saw it, I told the truth and they got angry."

-- Crying so hard during a meal, I feel like I've seen this setting somewhere...

-- I've seen this at the desired life!

-- Oh, on the birthday, you made the birthday girl cook for herself??? That's too much like animals!

Jasmine laughed covering her face, "They didn't know before, after my variety show aired they were all curious and wanted to try. But at that time, I was in the movie promotion period, filming my TV series, so I was too busy and had no time. I said I'd cook some dishes to treat everyone on my birthday, I quite like this feeling, it's more homely than celebrating in a hotel or club."

Fans heard someone speaking off-camera.

There was a slightly resentful tone, "Sister has a weird sense of humor, she wanted to see us cry."

Yuyang nodded along and complained to the audience, "When they were crying earlier, Dog Sister was watching with great interest."

-- What about you?

-- You didn't cry?

"Of course, I wouldn't cry, why would I cry?! But her cooking is interesting, the food she makes tastes like home, I took the first bite and thought of my mom. I didn't cry because my mom is not at all sentimental, she used to scold me, I used to get into trouble."

Yuyang's fans both loved to hear him talk about these things but also feared he would steal the limelight.

Brother, take it easy, don't forget the birthday girl next to you!

-- How did it feel to wake up and see if there were any surprises on Facebook? Last night, so many people stayed up late to like and send blessings.

"Seeing so many people wishing me a happy birthday really touched me, but let's not do this next time, it's not worth staying up late for this. Just ignore your brother's complaints, he's too spoiled, you might spoil him."

"Forget about me, let's talk about your birthday gifts. Let fans guess what you received today, pick a few correct guesses and give them some benefits, how about that?"

The comments went crazy, fans were eager for him to spill the beans, isn't a birthday gift guessing game fun?

Can't guess this one if you can't guess anything else, right???

At this moment, fans thought that Yu Yang was just arranging an interactive session with fans for Jasmine based on previous live broadcasting experiences. Only Jasmine and a few others who were not on camera saw through his intention to expose his family. Yu Yang, upon seeing the dishwasher, almost laughed to death. He had wanted Jasmine to take photos and post on Facebook early in the morning.

What was this called?

One plan failed and another one was born.

The viewers watching the live broadcast were very excited, and Jasmine didn't want to pour cold water on the situation. She turned her head to the guy beside her who was controlling the scene and said, "Guess whose brother you name it."

"How can I say? Let's be democratic and listen to the audience's opinions."

Yu Yang thought the audience would definitely say Chi Yan.

Chi Yan was also very popular, and had been in a CP with the dog sister.

Who knew, the comments that popped up on the phone screen were all neatly lined up.

-- Yours.

-- Guess yours.

-- Guess brother, yours.

Yu Yang: ...

Damn!

Suddenly, Jasmine remembered, "Have I not seen what you gave me? What did you prepare?"

"You guess."

"Related to cats?"

Yu Yang: ...

Damn!

What did the audience not understand from his expression? Just as he was about to leave with a laugh, Yu Yang said it wouldn't work, they had to be specific about what it was, being related to cats was too broad.

Millions of netizens started thinking, from valuable cat earrings, bracelets, and necklaces to ordinary cat earphones, cat plush pillows, to unusual cat fur balls and cat poop coffee, they guessed... Yu Yang said he didn't see any correct guesses and wanted everyone to use their imagination.

-- What else do we need to imagine? Don't tell me you brought milk candy in a gift box?

-- Damn, no way!

-- Please, just take out the stuff and let us see! I don't want to draw lots, I just want to know what this ridiculous person sent as a birthday gift.

-- I won't guess, I won't guess even if you beat me to death, why should I guess what a ridiculous person would send as a birthday gift?

-- Isn't all this related to cats? What else is there?

Jasmine saw the fans' comments mentioning at least hundreds of things, and none were right??? She also wanted to know what this guy had prepared, so she asked him for a box and, with Yu Yang's guidance, brought over the gift he had prepared.

The box was the size of a laptop, not heavy.

"Is it a notebook with a hand-drawn cat cover? Or a painting?"

"No, no."

Jasmine simply sat in front of the camera with the box and, in front of the audience, opened the lid, revealing the bag of stuff inside, which made her suspiciously quiet.

After a few seconds, she took out the bag of items and showed it to the camera.

-- huh.

-- Puzzles? ???

-- A big star sending puzzles? Sorry to say, but that's a bit stingy.

-- Damn, it reminds me of my ex-boyfriend, didn't expect his taste to be the same.

"Hey, you guys are going too far! This is not an ordinary puzzle, okay? I personally drew and wrote blessings on it before sending it to be customized, it's very expensive, alright?"

Jasmine looked at the bag full of scattered small blocks, didn't see a sample picture, and asked him, "What did you draw? A cat? Where's the sample picture?"

"No sample picture, why would you need one? Giving you a sample picture would ruin the surprise, wouldn't it?"

...

-- I'm sure I saw shock on Jas's face.

-- Haha, if it were me, I would be shocked too, you gave me such a big bag of scattered puzzles without even a reference? Is this really a birthday present???

-- Jasmine: I might not be human, but you Yu Yang must be a dog, damn, is this an IQ test?

-- I have to apologize to my sister here, before today, I suspected that you two were secretly dating, now it's clear you're not, if you were boyfriend and girlfriend, you'd be breaking up right now.

-- My boyfriend gave me one with a reference, I almost beat him to death, ah this...?

-- This is tormenting my Jas!

Just had a good cry while eating. Now, seeing the birthday gift prepared by Yu Yang, everyone is laughing hysterically while patting the sofa and pounding their legs.

"Yu Yang, how dare you make fun of Chi Yan?"

"He's just a bit too straight, you're the one not giving Jasmine any room to breathe. She is indeed the soul of the vegetable garden king, she can't handle jigsaw puzzles. If you give it to her this year, it'll still be the same next year."

Everyone is laughing, and Jasmine, feeling embarrassed, retorts, "I can't handle it? If you can, then you do it!"

Seeing her like this, Yu Yang is puzzled, "Sis, you don't like this?"

"Next year for your birthday, I'll give you a scrambled ten-step Rubik's Cube. Try twisting one side to see the surprise blessings on all six faces after you restore it..."

Yu Yang: ...

"So, how does my gift compare to Chi Yan's? Is mine always more interesting?"

Jasmine pats his shoulder, "Don't be too confident, I actually think Bro Chi's gift of a smart dishwasher is great, it's like an Hermes in the dishwasher, two words: upscale."

-- Haha.

-- A dishwasher???

- A scrambled jigsaw puzzle with no reference, and a dishwasher? Is this the top 2 in the influencer circle? Love it, love it.

-- I can handle the dishwasher! Let the Yuyang play with the puzzle themselves!

-- Really? Is there no normal gift?

-- I'm more realistic, I just want to know what the most valuable thing Sister received today. How much could it be worth?

-- Two million bag or the three million watch? Or maybe a sports car?

Jasmine thought for a moment and encouraged them to guess boldly.

-- Isn't this bold enough? Could it be a house?

-- A house???

-- A house? Really? Who is it?

"It's not a house."

Jasmine stands up, takes out a book from the pile of gifts, and shows it in front of the camera, "It's this."

-- Just this?

-- A book?

-- Could this be worth millions?

-- It looks brand new, doesn't seem like a rare copy.

Jasmine puts it back, sighs, and says, "This was sent by a bestselling author I know, specifically written as a gift for me, an unpublished work. Why would they give me this on my birthday when the story I flipped to is about the tragic murder of the female protagonist's entire family? I'm just celebrating a birthday, why would he give me this?"

*

After this live broadcast, Jasmine once again made it to the hot search.

The birthday gifts from the two top influencers really opened the eyes of many netizens - a smart dishwasher and a reference-less thousand-piece puzzle. What kind of weird straight guys are these?!

Many netizens sincerely expressed their sympathy for Jasmine in the comments, urging her to stay strong.

Some even started a poll, asking the audience which of the two gifts won?

No need to say --

Chi Yan.

Chi Yan.

Chi Yan.

Chi Yan.

At least the dishwasher can be used, the puzzle will only make you pull your hair out. Giving this gift, are they implying that Sister has too much hair?

Jasmine's V:

Cherish the hair, starting with me.

I won't be doing that puzzle, not even if you kill me.

That's it!

This kind of rough treatment of others' intentions is not often seen, but the netizens didn't think Jasmine was wrong at all, and even criticized Yu Yang's strange behavior on her behalf.

At the same time, Andrew Yan's gift of the book also sparked a lot of discussion. Some people guessed it was him right away, based on the information Jasmine provided. A very talented bestselling author she knows well, who earns a lot of royalties every year, and writes suspenseful thriller novels... Besides Andrew Yan, who else could it be?

Andrew Yan's group of book fans flocked to the scene, eager to see the unpublished novel.

Of course, Jasmine didn't reveal it.

She even tried to contact them to return the book.

Andrew Yan didn't refuse, saying that his inspiration came from watching Jasmine perform in a variety show. The female lead broke the norm of his previous female leads being mere tools, marking a new attempt. Regardless of the value of this work, he won't take it back once it's given to him as a birthday gift. As the author, Andrew Yan has only one request -- he hopes Jasmine will read the entire book and then tell him her feelings about the process.

"I want to hear your feedback, it's important," Andrew Yan said.

Jasmine felt that not giving him a full understanding would stimulate this guy in the future, so she negotiated a time with Andrew Yan and decided to meet at the old grandmother's house she had visited before.

In return for the bizarre gift Jasmine received on her birthday, she planned to bid farewell to materialism with him completely.

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Ding, your esteemed writer Yan is preparing to transition to building a mythological world.

Detective Fan: ...???