Before Brentley broke up with Ophelia, he had spent all his money on her, so he was still using an old Nokia phone that could only send texts and make calls, with no other functions.
Earlier, Felicity had reminded Brentley about his outdated phone, so after leaving the Hotel, he randomly found a phone store and bought the latest smart phone. The cost of the phone was nothing to Brentley now.
At this moment, Brentley finally realized that everything Mr. Griffin had told him was probably true. Although he hadn't used the black card from Huaxia Bank yet, the five million dollars in his personal Bank account were very real. He had used that card to pay for the meal at the Prosperity Hotel and the new phone.
Brentley found it all incredibly surreal. He had suddenly become the heir to a fortune. It was the kind of thing that no one would believe if he told them.
As he walked home, he fiddled with the new phone, exploring its features. About half an hour later, Brentley arrived home, but before he could open his door, he saw the beautiful woman from next door coming in with some late-night snacks.
She was wearing a tight, sleeveless pink T-shirt that perfectly showcased her ample chest and slim waist. She paired it with black denim shorts that revealed her long, fair legs. Her delicate face had a light touch of makeup, making her look very refined and pretty.
"You're back late," Brentley greeted her.
"And you are?" The woman blinked her large, watery eyes, looking puzzled.
"I'm your neighbor from next door. You helped me pay my rent this morning. Don't you remember?" Brentley quickly explained.
"Oh, it's you!" she exclaimed.
The beautiful woman suddenly realized something and gave Brentley a once over before softly asking, "Do you need something?"
"Well, I just wanted to thank you for this morning. If you hadn't paid my rent, who knows how long the landlord would have kept bothering me. I have the money now, so I wanted to pay you back!" Brentley said with a cheerful smile.
"Alright, then pay me back!"
The woman's mood seemed much better than it had been in the morning, and her attitude towards Brentley had improved significantly.
Brentley quickly reached into his pockets, but he realized he didn't have enough cash to cover the $600.
"If you don't have the money, it's fine. It's not that much anyway," the woman said as she started to walk into her room.
"Wait, I don't have cash on me, but how about I add you on WeChat and transfer the money to you?" Brentley didn't want to owe her any longer, especially since $600 wasn't a big deal for him now.
"…Alright," the woman nodded slightly and took out her phone.
Brentley also took out his phone and opened his newly registered WeChat account, ready to add her.
However, when the woman saw Brentley's phone, she couldn't help but pause and softly asked, "If you can afford such a nice phone, why couldn't you come up with $600 for rent?"
"I just recently got some money, so I bought a new phone. I really didn't have any money before," Brentley explained with a smile.
"Oh, okay," the woman nodded lightly and added Brentley on WeChat before turning to enter her room.
"Hey, beautiful, what's your name?" Brentley hesitated before calling out.
"Phoebe!" The woman replied casually and then shut the door without asking for Brentley's name.
Brentley smiled wryly and turned to enter his own room. Once inside, he quickly freshened up and then lay down on the bed, fiddling with his phone.
Since Brentley had never used a smart phone before, many of its functions were unfamiliar to him. He spent over an hour figuring out how to use various features of WeChat, linking his bank card, and finally transferring six hundred dollars to the beautiful woman next door.
After sending the money, Brentley noticed that Phoebe hadn't accepted it right away. Curious, he decided to take a quick look at her WeChat Moments.
A moment later, Brentley was surprised to discover that the beautiful woman next door was actually a live streamer. With nothing else to do, he used the information from her Moments to find her streaming room on the platform.
When Brentley clicked into the live stream, he saw Phoebe singing. Her voice was lovely, and combined with her good looks, she had about seven to eight thousand viewers watching. However, because her content was quite simple—just singing and casual chatting—her popularity couldn't compare to the top streamers who often had more sensational content.
"Phoebe looks even better in real life than on video," Brentley couldn't help but murmur to himself, thinking about closing the stream and going to sleep.
"Thank you, Sunshine City Young Master Jordan, for the rocket!" Phoebe suddenly exclaimed, catching Brentley's attention.
Brentley couldn't help but pause for a moment after hearing that, then refocused his attention on his phone screen.
In the blink of an eye, several rockets appeared on the screen, all sent by that Sunshine City Young Master Jordan!
"Thank you, Sunshine City Young Master Jordan, for the ten rockets!" Phoebe called out softly.
Although she expressed her thanks, Brentley noticed that Phoebe didn't seem as excited as other female streamers usually do.
Meanwhile, the chat room was in an uproar. After all, each rocket cost $100, and ten rockets meant $1,000! Such generosity indicated that this Sunshine City Young Master Jordan was definitely a big spender.
Phoebe's stream quickly garnered over 20,000 viewers. When a wealthy patron sends gifts, other viewers can also receive bonuses, so Young Master Jordan's ten rockets helped attract a lot of attention.
"Young Master Jordan is amazing!"
"Who is Young Master Jordan? He's so rich!"
Comments like these started flooding the chat room. Most viewers were ordinary people, and they often flattered such wealthy patrons.
Brentley, however, just smiled faintly at his phone. He couldn't understand why anyone would willingly spend so much money on female streamers they didn't even know, and in such large amounts!
"Hey beautiful, how about doing a handstand in a miniskirt?"
Just then, a golden comment flashed across the screen, sent by none other than Young Master Jordan.
Phoebe froze for a moment upon seeing the comment, but then acted as if she hadn't seen it at all, switching to a new song and continuing to sing. "Young Master Jordan from Sunshine City has sent ten rockets!"
At that moment, the screen lit up with the notification again.
"Hey beauty, do a handstand in a mini skirt, and I'll send you ten more!"
Seeing that Phoebe didn't respond, Young Master Jordan sent another ten rockets!
The chat room exploded with excitement, and viewers started spamming the chat with similar requests. Most of the messages were urging Phoebe to do a handstand in a mini skirt.
Phoebe frowned slightly as she read the messages and softly said, "Sorry, I'm not like other streamers. I only sing. If you want to see handstands, you can go to another stream." After saying that, Phoebe continued singing.
"Haha, are ten rockets not enough for you? How about twenty? I've never met a streamer who doesn't like gifts!" Young Master Jordan sent another message.
"I said, if you want to see a handstand, go find another streamer!" Phoebe shouted, her face showing clear displeasure.
"What's wrong with the streamer? She won't even give Young Master Jordan any face!"
"Yeah, Young Master Jordan is a well-known big spender on our platform. If she offends him, does she still want to make it here?"
"Streamer, you better do the handstand quickly, or else Young Master Jordan might get angry!"
The chat was buzzing with comments.
Brentley stared at his phone, a look of surprise on his face. He hadn't expected Phoebe to be someone who didn't care about money. Despite all the gifts she received, she still held her ground, which was quite rare. Brentley had always thought Phoebe ignored him because he was poor, but now it seemed she was just as indifferent to the wealthy.
"I'll ask you one last time, handstand or not?" Young Master Jordan's message floated across the screen again. This time, Phoebe chose to ignore him.
"Damn it, you're all just here to sell yourselves, so why act all innocent? Do you believe I can drop your viewership from twenty thousand to two hundred with just one word?" Young Master Jordan's anger flared when Phoebe ignored him, and his words became increasingly harsh.
A flicker of emotion passed through Phoebe's eyes. Biting her red lips, she softly replied, "I'm not here to sell myself, and I'm not pretending to be pure. Do whatever you want."
"Fine, you'll regret this!"
"Guys, let's switch rooms. I'll take you to see another beauty!" Young Master Jordan sent two more messages before abruptly leaving the stream.
Moments later, a platform-wide message appeared.
"Sunshine City's Young Master Jordan has sent ten rockets in Bunny's room! Click to join the stream!"
Seeing this message, Phoebe's viewers didn't hesitate and immediately flocked to Bunny's stream.
Phoebe's livestream viewership plummeted from twenty thousand to just over five hundred in an instant!
Seeing the viewers leave, Phoebe's big, watery eyes filled with tears. She seemed very upset but didn't say much and continued singing.
A moment later, only a dozen people were left in her live-stream room.
Looking at the pitiful number of viewers, Phoebe could no longer control her emotions. Sparkling tears began to roll down her cheeks.
"Past Memories sends an aircraft carrier to Phoebe's room! Click the text to enter the live-stream!"
At that moment, a huge scrolling banner flew across the live-stream platform. An aircraft carrier!
The viewers on the platform were completely stunned!
Everyone knew that an aircraft carrier was worth two thousand dollars, equivalent to twenty rockets!
Phoebe stared at the gift in her live-stream room, her expression one of utter shock, her big eyes filled with disbelief.
She couldn't figure out who was being so generous, gifting her something worth over two thousand dollars!