After realizing the stalker's existence, Xu Qian's relaxed heartstrings tensed up again.
In the afternoon, she received a surprise from her boyfriend. It was a small sports car worth 600,000 credits. The car was driven directly to her downstairs by the car sales company, and they even gave her flowers and keys. Compared to the gift, Xu Qian hoped that her boyfriend could be by her side at this moment.
However, the latter was still busy with business on Earth. He would not be back until next week at the earliest.
Initially, Xu Qian asked the security company for help to solve her insomnia problem. Now, she was glad that she hired a bodyguard.
After the two returned from the mall, Zhang Heng did not go out again. Even though Xu Qian had already started her live broadcast in the workshop, and according to the agreement, Zhang Heng could go out and do whatever he wanted at this time. However, he still chose to stay in the living room so that Xu Qian could feel at ease.
However, Zhang Heng did not stay idle.
He was in luck. G7Z Security Company was the largest security company in the entire New Shanghai 0297. Its business scope was very wide. In addition to high-end services such as private bodyguards, they also provided services in public places such as shopping malls and theaters. The security work of the large shopping mall that the two went to in the morning was also handled by G7Z Security Company.
This way, Zhang Heng did not need to sneak into the surveillance room to get the video through an internal application.
He filled in an application form online and waited for about an hour before the video was sent to his personal terminal. After that, Zhang Heng connected it to the projection equipment in the living room and played the video.
It was easy to find the stalker in the crowd. Zhang Heng paid special attention to the guy's behavior, but he did not find any verbal or physical contact with other people in the mall. The video soon showed Zhang Heng and Xu Qian hiding in the corner of the store.
At this time, the stalker also lowered his head and operated something on his wristband. However, he used an external screen and the crowd as cover. Zhang Heng could not see what he was doing, but he soon saw the stalker put away the external screen, turned around, and ran away. After a few seconds, Zhang Heng realized that something was wrong and rushed out from behind the store. The two ran for a while, and Zhang Heng was worried about Xu Qian. So, he stopped running, and the stalker escaped successfully.
A hacker?
Zhang Heng rubbed his chin after watching the video. This could explain why Xu Qian's previous residence was invaded. Why there were no visitor records at the entrance downstairs, and why the alarm did not ring.
…
According to Zhang Heng's request, Xu Qian did not mention that she was followed during the livestream. Although this incident could arouse the protectiveness and sympathy of male fans, she might be able to ask for more gifts from them. However, since she had already decided to quit this industry, and she received a small gift worth 600,000 credits from her boyfriend in the afternoon, Xu Qian did not care about the money anymore.
She ended the livestream and walked out of the room, only to find that Zhang Heng had also exited the livestream hall.
"Were you watching my live broadcast just now?" Xu Qian raised her eyebrows.
"Well, I didn't expect you to know how to dance," said Zhang Heng.
"Ha, there was a dance studio next to where I lived when I was young. My mom knew the teacher there, so I studied there for a while. But because it was too hard, I couldn't stick to it. It wasn't until I became an anchor that I picked it up again. These days, it's not enough to just be beautiful. You have to have some talent."
After Xu Qian ended the livestream tonight, she was not as irritable as before. Probably because of what happened in the morning, seeing Zhang Heng gave her a sense of security. Xu Qian opened the refrigerator door, took out two cans of beer, and tossed one to Zhang Heng.
"You dance very well." Zhang Heng took the beer and praised her.
"Thank you. Although I know you are just being polite, I am far from a professional dancer. And the people who watch my livestream are not really appreciating my dance. They are just paying attention to my body," said Xu Qian.
"This at least shows that you have a good body," Zhang Heng said calmly.
"I will accept the compliment."
Xu Qian threw her body directly on the sofa next to Zhang Heng, took a long sigh of relief, and opened the can of beer in her hand. "To be honest, I didn't expect you to watch my livestream."
"Why do you say that? What kind of people watch your livestream?" Zhang Heng asked rhetorically and opened his beer.
"There are all kinds of people, but they are basically lonely. They have a void in their hearts, but they can't find satisfaction in the real world. You don't look like such a person," said Xu Qian. "It is said that some countries used to be troubled by the rapid population growth. But about fifty or sixty years ago, the federal population entered a negative growth stage. Everyone seems to prefer to live alone."
"Yes, in the primitive society, our ancestors lived in a large tribe. They hunted together, gathered together, and raised children together. This was because individuals who left the tribe could not survive on their own. However, after the emergence of overproduction, and with the improvement of material conditions, individuals began to gradually leave the tribe. First, they lived in the form of a family, and then they formed small families to live.
"After that, we came to an era of unprecedented material abundance. All your basic needs can be fulfilled through the phone and the Internet. There is no longer a need to be connected to society. So we have more and more time to pursue individual freedom and achieve self-realization. In this process, the basic unit of life, the family, is also being challenged," said Zhang Heng.
In fact, in the timeline he lived in, this trend was obvious, especially in the neighboring countries. The fertility rate was getting lower and lower. Many single men and women preferred to stay alone because they did not have to accommodate another person. And the quality of life without children was better. And in 2077, where the quest was set, this phenomenon was even more serious.
This had also made the streamer industry unprecedentedly strong. There were all kinds of streamers, from games, comedy, chat, and talent shows. There were even streamers who were purely suicidal, fulfilling all the reasonable and unreasonable demands of their fans.
"Well, it makes sense, but I still need to find myself a long-term meal ticket," said Xu Qian. "Especially when I am young and beautiful. You can ask a random man on the street what kind of woman he likes. They will definitely give you all kinds of answers, such as virtuous, gentle, blah, blah, blah … It's all nonsense. There is only one truth. Men are very single-minded animals. From the age of eight to eighty, they only like young and beautiful girls. So, if your goal is to get married, no matter how much you improve your inner qualities, as you grow older, you will not have an advantage over your younger self. I will not make such a mistake. I want to get married when I am the most valuable."
Xu Qian drank the beer in her hand.
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