Chapter 285: Is Someone I Know Trying to Harm Me?

Chapter 285: Chapter 285: Is Someone I Know Trying to Harm Me?

The Syrian hamster, Gungun, was lost in the joyous shock of a fellow hamster turning into a human.

Renee Jennings looked at Tinyfin, her tone gentle. "Jean, I just heard from Gungun. It wasn’t a stranger who snuck into your house."

[Not a stranger? So it was someone she knows?]

[An inside job!!!]

Tinyfin was already scared, and seeing the comments made her even more terrified. "Renee, is someone I know trying to hurt me?"

"No, don’t worry." Renee Jennings quickly explained, "It’s not someone trying to hurt you."

[Then what’s the situation?]

[If an acquaintance snuck in, what could they be doing other than planning a crime?]

Renee Jennings said slowly, "Tinyfin, do you remember what day it is tomorrow?"

A trace of confusion flickered in Tinyfin’s eyes. "Tomorrow..."

[I know this one! Tomorrow is Children’s Day.]

[Someone snuck into Jean’s house to celebrate Children’s Day with her??? Is that even possible?]

"Children’s Day?" Tinyfin suddenly remembered. "Tomorrow is my birthday."

"That’s right. Your friends went to your house early because they wanted to give you a surprise and celebrate your birthday."

"Oh my god." Tinyfin covered her masked mouth, her eyes welling with tears. She choked out, "I can’t believe it... I thought someone was trying to hurt me..."

She felt so embarrassed and ashamed, having completely misunderstood her friends’ good intentions.

"I’ve really let them down," Tinyfin said, full of self-reproach.

Renee Jennings softened her tone to comfort her. "Don’t say that. Being cautious is actually a good thing."

[Yeah, you’re just being responsible for yourself!]

[I feel like I’m too careless. I need to learn to be as vigilant as you!]

[I need to learn too. I probably wouldn’t even notice someone had been in my house unless they cleared it out...]

Seeing the comments, Tinyfin’s tears turned to laughter. She felt comforted by the sisterhood in the chat.

"It might be because I’m a rather sensitive and suspicious person in my daily life," she said softly. "Sometimes I feel like I’m just being dramatic and awful."

"As long as your sensitivity and suspicion don’t affect others, I don’t think it’s dramatic at all." Renee Jennings raised an eyebrow slightly, comforting her in a soft voice. "The right amount of sensitivity and suspicion can also be called being steady and cautious. There’s nothing awful about that."

"Renee, thank you." Tinyfin was deeply moved. "Your reassurance really helped."

Renee Jennings’s lips curved into a smile. She said at an unhurried pace, "Alright, Jean, it’s almost midnight. Go upstairs soon, and don’t keep your caring friends waiting too long. Happy early birthday, and may you always stay positive."

[Happy birthday!]

[Happy birthday to our steady and cautious Princess Jean, may you always be happy...]

"Thank you, Renee, and thank you, everyone." Tinyfin bowed slightly to the camera. "Being able to connect to the stream today feels like a birthday gift from heaven. Thank you so much."

The Syrian hamster Gungun stared curiously at Renee Jennings, chittering as it asked, "Hey, what method did you use to become human? Can you tell me? I want to experience what it’s like to be human too!"

The naive Gungun believed Renee Jennings’s secret.

Renee Jennings raised an eyebrow at it and smiled. "Gungun, I can’t tell you. It’s my secret."

After Tinyfin disconnected, to everyone’s surprise, she gifted "Romantic Fireworks" worth 5,888 yuan.

[Whoa, Jean’s a rich girl!]

[I really want to know what our rich big sis looks like!!!]

[Jean is awesome! Happy b-day!]

Renee Jennings was also surprised. She hadn’t expected Tinyfin to be so generous, and it made her feel a little embarrassed.

While she streamed for money, it wasn’t for the money from the viewers she connected with.

Besides, the platform took a cut of the money from gifted items, so not much of it actually ended up in her hands.

Renee Jennings had no intention of connecting with another viewer. She picked up her mug, took a sip of water, and chatted idly, "Tomorrow is June 1st, Children’s Day. Does everyone have plans to go out and have fun?"

[Tomorrow is Tuesday, no day off. Back to being a beast of burden.]

[WAAAH, I just asked my parents where they’re taking me tomorrow and they just gave me the side-eye!]

[Where are you going tomorrow, Renee?]

"I should be taking my nephew and niece out to play tomorrow." Renee Jennings tilted her head, thinking. "I haven’t decided where to go yet. I’ll look it up after the stream."

[Once you figure it out, remember to post about it! I’ll take my kid for a "chance encounter" with you tomorrow~]

[Then I’m gonna go have a "chance encounter" with Renee too /HISS HISS PANT PANT/]

Renee Jennings’s eyes curved into crescents as she smiled. "Sure, but I’m afraid you won’t be able to find me."

[No way! I’ll bring a banner, and you can find me!!!]

[Sis, that’s a great idea! Can I apply to help hold the banner!]

[Sure~~ Any sisters who want to go, DM me~~~]

Renee Jennings blinked. "Why do you all sound so serious?"

[Because we are!]

[So excited!]

Renee Jennings bit her lip and asked hesitantly, "Do you all really want to meet me?"

[Yes! We desperately want to meet you!]

[Renee, when can you arrange a fan meetup?]

"Let me think about it?" Renee Jennings mused. "If it’s possible, I’ll arrange for an offline meetup for everyone."

She glanced at the viewer count in the top-right corner and added, "But I can’t meet this many people, of course."

[First come, first served!]

[Waaah, as someone with terrible luck, I’m a little scared.]

[Hope I get a lucky break!]

This was just a spur-of-the-moment idea for Renee Jennings. She wasn’t sure if she could actually pull it off and didn’t want to make too big of a promise. "I’ll think about it more and let you know if there’s any news."

[Okay!!! I can help with the planning!]

[If you need it, I can help plan the venue for the day...]

[Should we have a theme? I’m already starting to think about what to wear!]

Watching the bullet comments fly by one after another, Renee Jennings didn’t quite dare to say anything more.

Perhaps because everyone was so excited about the potential meetup, when Renee Jennings said she was ending the stream, no one clamored for her to stay on like they usually did.

Renee Jennings turned off her phone, stretched her arms, and got up to leave the study.

Back in her room, before grabbing clothes for a shower, she sent a text message to Diana Jennings: [Sis, where should we take Zane and Jasmine to play tomorrow?]

After her shower, Renee Jennings picked up her phone. Besides a reply from Diana Jennings, she also saw several voice messages from Sylvia Brooks.

Diana Jennings: [Renee, it’ll probably be really crowded outside tomorrow. I was thinking we could just buy a cake and some snacks and celebrate at home.]

Renee Jennings: [How about I pick a place?]

After replying, she switched chat windows to listen to Sylvia Brooks’s voice messages.

Sylvia Brooks: [Renee, are you done with work?]

Sylvia Brooks: [Vincent Morgan called me out of the blue tonight. He asked what platform you stream on and what your account name is.]

Sylvia Brooks: [I don’t know, maybe it’s because I was watching your stream the other night and he happened to see my phone screen. He said you look a bit like his younger sister.]

Sylvia Brooks: [I couldn’t figure out what he was up to, so I didn’t give him your account info...]

After listening to Sylvia Brooks’s voice messages, Renee Jennings’s slender eyebrows furrowed slightly, a look of confusion clouding her fair face.