Chapter 147

Inside the cage, a fuzzy silhouette could be vaguely seen—even if it's for… Little Clueless's sake?

She immediately began to daydream.

At this moment, Qiyi Guo heard someone's voice: "Is Qiyi Guo, the lady streamer, here?"

She snapped back to attention, lifted her chin slightly, and looked ahead: "I'm here!"

After seeing her, the announcer blinked, then smiled: "Streamer, you're down for the cat‑girl house dance 'Meow Meow Meow' next—you can start preparing now."

"Oh, okay, thanks for the reminder."

Backstage, Ling Yue merely tidied up a bit; her outfit didn't matter—she could perform anytime.

Because what she was going to perform was nothing like what most streamers here do.

Ling Yue was literally impressed with herself.

The front‑hall host had already begun hosting the ceremony, and Ling Yue could hear it crystal clear, the sound seeming to surround her like surround sound.

She sat quietly, perhaps for some reason, or perhaps because of her current status; Ling Yue could sense those people's furtive, covert glances, yet no one dared approach.

The faint rustling of whispers made her frown slightly, a greedy gaze fell on her, Ling Yue pressed her lips together, and as that gaze drew nearer, the tap‑tap of floor and shoes grew closer.

Are you——streamer Ling Yue?

Ling Yue wore a smile on her face, but if you looked closely you'd see it was entirely superficial, her eyes holding no hint of amusement.

Ling Yue: "Who are you?"

Qiyi Guo looked at her wronged and pitiful, her smile tinged with a hint of melancholy: "I'm also a streamer on Tiger Whale Live; I especially like your stream, I'm your little fan, though I'm not too famous, it's normal you don't remember me, streamer, hahaha."

Ling Yue: "Oh."

She replied in a monosyllable, causing Qiyi Guo, who was ready to play the victim, to freeze instantly—how should she follow up?

Fortunately, she had anticipated all kinds of attitudes before trying to ingratiate herself; a big streamer like Ling Yue seemed aloof and must be lonely—see how everyone, regardless of status, keeps their distance from her, avoiding her like the plague—Qiyi Guo felt she still had a good chance.

Actually, Ling Yue, who owned a house full of plush toys, said: "Meow meow meow?"

"What are you thinking? She lacks friends? The house full of plush toys would be the first to object."

So Ling Yue watched her, actually a bit bored, wanting to see what else she could do.

But she seemed to have underestimated the other's determination.

Seeing her first scheme fail, she thought of another, surrounded Ling Yue with many flattering words; sensing Ling Yue's attitude turn cold, she immediately said: "Streamer, do you mind if I start a live broadcast?"

Before Ling Yue could answer, she had already opened her phone on her own, tapped a few times, and the live stream was up.

Clearly, she came prepared.

Ling Yue looked at her expressionlessly, while she was still enthusiastically greeting fans; unintentionally, Ling Yue filled the frame with her face, and the previously bland fans instantly exploded.

【Ahhhhh!! It's the streamer! An amazing animal streamer!】

【Goodness, Qiyi Guo, how did you meet the streamer? Ahhh uh, I'm so jealous of you!】

【Where is this? Looks like backstage, right? I recall now—it's the fifth‑anniversary celebration of the Tiger Whale platform; I actually missed it! Goodness, I hate that!】

【What? The fifth‑anniversary celebration? Ling Yue is there too—this is my favorite streamer, I have to come!】

Thus, in just a few seconds, Qiyi Guo received the most comments of her stream so far, and also got many large tips and traffic; watching the online viewer count double from a single appearance, she was already dizzy with excitement.

This is only the beginning; if she could keep Ling Yue in her stream all the time, even add some activities, the result…

She couldn't help but curl her lips: "I'm also really happy to meet Sister Ling Yue; Sister Ling Yue is really nice and beautiful, being here I'm about to be dazed by her!"

She exaggeratedly covered her face, forcing out a full‑blown blush.

【Of course, the title of Tiger Whale Live's first beauty is no empty boast!】

【Upstairs, when was this beauty title decided? I had no idea.】

【Oh, it's normal you don't know—I just came up with it.】

【Pff hahaha, you're just joking, but Yueyue really works hard—she could live off her looks, yet she insists on talent!】

Seeing her stream filled entirely with Ling Yue's over‑the‑top praise, even Qiyi Guo, who had decided to chase the trend, felt a faint aversion.

She prepared to get straight to the point, her big eyes on Ling Yue: "Sister streamer, I heard you can communicate with animals—can you talk to our Little Confused?"

"Our Little Confused is quiet, usually especially silent; sometimes I don't even know what it's thinking—can you help me communicate with it?"

Qiyi Guo stood up, picked up the prepared kitten, which obediently nestled in her arms; Ling Yue gave it a brief glance and asked, "Is it called Little Confused?"

【!!! So jealous—we usually have to win a raffle, but the streamer can actually talk face‑to‑face!】

【Wuwuwu, I'm crying from jealousy T^T】

Qiyi Guo glanced at the on‑screen comments, then instantly smiled proudly: "Yeah, it's my treasure!"

She looked at Ling Yue; no matter how well she performed, in Ling Yue's eyes she still appeared impatient.

She said nothing; from then on, it was all Qiyi Guo speaking.

Qiyi Guo: "To be frank, my stream content still touches yours a bit—you're an animal consultant, I'm a cute‑pet streamer, and fans love watching me interact with Little Confused."

【Exactly, we can testify!】

【Little Confused may be dim and dumb, but toward the streamer, it's pure love!】

"Little Confused has a dim and dumb personality, but is especially thoughtful, right, Little Confused?"

That adorable kitten looked at its owner, silent, slow and simple‑minded, with chubby chipmunk cheeks, indeed looking quite cute—only, Ling Yue's gaze flickered for a moment.

She heard the muttering thoughts: 【Hmph, what are you looking at? Stupid human, this cat's not some "Little Confused" or "Big Confused"—I'm Yezi, your grandfather!】

Ling Yue: ⊙﹏⊙

Her personality is completely opposite to what streamer Qiyi Guo described, but Ling Yue can understand—after all, even the cat was swapped, quite normal… normal my ass!

Where is the real Little Confused now?

Ling Yue thought, her expression worsening, instantly noticed by Qiyi Guo, who constantly monitors her, and the viewers watching the screen.

Qiyi Guo was also a bit puzzled: "Streamer, what's wrong? Our Little Confused is too shy; around strangers it hardly dares to speak."

She said sincerely: "I'm really sorry."

Ling Yue still hadn't answered, but the netizens in the live stream had already spoken up, forgiving—

【It's okay, our Yueyue is especially good, she definitely won't get angry.】

【Too bad I still wanted to watch the streamer chat with Little Muddy, but Little Muddy isn't speaking now, so I can't see it at all.】

【Yeah yeah, really a shame, but our Little Muddy normally doesn't make much noise; that day it started meowing nonstop, turning into a little chatterbox—I might even have thought the streamer swapped it out.】

Many fans felt regret, unaware that this was exactly Qiyi Guo's scheming—she deliberately prevented the cat from speaking, because if the skill Ling Yue promoted were really true?

Wouldn't her swapping cats have completely given her away?

This was something Qiyi Guo could not accept; she had paid too high a price to get to where she is today—initially she was also a nine-to-five office worker, and after an accidental video shoot, relying on Little Muddy she gained a bit of fame, seeing that much money for the first time in her life.

She immediately decided to quit her job, hustling with Little Muddy, and gradually accumulated a sizable fanbase; taking on ads even made her earn buckets of money.

But while she could handle high-intensity work, her cat couldn't; Little Muddy's health began to deteriorate gradually, and during that period when she took on a new ad, it was also when Little Muddy's illness was at its worst.

However, that was an ad fee of over a hundred thousand, already at the deadline; even though Little Muddy couldn't take it anymore, she still said the filming was finished.

Little Muddy also died due to the prolonged delay.

Qiyi Guo was a cute-pet streamer; once Little Muddy was gone, the core of her livestream disappeared entirely. After a period of turmoil, she finally found a substitute for Little Muddy.

The only downside was that, compared to the silent, gentle Little Muddy, this cat was overly talkative and fierce; although some people noticed, Qiyi Guo always rushed to do PR and marketing, so gradually no one dared mention it.

She continued with the cute-pet livestream, even hoping to ride Ling Yue's wave to become a million-follower streamer, but she never expected that the first streamer to ever do a livestream with Ling Yue would already have been banned across the net, leaving no trace.

She thought Ling Yue only understood animal language, little knowing that she could also hear thoughts.

The substitute Yezi, though temporarily unable to speak, harbored even more complaints in her heart, swearing and scolding with a violent temper—a veritable little devil of the world!

Ling Yue was surprised at how foul the cute little cat's mouth could be.

Qiyi Guo was still thinking about how to sensationalize things, while holding the cat's paws; the originally fierce cat boss instantly froze, body stiff, muscles tensed: "【You, you don't come over!】"

"【You wicked woman, let go of this old man!】"

Ling Yue could even see its frightened expression.

She furrowed her brows, looking at the smiling Qiyi Guo: "You must have raised cats for many years, right? Little Muddy has been with you for many years?"

Qiyi Guo nodded, and as she spoke about her daily life with the little cat, she became so moved her eyes reddened and she burst into tears.

Ling Yue: "……"

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She fell silent for a moment: "Then you know, why is the cat like this?"

Qiyi Guo: "Ah?"

She stared blankly at Ling Yue, then suddenly seeing her beam: "Because it's scared, it's fearful, and in its heart it's also swearing, you stranger, why did you suddenly grab me like that?!"

At that moment, the livestream chat froze, because Ling Yue suddenly swore, and moreover because of her words, the fans weren't stupid either—Ling Yue had made things crystal clear. Immediately, many raised objections.

【What is the streamer saying? The streamer says Qiyi Guo's cat isn't Little Muddy?】

【Little Muddy: "What? I actually have a substitute?】

【Me too, actually I've felt that Little Muddy has been really quiet lately—before it was taciturn, now it's outright mute.】

【What a twist, what a twist—what kind of reversal is this? Little Muddy isn't Little Muddy?!】

【I'm dizzy X﹏X】

In an instant, Qiyi Guo clenched her fists tightly!

She looked at Ling Yue, almost scared to sit on the ground, her gaze dodging, not daring to look at her: "Streamer, streamer, what nonsense are you spouting? What stranger? What fear?"

She forced a smile: "Little Muddy is a cat I raised myself—how could it possibly be afraid of me, or resist me?"

"Streamer, let's not joke—this joke isn't funny at all."

She rebutted dryly, occasionally glancing at the screen, seeing how the livestream's mood had shifted in an instant just from Ling Yue's few words; inwardly, she nearly bit her silver teeth.

She suddenly regretted her original plan a little.

Ling Yue stared at her: "Yes, Little Muddy is indeed raised by you, it won't distance itself from you, nor be afraid of you, but did I ever say it was Little Muddy?"

"It is!" Qiyi Guo shouted in protest, instantly unable to hold back, not realizing that the louder and more agitated she got, the more she resembled a forced liar.

The livestream chat was still speculating, many comments hadn't even been sent when the stream suddenly went dark, and a pop-up appeared: 【The streamer you follow has gone offline, please check back later~】

The livestream chat: "Holy shit!"

What is this? Guilty enough to flee overnight carrying a train?

What Qiyi Guo didn't know was that, due to her previous domineering suppression, some fans had become dissatisfied; they had practically watched Qiyi Guo and Little Muddy grow from small streamers to big ones, seeing them grow to this point.

The cloud parents doted on Little Muddy even more—would there be parents who can't even recognize their own beloved child?

Earlier feelings that something was off resurfaced in their minds.

The comment section under Qiyi Guo's videos was completely overrun by netizens.

【Sisters, let's go, Big Eyes has already started calling her out!】

【Damn, this gossip came fast—is it legit?】

Online, fans had already united, the netizens' power being even greater; the previously suppressed grievances were too harsh, and a Sherlock Holmes netizen directly threw out various solid evidence!

Too bad the 2D and 3D worlds aren't interconnected, and public opinion takes time to ferment.

Backstage at the Orca's fifth-anniversary celebration.

Qiyi Guo, who didn't dare to even check her stream after shutting it down, slowly exhaled a foul breath, failing to notice the looks others cast upon her, filled with contempt and scorn.

She no longer dared to approach Ling Yue.

Ling Yue turned her head, looking toward the suddenly pulled-open red curtain; a staff member hesitated a moment, then said, "Number twenty, streamer Qiyi Guo, get ready—it's your turn."

Qiyi Guo acknowledged with a sound, but for some reason she felt heavy-hearted.

She changed into a cute otaku outfit, the meow dance she was to perform cute and soft; she herself had practiced hard for a long time, sure to attract more fans.

Come on, Qiyi Guo!

The lights suddenly brightened; as she saw the audience below, she broke into a sweet, lovable smile, expecting prolonged applause, but instead heard a long chorus of boos.

For some reason, Qiyiguo suddenly had a bad premonition.

But she didn't stop; her craving for high popularity and greed kept her stubbornly standing on the stage, she thought she would surely succeed, yet she didn't notice the audience below had already begun whispering and talking among themselves.

"What are you doing? The streamer is performing a show, show some respect!"

"Tch, this kind of trash, even one more glance is harmful to your own eyes!"

"Look, the big‑eyed guy and the forum have already built a high‑rise; those so‑called cute pet streamers are clearly executioners and big swindlers!"

"What? Let me take a look!"

In the dynamic rhythm, Qiyiguo still performed steadily; slowly, she broke out in a sweat, and finally she could glance down at the audience during a break, but saw only a sea of backs of heads.

Then, suddenly an audience member stood up: "Qiyiguo, you scammer, trash, get off the stage!"

"How good is Little Muddle's cat blood bun?!"

The venue setup was originally suitable for broadcasting, and the hysterical roars echoed in the hall, for a moment actually drowning out the music.

In an instant, Qiyiguo's face turned deathly pale, her three souls fled and her seven spirits ascended.

She actually staggered, collapsed on the stage, the string in her mind snapped instantly, and her only thought was that she couldn't accept it!

Qiyiguo shook her head: "No no no, I didn't! I didn't!"

"Little Muddle isn't dead, Little Muddle is still doing fine!"

Little did she know, someone had already stepped forward, personally delivering a crushing blow with proof, producing her photos of dealing with Little Muddle, and even Little Muddle's corpse.

Because she hastily threw it away, it frightened the cleaning auntie, who took a photo and sent it to the property management; Qiyiguo never noticed, unaware of these events.

Someone found her residential complex, even found that photo; the kitten in the picture was skin and bone, its former beloved owner, yet for profit could toss it into the trash like garbage.

A few days later, she brought home a cat identical to Little Muddle.

The photos, the dates—everything was written clearly.

Her cold‑hearted actions had pierced who knows how many fans' hearts; the once fervent affection turned into a blade that backfired on her, with nearly half of her close‑million fans wildly insulting her under her videos and quickly unfollowing.

Compared to those solid proofs, her rebuttal sounded feeble and ridiculous.

Ling Yue backstage quietly withdrew her gaze; now those people looked at her with growing awe, and not a few of the little animals they brought wanted to get close to her.

Including Yezi the grumpy old man who used to scold, now he looked at her pitifully, blinking his big eyes, and Ling Yue smiled: "You also smelled it?"

Yezi: 【Bad woman, rob rob! Quickly take out the fragrant food on you!】

Ling Yue: "You want to eat my stuff and still call me a bad woman? What good thing does a disobedient little cat have in mind?"

The cat Yezi looked at her in fear, that's what it was thinking—how could this bad woman know?

"Whoosh—"

It thought, the plump cat food pellets slid down from the cage's gap, and the greedy cat immediately tossed those aside, nom‑nom‑ing happily.

At this point, the completely limp Qiyiguo was lifted back.

Really, just lifted.

Such a big scene, even the staff hadn't experienced it; Qiyiguo frightened herself half to death, her legs went weak like noodles, the staff helplessly had the guards lift her backstage.

"Swish swish swish!"

The other streamers' gazes swept over, their eyes all saying "watching the drama", and this was the main source of the big gossip.

Such gazes also made Qiyiguo even more distraught; seeing the cat gobbling up food with gurgling sounds, she clenched her fingers angrily: "I want to go to the hospital, take me to the hospital!"

"That cat?"

"What cat, I don't want it! Whoever wants it can have it!"

Completely broken, she wanted to curse out loud, but mostly she felt despair—everything was over; having tasted the profit of quick money, she absolutely refused to return to a nine‑to‑five life.

How should she spend her days from now on?

Ling Yue suddenly turned her head, gave the other a cold glance, immediately furrowed her brows; she would not change her ways, continuing to make a living by filming, as a streamer, cooperating with her team, together using the cat as a money‑making tool.

At this moment, Qiyiguo noticed her stare, her breathing suddenly quickened: "What are you looking at?"

She and Ling Yue totally tore apart their connection, their attitudes doing a complete 180‑degree turn.

Ling Yue walked over, patted her shoulder: "People act, heaven watches."

From now on, if she does any wrongdoing, not only will she be punished, but her accomplices will also be punished together.

Besides that, Ling Yue did nothing else.

Afterwards, although she just sat there idly, she could hear the thoughts of several small animals—some complaining about their owners, some whispering about friends' love affairs.

Orca‑streaming cute‑pet broadcasters are not few, and the cute‑pet zone can even be counted as a major sub‑area.

So Ling Yue's time was not boring; on the contrary, hearing several animals complain about their owners made her almost unable to keep from curling the corners of her mouth.

No, laughing suddenly for no reason was too weird.

She kept her facial muscles tense, her red lips pressed straight, just sitting there, a cool elegance emanated from her.

The surrounding streamers who saw this scene all made way, marveling inwardly; this was truly the bearing of a top sister—just now Heixinlian still wanted to ride the hype, but in the end only dragged herself down.

Isn't this just looking for trouble?

After this, many people furtively glanced at Ling Yue; although they didn't dare approach her, the streamer was really good‑looking—sitting there she was like a vivid, moving oil painting.

Ling Yue waited a moment, then suddenly heard her name called; she looked up, and the staff instantly flushed red.

"Main, main streamer Ling Yue, get ready."

They didn't even say what kind of performance it was, but others had a vague idea, because Ling Yue's magic rehearsal had been ongoing with adjustments.

And those who were unaware, after hearing a friend's explanation, instantly widened their eyes; in the usual realm of dance and singing talents, Ling Yue's program could be said to be completely different.

At that moment on stage, a single spotlight suddenly shone on the smooth tabletop, the round platform slowly rose, under the gaze of nearly a thousand audience members in the hall, in the 360‑degree no‑blind‑spot live‑camera feed, a girl in a red dress suddenly appeared on stage.

In front of the live‑chat, the viewers who saw the subtitles slowly widened their eyes, then after a moment burst out with a "Holy shit!"

【The streamer is going to perform magic?!】

【What the heck? My eyes aren't playing tricks on me, right?】

Such barrage comments flew by quickly, on stage, the beautiful, glowing Ling Yue suddenly moved——：，，.