Chapter 24

I'm also in the live stream room; just now I saw someone say that multiple crimes are punished together—that's true. Besides the murder case, Chen Yu also evaded taxes, and the police have already launched an investigation.

He said, smiling interestingly: "Because I know something; I previously assisted the police in an investigation—roughly, how many hundred million?"

Upon hearing this, the netizens in the live stream room instantly became unsettled.

【How many hundred million?! How dare he, and it's just taxes—how much can I earn in a lifetime?】

【I didn't realize the entertainment industry made so much money; suddenly someone's small goal feels meaningless.】

【Wuwuwu, rich lady sister is generous; hate him, just make him sit on an orange! When Chen Yu comes out, I guess it'll be decades?】

【Upstairs, you say whether he'll come out or not—that's murder, plus hundreds of millions in tax evasion—wow, how much money would that be?】

【No wonder everyone wants to be a star—this money is too easy to earn!】

Ren Yaqi looked at the comments with a half-smile: "Money is easy to make, but few are clean at the core; the police have already set their sights—just don't know who the next lucky one will be."

The netizens in the live stream room instantly exploded.

【Holy crap! I feel like I just heard something huge—what the rich lady sister means is……】

【There are still people who haven't been caught! Hahaha, I don't know if any celebrities are watching the live stream—suddenly I feel like I've taken a huge bite of gossip!】

【I'm planning to stake out the tax bureau—not to chase clout, just out of curiosity. Who do you think will be the first to voluntarily pay taxes?】

【Come on, come on, guess—bets are locked in!】

With a mindset of seeking fun, the live stream netizens are about to turn this into a spectacle; each currently famous star being named has fans rebutting, "How could it be? Their older brothers/sisters would never do something illegal!"

The more they talked, the angrier they got; besides the earlier netizens who spoke up, many others, to rebut, went live at the tax bureau—unaware that their own older brothers/sisters were already nearly scared to death.

A certain suddenly famous star turned deathly pale; while participating in a variety show, backstage they broke out in a cold sweat, and a low-pressure aura lingered around them.

The little assistant jumped, speaking cautiously: "Sis, what's wrong? Your makeup's all melted—do you need a touch‑up——"

The other party, furious, glared at her, rubbing the air cushion: "Touch‑up what touch‑up!"

The agent rushed over anxiously: "Stay calm, we need to stay calm!" After giving the assistant a look and telling them to leave, they continued: "Don't panic, plenty of people in the industry have done this—we're nothing, at most a small fish; if the sky falls, there are big fish to hold it up."

"What should we do now?" the agent said directly: "Go pay the back taxes! Believe it or not, others are also furious enough—while no one has reacted yet, let's rush to make the payment! Go overnight!"

The star finally steadied themselves, but that night, while participating in the variety show recording, they were constantly distracted; looking at others, they were also quite agitated.

One sentence from Ren Yaqi shook the entire industry.

Afterwards, it really turned out that a few die‑hard fans caught their idol sending someone to pay the back taxes, dealing a blow that made them doubt life, and the idol themselves ended up entangled in trouble.

This is also a consequence Ren Yaqi didn't anticipate; if this matter already left her feeling resentful, another matter is outright disgusting!

The live stream netizens kept praising her beauty and elegant demeanor; Ren Yaqi smiled: "Still, don't be so absolute—there will always be someone with peculiar taste."

Although she said that, her face showed confident poise; the implied meaning in her words let the netizens instantly grasp something.

【What does the rich lady sister's remark mean?】

【We netizens will never be blind; the rich lady sister is just good‑looking, no rebuttals accepted!】

【I think I kinda got it—is it Chen Yu? What did that guy do?】

【Wow, it's the scent of gossip; rich lady sister, quickly stuff it into my mouth!】

Ren Yaqi: "This matter isn't illegal; it just involves morality—after all, he and I are just boyfriend and girlfriend. But he seems very confident, confident that he can tread two boats, using my resources to promote his little lover."

The live stream netizens were completely dumbfounded!

【Who's glaring with eyes like copper bells? It's me! Good grief, a scumbag still cheating!】

【Good grief, there actually exists such a shameless person, using the rich lady sister's wallet to raise a little lover! I'm different—I just want the rich lady sister, an ordinary person, a little puppy; sister, will you look at me?】

【Get lost upstairs! Still, there's a saying that's truly spot‑on: shameless! Damn shameless!】

【The rich lady sister is fine—he's already gotten his comeuppance.】

Ren Yaqi didn't say anything; instead, she handed the stage over to Ling Yue. As for Chen Yu's retribution, she smiled and said she would certainly take good care of him.

At the same time, netizens began quickly searching, using rich lady resources to keep a little lover—unless Chen Yu is homosexual, otherwise his partner is easy to find.

After all, Chen Yu's works plus the hit TV drama total only three productions, with few female roles; since we're secretly promoting a little lover, there must be clues—so we look at their styling and popularity tier.

Excluding first‑tier, who would a first‑tier female star be willing to be a mistress for love, unless they're brain‑dead?

As for styling, who's delicate, who's beautiful—needless to say, several names' abbreviations flashed on screen; ultimately confirmed was a certain individual who rose from eighteenth‑tier to second‑tier, a little flower.

On another note, suddenly the gossip hit home—an agent who felt dizzy and light‑headed sprang up, then looked at the artist with eyes sharper than before: "Did you hook up with Chen Yu?"

The other party hemmed and hawed, eyes darting; after this, she could no longer remain unsure whether it was true or false.

The agent fumed: "I said, why were you acting off just now? You didn't latch onto Boss Liu, did you? You're born in the Year of the Centipede—eighteen legs!"

In the live stream room, Ren Yaqi still didn't know—even the cheating little lover was, in fact, kept by a coal boss; good grief, is this considered mutual sympathy?

Having stuffed themselves with the big gossip, the netizens still weren't satisfied; they lingered in the live stream, gesturing to Ling Yue.

【Streamer, the appetizers are done—should we move on to the main course now? 【evil laugh】【evil laugh】】

【Come on, come on, please welcome the first destined pet!】

【It's time for the long‑awaited moment again—I don't know if this time it's that big sucker, uh, I mean the destined person—quickly show off your pet!】

Ling Yue withdrew her gaze; after the earlier warm‑up, the live stream's online count had stabilized at fifty million, surpassing Orca Live's top streamer in one leap—although the gossip had ended, causing some fluctuation, but basically no impact.

Those secretly watching could barely hold back; the glaring numbers made their eyes turn red, while others thought it was just Ling Yue's luck—who let the murder case happen in her livestream.

Instead, they forgot that before it happened, Ling Yue had already gone viral across the net.

On this side, Ling Yue was about to draw someone when the livestream suddenly sounded a prompt.

【Gou Dan today again teasing people? Rewarding fifty pearls!】

【The streamer received Gou Dan's 'again teasing people?' connection PK invitation—accept or refuse?】

PK? Connection?

After a period of streaming, Ling Yue already understood the platform's rules: connection PK is when one streamer challenges another; once accepted, the streamers begin a connect‑mic interaction, the livestream screen splits in two, simultaneously showing both streamers, and fans from both sides enter the same livestream.

After entering PK mode, they compete via fan support such as likes and gifts; the losing side must accept punishment.

Ling Yue was also quite curious; this was the first time someone had challenged her to a PK, and she directly clicked accept.

The viewers in the live stream were also very surprised; many recognized that Gou Dan today harassed people, because the other party was also a major streamer of Whale Live, with over five million fans and a steady popularity of several million, and also a very distinctive cute pet streamer.

At the same time, nearly ten million popularity flooded into the live stream; upon seeing the pretty young lady, many viewers were shocked.

【Pet Consultation Live Stream? Where are the pets?】

【Hey yo, this is the recently viral pet consultation live stream; host, you're really pretty, everything is neat, but I see you're missing something—missing me!】

【Pff hahaha, it's the first time I've seen someone dare to flirt with the host; do you know what our host does?】

【What? I'm a newcomer, brothers, please take care of me.】

【Our host is actually—a great summoner!】

Ling Yue saw this and instantly felt relieved; fortunately she hadn't drunk water, otherwise a mouthful would have sprayed out, which would have been quite a sight.

Another streamer, Gou Dan today harassed people?, seeing the situation turning unfavorable, spoke up with a laugh; although the viewers he brought were not as many as Ling Yue's, they were all acquaintances, and soon the atmosphere heated up.

【After talking for so long, Dog Brother, how are you preparing to PK?】

【The beautiful host is really pretty, but I don't know what skills she has; our Dog Brother's signature move is, 100% get harassed!】

Following that came a string of laughing emojis; mainly, Dog Brother became famous because of his pet, and searching the whole internet, no one could find any cat more violent, more crazy, more desperate than Dog Brother's Gou Dan!

【If I didn't know Dog Brother's was a Maine Coon, I'd think this was a big spotted leopard on the grassland; looking at its explosive power, looking at those big muscle chunks, it's just impressive!】

Dog Brother aimed the camera at his own Gou Dan; indeed it is a handsome Maine Coon cat, much larger than ordinary adult cats—by a whole round—ears erect, a pair of gray-blue eyes very special, plus fluffy wild fur, handsome and heroic, truly a rare handsome big cat!

Upon seeing him, the cat warily raised its tail like a standing feather duster, began to hiss, and meanwhile shifted its body sideways, as if trying to hide something.

The viewers then noticed that behind the Maine Coon's two long legs trailed a line of wobbly little Maine Coons, just opened their eyes, with water-washed-like gray-blue eyes big and round, sparkling as they looked at their dad.

The kittens' patterns aren't ugly, but not exactly pretty either; at this moment they were all wobbly, meowing chaotically, even cuter than the kitten dolls in a shop window.

Ling Yue watched, but furrowed her brows.

【How, beautiful host, are you jealous? Dog Brother is also really lucky; he bought a female cat, never expecting to get her pregnant with his Gou Dan in one go, giving birth to this litter of little Gou Dans, each more irritable than the last, taking after their dad!】

Ling Yue neither affirmed nor denied, then turned to ask Dog Brother: 'What do you want to PK with me?'

Dog Brother is a somewhat handsome man, wearing a long top and short sleeves; on his exposed arms are a few not-so-obvious scratches, which at a glance are old injuries.

Every time the viewers see this, they feel heartbroken.

【Dog Brother loves cats too much, yysy; Gou Dan looks handsome but his temper is really too violent! Only Dog Brother could tolerate him that much and even find him a wife; now wife and kids warm the kang bed, truly enviable.】

【Hiss, look at that wound; Gou Dan's temper is getting more and more violent—others are cats repaying kindness, but he is cats seeking revenge! I think the host could ask someone to try to discipline him.】

【The earlier one must be a new fan; Dog Brother treats Gou Dan as family and wants to send him for discipline, but he can't bear to part with him; Dog Brother often says on the side: 'Use love to transform Gou Dan.'】

【Hahaha, this is almost becoming a meme; when will Gou Dan be transformed by Dog Brother? We don't know, and we're not comfortable saying.】

Dog Brother saw that half the comment section was about him, with flowers and gifts pouring in, and he couldn't help but show a faint smile; he looked at Ling Yue, his voice turning solemn: 'Actually, I'm not here to PK; I was just guarding the live stream before, never managed to get a draw, so I came up with this crooked plan.'

"Host, please, can you help me?"

After a few sentences, the viewers in the live stream were all shocked, especially Dog Brother's old fans, who grew worried, inquiring repeatedly, and gifts doubled.

On Ling Yue's side, it seemed rather cold and quiet, but she didn't mind, since her original purpose wasn't this.

She stared at Dog Brother for a moment, then said somewhat coldly: 'I understand; so how do you want me to help you?'

Dog Brother grew increasingly excited, as if seeing a lifesaver, and without hesitation raised the camera: 'Everyone who follows my live stream knows that Dog Brother's wife hasn't been on camera lately, and some have complained, thinking I don't like her, but actually——' He lowered his head guiltily: 'It's not that I won't let her appear; it's because our Cuicui has recently fallen ill!'

"She was taken to the hospital for examination, but the doctor couldn't find the cause; now she lies daily in the cat nest, not eating or drinking, her breath faint, and the kittens she gave birth to are still not full-term!"

As he spoke, he covered his face, his voice already choking; the viewers in the live stream could clearly see his slightly slumped back, and they instantly felt heartbroken to an unbearable degree.

In a corner of the video, Gou Dan led a bunch of mewling kittens awaiting feeding, looking ever more pitiful.

The viewers felt their hearts tugging; Cuicui is a particularly pretty Maine Coon, although the offspring she had with the handsome Dog Brother are a bit lackluster, but her personality is gentle and considerate; unexpectedly, just a few days later, this happened.

【Dog Brother, you damn dog, you've kept us all in the dark so miserably!】

【Host, please help Dog Brother; the doctor can't find anything, aren't you able to communicate with cats? Ask the cat itself what's going on.】

【Wuwuwu, seeing this makes me feel terrible; I'll send money to the host, please help.】

The comment section was almost unanimously sympathetic and pleading for help; Ling Yue glanced, slightly curled her lips, and in an instant it landed in the viewers' eyes, leaving many stunned for a moment.

【Host, what are you doing?】

【With such a tragic thing, host, do you still have a conscience? How could you just laugh?】

【What's going on? Host, your laugh makes my heart feel all fluttery; I'm a bit panicked QAQ】

Ling Yue didn't speak; her sharp gaze seemed to pierce the screen and reach Dog Brother; at that moment he felt as if he'd been seen through, his expression stiffened, his palms turned cold.

How could that be.

But it's just a petty trick to gain popularity.

Dog Brother said that to himself; after reacting, Ling Yue had already withdrawn her gaze and said: 'Then please have Cuicui come before the camera, I'll ask her.'