Chapter 86

"Host, wait a moment, I'm Jonathan, the chief photographer of the fashion magazine."

Wow!

This surprised quite a few people; the incident only just happened, and they aren't goldfish-brained—they still remember the magazine that was subtly accused by a female celebrity, which seems to be the Fashion Magazine, chief photographer Jonathan? This is an official person arriving!

Ling Yue also froze upon seeing this, and the other party immediately continued without pause: "I can guarantee that the Fashion Magazine has no insider information; I personally have never made any agreement or signed any contract with any female celebrity."

As he spoke, his face was unusually stern; suddenly, the little assistant forced to work overtime and type broke out in a sweat all over his head, and for the first time truly understood what it meant to feel a prickling sensation on one's back.

Jonathan pondered for a moment: "The previous microblog post has already been sent, right?"

After receiving an affirmative answer, Jonathan's solemn expression eased slightly, and then he looked at the screen.

At this moment, the livestream room had been completely flooded with comments from the viewers.

"No way, no way, it couldn't be the Jonathan I'm thinking of, could it?!"

"Ah ah ah, sisters, I've finished searching Baidu and come back; if it's not a same name and same surname, then it's him!"

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible! How could the officials personally get involved?" This is the stubborn brainless fans; although they were softened by the previous livestream, when it involves their idol, they all suddenly perk up.

"You must have colluded together, stealing our sister's spot! I'm going to report you!"

"What fashion magazine photographer? What use is there in talking about a lousy photographer?"

"……"

Even the viewers watching the livestream were left speechless—

"Little sis, have you ever read a book? How many years of school have you attended? Do you know what Baidu is? And you dare to say that a lousy photographer is nothing— that's actually a big shot our teachers always praise in class! Truly brave!"

The sarcasm in that last sentence was obvious to anyone; in the blink of an eye, hundreds more likes appeared.

Because Ling Yue's fans are basically all age groups, and even most of them are adults, the older they get, the more they like small animals.

So, the viewers' counterattack was sharp and powerful; these entertainment-circle fans, who are usually unbeatable, were instantly defeated, feeling heartbroken yet without uttering a single dirty word.

However, even a dead duck's beak stays hard; they stubbornly insisted on smearing a relationship between Jonathan and Ling Yue, for otherwise, why would such a famous photographer come to the platform to watch the livestream?

They must be involved!

The viewers in the livestream were all left speechless.

"I, whose family runs an entertainment business, also watched and wondered if I too had something going on with the host?"

Ren Yaqi even more directly spoke up under her name: "I, Ren Yaqi, bring it on O(∩_∩)O"

"Meek office worker raises hand timidly: 'Our hundreds of millions of fans are all watching; could it be that we all have a thing with the host? That wouldn't be good 【hehehe】'"

"Wow, come see, you brainless fans, speak up for your sister, the big shot is here."

"Sisters upstairs, come quick, Big Eye has posted an official message from the Fashion Magazine—there's absolutely nothing going on between brothers and sisters!"

"Hahaha, who's sucking up to whom, I'm not saying ^_^"

When the comments flooded to a certain extent, everyone was uniformly mocking; even the most die-hard brainless fans couldn't help but feel uneasy, and upon actually checking Big Eye's account, they saw the official had directly posted a statement.

The first sentence left them stunned.

"Regarding the recent rumors spreading about false information from the Fashion Magazine, our company has contacted the relevant lawyers and will show no leniency!"

Moreover, on Jonathan's own personal microblog, he posted a message revealing that his previously agreed meeting with his agent, which he was half an hour late for, he said he found hard to understand.

It was merely to give a friend face; the candidate hadn't been decided yet, the other party was late first, and for some unknown reason, word spread that it was confirmed, even though they had never met in person.

"All I can say is that I and the supposedly beautiful Ms. Xu have fate but no destiny……"

Netizens: "What a piece of work, rushing to ask for help then being late themselves, and still having the nerve to turn the tables?!"

At the same time, having received the news, Xu Moulí was utterly confused, busy calling her agent while opening her tablet, tapping open the microblog, and she was completely dumbfounded.

At the same time, Xu Molii, having received the news, was utterly confused, busy calling her agent, while opening her tablet and opening Weibo, she was completely dumbfounded.

The tablet instantly slipped from her hand, fell to the ground, the screen flickered then went completely dark, and she dialed her agent's phone: "Sis! Sis, you must——"

Before she could finish speaking, she heard her agent burst out cursing: "Do you know what you've done? You've gone crazy! You've offended Ling Yue? Do you know what that streamer does?"

Back in the Ren Yaqi case, a top-tier star at the height of her fame was arrested, dragging out a second-tier little flower, who remains shelved to this day; it wasn't Ling Yue who took the initiative, but rather that little flower's company didn't dare offend the big shot Ren Yaqi; the entertainment industry looks glamorous, but before capital moguls, those without background are just meat to be slaughtered.

The agent, furious and headache-inducing, urged her to quickly clarify and make amends, though she herself had anticipated that Xu Moulí would fall.

But she never imagined she would fall so ridiculously.

Xu Moulí deleted her apology and the whole kowtowing routine, and the brainless fans instantly lost their confidence.

"Sis, how…… could you do this?"

"Sis, did they force you to do this?!"

The radical brainless fans surged into Ling Yue's livestream; at the same time, there were also onlookers gawking, and the biggest winner turned out to be the silent Whale Livestream, seeing this fresh traffic, manager Cen Mingle was delighted to the point of grinning ear to ear.

Cen Ming ordered his subordinates: "Quick quick quick, expand all recommendation slots to the max, and also the titles, make them exaggerated, create hype!"

The subordinate wore a helpless expression: "We already gave it out; this Newcomer King recommendation slot has been taken by everyone!"

Meanwhile, in Ling Yue's livestream.

Xu Moulí wished she could tape their mouths shut—what to say, what to say? Is she upset that she's not dying fast enough?

Faced with her future, Xu Moulí could no longer attend to anything else, and in the livestream she explained: "Host, I'm very sorry, it's all my fault; my words misled the fans, we should trust Mr. Jonathan's judgment."

She knew Jonathan was also in the livestream, and still wanted to play smart, bringing him into her apology while praising: "Mr. Jonathan's judgment is excellent; heroes don't ask about origins; the host is very suitable; I hope the host can use this opportunity to get better development."

She knew Qiao Nasen was also in the livestream, still trying to be clever, even her apology dragged him in, she praised: 【Mr. Qiao Nasen's eye is excellent, heroes don't ask about background, the streamer is very suitable, I hope the streamer can take this opportunity to get better development!】

Ling Yue: "……"

Heroes don't ask about origins?

She helplessly rubbed her forehead, feeling as if a circle of small question marks had been stuck on her head, wondering if this phrase had some special meaning—could it be that she isn't human?

As for her saying it's suitable, Ling Yue blinked and said: "I think there's one thing, Ms. Xu, you seem to have gotten wrong."

"I've said it before, the sealed-photo model isn't me."

Xu Moulí stared, bewildered, wondering what that meant.

Xu Molili froze, what does that mean?

Just then, Jonathan's connection request finally went through, and a man's image appeared on half the screen; his online friends who recognized him screamed instantly.

【Ahhhhh, it's really the big shot!】

【A photography student worships here; big shot, please bless me to pass my exam!】

Jonathan joined in speaking, his tone strange but still audible: "I guarantee, every word the host said is true!"

What does that mean?

Seeing the commenters and Xiaonaocan all freeze, what does he mean by that? Who else could it be besides the host?

Jonathan: "Undeniably, our fashion magazine indeed reached an agreement with the host and signed a contract. But——"

He paused, then continued: "This time, the cover shoot protagonist of the fashion magazine is not a person, but the host's cat."

As soon as he said that, an uproar erupted!

【Holy shit, what is this? Humans not as good as cats?!】

【Hahahaha, I laughed to death, my god, you all fought over the cover shoot, but it ended up going to the cat!】

A top-tier little flower, can't even beat a cat? 【speechless】【speechless】

Xu Moli, who had been full of confidence, turned deathly pale—a cat? Just a cat!

She instantly recalled a previous scene: Ling Yue holding a cat; it turned out to be the protagonist, and she actually couldn't even beat a single cat!

Not to mention her reacting—even the fans were dumbfounded.

They had argued bitterly for days, yet their own idol couldn't even beat a small animal? What were all their efforts for? Just clowns!

Because this incident was too hilarious, netizens even made emojis, turning it into a meme. Xu Moli's top-tier status, like a bursting bubble, vanished instantly.

Jonathan then sent some overly cheesy sweet words, mainly to the queen: "Host, how is my muse queen doing now? Do you miss me?"

Ling Yue: "……"

She is now completely a big dazed emoticon.

Suddenly, a cat's meow sounded from behind her.

The Mysterious Cat Queen walked in with light steps; normally it wouldn't enter Ling Yue's livestream room, but this time was an exception.

It jumped onto the bed in one leap, stepped with elegant cat steps, and meowed: "How strange, how did I hear that weird human's voice?"

Ling Yue turned her head, and the camera was no longer obstructed.

The cat filled the screen—though its fur was pure black, in the sunlight it shed a brownish-red hue, its pale yellow eyes locked onto the lens; in an instant, many were captivated by its beautiful, lovely posture.

【Mysterious Cat!】

【Wuwuwu, no wonder it's called queen—truly aloof and queenly; the kid almost just knelt down!】

【Wuwuwu, am I the only one who envies it? Being able to kiss and cuddle with the host, wuwuwu, the cat is too handsome!】

The Mysterious Cat Queen walked to Ling Yue's side, looking at the face on the screen—who else could it be besides Jonathan?

It lunged forward a step, and Ling Yue seized the moment to hold the cat in her arms; at that moment, all the viewers watching clenched their hearts, after all the Mysterious Cat Queen looked so aloof and inviolable.

The next moment, it stiffened its body and leaned against Ling Yue's embrace; the girl's warm palm rubbed its head, her fingertips kneaded its jaw, and the Mysterious Cat Queen instantly relaxed.

The Mysterious Cat Queen let out a pleased purr: "A little more——"

From aloof queen to sweet little cutie, only Ling Yue's distance away.

Jonathan made a 'tsu-tsu-tsu' sound with his mouth, his big face almost pressing against the screen; to the enjoying Mysterious Cat Queen, it was a sudden fright.

It tensed its body, unleashing a series of linked Cat-Cat Fist strikes; those nearby could see the cat's fur puffed up, its adorable appearance making the netizens unable to hold back laughter.

【Oh dear, my god, even the little kitten got scared!】

【Holy shit, I never knew the big shot was this down-to-earth, ah no, it's down-to-underworld!】

The only one unhappy was Jonathan; he lowered his head in dejection: "God, why doesn't this adorable little cat like me?"

His dejection lasted only an instant before he sprang back up: "Queen, we will surely meet again!"

The Mysterious Cat Queen hearing this: "……"

No, no, no, definitely not!

Her smooth, soft fur instantly puffed up into a ball; Ling Yue saw she almost couldn't help laughing out loud—no, she's the host, she can't laugh!

By contrast, the livestream chatters went wild, their hysterical laughter filling the whole screen—turns out even the big shot can be left wanting.

Jonathan opened his mouth, wanting to say more, when suddenly the Mysterious Cat Queen lunged forward, his eyes lighting up with joy: "Oh, dear queen, do you want to kiss me? I also like——"

His voice cut off abruptly.

The Mysterious Cat Queen retracted its claws that had hung up the keyboard, glanced at Ling Yue, and meowed: "No need to thank me, just a lift of the paw."

Ling Yue: "……"

In the livestream room, the viewers who watched the whole process: "!!!"

【Mom, what did I see? All of it was done by it?】

【Holy cow, it actually hung up the video call—host, your cat has become a spirit!】

【Jonathan: I'm really feeling sour Q(>_<)]

【How pitiful the big shot is, what's going on? I must praise—no, criticize the clueless cat, how can I... hahahahaha sorry, I really can't hold it in!】

Poor Jonathan stared incredulously at the computer screen, his shocked assistant beside him; he looked at the assistant, unable to believe: "Simple, what just happened?"

'Simple, I must have hallucinated, right?'

Simple looked at the dazed boss and said solemnly: 'Perhaps, maybe, that wasn't a hallucination……'

Jonathan: QAQ

Too tragic—those who hear it feel heartbroken, those who see it tear up!

Simple pondered how to comfort the boss, who had been listless and dejected but suddenly perked up; Simple followed his gaze— in the livestream room, Ling Yue was drawing a fated pet.

By the time he reacted, the boss had already sat back down in his chair, leisurely watching the livestream with a goofy hehehe smile.

Simple: "……"

If I feel sorry for him again, I'll be the biggest fool in the world!

In the livestream, Ling Yue looked at the drawn result, curled her lip: 'Congratulations, Louxia De Gou You Suo Wo Ming Le again claimed my life—may I ask what you'd like to consult?'

Hearing the nickname, the livestream netizens: '???'

【Pff hahaha, what a nickname, what talent!】

【I've arrived, definitely a cheerful consul(tant) (grievance) person (type), otherwise I wouldn't be so happy!】

【Damn, the dog's back for my life again, consulter, spill it—I've got eighty grams in my card, plenty of time!】

At that moment, on half the screen, a clean‑cut male student appeared—his face somewhat fatigued, a stray lock of hair on his head, as if he'd just gotten out of bed, his gaze scattered, dull, aimed at the camera.

Ling Yue: 'Louxia De Gou You Suo Wo Ming Le again claimed my life?'

The male student heard this, shuddered violently, looked awake at the camera, then instinctively lowered his gaze to himself: 'Streamer? Me? I got picked?!'

His excited heart, trembling hands, the screen all began to shake.

The livestream netizens still hadn't figured out what was going on when the screen lit up again; Louxia De Gou You Suo Wo Ming Le's whole person perked up, looking at the screen and stammering: 'Hello netizens, hello streamer, I was just too nervous and unprepared.'

Who could have expected that he was really drawn!

Louxia De Gou You Suo Wo Ming Le looked hopefully at Ling Yue; he was also a longtime viewer of the livestream, and got straight to the point: 'I really do have something to consult, but I don't keep pets—I want the streamer to help me talk to the downstairs dog.'

The netizens were utterly puzzled; Louxia De Gou You Suo Wo Ming Le began to explain: 'I'm a office worker, my salary is still decent, I rented a place in this city—who would have thought it was fine before, but these past few days it suddenly changed!'

'I can hear the downstairs dog barking every day, which has seriously disrupted my normal sleep! I gave this nickname because the dog is too much—I've shouted several times, posted in the owners' group, but it's utterly useless!'

As he spoke, his eyes seemed ready to spit fire—clearly he was extremely angry.

【As a fellow office worker, I say hauling bricks every day exhausts me to death; I come home just to have a place to rest—if I can't even sleep well, I'll really get angry!】

【Poor little bro, give him a tiger pat~】

【No way, if the place has a problem, just move elsewhere, far away from here.】

【You're acting like you don't eat earthly food, huh? Changing apartments isn't that easy—finding a place you like is as hard as climbing to heaven; even if you move, you'd have to forfeit the deposit? That's also a sizable sum!】

【Reasonable! Upright! Positive! Useful!】

Louxia De Gou You Suo Wo Ming Le saw the comments and couldn't help nodding: 'Indeed, this place is really nice, the commute is short—it's just the noise; I've lived here a month, before there was no sound at all, only recently.'

Leaning forward, he gestured at the two huge dark circles under his eyes: 'If this continues, I won't need to work—I'll just pack up and move into the zoo, a fine national treasure giant panda!'

Ling Yue couldn't help laughing; the shy‑looking young man turned out unexpectedly humorous, not to mention the goofy netizens, who had already laughed themselves silly, swaying left and right in front of the camera.

【Hahaha, oh dear, I'm laughing so hard my stomach hurts.】

【Streamer, streamer, you must help him—such a goofy talent is rare, putting him in a zoo would be a waste!】

【Today's source of joy hahaha】

Ling Yue glanced over, seeing the person was open‑minded, she said softly: 'Then get ready—we're heading downstairs to look—' she spoke, then paused: 'Is the dog still barking downstairs?'

Louxia De Gou You Suo Wo Ming Le shook his head: 'No, I don't know why either—it comes and goes, sometimes loud, sometimes soft—but I know the dogs in the compound are all playing on the lawn now; if we go, we'll definitely find them.'

Ling Yue: 'Then let's go—I'll talk to them.'

'Good!' Louxia De Gou You Suo Wo Ming Le replied loudly, threw on his jacket and headed out.

【Talk? Haha, the streamer's getting more skilled at business—chatting with the dog, persuading it.】

【This sound comes and goes—could the dog be in heat? Is it mating season now?】

【Don't get it, but let's keep watching.】

In front of the apartment buildings in the compound, a large lawn came into view—many owners were walking dogs, only a few big ones, most were small Teddy bears and Chihuahuas.

As Louxia De Gou You Suo Wo Ming Le walked over, nobody thought much of it—until he pulled out his phone, and quite a few people jumped.

Some even snatched up their dogs and bolted, making the livestream netizens jump.

【No dog license, perhaps? They thought the consulter was law enforcement coming to check dogs, so they fled in fright—she didn't even think, if real officers came, would she have a chance to run?】

【!!!! Law enforcement entering the compound?】

【Of course—just hearing that word makes me shudder; my dog was just checked, luckily I'd already gotten a license, and there were several of them on the grass in the compound, shouting 'hey hey', wanting to run, but they blocked you straight away!】

【The faster you run, the harder they catch you!】

You guys are fine here, but on our side dogs aren't allowed to touch the ground—if they do, it's a 200‑yuan fine; now everyone lifts their dogs to walk them, those who know it's for walking the dog, those who don't think it's weightlifting…【laughing tears】【laughing tears】

Getting back to the point, Louxia De Gou You Suo Wo Ming Le looked at the shy‑looking person, whose actual personality was great; after the explanation was clear, the owner showed understanding, and even more, directly picked up his own Chihuahua and placed it in front of Louxia De Gou You Suo Wo Ming Le.

'Young man, I've brought the dog over for you—ask away.'

Louxia De Gou You Suo Wo Ming Le looked utterly bewildered—never mind that the dog is so tiny, how loud could it be? Yet the several parents of the little furry kids stared with shining eyes, both curious and amused, leaving him completely confused.

【Hahaha, the consulter's being treated like a show!】

Ling Yue also saw this and spoke directly: 'Put the phone in front of the dog, I'll ask.'

The phone suddenly emitted a human voice; the Chihuahua jumped in shock, barking loudly: 'Who's speaking? Tell you, my owner's right beside me—scare me again and I'll bite you!'

This little guy practically gave a full performance; Ling Yue asked it: 'Have you been howling downstairs in building six lately?'

The Chihuahua widened its dog eyes: 'How dare you slander me!'

'I'm Mama's little lady, Mama's little lady is well‑behaved, I certainly wouldn't be barking randomly downstairs!'

As for what it said, Ling Yue neither affirmed nor denied, merely asking: 'The little lady?'

Jiwawa was startled, having just been spouting nonsense, not even realizing the person opposite could understand what they were saying, when suddenly they heard Ling Yue say "that person".

The dog, scared out of its wits, backed away frantically, while calling to the other dogs: "Holy shit, brothers, come quick—someone can understand dog speech!"

"What? Little Jiji, speak clearly—can people understand our speech?"

Where is it? Where is it?

"Little Jiji, you talk nonsense all day—you can even make up stuff like this!"

The Chihuahua hopped about: "Don't believe me, you guys have a look!"

In the astonished gazes of the pet owners, the dog downstairs again demanding my life was surrounded by big and small dogs; the astonished dogs stared at the phone screen, their faces almost hitting it, and in an instant the atmosphere became extremely tense.

The livestream viewers slapped their thighs till they nearly broke, laughing so hard they rolled on the floor looking for their heads.

【Dog siege 【dog head】】

Ling Yue was momentarily lost for words.

"... So, does anyone know who was calling downstairs in Building Six? Name the suspect dog, and I'll have the landlord reward you."

The dogs looked at each other, one asking another: "Did you call downstairs?"

"I didn't, how about you?"

"I didn't either—I'm afraid someone will hit me, so I stay home and call." What a filial dog, Ling Yue took a close look—it wasn't Erha, who else could it be?

The dogs asked around: "No."

"We basically never go to Building Six; it's not good there."

Ling Yue blinked: "What do you mean, not good?"

The dogs, not knowing what they'd thought of, all shivered: "It's too scary—I never want to go there in my lifetime; there are, there are ghosts!"

"Wuwuwu, don't say it—I'm about to cry from fright, Mama Mama, it's so scary QAQ"

The dog said this, tucking its tail and burrowing into its owner's arms.

"Don't talk nonsense, there's no ghost in Building Six."

A gentle voice rang out; looking over, it was a beautiful Da Jin Mao, sunlight spilling over its long golden fur. From the owner's introduction, Ling Yue knew it was an adult, five and a half years old.

As expected of the breed most friendly to humans, this Da Jin Mao took two steps and sat in front of the phone.

Meeting its gentle gaze, Ling Yue furrowed her brows: "Do you know what's going on?"

The Da Jin Mao nodded: "I know, but do you want to know? Knowing it won't do you any good."

As it spoke, its beautiful eyes filled with indescribable sorrow, and Ling Yue froze: "Why do you say that?"

The Da Jin Mao looked at her, didn't answer, but suddenly said another thing: "Building Six is where I told them not to go—it's a forbidden zone for all our dogs. I watch them……yet I can do nothing."

Ling Yue blinked, sensing something from its heavy tone; she looked at the golden retriever—sorrow, despair, a hint of hatred and hope.

What on earth made it so torn?

The Da Jin Mao stopped speaking, not knowing what it had thought of; tears suddenly rolled from its eyes, pattering to the ground: "Human, do you really want to go there?"

The dog downstairs again demanding my life, he was utterly bewildered; he was listening to the host, which was just perfectly normal communication, until the appearance of this golden retriever……

He instantly panicked, thinking, "Could something have happened?"

Pet consultation livestream.

The suddenly weeping Da Jin Mao instantly caught everyone's gaze, as if an invisible giant hand had fiercely clenched their chests.

【What's going on? What exactly happened? Why are the dogs crying?】

【Ahhhh what exactly happened? Just now you made me laugh uncontrollably, and now I'm about to cry to death!】

【Host, please, what exactly did the Da Jin Mao say?】

Ling Yue shook her head and said, "I don't know either; I asked all the dogs, they've never set foot in Building Six. After the situation reached a deadlock, this Da Jin Mao suddenly stepped forward and said Building Six is a forbidden zone for all dogs."

"So I still don't know what actually happened."

The Da Jin Mao heard her words, its misty big eyes looking at her: "Who are you talking to?"

Ling Yue explained everything about the livestream clearly; upon hearing that over a hundred million humans were watching this livestream, the Da Jin Mao jumped up, its floppy ears twitching: "You're not lying to me?"

Ling Yue: "Why would I lie to you? What's in it for me?"

Compared to before, it suddenly became urgent: "You must be a big name in the human world, right? Can you help them? I beg you, please help them."

Ling Yue suddenly couldn't fathom its motives; just earlier, the Da Jin Mao kept asking itself whether to go, and the meaning was clear—it didn't want to bring her along, but upon hearing there were over a hundred million fans, it became impatient and wanted to bring her.

Suddenly, a lightbulb went off in her mind: "Da Jin Mao, are there puppies there?"

"You want to find a home for those stray puppies, right?"

Based on Ling Yue's initial observations, the residential complex where the dog downstairs again demanding my life lives is actually quite nice; she also hasn't seen a single stray dog, so perhaps Building Six is where the strays gather.

The reason they're told not to go there is because pet dogs and strays are different, and diseases spread easily.

The golden retriever heard her words and didn't respond.

On the contrary, the dog downstairs again demanding my life, who heard this, was somewhat surprised: "Stray dogs? I've never seen a stray in the complex."

That statement completely confirmed Ling Yue's judgment.

The livestream viewers who heard the explanation were eagerly anticipating and had already begun discussing.

【I don't know where the consultant lives; I really just want a fur baby.】

【Me too! If possible, I'll drive over to pick up the cutie!】

Their heated discussion, the golden retriever leading the way to the basement of Building Six; the further they went, the more shocked the dog downstairs again demanding my life became; he widened his eyes looking at the rear: "Here, here how could there be a door?!",,.