After lunch, Ruan Xingyao started her livestream.
“Hello, everyone! Family, good to see you all! As always, we’ve got three lucky draws today — let’s go ahead and pick the first one!”
As she set up the draw, she glanced at the scrolling comments.
【One day without you feels like three years! Starry, you finally went live! Do you even know how I’ve survived without you?】
【I couldn’t eat, couldn’t sleep — Starry, I missed you so much!】
【Shut up up there! Can you stop being weird? Don’t scare our Starry!】
【Starry, you skipped one lucky draw last time. Can we do one extra today?】
【Agreed! Starry, spoil us a little!】
Seeing the lively chat, Ruan Xingyao thought for a moment and said, “Sure! Then we’ll do four lucky draws today!”
【Yay! Knew our Starry was the best!】
【Starry, no one else treats me like a treasure the way you do!】
【But seriously — do you guys really think winning one of Starry’s draws is a good thing? Feels like everyone who wins ends up unlucky!】
Ruan Xingyao puffed out her cheeks; she honestly couldn’t argue with that.
The comment wasn’t pleasant, but it was true — most people who’d won her giveaways had ended up having bad luck.
Still, before she could even respond, her fans were already standing up for her.
【You brainless people need to shut up already! Those “unlucky ones” got what they deserved!】
【Exactly! Did Starry make them do bad things? They brought it on themselves!】
【Right! Starry is doing good deeds, taking out the trash!】
【Exactly! I’ll always support Starry!】
Ruan Xingyao was touched.
She put her hands over her heart, gave the camera a playful wink, and said sweetly, “Love you all!”
It was the first time she’d ever done something like that during a stream — the first time she’d openly said she loved her audience.
Instantly, the whole chat exploded in chaos and excitement.
【Aaaahhh! Our Starry is killing me with cuteness!】
【Starry, I love you! I love you so much!】
【Starry, will you marry me? I’ll steal my husband’s money to take care of you!】
【You already have a husband! Stop stealing my wife!】
【You’re one to talk! You’re stealing my wife!】
Ruan Xingyao clutched her heart, watching the flood of comments with a huge grin.
Her mood had never been better.
See? There really were so many people who truly loved her — even if she didn’t know them personally.
Maybe they’d stop loving her tomorrow.
But this moment of happiness — it was real.
Ruan Xingyao adjusted her emotions and said, “Everyone, now let’s see who will be the lucky one to draw the first gift bag today!”
“This viewer with the ID ‘AAA Pet Protection Squad,’ are you available to join the call now?”
Soon, the connection went through.
On the livestream screen, a young man drenched in sweat appeared.
It looked like “AAA Pet Protection Squad” was standing under the scorching sun — the glare was so bright it nearly overexposed the image.
As soon as the call connected, he wiped the sweat off his forehead and said to Ruan Xingyao, “Streamer Starry, please help me! I’m about to be driven crazy by this little troublemaker!”
Just from the sound of his voice, you could already picture how miserable he looked.
And once Ruan Xingyao realized what was going on, she couldn’t help but start laughing.
“AAA Pet Protection Squad” turned the camera toward the small animal he was holding on a leash — a Border Collie with bright, spinning eyes.
The moment it saw the phone camera pointed at it, the dog bared its teeth and let out an angry huffing sound.
“AAA Pet Protection Squad” said, “Streamer Starry, I’m begging you, please help me! This little rascal is driving me insane!”
Ruan Xingyao asked, “Alright then, tell me — what’s your relationship with it?”
“AAA Pet Protection Squad” replied, “I’m an employee of the Yaoshi Pet Protection Squad. Our job is to escort pets safely. This Border Collie’s name is Daigua — its owner hired us to transport it from Yaoshi to Liangcheng. I’m the one assigned to escort it this time.”
Ruan Xingyao let out an “Oh,” then asked Chen Yu to check the distance between Yaoshi and Liangcheng.
It would take three days by car — not exactly close.
Ruan Xingyao asked, “So? What’s been happening along the way?”
At that, “AAA Pet Protection Squad” looked utterly aggrieved.
He turned the camera back to himself, his expression full of misery.
“Streamer Starry, I swear I’ve been taking care of Daigua exactly as the owner instructed. But ever since we left Yaoshi, Daigua’s been tormenting me nonstop!”
As he spoke, he wiped his face again — truly looking like a man down on his luck.
Ruan Xingyao tried hard not to laugh and said, “Go on, tell me in detail.”
“AAA Pet Protection Squad” said, “Well, every time I get it in the car, it starts howling — nonstop, not even for a second! And the sound isn’t like a normal Border Collie bark. It’s more like… like a pig being slaughtered during New Year’s! It’s horrible! I’ve been stopped several times and mistaken for a dog trafficker!”
Ruan Xingyao had to start thinking about something sad to keep herself from bursting out laughing.
After all, she was a professional streamer — she usually didn’t laugh unless she absolutely couldn’t help it.
Ruan Xingyao said, “Go on, go on.”
“AAA Pet Protection Squad” froze for a second, staring at the camera with clear but slightly dumbfounded eyes.
After a long moment, he asked, “Streamer Starry… you already know what’s going on, don’t you?”
Why did he feel like the streamer was just watching him struggle for entertainment?
Ruan Xingyao let out a playful “Ah!” and finally couldn’t hold back her laughter.
“You caught me!” she admitted.
“AAA Pet Protection Squad” looked even more miserable.
He pleaded pitifully, “Streamer Starry, please just tell me—what’s wrong with Daigua? I didn’t do anything to upset it, so why is it tormenting me like this?”
He truly loved animals, and he had done his best to take care of Daigua throughout the journey.
Yet the dog kept finding new ways to make his life difficult.
He was honestly feeling wronged.
Ruan Xingyao said, “Go on, tell us more—what else did Daigua do?”
“AAA Pet Protection Squad” said, “Every time I get it in the car, it howls nonstop. And once it’s out of the car, it starts charging forward like crazy, dragging me along. I’m supposed to be the one walking the dog, but it’s walking me! I used to be an athlete, but it’s completely worn me out.”
Before the gift bag drawing started, he had actually been out under the blazing sun, being dragged around by Daigua.
He felt like his lungs were about to explode.
— The end of the Chapter–
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