“Global Superstar My Boss is the Most Popular” held his phone and walked toward the backyard.
Very soon, a dried-up fountain appeared in the camera view.
【That’s so strange, who would put a fountain in the backyard?】
【Maybe there’s some special setup, let’s keep watching.】
【It’s over. From what I know about Starry Streamer, we’re about to stumble on something big again.】
People in the livestream chat had already started speculating.
“Global Superstar My Boss is the Most Popular” walked up to the fountain. “Starry Streamer, I’m here.”
Ruan Xingyao said: “Please walk around the fountain once.”
The fountain was quite large, so from his current position, he couldn’t see what was on the other side.
“Global Superstar My Boss is the Most Popular” held his phone and began walking along the fountain’s edge.
When he reached the opposite side, the ground beneath his feet made a cracking sound.
At that moment, Ruan Xingyao spoke up: “Stop right there. That’s the spot.”
“Global Superstar My Boss is the Most Popular” looked down in confusion.
Surprised, he said: “This stone slab looks like it’s been pried open.”
As he spoke, he bent down and lifted the slab away.
In an instant, the sound of cat cries came through his phone into the livestream.
“Meow! Meow meow meow! Meow meow meow!”
【Mom! Wake up! Wake up, Mom!】
【Meow meow! Meow meow meow! Meow meow meow!】
【Mom, don’t be afraid! Cat’s here to save you! Cat will definitely get you out!】
The cat’s cries grew more and more heartrending.
“Global Superstar My Boss is the Most Popular” turned to Ruan Xingyao and said: “Starry Streamer, it’s my Boss’s cat! This cry—it’s my Boss’s cat!”
His voice was filled with joy, as if he truly was overjoyed.
Just then, a sudden voice rang out: “What are you doing?”
The moment that voice sounded, the livestream chat exploded.
【It’s Ji Chengyuan! I can’t be mistaken! That’s Ji Chengyuan!】
【It’s our Yuan-ge! It’s really our Yuan-ge!】
【So Yuan-ge was at home all along! Quick, turn the camera, let me see Yuan-ge’s at-home look!】
【Yuan-ge! Look at me! Stop chasing Wen Man! I can be your wife!】
Ji Chengyuan’s fans came back in full force, instantly flooding the screen.
“Global Superstar My Boss is the Most Popular” turned around with the phone, pointing the camera directly at Ji Chengyuan.
He was wearing a plain white T-shirt and beige trousers, looking very casual and at-home.
His usually well-kept hair was left unstyled, falling softly across his forehead, instantly making him look several years younger—like a gentle, youthful pretty boy.
There was no denying it: Ji Chengyuan was indeed very handsome.
The barrage chat grew even more frenzied.
【Aaaaah! It’s my Yuan-ge! Yuan-ge I love you! I want to have your babies!】
【Yuan-ge, face me head-on! I want to measure your waist with my legs!】
【Yuan-ge, Yuan-ge, Yuan-ge! Do you know why today’s bitter melons taste sweet? Because it’s another day of me loving you!】
Ji Chengyuan’s fans had gone completely wild, ignoring all boundaries—shamelessly flirting and fawning, with some words even making others extremely uncomfortable.
Finally, Ruan Xingyao’s fans had had enough and started cursing back without mercy.
【Enough! I said enough! Ji Chengyuan’s fans, this is a chatroom, not an abandoned zone! Put your damn underwear back on, will you!】
【Are you brain-dead? Seriously! Ji Chengyuan is a married man and you’re still thirsting over him! How pathetic can you get! Haven’t you ever seen a man before? Do you all have to line up to beg to be the mistress?!】
【Like attracts like. With fans like you, what kind of decent person could Ji Chengyuan possibly be!】
【Hahaha! A bunch of delusional fangirls! Do you think you stand a chance against the gorgeous Wen Man? Even if you stripped naked, your “gege” still wouldn’t touch you!】
The insults in the live chat grew nastier by the second.
Ji Chengyuan, meanwhile, had already taken the phone from “Global Superstar My Boss is the Most Popular” and could clearly see the bickering on the barrage.
Yet he didn’t make the slightest move to stop it.
Instead, he casually shifted his gaze toward “Global Superstar My Boss is the Most Popular” and asked,
“Why did you get yourself up like this?”
The other quickly replied,
“Yuan-ge, Yu Zhuer went missing. I connected with a streamer to help me find her. I was worried people might figure out that Yu Zhuer is your cat, so I covered my face.”
Ji Chengyuan said,
“I don’t care about that. Take it off. It’s the middle of summer—aren’t you afraid of heatstroke?”
At once, the other removed his cap and mask, then took back the phone.
On screen appeared a round, babyish face—though he wasn’t a celebrity, plenty of people recognized him.
He was Ji Chengyuan’s assistant, Xu He.
Ji Chengyuan asked,
“You said you linked with a streamer to find the cat. So, has she been found?”
Xu He nodded and pointed at the fountain.
“The cat seems to have fallen down there. I was just about to pick her up.”
Ji Chengyuan said,
“I’ll do it. If you go, Yu Zhuer might scratch you.”
Xu He nodded, holding the phone as he followed behind Ji Chengyuan, filming his movements.
The stone slab had already been lifted.
When the camera panned over, it revealed a broken wooden board, and beneath it seemed to be a pit.
But on camera, it was pitch black, so it was impossible to see clearly what lay below.
While prying at the wooden board, Ji Chengyuan explained:
“This fountain was supposed to be filled in long ago, but when Manman and I first moved in, she really liked it here. So even after all this time, I never tore it down. I never expected Yu Zhuer to be this naughty and fall in.”
As he spoke, his hands worked with even greater force.
He didn’t forget to call out to Yuzhu’er:
“Yu Zhuer, don’t be scared, Daddy’s coming to save you right now!”
“Meow meow!”
The cat’s cry that came through the livestream sounded as though Yu Zhuer was responding to Ji Chengyuan.
But only Ruan Xingyao heard: [Get lost!]
Ji Chengyuan kept exerting himself more and more.
Even though sweat was pouring down, soaking his hair and leaving him looking disheveled, he still didn’t stop moving.
Like that, he truly did seem like someone willing to risk everything to save a cat.
However, the more he acted this way, the more Ruan Xingyao’s expression in the livestream turned mocking.
At first, Ji Chengyuan’s fans had been showering him with praise nonstop.
But after noticing Ruan Xingyao’s expression, they instantly flew into a rage and began attacking her indiscriminately.
【What the hell is that expression, you damn streamer?! My Yuan-ge showing his face in your livestream is already boosting your status, got it?!】
【Exactly! Who are you making that “dead pan” face at?! You’re bringing bad luck!】
【Damn it! If it weren’t for my Yuan-ge being on the livestream right now, I’d already have reported this idiot streamer!】
【It’s fine! A gentleman’s revenge isn’t too late even after ten years! Once the connection ends, we’ll wipe out this livestream room!】
— The end of the Chapter–
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