Kāng nà was stunned while live streaming.

The “Insect God Descends” is the most valuable gift on the Insect Entertainment APP, costing a whopping ten thousand star coins each. If someone tips ten of them at once, that’s a hundred thousand star coins!

According to the revenue-sharing rule he had with Insect Entertainment, he would get fifty thousand star coins in his pocket, which meant his plan to escape marriage was halfway accomplished!

Kāng nà’s heart raced as he looked at the top user with a garbled username and a system avatar, a giant question mark silently rising above his head.

Wait, don’t wealthy bugs usually prefer to tip using alternate accounts?

He took a few deep breaths, finally managing to calm his excited heart.

“Thank you to 3957 for sending the Insect God Descends. If you have any questions about pets, feel free to connect.”

Kāng nà proactively sent a connection invitation to the top user, but after waiting a minute without a response, he instead received a notification that the user had exited the live stream.

The question mark above Kāng nà’s head instantly multiplied into three.

No connection, and the user didn’t even stay in the live stream for five minutes before tipping him a hundred thousand star coins and then disappearing—what kind of logic is that?

Kāng nà ran through all possible reasons in his mind, only to tragically conclude that there seemed to be only one explanation: the user must have accidentally clicked the wrong button.

Why was the universe playing such tricks on him?

Although Kāng nà really didn’t want to return the fifty thousand star coins he had just received, he still took the initiative to contact 3957 after ending the stream.

——Mango Teacher, Pet Communicator : Hello, I just received your Insect God Descends during my live stream. Did you click the wrong button? I can process a refund for you.

It took over ten minutes for the other side to reply.

——User 57823957: No, you did great today. I hope you can continue to be kind in the future.

Looking at the words on the screen, Kāng nà felt as if a bouquet of flowers had bloomed in his heart, with each petal inscribed with the word “surprise.”

So the story of the golden axe and silver axe was true; good bugs really do get rewarded!

Kāng nà excitedly typed back.

——Mango Teacher, Pet Communicator : Thank you! Do you have any pets at home? Or we could add each other on Star News, and you can ask me any questions about pets.

After snatching Laura’s smart brain, Kāng nà had also registered a new Star News account using Laura’s identity. If 3957 was willing, he could add him using this alternate account.

——User 57823957: I don’t have any pets, no need.

After sending that message, the user logged off, and their avatar turned gray.

Kāng nà sighed in regret and sent a little cat wink emoji.

• After stepping out of the house and changing to his smart brain, a Star News message from Garrett popped up on the screen.

As expected, Garrett said he would arrive at Capital Star on August 19. Of course, Kāng nà knew that Garrett wouldn’t make it back in time.

He casually replied with a little cat “OK” emoji, thought for a moment, and added, “Be safe, have a smooth journey,” before reluctantly shutting off his smart brain.

So annoying, he wanted to delete Garrett.

Could his sugar daddy give him another fifty thousand star coins? That way, he could buy a ticket to escape to the Ant Clan tomorrow.

After saying goodbye to Laura, Kāng nà had just stepped out of his apartment when he heard a few faint meows coming from the nearby bushes.

Curious, he pushed aside the grass and saw three palm-sized kittens squatting next to a calico cat, meowing anxiously. The mother cat was dirty and thin, her eyes closed, with a wound about ten centimeters long on her belly, oozing reddish-brown blood—she was likely already dead.

But the three kittens didn’t know that; they were snuggled tightly against their mother, with one little calico trying to climb into her arms to nurse.

If left alone, these three little furballs probably wouldn’t survive for more than a few days.

Kāng nà’s throat tightened as he crouched down, “Tsk tsk tsk.”

Among the three kittens, the little cow cat was the most alert. Even though it was tiny, it stood in front, showing off its four sharp little milk teeth to Kāng nà.

So cute!

Kāng nà almost had a nosebleed.

He really loved little animals; otherwise, he wouldn’t have become a pet doctor. But after crossing over, since Garrett didn’t like small animals, he had given up on the idea of keeping pets.

He never expected to encounter three little furballs right under Laura’s building.

Kāng nà tried to appear friendlier, softly saying, “Come here, babies, big brother will take you home, okay?”

Perhaps it was his natural cat-attracting aura, the little cow tilted its head, hesitated for a moment, and then cautiously waddled over on its short little legs. Kāng nà seized the opportunity to grab the little cow cat by the scruff of its neck and hugged it to his chest.

Seeing the little cow cat come over, the little calico and the little white cat followed suit, and Kāng nà picked them up, one in each hand, with all three kittens snugly cradled in his arms.

“Your Excellency, what are you doing?”

Kāng nà was startled by Andrew’s sudden voice. Before he could respond, the female bug looked troubled, “This is a stray cat, right? It’s too dirty; you should throw it away. Otherwise, the general will get angry.”

“You only care about whether the general will get angry, don’t you care if I get angry?”

As soon as Kāng nà finished speaking, he met Andrew’s shocked expression. The female bug quickly knelt on one knee, “I wouldn’t dare, but Your Excellency, there are really a lot of viruses on stray cats. The general won’t agree to you bringing them back.”

Kāng nà took a deep breath, trying to suppress the anger rising in his chest, maintaining the gentle bug persona: “Don’t worry, I don’t plan to take them back; I’ll just leave them here with Laura.”

Laura also loved little cats, but she was a bit stingy and only wanted to adopt for free, so she hadn’t found a suitable kitten yet.

Carrying the kittens upstairs, Kāng nà pointed to the mother cat in the bushes, “Can you help me bury her? After all, it was a life.”

“Did you forget to bring something again…” Laura impatiently opened the door, and the moment she saw the kittens in Kāng nà’s arms, she froze, “Oh my gosh, what is this? So cute!”

“I found them in the bushes downstairs. Garrett definitely won’t let me keep them, so I thought I’d leave them at your place for now.”

“Sure, no problem! Come here, babies, let Uncle give you kisses!” Laura instantly transformed into an evil cat slave, pouting to kiss the kittens.

“Meow meow!”

The three kittens’ fur instantly fluffed up, with the little cow cat arching its back and baring its teeth at Laura.

“Don’t stress the kittens; they’re still small.” Kāng nà directed Laura to find a cardboard box to put the kittens in, “Can I put them on the second floor?”

“Sure, there’s an empty room on the second floor, just right for them to use as a nest.”

Laura led Kāng nà upstairs, settled the kittens, and opened her smart brain to start buying supplies for the little furballs.

“Using Garrett’s money!”

Kāng nà stopped Laura, logged into Garrett’s account, and went on a shopping spree, spending thousands on kitten milk powder alone, not to mention the cat villa, cat climbing frame, cat tunnels, and all sorts of little toys.

“I’ve placed the order, filled in your address, and there’s even a smart machine bug specifically for taking care of pets. If you have any issues, just let the machine bug handle it.”

“Oh my gosh, you bought way too much! Why not just hire a renovation team?”

“I was planning to do that, but there wasn’t enough time.” Kāng nà casually paid a six-figure bill, “Better to spend a bit more star coins than let someone else benefit.”

He got the three kittens some water, petted each one, and then left Laura’s house.

• Before he knew it, it was August 19. Unsurprisingly, Garrett hadn’t returned, and he hadn’t even sent a single Star News message.

Kāng nà let out a cold laugh.

He knew it.

But now he was no longer the same person he was in his past life. He wouldn’t be sad because Garrett couldn’t be there to celebrate their wedding anniversary; instead, he was happy he had the time to participate in the cute pet live streaming festival.

Ah, being single is so blissful! In his past life, he was so foolish to marry young, wasting seven wonderful years!

After a moment of reflection, Kāng nà boarded the starship heading to Laura’s house.

Life goes on, and so does making money. The sooner he turns that hundred thousand star coins into cash, the sooner he can enjoy a happy bug life!

Meanwhile, far away on the barren star, Garrett had just commanded his subordinates to repel a lizard clan squad probing near the barren star.

He glanced at the time with some irritation and called Ryan via video chat: “Help me buy a gift for the male lord, something valuable, and have it delivered to my house tomorrow.”

“Anniversary gift?”

“Right, and also roses and a cake. Just follow the specifications from previous years.”

The military female on the other end hesitated for a moment and tentatively said, “General, you haven’t spent time with Kāng nà for three years. Aren’t you going back this year?”

“Even if I rush back now, I won’t arrive at the capital until tomorrow evening.”

Since it was too late to celebrate the anniversary with the male lord, he might as well take care of things on the barren star before heading back.

“That’s not how it works. Even if you arrive tomorrow evening, at least you could have dinner with Kāng nà, and after that, you could find a hotel for some… intimate time…”

“Don’t talk nonsense!” The military female’s expression changed, but her ears secretly turned red, “Then you pick a restaurant and send it to me and the male lord.”

“Don’t! The male bug loves surprises and romance the most. If you tell him in advance, it won’t be interesting.” Ryan chuckled, “Just imagine, tomorrow evening, you in your military uniform, holding 999 fiery red roses, standing under the villa. Kāng nà would be so surprised!”

Garrett felt a bit carried away by Ryan’s words.

“Let’s do it that way; make sure to arrange it carefully.”

“Mission accomplished!” Ryan saluted and then cautiously reminded, “The third prince seems to have posted something; remember to like it.”

After hanging up the video call, Garrett had his aide arrange a military ship back to Capital Star, then opened the Star News feed he hadn’t checked in a long time, quickly scrolling down.

Garrett didn’t have many friends, and after just a few scrolls, he saw the third prince’s post.

The interface displayed a blurry selfie of a male bug in a V-neck black suit, seemingly sitting in a bar, holding a glass of red wine in one hand and a cigar in the other, puffing out a smoke ring towards the camera.

The caption was just one line—

“Breathing and thinking of you.”

Garrett suppressed his disgust and liked the post, just as he was about to exit, he noticed that the first prince had also posted something below.

However, the first prince’s content was much more normal, with three photos of a large cat accompanied by a lengthy caption.

——My big treasure suddenly lost its appetite and hasn’t eaten for three days. Does anyone know a reliable pet hospital? Recommendations will be generously rewarded (hands clasped) (hands clasped) (hands clasped).

Looking at the lethargic big cat in the photos, Garrett suddenly thought of a mango-headed figure.

So, he opened Insect Entertainment and forwarded Mango Teacher’s account to the first prince.