Chapter 1

【Extra, Extra! The first episode of the internet’s number one beastly variety show “Cats Also Want to Fall in Love” is now online! Everyone, go check it out!!!】

【What? There are so many beastly species, why is the first episode about cats? Our dog team doesn’t agree with this!】

【Hiss, just got back from the show’s official account. I can only say—exciting! The production team really knows how to stir things up!】

【They’ll all be in beast form the whole time, unable to speak or reveal their identities, interacting as cats for a month, letting the guests follow their true feelings to make choices. This is too thrilling! And that final human-form confession segment—what if after entering the other person’s room, you find out they’re your mortal enemy? Would you still give them the rose in your hand? Toe-picking gif】

【That’s why this show is so exciting! It’s a complete blind-box dating show!】

【Great, the show hasn’t even aired, and I’m already looking forward to the confession segment when they turn into humans!】

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##CatsAlsoWanttoFallinLove quickly topped the star network’s trending list.

Since it was the first-ever blind-box-style beastly dating show in the entire galaxy, the teaser alone caused a stir on the star network. In just half a day, it generated billions of discussions.

The production team also stated that to make the show feel more realistic, the eight cat guests invited had significant differences in their backgrounds. Among them, there were top billionaires from Sky City, impoverished citizens from the barren star belt, innocent college students, and successful professionals who had struggled and fought for years.

And during the dating show, they wouldn’t be able to know the true identities of the other cats!

This would heighten the viewers’ sense of immersion and anticipation!

As the online discussions grew louder, what seemed like a joyful event became more stressful for the show’s director, Zhang Song.

Walking back and forth in his temporary office set up in the People’s Park of Star Zone 69, he anxiously tugged at his hair and asked his assistant, “Haven’t we found anyone suitable yet?”

The assistant, who was currently interviewing the cats, stiffened at the question and nervously replied, “Director Zhang, not yet. Our requirements are a bit high, so it’s hard to find a match.”

Zhang Song’s face turned pale with anger.

They were holding auditions here because a male guest, who had already signed a contract with the show, had suddenly posted a picture with his girlfriend on Star Network.

Although this was a beastly dating show, the confession segment later in the show would involve them transforming into humans. While their beastly forms might be unknown, their human forms were already well-known.

Even though the contract was signed, this incident still occurred. Could it be that even if his girlfriend was from Sky City, a high-class area, this man would disregard the contract?

Zhang Song angrily muttered, “If I’d known he was such an unreliable person, I shouldn’t have agreed to work with him!”

“It’s also my fault,” Zhang Song continued, sitting in his chair, frustrated. “I focused too much on his fan following, thinking it would help boost the show’s popularity.”

In the interstellar era, sexual orientation had become very open, with various interstellar civilizations beginning to integrate. On many planets, there were even more than just the male and female orientations.

Thanks to technological advancements, even male childbirth had become a common occurrence.

When Zhang Song initially planned the cat dating show, he had already decided to invite four male guests and four female guests, totaling eight cats for the dating live-stream.

For the CP (couple) lines, he specifically mapped out four of them: one male-male, one female-female, and two male-female.

This setup was based on detailed information about the guests, including their sexual orientations, so that viewers could find the CP pairings they liked.

However, one of the most important lines had just been ruined by a breach of contract.

The four male guests, whom he had selected from the business world, the military, the entertainment industry, and academia, covered a broad range of the types that most young men and women liked.

The male guest who breached the contract was a senior college student, a campus heartthrob, and a social media influencer with millions of fans. His family background was also impressive, perfectly fitting his public persona.

Finding a replacement for him was no easy task.

Since the production team had already released the information, the fixed labels could no longer be changed.

First, the person needed to be a student, a campus heartthrob, and a social media influencer. Second, he had to be a cat.

If they had more time, finding someone like that would be easy. But now, they only had one day left.

Because tomorrow the teaser had to be released, and the show would start its full-network live broadcast the day after!

Zhang Song was anxiously dry-mouthed. He didn’t even feel like drinking water. He adjusted his glasses, grabbed his assistant by the arm, and sat down, saying, “I’ll do it!”

He was going to see just how hard it was to find a cat like this!

Bai Chengcheng, tired from aimlessly walking, had planned to rest in the park and maybe find a spot to sleep for the night. But just then, he heard a man shouting in a fit of frustration, “Did you see the announcement? Did you? This is a cat dating show! As the name implies, we put male and female cats together to let them fall in love! And you, you’re still a minor, can’t you just study well instead of trying to fall in love? Huh? What kind of mother are you? Don’t you feel any pain?”

A lady holding a cat glanced at the “Top 100 Male Cat Audition” announcement, and, annoyed, spat and said, “Just looking at your bald head, it’s obvious your brain doesn’t work. Wasting my time.”

With that, she angrily walked off.

Zhang Song: “???”

Zhang Song jumped up in anger. “What did you say? Say that again!”

It was one thing to call him crazy, but to curse that he was bald too?

He reached up to touch his smooth forehead and gently patted the hair at the back of his head. “See? There’s still hair here!”

Everyone: “……”

The assistant tugged at his sleeve and whispered, “Director Zhang, didn’t we say not to reveal this is a cat dating show?”

Now that the cat dating show was so popular, if people found out they had to replace a guest last-minute, it could affect the show’s reputation.

More importantly, Zhang Song didn’t want to lose face in front of his peers!

If his colleagues found out that his guest had breached the contract, wouldn’t they laugh at him?

Zhang Song’s face darkened. He angrily said, “Forget it. How many more haven’t been interviewed?”

Assistant: “Director Zhang, there are three left.”

As expected, the next three still didn’t meet the standards, mainly because their looks weren’t up to par. Even if they weren’t campus heartthrobs, at the very least, they should have been the most handsome guy in their department or class.

Zhang Song lit a cigarette, his expression tired. “Forget it, we’ve already changed three districts. Do we really have to go to the slums next?”

Just then, a tiny white ball of fluff walked past them.

Zhang Song and the assistant both froze for a moment, looking down.

A pure white kitten slowly walked toward them from a distance. It had slightly larger ears than a normal cat, and the tips of its ears were pink. The ear tufts were also pink.

Not only that, its nose, mouth, paws, and paw pads were all a soft pink, making it incredibly adorable. As it walked, its round little body wobbled, making people want to pet it.

Its face was round, with faint pink blush on its cheeks, as if it had been dusted with blush.

This white, rosy, peach-like kitten was something Zhang Song and his assistants had never seen before. For a moment, they couldn’t identify its breed, and they couldn’t guess if it had the genes of any fierce beast.

What they did know was that, at first sight, this cat was simply too beautiful!

The cat’s size was small, probably from a smaller breed, but its tail was fluffy and long, somewhat like a Persian’s tail, though longer than a Persian’s. However, its other features didn’t resemble a Persian at all.

Zhang Song was immediately captivated by the cat’s rare beauty.

He sat up straight, adjusted his glasses, and quickly opened his smart brain, connecting to an orc identity registration website. He entered his authorized account and clicked a photo of the kitten with a “click.”

Once humans complete the beast transformation, they must register on the official website developed by the Intergalactic Bureau to create an identity card.

So, Zhang Song quickly found all the information about the kitten.

When Zhang Song saw the information, his eyes lit up!

“Bai Chengcheng, 18 years old, born in Main Star District 28, currently a student! Look at his ID photo: white hair, blue eyes, such pale skin, such a small face—if he’s not the campus heartthrob, he’s definitely the class heartthrob!”

Far more handsome than the ones they interviewed earlier! Those previous candidates failed solely because of their looks! It was all about looks!

Zhang Song excitedly stood up, suddenly not thirsty, not tired, and not frustrated. It felt as if even his hair had grown two more strands!

The assistant also clapped his hands. “This is perfect! Director Zhang, even if he’s not an influencer, it doesn’t matter. That label isn’t important, we didn’t publicize it.”

The label they were promoting was mainly about being a campus heartthrob.

After all, it was a beast transformation variety show, a blind-box dating show, and revealing too much wouldn’t fit the show’s setting. The audience would lose their sense of anticipation.

Zhang Song straightened his clothes, flashed a smile he thought was friendly, and was about to approach when he suddenly saw the beautiful white kitten jump onto his interview table and meow softly at him!

Zhang Song: “!!!”

Zhang Song, trying to suppress his excitement, asked in a low voice, “Are you here for the interview too?”

The kitten nodded.

Zhang Song pressed his hand to his chest, overjoyed. This was like searching for something everywhere only to find it without effort!

Bai Chengcheng had been here for three days, but he hadn’t merged with the original host’s memories. Perhaps cats didn’t have much memory to begin with. Right now, he was dizzy from hunger, his mind focused only on the hope that if he succeeded in the interview, he would at least have food and shelter as a cat, right?

Wowowo, he was starving.

After all, when he transmigrated, the cat’s body had been lying in filthy ice water, cold and weak, with a flat stomach. It was unclear how many days it had been since it had eaten.

At this point, the director’s assistant had found detailed information on Bai Chengcheng. He whispered, excitedly, “Director, he’s actually an artist from our company!”

He had just searched on the Star Entertainment Alliance website and quickly found out the artist’s stage name was Bai Cheng, 19 years old, and he had been signed to an agency for three years. However, during these three years, he had yet to release any works. The assistant was puzzled: “Has he not debuted, or was he put on ice?”

As a colleague at the same company, the assistant had never heard of Bai Cheng before.

Zhang Song immediately picked up the kitten and decisively said, “Forget it, he’s our company’s little artist, I have the authority to assign him. Let him in first, and we’ll sort out the contract later.”

The live broadcast was starting tomorrow, and he didn’t have time to worry about the details anymore!