Chapter 17

Compared to the audience’s reaction, the production team was delighted with this team arrangement.

After all, this was a dating reality show, and since the cats couldn’t speak and didn’t know each other’s identities, the best way to get them to quickly understand each other was to have them team up for tasks.

Therefore, for every task, the partners were almost always different.

Although it was called a random draw, the system AI also made appropriate allocations.

Bai Chengcheng and Lion Cat were paired up, and this time, they took the flying vehicle arranged by the production team.

Because the luxurious flying vehicles of the guests were too eye-catching, and ever since Maine Coon’s flying vehicle made the trending list, the production team was very concerned that they would cause a stir at the Paw Paw Shop. Fortunately, the Paw Store was a members-only store, so not everyone could go there.

This time, the outdoor ski resort was located in a snowy mountain range in the northern part of the empire.

It was truly an outdoor wilderness, and some areas even had wild animals roaming.

The production team had already arranged for an outdoor adventure team to survey four routes in advance and set up multiple monitoring points to observe the surrounding situation in real-time.

However, generally speaking, there shouldn’t be any unexpected incidents.

After all, this snowy region was a popular outdoor tourist spot, and many people came here to ski and play regularly.

The production team’s flying vehicle took Bai Chengcheng and Lion Cat to Tianmo Bridge.

Tianmo Bridge was located at the foot of the snowy mountain, with a huge canyon beneath it.

Bai Chengcheng stood on the several-meter-wide Tianmo Bridge, and among the equipment provided by the production team, he picked a green hoodie with a cartoon frog design.

The hoodie had two large frog ears on the hood, covering his own ears completely.

He even enthusiastically picked up a lion head hoodie, gesturing for Lion Cat to wear it.

Lion Cat: “…….”

The live stream audience was laughing at Lion Cat:

【Hehe, didn’t expect that, winning the heart of your crush is this simple.】

【Maine Coon already wore this in the Paw Store, so now it’s Lion Cat’s turn.】

【But speaking of which, Maine Coon is still more suited to that lion head hoodie.】

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Lion Cat looked at the lion head hoodie held by Cotton Ball and, after a few seconds of silence, reluctantly put it on.

Forget it, as long as it makes Cotton Ball happy, isn’t it just wearing an animal hoodie?

And to be honest, with Lion Cat’s face already resembling a lion, once he wore the hoodie, paired with the thick, fluffy fur around his neck, he looked like a real lion.

After all, his tall stature and muscular build made him far from an ordinary cat.

Bai Chengcheng was amazed as he circled around him twice, then stood in front of Lion Cat, extending one paw toward him. Struggling for a few moments, he finally managed to give Lion Cat a thumbs-up: “Meow!”

Lion Cat: “……”

Live stream: 【Hahahahaha, I can’t stop laughing, Cotton Ball is really something.】

【This thumbs-up was well done, next time remember to give Maine Coon one too.】

【Maybe it’s because Lion Cat suits the lion head hoodie better than Maine Coon, that’s why Cotton Ball gave him a thumbs-up.】

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Lion Cat looked helplessly at Cotton Ball, who was happily spinning around in his green sweater and frog knitted hat. He sighed.

Cotton Ball really seemed so young, so innocent, with such unique interests. Lion Cat suddenly felt like he was getting a bit old—he couldn’t quite understand Cotton Ball’s preferences.

He really didn’t like the lion head hoodie…

However, since Cotton Ball liked role-playing, it wasn’t necessarily a bad thing. If he cooperated with Cotton Ball now, wearing the lion head hoodie, then in the future, if they were together, Cotton Ball would have to cooperate and play his favorite roles too.

With that thought, Lion Cat’s heart suddenly burned with passion.

Having a younger boyfriend has its benefits. At least he was still pure, knowing nothing. Lion Cat could slowly teach him everything.

In the end, he’d have a boyfriend who met his preferences both in and out of bed.

Lion Cat was already 30 years old. In the interstellar era, this age was still considered young, but as a beastman, he faced the troubles of mating season every year, even every month. He had physical needs, and he had considered finding a long-term partner.

However, due to his unique experiences and his work requiring him to deal with dangerous individuals, he had never really had a boyfriend.

It wasn’t easy to find a guy who matched his aesthetic in every way. He didn’t want to give up easily, after all, he was very picky about relationships.

Lion Cat looked at Cotton Ball, happily hopping around in the snow, and made up his mind—he would perform well this time!

The production team had prepared snowboards specifically for beastmen, fully automatic snowboards. These snowboards didn’t require ski poles, as they had a powerful and flexible motor system built in. The cats only needed to use their paws to change direction.

Bai Chengcheng didn’t know how to ski, this was his first time ever.

In his past life, he had never even seen snow. Now, being in this vast snowy mountain range, he couldn’t help but be excited!

However, after spinning around frantically in the snow for two circles, he quickly ran back, leapt onto the snowboard, shook his paws vigorously, and placed his tail on the ground. He carefully stepped on it with his hind legs.

Hiss, the snow was beautiful, but it was a bit cold on his paws.

Live stream audience:

【Cotton Ball isn’t wearing shoes! Why didn’t the production team prepare shoes for him?!】

【Ahhh, Cotton Ball is stepping on his tail! How cute is that! Slurp jpg.】

【Cats are afraid of the cold! A sweater alone isn’t enough to keep him warm!】

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Lion Cat, who was on site, noticed this. At first, he thought Cotton Ball wouldn’t be cold, because he himself had stood in the snow for a while and hadn’t felt cold at all…

The production team quickly instructed the AI robot to deliver four white little boots for Cotton Ball.

Now, Cotton Ball wasn’t just the favorite of the male guests, he was the darling of the production team and the audience across the whole interstellar!

If they didn’t prepare warm little boots for him, not only the male guests but even the viewers in the live stream would tear the production team apart.

Lion Cat squatted down in front of Bai Chengcheng, and with his two front paws, he carefully held the boots and helped Bai Chengcheng put them on.

The boots delivered by the production team were white, with pink bows on them, super cute and matching Cotton Ball’s fur color perfectly!

The only problem is that it doesn’t really match with the green hat on his head.

Bai Chengcheng looked at Lion Cat as he put on his boots, feeling a little amazed.

This cat is so smart!

He actually knows how to wear shoes!

Looks like his litter box cleaner is pretty good at educating cats!

Bai Chengcheng meowed a few times softly, then stretched out his front paw to pat Lion Cat’s shoulder, giving him an encouraging look.

(Bro, you’re awesome! Keep it up in the future!)

Lion Cat: “……”

Cotton Ball’s gaze was easy to understand, but Lion Cat didn’t really want to understand it…

Why did he feel like he looked like an idiot in Cotton Ball’s eyes?

Live stream:

【As expected, older men are irresistible. Even in beast form, they’re still putting shoes on their wives!】

【For sure, older men take better care of others. Forest Cat is just too naive.】

【I really want to see who wins first place in this skiing competition. I’m super curious about Cotton Ball’s other two identity cards!】

【So far, we only know Cotton Ball is from a poor district. Based on his performance, he shouldn’t be very old, probably still a student. Given his background, he could have a decent school or maybe even be an entertainer. However, if he’s an entertainer, the chance of him being a scandalous guest is 90%.】

【Sigh, even though I don’t want to believe it, looking at everything, the chance that he’s a scandalous guest is really high QAQ. After all, most of the cats have luxurious flying vehicles, and they all handle the ultra-tech AI butlers in Cat Paradise with ease. Only Cotton Ball struggles with them. So, most of the other cats likely come from better backgrounds, while Cotton Ball is the easiest to manipulate.】

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In a dating variety show like this, those with good backgrounds are less likely to be scandalous guests and join the show, because their capital is strong, and the production team can’t afford to offend them.

The production team wants topics, wants popularity, so they design scandalous guests. Cotton Ball, who comes from a poor background and has no backer, was fortunate to be “^[1]“hit by a pie” is a figurative expression used to describe a situation where someone unexpectedly gets into a surprising or strange situation, often in a comical or ironic way. hit by a pie,” allowing him to join a show he probably didn’t deserve to be on.

Of course, all of this is just the audience’s speculation. Whether it’s true or not is still uncertain.

The audience’s love for Cotton Ball hasn’t diminished at all.

As the viewers in the live stream put it:

【As long as the scandalous guest isn’t revealed, Cotton Ball will always be my favorite!】

【Even if Cotton Ball is a scandalous guest, as long as the points they smear him for don’t cross my bottom line, I can forgive him! QAQ】

【I sincerely hope Cotton Ball can use this show to clear his name and have a bright future!】

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Bai Chengcheng didn’t know what a scandalous guest was, he didn’t even know his own identity.

He thought of himself as just a cat, living a carefree life every day.

What’s face, what’s integrity?

Do cats need that? No!

As pets, cats just need to act cute and make a fuss appropriately!

Hehe.

After putting on his little boots, Cotton Ball happily stomped around in the snow, looking down at his boots and thinking they were cuter the more he looked at them.

While he spun around in the snow, admiring his boots, the host, Xiao Ai’s voice suddenly came from the direction of the live stream ball: “Alright, all the cats have chosen their equipment, you can set off in ten seconds!”

The eight cats were divided into four teams of guests, each heading towards the You Island Ice Lake from the four cardinal directions. The production team had already marked the routes, and the first team of cats to reach the ice lake would be today’s winner.

The last team would face a penalty.

Lion Cat remembered the previous task when he and Forest Cat were in last place and had to run all the way back from the amusement park to the Cat Paradise. He was now determined to lead Cotton Ball to take first place!