Chapter 16

Not to mention Qing Liu was shocked.

Even the viewers in the live stream were stunned by the golden-haired tiger’s shamelessness.

【Ah, although the golden tiger is shameless and over the top, he must have done it to protect the little cat in his mouth!】

【Yes! He was originally going to stand his ground, but then he remembered the little cat in his mouth, so at the last moment, he quickly dodged! It must be like that!】

【The golden-haired tiger looks very capable, he definitely isn’t the kind of person to bail out and drag the snow eagle down with him on purpose!】

【…Forget it, I can’t figure it out. I’ll just praise the golden-haired tiger’s dodging move, it was really sharp.】

【Wuwuwu, my poor brown bear, he’s been tricked so badly.】

【The snow eagle is the one suffering for no reason, the two of them together are no match for the golden-haired tiger’s scheming!】

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Everyone knew what was going on, except for Qing Liu, who was still confused.

What was going on? Why was the brown bear trying to fight the golden-haired tiger? She had been with the golden-haired tiger all day, and he hadn’t done anything!

What was happening?

The little cat tilted her head and struggled to escape from the golden-haired tiger’s mouth. The golden-haired tiger glanced back at the brown bear and the snow eagle, a hint of smugness in his eyes. The silly bear still wanted to fight him? With that intelligence, he might as well give up.

He put the little cat down, and she quickly ran to the other side to check on the situation with the brown bear and the snow eagle.

The snow eagle angrily crawled out from under the brown bear, then coldly walked to the door. After shaking his feathers for a while, they had almost dried, but being knocked around by the brown bear, who was as wet as a water balloon, had made them wet again.

The snow eagle was feeling quite irritated, but then he remembered this was a live broadcast, and he was the oldest one here. He couldn’t just act like those immature young ones and start fighting in front of billions of interstellar viewers, rolling around in the rain, could he?

How would he maintain his “cool, aloof” CEO image once the show was over and he returned to the company?

The snow eagle shook his feathers dry and stood at the door, giving a cold glance at the “immature” golden-haired tiger and the clumsy bear who had just gotten up from the ground.

Who raised these two—he wondered. When he met their parents at a banquet, he would definitely make sure to ‘compliment’ them properly!

The brown bear was covered in mud, looking as ugly as could be, with dirt all over his fur. He was also very angry, but when he turned and saw the little cat, he felt wronged again.

The little cat was so delicate and cute, she should have been staying in the villa. Even if there were rules in the show, as long as he helped her complete the task, why did she have to follow him into the jungle?

He didn’t know that the little cat had no idea about the show or the task. She didn’t want to come, it was the golden-haired tiger who had carried her here!

The three beasts present were all wet, with the brown bear also covered in mud, looking filthy. The only one who still looked out of place was the little cat, her fur still soft and white, untouched by the rain. She was crouched in a corner of the cave, out of the rain, looking up with concern at the brown bear.

“Meow?”

Qing Liu: “^[1]“大黑” (Dà Hēi) means “Big Black,” typically used as a name or nickname for something or someone with black color, like a pet.Da Hei?”

Qing Liu looked at the brown bear, who was staring blankly at her, and asked, “Are you okay?”

He had fallen so hard just now, he wasn’t hurt, was he? But then again, the snow eagle had it worse, and he was fine, wasn’t he?

Qing Liu stepped forward, and as soon as she did, the brown bear’s big, round eyes widened. He suddenly jumped up from the ground, rolling and scrambling, and ran out of the cave.

Qing Liu: “…”

Qing Liu walked to the entrance of the cave and exchanged a glance with the snow eagle. Both of them turned their heads together to look at the brown bear standing outside in the rain.

The snow eagle’s face was full of speechlessness, and Qing Liu, after a brief moment of confusion, finally realized that the brown bear must have felt too dirty with all the mud on him and was worried about getting the little cat’s white fur dirty, so he went out to “bathe.”

Qing Liu helplessly squatted at the entrance of the cave, watching him. She thought, ‘Bears are just so cute! Compared to the snow eagle’s aloofness and the golden-haired tiger’s dominance, the gentle, affectionate personality of the brown bear made him especially lovable.’

The viewers in the live stream also liked the brown bear a lot.

【If such a cute brown bear doesn’t win the little cat’s affection, I’ll be heartbroken!】

【The bear is worried about getting the little cat dirty, while the little cat is worried about whether the bear is hurt. This ‘sweet and innocent couple’ is really giving me life!】

【Isn’t there a possibility that the cat might end up with all three? I heard there are matriarchal planets in some star systems, where females can have multiple males at the same time.】

【Ahhhhh, really? I’d be fine with 1-to-3!】

【Look at the identities of these three male guests. Their families must have strict rules, so how could it be a one-to-three situation?】

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The viewers were having a blast watching the little cat get along with everyone.

She had fan threads for her “^[2]“sweet and innocent couple” (傻白甜CP) refers to the pairing of the little white cat (小猫咪) and the brown bear (棕熊). This label describes their relationship as innocent and … Continue readingsweet and innocent couple” with the brown bear, her “^[3]“white and gold or platinum couple” refers to the pairing of the golden-haired tiger (金毛虎) and the little cat (小猫咪). This is a term used by the live stream viewers to describe … Continue readingwhite and gold couple” with the golden-haired tiger, and her “^[4]“two white couple” (二白CP) refers to the pairing of the little white cat (小猫咪) and Snow Eagle (雪鹰). The term “two white” comes from the fact that both characters … Continue readingtwo white couple” with the snow eagle, all of which had huge fan followings.

Even more outrageous, she had CP fan threads with Miss Panda and Miss Fire Fox, though the fanbases weren’t as large, they were very active. This kind of situation had never happened before, leaving the production team completely dumbfounded.

The staff member responsible for monitoring online trends spoke to Director Zhang Song with concern, “The little cat’s popularity is off the charts. Both the audience and the guests really like her. If they find out she’s the actress who’s been blacklisted across the internet…”

He hesitated for a moment, then spoke delicately, “The online reaction could be quite explosive.”

Not just explosive, he felt it could be a bombshell.

These three male guests had distinguished identities, and people like them were used to being surrounded by all kinds of women. If they discovered that the little cat they were competing to pursue on a live stream was actually an eighteen-line celebrity who had been involved in scandals, with multiple male stars and a fanbase trying to tear her down, she’d been blacklisted online to the point of almost retiring from the industry, who knows how they would react?

The staff member had been monitoring online activity every day, and the more he watched, the more worried he became.

So, he had no choice but to report the situation to the director.

Director Zhang Song, too, had started feeling anxious in the past few days.

At first, when he saw how popular the little cat was, he was quite pleased, thinking it was proof that the guest selection for this episode was spot on and that the show would have no issues with ratings.

However, as the little cat’s popularity continued to rise, Zhang Song became increasingly nervous.

He had invited her based on the concept of a “blacklisted” celebrity, not realizing that she would become this popular!

Zhang Song scratched his head, feeling like he was losing his hair.

He said, “Don’t panic. This is only the second day. The segment where the real identities are revealed is on the sixth day. Maybe by then the beasts won’t like the little cat anymore, or maybe she’ll make a mistake and stir up public anger. Who knows? Let’s stay calm and keep monitoring.”

Although he said that, deep down, he was more anxious than anyone else.

In the jungle, the brown bear had been washing in the rain for a while. After making sure he was clean, he slowly walked to the cave entrance, purposely standing near the golden-haired tiger and began shaking the water off his fur.

At this point, the golden-haired tiger was already lying inside the cave eating pork. He sensed the brown bear’s intentional act of revenge, but lazily glanced at him and then lowered his head to continue eating. The brown bear was acting like a child, but what did a little rainwater matter? When he got hungry later, he’d have no meat to eat.

The golden-haired tiger continued to eat lazily, while the brown bear and the snow eagle were both crowded inside the cave. Qing Liu walked over to the brown bear, circled him twice, but didn’t notice any injuries on him, so it seemed that both the brown bear and the snow eagle were quite tough.

The brown bear sat against the wall, watching the little white cat circle around him. He was so touched that tears were about to fall.

“Woo woo woo,” he thought. ‘It turns out the little cat still likes me the most. It’s only been half a day, and she already misses me so much. If it weren’t for that golden-haired tiger sticking his nose in, I’d be cuddling with the little cat on a warm blanket in the villa, eating meat together!’

Damn golden-haired tiger!

The brown bear gazed lovingly at the little cat, extending both of his front paws to lift her up. But he was one step too slow. The golden-haired tiger’s tail had already reached over and curled the little cat into his arms. He tore off a tender piece of wild boar’s front leg, sliced it into thin strips with his sharp claws, and gestured for the little cat to eat.

Qing Liu, who was feeling hungry, had already eaten wild fruit earlier, but it hadn’t been enough to satisfy her. She leaned in and took a bite. Whether it was because she was starving or the wild boar meat was really delicious, she found it tender and sweet, so tasty!

She purred twice in satisfaction, then nestled into the golden-haired tiger’s arms to eat.

The brown bear continued to stretch his front paws out, staring blankly at the scene, as if frozen.

By now, the snow eagle and the brown bear were both starting to feel hungry. They had caught prey earlier but left it in the villa, and now it was already around 4 or 5 in the afternoon. They hadn’t eaten anything since morning, especially after all the physical activity they had been through.

The brown bear, in particular, was especially hungry.

The snow eagle and brown bear silently stayed for a while, watching the rain, which showed no signs of stopping. Hunting in the rain wasn’t easy, especially for the snow eagle, who wasn’t skilled at jungle hunting.

The snow eagle, being more rational, thought to himself, ‘If the rain hasn’t stopped in two hours, I’ll need to contact the program crew for support.’

Just then, the little cat came over, holding a chunk of meat roughly the same size as her body.

She walked up to the brown bear, struggled to place the chunk of meat in front of him, then reached out her paw and patted his belly, saying, “Meow.”

“Eat quickly.”

The brown bear: “……”

Looking at the fresh meat that the little white cat had specially brought to him, the brown bear, who had felt wronged and angry all day, thought this was the happiest moment of his day!

It turned out that the little cat liked him after all!

Otherwise, she wouldn’t have brought him the golden-haired tiger’s prey!

The brown bear sniffed, feeling as if he were about to be moved to tears.

He took the meat, and instinctively turned his head to look at the golden-haired tiger. The golden-haired tiger had a stern look on his face, his eyes full of helplessness.

The meat strips the golden-haired tiger had torn for the little cat hadn’t even been fully eaten, and now she was urgently bringing food to the brown bear. This wild boar was his prey! It was his meat!

The little cat truly didn’t see him as an outsider, taking his prey to give to another wild man!

The golden-haired tiger stared at the brown bear, his eyes clearly sending the message: ‘If you’re shameless enough, just eat it.’

The brown bear: “……”

The brown bear had a stomach issue and was feeling some discomfort, so he didn’t have much of an appetite. However, this meat was brought to him by the little cat, and it was the golden-haired tiger who didn’t want him to have it.

That meant he ‘had’ to eat it!

The brown bear, in a provocative manner, picked up the piece of meat with his paw and took a big bite.

The golden-haired tiger: “……”

Alright, so now everyone’s shameless, huh?

The little cat, seeing the brown bear eating, turned around and repeated the process, dragging a piece of tender meat to give to the snow eagle.

The golden-haired tiger: “……”

She’s coming again?

The brown bear: “……”

Oh, so she also likes the snow eagle. His stomach hurts even more now.

The snow eagle shook his wings and felt his heart race. On the outside, he still maintained a bit of dignity as he took the meat and, for the first time, tried to approach the little cat, gently nuzzling her head with his own.

Ahhh, the little cat is so soft, so fluffy, so warm!

The snow eagle’s heart was melting. Anyone who’s ever pet something soft like that knows the feeling!

Normally, with the snow eagle’s personality, he’d rather starve than take a bite of meat from that scoundrel golden-haired tiger!

But!

Looking at the little cat struggling to bring him meat and the golden-haired tiger’s speechless expression, he immediately changed his mind.

As long as the golden-haired tiger wasn’t happy, he was happy.

The golden-haired tiger watched his couple CP, openly take his meat in front of him, and feed it to his rival, the whole tiger was a bit stunned.

Little cat, you’re something else.