Chapter 20

Today was the day to reveal their human identities, but the little cat had no idea.

After casually eating something in the dining room, she went to look for the panda to play with, but couldn’t find her.

Well, she decided to go check on the snow eagle instead. The little cat hurriedly ran to the door to see the tree where the snow eagle was supposed to be sitting.

Hmm? The snow eagle wasn’t there either.

The live audience was confused, and the production team was a bit puzzled as well.

Director Zhang Song asked the staff, “Did we send the task to her?”

The staff nodded in confirmation, “Yes.”

He opened the conversation window with the little cat and saw that all the messages sent by the production team were marked as “unread.”

The staff member: “….”

Zhang Song shook his head, “She’s a guest on the show—who doesn’t know the rules? If she’s not preparing, it might mean she’s not planning to confess.”

The confession segment wasn’t mandatory. If there wasn’t anyone she felt a spark with, the guest could choose not to participate.

Moreover, Qing Liu was extremely beautiful—white skin, green eyes, and flawless complexion. Zhang Song had thought she was stunning during the guest interviews.

Maybe a star this beautiful should be ^[1]“Playing the ‘natural beauty’ persona” means deliberately presenting oneself as naturally beautiful, often by avoiding makeup or cosmetic enhancements, to create an image of … Continue readingplaying the “natural beauty” persona?

Moreover, the other guests all had assistants and agents with them, so they could communicate immediately if needed.

But Qing Liu had no one—her agent hadn’t shown up from the beginning, and she didn’t even have an assistant.

Although the little cat had become a sensation on the show these past few days, her popularity was growing rapidly, but her agency wouldn’t change its attitude just because of this.

They wanted to see the final outcome, which was the public’s reaction after they discovered her true identity.

If the online backlash was worse, Qing Liu would likely be shelved. But if the situation was favorable and there was a chance for a turnaround, they would reconsider her value.

Completely not aware of all this, Qing Liu walked around the villa a few times before lying down to nap.

No matter where the other pets had gone, they’d all come back by nightfall.

What was there to worry about?

Having eaten and drunk her fill, Qing Liu lazily sprawled on the garden lounge chair. This chair was usually occupied by the panda, and she typically curled up on the panda’s belly.

But today, with the panda gone, she lay down by herself on the chair, which had a soft blanket on it. Nearby was the large banyan tree where the snow eagle often perched. The shade under the tree was cool and refreshing.

Surrounding her were various colorful flower beds, and the air was filled with a sweet fragrance. In such a beautiful environment, she slowly drifted into a drowsy state.

The live audience and the staff watching her sleep seemed to be affected by her calmness and weren’t feeling anxious anymore.

Live Stream room:

【The little cat is so calm—if she can still sleep at a time like this, she must be an innocent guest! Looks like my new favorite is secure!】

【The little cat is so cute—she must be equally beautiful in her human form, so she doesn’t need to prepare!】

【I just came from the other guests’ live streams—three of the male guests have prepared red roses for the confession segment. Wonder who they’ll give them to.】

【Ahhh, I’m so excited! We’re about to see their real identities!】

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The “Destined Match” confession segment was the most anticipated part of the show, and this episode was especially so,

Everyone was dying to know the little cat’s true identity!

Because everyone was so focused on the little cat, they weren’t even that curious about the identities of the other three male guests!

While the little cat was sunbathing and softly snoring, the first one to return was the brown bear.

The live audience quickly spotted the brown bear when he suddenly appeared in his own live stream and greeted the viewers!

The brown bear’s real name was Chester. He was a 25-year-old young actor, born into a wealthy family in Sky City. He had a simple personality and a gentle temper. His fans either followed him for his good looks or for his sweet, gentle nature.

His identity had long been guessed by his fans, but when he finally appeared in the live stream wearing formal attire, the viewers in the chat were still shocked.

【Ahhh, it’s Chester! It’s Chester! Our little sweetheart!】

【I knew it! I knew I wasn’t wrong! Chester is just too cute! (Shouting)】

【Even though I guessed it, it’s still unbelievable. Little sweetheart is just in his twenties, he’s so young! Why is he on a dating show? My mom won’t allow this!】

【Chester is famous for being a pet lover, no wonder he likes the little cat so much.】

【But the little cat seems to like the golden tiger… Will the little sweetheart cry? I’m suddenly so nervous!】

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Although Chester animal form is a round, chubby brown bear, he actually has a very well-toned human form. He’s not only not overweight, but has solid muscles as well. He has brown hair, black eyes, and fair skin with a sunny smile, making him the type of charming, bright young man that older sisters would adore.

He nervously greeted the live audience, saying, “Hello everyone, I’m Chester.”

As he spoke, he scratched his head awkwardly, holding a red rose in his hand, “I’m so nervous!”

He smiled and said, “I’m about to go meet the little cat now!”

Before each guest leaves, the production team does a solo broadcast. A staff member stands by the door and asks Chester, “Is your confession target the little cat?”

Chester smiled and nodded, “I think everyone has already guessed this.”

The staff member chuckled and asked again, “Ever since the jungle incident, it seems like you’ve been trying to find the little cat. I thought you had given up.”

Chester immediately shook his head and explained, “I was worried the little cat might hold it against me. It’s not that I don’t like her, I really like her, and no matter what, I won’t give up.”

The viewers knew this was a deliberate setup by the production team, trying to get him to express his feelings more openly. Chester answered so seriously and firmly that fans couldn’t help but call him a “silly, sweet guy.”

The production team knew the little cat had a controversial reputation, so they deliberately asked Chester these questions. Chester kept saying he “really liked” her and “wouldn’t give up no matter what.” The team was waiting to see what would happen when the little cat’s true identity was revealed.

The staff member then asked, “Chester, you like the little cat so much. Have you thought about what would happen if she turned out to be a controversial guest?”

“Destined Match” usually invites one or two guests with “issues” each episode, it’s become a regular occurrence that everyone is aware of.

Chester answered without hesitation, “I’ve thought about that issue already. It’s okay, as long as it’s not something that crosses my bottom line, I wouldn’t mind.”

The staff member asked again, “What if she’s had many boyfriends in the past?”

Of course, this was a made-up question. Qing Liu had many dating rumors, but she had never actually had many boyfriends. However, because she had been involved in so many gossip scandals, it was understandable that the staff would ask this.

Chester hesitated for a moment, his eyes widening slightly in surprise and shock.

Having had many boyfriends—just how many is “many” exactly?

He didn’t ask this out loud in front of the live audience, but he felt that the little cat wasn’t the kind of person who would have had so many boyfriends.

The little cat was so cute and had such a nice personality. Even if she had dated a few people in the past, that seemed completely normal to him.

Chester felt that someone like the little cat would be hard not to like in real life, and if he met her, he would definitely like her!

Chester said, “It’s okay, who hasn’t had a few exes, right?”

The staff member deliberately added, “So Chester, do you have any exes?”

Chester: “……”

This staff member really knew how to ^[2]“Dig a pit” is an expression that means to create a difficult or awkward situation for someone, usually unintentionally, by asking them a tricky or uncomfortable question. It’s like … Continue readingdig a pit. How did this topic end up on him?

Since he entered the industry in his teens, he had never been in a relationship. Many of his fans were “mom fans,” and they knew more about whether he had been in a relationship than he did himself.

Chester blushed slightly and shook his head. “No, I haven’t.”

He was embarrassed, as the little cat was the first person he had felt attracted to. Saying this in front of the live audience was something he definitely couldn’t do—otherwise, it would be trending tomorrow.

However, his blushing still surprised the live audience.

【Ahhhhh! My son is blushing! He’s actually blushing!】

【It’s over, it’s hopeless! He’s really falling for her!】

【What should we do? The little cat is still asleep. From the looks of it, she doesn’t seem like she’s planning to confess!】

If the little cat had someone she liked and was planning to confess, she definitely wouldn’t still be lying there sleeping at such a crucial moment!

After the solo interview, Chester, with a nervous and uneasy heart, boarded the aircraft to the “Destined Match” aerial villa.

On the aircraft, Chester was still blushing, holding his fast-beating heart, and said to the live audience: “Has the little cat come out yet?”

He seemed a bit shy. “She must be really cute. I don’t even know if I know her. If I do, it might be a bit awkward later?”

“Ah, I’m really so nervous!”

The live audience switched between looking at the blushing, nervous Chester and the little cat still lying on the lounge chair, sunbathing and softly snoring. For a moment, they were at a loss for words.

Chester quickly arrived at the villa door. After getting off the aircraft, holding the red rose in his hand, he nervously walked into the garden.

Since he didn’t know the situation with the other guests, he had no idea what was going on inside the villa, or whether any other guests had already arrived.

Their “Face-to-Face” segment was set up on the second floor, and the production team had already prepared the dining table and delicious food for them.

All the guests had already received the message to head to the second floor.

As Chester got off the aircraft, he soon saw another aircraft following closely behind, also arriving at the villa entrance.

Since the production team had arranged for all the guests to travel on the same type of aircraft, it wasn’t possible to tell who they were or what their status was just from looking at the aircraft. But when the door of the aircraft opened and Chester saw the man walking down, an immediate sense of crisis hit him.

The person getting off the aircraft wasn’t an entertainer but someone from the business world. His interview videos often appeared on financial news, and he was the head of a prominent family in the Sky City.

Chester recognized the man because his father had introduced him to him at a recent banquet.

The man had white hair, neatly combed, and wore a perfectly tailored suit. He was very tall, even slightly taller than Chester. His amber-colored eyes held a natural indifference, and he glanced at Chester before walking over politely. He spoke first, “So the brown bear is Chester? Your father mentioned you to me a few days ago.”

Chester: “……”

Chester looked at the other man’s hair color and immediately knew it was the snow eagle.

He knew that the snow eagle was mature and aloof, but he didn’t expect him to be from his uncle’s generation!

“Ah,” Chester’s face turned red, “Uncle Eric.”

Eric was actually not that old, only in his thirties, but since he was his father’s late-born child, he held a higher rank in the family. He had worked with his father in the family business since he was young, dealing with people older than him. So, despite being only about ten years apart in age, the children of his generation had to call him “uncle.”

Chester was at a loss for words because he saw the rose in snow eagle Eric’s hand.

Needless to say, this guy was definitely here to compete for the little cat too!

Although in the past few days, Eric hadn’t shown much interest and often stayed apart from the others, that didn’t mean he wasn’t watching!

The snow eagle’s gaze was always on the little cat, don’t think he didn’t notice!

Chester regarded Eric as a rival for affection. Even though he was an elder, he wasn’t giving him any good face!

By this point, the audience in the live stream had already screamed themselves hoarse.

【Didn’t expect the snow eagle to be Eric, ahhh! Anyone who doesn’t know Eric’s identity should go online and look it up!】

【Eric looks so much better in person than in the news! I subscribe to the Economic Times, and Eric is so serious as the main speaker! I never expected him to come back and join a dating show!】

【Oh my God! He’s holding a rose too! He actually has someone he wants to confess to! How lucky is she to marry him! He’s the head of one of the four great families of Sky City! If you marry him, you’ll be the lady of the house!】

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Compared to Chester, everyone clearly favored Eric more. It was obvious that the snow eagle was a big shot, but no one expected him to be ‘this’ kind of big shot!

Sky City was already very distant from the ordinary people on the ground, and this time, among the male guests of “Destined Match,” there were actually two, one of whom was even the head of a family!

It’s worth noting that Eric was ranked fifth in the list of the men that Interstellar girls most wanted to marry!

This ranking was for the entire universe, and Chester, the sweet little guy, didn’t even make the top ten.

What was even more shocking was during the single interview with the staff, when they asked him, “Mr. Eric, you’ve prepared a rose today. Does that mean you already have someone you like?”

Eric nodded generously, “Yes.”

The staff then asked, “Earlier, in an interview, you mentioned that you didn’t plan on finding a partner for the next ten years?”

That had been true, Eric thought, but then his mental state had become a bit chaotic, and he needed a highly compatible partner to help him sort things out. That was when “Destined Match” approached him, and he thought the show was great. It was a chance to interact in animal forms, without knowing each other’s real identities, and observe each other’s personalities.

After all, given his status, the people who approached him in real life inevitably had different intentions. Sometimes, he just wanted to relax and interact with a girl without having to worry about anything.

Of course, he hadn’t initially thought he’d actually find a suitable partner on a dating show.

“I didn’t plan on it before,” he said calmly. “But on the show, I met someone really cute, so I wanted to seize the opportunity.”

The staff asked him the same question: “What if the girl you like is the controversial guest on this episode?”

Eric replied indifferently, “It doesn’t matter. If anyone slanders her, I’ll help her deal with it.”

But he didn’t say what he would do if the scandal was true, not just slander.

He didn’t answer, not because he was deliberately avoiding the question, but because he didn’t know what the so-called “scandal” actually meant.

Having mingled in the business world and witnessed many manipulative tactics, Eric had come to accept that some methods used for the sake of family or personal gain could be tolerated.

It was the same in the entertainment industry. If the other party was truly a controversial guest, he would handle it according to the situation, rather than avoiding them like ordinary viewers might.

The appearance of the two male guests nearly pushed the “Destined Match” livestream’s popularity to its peak.

Although the other guests hadn’t appeared yet and the little cat’s true identity hadn’t been revealed, these two male guests were so high-profile that the audience went wild.

The comments section was flooded with screams.

Chester sensed the competition but didn’t worry too much.

Because over the past few days, the little cat had gotten along well with everyone, but her interactions with the snow eagle were notably scarce.

Apart from sitting under the tree watching the snow eagle, she hadn’t interacted with him at all.

He wasn’t worried about the snow eagle, Chester thought. His real competition hadn’t even shown up yet!

Eric and Chester walked together into the villa’s garden.

Since the other four guests hadn’t arrived yet, the two decided to wait in the small pavilion in the garden.

What they didn’t realize was that the little cat was sleeping on the lounge chair behind the banyan tree!

The lounge chair was covered with a white plush blanket, and since the little cat was white as well, she blended in, lying there asleep. If you didn’t look closely, you wouldn’t have noticed.

And who would have expected that at this very moment, the little cat wasn’t preparing, but instead was cozily napping in the garden?

The two men didn’t notice her. They sat on the other side of the banyan tree, engaging in polite conversation.

Their conversation was intermittent, and the little cat, still sleeping, was woken up by the noise.

She groggily opened her eyes, still lying on the plush blanket without moving.

The blanket was soft and warm, and Qing Liu felt very comfortable lying there. She lazily didn’t want to move. Soon, her ears twitched as she slowly raised her head and looked toward the banyan tree.

She heard it!

Someone was talking behind the banyan tree!

Two men, to be precise! She had been in this world for several days, and this wasn’t her first time seeing humans, but it was the first time she had heard people talking in the villa’s garden.

She had even begun to suspect that the villa’s owner had gone on a business trip, or perhaps there was no owner at all—who knew!

She squinted her eyes slightly, still not moving, just listening carefully to the conversation from the people by the shore.

“Uncle Eric, may I ask, who is the rose for?”

The more composed man replied, “And yours? Who is yours for?”

“Ah, of course, it’s for the little cat. Everyone knows I like her, right?”

“Uncle Eric, I saw you got along quite well with the fire fox the other day. Are you planning to confess to her?”

Qing Liu: “?????”

What is this about the little cat? What’s this about firefox?

The little white cat lay cautiously on the lounge chair, her mouth slightly open, her emerald-colored pupils wide in shock. The entire cat was in a state of disbelief.

Could it be that among these pets, she wasn’t the only one who could turn into a human?

Eric looked at Chester, finding it somewhat amusing. The little boy was panicking, worried he might not be able to compete, and started making up stories.

He said, “The billions of viewers in the live stream can all testify that Miss Fire Fox and I are completely innocent. But you, you’re always sunbathing with Miss Panda. Should I assume that you actually like Miss Panda?”

Chester’s eyes widened, and he got a little anxious. “W-what? No, that’s not it! I sunbathe with Miss Panda because the little cat likes to stick to her, always cuddling up in her arms. I had no choice but to do that.”

“Oh,” Eric said, “Yes, the little cat doesn’t know how to reject you, so she always brings the panda along. Don’t you understand?”

Chester: “???”

Eric smiled and added with a bit of pride, “But with me, it’s different. She comes out specifically to see me every day, sitting under the tree for hours, and she never brings anyone else along. She must really care about me.”

Chester: “……”

Chester didn’t want to admit it, but when he thought about it carefully, he realized that Eric was telling the truth.

Every time the little cat was with him, there was almost always the panda or the fire fox nearby, while the little cat would always go out by herself to see the snow eagle.

She would stay for hours. The brown bear couldn’t understand. Now, looking back, was it because the snow eagle was just so attractive that it had captivated the little cat?

Chester wasn’t the type of person to be indirect, and at this moment, he couldn’t compete with Eric. After just a few words, he found himself at a loss.

Eric had left him speechless.

Meanwhile, the little white cat, hearing all this, slowly opened her mouth. She glanced at the little round ball that had been with her during the live stream for several days, blinked her eyes, and meowed softly a few times.

Qing Liu: “^[3]“熬鹰” (literally “waiting for the eagle”) is a metaphor, and “waiting” refers to enduring or putting up with a situation for a long time, often with some … Continue readingDamn, I was just waiting for the eagle!!”

The viewers in the live stream were like: 【……】

【What? What did the little cat just say? It was so quiet, I couldn’t hear it!!!】

【Ahhhh, I recorded it! I heard it! She said she was waiting the eagle!】

【……】

【What?】

【Waiting, waiting the eagle? Hahahahaha, so it wasn’t because she liked him? Hahahahaha! I’m already looking forward to seeing the snow eagle’s reaction after hearing this once the live stream is over!】

【If only the brown bear could understand the meowing language, he wouldn’t be so lost for words. Look at him, he’s so flustered, he’s about to cry.】

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When the viewers in the live stream heard the “meow” sound, the two men behind the banyan tree heard it too!

After all, they were both top-tier in terms of mental power. Though they hadn’t noticed the cat sleeping earlier, now that the cat was meowing, if they couldn’t hear it, they definitely didn’t deserve to live in Sky City.

The two men paused for a moment, exchanged glances, and then Chester suddenly jumped up, nervously and excitedly shouting, “Little cat! Is that you?”