Chapter 25

When the viewers in the live stream heard Qing Liu’s response, they were practically dying of laughter.

【Looking back at Eric and Chester’s solo interviews, it feels like we’re witnessing a preview of a major slap-in-the-face moment.】

【By the way, I just got curious and searched it up. Little cat has had rumors with many celebrities, but! She’s never had any with Brother Feng!】

【After all, Brother Feng is a polar survival enthusiast. Qing Liu would want to throw wine at him, but she’d never find the chance—she can’t just cross mountains and seas just to throw a cup of wine at him.】

【Hahahaha, I suddenly have a mental image! When will Brother Feng finally realize this?】

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After the incident with Lilith, Qing Liu’s popularity became even more popular on the Internet.

She even managed to dominate three trending topics all by herself, with countless netizens lining up to apologize to her.

Little cat is so cute, how could she make a mistake? It’s all her manager’s fault! Look, this adorable cat has been worn down by her!

The audience sympathized with Qing Liu. Maybe everyone was looking at her through the “little cat” filter, but the more they watched her, the more beautiful and likable she became.

Qing Liu’s personal star account gained over a billion followers in just half a day.

Qing Liu followed Han Luofeng into the villa. Her solo interview had ended, and now it was just the two of them, walking side by side on the spiral staircase. After a moment of silence, Han Luofeng finally spoke softly: “Two days ago…”

As soon as Qing Liu heard this, she knew he was probably about to bring up an old matter. She quickly said, “Ah, don’t worry about that, let’s just pretend it never happened.”

Han Luofeng: “……”

Qing Liu thought to herself, during the live stream a few days ago, she had thought of the furry creatures as pets, so she had said a lot of teasing things.

For example, she had called Da Huang “three-legged,” said Da Hei was a “big fool,” and even privately criticized the snow eagle for being too fierce.

She thought to herself that now, Da Huang… Ah no, Brother Golden Tiger, was still so polite to her because he didn’t have a translator and had no idea what the little cat was meowing about all the time.

In a few days, when the edited version of “Destined Match” is released, they will definitely watch it, and the production team will certainly add subtitles.

That would be the moment of her social death.

So!

She had to escape right after the live broadcast ended. She would never have to see these five people again in her life!

However, Han Luofeng’s expression turned a little serious. His brow furrowed slightly as he recalled the past few days. He had finally gotten along well with the little cat. In the midst of fierce competition, they had even become the only couple in the show. He had thought that the little cat also recognized him.

Otherwise, she wouldn’t have chosen to be with him instead of the brown bear or the snow eagle.

The prey he caught, the little cat had eaten happily. When he took her to the snowy mountain top to watch the stars, she was very happy. More importantly!

When he licked the little cat, she didn’t shy away. She even flipped onto her belly!

The little cat slept in his arms every night, and she even healed his leg injury.

Yet now, she was saying, ‘Let’s pretend nothing happened?’

Han Luofeng’s expression turned cold, his eyes narrowing, showing a hint of fierceness.

“That probably won’t work,” he said, turning to look at Qing Liu, his voice low. “There are billions of viewers watching. How can we pretend nothing happened?”

Qing Liu felt a little guilty. She was slowly dragging her feet up the spiral staircase, actually feeling a bit scared to face the other four.

She thought to herself, what billions of viewers are watching? What did they even see?

The fluffy ones licking each other’s fur, rolling on their bellies, and sleeping—what does it matter if the audience saw that?

Besides, that’s not something people do, so what’s it got to do with her?

Qing Liu mentally grumbled, but in reality, she felt guilty and nervous.

She even wanted to slap herself.

Serves her right for getting carried away when she was being treated like a pet, shamelessly flirting with those fluffy creatures. Now, they’re all upstairs waiting for her. How is she supposed to handle this?

Qing Liu forced an awkward smile and didn’t know how to respond to Han Luofeng, so she pretended she hadn’t heard him.

She quickened her pace and walked upstairs, leaving Han Luofeng behind.

Not only Han Luofeng, but the viewers in the live stream were also laughing at her reaction.

【Hahaha, Qing Liu is guilty! Just thinking about what she said in “meow language,” and comparing it to what Han Luofeng said, she must be terrified.】

【What Han Luofeng thinks we saw: licking fur, sleeping, watching the stars. What we actually saw: three legs, big fool, all my pets.】

【Hahaha, I can’t wait for the edited version to air, it’ll be so much fun to watch with subtitles!】

【Here we are! We’re on the second floor now! Can’t wait to see Eric and Chester’s reactions!】

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Qing Liu didn’t know how to respond to Han Luofeng, so she could only hurry up to the second floor. The second floor of the villa was specially designed for hosting banquets. It had a spacious hall, an open kitchen, a water bar, and a bright, expansive garden-style balcony.

The guests were currently seated around a long table on the balcony, surrounded by blooming flowers of various colors. The table was set with exquisite snacks and expensive drinks.

The two men and two women sat facing each other, and the two vacant spots looked a bit odd.

When Miss Panda, Luo Yun, and Fire Fox, Xiao Ling, came upstairs, both of them thought that Qing Liu was extremely popular. The three male guests would definitely want to confess to her, so they tacitly left the middle seat open for Qing Liu.

Eric and Chester looked at the empty spot in the middle, both itching to take it.

However, since Chester was younger, he still courteously said to Eric, “Uncle Eric, please sit.”

As he spoke, he even politely moved the chair for Eric.

In front of the live audience and the two female guests, Chester deliberately called Eric “Uncle” with clear enunciation, raising his voice slightly as if he wanted the whole world to know that Eric was much older than him, a whole generation older.

Eric looked at the chair on the far left, which Chester had pulled out for him. He adjusted his glasses and nodded slightly. “Here, we are all guests, no need to be so formal. Please, sit.”

After saying that, Eric confidently pulled out the middle chair and sat down, to Chester’s stunned surprise.

Chester: “……”

Chester watched as Eric sat in the middle seat, and the seat directly across from him was Qing Liu’s spot!

He regretted not sitting down first.

If he had known, he would have ignored the formalities and just taken the seat!

What’s there to be embarrassed about when chasing a wife?

He was so angry!

Chester sat down in front of Miss Panda, occasionally glancing toward the entrance.

Although everyone was unrecognizable when in their plushy forms, now that they were all facing each other, their faces were very familiar.

Everyone recognized each other, so they skipped the self-introduction part. The four of them chatted quietly while waiting for the two remaining guests.

Normally, the “face-to-face” confession segment would be very tense and full of romantic tension. The female guests would prepare chocolates, and the male guests would prepare roses, and then during the “face-to-face” segment, they would give these symbolic items of confession to the person they were interested in.

Of course, if you realize that the person who caught your eye is a guest with a bad reputation, or someone you have a personal grudge with, then before the confession, you can change your mind and choose your original crush from the live broadcast’s food exchange.

That is, the person you originally chose on the first day of the broadcast by gifting food.

Chester’s crush was Qing Liu, and his confession target was still Qing Liu. If he couldn’t accept Qing Liu’s real identity, then he had no other choice.

Therefore, many people in the live stream were eagerly waiting to see his embarrassment.

Amidst the anticipation, Qing Liu finally walked in slowly.

The guests sitting in the garden turned their heads and saw a white-haired girl in a starry blue dress walking in from the entrance. She had a slender figure and flawless white skin, and her small face was adorned with adorable dimples.

When she reached the entrance, she paused slightly, her emerald-like eyes scanning the surroundings. Finally, her gaze settled on the group in the garden. She blinked, then broke into a sweet smile and immediately walked toward them.

Chester was stunned, standing there, dumbfounded, staring at Qing Liu as she walked toward them. His face turned bright red.

Eric also stood up, watching at Qing Liu who was getting closer and closer. Although his expression remained calm, his heartbeat was speeding up, and his palms were sweating.

Although he knew that Qing Liu was cute, it seemed that she was even cuter in person!

Perhaps because of her animal form, Qing Liu’s figure was petite and adorable, and when standing in front of Luo Yun and Xiao Ling, she was a bit shorter than them.

All four guests were frozen in place when they saw Qing Liu.

The two men were completely smitten and nervous.

The two women immediately recognized Qing Liu’s identity and then thought about the upcoming confession segment. For a moment, they didn’t know whether they should sympathize with the two men across from them, or feel sorry for Qing Liu instead.

Luo Yun was the first to react, smiling as she greeted Qing Liu, “Hello, I’m Luo Yun. Do you know who I am?”

If the little cat couldn’t recognize her after rolling around on her belly every day, she would be very upset!

Qing Liu blushed a bit, feeling embarrassed about her behavior before yesterday.

They were all female guests on a dating show, and yet, she was the one sleeping on another female guest’s belly. When she thought about it with a human perspective, it felt like there might have been some inappropriate undertones in that!

“I know, you’re sister Panda,” Qing Liu replied, still red-faced, feeling extremely awkward.

She then looked at the gorgeous Xiao Ling, and her face turned even redder. “You’re Miss Fire Fox.”

The fire fox had originally been quite proud, but after Qing Liu kept chasing her around and biting her tail, she had eventually given up and stopped running away. Now, thinking back, when she had been sleeping on the panda’s belly, she had liked to grab the fire fox’s tail and play with it. She couldn’t help but wonder how the fire fox’s tail was doing—had it become bald from all the tugging?

Xiao Ling glanced at Qing Liu and smiled knowingly. She was aware of Qing Liu’s past “glorious deeds” of throwing wine around, and now she couldn’t help but say with a little gloating, “Little cat, are you feeling nervous today?”

Qing Liu: “……”

She blushed and walked to the middle seat, sitting down awkwardly. She glanced at the two men still standing across from her and whispered to Xiao Ling, “It’s not that awkward, because I think they might be more awkward than me.”

After all, the person they liked was a guest with a bad reputation. Having to change their minds in front of billions of viewers—there was no way they wouldn’t feel awkward!

Xiao Ling: “……”

She paused, not thinking about their change of heart, but about Qing Liu’s past behavior of throwing wine. She nodded, “You make a good point.”

In situations like this, it really seemed like the men would be the ones more embarrassed.

At this moment, Han Luofeng arrived, and everyone was a bit surprised upon seeing him. After all, Han Luofeng was known for disliking boring variety shows. Even though he was very popular, ^[1]“no one dared to ride on his coattails” means that people were hesitant or unwilling to try to gain popularity, success, or advantage by associating themselves with him.no one dared to ride on his coattails.

No one expected him to come back and participate in this dating show—it was truly unbelievable.

Originally, fire fox Xiao Ling was a bit upset after being rejected by the golden tiger, despite having made the first move.

But now, upon seeing that the person was Han Luofeng, the young master of the Han family and a legendary survivor hero in extreme environments, she instantly stopped feeling angry. In fact, she thought that his rejection was probably the right decision. A person of his caliber—someone in the S-class category—was unlikely to find anyone worthy of him.

Chester and Eric, on the other hand, started to feel a sense of crisis.

The golden tiger alone was already enough of a challenge for them, but now, not only was he impressive in his beast form, his true human identity was even more powerful.

Both Eric and Chester came from prestigious, wealthy families in Sky City, so their status was already quite noble. Yet, upon seeing Han Luofeng, they still felt overshadowed.

Han Luofeng glanced at the seat left on the far left, then raised an eyebrow. He looked at Eric, who was standing in the middle, and extended his hand to him. “Mr. Eric, I’ve heard so much about you.”

The two had crossed paths at various events before. Eric, with a neutral expression, shook his hand, his tone cold. “Hello.”

Han Luofeng didn’t mind and turned to greet Chester. Although Chester disliked the golden tiger, he still felt somewhat intimidated by Han Luofeng. After all, they had known each other since childhood—Han Luofeng was the embodiment of the “perfect child” that everyone talked about!

Han Luofeng was very gentlemanly, greeting the ladies before finally taking a seat.

Everyone acted naturally, except for Qing Liu.

At this moment, Qing Liu didn’t recognize Eric or Chester. She knew they were the brown bear and the snow eagle, but she hadn’t realized they were the ones she had thrown wine at.

Qing Liu stared at Eric, sitting opposite her, for a long while. When Eric poured her some wine, Han Luofeng spoke up, “Do you two know each other?”

Qing Liu looked at Eric and asked, “You look a bit familiar. Have we met before?”

Everyone: “……”

Live Stream Room: 【……】

Eric had just been captivated by Qing Liu’s appearance, and in fact, he hadn’t recognized her. His mind was full of thoughts about the little cat.

Moreover, the Qing Liu who had thrown wine at him before had been heavily made-up, while the one before him now appeared nearly makeup-free. He didn’t even realize they were the same person.

After a few moments of contemplation, Eric said, “Perhaps we met at a banquet?”

Everyone: “……”

Han Luofeng raised an eyebrow, genuinely speechless.

Everyone was waiting to see them get embarrassed. But if both of them were so calm and didn’t even recognize each other, what was the point of this?

Qing Liu then looked at Chester, who was blushing and occasionally stealing glances at her. “This younger brother looks familiar too. Could we have met at a banquet as well?”

Chester blushed deeper, shyly glancing at Qing Liu. After a brief pause, he quickly lowered his head and, in a somewhat awkward tone, replied, “Not at a banquet… we… we met in the fitting room.”