Chapter Index

    “You couldn’t find anything?”

    “Was it a money issue or something else…”

    “Wait, hold on a moment.”

    Heng Yuze wasn’t very good at dealing with people, which stemmed from some experiences during his school years.

    “Please help me check one last time. No matter what you find, I will pay the remaining balance in full.”

    He was terrible at negotiation and didn’t understand the art of language, simply laying out his bottom line clumsily.

    When he lowered his voice, it wasn’t just a pleasant, magnetic tone; it carried a faint sexiness that complemented his cold demeanor perfectly.

    “Alright, thank you.”

    Bai Chendeng tucked his paws in and sat up with a dignified, solemn air.

    The accumulated power of vows surrounding this man had increased significantly after a night’s sleep.

    He seemed to be investigating something.

    Was he investigating matters related to himself?

    Bai Chendeng stared at him intently, making no attempt to hide it.

    Heng Yuze was indeed doing as the cat suspected: he was commissioning someone to investigate the source of the sudden surge of internet trolls spreading rumors that Bai Chendeng abused cats.

    Although he shouldn’t meddle, since it concerned Bai Chendeng, he couldn’t stand by and do nothing.

    The person he hired was a “Team Leader” he had met by chance and was somewhat familiar with. This person commanded a group of trolls, and if the price was right, they could accomplish many things.

    But this time was different. Despite Heng Yuze’s financial offensive, the Team Leader used his own connections but still couldn’t find any useful information. In fact, he advised Heng Yuze to stop getting involved.

    Therefore, the person behind the threat to Bai Chendeng was someone he couldn’t afford to provoke…

    Heng Yuze clenched his phone.

    Bai Chendeng had the Chendeng Foundation backing him. Compared to a small streamer like himself, that was a powerful financial operator, yet he still couldn’t escape this… Who exactly wanted to harm him?

    While thinking, his gaze wandered aimlessly, then met the eyes of the cat sitting in the bedroom.

    Bai Chendeng stared at the man walking towards him, dressed in black and white…

    He was wearing cow-print pajamas, with a short black cow tail dangling behind him, swaying conspicuously as he walked.

    The cat’s attention was gradually drawn to the tail, and his ears twitched.

    In Heng Yuze’s eyes, the cat’s posture was dignified and noble, the tip of his tail occasionally flicking up.

    He approached the bed, squatted down, bringing his eyes level with the cat’s, his dark pupils fixed on the cat’s blue eyes.

    Man and cat stared at each other.

    For a long time.

    So long that Heng Yuze finally gave up and climbed onto the bed, his legs numb and aching, causing his face to twist vividly, as if the previous cold sexiness had been an illusion.

    Bai Chendeng subtly shifted his gaze away.

    Heng Yuze: “…”

    The man suddenly had the illusion of being looked down upon.

    He took a moment to recover, waiting until the pins and needles in his legs subsided before speaking, “Why are you so much like a person?”

    Bai Chendeng turned his head, his eyes like still water, unmoved.

    After saying that, Heng Yuze fell into a brief silence. He was backlit, casting small shadows over his features.

    In that instant, he seemed encouraged by the cat’s reaction, so he made a certain resolution, leaning forward until he was right in front of the cat.

    A seductive voice echoed near the cat’s ear.

    “You’re not an ordinary cat, are you?”

    Bai Chendeng watched his performance with cold eyes.

    “What cat can do math problems? Are you…”

    They were very close, able to feel each other’s breath.

    Heng Yuze’s face was completely shrouded in shadow.

    “A spirit?”

    Bai Chendeng: “…”

    After saying this, the man didn’t see what he had imagined—for example, the cat suddenly speaking human language and rapidly transforming into a person.

    Instead, the cat remained calm, merely retreating slightly, clearly annoyed by the excessive proximity.

    Heng Yuze’s ears slowly began to flush a rosy red, like the glow of sunset.

    Under Bai Chendeng’s gaze, he covered his head and turned away.

    He was blushing furiously from embarrassment.

    Everything that had just happened made him want to crawl into a hole.

    Bai Chendeng yawned, jumped off the bed, and silently left the bedroom, looking at the man who was still lost in shame and humiliation.

    Throughout the day, Heng Yuze’s phone notifications were almost non-stop.

    Facing a sudden surge of traffic, he felt like he was being killed by phone calls. He forced himself to shake off his embarrassment and deal with the various parties. Fortunately, since the communication was online, through the green chat app, he was quite talkative, sending emojis flying.

    Night was approaching.

    He squatted in front of the well-fed Bai Chendeng and earnestly pleaded, “Good boy, do me a favor, please stream with me one more time!”

    Bai Chendeng glanced at him.

    “Meow—”

    Just as I planned.

    Heng Yuze took it as an agreement and breathed a sigh of relief.

    After a day of anticipation, Heng Yuze’s follower count had surged by tens of thousands. Countless people, especially fans of the top internet celebrity cat Bai Chendeng, were eagerly waiting for a glimpse of the cat.

    Bai Chendeng was held in his arms, finding a comfortable spot to nestle.

    Ding—The blogger you follow, “Unserious Chef,” has started streaming!

    The dark screen of the live stream transformed into a bright space filled with warm light.

    In the frame, Heng Yuze’s cold face abruptly appeared, almost filling the screen. He leaned back, sitting against the chair, revealing the white cat resting on his lap.

    The moment Bai Chendeng appeared, the comments flooded in.

    Heng Yuze had a unique style. He always maintained a cold expression while streaming, yet he loved to spout nonsense with a straight face. Although he wasn’t a major streamer, this attracted a group of loyal fans who watched him ramble daily, relying on his handsome face.

    After skillfully greeting his fans, Heng Yuze naturally began chatting with Bai Chendeng’s major fans.

    “Hi everyone, we have a special guest today. Guess who it is.”

    (666 Not even pretending anymore)

    (Streamer is definitely a huge Chendeng fan, the shredded model from last night was worth 30,000 (Cat nodding.jpg))

    (There are quite a few big Chendeng fans. Let’s have an unofficial guessing game, see which big fan didn’t make it to the stream today!)

    Heng Yuze scoffed at this, logging into his secondary account on his phone and entering his main stream.

    Bai Chendeng watched his extremely practiced operation, clicking his tongue mentally.

    So this person was his wealthy fan, “Lantern Light’s Benevolence.”

    “What are we doing today? Today, I’m mainly showing everyone this one in my arms…”

    “You suspect I’m showing off? No, let me correct that.”

    “Don’t suspect it, I am definitely showing off.”

    Heng Yuze pinched Bai Chendeng’s little white paw and waved it in front of the camera.

    The toe beans flashed past, inciting exasperated comments.

    (Poet’s grip!)

    (Chendeng, scratch him! Scratch him!)

    Bai Chendeng nestled calmly, letting him play.

    (This is the best cat ever!)

    A wave of praise in the comments made Heng Yuze almost forget the original purpose of the stream, completely immersed in the joy of intimate interaction with Bai Chendeng.

    The man no longer looked expressionless as usual; he seemed to have melted, utterly intoxicated by the soft, long fur.

    His tyrannical behavior caused an uproar among the fans.

    Although Bai Chendeng allowed him to knead and rub, he never forgot to keep an eye on the screen.

    An ordinary person might be dizzy watching the rapidly scrolling comments, but he was not.

    Thus, Bai Chendeng discovered the malicious trolls hidden among the massive number of fans.

    Seeing the comments questioning cat abuse, Bai Chendeng somewhat guessed the reason for his failed breakthrough.

    But he had never told anyone about obtaining the Spirit Nurturing Flower. Why was the mastermind able to easily seize the most vulnerable and crucial moment of his breakthrough?

    Normal people might be swayed by rumors, but his fans naturally supported him. Furthermore, he cultivated using the power of vows, a branch of the immortal cultivation system. Although not as secure as the relationship between a deity and their believers, it had its own unique benefits. Therefore, his fans would never be led by the nose without substantive evidence.

    The so-called “rumors” were just a superficial attack.

    The real killing blow had yet to appear.

    Even the trolls failed to make any waves in today’s stream, drowned out by the endless comments.

    Bai Chendeng urgently wanted to transform into human form to contact Grapevine and find the enemy who truly harmed him.

    Heng Yuze was petting him indiscriminately, which made the cat, who rarely had physical contact with people, extremely uncomfortable.

    But for the continuous influx of the power of vows, he endured!

    Bai Chendeng wore a look of martyrdom, much to the fans’ amusement.

    (Stop it, Streamer, you’re going to ruin Chendeng!)

    (I’m dying of laughter. Chendeng might not be a real cat, but the Streamer is definitely a dog.)

    (This is the first time I’ve seen such a look of utter despair on a cat’s face.)

    (Streamer petting the cat? No! Chendeng comforting the dog!)

    Heng Yuze had no time to look at the comments, completely dizzy from the compliant cat.

    He had brought Chendeng back two days ago, and the cat barely let him touch him except when sleeping, let alone burying his face in the fur on his back and playing with his paws freely like this.

    Seeing that the streamer was about to lose control and delve into the absolute forbidden zone of the cat’s abdomen, Bai Chendeng finally reached his limit, placing a paw against the man’s nose.

    Heng Yuze: “?”

    Bai Chendeng: “…”

    That was too much.

    Heng Yuze looked crestfallen. He had been half-deliberately, half-genuinely losing control while petting the cat, successfully achieving the milestones of touching the paws, toe beans, head, and back.

    It was a historical step forward, nonetheless.

    (Great, cats and dogs should keep their distance!)

    (Dog, please have some self-respect, stop pestering him.)

    After this incident, the streamer happily acquired the nickname “Dog.”

    Heng Yuze, holding the cat, condescended to look at the fans’ comments.

    “Dog? Where is the dog?”

    “Are you calling me?”

    “Hiss—why do I smell sourness?”

    “Heh heh, are you insulting me?”

    “What’s wrong with being a dog? Can you touch Chendeng?”

    (Poet?)

    (Truly a dog!)

    (Cat good, dog bad!)

    The stream lasted two hours.

    Heng Yuze argued with his fans for an hour, and spent the remaining time focusing on interacting with the cat.

    Mostly, Heng Yuze played with toys, entertaining himself, while the cat ignored him with cold eyes.

    The stream was highly effective, and popularity continued to climb.

    When the stream ended, fans reluctantly begged him to stay.

    (Don’t go!)

    (Stream for another half hour!)

    The screen was filled with gift effects, but Heng Yuze, the cold man, was unmoved. With a satisfied smile, he held the cat and bid farewell to the people in the stream.

    “Time’s up, preparing to end the stream.”

    “Yes, I’ll stream again tomorrow, still at eight.”

    “Thank you for all the gifts. No need to beg me to stay, I need to take Chendeng for his beauty sleep.”

    “Goodbye!”

    As soon as the words fell, the stream went silent.

    Bai Chendeng immediately jumped out of his arms, landed on the carpet, silently examined his body, and then resignedly began grooming his fur.

    Heng Yuze’s arms were empty. He said helplessly, “You really are a spirit.”

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