So now, the competition order was: Fu Shilin, Du Qingqing, Chi Yan, Zhou Jia, Li Xiaoyun.
The competition was quickly announced to start.
Fu Shilin’s relationship with his dog Qiu Tian remained the same as before. When the staff pretended to hit him with an inflatable hammer, Qiu Tian ignored him completely and wandered off to the other side to eat some freeze-dried food.
Fu Shilin’s face turned deathly pale again. He lowered his voice and shouted, “Qiu Tian.”
Qiu Tian’s ears twitched, indicating that it had heard him, but it showed no intention of coming to rescue him.
【Folks, this is solid proof that Fu Shilin and Qiu Tian don’t get along】
【LOL, everyone knows how Fu Shilin treats dogs, it’s normal for the dog to ignore him】
【Ugh, seriously, why won’t the show just switch the dog? This one clearly doesn’t like our A’Lin!!】
【Exactly! This dog doesn’t deserve to be on the show with A’Lin!!】
【Haha, folks, people are actually blaming a dog for this, unbelievable】
—This beast!!
Seeing Qiu Tian give him no face, Fu Shilin was about to explode with anger!
As expected, beasts are just beasts! Afraid of triggering another ‘abusing the dog’ scandal, he hadn’t used the electric collar on Qiu Tian during this round.
Unexpectedly, without the collar threatening it, the dog really didn’t recognize him at all!!!
Fu Shilin was furious, thinking that he should have just gotten rid of this dog and gotten a new one for the show.
But in front of the camera, he still forced himself to look sad, facing the camera: “It’s okay. I know what happened before was my fault. Qiu Tian has been hurt, so it’s understandable that it won’t trust me immediately.”
The director looked away, clearly not wanting to watch.
But some viewers in the live comments actually bought it:
【Waaah, don’t be sad, brother, it’s just a beast, it doesn’t deserve this QAQ】
【Fu Shilin didn’t even know about the collar issue before, and he’s already been good to the dog, why is it still so cold?】
【Fu Shilin is so fake, I really don’t get why anyone likes him】
【Animals can sense intentions clearly, they’re sensitive; if it doesn’t like Fu Shilin, there’s no need for anyone to explain】
Li Wan observed all the guests’ expressions.
It seemed no one believed Fu Shilin; some even found his fake tone slightly amusing.
Like Li Xiaoyun.
A smile almost spilled across her face, but she quickly lowered her eyes, pretending to look at Dahuang to hide it.
It was easy to imagine that online reviews of Fu Shilin probably weren’t as perfect as in the original story.
After all, even if Fu Shilin had a strong ‘male lead aura,’ people in this world had brains. They might be fooled for a moment, but if the facts were right in front of them, they wouldn’t keep insisting stubbornly.
But thinking of her own two-legger in the original novel, who was criticized by the plot despite doing nothing, little kitten’s face showed displeasure.
Li Wan stomped her foot, pushing her cat ears under butler’s hand, signaling him to pet her, and glared fiercely at Fu Shilin with her round eyes.
Hmph!
(=`ｪ´=；)ゞ
Next was Du Qingqing and her Xixi.
Xixi was much more socialized this time and didn’t hide in the carrier like before.
Instead, when he saw Mama Qingqing being ‘hit,’ he immediately ran out, eyes full of vigilance and hostility, hissing at the staff.
Du Qingqing’s heart nearly melted; her eyes reddened. Xixi, seeing this, thought she had been bullied and cried, finally mustering the courage to rush at the staff to attack them.
Only then did the director announce the end of the round.
Of course, Du Qingqing’s group scored quite well, creating a stark contrast with Fu Shilin’s group.
Next were Chi Yan and Li Wan.
Li Wan was even more alert than last time. Previously, each group had various influencing factors, and the animals and guests hadn’t fully acclimated to each other yet.
This time, getting first place was a bit trickier.
But only a bit trickier.
As soon as the director said “Start,” Li Wan dashed out and jumped directly at the staff, trying to pounce.
*Meow meow!!*
Even if it was fake, no one was allowed to hit her fragile two-legger!!
Chi Yan’s brain wasn’t very quick to begin with and sometimes malfunctioned. What if he got hit again and something went wrong?!
No!!!
The staff yelled as Li Wan grabbed him: “Ow ow ow! I’m sorry! I really didn’t hit hard! I didn’t really hit Teacher Chi!!!”
Although the little cat’s nails had been trimmed and she didn’t use full force, her short claws dug into his clothes enough to make him feel it!!!
Ow?
Li Wan blinked, *Meow.*
—”I’m so sorry.”
Then, a long-fingered hand grabbed the nape of her neck.
Ow! That familiar feeling!
Li Wan’s forehead tightened, and the next second she was in her butler’s arms.
*Meow.* She tilted her head, looking at the man’s clear jawline, twitching her cat ears and acting obedient.
Chi Yan could clearly read her expression and gently rubbed her chin, warmth rippling in his eyes.
The director cheerfully announced the timing ended: “Not gonna lie, Wanwan really protected Teacher Chi.”
Zhou Jia was almost jealous to the point of madness, twisting her face: “Teacher Chi, did you put some love potion on Wanwan? What brand? Can you send me the link?!”
Li Xiaoyun laughed loudly from the side: “Zhou Jia, can you face reality and stop making things hard for our Brother Chi!!”
In the subsequent rounds, both Li Xiaoyun and Zhou Jia performed quite well.
Li Xiaoyun’s performance went without question. Her Dahuang was extremely protective of her. After the competition, it was impossible to hold it back; it insisted on ‘teaching a lesson’ to anyone who had bullied her, making the staff wish they could just avoid it entirely.
Although Zhou Jia’s Yueya didn’t quite understand what was happening, listening to Zhou Jia wailing and shrieking out of frustration made her a little curious. She hopped over beside him and watched quietly.
The director nearly burst out laughing, eventually deciding to end it, so that their team could be considered to have completed the task.
The final ranking was: Chi Yan, Li Xiaoyun, Du Qingqing, Zhou Jia, Fu Shilin.
【Haha.】
【I hereby declare Fu Shilin the biggest joke of this episode.】
【Not satisfied with the order he drew, so he accused the show of cheating. When it was proven false, the show let him draw again.】
【Truly the child of capital.】
【Ew, the person above is just jealous of our A’Lin! Our A’Lin is a true noble son, not someone hyped online by hired marketing accounts.】
【I get it, family.】
【Fu Shilin is so arrogant.】
【Exactly, I just simply can’t stand him. I’m going to report Fu Corporation for tax evasion.】
【Good idea, I approve.】
【I’m going too. Let’s see if this flashy capital has any issues.】
【??? You guys are disgusting!】
【Hey, I’m an A’Lin fan; I’m not afraid. A’Lin’s family definitely wouldn’t have such problems.】
【A certain someone’s fans are dogs!】
【I think we shouldn’t just report Fu Corporation, we might as well report Fu Shilin’s studio too.】
The assistant director stared at the screen, reading all the comments clearly, but didn’t warn Fu Shilin about any of it.
He was already fed up with Fu Shilin, that idiot, and felt no fondness for the Fu Corporation backing him either.
Causing them some trouble was the best thing; it would keep them too busy to focus on this little trashy variety show!
With that thought, the assistant director even felt tempted to join in and file a report himself.
Meanwhile, at Fu Corporation.
The secretary following the <A Family of Furry Friends> show was alarmed by the barrage of comments and hurriedly raised his tablet, intending to go to the chairman’s office.
The chief secretary stopped him: “What are you doing? Running around like this, how would it look if others saw you?!”
The young secretary didn’t have time to speak; flustered, he handed the tablet to the chief secretary.
The chief secretary glanced down, frowned slightly, but remained relatively calm.
“Is this little matter really worth panicking over?
“These people online are just talking, don’t take it too seriously. Besides, if anyone really comes to inspect, do you think we wouldn’t know?”
The young secretary thought that made sense and finally calmed down.
The chief secretary told him to take the tablet back and continue monitoring the live broadcast of the young master.
Although he wasn’t too worried, he still kept the matter of possible reports and inspections in mind and mentioned it to his boss in the chairman’s office.
The Fu Corporation’s chairman was a man over fifty. Though slightly balding, he still looked vigorous.
After hearing about the incident, he waved his hand dismissively: “You’re overthinking. It’s just a few vague online comments, do you really need to take them to heart?”
The chief secretary nodded repeatedly: “Yes, yes.”
He turned to leave but was called back: “Wait. Since that’s the case, notify the staff and get the finances in order. It would be embarrassing if someone actually found something.”
But no one expected that this time, the netizens weren’t just talking, they meant business!
Soon, many reports were submitted to the central authorities. They took it seriously, forming an investigation team. Before Fu Corporation even reacted, the team had arrived at their company.
The investigation actually uncovered some issues.
For a moment, panic spread through Fu Corporation, and even their stock price dropped significantly.
Li Wan, sitting next to Chi Yan, watched the news unfold.
After reading, the man clicked the mouse lightly and closed his laptop.
The online crowd tore Fu Shilin apart, and Li Wan still hadn’t seen enough. She pouted, only to have her forehead gently pushed by her butler’s finger.
Unhappy, she stuck out her pout and glared at him with her heterochromatic eyes, full of resentment.
This two-legger is so annoying!
In the original novel, this guy got criticized even worse than Fu Shilin. Now that Fu Shilin finally got what he deserved, what’s wrong with her watching the chaos unfold?
Hmph!!
Don’t think this little cat didn’t notice, the two-legger seemed quite pleased too!! Fake tough guy!!!
Chi Yan laughed at her expression and asked lazily, “Do you want to go back to being a cat and eat canned food, or should I order delivery for you?”
As expected, once food was mentioned, the cat’s attention immediately shifted.
Li Wan pretended to think for a moment, then mewed softly: “Can I have both?”
Only children make choices!!
But the two-legger named Chi Yan was indifferent. After tapping her on the head, he indicated she had to choose one.
Fine.
The little cat compromised, secretly ordering delivery.
Why secretly?
Because she ordered only junk food.