Live Cat Appraisal: Starting with a Beast That's Got a Long Prison Record

Chapter 37 The Golden Cage

The night is getting darker.

Every household was brightly lit.

Inside the live stream, Chen Nian's gentle and clear voice flowed like a gentle stream as he patiently answered every question about the comments. The warm yellow light outlined his focused profile.

Off-camera, Xia Qiyue was curled up in the corner of the sofa.

Excitement sparkled in her bright, watery eyes.

It's like a blind person discovering a crucial point!
Her fingers flew across the keyboard so fast they almost sparked!

Under Xia Qiyue's manipulation, the incident about "Jingfan Lanjinying Short-Size Anorexia" was quickly edited out and posted on the platform.

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100,000 "Ink-Crowned" Cats Suffer from Anorexia! Mysterious Streamer Reveals Family Heirloom Cat Food, "Free of Charge!" Ignites Livestream! Can a Miracle Happen? Stay tuned!

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This video went viral on the platform as soon as it was released!

#A cat worth 100,000 yuan has anorexia#
#Little White Elf with Ink Crown#
#Free family-recipe cat food#
#MysteriousPetStreamer#
Similar tags quickly rose to the top of the platform's trending topics!
Countless users were instantly charmed by the cover image of the little white creature with its striking blue and gold "black crown" and pure white fur.

Add to that the curiosity about 'what kind of cat can be worth 100,000'.

Their fingers clicked in uncontrollably.

In just a few hours, the number of views surged past one million, and the growth momentum shows no signs of slowing down!
Countless people left comments in the comment section:

"Let's wait and see what happens next!"

"Please update!"

This massive influx of traffic, like a surging tide, poured directly into Chen Nian's live stream.

In the last half hour before he ended his broadcast, the growth curve of his follower count suddenly became unusually steep!
The number representing the number of fans in the background, like a wild horse, galloped all the way and broke through the 30,000 mark with unstoppable momentum!

And it showed no sign of stopping, continuing to leap upwards at a visible speed.

"Phew—done!"

Seeing this result, Xia Qiyue breathed a long sigh of relief.

His face beamed with barely suppressed excitement and a sense of accomplishment!
Chen Nian used her professional knowledge to generate this wave of traffic, while Xia Qiyue used her professional knowledge to capture this wave of traffic!
The right time, right place and right people!

It's important to know that the more fans you have, the more traffic you'll have on the platform.

This way, the platform will naturally provide more traffic!

The platform's algorithm naturally favors videos with high retention, conversion, and completion rates.

This video perfectly fulfills all three requirements.

This is going to be a hit!

Xia Qiyue put down her tablet, stretched out in a very relaxed way, and her exquisite curves were faintly visible under her loungewear.

Her gaze swept over Xiao Lan, who was curled up and sleeping soundly beside her, and she smiled slyly.

Then gently pick it up and lift it high, so that its bewildered blue eyes can meet its sparkling gaze.

Meow?
"Hehe~ Little Blue!"

"Won't my stingy boss give me a huge raise this time?"

"I'm definitely going to buy a ton of snacks then! And we'll eat them together!"

Little Blue: Meow!

If you mention food, I won't be sleepy anymore!
—Your dad called!

Just as Xia Qiyue was envisioning the future, her cell phone suddenly rang, its sound particularly clear in the quiet room.

"!!!"

Xia Qiyue pounced on her phone with the agility of a cat!

Then, within 2 seconds, the phone was muted.

Chen Nianchao glanced over.

Xia Qiyue pointed apologetically at her phone before looking away.

He didn't mean to blame the other party; he just thought the ringtone was something special!
want to laugh.

However, Chen Nian has received professional training and generally does not laugh indiscriminately during live broadcasts.

Unless I can't help it. *Phew*

Xia Qiyue breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Chen Nian didn't mind. Then she put Xiao Lan, who had rushed up to snatch the phone, aside and tiptoed out of the room with the phone.

I had to answer this call.

Because he's my biological father.

This is also the person she least wants to face at this moment.

The motion-sensor lights in the stairwell turned on with Xia Qiyue's footsteps, the dim light illuminating her slightly tense profile.

The phone kept buzzing and vibrating in my palm.

With an unyielding stubbornness, it made her palms go numb and completely extinguished all her previous excitement and pride.

"They always have to call when people are happiest."

After sighing, Xia Qiyue reluctantly swiped to answer the call.

"Hello? Who is it?"

"Is that Yueyue?" a deep male voice asked.

"No! This is a phone I just found!"

Xia Qiyue rolled her eyes.

There was a pause on the other end, then the voice continued calmly, "When are you coming back?"

Upon hearing this question, which sounded like a curse, Xia Qiyue felt a surge of suppressed anger rising in her chest. Her fair face flushed red, and even her ears turned crimson.

"I've said it so many times, Dad!"

She lowered her voice and growled, "I don't want to go back!"

"Oh." Xia's father didn't seem surprised by the answer.

His tone was so flat that it didn't even elicit a ripple.

But it was like a cold needle, precisely piercing Xia Qiyue's most sensitive pride.

"Haven't given up on your daydreams yet?"

"Your landlord contacted me a few days ago and said you still owe him several months' rent. Aren't you planning to come back?"

"not going back!"

Xia Qiyue's voice rose sharply for a moment, then quickly fell back down, as if she had been stepped on by a cat.

"I will pay the rent!"

"And I'll pay it back quickly! You don't need to worry about it!"

She glanced instinctively toward the warm light inside the room, where her newly achieved 'victories' were displayed, along the path she had chosen.

"And I've found it! I've found what I really want to do!"

"I'm fine now!"

"Is it."

A very soft sigh came from the other end of the phone, "Adults are responsible for their choices. You'd better watch yourself."

"I've thought it through, I can come back anytime."

After saying that, before Xia Qiyue could refute him, only a cold busy tone remained on the phone.

"I'm not going back!"

"Humph!"

Xia Qiyue stared at her disconnected phone, like an enraged little animal, wrinkling her nose angrily and letting out a disgruntled snort.

Her father's words were like cold rain, chilling her to the bone.

But that stubborn flame burned even brighter in my heart!
It's always been like this, from childhood to adulthood; they never respect her wishes!

Having finally broken free and seen my own light, how could I possibly return to that suffocating 'cage'!
She's not going back.

Xia Qiyue leaned against the cold wall, took a few deep breaths of the cool air, and tried to calm her violently heaving chest and turbulent emotions.

A few minutes later, when she pushed the door open again, the grievances, anger, and resentment on her face had been forcefully suppressed, leaving only a few barely noticeable red eyes.

(Fire scene: a regular cat on the left, a cat from Russia on the right)
(End of this chapter)