At 3 a.m., the landmines in front of the station

"An Qing, what happened to you?"

Seeing that she wasn't feeling well, the kitten immediately came over and reached out its little paw to feel her forehead.

"You don't have a fever, are you feeling unwell?"

"..."

An Qing shook her head, too exhausted to utter a single word.

Just seeing the name "Ari", just glancing at the hundreds of words of praise he posted,

My mental defenses were completely shattered, and everything I had been holding onto collapsed in an instant.

He has her now, so he won't need me anymore.

The girl had seen goddesses before.

Whether it was Yuan Xiao, her lifelong rival from the beginning, or Yu Xi, the senior she could only avoid, or Gu Zhi, who was always quietly sneaking food, or Lin Xiao, who was all smiles but secretly up to no good, she wasn't afraid of anyone in the team.

He was fearless, but in this vast world, his only fear was that the goddess would become involved with him.

Because he understood that once a connection was established, all his competitive advantages would vanish in an instant.

She's more than just a big star; she's a painter, an artist, a master, a successor of oil painting, while I'm just a nobody...

I'm just an unknown illustrator, not even a minor celebrity. If Cheche hadn't discovered me, I probably would have given up on taking commissions on art platforms.

Now that he and she have reconnected and even completed such a significant collaboration... does that mean my existence has become dispensable again?

An Qing was extremely upset, and the kitten, seeing her expression, naturally couldn't remain unmoved.

"I want to see what's going on."

The kitten picked up her phone and immediately spotted the key point—

"Oh... this person who's receiving special attention is a cat owner, right?"

She was very clever; within minutes, she could easily deduce that the cat owner was probably having an affair.

"Oh... he sent a compliment, saying he was honored to be paired with this goddess Ari... wait, wait. Ari? Ari??"

Now,

The kitten was startled too.

They stared in astonishment, observing repeatedly.

The more she read it aloud, the more familiar the ID seemed, and the more familiar the name appeared.

It's more than just familiarity, isn't it?

[Ari... could it be Ari-neechan?]

Speaking of which, her flower room is also her private art studio...

When she's not practicing singing, she cultivates her mind and spirit through flower arranging and painting...

Why does it look so much like her no matter how I look at it...?

The kitten looked serious and opened Ari's file to peek at it.

Sure enough, from her previous works, Miya quickly identified the wallpaper image called "Starry Night Flower Sound".

No need to guess anymore, it's confirmed.

Ari is the same as Ari, the dazzling and ultimate goddess lead singer in her own team.

【It's over, meow, An Qing is beyond saving, meow.】

The kitten shook its head helplessly, feeling that even if it were a medical cat, it couldn't save the house cat that had been crushed by the goddess.

"Please accept my condolences, Anqing. I'll get you a piece of candy."

The kitten obediently put the phone back in its place, turned and ran to the wardrobe, took out a box of Vitamin C fruit gummies from its bag, poured one pink one into its palm, and ran back to put it into the cat's mouth...

"Here, eat."

While feeding her, she optimistically said, "You have to think positively. Whether you lose the cat owner in the future or not, haven't you already done that with the cat owner? You're not at a loss, right? If you can have a kitten, you'll be even more successful, right?"

"You knew all along?"

An Qing suddenly opened her eyes, quite surprised.

"I didn't know, I was just guessing. But now I know."

Miya's smile vanished.

"..."

An Qing's expression froze, and she returned to her utterly hopeless state.

"Forget it, let's not hold a grudge between us anymore. The current situation is that Cheche has already fallen into the illusion of beauty."

If he truly becomes addicted, then my team, my life, my future, my married life... everything, even my soul and noble character, will be completely destroyed.

What's even more terrifying is that the goddess might just be toying with him and has no real intention of being with him! This is simply unforgivable…!

The girl was filled with righteous indignation and wished she could go to the flower shop immediately to confront Miss Ari.

Why are you so sure the goddess is just playing around and not genuinely interested?

Miya was quite puzzled.

"Because I have evidence!"

An Qing gritted her teeth and said, "I met the goddess, and I even shared things about Cheche! Back then, anyone with a normal level of understanding should have realized that Cheche was my boyfriend! But, knowing this, she still managed to seduce him! This... isn't this a blatant declaration of war against me? She's playing me for a fool!"

"Well?"

Miya tilted her head and pointed out the suspicious point: "But she only drew a picture for him, she didn't say she wanted to be with him."

"So what! I'm clearly his exclusive artist, that's why I can draw his original character! In fact, I am his original character! I can perfectly recreate his original character, dress up as his original character, let him see through me, let him play with me as he pleases...!"

"Alright, stop talking."

The kitten had already lost its ears and just felt that if they had to reason with each other, An Qing probably wouldn't be in the right.

"OC was the character he first conceived, and he breathed life into her through her design, right?"

She had some knowledge of this field, and corrected him at this moment:

“An Qing, you said you were his OC, but you only started to align yourself with that direction after OC appeared. So in other people's eyes, you might just be an OC cosplayer, an actor, not the OC himself.”

If you want to prove you are the original creator of OC, you first need to verify with the creator himself and ask him if he acknowledges you. And if, by any chance—and I mean just by chance—he had a real-world source of inspiration before creating the work…

At this point, the kitten paused and lowered its voice—

"That's very likely. You're just another outsider who has usurped the rights of the original female protagonist as the main character of the original source material."

"?!"

These words made the house cat yawn.

"How could that be! Absolutely impossible! Cheche and I have known each other for a long time! I have never seen any other mass-produced characters around him! Not even once!"

She sat up abruptly, her voice trembling with emotion, as if she were afraid of something.

The kitten suddenly smiled, shaking its head and saying, "Just because you haven't seen him doesn't mean he doesn't exist. The cat owner is already in his twenties, so how many years have you known him? Even Nana knew him much earlier than you..."

"!"

"Nana and he are practically childhood friends. Can you guarantee that before Nana, there wasn't anyone else who liked keeping cats, or who was liked by cat owners?"

Miya held up her finger, recalling what her sister had taught her—

"My sister is the manager of a clothing store specializing in 'landmine' types. She has come into contact with a lot of 'landmine girls,' and she is very authoritative. She told me that the personality formation of any 'landmine girl' is traceable and not without reason."

Following the crowd without a reason is called blindly following the trend, but something with a reason must be unforgettable and have a significant impact on one's life to fundamentally change one's personality, making a person extreme, distorted, and with warped values.

So you see, the landmine guy should be the same, right?

So, if someone who owns a cat is a "landmine man," then let me ask you, could he inexplicably become a "landmine man" himself?

"!?What……"

This frightened the cat.

"Let me ask you, is it possible for cat owners to inexplicably become landmines themselves?"

Miya emphasized it again.

"……Won't."

"So, he must have been provoked by a woman to cause such a big change, even affecting his future creative work and the choice of female leads, don't you think?"

No, no, no.

An Qing still tried to refute, waving her hands repeatedly, saying, "But he has already promised me that he will choose me as the female lead in his next book! He has already..."

"What if it's to take care of your feelings?"

Miya gave an example: "If it were me, I would agree to your request on the surface because you're so pitiful. After all, you've been trying very hard to fit the OC image. But who the core character really is... that will only be revealed after the story is written, right?"

"..."

An Qing gasped in shock.

She completely understood what Miya meant.

Suppose Su Che had an earlier prototype for the female lead, and she agreed to let him be the female lead in her next book, then a big problem would arise—

What if the heroine he creates doesn't resemble him at all...?

That almost proves one thing.

He... veered off course on the path of his spirit.

All his hard work and effort became a wedding dress for other women.

The most precious memory I have now is the beautiful scene from a few mornings ago.

"how so……"

She slumped against the headboard, her face clouded with gloom.

My gaze inadvertently drifted to my phone, and this time I finally noticed the thousands upon thousands of red hearts (likes)...

That's a lot of recognition of Ari's artwork by commissioned artists on the commissioning platform.