Did Puppy Pick Up Fluffy Things on the Livestream Today? - Chapter 12

Gazing into the kitten’s golden eyes, Momo watched as the thin vertical slits of its pupils gradually rounded into full circles. He was completely dazed by the sight.

He stared for so long that his eyelashes began to flutter from the strain and his lips parted slightly. It was only when he felt he might actually start drooling that he snapped back to his senses in a panic.

He scrambled to his feet and took a few quick strides to the stone bed. Half-squatting, Momo came face to face with the kitten, which was now sitting up obediently.

“You, you are awake?”

Being watched by the kitten’s golden eyes made Momo feel an irrepressible sense of nervousness.

Xue Qiu’s golden pupils were incredibly bright. Even though they had transitioned from slits to circles, being stared at by them still evoked a faint, strange sense of dread.

Momo recalled a nature documentary he had once seen which explained that the appearance of many wild beasts causes fear primarily because their eye colors are very light.

Xue Qiu was exactly like that.

“Meow!”

The little guy seemed to sense that it had frightened Momo. It tilted its head slightly, its fluffy, pointed ears twitching. It blinked and let out a sweet, gentle cry.

Seeing that the kitten was still so cute and obedient, Momo’s heart finally settled. He gently lifted Xue Qiu from the bed, supporting its small bottom with his other hand as he cradled it against his chest. “How are your eyes open already? Does the wound not hurt anymore?”

As he spoke, he gently pinched the kitten’s soft, pink ear tip.

Xue Qiu was still quite weak. Although it could open its eyes and sit up, it remained in a fragile state.

Hearing the worry in Momo’s voice, Xue Qiu lightly raised a pink paw and patted the back of Momo’s hand.

“Meow, meow!”

The sound seemed to say, I am much better, do not worry.

Xue Qiu’s cry was so sweet and well-behaved that Momo’s heart felt warm and tingly. He could not help it as his black puppy ears began to wiggle on top of his head.

“So good, how can you be this good?”

As he spoke, he held Xue Qiu up high, looking up at the round, snowy white cat and those particularly captivating golden eyes.

“I am so amazing! I actually saved you!”

At this moment, his heart was filled not only with joy and relief but also with a profound sense of accomplishment.

After all, what could be more exciting than saving a small life?

Xue Qiu stayed calm in his hands even with its limbs dangling in the air. Its thick, long tail swayed from side to side. Instead of being afraid, it boldly waved its front paws at Momo, appearing to celebrate its new life alongside him.

Seeing such a harmonious and cute scene between the person and the cat, some viewers in the livestream began sending small gifts.

He actually saved it. That is impressive. I thought he would struggle just to survive himself, but he really did save this cat.

Actually, I think it is mostly thanks to Xue Qiu’s own recovery abilities.

Xue Qiu’s tail is so thick, and the fur is so long!

Perfect. Momo is a short-haired puppy and Xue Qiu is a long-haired cat. The two little guys cuddling together is just right.

The notification sounds for gifts kept ringing on the floating screen. Remembering the livestream, Momo excitedly pulled Xue Qiu back into his arms and hurried to the screen, sitting down by the fire.

He gently turned Xue Qiu over so the kitten’s soft white belly faced the audience. He took one of its pink paws and waved it at the camera.

“Come on, Xue Qiu! Say hello to the big brothers and sisters in the livestream!”

“You all saw it! I really saved it!”

“Is Xue Qiu not super, super cute and obedient?”

While formally introducing Xue Qiu to the viewers, he happily showed off how he had brought the little one back to life.

The moment Xue Qiu’s golden eyes landed on the livestream screen, they contracted sharply. The originally innocent white kitten face suddenly turned cold and stern.

Momo could not see its face as he was still immersed in the joy of showing off his kitten. He waited for a reaction, only to find the bullet chats filled with question marks and periods.

Cute? Obedient?

Uh, why do I feel the terror of an interstellar giant beast coming from such a small cub?

How is it making such a serious expression with such a cute face? I do not understand.

Wait, this is too much. One second it is acting sweet for Momo, and the next it drops the act as soon as it sees us?

Are we the bad guys here?

Those golden eyes are terrifying. They remind me of those psychopaths from Planet Rhodes.

It is definitely obedient in your arms, but do you see the way it is looking at us right now?

Seeing that not a single comment praised Xue Qiu, Momo blinked in confusion. “What are you talking about? It looks scary? How could it?”

As he spoke, he gently turned Xue Qiu around to face him.

When Xue Qiu looked at Momo, its golden pupils were round and soft. Its pink nose twitched, and it smacked its lips a couple of times, occasionally showing its tiny tongue.

Seeing Momo looking at it again, Xue Qiu tilted its head innocently.

“Meow?”

It seemed not to understand what Momo was saying. It had always been this cute and obedient!

Momo blinked and turned Xue Qiu back toward the camera. “It is very cute! Did you not hear its soft cry just now? It even did a head tilt!”

He tried his best to defend the kitten.

The moment Xue Qiu was turned back, the white kitten resumed its fierce expression, its golden vertical pupils staring warily at every viewer in the livestream.

Haha, so cute indeed.

I reasonably suspect this cat understands what Momo is saying and can read our comments.

Good, good, good. Such a double-standard kitten.

Do not say that. Although it is mean to us, it is so obedient to Momo. Is this not a form of favoritism?

Xue Qiu! You tea-acting cat! Acting spoiled for Momo!

Whatever, let it be fierce. One cute person in the house is enough. we just hope you can help Momo out in the future.

It is better if Xue Qiu is a bit fierce. For cuteness, we have Momo. Momo, can we see your curly tail?

The bullet chats scrolled by quickly. Today, the number of viewers had remained steady at around one thousand.

Seeing that the comments were still questioning Xue Qiu’s cuteness, Momo flipped the little guy back and forth two or three times. Each time it faced him, it looked round and adorable. He concluded it must be an issue with the livestream video quality making the kitten look bad.

“It does not need to do anything for me! It just needs to be cute!”

Momo began to reply to the friendly comments one by one.

“It is not a tea-acting cat; it is an angel cat!”

“No tail, no tail! And I have tucked my ears back now!”

Since his emotions had stabilized, Momo felt he could freely retract his ears.

He had only forgotten to do so earlier because his attention was entirely on Xue Qiu. Hearing the mention of the tail, he hurriedly tucked the black puppy ears back into his head.

By the end of it, his fair skin was tinged with a slight blush.

Xue Qiu looked up at the top of his head from his arms and let out a soft “meow.”

Ah, why did you tuck them back? I have not seen enough!

I think Xue Qiu’s meow meant it had not seen enough either.

So cute, so cute. I have been frantically studying the history of beastman planets recently, and I discovered that a curly-tailed canine has never appeared before!

Time passed as he chatted idly with the viewers.

Momo scratched Xue Qiu’s chin while feeding it small pieces of dried snake meat.

Xue Qiu ate its fill and even let out a tiny burp.

Momo rubbed its small belly, worried that too much meat might be hard to digest, and used his fingertip to let the kitten lick some warm water.

Eventually, the little one began to knead his chest rhythmically, growing drowsy.

Momo glanced at the light outside the cave and saw that it had turned completely dark. He turned back to the camera with a sweet smile.

“It is getting late. I have to take Xue Qiu to rest. I have a lot of work to do tomorrow.”

Hearing that the puppy was about to end the stream, the bullet chats were quickly filled with messages of reluctance.

Wooo, the day went by so fast! Momo, you worked hard today!

The kitten is awake! Life will only get better from here! Do not worry!

Momo, remember to prepare food and warmth! The deep snow period is terrifying!

When will you start the stream tomorrow? You are my digital pet now; I need you as background noise for work!

Seeing how much the viewers liked and cared for him, Momo’s heart felt warm.

Since arriving on this alien planet, although the livestream was a tool for him to earn money, communicating with residents from various planets had made many of them feel like companions he could confide in.

“Do not worry. I will definitely prepare plenty of supplies during the remaining week!”

“Tomorrow morning will be around the same time as today. If anything unexpected happens, I will post a notice.”

“Goodnight, big brothers and sisters. See you tomorrow!”

His clear voice rose at the end, paired with a bright, cute smile. His dog-like eyes curved slightly as Momo left a beautiful final image for the livestream.

Once the screen was closed, he let out a long sigh of relief. He quickly ate the rest of the snake meat, gulped down the warm water, and climbed back onto the stone bed with Xue Qiu.

He had planned to take a bath tonight, but since Xue Qiu was awake, he decided to wait until tomorrow.

The exhaustion of several days left Momo with no energy to worry about other things. In the dim light of the dying fire, he even forgot to transform into his beast form and quickly fell into a deep sleep while cradled with the kitten.

Nestled in Momo’s arms, Xue Qiu had a nightmare.

Blood gushed everywhere, and a piercing alarm rang incessantly.

It seemed that many people wanted to capture it, but they did not succeed.

It ran through mountains of corpses and seas of blood, killing everyone who stood in its way.

When it reached the point of exhaustion, it arrived at a very warm place. Just as it was about to fall into a deep sleep, its internal danger radar suddenly alerted its entire body, preventing it from sleeping.

It felt as though a danger was close at hand, and it was about to lose this warmth…

Xue Qiu suddenly opened its eyes, its whole body trembling.

At some point, the fire in the cave had gone out.

Its golden vertical pupils looked up along Momo’s body.

In the darkness, a tall black shadow stood before the bed. A pair of silver-white vertical pupils looked back, staring precisely into Xue Qiu’s eyes.

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