God is Being Pampered by the Group - Chapter 12

Chapter 12: The Masses Have Sharp Eyes

Earnest Instructions

Yang Xinran leaped out of bed, sprinting into the bathroom to handle her personal hygiene at lightning speed before dashing back to her bedroom. She didn’t even respond when her mother called her for breakfast.

Clutching her phone once more, Yang Xinran scrutinized the video data again, a dazed, silly grin spreading across her face.

She first scrolled through the comment section. The top comment “Three minutes! I want all the information on this little brother! Don’t force me to get down on my knees and beg you!!!” had already garnered an immense number of likes and was automatically crowned a “God-tier Comment” by the system.

The replies were filled with frantic “+1,” “+ID number,” and other repetitive “bot-like” enthusiasm.

Not only that, as Yang Xinran scrolled further, she found that the vast majority of people were desperate for information about the silver-haired beauty in the video. Some doubted whether the silver-haired “little brother” was even a real person, while others suspected the uploader had used some high-level beauty-enhancing black technology. Reading this made Yang Xinran want to cry out in protest.

No one knew better than her, the creator of the video, that this was the “original flavor”—no beauty filters, just 360-degree, ultra-high-definition video with zero blind spots. After finishing the video last night, she herself could hardly imagine it; she had nearly lost herself in that silver-haired beauty’s looks, unable to pull away.

Can such beauty truly exist in this mortal world?

At that moment, Yang Xinran had the same thought Guan Zhou had when he first met Bai Yan.

As she continued reading the comments and seeing the netizens’ exclamations of praise, she felt a surge of excitement as if sharing in the glory.

Suddenly, however, Yang Xinran’s brow furrowed. She spotted a particular comment: “I think I’ve seen this little brother! Right near my house! He was also wearing a hat and mask, but I’m not sure if it’s him. Let me go stake out the area first! Wait for my good news, everyone!”

The replies were all cheers and encouragement; some even asked the original poster for the location to form a “staking-out group.”

While researching for her video, Yang Xinran had been able to roughly deduce the location of the “Hero Bravely Fights Robber” incident based on certain clues. Unsurprisingly, the silver-haired beauty likely lived nearby.

It was only natural that people with keen eyes would notice him now. Fortunately, she hadn’t included the actual “Hero Fights Robber” footage in her video, preventing netizens who had seen that topic from connecting the two and reducing the chance of exposure.

However, Yang Xinran hadn’t expected her video to trigger such large-scale attention. If it caused him harassment, that was something she didn’t want to see; therefore, she felt responsible.

Immediately, her expression turned serious. She clicked on the profile of the poster named “Hopeful Sprout,” sent a private message telling her not to reveal any information, and explained the gravity of the situation.

“Hopeful Sprout” seemed to be online and replied quickly, expressing understanding.

Yang Xinran breathed a sigh of relief. But after thinking for two minutes, she suddenly turned on her camera and began recording a video.

…

Unbeknownst to him, the silver-haired beauty had already become a sensation online upon waking up. The sharp eyes of countless netizens had recognized his peerless looks even through the hat and mask.

Guan Zhou still had to hustle for his career today. It was the same film crew as yesterday, but thinking of that rat-spirit Qi Yue and the cat-demon incident last night, he felt it was better for Bai Yan to stay home.

At the break of dawn, Guan Zhou climbed off the sofa and planned his day. First, he went out to get a spare key made. Then, he looked at the sofa he had been using as a bed for several days and considered the possibility of moving, but after thinking about his wallet, he could only sigh silently.

“Better just get a sofa bed,” Guan Zhou muttered to himself as he walked into the kitchen to prepare breakfast.

“Huh? Why are there two fewer eggs? Did I remember wrong?”

“Strange, a piece of beef seems to be missing too…”

Under a cabinet in the living room, the black cat curled up its body, trying its best to hide. It turned toward the bedroom, its nose twitching slightly, a “tipsy” expression appearing on its human-like cat face.

At 7:00 AM, Guan Zhou quietly opened the bedroom door. He saw the morning sunlight shining through the window frames into the room. The sheer curtains fluttered gently in the air, and those silky, pure white silver strands were spread across the bed. Fair skin, and those equally snowy, long, curled eyelashes were closed…

Guan Zhou involuntarily held his breath, as if terrified his breathing would wake him. However, the eyelashes of the person on the bed fluttered slightly, and those pale golden eyes slowly opened.

Bai Yan sat up, his long silvery-white hair falling over his shoulders. Perhaps because he had retracted his divinity last night, he had a dream for the first time in a long while.

He dreamed of the twenty years he first existed as a human. Deep in his dusty memories, faces that were both strange and familiar appeared vivid and lifelike…

At the breakfast table, Guan Zhou shared his plans and handed the spare key to Bai Yan.

“If you go out to play, remember to wear your hat and mask properly. Eat lunch on time—eat whatever you want, don’t worry about saving me money. Oh, right, I’ll transfer some money to you…”

“Also, if you run into trouble, don’t get involved. Stay far away so you don’t get caught in the crossfire…”

“There’s a map and navigation on the phone. This is our home; if you get lost, check the map or call me…”

“The most important point: Absolutely do not talk to strangers!”

Bai Yan: “…”

At 7:35 AM, Guan Zhou finally left, lingering at the door with worry. In truth, he wanted to take Bai Yan with him, but the film crew clearly had a “tiger-watching-its-prey” rat-spirit eyeing Bai Yan, which made him even more uneasy.

Guan Zhou acted like a protective mother hen, warding off any possibility that might be detrimental to Bai Yan.

As he left, he saw the familiar cage leaning against the door, but the black cat inside was gone. Guan Zhou didn’t think much of it, assuming the cat demon had probably left.

Inside the small one-bedroom apartment, silence fell as Guan Zhou departed.

The black cat crawled out from under the cabinet, finally able to stretch its stiff body vigorously. Its jet-black, shiny fur looked sleek and beautiful.

The black cat opened its golden vertical pupils, staring at Bai Yan with sparkling eyes. It seemed eager to jump to his side. That annoying human was gone; now it was the cat’s world

However, before the black cat could act, Bai Yan glanced at it and said, “I don’t mind you staying here, but don’t cause trouble.”

The cat’s eyes lit up, and it nodded repeatedly. It impatiently started its “cat-walk,” wanting to get closer to Bai Yan. Suddenly, it paused, looked at its paws on the floor, and remembered being rejected the night before… Now, it was no longer a stray cat.

The black cat silently turned around. Destination: the bathroom.

Setting aside how a cat might turn on the faucet, fill the water, bathe, squeeze out shower gel, and scrub itself… Oh, this isn’t an ordinary cat, but a cat demon. Then it’s fine.

In the living room, Bai Yan walked out onto the balcony. The apartment was on the eighth floor. This old residential area had only ten floors in total. The greenery was decent, likely because it was in a less desirable location far from the subway station.

Suddenly, Bai Yan sensed something and turned his head. He saw a young woman standing on the balcony of another building. Across a gap of about ten meters, she was staring blankly in his direction…

The black cat came out of the bathroom, shaking its fluffy fur, feeling refreshed all over. No wonder humans bathed every day.

It saw Bai Yan standing at the entrance, seemingly about to head out. The black cat quickly scrambled over, rubbing its clean head against Bai Yan’s trouser leg like an ordinary cat.

Please, you must take me with you, Master~