this chapter is brought to you by mio
as translator, proofreader and editor!
Xu Ruyi stared at her blankly, a sudden realisation hitting her, like a drowning person grasping onto their last straw of hope, she hugged the cat tightly and nodded vigorously: “I believe you!”
After all, the situation had already come to this point—what else was there to fear? Xu Ruyi held her breath, clearly knowing that what she said was true, yet others just wouldn’t believe her.
Recalling the store manager’s smile earlier, Xu Ruyi couldn’t help but shiver, clenching her fists: “But how are you going to prove it?”
She had already presented all her evidence, yet it was easily dismissed by the other party’s few words.
What good method could she possibly have?
Upon hearing this, Ling Yue smiled softly: “Hello, Miss Xu, I forgot to introduce myself earlier. I am the owner of a pet consulting shop, and I have a special ability that can help you.”
“As for the proof, you don’t need me to prove it; let it do so.”
Ling Yue pointed at the ragdoll cat, slightly bending down to maintain a near-level gaze with the cat: “Your name is Tian Tian, right? Can you tell me again how they mistreated you?”
As soon as she finished speaking, there was an uproar.
The onlookers nearly dropped their snacks, staring at Ling Yue in shock. No way, could they be hearing things? She was talking to a cat?
How could a person talk to a cat?!
Such a beautiful young lady, how could she… be doing something like this?
The store manager’s expression changed unpredictably, as if he had received a tremendous insult: “Is this the proof you speak of?”
“How could a cat understand human speech? What testimony can a cat provide? Miss Ling, please don’t treat everyone as fools.”
The crowd began to voice their disbelief, thinking Ling Yue was playing a prank, not realising she was serious. Many people quietly took a few steps back, afraid of getting caught in the crossfire.
Ling Yue glanced at the store manager, and that seemingly casual glance made the man’s heart race, instinctively clenching his fists, only to find them damp with sweat.
Impossible, absolutely impossible!
He convinced himself in his mind, struggling to maintain his expression, wanting to say something more, but Ling Yue had already turned to Xu Ruyi: “Miss Xu, please put the cat down.”
The little cat nuzzled her affectionately, a posture that—whether by coincidence or not—Xu Ruyi had seen countless times at her own home.
It wanted to get down.
By some strange twist of fate, she really let it go.
After the little cat landed lightly, it meowed a few times at Ling Yue, swishing its fluffy tail as it leisurely walked towards the store, glancing back from time to time.
Someone noticed that the one it was looking at was none other than Ling Yue.
Tian Tian: “Thank you.”
Ling Yue smiled with her eyes curved: “You’re welcome. Let’s go find the evidence.”
Some people rubbed their eyes in disbelief; it really looked like they were communicating.
Such a rare occurrence quickly attracted a crowd, and at that moment, the store owner finally realised what was happening. By the time he wanted to do something, it was already too late. He could only tell himself: how could this be!
This must all be a coincidence!
How could anyone understand the words of a beast!
As for what he truly thought, one could glean some insight from his staggering steps.
Inside the pet shop, many employees nervously watched the cat as it moved further ahead, in that direction! Wasn’t that—
Little Qi wanted to slap herself; she couldn’t be dreaming, right?
The store manager’s eyes widened, as if he were holding a lively rabbit in his arms1. No way, he had hidden the goods well; they definitely wouldn’t be discovered.
In the next moment, a loud crash echoed in his ears, like a bolt from the blue.
On one side of the shelf filled with cat and dog food, chaos ensued.
The little cat was pushing its body against the lid of the goat milk powder container, and Xu Ruyi dashed over like a cannonball, hugging her precious: “Tian Tian, my Tian Tian, are you okay?”
She was scared to death but still noticed her baby was trying hard to gnaw at something: “Do you really like this brand of goat milk powder? Once you’re better, Mommy will buy you a whole bunch!”
Ling Yue: “…”
She really wanted to roll her eyes.
The ragdoll cat Tian Tian explained: “Mommy is just like this, a bit silly, but she’s very good to me. I’m much happier than my other siblings.”
Ling Yue: It felt like she was being shown up.
She bent down to pick up the goat milk powder canister, and as soon as she touched it, she sensed something was off; the weight… was too light.
That was also why Tian Tian could easily knock it over.
As for the store manager, upon seeing her grab the canister, his heart leaped to his throat, nearly unable to suppress a shout, but it was too late.
With a ‘pop,’ the lid opened, revealing the intact pills inside.
A chill rushed from his feet straight to the top of his head, his limbs felt soaked in icy water, and he opened his mouth like a dying fish.
Ling Yue translated Tian Tian’s earlier words: “This is the medicine you prepared for sick pets. Tian Tian told me that every time a customer comes, you would feed it to them. Miss Xu, I suggest you take it for testing.”
The store manager hung his head, not saying anything slanderous; he knew he couldn’t deny it, only hating one person: Ling Yue!
If it weren’t for her stirring the pot, this would have all been over!
But now, there might still be a chance to salvage it.
The store manager immediately spoke up: “This is all due to my negligence; I didn’t supervise my employees well. I never expected they would be so misguided as to resort to such despicable means!”
He turned his head, glaring angrily at Little Qi: “Little Qi, you’re considered an old employee here; have you forgotten everything I taught you? How could you mistreat animals like this!”
“You’re fired! Not only that, you must apologise to this customer!”
After the store manager finished speaking, he looked at Xu Ruyi with a flattering smile: “Miss Xu, are you satisfied with our way of handling?”
Ling Yue glanced at him deeply: “Is it really only her dereliction of duty? Where would a small employee get these kinds of specialised drugs? Aren’t you all in cahoots?”
Ling Yue’s words hit the nail on the head.
The store manager’s face turned pale immediately while Ling Yue examined the pets, some of which seemed numb, but many others were filled with hatred. The animals’ eyes were all fixed on the store manager and these employees, and she believed that if it weren’t for the cages restraining them, they would’ve immediately leaped out and torn them apart.
Xu Ruyi didn’t believe it either. Although she wasn’t very bright, she wasn’t foolish. The dosage of these drugs was far more than the amount for the sweet little cat in her arms. Who knows how many victims there were before this!
She glared angrily at the store manager: “I am not satisfied with this outcome!”
“I’m not short on money; who cares about your compensation? I will definitely investigate this thoroughly!”
“Not to mention, I’m not afraid of the Beloved Pets behind you. If they mess with me, you’re doomed!”
The store manager had initially harboured some hope, thinking that these cats and dogs were just small animals without legal protection, and his actions were at most, merely fraud. But upon hearing this young lady’s words, he was suddenly covered in cold sweat.
Xu Ruyi no longer paid him any mind, hugging Tian Tian and thanking Ling Yue profusely, her gaze like that of a hungry wolf. How could she have encountered such a powerful master!
“Master, ah no, thank you so much, boss!” she stammered, “Boss, about what you said earlier about our family’s Tian Tian—can it still be cured?”
Ling Yue seemed to sense something and opened Tian Tian’s attribute panel where a progress bar appeared below—a life bar to be more precise.
After seeing it clearly, her eyes flickered slightly: “You should find a pet hospital for more meticulous care; perhaps it will get better.”
A full green bar indicated that it could live for at least another fifteen years!
Xu Ruyi completely ignored the word ‘perhaps,’ overwhelmed with excitement.
The situation had taken a turn; she had actually found evidence!
The onlookers’ gazes towards Ling Yue changed instantly. What did this mean? It meant that she truly had real skills!
Those who had mocked her earlier now felt a burning shame on their faces.
It was all because they failed to recognise a true talent!
Xu Ruyi pulled out a stack of red bills. Although mobile payments were popular now, for a proud young lady like her, she still prepared a stack of cash in her bag. Not to mention anything else, just the act of throwing it out looked good!
The kind of thick stack that made people’s eyes bulge.
“This is my reward; it’s all because of your help. Otherwise, the villains would still be at large!”
Ling Yue shook her head: “Too much. To me, this is just a small matter.”
pls do not share this anywhere or u will always stub ur toe when u walk past a door frame !! this translation has been stolen from mioscorner.com, pls only read there i’m begging u :kneels:
However, Ya Ya, who had been circling above her head, suddenly swooped down, snatching three hundred-yuan bills in the astonished gasps of the crowd.
Xu Ruyi was startled, but then heard a passerby exclaim in surprise: “Hey, I just saw the store owner put up a sign outside, charging three hundred for a pet consultation. This can’t be a coincidence, right?”
“Wow, a crow cashier? And you still say you’re an ordinary person, boss!”
Ling Yue looked at Ya Ya helplessly, while Ya Ya proudly puffed out her chest: “I see that the shops in the human world all have cashiers, so I out of my own free will want to be your cashier.”
After Xu Ruyi understood the whole situation: Three hundred? That’s way too cheap!
No way!
“My situation is complicated; how can it be counted as a regular consultation? I’ll pay you double! Boss, you must accept it; if you don’t, it means you don’t consider me a friend!”
As she left, Xu Ruyi exchanged contact information with the boss, feeling elated. She might not have any ability, but she had friends who did!
As for why Ling Yue was opening a shop here, perhaps it was what the books referred to as great talent hiding in plain sight.
On the first day of opening, Ling Yue made a total of ten thousand.
With Xu Ruyi as a living advertisement, business in the store was booming. If it weren’t for Ling Yue limiting the number of consultations, she wouldn’t have been able to leave work until evening.
After finishing with the tenth customer, Ling Yue looked at the long line behind her and said, “Work is over; I’m off.”
The customers: “…”
They looked up at the sky; the sun hadn’t even fully risen yet, each one doubting whether they were seeing or hearing things.
The customers wailed: “No way, boss, it’s only a little past nine! You’re closing way too early!”
Ling Yue pointed at the busy office workers in the distance, revealing a smile: “It’s not early anymore; they’ve already started clocking in for work.”
The customers were momentarily speechless.
Damn it, they had been outsmarted!
While they were working, she was already off work, and yet they were begging her not to close shop. How miserable! But the master was their lifeline; if they couldn’t make it today, they would have to come back tomorrow.
The customers left reluctantly.
The owners of several nearby shops looked on enviously, but that was just because the young girl had talent.
The owner of the aquarium shop next door couldn’t help but point out to Ling Yue: “The customers are practically shoving money into your hands; why are you pushing them away? What time is it?”
His tone was somewhat exasperated.
Ling Yue wasn’t angry; she smiled: “But I have other things to do.”
She needed to train Big Black and Ya Ya, study the system panel, and practice her combat skills. As for the consultation limit that the customers complained about, Ling Yue thought carefully and decided it could be added, but not right now.
Before locking the shop’s door, she said, “Big Black.”
Big Black stood up with a swish. During this time, thanks to Ling Yue’s careful feeding, Big Black’s fur was glossy and smooth, still retaining some of the imposing strength characteristic of a Kunming Wolfdog.
“We’re going out to train.”
Beijing is a top rate first-tier city, with skyscrapers and a developed economy, offering all kinds of venues, including dog training facilities. However, Ling Yue had high standards, and she had to thank Zhao Lin for guiding her toward one.
Big Black brought the leash to his owner, looking like a clingy pet. Ya Ya looked at him disdainfully: “Pah, bootlicker!”
After saying that, she landed on Ling Yue’s shoulder and rubbed against her neck: “Master, I’m not like that silly dog.”
Ling Yue raised an eyebrow: Better at acting cute than him?
While Ling Yue was preparing her things, she had no idea that the video of her earlier had already been posted online. It started with only a few clicks, but before long, it soon went viral across the internet!
The comments were polarised.
One group was convinced it was fake, claiming that no one could hear animals talk. Nowadays, self-scripted-media would go to any lengths to attract traffic. Was this glaringly obvious script treating them like fools?
Another group consisted of the onlookers who had experienced it firsthand. They had seen what others hadn’t; Ling Yue’s abilities were real, without a hint of exaggeration!
But compared to the thousands of netizens, this group of supporters was like small waves in the ocean, quickly drowned out as soon as they spoke up.
A large portion of the audience was drawn in by the story, from the initial conclusion to its complete overturning. The plot twist was satisfying, like watching a short play, absolutely brilliant!
How clever, to think of having pets prove their innocence.
In the video, the little cat interacted with Ling Yue, as if it could really talk, exuding charm. Plus, the young lady’s high attractiveness made the already interesting and fresh video go viral.
Don’t underestimate the netizens’ obsession with beauty; many had already secretly inquired about her social media handle. It wasn’t that they were after the young lady’s body, but were merely asking out of curiosity.
It was somewhat like a case of ‘this place doesn’t have 300 taels of silver2‘.
When Ling Yue was training the dogs, she had no idea she had become famous, and her pet consulting shop was also being watched.
An Orca streamer, Bald Qiang, a well-known debunker with nearly a million followers, was chatting away with netizens in his live stream, pondering what topic to cover next.
Suddenly, he saw someone mention the cat fairy in the chat.
“What cat fairy?” Bald Qiang’s eyes lit up. “Water friends3, I have plenty of time, let’s discuss this in detail.”
[That’s the star of today’s viral video, supposedly able to communicate with animals, and she’s also incredibly beautiful! Ahem, Brother Qiang, didn’t you say the next episode hasn’t been decided yet? Why not go live to debunk it and see if it’s true?]
[You’ve seen that video too? The fairy is stunning, and the cat is beautiful! Brother Qiang, if you go live, we’ll definitely support you!]
Bald Qiang raised an eyebrow.
His assistant had finished searching and gasped at the heat, frantically gesturing from behind the equipment.
Pick it up!
Bro, with this much heat, we have to take it!
Seeing the chat filled with requests, Bald Qiang snapped back to reality, grinning widely. “Let me, Bald Qiang, take everyone to debunk and explore the store. Let’s find out the truth! Tomorrow morning at eight, lock into Bald Qiang’s live stream, make sure you don’t miss it!”
another update just to make the chapter numbers even! next update will be next weekend!
- used to express fear and panic in one’s heart ↩︎
- tldr; too much is as bad as too little — too much care can cause confusion and overly smart people may often do unnecessary things. comes from a legend about a zhang san, a man who saved up three hundred taels of silver in ancient times (a huge sum of money) but there were no banks, so he decided to dig a hole and hide the sum of money. but he wasn’t reassured so stuck a sign that said ‘this place doesn’t have 300 taels of silver’ ↩︎
- 水友 shuiyou is a Chinese word that refers to friends who post spam or express their personal opinions on the same post. It also refers to players or fans who play games with the anchor , and teammates who fail to perform at critical moments in the game ↩︎
