Guan Nini and the accompanying reporters tried hard to sort out a bit of clarity from their confused minds.
The man in front of him was wearing home clothes, had a lazy and casual attitude, a haughty and gloomy look in his eyes, and in one hand he was holding a sleepy white little fox - if I remembered correctly, it should be the fox cub 'Qiuqiu' that appeared in the live broadcast... He was an adult man with the demeanor of the head of the family.
Moreover, that face was too good-looking, noble and handsome, and as eye-catching as its outstanding and intimidating aura.
As a new media professional, Guan Nini could guarantee that if he wanted, even just a glance or a photo could instantly make him famous overnight, from the capital planet to the most marginal subsidiary planet.
"Who are you?" Guan Nini asked blankly. "I'm Guan Nini, the entertainment editor of Apollo.com. I've arranged today's interview with Mr. Gu in advance. Here's my business card."
She showed her electronic business card.
In contrast, Shuo Han's self-introduction was much simpler:
“This is my home.”
Guan Nini: "Then Mr. Gu is your...?" What's the relationship?
Shuo Han nodded, glanced at her appreciatively, and said calmly, "It's mine."
Guan Nini and the young reporter: "..."
The two girls' faces turned red in an instant and they almost started coughing, as if they had accidentally overheard a couple's whispers.
But when it comes to love, I always feel that it doesn’t match that anchor Gu, although if you imagine the two of them standing together, they are quite a match.
And the mysterious boyfriend never appeared in the live broadcast, nor was there any official announcement. What is this, a beautiful woman hidden in a golden house?
At this moment, the creaking sound of someone stepping on the wooden stairs came from behind, coming closer and closer, accompanied by Gu Yumian's voice: "Tuan Tuan?"
Everything happened in a brief second.
Shuo Han turned his head to look back, his eyes seemed indulgent and even a little soft, but when he looked back, the look had faded.
He looked at the two people in front of him:
"You haven't seen me."
The air stagnated for a moment.
Guan Nini initially thought it was ridiculous. What did she mean by "I haven't seen him"?
But a second later, her consciousness gradually faded. She was standing, her eyes open, yet she seemed to have fallen into a strange, trance-like state. It was as if an eraser was slowly erasing and replacing every fragment of the man in front of her in her brain.
"?"
Guan Nini looked again and saw that the door in front of her was open. A cub was sitting there lazily, yawning, and looking up at them. The cub looked like the snowball that often appeared in Gu Yumian's live broadcast.
Hey, where is the boyfriend of anchor Gu just now?
As soon as Guan Nini had this thought, she was immediately confused again. What boyfriend? Why would she have such an idea? Wasn't the door closed just now? It just opened a second ago. And where did anchor Gu get a boyfriend?
Just as Guan Nini and the young reporter were in a state of confusion, the surveillance system at the entrance began to automatically replace the content. In just a few seconds, all the footage in the past ten minutes was replaced.
“…”
Gu Yumian had been sleeping extraordinarily soundly lately, not waking up until eight o'clock. His sleep quality had improved considerably, except for his hands… He opened and closed his fingers, feeling as if he were holding something at night. Was it a round claw?
When he woke up, he didn't see the little snow leopard and the little fox in bed. He walked down the stairs and his heart skipped a beat - the door was open.
The little snow leopard sat expressionlessly at the door, with a little fox curled up in a ball and fast asleep next to its paws. Outside the door were two strange women.
Gu Yumian: “?”
The door of their house is recorded with Gu Yumian's fingerprints and the paw prints of the little snow leopard, little fox, and baby panda, just in case they run out to play and can't come back home. In theory, the little snow leopard can open the door. Identity verification is required for opening and closing the door.
"Tuantuan," Gu Yumian picked up the two little guys and whispered, "Don't open the door to strangers. You should wake me up next time."
The little snow leopard yawned lazily, pushed the little fox's head away with its paw, closed its eyes and did not answer.
After Gu Yumian gave the little snow leopard instructions, he saw that it was obviously absent-minded. He shook his head helplessly and looked towards the door: "Sorry, who are you?"
Guan Nini's confused consciousness was pulled back by Gu Yumian's words. She was stunned for a moment and showed her electronic business card:
"I'm Guan Nini, the editor-in-chief of the entertainment section of Apollo.com. I've arranged today's interview with Mr. Gu in advance. This is my business card." Hey, have you said this before?
Did you see someone at the door just now?
She and the young reporter exchanged a glance, feeling that there was something extremely unnatural in her memory. When she looked into it in detail, the unnaturalness was smoothed out one by one - around seven o'clock, they came with equipment and rang the doorbell. After waiting for a while, the door opened. Behind the door was the cub that often appeared in host Gu's live broadcast, and then it was until now.
After entering the room, Guan Nini always felt uneasy and couldn't help asking Gu Yumian to check the surveillance camera at the entrance.
"Yes, sure."
Gu Yumian had a good temper and turned on the surveillance footage without asking too many questions.
It was exactly the same as Guan Nini and the others' memories. It was indeed the cub who opened the door. The slightest doubt gradually dissipated.
Soon, before they had time to think about anything more, Guan Nini and the young reporter's attention was completely attracted by Gu Yumian.
...The real person looks so good too. I like him so much and want to hug him.
"Uh, handshake?"
Gu Yumian saw Guan Nini's fixed gaze, guessed what she meant, and politely shook hands with both women. As was standard practice among interstellar residents, midway through the handshake, rabbit ears sprouted from the young reporter's head.
Guan Nini and the young reporter were reluctant to let go, but were finally interrupted by the little snow leopard's cold death stare.
“…”
Five minutes later, Guan Nini coughed lightly, unfolded the screen, and pulled out the interview script she had prepared earlier. She smiled at Gu Yumian:
"Okay, Mr. Gu, let's start the interview now."
During the interview, she often couldn't help but look at the cub resting on Gu Yumian's shoulder, whose name should be Xuetuan.
The little creature lazily rested on Gu Yumian's shoulder, its tail often tangling around Gu Yumian's wrist. Its posture was arrogant, yet it looked harmless, like an ordinary cub.
Guan Nini tried very hard to recall something, but she couldn't remember it, so she gave up.
The little snow leopard glanced at her boredly and yawned.
It was impossible for the monarch to remain in his cub form forever. Lately, after Gu Yumian fell asleep, he would often change back to his original form. However, he couldn't let humans find out for the time being. He wasn't fully prepared yet, and he didn't want Gu Yumian to get angry.
Besides, Gu Yumian doesn’t like Shuo Han either.
The identity of 'Gu Xuetuan' is stupid, but Gu Yumian likes it very much.
Hiding everything was easy. He wasn't that stupid fox or panda, revealing a lot of flaws that would be exposed with just a little prodding. If Shuo Han didn't want to expose it, this matter could even remain hidden forever, and Gu Yumian would never know.
——But there is no need for this. We can just wait until the day when Gu Yumian falls in love with Shuo Han.
So fall in love with him quickly.
The little snow leopard pressed its paw on the tip of Gu Yumian's nose, looked at its human seriously, and gave unreasonable orders in its mind.
Gu Yumian: “?”
He didn't understand why, so he took the snow leopard's paw and kissed it.
Gu Yumian is the type of interviewee that Guan Nini and the others like very much. He is patient, good-tempered, knows how to speak appropriately, and is very comfortable to get along with.
More than an hour later, because Gu Yumian had other things to do, Guan Nini and the young reporter ended the interview and left reluctantly.
By the end of the interview, the little fox and the panda cub had finally woken up. Lately, their entire family has been getting much better sleep. Even the little fox, who used to suffer from insomnia, now sleeps for more than eight hours a day.
However, Gu Yumian discovered that the little snow leopard would occasionally secretly push the little fox and panda baby off the bed or carry it to the sofa outside the bedroom in the middle of the night. Gu Yumian's repeated warnings had no effect, which made him feel helpless.
The facilities in the lower town aren't as advanced as those in the upper town, but fortunately, the little fox didn't seem to be having any difficulty adapting. Upon waking, it would fetch water, wash its face with its little paws, and rinse its mouth. It looked very well behaved and sensible.
The baby panda sat on the sofa, rubbing his eyes. He was about to fall asleep again, but Gu Yumian held his face and patted his head:
"Yuanyuan, don't sleep anymore. We have to go out today, remember?"
Baby panda: “Hmm?”
"I really forgot," Gu Yumian said as he took a towel to wash the confused baby panda's face and then wiped its paws. "I'm going out for a walk today. After buying some things, we'll go to Elbet Restaurant."
"Come here, ball."
After cleaning up the panda cub, Gu Yumian took the fox cub in his arms and combed its fur. He also took another hot towel to wipe its face. Finally, he took care of the snow leopard cub. With three children at home, going out was more troublesome than for other families.
Today is the weekend.
The main purpose of going shopping was to pick out a gift for Shuo Han. Although Star Online Shopping could handle everything, Gu Yumian felt that a birthday gift that he had picked out himself would be more sincere.
He also stopped by Elbet restaurant to check out the situation and have a meal. This was probably the first time he brought his kids there after the restaurant's complete renovation.
Regarding the baby panda's condition, he still behaves like a human when he goes outside, but his ability to stay awake has gradually increased. Gu Yumian had consulted a doctor about a similar situation, and the doctor said he should take the baby out more often and the condition would improve.
After breakfast, Gu Yumian put on a mask, pushed Tangyuan's stroller, and went out with the little fox in his arms and the little snow leopard lying on his shoulder.
He wore a mask because he had a cold, and also because live streaming was so popular, he was occasionally recognized by fans or passers-by when walking on the street recently, which made Gu Yumian feel a little embarrassed.
Gu Yumian originally thought that it would take him a long time to choose a gift, but he was attracted by a tie after just a while of browsing - the tie was a little lighter than the ordinary blue, a rare misty blue, but it did not look frivolous because of its lightness. It made Gu Yumian think of Shuo Han's eyes at a glance.
Although it was a luxury brand and the price tag was not cheap, Gu Yumian couldn't help but swipe his credit card to buy it.
Sitting on the hovercraft going to Elbet Restaurant, Gu Yumian took out his tie and looked at it. After a moment of hesitation, he asked the children:
"Do you think he'll like it?"
After asking, I remembered that none of the three children seemed to have seen Shuo Han, and they smiled helplessly. Of course, the panda baby still happily and unconditionally agreed with Gu Yumian, holding his hand and kissing him.
The little fox curled up in Gu Yumian's arms, placed his paw pad on the tie box, and thought for a long time, then said seriously and rigorously:
“Chirp.”
The translation roughly means that this tie is made of fine material, with beautiful patterns and unique colors. According to the results of a survey on adult male preferences released by Star Network in the past ten years, there is more than 60% chance that the other party will like this tie.
Gu Yumian didn't understand, but he was still amused by the little fox's serious, nerdy and old-fashioned look. He reached out and scratched his chin.
The little snow leopard lay on Gu Yumian's shoulder, raised his eyes to look at the tie, and suddenly stretched out his claws to press the packaging box.
——It’s a very ordinary tie, the material and design are far inferior to the royal standards. Little Snow Leopard thought objectively.
But this was Gu Yumian's birthday gift, a gift he had chosen specifically for his birthday. Little Snow Leopard was losing his composure.
The little snow leopard stared at the tie intently. After a moment, though it tried to hide its expression with a stern face, a look of obvious joy and satisfaction appeared in its eyes. Then, Gu Yumian watched it embrace the box, stretch out its paw to fiddle with it, and was about to open it.
Gu Yumian: "..."
"Wait, Tuantuan," Gu Yumian quickly lifted it up by its ribs. The little snow leopard waved its paws in the air in displeasure. Gu Yumian coaxed it softly:
"This is for your Uncle Shuo. If you like it, I'll buy you another one someday, okay?"
The little snow leopard's claws barely stopped. Staring at the tie that was within reach, even though it was his, he couldn't help but feel jealous.
Gu Yumian: "..."
What should I do? It seems like he really raised the snow leopard baby into a little lemon.
It was lunch time when we arrived at Elbet restaurant.
It's been a week since I returned to the downtown area. A few days ago, Gu Yumian also came here, but it was the first time she brought the kids here. And even though it wasn't her first time seeing it, she was still a little surprised by the sheer volume of customers.
The waiting hall outside the restaurant was packed with people of all ages, young and old, men and women, waiting for a table.
Although the restaurant has a membership system, members will only enjoy service benefits and discounts, and are treated equally when queuing.
Fortunately, you can play games and take photos while waiting in line, and there are special service robots to serve customers in the queue. No one seems impatient, but rather enjoys it.
Gu Yumian looked around and wrote down a few points that needed improvement. Just as he was about to push the stroller inside, he was suddenly stopped by someone.
"Handsome guy—handsome guy, how could you cut in line?"
The person who came was a young man.
Elbet Restaurant has become a popular check-in spot in downtown, even more so than before. Many livestreamers choose to stream here, including Gao Yan, a popular streamer on Star Sky.
Even after revealing his identity as a streamer, the staff still refused to let him cut in line, which irritated Gao Yan. Gao Yan was already fuming, unable to play the games they were given, and his fury reached a peak when he saw a young human male attempting to walk straight in.
"Handsome guy, are you a relative of the boss, or do you have preferential treatment for the elderly, the weak, the sick, and the disabled? Are you relying on the fact that humans are an inferior race?" Gao Yan looked Gu Yumian up and down. Although he was wearing a mask to cover his face, his eyes... were actually damn beautiful:
"Why are you the only one cutting in line when everyone else is waiting?"
Gao Yan felt that he was truly overflowing with a sense of justice, but the comments in his live broadcast room were not what he expected.
[Milk Tea gg: Damn, this little human brother has such a good temperament. Although I can't see his face, his eyes are killing me.]
[Box Box: I don't like what you said, host. How can humans be considered inferior? Are you being racist? I'm unfollowing you. Bye, brothers.]
[sfgjzkj: The guy isn't necessarily cutting in line, he could be a restaurant staff member. Streamer, your train of thought is so weird... Damn, wait, isn't that Tuantuan and Qiuqiu?!]
Gao Yan felt embarrassed and forced himself to ask, "Staff? What kind of staff member comes to work with their family?"
Some people around noticed that something was wrong here, and they fell silent for a moment, looking sideways.
Gu Yumian pulled down his mask and spoke: "...You misunderstood, I'm not a staff member."
The little snow leopard was dozing off on Gu Yumian's shoulder. He glanced at Gao Yan and remembered his face.
The little fox realized something and squeaked while wagging its tail. The baby panda, who was not aware of the situation, was sucking its fingers in confusion.
"Well, the owner of this restaurant and I are close friends." Seeing that Gu Yumian was silent, Gao Yan thought he was in the wrong and tried harder to say something to prove himself. "Why don't you remember me? I don't even cut in line, so why should you?"
Gu Yumian didn't want to argue with him, so he hugged the little fox in his arms and nodded politely:
"I'm sorry, but I don't remember you being my friend."
Before Gao Yan, the audience in the live broadcast room, and the people around him could understand what this meant, the next second, Gu Yumian finished recording his fingerprints and the restaurant door slid open.
The scene inside the restaurant appeared before everyone.
The former owner of Elbet Restaurant and his senior management lined up on both sides of the corridor. They were all dressed in suits and ties, bent over diligently, and spoke in loud voices, all facing the door:
"Mr. Gu, Hello, Young Master Gu."
Gao Yan, the audience in the live broadcast room, and the waiting customers: "…………???"
Gu Yumian: "..."
He often suspected his former boss had once been involved in some unspeakable organization. He'd just mentioned bringing his children with him today, so why was it made into such a grand gesture, as if a mafia boss was bringing his prince to inspect the organization?
Gu Yumian walked in pushing the stroller.
Just as the door was about to close, Gao Yan held out his hand to block it. He blankly asked the manager walking at the end, asking a random question:
"Wait, who is that? Why are you all here to meet him?"
The manager looked at him strangely and replied, "It's our boss, Mr. Gu."
The door is closed.
There was still discussion in the hall:
"Is this the new boss who brought Elbet back to life? He's so young."
"Why do I like him a little bit? Can I ask for his contact information? Hahaha."
"Did you see his face? His last name is Gu. Isn't he the popular anchor?"
“Wait, my favorite streamer owns my favorite restaurant???!”
Gao Yan collapsed completely.
The barrage is still refreshing.
123 Wooden Man: "Sorry, I don't remember having a friend like you." Today's golden quote, so damn cool, full of coolness, and it came back so quickly.
[Powder Puff: I heard there's a Mimian here? Where's she? Mimian! ! ! !]
[There's a home in the mine: I heard there's a Miami +1, but I failed to capture her. Looks like I'm late. PS: Is this 18th-tier streamer trying to capitalize on the popularity of Miami?]
The barrage of comments in the live broadcast room popped up like explosions. This was the most popular live broadcast in Gao Yan's life, although it had nothing to do with him.
What happened at the door didn't stay in Gu Yumian's mind for too long, because it was so brief. He could probably guess the other person's train of thought, but he couldn't quite understand it. He thought about it casually and let it go.
He also didn't know that the young man happened to be a host.
——Of course, the boss has his own reserved private room, so there is no need to queue to enter the restaurant under his own name.
"We could add some more entertainment facilities for those waiting in line at the door," Gu Yumian said while walking and talking to the former owner. "Some customers come alone. Also, the service robots..."
The boss nodded as he listened.
"By the way, I'd like to borrow the kitchen. It's almost autumn, so I can add a few more dishes."
Gu Yumian thought about this and said.
He came here mainly to take the kids to have a comfortable meal and update Elbet's recipes. He tried the glutinous pork ribs before and they were good, so hot pot might be on the agenda.
He had directly advanced to the top 20 of the rookie competition, and the top 20 would be shortlisted in the next two days. Today, he was going to try a new dish. It wasn't difficult to make, so he could livestream it and teach the audience how to make it.
It was still the familiar kitchen, and the same group of overly enthusiastic apprentice chefs and head chefs, staring eagerly at Gu Yumian cooking.
As soon as the live broadcast started, the number of viewers increased rapidly, even faster than the usual terrifying growth rate, reaching 40 million in the blink of an eye.
"Hello everyone, I'm the host Gu Yumian, and these are my little friends," Gu Yumian said, holding the little fox on a cushion beside him, with the little snow leopard on his shoulder, while briefly introducing himself:
"It's almost autumn, so let's make a lunch that's perfect for autumn. It won't take long, and there will be a live broadcast in the evening, so everyone can just watch... Um, Elbet Restaurant?"
[Pink Puff: I'm so happy. I just failed to capture her over there, and then I turned around and Mianmian started broadcasting.]
[A Home in the Mine: Mianmian, is Elbet Restaurant owned by you? Damn, I don't think I deserve this name anymore. The streamer I follow is richer than me 5555555]
[Tiger Guna: Sorry, I don’t remember having a friend like you]
【Strawberry Candy: Sorry, I don’t remember having a friend like you】
Vivian: Sorry, I don’t remember having a friend like you (Mianmian is so cool!!)
However, within just ten minutes, the dramatic scene in Gao Yan's live broadcast had been captured and made into a GIF, which went viral on Weibo. News spread very quickly in the interstellar era.
In such a short time, the memes have already started to appear.
“…”
What are everyone talking about?
Gu Yumian's eyes gradually became confused.
"Then let's cook." Gu Yumian couldn't recover the truth of the matter from the barrage, but decided that cooking was the most important thing, otherwise the children would be hungry.
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