Ha, Karma! – Chapter 96

【Extra Chapter · Normal Timeline】

Livestream (Includes Bullet Comments)

When Fu Lianxue had free time, she would occasionally start a livestream in her music room, go online to chat with her fans, and tinker with things in the music room to sing for them.

Or she would put Baobao in front of the camera, letting the little cat do “business” with her; the little cat would capture the hearts of the jiejies and ayis with its cuteness.

Tonight, she also started a livestream.

This was her first livestream after publicly announcing her relationship.

The number of viewers was far greater than usual.

Fu Lianxue sat before the camera, glanced at the viewer count, and raised an eyebrow.

“Whoa, why are so many people waiting for me to start streaming today?”

——Here to see Saozi¹

——Here to see Saozi +1

Fu Lianxue set up the camera, found a comfortable position, and sprawled on the soft sofa to read the comments in the livestream chat.

Unexpectedly, almost everyone was curious about Chu Zhaoqiu.

She tucked her hair back, propping her head on her hand. “You won’t be able to see her. Your Saozi isn’t home right now, and even if she were, she wouldn’t appear on camera, okay~”

She didn’t want to expose Chu Zhaoqiu to the public eye.

Chu Zhaoqiu wasn’t in their line of work, so why should she have to deal with so many cameras and spotlights?

Besides, her wife was busy.

Busy catching bad yao, busy guiding departed souls.

Thinking of this, she felt even more strongly that her Zhaoqiu was truly kind-hearted.

The image of her lover surfaced in her mind, and the corners of her lips turned up unconsciously, as if she had tasted honey, a sweet fragrance spreading.

Seeing her suddenly zone out and her lips curve into a smile, the bullet comments were curious and also guessed something.

——Why is Jiejie smiling so happily? Is she thinking about her wife?

Fu Lianxue didn’t deny it. “Yes, I was thinking about my wife.”

Wondering when she would come home, hoping she was safe and sound while out, and also hoping she could come home soon to hug her, to kiss her.

——Oh no, she’s gotten even sweeter after getting into a relationship!

——Ew, the sour stench of love~

——What’s this stuffed into my mouth? Oh, it’s dog food²!

Then, a cream-colored, short-legged little cat jumped into the livestream frame, a small white toy dangling from its mouth.

It placed the small toy beside its mommy, then turned and walked away.

After a while, it came back carrying an orange toy, then left again, and then came back again… It had started moving its toys again.

The viewers in the livestream were instantly overwhelmed by its cuteness.

The comments were filled with little hearts and unhinged cat-fangirling³ quotes that made one question their mental state.

Fu Lianxue calmly watched Baobao carry out its relocation project.

Until Fu Baobao came over holding a tassel hairpin in its mouth.

Fu Lianxue paused, sat up, took the hairpin, and scooped the little naughty cat into her arms, tapping its nose. “Fu Baobao, why are you playing with Mommy’s hairpin again?

“If you get your saliva all over Mommy’s hairpin again, how can Mommy use it, hmm?”

Baobao meowed once: “Meow!”

Utterly without remorse.

——Don’t mind the little cat!

——Let it bite, let it bite!

——It’s okay, I’ll spoil it!

——What, it likes to play with hairpins?! I’m going to buy hairpins right now to tempt it, I’m gonna have a cat too~

——Person above, get a grip!

Fu Lianxue couldn’t help but laugh reading the comments.

When it came to spoiling, the jiejies and ayis online were much more capable than she was.

It was a good thing Fu Baobao couldn’t read and didn’t understand the language of two-legged beasts, otherwise, wouldn’t it pick a new mommy on the spot?

She interacted with the comments for a couple of sentences, then confiscated the hairpin, not letting Fu Baobao play with it.

Chu Zhaoqiu was a bit of a neat freak, and a hairpin covered in cat saliva would be too much torture for her.

At the same time, Fu Lianxue was also afraid the hairpin might poke the little cat.

Seeing its toy confiscated, Baobao meowed and meowed, demanding Mommy give it back, seemingly very unconvinced.

Fu Lianxue, stone-hearted, shook her head. “No, little kids can’t play with pointy things.”

Baobao: “Meow!”

Fu Lianxue: “Oh, you’re being fierce with Mommy now? Are you looking to spar with Mommy?”

Baobao: “Meeeowr—”

Thus, when Chu Zhaoqiu returned home and gently pushed open the music room door, she saw Fu Lianxue sitting on the sofa, fighting with the little cat.

Baobao’s legs were short, putting it at a great disadvantage in this smokeless battle.

One moment its head was poked, the next its nose was tapped; it opened its mouth but couldn’t bite Fu Lianxue for the longest time, only getting a mouthful of air.

This was clearly a one-sided, merciless crushing.

Chu Zhaoqiu: “…”

Seeing the camera aimed at the one human and one cat, she couldn’t help but speak up: “What are you two doing?”

Fu Lianxue saw her return, the smile in her eyes impossible to hide. “You’re back.”

The moment she was distracted, Baobao pounced with an aowu and bit her hand.

It bit, but not hard, as if subconsciously knowing it shouldn’t bite Mommy.

She glanced at the little cat that had given a few tentative bites, smiled and stroked its head, then turned to her girlfriend. “Can’t you tell? I’m sparring with Fu Baobao, helping it train and improve itself.”

——LOL, that’s quite a workout

——Making Fu Baobao train its jaw muscles by eating air, you’re really… I’m crying my eyes out!

Chu Zhaoqiu saw through it, and after a two-second silence, said: “Then keep it friendly, and be careful.”

——Baobao: Then I’ve been touched on way too many times

——Keep it friendly and be careful hahahahahahahaha

——Saozi is quite humorous⁴

——Wow, Saozi’s voice is so nice to listen to~

——Saozi, talk more, we love to hear it!

Fu Lianxue glanced at the screen and relayed the message for the viewers: “They say your voice is nice.”

“They?”

“I’m livestreaming.”

Chu Zhaoqiu understood. “Thank you.”

Meaning she couldn’t hug her wife now, nor could she kiss her.

——Thank what! We’re all family, sit down and chat for a bit!

——Devious netizens!

Fu Lianxue scanned the comments, then smiled and looked away. “Help me get a cat treat stick. I didn’t let it play with your hairpin, and it’s not happy.”

The little cat was extremely interested in the hair ornaments its mommy wore on her head; without the hairpin as a toy, it was still angry.

Hearing this, Chu Zhaoqiu smiled helplessly and shook her head, turning to go out and get a cat treat stick, then returned and handed it to Fu Lianxue.

She stood outside the camera’s view, not even a hand appearing in the livestream.

Fu Lianxue got up to take it.

The viewers in the livestream instantly let out a chorus of wails and regrets—they had come today precisely to see Saozi!

But they heard the sound of a kiss.

Very light, very brief, seemingly over in an instant.

It was Fu Lianxue who kissed Chu Zhaoqiu.

A peck, like a dragonfly skimming the water.

Outside the camera’s view, she unrestrainedly expressed her affection, gently caressing her lover’s face. “You’ve worked hard. It’s cold outside, go take a hot bath to warm yourself up.”

Chu Zhaoqiu kissed her brow, her voice tender and lingering. “Okay, you go on with your stream first.”

——Sweet enough to kill a mouse⁵! Sweet enough to kill a mouse!

——Saozi’s voice is so gentle! Both of their voices are so gentle!

——How can you two kiss secretly? Is there something I, as family, can’t watch?!

——How can you bear to let your wife bathe alone? You go, Baobao is still here.

Fu Lianxue watched her lover leave, then sat back down to open the cat treat stick for Baobao.

Seeing there was food, Baobao immediately approached with clear, bright eyes, no longer fussing with her about the confiscated toy, as if it had already forgotten.

She fed Baobao while reading the bullet comments, and couldn’t help but laugh when she saw viewers telling her to end the stream and go accompany her wife in the bath.

“Are you guys here to watch my livestream, or to watch a romance?

“Don’t you want to hear me sing anymore? You change so quickly, oh, I’m so sad, eh.”

——Only children make choices, adults want both! You sing while being lovey-dovey with your wife!

——Don’t say you’re sad with a smile!

——You brat, you really want to be lovey-dovey with your wife too, don’t you!

“Yes, I do,” Fu Lianxue admitted honestly.

Then she found a place to put down the cat treat stick, letting Baobao eat by itself, while she picked up her guitar. “But my time right now belongs to you all. Family and girlfriend, I want both.

“Come, come, come, Lianxue-jiejie will sing for you~”

Her voice was clear and translucent, her singing skills excellent, and her style versatile, so many people loved to hear her sing and would specifically wait for her to start a livestream to sing a few songs a cappella.

Because of this, as soon as she started singing, everyone stopped pestering her about her relationship—Saozi was an outsider to their circle, so it was best not to disturb her too much.

Fu Lianxue streamed for two hours and then amicably ended the broadcast.

She put all the instruments back in their places, then picked up Fu Baobao and returned to the bedroom.

Chu Zhaoqiu, wearing long-sleeved pajamas, was leaning against the headboard, holding a tablet. The screen was paused on a livestream room that hadn’t started broadcasting yet.

The streamer’s name was very familiar to them both.

Fu Lianxue placed Baobao on the bed, then smilingly slipped under the covers, leaned against Chu Zhaoqiu’s shoulder, and said in a teasing tone, “Aiya, how come someone is secretly watching my livestream in the room.”

Chu Zhaoqiu kissed her forehead, smiling. “I’m watching openly and honorably.”

Fu Lianxue remembered the atmosphere at the beginning of the livestream and couldn’t help but laugh. “They praised your voice as nice.

“I think so too.”

If someone were to ask if there was anything in the world that was absolutely perfect, she would definitely answer: Chu Zhaoqiu.

Her Zhaoqiu not only had a beautiful voice and a beautiful appearance, but also a gentle personality, a clear sense of right and wrong, a strong sense of responsibility, and was uniquely devoted, having loved her for so long, so deeply.

She really couldn’t think of a single flaw in her entire being.

The more she thought, the more satisfied she became. She raised her fingers to gently pinch Chu Zhaoqiu’s chin and delivered a soft kiss.

Chu Zhaoqiu embraced her, proactively deepening the kiss.

An ambiguous warmth rose between their lips, growing hotter.

The lingering affection made their eyes hazy and mesmerized.

The atmosphere was charged with romance; they should do something… together.

“Your voice is very nice,” Fu Lianxue’s voice was soft, almost like a seduction, “it would be even nicer… at a certain time.”

Enigmatic words, yet their hearts understood each other perfectly.

Chu Zhaoqiu smiled and kissed the corner of her lips. “Then do you want to hear it now?”

Fu Lianxue’s eyes curved into crescents. “Yes, I do~”

Then both their gazes shifted to Baobao, who was on the bed, single-mindedly kneading⁶.

The bedroom door opened.

Baobao was gently placed on the floor.

Its head was kissed, and Chu Zhaoqiu’s voice followed, “Baobao is a good child, go play by yourself outside for a bit.”

The bedroom door closed again.

The short-legged kitty standing outside the door: “Meow?”

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