Chapter 74: Chapter 74: Making Her Boyfriend Hurt Peach

「Late at night.」

A man was practicing calligraphy at his desk when the sudden ring of his phone shattered the silence of the room.

Henry Stark glanced at the caller ID, a flicker of surprise crossing his brow.

’Why would Renee Jennings be calling me at this hour?’

’Did something happen? An accident?’

At that thought, Henry Stark quickly answered the phone, his expression grave. "Renee, what happened?"

Renee Jennings heard the serious tone in his voice and froze for a few seconds before she managed to respond. "No, it’s not that. There’s no danger. I’m calling to ask you a question."

Hearing there was no danger, Henry Stark’s tense nerves relaxed, and his voice softened. "What did you want to ask me?"

Renee Jennings explained her idea. "Do you think doing this will have any negative consequences?"

Henry Stark told her, "The video of you riding the tiger at the zoo went viral. The zoo staff also announced that you’re their special animal consultant. If you stream in your capacity as an animal psychology consultant and don’t reveal any other information, I don’t think there will be a problem."

Hearing him say that, Renee Jennings finally felt at ease.

After hanging up, she found a phone stand, placed it on the coffee table in the living room, and sat cross-legged on the sofa to start her live stream.

The first person to enter the stream was Michelle Fuller.

[I’m here! First!]

[Babe, you’re so beautiful!]

Renee Jennings watched Michelle Fuller’s comments scroll by, feeling both amused and exasperated.

The viewer count in the stream remained at 1.

Renee Jennings frowned slightly. With just over eight hours left on the countdown, she was starting to feel anxious.

[Ooh! Someone’s here!]

The viewer count began to rise, quickly breaking into the double digits.

When the viewer count hit 222, Renee Jennings cleared her throat and, forcing down her awkwardness, began, "Good evening. Does everyone in the stream have pets?"

[What is this stream about? I came from the video, I thought I’d get to see a tiger!]

[Streamer, you’re so pretty. Can you take me to ride a tiger too?]

[I just followed you tonight. You’re not going to start selling products, are you? If you are, I’m unfollowing!]

There were quite a few comments in the public chat, but as Renee Jennings tried to read them, she realized that besides Michelle Fuller, no one had answered her question.

She pressed her lips together and spoke again. "I’m not here to sell products. I just want to randomly connect with two viewers who have pets at home and help their fur babies with some problems."

[I bet you’re here to sell pet supplies!]

[Sigh, everyone wants to be an influencer and sell stuff these days.]

[You make it sound so nice. Is there a fee?]

Renee Jennings raised an eyebrow. "It’s free."

[How can you solve their problems?]

[Can you really solve their problems? Fur babies can’t talk. We wouldn’t even know if you solved anything!]

Renee Jennings glanced at the chat and said coolly, "We’ll only know if I can solve anything after we connect. I can guarantee I won’t be selling any products."

’After all, I’m only streaming to complete the system’s mission. This might be the only time I ever go live.’

[Then just give it a try! It’s free, and with so many people watching, you don’t have to worry about getting scammed~~~]

It was obvious at a glance that Michelle Fuller had sent that comment.

But it was effective. Renee Jennings saw several viewers request to connect.

As the number of viewers grew, so did the number of requests to connect.

Renee Jennings randomly connected with a viewer with the ID "Ruin."

The person on the other end seemed to be a male university student, judging by the school dorm in the background.

Renee Jennings: "Hello, Ruin. What kind of pet do you have?"

The student replied with a straight face, "Hello, pretty lady. I have a dog."

Hearing this, Renee Jennings’s expression grew more serious. She asked, "What kind of dog is it? Can you show him on camera?"

The student flipped his camera.

Renee Jennings saw another male student appear on the screen.

"Pretty lady, this is the dog I keep."

Renee Jennings furrowed her delicate brows, pursed her lips, and fell silent.

[PFFT-HAHAHA, I’m dying!]

[College kids really know how to joke around. Why didn’t I think of that?]

[If we’re talking like that, then I’ve got three dogs in my dorm.]

Renee Jennings looked at the chat with a helpless expression. "Sorry, I’m disconnecting."

She connected with someone new, a user with the ID "PeachyKeen."

A sweet-looking, pretty girl appeared on the split screen, holding a short-legged little corgi. When she realized the connection had gone through, she cried out in surprise, "Ah? It actually connected!"

"Hello, Peach." Renee Jennings greeted her, her gaze falling on the corgi. "And hello to you too, little corgi."

"Hello, streamer." PeachyKeen scratched her head awkwardly. "I actually clicked by mistake..."

"That’s okay. I’m mainly here to communicate with the corgi," Renee Jennings said with a soft laugh. "What’s the little corgi’s name?"

PeachyKeen quickly replied, "His name is Wally."

Renee Jennings nodded. "Is there anything Wally needs my help with? Or, to put it another way, does he have any wishes?"

Peach rubbed Wally’s head and laughed. "He’s just a silly dog. His biggest wish every day is probably to eat his fill and sleep his fill."

[This streamer is hilarious. Even if Wally had a wish, could you understand him if he told you?]

[What the heck? Asking a dog what its wish is? Why not ask me? Am I less important than a dog?]

But Wally did have a wish. Renee Jennings heard him let out a soft whine. ’My wish is to protect Peach and keep her from getting hurt!’

A smile touched Renee Jennings’s eyes as she said softly, "Peach, Wally’s greatest wish is to protect you."

[The streamer’s just making that up!]

[Of course she’s making it up. But what’s the point of doing this?]

Peach was stunned for a few seconds, then she smiled so wide her eyes curved into crescents. "Streamer, thank you! You’ve made me so happy~"

A faint smile played on Renee Jennings’s lips. She neither denied the girl’s words nor refuted the comments in the chat.

She was about to end the connection when Wally suddenly started barking excitedly. ’You can understand what Wally’s saying, right?’

Renee Jennings sensed something was off with Wally’s state and asked in confusion, "What’s wrong?"

"Wally, be good. Don’t act up." Peach quickly tried to soothe him by stroking his fur, apologizing to Renee. "I’m so sorry, Wally isn’t usually like this."

But Wally shoved his head toward the screen and barked frantically. ’Can you save Peach? Skye is going to have her boyfriend hurt Peach! Tell Peach to run away, quickly!’

Hearing this, the smile on Renee Jennings’s lips slowly faded.

"Sorry, streamer. You can go ahead and connect with the next person." Peach was about to exit the app, but Wally wouldn’t let her. He snatched the phone in his mouth and ran off. "Hey, Wally, why’d you steal my phone?"

[Hahaha, the dog actually stole her phone!]

[Was it because the streamer was just sucking up to the owner for him, and that made Wally happy too?]

[This streamer’s great at providing emotional value.]

Renee Jennings’s tone grew serious. "Don’t worry, I’ll help you."

[Huh? Help who?]

[What’s the streamer going to make up now?]

Peach chased Wally into a room, saying helplessly, "Wally, give my phone back, or I’m going to ignore you from now on!"

Only after her voice faded did Renee Jennings ask, "Peach, do you have a friend named Skye?"