The Counterattack Plan of A Villain With Ten Thousand Fans - Chapter 69

Chapter 69

Bai Zishu kicked the bun spinning by his leg, took a deep breath, and tried to calm down. He wanted to be composed, but he couldn't manage it. He had mentioned Tang Lingfeng's name, even got him to record a voice test, confident that with Tang Lingfeng's popularity, he'd secure the role. But reality slapped him hard. Thinking of his solemn promise to Tang Lingfeng about securing the role, Bai Zishu felt his face go pale. He had never felt so embarrassed.

As the bun just got up again and spun around his feet, Bai Zishu viciously kicked it once more. 

"Aowoo..." With a dismal cry, a small white dog, about the size of two adult palms, was sent flying and rolled against the door frame. Its belly heaved for a moment, then it lay still, never to move or cry again.

After smashing the keyboard and mouse to pieces, Bai Zishu finally managed to calm down. Glancing at the dog lying seemingly lifeless by the door, he felt a sense of satisfaction. "Good!"

"Host, the male lead is too cruel!" Suddenly, 098 exclaimed, "He actually kicked his dog to death!"

"Is it Bun?" Ling Chunann, who was pretending to sleep, asked.

Bun was a white toy poodle, three years old. It was a gift from Bai family's parents to Bai Zishu three years ago. However, for some reason, it was much closer to Bai Zimu than Bai Zishu, especially in the few months after arriving. Bun rarely left Bai Zimu's side. Bai Zimu had few friends, so he especially cherished the little dog. He had even suggested taking care of Bun himself, but Bai Zishu refused, citing his inconvenience.

Bai Zimu never saw Bai Zishu's true colors, probably still thinking he meant well.

Ling Chunann slowly opened his eyes. "Is it dead?"

"Earlier, when the male lead was thrown out, its belly was still moving," 098 replied.

From the moment Mo Yuzheng heard Ling Chunann's request to help bring a dog back, to the dog appearing in front of them in such a dire state, it took less than half an hour. 

Yuan Zhengxing, who was responsible for picking up the dog, panted, "Boss, I checked the dog just now. Its ribs are almost all broken, and its internal organs are damaged. With my medical skills, I'm afraid I can't save it." He glanced at the small dog's bright black eyes, unable to bear it, and turned his gaze away. "Such a cute little thing... How can someone be so cruel?"

Ling Chunann took the little thing from Yuan Zhengxing.

"Host, are you going to save this dog?" Given Ling Chunann's current level of healing ability, saving such a small life, while not overly taxing, was not simple either. It would inevitably delay Ling Chunann's progress in treating his own legs. So, 098 was actually hesitant. As a system, it naturally hoped its host would be as healthy and powerful as possible.

While 098 was still debating, Ling Chunann had already begun to use his healing abilities on the little dog.

Yuan Zhengxing stared dumbfoundedly at the white light emanating from Ling Chunann's palm. "This..." He was about to exclaim in amazement when he suddenly received a glance from Mo Yuzheng. He quickly covered his mouth, silenced himself, and then flashed a pleasing smile at Mo Yuzheng. His gaze then lingered on Mo Yuzheng's outstretched finger for a moment before his smile faded, and he left the room listlessly.

"Aowoo..." At this moment, the little dog in Ling Chunann's hands let out a soft whimper.

Ling Chunann held it up to his face. Its eyes were particularly dark, reflecting his face. Despite being hurt by humans just now, its eyes still showed attachment to Ling Chunann.

After a glance, Ling Chunann lifted the dog to his eye level, aligning it with himself. Both pairs of black eyes looked at Mo Yuzheng in front of them. He smiled and said, "Uncle, don't you think it and I are both cute?"

Just now, after hearing Ling Chunann's first half of the sentence, Mo Yuzheng felt a little melancholy inexplicably, thinking that he remembered himself seeing the miserable state of the dog, and was about to comfort Ling Chunann. But upon hearing the latter half, he swallowed the words he hadn't said yet and fell silent. Since when did the host develop a narcissistic trait?

Mo Yuzheng reached out and touched Ling Chunann's head, "You are cuter."

"..." 098 sighed. "The host's narcissism is one thing, but there's also someone who unconditionally agrees with his words."

"Don't you want to ask me why I also have powers?" Ling Chunann smoothed Bun's fur.

"Even pets have powers, and I'm happy." Mo Yuzheng smiled, seemingly not minding Ling Chunann's concealment. "Pets' powers are great!"

Looking at the silly smile on the man's face, 098 couldn't help but marvel, "Host, he really spoils you."

Ling Chunann said, "Do you think he really doesn't know about my powers?"

"..." Can't these two just communicate clearly beforehand?

While 098 was pondering whether to say this, Ling Chunann suddenly started healing the dog.

"Resurgence value +5%, current value is 30%, please continue your efforts, host."

"Oops?" The resurgence value didn't increase when he kicked the dog just now, so why did it inexplicably rise now? No, it needed to quickly see what the male lead was up to.

Bai Zishu now sat at the end of the bed, looking dejected. He stared at Tang Lingfeng's polite responses in the chat box, his brows furrowing tighter. Was it his imagination, or did Tang Lingfeng's attitude toward him seem a bit colder?

No, it must be his imagination. Tang Lingfeng was so magnanimous; he wouldn't be mad about this. Moreover, he had already said he wasn't angry.

Thinking so, Bai Zishu felt a little relieved, then clicked into the forum.

The bright red post at the top of the forum's homepage was the promotional post for the upcoming broadcast of "Spiritual Tribulation".

"Lead Actor Attacked: Warm and Cold?" Bai Zishu's gaze lingered on the name next to his, a character he hadn't heard of in his circle. Bai Zishu didn't connect this "Warm and Cold" with the fans he usually chatted with, as their personalities were too different. In his mind, the Warm and Cold on his friend list should be a gentle-voiced nice guy. Remembering this pseudonym, Bai Zishu began scrolling through the posts. The first post detailed the history and style of each member, but the one Bai Zishu was particularly interested in, Warm and Cold, had very little information available. Little information would have been fine, but he couldn't understand why the crew members, who were usually very reserved, were praising him so much. However, despite being lead actors, Bai Zishu didn't receive any attention. His spotlight was completely overshadowed by an unknown newcomer without any notable works.

Bai Zishu's fingers were about to close the browser when suddenly a loud cry came from beside his bed. Startled, he stood up, accidentally knocking over a cup, spilling half of its contents onto his laptop keyboard. The screen flickered and then went black, apparently damaged. His laptop contained all the voice recordings he had made for "Spiritual Tribulation"! Frantically, Bai Zishu stood the cup upright, grabbed a bunch of tissues, and placed them on the keyboard, drying the surface. Then, without much thought, he pressed the power button again. The screen lit up for a moment, but before Bai Zishu could rejoice, the computer emitted a sizzling sound and went completely dark, refusing to respond to any further attempts to turn it on.

Meanwhile, the child continued to cry incessantly. Bai Zishu suddenly stood up, walked to the crib, and looked at the beautiful baby inside. His expression twisted, then he rudely turned the baby over and slapped its buttocks. "You want to cry? Cry some more!"

"Host, the male lead knocked over his cup and is now blaming his son," 098 said. "The poor child, he's been spanked so hard that his bottom is bruised, crying so miserably."

"Was it recorded?" In the original work, Bai Zishu always had smooth sailing, so this situation didn't occur. Ling Chunann said slowly, "Now it seems he has a tendency towards mania."

"It was recorded. What's mania?" The original work was provided by SitoNet. "Their world view seems to be that the whole world revolves around them," Ling Chunann explained with a smile. "We use a nicer term to describe it, called 'Prince Syndrome'."

098 nodded repeatedly in agreement. The host's summaries were always so incisive.

"Awoo~" Just after being forcibly bathed three times by Mo Yuzheng, Bun, who had become fluffy and white, happily trotted into the room, bouncing around Ling Chunann's feet.

Ling Chunann bent down, and the little one joyfully approached, rubbing its head against his hand.

"Does the baby like small animals?" Mo Yuzheng stared at Ling Chunann's hand on the puppy for three seconds, then finally couldn't resist taking his baby's hand.

Ling Chunann didn't resist and let Mo Yuzheng hold his hand tightly. "Not really, but Bun is different."

Bun looked at the big meanie who took away Ling Chunann's hand, complained, and even threatened, then he stopped at the sound of Yuan Zhengxing's call downstairs and happily bounced out of the door.

Ling Chunann withdrew his gaze from outside the door, opened his arms to Mo Yuzheng, "Tired."

Mo Yuzheng scooped Ling Chunann's hands into his arms. "Then sleep."

At the same time, the family doctor from the Bai family hurriedly arrived at Bai Zishu's room.

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