"Thank you."
Lu Mingming said softly, her mind a tangled mess of yarn without a discernible thread.
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Lu Mingming dared not casually trust Cheng Shiqin's sudden show of goodwill, yet she couldn't help but worry about the little white tiger cub staying in the room.
One white and one black little angel warred in her mind, neither yielding an inch.
She quickly sent a message to the white tiger cub's Guang Nao account to check on him.
Cheng Shiqin grinned, as if he had merely come to deliver a message and do her a favor.
"What is this you gave me?"
Cheng Shiqin slowly peeled off the outer wrapper of the milk candy. Inside, there was another thin paper shell that clung stubbornly to the milky white candy. He tried to pry it off a few times, but it only stuck to the candy and melted.
"It's milk candy. The outer layer is rice paper, and it's edible."
No one replied to her message. Lu Mingming's heart was still in a chaotic state. Hearing his question, she answered instinctively.
Cheng Shiqin said "oh" and, without hesitation, popped the entire candy into his mouth. As he chewed, his expression suddenly changed drastically.
Lu Mingming was startled:? I didn't poison it
"Wow, delicious!"
Cheng Shiqin's eyes widened like a goldfish, as if he had tasted some rare delicacy.
The strange rice paper melted in his mouth. The hard candy, after a few chews, quickly became soft and smooth, as if melting on his tongue, with occasional strands of chewiness.
A rich milk flavor filled his mouth. It was soft yet chewy. Even after the last bit was swallowed, a sweet aftertaste lingered in his mouth.
After finishing the candy, Cheng Shiqin sheepishly rubbed his hands together, "Sister, do you have any more?"
It was no big deal.
The breath Lu Mingming had held in finally dropped. She still had plenty in her bag. She was usually strict about milk candies, fearing the cubs might eat too many during their teething period.
However, adult beast-human hybrids didn't need to worry about such things. Lu Mingming generously took out another one and handed it to him.
This time, Cheng Shiqin did not dare to swallow it in one gulp like a brute. He genuinely held it in his mouth, savoring it bit by bit, afraid it would melt.
The hamster beast-human hybrid beside him, seeing him eat something with such enjoyment, curiously moved closer to inquire.
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Cheng Shiqin, not hiding anything, happily said through a mouthful of milk candy, "It's the sweet milk candy from streamer Mingming. Smells good, right? Tastes great too! I'm saying Mingming will be number one this time."
The hamster beast-human hybrid's pupils constricted upon hearing the answer. He quickly glanced away and whispered something to the person beside him. Immediately, that beast-human hybrid looked at Lu Mingming with a shocked gaze, then turned away to say something to the person next to him.
Word spread like wildfire. Now, all the streamers in the hall were staring intently in Lu Mingming's direction.
Meanwhile, Cheng Shiqin, oblivious, continued to chew noisily, showing off, making the envious streamers who hadn't gotten any drool.
After a while, the hamster streamer couldn't hold back any longer. He wiped the saliva from his front teeth, puffed out his two large cheeks, and walked over, "Streamer Mingming, may I ask if you have any more? I can trade with my treasured nuts."
As he spoke, he reluctantly took out a palm-sized bag of sunflower seeds from his belongings. This bag alone cost him a thousand star coins from the ancient market. Although it pained him, he wanted to taste the "sweet milk candy" Cheng Shiqin had described even more.
Lu Mingming didn't mind at all, as she had brought plenty.
"No need. If you like it, take it."
She spoke in a gentle tone and directly handed him one.
The hamster streamer repeatedly expressed his thanks, and his impression of Lu Mingming turned 180 degrees.
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Pure humans weren't as bad as the rumors suggested! Rumors are misleading!
He tucked the nuts back into his pocket as if they were treasures and began to savor the delicious milk candy.
The next second, his face displayed the exact same expression as Cheng Shiqin's – one of pure bliss, as if he had tasted the most delicious food in his life.
Seeing him successfully make an exchange, the surrounding streamers couldn't sit still any longer and rushed forward, taking out their treasured possessions to trade.
"Streamer Mingming, I brought my homemade wowo tou, it's very delicious!"
"Streamer Mingming, I have a potted cactus from the ancient market, it's very rare, want to trade?"
"Streamer Mingming!!! I have an unopened wool skirt, it's very comfortable to wear..."
The name "Streamer Mingming" echoed through the entire hall. Lu Mingming politely declined their gifts, which they cherished like treasures, and distributed one milk candy to each of them, like a kindergarten teacher looking after her small class.
Only a scattered few streamers who held animosity towards pure humans did not gather around. They watched with jealous eyes as the streamers beside them chewed their milk candies with great relish.
Meanwhile.
Shortly after sensing Lu Mingming's departure, the little white tiger quietly jumped off the bed. He skillfully used his mental power to disable the room's surveillance, then openly transformed into human form.
Just as he was about to open the door, his mental power precisely detected subtle movements at the door and immediately launched a thorough search – at the entrance to Lu Mingming's room, the Nine-Tailed Fox was trying to get in with a room card she had obtained from somewhere.
Olannal "stared" intently at the person outside the door, his sharp gaze like two keen knives, openly displaying his killing intent. His mental power quietly crept onto the Nine-Tailed Fox, initiating real-time surveillance.
The Nine-Tailed Fox outside the door, still cursing as she tried to use the room card, suddenly shivered as if something had passed through her body.
Her eyes flickered, and a look of unconcealed fear appeared on her face, yet she did not give up.
Olannal's mental sea gradually condensed into a silver needle. If the Nine-Tailed Fox dared to make another move, this needle would pierce her mental sea, turning her into a hallucinating lunatic within a day.
He had mentally killed the woman outside countless times. A male voice from outside suddenly interrupted his actions.
The Nine-Tailed Fox was also startled, clearly not expecting any contestants to still be in the apartment. After stammering for a while, she left with an excuse.
Olannal's expression remained unchanged. Following the direction of the Nine-Tailed Fox's movement, he disappeared from the window as nimbly and swiftly as a cat.
After most of the contestants had left, the hotel was unusually quiet, except for one room at the end.
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Even ten minutes before the competition, a bright light was still on, making it stand out in the darkened corridor.
Olannal disabled the corridor's surveillance cameras in the same manner. His mental power lurked on the ground and, inch by inch, entered room 0318 through the gap between the door and the floor.
In the spacious and exquisite room, a little girl in a white dress stood silently in the corner, listening to instructions.
She held two recently born beast-human cubs in her arms.
The cubs in the swaddling clothes were about a month old, the age when they were prone to crying for milk. By some unknown method, the cubs were sleeping very soundly, undisturbed even by the Nine-Tailed Fox's sharp voice.
Upon closer inspection, the two cubs, one pink and one blue, each had a number attached. Beneath the cute cartoon numbers were the words: Assist the children contestants in the childcare competition.
A small red flower was drawn next to them as a reward.