“This is a false accusation—completely fabricated!”
Blackie angrily pecked at the side of Su Muzhi’s ear.
Su Muzhi let out a small cry and, annoyed, shifted the camera away. She was ready to “banish” Blackie and replace it with the Eldest Princess as the new top star.
“Let me show everyone the Eldest Princess instead!”
The Eldest Princess cooperated perfectly, turning toward the camera and presenting her best side with an air of arrogance. Then she slowly opened her beak and launched into a stream of vulgar curses like a rapid-fire cannon.
As one of only two present who could understand what the Eldest Princess was saying, Su Muzhi was completely stunned. Her gaze immediately locked onto the real culprit—Blackie—and she silently questioned it:
“Was this you?!”
Blackie looked proud, head held high.
“Of course! It calls me Teacher Black, so of course I had to teach it something real!”
If Zhou Qing hadn’t been there, Su Muzhi would have beaten Blackie up on the spot. The Eldest Princess she had personally rescued was supposed to be noble and proud—how could she be taught to swear like this?
But the livestream comments were still pressing her, asking what the Eldest Princess had said.
Su Muzhi gritted her teeth and squeezed out:
“It learned bad habits from Blackie… it’s swearing.”
The chat exploded with laughter. No one understood the emotional damage Su Muzhi was suffering.
She lost interest in continuing the livestream. Since today’s earnings were decent, she simply ended the broadcast, leaning close to Blackie and threatening in a low voice:
“You just wait.”
Blackie wasn’t afraid at all. It shot her a provocative look and flew away, shaking its backside.
“Su Su, I want to ask something. What happened to that fainted weasel?”
Zhou Qing only knew that Chen Zhanye had taken it away, not where it had been sent. She had assumed it would be kept like the other animals, but she hadn’t seen it anywhere along the way.
Su Muzhi sighed and showed her the photos Chen Zhanye had sent her yesterday.
Zhou Qing took them with trembling hands and asked in disbelief:
“Is… is it dead?”
Before she even finished speaking, Su Muzhi realized she had misunderstood and quickly explained:
“No, it’s not that serious. It just suffered internal injuries and passed out. We don’t know when it will wake up.”
Tears that had been building in Zhou Qing’s eyes finally fell.
“That’s good… that’s good.”
Su Muzhi gently wiped her tears with a tissue, still muttering:
“Why are you such a crybaby? Ever since you’ve been with me, I’ve had to carry tissues all the time.”
Zhou Qing pouted and was about to apologize again when a phone call interrupted her. After answering and hearing a few words, she checked her bank balance and became anxious, almost pleading:
“Su Su, my sister froze my card. Can you lend me some money?”
“You can borrow it, but you have to tell me what it’s for.”
Zhou Qing bit her lip for a long time until she tasted blood. It felt like she had returned to that day again, the air almost carrying a scent of blood. Only then did she finally speak:
“Su Su… the video you saw of me climbing the wall is real. I picked up that injured kitten covered in blood and secretly sent it to a pet hospital. I didn’t have enough medical fees left.”
“How much?”
“Three thousand…”
Su Muzhi’s hand paused mid-transfer. That was basically half a month’s salary gone.
“Sent,” she said. “Now tell me—what’s going on with the weasel?”
Zhou Qing hesitated.
“I picked it up too…”
Su Muzhi almost laughed in frustration. Both animals had clearly been deliberately harmed. If it happened inside the school, someone would have cleaned it up properly—there was no way these things were just “lying around” waiting to be discovered. And Zhou Qing’s first reaction hadn’t been to report it either. Something was clearly wrong.
“Forget it. If you don’t want to say, don’t. I’ll take you out for something good to eat to celebrate.”
Zhou Qing froze.
“Celebrate what?”
“Of course your name has been cleared. The cat abuse video has been proven fake, and you also have evidence that you sent the kitten to the hospital. Tomorrow I’ll go to the school with you and explain everything.”
But Zhou Qing’s expression turned strange, as if she was anxious about something.
After returning to the rescue station, she went straight to rest. Su Muzhi brought the packed food to the office to find Chen Zhanye.
Just as she expected, he was indeed there, staring silently at a photo, completely absorbed.
“I brought you food. Even if you’re upset, you still need to eat.”
Chen Zhanye sighed.
“You don’t understand my pain… my precious son!”
Su Muzhi rolled her eyes.
“Yes, yes. If Blackie and the Eldest Princess hear that, they’ll be angry.”
“Have a drink with me.”
He somehow produced two bottles of beer and handed one to her.
Su Muzhi took it and casually set it aside.
“No drinking. There’s a big battle tomorrow.”
She didn’t realize that this battle would be far more difficult than she imagined—so difficult that it would even threaten the rescue station itself.