It’s So Noisy, A Friend Gave Me a Pearl Bird – CH58

Chapter 58

As each ranking list entered settlement, the Annual Star selection officially began.

Ten streamers were shortlisted. Originally, people thought Luo Huoxi’s incident would affect the competition—but once voting opened, the numbers still surged at a visible speed.

Si Jingce’s votes shot up like bullets, firmly holding first place and leaving second place far behind.

During this period, the streamer himself was practically working to the bone. He used to start and end streams on time, never going even five minutes overtime. But now, no matter what time you entered Si Jingce’s livestream, you could almost always see him online.

What was even more surprising—lcberg’s votes kept rising steadily, without any sign of slowing down.

With such unusual data, combined with the recent controversy, Si Jingce’s votes quickly drew suspicion.

[Logically, once fans cast their votes, they shouldn’t have more afterward. Does lcberg really have that many fans?]

[Ridiculous. Who would dare cheat right now? lcberg’s votes are clearly coming one by one from both his fans and the little brother’s fans. And the little brother is still livestreaming every day to pull votes!]

[Hard to say. What if the current leadership at Gemstone TV is backing lcberg?]

[Uh… raising hand quietly. I’m not a bot or paid account. My favorite streamer didn’t make it into the Annual Star selection, so we organized people to vote for lcberg.]

[Same.]

[+1]

[Keep lying! Who’s that kind-hearted to do charity? Are all Gemstone TV streamers suddenly lcberg fans?!]

The online arguments grew more intense, forcing Gemstone TV’s official account to release three separate announcements clarifying that there was no abnormality in lcberg’s voting data.

They even cleared suspicious votes multiple times—yet lcberg’s numbers remained unaffected.

As voting reached the midpoint, people gradually realized…

A lot of streamers were actually campaigning votes for lcberg.

Even Si Jingce’s competitors were working hard to promote him.

Netizens: ?

Wait—did all Gemstone TV streamers get brainwashed or something?

In truth, Si Jingce had benefited from Yanyan. From the very beginning of the Luo Huoxi incident, the two had encouraged everyone to report to the police, first to prevent Luo Huoxi from fleeing abroad.

Later, the police’s official post basically confirmed that Yanyan and Si Jingce had played a role behind the scenes.

Unfortunately, the Rookie Awards had ended too quickly, so everyone could only help by rallying votes during the Annual Star selection.

…

Si Jingce and Yanyan were so busy they were practically spinning in place, yet they still made time to return to the Si family home.

After Luo Huoxi was detained, his tabby cat had no one to care for it. So Si Jingce took it in temporarily and placed it at his family home.

Once the cat completed its health check, it would be handed over to Lei Dian.

It had been a long time since the two of them came back.

As soon as they got out of the car, the butler greeted them with a smile. Seeing Si Jingce, he called out, “Young Master.”

Then his gaze shifted to Yanyan, and he warmly greeted, “Young Madam.”

Yanyan’s grip on Si Jingce’s hand tightened instantly—he was completely startled by that title.

The boy flushed from ears to neck, stammering, “Butler… Grandpa Butler, maybe don’t call me Young Madam…”

“Young Madam” meant the partner of the young master. Just hearing it made Yanyan feel unbearably embarrassed, and he clutched Si Jingce’s hand tightly.

“Alright,” the butler smoothly corrected himself. “Young Master Yanyan.”

Last time, it was the young master bringing a friend home for dinner. This time… he was bringing his partner home.

Along the way, everyone they passed looked at Yanyan with smiling eyes, as if ready to rush forward and hand out wedding candies at any moment…

Only after entering the house did that feeling ease a little.

Gui Yaying warmly invited them to sit. Si De carried one fat orange cat in each arm and went upstairs to lock the two chubby cats in a room.

“Yanyan, you’re here,” Gui Yaying said, drawing his attention away from the cats. She carefully looked him up and down and commented seriously, “Why have you gotten thinner? Did Xiao Si stop feeding you?”

Thinking of all the snacks that had been confiscated, Yanyan nodded aggrievedly. “Mm-hmm!”

Si Jingce, who had just watched his boyfriend gain five pounds: …

“He’s terrible. I’ll scold him later,” Gui Yaying said, pulling Yanyan to sit down. “I bought you some clothes—try them on and see if they fit.”

Like Si Jingce, she loved dressing up Yanyan. The only difference was—Si Jingce liked buying bird clothes, while Gui Yaying preferred human outfits.

Before long, Yanyan had already tried on several outfits. Gui Yaying didn’t neglect her son either and handed him a big bag. “I bought some for you too. Try them.”

Si Jingce opened the bag and glanced inside—it turned out to be matching outfits with Yanyan. Couple clothes.

“Thanks, Mom.”

“Oh, and this.” Gui Yaying smiled as she took out two hats. “New Year is coming—something festive.”

They were two finely embroidered tiger-head hats, red with gold patterns, the little tiger faces looking adorably silly.

Si Jingce frowned slightly at the hats. “I’m not wearing that.”

Too childish.

But Yanyan’s eyes lit up. He grabbed one and quickly put it on. “It fits perfectly!”

Then he suddenly thought of something and shook his head, making the hat wobble. “Now I’m a bird tiger!”

Gui Yaying immediately burst into laughter.

Si Jingce lowered his gaze. From his angle, he could see the little tiger hat on Yanyan’s head, its round black eyes staring straight at him.

Si Jingce: …

Without saying a word, he also put the hat on his own head.

“You go upstairs and play first,” Gui Yaying said with a smile, patting Yanyan’s head. She added, “Don’t go near that glass room. The cats… including that ‘sea cucumber’ you brought back are all playing over there.”

Yanyan froze for a moment before realizing that the “sea cucumber” she mentioned was that tabby cat.

The pattern really did look a bit similar…

He nodded, took off the hat and set it aside, then went upstairs by himself.

…

Si Jingce stayed behind. Gui Yaying poured him a cup of hot tea.

Steam rose slowly, blurring his vision.

“I see your relationship is quite stable now,” Gui Yaying said straight to the point. “When are you planning to get engaged?”

“After this competition ends,” Si Jingce replied.

They were both too busy right now, and Yanyan’s attention was entirely on the Annual Star selection.

Seeing that he already had a plan, Gui Yaying smiled and spoke to him sincerely again.

“At first, I thought you would follow the path the family arranged—find a proper job, and a girl you like.”

“Or maybe your father would lose his mind and arrange a business marriage for you. But I didn’t expect…”

She didn’t expect him to find a non-human boyfriend.

“At the beginning, your father and I were really worried—so worried we couldn’t sleep at night,” she said. “But later, we came to terms with it. Yanyan won’t harm anyone. However you two want to live, just live that way.”

Hearing this, Si Jingce paused slightly and said softly, “Thank you.”

Gui Yaying’s expression softened.

“But in the end, Yanyan is just a little pearl bird. In your relationship, no matter what, he’s always in the weaker position… If you ever change, it would be easy to hurt him.”

She became serious. “Have you really thought it through?”

“Your father and I even considered different options. We even thought about adopting Yanyan, making him our child—so we could still protect him.”

Si Jingce understood what his mother meant.

“I’ve thought it through,” he said. “I’ve made up my mind. I’ll only be with Yanyan for the rest of my life.”

…

When he went upstairs to find Yanyan, he saw the boy standing at the door of the cat room, pressed against the glass.

The butler stood nearby, watching closely, afraid something might go wrong.

Si Jingce paused, then slowly walked over—only to find Yanyan staring intently at the three cats inside.

This was Gui Yaying’s favorite place. She had specially built a huge wooden cat wall, and in the sunlit areas, there were thick soft cushions.

The tabby cat brought from Luo Huoxi’s place was wearing an Elizabethan collar, lying on top of the two fat orange cats.

Seeing Si Jingce arrive, the butler quickly explained, “After its isolation period ended, ‘Sea Cucumber’ beat up Big Fat and Second Fat. Now both of them are its little followers.”

As he spoke, the tabby cat lowered its head and started grooming its two “underlings.”

Si Jingce: …

Good thing the cat was being sent to Lei Dian today. If it stayed any longer, he and Yanyan would become the fourth and fifth in rank.

He walked over and wrapped an arm around Yanyan’s shoulders. “If you’re scared, don’t look. We’ll have someone put it into the carrier, and we’ll send it to Lei Dian together.”

“No,” Yanyan snapped out of it and pointed at the cat room. “I want a bird house that big too!”

It looked so nice—so much space to fly around, even to hide and play hide-and-seek with Si Jingce.

Si Jingce glanced at the butler beside him, whose expression showed he probably already knew some things.

“Alright, I’ll have someone design one later,” Si Jingce said.

Yanyan hesitated. “But such a big bird house… do we even have space at home?”

This room alone was as big as Si Jingce’s bedroom.

Meanwhile, the butler had already had someone put the tabby cat into a carrier. The cat let out a dissatisfied cry but didn’t struggle too much—probably understanding it was going to a new home.

Yanyan crouched down and stared at it for a while. The tabby cat bared its teeth fiercely.

“You think I’m afraid of you?” Yanyan said proudly.

From a bird’s perspective, cats looked like fluffy giant beasts. But after all his “exposure training” through work, Yanyan wasn’t really afraid of them anymore.

He secretly glanced at Si Jingce, then quickly poked a finger into the carrier and poked the cat’s body, leaving a little dent. The cat, restricted by the carrier, couldn’t retaliate…

The tabby cat screamed at Si Jingce: “Meow!”

Control your bird!

The evil little mochi rubbed his finger where he had touched the cat.

Wow—cats really feel different from birds!

“You’re going to a new home soon. You can’t be so fierce anymore,” Yanyan said, pretending to lecture it—actually hinting at something else. “Maybe your new owner will prepare you a beautiful cat house too.”

Si Jingce understood the hint and smiled. “Don’t worry. You’ll have a beautiful big bird house at home too.”

“Then… we’ll just buy a bigger wedding house.”

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