"..."
It was dead silent.
Ah Dai was trembling lightly, completely unable to believe that the secret she had been keeping, was exposed!
Pudding was very clingy towards her but it wasn't clingy enough by her standards, thus failing to achieve the effect she wanted.
Hence, Ah Dai always wore catnip sachets on her body.
Catnip was as fatally addictive to cats as poppies are to people.
With the stimulation of catnip, Pudding would kiss and rub itself against her at a level that was beyond the normal affection of cats. It would also give the visual illusion that Pudding was extremely clingy to her.
She argued, "I...How could I possibly wear such stuff? I have no idea what you're talking about!"
However, the explanation sounded extremely weak.
The audience of the live stream were already in an uproar at this point!
—— [Catnip sachets?]
——[Xiang Yi must be slandering Ah Dai. How could Ah Dai possibly bring such a thing!?!]
—— [So what if she did? Catnip is found in many cat toys!]
——[No, no, no. Putting aside the dosage, catnip itself is as toxic as drugs! For example, the dosage of catnip in cat toys may be equivalent to a mouthful of coke but if her catnip sachet contains an equivalent amount of catnip as half a liter of white wine... That's really scary!]
——[Ah Dai, if you have a clear conscience, pull out the things in your jacket and show it to everyone! You'd be able to put Xiang Yi to shame! I believe that the innocent will be able to prove themselves without excessive arguing!]
...
Seeing the comments on the live stream, Ah Dai was stunned.
She suddenly regretted starting a livestream!
If she hadn't, she would have been able to cover it up.
However, the fans were all now clamoring to see what was in her pockets.
She would be letting the cat out of the bag if she took it out!
"Why should I cooperate with you when you're accusing me?" Ah Dai hugged Pudding to hide her guilty conscience. "Forget it, I can avoid you even if I can't afford to mess with you! I'll leave now! I don't need you to compensate for the breach of contract either! I don't want to interfere with your shooting!"
She sounded righteous and upright, as if Xiang Yi and the rest were forcing her to leave.
To her surprise, the director put her to shame.
"Miss Ah Dai, we've never signed an official cooperation contract, so why would there be a compensation for a breach of contract? Please be mindful of your words."
Having worked in the entertainment industry for years, they were all experienced and smart. The director wouldn't have bothered to stand up for anyone during usual times.
However, he was really fond of cats and he couldn't help but feel uncomfortable when he saw that.
Moreover, with his status, he didn't care about a small fry like Ah Dai. It was normal for him to throw a tantrum every now and then.
As soon as he said that, there was yet another uproar.
Ah Dai had been bragging about Pudding's endorsements for a long time and recently, Pudding's fees had increased greatly!
It turned out that Pudding's commercial shoot this time was not a collaboration with a certain brand. What was it considered then? Free labor?
Little did they know that Ah Dai had deliberately offered to let Pudding star in the ad for free, in order to use this commercial to increase Pudding's rates, so as to make more money.
Ah Dai seemed a little embarrassed and she tried to give herself an out by pretending to be pitiful. "If you insist on saying so, there's nothing I can do..."
The director did not buy it at all. He sneered and said, "Bring out the contract then. I've never liked it when others beat around the bush with me."
"..."
There had never signed a contract before so how can there be a contract?
While Ah Dai was completely speechless, Pudding was stimulated by the catnip that she was carrying on her body and thus reached its paws out maniacally to scratch the pocket of Ah Dai's jacket, causing it to tear loudly!
A sachet sudden fell out....