Lu Ruo followed Gu Qi's instructions and asked Duoduo the question.
As a result, Duoduo threw a tantrum, standing in the corner facing the wall, and huffed in reply: "No extra snacks, meow is angry, meow doesn't want to talk to anyone anymore!"
"It says it doesn't want to talk to people anymore."
Lu Ruo was also eager to catch the culprit as soon as possible, but she didn't want to force a kitten to take responsibility for human affairs.
Noticing Lu Ruo's dilemma, Old Madam Gu slapped Gu Qi on the arm. "You brat, the answer was already handed to you. As a police detective, can't you think of a way to catch the person?"
Gu Qi replied, "I was just trying to gather more information, wasn't I?"
After saying this, Gu Qi thought for a moment, took a White Rabbit creamy candy from his pocket, and handed it to Lu Ruo.
He had originally intended to say nothing, but seeing Lu Ruo look at him with a puzzled expression, Gu Qi couldn't help adding: "The treatment isn't very pleasant. Have a candy; it's very sweet."
Only then did Lu Ruo understand what Gu Qi meant.
She took the candy and smiled at Gu Qi. "Thank you, Officer Gu."
"Don't call him Officer Gu, it sounds too distant." Old Madam Gu chimed in, introducing him to Lu Ruo, "Gu Qi, Grandma has taken Ruoruo as her goddaughter and is planning to hold a recognition banquet. We'll all be family from now on."
Then she said to Lu Ruo, "Ruoruo, this punk is ranked third at home, just call him Third Brother. If you don't want to call him that, you can just call him Little San and he won't dare say a word."
Hearing Old Madam Gu call Gu Qi "Gu Little San" earlier had already felt a bit strange to Lu Ruo.
Now, hearing Old Madam Gu make the formal introduction all over again, a smile crept into her eyes. She looked at Gu Qi and said softly, "Third Brother, please... please take care of me from now on."
Gu Qi actually liked this little younger sister quite a bit.
He smiled and nodded. "Alright, Little Sister... Ruoruo, I have to go attend to some work first."
With that, he strode out.
Judging by his speed, he really seemed in a rush to handle the case.
Encouraged by Gu Qi's enthusiastic work ethic, Lu Ruo clenched her fists.
She couldn't just sit here in the hospital wasting time anymore; she had to finish collecting ten missions as soon as possible, otherwise the mall upgrade would remain a distant dream.
[Can I accept two missions at the same time?] Lu Ruo tried asking the System.
[Yes.] This time the System did not remain silent.
Lu Ruo felt relieved.
As long as the test results came out, she wouldn't have to stay in the hospital anymore and could leave. She just wondered what her medical report would look like now that her body was in a healthy state.
Speak of the devil, the doctor walked in right at that moment.
Without avoiding Lu Ruo, they said with shock in their voices, "In just a single day, Ms. Lu's cancer cell division has slowed down and is nearly coming to a halt! This is a sign of improvement! There is no need for chemotherapy for now, lest we mess things up by trying to be too clever."
After saying that, the doctor looked at Lu Ruo: "Although you are already well enough to be discharged, we would still like to ask if you'd be willing to stay in the hospital so we can continue monitoring your condition."
"Monitor what, exactly?" Before Lu Ruo could refuse, Old Madam Gu spoke up. "This is a society governed by the rule of law. Are you trying to restrict a citizen's freedom?"
Everyone present knew who Old Madam Gu was.
Putting aside the fact that the late Old Master Gu was a decorated war hero, Old Madam Gu's grandson alone was not someone to mess with.
So they could only say, "Apologies, our apologies, please don't be upset. We'll process the discharge papers for the patient right away."
Twenty minutes later, Lu Ruo was already in a car heading toward the Gu Family Villa.
She hadn't really intended to take advantage of her status as Old Madam Gu's goddaughter, but the old lady kept holding tightly onto her hand and wouldn't let go.
With no other choice, she could only tag along.
The Gu family's villa was located at No. 6 Yuxi Longting. Old Madam Gu explained that Gu Qi's parents had gone traveling, leaving only her, an old woman, living inside, and she was feeling quite lonely.
Seeing the forlorn expression on the old lady's face, Lu Ruo couldn't help but hold her hand. "Then... then I'll keep you company from now on."
Old Madam Gu chuckled inwardly.
She seemed to have found the right way to get along with this little granddaughter.
"This is the reward for the clues you provided." Old Madam Gu paused for a moment. "As for your daily necessities, I'll have the housekeeper arrange for someone to deliver them. Huahua can live with our Duoduo; our Duoduo just loves taking care of kittens."
Amidst this flurry of arrangements, they arrived at Yuxi Longting.
A batch of daily necessities had just been delivered by someone, and brand-new electronic devices were prominently included among them.
Under Old Madam Gu's direction, the housekeeper directly brought the items into a room decorated in an extremely cute style, without even giving Lu Ruo a chance to speak.
The room featured a two-meter-wide large bed draped with sky-blue blankets, complete with its own walk-in closet, feeling both warm and comfortable.
Standing at the doorway, Lu Ruo suddenly thought of the room she had lived in at the Lu Family.
It was located in the darkest, sunless corner on the first floor of the villa, and once a small four-foot bed was placed inside, there was no room left for anything else.
So she was capable of living in such a beautiful place after all?
"Do you like it?" Old Madam Gu asked. "The old man and I personally oversaw the decoration of this girl's room. By the way, come with me to burn a stick of incense for the old man so he can meet his new daughter, too."
This time, Lu Ruo did not refuse.
She truly wanted to live in such a nice room, and she wanted family members who loved her and whom she could love in return.
Since Grandma Gu was willing to take such good care of her, all she needed to do was repay it well.
After kowtowing to the late Master Gu, which officially registered her into the family lineage, Lu Ruo began decorating the room to her own liking.
Old Madam Gu did not come to disturb her.
Once she finished decorating, remembering that she still needed to grind through missions quickly, Lu Ruo looked at the new phone Grandma Gu had bought her and decided to try live-streaming first.
Running around everywhere outside relying on luck was unrealistic; the internet was where she could reach the greatest number of animals.
Lu Ruo asked the housekeeper, who had someone deliver a live-streaming stand.
By this time, Lu Ruo had already changed her initial account name, which had been a string of numbers, to "Pet Communicator Ruoruo." She gave her broadcast room the title "Cat Communicator," ignored the beauty filter function, and clicked confirm to start the broadcast.
As a new streamer going live, only a couple of people occasionally trickled into the room, and no one stayed at all.
Thinking that even doing business required shouting to attract customers, and live-streaming must be the same, Lu Ruo suppressed her shyness and spoke up: "Hello everyone, I am a cat communicator. I can help you communicate with your cats. Is anyone willing to give it a try?"
Just as she was speaking, the live-streaming platform pushed a wave of traffic, bringing ten people in at once.
Someone posted a comment: [This profession was proven to be a scam ages ago. Streamer, you're still trying to use this to build a following? Don't be foolish.]
Once someone spoke up, others started chiming in.
[I think so too. Streamer, you're very pretty, don't mess around with these scammy things. It's so easy to build a following just by relying on your looks as a beauty streamer.]
[Wait, didn't any of you notice that the pretty little lady is sitting on a hospital bed? Is she sick?]
While the netizens were discussing in the comments, a familiar account suddenly appeared.
Yaoyao's the Best: [Pet Communicator Ruoruo? Heh, are you trying to start live-streaming to beg for money? Don't make a fool of yourself, hurry up and turn it off!]