After the Top-Tier Star Panda Went Viral on Livestream

[Author-confirmed cringe-worthy past, proceed with caution] (Please add my upcoming novel set in the same universe, When a Samoyed Playmate Meets a German Shepherd, to your reading list (-v-). Blurb below ↓) Hua Xi is a top-tier star among pandas. With his adorable short, chubby, round appearance, he is beloved by humans. Every day at the zoo, he eats, drinks, and entertains visitors, living a wonderfully carefree life. Then one day, the existence of the yao is suddenly revealed to the public. The Bureau of Nonhuman Affairs exposes Hua Xi as a panda yao, forcing him to leave behind the wonderful life he once had. Hua Xi: Goodbye, my lazy days. To solve his employment problem, Hua Xi has no choice but to accept an offer to appear on the first live-streaming show featuring humans and yao. He has no idea what a panda could possibly do on a variety show, but at least he can use the opportunity to search for his missing old friend. Hua Xi has nevertheless underestimated his popularity. When panda fans hear that their national-treasure star has become a yao and is appearing on the show, they all say: Xi-zai, even if you're a little chubby, Mom will still love you! But during the livestream, Hua Xi transforms into a handsome man with flowing long hair, a classic, elegant air, narrow shoulders and waist, and long legs. He's absolutely irresistible. Confused passerby: "I love a long-haired beauty. Mmm, mmm." (Drools while licking the screen.) Fans: ??? What is going on? Where's my adorable, short, round, chubby giant panda with no neck? In the first episode, the guests have to help members of the public solve their problems. Faced with a patient terrified of yao, whom all the other yao are helpless to deal with, Hua Xi simply turns back into a panda. Getting to pet a national treasure successfully calms the patient down. Hua Xi's livestreams continue to be completely different from everyone else's. While the other guests stream the daily work of the yao, Hua Xi goes straight to a panda sanctuary. The adorable little national treasures are utterly heart-melting. While the other guests stream their lives as yao and talk about the challenges of getting along with humans, Hua Xi heads back to the zoo and shows off his lazy routine of eating bamboo and sleeping all day. The overworked nine-to-nine and nine-to-seven workers watch the livestream in tears: I'm moved. I want to be a giant panda too! In the end, the show becomes a huge hit, and Hua Xi along with it. Hua Xi, slacking off: ? I only wanted to use the livestream to find a yao, you know? Going viral is fine, after all, he's a national treasure. But Hua Xi never expected to run into his "enemy" on the show. Two years have passed, and this enemy's skin has become as thick as a city wall. Hua Xi glares at him, but his enemy fusses over him with constant, meticulous care. He's like a plaster that won't come off, impossible to chase away or shake off. Hua Xi nearly flips the table in anger. What on earth is this guy up to? The man sets a whole table with a feast made entirely of bamboo. "A special meal just for the national treasure. Sure you don't want any?" Hua Xi: ...Fine. I won't flip this table just yet. After all, what panda could possibly turn down a whole bamboo feast? Thinking "this is so good" as he eats, he declares with all the dignity he can muster, "Just because I eat it doesn't mean I've forgiven you!" "Darling, is it possible," his enemy ventures carefully, "that this was all a misunderstanding?" Hua Xi: "?" [Please read before starting!] [A seemingly steady and reliable, but actually hopelessly lovesick gong x a seemingly refined and hard-to-please, but strong and beautiful shou] 1. This is a shou-centric story, with a lot of livestreaming. The early livestreams are part of a show; later on, they become traditional livestreams. The shou is only half a member of the entertainment industry. 2. The gong and shou already knew each other before the story begins. The gong has a one-sided crush on the shou early on, and later they fall for each other. Happy ending. 3. [Important!] [Potential trigger!] The gong and shou have a misunderstanding at the beginning! It is not a romantic misunderstanding involving cheating or a third party. It's more like "your family member killed my family member," except no one was actually killed!!! [Don't read if this bothers you, or you'll get blindsided.] 4. Strictly speaking, the plot takes up most of the story. If you can't stand the romance parts... then maybe it's best to drop it. I hope we can part amicably, on good terms. (Please don't message me about it TAT.) (The shou's original form is a short, round, chubby giant panda, similar to Huahua. The gong is a cultivator, a practitioner of immortal cultivation in a cultivation setting.) Upcoming novel: When a Samoyed Playmate Meets a German Shepherd. Blurb: [An innocent, silly, cheerful Samoyed shou who's an expert at giving praise vs. a German Shepherd gong who's possessive and says one thing but means another Ye Le x Zhao Si] Ye Le is a cheerful, innocent little yao whose true form is a "smiling angel" Samoyed. After sneaking into a police dog training base and becoming a playmate dog, Ye Le has all the food, drink, and job security he could want. He lives happily without a care in the world. His only problem is that his "clients" always want to keep playing with him even after his shift ends. One day, an injured German Shepherd arrives at the base. Rumor has it he's strange and vicious. He even scared the pretty Sheltie next door to tears. But Ye Le is about to become this German Shepherd's new playmate. After hearing the rumors, he makes a bet with the Sheltie: the German Shepherd won't kick him out. The loser has to tell the whole base they made the bet and admit defeat. With his reputation and the honor of being the base's "number one playmate dog" on the line, Ye Le pulls out all the stops while keeping the German Shepherd company: At mealtimes, he shares sashimi. He sings to soothe him and help him heal. He offers free massages as the Yeye massage therapist. He gets him playing with toys to exercise. And as a walking praise machine, Ye Le constantly showers him with compliments, taking meticulous care of the German Shepherd's mental well-being. At last, the German Shepherd's injuries heal, the two dogs have built a good relationship, and Ye Le hasn't been kicked out. He breathes a sigh of relief. His title as the base's number one playmate dog is safe. But what's with this German Shepherd? Why does he keep clinging to Ye Le and refusing to let him clock out, just like his former clients? And what's more! Ye Le is shocked: How did you suddenly turn into a yao? And such a huge one, too! The powerful German Shepherd yao scoops Ye Le into his arms. "I'm taking this playmate dog with me." (The gong and shou spend the early part of the story in their animal forms at the police dog base. Later, when they return to human society, they'll take human form.) [Click into the author's profile to read the full blurb.] Theme: Protect national treasures and care for animals