Chapter 207: Chapter 207: Enroll It in an Animal Weight-Loss Class
Renee Jennings suspected that this 1-point task was System 009ās revenge!
She looked into it for a moment and discovered she could file an appeal for abnormal tasks.
Renee Jennings immediately began the appeal process, objecting to the task reward and questioning whether System 009 was engaging in retaliatory behavior.
After submitting the appeal, a notification popped up about two minutes laterāAppeal Denied.
Renee Jennings saw that the reason for the denial was her verbal abuse toward System 009, and that System 009 had the authority to deduct the hostās task rewards.
She was so angry she grabbed her pillow and furiously slammed it down a few times.
[System 009: Miss Jennings, I hope you will be more careful with your words and actions in the future.]
Renee Jennings: "...Iāll just keep my head down, then!"
Is that careful enough for you?
She let out a dry laugh and resignedly got out of bed, sitting down at the nearby desk.
Renee Jennings glanced at the time. It was already past one in the morning.
If System 009 werenāt so unreasonable, sheād be sound asleep right now.
Renee Jennings ruffled her hair and started her livestream.
As soon as she went live, viewers quickly began to pour into the stream.
[Ahhhh, Streamer, youāre finally live again~]
[Why are you streaming so late?]
[Streamer, youāre finally live! I sent you so many messages, why didnāt you reply? Save my stingray!]
[Streamer, save my stingray! Iām begging you!]
[Save my stingray! Iāll reward you handsomely!]
Renee Jenningsās gaze fell on the username that was spamming the chat: Melora Luxury Furniture. The name wasnāt unfamiliar.
She frowned slightly and said coolly, "Hey, furniture seller, stop spamming. Iām not in Zenvia."
[I saw your work! Did you go to Lynfell to help find the crocodiles?]
[Streamer, are you in Lynfell? Then Iāll bring my stingray to Lynfell to find you. Please, you have to save it!]
[I apologize for my rudeness the other day!]
[Whatās going on? Did this furniture seller offend the streamer?]
Renee Jennings wasnāt a petty person, but the middle-aged female owner of the furniture store had been rude to Zane the other day, so she had been giving her the cold shoulder.
But thinking that the polka-dot stingray was innocent, she furrowed her brow and said, "Melora Furniture, stop spamming. Iāll contact you tomorrow."
[Really? Thank you, Streamer! Thank you!]
[The streamer is as kind as she is beautiful!]
Renee Jennings ignored them and glanced at the viewer count in the top-right corner. It had already surpassed ten thousand. She raised an eyebrow slightly and chuckled. "So many night owls?"
[Streamer, have all the crocodiles that escaped from Lynfell Wildlife Park been found?]
"The officials will release a notice tomorrow." Renee Jennings was feeling a bit sleepy and squeezed her eyes shut for a moment. "Iām starting viewer calls now. The requirement for tonight is that you must have a pet, because I want to collect blessings from animals."
Soon, a viewer with the username "Aloof Oreo" connected to the stream.
A chubby dogās face appeared on the split screen.
Renee Jennings smiled. "Hello, little doggy."
The pug blinked, its face full of sorrow.
The phone was moved further away, revealing the pugās full figure, and the livestream viewers were stunned.
[That canāt be a pug, it must be a pig!]
[Hahaha, Iām dying! That pug really is as fat as a pig.]
[Pug: I hate humans with no sense of boundaries!]
Renee Jennings also thought the pug was a bit too fat. "This doggy needs some weight management."
[Hahaha, why did the streamer stop calling it a ālittle doggyā?]
[Streamer: She canāt bring herself to say it.]
[Streamer: I canāt just tell a blatant lie, can I?]
Renee Jennings looked at the chat, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
"Hello, Streamer," a clear male voice suddenly said. "My dogās name is Oreo, and my name is Ash."
Hearing this, a more serious expression crossed Renee Jenningsās face. "Hello, Ash. I want to collect a blessing from your Oreo. Is there anything you need my help with?"
"Yes," Ash replied. "But you should collect the blessing first, Streamer."
"Alright." Renee Jennings looked at the bewildered Oreo and said in a gentle voice, "Oreo, my name is Renee. Can you give me a blessing?"
Oreo stared at her with wide, bright eyes, confused. "A blessing? What kind of blessing?"
System 009 hadnāt specified what kind of blessing, so Renee Jennings said, "Just wish me happiness every day."
"Okay!" Oreo nodded its chubby head and said earnestly, "Renee, I wish you happiness every day."
The corners of Renee Jenningsās lips lifted into a smile. "Thank you, Oreo," she said warmly.
Oreo couldnāt help but grin back. "Youāre welcome!"
[Aww, his smile is so heartwarming!]
[Heās chubby, but heās so cute.]
Ash didnāt show his face; Oreo was the only one on camera.
Ash reached out and ruffled Oreoās head, his tone tinged with a hint of resignation. "Streamer, as you can see, Oreo is a little overweight."
"He is," Renee Jennings agreed. "So, what do you need my help with?"
Ash said worriedly, "A while ago, Oreo wasnāt feeling well, so I took him to the vet for a checkup. The doctor said heās so fat that the fat is putting pressure on his heart, and he needs to lose weight."
[Itās true, being too fat is unhealthy and very risky.]
[My coworkerās cat is also super fat. It tried to jump from the desk to the bed but didnāt make it and fell. It ended up with a broken bone, and the vet bills were over ten thousand.]
[I guess itās not just people who get sick easily when theyāre overweight. Itās the same for animals.]
[Got it. Putting my own fur baby on a fitness plan right now!]
"And then?" Renee Jennings propped her elbow on the desk, resting her chin in her fair palm, her bright eyes filled with curiosity. "Oreo doesnāt want to lose weight?"
"I donāt think thatās it," Ash said. "Itās just that Iām usually busy with work and donāt have much time to take Oreo out for runs and exercise, so I thought about enrolling him in an animal weight-loss program."
[Iām jealous. I canāt even afford to sign myself up for a weight-loss program.]
[Waaah, another case of a dog having a better life than me.]
Ash saw the comments and explained, "I didnāt end up enrolling him. My mom heard about it and said she would be responsible for taking Oreo out for runs. So, Oreo went to stay at my momās place for a month."
"And he stayed there?" Renee Jennings was a little confused. If he was there for a month, why was Oreo still so fat?
āOr was he even fatter before?ā
"He did," Ash sighed. "I just went to pick him up the day before yesterday, but the moment I saw him, I felt like my world was collapsing..."
Renee Jennings raised an eyebrow. "Because he didnāt lose any weight?"
"No," Ash said, troubled. "It was because heād actually gained two pounds since I dropped him off."
Renee Jennings: "..."
[What? How did he gain weight?]
[Iām dead, the weight-loss program would have been more reliable.]
[Hahahahahaha]
Ashās voice was dejected. "I asked my mom on the spot what happened. Why didnāt Oreo lose weight? Why did he gain it? My mom said she didnāt know, but that she took Oreo out for a run every single day."
He paused for a moment, his tone turning serious. "Iād like to ask you to help me, Streamer. Please ask Oreo what on earth his āexercise routineā was like at Grandmaās house this past month."