"Ah…" The Miss subconsciously closed her eyes, letting out a startled cry.
She had expected to be bitten to pieces, but no pain came to her body.
She opened her eyes somewhat tremblingly, only to see a purple Gengar covering its belly and smiling at her and the cameraman.
The Miss couldn't help but puff out her cheeks in anger: "It's just a mischievous Gengar!"
The cameraman also recovered from his fright by now.
Seeing the Miss angry, Gengar showed no guilt at all; instead, it stuck out its tongue at the Miss and the cameraman, then scurried back into Mu Li's room.
"Is that Gengar Mu Li's?" The Miss was about to chase after it but then remembered Liu Yun's earlier instructions, and her steps paused.
The cameraman clearly didn't know either.
Just as the two of them didn't know what to do, a girl in a tracksuit walked over from the doorway.
"Are you from the Flowers and Youth production team?" the girl asked.
The Miss was about to answer but then saw the girl's face and her eyes nearly popped out.
"Fu…Fu…Fu Peiyao?" The Miss exclaimed, "Why are you here?"
Fu Peiyao had clearly just woken up, her face still a bit puffy. Hearing the question, she couldn't help but sigh: "Why am I here? Shouldn't I be asking you? Why did you come so early? Wasn't it agreed for 9 AM?"
The Miss's cheeks immediately flushed red, and she stammered: "W-we just thought we'd come early and give Mu Li a Sucker Punch!"
"Your idea is a bit dangerous," Fu Peiyao said grumpily, "Of all the houses to Sucker Punch, you just had to Sucker Punch his."
"What? Is there something special about his house?" The Miss asked curiously.
"Something special? Uh, it does seem quite special," Fu Peiyao nodded, "Haven't you seen his previous variety show? 'I Live Alone'?
The Miss and the cameraman both shook their heads.
Fu Peiyao's mouth twitched: "Heh heh, no wonder you're so brave."
The Miss suddenly asked with a gossipy look: "Why are you here?"
Fu Peiyao said grumpily: "Isn't it because I was afraid you'd be scared to death? I'm his neighbor, living not far next door. Sister Liu Yun specifically asked me to come and check on you."
"Oh, so that's how it is." The Miss looked disappointed.
"What are you thinking?" Fu Peiyao rolled her eyes and continued, "Forget it, I'll take you inside first."
The Miss quickly nodded and asked curiously: "Was that Gengar just now also Mu Li's? I saw it run inside."
Fu Peiyao nodded and said: "You saw him? Looks like he's in a good mood today!"
As soon as Fu Peiyao stepped into the house, she saw a Zorua looking at her timidly.
"Wow, are you the Zoroark A Li brought back this time?" Fu Peiyao carefully crouched in front of Zorua, not reaching out her hand, just smiling at her.
Zorua nodded nervously, then cautiously sniffed, seemingly smelling something familiar, which made her relax.
"Could I trouble you to wake A Li up for me? Just tell him guests have arrived," Fu Peiyao asked.
Zorua nodded and scurried upstairs.
Fu Peiyao stood up and gestured: "Almost ready, he should be down soon."
This was the Miss's first time entering Mu Li's room, and she seemed a bit polite: "So, is there anything we need to pay attention to?"
Fu Peiyao hesitated for a moment and said: "Nothing much to pay attention to, just sit wherever you like, but don't touch his Pokémon."
Fu Peiyao, familiar with the place, went directly to the balcony, opened the French windows, and a fresh floral scent wafted into everyone's nostrils with the wind.
"It smells so good!" The Miss looked at the blooming flowers outside the window with some surprise, exclaiming, "I didn't expect Mu Li to grow so many flowers?"
Fu Peiyao smiled and said: "These are all grown by Florges, and besides, didn't you know? His main job is selling flowers."
"Really?" The Miss asked in surprise. She and the cameraman also walked to the window and saw Florges tending to the flowers nearby. "What a beautiful Florges!"
Florges also heard the Miss's compliment, smiled at the Miss, and continued to tend to her flowers.
"Be careful when you're filming, don't damage the flowers here, otherwise, Florges will get angry," Fu Peiyao warned, "The other Pokémon probably aren't up yet, so you don't need to worry."
The Miss and the cameraman looked at Fu Peiyao with some confusion, seemingly not quite understanding what she meant.
Fu Peiyao didn't explain, only saying: "You'll know later."
While the three chatted, Mu Li also came downstairs.
Seeing the three already sitting in the living room, Mu Li asked curiously: "How did you get in?"
The Miss and the cameraman quickly stood up and said somewhat sheepishly: "Zorua opened the door and let us in."
Mu Li suddenly understood: "I was wondering when my Pokémon became so polite…"
Seeing Mu Li come down, Fu Peiyao couldn't help but yawn and say: "Since you're awake, I'll head back first. We can go together when it's time to meet up."
Mu Li nodded and asked: "Not having breakfast?"
Fu Peiyao said grumpily: "I'm a female celebrity, okay? I still need to put on makeup! Unlike you…"
Mu Li pouted and said: "I get it, I'll bring it over to you later."
Fu Peiyao showed a look that said 'you're smart enough to know what's good for you', waved her hand, and left.
After Fu Peiyao left, the Miss finally breathed a sigh of relief.
It had to be said, the Heavenly Queen was still the Heavenly Queen; that kind of aura and pressure was still a bit much, and the Miss and the cameraman from the production team couldn't quite handle it.
"A Li, are you very close with Pei Pei?" The Miss started her gossipy mode again.
Mu Li nodded and said: "We've known each other for many years and are neighbors, so we're quite close. She even helps me walk my dog when she has nothing to do."
The Miss asked curiously: "You have a dog? How come I haven't seen it?"
Mu Li's mouth twitched: "It's an Arcanine…"
The Miss could only smile and didn't continue speaking.
"Why did you come so early? Wasn't it supposed to be a 9 AM departure?" Mu Li asked curiously.
"Actually, we wanted to come early to film and also interview you, but we didn't expect you to still be asleep…" The Miss explained.
"Interview? What do I need to be interviewed about?" Mu Li asked curiously.
"Because it's mainly a travel abroad show, there are some related things we'd like to interview you about," the Miss said, "For example, have you ever traveled abroad with friends before?"
Mu Li froze for a moment and hesitated: "Come to think of it, I really haven't."
Yes, that's right. He had indeed been abroad before, but besides going abroad for competitions, his other trips abroad couldn't be broadcast.
Because every time he went abroad, he snuck out illegally. Either he went abroad to fight other people's legendary beasts, or he went abroad to destroy foreign companies.
Mu Li said in his heart: "It's not that I want to lie, I'm just afraid your show won't be able to air…"