Unable to find the person, Su Yuan sulked alone. He had circled around Zhaozhao's workstation several times, but in the end, he came up empty-handed.
He was still speculating on his own, guessing if Song Yao had been too stimulated yesterday and had come to pick Zhaozhao up in person.
Little did he know that Zhaozhao, under the guidance of the senior Rabbit-ear Fairy, had already dragged the Taotie onto the road to the Demon Realm in search of a side job.
"Hey? Boss? Aren't you off work yet?" When the Rabbit-ear Fairy came back with a stack of materials, she happened to bump into Su Yuan standing in a daze in front of Zhaozhao's seat.
The Rabbit-ear Fairy's ears twitched. Suddenly, she thought of something not so good and asked cautiously, "There's not going to be any last-minute overtime, is there?!" She remembered there were no major events recently.
Su Yuan's eyes were cold, and his tone was calm as he said, "No. There's no need to work overtime tonight."
Only after getting the boss's personal assurance did the Rabbit-ear Fairy heave a sigh of relief. She trotted a few steps to her seat and put down the materials.
"Then I'll leave first, boss. Bye!" After saying that, she wanted to slip away. After all, she couldn't really bear the natural cold aura around Lord Su Yuan.
However, the rabbit hadn't hopped a few steps before the boss called out, "Wait."
"Boss, do you... have any other instructions?" The Rabbit-ear Fairy forced a professional smile. In fact, she had already clenched her fists in her heart.
Civil servants also have human rights! The boss mustn't assign her any tasks now. Otherwise, even a rabbit will bite when cornered!
"Do you know where Zhaozhao has gone?"
"Huh?" That's all? That's it?? The Rabbit-ear Fairy immediately relaxed. So the boss was just inquiring about his own wife's whereabouts.
However... how come the boss didn't know where Zhaozhao was and had to ask her? Could it be that there was already a rift in their relationship, and this beautiful ice sculpture of a boss had finally been abandoned by Zhaozhao?!
The Rabbit-ear Fairy, who thought she had spied some unspeakable truth, covered her mouth in surprise. The ears hanging on her shoulders curled up in shock.
Su Yuan frowned at the Rabbit-ear Fairy's strange behavior. He repeated his question impatiently.
"O-oh, she might have gone home. Oh, no..." She suddenly remembered something and added, "She might have gone to the Demon Realm. Zhaozhao just asked me how to apply for a formation travel permit."
The Demon Realm? Why was Zhaozhao suddenly interested in that place?
Su Yuan nodded and then disappeared on the spot.
The Rabbit-ear Fairy stared blankly at the air for two seconds. Then she suddenly took out her phone and started typing away in the chat group with her friends.
That night, another hot search quietly climbed onto the Demon Realm forum.
Zhaozhao and Su Yuan were honorably given the nickname "Rumored Couple" by the "enthusiastic" netizens who loved to gossip.
However, Zhaozhao had no time to care about the "storm" on the Internet. Mainly because she was too busy. She was dazzled by the colorful world of the Demon Realm.
"Wow! The Taotie is so amazing!" Zhaozhao held the Taotie's hand and pointed at a monkey spirit performing with a staff in amazement.
The Taotie stuffed his other hand into his chest pocket like a little adult. With a haughty expression, he scoffed disdainfully and added a comment that Zhaozhao was so naive.
Zhaozhao didn't bother to argue with this seemingly weak and tiny "kid". Her eyes were full of curiosity and excitement as she looked around. She asked the Taotie, "Was that just now the legendary Monkey King, Sun Wukong?"
"No," the Taotie replied coldly.
"Okay. Let's go over there. It looks so lively over there!" Zhaozhao wasn't angry. She dragged the Taotie and squeezed into the crowded area.
Poor Taotie was in a really bad mood now. But with this body, he had no power to resist at all. He could only be forcibly dragged away by Zhaozhao.
As for the reason why he was in a bad mood... mainly because the mighty Taotie was helpless in the face of the delicious food on the food street beside them.
Because he had been too happy shopping online before, he had spent all of Zhaozhao's money. Now they were completely broke. And this stupid master wouldn't allow him to rob openly. Of course, he could only watch dryly.
Finally, they squeezed into the crowd. When the Taotie saw what was going on, his face got even darker.
"What are you doing? I can't even eat. And you still bring me here to look at this. Are you doing this on purpose?" The Taotie stood there angrily and refused to move. His chubby little face was tightened.
It turned out that in the crowd, a tiger demon was feasting on a long table full of delicious food. The onlookers around were constantly clapping and cheering.
"Ah... don't be angry. I didn't expect this either," Zhaozhao said embarrassedly as she touched her nose. She bent down to apologize to the Taotie.
But perhaps eating was really the most important thing in the Taotie's life. Facing this situation where he could only look but not eat several times, even the most powerful fierce beast couldn't bear it. The Taotie's eyes turned red with anger. At first glance, it seemed like he was about to cry.
This really scared Zhaozhao. She comforted him clumsily, "Don't, don't cry. Didn't we buy a lot of things? You'll be able to have a good meal in a few days! Don't cry..."
"Who's crying? I'm not like you," the Taotie said as he rubbed his eyes proudly and raised his chin high.
"Yo, isn't this Miss Song the Second?" A somewhat frivolous voice came from behind. Zhaozhao looked up and saw Lu Chukong, whom she hadn't seen for a few days.
"What's going on?" Lu Chukong's eyes circled around the Taotie and then looked at Zhaozhao and asked.
Zhaozhao didn't answer his question. Instead, she asked him, "Why are you here?"
Lu Chukong smiled and spread his hands helplessly. "The last job I took was a trap set by the employer. I need to eat too, so I came to the Demon Realm to have a look. There are more opportunities here and it's easier to make money."
Hearing him say this, Zhaozhao, who remained true to her original aspiration, nodded and said, "Me too. Have you found any good jobs? Can you introduce one to me too?"
"You?" Lu Chukong sized her up and down with a mysterious look in his eyes. He waved his hand. "Stop joking. Would a child from the Song family be short of money?"
After saying that, he stroked his chin and thought, "Or do all the young ladies from big families like to find something to do for themselves?"
Zhaozhao didn't care what he said. She just wanted to get a job that could make money. She just asked him, "So do you have any recommendations?"
"The jobs I do are not suitable for a... good girl like you. But there's a really easy job you can try now."
"What?"
"Streamer."
Zhaozhao had seen this on the Internet before, but she didn't know exactly how to do it. With a humble learning attitude, she asked seriously, "Then how do I do it?"
This question stunned Lu Chukong. He was just joking. Why did she take it seriously?!
"There are so many types. There are entertainment streamers, game streamers. Oh! And there are also food streamers, who just eat in front of people - Why are you looking at me like that?"
Perhaps the looks in Zhaozhao's and the kid on the ground's eyes suddenly became too bright. Lu Chukong took a cautious step back.
Zhaozhao stepped forward excitedly and grabbed Lu Chukong's sleeve. "How do I do that food streamer thing you mentioned?"
"Come on! You can't be serious, can you? You're not suitable," Lu Chukong scanned Zhaozhao's small frame and didn't approve. "People who do this kind of job need to have a bottomless stomach. You - Wait a minute!"
Halfway through his words, Lu Chukong suddenly realized something. "Did you take in the Taotie as your spirit beast?"