Rule-Based Horror: Mistaken for a Top Player Right from the Start!
Chapter 6

[Happy Family 6] This is my lunch? Isn't it the golden shaded cat's?!

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The golden shaded cat was sitting on the table.

Its tail swished back and forth.

Its eyes never left the plate of raw meat in front of Chen Han.

And its wet mouth indirectly reflected one fact.

It was damn well drooling for it!

Chen Han checked the time. It was just past twelve.

Time was ticking away, and he had better stop dawdling.

If he stalled any longer, he might somehow trigger another rule.

Who would have thought that this tiny movement of Chen Han's would catch the attention of an observant viewer in the livestream?

The person analyzing Chen Han in the livestream was called Li Chen. He liked reading crime novels in his spare time and was cautious and sensitive by nature.

Naturally, he had noticed his tiny movements too.

Chen Han had first glanced at the golden shaded cat, then checked the time.

Could it be?

Li Chen was deeply shocked, having guessed what Chen Han intended to do.

But he still forcibly suppressed the emotions surging inside him like towering waves.

Unable to hide his excitement, he watched the composed Boss Chen Han on the livestream.

For a fleeting moment, he felt as though his mind had connected with the boss's!

"Everyone, quiet! Boss Chen Han has already figured out a solution!"

Seeing this comment come out of nowhere, the livestream viewers all started offering advice.

"Ah, has someone already gone crazy? Fair enough. Boss Chen Han really does leave a deep impression. Can't blame you!"

"I'm dying. A diehard Chen Han fan has appeared!"

"How do you know Boss Chen Han still has a solution? Are you his alt?"

"How could it be his alt? He's definitely a diehard fan!"

Naturally, Chen Han had no idea what was happening in the livestream.

All he knew was that the rules stated he could not refuse Mom.

So he had no choice but to eat this basin of raw meat.

Mom watched Chen Han with amusement, seemingly looking forward to his next reaction.

Chen Han stared at the basin of bleeding raw meat, his heart practically leaping into his throat.

He could not refuse or resist. The rules forced him to eat it.

Gritting his teeth and steeling himself, he abruptly reached out and lifted the metal basin.

If I die, I die. I'll just close my eyes and swallow it!

I'll pretend I'm eating shit!

But his hands betrayed him. Under that extreme terror, they were already shaking like leaves.

The instant he leveled the basin-

His hand slipped!

Clang-crash!!

The entire basin of bloody raw meat spilled onto the dining table.

The metal basin lost its balance and spun wildly across the tabletop.

Then, as though afraid that was not exciting enough, it let out a deafening metallic clatter before finally hitting the floor hard with a clang.

The sound seemed to shake the entire house.

The livestream viewers, Mom, Chen Han himself...

Everyone froze at that very second.

The whole world instantly fell terrifyingly silent.

The calmest of all was the golden shaded cat.

Perhaps it was because the golden shaded cat had been staring fixedly at the basin of meat all along.

Now that the meat had spilled, it was naturally overjoyed.

It lunged straight at the raw meat and gulped it down, even partially transforming into an eerie creature right before Chen Han's eyes.

Its mouth stretched into a curve no ordinary kitten could possibly manage.

It swallowed a large chunk of meat with every bite, yet nothing happened to it.

When Mom first saw what Chen Han had done, a flicker of shock crossed her eyes.

This Chen Han had some nerve, actually spilling the raw meat!

She almost jumped up in anger!

But after seeing the golden shaded cat eating so happily, the air around her grew calm again.

She gazed at the golden shaded cat with immense affection.

She gently stroked its head, as though treating her own child.

"Eat slowly. No one's going to steal it from you..."

Only after a long while, upon seeing this scene, did the livestream finally explode.

"Holy shit, Chen Han's got some serious guts! He just spilled the raw meat! A man among men!"

"Why didn't Mom give Chen Han trouble? She's just letting him off? Is she actually that merciful?"

"I don't get it either!"

Li Chen smiled then. Exactly!

He had anticipated this move of Chen Han's long ago.

Even someone as knowledgeable and experienced as him was stunned to see Boss Chen Han make such a difficult choice so effortlessly!

Chen Han's acting was simply too good, so good that even he, who had seen through everything,

had almost been fooled into thinking Chen Han really had spilled the raw meat by accident.

But that was absolutely not the truth!

There was only one truth!

Li Chen hurriedly explained to the clueless onlookers in the livestream why Chen Han had made this choice.

"Judging by how the golden shaded cat refused the canned food this morning, how it had been staying in the kitchen with Mom before coming out, and how Mom was chopping raw meat in the kitchen!"

"And please note one thing here: Chen Han had actually been observing this behavior of the golden shaded cat all along! So he already understood one thing, namely-"

"The golden shaded cat doesn't eat cat food. It eats raw meat!"

"So Chen Han's decision to spill the raw meat actually killed two birds with one stone. He didn't have to eat the raw meat himself, avoiding death by giving it to the golden shaded cat instead, and he fulfilled cat-feeding rule two by feeding the golden shaded cat before 12:30."

"Boss Chen Han glanced at the golden shaded cat and then checked the time just now. That's the best proof!"

"At the same time, the point that most clearly demonstrates Boss Chen Han's extraordinary ability"

"is what's mentioned in basic rule one: no matter what Xiaomi does, Mom will help it!"

"Many people would be completely confused and think Xiaomi refers to the player!"

"But the rules never said Chen Han was called Xiaomi. So who is the real Xiaomi?"

"There is only one truth-the real Xiaomi is that golden shaded cat!"

"As for why, just observe the difference in Mom's attitude toward Chen Han and the golden shaded cat, and you'll understand everything!"

"By all rights, Mom's son should be Chen Han, but her attitude toward him is entirely an act! When she called Chen Han to get up, she almost failed to hold back her eerie transformation!"

"But with the golden shaded cat, Mom even specifically said, 'I'll leave this cat in your care for now'! There's definitely something fishy there!"

"So according to rule one, Chen Han is helping Xiaomi. This is the raw meat Xiaomi wants, so Mom won't hold him responsible!"

After posting these comments, Li Chen let out a deep breath.

That was the truth!

The livestream, with its ten thousand viewers, fell into a rare silence.

Then, three seconds later, it exploded completely.

"Holy shit, holy shit, holy shit! Boss Chen Han is fucking awesome!"

"My mom asked why I was kneeling while looking at my phone!"

"I'm completely blown away by Boss Chen Han's IQ now. Just how much of a genius do you have to be to come up with such a genius solution?!"

"The real Xiaomi was actually the golden shaded cat! I'd never have guessed that in a million years!"

"Who was doubting Chen Han earlier?! Drag them out and beat them to death!"

"Boohoo, I'm so glad Chen Han didn't die!"

Everyone in the livestream now acknowledged Chen Han's ability. No one would doubt him again!

Chen Han, however, closed his eyes, looking calm and ready to face death.

Why?

Of course it was because he had taken that deadly basin of raw meat-

And! Spilled! Every! Last! Bit!

He had gotten into so much trouble despite being so careful.

Chen Han thought to himself.

No matter how elegant, handsome, and dashing I am,

I'm definitely going to die today, okay?!

Being scared out of my wits won't help now anyway!

His legs shook wildly beyond his control, yet he forced his face to remain expressionless.

He only wanted to die with a little dignity.

His only regret was that he would not be able to care for his parents in their old age and see them through to the end.

In all his conduct throughout this life, aside from slacking off, being confused, and spacing out, his conscience was clear!

At this thought, Chen Han managed a faint, peaceful smile of release.

Meanwhile, although Mom still seemed to be watching the golden shaded cat eat with gentle eyes,

she had long since fixed the corners of her eyes firmly on Chen Han.

She sneered inwardly:

By now, Chen Han must be scared shitless, right?

With a smile of assured victory, she slowly glanced at Chen Han.

But that one glance-

made her freeze on the spot.

Holy shit!

This brat... was actually smiling?!

And his smile was so calm, so eerie, as though he had seen through everything long ago!

Shouldn't a normal player break down on the spot after spilling that basin of meat, fall to their knees, and beg for mercy?!

Could it be...

He had spilled the meat on purpose just now?!

Impossible! Absolutely impossible!

Mom was utterly bewildered.

She stared at Chen Han, and the longer she looked, the more he seemed-

Unfathomable!

Then she took another look at his extremely rhythmic trembling.

Mom's pupils abruptly contracted as realization instantly dawned on her:

Well, well!

This wasn't fear at all!

This brat... was damn well acting!

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