I Became Famous After I Became a Parrot in the Movie Star's House - Chapter 41

At this moment, Bai Gaoxing stands on the sofa, hidden in a blind spot behind Li Pu’s shoulder. 

It takes a lot of effort to climb up. To avoid being discovered, he doesn’t dare to spread his wings, relying solely on his claws and beak throughout the process.

The white parrot gasps for breath, calming his nervous heart.

He tilts his head to glance at the camera he has deliberately hidden behind a decorative item, steadies himself, and then leans closer to Li Pu’s ear. He makes a gesture of a “virtual sticker.” 

There’s no other way; his first thought is to film while Li Pu remains “unaware,” meaning he is the protagonist while Li Pu is the “supporting character.” If he doesn’t want Li Pu to look over, he has to rely on positioning for the action.

After completing this gesture, Bai Gaoxing steps back, retreating to a point where he is almost about to fall off. Now, he is completely behind Li Pu’s head; unless the man turns his neck 180 degrees, he won’t see him. 

Then, Bai Gaoxing gently spreads his wings and makes a “lifting” gesture. 

He even opens his beak as if he is speaking. 

This action is successfully completed, and Li Pu doesn’t notice. Just as Bai Gaoxing is about to breathe a sigh of relief, he suddenly sees Li Pu turn around, revealing a disapproving look. “Dabai.” 

The man plucks a hair from the corner of his eye. 

That’s his feather! 

Bai Gaoxing recognizes it at a glance, probably dropped when he spread his wings earlier. His wings had just covered the top of the man’s head, and it’s likely that one rogue feather fell down. 

Nervous, he scratches the sofa cover.

Quickly, he snatches the feather from Li Pu’s hand, holds it in his beak, and moves to the trash can, stretching his head to push it in. 

It goes in.

Bai Gaoxing turns his head and squeaks at Li Pu twice to show off his achievement. 

Li Pu lowers his gaze to the parrot standing on the coffee table, thinks for a few seconds, and then reaches out to stroke its head and back, praising, “Very good. But there’s no reward.” 

The sparkle in Bai Gaoxing’s eyes dims as he waits for sunflower seeds to be given out. He kicks the cup in frustration, burns his foot, and howls. 

Li Pu can’t help but chuckle.

Bai Gaoxing thinks, … Fortunately, I am a bird.

Anyway, he has already taken the photos he wants. For the rest of the day, he decides to rely on his own creativity.

With this thought, Bai Gaoxing directly returns to the sofa to rest, keeping one eye open and one eye closed in case he misses something exciting. 

However, he already knows how boring Li Pu’s daily life is. After that, aside from going to the bathroom at a fixed time, there is nothing worth standing up for. It isn’t until a long time later that he sees Li Pu pull out a laptop from under the coffee table.

Reading social news. This is something he does occasionally, but the frequency is much lower than reading scripts. Many times, Bai Gaoxing suspects that he keeps up with recent domestic and international happenings to avoid having nothing to talk about with others.

Li Pu opens his laptop after a long time but finds that the battery level is low, so he takes out the power cord. However, the moment he grabs it, he keenly notices a problem with the cord—this cut wasn’t there before. 

The laptop is thin and light, and it usually remains turned off. The last time it was charged is a long time ago. Li Pu knows that no one in the family touches the laptop except for him, so the culprit can only be—“Dabai.”

Bai Gaoxing hears the man call him, and when he looks up, he sees Li Pu holding the power cord and staring at him. 

“Did you do this?”

Although it’s posted as a question, the man’s tone is certain.

What? It’s a false accusation! How could he…

Bai Gaoxing curls his lips, his gaze falls on the cut, and then his eyes widen in shock.

Suddenly, a long-lost memory resurfaces. 

This, this, this! It seems he really did it!

Bai Gaoxing remembers trying to lift the computer out of the drawer to delete the browsing history, but he bit the cord.

How did he suddenly get caught…

Feeling timid, Bai Gaoxing immediately buries his head in his wings—he has discovered that this method is quite effective; if he can’t see it, then the problem doesn’t exist. 

It’s shameful to avoid problems, but it works.

Li Pu can tell he is right. He has long realized that his parrot is quite perceptive; whenever it makes a mistake, it displays a guilty demeanor. This is somewhat endearing, at least it lets him know if it has been causing trouble at home. 

But what can he do? He has raised it.

Li Pu sighs at the power cord, carefully inspecting whether the core inside is bitten. Then he finds some insulating tape to wrap it and presses the power button. 

In fact, there’s not much good news recently.

Bai Gaoxing stares at the computer screen seriously, scrolling past some meaningless topics. Emotional disputes among celebrities in the entertainment industry are commonplace; absurd social media news emerges endlessly. After a while, there’s hardly anything worth watching.

Li Pu obviously thinks so too. His hand moves faster on the mouse wheel, and his expression grows more serious. Suddenly, his hand gets hit. He looks down and sees Dabai stopping his actions. 

He slightly raises his hand, and just as he moves it away from the mouse, the round parrot presses back into his palm.

“Don’t move around.” After saying this, Li Pu gently pushes the parrot away. 

Yet, the next second, the parrot presses back again. Li Pu raises an eyebrow and pushes it away once more; sure enough, the parrot leans back against him again. This back-and-forth continues several times until Li Pu stops his actions, directly holding the parrot’s round body and giving its head a few taps.

“What’s wrong?” he asks, a smile evident in his voice. “Do you want to be a mouse?” 

Bai Gaoxing, who is being tapped on the head, forces himself to raise his head and struggles to utter three words: “Let me see.” 

This time, Li Pu completely withdraws his hand, propping up his head with one hand as he looks at Dabai squatting in front of the computer, his eyes full of helplessness.

On the coffee table, the white parrot genuinely stares at the screen, reading with a serious expression. 

Bai Gaoxing spots the news he cares about.

It’s a very inconspicuous piece of news, appearing every year and still some time away this year, so it doesn’t occupy a large space. But because he has just experienced it recently and it is very important to him, he notices it at a glance. 

It says: Countdown to the college entrance examination: xx days.

In that moment, Bai Gaoxing, who has gotten used to being a parrot, is suddenly struck by the realization that he truly is no longer human and also becomes aware that it has been a while since he transformed into a bird, making it possible that he might not be able to return. 

He feels a bit sad.

Bai Gaoxing tilts his head and quietly looks at the text on the computer. 

Li Pu also senses that his parrot seems to be in a bad mood and reflects on how he might have offended it just now—such as forcibly tapping its head or not giving it a reward… 

This is probably the reason.

Thinking of this, Li Pu bends his knuckles and knocks on the table. When he catches the parrot’s attention, he takes out a melon seed from his pocket.

“Stop looking and come here.”

ai Gaoxing looks at Li Pu suspiciously and tentatively takes the snack he offers. 

Yay!

Bai Gaoxing immediately shifts his focus, grabbing Li Pu’s fingers and bargaining, “I want two more!” It’s so easy to coax.

It’s so easy to coax.

Li Pu sighs quietly, feeling more and more that raising Dabai is the best decision he has made, so he breaks the rules and gives him two more.

…

That afternoon, after Li Pu leaves, Bai Gaoxing, having eaten three sunflower seeds, is filled with determination. He first turns off the recorder to save battery power and then runs over to the high-mounted screen to operate the software.

Since the recorder uploads recorded images instantly by default, Bai Gaoxing quickly locates the morning recording. Eager to try, he successfully performs several operations:

1. Cuts the video to a folder that is not easily found.
2. Download the editing software.
3. Clears the download record.

The video recorded in one go is very long, and it is impossible to operate without cutting it, especially since he plans to do some technical work this time. 

Bai Gaoxing pulls the video to the beginning, cuts the scene from when he comes up behind Li Pu to when Li Pu turns his head, uploads it to Xinghuo, and then starts editing.

His previous four works consist of direct shots of his own actions, with no filters added. They are real but monotonous. This time, he feels a surge of inspiration and decides to give something new a try.

Bai Gaoxing patiently uses the touchscreen, the pads of his claws becoming hot and sore from the effort. The editing is too tedious, and for a parrot whose “fingers” are far less flexible than a human’s, no amount of intelligence can compensate for the lack of proper tools. 

However, Bai Gaoxing still resolves this problem. After much effort, he not only cuts the video neatly but also adds text on Xinghuo.

Xinghuo has built-in voice generation, and the synthesized voices or original sounds in short videos are varied and lively. After typing the text, a short video with rich tone and emotion is ready.

Bai Gaoxing watches it several times with satisfaction, cackling with joy as he feels Li Pu’s aloof image diminish considerably.

After completing this one, since Li Pu is still away, Bai Gaoxing starts browsing videos with excitement. 

The comments on his previous works have increased, but unlike the previous opinions expressed during live broadcasts, the new comments contain many strange things.

— The believer wishes to exchange ten jin of fat meat for Li Pu to update once more!

— I’d trade my company’s bankruptcy for Teacher Li and Dabai to live stream every day!

This still feels normal. But then the comments extend to points that are completely unrelated.

— I hope my dog, who has been with me for sixteen years, stays healthy!

— My newly bought peony seems to have a cold; ah, please no!

— I pray that I’ll score twenty more points on this week’s exam!

— I hope it’s my turn for house demolition this month!

Bai Gaoxing glances through the comments, his pupils shaking: Are they treating Li Pu like some kind of wishing well?? 

Perhaps it is due to the big data algorithm, as he scrolls through, he comes across various parrot authors, and the different scenarios and ideas spark new inspiration in him, generating several concepts in his mind.

Footsteps!

He doesn’t know how long it has been, but suddenly, while engrossed in short videos, Bai Gaoxing perks up, listening carefully. The familiar weight and rhythm indicate that Li Pu has returned. 

His screen is still on!

Bai Gaoxing panics, hurriedly trying to close the windows, but when he reaches the Xinghuo backend, it doesn’t respond. 

Was it frozen???

“Click.” The sound of a key meeting the lock. 

Bai Gaoxing is in a state of extreme panic, stepping on the screen a few times, making a tapping sound. But no matter how he moves, the back button simply won’t respond.

He hears the sound of a door opening, followed by someone taking off their coat and hanging it up.

Bai Gaoxing can no longer wait and thinks about simply turning off the screen. In his panic, he accidentally kicks the release button, and the screen suddenly pops up with a prompt: “You have successfully published your work.”

Bai Gaoxing is dumbfounded.

But there’s no time to check at the moment. He quickly turns off the screen and jumps down, landing on the ground just before Li Pu enters the living room. 

 He hasn’t been discovered. 

Very good. Bai Gaoxing silently cheers himself up, but when he looks up, he sees Li Pu holding a delivery package in his hand.

“What is that?” he asks, and Li Pu glances at him before taking out a knife to cut open the paper box, revealing its contents. 

Bai Gaoxing stares blankly for a moment before realizing they are straps.

…What are these little angel wings?

Li Pu picks up one of the pink straps and holds it in front of Bai Gaoxing to measure it.

It’s a flying rope!

He wants to take me out to play!!

Bai Gaoxing happily jumps over, stretches his head, and takes the initiative to put it on himself.

“But not today; it’s too late,” Li Pu says with a smile, adjusting the strap as he speaks.

Just as the man and the bird happily “discuss” their outing plans on this beautiful weekday afternoon, fans notice that Li Pu’s Xinghuo Live account has been updated after a long time.

The video is brand new, but unlike the previous one featuring only Dabai, this time, it is obvious that another person they care about is present in the frame. 

The man sits quietly, his back turned to the camera, appearing very cooperative while taking the video. But upon closer inspection, the protagonist remains the parrot.

In the footage, the snow-white parrot happily showcases the man behind him to the camera, opening and closing his mouth in sync with the voiceover.

“Parrots, pick someone up~”

“This is so pretty~~”

“He wants to go home with me~~~”

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Fans: Li Pu, so funny (thoughtful)