That night, Lin Wan had a sudden inspiration.
She launched a livestream titled:
"Immersive Companion Viewing: Watching TV with Teacher Er-Dog."
The content was simple.
She and Silas-the-dog curled up on the couch, watching a recently popular xianxia fantasy drama.The camera focused almost entirely on Silas—to capture his reactions.
The show began.
Flashy visuals.Grand opening theme.
At first, Silas maintained an upright, dignified posture, clearly conveying:
I'm only accompanying you. I am not interested.
Then—
The moment the drama's cold, aloof Immortal Lord appeared—
Played by a trending young actor from a rival agency.
An actor who had clashed with Silas over resources in the past.An actor long rumored to be on bad terms with him.
As the camera zoomed in on the man's famous "fragile, broken beauty" gaze and he delivered an overly sentimental line—
Silas suddenly sat up straight.
His eyes locked onto the screen.
All laziness vanished.
All stupidity evaporated.
What replaced it was something far more complex:
Scrutiny.Critique.Disdain.
And—a deeply hidden, unmistakable professional evaluation from a fellow actor.
His ears stood straight up.
His tail stopped moving.
The entire dog entered a rare state of full concentration.
The chat erupted.
[Teacher Er-Dog suddenly got serious!][Did he get stunned by Immortal XX's looks?][No way—this look is pure nitpicking!]
Then came the infamous scene.
The Immortal Lord coughed blood to save the female lead.
The rival actor performed with maximum pitiful fragility.The background music swelled dramatically.
And at that exact moment—
Silas moved.
He didn't bark.He didn't leap at the screen.
Instead—
In an incredibly human gesture of exhausted disbelief—
He raised one paw…
And covered his own eyes.
The fluffy paw hid most of his face.
Only his tightly pressed mouth and slightly trembling whiskers remained visible.
Then—
From behind that paw—
Came a sound.
Clear.Sharp.Filled with disdain.
"Tch—"
A breathy scoff.
The exact sound a human makes when witnessing painfully bad acting.
The livestream froze.
For one full second.
Then—
The comments exploded.
[????????][WHAT DID I JUST HEAR?! DOGS CAN DO THAT?!][HE SCOFFED! HE ACTUALLY SCOFFED AT XX'S ACTING!][Teacher Er-Dog is a REAL critic!][HELP I'M DYING—THIS DOG HAS ASCENDED!]
Lin Wan was stunned.
She nearly crushed the bag of chips in her hand.
She stared at the dog covering his eyes in "I can't watch this" agony, then at the rival actor still coughing blood on-screen—
And an absurd yet terrifyingly logical thought slammed into her mind.
Silas—
Was using his top-tier actor's professional standards to judge his rival's performance.
He despised it.
He despised it so much he couldn't even look.
Before she could process that—
It got worse.
Or better.
Maybe that single scoff had drained the energy required to maintain a "dog persona."
Or maybe the rival's acting simply exceeded Silas's tolerance threshold.
Silas lowered his paw.
But his eyes looked even more human now.
He turned away from the TV.
His gaze landed on an outdated entertainment magazine resting at the edge of the coffee table.
The cover featured—
That same rival actor.
The headline read:
"The Peak of Fragile Aesthetics: How XX Was Made."
Silas stared at the cover.
Cold light flickered in his blue eyes.
He extended his paw.
Not to scratch.
Not to tear.
But with deliberate precision—
And unmistakable contempt—
He nudged the magazine.
It slid off the table.
"Snap."
The magazine hit the floor.
Cover facing up.
The rival's carefully retouched face now staring helplessly at the ceiling.
Silas didn't look at it again.
He calmly turned back, lay down, and closed his eyes.
Leaving behind—
A back that screamed I have spoken.
And a magazine that had just been publicly executed.
The livestream went completely insane.
Comments flooded nonstop.Gift effects buried the screen.
The live viewer count surged to an all-time high.
[I DECLARE TEACHER ER-DOG MY ONLY ONLINE SPOKESPERSON!][HE PUSHED IT! HE ACTUALLY PUSHED XX OFF THE TABLE!][This dog DEFINITELY has history with XX!][Streamer, you hit the jackpot—this dog can ACT AND he can ROAST!]
Lin Wan stared at the skyrocketing numbers.
Then at the disgraced magazine on the floor.
Then at Silas, lying on the couch like he'd merely brushed off a fly.
Her emotions were a roller coaster.
Was it satisfying?
Incredibly.
This livestream was a nuclear-level success.
Was it terrifying?
Also yes.
Silas's human consciousness was resurfacing far too quickly.
At this level of human-like behavior—
Could "smart dog" still fool anyone?
The livestream ended at an unprecedented peak.
Lin Wan shut off the equipment.
The room fell quiet, filled only with distant traffic noise outside the window.
She walked over and squatted beside the couch.
"Hey," she said softly."You were a bit… too into it just now, weren't you?"
Silas didn't open his eyes.
Only the tip of his tail brushed the couch cushion lightly.
"I know you're frustrated. And yeah—his acting isn't great," Lin Wan continued, more serious now."But right now, you're a dog, Teacher Silas."
"Being too human will cause trouble.People in the chat are already suspicious."
Silas finally opened his eyes.
The mockery and arrogance from the livestream were gone.
In their place—
A deep calm.
And a trace of exhaustion he couldn't hide.
He looked at her for several seconds.
Then lifted a paw—
And gently touched the back of her hand.
The motion was light.
Soothing.
Helpless.
As if saying:
I know. But I can't help it.Those memories, those reactions… they're instinct. Burned into me.
Lin Wan sighed and rubbed his fluffy head.
"Alright. I get it.""Just try to restrain yourself next time."
"At least… don't 'tch' so loudly."
Silas snorted softly.
Half agreement.Half self-mockery at his absurd situation.
But—
The world rarely lets things stay quiet.
Clips of "Teacher Er-Dog Disdains Top Idol Acting" spread overnight.
By morning, they had exploded across short-video platforms.
Tags flooded the rankings:
#HumansNotAsGoodAsDogs#HuskyFilmCritic#ThisDogHasDefinitelyWorkedInShowbiz
Lin Wan's follower count skyrocketed.
Traffic brought opportunity—
And it also attracted flies.