Chapter Thirty-Three: Hamsters Can Get High Cholesterol Too (1/2)

[Fish and Hamster – You Can’t Have Both]: Leave the risks to me, Chairman Yan. There’s no need for you to bear any of those risks on this matter, you just need to be my guarantor this time. The only thing you should worry about is selecting the candidate for the contract.

[Grey-white SS]: As for the contract, it’s not a problem at all. I just don’t understand why you are doing all this when none of it benefits you. Or should I say, why are you putting in so much effort to help YL?

[Grey-white SS]: If you have any motives, you may speak your mind. I am very grateful for the deal – I wouldn’t mind giving you some compensation as an individual.

[Fish and Hamster – You Can’t Have Both]: I’m not doing this for any benefit, plus, I’m only helping YL one-sidedly. If anything, we’re just making use of one another. Like I said, I just wanted to prove my abilities. Aside from remuneration, I don’t need any other form of payback.

[Grey-white SS]: This question might sound presumptuous, but if you can’t answer me, then I’m afraid we won’t be able to continue our collaboration.

Xiao Yu’s heart skipped a beat as he read that sentence.

Wasn’t Yan Jin being too much? Just because of such small matters, he’s now planning to reject him?

If there was a contract binding them, Yan Jin probably wouldn’t be so cautious. Perhaps some people didn’t trust things that they couldn’t control after all.

But, it wasn’t like he didn’t want to sign the contract – if Yan Jin was willing to sign a contract with a hamster, Xiao Yu wouldn’t mind either. If a signature wouldn’t work, he could press his paw print on it, right?

Xiao Yu thought about this aggrievedly.

[Grey-white SS]: Why did you choose YL? There are several other design companies in the circle that are way better than YL.

After worrying so much, Xiao Yu thought that Yan Jin would probably ask him about his family situation, why he wasn’t able to reveal his face or etc., but never did he expect for Yan Jin to ask that question instead.

What an easy question.

[Fish and Hamster – You Can’t Have Both]: You promise that’s your only question?

[Grey-white SS]: That’s the question that I want to know the answer to the most.

[Fish and Hamster – You Can’t Have Both]: Okay, since you’re asking so sincerely, I shall answer you truthfully.

[Fish and Hamster – You Can’t Have Both]: Actually, I’m a Philocalist¹ who only serves the beauties of the prosperous era.

Yan Jin: ……

[Grey-white SS]: So, you’re referring to, hmm, which person in our company? I could arrange an introduction for you.

[Fish and Hamster – You Can’t Have Both]: Chairman Yan, you’re too humble. Is there anyone else that would fit the description of the ‘Beauty of the Prosperous Era’ better than you?

[Grey-white SS]: You’re a woman?

[Fish and Hamster – You Can’t Have Both]: 100% Male.

[Grey-white SS]: ……

For the next five minutes, Yan Jin did not reply and that made Xiao Yu quite nervous. He did not know if Yan Jin bought his words, or maybe he wasn’t willing to collaborate with him anymore. Thankfully, Yan Jin did give him a way out in the end.

[Grey-white SS]: I’ll make arrangements for the guarantor – I won’t let you be at a disadvantage. As for the other matter… If you can successfully get into the top three for the original design competition, I will consider it.

[Fish and Hamster – You Can’t Have Both]: Alright. Thank you, Chairman Yan.

After sending that last message, Xiao Yu felt a little sullen. If he could get into the top three, Yan Jin would still need to consider collaborating with him?

Wasn’t that too strict?

Little did Xiao Yu know that Yan Jin’s ‘consider’ had a different meaning from Xiao Yu’s understanding of ‘consider’.

Such a beautiful misunderstanding. (shrug)

In the afternoon, a notification came from Nannan as well.

[Nannan]: Guru~ I’ve finished drawing.

[Fish and Hamster – You Can’t Have Both]: Okay, I see that it’s the same speed as the previous round. Send it over then.

Nan Wei nervously sent over the drawing and turned to look at his childhood sweetheart for comfort.

Childhood Sweetheart: “Relax, you’ll end up redrawing it anyway.”

“Dafug? Can’t you say something nice?”

The childhood sweetheart who readily accepted advice: “No worries, whatever kind of bullying you’re receiving now, you can stipulate it back from your brother in the future.”

“Which brother you’re talking about? I have two brothers. Are you referring to my blood-related brother or my cousin brother?”

His childhood sweetheart thought seriously for a moment about that question and answered with confidence: “Both.”

Nan Wei gave a rare nod of agreement. Honestly, he was just making sure whether Fish and Hamster – You Can’t Have Both would do something bad to his cousin’s company, which was why he used underhanded methods. Never did he expect to find out about his cousin’s surprising secret.

After the success of the millionaire’s deal, Nan Wei had already called off all investigations on Fish and Hamster – You Can’t Have Both. That Little Apple incident was purely an accident because his childhood sweetheart had forgotten to unfollow the account and was blinded by that post. After that, they decided to repent and immediately unfollow Fish and Hamster – You Can’t Have Both’s account.

Well, it was a happy occasion nonetheless? Why did his own cousin and brother work together and hide it from him? That really made his fragile heart suffer a terrible blow.

And so Nan Wei secretly decided to pretend that he was unaware of all these things and when the day came for his cousin to admit it himself, he’d give a look of disdain and answer that he had known about everything long ago.

Wow, that scene would be so impactful from just imagining it.

DIDI.

[Fish and Hamster – You Can’t Have Both]: I’ve gone through all of it. There’s a big improvement compared to the previous one. Well done, well done.

[Fish and Hamster – You Can’t Have Both]: You have got to pay more attention to the details. Detail no. 01, 10, 17, 23 and 27.

[Fish and Hamster – You Can’t Have Both]: But you don’t have to focus on the details on the next drawing – the main objective of what this drawing is trying to express isn’t coming out. If you have time, go on a vacation. Back then, I found my inspiration when I was in City C. There’s ample time this time around, so you don’t have to rush it through and do it at your pace.