Chapter Thirty-Four: Grand Diet Plan (1/2)

Xiao Yu did not understand what this elite chairperson had up his sleeve, so he cautiously watched the human.

Yan Jin scooped Xiao Yu out from his little house early in the morning and forced him to do all sorts of health checkups for the whole evening. Then, as soon as they finally arrived home, he went crazy and made a mess out of his own table.

Seriously.

“Fishy, listen well to what I have to say next,” Yan Jin explained with a serious and solemn expression. “Your weight far exceeds the normal range. If you don’t lose some of it, you’re risking your own life.”

Xiao Yu coldly looked at Yan Jin as if he was looking at a retard.

He had never heard about a pet with its life at risk from being too overweight; didn’t dogs and cats look cuter if they were fatter?

Plus, he was not fat okay? Look at this slender waist. It was mellow and round, mellow, got it?

However, Yan Jin’s resolute attitude gave Xiao Yu no room to argue.

“So, to get your weight back into the fifty-gram range, we’re eliminating all your suppers and cutting your daily meals in half. In addition, you need to exercise for at least twenty minutes every day.”

“SQUEAK?!”

Xiao Yu squealed in disbelief. Then used his wet, glistening little eyes to look at Yan Jin’s grim, handsome face – so pitifully adorable.

Yan Jin looked away without a word.

Okay, even the finishing blow didn’t work. Seems like Yan Jin was serious this time.

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At lunchtime, Xiao Yu realized that his food dish was indeed smaller than before. With no other choice, he sulkily ate half and kept the other half in his cheek pouch.

If there was a plan, there would be a solution. If Yan Jin insisted on cutting down his food intake, then he wouldn’t have any other options. Previously, his food dish would be filled once daily. Normally, he wouldn’t be able to finish it all. The next day, Yan Jin would throw away what was left in the dish and refill it with a new scoop of food.

Right now, Xiao Yu was planning to finishing everything. Then he would hide the extra portion in his cheek pouch. When nighttime came around, Yan Jin would realize that Xiao Yu’s food dish was empty, so he would refill it. If everything went according to plan, Xiao Yu should be able to accumulate quite a bit.

Never underestimate a hamster’s ability to store its provisions.

While Xiao Yu was gleefully plotting his strategy, he never expected that Yan Jin would have already seen through his little mind.

That morning, when Xiao Yu was doing his health checkup, Yan Jin did not dilly-dally – the chairman received some guidance from the veterinarian about taking care of a hamster. One of the tips was that hamsters had cheek pouches where they could store large amounts of food. Those pouches should be emptied out occasionally, otherwise it could lead to infections in some cases.

When Yan Jin heard this amazing fact, he immediately thought about how his intelligent Fishy would have such a strategy if he realized his food intake was less than before.

Thus, Chairman Yan silently watched Xiao Yu finish all his food. Half an hour later, Yan Jin reached out to tap the top of the cage twice.

Xiao Yu, who had not had his fill yet, turned around only to find Yan Jin outside his cage with his palm open.

That was kind of like their silent agreement — whenever Yan Jin wanted to bring him out of the cage, he would tap on the “door” and open his palm.

Xiao Yu did not suspect a thing. The hamster dashed his way down from the second level and placed his two front paws on the cage opening. With a kick from his back legs, the hamster leapt out of the cage and gracefully landed on Yan Jin’s palm.

Yan Jin’s gaze became complicated as he watched the adorable Xiao Yu lying on his palm with his outstretched paws.

Yan Jin gently flipped Xiao Yu over with his long fingers, and before the hamster could react to his sudden actions, the chairman swiftly kneaded Xiao Yu’s bulky cheeks.

SQUEAKKK!

As much as Xiao Yu wanted to scream, there was no way his voice could come out. Yan Jin did not back down – the fingers on his cheek pouches applied direct pressure and forced Xiao Yu to open his mouth.

Padapada–

A variety of nuts, dried fruits, and melon seeds spewed out of Xiao Yu’s mouth onto Yan Jin’s palm.

Yan Jin only gradually loosened his hands when he estimated that it was everything Xiao Yu had.

A short moment later, Xiao Yu finally realized what had happened and he launched himself towards Yan Jin for a vicious bite on the thumb.

Yan Jin did not move and allowed Xiao Yu to bite him. Instead, he used his other hand to continuously smooth the bristling fur on Xiao Yu’s back.

Perhaps it was Yan Jin’s comforting that worked, or maybe it was the shock from the iron taste that filled his mouth, but Xiao Yu gradually calmed down.

He released his mouth sorrowfully. Even the fur sticking out in anger started to soften.

Two drops of scarlet red liquid glided off Yan Jin’s thumb and fell onto the floor.

“Squeak…” Xiao Yu stared straight at those two lines of blood as he did not dare to look up at Yan Jin’s face.

Even if he did occasionally bite Yan Jin in the past, this was the first time that he had hurt Yan Jin.

Xiao Yu was extremely upset – he knew that he shouldn’t have bitten Yan Jin, but at the same time, he did not think that he was in the wrong.

The more regretful he was for his actions, the more annoyed he got at Yan Jin for pinching his face for no reason.

His cheeks still felt weird from the stretching, but it was not painful.

“Fishy, never keep food inside your cheek pouch, understand?” Yan Jin acted as if he did not notice that he was hurt as he continued: “The weather’s getting warmer, and you might get an infection.”

Xiao Yu squeaked in dissatisfaction.