Chapter Thirty-Seven: Cat and Mouse Partners (2/2)

Yan Jin was the first to notice Xiao Yu’s sudden outburst. He immediately reached out and saved Xiao Yu from the cat’s paw, carefully holding the hamster in his embrace.

Then, Chairman Yan declared to the white cat: “Get lost.”

Maybe it was due to Yan Jin’s natural presence that also had the same effect on animals, but Faye ended up retreating a few steps as if she were escaping back to the porch area.

Xiao Yu tugged on Yan Jin’s clothes and popped his head out with great difficulty as he put up a fierce struggle to climb up Yan Jin’s body.

That was the first time he had ever heard of a living thing that could hear him talk! Maybe Faye was also a cat with a human soul?

Sensing that Xiao Yu was struggling nonstop, Yan Jin doubtfully placed the hamster back onto the coffee table.

The moment Xiao Yu landed, he quickly ran forward a little and reluctantly stopped by the edge of the coffee table. He called out to the leaving Faye.

“Squeak??” Don’t go, you understood what I said?

Faye heard Xiao Yu’s voice and stopped in her steps as she began heading back.

Those soft paw pads silently landed on the carpet.

“Meow.” Of course I can.

“Squeak?” So were you also a human before?”

“Meow?” I’m a cat, how can I be a human?

Fine, all hope is gone. Xiao Yu dejectedly lowered his head.

Faye sat in front of Xiao Yu. Seeing that the hamster didn’t seem to be so happy, she tilted her head in thought and proceeded to open her mouth before Yan Jin could stop her in time –

She licked Xiao Yu’s entire face.

While Yan Jin charged forward, he watched Faye’s tongue move away from Xiao Yu and that eventually calmed him down a little.

“Squeakk!” Why did you do that all of a sudden?!

“Meow.” Giving you a comforting kiss.

Xiao Yu went silent.

That’s it. This cat is definitely a spirit.

It didn’t seem so wrong for a hamster with a human soul to think that the cat also had a human spirit (or whatever).

Chu Ge watched the cat and hamster interact and voiced his amazement: “I did not think that small animals were all so humanized. Now I’m itching to get one myself.”

Yan Jin did not expect for cats and hamsters to get along either. But there was a need to emphasize something:

“It’s mainly because Fishy is more intelligent.”

Chu Ge: ……

Whoever this Fishy-con² is, or whatever it is, I don’t know him.

Seeing that Xiao Yu took a liking to Faye, Yan Jin then placed the hamster on the floor next to the cat. He warned, “If you dare bite Fishy, I’ll skin and cook hot pot out of you, understood?”

“Meow…” This person is so scary.

Xiao Yu acted like he had found his fellow comrade, and he immediately began rambling on about Yan Jin’s hateful qualities. Faye listened puzzledly and occasionally licked Xiao Yu as a sign of affection.

“Squeakk.” “Meowww.”

“Squeak?” “Meow?”

Yan Jin squinted his eyes as he deliberated if he should get a playmate for Fishy, but that thought was instantly overruled.

Keeping one already kept him on his toes. If Yan Jin had another addition, he would need to worry if they ended up fighting. Not worth it, not worth it.

Plus, Fishy is different. Fishy is all he needs.

When Fan Xiaoge carried the teacups out, she saw Faye playing awfully well with the little hamster crouched near Yan Jin’s feet. It seemed like she had missed something extraordinary from earlier.

When Yan Jin saw her walking over, he spoke in a profound manner: “Your cat seems to be smarter than the average human being.”

Fan Xiaoge did not seem to have any issues with that sentence. She could instinctually discern what a person was thinking from their body language. Sensing that Yan Jin’s mood was fairly pleasant at that moment, she replied in a light-hearted tone, “You’re right, Mr. Yan. My Faye is not only smart, she’s also very obedient. After all, there’s a saying that says that pets follow after their owners.”

Yan Jin simply replied with a monotonous mumble.

Fan Xiaoge suppressed the nervousness deep within her as she held the teacup up for a sip. Then, she casually said, “Mr. Yan, I have not brewed tea for anyone else for quite some time. I’m not sure if I’m out of practice. Why don’t you help me examine my brewing skills?”

“No need. I don’t like drinking tea.” Yan Jin straightforwardly rejected her.

“T-this is the tea that I painstakingly brewed. Won’t you just take a sip?” Fan Xiaoge’s expression turned unpleasant as she insisted on forcing Yan Jin drink her tea.

Xiao Yu watched Fan Xiaoge’s unnatural expression and sensed that something was amiss.

That tea… could it be drugged?

This kind of dramatic development in a movie had always been well received by Xiao Yu. Yet at this moment, they were not filming a movie, and Fan Xiaoge was not the lead actress.

Even though Xiao Yu always grumbled about how horrible Yan Jin was, in actuality, the hamster had long regarded Yan Jin as his owner.

The term ‘owner’ was slightly biased, but Xiao Yu always thought of himself as a human even till this day. From the perspective of a human, Xiao Yu had known Yan Jin for quite a while and he was free-loading off of him. Even if it were a one-sided opinion, he acknowledged Yan Jin as his friend – quite close friends in fact.

It did not matter if Yan Jin was his owner or his friend; as a hamster, he had no opinion of Yan Jin’s private life. As for who Yan Jin planned to marry, he had no opinion on that as well. But that did not mean that he could helplessly watch someone trying to harm Yan Jin!

Xiao Yu made Faye lie down as he climbed onto her head. Then with an order, Faye forcefully shot her head up and sent Xiao Yu flying onto the coffee table.

Xiao Yu charged straight towards the teacup. With a leap and a kick, he knocked away that teacup filled with hot tea.

Translator’s Note:

[1] 绿茶婊 – Green Tea Bitch – the slang for a seemingly unaffected, innocent and charming girl, but who was really a dissipated and superficial whore

[2] 小鱼控 – Fishy-con – a person who’s obsessed with Fishy. *raise hand*