Chapter 16: They’re Both Cats, So Why is the Difference So Big?
Seeing that Xiao Xi was about to lose control, Gu Zhiren told him to go back to the company first.
After the assistant left, he looked at Mu Yi, then followed her gaze to the meal on the table. Hearing her stomach growl loudly again, he stood up and picked up the food.
“You can’t eat properly, right? Then how about I feed you?”
“Huh?”
Mu Yi puffed her cheeks and shook her head, refusing. She didn’t look at him, her eyes fixed on the food as she said, “No, I don’t want you to feed me.”
“Wasn’t that what you meant just now?”
As he spoke, Gu Zhiren sat back down and carefully opened the packaging. When the smell of the food spread out, a clear swallowing sound could be heard. He raised an eyebrow and smiled slightly, then picked up a piece of pork with his chopsticks.
“So, are you going to eat or not?”
He glanced at Mu Yi, who was biting her lip, his eyes teasing as he waited for her answer.
“Mm…”
Mu Yi pressed her lips together, took a breath through her nose, and looked away.
“Is that really okay? Feeding someone like this… doesn’t that bother you?”
Hearing this, Gu Zhiren thought for a moment, then said calmly and confidently:
“If it were a human, yes. But if it’s a little cat or dog, then probably not.”
“Huh?”
Mu Yi froze for a moment, then suddenly understood. She opened her mouth, wanting to argue for her dignity.
But the next second, her mouth was filled with the piece of pork.
The rich juice quickly spread in her mouth, and the smell of the meat filled her nose.
Her mouth instantly filled with saliva. She couldn’t help swallowing again, feeling even hungrier. At that moment, nothing was more important than the food in her mouth.
“Didn’t you say you were hungry? Just eat properly, okay?”
Gu Zhiren pulled the chopsticks back.
Mu Yi had no choice but to chew the food. Once she could speak a little, she looked at him shyly and softly protested,
“I’m not a cat or a dog.”
Seeing her look at him like that, Gu Zhiren’s eyes instantly became a bit guarded.
Then he saw her stick out her small pink tongue and lightly lick her lips. After that, she opened her mouth again and softly said,
“I want more… feed me again.”
Gu Zhiren twitched his lips slightly.
After finishing feeding her, he checked the time and planned to go back to the company.
But just then, he noticed Mu Yi sitting upright on the sofa. It seemed like she had suddenly thought of something serious. Her brows were tightly furrowed, and her expression didn’t look good.
“What’s wrong?”
After thinking for a moment, Gu Zhiren still asked.
He didn’t want anything to affect her writing. Judging from her expression, it seemed quite serious. Of course, he wasn’t sure whether she was pretending or if it was real.
“It’s nothing… I just want to buy underwear, but I don’t know my size. It’s hard for me to check by myself.”
Mu Yi gently pressed her fingers against her chest, her brows lowered, her face full of worry.
Hearing this, Gu Zhiren instinctively felt something was off. However, he wasn’t nervous. He actually wanted to see what she was planning to do next.
He heard the girl let out a soft breath. She turned to look at him, her cheeks slightly red, her eyes bright, as if she had just made an important decision.
“Mr. Gu, could you help me take a look—”
As she said this, she stood up on the floor, slightly pushed out her chest, and even patted it lightly with her hand.
“Then help me pick a few pieces of underwear online? You seem to have good taste, unlike me. Once I solve this problem, I’ll be able to focus more on my writing!”
“……”
Gu Zhiren looked at Mu Yi, not knowing what to say for a moment.
………………………
So, on the day the online shopping package arrived at the pickup station.
A luxury car was driving toward the station. This time, Xiao Xi was driving, while Gu Zhiren sat in the back seat.
Even though three days had passed,
The memory of him personally choosing underwear for the girl still felt like it had just happened yesterday.
No matter how he thought about it, the situation didn’t feel simple. But for now, Gu Zhiren didn’t plan to look deeper into it. From the beginning, his only goal was to supervise Mu Yi’s writing.
“Hmm…”
Gu Zhiren looked at Mu Yi’s recent updates on the novel website.
She was still the same as before.
Updating 2,000 words every day.
The extra words never exceeded double digits, and sometimes it was exactly 2,000. No more, no less.
Always consistent.
As if that was the limit of human ability.
It was worth mentioning that she never missed any excuse to take leave.
She clearly said her hands were injured, so updates might be delayed.
But even so, she still updated right on time, always in the last minute before the deadline.
The readers responded well and were somewhat touched.
What they didn’t know was that although Mu Yi’s hands were indeed still injured, she wrote everything using voice input. As for why she always updated at the last minute.
Was it because she only started working in the last half hour? Or did she finish early but deliberately wait until the last moment to post?
At this thought, Gu Zhiren briefly suspected that Mu Yi had drafts saved in advance. But he quickly dismissed the idea, he didn’t think she was that hardworking.
“Watch out, a cat!”
At that moment, Xiao Xi suddenly shouted and quickly hit the brakes. Gu Zhiren snapped out of his thoughts.
“How did a cat get onto the main road?”
“A cat?”
Seeing Xiao Xi roll down the window and look outside, Gu Zhiren raised his eyebrow slightly and also leaned out to take a look. When he saw a somewhat dirty white kitten, his eyes lit up.
“Oh, this cat… hmm… Manager, don’t you think it looks a bit familiar?”
Looking at the stray cat that had run back to the roadside and was now playing with its tail, Xiao Xi couldn’t help but smile.
Gu Zhiren rested his head on his left hand and watched the cat’s movements thoughtfully.
“That girl…” Xiao Xi paused, then became more serious. “Manager, don’t think I’m gossiping, but I feel like that girl might be interested in you.”
“Look at that day, she was clearly acting cute toward you.”
Hearing this, Gu Zhiren frowned slightly. It was fine before, but now that Xiao Xi mentioned it, the more he thought about it, the more it seemed possible.
However, he didn’t think it was simply because she liked him. It was probably more complicated than that.
“If that girl dressed up properly…”
Hearing this, Gu Zhiren smiled helplessly and interrupted Xiao Xi.
“Xiao Xi.”
“Yes.”
“Please get out of the car and bring that cat over.”
“Huh? But, Manager…”
After saying that, Xiao Xi glanced at him and saw that he was serious. So he accepted the task and quickly got out of the car, jogging toward the cat.
“Both are cats… so why is the difference so big?”
Seeing that the stray cat didn’t run away and was obediently picked up by Xiao Xi, Gu Zhiren couldn’t help but mutter to himself.