Chapter 3 part 1

Chapter 3: Task 2

Su Jiujiu, who was already very depressed, became even more depressed after seeing the cat bed and cat bowl that were sent.

She circled around the brand-new cat bed several times before finally casting a accusing look at Tan Chen, who was talking with the assistant.

Is the male lead really too poor or just too stingy?

After all, she is the male lead's cat, so her treatment should be better. Setting aside everything else, shouldn't she at least have a cat tree?

Surely there should be a box of all kinds of canned food, freeze-dried snacks, and cat treats, right? On some short videos, some cats even eat lobsters and king crabs!

And all she could see was an incredibly simple cat bed, a bag of cat food with a brand she couldn't recognize, and two bowls for eating and drinking... Giao!* None of them were an automatic water dispenser or an automatic feeder!

Not even a single cat toy!

Su Jiujiu crouched down on all fours by the cat bowls, her fluffy little head buried deeply in her chest.

"System, is the male lead kind of poor?"

[Nonsense! The male lead is a rising star in the business world! Have you seen this 500-square-meter luxury apartment? It's in a prime location and worth tens of millions!]

Su Jiujiu lifted her eyes and glanced at the system, then lowered her head again: ''But what's the point of that? He won't be using it on me anyway.''

The system dryly comforted her: [Maybe this is just the treatment for a supporting female character.]

Su Jiujiu: ''......''

Raising its paw, it pawed at the cat bowl in front of it, and when it bounced back to the ground, it made a muffled thud. 　

　The assistant, who was reporting to President Tan beside him, turned to glance at the cat and said considerately, ''President Tan, is your cat hungry?''　

Tan Chen took a moment to glance at the cat that was pawing at the bowl and hitting the ground, hesitated for a second, and said, ''Maybe.''　　

''Then I’ll go feed it some cat food.''

Su Jiu watched helplessly as the male lead’s assistant poured half a bowl of cat food into the cat’s dish and smiled, saying, "If you’re hungry, go ahead and eat!''

She paused for a moment, hesitated, then leaned over the cat bowl to sniff it, and afterwards, yawned right in front of the assistant.

The assistant’s smile froze on his face. "...This?"

Tan Chen came over at that moment: ''The cat food doesn’t suit your taste?''

You finally realized it! Su Jiujiu lifted her cat head nobly.

She wanted to eat lobsters! King crabs! And with caviar on the side!

However, Tan Chen didn't get it at all and calmly instructed the assistant, ''Change its cat food brand.''

''Yes."

Then Su Jiujiu saw the assistant placing a bunch of cat food orders on his phone.

That's right, two straight men who had never raised a cat, only knew to buy cat food and, if it didn't work, to keep switching brands.

Su Jiujiu was completely depressed, turning her head away from Tan Chen, her chubby, fluffy body slumping into a heap.

"I only knew outsourcing was unreliable, but I didn't expect there to be so little cat rights."

The system thought she was too much of a hassle: 【Come on, you're here to complete a mission, not to enjoy yourself.】

Su Jiujiu disagreed: “What's wrong? Is my character wrong? Aren't I supposed to be the scheming, self-destructive, malicious, extra-careful type?”

System: [...I guess my perspective is too narrow.]

It never expected that the host had been acting in character from the very beginning, and had remained in character the whole time.

“Mr. Tan, what's your cat's name?”

What's the name?

Tan Chen suddenly realized that he still hadn't given this cat a name.

But it would be sent away in just a few days, so there was no need to care too much about these details.

"Call it Feidu*."

"Come with me to the study and copy the files over."

"Okay." The assistant immediately responded, then waved to Su Jiujiu, "Feidu, I'll feed you when the cat food arrives later."

Su Jiujiu didn’t even had time to resist this ridiculous name, staring helplessly as the two of them went into the study one after the other, leaving the cat outside the door.

"Meow, meow meow meow!"

You're the fat one, your whole family is fat!

Su Jiujiu was so angry that she immediately ran out of the 'activity area' that Tan Chen had just marked, running from the living room to the bedroom, then to the balcony, marking every spot with her own scent before feeling satisfied.

She then slowly walked to the study door and squatted there, acting cute. She wanted to wait here, so that Tan Chen would see her the moment he came out.

.....

Tan Chen was busy in the study for a long time, and in the end, it was his assistant who reminded him that there would be a video conference with all the company's top executives soon.

Before Tan Chen started the video conference, he paused for a moment:"Go and see if the cat food has been delivered."

"Yes."

The assistant opened the study door and immediately saw the cat lying on the floor, sprawled out and sleeping soundly.

''Fei Du, how did you fall asleep here?''

"Meow?" Su Jiujiu woke up startled and jumped up quickly. After seeing that it was the assistant who opened the door, she poked her cat head out again, wanting to peek at what the male lead was doing in the study.

Oh, so he was on a video conference.

She found it boring and was about to walk away when the system's prompt sounded once again.

Is it another side character task?

Su Jiujiu shook off the cat fur on herself energetically.

[Task 2: A supporting female character who knows how to read the situation is not a good supporting character. Please 'deliberately' cause trouble when the male lead is dealing with serious matters to highlight your uniqueness and presence. Successfully doing so will reward 100 points.]

Here comes some action!

Footnotes:

*(giao" is a viral internet meme originating from a Chinese live-streamer/rapper known as Giao哥, whose signature nonsense catchphrase was "一gay我里giaogiao." In this context, it has no literal dictionary meaning and is used purely as an expressive or humorous exclamation.)

*(肥嘟 (often said as féi dū dū or fully as 肥嘟嘟) means chubby, plump, or tubby in English, usually describing someone or something in a cute, affectionate way.) ​

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