Tsk, Men Are Such a Hassle

Qiao Yi asked everyone around, but no one answered or admitted to spilling coffee on it.

He took a deep breath and said to the girl beside him, "Xiao Li, you tell me. You sit next to me. How could you not know who passed by my desk just now? Don't be afraid of offending anyone. For something like this, I'll report it straight to the boss. Anyone who covers for them will be held responsible too. But if you speak up, you don't have to worry about retaliation. I'll have your back!" He used threats and promises, the stick and the carrot.

Xiao Li stood up awkwardly and said in a timid voice, "You were only gone for a little while. I didn't see anyone get up and walk around, but I think I vaguely saw the president's cat jump across your desk just now. I was busy organizing a list at the time, so I didn't get a good look. I didn't expect her to knock over the coffee..."

"What?!" Qiao Yi looked incredulous, as though he didn't quite believe her.

"Meow-" A cat's cry drew everyone's gaze to Ruanruan, perched up high. The kitten held her head high and puffed out her chest, as if to say, That's right, it was this princess. What are you going to do about it?

How arrogant. Tsk, tsk, tsk.

What could Qiao Yi do now that he saw Ruanruan? He closed his eyes, then glared at Xiao Li and said angrily, "What are you even good for? She ran onto my desk and you didn't pay attention, and you didn't even know she knocked over the coffee?!" It was as if everything were Xiao Li's fault.

Xiao Li couldn't get a word out under his tirade. Her eyes were red, but she didn't dare defend herself.

"Meow-" Seriously? You can't take your anger out on the president's cat, so now you're taking it out on someone else, huh?

Trash!

Just you wait. I'll trip you up again tomorrow.

The supervisor, having heard the commotion, came over impatiently and asked what had happened. He learned that the president's cat had knocked over the coffee, causing Qiao Yi to lose his design.

The supervisor said helplessly, "You're in the wrong here. The cat did it, so why are you blaming Xiao Li? She has more to do every day than you do. On top of her own job, one person asks her to organize a list, another asks her to print documents, and she has to run errands for you all, bring you coffee, and deliver afternoon tea. You didn't back up and save your own work beforehand. That was negligence on your part too."

Qiao Yi pursed his lips and picked up some tissues to wipe the coffee off his desk. Hearing that, he said, "Then what about my computer? It must be ruined... Can I ask the president for a replacement laptop?"

The supervisor said in bewilderment, "Why would you need to ask the president about something as minor as a replacement laptop? Just submit a request and I'll approve it. Then go to administration and they'll issue you a new one."

A little disappointed that he wouldn't get a chance to show his face before the president, Qiao Yi said, "Okay." He couldn't go charging up to the president and make a fuss demanding compensation just because the president's cat had done it. He wasn't that stupid. He had already been lucky to get a chance to show his face thanks to the cat last time. This time, he could only swallow the loss in silence.

Once the commotion had died down, Qiao Yi put his things in order. He barely acknowledged Xiao Li, then went smiling over to the culprit and offered Ruanruan a dried fish with an affectionate look on his face.

"I know you didn't mean to. Did you want to come play with me and accidentally knock over the coffee?" He was plainly trying to get on her good side.

Ruanruan thought the guy was disgusting. She turned around and ran off, swishing her tail.

I can't be bothered with you.

Ruanruan understood perfectly well that Qiao Yi only put on that face because she was the president's cat. If she had been another employee's cat or a stray from the street, he would definitely have been the one to turn his back and walk away.

After Ruanruan followed the special assistant upstairs in the elevator, she saw the president's office door standing open and returned to Lu Linyuan with a spring in her step.

His office door had always been closed before, but now he left it open most of the time so Ruanruan could come and go freely. That way, she wouldn't be cooped up in the office and could go outside for a stroll.

When Lu Linyuan saw Ruanruan return, he put away the fountain pen in his hand, looked at her, and said with a perfectly serious expression, "So you still remember to come back?"

"Meow-" Hehe.

"Did you get into trouble?"

Huh? There aren't any surveillance cameras in the company's office area. How does the young master know I've been up to something?

Ruanruan tilted her head.

Lu Linyuan had only asked casually, but after hearing him, Ruanruan tilted her head and looked at him as though surprised that he knew something. He raised an eyebrow slightly and said, "You really did get into trouble?"

"Meow~" Guilty as a thief, Ruanruan looked left and right, anywhere but at Lu Linyuan behind the desk.

Her mind was full of one question: How does this guy know?

Tsk.

Men are such a hassle.