Something Weird, Quick, Get Away

The next day, Ruanruan strutted out of Lu Linyuan's office with her head held high and her chest puffed out, even her tail raised.

Her face seemed to say, Do you all see what's around my neck?

Everyone, look. Come on, take a look.

Let me indulge my vanity a little.

Lu Linyuan's special assistant followed her out and whispered to the staff at the secretaries' desk, "That collar around her neck is inlaid with jadeite. Make sure you keep an eye on it."

The staff at the secretaries' desk sucked in a breath and craned their necks to look at Ruanruan.

Ruanruan crouched beside them and let them look their fill.

Within seconds, thanks to employees who had passed the secretaries' desk spilling the news in a private group chat, the entire company knew that the collar around the president's cat's neck was inlaid with jadeite.

By the time Ruanruan came downstairs, thoroughly satisfied, the employees in the cubicles were also stretching their necks to look, one after another, whenever their supervisor wasn't paying attention.

"Honestly, this is the first time in my life I've seen real jadeite. I'd only ever seen it in movies and shows before. Turns out it's even prettier and more dazzling than on TV."

"Is this how rich people live? Even their cats wear jadeite. Suddenly, those owners who buy luxury goods for their cats seem a little low-class. If you're going to do it, go straight for top-grade jadeite. How much must that cost?"

"Has anyone worked it out?"

"No, seriously, does anyone know about this stuff? Tell us! I don't even dare guess how much it costs. If you stole it, would you spend the rest of your life in prison?" Everyone chattered away in the group chat.

"A piece of glass-grade jadeite like that, judging by the color and quality, is truly top-grade. Six or seven figures would be a conservative estimate..."

After hearing that, everyone went quiet in the group chat for several seconds before it was flooded with shocked reaction stickers.

"Holy crap, a cat is wearing jadeite worth six or seven figures?"

"I don't know why, but if it were anyone else, I'd think it was outrageous. Yet when it's the president, I don't think it's anything special. It's as if this cat was meant to wear something that expensive. After all, she's a cat who lives in a villa in the city center! She's the president's cat!"

"She's the president's cat!" Everyone copied the line, flooding the chat once again.

Someone else sighed, "Suddenly, I really want to be a cat. I don't even need to be the president's cat. Just being a cat with an owner would be enough."

The private group chat was buzzing, but Qiao Yi was busy with something else, asking questions about pets online.

On a pet forum, Qiao Yi made a post: "Does anyone know what cats like best? I bought a cat imported snacks and freeze-dried treats, but she didn't care about any of them. What a waste of money!"

"I don't know about food, but I do know cats love catnip, haha."

"If she doesn't like imported snacks and freeze-dried treats, have you tried domestic ones? Some domestic brands are pretty good these days. Let me recommend some." The commenter then named two or three domestic brands they regularly used.

"What imported snacks did you buy her?"

Qiao Yi named a few brands. When the others saw them, they realized they weren't cheap.

"No way, she doesn't even like things that expensive? Is your cat that pampered?"

"Actually, she's not my cat. She's my coworker's cat. I like him, so I wanted to get to know the cat first, so I'd have something to talk to him about." He had originally wanted to say "boss," but felt that was a bit much, so Qiao Yi changed it to "coworker."

The netizens didn't think much of it, assuming it was just an ordinary story of an unrequited crush, and offered suggestions.

After hearing them out, Qiao Yi thought he might as well carry some catnip on him.

He placed an order for same-city express delivery, having a nearby pet shop send over ready-bagged catnip. It was very fresh, picked and delivered in a resealable bag.

After receiving it, Qiao Yi took it to the washroom, rubbed it between his hands and wiped it on his wrists and arms. Then he picked up the snacks again, ready to go make friends with Ruanruan.

Ruanruan was interacting with several girls at the time. One female employee was stroking her back, another was touching her tail, and another was petting her head.

This is so comfortable.

"Ahem-" a voice sounded.

The female coworkers hurriedly grabbed their things and ran off, leaving Ruanruan on the desk, looking up at Qiao Yi.

Qiao Yi thought little of Ruanruan, but at the thought of Lu Linyuan, he patiently put on a smile and reached out to pick her up.

"Ruanruan, come here. Look what this is." His voice was coaxing, but he soon sounded a little puzzled. "Huh? What's that on your collar?"

An employee passing by heard him and helpfully said, "That's jadeite. I heard it was custom-made and cost six or seven figures."

Qiao Yi froze on the spot. He had known nothing about it and had thought it was just an ordinary collar that happened to look nice. He hadn't expected it to be so expensive.

"Having something that expensive custom-made for a cat?" His tone was sour.

"Of course. She's the president's cat, after all. That bit of money is nothing to him." With that, the employee went back to their own business, leaving Qiao Yi looking envious, his gaze as though he wished the jadeite collar were around his own neck.

Ruanruan stood up and swished her tail, about to leave.

But Qiao Yi didn't give her the chance. He thrust his arm over, and she caught a scent that made her a little dizzy.

What is that stuff?