The Heroine Fell Deeply For Her [Quick Transmigration] 192

Chapter 192: There’s a Fox Here (Entertainment Circle) Part 5

Finally breathing fresh air, the fishy smell of cat treats gone, Yu Shuangjiang couldn’t help but meow at the approaching figure.

A short, soft meow, filled with unspoken questions—Why are you back so late?

She disliked fish, even the smell.

Tao Ning patted her head, scratching her chin: “I had a lot of work today, sorry I’m late.”

Every time she saw this, Zhang Ke felt a sense of unease, not just about Tao Ning, but about the entire world.

She wanted to shout, You demon, get away from my Tao Zong!

As a reward for the chin scratches, Yu Shuangjiang the cat gently nibbled on Tao Ning’s thumb.

Tao Ning, knowing she was hungry, turned to her assistant: “Yiman, can you get my bag?”

Xu Yiman, quickly hiding the cat treats, retrieved the bag from the coffee table and handed it to Tao Ning.

To Zhang Ke’s surprise, Tao Ning pulled out an insulated lunchbox from the bag she usually used for makeup, her laptop, and documents.

A small, warm yellow lunchbox, barely bigger than her palm.

Opening it, she revealed cooked shrimp and beef, perfectly cooked.

Yu Shuangjiang the cat, who had been attacking the fake flowers, immediately perked up, her eyes shining.

Diet food? Wait, dinner time!

Tao Ning used chopsticks to pick out the meat, placing it on the lunchbox lid as a makeshift bowl. The shrimp were fresh, deveined, sweet and tender even without any seasoning.

She tested the temperature: “Just right, eat up.”

Zhang Ke was shocked: “Tao Zong, you can cook? I thought you only ate at fancy restaurants, even calling out the chef to critique their food.”

Yu Shuangjiang the cat, eating the shrimp, her head lowered, thought, So I’m not the only one.

Tao Ning sat down at her desk, watching the cat eat, her chin resting on her hand, and she looked up: “…When did I ever do that? I just don’t like wasting time on trivial matters, I usually have a housekeeper or order takeout.”

Someone once said, enjoy life to the fullest, who are you saving your money for?

And now she’s making cat food.

Zhang Ke nodded, seemingly enlightened, then looked down at the cat, now eating the beef: “So making cat food isn’t considered a trivial matter.”

Tao Ning: “…”

Xu Yiman turned away, suppressing a laugh, afraid of being seen.

After watching for a while, Zhang Ke went downstairs to get lunch, Xu Yiman, captivated by the cat, no longer able to assist.

And expecting Tao Ning to go to the cafeteria herself was like expecting the sun to rise from the west.

If one person doesn’t work, the whole family starves, Zhang Ke thought, her sense of responsibility compelling her to go downstairs.

Yu Shuangjiang, maintaining her image as a celebrity, ate slowly and gracefully, making Xu Yiman envious, wanting to pet her.

But under Tao Ning’s watchful eye, she didn’t dare.

After finishing her meal, Yu Shuangjiang walked around, stretching her legs.

Tao Ning put the lunchbox back in her bag.

Xu Yiman, watching the cat walk, suddenly said, “Tao Laoshi, your cat has a limp.”

Hearing this, both the cat and the human froze.

Yu Shuangjiang, realizing what she had just heard, looked down at her paws.

A limp? Me?

Xu Yiman, curious why the cat had stopped, waved her hand: “Kitty, come here.”

The cat had been mostly motionless, its most strenuous activity being attacking the fake flowers on the desk, and its gait had finally revealed something.

It had a limp, its footsteps heavy, like a small pony.

Tao Ning coughed lightly, sitting back down at her desk: “She probably has her reasons.”

This didn’t comfort Yu Shuangjiang, who sat on the desk, looking out the window, dejected.

Her eyes were deep in thought.

So, I’ve been limping in front of my nemesis since yesterday?

She had always thought she walked gracefully as a cat, but to Tao Ning, she was just a cat with a limp.

How embarrassing.

She didn’t want to see Tao Ning ever again, this woman was a constant reminder of her flaws.

Xu Yiman, oblivious to Yu Shuangjiang’s distress, her curiosity insatiable, asked, “Laoshi, does your cat have a name?”

Tao Ning hadn’t thought about it, shaking her head: “No.”

Xu Yiman’s eyes lit up: “No name? Then how about I give her one?”

She had wanted a cat for a long time, even choosing a name.

But due to her apartment’s restrictions and her salary, she could only settle for feeding the stray cats downstairs.

But now, before her respected superior, she was willing to offer her treasured name, even cloud-owning a cat was better than nothing.

Xu Yiman pushed up her glasses: “How about…”

Tao Ning interrupted, petting the cat and gently folding its ears: “She does have a name, it’s Zhi Ma Juan (Sesame Roll).”

As soon as she heard the name, Zhi Ma Juan bit Tao Ning.

You’re the sesame roll, your whole family are sesame rolls.

Xu Yiman, although puzzled by the sudden appearance of a name, it wasn’t her cat, so she could only hope Tao Ning would bring her to work often, so she could admire her.

Zhang Ke, carrying everyone’s hopes, finally returned with lunch, Tao Ning had work to do this afternoon, she had to eat quickly.

“Alright, time for lunch,” Tao Ning said, gently pushing the cat away.

Her hand brushed past Yu Shuangjiang’s face, and with her sharp eyesight, she saw every detail clearly.

Tao Ning’s hands were beautiful, the most beautiful she had ever seen, pale and slender.

And there were red marks from her earlier nibbling, as if they had been roughly handled.

Yu Shuangjiang thought, slightly annoyed, I didn’t bite that hard, why are they so red?

Xu Yiman, glancing at them, wanted to warn Tao Ning not to let the kitten develop the habit of biting, as it might not control its strength when it grew older, causing injuries.

But judging by Tao Ning’s attitude, it would be a waste of breath.

Tao Ning wasn’t going to her studio today, staying at the office to catch up on work.

After lunch, she immediately started working.

Work was always tedious and boring, and Yu Shuangjiang, who had been practicing walking without a limp, listening to the rhythmic tapping of the keyboard, found a comfortable spot and fell asleep.

With Tao Ning watching her so closely, and surrounded by people, escaping was impossible.

And using her paws to type on the keyboard and reveal her true identity wasn’t part of her plan.

Compared to Tao Ning believing she was actually Yu Shuangjiang, she was more likely to be sent to a government lab for experiments.

A human and a cat switching souls, who would believe that?

If she hadn’t experienced it herself, she wouldn’t have believed it either.

After sleeping for an unknown amount of time, Yu Shuangjiang woke up to the familiar sound of typing.

The sun was setting, the blinds on the floor-to-ceiling windows partially closed, stripes of sunlight on the floor.

She stretched and yawned.

She hadn’t slept for so long in a while, her body stiff and sore.

Moving slightly, she realized she was lying on something soft, she remembered falling asleep on Tao Ning’s desk, curled up in a ball.

A bad premonition arose, and smelling the familiar scent, she turned over, seeing the familiar fabric of the jacket, and her heart sank.

Another jacket ruined.

To avoid facing the consequences, she closed her eyes, pretending not to notice.

If she didn’t know, she wouldn’t have to pay for two jackets, after all, she was just a little kitty, she didn’t understand anything.

But she drifted back to sleep.

When she woke up again, it was already dark, the overhead lights off, the typing stopped, and Yu Shuangjiang, puzzled, opened her eyes and saw a figure sitting nearby.

A reading lamp illuminated the single sofa, where Tao Ning sat, one hand on the armrest, the other on the keyboard.

She wore gold-rimmed glasses, her long eyelashes casting shadows on her cheeks, the laptop screen’s light reflecting in her lenses.

Seeming to sense the movement, she removed her glasses, her eyes gentle: “You’re awake? Time to go home.”

If yesterday’s gentle smile had been a mental attack, today’s was a visual assault.

Yu Shuangjiang: “…”

Almost mesmerized, she almost felt that two jackets were a small price to pay.

It was past working hours, Zhang Ke and the others had already left, and Tao Ning had been working on her script while waiting for Yu Shuangjiang to wake up.

She had managed to bluff her way through the meeting today, claiming to have the outline ready, but she couldn’t do that again.

Packing her things, Tao Ning slung her bag over her shoulder, carefully putting on her jacket, ignoring the wrinkles that didn’t match her usual image.

Then she crouched down before Yu Shuangjiang, lowering her shoulder: “Time to go home, hop on.”

She had seen the cat happily perched on her shoulder earlier, assuming it liked it.

Yu Shuangjiang carefully climbed onto her shoulder, avoiding using her claws, and Tao Ning carried her out.

This Tao Ning was so different from the one she knew.

Actually waiting for a cat to wake up before leaving.

It was late, and most of the employees had left.

As they walked down the corridor, voices came from the break room.

“Did you hear? Yu Shuangjiang from Yiwen Entertainment was in a car accident, she’s still in a coma.”

“What? Yu Shuangjiang? How did you know? There’s nothing about it online.”

Yu Shuangjiang the cat’s ears perked up, catching their conversation.

The other voice continued, “Yu Shuangjiang is Yiwen’s biggest star, they wouldn’t publicize this.”

“That’s true, but how did you know?”

“Don’t tell anyone,” the person lowered their voice, “My friend works at Yiwen, she’s in charge of Yu Shuangjiang’s schedule, she was up all night dealing with this.”

Sighing, she continued, “With Yu Shuangjiang’s accident, all her endorsements and schedules have to be postponed, my friend said it’s a good thing she just finished filming her last drama, otherwise it would be a disaster.”

Her colleague, washing her thermos, asked, puzzled, “How did she get into a car accident?”

After all, a celebrity of Yu Shuangjiang’s status would have a large entourage and be very careful.

Who would have thought that the person who just posted about finishing filming a few days ago was now in a coma after a car accident?

“Who knows, I heard Yiwen called the police, it might not be a simple accident, and my friend also said Yu Shuangjiang’s parents are coming to City C, she was told to go and comfort them… Oh, I have a call.”

The conversation shifted to another topic.

The staff member left the break room, and turning around, she saw Tao Ning disappearing down the corridor.

She flicked the water from her hands, muttering, “Did Tao Laoshi hear us?”

Yu Shuangjiang the cat remained unusually quiet throughout the journey, curled up on the passenger seat.

Since the accident, having become a cat, she had been cut off from the outside world, only able to hope for the best.

Hearing about her parents, however, her forced calmness shattered.

Tao Ning’s apartment wasn’t far from the office, and they soon arrived.

Tao Ning put the cat down, crouching down beside the sofa and petting its head: “Wait here, I’ll make you some food.”

Yu Shuangjiang the cat, her head lowered, staring at her paws, didn’t move.

Probably lost in her own world again, Tao Ning didn’t disturb her, going to the kitchen.

She couldn’t bear to see Yu Shuangjiang’s sadness, but some things had to be done.

She had, of course, heard the conversation in the break room, deliberately slowing down, noticing Yu Shuangjiang’s reaction.

As Tao Ning left, the sounds of cooking came from the kitchen, and Yu Shuangjiang, glancing at the cozy apartment, jumped off the sofa.

After much practice, she had finally mastered walking without stumbling.

Her first action was to walk towards the floor-to-ceiling windows and look outside.

There was a balcony with a parasol and a lounge chair, but Tao Ning, finding plants troublesome, didn’t have any.

For Yu Shuangjiang’s safety, the balcony door was locked.

Although Yu Shuangjiang wouldn’t be foolish enough to jump from the twenty-somethingth floor, safety first.

Tao Ning’s apartment had a river view, boats visible on the water.

And Yu Shuangjiang had heard of this complex, its high security and exclusivity making it a popular choice among celebrities, she would have chosen to live here too, if she could afford it.

Turning away from the window, she looked at the closed door, she knew the password, but the elevator required a key card.

Only Tao Ning and the property management had key cards, unless she could steal one while Tao Ning wasn’t looking.

If she managed to escape, her next concern would be which hospital her body had been taken to.

For privacy and security, Yiwen Entertainment would probably choose a private hospital, but there were many in the city, far apart, making it difficult for a small cat to find.

Regardless, Yu Shuangjiang was determined to leave.

She couldn’t stay here as a cat forever.

Her reflection in the window showed a determined gaze, then Tao Ning emerged from the kitchen, carrying a plate of cat food.

Tao Ning said to the cat’s back, “Dinner’s ready, come and eat.”

Yu Shuangjiang stood up and walked towards her, her gait still slightly off, but her posture proud.

She had to eat first,

Then she would have the energy to escape.