The Heroine Fell Deeply For Her [Quick Transmigration] 197

Chapter 197: There’s a Fox Here (Entertainment Circle) Part 10

Having been awake for less than a day, Yu Shuangjiang was unconscious again, the doctors unable to wake her.

But all the test results indicated she was perfectly healthy, as if just sleeping soundly.

No one slept that soundly, and CEO Chu, receiving a call from Yu Shuangjiang’s manager while working at the office, felt her world darken.

Just then, a knock came on her door, and her assistant entered: “CEO Chu, someone from the brand is here, asking if Yu Shuangjiang’s live stream next week is still on schedule, how should we reply?”

With Yu Shuangjiang hospitalized, her manager, Tu Xue, was overwhelmed, so some of her tasks were delegated to others.

Yu Shuangjiang hadn’t established her own studio yet, most of her work still managed by the company, otherwise, such matters wouldn’t reach CEO Chu.

The brand representative wasn’t aware of the accident, just sending a reminder and asking if there were any changes.

CEO Chu, also troubled: “You’re asking me? I’m also wondering what to do.”

Her assistant understood: “Then I’ll tell them it’s still on schedule.”

There was no other choice.

They could only delay for three days at most, if Yu Shuangjiang didn’t wake up by then, they would have to cancel the live stream.

And after that, the news of her coma couldn’t be contained any longer.

In this fast-paced industry, a rising star’s sudden coma would be a huge blow.

Unable to fulfill her contracts, she would have to pay hefty penalties.

Meanwhile, Tao Ning, under Yu Shuangjiang the cat’s watchful gaze, slowly put away the can of cat food.

Xu Yiman knocked and entered, delivering some documents, seeing the calico cat pacing back and forth, its tail swishing, Tao Ning hiding the opened can behind her back.

Unaware of the situation, Xu Yiman assumed they were playing hide-and-seek.

Pushing up her glasses, she asked, puzzled, “Tao Laoshi, wasn’t Zhi Ma Juan limping? Why is she walking normally now?”

Tao Ning: “…”

How to explain this? This cat wasn’t that cat.

Tao Ning coughed lightly, covering the can with a tissue: “Give this to the stray cats downstairs, Yiman.”

Xu Yiman nodded, then asked, “Doesn’t Zhi Ma Juan like this flavor?”

Tao Ning paused, the cat pacing restlessly at her feet, its tail twitching, a clear sign of impatience.

Tao Ning: “She does.”

Chicken-flavored canned food was Zhi Ma Juan’s favorite, but Yu Shuangjiang wouldn’t touch it.

Xu Yiman wanted to ask why she wasn’t eating it then,

When she saw Tao Ning pick up the cat, ignoring the cat carrier by the sofa, put it in her bag, grab her laptop bag, and head towards the door.

Tao Ning: “I have to go out, no need to wait for me, you can all leave.”

Xu Yiman, watching her leave, was filled with respect, even after having her expensive bag ruined, she was still willing to carry the cat in it.

The bag, worth a fortune, its scratches irreparable.

A furry head poked out of the bag, its eyes staring forlornly outside, its paws resting on its chin.

Xu Yiman suddenly felt envious, having a cat willing to use your bag as a carrier.

Tao Ning quickly prepared a meal for Yu Shuangjiang the cat, placing it before her.

She had been worried she wouldn’t eat, ready to take it with her, but Yu Shuangjiang, channeling her frustration into appetite, devoured the beef.

Licking her lips, she meowed loudly.

Tao Ning opened her bag, and Yu Shuangjiang, although puzzled by the different bag, climbed inside.

It was better than being trapped in the office.

Her sudden loss of consciousness had been unexpected, not even having time to say anything, returning to her cat form.

Fortunately, it wasn’t a random cat, but her own body.

She couldn’t imagine transmigrating into a rat, cockroach, or mosquito, she would definitely throw herself at someone.

Since it was random anyway, why not?

Tao Ning carried the bag, a faint aura of resentment emanating from it, and went to the parking garage.

Finding her car, she placed Yu Shuangjiang the cat on the passenger seat, tossed the bag aside, and drove off.

Coincidentally, there was a car accident on the way to the hospital, the road blocked, traffic at a standstill.

Tao Ning had to take a detour.

This time, Yu Shuangjiang wasn’t as excited, lying dejectedly on the seat, her tail twitching slightly.

Back to the hospital after less than twenty-four hours, she didn’t understand what was happening.

Perhaps she would return to her body just by being near it?

This thought cheered her up slightly, then she remembered she had been to the hospital before, without any effect.

There must be a trigger.

But she didn’t know what it was.

Tao Ning, waiting at a red light, saw Yu Shuangjiang the cat suddenly perk up, then slump back down, dejected.

The invisible dark cloud above her seemed to grow heavier, her fluffy fur flattening.

Even as a cat, she was still a drama queen.

The light turned green, and Tao Ning, suppressing a smile, continued driving.

Taking a detour, the journey was longer this time, and when Yu Shuangjiang woke up, the familiar scent of antiseptic filled her nostrils.

Her ears twitched, she seemed to hear Tao Ning talking to someone, not just one person.

The words “Dr. Zhu” made her realize Tao Ning was talking to a doctor.

She seemed quite familiar with them, and Yu Shuangjiang remembered that Dr. Zhu was the specialist Tao Ning had introduced, of course they knew each other.

It seemed her intelligence had also declined after becoming a cat.

Dr. Zhu: “…The neurological examination didn’t reveal any abnormalities, the cause is still unknown, we’re trying our best to wake her up.”

Tao Ning didn’t stay long, quickly leaving the office.

Yu Shuangjiang the cat, peeking out of the bag, instinctively curious about the outside world,

Saw a white light flash towards her, silently entering her forehead.

She initially thought it was the light from the ceiling, then she felt her consciousness fading, her eyes closing, and she fell asleep.

After an unknown amount of time, she woke up.

Her long eyelashes fluttered, and she opened her eyes, the white ceiling of the hospital room coming into view.

The familiar sound of typing reached her ears, and she turned her head, looking towards the source.

Tao Ning sat beside her bed, her long hair tied up in a loose bun, a strand framing her face.

She wore gold-rimmed glasses, her eyes lowered, focused on her laptop, the rhythmic tapping of the keyboard a soothing sound.

Typing beside a comatose patient, without any restraint, Tao Ning was truly one of a kind.

Yu Shuangjiang’s gaze, through the reflection of the laptop screen in Tao Ning’s glasses, met hers.

Tao Ning always wore glasses in public, her smile aloof, few people had seen her without them.

Yu Shuangjiang had seen her without glasses several times, and her thought was—Tao Ning should never take off her glasses.

Her eyes were her most striking feature, her smile like a hook, captivating.

Her gaze, intense, startled Tao Ning, who paused, her fingers stilling on the keyboard.

She looked up, not surprised by Yu Shuangjiang’s awakening: “You’re awake, are you feeling unwell anywhere?”

She put her laptop aside, helping Yu Shuangjiang sit up, placing a pillow behind her back for support.

Yu Shuangjiang leaned against the pillow, her hand, which had been resting on Tao Ning’s arm, slipping away discreetly.

She hadn’t believed Tao Ning was equally hostile towards everyone before, thinking everyone had their preferences.

But now she was convinced, Tao Ning’s tone no different from when she spoke to Zhi Ma Juan the cat.

She wasn’t even treating her like a patient who had just woken up from a coma, but like a friend who had just taken a nap.

Tao Ning walked towards the table, poured a glass of warm water, and handed it to Yu Shuangjiang: “Your parents went downstairs, I’m keeping an eye on you for them.”

Yu Shuangjiang, taking the water, not suspecting anything, took a sip, then looked around: “Where are my manager and assistant?”

“Already tired of me and want them back?” Tao Ning’s voice was tinged with mock sadness. “You’re even drinking the water I poured for you.”

As if accusing Yu Shuangjiang of being ungrateful.

Yu Shuangjiang stammered, “I… I didn’t…”

Tao Ning crossed her arms: “If I told you they returned to the company, would your next question be why I’m still here, shouldn’t I be working?”

Yu Shuangjiang, her thoughts exposed: “…”

Seriously, does she have mind-reading abilities?

Tao Ning, taking her silence as confirmation, watched as the usually eloquent Yu Shuangjiang was now speechless.

So she continued, “Since you suddenly collapsed, and the doctor I introduced couldn’t find anything wrong, I came to check on you myself.”

Not only introducing the doctor but also visiting repeatedly, Yu Shuangjiang had rarely met such a kind person.

She even felt it was excessive, just leaving her contact information would have been enough, there was no need to visit the hospital so many times.

Yu Shuangjiang finally couldn’t hold back: “Why are you helping me so much?”

The past was the past, Tao Ning had criticized many actors and actresses, she was just one of them, probably long forgotten.

Even Yu Shuangjiang herself wasn’t bothered by it, she wouldn’t try to prove herself or flaunt her achievements to gain Tao Ning’s approval.

Tao Ning’s smile was captivating, her voice soft: “You want to know?”

Yu Shuangjiang: “Yes.”

Tao Ning closed her laptop, putting it back in her bag: “Then ask me after you recover, I’ll tell you everything.”

Yu Shuangjiang: “…”

Do all writers like creating suspense?

Tao Ning sat down, tilting her head slightly, her posture relaxed: “What, don’t you have faith in your recovery?”

Yu Shuangjiang couldn’t stand being questioned, especially by Tao Ning, and she immediately replied, “Of course I do.”

“That’s good, I’ll be waiting for your question.” Tao Ning didn’t elaborate, ignoring Yu Shuangjiang’s curiosity.

Suddenly remembering something, she stood up and walked towards Yu Shuangjiang.

As she approached, Yu Shuangjiang instinctively leaned back against the pillows, her eyes wide, a faint fragrance reaching her nostrils.

Unable to retreat any further, she asked, “What are you doing?”

Tao Ning reached out, her finger pressing the call button: “Nothing, you’re awake, I’m calling the nurse.”

Yu Shuangjiang: “…” That made sense.

Tao Ning teased, “What did you think I was going to do? Tell you there’s a leaf on your head and remove it for you?”

“…” That’s a classic romantic trope, Yu Shuangjiang couldn’t help but retort, “Where would there be leaves in a hospital room?”

Whether Tao Ning was truly kind was debatable, but she was definitely cunning.

After calling the nurse, the doctors and nurses arrived quickly, followed by her parents, the room suddenly crowded.

Yu Shuangjiang was surrounded by doctors, answering their questions obediently.

Everything seemed normal, and the doctors, puzzled, left to discuss her case.

Tao Ning’s phone vibrated, and she excused herself to answer the call.

Mrs. Bai sat down beside the bed, reaching out to Yu Shuangjiang: “Xiao Shuang, are you thirsty? I’ll pour you some water, the water here is cold.”

Yu Shuangjiang, looking at the half-empty glass of hot water, was puzzled: “But this is hot.”

Mr. Yu, about to go to the next room to boil some water, turned around, confused: “Hot? The water in the thermos is cold, where did you get hot water?”

Yu Shuangjiang instinctively replied, “Tao Ning poured it for me…”

Then she tilted her head, puzzled, looking at the glass: “Where did she pour it from?”

Her gaze shifted to Tao Ning’s bag, searching for a thermos.

She couldn’t find one, and the bag suddenly vibrated, a ruffled cat head emerging from the opening.

“Meow!”

Mrs. Bai gasped, picking up the bag: “It’s Zhi Ma Juan, you’re awake!”

Zhi Ma Juan the cat, unafraid of strangers, meowed at Mrs. Bai.

Compared to her earlier meows, this one sounded strangely… cute.

Yu Shuangjiang, staring at the cat, fell silent, thinking, My meows weren’t that cute, were they?

Zhi Ma Juan, pushing with her hind legs, tried to escape the bag.

Mrs. Bai, not used to cats, unsure how to handle the small, fluffy creature, put the bag down.

Zhi Ma Juan the cat jumped out, landing gracefully, her tail held high, sniffing the air curiously, then walking towards Mrs. Bai.

“Don’t rub against my legs, I might step on you,” Mrs. Bai said, quickly moving away.

Yu Shuangjiang, watching from the side, noticed that Zhi Ma Juan didn’t have a limp, her gait perfect.

Why do I have a limp then?

I didn’t limp during military training.

She couldn’t understand.

After exploring the room, Zhi Ma Juan the cat spotted the bed, a new territory, and jumped onto it effortlessly.

Yu Shuangjiang silently compared their jumping abilities, she had lost to a real cat.

She would have needed to grab the sheets to climb up, but Zhi Ma Juan didn’t.

Wait, why am I competing with a cat?

Zhi Ma Juan the cat, walking across the soft blanket towards Yu Shuangjiang, meowed.

“…” Yu Shuangjiang couldn’t resist, reaching out to pet her.

Cute kitty.

When Tao Ning returned after her phone call, the room was filled with warmth and the sound of meows.

All from Zhi Ma Juan, who, unafraid of strangers, was chatting with everyone.

Putting her phone away, Tao Ning entered the room.

Yu Shuangjiang was playing with the cat, and noticing Tao Ning, she looked up, a small red mole visible on her wrist.

She stopped petting the cat, smiling shyly: “It… it woke up, so I was playing with it.”

As if in agreement, Zhi Ma Juan meowed loudly.

In the following days, Yu Shuangjiang no longer experienced prolonged comas, but she would randomly fall asleep.

Anytime, anywhere.

She might be eating, then suddenly close her eyes and drift off, or taking medicine, the pill still in her mouth.

The nurses would frantically remove the pill, afraid she would choke.

But strangely, she always woke up feeling refreshed, no other symptoms.

Not just the doctors, but also Yiwen Entertainment was baffled.

The brand representative, having heard rumors, contacted them, asking about Yu Shuangjiang’s condition and if she could still fulfill her contractual obligations.

Yiwen, trying to reassure them, asked if the live stream could be rescheduled.

They claimed Yu Shuangjiang was indeed hospitalized, but the coma was just a rumor, even sending a video of her playing with a cat in her hospital gown.

The message was clear: See? Our artist is perfectly fine, playing with a kitty.

This video convinced the brand representative, who agreed to discuss rescheduling, and Yiwen breathed a sigh of relief.

Because while she was awake, she couldn’t stay awake, no one knew when she would fall asleep again.

After several observations, Dr. Zhu reached a new conclusion.

“Preliminary diagnosis, the patient, Yu Shuangjiang, is suffering from narcolepsy, with unpredictable episodes lasting about an hour.”

“However, the patient’s episodes last for four to five hours, without any other complications, a rare case.”

Tao Ning, listening to his diagnosis, instinctively looked at her hand, then put it back down.

Yu Shuangjiang, listening to the diagnosis, her lips twitching, wanted to say she wasn’t narcoleptic, but transmigrating into a cat.

But if she said that, she would probably be sent to a psychiatrist.

As the date of the live stream approached, more rumors surfaced.

Two days before the scheduled broadcast, a trending topic appeared online—

#YuShuangjiangCarAccidentComa#

Attached was a blurry video of Yu Shuangjiang being carried into an ambulance.

Although blurry, her face was recognizable.

Her fans, realizing she hadn’t appeared in public recently, panicked, flooding her studio’s social media with questions.

With Yu Shuangjiang unavailable, rumors spread like wildfire, various marketing accounts speculating and fabricating stories.

Some claimed she was dying, others that she was disfigured or disabled.

The company immediately issued a denial, stating they would take legal action against those spreading rumors.

But this denial wasn’t convincing, without seeing Yu Shuangjiang herself, her condition remained a mystery.

A blogger even said brazenly, “You say she’s fine? Then why isn’t she making a public appearance?”