Chapter 13

After her plaster cast was removed, Luo Ke felt relieved

   regarding Lin Sifei's condition. The celebration banquet she

   had promised for a long time was finally arranged, causing Zhao

   Min to smile like crazy, and one day, Luo Ke caught it.

   Luo Ke put the cap on her pen, "Why are you so happy?"

   "Nothing."

   "You've got three seconds."

   Zhao Min used one second to stand up straighter, used another

   to inhale, and quickly reported at the last second, "Since

   Chair you entrusted me with the venue for the celebration

   banquet, I can choose a very excellent restaurant with a great

   menu of steak and desserts. I might be slightly biased but you

   can rest assured that although it is my personal preference,

   the place is really great! Ha—"

   She finished speaking in one breath, raised her head and took a

   breath, readjusted her smile, "That's it, Chair Luo."

   "What about the security and hotel conditions? Is there a place

   to stay?" Luo Ke looked at her. Zhao Min opened her mouth but

   said nothing.

   Luo Ke sighed and pressed the call button, "Special Assistant

   Lin, come in please."

   Special Assistant Lin quickly opened the door and came in.

   Seeing Zhao Min, who was standing very upright, he couldn't

   help but adjust his posture, "Chair Luo, is there anything you

   want me to do?"

   "You and Secretary Zhao are responsible for the venue of the

   celebration banquet together. You must pay attention to issues

   such as security and accommodation."

   "Yes." Special Assistant Lin nodded, and remembered something,

   "Oh, people mentioned to me that at this celebration party,

   they want to play games and other activities like we do during

   the annual celebrations."

   "They just want prizes." Luo Ke shook her head, "No problem,

   but don't go too far."

   "Yes, Chair Luo."

   Special Assistant Lin pulled on Zhao Min's sleeves as they left

   the office, "I did say that you should've been more careful."

   Lin Sifei watched the two mutter to each other, but then turned

   her head and jumped onto Luo Ke's table, opening her mouth

   wide. She knew she couldn't eat a lot of the delicious foods in

   the restaurant, but of course, she still wanted delicious

   food.

   Luo Ke took a small piece of jerky and stuffed it into her

   mouth, "Don't worry, you will have your share too."

   *

   For the celebration banquet in the evening, Special Assistant

   Lin arranged for the first and second floors of the restaurant

   Zhao Min recommended to be their venue, and there was a hotel

   next door to the restaurant, so there was no need to worry

   about someone getting drunk.

   Luo Ke also knew that she was a "terrifying" presence among the

   employees, so, worried that they would be uncomfortable, she

   only spoke a few words at the beginning, and then went to a

   table on the second floor to sit down and concentrate on

   feeding her cat.

   Lin Sifei had napkins laid around her, and she stretched out

   her comfortably, her hind legs on Luo Ke's thighs, her front

   paws supporting her on the dining table. Whatever she wanted to

   eat, she would brush it with her paws, and Luo Ke would help

   her eat as much as she wanted. 　　

   While they were eating, a chef came up, "Sashimi was ordered at

   this table, do you want it to be served now?"

   Sashimi! Lin Sifei's eyes lit up. She used to like fish as a

   human, but after she became a cat, this love soared

   exponentially. She pressed her head to Luo Ke's hand and meowed

   softly.

   Luo Ke touched her head, "Little greedy cat, you are more

   enthusiastic about fish than me."

   Lin Sifei licked the corner of her lower lip and immediately

   rubbed against Luo Ke's arms and palms obediently. Luo Ke

   couldn't help the way the corners of her lips quirked upwards

   and reached out to touch the whiskers near Lin Sifei's lips.

   Lin Sifei shuddered and turned away. She shook her head and

   meowed. Don't touch my whiskers, it feels weird.

   She leaned against the table again, looked at the sashimi

   expectantly, turned her head and meowed at her.

   Luo Ke sighed good naturedly, coming to terms with the fact

   that cats recognize fish but not humans. Not like she could do

   much about it, except perhaps cry inwardly when feeding her

   cat.

   While the chef sliced the sashimi, Luo Ke used chopsticks to

   put it in the small bowl in front of Lin Sifei. It was Lin

   Sifei's special cat bowl, which Luo Ke brought it specially

   because she heard some people say that cats would lose their

   appetite if they don't use their own cat bowl.

   Looking at the cat devouring all of the food she put in the

   bowl, Luo Ke felt better, curled her fingers, and flattened a

   small circle of cat fur on Lin Sifei's head from petting.

   When Lin Sifei raised her head in confusion at this contact,

   there was still a little smudge of fish on the corner of her

   mouth. She smacked her lips and then looked at Luo Ke, meowing

   for more.

   "More? Your bowl hasn't been cleaned yet." Luo Ke knocked on

   the edge of her bowl, like a mother urging her child not to

   waste.

   Lin Sifei cursed inside her head, but upon reminding herself

   that Luo Ke had prepared her delicious food to eat, she held

   back, raised her paw and gestured to the bowl next to it. It

   was Luo Ke's bowl.

   Luo Ke raised her eyebrows and looked at her, "You want… for me

   to eat."

   "Meow~" Lin Sifei nearly nodded, but fortunately she just held

   back this urge, only meowing some more. 　　

   Luo Ke smiled, picked up her chopsticks and ate, "It tastes

   really good."

   Lin Sifei smiled , meowed again, and continued to eat.

   When her stomach was bulging, she tapped Luo Ke with her leg,

   meowed, jumped off Luo Ke's lap and took a stroll around the

   dining hall.

   She jumped on the small table in front of the window, looked at

   the busy traffic downstairs, and became entranced, her face

   pressed against the window in a daze.

   Luo Ke had become accustomed to her erratic behavior from time

   to time and continued to eat.

   "Chair Luo, the next lottery is about to be drawn, please go

   down and draw the winning number." Special Assistant Lin opened

   the door.

   Luo Ke nodded, wiped the corners of her mouth, and redid her

   lipstick, "Xiaoxiao, come here."

   Lin Sifei still hadn't come out of her feelings of

   sentimentality as she walked slowly to Luo Ke's side.

   Luo Ke stretched out her hand to pick her up,  but Lin Sifei

   darted aside. She ate too much, and Luo Ke holding her would

   make her uncomfortable.

   "

   "

   She rubbed Luo Ke's leg and walked forward slowly.

   Luo Ke guessed what she meant, she was digesting all of the

   food she ate. She shook her head and followed Lin Sifei out.

   Standing on the stage, the host saw Special Assistant Lin

   waving his hand underneath, and immediately said, "Now, let our

   Chair Luo draw. Also, this prize is also provided by Chair Luo

   personally, so I do believe everyone should be looking forward

   to it."

   Everyone was enthusiastic and cheering. These employees were

   usually cowering in front of Luo Ke, but  now everyone since

   they were all in a crowd, they became bolder.

   Luo Ke just directly walked on the stage, drew numbers, and

   announced the type of reward.

   There were some  interesting categories of awards. In addition

   to the common ones such as cash and free traveling

   opportunities, there were also privileges like three days of no

   overtime, the privilege of adding meat in the cafeteria, and so

   on. As the atmosphere became more and more enthusiastic, Lin

   Sifei squatted on the ground and couldn't help but laugh.

   "The following is number 5. Who is number 5?"

   "Me me me!" Special Assistant Lin raised his hand, stepped onto

   the stage happily, and almost slipped and fell, causing

   everyone to burst into laughter. Fortunately, Special Assistant

   Lin was friendly with most of the employees in the company, so

   everyone just let him go.

   Lin Sifei watched attentively, forgetting that without Special

   Assistant Lin's watch, she was a lone cat.

   A person approached quietly, and the tip of Lin Sifei's nose

   moved as she smelled a very nice and delicious scent, probably

   the smell of squid.

   She had already eaten a lot and her stomach was bulging, but

   her mouth couldn't help but water. She thought to herself, I'll

   have Luo Ke buy a few packs later, it smells delicious.

   "Pa-lunk." While she was thinking, a piece of squid fell in

   front of her.

   She couldn't help but look up, but everyone was looking up

   towards the stage, holding their numbers excitedly. The dining

   table next to her was too high for her to see what was on it.

   She may have knocked it off accidentally. Lin Sifei smacked her

   lips, forgot the incident and continued to look up towards the

   stage.

   "Plunk." This one hit her head directly, and rolled down her

   forehead.

   Lin Sifei fell silent. It was obvious that someone was feeding

   her. Was it because Luo Ke usually prohibited the employees

   from feeding her, so this person can't help but take advantage

   of the crowd?

   She raised her head again, but still didn't see who it was.

   You're feeding a cat, but can hold back from petting? Amazing

   endurance.

   Looking at the shredded squid on the ground, Lin Sifei

   reluctantly moved her butt. Although she didn't want to eat

   anything on the ground, she didn't want to make her feeder feel

   sad. Maybe she's a cute young lady, Lin Sifei thought. I'll

   just pretend to eat it but instead I'll hide the shredded

   squid.

   She walked over to the shredded squid, grabbed it with her

   claws to block the sight of others, and then pretended to lower

   her head.

   "

   "

   The squid, rubbed back and forth by her, loosened, and slid to

   the side, revealing the dark thing inside. Lin Sifei tilted her

   head suspiciously, and then unsheathed her claws, and hooked it

   twice.

   The shredded squid was completely peeled off, exposing the

   contents underneath .

   Lin Sifei put her nose near to sniff it, and came away

   wide-eyed.

   This was… chocolate!