IGTCDCN chapter 5

Doing something bad?

Is sneaking a bite considered doing something bad?

Su Jiujiu withdrew her claws and wiped the tomato juice left at the corner of her mouth with her paw pad, pretending nothing had happened just now.

This task came at the perfect time. Now that she had been caught sneaking by the male lead, does that mean she can complete the task just by acting pitiful and innocent?

“System, does this task require obtaining the male lead’s forgiveness?”

[Hold on, let me assess it.]

The system’s response was very fast; within a few seconds, a message was returned: [Host, you are playing the role of a ‘green tea’ character and can employ various schemes. Generally, the male lead would not forgive, so as long as you perform actions typical of a ‘green tea’ and the system successfully verifies them, it will suffice.]

How simple is that!

Isn’t a one-sided ‘green tea’ behavior quite easy to convey!

Su Jiujiu puffed out her chest, carefully moving her body, trying to use her figure to block the plate being sneaked from and cover up her mistake.

“Meow, meow?” I didn’t do anything, you’ll believe me, right?

However, her actions were really unnecessary. Tan Chen’s line of sight was far higher than her position; a slight tilt of the head would reveal the salad behind her—that had been eaten messily by the cat.

Tan Chen looked at the cat calmly, and the cat had a pair of round, big eyes that seemed three parts flattering, three parts pitiful, three parts self-righteous, and one part guilty.

“Meow~” Even its meow was acting cute.

It’s hard to imagine a cat could convey such complicated emotions.

“Make way.”

Tan Chen reached out, went around to the back of the cat, took out the plate of ruined salad, and casually dumped it into the trash.

Su Jiujiu blinked and stared at his every move.

Is he angry?

He must be angry, right!

For a guy like the male lead, who looks like he has a bit of an obsession with cleanliness, not liking cats and then finding one stealing food in the kitchen, he’s definitely going to be furious, right?

She obediently squatted in place, thinking that she still needed to keep some restraint, and that after completing this task, she would behave a bit better, so as not to anger the male lead to the point where, in a fit of rage, he might throw her out and turn her into a poor stray cat.

Sure enough, the male lead was so angry that he left the kitchen!

Su Jiujiu watched Tan Chen turn and leave, and immediately excitedly called out to the system, “System, system, I’ve completed my task!”

The system glanced at the task panel and hesitantly said, [It seems not, the task progress is still 0.]

“The task progress is 0?” Su Jiujiu was very surprised. “Did you make a mistake?”

[The system does not make mistakes!]

Su Jiujiu still trusted the system, and upon hearing this, immediately began to reflect on herself.

“So it was my operation that went wrong?”

That’s not right; she was clearly following the task.

Stealing food = doing something bad in private; blocking the plate = pretending to be pitiful and innocent.

Is there anything wrong with that?

Or perhaps, after she became a cat, her green tea behavior has weakened?

That’s impossible; she completed all previous tasks perfectly.

Su Jiujiu fell into deep thought.

Could it be that she didn’t trigger the classic scene—’I didn’t mean it, you won’t be mad at me, right?’

But now she’s just a cat, so how could she possibly say this out loud?

Just as she was thinking that, unexpectedly, Tan Chen, who had left long ago, came back, wearing a casual T-shirt on top.

When Su Jiujiu saw him return, her eyes lit up, and she stretched out her paws to paw at the still unwashed dishes, making a clinking sound in front of the guy.

“Meow!”

Your salad is really tasty, I just stole a couple of bites—you’re not mad, are you?

Obviously, a single meow couldn’t convey such a rich meaning; at least Tan Chen didn’t get its point.

Instead, he stepped forward and took the plate from under its paw.

“Do you like shrimp?”

Tan Chen opened the fridge and took out some ingredients, all of which had just been eaten by the cat.

Su Jiujiu never expected him to react this way: “Meow?”

The male lead actually wasn’t angry?

Even started cooking again?

Was it because he hadn’t eaten enough after exercising and was preparing another salad for himself?

Her guess was completely wrong, because the male lead had plated the blanched shrimp and boiled eggs and placed them in front of her.

“Eat.”

Seeing it didn’t react, he hesitated for a moment before taking the initiative to pick up a piece of shrimp with his chopsticks and bring it to its mouth.

Honestly, Su Jiujiu felt kind of overwhelmed and flattered.

She couldn’t believe that the male lead was personally feeding her.

But hey, why turn down free food!

Su Jiujiu immediately bit into the shrimp on the chopsticks and happily ate it from the plate.

Yeah, there were too few shrimp in the salad earlier, she could definitely eat more!

As a cat with a strong taste preference, Su Jiujiu felt that something was missing while eating.

If only it could be stir-fried… or at worst, sprinkle some salt and pepper?

Poor thing, with this diet, it wouldn’t end up becoming a southern little cat, right?

Oh no no no, the cuisine in the south is much more flavorful than this.

Whatever, just nibble on the egg… hmm?

The egg white!

Su Jiujiu watched helplessly as the male lead used chopsticks to separate the egg white from the yolk, discarded the egg white, and pushed only the yolk toward her mouth.

Tan Chen put down his phone, the screen still on the Baidu page, which was all showing one question—Can cats eat eggs?

“The internet says you can’t eat egg whites.”

Nonsense! She can even eat hotpot!

Su Jiujiu took advantage of Tan Chen not paying attention and bit into the egg white, dragging it into her own plate.

Tan Chen didn’t stop her, just watched as she took a few bites of the egg white, then turned to the yolk, and even grabbed a piece of shrimp, eating it all with great enjoyment. Her whole afternoon slump was completely gone.

Obviously, these things suit it’s taste than cat food.

He reached out his hand and gently brushed over the top of the cat’s head, then quickly pulled back.

Su Jiujiu was so obsessed with eating, lowering his cat head and munching away happily, she didn’t even notice the male lead gave him a light stroke.

“You sure pick the good stuff to eat.”

“Meow~”

Who wouldn’t want to eat something nice?

Even though the system helps regulate the diet, after all, this body is still a cat, so just a little is enough to make it pretty full.

This won’t do; in the future, I won’t even be able to eat a whole king crab!

Su Jiujiu lay on the dining table, rubbing her stomach with one claw, sighing with considerable regret.

She stared at the male lead who was cleaning up the aftermath, feeling that she had forgotten something… until the system quietly popped up.

【Host, do you remember that you are currently on Mission 3?】

This statement suddenly awakened her from her dream.

Su Jiujiu finally remembered what she had forgotten—her Task 3 still wasn’t completed!

“How’s the progress now?”

【The current progress is still zero.】

Still zero?

Su Jiujiu fell into silence. She had already done everything a cat could do, and the only thing left was that she couldn’t speak. Could it be that this task had to be completed by actually speaking?

She was completely baffled.

“System, can you give me a hint?”

The system scratches the panda head: 【Receiving a hint costs fifty points. Host, are you sure you want to redeem it?】

Hiss!

It’s just one hint, and it’s so expensive!

You have to know that completing one task only gives a hundred points, and what if you get a hint but still can’t complete it?

Wouldn’t that be a waste of fifty points?

Su Jiujiu calculated her current points: completing daily tasks earns 50 points, completing Task 1 earns 100 points, completing Task 2 earns 100 points, totaling 250 points.

Take a gamble!

“Special hint Exchange!”

[Okay, the special hint has been exchanged for the host: The female supporting character’s behavior required for Task 3 currently does not meet the prerequisite.]

Su Jiujiu was puzzled: “What’s the prerequisite?”

[The special hint has already been issued. If you have questions, you need to spend another 50 points to get an advanced special hint!]

“You f***…”

Before Su Jiujiu could even curse, the system was already crouching down holding its head in despair: [This is the rule set by headquarters, I can’t decide either.]

“The ugly face of capitalism, and I still haven’t gotten used to it…” Su Jiujiu was so angry that her liver hurt. “Exchange!”

She had spent all fifty points, and it would be so unfair if she got stuck here unable to move up or down!

[The advanced task hint has been exchanged for the host: The prerequisite for the behavior of the female supporting character in Task 3 is — the things the female supporting character does in private are bad for the male lead, and this causes him to have emotional fluctuations.]

“???”

“Could it be that my sneaking a bite just now is not a bad thing for the male lead?”

Su Jiujiu was shocked, her cat-like eyes staring intently at Tan Chen.

“Meow?”

Unexpectedly, your temper is actually so good?

Tan Chen couldn’t get the message conveyed in her eyes; just looking at those round cat eyes, he could only see her dependence on him.

That’s right, dependence.

It seemed that he had only fed this cat one meal, yet he received such a trusting look.

Pets really are the purest creatures in the world.

One has to admit, this is a wonderful misunderstanding.

After all, with the pair of cat eyes that Su Jiujiu now possesses, as long as she doesn’t act up on purpose or deliberately pick a fight, it looks at everyone as if filled with deep affection.

At this moment, Su Jiujiu also felt that the gaze she felt from the male lead was equally gentle and full of emotion.

“System, could it be that I’ve conquered the male lead so quickly?”

The system was also confused, but that didn’t stop it from congratulating the host: [Amazing! Awesome!]

Su Jiujiu proudly lifted her head.

She had always said that no one could resist a cat, and no one could withstand the cat’s plum blossom claws!

Just as she was swelling with extreme arrogance and recklessness, Tan Chen suddenly received a call.

The moment he saw the caller, he furrowed his brow. “What’s the matter?”

“Brother Tan, I’ll come to see the cat tomorrow. After all, it’s its first day at your place, and there must be a lot of things missing. To reduce your trouble, I’ll just bring them over myself!”

Su Jiujiu perked up her cat ears.

It was Li Jiaojiao’s voice!

She was really proactive—she had only brought the cat over today, and she was already coming to visit tomorrow.

Su Jiujiu looked at Tan Chen, ready to see how he would react.

Tan Chen did not disappoint her at all, remaining equally indifferent to both people and cats: “If you find it troublesome, just take it away.”

On the other end of the phone, Li Jiaojiao stiffened: “Brother Tan, I didn’t mean that… I was thinking I could help you with something, and I’ve already bought all the pet supplies. It would be quite a pity not to deliver them.”

Tan Chen became even colder: “You can have someone deliver them directly, and I will cover all the costs.”

“Brother Tan!” Li Jiaojiao refused to back down, “I just wanted to come see the cat. I gave it to you, so does that mean I can’t even see it?”

Hearing this, Tan Chen still didn’t react, but Su Jiujiu became anxious first.

What’s wrong with this supporting female character! Does she not use her brain at all?

Even if she wanted to use the cat to get close to the male lead, she should at least wait until he has become familiar with the cat, right? It was just delivered and she is already clinging relentlessly under the pretense of the cat. If she were Tan Chen, she would pack up the cat and send it back as soon as someone came tomorrow.

But right now, she is that very cat, sob sob.

Is she really going to be sent away just because of Li Jiaojiao’s unreasonable persistence?

As expected, Tan Chen let out an ambiguous laugh after hearing this.

“Alright, come over tomorrow.”

Other than that, he didn’t say anything else and immediately hung up.

After hanging up, Tan Chen’s gaze shifted to Su Jiujiu.

Whether it was just her imagination or not, Su Jiujiu, who had just been feeling extremely inflated, now felt that Tan Chen’s look at her was very unfriendly, like he was looking at a huge problem he was about to get rid of.

She raised her paw to cover her mouth, holding back her tears.

“Meow~” Is there really no chance of saving it, male lead?

However, at this moment, the system still obliviously issued a new task.

【Beep, progress of Task 3 is blocked. Does the host choose to give up and refresh the task?】

Goodness, she almost forgot that she had spent 100 points in Task 3 to redeem a special hint.

And now, great, 100 points spent, the task didn’t succeed, and she even ended up losing more!

But what else could she do? She could only choose to accept it.

“Give up.”

【Very well, Task 3 has been abandoned on behalf of the host, and Task 4 is automatically refreshed: To be a qualified supporting female character, one must engage in fierce competition with other supporting female characters and fight for attention in front of the male lead. As the second female lead in this world, the host is required to compete in dazzling displays with the third female lead once she arrives, leaving a deep psychological impression on the male lead! Completion will reward 200 points.】

Unbelievable!

She is almost about to be thrown out, and the system still wants her to leave a psychological mark on the male lead!

The author has something to say:
Smooch! Good night!
Thank you so much for everyone’s support, I will keep working hard!​