IGTCDCN chapter 17

Whether it’s people or cats, they are used to climbing up shelves. Ever since she was falsely accused last time and the male lead stood up for her, Su Jiuju has grown bolder and bolder.

She never eats regular cat food, insisting on having the deluxe version for every meal; except for the male lead’s bed, she can be seen running and climbing around everywhere else every day.

During working hours, she would definitely go to the company, even if it meant lying sprawled out on the big boss’s desk sleeping.

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There were also many other wild antics. Fortunately, she was just a cat, which was why Tan Chen indulged her so much, allowing her to complete many daily tasks and gradually earn three to four hundred points.

Oh right, there’s also Task 7, which was to make her presence felt in front of all the male lead’s employees. Because she went so many times, all the employees found out that the boss had a cat, so the task was successfully completed.

By this calculation, she had gradually accumulated 2,300 points, with progress nearing a quarter!

Feeling pleased she noticed, the newly arrived supporting female character had also been very well-behaved recently, to the point that Su Jiujiu didn’t even have the chance to work on the main story tasks. She seriously suspected that the new supporting female was looking for an opportunity to make a big move.

But that’s not something Su Jiujiu could prevent in advance. After all, this female supporting character, who is supposed to appear later in the story, showed up early, which messed up the entire plot!

Right now, she is mainly developing a new hobby: having Assistant Lin take her for a walk downstairs in the neighbourhood areas every day.

That’s right, even though she’s a cat, she has developed dog-like habits—she must go out for some fresh air every day. Su Jiujiu doesn’t want to be around Tan Chen 24/7; she needs to have some personal space.

Those 996¹[In Chinese slang and work culture, “996” refers to a demanding work schedule of 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM, six days a week, totaling 72 hours of work per week.] office workers also get a day off each week, right? No need to say that after she transmigrated into a book, she became a cat and still had to do 007²[In Chinese internet slang, 007 means working 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, with no days off.].

Su Jiujiu spends quite a long time hanging around downstairs every day, and loves to dart into different shops, often hanging onto something and refusing to let go, so Assistant Lin has no choice but to follow behind and pay reluctantly.

After it happened so many times, the shops in this area became familiar with this cat and added Assistant Lin on WeChat. If one day the cat sneaks over to take something, the shop owner can just take a picture and send it to Assistant Lin, who can then transfer the payment.

Day 30 of transmigration, Su Jiujiu licked her ice cream, tears streaming down her face from being so touched.

All her acting in front of Assistant Lin had finally paid off—he had finally let his guard down and stopped watching what she was snatching from the store.

Achieving snack freedom turned out to be so difficult!

Su Jiujiu munched on the ice cream box in frustration, determined to eat the entire thing to soothe her soul.

Just then, she suddenly heard a strange sentence.

“So annoying, why do dogs need to be walked every day?”

These words sounded like they came from an impatient owner, but when Su Jiujiu looked up, she realized she was completely wrong!

Passing in front of her was an ordinary middle-aged aunt, holding a big golden retriever that looked dejected and listless.

And the words just now were exactly the complaint coming from that golden retriever.

What’s going on?

Su Jiujiu was shocked. Could it be that after turning into a cat, she could understand animal languages?

But that’s impossible too. She had encountered so many rare pets in this place, yet she had never understood their sounds.

The big golden retriever kept walking while complaining: “black-boned chicken and Spanish mackerel³[鸡鲅鱼 (wū jī bà yú) is a Chinese internet slang term that literally means “black-boned chicken and Spanish mackerel,” but it is actually a humorous homophonic pun for “无几把语” (wú jǐ bā yǔ). In English, it translates to “speechless,” “fucking speechless,” or “I have no words for this.” ], coming to walk me before seven every day, morning and evening, can’t a dog get a good sleep?”

Su Jiujiu: …Does this sound like a normal dog complaining? And the choice of words—did this dog just get a 5G connection or what!

Su Jiujiu: “System, what’s going on?”

The system ignored her, but the big golden retriever passing by her suddenly lifted its head, locking its gaze tightly on her.

“Woof?”

“Meow?”

At this moment, the course of history seemed to stop, as the cat and the dog fell into a deep stare at each other.

Three seconds later, they both launched a second round of probing at the same time.

“Meow?”

“Woof?”

The big Golden Retriever was being walked forward by Auntie, but its neck kept stretching back, eyes fixed on the cats by the roadside, seemingly about to be pulled further and further away.
Su Jiujiu finally leapt to catch up.

“Was that you talking just now?”

The Golden Retriever got even more shocked as soon as she spoke.

“Woof woof woof……”

It barked for a long time before realizing it had forgotten to switch languages.

“You can talk too?”

Very good, Su Jiujiu didn’t mishear just now. The golden retriever in front of her really was different from an ordinary pet. At the very least, its barking could be transformed into a language she could understand!

“You… are you some kind of spirit?” The golden retriever rolled its eyes: “After the founding of the country, becoming a spirit is not allowed⁴[The phrase “After the founding of the country, becoming a spirit is not allowed” is a highly popular Chinese internet slang and meme. In Chinese, it is written as: 建国后不许成精 (Jiànguó hòu bùxǔ chéngjīng). In modern internet culture, this phrase is used as a humorous compliment for animals that are incredibly smart, clever, or display human-like behavior.], okay?”

The familiar internet slang instantly triggered Su Jiujiu’s memory, making her immediately overturn her previous guess.

“So you’re human too? How did you become a golden retriever?”

The big golden retriever just now heard Su Jiujiu call out ‘System,’ and immediately recognized her identity: “The way you turned into a cat is the way I turned into a dog.”

Wow, turns out she’s also someone who got into a novel like her! Could it be that she’s a colleague? Living in the same world, but in a different novel?

“Could it be that your system also, because of buying appearances, didn’t have enough points and could only exchange for a pet’s body?”

The big Golden Retriever looked at her confusedly: “What is all this about?”

Su Jiujiu: “…Looks like not. Then why did you put it on a Golden Retriever?”

“It saves points this way!” the big Golden Retriever said as a matter-of-fact. “The initial points are ten thousand, meant for the host to exchange for a human body, but exchanging for a pet body only costs five thousand points. Spend five thousand to save five thousand. As long as I accumulate another five thousand points, I can complete the task and go home soon.”

Turns out you could even do it like this…

“Aren’t you worried about doing missions while in a pet’s body?”

“You just don’t get it. Sometimes, the main characters are even more tolerant of pets, and the missions become easier.”

Have to admit, he was right.
Su Jiujiu had stayed by Tan Chen’s side for a month and knew his personality very well.

If she had really been placed in the female supporting character’s body at the start, not only would getting close to the male lead be difficult, but the mission success rate would also take a huge hit.

From this point of view, she really agreed with Big Golden Retriever’s strategy.

“Looks like you’ve studied the system thoroughly.”

“Of course.” A faint hint of pride flickered in Big Golden Retriever’s eyes, and it said reservedly, “Spend more time chatting with your system when you can. You can dig out quite a few loopholes from it.”

Su Jiujiu felt a bit embarrassed. Lately, she had been so focused on fighting with the panda—oh no, the system—that she hadn’t managed to dig out anything from it at all.

“By the way, what’s your task?”

Just as the big golden retriever was about to speak, a loud, dramatic voice suddenly rang out above the heads of the cat and dog.

“Oh my, whose cat is this?” The middle-aged lady walking her dog had sharp eyes. Working as a nanny in this upscale apartment complex, her standards were even higher than some middle-class people, and she immediately recognized Su Jiujiu’s breed.

This cat was so well-groomed, clearly owned. But its breed was common and not valuable, obviously not a household worth paying special attention to.

“Just like your owner, no manners at all. If you break someone else’s cat, you won’t even be able to pay for it if they sell you!”

The condescending tone in that remark was so strong that it successfully made both of them (a cat and a dog) scowl—if their dark faces could actually be seen.

Su Jiujiu was speechless: “Isn’t this your house’s auntie?”

The big golden retriever was in a bad mood: “I’m holding the script of ‘Long Aotian’s⁵[In Chinese internet slang, “Long Aotian” (龙傲天) is a meme used to describe a grossly overpowered, invincible, and arrogant male protagonist who possesses absurd amount of plot armor.] Rise,’ being raised by the heroine who is temporarily staying here. This old witch is the housekeeper, recently in charge of walking me.”

It sounded kind of complicated, and Su Jiujiu’s gossip-loving heart was clearly piqued. She was just about to ask thoroughly when the middle-aged lady pulled the golden retriever away.

Su Jiujiu followed, dissatisfied: “You’re so big, she can’t drag you away even if she tried!”

The golden retriever sighed deeply: “If it were that simple, it would be great. The female lead is only temporarily staying here. If I don’t behave, that old witch could complain at any moment.”

Since the innocent-looking female lead was staying at someone else’s place, her pet naturally had to depend on others as well.

Su Jiujiu sensed his unspoken feelings. Although she still had too many doubts, she still sympathetically patted his paw with her cat paw.

The middle-aged aunt, sharp-eyed, saw this scene and thought the cat was deliberately provoking the dog. Frowning, she scolded him and tugged the big Golden Retriever to walk back.

The Golden Retriever kept moving farther away, and Su Jiujiu couldn’t follow, so she could only shout at him. “Are you coming down again tomorrow?”

Big Golden Retriever: “At seven o’clock, sooner or later, she’ll pull me down. You can wait for me here after that!”

Big Golden Retriever: “By the way, I’m not called Fugui, I’m Lin Fengran!”

Su Jiujiu watched him being led away helplessly and sighed long.

Sigh, having the body of a pet has its pros and cons; you don’t even get basic personal freedom.

If the male and female leads were a bit worse off, life might have been really tight.

With the comparison, Su Jiujiu was even more satisfied with Tan Chen.

Luckily she clung to a big shot!

Counting it up, her stroll time for today was up, and she should head back to find Assistant Lin.

She decided to take a shortcut back!

“Huh?”

At the familiar voice, Su Jiujiu paused her catwalk and looked up to see Song Yawen standing nearby.

Whoa! What’s she doing here?

After the last time she was falsely accused, Su Jiujiu had a very bad impression of her. With no task at hand right now, she bared her teeth at her on the spot.

“Meow!”

Get lost!

Song Yawen, holding a briefcase, wasn’t scared at all; instead, she looked at it with a smile.

“Isn’t this President Tan’s cat? How’s it here?” After saying that, she frustratedly patted her head. “Look at me, all cats look the same, I must have mistaken it.”

She turned her head and looked around; there was neither anyone nor any surveillance.

“Probably just some stray cat, right?”

She smiled and stretched out her foot, directly kicking Su Jiujiu to the side.

“Don’t block the way, stray cat.”

Author’s note:
The heroine will become human in the next chapter, look forward to her human form hhh~​

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  [In Chinese slang and work culture, “996” refers to a demanding work schedule of 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM, six days a week, totaling 72 hours of work per week.]
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  [In Chinese internet slang, 007 means working 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, with no days off.]
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  [鸡鲅鱼 (wū jī bà yú) is a Chinese internet slang term that literally means “black-boned chicken and Spanish mackerel,” but it is actually a humorous homophonic pun for “无几把语” (wú jǐ bā yǔ). In English, it translates to “speechless,” “fucking speechless,” or “I have no words for this.” ]
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  [The phrase “After the founding of the country, becoming a spirit is not allowed” is a highly popular Chinese internet slang and meme. In Chinese, it is written as: 建国后不许成精 (Jiànguó hòu bùxǔ chéngjīng). In modern internet culture, this phrase is used as a humorous compliment for animals that are incredibly smart, clever, or display human-like behavior.]
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  [In Chinese internet slang, “Long Aotian” (龙傲天) is a meme used to describe a grossly overpowered, invincible, and arrogant male protagonist who possesses absurd amount of plot armor.]