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!