The Little Jealous Cat Who Transmigrated into a Delicate Beauty - Chapter 23

When Su Su answered the phone, Ye Qingqing pricked up both her ears.

On the other end of the line was another middle-aged woman’s voice. Unlike the fawning tone of the mother from earlier, this person spoke with a soft and kind demeanor. Even though she was being extremely cautious, she sounded like someone genuinely looking out for her own child.

No matter what she said, Su Su simply responded with a smile, acting even more sincere and considerate than the other party.

Ye Qingqing listened meticulously. She understood every single word, but when they were put together, she had no idea what any of it meant.

The two of them chatted for nearly half an hour. It wasn’t until they were almost at the residential complex that Su Su found an excuse to end the call.

A second before the “hang up” button was pressed, Ye Qingqing vaguely heard that mother say something in the background.

The cat carrier was far from the phone, so she didn’t hear it clearly, but that human certainly heard everything.

The driver pulled over at the entrance of the complex. Carrying the cat on her back, Su Su got out of the car. It was currently the evening rush hour, and there were many people lining up at the gate to scan their health codes.

Ye Qingqing observed their strange behavior carefully, feeling inevitably curious.

Could it be that these humans, just like us cats, are restricted by palace curfews? Do they also need to report their movements even for daily outings and entertainment?

Having finally entered the complex, they didn’t go straight home. Instead, Su Su headed toward the nucleic acid sampling site.

Cramped inside the cat carrier, Ye Qingqing’s chubby body felt a bit breathless.

The local government implemented a “one sample every three days” policy. Because their complex was large, the line for nucleic acid testing was massive every single day.

Staff members in blue hazmat suits were wrapped up like steamed buns. Wearing medical gloves, they squeezed disinfectant onto their palms and rubbed them together vigorously.

The people in line each received a testing swab. When they stepped in front of the staff, they handed over the stick, craned their necks forward, opened their mouths, and let out an “Ah.”

The medical staff poked the swab into their throats a few times, placed it into a testing vial filled with blue-purple liquid, and moved on to the next person, repeating the same motion.

Watching the humans through the ventilation holes, their necks stretching and retracting like ostriches, Ye Qingqing found it hilarious.

She watched without blinking, thinking to herself: These humans have such diverse hobbies. It was one thing to collect cat droppings, but now they are even collecting their own saliva. What on earth do they do with all that spit and waste?

After finishing the nucleic acid test, Su Su bought a box of beef bento at the convenience store.

She carried the cat up the elevator. It was packed with people, stopping at almost every floor.

Ye Qingqing couldn’t stand the smell of these humans. Her chubby body curled up in the carrier as she closed her eyes and endured it.

A child behind her poked her backside fur through the small holes of the carrier. She twisted her body and bared her teeth at him.

Finally reaching the 8th floor, the elevator doors opened. Seeing the familiar hallway, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Back in the room, Su Su opened the cat carrier.

Ye Qingqing, acting out of spite, refused to come out.

Su Su opened the beef bento from the convenience store, set it on the computer desk, and placed a spoon and disposable chopsticks inside.

“You can eat later then. I’m going to take a shower first!”

She took her toiletries to the bathroom. Watching the silhouette disappear behind the frosted glass door, Ye Qingqing felt even angrier.

This human is absolutely loathsome! For your sake, this King deigned to crouch in a cat carrier for an entire day, yet you show no appreciation at all and just leave this King aside. From now on, if I ever acknowledge you again, I’m a dog!

The sound of running water splashed in the bathroom. Ye Qingqing transformed into her human form. With a kick of her legs, she made a cat-like leap onto the computer desk. Using her bare hands, she grabbed the beef and rice from the bento box and began stuffing them into her mouth frantically.

Hmph, elegance? This King doesn’t care about elegance! I’m going to eat like a ravenous animal what are you going to do about it?

After finishing, she wiped her mouth with her sleeve. Her oily hands, which had just been grabbing rice, were wiped against the clean wall, leaving a few small stains.

This wasn’t enough. She jumped off the desk, transformed back into a cat with a twist of her body, and dove into the litter box. She let out a massive poop, meowing loudly as she did so.

“Calling this King the ‘Poop King,’ are you? Then I’ll show you who the real Poop King is!”

After finishing, she “forgot” to bury it. Her chubby body climbed out of the litter box, shook itself, and stretched its muscles.

Suddenly realizing that this human enjoyed picking up cat droppings, she thought: This King’s waste shall not be so easily obtained by you.

And so, she poked her head back in and began digging frantically at the litter, burying the massive pile deep beneath the surface.

When Su Su came out from her shower, Ye Qingqing, the fat cat, was perched atop the air conditioner, licking the fur on her back and diligently cleaning the grime off her body.

Cats have strong self-cleaning abilities, and this one was particularly fond of cleanliness. Having just pooped and eaten rice with her hands, she felt like her entire cat-self was “unwell,” so she needed a full-body purification.

Su Su glanced at the scattered remains of the bento box on the desk and frowned slightly. She instinctively looked around for the offending cat.

She wasn’t there.

“Poop King?”

She called out softly.

Ye Qingqing moved her chubby body further back. Her glass like yellow green eyes stared at the human, but she didn’t make a sound.

This King will not be so easily swayed into responding to you!

When Su Su got no response, she assumed the cat was wrecking the kitchen again. She grabbed a broom and went in to find her, but when she opened the door, the kitchen was clean and organized, with no signs of having been ransacked.

A sudden panic gripped her. she rushed back out, flopped onto her stomach, and began searching under the bed with a flashlight.

No cat.

Watching the human’s anxious appearance, Ye Qingqing felt delighted.

Heh, this King won’t tell you where I am!

Su Su crawled from one side of the bed to the other. She had already searched the entire small space.

Ye Qingqing hid atop the air conditioner, her short tail swaying up, down, left, and right.

Heh heh heh, you can’t find me, you can’t find me!

Water droplets were still dripping from Su Su’s hair. She remained kneeling on the cold floor.

Ye Qingqing couldn’t quite bear to watch any longer. Her chubby body shifted outward a little, then a little more.

Su Su still didn’t notice.

She then let her tail hang down and flickered it in the air, her whiskers twitching.

You stupid human, I’ve given you such an obvious hint, and you still can’t find me!

Just as Ye Qingqing was mentally mocking her, the cat owner suddenly whipped around and glanced directly behind her.

Ye Qingqing froze, pressing her body flat against the top of the air conditioner, her ears pinned back against her head.

You can’t see me, you can’t see me…

Sure enough, it was as if her internal prayers had worked. The cat owner didn’t seem to notice her on top of the air conditioner. However, Su Su suddenly realized the second place a kitten might go.

She stood up abruptly and lunged toward the makeshift wardrobe at the head of the bed, which was partitioned off by a curtain.

When she reached it, she hesitated, not daring to pull the curtain back immediately.

“Come out! I already saw your tail!”

There was no movement inside.

The air conditioner, the bed, and the wardrobe were all aligned. Ye Qingqing squinted down at her from above.

Ha! You foolish human, you’re actually trying to bluff this King!

Su Su bit her lip, mentally preparing herself for about ten seconds. Then, she took a deep breath, steeled her heart, and yanked the curtain open. She flipped through the clothes one by one until the wardrobe was completely empty.

There was nothing inside.

Her heart suddenly felt just as empty.

She slumped onto the bed, her eyes losing their focus, her mouth murmuring.

“Even you don’t want me anymore… even you don’t want me…”

A few seconds later, tears surged uncontrollably. They flowed down her beautiful cheeks, stream after stream…

Ye Qingqing’s tail, which had been swaying in mid-air, stopped dead.

She extended her front paws, arched her back, and with a powerful kick of her hind legs, she leaped through the air and landed on the bed.

“Meow~”

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