Chapter 28

Gold candlesticks sat on either side of the black tablecloth, and red placemats were laid out at both seats, surrounded by a cluster of roses. Li Miao looked at the arrangement; it was simple yet different from everyday life, but not overly extravagant. She arranged the ordered cake and takeout, then put her hands on her hips with satisfaction. After all, she couldn't cook yet. There were also bouquets and gifts. She went to change her clothes and waited for the bad woman to come home.

The door opened, and the room was dimly lit. Guan Shiyun changed her shoes and walked into the living room, where she saw Li Miao's arrangement. She wondered what day it was.

"Sister, you're back."

Guan Shiyun followed the sound and saw a 'kitten' come out of the bedroom. It was wearing a short black and white dress with ribbons, cat ear hair clips, and a black lace bell necklace around its slender neck. It pounced and gave her a bear hug, making a jingling sound.

Guan Shiyun caught the kitten that pounced on her and gently patted its back as usual, but the smooth touch made her head buzz, and she heard the kitten's affectionate whimpering in her ear.

"Sister, feel me, I still have a tail."

Following her spine down, with no clothing obstructing her view, Guan Shiyun touched the tail nestled around her waist. The fluffy texture instantly made her fingers burn. What was she doing? Had she really obediently gone to find her tail? The warmth from her fingertips quickly spread to her ears, cheeks, and neck.

"Do you like it, sister? It's been a year." Feeling Guan Shiyun gently touching and stroking her back down to her waist, Li Miao wanted to skip the meal. After saying that, she gently kissed the reddened earlobe.

Guan Shiyun then remembered what day it was. Because she had intentionally ignored her birthday, she had forgotten that they had actually confirmed their relationship on her birthday. Guan Shiyun hugged the kitten in her arms tightly.

"It's been a year, meow meow."

"Sister, I have a gift for you." After saying that, Li Miao turned around to get her gift box.

Guan Shiyun, seeing Li Miao's retreating figure, hurriedly closed her eyes in embarrassment. Her black clothes made her skin appear even whiter, and her swishing tail was quite dazzling. What gift should she give her?

A gift?! Oh no, she didn't prepare one!

The kitten that had run away quickly returned, the bell still ringing with every step it took. Li Miao handed Guan Shiyun a bouquet of roses, took out the platinum bracelet with the openwork cat design, tossed the box aside, and eagerly put it on Guan Shiyun's wrist. Since Guan Shiyun was holding the flowers, she had no room to refuse. After putting it on, Li Miao looked at Guan Shiyun with starry eyes, smiling smugly and contentedly.

"Sister, dinner is ready."

"Meow, I..."

"Don't you like the bracelet?" Li Miao led Guan Shiyun toward the dining table.

"I really like it, it's a very pretty bracelet, and I also really like the flowers. I forgot what day it is today, so I didn't prepare a gift for you. I'm sorry, Meow Meow."

Guan Shiyun looked at the simple arrangement, just like an ordinary day, very ordinary and heartwarming.

Li Miao hung up Guan Shiyun's coat and then pulled out a chair to invite Guan Shiyun to sit down. Li Miao had already decided what gift she wanted and was just waiting for today.

He wrapped his arms around Guan Shiyun from behind as she sat down, his tone suggestive and teasing, and whispered softly in her ear.

"It's normal to forget. Doesn't my sister not celebrate her birthday? We won't celebrate her birthday today, let's just celebrate our first anniversary. As for gifts, we can talk about them after dinner, okay?"

"Okay, let's eat. Today... I really like it."

Feeling the breath on her ear, Guan Shiyun's face, which had just faded, flushed red again. Since attending the opening ceremony that day, the mischievous kitten had suddenly turned into a well-behaved kitten, working diligently during the day.

Following Qiu Xue, they have now figured out the work of the project's creative department and have moved on to artist management. The work version of Miao Miao is very dedicated, and they also occasionally travel for work to keep themselves busy.

At night, he would obediently snuggle in her arms and sleep, no longer trying to outwit her. But today…

It was a tacit understanding between her and the kitten; she knew that Li Miao worked hard to put her mind at ease and to prove her feelings for her. Li Miao was growing rapidly at work, and in fact, she had already made up her mind to give the gift to the kitten ahead of time.

Looking at the hollowed-out kitten on the bracelet, its curled-up posture reminded Guan Shiyun of Li Miao nestled against her neck, making her feel a little shy. She really loved this gift. As for the little gift for the kitten, she'd make another one tomorrow. Looking at the familiar dishes, she couldn't help but smile.

"I don't know how to do it. We can't both be guinea pigs today, can we? It would be embarrassing to go to the hospital together with food poisoning." Li Miao knew what Guan Shiyun was thinking from her mischievous smile.

"It's delicious. I think this arrangement is great. You're so smart, that's wonderful." Guan Shiyun said, giving Li Miao a thumbs up.

Li Miao was annoyed by Guan Shiyun's scheming nature, but Guan Shiyun was so gentle that she couldn't find fault with her words, so she could only pout in dissatisfaction.

"I will never learn to cook, not in my entire life. Cooking, driving, cleaning—learning these things will only make me tired. I'm not going to learn them! From now on, you'll only be able to eat takeout for our anniversaries! Humph!"

“That makes a lot of sense, then I won’t learn it. I can cook, and I can order takeout. If it’s inconvenient for you to get around for work, you can hire a chauffeur, and you can also hire a housekeeper for cleaning,” Guan Shiyun said gently, soothing the flustered cat whose voice had risen.

Learning to cook was impossible before, but every time Li Miao saw Guan Shiyun busy in the kitchen, she felt a little tempted to learn. After all, cooking for this wicked woman felt quite wonderful. However, she wouldn't tell this wicked woman; Li Da Wang had to do things in a spectacular way, and she would surprise this wicked woman.

However, this score must be settled today. Guan Shiyun watched as Li Miao began her inner monologue again, without interrupting, simply observing her rich expressions changing from moment to moment. Now, with cat ear hair clips on her head, she was even cuter.

"Sister, here you go." Li Miao, who was about to settle the bill, poured a glass of champagne and handed it to Guan Shiyun.

"No, juice, cola, and water are all fine. Drinking alcohol feels like going to work." Guan Shiyun didn't know what kind of mischief the kitten was up to this time, but it was definitely a bad idea. Although her inner monologue just now was cute, it couldn't be anything good. It seemed that the attempts to appease her were ineffective.

"Alright then, I'll pour you some juice." Li Miao raised an eyebrow, knowing she would refuse; this bad woman never drinks except for business occasions.

Li Miao poured the juice but didn't hand it over. Instead, she held the glass around the table, sat sideways in Guan Shiyun's lap, wrapped one arm around her neck, and brought the glass to Guan Shiyun's lips, giving the answer first before asking questions.

"Sister, would you like juice or champagne?"

Guan Shiyun was a little overwhelmed and didn't know whether the little rascal wanted her to drink or what. However, she couldn't let the little rascal set a precedent, otherwise she wouldn't be able to eat properly in the future. After thinking for a while, she picked up the champagne glass from the table and clinked glasses with the juice in Li Miao's hand.

"Champagne, go back and sit down, have a good meal."

As expected, upon hearing this, Li Miao lowered her head and bit the rim of the champagne glass in Guan Shiyun's hand. She slowly bent down and tilted her head back, keeping her eyes on Guan Shiyun's eyes out of the corner of her eye. She slowly drank the wine, licked the drops of wine that had spilled from her lips, and then handed the glass to Guan Shiyun's lips. She looked at her prize, which had been aroused by her teasing, with satisfaction, but her tone was considerate.

"My sister doesn't drink alcohol except for social engagements, so let's have juice instead."

Guan Shiyun finally understood what this little rascal was up to: teasing her to see her blush when she couldn't win an argument. The way she swallowed the wine, the way the predator's gaze locked onto her, and how she could only passively hold the glass, acting like a flirtatious flirt, watching the beauty in her arms finish her drink and lick her lips.

—That little rascal!

Guan Shiyun took a deep breath, deciding to coax this little rascal away first.

"Okay, okay, have some juice. Go back and eat. I have something to tell you about work."

Li Miaocai: No, King Li is not just a name. Today I must feed Guan Shiyun. He held the cup to Guan Shiyun's lips and let this naughty woman always tease him start to act coquettishly.

"Sister, please."

"Go back and eat quickly."

Although it was a little playful thing between lovers, Guan Shiyun still couldn't accept that she was being so reckless. She could only turn slightly to avoid that direct and passionate gaze, gently pat Li Miao's back to indicate that she was about to take the juice.

Unexpectedly, Li Miao beat her to it. How could the little rascal let Guan Shiyun off the hook after failing to get her way? As the saying goes, a gentleman deceives others with reason. No matter how much trouble she caused, the person who had always been gentle and accommodating to her was now flustered and trying to avoid her. This made Li Miao's heart itch. She looked up, drank the juice in her glass, and then covered Guan Shiyun's lips with her own. Her fingers lightly touched the person's throat, feeling her swallow the juice she had poured for her.

"Okay, let's eat. Why didn't you just say you wanted to drink like this, sister?" After turning the tables, Li Miao got up and returned to her seat.

Seeing Guan Shiyun's face flush red all the way down to her neck, he was very satisfied with his masterpiece after causing trouble. He winked at Guan Shiyun mischievously, his tone still soft and sweet, and then smiled triumphantly with a provocative look on his face.

Guan Shiyun looked at the little rascal's arrogant appearance, which was cute but also quite helpless. She was getting harder and harder to tease. She could only glare at her fiercely, cough with her fist to her lips, and then go to the study.

Mischievous Little Cat Li Miao watched Guan Shiyun's composed demeanor despite her flushed face with delight, marveling that she had unlocked a limited-edition Guan Shiyun. She waited smugly for Guan Shiyun to recover and return. When Guan Shiyun returned, she handed the documents to Li Miao.

"Let's get down to business. I plan to reduce my stake in Yunfan. This is the share I'm giving you, and the same goes for Qiu Xue. I've already made arrangements for her. Combined with my own stake, this will give us absolute control, which will be more effective in making decisions given the company's current startup phase. We just need to complete the formalities. From now on, we'll leave the development and management of Yunfan to you."

Li Miao flipped through the documents and realized that this was a huge gift. If she managed the business properly, she could simply enjoy the profits. Her wish of "eating her fill and sleeping soundly" had come true.

But a vague unease lingered in my heart, something that was strangely related to Guan Shiyun yet unrelated to her. I decided to put it aside for now and think about it another day.

He picked out Guan Shiyun's favorite meat sandwich, intending to bribe her first.

"Sister, are you planning to kick me out? I'm not leaving, I'm still living here."

"What are you thinking? This is something I planned a long time ago. I won't kick you out. Have you been working at an artist management company lately?"

Guan Shiyun watched as the kitten picked out the meat she loved to eat, her eyes blinking as she found it a little funny.

"Yes! I followed the entire series from beginning to end, and I'm familiar with all the processes in the creative department."

"There's something I need to tell you in advance." Guan Shiyun thought for a moment and decided to remind Li Miao.

"What's up?"

"Oh, it's nothing, it's just that Yunfan signed an actress named Yu Chuyao."

"I've heard of him, but I'm not familiar with him. Why?"

Guan Shiyun pondered how to put it. She could admire another woman like this as a woman, but only after getting to know her did she realize that the two of them were ultimately pursuing different things. She knew that whether they were friends or lovers, they would never be on the same path.

"Just letting you know, with her current status, Yunfan is just starting out, so it's a mutually beneficial relationship for them. She's a very outstanding person, and after so many years of hard work, she's achieved quite a bit. She has both strength and methods. It's just that sometimes her methods can be a bit, well, unexpected. She's quite shrewd. You'll inevitably have contact with her in your work going forward, so you need to be careful, well, extra careful." After saying that, Guan Shiyun didn't look up and continued eating, looking very busy.

Li Miao was puzzled as to why Guan Shiyun would mention an actor she didn't know well, and why she would say so much about him.

"Why should I be wary of her? I'm not an actress competing with her. I'm a major shareholder now." Li Miao said with a proud look, holding up the document, which was a gift from Guan Shiyun.

"Yes, that's right, eat this."

Li Miao munched on the meat that was handed to her, feeling that the bad woman was acting strangely.

"Sister, how did you know? Why are you mentioning this person to me?"

"Oh, she's my ex. This is delicious too." Guan Shiyun didn't even look up and put another piece of meat from another dish on Li Miao's plate.

"snort!!!"

"Stop humming. Don't believe a word she says except about work. If you want to know anything, come back and ask me. Don't believe everything she says about work either. Go ask Qiu Xue first."

Seeing that Guan Shiyun kept serving her food without even looking up, trying to bribe her, Li Miao decided that Guan Shiyun would be the kitten as the gift tonight, and she would give up the role and put it on her later.

Guan Shiyun really didn't want to bring up this embarrassing history, but she still had to explain it to Li Miao to avoid her hearing anything that might affect their relationship.

"We met at a drinking party, got together, I invested in two of her films, and then...emm, we broke up."

"Tell me more details, I want to hear it." Li Miao's eyes widened in surprise. Did Guan Shiyun mean 'I've been cheated on'?

Suddenly I remembered the gossip I had with Lin Bei when we were going over the accounts. There were two actors involved, and one of them was actually real, and they were separated like this.

Hearing the little cat jump up and down one second and then speak in this tone the next, Guan Shiyun finally looked up. Looking at Li Miao's surprised and gossipy expression, she really wanted to give her a flick on the forehead.

"If you don't want to hear it, I've finished eating and I'm going to wash up." Doing whatever she wanted, Guan Shiyun got up, gave Li Miao a flick on the forehead as she passed by, and left.

Li Miao thought for a moment and decided to let Guan Shiyun off the hook tonight, letting this little cat comfort her sister's wounded heart. She should hurry up and eat; she couldn't let this outfit go to waste.