Chapter 8: Substitute Plan
At the critical moment, Lin Muci's body reacted before his reason.
He suddenly covered his stomach, his face showing an expression of extreme pain, and even his waist bent down.
"Ouch!"
"No...I can't...my stomach...my stomach suddenly hurts..."
【Ah~ This is the only trick I can use! 】
[It sucks, but it works! ]
"Maybe... the takeaway food at lunch wasn't clean... it's an old problem..."
Lin Muci half-bent his body, holding his stomach with one hand and holding the door frame with the other. His voice became intermittent due to the "severe pain" and he looked like he was about to collapse.
"Sorry... I have to... I have to go to the bathroom... About the orange... we... we can talk about it another day..."
After saying that, without waiting for Gu Chaoyu to react, he used all his strength to squeeze out an "apology" expression that was uglier than crying, and then with a "bang", he quickly closed the door!
The whole process was smooth and completed in one go.
Outside the door, Gu Chaoyu looked at the tightly closed door and was stunned for two seconds.
Then, he couldn't hold it in any longer, his shoulders shrugged slightly, and he let out a very light, muffled laugh.
Of course he knew that Lin Muci was pretending.
In front of his mind reading ability, the whole process of the little guy from panic at the beginning, to racking his brains to find excuses, to being forced into a desperate situation and showing off his acting skills online, was like a high-definition, uncensored comedy movie, playing out in real time in his mind.
My acting is probably okay, but my excuse is terrible. He probably can't see it, right?
[Ah ...
Listening to the almost tangible voice of regret coming from behind the door, the curve of Gu Chaoyu's mouth grew wider and wider.
My wife is so... so cute.
It was so cute that he wanted to knock the door open immediately and hold the little guy who was feeling self-loathing in his arms.
But he knew that now was not the time.
When a rabbit is pushed into a corner, it will bite. When a cat is pushed into a corner... its fur will explode.
He took out his cell phone, typed a line of words slowly on the screen with his slender fingers, and then clicked send.
Inside the door.
Lin Muci was leaning against the door, breathing heavily, his heart pounding as if it was about to jump out of his throat.
The more Lin Muci thought about it, the more embarrassed he became. He squatted down with his head in his hands, wishing he could dig a hole in the ground and bury himself.
At this moment, the cell phone on the coffee table vibrated.
He walked over weakly and picked up his phone. A message from "Doctor Gu" appeared on the screen: "You didn't look well just now. Are you okay? Is it a stomachache? I have some stomach medicine on hand. Do you want me to bring it to you?"
He stared blankly at the line of words.
[He...he didn't doubt me...he actually still cared about me...]
This man...how can he be so good.
He held the phone in his hand and felt his heart pounding again.
He quickly replied, "It's okay, it's okay! It's just an old ailment. Drink some boiled water to warm your stomach, and you'll be fine after a rest! Thank you, Doctor Gu!"
After sending the message successfully, he held the phone tightly against his chest.
Soon, the phone vibrated again.
Gu Chaoyu’s second message came.
Lin Muci took a deep breath and clicked on it: "Then have a good rest. I'll ask you about the orange tomorrow."
【Will you ask me again tomorrow?】
[He actually believed it! Or did he deliberately not expose me?]
[I've managed to get through today, but tomorrow...how will it end? Never mind. I need to turn into a fat orange and head back to the doctor's house from the balcony, lest he find me and get suspicious.]
. . .
In the evening, after finishing his meal, Gu Chaoyu said, "Juzi, I'm going out for a while. You stay home and behave yourself."
"Meow~ (Okay!)"
While Gu Chaoyu was out, Lin Muci returned to his home and began to prepare for tomorrow's test.
As long as he could find an orange cat that looked exactly like himself after transformation and raise it in his own home, then when Gu Chaoyu invited him again, he could replace the cat with the prince.
At that time, he can transform back into human form and send the orange cat from the balcony into Gu Chaoyu's house, so that he and the orange cat can appear at the same time!
[Perfect! It's a perfect plan!]
"This way, I can be with Dr. Gu in human form, and enjoy his caressing in cat form. It's double the happiness!"
The more Lin Muci thought about it, the more he felt that this idea was brilliant. He immediately rushed to the study, opened his laptop, and his fingers clattered on the keyboard. A few big words were typed into the search box - "Excellent quality fat orange cat for sale/adoption".
As soon as the webpage was refreshed, hundreds of photos of orange cats came out.
Lin Muci was instantly dazzled by the choices.
[This one... is too thin, and it's obviously malnourished. Doctor Gu is so attentive, he's sure to notice something's wrong.]
He crossed out one.
[This one's fur color is wrong, it's khaki. After I transformed, it's a bright, sunny orange, with a hint of sunshine. It's obvious that I have aristocratic blood!]
He crossed out another one.
[Huh? This one looks a bit like... No, no, there's a tuft of white hair missing from the tip of its tail! Details determine success or failure, so don't be careless!]
He stared at the screen, frowning and shaking his head, like a picky casting director selecting the perfect stunt double for his big-budget movie. He even transformed himself into a cat, jumped in front of the mirror, and carefully compared his own pattern and fur color, striving to find a 100% "copy."
[Oh my god, am I really this good-looking? Such smooth body lines, such a round face, such bright eyes...]
[Finding a cat exactly like me is so hard! I really am a one-of-a-kind, one-of-a-kind little kitty!]
Just when Lin Muci was immersed in narcissism and distress, the doorbell rang without warning.
The hair on his body almost exploded and his heart suddenly sank.
【who? ! 】
Who could it be this late? Could it be my editor? He promised to come to my house with a knife, and he actually showed up?!
He hurriedly changed from a cat back into a human, not even having time to tidy up his clothes. He tiptoed to the door and looked out through the peephole.
The voice-controlled lights in the corridor outside the door were on. In the warm yellow light, stood a figure that made his breathing stop.
It’s Gu Chaoyu.
[Why is he here again?! Didn't he send a message saying to get some rest and talk tomorrow?!]
[Could it be... he figured out I was faking my illness, so he came all the way here to expose me?!]
[What should I do? What should I do?! Should I just lie down on the ground and roll around like I'm fainting from a stomachache?]
A hundred possible solutions flashed through Lin Muci's mind, each one more outrageous than the last. He went to the bathroom, put on some powder, and tried to make his face look paler. Then, with trembling hands, he opened the door a crack.
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