Chapter 62
Tomorrow is Xu Que's birthday.
Jiang Fengyi and Xu Que toured the area according to the map provided by the program team, fully experiencing the local customs and culture.
Strolling along the path, slightly yellowed leaves drifted to the ground. Jiang Fengyi bent down and picked up quite a few, as if gathering the early autumn into her hands.
Xu smiled and said, "The fallen leaves that should have become nutrients have gained meaning when you pick them up."
As soon as the recording ended, the two rushed to the nearest pet hospital, where they asked the staff to take the kitten for a full check-up.
"The kitten is very healthy, a female kitten, and her hearing is fine. I just fed her some goat milk, and she's sleeping soundly right now."
The veterinarian instructed them: "We did external parasite treatment for it today. Bring it back in three days for internal parasite treatment, and then get it vaccinated after that."
"But we won't be here in three days."
"It's okay, then we can get the internal deworming done at another pet store."
Jiang Fengyi looked through the cage at the kitten she had picked up. Because it had been dewormed, it had an Elizabethan collar around its neck, with its tiny head inside.
Her belly was no longer as shriveled as before; it was plump and swollen, rising and falling with the rhythm of her breathing.
Its white downy fur spread out in all directions, like a round dandelion.
So cute~
Jiang Fengyi unconsciously softened her voice.
I really want to touch it.
Hearing people talking, the kitten's ears twitched, then it lazily opened its eyes.
Meow~
The kitten's meows are so sweet they melt your heart.
"It still remembers me."
Not only did the kitten remember Jiang Fengyi, but it also ran straight to her after waking up.
I wanted to touch her hand even through the cage.
After discovering that the bars were blocking its closeness with its "best friend," it became anxious and meowed in the cage.
Xu opened the pet cage and took the kitten out.
"You're still quite impatient!"
Jiang Fengyi tapped the cat's head, and the kitten below meowed like a toy with a switch on.
After purchasing a pet carrier and other essential cat supplies at the vet, the two people and their cat returned to the hotel.
The hotel they stayed at happened to be pet-friendly, so they didn't need to find another hotel.
As soon as the kitten emerged from its carrier, it meowed twice at the two of them. Then, like a fierce beast surveying its territory, it proudly sniffed every corner of the room.
After surveying its territory, it started playing with the little fish toy that Jiang Fengyi had bought for it.
The white cat's small body was even smaller than the toy fish, and it hugged the toy, licking and biting it.
After Jiang Fengyi removed her makeup, she went into the bathroom to take a shower. Xu Que also went to the next room to pack her suitcase and pick out the clothes she would wear for her appearance tomorrow.
The kitten, not seeing anyone for a while, immediately threw down its toy and meowed anxiously.
The noise was so loud that Xu, who was in the next room, immediately stopped what she was doing and ran back.
The bathroom door opened.
The steaming vapor, carrying wisps of floral fragrance, rushed out from the cracks in the door and wafted directly onto people's faces.
Jiang Fengyi raised her eyes,
A person and a cat were waiting for him at the door.
"What's the matter?"
She dried her wet hair: "It seems to keep calling out."
The kitten became much quieter when it saw Jiang Fengyi appear in front of it.
Xu guessed, "Maybe he's worried you might be in danger in the bathroom."
Jiang Fengyi was even more moved after hearing this: "How can you be so sensible?"
She wanted to squat down and pet the kitten, but Xu pushed her to blow-dry her hair.
Just as the hairdryer was about to start working, Xu Queque put it down and ran to close the door, explaining, "The hairdryer is too noisy, I'm afraid it will scare the kitten."
When Xu helped Jiang Fengyi dry her hair and came out, the kitten was indeed squatting at the door waiting for the two of them to come out.
This time it also brought its little fish toy, and while waiting, it didn't forget to paw at it a few times.
"So you're sitting obediently by the door waiting for us to come out again?"
Jiang Fengyi put down the towel, bent down, and picked up the kitten.
"Meow!"
The kitten, having drunk its fill of milk, meowed much louder than when they first met. Its pink, plum-shaped paw pads rested on the back of Jiang Fengyi's hand, soft and cool.
Let's give it a name.
Xu picked up a fish from the ground to tease it.
"It's so white, why don't we call it Little White?"
Seeing Jiang Fengyi's hesitant expression, she changed her words: "Is it called Da Bai? Although it's still small now, it will grow into Da Bai as it grows up."
Jiang Fengyi stopped relying on her and stroked the kitten's snow-white paws.
"How about I call you Snowball?"
Jiang Fengyi is an enlightened owner who fully respects the cat's opinions.
"If you agree, call out once; if you don't agree, call out twice."
"Meow!"
"Okay, then I'll take that as a yes and call you Snowball from now on."
Meow~
The kitten with the new name rubbed its head against her palm.
"Snowball?" Xu muttered the kitten's new name. "It does sound better than Little White."
In front of the coffee table,
Jiang Fengyi sat in the single sofa and, while Xu Que went to the bathroom, laid out the leaves she had collected one by one on the coffee table and began to make a handmade gift for Xu Que.
The phone that was lying to the side rang, startling Snowball, who was sleeping next to her legs. Snowball jumped up on the spot, turned around, and "meowed" fiercely at the coffee table.
Jiang Fengyi's heart softened at his bluffing act.
"Don't be afraid, Snowball." Jiang Fengyi petted the kitten a few times to comfort it.
My gaze swept across the phone screen, and I saw that it was a message from the program crew.
Could it be that there was a problem with the daytime filming?
Mr. Jiang, are you free right now?
We'd like to discuss tomorrow's recording schedule with you. Please keep this from Mr. Xu Que.
Jiang Fengyi made a point of learning about the basic format of variety shows before appearing on the program.
Did he contact the production team without Xu's knowledge?
Jiang Fengyi was suspicious: "It's a slow-paced variety show for two people. The director wouldn't assign me some kind of undercover mission, would he?"
She replied to the production team.
"I'm free now, so I'll come over."
The snowball nestled between her legs fell asleep comfortably under her caresses. Jiang Fengyi picked it up and carried it back to its cat bed, thoughtfully picking up the little fish toy and placing it next to its head.
In the conference hall inside the hotel.
One of the staff members responsible for contacting Jiang Fengyi spoke up to remind the director and the others, "President Jiang said she'll be here soon."
She stood up: "I'll go to the elevator to meet her."
"Quickly, director, please provide tomorrow's schedule."
"You will communicate with President Jiang about tomorrow's matters later."
Jiang Fengyi hadn't done anything, but the director felt inexplicably pressured in front of her. It felt like he was supposed to give a presentation on Monday, but he had forgotten his PowerPoint presentation at home.
The director, not forgetting to drag the other party into it, said, "Then you, the director, need to add more details."
"bite--"
The elevator stopped at its designated floor.
Jiang Fengyi followed the staff's directions and entered the conference hall.
"Hello everyone, will the recording of tomorrow's program be any different?"
"President Jiang, it's like this..."
The director went through tomorrow's plans from the beginning and explained to him why the production team had kept it from Xu Que.
Jiang Fengyi was puzzled: "You want me to be an undercover agent?"
Just as she guessed.
The director nodded: "To add more interest to the show, the undercover agent's identity will be revealed later in the program."
"Since there are only two of us guests, do we need to arrange for an undercover agent?"
"Tomorrow, we will arrange for a random guest to teach you intangible cultural heritage crafts. I am worried that the performance will be boring and the audience will skip it, so I have arranged for an undercover agent to deliberately hinder the guests when they need to do the hands-on work."
Jiang Fengyi's face showed no emotion as she discussed with the production team: "How about this, we start individual tasks tomorrow? It will be much more efficient if the two of us work separately."
"But that would be putting the cart before the horse, and the audience wouldn't get to enjoy the sweet moments between you two."
After pondering for a long time, Jiang Fengyi chose to say, "Tomorrow I want to prepare a gift for Xu Que alone, to surprise her."
The director clapped his hands suddenly: "Then let's do as President Jiang says and start the solo mission."
Director: "But..."
"With such a big piece of candy being fed to him, are you worried that the audience won't get to enjoy it?"
After finishing their conversation, Jiang Fengyi returned to her floor and opened the door with a "beep".
Where did you go?
Xu's hair still had water droplets clinging to it, and a little white cat was chasing after the cat toy in her hand at her feet.
"I came out after taking a shower and didn't see you anywhere. Xue Tuan, a cat, was sleeping soundly in its cat bed."
After searching around without finding Jiang Fengyi, Xu was just about to call her.
Jiang Fengyi couldn't lie, so she came up with a lame excuse.
"I went out for a walk to get some fresh air."
Xu didn't quite believe it; who would go out for a walk after taking a shower after a day out? But Jiang Fengyi had no reason to lie to herself.
"Aren't your legs sore after walking all day?"
"It's...it's alright."
Xu didn't notice anything amiss: "My calf muscles are still quite sore; I walked around the ancient city today." Only after seeing Jiang Fengyi did she feel relieved and sit down on the sofa.
"I don't know what tasks I will have tomorrow, or if I will need to visit and check off many attractions like I did today."
Jiang Fengyi, who had just finalized the schedule for the next day with the production team, chose to remain silent.
Xu was still saying, "Maybe I should wear sneakers tomorrow."
Jiang Fengyi couldn't help but ask, "If you're wearing sneakers, what kind of clothes should you wear with them?"
"Just...just the most basic sports...sports suit..."
Xu's voice grew softer and softer as he spoke, until finally he simply stopped talking altogether.
She noticed Jiang Fengyi's eyebrows furrowed. Was it because the tracksuit didn't suit her aesthetic?
Her lips parted several times, opening and closing, before finally closing again. After a long pause, she asked nervously, "Or...which outfit do you think I should wear tomorrow?"
Jiang Fengyi gently reminded us, "We are recording a program, so we should wear nicer clothes."
Xu nodded repeatedly.
"With so many cameras around, you should dress more formally when appearing on camera, don't you think?"
"Then I'll wear the embroidered shirt tomorrow."
Jiang Fengyi nodded in satisfaction, her brows smoothed out.
She subtly hinted to Xu, "I guess the tasks the production team will give us tomorrow won't be too tiring."
Xu asked, puzzled, "Why?"
"Since we've already visited several of the more famous tourist attractions today, tomorrow's tasks should be indoors."
Xu, however, felt that Jiang Fengyi's analysis made sense.
"Then I'll find a stylist to give me a nice hairstyle. But when I'm shooting outdoors, it's like I'm wasting my time. As soon as the wind blows, any hairstyle will be a mess. No matter how much hairspray I use, it won't help."
Jiang Fengyi continued to remind him, "Allow more time for makeup tomorrow so the makeup artist can do a more refined job. There should be quite a few close-up shots."
Xu suddenly stopped teasing the cat.
"Did the production team give you a hint about the questions? Your tone is so calm and collected, it's like you're certain the production team will be filming indoors tomorrow."
Jiang Fengyi appeared calm on the surface, but was inwardly panicked.
Feigning composure, she asked, "There are only two guests. What questions would the production team give me?"
Xu, who was easily persuaded, was easily convinced.
"Meow!"
The snowball at Xu's feet was unhappy that the cat toy had stopped and urged Xu to keep shaking it.
"By the way, are you going to use the leaves on the coffee table as specimens?"
"It's not a specimen; it has another purpose."
Jiang Fengyi's heart pounded as she gathered the fallen leaves and went to another room.
Tomorrow is Xu Que's birthday.
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