Chapter 249: Treating the Company as Home

Su Li felt that this was how Cat should be when playing games.

However, after playing too much, that joy might gradually disappear.

At the very least, Cat was happy right now.

Cat was very perceptive; she had learned how to play Yao after only a single match.

Su Li felt that with Cat’s mechanics, reaching the rank of King with this Hero wouldn’t even be difficult.

It was just that Cat’s Hero pool was too shallow; once Yao was taken by someone else, Cat might not know how to play.

But that wasn’t a difficult problem. If Yao was taken, they could simply switch players.

Cat could watch and learn from the side or do something else.

As Cat’s Boss, it was perfectly normal for Su Li to log in to Cat’s account and play on her behalf.

“Su Li, Su Li, can… can I try a few more rounds?”

Watching her victory on the screen, Cat spoke nervously.

She was still worried that if she only played one or two games, she wouldn’t be able to perform well when it came time to work.

“No problem.”

Su Li agreed to Cat’s request, naturally noticing her nervousness.

In truth, there was nothing to worry about.

Playing with Xiao Yuyu usually resulted in more losses than wins.

Unless they encountered exceptionally top-tier teammates, it was very difficult to win while carrying two AIs like her and Xiao Yuyu.

To be honest, Su Li felt that the AI was much stronger than her and Xiao Yuyu combined.

Seeing Cat’s serious expression even while playing a game, Su Li found it quite interesting, yet her own emotions remained flat.

Su Li leaned against the sofa to watch Cat play.

Cat held the cell phone, her fingertips tapping the screen as her eyelashes trembled slightly with the game’s sound effects.

The little character she controlled ran clumsily through the Canyon.

Every time she was chased and attacked, tiny beads of sweat would form on the tip of her nose.

The light from the screen made Cat’s pupils sparkle, looking exactly like when she was a little kitten chasing a ball of yarn around the house.

Back then, Su Li loved to roll bell balls under the cabinet to watch the little furball crawl on the floor, the tip of her tail curling into a nervous little question mark.

When her pink paw pads reached into the shadows to grab the ball, she wouldn’t even notice when the gaps between her claws got dusty.

Cat had been just as focused and serious back then.

“Su Li, Su Li!”

Cat suddenly straightened her back. Her character in the game was currently attached to Gongsun Li’s head.

“I… I think I successfully killed someone!” Cat spoke excitedly.

As she turned her head, her hair brushed against the screen, catching several glimmers of golden light.

This image overlapped with the way she used to pounce even when the teaser wand made her dizzy.

Successfully killing someone was a very happy thing.

“Cat is so impressive. It’s not easy for this Hero to kill others.”

“Hehe.”

Cat spoke shyly. She threw herself back into the game, following behind Gongsun Li as if it were a grueling task.

Even when Gongsun Li died, Cat would run toward the Blood Pool to pick her up.

As a Companion Play, Cat was undoubtedly qualified.

Su Li wasn’t worried that Cat would make any mistakes during her work tonight.

Once the match ended in another victory, a smile appeared on the corners of Cat’s mouth.

“I’ve been playing for a bit too long, I’m going to do my eye exercises!”

After wiping Su Li’s cell phone clean, Cat returned it to her.

“There’s still some time before work. Cat can change into an employee uniform and take a bath,” Su Li said with a hint of heartache, seeing Cat still wearing her old, worn-out work uniform.

“Okay.”

Cat nodded obediently. In fact, she had secretly peeked at the clothes in the wardrobe while Su Li wasn’t around.

She felt a bit embarrassed to wear the clothes Su Li had prepared for her, fearing she might get them dirty.

Actually, the work uniform she was currently wearing was enough; even if it wore out, Cat wouldn’t feel bad.

However, if she dirtied or ruined the clothes Su Li gave her, she would feel very distressed.

But since it was Su Li’s command, Cat could only obey.

Seeing Cat return to the room to grab clothes and then run to the bathroom, Su Li finally sighed in relief.

She still needed to slowly cultivate the concept of spending money in Cat.

Otherwise, seeing Cat be so frugal and save so much money made her feel somewhat uneasy.

She hoped that Cat’s quality of life could improve.

“Su Li, Su Li, I… I’m finished.”

After finishing her bath, Cat tidied up the bathroom.

She stepped out and looked at Su Li nervously.

This was the first time she had worn such new clothes.

The employee benefits Su Li provided were almost too good.

The sheer amount of clothes had made her dizzy, and she hadn’t known what to choose.

In the end, Cat had picked a light purple skirt that was the same color as the one Su Li was wearing before rushing into the bathroom.

Su Li’s home had a private bathroom, unlike before when she had to go to a public bathhouse if she wanted to bathe.

Bathing was now dozens of times more convenient than in the past.

Cat emerged from the steam wrapped in a bath towel, her pink hair damp and clinging to her neck.

She stood on her tiptoes to reach the little dress at the top of the wardrobe.

The light purple gauze skirt was decorated with small daisies, and its straps were as thin as a cat’s whiskers.

Water droplets were still falling from her hair as she changed, with a few rolling into the hollow of her collarbone.

She smoothed out the hem of the skirt in front of the mirror.

The ribbon for the bow at her waist was always loose, so she eventually tied a crooked, puffy knot.

Stepping out of the bathroom, she found that Su Li had already prepared a hairdryer for her.

She approached Su Li with some embarrassment.

“I… I can do these things myself. There’s no need to trouble Su Li.”

“It doesn’t take long. Besides, you didn’t know where the hairdryer was. In the future, if you want to do it yourself, you’ll know how.”

Su Li forced a smile onto her face. In the past, she would always smile when she saw her cat.

However, she realized she was currently unable to produce a smile that came from the heart.

Cat’s pink hair fluttered in the wind from the fan, looking like a ball of strawberry-flavored cotton candy.

She spun in place, her skirt twirling out like a half-bloomed lily of the valley, revealing the edges of her white socks adorned with pearls.

The heat from the bathroom still lingered on the tip of her nose, and the two blushes on her cheeks looked like freshly picked peaches.

“Su Li, Su Li, being able to bathe at home feels so good!”

Cat happily shared her bathing experience with Su Li.

She remembered that in the past, her pooper-scooper used to bathe her.

Now, a small basin could no longer hold her.

However, she could help Big Thunder and the others bathe in the future; after all, she realized she could still communicate with the cats.

“Mhm, I’ve prepared all the toiletries for you. You just need to treat this place as your own home,” Su Li said.

She had a feeling that she was making Cat treat the company like her home.