Chapter 465 - 464: IF Line: Did the Big Shot Compete for Favor Today? 33

Chapter 465: Chapter 464: IF Line: Did the Big Shot Compete for Favor Today? 33

The clerks who overheard this were stunned. They had been speculating that he was browsing the jewelry store to buy a gift for some female companion. Who could it be for a top celebrity who didn’t even have any rumored girlfriends? It turned out to be for his cat...

It wasn’t just them; Zhang Chen and Xiao Li were also completely surprised. They only knew that Brother Yan was trending toward becoming a total cat person, but they hadn’t expected it to get this serious. How could he be so extravagant with a cat? Coming to such an expensive luxury store just to buy toys for a cat to play with?

Zhang Chen secretly glanced at the price tag on a ring next to him. Even the cheapest one was twenty or thirty thousand.

’For a cat to play with...’ Even though he held the Benefactor in high regard, he still felt his boss was being a bit too much of a spendthrift!

However, it was Yan Huoshui’s money, and Zhang Chen knew he wasn’t short on it, so he kept his mouth shut and said nothing.

As the intended recipient of the gift, Shi Lan also hadn’t expected him to buy her a present. Was it just because she liked that necklace around her neck?

’But it felt a little heavy,’ she thought. After playing with it for a moment, she had pulled it off.

At the time, Yan Huoshui had just assumed she’d gotten tired of it. Not wanting her to keep thinking about a gift from someone else, he decided to take matters into his own hands.

Now, seeing his Benefactor standing perfectly still, he called a clerk over. "Bring over the best-selling and most distinctive pieces of jewelry in your store."

"Oh, oh, of course."

The clerk froze for a second before quickly getting to it.

A few minutes later, she brought over several trays displaying necklaces. She had intended to introduce them to Yan Huoshui one by one, but he paid her no mind. He simply held the little cat’s paw, his voice light and cheerful. "Whichever one the little kitty paw points to, we’ll take."

"Ah, it picked this one. Go ahead and wrap this one up first."

He said to the clerk. The clerk kindly reminded him, "Certainly. This necklace is a little over 1.31 million. Shall I go and wrap it for you now?"

"Mm."

Yan Huoshui didn’t even look up and continued the paw-pointing game with the cat. Shi Lan’s fluffy paw opened and closed. ’I can’t believe he wasn’t joking. He’s really spending over a million on a necklace for me just like that?’

’Extravagant! So extravagant!’

She silently condemned him for a few seconds, but under Yan Huoshui’s continued encouraging and indulgent gaze, she lost all intention of saving him money and picked out several more necklaces she liked.

In the end, Yan Huoshui spent nearly twenty million. As they left the jewelry store, the man, the cat, and even the clerks were all beaming. Only Zhang Chen and Xiao Li were rubbing their eyes, looking enviously at the cat in his arms.

They suddenly felt it was better to be a cat than a human. They wanted to be Brother Yan’s cat too!

After getting in the car, Yan Huoshui unwrapped a few of the necklaces for Shi Lan to play with. Lying amidst the sparkling jewelry, Shi Lan felt that wealth was blindingly beautiful, and oh so comfortable.

However, on the way back to the hotel, Shi Lan saw the layered clouds outside. Feeling it was too tiring to prop herself up, she hopped onto Yan Huoshui’s lap, found a comfortable position to lean against him, and stared out the window.

Yan Huoshui, completely lacking the self-awareness of a celebrity, wasn’t afraid of being recognized. To make it easier for her to see the scenery, he rolled down the car window.

Shi Lan kindly used her two front paws to cover his face while she turned her head to look outside.

One fluffy paw was half-covering his mouth. Yan Huoshui let out a muffled laugh and squeezed her soft paw pads, not minding at all.

Outside, amidst the traffic, a low-profile black business van passed by.

The air inside was a bit stuffy, so the person in the other car had also lowered their window.

Shi Lan looked up, her round, azure eyes widening slightly.

’That person... is that He Hanshi?’

She curiously poked her head out to get a better look, but the car drove past quickly, and the person was long out of sight.

Until, at a traffic light, the two cars met again.

Shi Lan finally confirmed it was him.

She hadn’t seen him in months. Suddenly seeing her former meal ticket while nestled in the arms of her current meal ticket, Shi Lan felt a pang of guilt, as if she were cheating.

She furtively shrank back, tucking her head down.

"What are you looking at? Hmm? Acting like this, you haven’t been up to no good again, have you?"

Yan Huoshui was also looking out the window. He gently rubbed the cat’s head and teased her.

As if hearing a somewhat familiar voice, He Hanshi, in the other car, looked up from his work tablet and inadvertently made eye contact with Yan Huoshui.

Yan Huoshui greeted him, "Hey, what a coincidence, Mr. He. Are you in Z City on business?"

He Hanshi’s lips curved into a slight smile. "Yes, what a coincidence, Second Young Master Yan."

"How’s your leg?"

The Yan Family was also in business, after all, and had a good relationship with the He Family. Mr. Yan’s father and Mr. He’s father had been classmates, and by coincidence, Yan Huoshui and He Hanshi had also been classmates.

Yan Huoshui chatted with him familiarly. Hearing this, Shi Lan, who was guiltily hiding with her head buried in Yan Huoshui’s arms, secretly perked up her ears.

He Hanshi nodded lightly. "I’ve got some feeling back. Maybe I’ll be able to walk normally again after a while."

"That’s good."

Yan Huoshui was genuinely happy for him, and Shi Lan also breathed a sigh of relief, happy for him as well.

’That’s wonderful. A good person like him deserves this kind of luck.’

"I heard you caught two cat traffickers a while back. That was very brave."

He Hanshi mentioned this, praising him. As it happened, he was here in Z City at the invitation of the management to visit the local stray animal shelter, to which he had donated.

Unfortunately, there was no sign of a cat like Pumpkin.

"Yeah, it was just a coincidence. They just had the bad luck of messing with my cat."

Speaking of cats, Yan Huoshui couldn’t resist showing off a little. He held up the cat for him to see. "Look, this is the new cat I’m raising."

Hearing the word "cat," He Hanshi’s heart stirred, and he looked over. With nowhere to hide, Shi Lan’s eyes also fell on him. She tried hard not to give anything away, blinking in feigned confusion before struggling to bury herself back in Yan Huoshui’s arms.

Yan Huoshui stroked her soothingly, pleased. "Oh, sorry about that. My cat’s a little clingy."

"Is that so? That’s nice. I have a cat too."

He Hanshi’s gaze lingered for a moment on the cat in his arms. He gave a faint smile and also began to talk about his own cat.

"You got a cat too? See, we do have similar tastes."

Yan Huoshui felt comfortable being open about the things he liked with He Hanshi. He didn’t trust most people, but he knew He Hanshi was a man of integrity.

He Hanshi’s laughter was low as he mused, "Perhaps."

At the mercy of Shi Lan’s frantic prayers, the long red light finally turned green. With He Hanshi’s leg still inconvenient and Yan Huoshui being a celebrity who couldn’t attract too much attention, they didn’t make plans for a meal after their brief chat. Yan Huoshui simply said he would visit him at the old family residence next time, adding that he’d bring his cat along so it could make friends with He Hanshi’s cat.

He Hanshi didn’t refuse, and Shi Lan’s heart quietly skipped a beat.

’He Hanshi is very perceptive. If I go to the He Family’s home, it’ll be too easy to slip up. I’ll definitely have to find an excuse not to go.’

’A cat has to have some principles. I belong to someone else now. I can’t cause any trouble.’

Shi Lan’s eyes darted around. Just then, Yan Huoshui lifted her by the scruff of her neck, his eyes narrowing as he stared at her dangerously. "Hmm? Benefactor, what were you hiding from just now?"