Why Aren’t You Cultivating Immortality? (GL) Chapter 87

The little orange cat, who had just been fierce and looked as if strangers should stay away, was now easily grabbed by the back of the neck and lifted by An Huaigu.
An Huaigu held the little orange cat in her arms and stroked her little head. She raised a brow at Bai Moqing.
“Do not worry. I will take good care of her.”
“Meow, wuwu…”
The little orange cat, whose cultivation had been sealed and whose body had been bound by Xiao Xing, looked pitifully at Bai Moqing and cried out to her.
Qingqing, save me! This woman is bullying me and taking liberties with me. My innocence!
Although Bai Moqing could not understand what the little orange cat was meowing about, hearing her cry so pitifully, with tears shining in her bright eyes, made Bai Moqing unable to bear it. She stepped forward, wanting to take the little orange cat back.
Seeing this, Xiao Xing took Bai Moqing’s hand and said, “Zheng Yanfei will come over in a while. You and I will meet her together.”
Bai Moqing lowered her head and glanced at Xiao Xing’s hand. With a little force, she pulled her hand free and took the little orange cat back.
“She cannot be too far from me.”
Then she undid the seal on the little orange cat.
Hmph!
Regaining her freedom, the little orange cat huffed proudly. Her eyes looked at Xiao Xing with disdain.
Hah, woman. Do you see my place in Qingqing’s heart? I am very important to Qingqing!
When she lifted her head and saw Bai Moqing looking at her with concern, she immediately rubbed softly against Bai Moqing’s chest.
“Meow…”
Even her cry became gentle, like a well-bred young lady from a noble family who had just been bullied.
“Am I seeing things?”
An Huaigu kept feeling that this cat’s eyes and expressions were very rich. She could act spoiled, pretend to be miserable, and even look down on people.
Xiao Xing looked at An Huaigu indifferently.
An Huaigu’s heart grew cold, and she quickly put away her searching gaze. With a serious face, she said, “President Xiao, please go ahead. I will go bring Zheng Yanfei up.”
After the door closed and they were sure An Huaigu had left, Xiao Xing looked at the little orange cat in Bai Moqing’s arms and lifted her eyes.
“Why did you bring her to the company?”
There was a soft carpet spread on the floor beside the sofa. Bai Moqing bent and placed the little orange cat on the ground.
“Yun Su went to the Third Heaven. Feiyue had nothing to do at home, so I brought her here.”
The little orange cat dug her front paws into the carpet, arched her body, and stretched. Then she shook out her fur and spoke in human words.
“Before Yun Su comes back, wherever Qingqing goes, I go.”
She looked around Xiao Xing’s office, jumped onto the sofa arm that was basking in sunlight, and lay there comfortably.
After receiving permission to let Zheng Yanfei in, the security guard cheerfully raised the barrier gate for her.
The black Audi slowly drove into the company. After parking in the lot, Zheng Yanfei followed the small administrative employee waiting there to receive her into the company building.
It was working hours. Busy figures moved back and forth between departments.
Zheng Yanfei took the employee elevator. From the first floor to the twenty-eighth floor, employees kept getting in and out.
Administrative employee Xiao Xie accompanied Zheng Yanfei to the twenty-eighth floor. An Huaigu was already waiting outside the elevator.
Seeing An Huaigu, Xiao Xie was very perceptive and called her President An.
“The guest is here. Is there anything else you need me to do?”
As the president’s assistant, An Huaigu held a deputy-president level. Most people in the company called her Assistant An. Hearing this small employee call her President An, An Huaigu could not help looking at her a few more times before answering, “No.”
The path from the elevator to the president’s office was not long, and this was not Zheng Yanfei’s first time here. An Huaigu did not need to lead the way in front, so she walked side by side with Zheng Yanfei toward the president’s office.
Thinking of President Xiao’s words, “She received the news so quickly,” An Huaigu probed indirectly.
“President Zheng’s honored visit, is it because you want to discuss cooperation with our President Xiao before the holiday?”
Zheng Yanfei was deep and shrewd. She smiled without speaking, glanced at An Huaigu, and quickened her steps without revealing the slightest reason for her visit.
The office was right before them.
An Huaigu stepped forward and knocked. After receiving permission, she pushed the door open.
“President Xiao, President Zheng is here.”
Before her voice had fallen, Zheng Yanfei had already gone around An Huaigu and walked warmly toward Xiao Xing.
“President Xiao, sorry to disturb you. I came without greeting you first.”
When facing outsiders, Xiao Xing’s attitude was always cold and distant.
She looked over Zheng Yanfei’s clothes. Today, Zheng Yanfei wore a long thick khaki trench coat, with a white shirt underneath and a dark red patterned long skirt. It was simple and natural, giving off a youthful air. She looked as if she had suddenly cut short a date to rush to the company.
Xiao Xing raised a hand toward the sofa. “Please sit.”
There was a little orange cat lying on the sofa.
Zheng Yanfei saw her at a glance when she turned her head. The little orange cat had her eyes closed and looked asleep. Zheng Yanfei hesitated, not knowing what Xiao Xing meant by having her sit beside the little orange cat.
After hesitating for a few seconds, she pressed down the doubt in her heart and sat beside the little orange cat calmly and gracefully.
The little orange cat knew everything happening around her without opening her eyes. She flicked her dangling tail, curled it beside her legs, tucked in her little paws, and continued lying there.
An Huaigu’s gaze landed openly on the little orange cat.
Xiao Xing saw it and ordered An Huaigu to make two cups of tea. Then she turned slightly and sat on the sofa diagonally across from Zheng Yanfei.
Coolly, she asked, “President Zheng, what brings you here?”
Zheng Yanfei smiled and glanced at Bai Moqing, who stood behind Xiao Xing.
“I came to discuss film and television investment cooperation.”
From the time they met until now, Xiao Xing’s expression had not changed at all. Hearing Zheng Yanfei mention cooperation, she calmly replied, “Does President Zheng still remember bringing Sikou Yan here before? At that time, I said Xiao Group would not have any cooperation with Yangjing in the future.”
“That is what you said…”
Facing Xiao Xing’s indifferent attitude, Zheng Yanfei knew there was not much room to turn things around. But if this cooperation ended, there would be even fewer chances to cooperate later. She had to fight to reach an agreement and ease the relationship between both sides.
After analyzing the current situation, the key to easing things was to explain what had happened last time.
Zheng Yanfei considered her words in secret, then said, “The agency Sikou Yan signed with has twelve percent of its shares held by Yangjing. I have known her since she debuted. Last time, I brought her to the company not only because of our personal relationship, but also because…”
An Huaigu walked into the office carrying three freshly brewed cups of tea.
Hearing the sound of high heels, Zheng Yanfei immediately stopped speaking.
Xiao Xing lifted her eyes and glanced at An Huaigu.
An Huaigu walked to their side with a bright smile and bent to place the tray on the coffee table in the middle of the sofas.
The tray was an antique-style wooden tea tray. The cups were pure white ceramic. The tea was fine Qingming tea, fragrant and greenish-yellow in color.
An Huaigu set out the cups.
“President Xiao, President Zheng.”
She glanced at Bai Moqing, who stood behind the sofa like a bodyguard, then placed the last cup next to Xiao Xing’s cup.
Straightening, she said, “President Xiao, I will go out first. Call me anytime if you need anything.”
Xiao Xing nodded.
An Huaigu turned, preparing to leave.
Just when everyone thought An Huaigu was going out, she walked two steps, then stopped. Bending down, she scooped up the little orange cat from the sofa and held her in her arms.
With a miserable awoo, An Huaigu wore an expression of satisfaction, as if she had finally gotten to hold the cat.
Smiling, she said to them, “I will take this cat out, so she will not affect you.”
Before anyone could say anything, Bai Moqing could only watch helplessly as the little orange cat fell into the claws of danger again, and as Sister An carried her off grandly.
“Sister An…”
Bai Moqing felt she should still stop Sister An.
Bang.
The answer to her was the crisp sound of the door closing.
Xiao Xing turned her head and said, “Do not worry. She will not hurt Huaigu.”
There was a faint smile in her eyes, as if she was very satisfied that the little orange cat had been taken away by An Huaigu.
“I am not worried about Sister An.”
Bai Moqing released her divine sense and saw An Huaigu holding the little orange cat and kissing her cheeks, leaving lipstick marks one after another on her orange-and-white fur.
As worry rose in her, sympathy followed.
“I am worried about the little orange cat…”
Sister An, who had turned into a cat addict, carried the little orange cat into her office. Afraid the cat would run out, she even specially locked the door.
Xiao Xing comforted her. “Huaigu likes cats. She will not abuse her.”
Bai Moqing nodded. She had already seen how much Sister An liked cats.
But to the little orange cat, that kind of liking might also count as abuse, right?
Sitting opposite them, Zheng Yanfei clearly saw the change in Xiao Xing’s eyes. She moved her gaze to Bai Moqing and looked at her intently.
Last time, she had only thought Bai Moqing’s relationship with Sikou Yan was not ordinary. She had not expected Bai Moqing’s relationship with Xiao Xing to be not ordinary either.
Before the two could notice, Zheng Yanfei withdrew her gaze and gave a light cough, continuing what had been interrupted.
“President Xiao, I brought Sikou Yan here because she showed me a photo and told me a story.”
Zheng Yanfei’s gaze landed on Bai Moqing again.
Following her gaze, Xiao Xing turned back and looked at Bai Moqing. When she turned back, her eyes became sharp in an instant.
“What photo? What story?”
Her clear voice carried a pressing force.
Zheng Yanfei’s heart pounded like thunder. She forced herself to meet Xiao Xing’s gaze and steadied her voice so it would not tremble.
“The person in the photo, I believe President Xiao has already guessed who it was. It is precisely the person standing behind you right now, Bai Moqing.”
After saying this, Zheng Yanfei’s heart suddenly became much calmer.
Facing the silent two, Zheng Yanfei smiled.
She was certain that Xiao Xing would definitely be interested in Bai Moqing’s matters. As long as there was interest, then as a bargaining chip for cooperation, their chance to work together would change from faint to very likely.
Bai Moqing’s face turned slightly pale.
Her hands hanging at her sides clenched unconsciously. She had never thought this kind of situation would appear today.
Xiao Xing sensed Bai Moqing’s panic. Bai Moqing’s breathing had originally been slow, but after Zheng Yanfei said her name, the rhythm of her breathing suddenly became short and quick.
When people panicked, they unconsciously breathed harder to take in more air and calm their heartbeat.
Xiao Xing frowned slightly.
What was Moqing panicking about?
Everyone hated being threatened. Zheng Yanfei did not want to speak in a vague way about this matter and make people dislike her.
“President Xiao, if you want to hear it, I can tell you what Sikou Yan said to me. It was because I heard the story she told me that I agreed to bring her here.”
“Sorry…”
Bai Moqing spoke and interrupted Zheng Yanfei.
She said to Xiao Xing, “President Xiao, I think it would be better if I went out.”
Clearly, Bai Moqing did not want to hear it. Not at all.
After Bai Moqing finished speaking, she did not wait for Xiao Xing to respond. She opened the door and walked out.
She did not leave immediately. After closing the door, she stood at the entrance, closed her eyes, and took a deep breath. She inhaled deeply, then slowly exhaled.
She could not explain why she did not want to know what Sikou Yan had said to Zheng Yanfei. She only instinctively avoided this matter.
Things in the world were always that coincidental.
Sikou Yan suddenly called her at this moment.
Looking at the phone number that had only recently been released from the blacklist, Bai Moqing hesitated, then tapped to answer.
A gentle voice came from the other end at an unhurried pace.
Sikou Yan asked, “Moqing, do you have time to talk?”
“Talk about what?”
Bai Moqing had recovered her calm.
Creak.
The door behind her suddenly opened.
Xiao Xing stood behind the door and looked at Bai Moqing.
Bai Moqing turned back, her expression surprised.
At that moment, Sikou Yan’s answer came from the receiver.
“Let us talk about Xiao Xing. After I left that day, I met her alone.”
Xiao Xing heard it.
She reached out, took Bai Moqing’s phone, hung up without permission, then returned the phone to her.
“That day, after I went home and before you came to find me, I met her.”
The surprise on Bai Moqing’s face grew even stronger.
Xiao Xing looked at her with cold eyes. A few seconds later, she smiled gently.
“We should be honest with each other.”
“Meow…”
The little orange cat squatted on the desk, accepting An Huaigu’s strokes while eating the beef cubes An Huaigu fed her.
From the corner of her eye, she saw a woman walk past in the hallway outside. With a smack, she jumped down from the desk and anxiously meowed at An Huaigu.
An Huaigu glanced outside and saw Zheng Yanfei’s figure disappear down the hallway. She smiled at the little orange cat.
“President Zheng has left. President Xiao and Little Bai must still have other things to say. Be good and stay here with me.”
Then she lifted the little orange cat back onto the desk.
Thinking that it was somewhat rude to let President Zheng leave the company alone, An Huaigu called Secretary Wang in the office next door and asked Secretary Wang to escort President Zheng out.
After hanging up, An Huaigu rubbed the little orange cat’s head and smiled with a dreamy look on her face.
“Little Orange, guess what President Xiao and Little Bai will say? What are they doing right now?”
Seeing the little orange cat chew on beef cubes without paying attention to her, An Huaigu leaned close and whispered secretly, “Maybe they are doing something unsuitable for children.”
The little orange cat stopped moving and glanced at An Huaigu.
Hah. You are finished.