Chapter 87: Saving the Innocent Little Kitten 08

Soon, both of their coffees were brought in.

Yun Mi held their own cup, curiously leaning over to look at Jin Chen's.

"Ours is different?"

"Mine is more bitter."

Jin Chen again placed a half cube of sugar in Yun Mi's coffee cup, then said:

"Try it, how does it taste?"

Yun Mi curiously took a sip; the dense milk foam first touched the taste buds, then came the rich coffee base, colliding with silky milk to produce a rich flavor.

The mouthfeel is rich, leaving an endless aftertaste.

He widened his eyes in delight, set down the cup, and said, "Delicious!"

Jin Chen reached out, wiped the milk foam from Yun Mi's lips, and said, "As long as you like it."

Yun Mi unconsciously rubbed against Jin Chen's palm, smiling with eyes curved.

"What's this called? It's so much better than what I've drunk before!"

Jin Chen replied, "It's a cappuccino; if you like it, we can come often in the future."

"Sure…… wait."

Yun Mi was about to happily agree, then remembered this café is hard to reserve.

"I might not be able to come often; it's really hard to book!"

Jin Chen raised an eyebrow, "As long as Yun Mi wants to come for a drink, just find me."

He shook his phone, patiently coaxing.

"So, may I have the honor of adding Yun Mi's contact information?"

Yun Mi nodded eagerly, "Of course!"

He scanned Jin Chen's account QR code, feeling sweet inside, even the air he breathed felt sweet.

"Thank you, Mr. Jin~"

Overflowing with joy, Yun Mi forgot to correct the address again; Jin Chen, pleased to hear it, certainly didn't correct them, couldn't help but reach out to touch Yun Mi's soft silver hair.

"Since you're free today, why not terminate the contract with Shang Le now?"

Yun Mi took another sip of coffee, "Good!"

He couldn't wait to quickly cut ties with that company that can't tell right from wrong.

Yun Mi found the chat page of Shang Le's agent responsible for them, placed the phone on the desk, and typed with both index fingers, expression serious, eyes fixed on the screen, movements very cute.

Knowing Yun Mi wasn't used to using a phone, Jin Chen still found them adorable, suddenly missing the feeling of stroking a cat.

His fingers probed twice, dispelling the darkness in his eyes.

"Better to take it slow; we can't scare the little one."

"... sniff."

Yun Mi suddenly pursed their lips, looking somewhat aggrieved at Jin Chen, "She won't let me terminate the contract."

"Let me see."

Jin Chen took the phone and checked their recent chat log.

—"Hello, Red Sister~ I want to terminate the contract, thank you for your previous care, may I ask how exactly to do it?"

—"???? What joke are you playing? Terminating the contract? You've gone silent and lost contact for over half a month; I haven't even settled accounts with you yet, and you just want to terminate the contract out of the blue?"

—"I can pay the penalty fee… please don't be angry."

—"There's no way; Yun Mi, I warn you, your fanbase was entirely built by Shang Le. Now that you're popular, you want to turn your back and deny them? Isn't it just that you gave this quarter's benefits to Ling Siyuan? You two are friends—why be so petty?"

The further Jin Chen read, the colder his expression became.

It was his oversight; he should have directly had Jin Ting's Legal Department handle it, rather than letting Yun Mi bring it up themselves.

Ding ling ling, ding ling ling—

Jin Chen hadn't finished reading when the phone showed an incoming call.

The screen showed Red Sister, the streamer's agent from just before.

Yun Mi answered with pursed lips.

Before they could speak, the other side unleashed a torrent of scolding.

It frightened them so much they were dazed for a few seconds.

Jin Chen couldn't take it anymore, directly picked up the phone.

"Yun Mi, I warn you! After leaving the company, how well could you possibly do? Who would remember a faceless sleep-aid streamer like you?"

The shouting on the other side continued.

Jin Chen gently caressed Yun Mi's cheek, offering comfort.

Meanwhile, in a cold tone.

"No need to trouble yourself."

His voice was extremely low, exuding a bone-chilling chill.

Red Sister froze, "Who are you?"

"President of the Jin Ting Group; regarding Yun Mi's contract termination, Jin Ting's Legal Department will directly liaise with Shang Le."

Having said that, Jin Chen hung up directly.

Yun Mi's eyes still misted with water, their nose sore, their voice trembling.

"Thank you, Mr. Jin."

Jin Chen frowned, rose and sat beside Yun Mi, wrapped an arm around the youth's thin shoulders, fingertips rubbing the corners of their eyes, wiping away the tears that spilled.

"No need to thank me; it was my oversight."

Smelling the familiar agarwood, Yun Mi sniffed, subconsciously leaned into Jin Chen's embrace, completely forgetting that they were supposed to meet for the first time today.

She used to also be this fierce toward me.

Yun Mi sobbed, as if wanting to tell Jin Chen all her grievances.

But, but I have to support myself... I can't afford the breach penalty, so I can only stay silent... but I still... still feel so sad... waa waa.

She wiped her tears on Jin Chen's suit, her pretty cute face streaked with tears, the corners of her eyes reddened badly.

Jin Chen's Adam's apple rolled, his heart ached, his voice low and hoarse, he comforted softly, "It won't happen again; no one will bully you like that anymore."

He lightly kissed the top of Yun Mi's head, holding her close, "Don't be afraid, don't cry."

Jin Chen rubbed his fingertip over her skin, sending waves of tingling numbness; Yun Mi flinched, then rubbed her cheek again, fully revealing her cat-like habits.

He really isn't good at hiding himself.

"Mr. Jin... you're still the best."

Yun Mi murmured softly, the corner of her mouth slightly upturned, "They're all bad people."

Ling Siyuan is a bad person, Song Che is too, Hong Jie is too, and Shang Le's big-bellied boss is too!

Seeing Yun Mi's mood finally improve, Jin Chen raised a doting smile, lowered his head to look at him, and responded.

"They're all bad people."

""

Yun Mi belatedly felt a bit shy, subconsciously wanting to bury her face in Jin Chen's embrace again, but then suddenly realized she wasn't a cat anymore!

He shot up straight, his words becoming somewhat incoherent.

"You... I, I didn't, I didn't mean to!"

Jin Chen saw through but didn't expose it, seeming to ask knowingly.

"What isn't intentional?"

Yun Mi bit her lip, quietly shifting her hips away from Jin Chen a bit.

"No... no, I didn't mean to lean into Mr. Jin's embrace..."

Jin Chen chuckled, "I'm the one holding you."

Right oh.

Yun Mi blinked her cat eyes, "Then Mr. Jin, why... are you holding me."

"Because I saw Yun Mi crying so hard, I felt heartbroken."

Jin Chen's voice was gentle, as if wrapped in endless sweetness, coaxing softly.

"Yun Mi should be happy and joyful."

Yun Mi's head was almost lowered onto the table, his cheeks flushed.

【Detected Villain Heartthrob Value +10, total 40!】

0731 weirdly scratched their head.

Setting aside that the Little Pitiful One is the Host's wife, the Host's world really resembles a creepy uncle who lures children.

"Delusion, delusion! Definitely just a delusion!"

To maintain the Host's image in their own mind, 0731 shook off the strange thoughts in their mind.