The Nutrition is Too Good - Chap 40 Uncomfortable Here

Zhong Yi was truly in pain.
Of course, he could lie to conceal it, but at the same time, he was aware that Rong Mian was actually smarter than anyone else, so even if he could deceive him for a while, it was highly likely that the flaws in his words would be discovered in the end.

Therefore, Zhong Yi paused for a moment and decided to tell the truth.

“It’s like this.

I’ve been in the acting industry for a bit longer than you.”

Zhong Yi hesitated before continuing, “So, it’s possible that I have a few more resources at my disposal, as well as a few more years of experience in the industry than you do.”

“It’s probably more than just a few.”
Rong Mian looked at him and said honestly, “You have three more zeros in your Weibo followers than I do.”
“But I think it’s fine this way.”

After thinking for a moment, Rong Mian said, “Uncle Yun said that being too popular can attract trouble, and I don’t need to wear sunglasses and masks all the time like you do when going out.”

“And when I’m not filming, I can eat more meat.”

He said, “Even if I eat a little more and gain weight, no one will criticize me.”

Zhong Yi realized that the focus of attention for small animals and humans was indeed quite different.

“There’s really nothing wrong with your way of thinking.”

After contemplating for a while, Zhong Yi said, “But in reality, there are very few people in this industry who are content with the status quo. Most people still want to climb up and earn a lot of money.”

Having said that, for the next five minutes, Zhong Yi could only grit his teeth and provide a concise and subtle explanation to Rong Mian.

Then, Rong Mian’s face lit up with sudden understanding.

“I see.”

Rong Mian said, “So, the reason why you were angry when we first met was because you thought when I unbuttoned my pants, it was to have sex with you…”

Zhong Yi had already anticipated what was about to happen, so he interrupted him before Rong Mian could say the word “mate” directly, saying, “…that’s the idea.”

Rong Mian stared thoughtfully at Zhong Yi’s face, his gaze intense. Zhong Yi felt like he was slowly cracking from the inside out.

“Zhong Yi.”

Rong Mian called out his name, and his eyes sparkled. “So does this mean that when you asked me if you could be my VIP guest, you already liked me a lot and wanted to mate with me?”

At that moment, Zhong Yi didn’t even want to explain further. He just earnestly hoped that one day, certain two words starting with ‘j’ and ‘p’ could be deleted from Chinese characters.1

Zhong Yi’s scenes were wrapped up in early April, and the filming of the entire drama was coming to an end. The official Weibo account of the web series posted a photo of a wrap-up cake and mentioned the main cast members’ Weibo accounts.

Most of the comments under the official Weibo account were from Zhong Yi’s fans.

Due to Zhong Yi’s explicit statement about not liking negative comments, the atmosphere in the comment section of the official account was still pleasant. Most of his fans engaged in interesting jokes and speculated about the plot, saying things like, “Even though he’s in a wheelchair, can he still be a detective? Did Zhong Yi really not take any shortcuts?” or “Hope the wheelchair is okay.”

Rong Mian’s Weibo fans also increased, mostly consisting of curious onlookers who were fans of Zhong Yi and Shen Yan.
The last time Rong Mian’s Weibo was updated was during Chinese New Year, with New Year’s greetings posted by Yun Min. After all, Rong Mian’s use of a mobile phone was limited to WeChat, phone calls, and a fashionable nail salon.

Before taking on this drama, Zhong Yi’s team was frustrated for a while. After all, allowing their artist’s Weibo account to remain idle for half a year was an absurdly long hiatus, which indicated a highly irresponsible company and team behind it.

At that time, Zhong Yi thought it was because this small-time artist was clueless, and the company wasn’t willing to put in the effort to manage him.

But I never expected that behind Rong Mian, there was no professional operations team at all. There were only a bunch of clueless little kittens and a dog.

“Weibo can still be occasionally managed,”
Zhong Yi said. “You also have fans who care about you, so it’s not a bad idea to interact with them in the comment section occasionally. You don’t have to reply to private messages, though.”

Rong Mian trusted Zhong Yi’s words, so Zhong Yi watched as he lowered his head and slowly started replying to the comments in the comment section, not even letting go of the advertising comments.

Zhong Yi thought this person was truly sincere, so he interrupted Rong Mian with mixed emotions, saying, “…you don’t have to reply to all of them.”
Rong Mian nodded and obediently put down his phone.

“Uncle Yun said there’s an online variety show that wants to collaborate with me.”
Rong Mian thought for a moment and mentioned the name of the variety show.
“Uncle Yun said it suits me well because I don’t need to talk much, just focus on physical activities.”

“And Shi Cheng asked me yesterday too,” Rong Mian continued. “He said he’s also going back.”

“But I don’t want to go.”
Rong Mian looked at Zhong Yi and said, “Because it will take a long time to film, and I feel like I’ll miss you.”

Another unexpected straight ball came, and player Zhong Yi was defeated without any suspense.

Zhong Yi actually knew that Rong Mian variety show is a small show with a theme of sports adventure challenges. It has already filmed two seasons and has maintained a decent level of popularity.

For Rong Mian, it is also a good opportunity.

“It happens to fill the gap before the web drama airs.”
Zhong Yi said, “You can give it a try. Variety shows like this can improve the public’s perception of you, which will be beneficial for your future acting opportunities.”

Rong Mian hesitated for a moment and agreed.

After finishing his scenes, Zhong Yi’s next schedule was an overseas ad shoot.

So he had a brief but busy and fulfilling five-day vacation.

Rong Mian spends about 60% of his time in human form every day. During this time, he mostly eats, kisses Zhong Yi, and watches antique appraisal programs with him.
Rong Mian now prefers to eat with chopsticks in human form because this way, not only can he talk to Zhong Yi, but he also feels that his quality of life has improved significantly. Even the food seems to taste better.
As for the time when he turns back into a cat, Rong Mian usually lies by the living room window, basking in the sun and sleeping while undergoing photosynthesis.

Rong Mian loves to sleep in delivery boxes, so Zhong Yi prepared a medium-sized box that he could curl up in. He placed a soft pillow inside, and Rong Mian felt like he could sleep in it forever.

And after dinner, Rong Mian would transform back into a cat again, mainly to let Zhong Yi experience the joy of petting and cuddling a cat.

Footnotes
交jiāo and 配 pèi , If these two words are combined they will have the meaning : “mating”

Zhong Yi found cats to be really interesting creatures.
They have such intricate little thoughts.

For example, when you want to find them, they will choose to stand far away, in a high and unreachable place, and calmly gaze at you.

But at the same time, whenever Zhong Yi is busy with something or talking on the phone, Rong Mian will try everything to get his attention.

For instance, when Zhong Yi looks at the schedule sent by the team on his computer every day, Rong Mian will stand by his hand and tilt his head, staring at the computer screen for a while.

After realizing that he can’t understand anything, Rong Mian will gaze directly at Zhong Yi’s face for a moment and then wag his tail. He will casually walk past Zhong Yi once, as if by chance.

If Rong Mian realizes that Zhong Yi still hasn’t noticed him, he will finally sit right on Zhong Yi’s keyboard, blocking his view and typing a long string of random characters on the computer.

For example, when Zhong Yi is on the phone with someone for a long time, Rong Mian would also be unhappy.

When Zhong Yi hung up the phone and turned around, he found Rong Mian lowering his head and extending his paw, slowly pushing the pen to the edge of the table.

However, the moment Rong Mian met Zhong Yi’s gaze, he quickly retracted his paw and casually looked away, finally lowering his body to please Zhong Yi by rubbing his head against Zhong Yi’s hand.

It was a clumsy trick, but every time Zhong Yi saw it, his heart would tremble.

The antique appraisal show starts broadcasting at 8 pm, and dinner usually ends at 7 pm. The gap in between is the time when Zhong Yi spends with his cats every night.

Because Zhong Yi will be going on a business trip the day after tomorrow, after cleaning up the kitchen, Rong Mian generously said, “Today, not only can you rub my belly, but I can also play with some toys with you.”

This time, Zhong Yi wouldn’t be polite to him either.

In the gift package he bought, 80% of the items were still unused. There were various cat teasing sticks, laser pointers, small clothes, and dresses. So tonight, Zhong Yi first unpacked a feather teasing stick and prepared to give it a try.

Just as Zhong Yi was swinging the teasing stick for a few seconds, the little black cat in front of him stretched out its paw, grabbed the top of the feather, and then brought its nose closer, sniffing curiously.

Then Zhong Yi watched helplessly as Rong Mian started stuffing the teasing stick directly into his mouth.

Zhong Yi: “…”

Rong Mian prefers another feather teasing stick with a bell. He also enjoys using his paw to scratch the feather until it becomes bald. By the end of the play session, the air is filled with tiny fragments of feathers.

Later, Zhong Yi switched to playing with Rong Mian using a laser pointer. Rong Mian was actually getting tired from running around, but he still put on a show, pouncing a few more times to entertain Zhong Yi. Finally, he collapsed on the ground, meowed, and indicated that he didn’t want to play anymore.

Zhong Yi felt like he was teasing the cat, while Rong Mian felt like he was entertaining Zhong Yi.

Later, Rong Mian found a pack of small wooden sticks, probably a promotional gift. Zhong Yi didn’t know what they were, but he watched as Rong Mian used his paw to pull out one small stick from the bag and then directly bit into it.

Zhong Yi didn’t bother him and just turned around to clean up the feathers on the floor. At the same time, he made up his mind to find a reason next time to convince Rong Mian to use the expensive electric cat litter box.

However, when Zhong Yi turned around, he found Rong Mian still holding onto the wooden stick, wagging his tail, and happily gnawing on it.

Seeing the floor that had just been cleaned now covered in wood shavings, Zhong Yi sighed. He squatted down, took the wooden stick out of Rong Mian’s mouth, and gave him a pat on the butt, saying, “The antique appraisal show has started.”

When Zhong Yi returned to the room, Rong Mian had already changed clothes. He lay on the bed, focused on watching the copper coins and jade bracelets on the TV screen.

However, Zhong Yi felt that after a while, Rong Mian seemed to lose interest, perhaps because the antique expert on the show today wasn’t Rong Mian’s favorite.

His mind was completely off the TV, and he started sticking close to Zhong Yi. He would secretly tilt his face up and kiss Zhong Yi’s neck, and eventually even pressed his cheek against Zhong Yi’s chest.

No one could resist this, so Zhong Yi couldn’t help himself and lowered his head to kiss him back. But in the middle of the kiss, Rong Mian suddenly pushed Zhong Yi away.

“Wait a moment.”

Rong Mian’s eyes were watery. He lowered his head, paused for a moment, and then slowly said, “I feel… a little hot.”
Zhong Yi was taken aback and only then noticed that Rong Mian’s cheeks and ears were unusually red.
He first used the back of his hand to check Rong Mian’s temperature and indeed found that it was slightly elevated. Thinking it was because the room was stuffy, he got out of bed and opened the bedroom window.

“It might be because of the catnip chew stick, but when I bit it earlier, the effect shouldn’t have lasted this long.”

Rong Mian paused again and then looked up at Zhong Yi with a somewhat bewildered expression. He said, “It might also be because… of kissing you.”
It finally dawned on Zhong Yi that the wooden stick Rong Mian had been holding onto and refusing to let go of had actually been a catnip chew stick.

At the same time, Rong Mian seemed to be somewhat uncomfortable as he turned his head away. He took a deep breath, and whether it was Zhong Yi’s imagination or not, he felt like Rong Mian’s earlobes and the skin on his neck had turned even redder.

Zhong Yi had heard of catnip before, something used to relieve the emotions of little cats, but as a novice cat owner, he wasn’t really clear about its specific effects.

“Zhong Yi.”

Rong Mian’s eyelashes trembled again, and he said intermittently, “I… I feel uncomfortable.”

Zhong Yi’s heart started to tighten as well. He became slightly anxious and asked, “Which specific part feels uncomfortable?”

Rong Mian felt like he couldn’t explain it clearly to Zhong Yi either.

So, after pausing for a moment, Rong Mian slowly took hold of Zhongyi’s hand. He gently guided Zhong Yi, sliding their hands down the soft fabric of his pajamas until they reached a certain spot on Rong Mian’s body.

Zhong Yi’s pupils suddenly contracted.

“It’s here.”

Rong Mian looked up at Zhong Yi blankly. He gasped and whispered, “It’s… uncomfortable here.”