Three days after Mom and Lin Chen left, Lin Jin at home completely became a salted fish.
Every morning, he'd get up to buy groceries and some breakfast. After eating, he would continue to sleep in. He cooked his own lunch and didn't need to make dinner because his dad usually brought back some late night snacks when he came home around seven or eight in the evening.
Occasionally, he'd go out for a walk with Yuli and kick away Liu Shengqi who shamelessly came to hang out. Usually, he would just stay at home and play with Braised Pork and chat with the black cat on his phone.
Ever since the black cat could possess Braised Pork’s body, whenever there were no outsiders around Lin Jin, Braised Pork would transform into the black cat and endlessly tease him.
If it weren't for the fact that Braised Pork was still a kitten...
This week, there was no weekly task from the black cat, saying that Lin Jin had been busy with tasks for so long, so he was given a week's vacation. During this period, there would be no tasks ~ of course, except for that ongoing chain task.
That's why Lin Jin could laze around in bed every day like a salted fish... After all, his dad, the only one who disciplined him, was always busy outside and he wouldn’t know whatever Lin Jin did at home. Even if Lin Jin dressed up as a girl and went out every day, his dad probably wouldn't know.
However, his dad came back a bit late today.
Lin Jin frowned, looking at the time on his phone. It was already ten o'clock at night. Normally, no matter how busy he was, his dad would try to get home before nine. If he really couldn't make it, he would at least call or send a message to let Lin Jin know he was safe. But today, there was no message at all.
"Black cat" Lin Jin lifted his head and looked at Braised Pork who was curled up on the bed like a meatball. "Do you know what my dad is doing?"
The black cat always seemed to know everything so Lin Jin thought it might really know where his dad had gone.
"Socializing" Braised Pork raised its head and meowed twice while the voice came from the phone. "He met a big client and is now with the client at the Heavenly Utopia Wellness Club."
Heavenly Utopia Wellness Club?
Lin Jin's mouth twitched at the name, sensing something fishy about it.
He remembered hearing this name back in high school when a group of almost adult boys were extremely curious about sex. Some close classmates even suggested finding a hooker together. Back when he was listening was when he first heard about Heavenly Utopia Wellness Club. It was said to be an entertainment venue primarily offering minor wellness services and some times major services.
Later, he also passed by this establishment. It mainly had golden decorations and looked like a restaurant’s grand banquet hall. The signboard advertised services like foot massage, massage, oil massage…
So, was his dad busy doing some minor services with a client and was too occupied to return home or even send a message?
Lin Jin's face darkened. He was not some naive kid who didn’t know anything, okay?.
"Tell me the truth, is my dad getting there major services?" Lin Jin asked with a dark expression and furrowed brows.
The black cat's voice came through the phone again and Braised Pork ran up to Lin Jin, tilting its head cutely, and asked somewhat incomprehensibly, "Major service? Visiting a woman? Isn't that quite normal?"
...
Normal?
Lin Jin suddenly felt his values being scrambled by the black cat's words.
"Us cats often get major wellness services, though there's no such thing for cats" Braised Pork continued with its head still tilted. "We're not like the mythical Japanese Tengu, but finding a girl to pah pah pah is a normal thing, no?"
What the f*ck?! Was this cat's moral compass so twisted?
Lin Jin was so shocked he flipped off the bed, looking at the black cat with a pale expression.
The cat had been grooming him to be a goddess, it can't be so he can watch real time human H activities whenever he wants right?
"Pfft, look how badly I scared you." Braised Pork suddenly grinned, as weird and creepy as that was. "I'm talking about cats, you're human ok? Why so agitated?"
"Okay" Lin Jin relaxed a bit but then realized that he almost forgot the main issue due to the black cat's diversion. He immediately switched to a serious tone, questioning the black cat, "Is my dad really doing some major wellness service?"
If it were before his parents reconciled or their relationship hadn't been rebuilt, Lin Jin wouldn't have thought much of his dad going to those things. After all, his dad, a man in his forties and divorced for ten years without a woman, relying solely on his hand would be hard to endure. It would be more troubling if he ended up sick from holding it in.
But the problem was! Hadn’t his parents' relationship had improved a lot? Why would his dad still visit some major wellness services?
"Hmm, although I'm not entirely sure, it should be" Braised Pork suddenly stiffened, then went limp on the bed. At the same time, the annoyingly fat black cat appeared on Lin Jin's phone screen. Licking its lips, it continued, "If I hadn't already said that I wouldn't give you any tasks this week, I might have assigned you one to go to the Heavenly Utopia Wellness Club and stop your dad."
Stop his dad? What was there to stop...
Surely he couldn't just barge in while his dad was in the midst of happiness, could he?
How awkward would that be?
And with his good looks, wouldn't it be even more embarrassing if he was mistaken for a young wife who came to catch her husband?
"Forget it, I'll ask him when he gets back" Lin Jin pondered for a moment, feeling that he should tell his mom about this. After all, he felt his dad went too far by visiting a prostitute and cheating.
Additionally, since his dad probably wouldn't come back tonight, he needed to find a way to probe and see if his dad was still gambling.
After all, the New Year’s was nearly over and the casino his dad frequented should have reopened. Lin Jin couldn't be sure that his dad wouldn't try his luck at the casino while out on business during the day.
If his dad got carried away with gambling again, the new furniture they just bought might be sold off by his dad.
A moment later, Lin Jin's phone vibrated. Glancing at it, he saw a message from his dad.
"Staying out tonight with a client, won't be back. Get yourself something to eat."
His face darkened. His dad, now preoccupied with a woman, seemed to have even forgotten about his handsome son at home.
"See, I told you your dad went for a major wellness service" the black cat in the phone said as it tilted its head in a cute, clueless way and started at Lin Jin with big eyes. "I think you should intervene, otherwise, if your mom finds out, you might end up wandering outside without any pants to wear."
Eh?
"Or you could pretend you don't know anything" the black cat suggested mischievously. "But can you really bear the thought of your dad cheating on your mom when they get back together later?"
"Major wellness services... don't count as cheating, right?"
Lin Jin was actually quite averse to the idea of these services. He had seen online how some men justified it as their right, but hearing the black cat's words, he couldn't help but ask.
"Of course, it counts" the black cat replied with a weird smile on its round face. "What if your dad contracts a disease and passes it to your mom, and then it spreads to your whole family?"
"How could it spread to me...."
Lin Jin, who was initially clueless, suddenly realized what the black cat implied and glared at it furiously.
"Get lost!"
Ploania Translator’s Note: I really don’t know how to translate 保健. It translates to health care but like in this context, means the sus, slightly sexual kind of ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) care.
Three days after Mom and Lin Chen left, Lin Jin at home completely became a salted fish.
Every morning, he'd get up to buy groceries and some breakfast. After eating, he would continue to sleep in. He cooked his own lunch and didn't need to make dinner because his dad usually brought back some late night snacks when he came home around seven or eight in the evening.
Occasionally, he'd go out for a walk with Yuli and kick away Liu Shengqi who shamelessly came to hang out. Usually, he would just stay at home and play with Braised Pork and chat with the black cat on his phone.
Ever since the black cat could possess Braised Pork’s body, whenever there were no outsiders around Lin Jin, Braised Pork would transform into the black cat and endlessly tease him.
If it weren't for the fact that Braised Pork was still a kitten...
This week, there was no weekly task from the black cat, saying that Lin Jin had been busy with tasks for so long, so he was given a week's vacation. During this period, there would be no tasks ~ of course, except for that ongoing chain task.
That's why Lin Jin could laze around in bed every day like a salted fish... After all, his dad, the only one who disciplined him, was always busy outside and he wouldn’t know whatever Lin Jin did at home. Even if Lin Jin dressed up as a girl and went out every day, his dad probably wouldn't know.
However, his dad came back a bit late today.
Lin Jin frowned, looking at the time on his phone. It was already ten o'clock at night. Normally, no matter how busy he was, his dad would try to get home before nine. If he really couldn't make it, he would at least call or send a message to let Lin Jin know he was safe. But today, there was no message at all.
"Black cat" Lin Jin lifted his head and looked at Braised Pork who was curled up on the bed like a meatball. "Do you know what my dad is doing?"
The black cat always seemed to know everything so Lin Jin thought it might really know where his dad had gone.
"Socializing" Braised Pork raised its head and meowed twice while the voice came from the phone. "He met a big client and is now with the client at the Heavenly Utopia Wellness Club."
Heavenly Utopia Wellness Club?
Lin Jin's mouth twitched at the name, sensing something fishy about it.
He remembered hearing this name back in high school when a group of almost adult boys were extremely curious about sex. Some close classmates even suggested finding a hooker together. Back when he was listening was when he first heard about Heavenly Utopia Wellness Club. It was said to be an entertainment venue primarily offering minor wellness services and some times major services.
Later, he also passed by this establishment. It mainly had golden decorations and looked like a restaurant’s grand banquet hall. The signboard advertised services like foot massage, massage, oil massage…
So, was his dad busy doing some minor services with a client and was too occupied to return home or even send a message?
Lin Jin's face darkened. He was not some naive kid who didn’t know anything, okay?.
"Tell me the truth, is my dad getting there major services?" Lin Jin asked with a dark expression and furrowed brows.
The black cat's voice came through the phone again and Braised Pork ran up to Lin Jin, tilting its head cutely, and asked somewhat incomprehensibly, "Major service? Visiting a woman? Isn't that quite normal?"
...
Normal?
Lin Jin suddenly felt his values being scrambled by the black cat's words.
"Us cats often get major wellness services, though there's no such thing for cats" Braised Pork continued with its head still tilted. "We're not like the mythical Japanese Tengu, but finding a girl to pah pah pah is a normal thing, no?"
What the f*ck?! Was this cat's moral compass so twisted?
Lin Jin was so shocked he flipped off the bed, looking at the black cat with a pale expression.
The cat had been grooming him to be a goddess, it can't be so he can watch real time human H activities whenever he wants right?
"Pfft, look how badly I scared you." Braised Pork suddenly grinned, as weird and creepy as that was. "I'm talking about cats, you're human ok? Why so agitated?"
"Okay" Lin Jin relaxed a bit but then realized that he almost forgot the main issue due to the black cat's diversion. He immediately switched to a serious tone, questioning the black cat, "Is my dad really doing some major wellness service?"
If it were before his parents reconciled or their relationship hadn't been rebuilt, Lin Jin wouldn't have thought much of his dad going to those things. After all, his dad, a man in his forties and divorced for ten years without a woman, relying solely on his hand would be hard to endure. It would be more troubling if he ended up sick from holding it in.
But the problem was! Hadn’t his parents' relationship had improved a lot? Why would his dad still visit some major wellness services?
"Hmm, although I'm not entirely sure, it should be" Braised Pork suddenly stiffened, then went limp on the bed. At the same time, the annoyingly fat black cat appeared on Lin Jin's phone screen. Licking its lips, it continued, "If I hadn't already said that I wouldn't give you any tasks this week, I might have assigned you one to go to the Heavenly Utopia Wellness Club and stop your dad."
Stop his dad? What was there to stop...
Surely he couldn't just barge in while his dad was in the midst of happiness, could he?
How awkward would that be?
And with his good looks, wouldn't it be even more embarrassing if he was mistaken for a young wife who came to catch her husband?
"Forget it, I'll ask him when he gets back" Lin Jin pondered for a moment, feeling that he should tell his mom about this. After all, he felt his dad went too far by visiting a prostitute and cheating.
Additionally, since his dad probably wouldn't come back tonight, he needed to find a way to probe and see if his dad was still gambling.
After all, the New Year’s was nearly over and the casino his dad frequented should have reopened. Lin Jin couldn't be sure that his dad wouldn't try his luck at the casino while out on business during the day.
If his dad got carried away with gambling again, the new furniture they just bought might be sold off by his dad.
A moment later, Lin Jin's phone vibrated. Glancing at it, he saw a message from his dad.
"Staying out tonight with a client, won't be back. Get yourself something to eat."
His face darkened. His dad, now preoccupied with a woman, seemed to have even forgotten about his handsome son at home.
"See, I told you your dad went for a major wellness service" the black cat in the phone said as it tilted its head in a cute, clueless way and started at Lin Jin with big eyes. "I think you should intervene, otherwise, if your mom finds out, you might end up wandering outside without any pants to wear."
Eh?
"Or you could pretend you don't know anything" the black cat suggested mischievously. "But can you really bear the thought of your dad cheating on your mom when they get back together later?"
"Major wellness services... don't count as cheating, right?"
Lin Jin was actually quite averse to the idea of these services. He had seen online how some men justified it as their right, but hearing the black cat's words, he couldn't help but ask.
"Of course, it counts" the black cat replied with a weird smile on its round face. "What if your dad contracts a disease and passes it to your mom, and then it spreads to your whole family?"
"How could it spread to me...."
Lin Jin, who was initially clueless, suddenly realized what the black cat implied and glared at it furiously.
"Get lost!"
Ploania Translator’s Note: I really don’t know how to translate 保健. It translates to health care but like in this context, means the sus, slightly sexual kind of ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) care.
