meow if you are happy

Chapter 8 The cat’s repayment?

The deserted ancient streets, the small bookstore filled with books, and the occasional customers who come in to browse the books. Most of the time, there are only Chi Yan and his cat here.

It was rare for customers to come to the store, so Chi Yan got up to deal with it.

After the customer paid and left, Chi Yan realized that the white figure in the bookstore had disappeared.

It must be hiding.Chi Yan thought so. He looked up and down in the bookstore. He looked through all the places where cats could be hidden, but he still didn't see a familiar figure.

What did Xu Zihao say last time when he asked him to close the doors and windows?He didn't pay attention at the time, but now he suddenly thought of those words.

"This kind of pet cat has no way of surviving in the wild."

Chi Yan felt a little depressed. He locked the door and searched around for a long time, but still couldn't see Xiao Xiu.

He even took the initiative to talk to the owner of the tea shop next to him for the first time.

"Excuse me, have you seen my cat?"

What he didn't notice was that he named the cat "mine."

"Cat? What's it like?"

"White, with long hair, and a pair of beautiful eyes."

"No."

"Go to the next street and take a look. Cats may see something interesting and run away."

Chi Yan thanked him and went to the next street, but still found nothing.

The sky was getting darker and darker, and Chi Yan began to blame himself.

If only I had noticed it then.

I also searched the nearby streets and asked everyone I could, but no one saw his cat.

Chi Yan returned to the bookstore dejectedly.

——Perhaps, it really just got into the corner, covered by piles of books, and I didn't see it.

Chi Yan was not mistaken. Xiao Xiu was really in the bookstore, but not inside.

It sat at the door of the bookstore, tilting its little head and looking at the lock on the door.

"Short break."

Almost instantly, Xiao Xiu "flyed" towards Chi Yan.

"Xiao Xiu." Chi Yan held Xiao Xiu in his arms and called his name involuntarily.

"Never run around again."

—I will be worried.

Chi Yan had no choice but to install another fence in the bookstore to prevent it from running out after the customers who went out without him noticing.

I don't know if it was Chi Yan's misunderstanding, but he always felt that he was a little depressed that day.When he got home in the evening, he was uncharacteristically uncharacteristic of himself and did not "get into trouble" with the flowers on the balcony. Instead, he lay quietly on the sofa, as if thinking about something.

The next day, Chi Yan called Xu Zihao and told him about the situation.

"Maybe you're tired?"

"Or is it suddenly lost and frightened? Don't worry, just observe it for two days. If it's still like this, you can bring it to me for a checkup." Xu Zihao talked about the adoption issue again, "Ayan, I think you are doing well. Heart, why not keep it."

Chi Yan's voice became indifferent again: "I'm still helping it find a suitable owner."

"Is it because it's too similar to the previous one?" Xu Zihao obviously didn't want the topic to end here. He sighed, "A Yan, that incident was not your fault."

"We have a guest." After Chi Yan finished speaking, he hung up the phone first.

In the empty bookstore, except for Chi Yan, only Xiao Xiu was lying by the window looking out at the street.He didn't seem ready, whether it was to take a break or to bring up the past.

Xiao Xiu seemed to have regained his vitality.

When Chi Yan looked up from the book, he was playing with the flying leaves on the street outside.Chi Yan wanted to call it by name, but couldn't bear to disturb its nature, so he simply leaned against the door with a book and watched it play.

He didn't know how long he had been playing, but Xiao Xiu suddenly ran towards Chi Yan.

When it arrived, Chi Yan discovered that she actually had a leaf in her mouth.

"Meow——" Xiao Xiu let out a sigh, and leaves fluttered down at Chi Yan's feet.

Chi Yan was confused and didn't know what to do at this moment.

Soon, Xiao Xiu came over again with a leaf in his mouth...

After that... Strange things began to appear at the door of Chi Yan's bookstore from time to time.Bird feathers, falling leaves, balls of wool thrown away by someone, even...

Xu Zihao.

Xu Zihao was dragged here by Xiao Xiu biting his trousers! !
He looked at Chi Yan dumbfounded: "I came to do some errands, and I met this little guy on the way. He... well, he suddenly bit my trouser leg and pulled me here."

"I thought something happened to you, Ayan."

"Huh?" Chi Yan was a little confused.

"Because some spiritual pets will seek help from others when their owners are in danger. Just...for example, like this..." Xu Zihao pointed helplessly at Xiao Xiu, who still didn't let go.

"Meow—" Xiaoxiu let out a sigh of relief, and suddenly jumped in front of Chi Yan, looking up at him with his little head up, as if waiting for a compliment.

Chi Yan hesitated for a while, then stretched out his hand to touch its head: "Well done...well."

(End of this chapter)