After leaving her clinic, Sun Xiaomeng walked for a while with her head down. Then she realized that she had come out in a hurry and had only put on her white coat. She had forgotten to put on her coat. The wind outside was still quite cold. The white coat was tightly stuck to her body, and the cold air easily pierced into her body like countless needles.
She fastened all the buttons on the white coat, but it didn't help. The white coat was not meant to keep out the cold.
Should she go back and put on the coat?
She hesitated for a few seconds and looked back. She had already walked more than 50 meters, and it was quite troublesome to go back and forth.
The most important thing was that the auto parts store next to the clinic was also open. The owner and the employees in dirty work clothes pulled up the shutter door and started the day's business. The way the men in the auto parts store stared at her made her uncomfortable. She could even vaguely hear them whispering about her behind her back. Going back and coming back was equivalent to walking back and forth in a storm of stares …
Forget it. She should just walk faster. The faster she walked, the warmer her body would be.
The rising sun shone on her body and dyed her plain black hair into a popular mix of linen and wine, which made her look more fashionable.
Things didn't go as she wished. Maybe it was because of the wind, but as she quickened her pace, she felt colder.
She remembered that Zhang Zian had taken off his coat after entering the door. He was wearing very thin clothes, a jacket on the outside and a casual shirt on the inside. He didn't seem to feel cold, but she was wearing a sweater, and yet she was freezing.
Suddenly, a burst of firecrackers came from the opposite side of the road on the left, which attracted passersby to stop and linger.
She turned her head and saw that it was a newly opened small restaurant that used smokeless electronic firecrackers. She remembered that this used to be a fruit store. She didn't pay attention to it for a while, but now it had been transferred. But it didn't matter. She didn't like to eat in small restaurants like this. She drove to and from work. She usually bought lunch boxes from the supermarket and heated them up in the microwave. Although the taste was mediocre, at least it was clean.
The small restaurant was open, but there were no customers for the time being. It was understandable, because it was not lunchtime.
Sun Xiaomeng quickened her pace because the Amazing Fate Pet Shop was already in sight. She felt like it was the final sprint, and if she rushed in, she could temporarily avoid the cold wind.
Just then, two cars stopped in front of the pet shop. The door opened, and a few men jumped out of the car. She recognized one of them was Guo Dongyue, because the man with the ponytail was so easy to recognize.
Guo Dongyue was surprised to see that the shutter door of the pet shop was closed. He walked to the shutter and pulled it to make sure that it was locked. He immediately frowned. He took out his cell phone from his pocket and prepared to dial.
"Hey!" Sun Xiaomeng shouted from afar.
The other men were talking loudly, so Guo Dongyue didn't hear her. Or maybe he heard it but didn't know it was him.
Sun Xiaomeng suddenly remembered that she didn't have Guo Dongyue's phone number. Otherwise, she could have called him. She ran a few steps and shouted again, "Hey! Guo Dongyue! "
Guo Dongyue heard it this time. He looked at the source of the voice and recognized her.
She held up her hand and waved it, hoping he would see the key and understand that she had come to open the door for him.
He understood, put away his phone, and said something to the other men. They responded and took out all kinds of renovation tools from the car.
Half a minute later, Sun Xiaomeng finally walked to the door of the pet shop.
"Good thing I made it." She exhaled white air. Her body was not so cold because of the exercise.
Guo Dongyue looked behind her, "Where is Zhang Zian?"
"He is in my shop. A customer wants to buy a pet from him," Sun Xiaomeng answered as she unlocked the door.
The lock was unlocked. Before she could do anything, the other men helped her pull up the shutter door, brought all the renovation tools into the shop, and looked around the layout of the pet shop.
Fina stood up from the cat tree and looked at these strangers with dignity. Since Fina's tail disappeared, Snowy Lionet woke up from its infatuated state. It looked back and saw that almost all the people who came in were stinky men. It suggested to Fina, "Your Majesty, these are the renovation workers. To prevent your noble fur from getting dirty, let's go upstairs."
Fina saw that they were not malicious, so it jumped down from the cat tree and gave them a warning stare. It wagged its tail and went upstairs first, followed by Snowy Lionet.
Old Time Tea drank all the tea in its teacup, turned off the TV, and turned the teacup upside down to prevent the dust from getting in. It also went upstairs.
The renovation workers that Guo Dongyue brought with him were very surprised. The cats seemed to be sensible and left the construction site without being driven away. After Guo Dongyue met Richard, his psychological endurance had been greatly improved.
Sun Xiaomeng had been looking for Xinghai since she entered the pet shop. However, to her disappointment, Xinghai was not on the first floor. Other than the cats, there was only an American Shorthair squatting in the corner.
"Strange. Why is there an American Shorthair here?" she murmured to herself. All the pets in Zhang Zian's pet shop had been temporarily moved to her clinic. So what was wrong with this American Shorthair? In addition, the pets sold in the shop were all cubs, but this American Shorthair was already an adult. Judging from its appearance, it didn't seem to be from her family's breeding base.
She walked over, gently picked up the American Shorthair, and quickly checked its body. It was very healthy, with no signs of injury.
"The construction is about to start. Let me take you upstairs." She gently stroked its little head, held it in her arms, and walked to the second floor.
This was the first time that Sun Xiaomeng had come to the second floor of the pet shop. After going upstairs, she looked around and hesitated about where to put the American Shorthair …
"Pot! Pot! Pot! Bowl! Basin! "
"You still don't remember? Pot! Bowl! Basin! "
"Play … play …"
What?
Sun Xiaomeng was surprised. Who was talking to who?
She remembered that Zhang Zian's parents had passed away. She hadn't seen any other permanent residents in the pet shop. Were Zhang Zian's relatives, friends, or classmates here to visit or stay? That didn't make sense. If Zhang Zian's relatives and friends lived here, why would they lock the shutter door downstairs? Why would they ask her to open the door? It didn't make sense. If the shutter door was locked from the outside, what if there was a fire in the pet shop?
Could it be … a thief?
It didn't seem like it. Didn't the thief hear the noise downstairs?
The noise came from the kitchen.
The kitchen door was half closed. She hesitated and didn't decide if she should go in and take a look.
Just then, Xinghai ran out of nowhere and looked back at her. It seemed to be hinting something to her. Then it stretched out its paw and gently pushed the kitchen door open.
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