At night.
Jasmine was a little hungry. It circled around Lu Yi Yun's feet and rubbed its owner's calf, reminding her that it was time to eat.
Lu Yi Yun rubbed her eyes and yawned. Seeing that it was already so late, she quickly saved the unfinished painting and packed her things.
"Wang Qian, Li Kun, let's get off work," she said.
Normally, Wang Qian and Li Kun would have left before this time, but today, in order to accompany Lu Yi Yun, they stayed in the shop and played mobile games together.
Hearing this, they stretched and looked at the time. "Master should have already boarded the plane by now, right? If he didn't send a message, it means everything is normal. His phone must be turned off. "
"Probably." Lu Yi Yun hoped so.
The three of them worked together and cleaned the shop with ease. In fact, there was not much to clean.
After cleaning up, Wang Qian and Li Kun left first. Lu Yiyun carried Jasmine on her back, and with the digital tablet on her shoulder, she pulled down the shutter door and locked it. Humming the theme song from the new anime, she walked briskly to the opposite neighborhood.
After a day of exhaustion, some of the office workers went home directly. Some of them had a drink in groups of three or four and then went home. Laughter could be heard from time to time on the street.
The smell of frying and cooking wafted out of every house in the old-fashioned community, replenishing energy for their hungry stomachs and preparing for tomorrow's life.
Everything was normal.
With or without Zhang Zian, Binhai City was operating as usual. Not many people even knew or cared that he had left Binhai City.
Lu Yi Yun returned to the rental house, fed Jasmine, and continued to paint.
Time continued to pass.
Uncle Li and Aunt Li closed the shop with satisfaction. The couple sat together and calculated how much money they had made today.
On the plane, Zhang Zian put on an eye mask and tried to sleep.
At first, Famous was not used to the oxygen cabin. It was hungry, but it still felt sleepy, so it closed its eyes.
Lu Yi Yun yawned, looked at the time, turned off the computer, and went to take a shower.
Everything was normal.
In the suburbs of Binhai City.
A black shadow dashed past in panic.
Its eyes were bright in the moonlight, and it looked like a cat.
Knowledgeable people could tell at a glance that this was a skinny Siamese cat. It had just reached adulthood and was dirty all over. It looked like it often rummaged through the garbage, and it hadn't bathed in a long time. It was probably a stray cat.
Stray cats were usually native cats, but recently, some breeds of cats had become stray cats. They all came from Love Lovely Pets Breeding Base. Most of the escaped cats and dogs found new homes, but a small number of unlucky ones were never found, or for other reasons, no one picked them up.
As spring approached, these newly arrived stray cats would combine with the local stray cats. After two months, a large batch of new kittens would be born, and the stray cat family of Binhai City would be further strengthened.
This Siamese cat came from Love Lovely Pets. Not long ago, it had foolishly escaped from the breeding base with everyone and got separated after entering the city.
It had the chance to be picked up and brought home, but its experience of being beaten and scolded at Love Lovely Pets made it very afraid of people. It didn't like to interact with people, and it always tried to hide from them.
After the first few days of cat picking, fewer and fewer people tried to pick up cats. People who wanted to raise cats for free gathered online and waited to pick up a few in the city's forum. After all, some people picked up a few cats at once, and if they couldn't keep them, they might transfer them for a low price or for free. Those who successfully picked up a few were satisfied, as if they had picked up a hundred million.
It came out of its hiding place hungry, and every night it would go to the nearby garbage cans to look for food. It became a stray cat.
In fact, being a stray cat wasn't bad. Although it couldn't eat like a normal pet cat, at least it didn't have to be stabbed in the crotch …
It slowly adapted to life as a stray cat. At night, it would go to the garbage cans to look for food, and during the day, it would lie on the roof to bask in the sun or fight with other stray cats for territory.
Binhai City was relatively rich, and it was during the Chinese New Year. There was a lot of food in the garbage cans, and it could almost make a table of Manchu Han Imperial Feast. In fact, there was no need to fight for territory. Fighting for territory was just an instinct from ancient times.
In just a few days, it even gained a love. It got pregnant with a white Mongolian cat, and unknowingly became a father.
Its days were supposed to go on peacefully, but the dumpster it often rummaged through was suddenly occupied by a fat orange tabby. Its thin body was no match for the fat orange tabby, and it was chased away from its original territory.
It didn't matter. In the wild, survival of the fittest was how survival of the fittest worked. Since it couldn't win, it would change places. So it didn't have time to say goodbye to the white Mongolian cat, and it continued its journey of wandering.
Gradually, it understood that most of the people in the world were good people. Along the way, there were often fat housewives throwing food to the roof to feed the cats, and there were also young college students who bought cat food and placed it in the area where the stray cats gathered.
However, these places were already occupied by other stray cats. They were very sensitive to intruders, and it would often be chased away after a few bites. When it was late at night, it would quietly sneak back to pick up some leftovers to fill its stomach.
It ate a few bites of cold, dry, and hard cat food on the roof. Occasionally, it raised its head and saw another Siamese cat looking at it through the window on the third floor of a neighboring residential building.
That Siamese cat was very similar to it. Maybe it had also run out of Love Lovely Pets, but its fur was clean, and its body was well-proportioned. It yawned in boredom and stared at it curiously. There was pity in its eyes, as if it was wondering why it wanted to eat the garbage that it wouldn't even look at.
There was a shadow in the window. A beautiful young girl was lovingly holding the Siamese cat in her arms. She was holding two cans of cat food of different flavors for it to choose from. The Siamese cat looked annoyed and chose a can of cat food that was salmon flavored.
Without a doubt, it was an adopted cat that lived a luxurious life. It didn't know what hunger and cold were.
The Siamese cat outside the window lowered its head in shame and looked at its dirty and smelly body. It was still hungry, and the last of the cat food on the roof had been eaten. Its left eye was in pain, and its vision was blurry. It seemed to be inflamed, and there was pus flowing out.
Separated by a window, it was like two different worlds.
It suddenly felt extremely regretful. Why did it have to hide from people? If it had bravely faced it from the beginning, maybe it would have been the cat in the house that was living a luxurious life …
It had already been proven that most people in this world were good people, right?
So, it changed its mind. It didn't want to be a stray cat anymore. It wanted to be loved and cared for. So what if it had to be stabbed in the crotch? It had already spread its genes, so it had nothing to lose.
It jumped off the roof and excitedly ran to the street. It went to everyone it met, imitating the Siamese cat and acting cute to them. It hoped that they would take it home, let it eat, give it a bath, and treat its left eye.
However, its current appearance was really not flattering. Its whole body was dirty and smelly. Except for people who knew about eyes, no one could tell that it was a cat breed. Even if they did, they would have to think about the expensive treatment costs when they saw its inflamed left eye.
People avoided it in disgust, afraid that it would dirty their new clothes for the New Year. They also scared their children. "Don't touch that stray cat. It might have germs on it. Be careful, it might bite you!"
It struggled for most of the night, but no one was willing to stop for it. Instead, it made its stomach even hungrier.
Forget it. So be it …
It lowered its head dispiritedly. Since no one was willing to take it in, it would continue to fight for territory with the stray cats.
"Mimi! Mimi! Mimi! Come here, Mimi! "
At that moment, not far from the side, someone made a strange sound. It seemed to be mimicking a cat.
It thought it was funny. Was this person an idiot? Which plane of existence has a cat that meows?
However, there was also the smell of salmon from the direction of the sound. It seemed to be from a high-end canned fish. Maybe it was the same canned fish that the Siamese cat had just eaten.
It looked up. It was a kind-looking young man. He was squatting on the ground, holding an open can of cat food. He smiled gently at it. "Mimi, come and eat! There's good food here. "
Was this a dream?
It couldn't believe its eyes. Was it hallucinating because of the inflammation in its left eye?
Even if it was hallucinating, could it smell and hear things with its nose and ears be hallucinating too?
It hesitated for a moment, but it couldn't resist the temptation of food. It ran towards the man.
The man smiled, took out a piece of salmon from the can, and waved it at it. "Come here, mimi. If you want to eat, come here."
It bit the salmon with its teeth, chewed twice, and swallowed it.
Delicious!
So delicious!
Ever since it was born in the Love Lovely Pet Breeding Farm, it had never eaten such delicious food.
It stared at the can of fish in his hand, and its vision was slightly blurred.
"Do you still want to eat?"
The man kept his squatting position. He raised his eyes and glanced at the pedestrians around him, maintaining a smile on his face.
"If you still want to eat, come here."
He stood up, took out another piece of salmon, and held it in his hand. He turned around and walked a few steps, luring it.
In fact, he didn't have to do this, because it had already decided to go with him. It hoped that he would adopt it. Even if it couldn't live a luxurious life, at least it wouldn't be homeless anymore.
It followed him obediently. They left the busy street, made a few turns, and entered a remote and dark alley.
The young man waited for it for a while every few steps, waving the fish to make sure it didn't get lost.
Finally, he stopped and turned around with a smile. His eyes lost their kindness and became a little cold.
"Look, another one," he said.
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