novelraw Chapter 792 - 774、Huo Feng is here to pick up the cat! (1)
Chapter 792 - 774、Huo Feng is here to pick up the cat! (1)
Chapter 792: 774、Huo Feng is here to pick up the cat! (1)
Before the Musical Club’s performance, Huo Feng was greeted with a delightful event: he had received a little kitten that had been fostered for a month by Ye Xi!
After a month of nursing, the kitten was finally ready to be given away.
During that month, apart from the weekend they went to Ling Mountain, he usually spent the weekends visiting Ye Xi’s dorm to see the cat, and naturally, Huo Feng accompanied him every weekend.
Though it was to guard against Ye Xi, his hidden romantic rival, watching the little kittens grow up, sprout thick fur, and turn into fluffy balls, Huo Feng felt a great sense of achievement.
When the kitten had been raised for about a month, Pu Sangzhi discussed it with her classmates from the Small Animal Association.
The association agreed to take over the remaining kittens, so, on one Saturday afternoon, Pu Sangzhi led several classmates from the association to Ye Xi’s dorm to take photos of the kittens for an adoption article.
In the dorm, Pu Sangzhi, Huo Feng, Ye Xi, and Liu Qian, a classmate from the Small Animal Association, were gathered around a litter of kittens.
A litter of kittens, with their eyes wide and round, looked up at the four people surrounding them, their fluffy little bodies utterly adorable without even trying!
"They’re so cute, someone will definitely want to adopt them."
Liu Qian took many photos of the kittens, individually and in groups, each one adorable.
"Do you have any requirements for the adopters?"
Ye Xi, sitting behind Liu Qian on the bed, asked her with a slight frown.
After all, he had personally helped deliver these cats and had raised them for over a month, developing quite a deep affection for them.
Although he had long planned to give these little ones away, he couldn’t help but feel extra concerned.
"Yes,"
Liu Qian turned and replied to him, "We will have the adopters fill out information, and we plan to create an adoption group, where we will periodically check back with the adopters."
Ye Xi asked, "What kind of follow-up? And what information will they fill out?"
Seeing Ye Xi’s worry, Liu Qian quickly explained: "We’ll contact the adopters through WeChat or phone, as many are from out of town, making home visits difficult. The information includes their home address, household income, personal ID, and spouse information. They also need to provide reasons for adopting and sign an adoption agreement. If they are no longer able to keep the pet, they should contact us, and we will handle the follow-up. This is the best we can do. Does this reassure you?"
Honestly...
Ye Xi felt that such arrangements were still hardly reassuring.
But after all, they were just small animals, and perhaps that was all that could be done.
Ye Xi could only nod and say, "Thank you for the trouble."
"You really don’t need to worry too much,"
Seeing his still-concerned expression, Liu Qian once again tried to reassure him: "We generally get a basic understanding of the adopters when we meet them. Those willing to adopt animals are usually kind-hearted. If Brother Ye Xi is still worried, you can meet them personally when someone applies to adopt."
"That might be better."
Ye Xi didn’t refuse, showing a committed attitude, "Please let me know in advance, and I’ll see if I can make arrangements."
"Of course, Brother."
Liu Qian smiled at him, "With kind-hearted people like you, Brother, who would take good care of these little lives, we generally won’t have doubts and will only be grateful. We feel the same about other potential adopters who are willing to take care of small animals. I hope you understand."
Ye Xi nodded faintly, "Understood."
Everyone could see Ye Xi’s worry, including Pu Sangzhi and Huo Feng.
However, Liu Qian’s reassurances were convincing, so Pu Sangzhi and Huo Feng remained silent, letting Liu Qian do the persuasion.
At that moment, Pu Sangzhi and Huo Feng were playfully engaging with a litter of adorable creatures, fondly petting them...
Huo Feng was drawn to one of the four kittens, the one with the prettiest fur and highest cuteness factor, a pure orange little kitty.
At that time, his focus was entirely on that pure orange kitten.
Pu Sangzhi was spreading her attention equally, petting one on the head, squeezing another’s paw, making sure each kitten got some love...
Liu Qian and Ye Xi had almost finished their discussion.
Then, it was Huo Feng’s turn to speak to Ye Xi, "Brother, I want this orange one. I’m going to take him back to the dorm now."
At his words, Ye Xi’s eyebrows knit together, his expression a mix of unease and reluctance, "Are you sure you can take care of it?"
His concern included those like Huo Feng, who he didn’t consider responsible enough...
Huo Feng, in his eyes, was utterly unreliable, whether concerning the adoption of the cats or anything to do with Pu Sangzhi...
"Absolutely sure!"
Huo Feng nodded emphatically and even patted Pu Sangzhi on the shoulder, raising his eyebrows at Ye Xi, "I’ll raise it with Sangzhi. You might not trust me, but don’t you trust her?"
Next to him, Pu Sangzhi nodded along with Huo Feng, "Brother Ye Xi, I will help him take care of it. It might even teach him to be more attentive."
Ye Xi saw Pu Sangzhi had spoken and thus had nothing more to say.
After a few seconds of silence, he could only say, "Okay, then take them away."
"Brother Ye Xi, don’t feel bad," Pu Sangzhi turned her head and blinked at him.
It was just a light sentence, just a slight movement of her soulful eyes, just her smile, but her lively and delicate face seemed to strike right at his heart...
Ye Xi’s eyes slightly glazed over, and for an instant, he really wanted to tell her he liked her.
But the thought only lasted for a moment.
As Huo Feng also began to speak, "Yeah! Don’t feel bad, brother! We left two kittens for you!"
Ye Xi: "..."
It could be said that once Huo Feng opened his mouth, all those heart-fluttering feelings collapsed.
After remaining silent for a long time, Ye Xi finally opened his mouth and waved his hand, "Do as you please."
...
After spending more than an hour in Ye Xi’s dormitory, the group was ready to leave.
When Huo Feng arrived, he brought a pet backpack for picking up the little kitten.
Therefore, when leaving, Huo Feng directly grabbed the pure orange kitten and placed it into his pet backpack.
All the kittens were very well-behaved...
The mother cat, Fat Orange, did not stop Huo Feng from taking her baby with him.
It’s said that animals are sentient. The humans around her had discussed several times about giving her kittens away, yet Fat Orange showed no reaction.
This meant that she accepted this arrangement.
Before leaving, Liu Qian walked ahead while Huo Feng and Pu Sangzhi walked behind Ye Xi as he escorted them out of the dormitory building.
On the way out of the dormitory building, Liu Qian took off on her bike first.
Pu Sangzhi and Huo Feng stayed behind to chat with Ye Xi next to his bike...
During this chat, they didn’t speak about cats but about Minal, and it was Ye Xi who brought it up...
Ye Xi specifically grabbed Pu Sangzhi’s bike and said to her, "There’s something I must make clear to you."
When these words first came out, Huo Feng became anxious!
He almost thought Ye Xi was going to confess, so he immediately stuck his head forward, eager to squeeze in between them, intently watching Ye Xi...
Ye Xi paid no mind to Huo Feng’s interfering gaze, focusing only on telling Pu Sangzhi, "Your roommate from Xinjiang, Minal. Her birthday is on the 12th next month, and she insists on my company. I have a lot scheduled in my lab, and I can’t be with her. I refused her, but she wouldn’t listen. Please, tell her again for me."
"Um..."
Pu Sangzhi just knew it!
It was definitely going to be this!
She was really embarrassed, inadvertently becoming the middleman between Ye Xi and Minal!
"I got it, Brother Ye Xi."
Pu Sangzhi awkwardly replied, "I’ll definitely tell her, and ask her to stop bothering you."
"If that could happen, it would be for the best."
Ye Xi nodded, his brows tightly knit. "I’ve told her many times, and she simply won’t listen. Please, talk to her a few more times. I hope that before I grow to dislike her, she will back off."
Pu Sangzhi even heard the word ’dislike’!
For someone as gentle and polite as Brother Ye Xi to use those words, it proved he really did dislike Minal...
It was probably more than just talk.
"Okay, I’ll definitely speak to her when I get back," Pu Sangzhi nodded in agreement.
"There’s nothing else, then. Be careful on your way back," Ye Xi finally let go of the bike and ended the conversation.
"Goodbye, Brother Ye Xi," said Pu Sangzhi.
Afterward, Pu Sangzhi and Huo Feng rode away...
On the way back, Pu Sangzhi felt conflicted.
Pu Sangzhi now really felt the urge to ask Minal, whatever she had done to truly upset Brother Ye Xi.