novelraw Chapter 1422: Forbidden Arts (10)
Chapter 1422: Forbidden Arts (10)
Thinking of this, Jiaojiao couldn’t help but use her little paw to scratch Xiu Xi’s hand: "Meow." Bro Xi, why don’t you call him and invite him over this Saturday to play at our place? It’s my birthday, so Jiaojiao can get an extra gift.
But Xiu Xi remained as immovable as a mountain.
Duan Xin was too noisy; whenever he came over, he would chatter non-stop. Even if Xiu Xi greeted him coldly, it made no difference. He really disliked him intensely.
"Meow." Bro Xi, call him, call him.
Seeing that Xiu Xi didn’t budge, Jiaojiao started acting cute. She stood up, stretching her body, with her two little paws resting on his shoulders, and rubbed her furry face against his chin, while emitting soft, adorable sounds.
Outside, Mister Shu was following the Ruanlin Family, who were opening up a small vegetable garden in front of the house. He had just finished sowing seeds and was planning to get a watering can when he saw this scene. Immediately, he felt jealous.
He truly didn’t understand what kind of dumb luck Xiu Xi had. Back when Jiaojiao was human, she was the clingiest to him. Now she’s a cat, and still the clingiest to him!
With his hands behind his back, he walked over, stomping loudly to gain the attention of this human and cat duo. But as it turned out, even when he got right up to them, neither looked at him, and his teeth felt sour from the jealousy. He tried to make conversation to assert his presence: "Sweetheart...?"
Jiaojiao, being in the middle of her cute act, heard Mister Shu’s jealous tone and looked over disinterestedly: "Meow?" Grandpa, do you need something?
She was busy acting cute.
"Jiaojiao, what would you like for dinner tonight?" Mister Shu continued to chat aimlessly.
"Meow!" Whatever, whatever.
Jiaojiao casually waved her little paw, then turned back to continue acting cute with Xiu Xi. Seeing Xiu Xi still unaffected, she resorted to her ultimate move and gave a small lick to his chin.
Sure enough, Xiu Xi’s face immediately turned bright red, the tips of his ears followed suit, and his hands resting on her plush body trembled slightly. Then he quickly picked her up, held her in his arms, and huskily said, "Don’t be naughty." He carried her over to the phone.
Witnessing this scene and being thoroughly ignored, Mister Shu, who had been quite healthy, suddenly felt utterly desolate in the autumn wind.
His little sweetheart... hasn’t grown up... and is already looking outward...
Mister Shu’s heart felt ice-cold.
Meanwhile, Xiu Xi had already dialed Duan Qianyang’s car phone number. Since Duan Qianyang had previously instructed that Xiu Xi’s call should always be handed to him immediately, his assistant didn’t dare delay and promptly brought the phone to Duan Qianyang in the meeting room.
Duan Qianyang knew that his assistant would only directly bring Xiu Xi’s call to him. He immediately told the people below, then took the phone to the balcony to answer.
Learning that Xiu Xi was inquiring about Duan Xin, he replied with a smile, "He’s doing well. Yesterday he was even talking about looking for you this Sunday..."
Just as he was speaking, the balcony door was pushed open from behind, and his assistant, with a panicked expression, told him, "Sir, there was a call from your home just now. Your father fell from upstairs and was taken to the hospital. The doctors say he’s not doing well, and you should go to see him for the last time."
The assistant, too nervous to notice the volume, inadvertently let this message slip straight through the phone to Xiu Xi and Jiaojiao on the other end.