Thankfully, Xiaomi's injury was minor and could be treated at home.

If the injury is more serious, I heard that you have to go to a pet hospital and see a veterinarian. I heard that a visit costs a lot of money, so Zhang Cuihua is going to hesitate.

Although Xiaomi is a life, their kindness towards her is calculated in terms of cost.

For example, if the cost of buying a new kitten and the cost of treating the kitten exceed what they feel is an acceptable price, they might give up on the kitten.

"Little Mimi, you must never get hurt again, okay?" Zhang Cuihua said.

"Meow—" Xiaomi let out a weak sound.

Zhang Cuihua took it as a yes.

"Oh my, what a good little thing!" Zhang Cuihua said happily, putting Xiaomi on the ground.

At this moment, Liu Shengrui walked over.

"Xiao Mi, are you still in pain?" Liu Shengrui asked with concern. In front of his grandmother, he played the role of Xiao Mi's protector and gently touched her.

"Meow—" Xiaomi's fur stood on end instantly, and it tried to run away as fast as it could, but Liu Shengrui was touching it with his hand. It couldn't run away at all and could only tremble in fear.

"Why is Xiaomi shaking?" Zhang Cuihua wondered. Why was Xiaomi rubbing against her palm when Xiao Rui touched it, unlike when she touched it?

It looks like Xiaomi is very afraid of Rui...

"Grandma, Xiaomi, it hurts," Liu Shengrui explained, and gently said to Xiaomi, "Touch it, it doesn't hurt anymore."

I see.

Zhang Cuihua nodded with relief. It was because Xiaomi's wound was in a lot of pain that she was trembling, not because Xiaomi was afraid of Xiao Rui!

After all, among the whole family, Xiao Rui and Xiaomi are the best friends.

So Zhang Cuihua stopped dwelling on the fact that Xiaomi was trembling.

"Xiao Mi, it doesn't hurt. I've already applied medicine and bandaged it for you. Once the medicine takes effect, your wound will be fine. Don't be afraid," Zhang Cuihua said.

"Meow—" Xiaomi was still trembling.

It so wished that Zhang Cuihua could stay here, so that Liu Shengrui would stop throwing toys at it. So it kept meowing, trying to get Zhang Cuihua to stay.

But that's impossible.

Zhang Cuihua still had chores to do. She hadn't finished mopping the floor yet. If she didn't clean it up, Mo Youyou would take the opportunity to find fault with her again when she came back in the evening. So she had to hurry up and get the house clean.

"Xiao Rui, Xiaomi is injured now, you have to take good care of it, okay?" Zhang Cuihua said, handing Xiaomi to Liu Shengrui.

"I know." Liu Shengrui nodded obediently, blinking his big eyes at his grandmother like an innocent child.

"Good boy!" Zhang Cuihua patted her grandson's head and praised him, "Our Xiao Rui and Xiaomi are good friends, he will definitely take good care of it!"

"Mmm!" Liu Shengrui said loudly, continuing to gently stroke Xiaomi.

This scene looks incredibly heartwarming, provided, of course, that we ignore the little kitten who's constantly shivering.

"Okay, you two have fun. Grandma's going to go mop the floor now," Zhang Cuihua said, standing up.

"Meow—" Xiaomi's meows became urgent. It knew that Zhang Cuihua was leaving, which meant that its nightmare was about to begin again.

Xiao Mi really didn't want Zhang Cuihua to leave, and kept calling out to her.

"Little one," Zhang Cuihua patted Xiaomi's trembling body again and said, "I can't play with you, I still have to work. Let Xiao Rui play with you!"

“Yes, Xiao Rui, stay with it,” Liu Shengrui said, his eyes shining even brighter.

Grandma is finally leaving!

Zhang Cuihua picked up the mop that had been put down earlier and continued mopping other rooms.

Once she left, the living room was once again left with only Liu Shengrui and Xiaomi, the cat and himself.

"Meow—" Xiaomi cried out in despair.

Under Liu Shengrui's caresses, Xiaomi's body trembled even more violently, and her beautiful cat eyes were filled with fear of Liu Shengrui.

"Xiao Mi, you're being naughty!"

As soon as Zhang Cuihua left, Liu Shengrui's expression changed instantly. The innocent child from before had transformed into a demon from hell in the blink of an eye.

He reached out and flicked Xiaomi's head hard, clearly displeased with Xiaomi's behavior.

"You're so bad!"

"Naughty little Mimi!"

With each dissatisfied grumble, Liu Shengrui flicked Xiaomi's head repeatedly and slapped its body, making the already trembling Xiaomi even weaker and more frightened, and its cries became increasingly pitiful.

"No, you're not allowed to come near Grandma!" Liu Shengrui said, his tone very fierce.

"You can only play with me!"

"Do you understand?"

"Xiao Mi, do you understand?!"

So that's what Liu Shengrui meant.

In his view, Xiaomi was a toy that his mother bought for him, and it belonged to him. It could only play with him and had the best relationship with him. How could he go near his grandmother and try to please her?

This is wrong and not allowed.

Little Mimi can only play best with herself!

That's how it should be.

"Bad Little Mimi, bad Little Mimi!"

"If you do that again, I'll punish you!" Liu Shengrui said as he kept beating Xiaomi, threatening it, and disciplining it, to let it know who was the most powerful and who it should listen to.

"Do you understand?!"

"Meow--"

The only response Liu Shengrui received was Xiaomi's screams.

Its wound was still throbbing, but the fists that landed on its body didn't care about the wounds at all; even the originally white gauze was now faintly tinged with red.

"Meow—" Little Mi was in utter despair.

Liu Shengrui, however, felt no pain or despair from Xiaomi. He only felt happy because he could completely control Xiaomi.

This feeling is wonderful!

If Xiaomi is in hell, then the milk bought by the Qiao family is living in heaven.

"Milk, hurry up and catch up!"

Lu Si'an ran through the open space, occasionally turning back to call out to Milk, who was following behind her, urging it to catch up with her.

"Milk, come quick!"

Lu Siyuan followed behind, watching his younger sister and the kitten in front of him.

"Milk, hurry, go after An'an!"

After running around enough, the two people and the cat took a leisurely stroll in the open space. The two little guys even introduced Milk to the area, explaining what this place was for, that there was a library, and a place to buy things!

"Meow—meow—" Milk is particularly well-behaved. Every time the two siblings finish talking and look at it expectantly, it meows, giving the two siblings plenty of response and emotional value.

"Milk, you're so smart! I knew you could understand me. You're the smartest kitten!" Lu Si'an praised, reaching out to pet Milk.

Milk then rubbed against Lu Si'an's palm and kissed her with her little mouth, licking her palm.