Chapter 19 The Frightened Orange

Lin Muci: [! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 】

[Sichuan Opera face-changing?! Is this Sichuan Opera face-changing?!]

Just now she was saying, "Hello, I'm fine, everyone's fine," and now she's saying, "I'm going to kill you!" Is this girl a Gemini?!

[She threatened me! How dare she threaten me!]

A surge of anger suddenly rose up. In his entire life, this was the first time he had seen someone change his face so quickly and so confidently!

He was so angry that he wanted to roll up his sleeves and argue with her on the spot, but reason told him not to.

He has no evidence!

If she started yelling now, when Gu Chaoyu came out, this woman would definitely turn back into her pitiful and innocent look. Then, he, Lin Muci, would become a madman who was unreasonable and bullying girls!

It's so frustrating! It's really so frustrating!

Just then, Gu Chaoyu came out of the kitchen with a glass of water.

Qiao Weiwei's expression returned to a sweet smile within 0.1 second.

She even took two steps forward and said considerately, "Dr. Gu, you've worked so hard. Take a rest."

Then, just as she turned around and passed by Lin Muci, her shoulder "accidentally" bumped heavily into Lin Muci's arm that was holding the cat.

“Meow—!”

Orange (No. 2) was already feeling uneasy due to the unfamiliar smell and tense atmosphere, and the sudden collision frightened it completely.

It screamed, scratched Lin Muci's arm with its claws, and then suddenly broke free from his arms!

Then he rushed out of the door and disappeared in the dim corner of the corridor in an instant.

"ah!"

Qiao Weiwei screamed, covered her mouth with her hands, her face full of panic and apology.

"I'm sorry! I'm sorry! Mr. Lin, I really didn't mean to do that! I didn't expect to scare it... It's all my fault, I was so careless!"

Her eyes instantly turned red, and she looked like she was about to cry. Her self-blame and guilt were perfectly portrayed. While apologizing to Lin Muci, she looked at Gu Chaoyu for help.

"Doctor Gu, what should I do... The cat ran away. Is it in danger? This is all my fault..."

Lin Muci didn't even listen to her acting.

He stared blankly at the cat-free corridor, the stinging sensation of a cat's claws still lingering on his arm.

[You bastard! This green tea bitch! She did it on purpose!]

【Orange! My orange!】

[Calm down... Lin Muci, you must calm down... The most important thing now is to find the cat! ]

"I'm going to find the cat!"

Lin Muci said this, turned around and rushed down the stairs.

Qiao Weiwei looked at his back, a hint of pride flashing in her eyes, but her face still had that expression of being about to cry. She followed Gu Chaoyu closely, her voice tinged with tears: "Doctor Gu, let's go find him together, I really... I really feel so guilty..."

Gu Chaoyu watched Lin Muci rushing down the stairs, and his anxious back made his heart tighten.

"Doctor Gu, let's go and help look for her, in case Orange runs outside..." Qiao Weiwei looked worried and pulled Gu Chaoyu's sleeve pitifully.

Gu Chaoyu pulled his arm back: "No need. This building has a complicated structure and you are not familiar with it. Staying here will only cause more trouble. You can go back first. I will take care of my cat myself."

Qiao Weiwei's expression froze. She hadn't expected Gu Chaoyu to be so ruthless. She wanted to say something else, but when she met Gu Chaoyu's cold gaze, her prepared words were choked in her throat.

"Well... okay then." She could only manage a forced smile. "If you find it, please let me know. I'm really worried."

[Hmph, it's just a beast. It's better to die.]

[Gu Chaoyu, I won't give up just like that! ]

Gu Chaoyu was too lazy to say a single extra word, and just nodded faintly as a response.

Seeing this, Qiao Weiwei knew that staying any longer would only bring her trouble, so she had no choice but to carry the thermos that had not been sent out and walked into the elevator, looking back every few steps.

After Gu Chaoyu confirmed that she had left, he did not rush downstairs like Lin Muci, but went directly to the community property monitoring room.

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On the other side, Lin Muci was almost going crazy.

He searched all the way from the top floor to the basement, searching every corner of the corridor and behind every fire hydrant, constantly calling out "Orange" in a low voice.

But there was nothing but his own echo.

What should I do? What should I do?

[Juzi (number two) is so timid, he must have been terrified after being bumped into by that woman.]

He stopped at the corner of the stairs, breathless, his brain racing. No, this wasn't the way to go. The apartment building was so huge, he wouldn't be able to find it even if he walked all the way to dark.

He had to resort to some unconventional means.

Lin Muci returned home and skillfully transformed into a fat orange form.

After changing into cat form, his hearing and sense of smell become extremely sensitive.

When he went down to the first floor, he caught a whiff of Orange (No. 2)'s scent in the air.

The smell was very faint and was drifting towards the door from the stairwell.

It's an underground garage!

The underground garage was dark and empty. As he ran, he carefully smelled the air with his nose.

Finally, in a corner full of luxury cars, he saw a familiar figure.

Orange (number two) was huddled behind the tires of a black Bentley, shivering.

Lin Xiaomiao felt a pang of pain in her heart. She lightened her steps and slowly approached, while letting out a soothing "Meow~" (Don't be afraid, it's me) sound from her throat.

Orange (No. 2) heard the voice of his own kind, relaxed his vigilance a little, and poked his little head out to look at him.

Just as Lin Xiaomao was about to move closer to lure it out, a sudden sound came from the garage entrance.

“Da, da, da…”

It was the sound of high heels stepping on the concrete floor.

Lin Xiaomiao's nerves tensed up instantly. This voice... he seemed to have heard it somewhere!

He stopped immediately and quickly hid under a nearby SUV, carefully looking in the direction where the sound came from.

I saw a figure slowly walking towards me, it was Qiao Weiwei!

It turned out that she had been staying on the first floor all the time. When she saw Lin Xiaomao flash by, she thought it was the lost Orange, so she followed him to the underground garage.

"You little bastard, you ran away pretty fast." She lowered her voice, her tone full of disgust, "You made me act out there for so long, and you almost made Dr. Gu hate me. A dirty, shedding thing like you is not worthy of being around him!"

Orange (No. 2) seemed to sense the malice emanating from her, and trembled even more violently, curling up into a ball.

Qiao Weiwei admired its fear, and the smile on her face became more and more ferocious. She slowly raised her high-heeled foot, pointed it in the direction of Orange (number two), and kicked it without hesitation!