Chapter 78 Do you want to keep a cat?

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On her way home, Jiang Siyu was suddenly greeted by a light rain. The rain was light, but the air instantly became damp and cold.

Jiang Siyu opened the car window a little, letting the light, misty rain drift into the car.

People always have some quirks that are not known to others. Jiang Siyu loves the feeling of her skin touching the cool raindrops, but there are conditions.

She could only accept this light drizzle; if it were a downpour… Jiang Siyu’s style wouldn’t allow her to get soaked to the bone.

After driving the car into the garage, Jiang Siyu got out, locked the car, and headed towards the elevator.

But before she even entered the building, she heard someone in the garage meowing like a cat.

Jiang Siyu looked up at the group of people who were hunched over.

Noticing her gaze, the woman who was imitating a cat's meow gave her a shy smile:

“My mother cat took her newborn kittens out and threw them away. We were worried that something might happen to the kittens, so we went out to look for them.”

Some weak kittens are abandoned by their mothers after birth; this is an animal's survival instinct.

Jiang Siyu left without asking any further questions after hearing the other party's explanation.

Just as she pressed the elevator button, she suddenly heard a faint cry.

It wasn't like a cat's meow; it was a very faint whimper.

Jiang Siyu looked at the trash can in the corner. The elevator had stopped in front of her. Logically, she should have gone straight into the elevator, but the moment she lifted her foot, that faint cry came over again.

Jiang Siyu, who was about to step into the elevator, turned and walked towards the trash can.

At a glance, Jiang Siyu spotted the small lump curled up next to the trash can.

A drab little gray kitten.

But his head was round, his eyes were barely open, and his lips were very pink.

Seemingly sensing someone approaching, the kitten struggled to move away a couple of times, then wobbled a couple of steps before lying back down on the ground with its round belly.

Jiang Siyu silently curled her lips as she looked at its silly appearance.

She crouched down and gently poked the kitten's head with her finger, receiving a very soft meow in response.

"I'll go call your owner." Although the kitten was cute, Jiang Siyu had never owned a cat before and wouldn't want to create such trouble for herself.

She walked out into the stairwell and addressed the girl who had just spoken to her:

"The cat is here."

Upon hearing this, the other person quickly came over. Jiang Siyu pointed to the trash can and said, "It's over there."

"Thank you." Upon hearing this, the cat owner quickly ran over and, seeing the kitten was indeed there, hugged it with a look of relief.

However, her face soon showed a distressed expression again.

She looked at Jiang Siyu: "Do you want to keep a cat?"

Jiang Siyu: "I don't want to."

The refusal was swift and decisive.

The cat owner paused for a second, then sighed softly: "My cat had eight kittens in this litter, but there wasn't enough milk, and the mother cat also suffered from postpartum depression, so she kept throwing the kittens outside."

"Even though we've been very careful, the mother cat still doesn't want to nurse her kittens when we take them home."

Jiang Siyu remained unmoved: "We can feed her goat milk powder."

Upon hearing this, the cat owner knew that Jiang Siyu had some knowledge about raising cats, and immediately suppressed her excitement and said:

“We fed her goat milk powder, but for some reason the mother cat still throws her kittens out. I’m so worried.”

“Miss…” she tempted, “We’ve been looking for this kitten for so long and you found it right away. It’s fate.”

"How about..."

"Your eyesight is poor." Jiang Siyu interrupted the cat owner and coldly pressed the elevator button again.

She would never keep a cat; they shed fur and poop... it's too much trouble just thinking about it.

Ten minutes later.

Jiang Siyu carried a bag of goat milk powder and a baby bottle that the cat's owner had forcibly given her into the house, and then pulled out a small toy that had been lying in her coat pocket.

"Meow~"

Jiang Siyu looked at the chubby little ball wriggling in her palm: "Why are you bleating like a sheep?"

The kitten couldn't understand and struggled even harder in Jiang Siyu's hands.

This cat is a long-haired blue-gold shaded and a long-haired purple-gold shaded breed. According to its owner, both of its parents were show cats.

However, both cats became pregnant before they could be spayed or neutered after being brought home. It was the owners' first time raising cats and they were quite helpless in this situation. Moreover, the mother cat had depression and could not take care of the kittens, so they had to give the kittens away as soon as possible.

Jiang Siyu thus became one of the lucky ones.

She took a cashmere scarf from the room, rolled it into a nest, and then sat cross-legged on the carpet to put the whimpering kitten next to her into the temporary nest.

To be honest, the moment the cat owner placed the kitten in her arms, Jiang Siyu regretted being tempted by the kitten's meows and hesitating for a second.

In just a short while, the cat owner went to get the prepared formula and bottle for Jiang Siyu and left without looking back.

So Jiang Siyu took over this troublesome task.

Looking at the goat milk powder beside her and the little one in the nest, Jiang Siyu felt a bit of a headache.

Is it hungry now?

Should I feed it?

Jiang Siyu pondered, but didn't know what to do; its original owner hadn't left any contact information.

Jiang Siyu regretted her actions and started searching online for ways to determine if a kitten was hungry.

Halfway through the search, a message from Bo Siye popped up.

Are you home yet?

Jiang Siyu opened the message. She originally only intended to answer Bo Siye's question, but then she remembered that Bo Siye was also an indigenous person, so she sent him a photo instead.

I just found a cat. Are you allergic to cat fur? It's quite cute.

Jiang Siyu had just sent the message when she reached out and poked the kitten's head.

She didn't use much force, only daring to gently press down on the fluffy fur on its head, but the cat wasn't afraid of people at all, and even hugged Jiang Siyu's hand and licked it.

The soft, moist touch glided across her fingertips, and Jiang Siyu's eyes lit up instantly.

So cute...

Well, the thought of pooping makes it not so cute after all.

As she muttered to herself, her phone, which she had tossed aside, vibrated.

Bo Siye called over via video.

Jiang Siyu freed one hand to answer the call, then placed the phone against the bottom of the sofa, so that she and the kitten were both in the frame.

The moment the video stabilized, Bo Siye saw a very faint smile on Jiang Siyu's lips.

Her eyes held an unprecedented eagerness, tinged with tenderness and anticipation.

“Bo Siye,” she called to him softly, “it licks my hand, does it like me?”

Bo Siye, who has owned cats: "..."

He completely forgot about the words he had prepared to persuade Jiang Siyu not to keep a cat. He changed to a lazy sitting posture and stared intently at the smile on Jiang Siyu's lips.

"Yes, it likes you very much."

"But I think it might be a little hungry too."