"Meow."

Xu Qiaoqiao noticed something was wrong with Li Zi at this moment, so she quickly patted Jun Qi, signaling him to look over.

Junjun, look over there! Chestnut is starting to make other moves.

Seeing that Chestnut suddenly reacted, Xu Qiaoqiao was very excited. She subconsciously looked towards the entrance of the community and saw two humans walking out.

Chestnut's back view revealed longing; she held her head high, seemingly wanting to go that way, but hesitant, unsure of what to do, and just stood there blankly.

Jun Qi raised his eyelids, straightened up, and looked in the direction of Chestnut. Sure enough, the other person's posture had changed. He was standing under the street lamp, and the dim yellow light stretched his shadow long.

"Meow."

He suddenly shouted, just as the two people opposite him were about to walk away.

The cry startled the two men, who instinctively looked back and saw the lone cat standing under the streetlight, seemingly watching them.

"Honey, look, there's a cat over there." The woman in white, who was holding the man's arm, said, looking at the cat with a hint of pity in her eyes, but not daring to go closer.

In such cold weather, this cat looks so disheveled, with a lot of its fur missing and a very thin build.

Lu Jinbai gave a somewhat perfunctory reply. Looking at the cat, he inexplicably thought of Chestnut, the cat that had been with him for many years.

"Is this cat... a stray?" He involuntarily took a few steps forward.

Seeing Lu Jinbai's expression, Wang Lu immediately understood what was going on. She released her arm and watched him walk forward.

She knew that her husband thought about her cat from time to time, but what he didn't know was that Chestnut was no longer living in the house he had chosen.

Lu Jinbai stopped about a meter away from Chestnut. He looked into the cat's eyes and felt a sense of familiarity.

"Little kitty, have I seen you before?"

You and he look alike.

"Meow."

When Chestnut saw its owner standing in front of it again, still so gentle, it suddenly felt happy. Its tail stood up and wagged from side to side several times.

He jumped around a few times, his eyes shining, and meowed at the other person several times.

You big idiot owner, you don't recognize Chestnut anymore.

The dim light shone on him, concealing his graying fur, making the cat look radiant. He raised his paw and stretched it out in front of Lu Jinbai.

"Meow."

These actions completely stunned Lu Jinbai. He stared blankly at the chestnut, his eyes suddenly reddening for some reason. He forced a smile, opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.

So many years have passed, I guess Chestnut is no longer around.

I remember when I sent Chestnut away, he was already over seven years old.

"Meow."

Chestnut tilted its head at Lu Jinbai, looking at him with great dependence, just like a newborn kitten, its outstretched paw still raised.

He seemed to be urging the other person on.

"Meow."

Jun Qi frowned slightly when he saw that the human hadn't shake hands with Chestnut. This human was a bit impolite.

Xu Qiaoqiao watched Jun Qi's retreating figure as he headed up, and promptly stopped him, meowing at him a few times: "Such a nice atmosphere, why are you going up there?"

Jun Qi's eyes widened: "That human is so rude?"

Xu Qiaoqiao: "Where did you figure that out?"

Jun Qi stretched out his furry forelegs and pointed at Chestnut's outstretched paw: "Chestnut's paw has been outstretched for so long, and he still hasn't gone to shake hands with Chestnut's paw."

What's so rude about that? Oh, don't worry about it, just stay put.

Xu Qiaoqiao patted Jun Qi's round head, telling him not to be so impatient, to be quiet, and not to ruin the atmosphere.

On Chestnut's side, Lu Jinbai looked at the outstretched paw, his mind a little dazed. He remembered that there was once a cat that liked to stretch out its paws, just like humans, and liked to clench its paws.

After shaking your hand, it will give you a haughty look, implying that this is a gift from the cat.

Thinking about these things, Lu Jinbai couldn't help but laugh. The wind was a bit strong and cold tonight, making his hair a little messy, his cheeks red, and his nose red too.

He looked at the cat tenderly, and slowly reached out his hand, gently placing it on the fluffy paw.

"Hello, my name is Lu Jinbai, you can call me Baibai."

"Meow."

Yes, Master.

Chestnut's eyes lit up. He automatically lowered his paw, took a few steps back, meowed at the other person, and then quickly ran away.

He immediately ran to Xu Qiaoqiao and Jun Qi, in a good mood: "Jun, Qiao, let's go quickly, your human is definitely waiting for you."

I've met the person, and I'm already very satisfied.

Watching the three cats run away, Lu Jinbai looked down at his hands, which still seemed to retain warmth and a familiar touch.

The figure under the streetlight looked inexplicably lonely.

Wang Lu only dared to run up after seeing the cat run away. Looking at her husband's stunned expression, she asked worriedly, "Honey, what's wrong?"

He looked somewhat sad.

Lu Jinbai's voice was a little choked up: "It's nothing, I just suddenly feel a little uncomfortable. Lulu, I miss Chestnut."

"That cat looks like a chestnut."

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