"……Meow?"

Chaochao's eyes widened instantly.

Oh wow, the sound is raspy, like an old male... no, not a male meow.

Chaochao: "Meow?"

A voice responded from the bushes opposite: "...Meow?"

Chaochao tilted her head.

Can't understand.

But it definitely means playing by yourself!

Chaochao exclaimed confidently, "Meow meow meow!"

It is unique to Stuart!

Congli: "Meow meow meow?"

The meow ended with a faint upward inflection.

Chaochao guessed that the cat was definitely asking if it wanted to be friends with it!

Chaochao: "Meow meow meow meow!"

Congli: "Meow meow meow meow?"

Chaochao: "Meow meow meow meow?"

Congli: "Meow meow meow meow!"

The meowing continued, and soon Xie Jingcheng, who was closest, came over. Chaochao noticed him approaching, pointed to the bushes, and carefully mouthed, "There's a cat."

Xie Jingcheng listened intently for a while, his brows furrowing.

This cat sounds rather unserious.

The green plants were very tall, forming a round clump that reached almost to Xie Jingcheng's shoulder, but there were gaps of about 20 centimeters between each clump.

Chaochao meowed several more times, and although there was a response from the other side, the cat was nowhere to be seen.

Some doubts and disappointments are inevitable.

Was I not being obvious enough in my hints?

Seeing this, Xie Jingcheng raised an eyebrow, put his index finger to his lips and shushed, then picked up Chaochao, took a long stride, and stepped directly over the gap, walking behind the bushes.

Why not just meet them directly?

The little flame of excitement that ignited in Chaochao's eyes when meeting up with online friends was burning in her arms.

However, what came into view was not a fluffy feline.

Instead, it's a blue butt sticking out.

The boy knelt on the ground, one hand supporting himself on the grass, the other parting the bushes as he tried to find the small figure, his mouth never stopping.

"Meow? Meow meow? Meow?"

The class monitor was completely baffled. There was clearly a kitten here, so why couldn't he find it?

Chaochao hesitated and tentatively asked, "...Meow?"

The class monitor immediately turned around with delight, and there it was—the little kitten!

When he saw Xie Jingcheng to his side and the little dumpling in his arms, he froze on the spot as if petrified. However, his superb reaction ability, honed by years of studying, made him subconsciously pull his protruding butt back down.

Class monitor: "..."

Xie Jingcheng: "..."

Chaochao: "..."

The silence at that moment was deafening.

The little flame in Chaochao's eyes went out with a "biu", and her little mind was filled with melancholy.

How could her cat companion turn into a human...?

Xie Jingcheng regretted his impulsiveness for the first time, wondering if it would leave a childhood trauma for the child.

After about ten seconds, the squad leader on the ground went through a series of expressions on his face, from shock and confusion to embarrassment, shame and indignation, despair, shame and indignation, and despair again… After forty-nine different expressions, he finally “calmly” got up and explained, his face flushed:

"I heard the kitten meowing, so I came to check..."

Ugh, this is so embarrassing!

Especially in front of Chaochao baby!

Would Chaochao think he's a weirdo?

Xie Jingcheng wouldn't think he's a pervert, would he? And then kick him out of Yingchuan?

Help!

The squad leader is now extremely depressed and wishes that an East African Rift Valley would immediately open up before him so that he could jump in and calm down for a hundred or two hundred years before coming out again.

He knew he wouldn't have bothered to come and check on the back mountain after cleaning up the meeting room; a seasoned cat lover like him can easily lose his mind when he's out.

Why did I remind you that Xie Jingcheng's notes were written by Yu Ci? Why did I let your curiosity get the better of you and make you want to know what their relationship is?

The squad leader deeply regretted his actions, then took a deep breath and forced a smile: "You guys are alright, I... I'll be going now."

Before Xie Jingcheng could respond, he immediately ran away, his departing figure seemingly still wet with tears.

Xie Jingcheng: "..."

Hearing the commotion, Yu Ci came over and asked, "What's wrong?"

"It's nothing." Xie Jingcheng didn't intend to let Ni Keming die again, so he didn't say anything more.

Just as I was about to carry Chaochao back to the original path, Chaochao exclaimed, "Wait!"

She pointed to the base of a tree trunk five meters away, where a dying squirrel lay.

Xie Jingcheng stopped and led Chaochao over.

The squirrel's olive-gray fur is very similar to the color of the tree trunk, making it difficult to spot unless you look closely.

At this moment, the little squirrel's black bean-sized eyes were half-open and half-closed, and its chest was rising and falling slightly with its breathing. There was a continuous dark red wound on its twisted hind leg and abdomen. The blood had dried and was stuck to its fur, making it look pitiful.

Chaochao squatted a meter away from it, her dark eyes filled with heartache.

She wanted to get closer and pat its head to comfort it, but Xie Jingcheng immediately stopped her.

"Squirrels in the woods may carry viruses, so be careful not to touch them, Chaochao."

Yu Ci, who had come over upon hearing the sound, bent down and explained to Chaochao.

"ah."

Chaochao withdrew her little hand, tucked it into her bosom, and looked at the little squirrel on the ground with concern.

Xie Jingcheng frowned as he examined the squirrel's wound, and calmly said, "It doesn't look like it was done by someone."

The little squirrel groaned weakly a few times, its fluffy tail rising and falling listlessly.

"It was run over by a car on the road."

Chao Chao said.

The two boys looked at her at the same time.

After pondering for a moment, Yu Ci asked, "Why would you go to the street?"

"It wants to crack open walnuts... uh..." Chaochao said in a childish voice, a little confused, "with a car."

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