(1960s + No Rural Assignment + Spirit Spring + Space) After her biological mother died, her father remarried just a month later, abandoning her in the countryside for over a decade, never asking ab...
She grinned at the man's back. Is this guy made of iron?
Why does it hurt so much when it hits her? Tears kept falling from her eyes.
"I'm sorry, I didn't brake on purpose. There was a cat on the road just now. Are you in pain? Let me see." The man stopped the car and got out. Lu Xiangxiang also got out of the car, still covering his nose with his hand.
A hand pinched her chin, making her look up.
Lu Xiangxiang was forced to raise his head because of the force, and his eyes followed the person in front of him.
Because they were so close, the hot breath sprayed on her face, making her feel itchy.
"You seem to have a nosebleed. Raise your head."
When she looked up, her eyes met his.
His eyes were now filled with worry and apology, "I'm sorry."
She shook her head and forced a smile to indicate that he was okay.
The two were silent.
Because of their standing position, they were very close. She could feel his body temperature, and his breath gently brushed her cheek, bringing a tingling sensation.
"It seems to have stopped bleeding," he said.
The bright red bloodstains were still on the girl's nose, which looked particularly glaring on her snow-white face.
He rubbed his thumb across her philtrum, removing the bright red.
His big palm was rough and it hurt a little when it rubbed against her face.
Lu Xiangxiang couldn't help but frown, noticing her abnormality. Zhou Ziheng looked at the place that was wiped and saw that it was still a little red.
"I'm sorry, I accidentally used too much force." His voice was full of guilt.
"Puchi." Suddenly the girl laughed, her big eyes curved into crescent shapes, and her black pupils reflected his figure, as if her eyes were filled with broken stars.
At that moment, Zhou Ziheng was stunned. His heart seemed to be hit by something and began to beat faster involuntarily.
"Captain Zhou, you've been apologizing all day. This was all an accident. I forgive you." The girl's playful voice came from his ear. He came back to his senses and let go of the hand that was holding her chin.
When leaving, I was still a little reluctant. The girl's hands looked very soft, but even softer than her hands was her face, which was like a piece of tofu, soft and fragile, making people want to destroy it for no reason.
"I'm really sorry." A difficult voice came, and the apology came from the bottom of her heart.
The two of them didn't say anything else, just at this moment, "Meow."
They both looked towards the source of the sound and saw a cat lying on the ground.
Did Zhou Ziheng brake just now because he saw this little kitten? The kitten was standing in the middle of the road, looking at them with a pair of pitiful eyes.
The small three-lobed mouth makes a meowing sound, and its hair is messy and mottled in color. It is completely different from the modern ragdoll cats, golden, silver and blue cats with high appearance. This is a cat with three colors on its body.
Looking at its tiny appearance, it should have been born not long ago. Such a small cat is still in the middle of the road. Has it been abandoned?
Its pitiful cry made Lu Xiangxiang's heart soften, and she picked up the cat.
"Was it abandoned by its mother cat?"
"That's right. Kittens won't leave their mother."
"This cat is so cute, I want to raise it." She reached out and scratched the cat's chin. The cat meowed again and lay obediently in her hands, letting her do whatever she wanted.
"That's fine. If you don't take it home and raise it, it probably won't survive tonight." The weather was already very cold, and the kitten would not survive tonight if it was left outside alone.
It looked like it was lying in the middle of the road. If he hadn't had good eyesight, he would have stepped on it and killed it.
The two of them didn't say anything else, got in the car again and headed back.
Lu Xiangxiang kept looking at the little kitten in her arms the whole way, and the more she looked at it, the cuter it looked.
"Wow, you're so cute! Calico cats are said to be the Liu Yifei of the cat world. You'll be really pretty when you grow up. Don't just go with those stray cats. They're not worthy of you..."
The girl was sitting in the back seat of the car, chattering to herself. It looked like she really liked the cat.
Back in the dormitory, Zhou Ziheng said he would cook and asked her what she wanted to eat. Lu Xiangxiang said it was already late so they should just have some noodles and keep it simple.
Zhou Ziheng turned around and went back to the dormitory, but soon he came again and knocked on her door.
"What's wrong, Captain Zhou?"
Zhou Ziheng stuffed something in his hand into her hand. She looked down and found that it was actually a can of malted milk.
"The cat is still very small, and it's hard to get goat's milk. Let it drink this."
"This is the kitten I want to raise. Could I trouble you, Captain Zhou?"
"Do you have malted milk?" he said expressionlessly.
She paused, "No, no."
"Drink it first. This little guy and I have a strong connection." He looked at the cat in Lu Xiangxiang's arms with very gentle eyes.
"Okay then, Xiaohua, you should thank Captain Zhou, right?" She grabbed the kitten and waved to Zhou Ziheng. The little paws rested on the tender hands, and the two of them waving their paws together looked so adorable.
Without saying anything, he turned and went back to his room.
Lu Xiangxiang took out a small bowl from the space, opened the malted milk, scooped out a few spoonfuls from it, and diluted it with water from the kettle.
After adding some more spiritual spring water, she placed the prepared enhanced malted milk in front of the cat.
The cat lowered its head and began to drink in small sips. Seeing that it was willing to drink, Lu Xiangxiang breathed a sigh of relief.
She was really worried that the cat couldn't drink it. She didn't know whether the kitten could eat malted milk. If it couldn't, she would have to think of other ways.
Fortunately, this cat is able to eat, and with the spiritual spring water to strengthen it, it will not die.
Thinking of this, she breathed a sigh of relief and returned to the space. The water was already hot, so she took it and went to take a shower.
I wiped my hair with a dry towel and it felt less wet before I went next door.
Zhou Ziheng next door had already prepared the noodles, and the two of them sat down according to the procedure. The noodles were simple, just ordinary egg noodles. She picked up the noodles and started eating them.
Her eating manners were not very elegant, but the food was very delicious. Seeing her eat like this made people's appetites open.
"Oh, Captain Zhou's cooking skills are so good. It's a pity that I don't have the chance to eat it later." She sighed after eating.
"If you want to eat it, I'll make it next time."
"How can that be? My grandma is here and she will cook for me. It will be difficult for me to eat your food in the future. I can't ask you to cook for me specifically. What will I do then? Captain Zhou is not free every day. Taking care of me these few days is already the limit." She said embarrassedly.
When grandma comes, I must treat her well, even if it’s at a restaurant outside.
Zhou Ziheng paused and suddenly realized that they were about to separate.
His hands unconsciously clenched, and to hide the strange feeling in his heart, he said, "It's nothing, just a small favor. I can't ask you to buy so many things. You and your dad broke up, so where would you get the tickets?"