She was arrogant, saying, "If you don't like it, you can stay away from me."

This was the first time Yan Qingnuo had been treated like this. From childhood to adulthood, apart from a somewhat impoverished childhood, his memories of that time were pleasant, and his life afterward had been smooth sailing because he had met a very good master. If it were anyone else, he would have left long ago and received a demerit, after all, wantonly beating people and wantonly damaging public places...

When the other person turned out to be his childhood sweetheart whom he had longed for for many years...

Yan Qingnuo put the used handkerchief into his pocket and approached Jiang Ziqi. Jiang Ziqi steadied her legs as she was about to leave. "What, Senior Yan, do you want to hit... someone?"

The volume suddenly dropped because a warm hand was placed on her face.

The owner of the hand was very, very close to her, so close that she could see her own reflection in his pupils and smell the faint scent of medicine on him. She steadied herself, blinked, and looked at him. "Heh, is Yan Qingnuo going to act like a hooligan too?"

"You..." Yan Qingnuo paused, removed her hand from her face, and rested it on her side, "How have you managed all these years?"

Jiang Ziqi lowered her eyes, her tone impatient, "Didn't I tell you? I'll live with my family."

Do you hate me?

Jiang Ziqi was taken aback. Under his gaze, she couldn't nod. She said, "If you stay away from me."

Yan Qingnuo's eyes were filled with hurt. "I understand."

He stepped back and handed her something, saying, "Take good care of yourself."

"If you encounter someone like Sun Yan in the future, don't tolerate it, and don't let yourself be wronged."

"Let's go."

Jiang Ziqi paused for three seconds before catching up.

After the two came out of the alley, Hua Ansu and Jiang Ziqi went to Jiang Ziqi's house, while Yan Qingnuo probably went back to school.

Jiang Ziqi's home is on Caoshi Street, which is a working-class area in Picheng. The building Jiang Ziqi rents has five floors, and her home is on the third floor.

When I was downstairs, I could see shadows moving around at the third-floor window; they were small animals. Sure enough, when I went inside, several furry creatures pounced on me.

Meow~

"Meow~"

With their sweet, childlike cries, the pups clung to Jiang Ziqi's trouser legs, their faces screaming, "Hold me!" and "I'm so good!"

Hua Ansu couldn't help but exclaim, "So cute!"

Jiang Ziqi picked them up one by one and cuddled them all, then handed one to Hua Ansu, "Ansu, do you want to hug me? Don't worry, Little Cotton is super well-behaved."

Hua Ansu picked it up and looked it over. The little kitten was also looking at the stranger holding it. Hua Ansu nodded in satisfaction. The kitten was purring like any feline, which sounded very pleasant. Its eyes were round and yellowish-brown, full of curiosity. It was a beautiful and innocent little creature.

She sat down on the sofa, holding the cat, and said, "You have so many cats."

There are four in total.

Jiang Ziqi was adding water and food to the cats. "They're doing alright. Little Spot had several kittens before. We kept one and gave the rest away."

"What I kept was the little cotton ball in your arms; it's a girl just like its mother."

Hua Ansu picked her up to confirm that it was indeed a girl. She put the slightly struggling little cotton on the ground, and the three-month-old kitten stumbled and pounced on her food bowl.

Hua Ansu smiled and shook her head. The little foodie looked away and then at Jiang Ziqi. "You live here alone?"

"Yeah."

Jiang Ziqi is cleaning the cats' "toilet." "I rarely come back. My landlady usually takes care of them for me."