Chapter 30

The old man's eldest daughter arrived earlier than I expected. She rushed straight to my seat and, before she could even catch her breath, asked me, "Really?"

I didn't reply to her, but instead shifted my gaze to the mother and son who had just entered the room, and finally fixed my gaze on Sui Yusheng's face.

"Xiao Feng." When we met again after a few hours of separation, Deng Yu still greeted me warmly and friendly.

Even though I couldn't speak, I still smiled back at her.

Deng Yu obviously noticed that there was such a big living person next to her. She looked at the woman who was still breathing heavily, then looked at me with a little confusion and asked, "Is this you...?"

There was no translator present, and I didn't know how to answer Deng Yu's question, so I took the initiative to point at Sui Yusheng.

As if triggering some key point, the woman stared straight at Sui Yusheng in an instant, and her eyeballs seemed to suddenly fall from the sky and suddenly stopped on Sui Yusheng's wrist.

Fortunately, Sui Yusheng still had the bracelet on her wrist.

Everyone stood still except the woman. She straightened her back and her eyes followed the sparkling bracelet slowly and in disbelief, finally meeting the pair of eyes that revealed indifference.

She suddenly held her breath, and walked towards Sui Yusheng tentatively and tremblingly, finally stopping beside Deng Yu.

"Can I see your bracelet?" Her request sounded particularly humble, and her tiny voice required her to actively stretch out her arm and show the same thing on her wrist to prove it.

Sui Yusheng was stunned when she saw the bracelet of the same style.

"So this is why you want to see Sui Yusheng?"

I don't know when Wen Liangxi walked to my side. His voice was not loud, but I was still startled by the sudden movement.

I nodded: I seem to have found his relatives.

"I don't understand, but wait a moment." Wen Liangxi turned on his cell phone and motioned for me to repeat the action just now.

I looked at him posing for a photo and without thinking much, I repeated what he had just said as he requested.

Wen Liangxi stared at the content on his phone and smiled, "Are you trying to say that you helped Sui Yusheng find his real family?"

My eyebrows raised high, with visible surprise in my eyes. I looked at Wen Liangxi's phone as if it were a monster.

Perhaps I was too ignorant, but this scene caught Wen Liangxi's eye and made him chuckle. He was trying to maintain my pride, but the slight smile on his face betrayed him. To avoid being exposed, he moved closer to me and affectionately pulled out his phone to explain how he had understood the gestures.

I looked at the screen and thought about how advanced technology is.

"This is software developed by a friend of mine. It's still in the testing phase. Once it becomes widely available, we'll be able to communicate seamlessly." He tilted his head and leaned in closer, our shoulders practically touching. "So you can see me often and talk to me without any difficulty."

I nodded slowly. The high temperature made me feel a little dizzy, and I instinctively took a step back.

Wen Liangxi also moved a little further away, and I saw him with a faint smile on his face, shaking his hand that was holding the phone.

I was about to copy his smile and return it to him, but my peripheral vision caught sight of Sui Yusheng standing next to Deng Yu. He happened to be standing in the shadow area, and he stared at me expressionlessly like a ghost.

Suddenly, I had the illusion that it was winter.

"Yusheng, stop being in a daze."

Wen Liangxi's words made Sui Yusheng temporarily retract his unfriendly gaze. He touched the thing on his wrist and did not take it off for a while. It was still Deng Yu who touched him secretly.

He reluctantly took off the bracelet and handed it to the woman in front of him: "Don't drop it on the ground and break it."

Deng Yu hinted again and looked at her son with dissatisfaction.

“Dang—”

When I realized what was happening, I looked at Sui Yusheng without even thinking.

As expected, Sui Yusheng's expression was very ugly. He stared at the dazed woman in front of him with a stern face, ready to vent his anger.

This is the first time I have seen Sui Yusheng like this.

The stunned woman came to her senses and immediately squatted down before Sui Yusheng, holding the bracelet tightly in her hand, rubbing it here and there like a treasure, just like treating a rare treasure.

"I can confirm that you are really..."

The woman's eyes were filled with tears, and a sense of intimacy floated in her eyes. She looked at Sui Yusheng unwillingly, "The three letters engraved on my bracelet are my initials, and the three letters engraved on your bracelet are also the initials of my long-lost sister, Song Suichang. These three letters correspond exactly. I heard that you were adopted from an orphanage, and you have worn this bracelet since you were a child. So do you understand what I mean?"

Deng Yu took a breath and said, "Are you trying to say that Xiaosheng's biological mother is your sister and you are his aunt?"

The aunt said nothing, seemingly assuming Deng Yu didn't believe her. She quickly handed over the two bracelets, asking Deng Yu to check if they were as she claimed. While Deng Yu was observing carefully, she kept staring at Sui Yusheng, who stood before her, head bowed and silent. She opened her mouth to speak, then suddenly met Sui Yusheng's gaze, and subconsciously closed it again.

Sui Yusheng looked up not to look at her, but turned to look at me. To be precise, he was looking for Wen Liangxi.

Wen Liangxi, though watching the entire family reunion drama unfold, remained silent. A constant smile played on his face, and even when he met Sui Yusheng's slightly panicked gaze, his eyes still shone with a calm gentleness and a brightness that couldn't be hidden by his eyelashes. His smile was unassuming, yet deeply moving, as if he were happy for his friend to have found his family.

After a few seconds of simple eye contact, Wen Liangxi turned away his gaze and looked at me again with a smile: "No wonder you wanted to see Sui Yusheng. He should be present for such an important matter."

It is said that three women make a drama, and two women can still have a heated discussion. Moreover, the issue of family background is a hot topic for discussion even if one is not from a wealthy family.

After Wen Liangxi withdrew his gaze, Sui Yusheng no longer paid attention to this side. I saw him lowering his head again, staring at the bracelet in Deng Yu's hand, with an unfathomable expression, and I didn't know what he was thinking.

In fact, just based on the bracelet, if Sui Yusheng refused to return to his ancestral home, there would be no basis for his claim. Sui Yusheng could have just said that the bracelet was given to him by someone else or that he had picked it up.

Teng Zheng’s words suddenly came to my mind. He said that Wen Liangxi and Sui Yusheng had a close relationship. Since it was not easy to ask Deng Yu, perhaps I could learn something about Sui Yusheng’s childhood from Wen Liangxi.

For the first time, I took the initiative to tug at the corner of Wen Liangxi's clothes. When he turned his head, I signaled that I had something to say so that he could recognize it in advance through the software: Do you know what happened with Sui Yusheng before?

"Are you asking me about Sui Yusheng's past?" Wen Liangxi glanced at the silent Sui Yusheng, then leaned closer to me and whispered, "Then I know a lot."

My eyes suddenly lit up with the desire to gossip.

He deliberately lowered his neck and whispered, "But the person involved is here, I can't explain it clearly for the time being, and you probably don't want to hear a half-understood answer, right?"

He paused, and I immediately noticed the attraction he was giving me. At the same moment, I happened to see him raise his eyes, quickly removing his gaze from Sui Yusheng. He then said softly, "Why don't you come to my house sometime later, and I'll explain it to you in detail. I think you're more concerned about something else right now."

I didn't understand what was going on, but I saw him turn off the screen of his phone and switch to a chat group where the content was about wild cats.

Then, I suddenly realized and stopped worrying about Sui Yusheng's problem. My mind was completely occupied by Xiaoju's affairs.

I eagerly grabbed his arm and was about to ask him in detail -

"In that case, let's go to the old man first."

Deng Yu's face showed no joy or sorrow, but rather normal look.

Sui Yusheng, who was standing by, called out, "Mom."

Sui Yusheng rarely changed his indifferent look. He looked at his adoptive mother with a bit of reluctance on his face, which made Deng Yu look at him with distressed eyebrows, and also made the scene feel sad that mother and son were separated.

"Xiaoxi and Xiaofeng, do you want to come too?"

Before I could express myself, Wen Liangxi beside me stopped me with his hand and took a quick step forward: "Since this is a family matter, Li Feng and I should not go as spectators."

After he finished speaking, he did not forget to remind Sui Yusheng, "You kid, remember to be nicer and don't always look so sullen."

These words did not give Sui Yusheng any face. No wonder Sui Yusheng's face became darker and darker as he stared at us.

"Then we'll go first," Wen Liangxi waved his hand, not giving me time to say goodbye, and pulled me out. "Let's find a quiet place, and I'll tell you about the kitten."

Before leaving, I looked back at Sui Yusheng.

Sui Yusheng's face remained expressionless as always, but the look in his eyes had changed. No longer cold and calm, they were like a knife cutting through flesh, revealing a chilling chill that corroded the bones.

Even though he squinted slightly, the shadow cast across his brow still heightened the suffocating feeling around him. He stood there motionless, only his gaze following Wen Liangxi and me closely.

I looked back guiltily, thinking that my presumptuous decision might displease Sui Yusheng.

No one wants to live a good life with their adoptive mother, only to be taken away by relatives who hear the news.

The sun outside was gradually setting. At this time, Wen Liangxi did not ask me to go somewhere else to discuss, but instead took the principle of proximity and took me to a famous restaurant nearby for dinner.

"Is there anything else I could order?" The waiter held a clipboard and had a basic smile on her lightly made-up face.

"Can you bring us another new cake?" Wen Liangxi was about to ask me more, but suddenly stopped and smiled. "These are all for now. I'll scan the QR code to order anything else I need."

The waiter put the cap on the pen: "Okay, please wait a moment."

Looking at the waiter's back as he left, I shifted my curious gaze to the surrounding layout.

The interior decoration of all the shops, big and small, on this street has a sense of downtown life.

This hotel is no exception. Although the walls and floor tiles are made of bright-colored materials, the things hanging on it, such as photos and other decorations, all look a bit old. Even the lucky cat at the front desk is shaking much slower.

But the food in this restaurant is famous for being delicious. To be honest, it is even better than the restaurant where Li Ying'an works.

"I always eat here when I come to this street. This restaurant has been in business longer than I have. The chef is a senior chef. The owner attaches great importance to the quality of his food."

Being a cat, I nodded in confusion.

He leaned over to take the drink the waiter handed him first, and said thank you very politely, "Try their new cake later. I saw it on the boss's WeChat Moments yesterday. Since I'm lucky enough to be here again today, I have to try this new thing. Here."

I said thank you in a hoarse voice and took the drink.

But I suddenly remembered that he only ordered one cake.

I was puzzled: But you only bought one cake. Since it was a new cake, why did you only give it to me?

"Because I want to tell you something. It would be very rude if I talked to others while eating."

He switched his phone to the group chat where the message had just been displayed. Originally, we were facing each other, but perhaps because he felt it was inconvenient to talk across the dining table, he moved and sat next to me. "You eat, and I'll talk slowly."

Wen Liangxi had just found out Xiaoju's whereabouts a few days ago. In Wen Liangxi's own words, it was not troublesome at all, but it was brain-consuming. No matter where he went undercover, he had to deal with that group of people. Not even a cat could escape.

Wen Liangxi explained that the car Xiaoju was in had a local license plate, the same one that had slipped through the nets of the cat-stealing car incident previously reported in the news. The ruthless individuals were using this as a means of generating endless profits. The car contained more than just wild cats, which was the largest number of cats. There were also other small animals, including protected species.

They send them to slaughterhouses, serve them on dining tables, or sell them to people with special fetishes through special websites to satisfy their perverted sadistic desires and make huge profits.

Little Orange's escape from the rescue room was a true tumble from heaven to hell. I guarantee that if he had known the consequences, he would never have left the rescue room, even if his testicles had been cut off. Now, unfortunately, he has been caught in a car, and his fate is uncertain. As a friend, I can only worry about him.

Fortunately, Wen Liangxi brought me good news.

He intercepted a message under the pretext of buying a cat, and the owner would arrive at a slaughterhouse next week. The man left a phone number and said he would contact him later to discuss the time and place of the meeting.

The other party did not say everything at once and was very cautious. It is their style to be cautious in transactions like this.

"I don't have a job right now. Do you need me to accompany you?" He tilted his head. "After all, I was the one who contacted him. If he answers questions, he'll have a say."

This was undoubtedly a guarantee, but I was hesitant.

Selfishly, I don't want anyone to interfere with Xiaoju and I. Xiaoju doesn't recognize me in human form. It might be able to detect the smell, but it has been wandering for so many years and is always wary of humans. My rash approach will only disrupt its judgment.

I want to meet it in my original form, and then transform into human form to save it if necessary.

So it is extremely inconvenient to have other people present.

I lowered my brows and glanced at Wen Liangxi beside me, not knowing how to refuse his kindness for a moment.

If he had a job, I could still use this as an excuse to refuse, but since he is unemployed, I have no reason to do so. The words of refusal are stuck in my throat and I can neither swallow them nor spit them out. It makes me feel suffocated.

I still mustered up the courage to reject Wen Liangxi, using the reason that Xiaoju was easily stressed out when meeting strangers. This explanation sounded absurd but not outrageous. I also exaggerated and said that Xiaoju had escaped from the rescue room, so Wen Liangxi believed it.

I breathed a sigh of relief, my brows furrowed, thankful Wen Liangxi hadn't pressed me too hard. He was even more approachable than I'd imagined, even more so, leaving me a phone number.

"Isn't your salary high?" Upon hearing that I didn't have a mobile phone, Wen Liangxi tactfully asked me why I didn't have a mobile phone.

I repeated to Wen Liangxi what I had explained to Li Ying'an before. Apparently, this easy-to-deal-with person still believed it.

"I can lend you some money if you need it."

He was talking about money.

What a joke. To be honest, I have never worried about money since I came to this world... That's not true. Of course, this should be said without considering Li Ying'an whom I know.

Before I met Li Ying'an, I rarely walked the streets in human form. I'd transform into a cat to steal a sausage, but I'd never transform into a human to beg. I still remember wandering among a crowd of beggars and seeing the attitudes of passersby towards them. It was like a cold shower pouring down my spine, chilling me to the bone.

But then again, it's no wonder that people despise him for not finding a job to support his family when he has all the strength and health he needs, and instead choosing to beg on this tiny piece of land. At least I still know how to find a job to support Li Ying'an.

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but laugh.

I was smiling because I had such a great awakening, but this smile was different in Wen Liangxi's eyes.

He also raised the corner of his mouth: "What are you laughing at?"