Chu Fang rushed into the pet hospital and saw a doctor in a white coat examining Lily. Lily was quite well-behaved and let the doctor do as he pleased, while Zhong Tingyue stretched her neck and anxiously watched from the side.
He then approached and draped his coat over Zhong Tingyue, so she wouldn't catch a cold in the dead of winter.
After examining Zhong Tingyue, the veterinarian said, "It's just a simple cold, nothing serious."
Upon hearing the symptoms, Zhong Tingyue did not breathe a sigh of relief, but instead asked, "Then what treatment would be best?"
The veterinarian said calmly, "If you want to recover quickly, you need an IV drip; if you want to recover slowly, you need oral medication. I recommend the latter treatment method."
Chu Fang asked from the side, "Intravenous infusions have side effects, while oral medication does not, right?"
The veterinarian shook his head: "No, it's already 9 p.m., and an IV drip would take at least an hour or two, which would make me late for get off work."
Chu Fang: "..."
This answer was both unexpected and perfectly reasonable.
Seeing Zhong Tingyue's delicate face filled with anxiety and worry, Chu Fang said, "We'll choose intravenous infusion. Your overtime pay will be one thousand yuan per hour."
The veterinarian straightened his white coat, his face serious: "Saving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-story pagoda! What does going off duty matter!"
Immediately, the veterinarian quickly prepared the IV, inserted the syringe into Lily's body, and the medicine flowed down into her body. After completing the IV infusion procedure, the veterinarian went to browse Taobao.
I made a big sale tonight, so I need to treat myself to something.
Even after receiving the medication, Lily remained listless, nestled in Zhong Tingyue's arms with her eyes slightly closed. The latter gently patted Lily's back, comforting her as if she were soothing a child.
Suddenly, she sensed a strange gaze. Turning around, she saw Chu Fang glaring at her angrily. She asked, "What's wrong with you?"
Chu Fang rolled his eyes: "I'm angry."
Zhong Tingyue tilted her head: "What's wrong?"
"You treat this cat better than you treat me!"
From home to the pet clinic, Zhong Tingyue's eyes were only on Lily, her face anxious, and she didn't see Chu Fang at all.
This woman truly treats this cat like her own child.
Chu Fang was genuinely jealous!
After Lily received treatment, Zhong Tingyue felt much better, a faint smile appearing on her face. She said softly, "I'm sorry, Mr. Chu, I was wrong."
"Fine, I forgive you." Chu Fang waved his hand, not holding it against him.
Under the cover of night, the two sat in the lobby, holding Lily as she received an IV drip.
Zhong Tingyue looked outside and said softly, "Mr. Chu, do you know why I dote on Lily so much?"
"Know."
Zhong Tingyue asked in confusion, "How did you know?"
Chu Fang rolled his eyes: "How am I supposed to know if you don't tell me?"
Zhong Tingyue smiled, her lips pursed, and said slowly, "Hmm... It seems to have been a winter. I had just graduated not long ago and was not capable enough, so I was often scolded. Once, when I was entertaining a client, the client was lecherous, and I splashed a glass of wine on his face."
“I was scolded by Ma Junjie and told to reflect on my actions.”
Chu Fang asked, "So you've reflected on it?"
"Reflect? Reflect my ass!" Zhong Tingyue's voice was playful. "I've thought about it seriously and finally concluded: I'm not wrong, it's all their fault!"
"Then what?"
"Then I was punished by writing a self-criticism. Due to work pressure, I of course wrote a self-criticism. But I did nothing wrong. The more I wrote, the angrier I got. In the end, it was almost all about cursing Ma Junjie and President Ming. I cursed them out."
Chu Fang asked, "So what does this have to do with the cat?"
Zhong Tingyue's clear voice echoed around: "When I was writing my self-criticism, Lily was still a stray cat, all dirty, but full of energy, with a light in her eyes, and she happened to have some cured meat she had stolen from somewhere in her mouth. When I saw Lily, I suddenly realized that Lily was living such a difficult life, yet she was still living a wonderful life. As a human being, with so much knowledge and resources, why can't I live a wonderful life?"
"So I adopted Lily, but there were some twists and turns at the beginning. Although Lily was a stray cat, her life was wonderful and she had a wide world to explore, so she didn't want to be with me. She even treated me like a 'little brother' and sometimes stole cured meat and salted fish to bring to my house, afraid that I would starve to death. Once she even brought me a few mice."
"But if you walk by the river often, you're bound to get your shoes wet. Once, I was caught stealing from someone's house, and the family wanted to kill Lily. Lily was terrified, and I took the opportunity to rescue her."
"After that, Lily settled down, rarely went out, stopped stealing, and her attitude towards me changed. She started to treat me like family. As time went on, I gradually came to see her as family too."
Chu Fang said, "Your story is quite interesting."
“It’s not exactly exciting.” Zhong Tingyue shook her head. “It’s just that Lily and I are both alone in Shanghai. The huge city of Shanghai doesn’t have a space for just the two of us. We can only say that we stick together for warmth and comfort each other.”
Chu's expression turned serious.
He had already envisioned Zhong Tingyue struggling alone in Shanghai, without any connections, resources, money, or support.
Fresh out of college, struggling at work, and with clients eyeing her, she just wanted to rely on her own abilities to carve out her own niche in Shanghai.
Zhong Tingyue must have encountered many difficulties at that time. Faced with complex and ever-changing problems, she had no one to rely on but herself.
That must be very difficult!
Zhong Tingyue seemed to return to that difficult period, but she quickly regained her senses and said softly, "Since then, everything seems to have become much smoother. Work has been going well, and life has been pretty good. I think that smoothness is the good luck that Lily brought me."
Chu Fang lowered his head and looked at the tabby cat, which was nestled obediently in Zhong Tingyue's arms.
"Sister, brother-in-law~~~" Just then, a loud voice rang out in the night street.
Just then, her sister-in-law rushed in from outside with lightning speed, asking curiously, "What's wrong, Lily?"
Lily was also awakened by her sister-in-law's loud voice. Upon waking up, she saw the only demon king she ever feared. Her body trembled, and she burrowed into Zhong Tingyue's arms.
Zhong Tingyue rolled her eyes at her younger sister: "It's so late, can't you keep your voice down? You're disturbing the neighbors."
"oh."
This 'oh' means: I understand, but I won't change it!
Wenqing also came over, greeted them, and left, still as polite, well-behaved, and adorable as ever.
Zhong Tingyue said with exasperation, "Can't you learn more from Wen Qing?"
Compared to Wenqing, his younger sister was a demon king who could roam freely in heaven and earth.
“I can’t learn anything.” Zhong Rou replied directly, fiddling with the tabby cat’s legs and examining them carefully. She then said, “Sister, I think Lily’s cold is because she’s not exercising enough. Starting tomorrow, I’ll take her and Little Yellow Fur running and doing aerobic training to make her immune to all poisons.”
Zhong Tingyue patted her younger sister's forehead.
You can go to the side.
In your hands, Lily will be tortured to death.
The IV drip ended at 10 p.m., and the veterinarian also prescribed some medication. The three of them then left the veterinary clinic. Before leaving, Chu Fang transferred two thousand yuan to Chu Fang and asked a question: "Doctor, your name has a character with 'chestnut' in it, right?"
The veterinarian was puzzled as to why Chu Fang would ask such a question, but still answered honestly, "No."
"Or does your girlfriend's name contain the character '栗'?"
No, not at all.
"...Then why did you choose such a name for your clinic?"
"Oh, so that's what it is." The veterinarian immediately understood and replied frankly, "I got it by typing on the keyboard."
Chu Fang: "..."
After watching the three leave, the veterinarian clicked his tongue: "If I had known this would happen, I should have had that cat on an IV drip all night; I would have been rich! Too bad..."
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