Chapter 26 Retribution (Bonus Chapter for 1k Nutrient Solution) The boy's eye corner was...
In Yichuan, the summer rains come quickly and suddenly.
At 7 p.m., after a muffled clap of thunder, a torrential downpour began, and a silver-white sedan drove into Lushan International.
After the car came to a stop, Guo Renyi got out of the car, went around to the back seat to remove the interior trim, and then turned on the high-pressure water gun to carefully wash the removed leather seat cushions and floor mats.
Amidst the sound of flowing water, another car drove into the garage.
Qian Juan rolled down the car window and asked, "Why are you washing the car all of a sudden?"
Guo Renyi turned off the water gun and said with a smile, "I met two students on the way who didn't have umbrellas and were soaked to the bone, so I gave them a ride."
Qian Juan parked the car on the side of the road, unbuckled her seatbelt, and got out: "It's too much trouble to wash it myself. Let's take it to a car wash tomorrow."
Guo Renyi said, "It's not dirty. I'll just take a quick shower. You can go inside first."
The couple always drove their own cars. Qian Juan didn't say anything more, locked the car door, and went into the villa.
The only sound in the garage was the hissing of the water being washed away. The high-pressure water gun had a strong impact, washing away the mud and dust, as well as other pungent odors.
Water flowed down the floor into the drains on both sides. Suddenly, Guo Renyi frowned; something was blocking the drain inlet. He bent down and picked it up; it was a hair tie. His frown deepened.
After washing the car and entering the house, Guo Renyi found his wife and son already seated at the dining table. He washed his hands, sat down, and the family of three enjoyed a harmonious meal together.
Guo Xuan chewed on the end of his chopsticks, his eyes darting around, and tentatively asked, "Mom, did Teacher Xie... did she say anything to you?"
"What? Did you say anything?" Qian Juan looked up at him. "You've gotten into trouble again?"
"He didn't say anything?" A hint of surprise flashed in Guo Xuan's eyes, then he gritted his teeth.
That's true, Xie Shijin couldn't very well be the one to accuse the villain first. But if he had any shame, he should resign himself. After all, leaving voluntarily is much better than being forced out in the end.
Qian Juan watched him switch between surprise and breathlessness, as if he'd eaten spoiled food: "What's wrong with you today?"
Guo Xuan thought for a moment, then smiled, revealing his two rows of teeth: "It's nothing, Teacher Xie's cat broke a glass in the living room."
"It's broken, so what? It's not worth much." Qian Juan didn't take it seriously and picked up a piece of stir-fried broccoli for him. "Don't just eat meat and rice. You need to eat more vegetables too. A balanced diet is essential for growing taller."
Guo Xuan pouted in disgust; he hated broccoli the most. The minimum height requirement for an Air Force pilot was 1.65 meters, and he was only 1.62 meters tall. He ate calcium supplements and vegetables every day, but he didn't seem to grow more than a few centimeters.
After shoveling a couple of mouthfuls of rice without really tasting it, Guo Xuan suddenly remembered something interesting: "Mom, do you know what Teacher Xie's cat is called?"
Qian Juan was serving him soup with a porcelain spoon when she casually asked, "What's your name?"
"Cheng Shiyun".
With a "clatter," the spoon in Qian Juan's hand fell into the clay pot.
The simmering, golden chicken soup splattered out, leaving several oil spots on Guo Xuan's clothes.
"Mom, be careful." Guo Xuan clicked his tongue and pulled out two napkins to wipe himself.
Guo Renyi, who hadn't said much until now, suddenly put down his chopsticks: "Say it again, what's that cat's name?"
“Cheng Shiyun.” Guo Xuan didn’t notice anything unusual and even found it funny. “You guys find it strange too, right? He actually gave a cat a human name.”
There was silence at the table; no one responded to him.
Guo Renyi's face was tense. Guo Xuan asked curiously, "Dad? What's wrong?"
Qian Juan was also taken aback.
Why do you all have that expression? What's wrong with this name?
After a moment, Qian Juan came to her senses, sat down and said, "In 2016, a girl from No. 7 Middle School died in a car accident. Her name was also Cheng Shiyun."
"girl……"
Guo Xuan rolled his eyes twice, then suddenly realized something: "Wow~ Teacher Xie has quite the taste."
Qian Juan glared at him, annoyed: "What nonsense are you talking about? You have no respect for your teacher at all."
Guo Xuan scoffed. Xie Shijin was just a part-time tutor; what kind of teacher was she?
"It seems the driver who caused the accident hasn't been caught yet?"
Guo Xuan had also heard about the car accident, which happened at the back gate of No. 7 Middle School, and the case was still unsolved two years later. As school leaders of Yichuan No. 7 Middle School, Guo Renyi and Qian Juan had even been investigated.
“Yes.” Qian Juan nodded. “The rain was too heavy that day, and the witnesses didn’t see clearly what kind of car it was.”
"It's been two years and they still haven't caught him. The murderer must have escaped long ago," Guo Xuan said nonchalantly.
"Alright, stop talking about that nonsense." Guo Renyi's voice suddenly turned cold, leaving no room for argument. "Eat your food properly."
Guo Xuan lowered his head and ate his rice, not complaining to his parents.
It wasn't that he didn't want to, but that he had other plans.
He wanted revenge.
Xie Shijin almost strangled him to death. Simply firing Xie Shijin or having someone beat him up would be too lenient and wouldn't be enough to vent his anger.
He wanted to make him wish he were dead.
Didn't Xie Shijin value his cat highly? He seemed to cherish it more than his own life.
If Xie Shijin dares to bring the cat tomorrow, he will definitely kill it.
...
late at night.
All was silent.
Only a pair of red candles on the altar remained burning in the living room, their sparse light casting dappled shadows across the space.
A layer of condensation formed on the window. Cheng Shiyun wiped it with her paws. The rain had stopped outside, but the raindrops remaining on the glass blurred her vision.
Cheng Shiyun jumped off the windowsill and walked towards Xie Shijin's bedroom. Then, she carefully jumped up, grabbed the doorknob, and pressed it down.
The curtains in the bedroom were drawn, but perhaps they were too thin, or perhaps the night sky after the rain was clear enough. Moonlight streamed in, and Cheng Shiyun could vaguely see the person on the bed.
"Xie Shijin?" she called softly.
Are you asleep?
Cheng Shiyun tiptoed onto the bed again, and the person on the bed turned over.
She froze, afraid of waking the person in bed. Her paw, which she had just raised, remained motionless in mid-air, like a wooden cat.
After waiting for a while and confirming that Xie Shijin hadn't woken up, Cheng Shiyun prepared to leave.
Before jumping off the bed, Cheng Shiyun glanced at Xie Shijin again. He was lying on the pillow with his head turned to the side, his short black hair softly spread out, a few strands sticking to his cheeks, looking very sound asleep. Only his brows were slightly furrowed.
Why do I frown even when I'm asleep?
And the creases at the corners of the eyes.
Xie Shijin has a dark crease at the corner of her eye on her lower eyelid, which makes her eyes look beautiful and deep. However, it is said that people with particularly prominent creases at the corners of their eyes cry a lot, because crying too much will gradually deepen the mark at the corner of the eye, making the crease more obvious.
Cheng Shiyun, who was about to leave, leaned over and sniffed it, then, as if possessed, licked it with her tongue.
I didn't cry.
The boy's eyes were warm and moist from being licked, and Cheng Shiyun stayed with him for a while longer before leaving.
Bus route 101 to Lushan International operates on a 24-hour shift system.
The moist air after the rain is refreshing. Under the seats at the bus stop, there is an inconspicuous little cotton ball.
There are fewer buses running at night, about once every half hour, and they will pull over to the side of the road regardless of whether there are people at the stop.
An empty bus drove in from a distance, arrived at the station, stopped, and opened and closed its doors.
As the door was closing, the little cotton ball darted up as if it had grown legs.
The cotton ball was small, but it made quite a commotion. Fortunately, there were no passengers on the bus. The driver seemed to see something board the bus, glanced at the rearview mirror, saw nothing, and then turned on the radio to continue listening to ghost stories.
The cat's so nervous it's practically dying of tension!
Cheng Shiyun hid under the seat by the rear exit door and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
She has something important to do tonight, and she can't bring Xie Shijin with her, nor can she tell him.
Firstly, she didn't want Xie Shijin to worry, and secondly, she really wanted to help those cats.
She's overflowing with saintly compassion.
Cheng Shiyun had complained about her excessive compassion, and her father often said that she was easily deceived because of it. But she couldn't bear to watch Guo Xuan abuse cats.
If she told Xie Shijin that she wanted to help these cats, she felt that Xie Shijin would definitely help, but just staying at his house was already enough of a bother for him, and Cheng Shiyun didn't want to cause him any more trouble.
Besides, she's perfectly capable of handling Guo Xuan; don't underestimate her.
What's wrong with the kitten? Kittens can do a lot of things too.
Those who achieve great things don't concern themselves with being a kitten!
The car started, and the scenery along the roadside slowly receded.
Cheng Shiyun looked outside the door and suddenly saw someone walking this way. The streetlights there seemed to be broken, flickering incessantly.
The light was too dim for Cheng Shiyun to see clearly. By the time the person reached a brighter area, the bus had already sped up and the person was soon out of sight.
With just a glance, Cheng Shiyun wondered if it was just her imagination, but the person looked a bit like Xie Shijin.
Impossible, Xie Shijin is sleeping soundly in her room.
Cheng Shiyun didn't think too much about it; she would be back soon.
It took the bus more than an hour to get to Lushan International.
Security guards and surveillance cameras are practically useless for a kitten, but Cheng Shiyun still managed to avoid them.
Along the way, Cheng Shiyun heard many cat meows, which lurked in the bushes on both sides of the road, following her footsteps.
Soon, Cheng Shiyun arrived at Guo Renyi's detached villa, where several cats were trying to squeeze through the cracks in the living room window.
Cheng Shiyun: "..."
Although cats are said to be liquid animals, don't you have any idea how fat you are?
You managed to get so fat even while homeless; only you know how delicious, spicy, and numbing the food was.
The yard was full of big, fat cats. Little tabby volunteered, pushed aside the several fat cats blocking the window, and darted through the crack in the window to jump into the living room.
The nanny Guo Renyi hired didn't live in the villa. She would leave after cleaning the kitchen at eight o'clock in the evening and come back at seven o'clock the next morning to make breakfast for the couple. The huge living room was empty, and Cheng Shiyun swaggered up to the second floor.
At one o'clock, colorful lights flashed through the crack in the door.
A chorus of curses erupted from the bedroom: "Damn it! You're blind!"
"Are your eyes on your ass? Didn't you see that huge person right in front of you?"
"I'm speechless, they're all idiots."
After berating his incompetent teammates, Guo Xuan tossed aside his mouse, took off his headphones, and went straight to bed.
If you want to be a pilot, you can't be nearsighted. He's been staying up late playing games these past two days, and his eyes are feeling uncomfortable from overuse. Qian Juan has made an appointment for him to have his eyes checked by a doctor tomorrow morning.
While half-asleep, Guo Xuan felt someone breathing intermittently and coolly near his ear. The bedroom air conditioner was on and set low, so he assumed it was just the airflow and didn't think much of it. He turned over and reflexively opened his eyes to peek inside.
Upon taking that glance, the hairs on his body stood on end.
The bedroom door opened.
In the afternoon, Xie Shijin removed the lock from his bedroom door. He used the tools Xie Shijin used to assemble his model airplanes. He tried to put it back together himself, but found that the kid had violently removed the lock and damaged the lock cylinder, so it couldn't be locked at all. His dad said it was too late today and they would have someone come and fix it tomorrow.
So he didn't close the door when he got into bed?
Guo Xuan muttered a couple of things, threw off the covers, got out of bed, and closed the door again.
However, the moment he turned around, "Clang—"
The model airplane on the bookshelf suddenly fell to the ground, its parts scattered everywhere. What gave him even more chills was that a dark shadow flashed past behind the bookshelf.
"Who?!" Guo Xuan's face turned pale with fright. He took a step back and his back hit the door.
The dark shadow was a small blob, not like a person, but more like a rat.
How come there are mice in my house?
The chandelier above his head swayed, and something dark fell down and clung tightly to his face.
A sharp pain shot through his face, instantly reminding him of the terrifying image of being parasitized by a monster—the facehugger from Alien!
"Damn it!" He tried his best to tear the thing off, but then he heard a familiar cat meow.
A cat meowing?
cat?
A truly frightened person will not know their own strength when they strike. To avoid injury, Cheng Shiyun gave him two elbow strikes and then ran away.
Upon realizing it was a cat, Guo Xuan was so enraged he wanted to kill her, wishing he could devour Cheng Shiyun: "You damn cat! How dare you come here again!"
"Did Xie Shijin instigate you to come? Where is Xie Shijin?" He glanced at the door again.
Cheng Shiyun curled her lips in disdain.
You dare mention him?
He doesn't even need to lift a finger to teach you a lesson.
Cheng Shiyun jumped onto the display case where Guo Xuan was displaying model airplanes, making full use of the kitten's parkour skills.
Guo Xuan's eyes widened, but he didn't even have time to stop them. After a flurry of activity, his prized model airplanes all crashed to the ground with a clatter.
"My model airplane!"
Guo Xuan gasped in pain. Each of his model airplanes was custom-made by a specialist, and the cheapest one cost more than 10,000 yuan!
Cheng Shiyun successfully provoked him and ran away. Guo Xuan would definitely not swallow this anger. During the day, Guo Xuan wished he could kill her. Now that she has ruined his beloved model airplane, Guo Xuan is afraid he will tear her apart.
Sure enough, Guo Xuan chased after them without even putting on his shoes.
He's going to kill this cat right now!
But the little tabby cat was too agile; it would jump onto the sofa one moment, crawl under the coffee table the next, and even open the door.
Guo Xuan chased after it all the way out of the residential area, not knowing how far he had gone, until the little tabby cat disappeared into the bushes.
"Come out!" Guo Xuan cursed. "You damned cat! I'll skin you alive and smash your teeth!"
He looked around and realized that he had actually followed them all the way to the park.
Only a few streetlights were on in the park at night, making it dim and quiet. He pushed aside the surrounding trees but couldn't find the cat.
He walked barefoot around the park twice, but of course, he found nothing. Guo Xuan was so angry that his liver ached. He broke off a tree branch and wildly flung it at the bushes around him in a fit of impotent rage.
After a few more minutes, when he still couldn't find the cat, he finally decided to head home.
"You damned beast, I'll teach you a lesson tomorrow."
But as soon as he took two steps, the surrounding bushes suddenly started to rustle.
"Meow!"
"Meow!"
"Meow!"
Suddenly, many pairs of glowing green eyes appeared in the darkness, and a continuous stream of cat meows filled the air, creating an eerie and chilling atmosphere.
The cats emerged from the bushes and surrounded Guo Xuan, gradually forming a circle around him in a planned manner.
Guo Xuan was startled: "How can there be so many cats?"
The cats' encirclement tightened, and Cheng Shiyun jumped down from a tall tree.
"Meow—"
"Guo Xuan, you've tortured and killed so many cats, you'll be punished."
"Now, your retribution has come."
There were roughly seventy or eighty cats. Guo Xuan had never seen so many cats before, but he quickly realized that they were after him.
And this cat named Cheng Shiyun was there to lure him over.
Guo Xuan grinned maliciously and said, "You're quite vengeful, and also very clever; you even know how to find helpers."
So what? It's just a cat, not a tiger. It's not going to eat him.
"Come on, do you think I'm afraid of you?!"
"Ha—!" A black cat hissed at him.
The black cat had no teeth. Guo Xuan suddenly grinned, recognizing it: "It's you. Gone your teeth? Don't you want your head either?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the first few cats pounced on him with lightning speed, leaving him no time to react.
They had a clear division of labor: some bit arms, others scratched faces. Two or three cats were manageable, but twenty or thirty cats were a bit too much to handle. Before long, they had left Guo Xuan covered in bite wounds.
The sounds of cats meowing and cursing echoed in the woods.
Guo Xuan was bitten terribly; his neck, arms, and legs ached all over!
Enraged, he swung the stick wildly, chasing away several cats, especially the toothless black cat, which, after being hit by the stick, dared not advance for a moment. It was the leader of the cat pack; if it didn't dare, no other cat dared to charge forward.
The battle between the two sides was all about finishing off the enemy in one fell swoop. If they didn't defeat Guo Xuan today, he would definitely take revenge on more stray cats in the future.
Suddenly, a commotion came from not far away.
Someone's here?!
Upon closer listening, it seemed like an illusion.
Guo Xuan also heard the noise and shouted, "Is anyone there? Is anyone coming to help?!"
Cheng Shiyun couldn't let him find help, so she climbed the nearest tree as quickly as possible.
Guo Xuan was still waving the stick in his hand, completely unaware that danger was lurking above him.
Cheng Shiyun took a deep breath, seized the opportunity, and jumped down, using the same trick to grab Guo Xuan's face. Xie Shijin hadn't trimmed her nails, and her claws were extremely sharp, digging deeply into her facial flesh.
Guo Xuan began to struggle frantically, trying to throw her off, but Cheng Shiyun opened her blood-red mouth and bit down.
With a "hiss" sound—
It has a texture similar to a partially inflated balloon—smooth and elastic.
What did she bite?
The next second, Guo Xuan began to wail: "My eyes!"
His right eye was throbbing with pain, like a knife was cutting inside. He raised his hand to touch it, and his hand was covered in blood.
The cats, sensing the strong smell of blood, gradually retreated after observing for a while.
Warm liquid streamed down my cheeks, blurring my vision.
Guo Xuan's mind went blank. He tried several times, and finally muttered, "What's going on? Why can't I see anything?"
He is blind in his right eye.
He shakily pulled out his phone, dialed Qian Juan's number, and sobbed uncontrollably, "Mom, save me, please come save me..."
"I'm blind..."
"My eyes are blind..."
...
Cheng Shiyun never expected that what she had just bitten open was Guo Xuan's eyeball.
She was a little scared, not because she felt guilty. She could bite ten people like Guo Xuan.
But the first time she hurt someone, out of reverence for life, she was instinctively afraid.
Also... I'm afraid of implicating Xie Shijin.
She didn't want to tell Xie Shijin about the cats' actions tonight because she didn't want to involve him.
After all, it's illegal for a person to hurt another person, but if a cat hurts a person, you only get two small dried fish deducted from your account.
She seemed to avoid surveillance cameras when she came, and there were no cameras in the park.
But……
But what if...?
There seemed to be other people in the park just now; I wonder if they saw her.
If a pet injures someone, the owner should be required to pay compensation.
The bus was approaching, but Cheng Shiyun took two steps back.
"Aren't you getting on the bus?"
A cold yet familiar voice.
Cheng Shiyun suddenly turned around and saw Xie Shijin standing on the roadside behind the bus stop, watching her for an unknown amount of time.
Xie Shijin was wearing the white long-sleeved shirt he used to sleep in. Even at home, he always wore long sleeves, as if he was afraid she would see his scar.
The streetlights cast a long shadow over him, outlining his figure—thin, frail, and lonely.
After staring at each other for a while, Xie Shijin approached, his voice low and hoarse: "Walk back, or take a car back?"
Cheng Shiyun was still a little confused. She wanted to ask him what he was doing here, but she subconsciously answered his question.
"...Of course, I'll take a car."
It was already dawn when we walked back.
The bus arrived at the station, the doors opened, and the little tabby cat was lifted up by the scruff of its neck.
The kind of talk about a mother cat carrying her kittens.
Cheng Shiyun's four short legs wobbled unsteadily as she tried to hug his arm, feeling insecure.
Unexpectedly, Xie Shijin exposed it.
She was very dirty, so it was normal for people to be disgusted by her, but Cheng Shiyun was really shocked!
It was as if no matter what she did, Xie Shijin shouldn't have pushed her away.
She herself was surprised by this self-evident idea.
What makes her think that way?
But Cheng Shiyun still couldn't help feeling disappointed.
The next second, Xie Shijin coldly pulled her into his arms and held her tightly without caring about the dirt.
The night bus was nearly empty, and the driver cheerfully struck up a conversation with him: "Young man, you're out alone so late?"
Xie Shijin said, "Two people."
driver:"???"
Don't scare me late at night.
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Author's Note: Driver: There's no one left! [Scared]
Xie Shijin: A cold face when holding a kitten, a cold face when washing kitten clothes, a cold face when cooking kitten food. [Shrugs]
Little Cloud: Hehe [laughing loudly]
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