Meimei is missing.
Fu Shaoyu searched the entire villa but couldn't find her. He was so worried that he almost put up a missing cat notice.
Yan Xi followed her scent and searched all the way, and found her in a corner of a park near the Fu family villa.
At that time, Meimei was with a group of stray cats.
Yan Xi hurried over and called her name, "Meimei, why are you here? Fu Shaoyu thought you were gone and looked for you for a long time. Come back with me."
Hearing his words, all the cats turned their eyes to him.
The silver-white kitten approached with graceful steps. Its body was clean, its fur was soft and shiny, it had a pink nose and pink paw pads, and when it approached, it brought with it the scent of shower gel, which made the other stray cats take a step back at the same time.
They looked at their dirty hair, sniffed the stinky smell on their bodies, lowered their heads, then thought of something, raised their heads and chests, and looked at Yan Xi proudly.
"Why is there another pet cat here? Are you here to learn hunting skills from us too?" The leading male black cat spoke with disdain.
An orange and white cat nearby said weakly, "Boss, he just said he's here to look for the pet cat named Meimei."
Black Cat Boss: “…”
The Black Cat Boss glared at him fiercely and said, "Of course I know. I just want to confirm it again. Is that okay?"
"Okay, sure." The cats agreed quickly, afraid of making him angry.
Yan Xi spoke in a friendly manner: "Hello, brothers and sisters, I am Meimei's friend Yan Xi. I am just here to find her and take her home. I have no ill intentions, so don't be afraid."
"Who's scared?" The Black Cat Boss straightened his back, his dark eyes looking down at him. "I, Xiao Hei, have never been a coward. But you, a little kid, came here alone. Aren't you afraid of us robbing you and forcing you to hand over all the canned fish and dried fish?"
"Exactly. We are very fierce. Some humans are afraid of us."
"Boss is right. Some pet cats feel ashamed when they see us and want to stay away from us. Who would be afraid of useless pet cats like you?"
"That's right."
But one child murmured in a discordant voice, "Huh? Didn't you all say yesterday that you all wanted us to be adopted by humans? That way we could have a warm home and be good-for-nothing pet cats with nothing to worry about."
The cats: “…” Can you please stop ruining our show?
The cat closest to her quickly covered her mouth.
The Black Cat Boss: "Ahem, anyway, we're not afraid of you. If you know what's good for you, hand over the cat food, canned fish, dried fish, and cat food!"
"Yes, hand it over!"
"We are very fierce!"
"Your companions have already handed it over, so you should hand it over as well. Our brothers and sisters are waiting to eat!"
The black cat boss meowed to quiet them down. "Of course, if you provide sufficient food, we will be happy to teach you how to hunt."
Their sudden and intense reaction really frightened Meimei, who hid behind Yanxi tremblingly. "That's not what you just said. I gave you a can of food, how could you go back on your word?"
The black cat boss snorted coldly: "We are all stray cats. What kind of trust do we have? If we had to trust, we would have starved to death long ago. In one word, do you want to pay it or not?"
The other cats started to make a fuss and tried to calm him down, "Hand it over or not?"
Meimei was so scared when she saw this that she burst into tears, "Yanxi, what should we do now? Will the owner agree?"
Yan Xi raised his paw and said, "Everyone, please be patient."
The cats looked at him quietly.
Yan Xi approached them and glanced at the fifty or so dirty stray cats, her little mouth tightly pursed.
Some of their cats were missing an eye, some were missing an ear, and some had their two back legs completely broken. Some cats' entire backs seemed to be burned by cigarette butts, their hair was not growing long, and some were ulcerated.
He couldn't imagine what the other cats that weren't here looked like.
Yan Xi's mood suddenly became bad, and his voice was low, "What happened to your injuries?"
Hearing this, they lowered their heads, their bodies trembling slightly, and did not say a word.
Some cats who knew the inside story meowed at him fiercely, "Shut up, you little bastard! What does this have to do with you?"
Yan Xi's heart sank, he pursed his lips, ran to the Black Cat Boss and said, "I can give you all my cat food, canned fish, dried fish, and cat strips, but I have one condition."
The Black Cat Boss looked at him warily, "What are the conditions?"
"Three days later, gather all your friends and family and wait for me in a safe place."
"Why should we listen to you?" Black Cat Boss heard his words, and his heart was alarmed. "You won't wait three days and bring humans to catch us, right?"
"I won't. If you want to have enough food to eat, warm clothes to wear, a place to sleep, and no more wandering around in the future, you must trust me this time." Yan Xi looked at him seriously.
The cats looked at each other, shaken by his words.
However, they had experienced so much hurt that it was difficult for them to trust him all of a sudden.
The Black Cat Boss was silent for a moment, then said solemnly, "If we eat the food you give us, we can consider it."
"Sure, no problem. Wait for me, I'll be back soon."
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