Chapter 22
"Hmm, let me think. Shen Che is putting me on his head right now!" Ning Wensong wanted to be mischievous, but Shen Che only allowed her to stand on his shoulders, not on his head.
Three minutes passed after she finished speaking, and three dots seemed to appear above her head. Shen Che calmly stared at her, "Why isn't there any movement?"
Ning Wensong: ...
"How could it fail!" she said, slightly embarrassed. "It worked perfectly just now, so why did it fail for you?"
She wanted to stand on Chen Che's head.
Chen Che looked at her pouting, chuckled, shook his head, and lifted her above his head. "I'll let you stand. Whether you can stand or not is up to you."
"I should find some time to get a haircut. Long hair isn't very convenient anymore," Shen Che said, keeping his neck straight. He felt Ning Wensong's claws constantly pulling at his long hair and sighed helplessly.
"Hehe :)" Ning Wensong jumped up and down on his head with laughter until Chen Che finished cooking and brought out the meal before he was taken down.
Hei Yin was having an encrypted conversation with Xiao Li in the living room, using cat language. In a short period of time, they seemed to have established an unbreakable friendship.
Xiao Li also seemed to trust the other party, staying close to Hei Yin.
After Ning Wensong was taken down, she stared at the two cats with a cryptic look in her eyes. She felt that something was very wrong, very strange.
But it's not really appropriate to bring it up directly now.
"Dinner's ready. You lot, are you going to turn into humans?" Shen Che stood alone, staring at the cats scattered on the ground. Was he trying to make him stand out from the crowd of cats?
"If I don't change, and I haven't reached your level, do you expect me to go naked?" Hein was a little incredulous, wondering if Chen Che had lost his mind.
Shen Che: ...Okay, he's changed his ways.
And so, a meal that looked like lunch but was actually breakfast was enjoyed by the Cat Squad.
Shen Che really didn't want to become a cat, because eating like that was a bit unrefined.
He sighed and said, "Let me tell you what's going to happen next. We don't know Chang Qian's trump card yet, but A Song has the preliminary round of the Creative Competition in about a month. Before that, we need to go back to our hometown. Do you want to come with us?"
Returning there is a long and difficult journey, and they basically only return once every hundred years. After all, there are only a few cat demons left in human society.
Hei Yin glanced at Xiao Li, lowered his head and thought for a moment before carefully asking, "Is this the only time you'll be returning in the next ten years?"
"Most likely, it would be more convenient if the four of us went back together." Shen Che and Ning Wensong agreed, these two cats were being very mysterious.
To get back to my hometown, I need to take a plane, then a bus, and then transfer to a manual bus – a long and arduous journey.
Shen Che then realized that Ning Wensong didn't know where her home was, so he explained it to her and received a shocked look in return.
"Wow, that's so far! How long will it take us to get there?" Ning Wensong wondered how long the round trip would take.
"Hmm... It will take about 6 days to get here and there, so we need to leave early. Your two hairstyles also need to be finished ahead of time." Shen Che knew she didn't want to drag things out any longer, so he could only try to speed things up as much as possible.
Ning Wensong nodded obediently; it was indeed time to speed things up.
(Fake) Lunchtime passed quickly, and He Ran had already arrived.
When he walked into the hospital again, his mindset was completely different. Yesterday, his father had scolded him and told him he was no longer allowed to work in this industry.
He had no choice but to return to his unit, and he had no reason to object.
Before leaving, he only wanted to make Chang Qian suffer. If it weren't for him, she wouldn't have made such a fool of herself yesterday.
He Ran walked into the hall with a bodyguard. His previous assistants had all been dismissed by the old man.
In his own words, they were a bunch of good-for-nothings.
"You've arrived. This time you'll tell the truth, right?" Ning Wensong sat to the side, his tone completely calm.
Who would want to talk to someone who gets in their way repeatedly?
"I'm telling the truth this time. I apologize to you first. I'm sorry!" He Ran was sincere this time. How could he forgive plagiarism as a fellow creator? After this, he would completely leave the industry. It was a punishment, a departure accompanied by infamy.
Ning Wensong was a little surprised because she could hear He Ran's sincerity. "I know you are sincere. I forgive you for this. After all, it was Chang Qian who didn't tell you. Let's talk about him."
He Ran paused for a moment, cleared his throat, and began to speak, “Actually, I find this matter quite strange. Chang Qian contacted me two months ago. He seems to have been researching pet designs all along. The design of the cat clothes was something I came up with after he gave me some pointers. Then there was the Wind Leopard you created. He didn’t tell me the design, he only said he wanted a cat of that breed, so I went to the Wishing Cat Cafe but didn’t get the cat.”
He swallowed hard as he thought about what happened next. "After that incident, I started looking for the cat, the tabby cat, the one in your hospital. We don't know why we're looking for it. He's been acting crazy. When he's having a fit, Chang Qian once said that a fairy guided him to do these things. All the designs were told to him in his dreams and drawn for him. He also said that he would ascend to become an immortal."
Ning Wensong couldn't stand it. Did Chang Qian really believe in those things so easily? Or did he have the ability to foresee the future?
"Besides that? Did you discover anything else?" She was so curious.
"He also said that God created him for this future? It should be that sentence. And then it's now, right! I remember now, Chang Qian has a special trait, every time he goes crazy he hurts himself, but the wounds are never treated, and there's not a trace the next day." This is the strangest thing about He Ran, so he has been observing him.
Every time he went to the Chang residence, he felt that it was gloomy and eerie.
Shen Che suddenly spoke up, "Are those wounds completely unmarked?"
He Ran immediately replied, "Yes, there's no mark, that's why I found it strange."
"..." Shen Che now realized what was strange. This ability was definitely not something ordinary humans could possess. The ability to foresee future blueprints...
He glanced at Ning Wensong subtly.
Ning Wensong understood and started to laugh it off, preparing to send them away. "Okay, we understand. If there are no other issues, you can go back."
She paused for a moment, then continued, "Thank you for coming today. I might need to trouble you with something. Use your connections to ensure that Chang Qian can never leave prison."
He Ran nodded immediately after hearing this, stood up to say goodbye, and said, "That's for sure, I hate him to death. If there's nothing else, I'll be going now. Sorry to bother you, I wish you a bright future."
Ning Wensong did not get up to say goodbye; she had already made some guesses about Chang Qian's identity.
After He Ran left, the two looked at each other and said in unison, "Cat demon!"
"Hahaha, we're so in sync!" Ning Wensong laughed and leaned against him.
Shen Che gently laid her down on his lap, checked his memories, and stared into Ning Wensong's eyes, saying, "You lie down first. I was just thinking about it, and Chang Qian's abnormality is very similar to that of a cat demon, but I didn't detect any cat demon aura on him, just like this..."
His unfinished words piqued Ning Wensong's curiosity, "Tell me, tell me!"
"Before I came to human society, I heard a legend in my tribe about an old cat demon who had learned two spells: one was precognition, and the other was a 'through-the-hall' spell. My parents told me that the cat demon was dead, but now it seems that the 'through-the-hall' spell represents entering different bodies?" Shen Che had a deep impression of the stories his parents told him when he was a child, especially this one.
If Chang Qian really is that person, then things are getting a bit complicated.
Ning Wensong was a little shocked. It seemed that even her kind of soul transmigrating to another world could only be considered ordinary and miraculous. "Then we definitely have to go back." She was even more excited now.
It feels like an adventure!
Chen Che's eyes were unfocused, as if he wanted to fly thousands of miles back to his hometown. "Then let's make some preparations."
He was also looking forward to going back with Ning Wensong.
There's still something else you can do there.
——
Ten days later.
Ning Wensong grabbed Chen Che's hand and ran, "Why didn't you wake us up this morning!"
She was panting heavily, her cheeks flushed, and her back was soaked with sweat.
"Phew, I just wanted you to sleep a little longer. I didn't expect there to be traffic." Chen Che was also wronged. He hadn't driven in so long that he completely forgot to calculate the traffic time, but it was quite nice to be dragged along by her now.
The wind blew past them, carrying the girl's natural fragrance.
Hei Yin carried Xiao Li on his back and chased after them, "There's still half an hour left, don't rush!" He usually didn't show his emotions, but now he was exhausted and on the verge of collapse.
Ning Wensong glanced back and burst out laughing, "Hahaha, you're not comfortable carrying me! We're almost there, you can rest later!"
Xiao Li lying on his back hadn't given him any pleasure yet?
Black: ...He was actually blushing a little; he had never made it clear before.
"Ignore them, let's walk slowly. Put me down." Xiao Li whispered. Right now, all she wanted to do was be a wooden doll and read comics!
A few days ago, Ning Wensong used the money she had saved from her hair styling to buy her a cell phone. She wanted to walk slowly and read comics as she went.
Hein hasn't yet realized how difficult things are.
Ning Wensong pulled Shen Che to sit by the boarding gate ahead of time. She stopped and took a deep breath. "Ha, consider it exercise, Shen Che, why aren't you sweating?" The contrast between the two of them standing together was too strong.
“I exercise every day. If you want to be like me, get up early every day and run with me.” That way we can spend more time together. Since Ning Wensong appeared, he hasn’t run much and usually does some indoor fitness exercises.
"Okay, health is the most important thing. I'm a little worried. Aren't we going to switch to artificial insemination later? Will I be able to keep up with your pace?" Ning Wensong was a little worried. After all, she wasn't a real cat, and she was afraid she wouldn't be able to handle the long journey.
Once she was breathing smoothly, Chen Che helped her sit down and teased Ning Wensong, "What's wrong with that? I can grow bigger and carry you around, as long as you agree."
In his view, the two of them were already in a tacit relationship, but Ning Wensong had been avoiding it.
This trip back to my hometown was also so that I could truly be with Ning Wensong. There, I found the most beautiful iris bushes, the best sunshine, and the best time.
"Hmm... soon." For the first time, Ning Wensong gave a non-ambiguous response. In the past few days, she had become certain of Shen Che's feelings.
"!" Shen Che gripped her hand tightly, his eyes gleaming with excitement.
Ning Wensong cried out in pain.
Shen Che quickly let go of her hand. "I'm sorry, I was too excited just now." He gently held Ning Wensong's hand, showing a rare moment of immaturity when it came to matters of the heart.
"I won't just give you a perfunctory confession, wait for me." Shen Che assured her that this was a once-in-a-lifetime event.
"Okay, I know, let's not talk about this anymore. Xiao Li and the others haven't caught up yet." Ning Wensong couldn't stand the ambiguous atmosphere, so she simply changed the subject.
Shen Che glanced in the direction he had come from and saw no one. Urged on by Ning Wensong's gaze, he made a phone call to them.
"Have you caught up?"
Xiao Li said somewhat awkwardly, "Sorry... I was so engrossed in reading comics while walking that I was walking a little slowly."
She still preferred to use the excuse of her leg injury, but Hain just stared at her so intently that she couldn't tell a lie.
Chen Che: ...
"Although there are still more than 10 minutes to register, it's better to come over and sit down and rest for a while." He rubbed his temples, looking a bit of a headache.
Xiao Li readily agreed and asked Hei Yin to carry her that way, otherwise it would take more than ten minutes to walk with that crippled leg.
Ning Wensong listened to the whole story and, while waiting for them to arrive, soothed Shen Che, saying, "Okay, they're not late. Let them read the comics, it's fine."
It's nothing serious. Shen Che was just annoyed by her constantly reading comics. "You should buy him an old-fashioned mobile phone."
Ning Wensong suppressed a laugh and agreed to change it when he got back.
Xiao Li and Hei Yin arrived before check-in, and Shen Che explained the rest of the journey again before boarding the plane together.
This trip spanned half a country, reaching the border region of Tibet, and took more than six hours.
Upon arrival at his destination, Ning Wensong rubbed his backside as he got off the plane, saying, "The thought of having to sit for so long on the way back makes me uncomfortable."
Shen Che also wanted to rub a butt, but he wanted to rub A Song's. Shen Che paused for a moment and said, "If only airplanes could carry cats, being a cat would be better than being human."
"Can I secretly turn into a cat?" Ning Wensong asked curiously. "Are there surveillance cameras on the plane?"
“Most of them don’t. If you want, I can do a trick to turn you into a cat and let you rest.” Chen Che thought about the planes he had flown on before, and indeed, most of them didn’t.
Hein interrupted their private moment, "Shall we go catch the bus now? Or should we rest for the night first?"
After thinking for a moment, Chen Che said, "If we don't rest and set off directly, then we'll go camping in the wild. If we do rest, we'll find a hotel to sleep in."
He guessed what would happen next as soon as he finished speaking.
"Camping!" Ning Wensong and Xiao Li said in unison, then looked at each other and burst into laughter.
"Let's go then, the car I arranged is already waiting for us outside the airport," Shen Che said with a chuckle. From now on, they were truly going to distance themselves from human society.
I wonder what it's like back home. Or is it that no one wants to become human?
Ning Wensong, dragging his suitcase, walked at the front, smiling as he turned back to look at Chen Che, "Let's go!"
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