Chapter 170 Su Yuyao's Past Life - Cat
The doctor naturally couldn't find the reason for Su Yuyao's tears and weakness. After various tests, the final diagnosis was that her lethargy was caused by a lack of security.
"So you weren't sick after all! Little one! You made me spend almost a thousand!" Xuanfeng handed the curled-up Su Yuyao to Qilan. "Lanlan, you hold her for now! I'm going to buy some formula for this little one, cat litter, a cat tree... and a bed!"
Qi Lan frowned, looking at Su Yuyao in her hands with disdain. "Honey, you're not really going to keep her as a pet, are you?! We're getting married soon! Experts say you can't keep pets if you're planning to have children!"
"Experts also say that children who grow up with pets are more compassionate! *kiss*" Xuanfeng kissed Qilan's cheek and said with a smile, "Good girl! Hold her for a while!"
"Then hurry up!" Qi Lan said, pouting.
"I know!" Xuanfeng affectionately pinched Qilan's cheek.
Seeing Xuanfeng's love for Qilan, Su Yuyao felt even more desperate. She closed her eyes tightly and prayed that this life would end soon!
"You're filthy!" Qi Lan's voice turned cold and harsh. "I'll throw you out sooner or later!"
Su Yuyao opened her eyes in confusion. Qi Lan, who had just been all tenderness, now had a repulsive look on her face.
"What are you looking at!" Qi Lan tugged at Su Yuyao's hair and said, "It's smelly and dirty! And it sheds!"
Su Yuyao stared blankly at Qi Lan, and suddenly an evil thought began to sprout in her heart...
"Ah—ya!" Su Yuyao screamed.
"What's wrong?" Xuanfeng hurriedly ran out with his things, took Su Yuyao in his hands, and held her up to him.
"Meow—meow—" Su Yuyao called softly in a low voice, stood up unsteadily, and clumsily placed her paws on Xuanfeng's nose, sniffing Xuanfeng's scent.
Xuanfeng smiled and tucked Su Yuyao back into his arms...
Su Yuyao has a new home. She squats on the ground, looking at the tall and spacious place.
"Little one, you'll be living here from now on!" Xuanfeng squatted down to make up the new cat bed, then turned to Su Yuyao with a smile and said, "Come here!"
Su Yuyao looked at the handsome and refreshing Xuan Feng. His eyes were so bright! His smile was so warm!
Lost in Xuanfeng's sunny smile, Su Yuyao slowly took a step and staggered towards him...
“Your nest is right here!” Xuanfeng said, patting the cat's nest next to him.
Su Yuyao wobbled up to Xuanfeng's feet. She looked down and smelled them—it was that smell! The sour smell of grapes on his feet!
Su Yuyao stood up again and climbed towards Xuanfeng's legs, but her head sank and she fell down! She didn't feel any pain and got up again to continue climbing towards Xuanfeng's feet.
Xuanfeng looked at the stubborn little one and simply sat down cross-legged, lifting Su Yuyao onto his lap.
Su Yuyao sat on Xuanfeng's lap, looked up at Xuanfeng's face, and cried out, "Meow! Meow!"
"We need to give you a name!" Xuanfeng gently rubbed Su Yuyao's head with his fingers. "Lanlan! Let's give it a name!"
“Okay!” Qi Lan changed into a sexy nightgown, knelt behind Xuan Feng, and whispered in his ear, “Why don’t we go inside and think about it properly?”
Xuanfeng turned around and looked at Qilan with deep affection, "Then let's... think about it?"
Su Yuyao frowned, looking indignantly at the two people exchanging glances. "Think about it," she thought. "I think we should do it!"
Xuanfeng, inhaling the alluring fragrance of Qilan's hair, unconsciously reached out to touch her waist. Qilan flirtatiously tossed her hair, then wrapped her arms around Xuanfeng's neck, lightly kissing his rosy lips.
The two of them quickly began kissing...
Su Yuyao stared wide-eyed as Xuanfeng and Qilan kissed passionately. Her heart ached terribly, but she was helpless; after all, she was just a cat…
Something suddenly appeared in front of Su Yuyao, and her heart sank!
Xuanfeng seemed to have forgotten that Su Yuyao was still on his lap. He hurriedly stood up with Qilan in his arms and ran towards the bedroom.
Su Yuyao fell from Xuanfeng's lap to the ground without making a sound.
She lay quietly on the floor, staring at the distant ceiling, the sounds of laughter coming from the bedroom turning into piercing, heart-wrenching love chants.
Su Yuyao couldn't stand it anymore. She stood up and wanted to leave. She would rather never see Xuanfeng and Qilan again in this life than watch them being all lovey-dovey every day!
But she couldn't escape!
She couldn't open the door, couldn't jump onto the windowsill, and could only wander aimlessly around the room, lost and confused. What should I do? I'm a cat. Am I destined to watch him be affectionate with someone else in this life? And that person is Qi Lan?!
She avoided all light, as if only darkness could bring her a sense of security.
In a dusty little corner under the sofa, Su Yuyao finally stopped, curled up in the small darkness, silently shedding tears, processing her endless sorrow...
"Huh? Where's the little one?" Xuanfeng finally remembered Su Yuyao.
"That's it?" Qi Lan's voice was filled with joy. "Oh! The window wasn't closed! Did they run out the window?!"
"Impossible, it's too small to jump onto the windowsill!"
Su Yuyao watched as Xuan Feng's feet stopped in front of the sofa, and then watched him slowly kneel down.
Su Yuyao quickly buried her head in her body, curling herself up even tighter in fear.
Xuanfeng suppressed a laugh, looking at Su Yuyao who was trying to cover her tracks, "Little one! Come out quickly! There's something delicious!"
What's going on? Why is the voice so close? Su Yuyao squeezed further into the corner.
"Darling! You found it?" Qi Lan knelt down beside Xuan Feng curiously. "Oh! It's really here?!"
Su Yuyao was startled. Had she been discovered? She quietly raised her head and glanced at Xuanfeng.
Xuanfeng, chin in hand, watched with interest as Su Yuyao huddled in the corner, trembling. "Come out! Little one! You've been found out!"
Su Yuyao looked at Xuanfeng's face, wondering what to do. She still loved him so much!
Looking at Xuan Feng's eyes, Su Yuyao stood up unsteadily and took small steps toward him...
Qi Lan looked at Su Yuyao with disdain and said, "Oh dear! This kitten is so thin and small, and looks sickly! It's not even good-looking. Let's not keep it!"
Qi Lan hooked her arm around Xuan Feng's neck and said sweetly, "If you like it, let's buy a purebred cat! It's better than this mongrel!"
Su Yuyao stopped in her tracks, feeling inferior. She looked down at her messy long fur, then looked up at Xuanfeng. "Am I even going to be disliked as his cat?"
She slowly retreated back into the dust, as if only the dust could accept her with tolerance.
Xuan Feng looked at Su Yuyao's disappointed and self-conscious eyes, and was inexplicably touched! He reached out his hand to Su Yuyao and said gently, "Come here! Little one! Don't worry, I will take good care of you!"
With teary eyes, Su Yuyao looked into Xuanfeng's eyes and tried her best to open her mouth, "Please let me go!"
"Meow—! Meow—!" Su Yuyao's cries were weak and mournful.
Xuanfeng's heart skipped a beat. He looked at the disheveled kitten in the corner. "Little one, I will never throw you away!"
Looking into Xuan Feng's determined eyes, Su Yuyao slowly took a step forward...
Xuanfeng gently bathed Su Yuyao, dried her fur, and then held her against the sofa.
Su Yuyao curled up against Xuanfeng's chest, feeling his strong and powerful heartbeat.
She tentatively placed her little paws on Xuanfeng's chin, brought her nose close to Xuanfeng's mouth, and sniffed carefully.
Xuanfeng smiled slightly, pouted his lips, and kissed Su Yuyao.
Su Yuyao was stunned for a moment, her heart filled with a bittersweet joy. She nuzzled Xuanfeng's chin with her head. Although she could not be his lover in this life, she still expressed her love for Xuanfeng in her own way.
“Darling! It’s so dirty!” Qi Lan pouted and leaned on Xuan Feng’s shoulder.
Xuanfeng stretched out his arms and hugged Qilan's shoulders tightly, laughing as he said, "Little one isn't dirty at all!"
Su Yuyao looked into Xuan Feng's loving eyes, but those eyes weren't meant for her...
Su Yuyao used her little paws to turn Xuanfeng's face towards her, tears welling in her eyes, and gently kissed his lips...
Xuanfeng liked to hold Su Yuyao against his chest, and Su Yuyao would sleep with her arms around Xuanfeng's chin; Xuanfeng liked to take Su Yuyao for walks, and Su Yuyao would obediently lean against Xuanfeng's chest and enjoy the scenery with him; Xuanfeng liked to scratch Su Yuyao's head, and Su Yuyao would roll over, close her eyes, and hum softly...
If Xuanfeng isn't around, Su Yuyao will hug Xuanfeng's socks, smelling the familiar scent, and missing him!
Every time Su Yuyao saw Xuanfeng embrace Qilan and close the bedroom door, she would hide in the darkness that could no longer conceal her, silently shedding tears.
Xuanfeng gradually discovered this strange pattern: after each encounter, he would kneel down beside the sofa and coax Su Yuyao.
"Little one! Come out here! Are you angry again?"
"Little one! Come here! Why are you still angry?"
"Little one! Aren't you coming out yet?"
"Little one! I'm going out! Come out for dinner later!"
...
Xuanfeng tried to comfort her less and less, and she spent more and more time hiding in the darkness...
"Little one! Look!" Xuanfeng excitedly held up two red booklets in front of Su Yuyao, "Lanlan and I registered our marriage!"
Su Yuyao sniffed the glaring red notebook, her heart aching. Looking at Xuan Feng's jubilant face, she said once more, "Let me go!"
Xuanfeng looked at Su Yuyao, who was wailing in sorrow again, with a puzzled expression. "Little one, aren't you happy?"
"Please, let me go!" Su Yuyao's tears fell again; she couldn't bear it any longer!
"Don't worry, little one! I'll take you to a new home, a home that Lanlan and I will share!" Xuanfeng picked up Su Yuyao and held her against his chest. Su Yuyao looked at Xuanfeng's happy face and Qilan's smug expression, and her heart didn't want to beat anymore.
She didn't lie on Xuanfeng's chest as usual, nor did she hug his chin. Instead, she jumped off Xuanfeng and disappeared into a dark corner.
"Little one!" Xuanfeng noticed Su Yuyao's unusual behavior and quickly knelt down beside the sofa. "What's wrong with you again?!"
"Darling! We should go! Everyone's waiting for us!" Qi Lan said sweetly.
"Little one! Watch the house!"
It seems it's time to leave!
Su Yuyao crawled out from under the sofa, jumped onto the windowsill, and looked at the reflection in the glass: wide, pointed ears, long black and gray hair, gloomy eyes, cold expression, and a huge body.
She looked out the window again: tree canopies, white clouds, and blue sky!
A dark figure rushed out without hesitation! It fell into the tree canopy, crashed onto the sunshade, and finally landed in a patch of grass.
The slender branches pricked her all over, but no amount of pain could stop Su Yuyao from seeking relief!
She ran as fast as she could... and ran for a long time, afraid that if she stopped even for a moment she would be caught and brought back.
When she's hungry, she begs for food outside restaurants; when she's tired, she lies on a stone bench in the park to bask in the sun; when she's cold, she hides in a dilapidated garage; she occasionally fights with other stray cats and sometimes tries to evade being captured by humans.
Despite being homeless and surrounded by dangers, Su Yuyao lived a free and comfortable life!
She slowly buried the oppression and heartache that Xuanfeng and Qilan had brought her deep in her heart...
"Family! This is the famous Maine Coon cat that was found in Binhe Park!" A voice woke up Su Yuyao, who was fast asleep.
Su Yuyao opened her eyes. Ugh! How annoying! Someone took another picture!
She jumped off the stone bench and slowly ran towards the woods.
"Little one?!"
Su Yuyao was stunned!
That familiar call awakened the dormant emotions within her. But she dared not turn back, afraid that if she did, the world she had painstakingly built would crumble once more!
Hearing a commotion of footsteps behind her, she immediately took off running. She tried to hide everywhere, but felt unsafe anywhere. Helpless, she could only continue running!
"Little one! Stop right there!" Xuan Feng's voice quickened Su Yuyao's pace!
Su Yuyao hid in a dark basement, burying herself in a pile of clutter, struggling to calm the pounding in her heart.
For a long time, she was very cautious, not daring to come out to forage for food or sunbathe. Whenever she saw someone pointing their phone at her, she would quickly run back to her dirty and messy corner.
"Brother Feng! Are you sure Little One is here?!" A voice startled Su Yuyao awake, and she nervously hid in a pile of cardboard boxes.
"Keep your voice down!" Xuanfeng's voice was urgent. "If you scare it away, I'll dock a month's salary!"
"I wasn't the one who scared them away last time!" the voice said, filled with helplessness. "Will this even work?"
"Stop talking nonsense! Hurry up!"
"I think, judging from its tendency to hide and run away from people, it must be quite intelligent. All that stuff you've got..."
"Shut up! What do you know..."
Listening to the two voices gradually fade into the distance, Su Yuyao finally dared to step out. Hmm? What was that smell?
Following the indescribable smell, Su Yuyao found a pile of smelly socks!
Su Yuyao stared speechlessly at the pile of socks. "Xuanfeng! I'm truly impressed!"
She turned around... But what if there really were Xuanfeng's socks inside?
She turned back to look at the pile of socks...
"Look! I told you he was a little one! I raised him myself! How could I not know?!" Xuanfeng shouted excitedly, "So many socks, but only mine are missing!"
"Yeah, that's true. This cat has some really weird tastes; it actually likes your smelly socks!"
"Then don't worry about it! Anyway, I'm sure of it, it's Little One!" Xuanfeng's voice was certain and absolute.
Su Yuyao lay lazily among the pile of cardboard boxes, clutching Xuanfeng's socks in her arms. She sniffed them again, thinking, "I miss him so much!"
Su Yuyao's life seemed to have improved a lot. She no longer worried about food and drink because someone would deliver them on time. She also stopped hiding because Xuanfeng had stopped trying to catch her. What made Su Yuyao happiest was that she would occasionally find Xuanfeng's used socks!
But Su Yuyao's happy life did not last long!
"Husband! You! You come here every day...?!" Lanlan's sharp voice woke Su Yuyao from her sleep.
"I've already explained to you, I've found the little one! I've been bringing it food these past few days!"
"You cross the entire city every day just to feed the cats?!" Qi Lan slapped Xuan Feng across the face. "Liar! Can't you even be too lazy to make up an excuse?"
"Lanlan, I'm not lying to you! I really found Little Dot! It's been over two years! I had given up, but a month ago, I saw Little Dot online!"
"Sister-in-law! Brother Feng didn't lie to you! We really found Little One!"
"It's just a cat, how could it keep you away from home all the time?!" Lanlan clearly didn't believe it.
“Lanlan! We found this cat together! We raised it together! It witnessed our love! I couldn’t bear to let it suffer here and go hungry, so I come to see it every day!” Xuanfeng explained.
"Honey," Qi Lan's emotions were about to explode, "I'm about to give birth! And you come home so late every day, and your excuse is that you come here to feed the cat?! I'm not stupid!"
"Lanlan! I really didn't lie to you!"
"You said you weren't lying to me, so where's the cat?! Call the cat out!"
“I…” Xuanfeng said with difficulty, “I can’t call it out…”
"Don't try to fool me with a cat!" Qi Lan said coldly. "Let's get a divorce... I don't want to be a fool!"
"No! Lanlan, please believe me!" Xuanfeng pleaded, "I really have found Little Dot, but it might be..."
"Let me go!"
"Meow—! Meow—!" Su Yuyao walked out of the pile of cardboard boxes, jumped over the layers of cardboard and wooden boxes, and finally squatted on a dilapidated shoe cabinet, looking at Xuanfeng who was holding Qilan with teary eyes.
“Little…little one…” Xuanfeng looked at Su Yuyao, who was covered in dust and had matted fur, yet remained stubborn. With tears in his eyes, he released Qilan and reached out his hand to Su Yuyao. “Come! Come home with me!”
Su Yuyao looked at Xuanfeng's hand, then at Qilan's round belly, and said again, "You... let me go!"
Xuanfeng was stunned. He heard Su Yuyao cry out in sorrow. This was the voice that Xiaobudian had left for him before she disappeared. He knew that Xiaobudian would not go with him.
"Is it really that cat?" Qi Lan looked at Su Yuyao in disbelief. "Honey, let me tell you, the doctor said that cats and dogs carry a lot of bacteria, which is bad for the baby!"
Xuanfeng said dejectedly, "I understand..."
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