Chapter 47
In the past, when the weather was neither too cold nor too hot, Li Ying'an would go for a stroll around the neighborhood with me.
It is the hottest summer now. As soon as the sun rises in the morning, it stretches out its arms and legs in all directions in an extremely domineering manner. Wherever it reaches seems to be on fire. If you can still see fog in the blink of an eye, it is definitely not your illusion.
It’s too hot to stay indoors in this kind of weather. No one would use their vacation to enjoy the sunshine. Wouldn’t it be nice to lie in an air-conditioned room and eat watermelon?
Li Ying'an and I are in this situation. Although the conditions are a bit poor and there is no air conditioning, the fan is always on. Occasionally having an ice cream to relieve the heat in our hearts is still not bad.
So I just lay there until the sun hung in the west.
The summer evenings are still sultry, unlike the autumn and winter when the sun sets in the west and the air brings a cool breeze. Everything is frozen in the thin and sticky air, only the cicadas continue to chirp. The constant chirping sounds resound through the sky, making people feel upset, but helpless, with a lot of anger in their hearts but nowhere to vent.
From a cat to a human, and then from a human back to a cat, I lay on the ground, changing the shape of my body and all kinds of strange postures back and forth, listening to the noisy and hoarse cicadas chirping all afternoon. I wanted to run out and climb a tree to catch all the crazy cicadas that were disturbing me.
But when I thought about the weather outside, I suddenly felt like I was in a heat wave, baked to the point of drooping my head, and lying back in my territory helplessly.
I lay on my side, looking at the brilliant sunset radiating from the west through the polished glass. Such a pleasing beauty should not be so far away. Good things need to be appreciated up close, just like a person. If you want to understand him, you have to get close to him first, and then slowly appreciate him.
So I found Li Ying'an and made my request to him.
Since you can't sleep in an air-conditioned room, if you want to calm down and feel cool, you must first follow your heart's will. Only in this way can you be satisfied. Only after you are happy will you lower your demands for everything.
So I think, that's what I thought in my heart, the idea of eating pickled fish had already entered its brain.
It just so happened that I was on my way, so I went to enjoy the sunset with Li Ying'an.
On such a hot day, Li Ying'an had long wanted to free his hands, and after I expressed my idea, he agreed without hesitation.
Summer sunsets are the least worth watching, especially on a scorching day like today. The dusk deepens, the heat intensifies, and it feels like you're in an oven. How can you find the leisure to express your feelings while gazing at the setting sun? But tonight's orange-red sunset is truly stunning, gentle and charming. Although there's no wind, I can create a refreshing breeze myself.
I took Li Ying'an's hand and pointed to the empty swing in the fitness equipment not far away: Let's swing on the swing for a while!
This was my first time on a swing. Whether as a cat or as a human, it was my first time to experience the feeling of sitting on a swing, being gently pushed up, and swinging into the sky.
How can I describe this feeling? It's like a bird about to spread its wings and soar, soaring from a branch, spreading its wings and flying wherever it wants to go. There aren't many obstacles along the way. What does the wind on my face matter? What does the fluctuating temperature mean? With the protection of its feathers, it can freely travel to the farthest reaches of the world.
This is freedom.
I really wanted to shout, but unfortunately I was mute. I could only swing my legs as the swing swung back and forth to express my excitement to Li Ying'an and to show that I was very satisfied with this entertainment.
When the swing gradually stopped, I jumped down while Li Ying'an was not paying attention, and stood back on the ground steadily and playfully.
"I thought I was a cat now," Li Ying'an said, laughing and blaming me for being too reckless. "Be careful, don't hurt your legs."
I don't take this kind of talk seriously at all. Even though I'm a human now, I still have the agility of a cat. Even if I fall from this height while lying down, I can change my posture flexibly and eventually land on my feet.
I acted coquettishly and circled around Li Ying'an twice so that he wouldn't have to worry about these unnecessary troubles every day and occupy his good mood. After making sure that he didn't want to swing on the swing, I went to the restaurant with him to eat pickled fish.
People should know when to stop doing things in their life.
Maybe it was because I was afraid of the heat before leaving, so I coaxed Li Ying'an to take out another rogue rabbit from the refrigerator for me to eat. Now the hot pickled fish warmed my stomach, causing it to feel like ice and fire. I felt severe stomach discomfort within a few meters after leaving the store.
My eyebrows were twisted together, and the severe pain made my little face distorted. Unable to bear the pain, I immediately grabbed Li Ying'an's arm for help. Since I couldn't speak, I could only breathe heavily and opened my mouth as wide as possible, like a babbling child learning to speak, to express that I was very uncomfortable.
Li Ying'an is not a doctor, and he said he was helpless in the face of my situation, but he would not just stand there stupidly.
Even if you haven't eaten pork, you haven't seen a pig run. Even if you haven't seen a doctor, don't you know the existence of a hospital? So without saying a word, he pulled me to the roadside to get a taxi, and then went straight to the nearby hospital to seek medical treatment.
From manual registration at the service desk to queuing for medical treatment, and then from examination to getting medicine after diagnosis, the whole process took about three hours to complete.
When I was discharged from the hospital, the orange-red ocean had receded, the setting sun had quietly hidden behind the mountains and forests, and the sky was dark, but not cold. The summer night was gentle.
"I've seen a lot of people online saying how loving mothers and fathers are often bad. I used to think it was a joke, but today it's finally happening to me." Li Ying'an felt helpless. He gently pinched my face and made a serious request, "From tomorrow on, you're just going to stay at home and use the fan. No ice cream or cold drinks allowed. If you're really tempted, you have to get my permission."
I lowered my head, full of complaints, but the diagnosed acute gastritis could not be ignored, so I could only accept my fate.
Which little cat would have gastritis like me? If I tell anyone about this, I will become a laughing stock in the cat world. I think I have lived too well with Li Ying'an, so my stomach habits have become picky.
Even though I was reluctant in my heart, I still agreed obediently on the surface.
Who made me work in the supermarket? Even though I don’t have any money, can’t I just ask Teng Zheng to pay for it for me?
I am such a clever and smart guy!
By the way, I haven't seen Teng Zheng for a long time. I met him a few times since the last time he went to the small county town. I haven't seen him for some time in the past half month.
I looked around with a worried look on my face. Unless something unexpected happened, Teng Zheng would not appear at the hospital gate like a stalker.
The street next to the hospital is particularly prosperous.
Even now, in the darkness, the road still plays out with the same speed and excitement as during the day. Life is incredibly fragile. One moment, you might be happily enjoying a hearty and delicious meal, and the next, you might be lying in a cold, harsh coffin. The hospital in the city center witnesses the lives and deaths, joys and sorrows of strangers day and night.
The hustle and bustle of the hospital is disturbing.
After seeing enough of such a noisy scene, I decided to take a shortcut home with Li Ying'an.
Of course, Li Ying'an first had to make sure I was physically fit enough to walk back home. He was constantly worried about whether my stomach was still feeling uncomfortable. But he didn't need to worry about that anymore. After picking up the medicine at the pharmacy, I swallowed the white tablets empty-handed. Now that the medicine had begun to take effect, I was confident I could return home safely.
Seeing how determined I was, Li Ying'an had no choice but to obey my wishes. After all, I was a patient who had just recovered from an illness.
However, even if you take a shortcut, there is no quiet place near the hospital. There are people shouting and selling things everywhere. What's worse, there are people standing on the roadside to teach children a lesson while watching the night scene.
Just because I didn't meet Teng Zheng here doesn't mean I won't meet others.
Look, I have the honor to see Deng Yu here.
"Do you know what you're saying? Even though you've disliked your brother since childhood, you can't slander him like this, right?"
"How do you know I was the one who slandered him?" the boy asked, ignoring the looks from passersby. "You've been asking me the reason all this time, and now I tell you, you don't believe me!"
"Of course I don't believe it. You know where your brother works. How could he--" Deng Yu's words stopped abruptly because she caught a glimpse of an acquaintance.
After Deng Yu and I looked at each other, I suddenly felt that I had come at the wrong time. Perhaps I shouldn't have disturbed her while she was teaching her child.
But looking at the bandage wrapped around the child's forehead, I couldn't help but feel infinite curiosity and wanted to find out more.
I smiled at her awkwardly and politely, then shifted my gaze to the boy who had obviously cried but still had an angry face, and pointed at him curiously: What is this?
Deng Yu regained her composure. She suppressed all her anger towards the boy and smiled, "This is my youngest son."
"You also know that I am your son..." After hearing what Deng Yu said, the boy muttered a complaint in a voice that everyone present could hear, with an angry expression on his face.
"You look so aggrieved," Li Ying'an, who was standing beside him, couldn't help but laugh when he saw the boy's expression. "What's wrong?"
Deng Yu was about to speak when the boy next to her interrupted her: "I said Sui Yusheng abused cats, but she refused to believe me. She accused me of slandering Sui Yusheng, but he's clearly a bad person!"
"Sui Jiangbao!" Deng Yu growled, even patting his son on the back. "Don't spit blood!"
"Did you see it? You all saw it!"
Sui Jiangbao dodged to the side where Deng Yu couldn't reach him. He said the following words to us, but his eyes were fixed on Deng Yu. "Just because I'm not your transformed cat, you don't believe anything I say. You just believe Sui Yusheng is a good person! In fact, he's so bad. You didn't even realize you brought home a wolf. Maybe he was the one who poisoned grandma to death because he held a grudge against her!"
"If you say another word of nonsense——"
Deng Yu was about to reach out and grab him, but Li Ying'an, who was close to her, quickly grabbed her, thus avoiding a fight between mother and son.
"You will regret this!" Sui Jiangbao said, wiping his tears and running away from the street full of strange looks.
Deng Yu looked at the increasingly smaller figure, gasping for breath in anger. Unfortunately, her legs were disabled, so she couldn't run out to chase him. She could only close her eyes in pain and beat her chest continuously, feeling as if she was on the verge of death.
It was such a crowded place and it was dark at night. Li Ying'an was afraid that something might happen to the child. It would be terrible if the child was taken away by someone with ulterior motives. So he wanted to look for the child for Deng Yu, but was stopped.
Deng Yu waved his hand, his expression gloomy. "His dad's out driving. Just ask him to go look for him later. That kid is incredibly tough, just like his grandmother. He's quite cunning."
Since Deng Yu, as a mother, said so, there was no need for Li Ying'an to show any more love and he suppressed his worries.
After all, it's someone else's family business. Even though Deng Yu and I have been colleagues for a few months, she is still my elder. Even if I am curious about some things, now is not the time for me to ask too many questions. I don't want to give people a reputation of being impolite and nosy, so I can only stand on the side of the road like a wooden stick.
Soon, a middle-aged man strode towards us. Deng Yu had told him from a distance about Sui Jiangbao's escape and instructed him to search for him. The man, receiving the order, didn't even pause, not even glancing at us. He simply passed us and chased after him.
During the waiting period, Deng Yu only symbolically asked why we were here. Li Ying'an answered for me and told her that I had a stomachache tonight. She just gave me some brief instructions in a mother's words, and then she collapsed again, leaning over, supporting her forehead with a sickly look.
Seeing this, Li Ying'an and I looked at each other.
We should have left, but thinking of Deng Yu's mobility issues and the uncertainty of when her husband and son would be back, we were momentarily unsure. Fortunately, Deng Yu sensed our hesitation and, smiling, she looked up and told us to just leave if we needed to, saying she could handle it all by herself.
So we didn't stay any longer, but just politely asked if there was anything else we needed, and left after being told no.
On the way, I kept thinking about Sui Jiangbao's words.
He said Sui Yusheng was abusing cats. My first reaction was funny. No cat abuser would work in a rescue room. Otherwise, seeing all those cages full of cats and having to control their hands under surveillance, wouldn't that be asking for trouble? In that case, who is abusing whom?
But Sui Jiangbao said that because he was not a cat, he could not win Deng Yu's favor. What was going on?
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