Chapter 63
I held Li Ying'an's hand, and with the other hand I held my coat tightly, and walked into the wind and snow with him.
The green bamboo in front of the Public Security Building is in full bloom, which reminds me of the layout of Sunshine Kindergarten. Near the corner, I couldn't help but stop and admire it for a moment.
It was during this moment of distraction that I caught a glimpse of a familiar figure standing in front of the building I had just left. He was very thin, like a bamboo.
Wen Liangxi was wearing green today, which seemed to fit my description from a distance, but I had no intention of praising him. Now, whenever I saw him or even thought of him, I felt nauseous.
I stood by the bamboo forest and never left, and he stood in front of the building and never left. We were far apart but looked at each other. Although I couldn't see each other's face clearly, I could still imagine what he looked like.
Just like when I first met him in the park, his handsomeness was an undeniable fact, and his blue eyes must have sparkled with the fluctuations of his emotions.
What a pity, how can there be so many things that can be as memorable as when we first met?
Wen Liangxi's heart was rotten and his eyes were damaged.
Those blue eyes were covered with a layer of gray.
I looked away and saw Wen Liangxi walking towards us along the stairs. I didn't see him and walked away with Li Ying'an.
To be honest, I don’t regret meeting Wen Liangxi. What I regret is that I was just like Deng Yu, being played around like a clown by the person I trusted without even realizing it.
If there is another time...
Never mind, this is too cruel.
When I got home, the sky had already entered dusk and the clouds were still gray and heavy. The winter dusk was quiet and desolate.
The snow is still falling, and the lights of the residents in the community have long been on. The golden light covers the surrounding environment with a colorful coat. People who get off work rush home under the light, stepping on the snow particles. Soon they can smell the fragrance of food through the kitchen window glass. Everything is very warm.
After returning home, the first thing Li Ying'an did after turning on the light was to go to the refrigerator to find ingredients to prepare today's dinner.
"You must be exhausted both physically and mentally," he teased me. "Before dinner is ready, why don't you go to bed and take a nap?"
I did not refuse Li Ying'an. Instead, I walked straight to the bed as soon as he finished speaking, and then lay down on it without saying a word.
I was so tired that I couldn't resist the invasion of sleepiness. In the blink of an eye, I fell into a deep sleep from my drowsy state.
I had a dream and went back to the past.
At that time, I was still with Wuqing Niangniang, a carefree and happy kitten. I didn't need to worry about food and clothing, nor did I need to think about the problems of cat life. I just needed to stay with someone who loved me, and use my limited ability to provide her with emotional care so that I wouldn't look too useless.
My personality is very much liked by Empress Wuqing. I still remember that there was a period of time when she held me all the time. Her scent has been imprinted in my mind, so in the first year in the human world, I excluded other people, just because the smell of them was too different from that of Empress Wuqing.
Now, I dreamed that I returned to heaven and met Goddess Wuqing again after five years.
She was still as beautiful and gentle as ever. She would call me "Ali" and gesture for me to run into her arms. Her caring face was only a few meters away from me. As long as I ran, I could get closer to her.
There were two kittens beside her, one was her friend Xiaoju and the other was Xiaosanhua, whom she had met in the basement of the factory before.
Little Orange was very happy to see me. It did not run to me as I had imagined, but called to me from beside the Queen. Along with it was the three-flowered girl, who was also calling me.
There were no bloody scenes, only warm company. They were all standing in front of me alive, just waiting for me to come over.
I missed them so much, but I didn't take a step forward.
I have not forgotten Li Ying'an, the person who took care of me wholeheartedly after adopting me, the person who would anxiously look for me when I came home late, the person who did not despise me even though he knew my true identity, and the person who I called my friend.
There is someone at home, and he is waiting for me to come back for dinner.
I woke up drowsily from my sleep. At this time, the gray-black sky stretched out completely, covering the world. Looking through the window at the community, only countless lights were dimly lit.
The porcelain plate and the wooden table made a pleasant crisp sound when they collided, and the aroma of grains made me salivate. I got up from the bed and ran straight to the dining table, waiting for Li Ying'an to bring the bowl and wooden chopsticks to me.
Only an hour had passed, but it felt like a century. Fortunately, this much time was enough to wipe away my tiredness of the day, and I felt refreshed.
At the dinner table, Li Ying'an told me that he wanted to quit his current job after I turned back into a cat, and move to other places or cities to have a look and broaden his horizons.
Even if he didn't tell me the reason, I knew it was simply that today in the police station, I was forced to reveal my life experience, and he was afraid that I would be in danger in the future, so he made such a decision.
I didn't reject him, nor did I have the right to refuse. If I really turned into a cat, I would still need him to make a living, and I would be willing to accompany him no matter what he did. For us cats, it's like this too. I am the subject, and I am willing. Since I have decided on Li Ying'an, I will accompany him no matter what he does in the future, regardless of poverty or wealth.
But I am still curious about what skills he will show to society in the future: What kind of job are you going to do in the future?
Li Ying'an has only just made the decision to resign and hasn't yet made a specific plan for what he'll do. However, he already has a rough outline of his next move in mind: something that requires no skill, something that can be done with just perseverance and hard work. "I'll probably do takeout or some other service-related work. Anyway, I'll put this restaurant work aside for now. If it doesn't work out, I'll find another job."
His main purpose was not to change jobs, but to take me away from here and start a new life in a new environment.
However, this idea cannot be realized in a short period of time.
At the end of dinner, the Public Security Bureau called again.
I was given a mission.
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Sitting in the restaurant where I once dined with Wen Liangxi, I looked at the empty seats opposite and glanced at the street outside the window from time to time.
On the long street, the sun was shining brightly and the crowd was noisy. No one paid any attention to me. They were talking and laughing as they ran towards their own destinations. But I always felt that if I was not careful, they would all look at me, as if there was a pair of eyes hidden in the shadows, staring at me intently.
I scanned every suspicious spot, ensuring nothing was amiss, then fixed my vacant gaze on a fresh, tender green plant on the table. Though it was winter, even with the heater on, the temperature inside wasn't ideal for vegetation, but this plant was in full bloom. The owner meticulously cared for it, and every table had a lush display, perfect for enjoying a meal.
I picked up the watering can from the windowsill, sprinkled some water on the green leaves of the plant, and moved it to the window next to the table.
Turning around again, I was sitting in a private room and noticed a person standing at the door through the open door.
Wen Liangxi stood by the door with his hands in his pockets.
His dressing style today was consistent with this winter. The off-white turtleneck sweater wrapped loosely around his long-sleeved white neck. The dark grey coat was neatly cut with a fitted shoulder line. It didn't look bloated nor too tight, and it didn't make him look shorter. Instead, it lengthened his proportions, highlighting his slender figure and upright posture.
He stood quietly at the door, not knowing how long he had been waiting there. His gaze was focused and compelling, and it was dinner time. When people passed by him, they avoided him involuntarily as if they saw germs exposed under the melting glacier, making him look very fake.
I knew he had seen me, but I still stood up and greeted him because I couldn't understand his gaze.
The action of raising his hand was like pressing a switch that controlled the other person's body to move forward, and Wen Liangxi then strode towards him.
Wen Liangxi sat in the seat opposite me before, draped his coat over the back of the chair, hugged his chest, leaned back lazily and casually, and looked straight at me again with his light blue eyes.
I met his gaze, swallowing imperceptibly under his piercing gaze.
The temperature in the room was just right, but I felt as if the air was frozen. My hands hidden under the table involuntarily curled up, and my breathing became rapid. When I forced myself to breathe, I felt breathless and suffocated.
It's not a good idea to keep silent like this. Since I was the one who invited him to this dinner, I have to speak first: Your outfit today will look better with a scarf.
Perhaps he hadn't expected me to care about him, so he smiled meaningfully, his back-leaning posture suddenly becoming even more relaxed. He leaned forward, his elbows resting on the table, his chin resting on his folded hands, and looked at me even more brazenly. The deeper his smile, the more sinister he seemed.
"Really?" He had a playful smile on his face, his eyes narrowed and drooped, and that curve of his eyes was like a small hook that hooked my nerves. "When we meet again, I'll dress according to your suggestion. But it's not cold today, so there's no need to wrap up so thickly. Besides, I'm coming to eat, and I'm sure I'll be very hot after dinner, so there's no need to dress so tightly. Unless I don't finish this meal, there's really no need to wear a scarf. I'm not an animal that's afraid of the cold, like... a cat?"
“…” The more he spoke, the more frightened I became.
I was not able to catch my breath until the waiter showed up and forcibly suppressed the inexplicable sense of terror that was rising in my heart.
Wen Liangxi, holding the order card, finally retracted the playful smile he had on me. His eyes fell on the sign, and his long, thick black eyelashes blocked his eyes, covering up the beauty and ugliness inside.
If I knew nothing, or was still kept in the dark by him, I would definitely take this opportunity to admire his face. Unfortunately, I already knew everything. No matter how harmless he looked, he still couldn't hide his dirty heart.
I looked away in disgust, lowered my eyes and picked at my fingers, thinking back to the task the police had given me after they called me not long ago.
At first, like most people, after the presiding judge told his superior the fact that I was a cat, his superior was extremely skeptical and severely criticized his thoughts. However, the recorder's solemn testimony shook his mind. He asked me to return to the Public Security Bureau immediately and to interrogate me in person.
That night, accompanied by the local police station, Li Ying'an and I returned to the Public Security Bureau again. In front of many leaders in the bureau, I underwent a major transformation to their surprise.
It was this transformation that allowed me to clear the suspicion they placed on me, and at the same time, I also had the power. Although I could not be considered their informant, I became the trigger to understand the truth.
I was asked to pretend to be Wen Liangxi's friend and meet him at a certain location, and try to get him to tell me what he had done. If that didn't work, I was to use provocation, and plainclothes police would be patrolling the area.
The reason they dared to do this was that they guessed that Wen Liangxi would definitely not attack me in public, otherwise he would not be able to escape the fate of going to jail.
Li Ying'an still felt that this was too risky, because since Wen Liangxi dared to do such a heinous thing, he might be provoked into killing me immediately, but he still gave the final decision to me.
So, based on my 50% understanding of Wen Liangxi, I agreed to the police's request.
Now, facing Wen Liangxi who was ordering food, my hand hidden under the table unconsciously tightened the eavesdropping device in my pocket, and my heart was pounding with only the hope that he would not find out.
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