Chapter 45 "I'll compensate you double when we get back."...
[What the hell is that noise?]
[I'm so jealous! This guy is so cool!]
[Secretary Wang, I need all the information about this handsome guy within one minute.]
[Cough warning, asserting sovereignty!!]
[If it could make my ideal pairing possible, I'd be willing to be with even a cute younger guy.]
[What to do? I want to ship both couples! SuSu has such great chemistry with everyone!]
[You can almost smell the vinegar even off-screen]
[A narrow perspective leads to unrealistic ambitions]
Only after the big white cat successfully crawled into the transfer bag did Su Cheng notice a warm sensation on her wrist.
Lin Yang's hand was still loosely circling there.
She politely thanked him, and while adjusting the cat cage latch, she subtly withdrew her wrist.
Su Cheng's gaze drifted uncontrollably toward the camera, the heavy camera following her every move, adjusting the angle of the lens quickly and accurately.
Jiang Muzhou stood ramrod straight, his muscles visibly taut from the effort beneath his T-shirt, the shoulder straps of his vest digging deep into the fabric, and a small patch of dark sweat seeping out from his shoulder blades.
My left hand is resting on the mask, my knuckles are slightly white.
Is he feeling unwell?
I think I just vaguely heard a cough.
Su Cheng pursed her lips, and unconsciously quickened her movements.
She carried the cat trap she had cleared out toward the gap on the right side of the bushes, while lowering her voice to remind the camera, "Everyone, please be careful when using the cat trap. Don't put your hands directly on the trap like I did just now. Cats react very quickly when they are startled, and you might accidentally bite them. If it's convenient, wearing gloves will be safer."
She set up the cat trap, first squeezing half a cat treat into the trap as the main bait, and then squeezing some cat treats on the ground near the bushes as a "guide snack". In this way, the greedy kittens will follow the scent and step into the trap step by step.
After setting everything up, she tiptoed back to the takeout rack, picked up a net, and prepared to wait on the lawn.
If a silly kitten doesn't follow the rules and ignores the delicious cat treats, running towards the lawn instead, she has to go and stop it in time.
Just as Su Cheng was about to set off, reinforcements from the Little Wanderers' Club arrived.
The boy, carrying a cat trap in each hand, strode ahead.
The girl was carrying several transport bags, a pair of protective gloves, and a bottle of mineral water tucked under her arm.
“They must be so thirsty on such a hot day.” The girl wiped the sweat from her forehead and unscrewed the bottle cap. “I’ll sprinkle some water on the cat treats so they can hydrate while licking them. It’s a win-win situation.”
The group quickly divided the tasks, adding a cat trap to the left of the gap in the bushes and another to the lawn directly in front of them.
The three girls each guarded a spot, ready to deal with any possible mechanical malfunctions; the new boy, holding a net, waited quietly at the edge of the lawn; Lin Yang, wearing thick protective gloves, crouched in front of the bushes, acting as a mobile force, ready to intercept any stray cats that managed to escape the net.
The cat-catching team dispersed, and Jiang Muzhou naturally stayed by Su Cheng's side, slightly bending his knees and squatting to her left, with the camera steadily pointed at the cat-catching cage she was in charge of.
Her position offered a wide field of vision, and the camera could immediately turn to her whenever there was any movement elsewhere, ensuring she wouldn't miss the exciting moment of catching the kitten.
Having learned from her previous experience, Su Cheng dared not approach Jiang Muzhou again, let alone look at the phone on his chest.
It's a very strange feeling.
It was just an accidental touch on his arm, less than a second long, but that moment felt like it was in slow motion. His temperature, touch, and strength replayed in my mind over and over again, and I remembered even the rhythm of his breathing clearly.
The few seconds that Lin Yang held her wrist were like a fast-forwarded movie clip, so blurry that she couldn't even remember which hand he used.
After a few seconds of silence, Su Cheng, worried that the live stream would become awkward, simply took out her phone and, while keeping an eye on the cat trap on the live stream screen, answered the various questions about rescuing stray cats that were floating in the comments.
Even as evening approached, the summer weather remained unbearably hot and humid.
Fine beads of sweat appeared on Su Cheng's forehead. Fortunately, the camera wasn't pointed at her, and she took the opportunity to quietly relax for a moment.
She cupped her right hand to her cheek and fanned herself, trying to dispel some of the heat.
Suddenly, she smelled a faint scent of mint.
Immediately afterwards, a cool breeze brushed against my left cheek.
She turned her head to the side with a slight look of surprise.
Jiang Muzhou picked up a sycamore leaf from some corner of the lawn and was using it to fan her.
To avoid interfering with the stability of the shot, he tried to keep his upper arm still and only used his forearm and wrist to swing rhythmically, like a lucky cat fanning itself.
Su Cheng met his gaze, her clear eyes gleaming with a dark, jade-like luster.
For a few seconds she forgot to react; she was in a daze for a moment.
With her long, slightly curled eyelashes fluttering, Su Cheng was about to reach out and take the sycamore leaf when a black and white kitten suddenly appeared on the screen, peeking its head out from the bushes and licking the "Guide" cat treat.
Perhaps because it had witnessed its father being caught, the kitten was very cautious. After licking the little cat treat by the bushes, it quickly retreated, showing no intention of approaching the cat trap.
[Does anyone understand the significance of a cat peeking out from behind a window? It's so cute!]
[It's a dairy cow; cows with more milk than milk are usually less mischievous.]
[His eyes widened like saucers, gleaming with lightning-like shrewdness]
[With such a timid nature, will she be unfriendly to her family?]
"Actually, it's not a good thing for stray animals to get too close to humans. When they lose their vigilance, it's like they're gambling with their luck. If they run into bad people, the ending will be tragic." Su Cheng explained softly while looking at the comments. "After rescuing them, we help them rebuild their sense of safety with humans through socialization training. But in the end, we will also respect individual differences. If they are really unruly and love freedom, we will release them back into a suitable outdoor environment after sterilization."
As they were talking, the person next to them suddenly stood up.
The camera, which had been stationary, slowly panned and focused on the cat cage that Wu Xin was guarding.
A black and white calico kitten walked gracefully into its cage, a striking tuft of white fur sticking up on its head.
It first cautiously sniffed the scent of the cat treat, its pink nose twitching slightly, before confidently burying its head and devouring it.
The cat treats were almost all gone, but the cage door remained closed for a long time.
Because the kitten was too light, the mechanism wobbled but did not fully activate.
Seeing this, Wu Xin prepared to go over and help, but just as she was about to step forward, she saw the kitten move on its own.
It tilted its head to examine the metal pedal, and as if suddenly intrigued, it stretched out its paw and pressed it down with a "snap".
With a "click," the cage door slammed shut.
Instead of running around in fright, the kitten licked the remaining crumbs of cat treat with relish, as if everything was under its control.
[I have a feeling the streamer was set up by the cow family]
[Mi: Has a strong sense of self-management]
Why do the hostages have to do it themselves?
[So cute, so cute! Give it a pink burlap sack!]
[I got an Android cat!]
Su Cheng witnessed the entire process of the little cow walking into the trap. She felt that this litter of kittens was not very smart. She planned to take advantage of the situation and put some cat treats at the gap on the right as bait to lure out the other kittens as well.
She reached into her bag and searched carefully, but only found a few empty packaging bags.
Then I remembered that I only planned to catch that big white cat today, so I didn't bring many cat treats. I used them all up when I was setting up the traps, and now I'm completely out of supplies.
With a quick glance around her eyes, she set her sights on Jiang Muzhou.
He still had two cat treats in his breast pocket, which she had slipped into his pocket as "bonuses" before he left.
She avoided the camera, went around to Jiang Muzhou's back, pinched the hem of his clothes with her fingers and shook it slightly, stood on tiptoe and whispered in his ear, "I need your help urgently."
"Can I borrow the cat treat I gave you before?"
Although the extra litter of kittens was purely accidental, she still lowered her voice to avoid giving the audience the impression that they were unprepared, for fear of being picked up by the microphone.
The warm, humid air brushed against Jiang Muzhou's earlobe, sending a shiver of tingling through him, and the tips of his ears turned red at a visible speed.
He suppressed his surging emotions, pressed his tongue against his cheek, and teased her deliberately, "Wasn't this for the child?"
Su Cheng quietly kicked the tip of his shoe, gestured towards the camera with her lips, and put her index finger to her lips to make a shushing gesture.
She knew it wasn't very nice to ask for something back after giving it away, so she held up another finger to make a "two" and whispered, "I'll make it up to you double when I get back."
[What did I just hear?]
Yes, we have a child.
[Just a little trick by the young couple]
[Are there any private messages that I, as a VIP member, can't hear?]
[What child? What compensation? If you continue like this, I'll spread rumors!]
[Is it... payment in kind?]
Strands of hair brushed against his neck, carrying a faint scent of orange blossom.
Jiang Muzhou's Adam's apple bobbed slightly as he looked away from the barrage of comments on the screen.
A slight smile played on his lips beneath his mask. He made a "deal" gesture, took the two cat treats from his shirt pocket, and gently placed them in her palm.
Su Cheng quickened her pace, tiptoeing towards the right side of the bushes, her two small buns on her head swaying with each step, like a kitten sneaking away.
Jiang Muzhou adjusted the lens focus, the image closely following her receding figure.
She crouched by the bushes, carefully reaching her arm in, squeezing out small pieces of cat meat every ten centimeters from the furthest point she could reach, all the way to the cat trap.
After doing all this, she quickly retreated to her original position and hid herself in the shadows again.
Jiang Muzhou changed the shooting angle, which allowed him to frame Su Cheng and the cat cage she was staring at into the viewfinder.
The afterglow of the setting sun, and wisps of smoke.
Su Cheng's cheeks flushed slightly.
Having tasted the sweetness of success, the little cow slipped out again and slowly strolled towards the cat-catching cage along the cat-lined route carefully laid out by Su Cheng.
It peeked out, carefully extending its front paws into the cage, while keeping its body outside. It licked its food and cautiously observed its surroundings, its tail occasionally twitching.
Su Cheng clutched the last cat treat in her hand, staring at the cat trap and calculating.
Unexpectedly, a college student emerged from among the black and white cats. Unlike those orange cats that would obediently submit to a single cat treat, this one was about to devour three cat treats!
If she still can't catch it this time, she'll move the cat cage a meter away. An experienced little cow will definitely think that the cat bar outside the cage is the safest. When it relaxes its guard, she'll slam the net down on it, giving it no time to react.
Su Cheng quietly observed the calf's every move, constantly refining her battle plan version 3.0 in her mind.
Before she could even make a move, a divine intervention arrived.
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