HBWnovel Chapter 13
Chapter 13
It wasn’t possible to go home.
The mother cat was very dirty and couldn’t be taken home directly. When Lu Qi took her, he didn’t even dare pick her up directly, and instead removed his coat and wrapped her up completely. Even so, the back of his hand was still greeted for a moment.
He had rescued many cats, and could see that the mother cat had a skin disease. The hair in some places had fallen off and the skin had started to become red, swollen, and ulcerated. The four kittens were in pretty good condition, even chubby, and their meows were strong. They seemed to be saying: As long as they had a mother, they were not stray cats.
Lu Qi had to take them to a pet hospital for a checkup.@@@@
He asked Mu Nanqiao to help hold the cat carrier, because he wanted to use the spare time to repair his own umbrella. Unfortunately, the small yellow umbrella he bought for one yuan with the Pinduoduo new user discount was truly broken, its ribs snapped.
With a sigh, Lu Qi gave up on the small yellow umbrella.
Looking at the sky, the rain would only get heavier. Lu Qi glanced at Mu Nanqiao with some embarrassment. “Then, can you lend me your umbrella? I’ll return it to you when I get home in the evening.”
Mu Nanqiao: “No.”
Lu Qi: ......
Mu Nanqiao watched as Lu Qi’s eyes widened little by little, the words written all over his face: Is it really okay for you to be so heartless, my neighbor?!!
It was really such fun to tease Lu Qi. There was a small smile in Mu Nanqiao’s eyes. However, if he teased him too much, he would lose more than he gained, so he stopped while he was ahead and took the lead in carrying the cat carrier.
“Where are you going? I’ll drive you.”
Lu Qi hurriedly followed in response, only to find that Mu Nanqiao’s back was wet from the rain. The soaked white shirt stuck to his back, and the smooth, undulating lines of his back muscles were faintly visible.
He couldn’t help but let out a wow.
Even though this wasn’t the time to think about it, he really was suitable for being a model.
Mu Nanqiao heard his exclamation and turned back in puzzlement.
Lu Qi quickly took two steps to stand beside him and covered it up with a cough. “Your clothes are wet. Is it because the umbrella isn’t big enough?”
As he spoke, he leaned against Mu Nanqiao.
The umbrella was actually big enough, but Mu Nanqiao didn’t say anything. Instead, he gave a hum and quietly watched Lu Qi cling to him like a kitten.
The black umbrella isolated a small space. The rain still lingered outside, but the body temperatures of the two people mingled inside the umbrella. Mu Nanqiao could smell the scent of Lu Qi’s body. It was the light smell of laundry detergent, not some expensive perfume, as clean and refreshing as him.
He wanted to make this section of the road longer, but both of them were tall and had long legs, so they could walk very quickly. Fortunately, after a moment, they would get into the car and it would still be just the two of them.
Turning out of the alleyway, Liu Qi caught sight of a somewhat familiar Maybach.
Seeing Mu Nanqiao take out the key and unlock the doors, Lu Qi took a small, uneasy step back. “It’s not good to drive your boss’s car.....”
Chauffeur Mu-shifu: ......
He hesitated for a second between revealing and obfuscating, but still put the kitty family in the back seat, then opened the passenger door and motioned for Lu Qi to get in the vehicle.
“My boss is a very good person.” Mu Nanqiao felt that this was not convincing enough, so he added: “I work at Mu Group, and my boss is related to me, so his management is relatively loose.....”
It was his biological father. Of course they were related, so it wasn’t a lie.
Lu Qi’s face turned red and he waved his hands repeatedly. “No, this is my friend.”
“Oh~~” The veterinarian nodded meaningfully. “There is definitely room for development. Just now you were playing with the cat, but he was staring at you the whole time. His eyes were very focused, tsk, tsk.....”
While talking, the female veterinarian thought of someone and rolled her eyes. “He’s better than the idiot you brought last time. His impatient expression the whole time and his motions when swiping the card at the end were really greasy.”
Mu Nanqiao was already coming over, and Lu Qi warned the veterinarian in a low voice, “Don’t mention that person in front of him.”
He simply felt that Mu Nanqiao didn’t want to hear anything about Lin Yuan, but the veterinarian gave him an “I understand everything” look.
Lu Qi: ......
What on earth do you understand, ah?!
Mu Nanqiao came over and nodded to the female veterinarian, then opened the bag and showed it to Lu Qi. “I bought everything on the list. Can you see what’s missing?”
There were a number of the smallest syringes, milk powder, changing pads and other cat supplies, all neatly packaged in the bag, along with colorful strips of cloth to distinguish between the several kittens.
“There’s nothing missing.” Lu Qi sighed. “This is called provisions going before the troops move forward, and what follows is a tough battle. I suppose I won’t be able to sleep for a while.”
Mu Nanqiao had heard from the young girl at the front desk that such un-weaned kittens required getting up in the middle of the night to feed them. The milk powder could not be brewed too hot or cold, making them as difficult to take care of as human babies.
He knelt and reached down to play with the meowing kittens in the box. In fact, he was not very interested in such fragile little things, but they had come at the opportune time.
“I can help you take care of them,” Mu Nanqiao said. “Days one, three, and five, they can stay at my place. You take two, four, and six?”
“That won’t work.” Lu Qi crouched beside him and looked at the four squirming cat bugs, one black, one white, and two calicos. ”Frequent changes in environment are not good for cats. Besides, it’s not good to bother you, ah. Fortunately, I decide my own working hours, so it’s no trouble to take care of them.”
Mu Nanqiao: “If it’s really not good to change the environment, then I.....”
He realized something and stopped what he was going to say, turning his head with a cough.
Lu Qi tilted his head and looked at him. “What is it?”
Mu Nanqiao: “It’s nothing.”
He almost blurted out that he could go to Lu Qi’s place to take care of the kittens, but suddenly realized that their relationship didn’t seem to go that far.
Lu Qi: “But.....why are your ears so red?”
“Maybe I’m too hot.” Mu Nanqiao stood up. “I’ll go outside and get some fresh air.”
After walking around the corner, Mu Nanqiao took out his mobile phone and sent a WeChat message to his assistant.
[Look up an internet celebrity named 90° Right Angle Bend]
Assistant: [Okay, Boss. What am I looking into them for?]
Mu Nanqiao sent an emoji: [kitten holding a knife.jpg]
The caption: All must die!
The assistant: [Understood]