Su Yu nursed his injuries at home for a week.
His four paws were badly hurt from running for too long when he went for help.
Luo Xiaoman was heartbroken and ordered him to recuperate with nourishing food and drinks for a week.
His paws healed, but the entire cat also gained a lot of weight.
Su Yu was quite depressed about this for a while.
But he soon cheered up, because today was the day his mother and scum-dad were getting divorced.
Ever since Luo Jianyang forcefully brought Su Yu back from the Su family villa, the two families had practically torn each other’s faces.
The company matters were not clear for a while, but the two Luo brothers refused to let their sister stay tied to that scumbag.
Divorce was definite, and today was the day the two families had agreed to sign the divorce agreement.
The Luo Jianyuan brothers were worried about their sister going alone and insisted on accompanying her.
Su Yu, as her son, naturally had to be there.
As for Cui Mingbo, he said he was there to “support the lady,” but he was smiling like an old chrysanthemum the whole time, showing no hint of a supportive demeanor.
Su Yu pouted, casting a critical glance at the fawning old man holding him, he clearly had ulterior motives.
The group soon arrived at the agreed place.
Su Qingwen was already waiting there, his face frighteningly dark.
Luo Xiaoman led the way and sat opposite Su Qingwen, with the others following and sitting beside her, forming a standoff.
She pulled out the signed agreement and pushed it toward Su Qingwen.
Luo Xiaoman’s tone was cold, as if she were facing a stranger.
“Sign it.”
Su Qingwen meticulously observed the person in front of him.
At this moment, Luo Xiaoman seemed to have returned to how she was when he first met her: proud and indifferent.
But what of it?
Su Qingwen scorned inwardly; she still ended up in his grasp.
He coldly swept his gaze over the people behind Luo Xiaoman, pausing on Cui Mingbo, and then Su Qingwen said sarcastically, “I was wondering why you were in such a hurry; turns out you found someone new already.”
Luo Xiaoman felt this man was simply unreasonable, almost laughing from anger, “Su Qingwen, are you crazy? Do you think everyone’s like you, mistaking vulgarity for charm, and eyeing what’s in the pot while eating from the bowl?”
“You!”
Su Qingwen was choked speechless.
He glared fiercely at Cui Mingbo behind him, then swiftly signed the divorce agreement.
Cui Mingbo, innocently caught in the crossfire.
After signing the agreement, Su Qingwen didn’t want to stay a moment longer and rudely got up to leave. Luo Jianyang burst out laughing, picked up little Su Yu from Cui Mingbo’s lap, and tossed him into the air, “A’yu, your mom finally got rid of that scum!”
Su Yu, messy in mid-air, Damn, I really want to scratch this idiot to death! Aaaargh! Little Su Yu, having escaped his maternal uncle’s clutches, shrank into Luo Xiaoman’s arms with a “I’m unhappy” expression.
Meow-lord is angry and doesn’t want to bother with anyone, hmph!
Luo Xiaoman chuckled as she stroked her son’s fur.
The family, holding the divorce agreement, happily returned to the Luo family home.
Life at the Luo family was very peaceful.
Every day was nothing but eating and drinking, and thanks to Cui Mingbo’s excellent cooking, Su Yu’s weight soared.
Lazing on the sofa, Su Yu looked lazily at the tall figure in the kitchen and finally remembered someone he had deliberately forgotten in a corner.
He felt very guilty just thinking about it, wondering how he was doing.
Licking his paws, he thought, maybe he should secretly go back and take a look. If, if he’s not angry anymore, he could consider staying.
Su Yu thought this while eating the dried fish Cui Mingbo offered him.
Deciding to go immediately, he said goodbye to his family and had the driver take him to Jixiang Community.
The driver, Zhang Li, didn’t know about Su Yu’s situation, and Su Yu didn’t want to act too uniquely without thinking.
He felt stifled the whole way.
Unfortunately, Zhao Yong hadn’t fully recovered since his last injury and was still on leave.
If it were Zhao Yong, it wouldn’t be this boring, Su Yu thought listlessly.
“Meow-ao~”
Stretching languidly, once the driver parked the car, Su Yu eagerly opened the car door and jumped out, ignoring the startled driver, and headed straight for Qin Shou’s home.
The elevator quickly reached the 16th floor.
On a weekday, there was only Su Yu, a single cat, in the elevator, anxiously waiting for it to stop.
Su Yu peered around the elevator door, cautiously sticking his head out to check the situation.
Okay, nobody.
Su Yu stealthily slipped out of the elevator, tried to jump onto the doorknob twice, but couldn’t make it.
Su Yu adamantly refused to admit it was because he had gotten too fat to jump; it must have been too long since he practiced, and his skills were rusty.
With a serious cat face, Su Yu found the right angle, jumped again, and finally successfully landed on the doorknob.
Qin Shou’s door had an electronic lock.
Su Yu carefully clung to the edge of the door, stood up, and stretched out his paw to press the password.
The lock beeped.
Password correct!
Su Yu happily wagged his tail, sliding down, his two paws tightly gripping the doorknob, using his body weight to successfully open the door.
He still cautiously looked around the entrance, and after confirming his owner wasn’t home, Su Yu swaggered in.
The house was still the same as before; his favorite toys were on the sofa, and there were cat food and water in two bowls by the kitchen door.
Su Yu sniffed them; they were fresh food, probably just poured out that morning.
He walked into the bedroom.
The two-story luxury cat bed was neatly placed in the corner, though he hadn’t slept in it for many days.
Jumping onto the soft quilt, Su Yu suddenly felt a little teary-eyed.
After he left, Qin Shou hadn’t been doing well.
Someone finally realized how much his unannounced departure had affected his litter-scooper.
He rolled around on the soft quilt, enveloped by the familiar scent, his heart brimming with happiness that almost overflowed.
Meowing contentedly a few times, Su Yu decided to wait for Qin Shou to come back on the bed and then give him a surprise.
And then properly compensate his hurt litter-scooper.
Working diligently at the company, Qin Shou felt a sudden pang.
He made himself a cup of coffee and leaned back tiredly in his chair. A’zai had been missing for almost a month.
No matter how much he searched during this time, A’zai seemed to have vanished without a trace.
He went from initial irritability and anxiety to his current calm, burying himself in work every day until late at night before returning home.
When you experience the joy of companionship, you can no longer endure loneliness.
Although the one accompanying him was just a cat, Qin Shou gave a bitter smile.
Perhaps he had lived too coldly all these years, and a little warmth made him so reluctant to let go.
He laughed at himself, put down his coffee down, and skillfully switched his computer screen to the home surveillance feed.
Ever since he knew about A’zai’s peculiarity, Qin Shou had held onto hope, hoping that A’zai would come back one day.
He even installed cameras all over the house, just in case A’zai returned when he wasn’t home and he missed it.
This meaningless waiting had numbed even himself.
But today, the house seemed a little different from when he left in the morning.
His heart started beating faster and faster.
Qin Shou quickly switched the monitor to the bedroom.
The quilt on the bed was a bit messy, and a small lump was bulging near the pillow.
Qin Shou almost lost his composure, stood up, and with trembling hands, zoomed in on the screen, confirming he wasn’t mistaken—A’zai was really back!
An instant surge of wild joy overwhelmed him.
He didn’t care about anything else, grabbed the car keys from the table, and rushed out of the office.
The young assistant at the door was almost stunned by the boss’s mixed expression of grief and joy.
He drove home at a furious speed, carefully opened the door, and Qin Shou tiptoed into the bedroom.
Without turning on the light, he carefully looked at the small lump on the bed, illuminated by the faint light coming through the curtain gap.
The overwhelming feeling of bittersweet emotion in his heart was indescribable.
He gently lifted the quilt; the yellow furball’s belly rose and fell; it was A’zai, already asleep.
Qin Shou reached out and lovingly stroked the fatter kitten.
The exhaustion of the past month washed over him the moment he saw A’zai.
Owner.
He took off his coat, gently got into bed, pulled the sleeping kitten into his arms, and then contentedly fell asleep himself.
So, when Su Yu woke up, he habitually rubbed against someone’s neck.
Warm and cozy, so comfortable…
Huh?!
Drowsy, Su Yu’s mind was a mess.
It took him a while to realize that he wasn’t alone at home, was he?
The owner was back!!!
Realizing this, Su Yu was startled awake.
The entire cat felt a little guilty and short of breath, not daring to move.
After a while, feeling no movement from the person beside him, Su Yu quietly rolled over in the owner’s arms, silently looking at the sleeping man.
His face was a bit haggard, his lips dry, and his handsome brows were tightly furrowed, as if he was having a bad dream.
Su Yu felt a bit heartbroken and a bit guilty.
The owner wasn’t like this before.
Although he always had a stern face outside, when he came home, he would smile happily at him and shamelessly beg for a kiss.
Every morning when he woke up, he would give him a good morning kiss.
His whole being was full of sunshine, which made the cat feel very comfortable.
But now, the sleeping man’s face was pale, his brows furrowed.
Su Yu extended his paw and pressed on the man’s chest and arm, sighing.
He seemed to have lost a bit of weight too.
Feeling sorry for his own human, Su Yu couldn’t help but lean closer to the man, sticking out his tongue and licking the man’s chapped lips.
He then retracted his claws, pressed the man’s tightly furrowed brows with his soft paw pads, and tilted his head, thinking about what the man used to do to him.
Su Yu then moved closer, his furry mouth touching Qin Shou’s forehead.
After doing all this, Su Yu felt his heart beating a little fast.
These were all things the man used to do to him.
Now that he had done them back, when the man woke up, he probably wouldn’t be angry with him, right?
Covering his two hot ears with his paws, Su Yu thought with a lack of confidence.
At worst, he’d let him rub his furry belly more often in the future.
As Su Yu fretted, covering his head alone, he didn’t notice the slightly upturned corner of the other person’s mouth.
My A’zai is indeed no ordinary cat, Qin Shou thought aimlessly with his eyes closed.
Perhaps he’s a little fairy come to repay a kindness, just like in “Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio.”