CHAPTER 26 OUTRAGEOUS!
Ye Zhibai reacted quickly.
Her first response as Ye Zhiyun walked into the room was to straighten her expression… well, her expression was always quite straight, so there wasn’t much change.
Then, she looked at Zhiyun, who was approaching with curiosity, and then at the tea-colored kitten snuggling next to her.
Cooperating with Guang Yu, Ye Zhibai played along, speaking calmly.
“The kitten… ran in from the yard…”
“Meow!” (Exactly! Ran in from the yard!)
Both the person and the cat tilted their heads simultaneously, watching for Zhiyun’s reaction.
Zhiyun didn’t say anything.
She just thought for a moment, brushed aside the black hair covering her face, and half-squatted down.
With a serious expression, she examined the kitten that had suddenly appeared.
The transformed kitten Guang Yu was panicking!
What’s with this human! Her gaze is kind of scary, isn’t it?!
Unlike Ye Zhibai’s natural coldness, this was a deliberate display of hostility!
Ye Zhibai also found it strange… Didn’t Zhiyun say she used to rescue kittens when she was young? Shouldn’t she like cats?
Zhiyun did like cats.
But she always maintained a cautious and suspicious attitude towards strange things.
Just like what she said now.
“This kitten looks about two months old… how strange. There shouldn’t be any cats in your yard, sister. Your yard is separated from the outside, and the maids patrol the wall every day…”
“There must have been an oversight,” Ye Zhibai responded cleverly, surprising herself with her calmness.
But this level of explanation might not convince the vigilant Zhiyun.
To her surprise, Zhiyun’s furrowed brow relaxed considerably!
“If sister says so… then it must be! Alright… someone must have been negligent. Don’t worry, sister, I’ll hold a meeting with the maids later to ensure they are more vigilant! This kitten looks harmless, but what if a fierce wild cat got into your yard?!”
“…”
Sorry, maids.
I’ll apologize to you later, sob sob sob!
This incident seemed to be over, but Zhiyun still looked at the kitten with some suspicion.
“By the way… sister, have you held it yet? Were you scratched or bitten?”
“No, no.”
“Phew… that’s good. Although I like cats too, stray cats might carry diseases, and getting scratched or bitten could be dangerous. You just got out of the hospital, so try to avoid these small animals. Here, let me take it to the rescue center for you.”
“Meow?!” (What?! Are you sending me away?!)
Zhiyun had rescued many stray kittens before, she was familiar with this.
But Guang Yu wasn’t a stray cat!
Zhiyun grabbed the kitten by the scruff and lifted it up.
Guang Yu definitely struggled! Being sent to a rescue center would be a disaster!
She kicked her four little legs frantically and meowed at Ye Zhibai.
“Meow meow meow!”
(Human! Save me! Save me!)
This made Zhiyun frown even more: “This cat is strange… why is it still struggling when grabbed by the scruff? Maybe it doesn’t have a mother?”
Ye Zhiyun had no other intentions; it’s just that a cat being grabbed by the scruff typically stays still because mother cats carry their kittens by the scruff.
“Meow!” (You have no mother!)
Seeing that Ye Zhiyun was about to take Guang Yu away, Ye Zhibai, with a conscience, couldn’t just sit there and do nothing.
“Zhiyun.”
“Hmm?” Zhiyun stopped at the door, “Sister, do you have any other orders?”
Orders, really?
That’s a bit much.
Ye Zhibai swallowed nervously, and in her tension, her tone unintentionally became more forceful.
“Bring the cat… back.”
To her, it sounded stiff, but to Zhiyun, it sounded forceful!
Zhiyun’s body trembled, she took a deep breath, and immediately, obediently, returned to Ye Zhibai with the cat, standing at attention like a soldier.
Being “ordered” by her sister made her very happy!
“Okay… okay, sister!”
So, dear sister! Don’t be so creepy! You’re scaring me!
But this gave Ye Zhibai the chance to speak about her intention.
She raised her hand as naturally as possible, pointing to the lifelessly hanging Guang Yu, who had given up struggling.
Ye Zhibai spoke slowly.
“I want… to keep the cat, is that okay?”
“……”
The sudden silence was the scariest part.
Zhiyun’s unexpected silence made Ye Zhibai think… maybe this wasn’t going to work.
Ah, maybe the freedom to keep a cat was too much to ask for herself.
Such a luxurious thing…
“Of course! Of course you can, sister!”
“Eh?”
When Ye Zhibai looked up again, Zhiyun had already placed Guang Yu on the floor, and she herself, excitedly, sat close to Ye Zhibai, shoulder to shoulder.
If you have something to say, say it, but don’t get so close!
Zhiyun placed her left hand lightly on Ye Zhibai’s thigh, her words overflowing with joy.
“I asked you before if you wanted to keep a pet! But back then, sister, you seemed uninterested in everything, though sometimes you would feed stray cats. Now, if you really want to keep a cat and find something to do, I’ll fully support you!”
“Thank you…?”
“No need to be polite with family! Sister, search online for the type of cat you want. No matter how rare or expensive, I’ll find it for you.”
“No need.”
“Don’t want to keep a cat anymore?” Zhiyun’s excited eyes gradually turned to disappointment, looking pitiful.
Ye Zhibai quickly corrected, “No… I mean… I don’t want another cat… this one… is fine.”
“This one?”
Zhiyun looked down.
The tea-colored kitten on the floor was tilting its head, looking innocently at them.
Zhiyun thought for a moment.
Quickly, she snapped her fingers and looked down at Ye Zhibai sitting on the bed, smiling.
“That’s fine. There are benefits to keeping a stray cat. They’re easy to care for and not prone to getting sick. If you’ve decided, sister, I’ll help.”
“Okay… huh? What are you doing?”
Ye Zhibai had just sighed in relief.
But then she saw Zhiyun picking up the poor kitten again!
Zhiyun answered with confusion.
“Eh? Of course, I’m preparing for adoption, sister. I said earlier that since you just got out of the hospital, your immune system is low, and we need to watch out for potential risks. I’m taking the cat to the medical maids for vaccination. We have everything at home; it’s very convenient.”
“…”
Poor Guang Yu, lacking human knowledge, didn’t understand what Zhiyun meant by vaccination.
Vaccination… what’s that?
All-knowing Ye Zhibai pondered.
A deity getting a vaccination… should have no side effects, right?
Probably?
“Meow meow?”
Ye Zhibai and the kitten-form Guang Yu exchanged glances.
After some internal struggle…
Sure enough, she had to save it this time!
Although this pesky deity is unreliable, it did give Ye Zhibai a new home!
Besides, Ye Zhibai isn’t someone who would leave others in distress.
Ye Zhibai slowly stood up.
She reached out and took the small cat from Zhiyun’s grasp, holding it in her arms.
Zhiyun didn’t stop her sister from intervening.
“Sister?”
“Zhiyun… there’s no rush for the vaccination. Since I’m keeping the cat, I can take responsibility…”
“Uh… but sister, you don’t know where the medical maids’ rescue station is… and you know what vaccinations are now! This… hmm?”
Zhiyun then noticed.
The stray kitten that had been struggling when she held it by the scruff suddenly became calm in her sister’s arms.
Even Zhiyun was amazed: “Wow… sister, maybe you and this cat really have a connection, but…”
“Eh?”
Ye Zhibai noticed that Zhiyun’s gaze towards the kitten had suddenly become less friendly.
In fact, it was quite dark.
“But… I feel very displeased… heh, sneaky stray cat.”
“?!”
Although she had no evidence, Ye Zhibai had a strong feeling…
Zhiyun was jealous of a stray cat.
How absurd!
