“Awoo~”
Upon hearing the black cat’s call, the golden retriever who had originally been in the small alley immediately brightened her eyes.
She felt that her chance to repay the favor had probably arrived.
Immediately after, she darted out from the small alley.
Like a wisp of breeze rising from the flat ground, in the blink of an eye she had already closed in on the place where Su Qi was standing.
Su Qi suddenly turned her head around.
Her brows furrowed.
“No need to be so hostile toward me.” She seemed helpless.
She took half a step to the side and easily dodged the golden retriever’s charge.
The golden retriever failed to ram into the girl.
Instead, because her speed was too fast, she could not stop in time and directly tumbled two circles on the ground in a somewhat staggering manner.
But she quickly stood up.
She shook her body.
Her gaze stayed tightly fixed on Su Qi as she paced back and forth continuously.
It seemed she was looking for the next opportunity.
Su Qi paid her no mind.
Instead, she turned her head.
“Moreover, even if you are hostile.” Her line of sight fell upon the black cat in Luo Yunzhi’s embrace.
That black cat had also turned her gaze over.
“An ordinary dog like this could not possibly pose any threat to me, right?” She lightly tugged at the corner of her lips.
“So you might as well give up on attacking me.”
And it was also right after these words fell.
The air suddenly became quiet.
“You are… talking to Xiao Bai.”
The girl spoke up at this moment.
She broke the silence.
She first took several deep breaths to calm her emotions.
Only then did she barely come back to her senses from the shock of her own Xiao Bai actually calling that golden retriever to attack Su Qi.
Luo Yunzhi lowered her head.
She shook her head at the black cat.
She did not quite approve of this action.
“Xiao Bai, you cannot randomly attack others.”
Although she was also very curious about exactly how the black cat had directed the golden retriever.
Since they were both animals? The girl did not think too deeply in this regard.
Afterward, Luo Yunzhi raised her head and looked at Su Qi.
Her expression carried a trace of unnaturalness.
“I remember. Back then you said Xiao Bai was just a cat, right?”
But now the other party was talking to the black cat.
Clearly there was a conflict between before and after.
There was definitely something strange.
However, Su Qi did not respond to her.
Those eyes were still fixed on the black cat.
Her expression was very calm.
It seemed she was merely an extremely ordinary person.
But at this moment, Bai Ziyu had no choice but to deal with the other party with twelve parts of her spirit.
She was doubtful.
She completely could not understand this girl’s situation.
But no matter what… her own secret absolutely could not be exposed.
She hesitated for a moment.
She simply decided to keep acting until the end.
“Meow?”
The black cat tilted her little head.
She seemed unable to understand.
“Meow.”
She let out a soft cry.
Then she once again shrank deeper into Luo Yunzhi’s embrace.
She acted like an ordinary cat.
Or rather, like a stray cat or a domestic cat.
Before she could figure out Su Qi’s purpose, Bai Ziyu had to treat the matter with caution.
After all, the slightest carelessness could lead to unpredictable consequences.
This was not only for herself.
It was also for the girl.
“Oh? Is that so.” Seeing the black cat’s appearance, Su Qi shrugged her shoulders.
She did not mind it.
Instead, she shifted her gaze back.
She looked at Luo Yunzhi.
Her gaze also glanced toward the golden retriever for half a second.
Then she opened her mouth.
“It seems this place is not suitable for chatting.”
“Want to go chat at the cafe up ahead?”
Faced with the girl’s invitation.
Luo Yunzhi hesitated for a moment.
“Alright. I agree.”
……
“Customer, your coffee.”
“Thank you.”
“You’re welcome.”
The cafe staff placed the coffee on the table.
With a standardized smile on her face, she informed them of the precautions and then turned to leave.
This was a private room inside the establishment.
So they needed to leave the guests with enough privacy.
After closing the door, the only ones left in the private room were the two girls and the cat.
The black cat lay on the tabletop.
She let out a yawn.
“What do you want to talk about?” Luo Yunzhi spoke.
She did not reach for the cup in front of her.
Moreover, she had never had the habit of drinking coffee.
As for Su Qi, after adding several sugar cubes into the coffee cup, she lightly tasted a sip.
Then she had no intention of trying again.
Her expression carried distaste.
Because the taste was cheap.
“Let’s talk about your black cat.” The girl said.
She used a handkerchief to wipe her lips.
“Name your price. How much money to sell her to me?”
“I already said. I’m not selling.”
Luo Yunzhi frowned.
“Xiao Bai will always be mine.” After she finished speaking, she directly stood up with a start.
“If this is all you wanted to talk about, then I think we have no need to continue chatting.”
Su Qi first paused for a moment.
Then she spoke.
“Fine. You don’t want money… Then what about fame and profit? Or your studies? You are currently in your second year of high school. After the gaokao, which university are you going to attend?”
“You have to know that you are very poor right now. Even if your grades are still decent for the time being, can you guarantee that you will not fail during the gaokao?”
“Even if you do not fail, what about your university tuition fees? What are you going to do? Continue working part-time? Is the money you earn from part-time work really enough for you to use?”
“Moreover, there is also her.”
Su Qi propped her chin on her hand.
“You may not care about material life. But what about this black cat’s material life? You keep saying that she is now your family member.”
“But have you satisfied your family member’s material needs? Are you going to dismiss her with just a few sausages? Heh. Don’t you feel that you are very selfish?”
The corner of the girl’s lips carried a cold smile.
She took out a check and a pen from her bag.
She directly pushed them across the table to Luo Yunzhi.
“You might as well admit it.” She said.
“You are a selfish person. You have never considered her. You are only doing this to feel good about yourself.”
Su Qi’s gaze was deep.
“This check… however much money you want, you can fill in any amount yourself. I will say it again. Trade one cat for your wealth and glory.”
“This is very worth it.”
Su Qi’s words were very calm.
It was as if this was simply the truth of the world.
After she finished speaking, she closed her mouth and waited there for the girl to make her choice.
Luo Yunzhi’s body stiffened.
Her gaze stared at that check in a slight daze.
Although she had not been moved by the so-called wealth and glory.
But the girl’s words had indeed thrown the girl’s heart into conflict.
To be honest, had she really satisfied Xiao Bai’s material needs?
Luo Yunzhi bit her lip.
She looked at the black cat.
There were unknown emotions in her eyes.
After all, the black cat was only something she had forcibly carried home in the first place.
And at the very beginning, Xiao Bai had chosen Su Qi to be her owner.
It was she who had forcibly brought the other party back home.
The black cat was actually not close to her.
She understood this very well.
“I do not think it is worth it.” The girl took a deep breath.
She forcefully clenched her palm.
Her fingertips dug into her skin and even brought out a trace of crimson.
She would not let the black cat be taken away for money.
Su Qi was truly someone she could not see through.
So if Xiao Bai was really taken away, she would definitely encounter danger.
Luo Yunzhi opened her mouth.
“I… choose.”
“Meow?”
What do you have to choose?
“Meow.”
What a dummy.
Only at this moment did the black cat finally stand up from the tabletop.
She walked straight to that check.
She extended her paw and tore the check into pieces.
Those fragments were like flower petals.
They scattered and fell.