She opened the unit door in front of her. Her figure rushed into the rain. She did not know if it was an illusion, but the rain falling from the sky right now seemed even heavier.
Large raindrops the size of beans went pitter-patter as they continuously struck the umbrella surface. The rainwater flowed down and gathered into puddles on the ground.
“Patta!”
Luo Yunzhi ran through the rain.
Water splashed up.
The place where she lived was originally an old residential building. The property management had long since stopped taking care of it. So the roads were somewhat broken and rundown.
There were quite a few potholes. All of them were filled with water. The girl accidentally stepped into one. Immediately, large amounts of wet mud spots stained her shoes and pant legs.
But Luo Yunzhi did not care.
She kept running.
“Xiao Bai… hold on.” She bit her lip. Her voice sounded breathless because of the intense running. Some strands of hair stuck to her cheeks.
“We will be there very soon.”
The girl murmured.
She held the blanket wrapped around the black cat even more tightly in her arms. It was very cold outside. But the black cat’s body was so scorching hot.
However, this only made the girl even more worried. Although the warmth felt very comfortable, it also meant that the black cat’s current condition was especially bad.
Luo Yunzhi’s heart was pounding wildly. She found the right direction and ran. She remembered that there seemed to be a pet hospital that had opened in a corner of this nearby residential area.
As long as they reached there.
Xiao Bai would be saved!
……
“Drip drop. Drip drop.”
“Boom!”
The rain falling from the sky seemed endless. Rainwater fell from the eaves. It hit the ground. Then it hit the bluestone pavement again.
The girl walked up to the signboard. She raised her head. After the light from the flashing thunder passed, she was finally able to read the words written on the glass.
However, this understanding did not make her happy. Instead, her body swayed. It seemed as if she was about to fall heavily to the ground in the next moment.
“Closed… It’s closed.”
Her voice was very soft.
Luo Yunzhi’s face was full of bitterness. She never expected that this pet hospital, which she had placed her hopes on, would happen to be temporarily closed today.
She tightly gripped the umbrella. Her fingernails dug into her skin. It brought a slight pain. “How… could this happen.” The girl only felt powerless throughout her entire body.
Luo Yunzhi squatted down. She tilted the umbrella surface. Her line of sight dropped downward. Her pupils reflected the figure of the black cat in her arms.
Right now the black cat’s breathing was very even. It was as if she was just sleeping soundly like usual. If it were not for her burning hot body, she probably would not have been noticed.
The girl reached out her hand. After hesitating for a moment, she gently stroked the black cat’s head a few times. She let out a deep sigh. Then she stood up again.
“No. I still cannot give up.”
Her voice was firm.
“There are other ways.”
Luo Yunzhi suddenly remembered what Sister Li had said to her not long ago. She quickly fumbled for her phone and dialed a certain number.
Accompanied by the sound of “beep beep beep”, the girl’s heart was pounding heavily. However, it did not last long before the call was answered on the other end.
“Hello? Little Luo?”
“Sister Li… I.”
“You want to ask about which pet doctor?”
“You know?”
“Ah. I guessed.” On the other end of the phone, Sister Li chuckled twice there. Her voice was very steady. “After all, you would only disturb me if something happened to that cat.”
After pausing for a moment, Sister Li did not waste any time. She hurriedly continued speaking. “Alright, no more nonsense. Where are you? I will send a car to pick you up.”
The girl told the middle-aged woman the address.
She hung up the phone.
“Thank you.”
She put the phone back into her pocket. Luo Yunzhi murmured softly under the eaves. Only at this moment did she finally pull herself out of her panicked emotions.
Sister Li told her that her doctor friend had especially excellent medical skills. Something like the black cat’s illness could be treated casually.
She did not need to worry about the price… Well. The other party had not actually mentioned the price yet. But even if it was expensive, Luo Yunzhi would borrow the money even if she had to.
After all, just like she had said before.
The black cat was family.
“Xiao Bai. You will be fine.” She leaned her body back slightly. Luo Yunzhi hid under the eaves. She gazed at the large raindrops still falling outside.
Her voice was very soft. It was like a feather that could float up at any moment. But for some reason, she also felt that it carried infinite weight.
The girl let out a breath.
She tightened her collar.
“You do not need to worry.” She smiled gently. Even though the black cat had her eyes closed right now and probably could not hear what she was saying at all.
“You have to grow up healthy and strong.”
……
The black cat’s ears twitched twice. She seemed to be able to hear the sound of rain coming from outside the window. It was pattering continuously as it struck the ground bricks.
In a daze, she opened her eyes. What entered her sight was the glaring light of an incandescent lamp. This made her somewhat uncomfortable. Her pupils contracted.
“Meow?”
Where is this?
“Meow?”
What happened to me?
Bai Ziyu’s head was full of doubts. She still remembered that she had been about to sleep at home earlier. But before she could fall asleep, a feeling of dizziness had come over her.
As for what happened after that… She had fainted. She had no idea what happened afterward. She only vaguely remembered that someone seemed to have picked her up.
The person who carried her was probably Luo Yunzhi?
It could only be her.
She shook her head. The black cat wanted to stand up. However, she discovered that her body was especially weak right now. She simply could not perform this simple action that she usually did every day.
With no other choice, she lay back down properly. Her gaze swept around the room. Her brows slightly furrowed. She carried a trace of confusion that she could not understand.
“Meow?”
Am I in a pet hospital?
“Meow?”
Where is Luo Yunzhi?
The tip of her nose was filled with the smell of disinfectant. The entire room was mainly white in tone. Not far away, there were things like syringes and medicine bottles placed there.
Bai Ziyu turned her gaze. Only then did she discover that a needle had been inserted into her small paw. She raised her head. Above her head hung a small IV drip bottle.
The liquid inside the IV bottle was light blue. It seemed to be emitting a faint glow. There was something flowing inside it. It carried a somewhat dreamlike appearance.
This did not look like ordinary medicine.
She felt it was strange.
After thinking for a moment… The black cat could roughly guess that after discovering she had fainted, Luo Yunzhi must have brought her to a pet hospital for treatment.
Although this hospital was a bit strange, since the girl trusted this place, there should not be any major problems. So she did not worry too much about it.
She opened her mouth and let out a yawn.
The black cat was very listless.
“Meow.”
What exactly happened to me?
She could not understand.
Bai Ziyu rolled over. She lay on the small bed so that she would not be dazzled by the bright incandescent light. She narrowed her eyes. She stared blankly at the IV tube in her paw.
The reason she had fainted might be related to the details that Su Qi had hidden and not said at the time. This could not be considered very good news.
After all, if one day she went out and fainted on the road, she would probably turn into a ‘cat pancake’. The kind that could not even be scraped off the road.
The black cat tugged at the corner of her lips.
She felt somewhat unable to hold back.
And it was also at this moment.
The outer door was pushed open.