Chapter 169: Yan Luoxi: I Haven’t Even Been Gone Two Days, and You’re Already Telling Everyone I’m Dead?

Chapter 169: Chapter 169: Yan Luoxi: I Haven’t Even Been Gone Two Days, and You’re Already Telling Everyone I’m Dead?

Six p.m. sharp.

RING RING RING—

A cell phone was ringing.

Yan Luoxi groggily opened her eyes. She was about to reach for her phone when she realized she had turned into a cat again.

Seeing the name "Roy" lit up on her phone screen, Yan Luoxi felt utterly helpless.

’In this state, there’s no way I can answer the phone!’

She could only watch as the phone rang for a while before the call automatically ended.

Shaking her head, she stood up on the sofa and jumped down to the floor.

’That jerk will be back in about half an hour. I have to get over to his place first!’

’I wonder how that jerk will react when he comes back and sees me?’

ACHOO~

Just as she was thinking this, she let out a sudden sneeze.

Then, she froze.

’Can cats get colds?’

’So even when I turn into a cat, my cold doesn’t just disappear?’

After sneezing,

Yan Luoxi felt her little paws had lost some of their strength. Her nose was dry, and she felt a little stuffed up.

This...

For a moment, Yan Luoxi was at a loss for words.

Feeling sick was a minor issue.

’But can a cat’s cold be transmitted to humans?’

She hadn’t considered that she’d still have a cold after turning into a cat, so she had never looked it up.

No.

’I don’t want to pass my cold on to that jerk.’

So she lifted her head and began looking around.

’Where’s a good place to hide?’

After wandering around the house a few times, she padded into the bedroom.

Her eyes immediately fell on the large wardrobe!

’That’s it!’

’I’ll hide on top of the wardrobe.’

’It’s hard to be found here.’

Once she was hidden,

she curled up into a ball, hoping to get some sleep.

But because her nose was so uncomfortable, she couldn’t sleep soundly.

She kept sneezing, unable to fall asleep at all...

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「7:30 p.m.」

Gu Yizhou finally dragged his listless body back to the apartment complex.

CLICK~

He took out his key and opened the door.

The apartment was pitch-black and silent.

FLICK~

The lights came on.

"Xiaobai, Dad’s home."

Gu Yizhou called out habitually.

No response.

As Gu Yizhou stood by the door changing his shoes, he called out a few more times, "Xiaobai, Xiaobai, are you here?"

’Shut up, you jerk.’

’So noisy!’

Since the bedroom door wasn’t closed, Yan Luoxi could clearly hear Gu Yizhou’s voice and knew he was home.

But!

She just didn’t want to come out!

After changing his shoes, Gu Yizhou entered the living room. He first walked over to the sofa, crouched down, and peered underneath.

Nothing!

Shaking his head helplessly, Gu Yizhou decided to check the bedroom. If he still couldn’t find Xiaobai, he would go find a place to print and post some "Missing Cat" flyers.

"Xiaobai?"

He couldn’t find her.

"Sigh~"

"Xiaobai, where on earth did you run off to?"

With a light sigh and a helpless expression, Gu Yizhou said, "She didn’t actually run out and get run over, did she?"

"Oh, Xiaobai, Dad has let you down..."

Yan Luoxi: "..."

Lying on top of the wardrobe, she looked down at Gu Yizhou.

At first, she hadn’t wanted to pay him any mind.

But hearing him declare that she’d been run over by a car, Yan Luoxi—both the cat and the woman inside—was rendered utterly speechless!

’I’ve been gone for less than two days, and you’re already telling people I’m dead?!’

Yan Luoxi suddenly felt like she’d been dumped and her ex was now going around telling everyone she was dead!

"Mroooow~!"

She let out a furious, teeth-grinding meow.

’You jerk!’

’It’s one thing not to look for me!’

’But to freaking curse me to get run over by a car?!’

’Fine!’

’Just fine!’

’You jerk!’

’This is so you!!’

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Hearing the sudden meow, Gu Yizhou froze for a second.

"Was that... a meow just now?"

For a moment, Gu Yizhou wasn’t entirely sure.

"Don’t tell me I’m missing Xiaobai so much that I’m starting to hear things?"

he muttered to himself.

Yan Luoxi: "..."

’Looks like this jerk isn’t just blind!’

’He’s deaf, too!’

"Meow!"

She meowed again, this time with irritation.

This meow was even louder than the last.

This time, Gu Yizhou heard the meow loud and clear.

He snapped his head up and saw Yan Luoxi perched on top of the wardrobe!

"Well, I’ll be. Xiaobai, what are you doing hiding up there?"

Gu Yizhou’s eyes first lit up, but then his expression turned to one of complete bafflement.

’Hiding from you, obviously.’

Yan Luoxi shot him an irritated glare, then shuffled deeper into the shadows on top of the wardrobe.

’From here...’

’The jerk shouldn’t be able to reach me, right?’

She decided to stay up here for the night.

Gu Yizhou stepped onto the bed and looked up at Yan Luoxi. "Xiaobai, stop fooling around. It’s dirty up there."

"Come on, come down."

Gu Yizhou held out his hands to her.

Seeing this,

Yan Luoxi backed away a few more steps.

She retreated to the farthest corner on top of the wardrobe, as far from the bed as possible.

"Hmm?"

"Xiaobai, what’s gotten into you?"

"Are you scared of me?"

Gu Yizhou was completely baffled.

He couldn’t understand Xiaobai’s baffling behavior at all!

’Could it be that she ran into some trouble while she was gone these past two days?’

’Or maybe she’s mad at me and doesn’t want me to touch her?’

This...

"Xiaobai, be good. You were gone for two days. Dad was looking for you the whole time, worried sick, you know?"

Hearing this, Yan Luoxi couldn’t help but roll her eyes.

’That’s right!’

’She had already learned how to roll her eyes as a cat!’

’Looking for me?’

’Looking for me, my ass!’

’While I was gone these past two days, you were getting all cozy with some other woman!’

’Liar!’

’Big fat liar!’

Yan Luoxi had no intention of paying him any mind.

’That jerk is such a huge liar!!’

’Oh, heavens!’

’A big liar like that jerk should be the one who turns into a cat!’

Yan Luoxi cursed inwardly.

"Er..."

Seeing that Xiaobai was completely ignoring him, Gu Yizhou’s expression turned bitter.

Still, a huge weight was finally lifted from his shoulders.

’Xiaobai is back!’

’And she’s back in one piece!’

’Even though she seems mad at me, it’s still better than her never coming back at all!’

After trying to coax her for a little longer, he saw that Xiaobai still refused to come down from the wardrobe.

Gu Yizhou gave up!

’Forget it!’

’If Xiaobai wants to stay up there for a bit, then I’ll let her.’

’Once she’s not angry anymore, she’ll probably come down on her own.’

’Right now, I need to get something to eat!’

’I’ve only had a little water all day and nothing to eat. Now that I can finally relax, I’m starving!’

’I’ll order some takeout first, then figure out how to get her down.’

’Or maybe I can just call her down when the food gets here. That could work too.’

Gu Yizhou thought to himself.

And with that, he turned and walked out of the bedroom.

Watching him leave, Yan Luoxi’s head drooped. She let out a sigh of relief, feeling her little head spin. Her cold seemed to have gotten worse, and she decided to try and get some more sleep.

Gu Yizhou left the bedroom, sat down on the sofa, and picked up his phone. He casually ordered himself some pig’s trotter rice and even added a side of pork knuckle!

All together, it was less than fifty yuan.

Cheap, a good deal, and a huge portion!

When you were really hungry, nothing was more satisfying than pig’s trotter rice!

He’d heard a saying circulating in Guangdong Province: "Endless pig’s trotter rice, endless overtime shifts. Once you’re here, you’re a Guangdonger. You earn your money in Guangdong, and you spend your money in Guangdong, right?"

He had to admit, that saying truly captured the heartache of countless migrant workers.

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