Chapter 172: That Damn Man’s Gentle Side

Chapter 172: Chapter 172: That Damn Man’s Gentle Side

A few minutes later.

Gu Yizhou walked out of the vet clinic, holding the cat and the receipt.

The check-up, blood test, injection, and take-home medication came to a total of 1,088 yuan.

To be honest, that really wasn’t cheap!

It was even more expensive than a doctor’s visit for a person.

But it didn’t matter. As long as Xiaobai was okay, that was all that mattered.

And Gu Yizhou really wasn’t hurting for that kind of money right now.

Still, once Chen Dongyuan’s company was officially stable, maybe he could try investing in a chain of veterinary hospitals.

After all, people these days loved keeping small animals to enrich their spiritual and emotional lives.

And once you had a pet, sickness was inevitable, which was when a veterinary hospital would be needed.

Besides, the veterinary hospital market in this world was still a blue ocean. It was definitely worth a try.

Gu Yizhou thought to himself.

Seeing Gu Yizhou staring blankly at the bill for her medicine, Yan Luoxi assumed he thought it was too expensive.

"MEOW~!"

She couldn’t help but meow at him.

’Jerk!’

’Are you complaining about how expensive the medicine is?!’

’I told you I was fine and didn’t need to come to the hospital, but no, you had to drag me here!’

’Happy now?!’

’It’s just a little cold, and I’d already taken medicine. Now we have to waste all this money.’

’Fine!’

’Cheapskate!’

’Big deal, I’ll just find an excuse to pay you back tomorrow!’

’Seriously!’

Yan Luoxi thought, feeling deeply wronged.

Her meow snapped Gu Yizhou out of his thoughts.

Seeing Xiaobai looking at him with a pitifully wronged expression, Gu Yizhou assumed she was still angry at him for the injection earlier.

He stroked her little head and said with a smile, "Alright, be a good girl. Don’t be mad. Let’s go home. Dad will cook you some shrimp in a bit."

Hearing this, Yan Luoxi paused, slightly stunned.

’So the jerk wasn’t upset about the money?’

Just as Yan Luoxi was processing this, Gu Yizhou suddenly remembered something and spoke again. "Oh, wait. You have a cold, so it’s probably not a good idea to eat seafood. You know what, I think there’s some chicken breast in the fridge. I’ll boil some chicken breast for you instead."

"Meow?"

Yan Luoxi snapped back to her senses.

’No!’

’Boiled chicken breast is totally bland!’

’I don’t want to eat chicken breast!’

’I want to eat shrimp!’

’I can eat shrimp!’

She meowed urgently.

But of course, Gu Yizhou couldn’t understand her. He just thought she was meowing with excitement.

He looked down at the cat and smiled slightly. "Alright, don’t be impatient. We’ll go home first, and I’ll make it for you as soon as we get there!"

With that, he carried her to the side of the road and hailed a taxi.

Yan Luoxi was speechless...

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By the time they returned to the Binjiang No.1 Mansion District, it was already ten o’clock at night.

After placing Xiaobai on the sofa and covering her with a small blanket, Gu Yizhou said with a smile, "Xiaobai, if you’re sick or not feeling well in the future, you have to remember to find Dad!"

"Why did you go hide by yourself?"

"You silly little thing!"

Gu Yizhou said, chiding her fondly.

"MEOW!"

’Jerk!’

’You’re the silly one!’

Snuggled on the sofa with her eyes closed, Yan Luoxi heard Gu Yizhou’s words, lifted an eyelid to glare at him, and thought grumpily.

Seeing Xiaobai’s defiant look, Gu Yizhou shook his head helplessly.

’This silly little cat is really becoming something else!’

’She’s too smart!’

"Alright, Dad’s going to go heat up dinner, and then I’ll boil some chicken breast for you."

Having not eaten all day, Gu Yizhou was already starving. After speaking, he got up, brought the long-cold takeout from the doorway back to the kitchen, and reheated it in the microwave.

After sorting out his own takeout, Gu Yizhou started boiling the chicken breast for Xiaobai.

...

Half an hour later.

Gu Yizhou cleaned up his empty takeout container and the cat’s leftover chicken breast.

Perhaps because she was sick, Yan Luoxi didn’t eat much.

She ate less than half before she couldn’t eat anymore.

And she had only forced herself to eat that small amount because she saw how hard the jerk had been working, rushing about on her behalf.

After cleaning up, he placed the trash bag by the entryway, making it convenient to take out on his way to work tomorrow.

Gu Yizhou washed his hands and finally had a free moment to sit down on the sofa.

By now, a light rain had started to fall outside.

Combined with the arrival of the north wind, the temperature had dropped a few more degrees.

Worried that Xiaobai’s cold might worsen, Gu Yizhou brought a space heater out from the bedroom.

"Xiaobai, it’s getting too cold. Let’s get you warmed up by the heater."

After the heater was turned on, the area around the sofa quickly warmed up.

Yan Luoxi, who had been feeling a bit cold, suddenly felt very comfortable. She subconsciously narrowed her eyes in contentment.

’Hmph!’

’Jerk!’

’About time you did something a decent human would do.’

Although Yan Luoxi was deeply touched, her thoughts were still as arrogant as ever.

Gu Yizhou shook his head. He reached out and touched the inside of Yan Luoxi’s hind leg, wanting to check her body temperature.

’To see if she was still cold!’

"Meeow~!"

Gu Yizhou’s sudden movement made Yan Luoxi jump.

’Jerk!’

’Where do you think you’re touching me!’

’Get your paws off me, now!’

Yan Luoxi’s already groggy head became even fuzzier. As shyness washed over her, her heart began to race.

"Er."

Startled by her fierce reaction, Gu Yizhou gave a wry smile, shook his head, and retracted his hand.

"You can still meow that loudly, huh? I guess you must be feeling better!"

As he spoke, Gu Yizhou turned on the television.

The news on a sporting event was playing.

Outside, the rain grew heavier, raindrops drumming PITTER-PATTER against the balcony’s glass window.

The cold outside stood in stark contrast to the warmth indoors.

Gu Yizhou watched the TV, gently stroking the cat’s back with his right hand.

Yan Luoxi already wasn’t feeling well to begin with. In this warm, cozy atmosphere, a wave of drowsiness washed over her once more.

She glanced at Gu Yizhou, then shifted her body, found a more comfortable position, and fell asleep moments later...

A soft snore could be heard.

Gu Yizhou turned to look at the cat and saw that she had fallen asleep at some point.

’This silly little cat.’

’With a cold and all the fuss today, she must be exhausted.’

With a small smile, Gu Yizhou pulled his hand back and tucked the blanket around her again.

He glanced at the clock on the wall. It was already eleven o’clock at night.

He turned off the television and quietly got up to take a shower.

...

About ten minutes later.

Gu Yizhou came out of the shower. He took a hairdryer into the bedroom, closing the door before he started drying his hair so he wouldn’t wake Xiaobai.

When he came out after drying his hair, Yan Luoxi still hadn’t woken up.

She was sleeping quite soundly.

Seeing this, Gu Yizhou gently picked her up.

The moment she was lifted into his arms, Yan Luoxi was startled awake...