Chapter 229

"Hmm..." the girl replied, her voice choked with suppressed sobs. "It's okay," she said to Chun Qiu, as if speaking to herself as well. 172. His/Her name is very beautiful. 3k4 After winter ended, spring seemed to have emerged unnoticed, its vibrant green sprouting anew from the plants in the streets and alleys. Perhaps it shouldn't be described as a rebirth. Because the impressions left by summer remain deep in people's memories, only to be recalled again upon seeing similar scenes once more. The weather warmed up. Hua Xin put down the Cat Teaser in her hand and then stared blankly at the bright sunshine outside the window. Occasionally, men and women walked past the street outside the window, seemingly quite satisfied with the current warm temperature, their faces free of the gloom of having to go to work in the cold. But perhaps in a couple of days when the weather gets hot, they'll be quiet again, and then they'll have to go to work under the scorching sun and with gloomy moods again? The girl thought somewhat nonsensically, then her eyes flickered twice. Time flies. Class-work-home-sleep-lazy-work-class... Her life seemed to have fallen into a completely new cycle. Although it was no longer the lazy days of sleeping until she died in Little Black and then playing games and watching anime, it was unusually fulfilling. At least she had money. With money, she didn't have to worry about life-threatening difficulties. Hua Xin decided to wait and see. She would wait until time passed a little longer, until she could make a decision about her obsession and hesitation. Feeling a fluffy ball of fur tugging at her trouser leg, the girl came back to her senses. A faint tenderness appeared on her usually silent face as she reached out and hugged the Maine Coon named Moya. This was the "cold" cat that had been very friendly to her since the day she came to the cat cafe. As the girl worked there longer and longer, it became more and more attached to Hua Xin. "Xiao Hua! Time to go home~" "Okay!..." Hua Xin responded, then effortlessly picked up Moya from her arms and put her on the ground, intending to do some preparations before leaving work. It's basically scooping the litter box and preparing cat food. Occasionally, when she's not in a rush, she'll help brush the cats. Since Sister Li Xue is already paying her a high salary, and the shop hasn't been particularly busy since then, she feels bad about not working while eating so much. The girl saw a short video saying that people who always slack off get fired. Scary. jpg She didn't want to lose this life where she could eat rice and drink beverages to her heart's content every day, well... at least for now. "Cat food, cat food... ah, all gone." Hua Xin turned and walked to the rows of cat bowls, folded the empty cat food bags and threw them in the trash can, then opened a new bag and scooped the food into the cat bowls. "Xiao Hua ... she's off work." "We need to fully embrace the slacking-off mentality of not working a single second longer." "Let Shan Qing do these." Li Xue, who had somehow appeared beside the girl, urged her helplessly. "It's okay, Sister Li Xue... I don't have anything to do at home anyway." Actually, the main problem was that her computer had been shipped back, and she'd spent so long trying to fix it without success. Even if she went home, she couldn't play computer games; she could only lie in bed and play on her phone. She might as well stay here, enjoying the warmth and petting the cat. The girl thought to herself. "Oh~" Li Xue deliberately dragged out her words, then looked slyly at the clueless Hua Xin, lowering her voice and saying slowly, "Since you don't want to go home, but someone seems to really want to go home?" "?" The girl looked at her blankly, not understanding what Li Xue was talking about. Who wanted to go home? The only people in the shop now were Li Xue, herself, and Brother Shan Qing. Excluding herself, and considering they were the shop owners, Hua Xin suspected she was the mole. "Oh well... anyway, you can go home now." "You'll see later." Li Xue said something cryptic, then shooed Hua Xin out. The girl looked silently at the coat and a small bag of cat food Li Xue had given her as a reward. She could take it back to Chun Qiu to help her out, since the cat food she ordered online was still on its way. "I'll go home then..." the girl thought helplessly as she put on her coat. Honestly, she actually preferred being out working these days. Going home meant waiting a long time for her computer, which had almost completely been shipped and disassembled, to get back to normal. "I'm leaving, Brother Shan Qing..." the girl said politely. "Take care on your way," Shanqing's voice came from the kitchen. Hearing the reply, Hua Xin bent down, picked up the cat food, tightened her coat, and prepared to leave the cat cafe to catch the subway. What should I eat tonight... It seems I'll have to go to the market and scavenge for food today. My supplies at home are running low; I need to replenish them. Maybe I can buy a few yuan's worth of meat and make braised noodles... I saw someone make it on a video Hua Xin few days ago, and it looked delicious. Perfect timing—I can buy some noodles, meat, and green beans. It probably won't be much worse than Brother Shan Qing's lunch, right? I'll work for another two months, save up some money, and then find a chance to fix my computer. Things will get better again. It's been a while since I streamed, but Hua Xin hasn't forgotten this loyal way to make money. She's been thinking about getting her computer fixed and going back to her old ways... The girl opened the door as she pondered this. "Am I really that invisible?..." "You've been sitting here for ages and you're treating me like I'm invisible." "?" A familiar voice sounded behind her, making Hua Xin instinctively turn around. She saw Xia Yan had somehow managed to hold the glass door shut for her, looking at her with a slightly aggrieved and helpless expression. The girl rolled her eyes. "You sit in the front, I'll sit in the back..." "Do you think I'm a security camera that can see everyone's every move in the store?" "Go to hell!?" Xia Yan didn't care about the girl's sharp tongue at all, smiling as he took the cat food from Hua Xin's hand. Then he flashed to the girl's side, his face serious and sincere as he said to Hua Xin, "Then could I treat this beautiful lady to dinner as an apology?" Hua Xin looked at Xia Yan. She thought for a moment. She didn't really have any intention of disallowing or refusing Xia Yan's offer to pick her up from work. After all, Xia Yan liked Gu Xin Hua... "Barbecue." "Let's go." After Xia Yan uttered these two words, the girl agreed to Xia Yan without any hesitation. Putting aside her thoughts, it's done now, let's eat first. Hua Xin cleared her mind and walked forward with Xia Yan. "Could you tell me next time?" "If you always act like a ghost, who's going to find you?" Xia Yan touched his nose, a little guilty, and said, "Okay... I'm a little afraid of bothering you at work." He glanced at the girl's face without leaving a trace, his gaze lingering slightly on her eyes. Hmm, very beautiful. "It's you who's bothering me at work by acting like a ghost."