"Good morning, Teacher Jiang!"
In the morning campus, several girls carrying textbooks walked out of the teaching building. When they saw Jiang Ran, their eyes lit up.
But when they saw the Black Cat crouching on Jiang Ran's shoulder—
"Wow! Teacher Jiang, you have a cat!?"
"Its eyes are blue!"
The girls immediately crowded around, staring at the Black Cat with shining eyes.
Jiang Ran nodded with a smile. "Mm, I just got him. If you like him, you can pet him. It's fine, he doesn't bite."
Hearing that, the girls immediately became excited.
"Really? We can?"
Several fair hands reached out.
Black Cat:
Before he could react, several hands were already on his head.
"Wow, his fur is so soft!"
"He's so well-behaved. He isn't even moving."
"Teacher Jiang, what's his name?"
Jiang Ran answered without changing expression, "Taibai."
"Taibai? What a special name..."
The Black Cat's entire body went stiff from all the petting, and his deep-blue eyes were filled with utter despair.
He wanted to dodge, but Jiang Ran lightly pressed the back of his neck with a finger.
The message was clear: don't move.
So he could only squat stiffly on Jiang Ran's shoulder, letting those youthful girls rub his head, scratch under his chin, and even try to squeeze his paws.
"Teacher Jiang, can he catch mice?"
"Probably... not."
"Teacher Jiang, can you bring him again tomorrow?"
"We'll see."
More than ten minutes later, the class bell rang.
Only then did the girls reluctantly withdraw their hands.
"Bye, Teacher Jiang!"
"Bye-bye, Taibai!"
After they had gone far away, Jiang Ran carried the Black Cat toward the parking lot.
He lifted the Black Cat off his shoulder and placed him in the front basket of his electric bike.
The cat crouched in the basket, raised his