A lively pet hospital

After his workout, Fu Yunting wiped away his sweat. Holding Qin Yan's hand, he raised a sharp brow at the people gathering around him in the gym.

"What, don't any of you have work to do?"

The crowd instantly scattered.

Fu Yunting picked Qin Yan up, tossed her lightly into the air, and caught her.

Qin Yan blinked.

"I have a dinner engagement, so I need to go out for a bit. Stay at the company and don't wander off. I'll pick you up and take you home when I'm back."

Qin Yan nodded obediently.

"Okay."

Fu Yunting handed her over to Secretary Lin again.

Secretary Lin assured him with a look of determination, "Don't worry, boss. I'll take good care of the baby."

This time, Qin Yan followed Fu Yunting all the way out to his car.

"Uncle, come back soon."

Fu Yunting said, "Anything you want to eat? I'll bring it back for you."

Qin Yan shook her head and gently patted her little tummy.

"Tummy's not hungry."

All right, then.

"Uncle."

Just as Fu Yunting was about to close the car window, Qin Yan suddenly called out to him.

"What is it?"

Held in Secretary Lin's arms, Qin Yan leaned over and kissed his cheek.

After the kiss, before Fu Yunting had even reacted, her own little face flushed red with shyness.

Fu Yunting: !!!

"Bye-bye, Uncle."

The car had already driven off when Fu Yunting suddenly smiled, then sent a message to the group chat.

Fu Yunting: I'm heading to a dinner engagement. The baby saw me off and even gave me a kiss. Such a shame I didn't get a picture.

Fu Rong: ...

Fu Rong: Get lost!

Fu Nanshan: ...

Fu Yunting had done a little showing off.

Meanwhile, Qin Yan went to the pet hospital to see the calico cat.

The anesthesia had already worn off.

The cat was in a cage of his own, looking listless.

Qin Yan walked over and gently tapped the glass door with a finger.

"Kitty."

"No hurting. Blow, blow..."

Of course, that did nothing for the Calico Cat.

Secretary Lin was looking too when she suddenly exclaimed in surprise.

"This cat's male?!"

Doctor Song came over. "Yes. Congratulations, you've hit the jackpot. This calico is a very rare male, and a longhaired one at that. He's quite a looker."

Qin Yan said, "Pretty eyes too."

His two differently colored eyes were like beautiful, clear gemstones.

Unfortunately, the calico had quite a few wounds, and some of his fur had been shaved for surgery, leaving him looking a little ugly.

But once his fur grew back, he would definitely be a gorgeous kitty.

"Male calicos are Zhaocai cats, you know."

Doctor Song was very fond of him too.

"Are you going to keep this cat? If not, then I could..."

Secretary Lin hurriedly nodded. "Yes, yes, we are..."

A Zhaocai cat! Even if only for that auspicious symbolism, they absolutely had to keep him!

Doctor Song said regretfully, "All right."

Qin Yan spent most of the rest of her time playing at the pet hospital.

There were lots of pets here.

Not just cats, but dogs, a parrot, some reptiles, and a rather large raven too.

Secretary Lin had thought Qin Yan was merely a bit of a cat magnet. She hadn't expected her to attract all animals.

There was a very aloof, very large Doberman that even the doctor could only approach while its owner kept it under control.

Qin Yan walked over with dog biscuits, soon got close to the Doberman, and even started playing with it.

Then there was the parrot, which had an incredibly quick tongue but spoke nothing but curses.

Yet around Qin Yan, it became terribly fawning.

"Pretty baby, you're a sweet-smelling, soft little cake. Can I snuggle up to you?"

Qin Yan corrected it with a serious little face. "I'm a person, not a cake."

"Not for eating."

The parrot said, "It's a figure of speech. You're a sweet-smelling human."

"Pretty baby, can I go home with you?"

Qin Yan looked bewildered. "Don't you want your owner anymore?"

The parrot said, "Don't worry. Just say yes, and this bird will abandon its former owner right away."

"Naonao!"

An angry voice rang out. The parrot's owner had arrived.

The first thing he heard upon arriving was his own parrot planning to abandon him, and he was furious.

"Naonao, you ungrateful bird! How much money have I spent on you? You're going to abandon your dad? If I don't pluck your wings bare today, I'll call you Dad!"

Naonao immediately took flight, squawking, "Idiot, idiot! This bird has wings! Can't catch me, can't catch me, hehe..."

For a while, the pet hospital was in utter chaos.

Qin Yan watched from the sidelines, her eyes full of laughter.

"Caw..."

Another slightly hoarse birdcall came from behind her.

She turned and met the eyes of the raven less than a meter away.

The raven held a watch in its beak and wagged its tail.

Then it gave the watch to Qin Yan.

Qin Yan: ???

Secretary Lin shrieked, "Who lost a watch? Who lost a Rolex?"

At her shout, a young man who was flirting with a woman instinctively looked down.

"Where's my watch?!"

He looked toward the voice and saw the watch in Qin Yan's hand, along with that wretched child of his.

"Steward, you again! You carried off my watch and gave it away, you little menace!"

Yes, he was the raven's owner.

Qin Yan held up the watch. "Here, big brother."

The young man said, "Hold it for me for a minute, little sister. Let me deal with that little menace first."

Qin Yan ran after him, holding up the watch.

"No hitting. Giving it back, no hitting birdie."

Doctor Song took a sip of tea. "It certainly is lively."

When Fu Yunting came to pick up his little one, he had barely opened the door before a raven flying straight at him nearly flapped into his face.

He could also hear a parrot yelling at the top of its scratchy voice.

"Black bird, run! Your dad's coming with a net!"

"Baby, baby, these are feathers for you. Pretty feathers!"

Fu Yunting looked over and discovered that the object of the parrot's eager attention was his own little one.

"What's going on?"

Qin Yan held several feathers in her little hand.

The parrot had plucked out two of its prettiest feathers, and had also picked up the raven's fallen feathers to pass off as gifts for the pretty baby.

There were even a few flowers tucked into her hair.

Naonao had plucked several blossoms from a pot of orchids in full bloom at the pet hospital and very skillfully tucked them into her hair.

Doctor Song was holding that pot of orchids, looking utterly crestfallen.

The parrot's owner was awkwardly apologizing beside the doctor and offering to transfer money as compensation.

The entire pet hospital was in an absolute uproar.

It even made Fu Yunting wonder whether he had come to the wrong place.

"Uncle."

Seeing him come in, Qin Yan trotted over and wrapped her arms around his long leg.

"Uncle, smells nice."

She tilted her little head to show Fu Yunting.

The orchids did indeed smell lovely.

"Naonao got in trouble."

She pointed at the parrot.

Naonao said, "Who are you? Give pretty baby back to me."

Fu Yunting laughed in exasperation. "Back to you? She's mine."

The parrot said, "Are you baby's dad?"

"Dad, take this bird along too. This bird wants to live with the sweet-smelling, soft baby."

At first, Fu Yunting was surprised that the parrot spoke more fluently than his niece. Then he was speechless.

"Naonao!"

Naonao's owner truly wanted to pluck out its feathers now!