Gu Nian'an got out of the car wearing a black hat.
Led by Fu Xiuyuan, he passed through an alley and arrived at the entrance to a bookstore.
A faint scent of books filled the shop. The two walked into the inner room and saw Zhao Ying sitting on a small sofa inside.
Seeing them arrive, Zhao Ying immediately stood up and came forward to greet them.
But the moment she saw the boy's snow-white hair, she froze in her tracks.
A fierce ache suddenly welled up in her heart, and she could not stop her tears from falling.
"Huh?"
What was wrong with me?
Seeing Zhao Ying's reaction, Gu Nian'an suddenly felt a little at a loss too.
But Zhao Ying merely walked up and gently stroked his hair. Her lips trembling, she asked, "Why has your hair turned white?"
Gu Nian'an lowered his eyes slightly and answered softly, "Mm, I had it dyed. I'll dye it back in a few days."
Hearing the boy's answer, the woman simply nodded and led them down a corridor into a small courtyard.
When he saw the scene in the courtyard clearly, Gu Nian'an froze on the spot.
Many kittens lived in the courtyard, most of them little black cats with blue eyes.
Seeing the boy's reaction, Zhao Ying smoothed her hair somewhat awkwardly.
Then she explained gently, "There's plenty of room since I live alone. I adopted these little ones. I noticed you seemed to have a kitten too, and I thought you might like them, so I wanted to show them to you."
Seeing the visitors, the kittens came over, meowing.
They circled the boy where he stood frozen, sniffing his scent over and over.
As if they had confirmed something, several lively kittens had already rolled over to show