As Cute as Ever

When Ruanruan noticed Lu Linfeng looking her way, she immediately shrank back into Lu Linyuan's arms. Her courage of a moment ago was like a shooting star, gone in a flash.

"Don't be afraid." Lu Linyuan's voice carried a soothing power that eased her unease.

Only then did Ruanruan understand: as an animal, from an animal's perspective, the evil in humans showed itself without the slightest concealment. She would have to get used to it gradually, because she never knew who the next cat abuser might be or what kind of work they did.

Don't trust the face he shows people.

Some people were model gentlemen in public, but a different person altogether when faced with animals.

Little, defenseless Ruanruan decided it was best not to provoke the pervert, lest he sneak up on her when the young master was away.

Can't play fair, so he resorts to sneak attacks.

Little piece of trash.

They stayed at the old residence until after dinner that evening. The whole time, Ruanruan didn't dare leave Lu Linyuan's side for a moment, either staying with him or clinging to Yiyi. Before they parted, Grandma Lu, so reluctant to see her go, held her in her arms once more.

"Remember to bring Ruanruan back next time. The more I look at this little one, the more I love her." With that, she rubbed Ruanruan's head and handed her back to Lu Linyuan.

Lu Yiyi wasn't going back; she was staying there for another two days. Before Lu Linyuan left, Lu Yiyi stuffed all the freeze-dried seafood she had specially prepared for Ruanruan into his hands.

"I prepared all of this for Ruanruan. Remember to feed it to her. It'll give her nutrients and help her grind her teeth." After telling Lu Linyuan that, she held Ruanruan in her hands and said earnestly, in a lively tone, "Be good at big brother's place. I'll come see you in a few days. If he bullies you, I'll beat him up when I get there!"

"Meow-" Okay!

Ruanruan happily agreed.

Compared with the lively brother and sister, Lu Linfeng, standing quietly off to the side, looked much more forlorn. Just then, a servant brought over an exquisite food container. Grandma Lu took it and handed it to Lu Linfeng, saying, "Take this back to your dad. Tell him to have a bowl when he gets home tonight. It's good for his stomach."

"Okay." Lu Linfeng reached out and took it.

While they were talking, Lu Linyuan, who had finished speaking with his sister beside them, nodded to Grandma Lu and headed out with Ruanruan in his arms and the bag of cat food Lu Yiyi had given him. The driver had already parked the car at the front gate.

The old city was some distance from the city center, and it took more than thirty minutes to reach Lu Linyuan's private residence. Ruanruan fell asleep on the way.

Encountering that pervert Lu Linfeng at the old residence had kept her nerves on edge the whole time she was there. Now that she had finally left, she immediately drifted off to sleep.

Worried that Ruanruan might wet the bed, Lu Linyuan made a point of forcing her awake to use the toilet and take care of her personal business before carrying her back to the room.

Ruanruan struggled to stay awake long enough to finish. Lu Linyuan didn't call a servant; he cleaned her himself, wiping her from head to paws. Worried that her fright at the old residence might have left her unsettled, he hesitated for a moment, then decided not to leave her alone in the cat room. Instead, he took her straight back to his room and, as before, settled her down to sleep beside him.

When Ruanruan woke the next day, she found herself on Lu Linyuan's soft, spacious bed. She stretched blissfully and let out a couple of meows. Hearing her, a servant opened the door and carried her out.

"Our little kitty is finally awake. Look at the time! You really can sleep, can't you? Aren't you hungry?"

Ruanruan glanced at the clock outside and saw that it was already past eleven. She immediately felt ravenous and wanted to dig in.

"Meow, meow, meow, meow-" Food, food!

At the office, Lu Linyuan had just finished his work. He opened the surveillance feed and saw Ruanruan with her head buried in her food. She still ate just as wildly as ever, scattering food in a ring around the table.

As if sensing something, Ruanruan suddenly looked at him through the feed-or, more precisely, in the direction of the surveillance camera-and gave a meow, her eyes curving.

It was as if she were greeting him.

Lu Linyuan's expression barely changed, but his hand moved swiftly. He clicked to take a screenshot, saving the adorable sight of Ruanruan acting cute.

Not bad. As cute as ever.