Reborn Cat Sheriff

Chapter 388 Meeting Again
"Teacher! You have many years of life ahead of you. If you keep enduring like this, you won't be able to hold on any longer, right? If it really comes down to it, let's think of a way to trick Sister Xiaomi back, or let's find out how she is doing. If she's happy, we'll be at ease."

The group walked along the food street, with Xue Yi and Liu Junshu lagging behind. He looked at his teacher with concern.

Although the old woman's mood seemed to have returned to normal, in this situation, normalcy was the biggest abnormality. So Xue Yi tried to think of a way for Liu Junshu to at least let the mother and daughter meet before discussing other matters.

"Hehe... I've been through more than you can imagine, this little thing isn't enough to break me."

Liu Junshu smiled faintly and said gently, "Xue Yi, I wouldn't let you two students worry about me. So don't worry! It's alright. I didn't interfere with Xiaomi's choices before, so I won't worry about whether she's doing well or not now. Everyone's life is their own decision. Since Xiaomi is so stubborn, let's wait until she gets hurt before we talk. This little thing isn't something I would do against her wishes."

"But... what if something happens to her? She's all alone out there, with no relatives or friends. Who can she turn to for help if something really happens?"

Xue Yi was still somewhat worried.

Although Ma Xiaomi made many mistakes, she didn't deserve to die. And frankly, Ma Xiaomi was also a victim of deception; the real culprit was the man named William.

Love makes people blind, and Ma Xiaomi was just blinded to an excessive degree.

"Don't worry! I've already asked an old friend to help me. He asked the director of the Confucius Institute in France to keep an eye on Xiaomi when he has time. After all, she's my daughter, and I won't let her die on the streets of France."

Liu Junshu waved her hand, still trying to reassure Xue Yi.

Of course, she didn't tell Xue Yi that unless Ma Xiaomi was truly in dire danger, the dean would absolutely not intervene. Suffering and hardship are necessary experiences in life; Ma Xiaomi wouldn't reform until she learned a profound lesson.

As an elderly person from that era, Liu Junshu didn't think that punishing children was a big problem.

"That's good."

Xue Yi breathed a sigh of relief.

Ultimately, he couldn't bear to see a parent outlive their child, especially since the parent was his teacher. Sometimes, he'd rather Ma Xiaomi lived like a useless person than see this woman drive Teacher Liu to utter despair.

"What were you whispering about with Teacher Liu over there?"

When Xue Yi caught up with Li Ping, Li Ping gave him a curious glare.

She was holding the capricious cat in her arms, completely unaware that the cat was secretly taking advantage of her by bobbing its head back and forth. Of course, even if she knew, she wouldn't care, after all, it was just a fat cat.

"Teacher Liu said that she has already secretly arranged for someone to take care of Ma Xiaomi. So we don't need to worry about that woman's affairs. Teacher Liu really wants to see what her grandson looks like, and there is a chance to get photos or videos. Don't worry."

Xue Yi briefly explained, making Liu Junshu's explanation to him even more amicable.

He knew that it was best to keep some things from Li Ping, this stubborn but soft-hearted woman, lest she do something foolish out of momentary weakness.

"Tch! If you ask me, I'd rather just sever the mother-son relationship! Why bother taking care of such an ignorant idiot?"

Sure enough, even though Li Ping breathed a deep sigh of relief, she remained stubbornly defiant. With a disdainful expression, she claimed to be the most ruthless of them all, wishing Ma Xiaomi would die on the streets of Paris.

"Hehe... After all, Teacher Liu is soft-hearted!"

Xue Yi chuckled, not exposing Li Ping's arrogance, but instead changed the subject, saying, "Speaking of which, why didn't I see those stray cats today? Didn't they always bother you after you fed them last time?"

"Oh! I kicked them twice, and they all quieted down."

Li Ping curled her lip and said arrogantly, "For the first two days, they still came over even after I beat them up. But then one day I forgot to prepare food for them, and they stopped showing up after being beaten. Humph! A bunch of ingrates, so what if I kicked them a few times?"

"..."

Hearing this, Lin Ge was speechless. He looked up at Li Ping with disdain and said, "Why should they be kicked by you? You gave them food after you kicked them at first, so they tolerated it. But they don't even have food. They're not stupid, why should they suffer like this?"

"Is that so?"

Xue Yi didn't try to dissuade her, but just smiled and said, "Why is it that what I heard was that another junior at our university has become obsessed with cats? I heard that there's a junior at our school who, for some reason, spends all her free time looking for cats and is very enthusiastic about feeding them. Once those guys are full, they naturally lose interest in bothering you and getting beaten up. Speaking of which, there are really a lot of people who love cats these days. There are juniors who are so rich and have so much free time, and there are also soft-hearted seniors like you."

"I'm soft-hearted my ass!"

Li Ping stubbornly protested again, looked down at the cat lazily curled up in her arms, and in a fit of anger, threw Lin Ge away.

"Fuck!"

Lingo landed headfirst, almost falling face-first into the mud. But luckily, the cat's reaction speed was fast enough. At first, he was caught off guard, but he quickly twisted his body in mid-air and finally landed steadily on all four paws.

Lin Ge turned around and glared at Li Ping, but the woman only pouted regretfully.

"Perverted cat".

"I'll fucking seduce you!"

Lin Ge became even more irritable.

He's just a cat, what could he possibly do to this woman? He just lay there comfortably, did he do anything else?

Li Ping ignored Lin Ge and turned to Liu Junshu, saying, "Teacher, how about we try this place's bibimbap? A close friend of mine came to check it out beforehand and confirmed that it's freshly made and not some pre-prepared dish."

Liu Junshu waved her hand: "Don't worry about me, I've already eaten dinner. Why don't you two eat? I'll just rest here for a bit. Besides, didn't I tell you to eat out less? If you really want something to eat, I'll figure out how to make it for you at home."

"Yes! I'll try my godmother's rice next time. For now, let's eat theirs."

Li Ping smiled and pushed the old lady into the shop.

Lin Ge and Xue Yi exchanged a glance and followed him inside.

Although it was already past nine o'clock at night, the shop was still crowded. Xue Yi glanced around and found that the vast majority of people were junior students from the school.

There are still a few days before school starts, but most students have already gone from being the darlings of their families to being unwanted trash. Adding to this, with train tickets hard to come by in the coming days, they're all heading back to school early to enjoy their carefree lives.

Especially those young couples, who hadn't seen each other for over half a month, were now all lovey-dovey together. They were only doing this in public; otherwise, they'd surely be sharing a kiss.

"Boom!"

Lin Ge's ears twitched, and he immediately saw two young people snuggling together on a small sofa inside. The boy said something that made the girl laugh, and she turned her head and gave him a cheerful kiss on the cheek.

Those around who witnessed this scene all smiled kindly.

A couple across the street saw this and made the same request, but the girl punched them without hesitation.

"so good."

Liu Junshu smiled wistfully, as if she were reminiscing about something.

On the other side, Li Ping took it upon herself to order a bibimbap for all three of them. Liu Junshu pretended to frown and scold her, but Li Ping laughed and said it was for Xiao Guai, leaving Liu Junshu and Lin Ge looking helpless.

"Is your cat obedient?"

The clerk took the order and cautiously glanced at Lin Ge.

Pets aren't allowed on campus, so it's rare to see someone bring a cat out like this. Most shops can only tolerate it and keep an eye on things when they see someone bring an animal in. But this shop assistant seemed unexpectedly more stubborn and meticulous.

"It's okay, don't worry about it. Little one, go for a walk!"

Li Ping drove Lin Ge away without hesitation, showing ruthlessness and coldness.

"You can order me around all you want!"

Lin Ge glared fiercely at Li Ping, utterly speechless at her ungrateful behavior. Wasn't it this guy who suggested taking him out for a late-night snack? Now that he found out he couldn't go inside, he's turned on her so quickly.

He didn't persist in denying it; he glared at Li Ping and turned to leave.

"Um... just keep a close eye on it. If it goes out like that, what if something happens to our shop..."

The shop assistant was taken aback by Li Ping's decisiveness.

"It's okay, it's not my cat. I don't know it, it just followed me here on its own."

Li Ping shook her head again, her words making Lin Ge outside grit his teeth in hatred.

What a shrewish and unreasonable bad woman! Xue Yi, why don't you hurry up and take this menace away from her? Don't let her gossip and harm innocent people outside!

"..."

Xue Yi was only focused on talking to Liu Junshu, completely ignoring Lin Ge's angry glare.

"You adulterous couple!"

Lin Ge grumbled, wondering what he'd stupidly come all this way for. He hadn't even gotten a single grain of rice to taste, and now he was being kicked out of the shop like this?
"So, where to go next?" He decided to abandon the wicked woman inside and find some fun around to pass the time.

"Meow?"

A yellow cat carrying a fish in its mouth suddenly walked past Lingo.

It tilted its head and stared at Lin Ge the whole way, and after a while, finally realizing he was a familiar face, it couldn't help but call out to him. But as soon as it called out, the fish in its mouth fell out. Then, the creature reacted quickly enough, and before the fish could hit the ground, it swiftly slapped it with both paws, accurately sending it flying before biting it in one bite.

Lin Ge was dumbfounded.

Is this guy putting on a show for him? And he's a stupid idiot who's waving around while biting something.

"Woo?"

The yellow cat stared straight at Lin Ge, made a sound from its nose, and slowly walked over.

Under Lingo's silent gaze, the yellow cat respectfully bowed its head in front of him and placed the crispy fried fish it was holding onto the cement ground in front of Lingo.

"..."

Lin Ge was even more speechless.

After doing this, the idiot rolled around on the spot, seemingly very happy to have made offerings to his boss.

"But then what was the point of your juggling act? It still got you dirty, you idiot!"

Lin Ge gritted his teeth, utterly at a loss for words when it came to judging this stupid cat. He'd just thought it had some ability, but now it was clear it was utterly idiotic.

Cats really are creatures whose actions are unpredictable.

"Meow?"

The yellow cat meowed in confusion, wondering why Lin Ge wasn't eating the fish.

"Because it's dirty, because I've been thoroughly disgusted by your stupidity."

Lin Ge stared at it expressionlessly.

"Woo~"

The yellow cat didn't understand what Lin Ge meant, nor did it try to figure out what he was trying to express. The silly thing just squatted there, tilting its head and pawing at its ears. After playing for a while and seeing that Lin Ge really didn't eat the offerings, it came over, a little greedy.

then……

After staring at the fish on the ground for a while, this guy actually started to look down on it.

It swatted the small fish away with one paw and then meowed angrily twice.

The yellow cat looked like it hadn't eaten enough yet. Once the little fish was gone, it turned around and went back to look for food. Of course, it didn't forget to turn back and call to Lin Ge to come along.

"Looks like this guy's been eating well lately? Normally, he wouldn't have the nerve to complain about the food being dirty."

Lin Ge wondered, wondering which fool had actually taken in a stray cat. Didn't he know that these cats were unfit to be kept as pets? Even pet cats that had been living on the streets for a long time would struggle to adapt to the cramped space of their human's home.

Therefore, the time and money spent feeding these stray cats will ultimately be wasted.

Lin Ge followed the yellow cat curiously. From its size and silhouette, it was clear that the creature had gained a considerable amount of weight recently. In other words, the person feeding it hadn't just had a sudden whim, but had been consistently feeding it for many days?
He suddenly thought of the junior girl Xue Yi had mentioned earlier. Could it be the same person?
As they walked, the yellow cat led Lin Ge to an intersection in the middle of the snack street. Turning through a narrow gap between houses on one side of the intersection, they entered the alley next door.

"Isn't it?"

The familiar dark road and the few lit rooms made Lin Ge pause for a moment.

Isn't this the place where a girl was almost bullied a while ago?

Could it be that……

"Pumpkin, where did you go?"

Just then, a somewhat familiar voice came from the alleyway.

Lin Ge looked up and saw a figure. After a closer look, he immediately realized that it really was that silly girl.

But... a pumpkin?
Lin Ge watched the yellow cat waddle away towards the sound, its big butt swaying, and suddenly realized that was the name the girl had given this idiot. But he had to admit, the nickname the girl had given it was really apt; something so fat, what else could it be but a fat pumpkin?
Moreover, Lin Ge sniffed around and discovered several more cats huddled together at the alley entrance. They were mostly the same ones he knew; it seemed this girl, out of gratitude for the cats that saved her life, had given them all her love.

Lin Ge followed curiously.

"Hey? Little Grey?"

However... the girl's first words after recognizing Lin Ge made Lin Ge's face instantly fall.

"Who the hell calls me Little Grey! That lousy name is worse than Mimi! Besides, my fur is silver, it's just that silver isn't as noticeable!"

Lin Ge glared angrily at this clueless, stupid woman.

I think her name was Zheng Lei? Let's just call her "Idiot"!
However, the more speechless Lin Ge became, the more excited Zheng Lei grew. She remembered clearly that it was this silver-gray cat leader who led the pack to rescue her. This cat was even a remarkable police cat, named…

Breast?

It's a name that has absolutely no unique features.

Zheng Lei pouted, rummaged through the bag she was carrying, pulled out a cat treat written entirely in English, and hurried over to Lin Ge: "Little Grey, I've been looking for you for days! I've been wanting to thank you in person, but you never showed up. Hehe... I was even planning to go to the police station to see you tomorrow! I told my dad I'd go to the police station to give them a banner, but I didn't expect you to show up today."

"Another banner!"

Lin Ge was somewhat disdainful, mainly because he had already received several banners of appreciation.

Moreover, looking at Zheng Lei, compared to her disheveled appearance that day, this girl now seems to have emerged from the shadows and revealed her beautiful appearance again.

Dodging the cat treats Zheng Lei eagerly offered, Lin Ge looked around and noticed that the cats in front of him were indeed all quite plump from being fed. Aside from the two large orange cats, even the baka cat looked much rounder, its face even more comical than before.

In addition, there were two tabby cats that only roamed this area, and a hawksbill turtle that looked like it had just crawled out of the stove; all of them had helped out that day. They leisurely enjoyed Zheng Lei's care, meowing as they greeted Lin Ge.

It seems these guys have been enjoying Zheng Lei feeding them for the past few days, and they're being incredibly affectionate with her right now.

Especially that baka cat, it actually dared to show off the chicken leg it was eating to Lingo?

court death!

'Clap clap clap! '

After a few slaps, all the cats quieted down.

Baka Cat obediently let go of the chicken leg and placed it under Lingo's feet, then drooped its tail and squatted down to the side, looking aggrieved.

Following suit, the other cats also rushed over to offer food to Ringo. Seeing that this was a waste of food, Ringo quickly stopped them from howling again, showing that he wouldn't hold a grudge, and only then did the cats resume eating heartily.

"Little Grey, you really are just like Elvis."

Zheng Lei, who was standing to the side, was watching with her eyes shining. It was the first time she had ever seen a cat so intelligent and capable of making so many cats so obedient.

"You have too much money to burn, don't you? These guys are all stray cats! What if you feed them so well that they forget how to find food outside and starve to death? Who's going to take responsibility then?"

Lin Ge glared at Zheng Lei, puzzled as to how she dared to come back to this place. Aren't most people traumatized by accident scenes like this? Yet this girl dared to come all alone?

"Because you guys are protecting me!"

Zheng Lei spoke as if it were the most natural thing in the world. While chatting with Lin Ge, she slowly patted the head of a large orange cat, which let out a whimpering sound as if it were having an orgasm.

Lin Ge could see that Zheng Lei had truly and completely overcome her trauma. She no longer saw this place as a bad place, but rather as her lucky place, or perhaps a place full of miracles?
Of course, she still didn't dare to go any further into the alley.

Zheng Lei only dared to buy some cat food and cooked food, and squatted at the entrance of the alley to call the cats over to eat. After a few days, the cats got used to Zheng Lei's presence and squatted there at the same time every day to wait for food.

“I told my dad I wanted to get a cat, and he agreed.”

Her hands were getting tired from pulling the cat, so Zheng Lei pulled the tortoiseshell cat into her arms. She sat on the steps of the sidewalk next to her and smiled at Lin Ge, "But he still doesn't quite believe what I said. He still thinks it's just a coincidence that he was saved by the cat. Oh, that guy is a writer, though he's only famous in our little town. And he's become obsessed with light novels these past two years and is even planning to write one himself."

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