My whole family is the protagonist, and I am the only cannon fodder!

Lu Zao Zao started to feel anxious early in the morning because she had to deliver the kitten to Xie Huinian in person in the afternoon. When she woke up, it was less than six o'clock, and the sky was already turning pale with a little morning light.

After tossing and turning for a while, he still couldn't fall asleep. After completely wearing away the little sleepiness he had left, Lu weakly got up from the bed early, finished a test paper to wake himself up, then went to brush his teeth and wash his face. He shook his head at his slightly pale face in the mirror, sighed, changed out of his pajamas, and went downstairs to have breakfast.

She also informed Aunt Li that she would send Deng Deng away in the afternoon. Aunt Li was spreading matcha sauce on her bread slices. Her hands trembled when she heard this. She asked Lu Zao Zao in surprise, "So soon? But we only had him for a short time. Are you going to give Deng Deng away?"

Lu Zaozao drank milk while shaking her head weakly, feeling that the idea of ​​raising a child together with others was a bit absurd, so she organized her words to tell Aunt Li the whole story.

Aunt Li smiled in even greater surprise, and said jokingly, "Why is it like a couple taking care of their children separately?" Then she went to prepare a healthy and hearty cat meal for Deng Deng.

Before noon, Lu had packed up many of Cat's items, including the little skirt that Aunt Li had hurriedly made for it, various toys, floral blankets for sleeping, and a wide variety of cat snacks. He also wrote down some precautions, most of which were suggested by Aunt Li.

After filling three bags with all these miscellaneous items, everything was done and the agreed time had arrived.

Lu Zao Zao held the kitten and carried the bag, and took a taxi to the address Xie Huinian had given her. The journey was quite far, and Deng Deng moved restlessly in her arms, occasionally rubbing her chin with his head very docilely, as if he knew that this was a short separation.

When she arrived at the place, she must have told the security guard in advance, so they didn't ask her to register or anything like that and let her in easily.

Tall trees were planted around the sidewalk. The sunlight from overhead shone through the gaps between the leaves in a dappled manner. Even on a sunny day, the area seemed somewhat deep and quiet. Along the way, one could smell the delicate and refreshing scent of flowers, and occasionally hear the clear chirping of birds.

Finally they arrived in front of a villa. Someone opened the door for Lu Zaozao and led her into the main hall. Lu Zaozao stood very restrainedly in the middle of the living room. In front of her was a whole wall of floor-to-ceiling glass windows. The warm afternoon sun shone generously on her through the windows.

Wait called out a few times in her arms, then jumped off her, stepped on the carpet very familiarly, and then jumped onto the sofa, as naturally as a king patrolling his territory.

Lu Zaozao realized belatedly that when she didn't see it at school, it was probably Xie Huanian who took it home to raise it. Seeing Deng Deng curled up leisurely on the sofa, Lu Zaozao suddenly had a concrete sense of reality.

Just as she was about to send a WeChat message to Xie Huinian to let him know that they had arrived safely, an auntie came out of the kitchen and slowly approached her, "Miss Lu, when the young master tells you to arrive, just carry the cat upstairs to find him. His room is the first one around the corner from the stairs."

He pointed upwards and said with a smile, "Look, that's the room."

"Okay." Lu Zao Zao nodded to express his gratitude, then quickly picked up Deng Deng who was lying soundly on the sofa, and went upstairs to look for Xie Huinian.

In fact, she didn't understand why Xie Huinian insisted on meeting in the room, but she did it anyway, because there was more than one thing she didn't understand about Xie Huinian. Asking him the reason would be more troublesome, and she might not get any answer at all. It was better to have less trouble than more.

Walking quickly to the door designated by the aunt, Lu Zao Zao bent her fingers and knocked politely. In just two seconds, the door was opened. Xie Huinian behind the door was wearing a pale home suit, revealing a very thin collarbone, which was very white, almost unhealthy pale, with an indifferent and dull expression on his face, and his temperament was like the white snow on the mountains.

Lu raised his hand early and handed the cat to him, but Xie Huinian did not reach out to take it immediately.

He just looked at her quietly, his eyes slowly moving from her face to her hands. After a few seconds, he asked calmly, "Are you afraid that I will abuse it?"

"?" Not knowing where Xie Huinian came to this conclusion, Lu Zao Zao was very puzzled, "No."

Xie Huinian's eyes were still focused on her wrist. He raised his chin slightly and snorted, "Why do you carry so many things?"

Lu Zaozao caught a glimpse of the three paper bags of different sizes in her hand and explained, "These are some toys and snacks that Deng Deng usually uses. He likes them very much, so I brought them here. You usually..."

Before she could finish her words, Xie Huinian interrupted her, "So you have to stand outside and talk to me about this? You're afraid of being seen in the classroom, but why are you doing it here? Or do you just like this sneaky feeling? Is it difficult for you to talk to me?"

Without giving Lu Zao Zao a chance to explain, Xie Huinian turned around without hesitation and said, "Bring it in."

Feeling that he could not keep up with Xie Huinian's jumping logic sometimes, Lu took the cat and the bags into the room early. Before he took two steps, he heard Xie Huinian say again: "Close the door."

Lu Zaozao turned around and closed the door with her elbow. As the door slammed shut, Lu Zaozao felt more and more embarrassed.

In the square room, only the window was open, and sunlight poured in. In such a closed environment, there were only her and Xie Huinian. It was extremely strange. However, Xie Huinian was completely unaware of it. He sat calmly on the sofa beside him with a relaxed expression.

The whole room was filled with the elegant scent of white tea and sandalwood. It was a mixture of the scent that Xie Huinian often exuded. If you smelled it carefully, there was also a very light medicinal smell. It should be the decocted Chinese medicine. After drinking it for a long time, it permeated every corner of the room.

This further confirmed one thing: for unknown reasons, Xie Huinian's health was indeed much worse than in his previous life.

In the past, Xie Huinian was full of vigor and vitality, and he was gentle and polite to everyone, but that was all. There would not be any closer connections or intersections. Although he seemed gentle, he was actually extremely distant and kept people at a distance. It was difficult for you to see through him or guess what was going on with him.

And the relationship between me and Xie Huinian should be like this, no different from that of millions of people in the world.