Infinite: Dawn Game

Boom boom boom!

Yu Shijiu rubbed his eyes hard and turned his head to look at the door, which was still making knocking noises.

...What time is it now?

He raised his hand and squinted at his watch—11:01.

It's 11:01! Wait! It's 11:01?!

Yu Shijiu's eyes widened suddenly, and she jumped off the bed and ran barefoot to the door.

As he hurriedly pulled open the door, a meow immediately reached his ears.

The still plump and strong orange cat suddenly rushed into the room and rubbed against Yu Shijiu's waist repeatedly.

Waaaaaah, it's been so, so, so long, meow! It's been so long since I've seen you, Shi Jiu, meow...

Feifei clearly looked a bit agitated and uneasy, but when she saw Yu Shijiu, she managed to suppress her agitation and kept rubbing against him in an attempt to get comfort.

Yu Shijiu immediately bent down and squatted on the ground to carefully touch the chubby, furry head.

"What's wrong? Did someone bully you? Who bullied you? Tell me and I'll get revenge for you, okay, Fatty?"

The hotel staff who brought Feifei over: "..."

"Sir." It was Xiao Li, who had initially brought them from the bus to the hotel.

"There is no animal abuse at our hotel."

Yu Shijiu ignored her.

He continued to rub and knead his chubby head, "Are you hungry? Dinner should be served soon, right? How about we go get something good to eat together?"

Xiao Li: "..."

"……gentlemen?"

"I see."

Yu Shijiu looked up at Xiao Li, who was trying to talk to him, and said with a smile:

"So when does the hotel open for dinner?"

"...11:30."

Xiao Li's lips twitched, but he remembered his professional ethics and suppressed his expression.

"The restaurant on the first floor of the hotel will open at 11:30. Sir, you are welcome to bring your pet along."

"Can I go and wait now?"

Yu Shijiu asked.

Xiao Li was stunned for a second, "Now?"

“Yes,” Yu Shijiu nodded seriously, “I think I’m a little hungry.”

Especially after... having that dream about sending the cake out.

Yu Shijiu felt a little irritated whenever he thought about that dream.

—In his memory, he had never eaten cake when he was a child, and the doctors and nurses in the sanatorium were all wicked... Why would a nurse give him a cake? In particular, who was the person in his dream who looked much younger and resembled Lu Chusheng?

Could it be Lu Chusheng?

Xiao Li silently dialed the restaurant's number, and a few seconds later, she smiled and said:

"Sir, you can go to the restaurant and wait a while. The chef there said he would serve you a salad in advance."

"salad?"

Yu Shijiu regained her senses slightly, "Okay, then let's go down first."

The chubby guy at my feet, who had just come to his senses, was speechless.

Okay, meow, let's go out for a meal first...

Xiao Li's smile was almost impossible to maintain. She quickly raised her hand to wipe the cold sweat from her forehead and bent down to say:

"If you have nothing else to do, sir, I'll be leaving now."

"Let's go, let's go, I'm fine now."

Yu Shijiu nodded without any hesitation, stood up, and went back to her room to put on her shoes.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Li immediately turned around, the clatter of her high heels echoing quickly and clearly in the corridor, the crisp sound almost forming a hazy symphony.

This clearly shows how speechless Xiao Li was.

By the door, Fatty peeked out and glanced at Xiao Li's departing figure. He then lowered his head and licked the hair on his arm, squinting at the clean, shiny floor of the corridor as he did so.

The hotel floor was indeed very quiet, the kind of clean where you could see your reflection very clearly. Fatty squinted at the hazy reflection of the big orange cat on the floor, paused his grooming, and then continued grooming.

This place is so clean... so why does the place he was just standing in not seem clean, meow?

Inside the room, Yu Shijiu put on his shoes and looked up at the picture frame he had hung up. The painting of a deep blue starry sky on the paper was exactly the same as it had been before he went to bed.

Yu Shijiu didn't think any further and walked towards the door.

"Let's go, Fatty."

As Yu Shijiu closed the door, he waved to Feifei, who had somehow become squatting in the corridor.

"Let's go downstairs to eat first."

Fatty meowed and slapped the fly on the wall hard with its paw. After confirming that the fly was dead, it twitched its whiskers several times and shook its hand in disgust.

"Meow meow meow meow!"

Here it comes, here it comes, meow!

Why are there flies in such a clean place, meow!

Yu Shijiu didn't notice its movement. As he raised his hand to press the elevator door button, he heard the sound of the door opening behind him.

He paused as he withdrew his hand.

"Hey?"

A slightly familiar female voice sounded from behind, "What a coincidence? You also live on the fourth floor?"

It's that female player, the one wearing the loose-fitting nun's habit.

Fatty, who had already run up to Yu Shijiu's side, looked up at her. Its animal instincts alerted it, and its fur stood on end as it warily stared at the female player who was approaching them.

"Little kitty, you seem afraid of me?"

Her response was a low growl coming from Fatty's throat.

This is the first time that Fatty has made such a threatening sound at the players.

Yu Shijiu frowned slightly, and subconsciously pulled Feifei behind him to block her out.

Seeing this, the nun covered her mouth and chuckled, saying to Yu Shijiu, "Your cat seems a little timid."

Yu Shijiu turned to look at her and said seriously:

"No, Fatty is very brave."

"is it?"

The nun raised an eyebrow. "That's not how it behaves."

"Because it hates you."

Yu Shijiu stared at her without any hesitation, her round almond-shaped eyes filled with seriousness:

"Feifei does this to people she doesn't like, but it's rare."

Yu Shijiu froze as soon as he finished speaking.

Why would he suddenly think of Fei Fei like this...? Fei Fei has never shown this kind of reaction before—

“It seems I’m not popular with small animals,” the nun sighed to herself, oblivious to his stunned expression.

"I wonder if my kitten will hate me like this too... It makes me so sad."

Yu Shijiu ignored her this time, staring at the chubby, fluffy tail that was moving around, until the elevator in front of him made a "ding" sound before he came back to his senses.

"Meow meow meow?"

Fatty rubbed against his thigh with some worry and meowed softly several times.

"fine."

Yu Shijiu whispered a comforting word to it and stepped into the elevator.

Behind her, the nun showed no intention of following. She leaned lazily against the door frame and waved to Yu Shijiu, who hadn't turned around.

“Oh, by the way, little one,” the nun smiled, revealing her beautiful teeth, “I am a nun from the Black Robe Church. It’s a pleasure to meet you.”

The Black Robe Church?

Yu Shijiu frowned slightly, and as he turned around, he saw the elevator doors close.