West coast

The atmosphere in the house has cooled down visibly since the mess at the police station.It was as if someone had poured cold water on Qin Chuan's head and face. It was so cold that it extinguished all his enthusiasm.

This week, Qin Chuan could count the number of times he talked to Lin Nan on his fingers.

"I have cooperated with the lawyer to submit an application to cancel the case."

"Oh."

"I explained everything to Matt. I also made it clear to him that I couldn't be with him. But he refused to apologize..."

"Ah."

"How is your eye recovering? Wang Yiding sent me a text message asking me what's going on. He said the whole floor is talking about your eye."

"Let's tell the truth. Lies can't stop everyone's mouths."

No matter what Lin Nan said, Qin Chuan was still indifferent, neither salty nor bland.

Lin Nan thought: This person is too difficult to coax, he must be reasonable and not forgiving.

Sleeping these few days, Lin Nan just kept the door ajar, and didn't see Qin Chuan coming to knock on the door.

The distance between them seems to be back within the safety line.

The two of them were in such a stalemate, awkwardly, for a whole week.

Before going to work that day, the two of them sat together for breakfast as usual, but the atmosphere was cold as they ate each other.

Lin Nan opened his mouth and broke the long silence: "Qin Chuan, I've thought about it for a long time, and it won't work for the two of us to go on like this. If you think my living here is an eyesore, it might be good for both of us if I move out."

Qin Chuan was originally reading the news on his mobile phone, but his finger sliding the screen stopped for two seconds, and then quickly returned to normal.He asked blankly, "Have you decided?"

Seeing that he didn't intend to keep him, Lin Nan replied, "Well..."

Qin Chuan: "Since you've made your decision, go ahead and do it. I respect your choice. When and where to move, just tell me."

He finished his breakfast without changing his expression and went out to work, leaving Lin Nan sitting alone in the empty living room.

Lin Nan thought: "It seems that he doesn't intend to forgive me. If I move away, it should be a relief for both of us..."

In the next two weeks, Lin Nan searched for houses through various channels.Taking advantage of the weekend, one family went to the site to investigate, and after comprehensively comparing several long-term rental apartments and private landlords, he fell in love with a south-facing townhouse.It's very close to the company, the price is right, and the landlord's old lady Jen looks very kind, so the two agreed to sign the contract next week.

Lin Nan began to pack his luggage one after another.After the last move, there are still many unopened boxes that have been kept in the basement.Now he is glad that he suffered from procrastination before, otherwise these things would have to be repacked and put back into the box.

There was still one day before the signing of the contract, but the landlady called without warning.

Lin Nan picked up the phone: "Hello, Mrs. Landlord, what can I do?"

Landlady: "No more, no more, I won't rent this house!" The voice of the old man on the phone trembled, and he sounded very emotional.

The news came too suddenly, Lin Nan's things were almost packed, how could the landlord go back on his word and say that if he didn't rent it, he would not rent it?

Lin Nan asked eagerly: "Madam, why did you decide not to rent? May I know the reason?"

Landlady: "It's not because of your cat!"

Lin Nan was puzzled: "What's wrong with my cat?"

The landlord's wife: "My old bones can only live for a few years, and I was almost taken to see God in advance. Oh no, I was almost taken to see Satan! What a bad luck. Fortunately, Mr. Qin Chuan Remind me. I don’t dare to rent this house anymore. I will refund all the deposit to you, so go and harm others. Lord, please forgive me, Amen!”

After she finished speaking, she quickly hung up the phone.

Lin Nan heard the beeping sound of disconnection, and thought helplessly: "It's Qin Chuan again..."

Lin Nan ran to confront Qin Chuan: "The landlady suddenly said that she would not rent to me."

Qin Chuan was lying on the sofa and was engrossed in the mystery novel. He put the book down and asked, "Oh? Really? That's really a pity." There was no surprise in his tone.

Lin Nan folded his arms around his chest: "Don't play dumb here. She said it was because of my cat, and that you reminded her. What did you say?"

Qin Chuan looked innocent: "I'll just... tell the truth. This fat cat is so edible, it almost eats up the house. I have to remind people."

Lin Nan didn't believe it at all: "That's all? You just said this and scared the old lady like that?"

Qin Chuan pretended to be surprised: "Huh? She was scared, so I'll take the time to apologize to her."

Lin Nan: "What nonsense did you make up to slander the kitten? It's so cute and obedient, how can you bear it!"

Qin Chuan: "Come on. It only kisses you and never lets me hug it. It even scratches me with its paws every day."

Lin Nan was annoyed and funny when he heard this, Qin Chuan said on the surface, "Since you have made a decision, I respect your choice." But secretly he was making troubles.

Lin Nan: "Is it so difficult for you to admit that you don't want me to move?"

Qin Chuan: "Then I said I don't want you to go, so why don't you go?"

Lin Nan: "Maybe, how about...you try?"

Qin Chuan: "Do you think I should try?"

Lin Nan: "Try, or not to try, don't you have any ideas?"

Qin Chuan: "You have such an idea, if it were you, would you try it?"

Lin Nan: "If I try, will you follow suit?"

Qin Chuan: "Then you can try it and see if I will try it with you?"

"Let's stop trying, let's destroy it, it's annoying!" Lin Nan was about to be blown up by Qin Chuan, he turned and left angrily, wanting to end this incomprehensible conversation.

Qin Chuan hurried to catch up: "Hey, don't go, Lin Nan, please speak clearly, do you want to try it or not..."

The orange cat had just finished eating the cat food. It licked its fur, stretched itself for a long time, and looked at the two shit-shoveling officers in the house stupidly chasing after it with contempt.

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[An email sent to the landlady Jen]

Ms. Jen,

Hope you are well.

My name is Qin Chuan, and I am Lin Nan's current landlord.Knowing that Lin Nan is about to move into your villa, I feel a little complicated. After much deliberation, I still feel the need to write an email to remind you.

What I am about to say may surprise you, or it may make you laugh out loud, but I still insist that, no matter what, I have the obligation to say it.If you think the following words are all nonsense, please forget the existence of this letter.

Maybe you think I'm going to start talking bad about Lin Nan, but on the contrary, Lin Nan is actually a very ideal tenant.He works hard, pays rent on time, and is polite and courteous.

He himself has no problems at all, the problem is his cat...

Ever since he moved in with the cat, I've been having nightmares and the same dream over and over.

In the dream, there was an old lady with coiled hair and wearing an old-fashioned black robe, sitting motionless on the head of my bed, not speaking, just staring at me from a distance, making my back hairy.

At first I thought it was just a dream, so I didn't think much of it.Until that day, when the orange cat was playing in the yard, he was hit by a rock and limped for two weeks.

And in those two weeks, the old lady in my nightmare was also walking with a limp...

You can say that I was imagining all this, but what happened next is a bit unbelievable.

One day I was not feeling well, so I asked for leave early and went home to rest. I was about to open the door, but I heard someone crying in the room, and the voice sounded very old.Crying and crying, the voice turned and started laughing maniacally.The laughter was so shrill and weird that it made people feel horrified and shuddered.

I thought someone had broken into my house, so I quickly opened the door. I searched the whole house but found no one. At that time, there was only the orange cat standing in the middle of the living room, looking at me horribly. , trust me, that's not the look an animal would have.

I have never believed in these urban legends and ghost superstitions, but I was really restless those few days, so I asked a few friends and found a well-known local psychic.

Unfortunately, the psychic came to my house and ran away screaming at the sight of the cat.Later, I tried to contact her several times, but she refused to say anything.It is said that she had a very serious traffic accident two weeks later and died unexpectedly.

Maybe it was another coincidence, but I couldn't convince myself that the orange cat had nothing to do with it.

I discussed this issue with Lin Nan and wanted to persuade him to abandon this evil orange cat.But he still refused to compromise, so I had to allow him to go out and find the next landlord.

That's probably how things went.You can completely ignore my rambling rhetoric, I just want to do my duty to bring the words to you.

I wish you a long and healthy life.

Qin Chuan.

The author says:

Orange Cat: I have paid too much for this family.Meow.