I saw Mingwen's face muscles twitching, so I quickly placed Yitian in the chair beside her, "We are of the same generation, we inevitably get closer, you know how children are—they just love being doted on."
The closer Yitian and I became in front of Mingwen, the more distant she would become with her birth mother, fearing that she would receive even less affection from her brother at home in the future.
All I could do was try my best not to get too close with Yitian in front of Mingwen.
"Anyway, thank you, Miss Chen, for saving our Yitian. Our family isn't well-off financially, here is three thousand yuan as a reward."
Mingwen put down a thick red envelope and left with Yitian in her arms.
I could tell she was very uncomfortable that Yitian had once mistaken me for her mother, and was also worried that it might happen again in the future, so she kept her guard up.
After Yitian left, my heart felt like it was missing a piece.
I told my mom to keep the money and went upstairs to rest.
My mom understood, "Go on, take a good rest. You might like that little girl, but there's nothing you can do, she's someone else's child."
"Yeah, I know, I know all that. Just give me some time," I said, supporting my stomach, as I hazily made my way back to the dorm.
My strength seemed to have been drained from my body, and I flopped onto the bed.
Thump, something heavy landed on the head of the bed.
I dazedly lifted my head and saw a black cat crouching at the head of the bed. It said, "Did you encounter danger last night?"
"A Snake Servant tried to attack me, but it's been taken care of," I couldn't control myself when I saw the furry creature and rubbed its ears.
A trace of embarrassment flashed in the black cat's eyes, then, unable to control itself, it nuzzled into my palm, "I'm sorry, I followed a Snake Servant to another place."
"What are you apologizing for? Did I ever say you have to protect me?" I brought Xiao Mi into my arms, stroking its back.
It purred contentedly and then suddenly jumped onto my shoulder, "Are you rejecting me?"
"No, what I mean is, by following me, you just have to do whatever you like," I said helplessly, turning my head to look at Xiao Mi.
She stuck out her tongue and licked my cheek, "From today on, I'll follow you every step of the way."
I hadn't expected to be so important in her heart, "Oh."
Before... I had hurt her, destroyed her cultivation.
"Sister-in-law, why do I hear a cat...ah... meowing..." Yu Rongling probably shrank back into the wardrobe to sleep in and was now waking up. He poked his head out of the wardrobe and screamed, "You Cat Demon, why are you clinging to my sister-in-law again?"
"Xiao Mi is my cat, I let her stick to me, you got a problem with that?" I glared at Yu Rongling.
Yu Rongling's face went from pale to flushed with anger, "Sister-in-law, you're too naive! Don't you know what happens when you keep cats? Keeping a cat is no good for you."
"Oh? I'd like to hear this. Just how is it no good?"
"You'll end up being a completely submissive cat slave, scooping poop!" This update is available on novel★fire.net
Yu Rongling cast a glance at Xiao Mi on my shoulder, "Spend enough time with it, and you'll have uneven shoulders, just ask if you're afraid or not!"
"You're so against me having a cat, could it be that you're jealous I have one?" I scratched Xiao Mi's chin, scrutinizing Yu Rongling.
Yu Rongling, as if hearing the world's biggest joke, "Me, jealous of you? Have I gone mad? Cats are the most terrifying creatures in the world."
"Don't geese count?" I raised an eyebrow at Yu Rongling.
"I'm afraid of both geese and cats, alright?"
Yu Rongling's loud voice rose, "Right, sister-in-law, when are you going to stew that goose of yours for me to eat?"