It was sure to hit, and what she hit was the White Cat’s forehead.
It wasn’t enough to kill the cat.
But she would cause the White Cat to fall from the tree.
However, she hadn’t expected the White Cat to agilely dodge out of the way.
After that, Gu Qiaoqiao actually heard a very aggrieved meow.
Then, the White Cat actually leaped towards her.
Gu Qiaoqiao clenched the stone in her hand.
Watching the White Cat approach.
The White Cat stopped five steps in front of Gu Qiaoqiao, raised its head, and its purple eyes intently stared at her.
There seemed to be an accusation in its gaze.
As if it were asking, "How could you hit me?"
"Why would you hit me, you heartless woman."
To her surprise, Gu Qiaoqiao realized she understood.
Gu Qiaoqiao squeezed the stone in her hand tighter, crouched down, and met the White Cat’s gaze as she asked calmly, "Where’s your owner?"
The White Cat meowed several times.
"Why are you following me?" Gu Qiaoqiao continued to ask.
The White Cat meowed several times again in response.
Gu Qiaoqiao frowned, expressing her impatience, "I don’t understand your cat language, but how did you come to be here?"
The White Cat seemed hesitant, looking around.
Then it walked a few steps closer to Gu Qiaoqiao.
Gu Qiaoqiao watched the White Cat warily.
The White Cat glanced at Gu Qiaoqiao’s hand, seemingly aware that she held a stone.
Then it looked at her once more.
In a flash, like a wisp of smoke, it disappeared at the entrance of the alley.
Gu Qiaoqiao promptly chased after it, but when she reached the entrance of the alley, she couldn’t see Dongfang Yu’s figure.
So the White Cat hadn’t come with Dongfang Yu.
Even if Dongfang Yu was extremely fast, he couldn’t have disappeared from the alley in such a short amount of time.
Could it be that Dongfang Yu is Ning Wanru’s backer? Could he be?
Gu Qiaoqiao’s complexion darkened as she couldn’t help but recall the events that had occurred around National Day.
Originally, Qin Yize was to accompany her to Xinjiang.
But two days before they were set to leave, an explosion occurred at the chemical plant in the Suburbs of the Capital.
As the incident was within his jurisdiction, Qin Yize couldn’t possibly take leave anymore.
So, he couldn’t go to Xinjiang with her.
Then, on the bus, Gu Qiaoqiao encountered Dongfang Yu and the White Cat.
Later, in Lavaya Cliff Valley, she met them again—the same man and cat.
Was this a coincidence, or was it deliberately arranged?
But why arrange all this, what was the intention?
She hadn’t encountered any danger on her journey.
On the contrary, she had even caught two suspects who had harmed her father.
There was no resistance when catching the suspects.
Otherwise, Jianhua wouldn’t have resigned.
Because he knew his cover was blown.
If that man was Ning Wanru’s backer, during the time in Xinjiang, he might have killed the two to silence them.
Or maybe he wouldn’t have let them be captured at all.
Gu Qiaoqiao believed that at that time, Dongfang Yu should have been near her.
And yet, he hadn’t done so.
So what was he up to?
What was his purpose for appearing in the valley, was he really there to see a so-called ancient relic?
Or was he there to monitor her?
Gu Qiaoqiao thought back to the morning’s events at Yubao Square,
Gu Qiaoqiao took a deep breath, letting it out slowly, "Forget it, don’t think about things you can’t understand for now."
"If it objectively exists, it will eventually, when I want to know, lift the veil off of this matter, revealing its true face."