Chapter 31

After Qi Zhao silently complained a few words in his mind, he felt a little confused when he recalled what Gu Ci had said.

Gu Ci's words were roundabout, but the intention behind them was inexplicably certain:

as if a small appetite switch was on her body.

Qi Zhao asked with some worry: "How did Mr. Gu know that Xiaoxiao didn't eat because he wanted to video chat with me? What if Xiaoxiao really has gastrointestinal discomfort?"

Gu Ci looked away from Qi Zhao, I didn’t want to admit this somewhat outrageous possibility: “…Xiaoxiao chewed up my phone the day after I made the video with you. After it refused to eat, I took it to the pet hospital for a two- or three-day checkup. No problem was found."

Gu Ci looked at Qi Zhao with a helpless expression on his face: "The doctor said it, he was in a bad mood."

After hearing Gu Ci's explanation, Qi Zhao instantly understood why he spoke so implicitly.

If we ignore Gu Ci's personality and Qi Zhao's relationship with Xiao Xiao. Isn't what Gu Ci said just now the same as those men who use "my cat can do backflips" as an excuse to chat up girls?

After Qi Zhao understood what happened, he was about to agree when another question popped up.

Qi Zhao frowned and asked, "Isn't it enough to go to the hospital for a checkup in just one day? Why did Mr. Gu take Xiaoxiao for two or three days to check up?"

Gu Ci's eyes dropped, as if he was escaping from doing something wrong. : "...Xiaoxiao hasn't eaten for the past two days, so he's getting an intravenous drip in the hospital."

Qi Zhao panicked when he heard this. He took a few steps forward and asked eagerly: "Is Xiaoxiao still getting an intravenous drip now? Which hospital is it at?" Hospital?"

Qi Zhao's original intention was to go visit Xiaoxiao himself after asking Gu Ci the name of the hospital, but Gu Ci seemed to have misunderstood. After looking at the work in his hand, he said to Qi Zhao: "A moment. Wait, I may need a few more minutes to finish."

Qi Zhao saw this and did not refuse. After waiting outside for a few minutes, he saw Gu Ci walking out of the office.

I don't know whether his stride was too fast or his legs were too long, but Qi Zhao was almost jogging after him.

After Gu Ci went out, he first told Ye Zhiyuan: "Tonight, I will sort out the documents that need to be processed and send them to my home."

Ye Zhiyuan, who received the task, had no doubts after hearing this, and just nodded and said, "Okay. Mr. Gu."

Qi Zhao followed Gu Ci as he left the company, always following him. I had the illusion of becoming Gu Ci's assistant, and I truly felt the pressure on him.

Gu Ci never looked back, and Qi Zhao, who was following him, could only see his back.

Tall, cold and silent, like a mountain that never blooms.

When department managers or ordinary employees said hello to him along the way, he just nodded lightly.

The dark, crisp suit is like the externalization of his personality. He exudes an elitist temperament that keeps him away from strangers. He cannot blend in with the crowd, and he looks even more awkward in a pet hospital full of furry animals.

Qi Zhao followed Gu Ci to a single room. After opening the door, he saw Xiaoxiao lying in the cage with his eyes closed. His ears trembled after hearing the sound of the door opening, but he did not open his eyes.

There was a piece of red tape wrapped around the small front paw, and the bottle beside him was empty. It looked like he had just received an intravenous drip.

Qi Zhao saw Xiao Xiao's listless look and quickly walked over: "Xiao Xiao."

After hearing the voice, Xiao Xiao's ears trembled again. After recognizing the voice of Qi Zhao, he opened his eyes instantly and stood up. She stood up with her front paws and approached the cage mouth: "Meow!"

Qi Zhao's tone softened instantly. She put her index finger through the gap in the cage and touched the little head.

The skin on the little head is so thin that the bones can be felt immediately.

Qi Zhao felt a little distressed: "Xiaoxiao, didn't I tell you to eat well last time? Why don't you eat again?" When

Xiaoxiao saw Qi Zhao's fingers reaching in, he quickly rubbed them with his body, and there was a growl in his throat. Gulu coquettishly.

Xiaoxiao's coquettish movements suddenly stopped when she heard her words. As if he knew that he had done something wrong, his eyelids were half-draped and his voice became a little lower: "Meow..."

Seeing his little self, who was only a little bigger, hanging his head in the dark cage, Qi Zhao instantly felt soft. .

She couldn't help opening the cage from the outside and took Xiaoxiao out.

Xiaoxiao, who was suddenly picked up by Qi Zhao, didn't resist at all. He cried out twice and stretched out in Qi Zhao's arms. He closed his eyes comfortably and started to breastfeed.

One person and one cat, a peaceful time.

Qi Zhao is the little master.

After Qi Zhao suddenly realized this, he suddenly stopped petting the cat and looked at the little real owner.

Gu Ci stood there quietly, his eyes on Xiaoxiao as if he were looking at his child who was reluctant to leave home and stay at school.

Before Gu Ci said anything, Qi Zhao felt that he was occupying the magpie's nest a bit.

Just when Qi Zhao was about to say something, the door was suddenly opened by hospital staff from the outside.

The doctor glanced at the two people in the room.

He could see the man in a suit bringing the calico cat for infusion every day, but based on the current situation, it seemed that the calico cat was closer to the outstanding-looking woman.

After sorting out the current situation in his mind, the doctor walked towards Qi Zhao with a smile: "You are the little master, right? Has Xiao Xiao been stressed or had anything happened recently?"

Qi Zhao heard the doctor's consultation. , inexplicably a little embarrassed.

"I'm sorry, I don't know much about Xiaoxiao's recent affairs."

She shook her head with a smile, and her eyes fell on Gu Ci: "This is Xiaoxiao's master."

The doctor heard this and turned to Gu Ci: "Then Do you know why Xiaoxiao is in a bad mood recently?"

Gu Ci pursed his lips and raised his eyes from Xiaoxiao to Qi Zhao's face: "...Maybe it's because he wants to talk to her."

Doctor. After hearing this, I reacted for a few seconds. After thinking for a moment, I didn’t know what kind of conclusion I came to. With an expression of sudden realization: "Oh, is that so?"

The same cat is so close to this man and woman... These two Isn't this a couple who are having an quarrel?

Qi Zhao looked at the doctor with a gossipy look and knew that he was thinking wrongly, so he explained: "Because last time when Xiaoxiao stopped eating, I made a video call with him to coax him. If he doesn't eat in the past few days, he might It's because we haven't contacted each other anymore..."

Qi Zhao felt that his words were getting weirder and weirder, and his voice became smaller and smaller.

She originally wanted to explain, but why did it sound more like she was putting herself in trouble?

Qi Zhao cast a pleading look at Gu Ci, hoping that he would help explain.

But Gu Ci was obviously wrong.

Seeing him nodding, Qi Zhao said, "We really haven't had any contact in the past few days."

Qi Zhao quickly looked at the doctor.

The doctor smiled politely and gave her an "I understand" look in return.

The doctor then looked at Gu Ci and advised with some sincerity: "Now that you have discovered the cause, take care of it. Pets are just like people, their appetite will deteriorate when they are in a bad mood. Don't think that animals don't know anything. You quarreled with them. It will be discovered.”

Gu Ci finally realized something was wrong at this moment and frowned slightly: "We didn't quarrel."

The doctor also gave Gu Ci an "I understand" look in return: "Whether we quarreled or not, you actually discovered that Xiaoxiao was videotaping her. He will eat well after the call, and then if he finds that his appetite has deteriorated, wouldn't it be better to call him again?"

Gu Ci nodded in agreement with the doctor's words, but he couldn't understand the doctor's look just now.

While Gu Ci was still thinking, a small and comfortable purring sound reached his ears.

When the doctor saw that Xiaoxiao, who was being held by Qi Zhao, no longer looked sickly as before, he took a cat strip out of his pocket, tore open the cat strip and put it to Xiaoxiao's mouth.

The little wet nose moved, and after smelling the scent of the cat strips, he immediately stopped stepping on the milk and stood up on Qi Zhao's arm, licking the packaging bag with his pink tongue, and his eyes were bright. .

No loss of appetite at all.

Although Qi Zhao had heard from Gu Ci that Xiaoxiao went on a hunger strike because he wanted to hear her voice, he had also seen two faces of Xiaoxiao on the video call.

But now when he saw the live broadcast with his own eyes, Qi Zhao only felt a little magical.

Qi Zhao looked at Gu Ci with wide eyes in surprise. Gu Ci pursed his lips after noticing Qi Zhao's gaze. Qi Zhao

said vaguely: "I didn't lie to you."

Qi Zhao knew that Gu Ci was afraid that he would misunderstand his motives, so he quickly responded: "I know. I saw Xiaoxiao in the video that day. Mr. Gu doesn't need to explain this."

Gu Ci was reminded by Qi Zhao of the small difference in treatment that night. He lowered his eyes and felt inexplicably lonely.

Qi Zhao glanced at the small cat strips one after another in his arms, and then looked up at Gu Ci.

No, she was the one who was leaving this world, and she couldn't let Gu Ci lose the idea of ​​adoption.

In order to regain Gu Ci Yang's little self-confidence, Qi Zhao comforted Gu Ci with a few words: "Mr. Gu, maybe Xiao Xiao likes me because I talked a lot to it in the garage that day and bought it for it. "A lot of favorite toys."

"Like what the doctor said just now, pets are like children. If you talk to Xiaoxiao more, he might become close to you,"

said Gu Ci, who was very reserved during board meetings. There are fewer words in daily life, let alone the little time spent with Xiaoxiao at home under the schedule of leaving early and coming home late.

Gu Ci seemed to have suddenly found a solution to a difficult problem. After listening to Qi Zhao's words, Gu Ci's eyes fell on Xiaoxiao and nodded as if he had made some important decision.

"I understand."

The doctor, who had been watching his nose and heart while the two were talking, fed Xiaoxiao all the cat strips in his pocket, then checked Xiaoxiao's whole body again, and found that there was no problem, so he gave Gu Ci a message. : "Now its appetite has recovered a lot. If there is loss of appetite again in the future, come back for a review at any time."

When Qi Zhao walked out of the pet hospital with Xiaoxiao in his arms, it was already dark. After seeing his car, Qi Zhao handed the sleeping Xiaoxiao to Gu Ci: "Mr. Gu, if there's nothing else, I'll leave first."

Gu Ci took Xiaoxiao with some caution, his movements were gentle, for fear of hurting him. It wakes up.

Qi Zhao looked at Gu Ci like this and suddenly remembered what Qin Zhuo had said to her today.

"...Gu Ci is famous for being ruthless and ruthless."

Qi Zhao saw the look in Gu Ci's eyes on Xiao Xiao and the traces of scabbed cat claws on his hands.

Gu Ci noticed that Qi Zhao had been staring at him and asked doubtfully: "Is there anything else?"

Qi Zhao shook his head, turned around and walked a few steps before turning his head as if he remembered something.

She saw Gu Ci, who was wearing a black suit, standing under the warm street lights, holding his furry little one, and the aura around him softened a lot.

Under Gu Ci's puzzled eyes, Qi Zhao smiled and said to him: "If Xiaoxiao doesn't want to eat, Mr. Gu can call me directly and I will answer."

Gu Ci nodded and answered seriously. : "Okay, thank you."

Qi Zhao turned his head and said to himself:

Gu Ci...is a ruthless person?