Tang Xingwei was choked so hard that his throat ached, and tears were almost streaming down his face. After he managed to stop coughing, he looked at Chu Hengyuan as if he were looking at a fool. "This is a legal pet hospital. How could you ask me such a question?"
There were no rare species like tigers and ocelots here.
"If you want to touch the ears of tigers and ocelots, you shouldn't come to me. You should go to the zoo," Tang Xingwei quipped. "But then again, why are you suddenly interested in tigers and ocelots? Do you want to keep a small pet? If so, you can just take a look at the stray cats and dogs in my pet hospital. Don't be so fixated on species that could land you in jail."
Chu Hengyuan didn't respond to his friend's words. "What do you usually feed the stray cats in the hospital? Do you feed them chicken?"
Tang Xingwei stroked his chin. "Of course not. Most of the time, I feed them cat food. Sometimes, I'll give them cat cans and the like."
Chu Hengyuan seemed to be deep in thought.
Tang Xingwei watched as this guy seemed to be pondering some life - changing matter. His eyes rolled. "Come to think of it, how about I take you to see the kittens and puppies in the hospital? Pet cats aren't that different from ocelots, and they should be somewhat similar to tigers too. If you touch the ears of a pet cat, you can get a rough idea of what the ears of ocelots and tigers feel like."
"Sure," Chu Hengyuan could tell what Tang Xingwei was up to, but he had some time to spare and didn't mind staying in the pet hospital a bit longer.
Hearing Chu Hengyuan's agreement, Tang Xingwei almost jumped up in excitement. He coughed lightly to compose himself so as not to show his joy too obviously. He quickly stood up and offered to lead the way. "Follow me. I'll take you to the cat shelter on the third floor of the hospital."
Tang Xingwei led Chu Hengyuan straight to the cat shelter on the third floor of the pet hospital.
On the way to the cat shelter, they did pass by some cute kittens, but Tang Xingwei didn't stop. He was determined to take Chu Hengyuan to the cat shelter.
Seeing that almost all the glass enclosures in the cat shelter were occupied, Chu Hengyuan's eyes darkened. "I remember they said last time that there were still a lot of empty glass enclosures in the cat shelter."
Tang Xingwei opened one of the glass enclosures, picked up a Ragdoll cat with some stray hairs on its back, and handed it to Chu Hengyuan. "I don't know who spread the word that the hospital takes in stray cats and dogs. Now I see abandoned cats at the hospital entrance every few days."
Chu Hengyuan hesitated and didn't reach out.
Tang Xingwei held the cat out a bit further. "If you want to keep a furry pet, you have to accept that it will shed fur. I've picked out a cute one for you that had a bath last night."
Chu Hengyuan recalled the fluffy ears on Rong Lan's head and finally reached out to take the Ragdoll cat. He could think of it as a practice in advance. What if one day, his Lanlan returned to her original form?
But since he had never interacted with cats or dogs before, his way of holding the cat was extremely stiff.
Thankfully, the Ragdoll cat Tang Xingwei picked out was extremely docile. Even when it was hurt by Chu Hengyuan, it just meowed a couple of times. It didn't scratch him with its claws or bite him.
Tang Xingwei stifled his laughter and patiently taught this guy, who seemed to have gone crazy, how to hold the cat so that the kitten would feel comfortable.
Ten minutes later, the Ragdoll cat was nestled obediently in Chu Hengyuan's arms, allowing him to stroke its ears casually.
"If you like it, you can take it away directly. Just sign an agreement with me and promise me that you'll take good care of it in the future," Tang Xingwei said, reaching out from time to time to stroke the back of the little Ragdoll.
Chu Hengyuan knew exactly what his friend was up to, but unfortunately, he was just trying to find an answer by interacting with the small animal.
Now he had his answer.
His little girl was definitely a feline. The feeling of her ears was almost the same, except that his little girl's ears were softer.
Chu Hengyuan handed the Ragdoll cat back to his friend. Tang Xingwei took the cat and sighed regretfully. "I knew you wouldn't keep a pet."
Chu Hengyuan said calmly, "I really won't."
"By the way, does my sister - in - law Rong Lan like cats and dogs?" Since this approach with Chu Hengyuan didn't work, he could try another one.
Chu Hengyuan hesitated for a moment. "I don't know." He really didn't know if Rong Lan liked keeping pets.
Tang Xingwei's eyes suddenly lit up. "I get it!" He thought he could find out for himself. What if that young lady from the Bai family was someone who liked cats and dogs?
Chu Hengyuan raised his wrist to check his watch. "I'm almost late for my appointment. I'll leave first. You go back and have your lunch. Otherwise, it will get cold."
Tang Xingwei scratched the chin of the Ragdoll cat, carefully put it back into the glass enclosure, and closed the door. "You don't come here often. Let me see you off."
"Okay."
At the Fortune - Telling Pavilion of the Half - Immortal—
"Achoo—"
Rong Lan sniffed, her ears drooping. "Is someone scolding me behind my back today? I've sneezed three times already."
Si Mo waved his folding fan, his gaze falling on Rong Lan's fluffy ears. "I just thought of something."
"What?"
"After you cast the illusion spell, ordinary humans can't see your ears. Oh—maybe they can't touch them either. But even so, your ears are still real, and they will shed fur..." He had come to work on time today, and the first thing the little fox told him was that Chu Hengyuan couldn't touch her ears. Although he thought her words were unreliable and it was very likely that Chu Hengyuan, that scheming guy, had deceived her, he didn't intend to expose Chu Hengyuan. Instead, he was happy to cooperate so that Chu Hengyuan could keep the lie going for a while.
The issue of fur shedding had to be solved. Otherwise, if a few white fox hairs were found at home one day, it would be hard for the little fox to explain, and it would also be difficult for Chu Hengyuan to find an excuse to say that he didn't notice anything.
The drooping fox ears stood up in shock at Si Mo's words. "Oh right, why didn't I think of that?" Although she was a fox with relatively high - level magic, having high - level magic didn't mean she wouldn't shed fur.
"What are you going to do?" Si Mo asked curiously.
Rong Lan thought for a moment. "I'll raise a white kitten or puppy. The fur I shed can be said to be theirs, and they can also keep Chu Hengyuan, who stays at home all day, company."
Si Mo did some mental calculations but didn't tell the little fox that the Chu Hengyuan she thought stayed at home all day didn't actually do so. At least, Chu Hengyuan wasn't at home now. "Go ahead and raise one. How about going to buy one now? There's no business coming in anyway." They had been sitting in the fortune - telling pavilion boredly for most of the day. He was so idle that he wanted to go out and find something to do.
Rong Lan stretched. "I think I can just catch a stray cat."
"That's fine too." It wouldn't be difficult for the little fox to catch a stray cat. As a fox with intelligence, she should be very popular among cats and dogs. As long as she stood there and released a bit of her aura, small animals would come to her on their own.
The two simply tidied up the table and were about to go out when they saw Xie Xinxin coming towards them at the door.