Chu Hengyuan was surprised because seeing the little fox so badly injured, he thought she would prefer to stay quietly. He underestimated her vitality. He had just sent Tang Xingwei downstairs and chatted with him for a while. Yet, she actually brought Amber to the study and found the tablet?
God knew how panicked he was when he returned to the living room and didn't see the little fox and the ragdoll cat. He was afraid they might be kidnapped at home.
What he didn't know was that Rong Lan was indeed exhausted all over, but thanks to Tang Xingwei's reliable treatment, her wounds didn't hurt much anymore. That's why she could overcome her fatigue and wanted to catch up on the gossip.
He knelt down, picked up the fox first, then grabbed the cat. With a gentle look in his eyes, he said, "If you want to play with the tablet, just tell me. You don't have to sneak into the study to get it. I'll get it for you."
Rong Lan tilted her fox head. She did want to tell him directly, but if she opened her mouth, he'd probably be scared out of his wits. He was her only husband, and she couldn't scare him away.
After carrying the fox and the ragdoll cat to the living room, Chu Hengyuan went back to the study to get the tablet. "Come on, I'll take you to catch up on the gossip."
Saying so, he logged into the chat app on the tablet, then moved the little fox closer so that her fox head could rest on his leg. The smaller ragdoll cat simply squatted on his other thigh.
Two pairs of round eyes stared intently at the tablet.
Chu Hengyuan leaned back on the sofa and then clicked on a group chat with nearly a hundred members and 99+ unread messages.
He directly clicked into the chat history and started reading from midnight today.
Scrolling through the chat records from midnight to around eleven o'clock at noon, Chu Hengyuan finally saw the beginning of the big gossip.
Rong Lan excitedly perked up her uninjured fox ears. She was actually in this group chat too. This group was full of the younger generation in the business circle of the capital. Any interesting gossip always spread in this group first.
It was a pity that she didn't check the group chat during lunch and missed such an interesting big gossip.
She saw the group discussing that the young lady deceived by Chu Chuan had gone to find the woman who had an affair with Chu Chuan. Although they didn't fight, the young lady wanted to negotiate with the woman, asking her not to use such despicable methods to ruin Chu Chuan's reputation.
The woman obviously thought it was ridiculous for a fifteen - or sixteen - year - old girl to talk about love. She directly threw a stack of photos in front of the girl. The photos were of Chu Chuan posing naked in bed.
It was said that the young lady's face turned green on the spot and she left angrily.
As for whether the young lady would still care about Chu Chuan later, no one knew.
"Chu Chuan actually went to the hospital today?" Chu Hengyuan pretended to murmur, but actually he was telling the little fox who was watching intently.
This was one of the few important points he saw among the screen - full of "hahaha".
Rong Lan stretched out her paw forward. She really wanted to say, "I also saw them say that Chu Chuan went to the psychiatric department in the hospital." However, thinking about her current state, she gave up.
Did Chu Chuan's visit to the psychiatric department in the hospital prove that Bai Rongran's previous plan of playing the recording of a baby crying in Chu Chuan's house had been successful?
Was her dear sister Ranran really that powerful?
With such methods, no wonder Bai Ronglan died so quickly in her previous life.
Chu Hengyuan continued to scroll through the tablet screen. But even when he scrolled to the latest message, he didn't find any other gossip. He immediately understood that the biggest gossip Tang Xingwei mentioned was the confrontation between the young lady deceived by Chu Chuan and the woman who had an affair with him.
Well, just imagining that scene was funny.
And Chu Chuan's visit to the psychiatric department...
"Could my half - brother have been so angry that he went to the psychiatric department in the hospital?" Chu Hengyuan gently scratched the little fox's chin, with a faint smile in his tone. "Now his reputation is ruined. The person he most wanted to surpass has taken his place. And the woman he abandoned has returned to the country and joined the Bai Group, being trained as the heir. If it were me, I'd be so angry that I couldn't breathe."
Rong Lan let out a comfortable grunt, and all her fur fluffed out.
It was a pity that she was in an inconvenient state now. Otherwise, she would definitely turn invisible and go to see what Chu Chuan did in the psychiatric department.
She was so eager to know whether Chu Chuan was driven to the hospital by anger or tricked there by her sister Ranran.
"Okay, I need to take a shower." Chu Hengyuan put down the tablet, carried the ragdoll cat away first, then moved the fragile little fox aside. "I'll leave the tablet for you. You can play with it as you like."
He knew the little fox wouldn't cause any trouble and would control Amber, so he left the tablet for them.
Standing up, he thought for a while and finally pretended to murmur deliberately, "I need to call Lanlan after I take a shower."
Hearing this, Rong Lan's ears flattened in fear.
Call? No, no. To make the act perfect in front of her sister Ranran, her phone was with her. What if her sister answered the call and her excuse didn't match Si Mo's? Wouldn't she be exposed? And it wouldn't work if her sister didn't answer the call either. If the call couldn't get through, Chu Hengyuan would worry about her.
It seemed she had to take some necessary emergency measures.
Hearing the soft click of the room door closing, Rong Lan nudged the ragdoll cat, signaling it to join her in causing some trouble.
Little Amber saw her mother's eager look, rolled over, stretched, and then followed her mother off the sofa.
Rong Lan first led the ragdoll cat to the room door. She pressed her ear against the door and listened for a while. When she could faintly hear the sound of water, she really started to act.
Chu Hengyuan didn't guard against her and Little Amber. His phone was just on the coffee table in the living room.
Coincidentally, the phone was placed on the edge of the coffee table. She just slightly lifted her fox head and successfully carried the phone from the coffee table to the floor.
The next step was to hide the phone and return it to her brother tomorrow. Then he wouldn't be able to make the call.
But... where should she hide the phone?
Rong Lan turned around on the spot but couldn't find a suitable place.
Little Amber saw her mother's hesitation and looked up at her, meowing.
Rong Lan thought she understood what Little Amber meant. She looked at the closed room door and whispered, "Does Little Amber know where to hide the phone most safely?"
Hearing Rong Lan's voice, the ragdoll cat's tail twitched excitedly. "Meow~"
"Okay, then I'll follow you." After saying that, Rong Lan lowered her head and picked up the phone.
The ragdoll cat walked in front to lead the way. One cat and one fox tiptoed past the master bedroom door and headed towards the guest bedroom.
The guest bedroom was not lit. Rong Lan hesitated for a moment when she walked in. But seeing the boldness of the ragdoll cat walking in front, she knew she couldn't be too timid. She had to pluck up her courage and follow in.