Ch124 - Hero Saving The Beauty

The corridor was long and empty. Not far from her, a fat cat stood still, staring at her with a fierce gaze.

Even though there were occasional voices coming from the dormitories on both sides, Yu Manman still felt the terrifying silence all around her. She could even hear her own heartbeat clearly.

In the split second that had just occurred, she had distinctly smelled the scent of a predator.

Even though she had been a spirit for a long time and had never encountered the feeling of being hunted, she was still sensitive to this kind of smell.

When she couldn’t see the other’s appearance, Yu Manman’s heart had almost jumped out. It wasn’t until she had recognised it as Lu Xu’s Ba Mei, that Yu Manman patted her chest and felt that she was making a fuss over nothing.

“It’s just my shidi’s little kitten. There’s nothing to be afraid of.” Yu Manman tried to reassure herself, but she was still nervous deep down in a way completely beyond her control.

“Mreow…” Ba Mei stared at Yu Manman with burning eyes, its emerald green eyes wide open. Its tail wagged back and forth, its pink tongue licked its nose, and it made a gurgling sound in its throat, evidently very excited.

Yu Manman didn’t have any special feelings towards other animals, so even though the whole internet was talking about how cute Ba Mei was, she hadn’t made an effort to understand it. Although she had been on the program twice, this was her first time facing Ba Mei up close.

It was also at this moment that she felt she had to escape.

It was just a cat weighing less than ten kilograms, but the sense of threat it gave her was stronger than that of a man-eating demon.

“What did Lu Xu raise?”

Yu Manman wondered, unable to help but think about this question.

Just as she was hesitating over whether to leave, the crouching Ba Mei had already pounced towards her.

“Ahhhhhhh…” Yu Manman instinctively moved backward, but ended up bumping into someone’s chest.

This sudden impact, along with her state of panic, caused Yu Manman’s body to involuntarily fall in the opposite direction. Just as she was about to fall to the ground, fortunately, the other person quickly reached out and pulled her back. Although he held her waist for a moment, he quickly let go, behaving like a true gentleman.

“Miss Yu, are you okay?”

Upon hearing these words, Yu Manman finally looked at the person and realised that it was the new director.

“I’m fine. Thank you, Director Tang.” She calmed herself down and then politely distanced herself from Tang Yanqing.

As the person he liked had just been by his side moments ago but was now gone, Tang Yanqing couldn’t help but feel a little disappointed.

However, he quickly adjusted his emotions, looked up at Yu Manman, and smiled. “As long as you’re fine…”

Just as he was thinking about how to leave her with a beautiful and lasting impression, Yu Manman suddenly looked down. Her expression turned fearful and she instinctively jumped onto Tang Yanqing.

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The development of this situation exceeded Tang Yanqing’s expectations, and he didn’t have time to react. He instinctively reached out and held Yu Manman’s waist to prevent her from falling.

“Cat…”

As Tang Yanqing listened to Yu Manman whispering beside his ear, he lowered his head and saw Ba Mei standing up, tilting its head and biting Yu Manman’s pants.

Its face was already round, and from this angle, its entire cheek looked like a freshly baked small loaf. It had a cute and mischievous appearance.

“Hey, Ba Mei, why are you biting jiejie’s pants?” Tang Yanqing scolded Ba Mei teasingly, evidently without any intention of scolding it. Then he gently comforted Yu Manman. “Miss Yu, are you afraid of cats?”

“Yes, yes, take it away, quickly!” Yu Manman found it difficult to explain the current situation, so she simply accepted the impression he had of her.

Realising that Ba Mei was right beneath her feet, made Yu Manman extremely uneasy.

“Don’t be afraid, don’t be afraid. Ba Mei is very well-behaved. I’ll make it go away.” Seeing that Yu Manman was genuinely scared of Ba Mei, Tang Yanqing wanted to quickly take it away. However Yu Manman was still clinging to him, so he couldn’t free his hands.

“Ba Mei, behave yourself. Let go and go play by yourself.”

“Wuwuwu…” Ba Mei’s two tiny teeth were exposed, and it showed no intention of letting go.

“Ba Mei, if you let go of jiejie’s pants, I’ll buy you a hundred cans of snacks.”

These conditions were very good. Ba Mei’s eyes rolled around, as if it was seriously considering this proposal.

However, compared to the immediate deliciousness in front of it, the promise of a few small cans of food seemed less appealing.

Ba Mei clearly had no intention of letting go, and there even seemed to be a droplet of saliva at the corner of its mouth.

Feeling the cat tugging on her pants, Yu Manman felt like crying. Both her legs were hanging onto Tang Yanqing’s body, and she wished she could hide herself inside his body.

Lu Xu and Ji Xiunian came out of a room and saw this scene from a distance.

“Is that…Yanqing and your shijie?”

Lu Xu narrowed his eyes as if confirming, then nodded. “Yes.”

Lu Xu looked at the two people embracing and felt puzzled. When had they become so close?

Ji Xiunian was even more shocked than Lu Xu. He never expected his own brother to be this capable.

Just yesterday, Tang Yanqing was telling him how envious he was and that he hadn’t even had a conversation with the person he liked. In less than a day, the two of them were already embracing each other, displaying such intimate closeness.

If Tang Yanqing had been the only one hugging Yu Manman, it would be considered harassment. But looking at the current situation, it seemed like Yu Manman was even more enthusiastic and proactive than Tang Yanqing.

Ji Xiunian was completely stunned and clueless over how Tang Yanqing managed to achieve this.

Thinking back to Tang Yanqing’s proposal of a wife chasing alliance, Ji Xiunian had initially refused, but now he was wavering over whether to join.

If Tang Yanqing was so capable himself, it seemed like it was okay for Ji Xiunian to learn from him.

As Ji Xiunian thought over this, he couldn’t help but look at Lu Xu, only to see that Lu Xu also seemed dazed like him, before he suddenly stepped forward.

It was clear that Yu Manman was really afraid of Ba Mei. Her body trembled uncontrollably, and she buried her face into Tang Yanqing’s neck.

Tang Yanqing felt an inexplicable tenderness. Just as he was thinking about how to get Ba Mei to let go, Lu Xu had already come over and separated Ba Mei from Yu Manman’s pants by picking it up.

“Hey, hey, hey, Ba Mei, pay attention. This is my shijie.”

Lu Xu always spoke gently to Ba Mei, and this time was no exception, except there was a hint of reprimand in his tone.

“Meooww…”

Bamei looked at Yu Manman eagerly and felt like the small fish snack in its mouth was about to fly away.

Although Ba Mei really didn’t want to, it still reluctantly complied after Lu Xu spoke. It rested its head against Lu Xu’s chest, and its round, big eyes never left Yu Manman, drool about to drip from its mouth.

Ji Xiunian walked forward at the right time and wiped off the drool from Ba Mei’s mouth with a tissue, feeling both a bit amused and exasperated. “Ba Mei, even if you’re hungry, you can’t bite jiejie’s pants. Even though her surname is Yu, she’s not your fish snack.”

As the saying went, “the speaker is unaware, but the listener is attentive.” Ji Xiunian had merely said something casual to lighten the mood, but Tang Yanqing felt the person in his arms tense up noticeably.

“Yes, Ba Mei, even if you like jiejie, you should still show some restraint. Otherwise, you might really scare her.” Tang Yanqing didn’t think much of it and just treated it as Ba Mei acting mischievous.

Yu Manman turned her head upon hearing Lu Xu’s voice and breathed a long sigh of relief when she saw Lu Xu holding Ba Mei.

Coming back to her senses, Yu Manman realised she was hanging onto Tang Yanqing and quickly jumped down. “My apologies, I was really scared just now…”

“It’s okay.” If possible, Tang Yanqing had actually hoped that Yu Manman wouldn’t be so polite to him.

Seeing her emotions gradually stabilise, Tang Yanqing couldn’t help but feel relieved. “I didn’t expect you to be so afraid of cats, but it’s good as long as you’re okay.”

Yu Manman couldn’t tell anyone why she was like this, because to her knowledge, no one else knew her secret.

With her fright not yet settled, Yu Manman couldn’t help but ask Lu Xu, “Xu zai, Ba Mei is the cat you adopted, right?”

Lu Xu nodded, “Right.”

It’s just that the place where he had found it was not in the mortal realm but on the road to the Underworld, but this was also a secret that cannot be casually mentioned.

“That’s pretty good.”

Yu Manman’s face was a bit pale. It was clear she had really been terrified just now.

She took out a protective talisman from her pocket and handed it to Lu Xu, then forced a smile. “Xu zai, this is for you. I’ll go back first, okay?”

“Thank you, shijie.”

“Okay,shijie.”

Lu Xu spoke very obediently, making people feel pleasant just by looking at him.

After seeing Yu Manman off, Tang Yanqing still felt as if he were dreaming.

Being suddenly embraced by the person you liked, even if it was because of an accident, was still a joyful event.

He kept recalling the scene just now, the corners of his mouth almost reaching the sky.

Ji Xiunian frowned but didn’t say anything. He exchanged a glance with Lu Xu, and both of them shook their heads with a smile.

Before they had walked over this way, Ji Xiunian had thought that Tang Yanqing’s “plan to get out of being single” was working. But after they had arrived, they realised that the instigator behind all this misunderstanding had been Ba Mei.

Before they could educate Ba Mei about not biting people’s pants, Tang Yanqing happily rubbed Ba Mei’s head and said, “Don’t worry, I’ve already ordered the cans of food I promised you. Consider it my gratitude fee for today. But, Ba Mei, you must remember that the jiejie just now was really scared. So don’t suddenly appear and scare her, okay?”

“Meow…” Baimei was originally regretting its loss of fish snacks, but instantly became happy upon hearing Tang Yanqing’s words.

Although it didn’t get to eat a fresh and tasty fish on the spot, having canned food was not so bad.

Ba Mei, who had regained clarity, eventually accepted this condition and looked to be in a good mood.

Lu Xu didn’t expect that besides Ji Xiunian, there would be someone else so generous, chasing after Ba Mei to give it canned food.

“Haha! It’s mainly because I like her.” Tang Yanqing was in a great mood and couldn’t help but say, “Xu zai, your Ba Mei is like a matchmaker, always giving its best.”

Lu Xu raised his eyebrows but didn’t continue discussing this topic.

After finally sending off the excited Tang Yanqing, the ‘Grim Reaper Delivery’ app popped up with a new order notification. This time, Lu Xu didn’t rush to take the order but instead pulled Ji Xiunian and said, “Nian ge, why don’t you take this order and give it a try?”