When he smiled, the cold sense of detachment around him faded a lot. His eyes crinkled, and a touch of softness gleamed in his dove-gray pupils.
His brother was truly beautiful.
Shi Song could not help but think this in his heart.
However, mid-conversation, Wei Huaichen had already stopped smiling. In a gentle voice, he said, “Since that is the case, you should take the little kitten to the examination room first.”
“I will wait for you here.”
“Alright then.”
Shi Song gently stroked the little kitten’s head, then turned around and left with the nurse.
Watching Shi Song’s departing figure, Wei Huaichen averted his gaze.
A faint curve still lingered at the corner of his lips.
The sunlight streamed in through the window, casting half of his body in light and the other half in shadow. The shifting light and dark made him look as beautiful as a painting.
It was just that the aura around him grew slightly somber, making people feel a bit oppressed.
The entire series of physical examinations took four to five hours. During this time, a group of doctors had to gather around the little orange kitten, so after placing it in the examination room and filling out a few forms, Shi Song came out.
When it came time to fill in the name, Shi Song hesitated for a moment and wrote “Ju Bao” (Orange Treasure).
Although it was a bit casually chosen, Shi Song thought the name was quite cute.
After stepping out, Shi Song hesitated for a moment, wanting to find where Wei Huaichen was, but the corridor was completely empty with not a single soul in sight.
Did he leave?
Just as Shi Song poked his head out to look down the other side, his shoulder was suddenly patted from behind: “What are you looking for?”
Shi Song was instantly startled. Reflexively taking two steps back, he said, “No, nothing.”
Wei Huaichen raised an eyebrow slightly: “I thought you were looking for me.”
The air fell silent for two seconds.
Shi Song cleared his throat lightly and took the opportunity to ask, “Where did you go just now?”
“There was some business at the company, so I was over there making a phone call.”
The two of them walked over to the seats along the corridor of the pet hospital. Wei Huaichen sat down, crossing his long legs, and asked casually, “You seem a bit nervous.”
The tone of his voice carried a faint coolness.
Shi Song stood opposite him.
Wei Huaichen’s figure was tall and slender, and he leaned against the windowsill somewhat lazily. His long fingers wrapped around the dangling cord of his windbreaker as his eyes hooded slightly: “Mm, I’m afraid the little orange cat might be sick.”
Shi Song had not expected Wei Huaichen to capture even this subtle emotion of his.
Before coming to the pet hospital, Shi Song did not have any particular thoughts; he just felt that the little orange cat caught his eye and wanted to adopt it.
Only after actually sending the little cat into the examination room did Shi Song truly feel worried it had just rained last night, and such a small cat had been straying outside for so long that it was bound to get sick.
When Shi Song spoke, his voice was muffled and sounded very soft.
“It will be fine.”
Wei Huaichen leaned back, his arm casually resting on the adjacent backrest in a relaxed posture. His voice was inexplicably reassuring: “When we first caught it, it was full of life and tried to scratch me, so it will definitely be fine. This is just a simple check-up.”
Shi Song’s eyes blinked rapidly. Perceiving that Wei Huaichen was comforting him, a warm current surged through his heart.
“Mm.”
“Once it’s fine later on, I can take it back.”
The little orange cat’s examination report came out very quickly.
The nurse held the little kitten, which was exhausted from all the procedures, and explained the report to Shi Song and Wei Huaichen.
“Ju Bao doesn’t have any major problems. Look at these data points, they are all negative.”
“It’s just that it probably ate unclean things in the wild before, so it has a bit of gastroenteritis and needs a few injections. You also need to pay attention to its diet after you go back.”
Hearing about gastroenteritis, Shi Song asked anxiously, “Then there are no other complications, right?”
“There shouldn’t be.”
The nurse placed the little orange cat on the table. It immediately crawled inch by inch toward Shi Song’s side, curling up into a small fur ball right next to his hand.
“Meow—”
They had just given the little orange cat a deworming treatment and a simple cleaning, so it was much cleaner than before. Its well-behaved appearance made Shi Song unable to resist pinching its ears with his hand.
The nurse smiled and said, “However, it is truly too small. To avoid other issues, we still recommend that you come back next week for a follow-up.”
“Since this is a little stray cat, we plan to give you a twelve percent discount on this examination fee, and there won’t be a charge next time. If its condition stabilizes, we will also give it a bath along the way. Does that work for you?”
Shi Song hesitated for a split second, but ultimately nodded.
This hospital was indeed good; it was just a bit far from his apartment. However, for the sake of the little orange cat, the trip was worth it.
On Monday, Shi Song returned to his rented apartment.
Hearing that his classes were over, Lin Yiming hurriedly rushed over carrying some pastries he had packed.
“Do you like it?”
Lin Yiming placed the exquisite packaging on the table and said with a grin, “I happened to hear you mention it before, so I remembered it. How about it? Do you want to praise me?”
The corners of Shi Song’s lips curved into a very faint smile. His thick eyelashes and beautiful eye shape made him look completely innocent and sweet.
“Thank you. Tell me how much it was, and I’ll transfer the money to you.”
“Oh, don’t, please don’t.”
Lin Yiming quickly blocked Shi Song’s hand: “I bought this to eat just to please you, baby. Are you looking down on me by doing this?”
Shi Song let out an “Uh” and withdrew his phone: “Alright then.”
He did not like owing people, so he planned to buy a gift for Lin Yiming in a couple of days.
As Lin Yiming spoke, he extended a finger to tease the little orange cat that Shi Song had temporarily shut inside the cat condo.
Unfortunately, the little orange cat was extremely aloof. It clearly liked Shi Song the most. When it saw Wei Huaichen, it was at least willing to extend its tiny mangosteen-like paws to hook at him, but when it saw Lin Yiming, it turned around directly and faced him with its little bottom.
It looked exactly like that meme of a giant panda cub sitting in a corner.
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After teasing it for a long time without the cat paying him any attention, Lin Yiming withdrew his hand in disappointment.
“Hey baby, do you have anything going on this Wednesday? My friends pushed together a gathering, and they just happen to want to meet you. Can you come?”
“Are there many people?”
Shi Song hesitated a little.
He actually did not like that kind of noisy environment very much, but since Lin Yiming had put it that way, it seemed a bit bad if he didn’t go.
Lin Yiming thought about it and said, “Four or five, not too many. Just everyone gathering together for a bit.”
In truth, this had been brought up by Su Tang the day before yesterday, saying he wanted to see his boyfriend. Lin Yiming also happened to want to introduce his social circle to Shi Song, so he had agreed.
After considering for a moment, Shi Song said, “Okay, just let me know the time and place later.”
Hearing this, Lin Yiming beamed with joy: “Baby, you are the best!”
He knew Shi Song did not like loud and boisterous places, so he had been a bit anxious when asking, but he didn’t expect him to actually agree.
Shi Song really loved him.
Lin Yiming turned his head around, suddenly acting mysterious: “Right, baby, I have a surprise for you in a couple of days.”
“But I can’t talk about this matter just yet because it hasn’t been completely finalized. But once it is truly settled, I will tell you right away.”
His voice sounded just like a child waiting to claim credit.
Lin Yiming knew that Shi Song had been looking for an internship recently.
Shi Song majored in drawing at university, but he had not found a particularly suitable job yet, so Lin Yiming planned to let Shi Song come to the Lin Group’s game subsidiary to work as an artist.
The game company under the Lin Group was exceptionally outstanding, which was simply the best possible job for a college student who had not yet graduated.
However, Shi Song was originally very excellent, and Lin Yiming was not willing to let his boyfriend start from the absolute bottom. Therefore, he intended to speak with his parents to give Shi Song an ideal position.
Lin Yiming planned to use this opportunity to directly come out to his parents and confess their relationship, but he had not found a suitable time to say it yet. He just couldn’t resist revealing a tiny bit to Shi Song first.
But once it succeeded, he believed Shi Song would definitely be very happy.
Shi Song let out an “Oh” and nodded.
In the blink of an eye, Wednesday arrived.
The location Lin Yiming chose to host the gathering this time was quite formal, set inside an elegantly decorated private club.
Lin Yiming originally wanted to pick him up, but because it was out of the way, Shi Song declined.
Once he found the room Lin Yiming had mentioned, Shi Song took a deep breath, hesitated for a moment, and only then knocked on the door and entered.
As soon as Lin Yiming looked up and saw Shi Song arrive, his eyes brightened instantly. He raised his hand to wave at Shi Song: “Baby, come here quickly, let me introduce you.”
“This is Su Tang, my childhood friend.”
“These two over here are my junior high classmates, Zhao Yan, Zhou Jing…”
Su Tang?
The person who was supposed to enter a marriage of convenience with Lin Yiming in the dream?
Originally, this name alone was already shocking enough to Shi Song, but when he looked along the direction of Lin Yiming’s finger, Shi Song’s eyes widened abruptly as if struck by lightning.
He bit his lower lip, a look of utter astonishment flashing through his expression.
How could it be like this?
Although the club’s lighting was dim, Shi Song had already recognized them. Zhao Yan and Zhou Jing… those two silhouettes were clearly the very people who had chased after him, cornered him against the wall, and wantonly threatened him in his dream.
Shi Song only felt his breathing turn ice-cold, the excessive shock leaving his brain completely blank.
Those two people also lazily raised their heads.
They looked decent, but those appearances completely overlapped with the shadows in Shi Song’s dream, making him feel almost nauseous.
“So this is the little boyfriend of your family?” Zhou Jing turned his head to look at Lin Yiming, nudging him with his elbow while a slender cigarette dangled from his mouth, his tone completely careless, “Seeing him once is truly better than hearing a hundred reports.”
“No wonder Yiming treasures him so much that he refused to let us catch a single glimpse.”
Beside him, Zhao Yan also laughed. His tone was polite, yet his expression carried a hint of scrutiny: “Why are you standing over there? Come sit here.”
Hearing that familiar voice, Shi Song felt his blood run cold.
He took a step back, his hands clenching into fists at his sides, his brow furrowing deeply.