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Unfortunately, the duck that was almost in my mouth flew away...
I walked dejectedly to the sofa and sat down, pulling the pillow that was on the sofa over my head.
"You actually treated the guest like a thief, Xiao Shin, that's not okay," Mr. Qi said, leaning against the edge of the sofa behind me, pretending to be serious.
"Well, it's because he kept coming in and out, back and forth several times! It's the first time I've seen a guest behave like that..."
I can't help but complain.
"But at least they didn't treat us like liars or crazy people," I said, looking up at the ceiling and sighing.
"That's natural, they've all experienced supernatural events themselves, haven't they? This kind of thing, you have to experience it yourself to truly believe it."
Mr. Qi said with a matter-of-fact tone.
"But it's because of this that I have so many collections." I turned my head and looked at the sample display room with a helpless expression, while Mr. Qi looked at me proudly.
"Is it necessary to collect so many things... Every night when I pass by there to go to the bathroom, I feel so anxious."
"What's there to be anxious about? Do you think those crosses are just for decoration?"
"Mr. Qi, can I say that I feel scared just by looking at that cross at night?" As I said this, I deliberately shivered a few times.
"You're not a ghost, yet you're afraid of a cross."
Ah, I was rejected by Mr. Qi—but I'm really scared because at night, without turning on the lights, this cross emits a very bright white light. Of course, Mr. Qi can't see it, only I can. Although this makes the cross look and feel sacred and inviolable, seeing it at night still makes me feel—so scary!!
Actually, I did mention to Mr. Qi about being able to see the cross glowing, but it only made him more proud of having a cross that can ward off spirits...
"Speaking of which, can we really just ignore them? Mr. Qi." I thought of the guest just now and still feel a little worried.
"It's okay, the first level of supernatural events usually won't pose a danger to people."
But being harassed like that every day must be unbearable... "They can move, didn't they say the house is rented? If they really can't stand it, they should just move."
It's true - the rent is cheaper than the cost of dealing with supernatural events here.
I nodded as if I understood.
The next day is Monday, and I have to go to school for class. After saying goodbye to Mr. Qi (who had a pained expression and kept muttering about the need to enact regulations at school allowing boys to wear girls' clothing), I walked outside the building where the shop is located. This is a newly built residential area in the city, but because the housing prices are too high and the location is too remote, almost no one comes to live here. The lack of customers may be partly due to this. I once discussed with Mr. Qi about distributing flyers or something, but he gave me a disdainful look and said, "Don't you know what it feels like to be seen as a lunatic?" Well, it's indeed more likely to be like that. I sighed and headed towards the school.
There are only ten households in our residential area, so it's very quiet all day, and you can't see many people.
However—
"Hey! Xiao Shin!" A familiar voice called out to me, and I stopped in my tracks, looking to the left.
A "person" with a semi-transparent body is standing under a tree, looking very distressed with arms crossed. It's the ghost Mr. Zhang who lives here.
I can see things that ordinary people can't see, such as the light emitted from a traditional cross and ghosts. In other words, I have the ability of clairvoyance.
Although not many humans live in this neighborhood, quite a few ghosts have moved in. Mr. Zhang is one of them, but he's mostly in hiding during the day.
"Good morning, Mr. Zhang, what's wrong?" I waved and greeted him.
"I'm very unhappy right now!" Mr. Zhang looked helpless. "My living space has been taken over by a cat!"
Cat? I tilted my head.
"Yeah! A cat!" Mr. Zhang grabbed my hand and led me to where he lived.
"The other night when I was contemplating life, that cat came over and rudely sprawled out where I live, then growled at me with bared teeth! Does that cat have no concept of not trespassing on other people's property?!"
"Well, you could just shoo it away or better yet, just kill it," I said, deliberately making a fierce expression when mentioning the word 'kill'.
"Stop joking around! That's just a cat! A cat! Besides, I never harmed any living creature when I was alive, so how could I possibly do such a thing after death! I even tried to drive it away, but it always comes back. It's really annoying. Could it be that it knew all along that I wouldn't hurt it..." Mr. Zhang glared at me disapprovingly.
"Hey, it's that cat." Mr. Zhang pointed to the orange cat sleeping on the open space in front of a house. It had been sleeping with its eyes closed, but seemed to hear someone approaching and immediately opened its eyes, stood up, arched its back, and raised its tail high, continuously hissing at us.
"Oh dear, we've been disliked," I and Mr. Zhang quickly stopped in our tracks.
"Are we really going to drive it away?" I turned to ask Mr. Zhang.
Mr. Zhang looked at the cat with a serious expression and did not respond to me.
Actually, it's not a big deal that it's occupying the place where I live, but since it moved in, it rarely eats. I'm afraid it will starve to death...
It turns out Mr. Zhang is still worried about it.
"I'll come back after school and buy some food for it. Let's establish a good relationship with it first, and then see if it's willing to come back with me to Mr. Qi's place. Mr. Qi doesn't mind having another cat in the shop," I suggested.
"That sounds good," Mr. Zhang nodded after thinking for a while.
"I have to go to school first, I'm going to be late!" After saying goodbye to Mr. Zhang, I hurriedly ran towards the school.
The school is not far from our residential area, but I took too much time just now, so when I arrived in the classroom, I was already panting.
"Morning, Ah Chen!" Coming towards me was Ling－jiang, my closest friend in the class. "How are you doing?"
"I'm...I'm okay, just need to catch my breath," I leaned against the wall. "It's been a while since I ran like that, I'm exhausted!"
"You overslept, didn't you?"
"Yes, I did. I forgot that we still have class today after the holiday. Hehe," I scratched my head awkwardly.
"You're such a handful," she said, patting my head as if she couldn't stand it.
During lunch break, I sat with her on the top of the teaching building to have lunch.
"Wow... Ah Chen, your lunch looks so luxurious every day. Your family really cares about you."
"Really? It's okay, I guess." I smiled awkwardly, feeling embarrassed to tell her that I actually made it all by myself...
"I've always wanted to visit your home..." Hearing Ling－jiang say this almost made me spray my food, causing me to cough repeatedly.
"What's wrong?" Ling－jiang hurriedly patted my back.
"I'll take you when I have the chance. My family has been very busy these days."
How could I possibly let Ling－jiang go—"
"Oh, I see. Well then," Ling－jiang looked very regretful. I hastily said, "If I can go, I will let you know."
After school on Monday, I went to the nearby supermarket, bought a lot of cat food, and then returned to Mr. Zhang's place.
Mr. Zhang is sitting on a big rock not far from where he lives, with a helpless and worried look on his face as he watches the cat sleeping. When he hears my voice, he turns around.
"Oh, hello Xiao Shin," he stands up and walks towards me.
"You see, I bought a lot of food," I pointed to the bag in my hand.
Now the cat will definitely have a good relationship with us, both Mr. Zhang and I think so.
However—
"Why isn't it coming over to eat? Did I buy the wrong thing?" I looked at the cat and then at the cat food in my hand.
Although the cat was indeed attracted over for a while, it quickly retreated and continued to growl at us with caution, refusing to come near us.
I have never raised a cat before and have no experience in cat care. I don't know why it behaves this way, and it seems that even Mr. Zhang has no experience with this...
"I have to go back... otherwise I'll be scolded by Mr. Qi," I said awkwardly.
"Okay, then go back. Goodbye."
When I returned to the store, Mr. Qi was reading the newspaper.
"Why are you carrying so much cat food? We don't have any cats here," Mr. Qi said, looking puzzled.
I just told Mr. Qi about the orange cat taking over Mr. Zhang's place.
"Haha, you guys have really been through a lot," Mr. Qi laughed.
"The reaction of this orange cat is also very understandable. Cats are different from dogs. Once a cat's trust in humans is completely shattered, it will develop a strong sense of distrust towards people. Even if you try to please it with delicious food, it may not easily accept it. The orange cat is known as a foodie among all cat breeds. Its ability to resist the temptation of food and maintain hostility towards you shows how much it has been hurt by humans."
"What should we do then? Mr. Zhang said that this cat hasn't eaten anything for a long time. What if it starves to death..."
I sat on the sofa with a look of frustration, furrowing my brows tightly.
"It's very difficult to rebuild trust once it's been broken. It will require your patience. Keep it up," Mr. Qi said as he walked over to me, smiling and patting my shoulder.
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