Chapter 6 The Cat and the Old Residence 1 (1/2)

Chapter 6 The Cat and the Old Residence (1)

I had just started the new semester, but my mind was already plagued by many worries.

“Watch out!”

My train of thought was interrupted by a loud shout and soon after followed by a black object that quickly flew past my eyes. It even ruthlessly slammed into my tummy, shocking me until I almost fell to the ground.

After looking at it cautiously, the black object was actually a cat which had hit me just now without any heed. Now, it was calmly standing by my feet licking its paw as if nothing had happened.

“Sor-Sorry!”

I turned around to look, as a girl with her hair tied into a high ponytail ran over frantically.

“Is this your cat?” I pinched the scruff of the neck of the black cat and lifted it. But this rude little bastard instantly brandished its sharp claws at me and struggled out of my grip.

“Coo! You can’t do that!” The girl anxiously bent over and stooped down to hug the black cat. The moment the black cat saw its master, it became docile, squinting its eyes and began to purr while the girl kept repeatedly apologizing to me.

“I’m truly sorry. My Coo’s temper is a bit strange. Did he hurt you?”

“No, in fact, it only bumped into me.” I hurriedly gestured with my hands to indicate that I was alright.

The cat stared at me arrogantly and meowed rather spitefully.

“Seems like he doesn’t like you that much.” The girl smiled for a while, then seemed to recall something as she suddenly said, “Ah, Classmate Gu Yu. You’re Classmate Gu Yu right?”

Stunned, I replied, “Yeah.”

The girl let out a sigh of relief upon confirming that she had gotten the right person. A smile broke out on her face as she said, “I’m Su Xiaoyun and I’m in the same class as you. Don’t you remember?”

I once again sized the girl up and down. She had a fine, oval face and thin, fine eyebrows. When she smiled, her faintly discernible dimples would reveal themselves.

After she said that, I remember that I had indeed seen her during yesterday’s class meeting. She was sitting near me, but since she had her head lowered from the start to end, I had not been able to get a good look at her face.

“Ah, it’s you.”

“Yep, yep!” Su Xiaoyun was delighted. “I never expected to see you here. What’re you doing here anyway?”

She was right. I surveyed my surroundings. Distracted by my thoughts, I had unknowingly walked out of the school gates. The place I was in now seemed to be near the gates behind the university. Due to the fact that it hadn’t been well maintained, weeds were growing everywhere and even the road was hidden from sight. Only a meandering alley path trodden out by people could be found, unknown as to where it led.

“Ah, I…There’s something troubling me, so I came out to take a walk.” I scratched my head.

“A walk. Well, the weather is quite nice today.” Su Xiaoyun found a clean rock to sit on, her hand stroking the purring cat. She smiled at me. “What a coincidence. There’s something that’s been troubling me recently too.”

“Huh?”

“I’m talking about this guy!” Su Xiaoyun pointed at the squinting black cat on her knees and said somewhat in distress, “Coo used to be very obedient back then but I don’t understand why he seems to enjoy running around all over the place recently. The moment I’m not careful, he gives me the slip and disappears. I ran out today because I was chasing him.”

So that’s why. I smiled in my heart.

“What about you? What worries or troubles do you have on your mind?” Su Xiaoyun shifted nearer, asking in concern. “Did you get a bad dorm? Or are you unsatisfied with the academic programs?”

“Uh…” I began to stutter. I couldn’t possibly tell her the things that I was worrying about were impossible things that couldn’t possibly exist in this world.