The two of them, carrying a cat, arrived at the stray animal rescue station.
The staff member stepped forward and, after understanding the situation, prepared to take the cat away.
"By the way, are you two not considering adopting it?"
The staff member asked this before taking the cat.
Xue Jian Yuan shook his head slightly.
"I would love to, but because of reality, it might not be possible."
Upon hearing this, the staff member said "Oh" and didn't say anything else.
Xue Jian Yuan and the cat in the box made eye contact.
Those golden and light blue heterochromatic vertical pupils looked truly extraordinary.
"Can I come see it later? We hit it off pretty well, and I can donate some cat food."
Xue Jian Yuan asked.
The staff member was clearly taken aback by the question.
Immediately, they shook their head.
"That might not be possible. If you want to see it, do it now, there probably won't be another chance."
This statement made Xue Jian Yuan frown.
"No more chances, meaning?"
"We will register its information on the claim website. If someone adopts it within the timeframe, it will naturally be taken away."
The staff member explained here, paused slightly, and then continued:
"If no one adopts it within the timeframe, it will be euthanized on the next euthanasia day, Tuesday or Friday."
Xue Jian Yuan looked at the cat in the box again.
Those heterochromatic vertical pupils looked truly extraordinary.
"Take me to the adoption process."
Xue Jian Yuan said lightly.
Upon hearing this, the staff member's face instantly broke into a smile.
"Please come this way. Do you have any ID on you?"
"Yes."
"For adoption, you need to at least get one vaccination."
"Has it been checked and vaccinated properly? Can it be bathed here? I'm not professional with this, and I might not be able to clean it properly."
"We do. I'll take it down for a bath after you fill out the form."
"By the way, also help me prepare a set of cat food, litter box, and litter."
"Okay. You are truly a kind person."
After filling out the form, the staff member hugged the kitten and went to the back with a smile.
The young man was willing to spend money on this stray cat.
Then he would most likely be a good owner, rather than a whim.
Although she worked here, she didn't want to see the cat euthanized.
While waiting for the cat to be bathed and checked.
Xue Jian Yuan looked at Kato Megumi beside him.
Kato Megumi nervously avoided his gaze.
Xue Jian Yuan reached out and pinched Kato Megumi's small face.
"Why didn't you tell me?"
"I thought you knew, Xue Jian... "
"With such concerns, you should have spoken up directly." Xue Jian Yuan tugged on the girl's cheek. "Aren't we friends?"
The question he asked the young man not long ago was returned to him.
Even a light and airy girl like Kato Megumi couldn't help but have a shifty gaze.
Xue Jian Yuan felt both annoyed and amused.
Kato Megumi was poking the cat there just now.
It was obvious that she wanted it to run away.
That way, it wouldn't be sent to the rescue station and euthanized.
Xue Jian Yuan didn't know the regulations of the rescue station here in Sakura Country, but obviously Kato Megumi did.
In the end, this light and airy girl kept mum and didn't say anything.
How dare she be so brazen as to say, 'Aren't we friends'?
Just thinking about it made him angry.
"It was the right thing to do to send the stray cat to the rescue station. I was afraid it would cause you trouble, Xue Jian... moral burdens, things like that."
Seeing the young man's anger, Kato Megumi explained.
As a result, Xue Jian Yuan simply pinched her cheeks with his other hand as well.
"So I told you, aren't we friends? Anyway, from now on, call me by my name!"
Kato Megumi's small face was deformed by the pinching on both sides.
She mumbled, "Yuan-kun."
Xue Jian Yuan let go of her hand.
"My dear Hui, next time, please be consistent in your demands of yourself and others. Treat everyone the same."
"Don't be so strict with yourself that you become a saint, and then lower your standards for others."
Upon hearing this, Kato Megumi seemed to want to refute him.
But her gaze collided with Xue Jian Yuan's eyes.
In the end, she could only lower her small head and mumbled:
"I understand... Yuan-kun."
After a while, which didn't feel short.
The staff member came out carrying a pure white kitten.
"It has been bathed, nails trimmed, and internally and externally dewormed. These are free."
"Vaccines are chargeable. You'll need to come once a month, and after three times, you can come once a year."
"Pet supplies are all prepared over there. Take a look at them, and if you don't want anything, you can return them."
Xue Jian Yuan nodded.
More than spending money, he was now focused on the cat.
The dull gray kitten was actually pure white.
It was unbelievable.
If the staff member hadn't done that without a reason, Xue Jian Yuan would have suspected the cat was switched.
Taking the cat.
Xue Jian Yuan only felt that he was holding a ball of cotton.
The soft cat fur spread out fluffy, and the golden and light blue heterochromatic pupils were still exceptionally beautiful.
The pink cat paws pressed against Xue Jian Yuan's arm, the touch was incredibly soft.
"I never thought this little guy would be a 尺玉霄飞练."
Xue Jian Yuan sighed.
Kato Megumi tilted her head when she heard this.
"尺玉霄飞练?"
"Yeah, the Chinese name for this type of cat, with a pure white body and heterochromatic eyes."
"It sounds so powerful, are there others?"
"Yeah, there's a whole naming system. For example, if the body is black and only the four paws are white, it's called 踏雪寻梅; if the back is pure black and the belly and four legs are white, it's called 乌云盖雪."
"Hm, it sounds like poetry."
"Right?"
Xue Jian Yuan and Kato Megumi smiled at each other.
Holding the cat, the two walked out of the rescue station.
"I'll take a taxi back to the apartment. This little guy isn't allowed on the subway."
Xue Jian Yuan said.
"I'll help. After all, we picked it up together. Since Yuan-kun is adopting it, I should also take responsibility."
Kato Megumi raised her small hand.