ATPN Chapter 48

Chapter 48: The Cat’s Owner

Chapter 48: The Cat’s Owner

After spending the whole afternoon cultivating a bond with the cat and not resting, Yu Zhanrong felt so sleepy after the broadcast that he could barely keep his eyes open, and he fell asleep curled up on the sofa.

For a time, soft purrs arose from both man and cat in the living room.

It wasn’t until the WeChat voice call rang for quite a while that Yu Zhanrong groggily answered it.

“What’s up?”

“Yuer, the cat’s owner has been found. He said he tried calling you but no one answered, you should call him back quickly.”

“Okay.”

Hanging up the phone made him much more awake. Yu Zhanrong looked at the call history.

Wow, good heavens, five missed calls?!

Two from Song Baiyan, and the rest from Yang You.

He had put his phone on silent during the livestream, and later he was too sleepy and didn’t remember to turn the ringer back on.

But why would Senior Brother call him so many times in the middle of the night?

The call history only showed missed calls from those two people, no other unfamiliar numbers, but Yang You clearly said that the cat’s owner had called him. Yu Zhanrong was very puzzled.

What exactly was going on?

It couldn’t be that Song Baiyan was the cat’s owner, right?

Probably not, Yu Zhanrong shook his head. He remembered very clearly that Song Baiyan didn’t have any pets at home.

Since the cat’s owner hadn’t called him yet, he could call Song Baiyan back first.

He stroked the cat beside him, its fur felt so good, and he felt a little reluctant to return it.

“Get up, your owner is about to come looking for you.”

When Yu Zhanrong called back, Song Baiyan was in the security room watching the surveillance footage. Seeing Yu Zhanrong’s panicked face in the elevator, silently confronting Ah Li, Song Baiyan frowned.

Afraid of cats? If he remembered correctly, he shouldn’t be.

But if he was afraid, why did he still pick up the cat and take it home?

Song Baiyan continued watching the video with doubt, and then he saw his aloof Ah Li acting spoiled, clinging, and feigning pitifulness to beg for a hug from Yu Zhanrong?

Was this really his Ah Li?

All these tricks were Guan Yanzhi’s specialty, he didn’t expect Ah Li to learn so much from her, Song Baiyan even suspected that the cat was possessed by Guan Yanzhi.

He couldn’t help but sigh, this cat was too scheming, and also a pervert, using any means to ascend the hall and enter the room.

The phone in his pocket rang, Song Baiyan straightened up, glanced at the caller ID, thanked the security guard, and walked out of the security room before answering.

“Senior Brother, you were looking for me? I just fell asleep, my phone was on silent and I didn’t hear it.”

Yu Zhanrong’s voice came through, and a smile appeared on Song Baiyan’s lips. It seemed the kid hadn’t realized that he was the cat’s owner.

“…Mr. Yu?”

There was silence on the phone for a moment, followed by a clattering sound.

Yu Zhanrong had poured a glass of water and was about to drink it when the “Mr. Yu” from the other end nearly made him lose it.

Holy crap!! No way!!!

Could it be this coincidental?

Yu Zhanrong hurriedly steadied the glass, grabbed a tissue to wipe the wet table, and dryly licked his lips: “Senior Brother, you—”

A low laugh came from the other end, “It’s just like you think, it’s me.”

Even after hanging up, Yu Zhanrong was still in a daze. He incredulously held the cat in front of his eyes, carefully examining it.

This was Song Baiyan’s cat?

He had been to Song Baiyan’s house so many times, but had never seen it, not even anything related to cats. That’s why he never thought that this would be a cat raised by Song Baiyan.

Yu Zhanrong held the cat in his lap, “Why didn’t you say so earlier? Your owner is Song Baiyan, your name is Ah Li?”

Recalling the “Looking for Owner” post he had put on WeChat, Yu Zhanrong covered his face, feeling utterly ashamed.

This time he had really embarrassed himself.

“Seeking Owner” post?

Mr. Yu?

Help!!

“Ah Li, you misled me!” Yu Zhanrong moaned, covering his eyes and collapsing onto the sofa.

Ah Li: “Meow~”

This blame, this cat won’t take.

“…”

“Ding-dong~ Ding-dong~”

He’s here!

Yu Zhanrong jolted, springing up like a carp, thankfully Ah Li had already hidden under the sofa, otherwise it would have fallen to the ground.

Yu Zhanrong shuffled over to open the door, stopping just in time, grabbing a handful of his messy hair, and smoothing out the collar that had been askew from sleeping on the sofa.

He cleared his throat and pressed down on the doorknob. At that moment, a faint smell of alcohol wafted over.

Yu Zhanrong met Song Baiyan’s deep eyes, filled with a shallow smile, and his mind instantly crashed, as if he was the one who was drunk.

He couldn’t help but move closer to Song Baiyan, lightly sniffing, and smelled not only alcohol but also a faint scent of tobacco.

“Senior Brother, are you drunk?”

Song Baiyan didn’t expect him to suddenly get so close and was stunned for a moment. Seeing him frown slightly, and assuming he didn’t like the smell, he stepped back a little.

“Not drunk, does it smell bad?”

“No,” Yu Zhanrong shook his head, rubbed his hot ears, and stepped aside, “Senior Brother, come in.”

He just felt that Song Baiyan was surrounded by a faint smell of alcohol, with a hint of a smile in his eyes, not as aloof and indifferent as usual.

The whole person was a bit like…a seductive fox spirit coming out at night.

Yu Zhanrong guiltily touched his nose, he dared not say these words out loud.

His eyes couldn’t help but follow Song Baiyan, tonight was another different Song Baiyan, equally eye-catching.

Yu Zhanrong’s gaze was infatuated, Song Baiyan’s eyes flashed, and the corners of his eyes curved up, “Mr. Yu, aren’t you going to invite me in?”

Yu Zhanrong’s heart trembled, uh, this was too much.

To hide his embarrassment, he turned around to get slippers for Song Baiyan, and only remembered when he reached for the shoe cabinet that the cotton slippers were newly bought, and he hadn’t had time to unpack the delivery.

“Senior Brother, please wear my…?”

Yu Zhanrong was about to say that he would give his own slippers to Song Baiyan, when he looked down and realized that he was only wearing one shoe?!

Following his words, Song Baiyan’s eyes fell on his feet, and he couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow.

Yu Zhanrong was fair-skinned, and even his feet were very white. At this moment, he was barefoot, with one foot on the floor, his toes touching the ground, trying to minimize the contact area.

Yu Zhanrong wanted to cry from his own stupidity: “Senior Brother, wait for me, I’ll be right back…”

Song Baiyan was about to say it was okay, but the person had already run inside, darting away quickly.

Ah Li was also very happy to see its owner, meowing and welcoming him, circling around Song Baiyan’s feet, and rubbing against his trouser legs. Song Baiyan was just about to squat down to hug it.

Before his hand could touch it, the disloyal cat turned around and chased after Yu Zhanrong, trotting behind him like a dog, almost wagging its tail.

Song Baiyan: “…”

Yu Zhanrong stumbled underfoot from Ah Li’s scrambling, nearly stepping on the cat.

He was startled and quickly squatted down to touch Ah Li, then picked up the cat: “Don’t run around so wildly, a stampede could happen, take it easy.”

Song Baiyan silently watched Yu Zhanrong interact with Ah Li, and the thin, slender figure at the back door of Hua Cheng Affiliated High School appeared in his mind.

Ah Li probably recognized him too, that’s why it was so clingy.