Chapter 186. Smart Cat
Arc 7 : Last Nightmare
Xiao Ba borrowed Du Yan’s perspective and quickly figured out the situation in this world.
What he saw was not a completely new dream world, but a familiar person named He Jin.
Xiao Ba immediately became excited and said directly: “Hey, don’t people nowadays like to pet cats? Anyway, it’s He Jin, you might as well just go to his house.”
Du Yan didn’t even move his tail, and his tone of reply was calm: “You mean I should be a pet cat to please He Jin?”
However, this tone made Xiao Ba shudder: “Why do I feel that after you found out that this is He Jin’s dream world, you immediately turned into that unkind Xie Yan again.”
Du Yan did not answer again, but carefully folded the newspaper exactly as it was, and then put the newspaper back on the stall while the old man who was keeping watch at the newsstand was taking a nap.
Du Yan was not indifferent to what Xiao Ba just said.
After discovering the connection between Shao Lingheng and those people in the dream world, Du Yan actually thought about himself in the dream world.
Although the characters in the dream world are set up according to the needs through bloodline ability, they are actually like Shao Lingheng, more or less with the shadow of Du Yan.
The character closest to Shao Lingheng is Zeus, while the character closest to Du Yan himself is Xie Yan in the initial dream.
Xie Yan is Du Yan’s true self hidden under layers of disguise and suppressed in the deepest part of his heart. When he played the role of Xie Yan, he almost completely revealed everything he didn’t want others to see.
Extremely cold, difficult to empathize, obsessive-compulsive, likes to be alone.
In modern society, Du Yan can never express his innermost self so purely. After all, there is still a part of his blood that belongs to human beings. If he wants to survive in this society, he must learn to disguise himself.
The same is true for Shao Lingheng, which is the biggest factor in Du Yan’s decision to enter this dream. He also wants to see if the real Shao Lingheng is the same as the one who made him fall in love.
When thinking of this, Du Yan couldn’t help but laugh at himself again. This extreme rationality sometimes made him feel a little disgusted.
The warm sunlight has already fallen, Du Yan’s fur has been warmed by the sun, and the surrounding environment has become noisy.
The crowds rushing to work and school brought with them a strong smell of worldly life, which made Du Yan feel that the dream world had become real. He finally sorted out his chaotic thoughts and began to integrate into his current role.
Du Yan did not act in a hurry but lay on top of the newsstand to think.
He is now in a completely weak position. A stray cat, if he is not careful, he might die in this dream without even seeing He Jin.
Being kicked out of the dream world is a small matter, but getting lost in the cracks of the dream world and never waking up again is also possible.
What’s even more troublesome is that this dream world is a movie based on modern technological society, which means that gods, ghosts, monsters, and the like do not exist in the world view itself.
Du Yan can not show any difference from an ordinary cat in front of He Jin or other people. For example, he must not borrow a mobile phone to type. Otherwise, it will lead to the collapse of the dream world.
Unless the Lord of Dreamland subconsciously modifies the world settings, Du Yan can only appear as a cat.
But these are all later stories. Du Yan decided to find a way to get to He Jin’s side and see what the situation is.
From the top of the newsstand where he was standing, he could just see the road sign on the opposite side of the street.
At this time, the innate ability in Du Yan’s bloodline began to take effect, and he once again entered the role in the first dream.
He is Xie Yan, who grew up in Beicheng, but now he has turned into a cat for some unknown reason.
Everything in his memory began to come back to him, slowly becoming clearer. Du Yan remembered that this road was part of Beicheng city.
This is a lucky place, but the unlucky part is that this road is almost the entire distance of the northern side away from the community where he and He Jin live.
In general, one is in the south of the city and the other is in the north. As the city, Beicheng is naturally very large, so large that a stray cat can not cross the entire city to the other end.
But Du Yan remembered something. Although this road was a little far from where they lived, it was very close to another place.
When He Jin took over the Xie family, he chose to settle in Beicheng. However, the investment company he founded was located abroad. The investment company could be said to be the cornerstone of all He Jin’s careers, so he would not give up just like that.
So He Jin registered a branch company in China and gradually moved the focus of business here. From the report in the newspaper just now, the headquarters of the investment company has now moved to Beicheng.
In Du Yan’s memory, the office address of the investment company was in the CBD not far from here. He just doesn’t know if the company’s office address has changed in the past three years.
Anyway, let’s try his luck first.
Afterward, Du Yan followed the alley, making full use of his advantage as a cat, and found the parking lot of the building.
It was impossible for stray cats to enter through the main entrance, so Du Yan could only sneak into the parking lot to wait for people.
Du Yan had been to this place several times. He found the exclusive parking space for the senior executives of He Jin’s company with ease, but he did not find the car that He Jin often used.
Did the company relocate? Or was it just an unfortunate coincidence that He Jin went on a business trip?
When Du Yan was wondering, he heard a sound coming from the elevator. He flashed and hid in a corner with excellent visibility but a convenient hiding place.
As a cat, its hearing is much better than that of a human. Du Yan had already identified the person from the footsteps before he even saw them.
A man and a woman, the woman is on the phone, the voice is very familiar, it is the female lead Fang Xiangxiang in the original plot of the movie.
Hearing Fang Xiangxiang’s voice, Du Yan felt relieved. It seemed that he had not found the wrong place.
After a while, two figures appeared in Du Yan’s field of vision.
Fang Xiangxiang still looked smart and capable, but her brows were furrowed, and her complexion did not look good.
“I’ll be right there.”
After she finished speaking, she hung up the phone.
Walking next to Fang Xiangxiang was her husband, Chen Yezhou.
Chen Yezhou asked: “How is President He doing?”
Fang Xiangxiang shook her head and said: “The situation is not good. Doctor Zhao said that he has almost reached his limit. If that person can’t be found…”
Fang Xiangxiang didn’t finish her words. She didn’t know whether the doctor didn’t tell her or she herself didn’t want to think about the consequences.
Chen Yezhou patted her shoulder and said: “It’s okay. That person is not a simple character. The reason he can’t be found is probably because he doesn’t want to show up, not because of any accident.”
Fang Xiangxiang sighed: “He Jin is probably relying on this thought to keep going.”
The two of them chatted while quickly getting into the car.
Just as Chen Yezhou was about to start the car, there was a sudden ‘bang’ and something fell on the hood.
The two of them looked closely and found that it was actually a cat.
The cat was obviously a stray cat because it was a long-haired cat with messy fur, so gray that its original color could hardly be seen.
It has a pair of amber eyes, and in this dim environment, the pupils appear like full moons. However, although it looks extremely cute and a bit wolfish, the whole cat looks a bit aloof and inviolable.
Chen Yezhou stopped and said: “I’ll drive it away.”
After saying that, he opened the door and got out of the car to chase the cat.
Chen Yezhou originally thought that this vigilant stray cat would automatically leave as soon as he got out of the car. Unexpectedly, the cat just glanced at him and then didn’t even move its tail.
Seeing this, Chen Yezhou raised his hand to chase the cat away, but it easily moved aside and landed just out of his reach.
The pair of amber eyes glanced over again and quickly moved away to stare at Fang Xiangxiang in the car.
“……”
Chen Yezhou inexplicably felt like he was being looked down upon by the cat. He felt helpless and went around to the other side to try to catch the cat.
At this moment, Fang Xiangxiang got off the car.
“Yezhou, wait.”
Fang Xiangxiang is a soft-hearted person and has always been a bit partial to small animals.
She didn’t have any idea at first, but after being stared at by the cat for a while, she suddenly felt a familiar feeling in her heart, and then she got out of the car driven by this feeling.
Fang Xiangxiang said: “I’m now working backstage and rarely go on business trips. You know I’ve always wanted to have a pet, and this cat seems to like me.”
Upon hearing this, Chen Yezhou said: “If you like it, take it home.”
Fang Xiangxiang reached out and tried to pick up the cat, but it gently moved away.
She was stunned, thinking that the cat didn’t want to be taken away, and she felt a little regretful.
Unexpectedly, after giving way, the cat jumped into the car again and sat in the back seat.
The two of them couldn’t help but laugh, thinking that the cat was indeed a bit arrogant but also very smart, so they just followed the other party’s lead and didn’t try to touch it.
After an unexpected passenger appeared in the car, the two finally left smoothly and went to pick up their boss, He Jin.
When they were almost at their destination, Chen Yezhou suddenly remembered something and said: “President He doesn’t seem to like animals very much.”
Fang Xiangxiang was stunned for a moment and said: “It’s not that the President He doesn’t like animals, it’s that his Jiujiu has a mysophobia, so he won’t get close to animals that shed hair.”
Chen Yezhou said: “It’s better to be careful.”
Fang Xiangxiang was silent for a moment, thinking about He Jin, who had become increasingly harsh recently, and thought it would be better not to take the risk of challenging the other party’s temper.
She nodded and said: “Turn left ahead. I remember there are several pet stores there. Let’s take the cat there to give it a bath, get rid of the insects, and check its physical condition.”
Du Yan, who was sitting in the back seat, was stunned. He didn’t expect such an episode to happen. He originally just wanted to meet He Jin through Fang Xiangxiang, but he didn’t expect that there would be twists and turns because of his habits at the time.
Unfortunately, even if Du Yan is not happy about it, he is just a cat now, a cat that can not express his own wishes.
The car finally stopped at the door of the pet store. Fang Xiangxiang reached out to hug the cat again but was glanced at by those amber eyes again.
Fang Xiangxiang subconsciously retracted his hand, then smiled gently: “Good cat, you are too dirty, can I take you to wash?”
Du Yan lowered his head and looked at the tangled fur on his body, and he found it increasingly unbearable. He thought that if he stayed at Fang Xiangxiang’s house for the time being, his chances of meeting He Jin would be much greater than if he wandered around outside.
So, he dodged Fang Xiangxiang’s outstretched hand again, jumped out of the car lightly, and walked towards the pet store.
Fang Xiangxiang was stunned for a moment, and before she could react, she saw the cat walking in front of her, turned around, and looked at her as if signaling her to follow.
She smiled and said: “This cat is really smart, isn’t it.”
Afterward, Fang Xiangxiang hurriedly followed the cat to the pet store.
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