Xia Yu had not yet forgotten his other purpose for coming, which was to investigate whether An Siyao was troubled by the persona he had created for her.
Therefore, he came inside the body of the black cat to have a look.
A person’s state when alone and their state when with others are completely different. Only by being in someone’s home can one observe the most authentic version of them.
The current problem was how to get inside.
The villa’s perimeter wall was quite high, and the main gate was guarded by security personnel.
Coming to the bushes beside the gate, Xia Yu observed the two guards. He picked up a small stone and threw it far away.
The stone made a sound, and the two guards glanced in that direction but did not pay much attention.
Xia Yu threw five more stones, but the two guards still showed no reaction.
Movies were all lies; although people’s curiosity was strong, their laziness was equally potent.
Abandoning the idea of entering through the main gate, Xia Yu circled around, wanting to find a tree to climb and then jump over the wall, yet there wasn’t a single tree near the wall.
The security measures were just too thorough.
Fortunately, he wasn’t an ordinary cat.
Now, he had three paths to choose from.
The first was to wait by the roadside, as the maids would go out to shop, and he could hide on one of them to sneak inside.
The second was to wait until nightfall; since he was a black cat, he wouldn’t be easily noticed in the dark.
As for the third path.
Xia Yu stretched his body and suddenly leaped from the bushes, dashed past the guards, and squeezed through the gap in the iron gate into the courtyard.
The two guards were shocked but couldn’t react in time to stop Xia Yu. They were meant to guard against people, not cats.
One of the guards immediately called Yu Ningmeng to report.
Yu Ningmeng then instructed other maids, and everyone in the villa began searching for Xia Yu.
But searching for a cat with higher intelligence than theirs was futile.
Dodging here and there, feinting one way and striking another, even leaping onto people’s faces, Xia Yu successfully reached outside An Siyao’s room.
He tapped on the door with his head and darted inside as An Siyao opened it.
Hiding beneath the cabinet, Xia Yu observed An Siyao.
Unaware of anyone’s presence, An Siyao looked confusedly around the doorway, scratched her head, and returned to the room.
Her face still showed confusion, but she didn’t pay much attention.
Although it wasn’t common to mishear something, it wasn’t impossible either.
Returning to the balcony, she continued painting.
Xia Yu quietly crept behind the girl to look; it was a view of the courtyard.
Until eight o’clock in the evening, An Siyao kept painting, and Xia Yu didn’t see any expression of displeasure on her face.
He would follow her to school tomorrow to see what state she was in when he wasn’t around.
He stood up, pushed open the bedroom door, and walked outside.
Hearing the sound, An Siyao turned around to see her open door.
Her paintbrush fell to the ground.
Unaware of the scare he had given An Siyao, Xia Yu leisurely walked down the corridor. By now, it was already late at night, and there were no maids walking back and forth in the corridor, so he no longer needed to hide.
However, turning a corner, Xia Yu encountered a maid.
That was Xu Youxiang’s maid.
“It’s the cat that ran in this afternoon!” the maid walked toward Xia Yu.
“Come here, come here.” She extended her hand, wanting to grab Xia Yu, but he skillfully dodged.
After two unsuccessful attempts, the maid stood up and, with a fierce expression, rushed at Xia Yu with big steps, saying “Ao Wu!”
If it were an ordinary cat, it would now flee in panic, only to be cornered and captured helplessly.
But the maid was up against Xia Yu.
Facing the maid rushing toward him, Xia Yu remained unmoved.
As the maid reached Xia Yu, she awkwardly stopped her steps. Her mind had no contingency plan for what to do if the cat didn’t run.
She squatted down again to grab Xia Yu, but it was just a repetition of her previous failure.
“Someone come! The cat is here!” After several failures, the maid shouted loudly.
Despicable! It was supposed to be a one-on-one duel, yet she called for backup!
Faced with the incoming maids, Xia Yu couldn’t remain as calm as before. The narrow and confined corridor was not conducive to his performance, so he could only flee desperately.
The maids were not fools either; they assigned three people to block Xia Yu’s path ahead.
Turning a corner, Xia Yu briefly escaped the maids’ sight, but sounds coming from both front and back told him the maids were surrounding him.
It seemed that he had no choice but to show off his skills to escape.
The chasing maids saw the black cat obediently staying in place, so they were delighted. Immediately, two of them carefully approached and reached out to grab him.
Xia Yu jumped upward, dodging their hands, and landed on one maid’s head.
The maids behind also began to act; another three pairs of hands reached for Xia Yu.
Dodging their hands, Xia Yu tried to pass through the maids’ legs but was noticed by one maid who blocked his path.
The maids had formed a human wall, blocking Xia Yu’s way.
But this was still too childish for Xia Yu.
Since he couldn’t pass through the ground, he decided to go through the ceiling instead.
Under the astonished gazes of the maids, Xia Yu soared into the air, pushed off one wall with his feet to rise above the maids’ heads, then used another wall as a springboard to reach the ceiling. With one final push, Xia Yu flew over the maids’ heads.
Looking down, Xia Yu could see the maids’ expressions as if they had seen a ghost.
After escaping the maids’ obstruction, Xia Yu finally saw someone behind—Xu Youxiang.
Seeing the flying cat, Xu Youxiang was nervous. She pushed her wheelchair forward to Xia Yu’s landing spot.
Thud—
Xia Yu landed in her arms, and Xu Youxiang also fell to the ground.
The maids hurriedly helped Xu Youxiang up.
“I’m fine.” Xu Youxiang raised the Xia Yu in her hands, her face filled with excitement. “I caught it!”
No, if it weren’t for worrying about her getting hurt, he would have already escaped.
Xia Yu mentally retorted.
“Hand it over to us; we’ll put it outside the villa,” said the maids.
Xu Youxiang hesitated slightly.
“What’s wrong?” The commotion had drawn An Tianfeng over as well.
He looked at the Xia Yu in Xu Youxiang’s arms: “So it’s just a cat.”
“We’ll throw the cat out right away,” the maids nervously said to An Tianfeng.
An Tianfeng thought for a moment before saying to Xu Youxiang, “Do you want to keep it?”
Upon hearing his words, all the maids in the villa looked at Xu Youxiang with hopeful eyes.
Although the black cat had just been an enemy, as long as it was cute, enemies could become friends.
“Thank you,” Xu Youxiang agreed.
Throughout the entire process, no one asked for Xia Yu’s opinion.
Xia Yu thought for a moment; staying in An Siyao’s villa was also convenient for him to conduct his observations.
Therefore, he relaxed his body and quietly lay in Xu Youxiang’s arms.
Taking Xia Yu to her room, Xu Youxiang’s smile disappeared:
“Can you really transform into a cat?”
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