However, this matter was not urgent. The most important thing now was to find a place to settle down.
Originally, he and Youxue could have stayed at their old house for a few days. He believed the loan company would have no objection, but staying there was unpleasant.
After thinking for a while, he called the manager.
“I have an empty house. Let me show it to you,” the manager offered, helping Xiayu settle the matter.
Arriving at the cafe, the manager took Xiayu to see the house.
It was a high-rise apartment next to Youxue’s school, a two-bedroom, one-living room unit with a minimalist decoration style, much nicer than Xiayu’s previous home.
“Brother, I can see my school from here!” Youxue, standing on the balcony, said joyfully.
Children’s sadness comes quickly and fades just as fast.
Xiayu decided to settle here.
The manager drafted a contract.
“A thousand per month is too low,” Xiayu said, looking at the contract.
Such a well-furnished property in a school district, priced at a thousand per month, was practically given away.
“It’s fine. After all, it’s empty anyway.” The manager didn’t care much. His cash flow was tight, but he owned many properties. “You still have to take care of your little sister. It’s better to keep more money in hand.”
Seeing that the manager genuinely didn’t care about the rent, Xiayu accepted his kindness. He would repay it someday.
Xiayu signed the contract.
After putting the contract away, the manager waved goodbye to Xiayu, “You two start packing. I’ll leave first.”
Xiayu accompanied him downstairs and then returned to the new house.
By then, Youxue had already calmed down, but worry was evident on her face. “Renting a house like this must be expensive, right? We only need a single room!”
“Don’t worry, it’s only a thousand per month,” Xiayu replied.
“That’s already a thousand!” Youxue said with concern, worried about the expense.
Xiayu had never told Youxue his monthly salary. She still thought he earned only one or two thousand per month.
“I earn ten thousand now. Can’t I even rent a house for a thousand?” Sitting on the sofa, Xiayu smiled.
“Ten thousand?!” Youxue looked at Xiayu in surprise.
“The landlord just now was my manager,” Xiayu said, satisfied with Youxue’s reaction. According to the girl’s personality, she would soon jump up and praise him.
However, the girl bit her lip instead. “Brother, those nights when you locked yourself in your room, were you doing live streaming?”
Seeing Youxue’s pained expression, Xiayu understood her misunderstanding.
“I would never do that kind of live streaming! By the way, how do you even know about such things?” Xiayu frowned, feeling that he hadn’t paid enough attention to his sister.
“…” Youxue looked away.
Letting the matter drop, Xiayu told the girl about his job as a pianist and violinist, and promised to take her to visit tomorrow.
After the misunderstanding was cleared, Youxue, as Xiayu had predicted, threw herself into his arms:
“Brother is so amazing!”
Holding Youxue in his arms, Xiayu felt fulfilled.
“By the way, where did you learn piano and violin?” Youxue asked again.
Xiayu hadn’t told Youxue before because it was hard to explain.
“Did Mom teach you?” The girl came up with her own explanation.
Xiayu’s hand stiffened slightly as he pinched Youxue’s cheeks. “Yeah, Mom taught me.”
“That’s so nice…” Youxue’s voice became softer.
Neither of them spoke for a while, and the room fell silent.
Ten minutes later, Xiayu noticed Youxue had already fallen asleep, leaning against his chest.
This girl wasn’t picky about where she fell asleep.
Xiayu carried Youxue to the bedroom, sorted their clothes, and then went back to their old house to bring over some other things, like his books.
When he finished, it was already 5:30 PM.
Going downstairs, he bought two burgers. He woke Youxue up for dinner, then picked up the black cat and entered his room.
Next, it was time to deal with Gongsiliu.
Lying on the bed, he entered the body of the black cat.
Just after the transfer was completed, he still felt a bit unaccustomed. It had been several days since he last used the black cat.
After doing some simple familiarization exercises in the room, Xiayu opened the door and walked out.
Gongsiliu’s house was quite far from here. He tried to sneak into the subway station but was stopped by a diligent subway staff member.
He then tried to sneak onto a bus, but was also driven away.
According to relevant regulations, except for guide dogs, no other pets are allowed on public transportation.
What a miscalculation.
Back home, Xiayu used his phone to send a message to a taxi driver he had met earlier while searching for the black cat, asking if he was available.
The driver replied immediately:
“I’m not nearby, but I can recommend a friend to you.”
Xiayu agreed to the recommendation. At the same time, he sighed about how inconvenient it was without ride-hailing apps.
Ten minutes later, the recommended driver arrived outside the residential complex.
Getting out of the car, he looked around, wanting to find his employer, but there was no one in sight outside the community gate.
Another person who stood him up?
As the driver grew angry, he saw a cat approaching him. In the cat’s mouth was a piece of paper.
The cat placed the paper in front of him and meowed.
“Is this for me?” The driver, surprised, picked up the paper and unfolded it.
Inside the paper were two hundred-yuan bills and a line of writing:
“Please take the cat to Yanghu New Village, and at 12:30 AM, come to the entrance of Yanghu New Village to pick up the cat. Thank you for your trouble, and keep the two hundred as a tip.”
Still astonished by the content, the driver saw the black cat had already opened the car door and sat inside, meowing impatiently, urging him to drive.
With a surprised expression, the driver started the taxi.
Forty minutes later, the driver parked the car at the entrance of Yanghu New Village. He looked left and right, trying to find out who was picking up the black cat, but saw the cat itself using its paw to open the car door and get out.
A cat that could take a taxi by itself and even know to get out upon arrival was truly a spiritual cat!
Immediately, the driver took out the seat cushion the black cat had sat on and carefully stored it away.
Objects touched by a spiritual cat, especially a black one, could be used to ward off evil spirits on night drives!
Meanwhile, Xiayu had already arrived outside Gongsiliu’s house.
It was a small bungalow with lights on inside, indicating that Gongsiliu was at home.
Xiayu had thought a lot about how to deal with Gongsiliu. Initially, he considered possessing Gongsiliu’s wife or mother to do something to him, but then realized that would trouble the original owners of the bodies.
He also considered using the black cat to play a trick on Gongsiliu, but eventually gave up on this idea.
Crouching outside Gongsiliu’s house, Xiayu waited.
At nine o’clock at night, Gongsiliu walked out of his house, and Xiayu followed him.
After several twists and turns, Gongsiliu arrived at Yanghu Old Village, next to Yanghu New Village. The old village had already been demolished, leaving broken walls and ruins everywhere.
Gongsiliu didn’t enter immediately. He first observed the surroundings carefully.
The night was quiet, the streetlights dim.
Creak—
A sudden sound echoed.
Startled, Gongsiliu saw it was just a black cat that had made the noise. He relaxed.
It was only a cat.
Smiling, Gongsiliu stepped into the ruins.
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