In Perpetual Flight Chapter 10

Although there is no explicit rule in the pawnshop that only inanimate objects can be pawned, I never expected that someone would come here to pawn a cat, and a purebred Ragdoll at that.

The girl who claimed to be the cat's owner produced a bunch of breed certificates, claiming that she had purchased the cat from abroad at a high price, that it had been raised on imported canned food and imported grain, and that it was a male cat less than one year old. She offered a price of 100,000 yuan.

I have studied luxury goods appraisal for two months. I can still tell whether a diamond is worth 100,000 yuan, but I really can't do anything about pet cats. Besides, the store has no food or cat litter, so it's not easy to keep cats.

"I'm sorry, we can't take in living things here. Why don't you turn left and ask at the pet store?" I pointed her in a direction.

The girl rolled up the certificate on the table, rolled her eyes, and walked away angrily with the pet box.

"Why didn't you say so earlier if you can't collect it!"

The ragdoll cat, which had grown into a very strong man, kept looking at me through the fence. Its deep blue eyes were ignorant and innocent, and it looked really pitiful.

It reminds me of another cat in my memory.

Young people are always very adaptable. After I realized my feelings for Brandon Sheng'ou, I accepted this fact within three days.

There are so many boys and girls falling in love early, one less or one more won’t make any difference.

If the feelings are deep, it is impossible to forget them just like that. Even if I worry about it alone, nothing can be achieved. If the feelings are shallow, I will not think about them, and they will be forgotten over the years. There is no need to worry about them.

Since my father passed away suddenly, I have understood one thing - do what you want to do as early as possible. You don't have as much time to hesitate as you think.

The moment he smashed the mirror with his hand was a perfect example of the boy's impulsiveness and recklessness, and the lesson was naturally tragic. The tendons of the ring and middle fingers of his right hand were ruptured, and he had to undergo surgery and get several stitches, and he was also in a plaster cast for a month.

I was quite happy that I didn't have to do homework for a month, but my mother always looked at me with a sad face and sighed about the homework I had fallen behind on.

So I took the initiative to suggest that I go to Brandon Sheng'ou for tutoring on weekends.

My mother was a little worried at first, afraid that I was going to Brandon Sheng'ou to slack off. After I swore to heaven that I would study hard and maintain my ranking in the top 50 in the grade in the next monthly exam, she finally gave in and went to call Brandon Sheng'ou.

I was actually afraid that he would disagree. At that time, his contact with us was becoming less and less, and the poor relationship was maintained by the habit we had always had. Every time he said goodbye to us, and I looked at his back as he walked down the stairs, I would have the illusion that I was going to lose him.

But fortunately, he finally agreed. Since his adoptive mother was the one who came forward, he would at least give her some face. He just said that she would only be available after 7pm, as he had to work during the day.

By this calculation, it would be a good idea to go to his place after dinner.

It was just a clear feeling in my heart, and it hadn't been that long, but when I thought about meeting Brandon Shengou, I became extremely nervous.

I changed into new clothes, had my hair cut, rinsed my mouth, and adjusted the position of the plaster straps before going out.

When I arrived at the community where Brandon Shenggou lived, I didn't expect it to be such a coincidence that I happened to see him coming back from outside.

He had his back to me and didn't notice me coming. At his feet was an orange kitten, playing around him coquettishly.

It was completely dark at seven o'clock. There were no street lights in the old neighborhood. There was only a low-wattage yellow light bulb installed under the porch, dimly illuminating a small area in front of the door.

Brandon Sheng'ou and the cat are on the edge of light and darkness.

The cat was not afraid of people. It rubbed against Brandon Shengou for a long time, making soft "meow" sounds from its mouth.

Brandon Shenggou lowered his head and looked at it. He did not drive it away, but silently let it rub its cat fur on his trouser legs.

My mother doesn't like pets that shed hair. When I was a kid, even if I cried and begged her to get a puppy, she never wavered. I thought Brandon Sheng'ou was like my mother, a person with mysophobia who couldn't stand pet hair, but I didn't expect he wasn't.

The scene was so cute and interesting that I stopped not far away and watched them quietly, unable to bear to interrupt them.

After about two minutes, Brandon Sheng'ou seemed to have suddenly turned on a switch. He slowly bent down, reached out his hand to the cat, and lifted it up from the ground.

He looked at it, and the orange cat called to him obediently, but there was not much tenderness in Brandon Shenggou's eyes.

For some reason, that look reminded me of the jackals chasing prey in the animal world, hungry, excited, cruel... My heart skipped a beat for no reason and I took a step forward, calling his name.

"Sung Min-oo..."

I don't know why I chose to call him by his full name at that time, as if everything was destined. Fate held my hand and told me that I had to stop him, I should stop him.

Brandon Sheng'ou seemed to suddenly wake up when he heard the sound, and suddenly loosened his five fingers and looked at me. The orange cat meowed, landed lightly on the ground, and ran away.

I have never seen Brandon Sheng'ou look so terrified and helpless, as if he had just experienced a soul-shaking nightmare. When dreams and reality intertwined, he saw me. In his daze, I seemed to have become a part of his nightmare, and he was doubly frightened.

"It's you..." Even his voice was trembling slightly.

I thought he was frightened by my sudden appearance, so I apologized quickly: "Brother, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to scare you. I just..." I couldn't figure out what happened just now, so I just made up a lie, "Look, that cat is pretty cute, I want you to hold it and don't let go, let me... let me touch it."

Brandon Sheng'ou glanced around, and perhaps because he had just been frightened, even his tone was not as cold and hard as usual.

"It seems like he ran away."

I walked towards him with a smile: "It's okay, just run away, there will always be a chance to meet you next time."

However, when I saw it for the second time, it was packed in a snow-white gift box and placed on Brandon Sheng'ou's bed. Its entire body was decorated with pink ribbons, its stomach was ripped open, and it died with its eyes open.

Life is fleeting, and many times, there will never be a "second time".

My mother's health is getting worse and worse. She has been unable to get out of bed recently. The doctor said she may not survive the winter.

I didn't hide any of these from her. She knew that she didn't have much time left, so she became more and more open in her conversations with me, and didn't shy away from the idea of   life and death.

"The New Year is coming soon. I have to hold on until the New Year so that you can have a good New Year." She was lying in bed, breathing oxygen, and it was difficult for her to speak. I didn't know how she could hold on for another month with her body like this.

"Don't worry about me." I held her hand, wanting to tell her that if it was really hard, she should stop pushing herself and just have a good rest... But I couldn't say it out loud after trying several times.

No matter how well I prepare myself mentally, I still feel fear and trepidation about being "alone" in the future.

It is really difficult to say goodbye gracefully.

After coming out of the nursing home, I saw that it was still early and wanted to go to the store to work overtime, but I received a text message from Yi Dazhuang halfway.

Brandon Sheng'ou resigned from Meiteng Pharmaceutical two weeks ago and broke off his engagement with Xiao Moyu.

When leaving, the drama of the old father-in-law and son-in-law breaking up that many people expected did not happen. Xiao Sui-guang not only wrote a letter to the entire company to thank Brandon Shenggou for his contributions to Mei Teng over the years, but also personally sent him downstairs to the company and gave him a big hug when saying goodbye.

It was obvious that he felt guilty towards Brandon Shengou. He might have known about his daughter's troubles and thought that Brandon Shengou resigned and broke up with him at this time in order to leave this sad place.

In general, Brandon Sheng'ou's departure from Meiteng Pharmaceuticals was very smooth, a textbook-level resignation. Not only did he not offend anyone, but he also gained a lot of sympathy points.

Yi Dazhuang's investigation should have been completely over after the hotel "weeding" operation, but for some reason, perhaps he misunderstood my meaning, he still sent me some updates about Brandon Sheng'ou every few days. And for some obvious reasons, I never stopped.

Today, Brandon Sheng'ou's law firm opened, and he sent another text message with the address of the firm attached.

When I looked, I found that Xingwang Pawnshop was very close to me. It was in the office building of a nearby department store, only two kilometers away.

Just in time, I wanted to relax, so I got off at the department store one stop early, went to the flower shop to buy a bouquet of flowers, wrote some congratulations on the opening of the store, and followed the address Yi Dazhuang gave me.

The area around here is not bad, and the office buildings are also very high-end, so the rent must be very high. Brandon Sheng'ou was determined to buy a house here in such a short time, which shows that he is ambitious about his new business and is confident of success.

Brandon Sheng'ou's office is called Jinshang Office. It is very easy to find. You can see it by turning left after exiting the elevator. There are two neatly arranged rows of flower baskets in the corridor, all of which are inscribed with "Congratulations to so-and-so on your opening and best wishes for your business" etc. The luxury of the flower baskets was beyond my imagination, making the bouquet in my hand look rather shabby in contrast.

Xiao Sui Guang also sent a flower basket and placed it near the door. The flowers were novel and the colors were elegant. It was obviously different from the other gorgeous ones.

"Sir, who are you?" The receptionist stood up to greet me. When she saw me holding a large bouquet of red roses, she was stunned for a moment, as if she couldn't tell whether I was a guest or a worker who came to deliver the flowers.

I smiled at her and said, "Is Lawyer Sheng here?"

The receptionist looked like an honest girl. Her cheeks turned red when I smiled at her. She said shyly, "Lawyer Sheng is not here. He is out meeting a client and will be back in the afternoon."

We already had business on the first day of opening, which is a good start.

"Can I wait for him here?" I asked again, "I want to give him the flowers in person."

The receptionist hesitated for a moment, and at this moment a tall and thin figure with a fashionable hairstyle walked out of the inner office. The receptionist's eyes lit up and she called him.

"Lawyer Wu, this gentleman said he wanted to personally give the flowers to Lawyer Sheng. Can you ask him to wait in the reception room..."

The young lawyer named Wu bent over with the water cup in his hand, and when he saw the red rose in my arms, his eyebrows raised slightly.

He placed the black and gold mug at the front desk and took out the opening card I wrote to Brandon Shenggou from the branches.

"Although the weather in Qingwan is cold, my love for you always stays in the hottest moment of summer." He shuddered as he read, "Wow, so corny, the signature is a person named 'Nathan Lu', I haven't heard the teacher mention him before."

I took the card from his hand and put it back into the flower.

"......" He looked at me in confusion.

I smiled slightly: "I am Nathan Lu."