Tale of the 9th Tail Chapter 5

Alexis Hayes is Nolan Reed's sister, dear.

Before having children, my mother was the queen of the family, so she said that the daughter would take her surname and the son would take his father's surname.

There are not many families that favor boys over girls nowadays, and generally men and women are equal. However, ever since Nolan Reed could remember, he felt that it might not be common to see a family that favors girls over boys to such an extent as theirs.

It is said that my mother had always wanted a daughter. When she was pregnant with Alexis Hayes, she asked someone to go to the hospital for a check-up and found out that it was a girl. She burst into tears on the spot. My doctor friend kept comforting her, saying that it didn't matter whether it was a boy or a girl... My father took out a red envelope and gave it to her, saying that if it was a boy, you wouldn't be able to get the red envelope.

So in this atmosphere of universal celebration, the family bought a lot of clothes for the little girl, and the mother ate and slept every day. When Alexis Hayes was born, she almost had to have a caesarean section because she was too fat.

But by the time Nolan Reed was born, as my mother said, it was a case of negligence.

Nolan Reed was surprised by the degree of carelessness. It would have been fine if she had gotten pregnant out of carelessness, and she would have given birth to a child to keep Alexis Hayes company. But Dad said, "Alas, we realized we hadn't bought you any clothes until you were born..."

The day after he was born, his father rushed to the hospital with some clothes he had bought temporarily.

In fact, Alexis Hayes was favored not only because she was a daughter, but also because she had been beautiful and smart since she was a child. She was good at learning music, chess, calligraphy and painting. In comparison, Nolan Reedcun, who rolled around like a mud ball every day, seemed to be there to highlight how outstanding his sister was.

So his family is arranged like this: after Alexis Hayes was born, his mother's status automatically declined. Alexis Hayes became the sun of the family, his mother was the moon, and his father could only be considered a satellite.

And Nolan Reed... Nolan Reed felt that he was at most a pile of flying space debris...

He sighed, sat up from the bed, and called his mother again: "Flight number, which flight should I take?"

"Dress formally, don't go out in a T-shirt all the time," my mother told me the flight number, "Did you hear me? Change your clothes. Your sister hasn't been home for two years. Don't scare her anymore."

"Got it." Nolan Reed hung up the phone, stood up, changed his T-shirt, and scared Alexis Hayes?

It takes two hours to get to the airport, and there was a traffic jam, so it took a long time. He ran downstairs to borrow Garrett Stone's car. Garrett Stone's broken Jetta, which he had been driving for ten years, was almost the public car for the entire squadron. Anyone who needed a car would ask him to borrow it.

"Going out?" Garrett Stone glanced at him and threw the car keys to him. "Are you taking a day off today?"

"Well, I'm going to the airport to pick up my sister," Nolan Reed took the key and put it in his pocket, "Thanks, Captain Wu."

"Your sister has returned to China," Garrett Stone laughed, "Why don't you ask her to come over to visit us someday?"

Nolan Reed chuckled twice and ran out of the door. He had taken Alexis Hayes's photo to the dormitory, and within two hours it was circulated throughout the squadron. A bunch of grown men were amazed by her beauty, but it was a pity that Alexis Hayes had been abroad and they had no chance to see her.

Nolan Reed waited for more than an hour and finally saw the arrival notice of Alexis Hayes's flight. He looked at the crowd slowly walking out, looking for Alexis Hayes.

Alexis Hayes was tall, and she was wearing high heels, so Nolan Reed could easily spot her in the crowd. He had to admit that his sister was indeed a beauty that could be spotted at a glance in a crowd of people. Alexis Hayes lowered her head and pressed her phone, and she didn't even see Nolan Reed when she walked past him.

"This beautiful lady," Nolan Reed came over, "Would you like to have a drink with me sometime?"

Alexis Hayes turned around and saw Nolan Reed. A smile immediately appeared on his face. He reached out and patted him on the head: "This handsome guy, I haven't seen you for two years. You have grown up."

"You came back alone?" Nolan Reed took the box from Alexis Hayes's hand and looked behind her, "Didn't you bring your future brother-in-law back with you so we can have a treat?"

"Forget it. How can I go and cause trouble to someone else's kid so early? Let's wait two years," Alexis Hayes took Nolan Reed's arm, "I will be back for a long time this time, so why don't you find someone for me in your team?"

"Let's take a break. Look at who in our team doesn't regret getting married," Nolan Reed opened the car door and threw Alexis Hayes's luggage in. "It's not timely, and it's dangerous."

"Then why are you still doing it? Aren't you afraid that you won't be able to find a girlfriend?" Alexis Hayes clicked his tongue twice and got into the car.

"...Sister." Nolan Reed frowned.

"Okay, okay, I won't say any more," Alexis Hayes smiled. She knew the reason why Nolan Reed became a firefighter better than his parents. "My brother has no other merits except this one, kindness and righteousness."

Nolan Reed drove very fast all the way. His mother kept calling him to urge him to drive faster. He was afraid that he would break the old car down halfway.

There was a traffic jam again when they entered the city. His mother's urging made him feel that he would be sorry to his ancestors if he didn't bring Alexis Hayes home. He finally turned onto the road leading to his home. Because it was behind the street garden, not a main street, there were not many people, so he stepped on the accelerator.

"Be careful of the cat!" Alexis Hayes, who was sitting next to him, suddenly pointed ahead and shouted.

About ten meters ahead of them, in the middle of the road, a small black cat was trotting slowly across the street, its tail standing straight up like a stick, and it didn't even look at them.

Nolan Reed quickly stepped on the brakes and honked the horn.

The little black cat was obviously distracted. The sound of the horn scared it. It jumped up on all fours and sat down on the ground. It turned its head but didn't mean to leave.

"Silly cat!" He stuck his head out of the car window and shouted at the kitten, "Go!"

After shouting, Nolan Reed looked at it and suddenly found that this little thing looked familiar. He smiled and waved at the kitten that was staring at him: "Hi! Is it you? Was it you who I dug out from the sewer that day? Do you remember me, little friend?"

Hey you big head! Take your big head!

It was indeed distracted. The sun was making it feel so comfortable that its fur was all fluffy. It just wanted to close its eyes and enjoy the ride. It didn't even notice the cars when crossing the road.

Looking at the man who was smiling and waving at him, the feeling in his heart was simply indescribable. Of course he remembered this man. He had seen him again and again in the past two days as if he had seen a ghost. He had no chance to forget him at all.

It squinted its eyes, lowered its head to lick its paws, then turned around and continued to jump across the road with its tail erect. Hi, firefighter, hi, what a fate, isn't it? Ha!

It didn't listen to what the man said next and jumped into the grass by the roadside.

"Do you know this cat?" Alexis Hayes looked at the little black cat's furry B*tt disappearing into the bushes. "So cute."

"Maybe. I got one out of the sewer yesterday. It was also completely black and similar to this one. It was also quite small." Nolan Reed restarted the car and took a look into the bushes.

"We should get off the car and catch it," Alexis Hayes turned around and looked again, "Ah---I really want to have a cat."

"I'll go buy you one."

"Forget it, I just want the one from before. Did you see the look in its eyes?"

Eyes? What kind of eyes can a kitten have? Nolan Reed shook his head: "I didn't see it."

"Diao Xixi, handsome guy, if you want to raise a cat, you should raise it like that. It's boring if it's too docile." Alexis Hayes patted his shoulder.

"I see. You just like the kind of person who treats you like a cat instead of a human being." Nolan Reed nodded.

"...This is a really bad description," Alexis Hayes smiled and brushed his hair, "but it's quite accurate, it's my brother's style."

The house that Mason Tate found for Ethan Blake was right at the back door of the Street Garden. The location was very good, not facing the main street and quite quiet. Although it was just a suite and there were no floor-to-ceiling windows, the small balcony was not enclosed, which made Ethan Blake quite satisfied.

"I'll give you a day off today and go tidy up." Mason Tate threw the key to him.

"Any terms of exchange?" Ethan Blake took the key, hooked it on his finger and gently turned it in circles.

Mason Tate has helped Ethan Blake a lot in the past few years, but he often proposes some very speechless exchange conditions, even including asking Ethan Blake to steal sausages from other people's balconies.

"No," Mason Tate smiled, "Next time, help me next time..."

"Don't you have something to do at four o'clock? Let's go." Ethan Blake interrupted him, pulled open the curtains and looked down. The room was on the 17th floor, and he could see the lawn of the street garden from the window. He really wanted to go down and roll on the grass in the sunshine.

Mason Tate didn't say anything more, turned around and walked out, but stopped when he opened the door and turned his head: "Kitty, the uncle came to me yesterday, and he still wants you to go to school, please think about it."

"No." Ethan Blake didn't even think about it. Going to school? Learning those inexplicable things from humans was meaningless to him. Knowing those things would only occupy his brain and would not do him any good.

He just wants to grow nine tails in peace. Who wants to live with humans forever?

After Mason Tate left, Ethan Blake wanted to jump directly from the balcony, but after leaning on the balcony edge and thinking for a long time, he gave up. Considering that it was broad daylight, he chose the elevator.

As soon as he walked out of the corridor, he felt extremely comfortable. The sun was very strong, and the warmth was shining on his body, making his fur fluffy. He first stood on the side of the road with his B*tt sticking out and his front paws stretching, but then he felt that it was not enough, so he put his tail up, arched his body and stretched it, and then jumped forward along the path.

It was completely unexpected that I met the firefighter when crossing the street. After it ran into the bushes, it secretly looked back. Only after the car disappeared from the road did it come out again and continue running towards the street garden.

When I ran to the edge of the grass, I remembered the mouse's words, "My savior, my savior..."

Come to think of it, this man did save it twice, so it didn't matter.

Except for people it is destined to meet, it rarely pays attention to strangers. But since it has seen this firefighter several times in a day or two, it paid attention to him, at least it paid attention to him just now.

Because of his smile.

This person's smile is very sunny, which makes people want to laugh with him. It shook its head, rubbed its face with its paws, and fell on the grass. It may have this feeling because the sun was very good today.

The grass was very dry under the sun. It rolled and twisted on the grass for a long time before turning over and laying on its belly facing up to bask in the sun.

The warm sunlight shines on its face, it closes its eyes, and the tip of its tail sways gently. For it, there is nothing more enjoyable than basking in the sun without being disturbed.

After lying there for a while, it heard light footsteps. It was not surprised, as there were many people taking the shortcut through the street garden, but no one would pay much attention to a cat sunbathing in the grass, and it only had seven tails, so it didn't have to worry about running into someone destined to meet it.

But the footsteps did not go away, but came closer and then stopped.

Hate.

It wanted to frown, but found that it had no eyebrows to frown. Even if it had, no one could distinguish two eyebrows from the pile of black hair.

There was a sound of bells ringing above, and it quickly opened its eyes. The pleasant sound of metal collision was an irresistible attraction to it.

It looked up and saw a hand holding a small bell in the dazzling sunlight above its head.

Seeing that it opened its eyes, the owner of the hand gently shook the bell again. It couldn't help but raise its front paws and reach towards the bell, trying to grab the bell.

The hand quickly dodged upwards, and at the same time, laughter came to its ears.

It turned its head away in annoyance. It hated being teased like a cat, no matter that it was indeed a cat...

Someone squatted beside it, and it saw a very young face. The complexion was a little pale, but the person was smiling happily, with his eyes curved with laughter.