Live Cat Appraisal: Starting with a Beast That's Got a Long Prison Record

Chapter 158 You're saying this is wild?!

Gallop!
The screeching of brakes and the familiar roar of the off-road vehicle's engine came to an abrupt end at the gate of the courtyard.

Before the car had even come to a complete stop, Xia Qiyue's voice, tinged with lingering fear and excitement, came through the car door.

"Chen Nian! Chen Nian! It's a good thing you didn't come with me today!"

She opened the car door while holding up her phone, which was still broadcasting live.

"You wouldn't believe it, in just the last two days, so many tourists have suddenly flooded in here! There are so many more cars on the road!"

"I asked out of curiosity, and wow! Eight out of ten people said they came because they watched your live stream and videos and were attracted by the highland scenery and snow-covered peaks."

"They're all your fans!"

"They almost recognized me and cornered me! They were so enthusiastic!"

Xia Qiyue patted her chest, looking still shaken: "I used to find it funny when I saw Brother Liang being mobbed by fans, but now I'm not envious at all! It was terrifying! I'm going to stay in the shelter for the next few days to avoid the storm!"

She was ranting and raving as she pushed open the wooden door to the courtyard.

then
It's like the pause button has been pressed!
Xia Qiyue froze instantly, all her movements and sounds stopped, she stood frozen at the door, her arm holding the phone still in her hand, her eyes wide open as if she had seen something utterly unbelievable.

The sun shines brightly in the center of the courtyard.

Chen Nian found an old rattan lounge chair from some corner and lay down comfortably on it, enjoying the warm but not scorching sun of the plateau.

He was holding an old straw hat with a wide brim.

He fanned himself and Xue Aotian in his chest pocket intermittently, while also shielding himself from the overly bright light.

Seeing Xia Qiyue return, Chen Nian didn't even look up and waved.

He said lazily, "Oh, you're back?"

Xue Aotian seemed to be fast asleep, with only half of his fluffy little head showing.

They look so relaxed!

What made Xia Qiyue unable to hold back was that there was another cat dozing off in Chen Nian's arms!
Those gorgeous rose gold markings, those round little ears!

It is clearly a national second-class cat.

Leopard cat!

"No! Chen Nian!"

"Where did this leopard cat come from?!"

Xia Qiyue looked at it repeatedly, and after confirming that she was not hallucinating, she froze at the entrance of the courtyard, afraid to approach and disturb this strange yet harmonious scene.

The cat lovers in the live stream were much calmer.

"Hey, it's just a leopard cat, what's the big deal!"

"Exactly, this little assistant has never seen anything like it before!"

Xia Qiyue glanced at the comments, then widened her eyes and pointed at the person and two cats on the recliner: "Hey, hey, hey! That's obviously just a wild leopard cat!"

"What wild leopard cat would lie like that in a human's arms!"

"Even if it's Teacher Chen, it doesn't make sense!"

Perhaps her voice disturbed the sleeping Dian Dian, it raised its head and yawned, then stood on Chen Nian's lap, arched its back and stretched hard.

After letting out a soft "woof" at Chen Nian, it kicked off with its hind legs and jumped lightly and silently off Chen Nian's knees, landing on the ground and gracefully shaking off its slightly messy fur.

Then he leisurely walked out of the courtyard.

Chen Nian waved to it cheerfully: "Take care, Dian Dian~ Come visit again when you have time!"

Today, Dian Dian helped him a lot.

If it weren't for Diandian, Xue Aotian would probably still be causing trouble right now!
The title of "little devil" is well-deserved.

They exhausted the adult leopard cat, Dian Dian, before finally managing to coax the little guy to sleep.

This is really giving me (the cat) a headache!
Dian Dian seemed to understand what Chen Nian said.

Its raised tail flicked gently twice in response.

Then, swaying her hips and walking with the gait of a cat model, she gracefully passed by Xia Qiyue.

Xia Qiyue subconsciously moved to the side.

Let's make way for this big shot who's described in the information as 'extremely wild'.

Dian Dian glanced at her.

This little girl is very sensible.

With a flick of its tail, it rubbed its scent against Xia Qiyue's calf before striding arrogantly and leisurely toward the distant bushes. Its figure vanished completely in a few flashes.

Throughout the entire process, Xia Qiyue's camera followed it closely.

They captured her perfectly proportioned body in the photo.

This drew gasps of amazement from the viewers in the live chat.

They began observing a wild leopard cat up close for the first time!
so cute! !
Xia Qiyue only looked away blankly after Dian Dian's figure had completely disappeared.

Chen Nian had already gotten up by this time.

If you let it dry in the sun any longer, you can add salt.

He walked over to Xia Qiyue, who was still frozen in shock, smiled, took the phone from her hand that was still broadcasting live, and then explained softly:
"Don't just stand there, that leopard cat we just saw is the one Xu Dafei and the others mentioned yesterday, the one with the social butterfly syndrome, Diandian."

"Dian Dian?"

"Then this must be your first time meeting him, but..."

Xia Qiyue pointed at Chen Nian, then pointed in the direction where the dots disappeared.

"Why do you two seem to know each other so well!"

"Tell me quickly, what did you do while I was away that made a wild leopard cat so friendly to you?!"

The live chat was also flooded with questions.

After all, accepting Chen Nian's outrageous cat-loving nature is one thing, but it doesn't mean they don't want to study!
Who wouldn't want to get close to a wild cat? Of course, I mean close up to it, not right up to its stomach.

Seeing the eager looks in Xia Qiyue's and the viewers' eyes, Chen Nian simply shrugged slightly:

"It's very simple."

He gave him an extremely smug look: "First do it this way, then do it that way, that's fine."

Xia Qiyue: "."

The comment section was filled with "."

"I'll give you a chance to rephrase your words."

Seeing that Qiyue had slowly clenched her fist, Chen Nian quickly chuckled and said, "Ahem, just kidding, just kidding."

"Actually, it's because DianDian itself is a socially savvy person."

He briefly recounted how Didi swaggered in to block the door at noon today, how it accepted being fed, and how it followed him into the hospital.

"Blocking the door? Following?"

Xia Qiyue's eyes widened immediately: "This is outrageous?!"

She claimed to know a bit about wild cats.

The vast majority of wild leopard cats would never approach human dwellings on their own initiative like Dian Dian did, and even engage in similar "door-blocking" behavior.

This is too exaggerated!
This is even more outrageous than being actively fed by thieves!
"Yeah, I think it's outrageous too, but that's the truth."

Chen Nian shrugged again.

"You saw it just now, it not only dared to walk past you, but also didn't forget to sweep its tail to leave its scent. Do you think an ordinary wild leopard cat would do something like that!"

"Even Little Blue needs to be more reserved!"

Xia Qiyue frowned, still finding it hard to believe:

"Then why is it lying in your arms? Don't tell me that Didi isn't afraid of people at all."

"It's terrifying! I almost got caught by it today!"

"As for why they were willing to stick close to me later, it all started with Dian Dian's leg injury."

Chen Nian shook her slightly sore right hand.

She then recounted how Dian Dian's injury hadn't fully healed.

"While it was eating, I massaged it for more than half an hour before I got the little guy's approval."

"It will take some time to heal its wound from the massage."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xia Qiyue's expression changed.

He grabbed Chen Nian's arm, rolled up his sleeve to examine him, and nervously searched his arm.

"Where did you catch it? Is it bleeding? We need to disinfect it immediately!"

So all you heard about was that I was almost scratched, right?

Chen Nian was both amused and annoyed, but her heart warmed, and she quickly pressed down on the hand that was being examined to comfort her.

"Don't worry, don't worry, I almost got caught, but I managed to dodge it."

He showed his arm, which didn't even have a red mark.

If he can't dodge it with his current reaction speed, it would be too embarrassing!
If Xiaomi finds out, she'll laugh at him all day.
After Xia Qiyue thoroughly checked everything, she finally felt relieved enough to put Chen Nian's arm down.

She immediately put her hands on her hips, raised her eyebrows, and glared at him angrily: "Chen Nian! You're not allowed to take such risks again! Do you hear me!"

"Even if Dian Dian is a cow, even if your physique is special, you're still a wild cat!"

"If you just grab it and touch it, what if it gets startled or upset and turns around and scratches you? What if you get infected? What if you get rabies? Have you thought about that?!"

"If you dare to touch a leopard cat this time, will you dare to touch a tiger's butt next time?!"

"Ok?"

嘤？
Perhaps it was Xia Qiyue's suddenly raised voice that woke her from her sweet dream. Xue Aotian, nestled in Chen Nian's chest, peeked out its little head in a daze. Just as it was about to see what was going on, it immediately bumped into Xia Qiyue, who was scolding her "murderous" dad.

The little guy instantly sprang to his feet!
With a quick flick of its little ears, it swiftly and silently tucked its head back into the warm, safe depths of its pocket, pretending it had never woken up.

very scary!
Even fiercer than mom!
You should just go to sleep. Good luck, Dad!
Chen Nian glanced down at the small bulge that had shrunk back on her chest, speechless:
What a disloyal little brat!
Unfortunately, the chat in the live stream next door also joined in the commotion.

"Exactly! Assistant, you should talk to Teacher Chen properly, it's too dangerous!"

"Well done! Is it that Tiger Brother can't lift his claws anymore, or that Teacher Chen has gotten too cocky?!"

"Support the assistant! Safety first!"

Chen Nian realized her behavior was inappropriate, so she quickly put her hands together and sincerely apologized repeatedly: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, it was my fault!"

"Be careful next time! Be careful next time!"

Seeing that Chen Nian's attitude in admitting his mistake was sincere, Xia Qiyue snorted and reluctantly let him go.

Then, Xia Qiyue looked out of the courtyard, a hint of anticipation flashing in her eyes.

"If you put it that way, will Dian Dian come over often? Wouldn't that give me a chance to pet it?"

"Probably."

Chen Nian didn't dare to make any guarantees.

After all, Dot is too special.

His knowledge of cat identification was completely ineffective with Dian Dian; the little guy always managed to do things that he couldn't understand.

This also made Chen Nian realize the shortcomings of Best's Eye.

Best's Eye can see through a cat's body, but it can never see into a cat's heart.

Chen Nian has bright eyes.

Perhaps he can use Dian Dian, this excellent and vivid case of 'abnormal behavior,' to conduct in-depth observation and research on the behavior of wild felines!
This is much more interesting than the knowledge in books!
"You absolutely have to come again, Dodo!"

(How relaxed cats are towards college students!)
(End of this chapter)