The white rose I picked up cried and said she liked me.

"The weather is so nice today, even the flowers are smiling at me!"

The little bird said: "Good morning, good morning, why are you carrying a bomb?"

"I'm going to bomb the school, but the teachers won't know!"

"The line was pulled, run! The school vanished with a whoosh!"

Xu Nian was in a very good mood after successfully taking Xu Xi out of the house.

He hummed a tune he'd heard on a short video platform and walked slowly out of the residential area.

At this moment, the "bomb" hanging on his chest seemed to stop its agitation and become calm.

"Little Flame, is there anywhere you'd like to go?"

Xu Nian patted the glass porthole.

The explosive charge remained silent; there was no reaction, and no sound was made.

Oh my god, won't he suffocate?

Xu Nian's expression changed.

He found a bench to sit on and carefully unzipped the zipper a crack.

Suddenly, a cat's paw emerged and angrily scratched at his face.

Xu Nian was startled and quickly dodged.

The moment the cat's paw retracted into the bag, I immediately sealed the zipper.

Good grief, so she was just sulking with him.

Xu Nian smiled, stood up, and then walked out of the residential area.

"If you don't say where you're going, then just follow me."

He left the community through the pedestrian walkway at the main gate, carrying the cat carrier.

The main reason for not choosing to drive was that both of the family's cars had already been targeted by reporters and paparazzi.

Upon seeing the eye-catching red coupe and the composed and dignified black SUV, along with the familiar license plate, one would immediately recognize them as the exclusive vehicles of Mr. Xu, the CEO of Sinian Group—too ostentatious.

Going out on foot instead of driving is the most discreet way.

"Want a taxi, bro?"

The taxi parked at the entrance of the residential area rolled down its window, and the driver leaned out to ask Xu Nian a question.

Xu Nian thought for a moment.

"Shall we go to Dingxiang Lake?"

"Go ahead, it'll be thirty-five if you use the meter, thirty if you don't."

"Let's go without the meter."

Xu Nian opened the back door of the car, carefully held the cat carrier, and got into the taxi.

Dingxiang Lake is quite far from the villa area. After all, he was carrying a pendant weighing seventy or eighty pounds. Only someone in his younger days could have managed to walk all that way.

The driver fastened his seatbelt and, looking in the rearview mirror, exclaimed in surprise when he saw the cat carrier hanging on Xu Nian's chest.

"Dude, are you taking your cat out for a walk?"

"Ah...yes."

Upon hearing this, the driver immediately became interested.

"To be honest, I also really love cats. I have two orange and white cats at home, one named Nian Gao and the other named Tang Yuan."

"What's your kitten's name?"

"Uh... a little flame."

"Wow, what a great name! It sounds like a very enthusiastic and cheerful kitten."

"It's okay, don't be shy in my car. Let the little flame out, don't let it suffocate in the bag."

"Uh...uh..."

Xu Nian's lips twitched.

He looked down at the cat carrier in his arms, his face darkening.

We definitely can't release Xu Xi, can we?

Not to mention that Xu Xi is currently in a period of depression and does not want to see anyone.

If the driver saw a living person crawling out of his cat carrier, he would probably be scared half to death.

So he told a lie.

"Sigh... To be honest, my little firefly is quite timid. Every time I take her out, she's afraid to leave her carrier."

"Wow, it's a shy kitten."

The driver shook his head regretfully.

He stopped the car at a traffic light, took a packet of cat treats from the passenger side glove compartment, turned around, and smiled as he waved it in front of the window.

"Little flame, do you want some food? Come out, Uncle will give you something delicious."

Xu Nian could clearly feel the "kitten" in his arms shrink back and press itself tightly against his chest.

"Haha, she doesn't like to eat these."

He chuckled and explained.

"what?"

The driver blinked in confusion.

"How can any kitten not like cat treats? My two kittens would practically dig out all the cat treats I hide in the cupboard."

Seeing that there was still no response from the cat carrier, he turned around in disappointment and continued driving the taxi.

"Hey bro, your cat carrier is huge! What breed is your cat? A Maine Coon?"

"Uh...yes."

"No wonder, no wonder, this cat carrier of yours can easily fit both of my cats."

"Do Maine Coons shed a lot? I heard they shed even more than Ragdolls."

Xu Nian recalled that every morning when she woke up, there would be many silvery-white hairs on her stomach.

This girl is losing a lot of hair.

Every few days, he has to lift up the sheets and shake them.

"Yes, a lot of it falls onto the bed every day, and it's impossible to pick it all up."

"We can't possibly collect all of that stuff by just picking it up."

"Brother, listen to me. Go to the Sinian Mall and buy a mite remover. It's only two or three hundred yuan. Vacuum it once a day, and your bed will be spotless. Not a single cat hair will be left. It'll save you a lot of trouble."

"My two cats shed so much. There's hair everywhere on the bed and sofa. When the wind blows, it's like snow. But ever since I bought a mite remover, it sucks up every single hair."

"Can this suck up hair?"

"Yes, of course. It can clean cat hair completely, let alone human hair."

Hearing him say that, Xu Nian was indeed somewhat tempted.

After all, Xu Xi's hair, especially when she was at work, was falling out in clumps.

Her silver-white hair was scattered everywhere—on her clothes, on the sheets, like snowflakes falling in winter.

He took out his phone and searched for the words "mite remover" on the Sinian Mall website.

"Is this the brand?"

"Yes, yes! This is the one I bought, it works great."

Xu Nian nodded and placed an order for the mite remover.

"Actually, bro, besides vacuuming, there are other ways to reduce hair loss, such as feeding your baby fish oil or supplementing their diet with more protein."

"Okay, I understand."

The driver suddenly remembered something and then asked.

"By the way, has your cat been spayed/neutered?"

"sterilization?"

Xu Nian was stunned.

"Yes, sterilization."

The driver gripped the steering wheel and answered without hesitation.

"Spaying or neutering can stabilize a cat's hormone levels, reduce shedding to some extent, prevent cats from urinating or meowing excessively, reduce illness, and extend their lifespan."

"Especially for large cats like Maine Coons, the earlier they are spayed/neutered, the faster they recover and the more obvious the benefits."

"I see..."

Xu Nian lowered her head and looked at the cat carrier on her chest, trying hard not to laugh out loud.

"Okay, I understand. I'll take her to get it done in a few days."

"That's right, it's also good for your little flame."

"Bang!"

An angry little fist slammed into the man's stomach, causing his brows to furrow into a deep frown.

"Haha, this kitten has quite a temper."

The driver glanced in the direction the sound came from and burst into laughter.

"Yeah, they really should get them spayed."

Xu Nian smiled in agreement and rubbed her stomach.

Immediately afterwards, another heavy punch landed on the cat carrier, the fabric of which slammed into the man's chest.

"Aww!!"