I Really Didn’t Want to Increase My Favorability! - Chapter 222

“Sorry… I just suddenly…”

“It’s okay, you can hold it.”

“Really?”

“Of course, it looks like it likes you quite a bit.”

Actually, Chenpi, even though it had been a clean little orange cat for a few days, was still very wild.

Even Father Bai, who fed it cat food every day, couldn’t touch it. Bai Xiaoxiao could touch it, but it wasn’t affectionate and still did its own thing.

But this very cat, on their first meeting, came up to him and let him hold it, showing that Chenpi really had a special bond with him.

Jiang Zimeng reached out her hand and took the little guy. Chenpi got a bit restless, but she skillfully ran her hand from its head down its back.

After a few strokes, Chenpi went from hissing and glaring to being a cute, obedient kitty, as long as there were treats involved.

At this time, the people upstairs also came down, and seeing the girl next to Xu Lin, they were taken aback.

Who was this? Wasn’t this a blatant provocation?

Although they all thought this, they still behaved very kindly. Only Chu Qingchan directly linked arms with Ji Yun, and Qin Yunhe linked arms with Su Qingwan.

They arrayed themselves and walked towards Xu Lin, all with smiles on their faces.

Jiang Zimeng, who had been playing with the cat, looked up and saw this formation.

She instinctively took a step back. Liu Qinwan, who didn’t have a best friend to link arms with, saw the girl’s retreating action and remembered when she first arrived and saw so many beautiful girls, she also felt overwhelmed.

“This is the daughter of the villa’s owner.”

Feeling the gazes from behind him, Xu Lin pointed to the girl opposite, though he didn’t even know her name.

“Hello, I’m Jiang Zimeng, I live next door.”

“Hello.”

“Alright, I’ll be heading back then.”

Having fed the cat enough treats, she handed it back to Xu Lin, took small steps, and quickly walked out.

“By the way, she’s the kind person who found Senior Bai’s lost puppy last time.”

Xu Lin added, and Chu Qingchan immediately recalled the incident from a few days ago.

“Is she the one Little Sister Yun told me about?

Chu Qingchan remembered Ji Yun telling her a few days ago that Xu Lin got a cat and found Bai Xiaoxiao’s dog.

The girl’s family had even spent money to adopt many pets, showing she was very kind-hearted.

“Does she have a lot of animals at home? How about we go and have a look?”

“Sure, but I’m not sure if she would want that. Maybe next time.”

Ji Yun considered that the girl wore a mask and hat, looking like she didn’t like socializing.

But before they could finish discussing, a small head peeked out from the villa door.

“If you want to see the little ones, you can come.”

“Are you sure we won’t be bothering you?” Bai Xiaoxiao surprisingly asked first.

“It’s no bother, come on, I’ve made a small house for them in the yard.”

Xu Lin could sense Bai Xiaoxiao’s eagerness and quickly shouted.

“Then let’s go together!”

“Alright!” Everyone responded in unison.

Xu Lin felt his heart tremble at their synchronized response. This was amazing. He began to understand why ancient men wanted many wives.

The group walked out of Villa No. 12 and along a path for a few steps until they reached Villa No. 13.

The courtyard of Villa No. 13 was similar in style to the one next door, only slightly smaller, and the villa was just a regular three-story building.

“Why is only the building next door so big?”

Since the cat had been taken away again, Xu Lin had no choice but to walk next to Jiang Zimeng and make conversation.

With so many people behind him, standing too close to anyone else didn’t seem appropriate.

If it wasn’t appropriate, then it was better to stand next to someone he wasn’t familiar with.

“The entire Jiuhua Villa area is actually very large, with a total of 120 households. About 20 of them are designed with 5 floors and large courtyards.”

“The rest are configured like my house, and there are even smaller villas with a 2.5-floor design, including a loft. Their courtyards are too small to accommodate a swimming pool or garden.”

“I see.”

“Yes, follow me inside.”

Following Jiang Zimeng to the back of the courtyard, a beautiful wooden house came into view. The wooden house was next to the back of the villa, tightly connected, likely allowing direct access from the wooden house to the villa.

“This wooden house has two floors. I have three cats, one dog, and one pigeon, all of which are free to move around on the first floor.”

As she spoke, she pushed the door open, revealing a very dreamy, children’s playground-like room. It wasn’t particularly large, but it covered 40 square meters. At this moment, a Shiba Inu(dog) and a tabby cat were chasing each other.

On a cat climbing frame in the corner, a white kitten was sound asleep, while a grey pigeon was drinking water above it. It was a harmonious scene, and the room was very clean, with no animal excrement visible. It seemed she had trained them well.

“The upstairs is temporarily used to house stray pets. They are more aggressive or tend to run around, so they are kept in cages and not let out.”

Everyone followed her to the second floor, which had similar decorations to the first floor, but without individual nests and pet equipment on the ground. Instead, there were two rows of cages, with the lower row being larger and the upper row smaller, totaling 20 cages. At the moment, only 6 or 7 of them had animals inside.

‘Woof woof!’

‘Meow!’

Unlike the quiet harmony below, the second floor was chaotic, with the animals making all kinds of noises.

“Miss Jiang, where do you find these animals? You couldn’t have found so many on your own, right?”

Xu Lin looked at these cages. According to what the animal hospital had said, she had taken in more than thirty small animals.

There were many stray animals in Linshui, but finding them was quite rare.

Bai Xiaoxiao’s dog was found because Bai Xiaoxiao’s home alley was close to hers. If she wasn’t intensively going out to look for stray animals, it wouldn’t be easy to gather so many.

“Well, I organized a small rescue group. When they find stray animals, I go and bring them back.”

“You are truly kind-hearted.”

“No, I’m just doing what I love. To be honest, I don’t mind telling you this.”

“My mother runs a factory, and due to some issues, we need cash flow right now, so we are selling this property next door. If that’s not enough, we might have to sell this one too.”

“I would then have to live in a regular apartment temporarily. If that happens, these pets will be sent away, and I won’t be able to help more in the future.”

At this point, her previously indifferent tone showed a slight fluctuation. Xu Lin and the others sensed the change in her voice. Even wealthy people can’t avoid such issues.

“Let’s not talk about this. You can feed them, but don’t get too close to avoid any accidental injuries.”

“By the way, can we take pictures?” Su Qingwan took out her phone, unable to resist the urge to share this moment with her friends.

“Go ahead, just avoid capturing anything that reveals the address. Most of the interior can be photographed.”

Hearing this, everyone took out their phones, turning into avid photographers.

Chu Qinchan also walked over and handed his phone to him.

“How do you have my phone?”

“I went to your place to get it, afraid you might use it and still be able to answer Liu Qinnuan’s calls.”

“Thanks.”

“Well, if you’re grateful, take a photo for me.”

“Can you be in the shot?”

“Just my body is fine.”

Chu Qianchan quickly walked over to a small cat cage and made a V sign with her fingers.

Xu Lin captured the shot.

“Does it look good?”

“It’s alright. The photo just cuts off at your chin. Can I send it to the reading group?”

“Do as you like. I didn’t show my face anyway.”

“Alright.”

Xu Lin casually sent the photo to the novel readers’ group. As soon as the picture was sent, he clearly heard a QQ notification sound.

Xu Lin suddenly raised his head and looked into the distance. The girl wearing a mask was also looking in his direction at the same time.

They both lifted their phones, then immediately put them down.

“This world is too small.”

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