under the filth

After Tang Cen hung up the phone, Eisen fidgeted in the office for half an hour and couldn't stay any longer. After saying hello to his colleagues, he skipped work and sneaked away.

Facts have proved that Eisen's premonition was accurate. When he arrived at the animal rescue center, the washed kitten had already finished its physical examination and was lying in a cage for transfusion.The cage door was wide open, and Tang Cen squatted in front of the cage, rubbing the soft fur on the back of its neck with his fingers.Every time he touched it, the kitten let out a baby cry.

Hearing footsteps behind him, Tang Cen raised his head and saw Eisen standing at the door panting. Before he had time to greet him, the kitten who couldn't be stroked let out a grievous cry, and Tang Cen hurriedly gave it a ride. hair.

The kitten, which had been washed off the mud, revealed its original coat color. The long dark brown fur was soft and fluffy, and it exuded the unique scent of pet shampoo.The kitten rested on Tang Cen's hand, raised its head to let Tang Cen scratch its chin, its round amber eyes narrowed comfortably, and purred from its throat from time to time.

Eisen looked down at the kitten who kept acting coquettishly with Tang Cen, and almost didn't bring it up.Unexpectedly, just after solving the problem of his ex, and before he could get tired of being with Tang Cen for a few days because of his busy work, another kitten came here who was so proud of him.

If it wasn't for the infusion, Eisen estimated that it would have been rolling and acting like a baby in Tang Cen's arms at this time.

Tang Cen touched it for a long time, until his legs were numb from squatting, he reluctantly let go of the kitten, and stretched out his hand to Eisen, motioning him to pull him up.

Eisen sighed and pulled Tang Cen up from the ground.

The hand that had been stroking his chin suddenly left, and then the person squatting in front of him also stood up. The kitten realized that Tang Cen was about to leave, and twisted his body tremblingly, wanting to stand up too, but he was weak The legs couldn't support the body at all, and I fell down as soon as I stood up and didn't move my legs.

After standing up and falling down several times, the kitten lay on the edge of the cage and howled softly twice and stopped struggling.It couldn't catch up with Tang Cen, and could only watch him get further and further away from him.

But even when he stood up and moved his numb legs, Tang Cen never took his eyes off the kitten.He watched the kitten go from struggling to giving up, and his heart throbbed for no reason.

He is very much like him when he was young, lonely and fragile, once he leaves others, he cannot survive alone, and can only curl up in the corner of the garbage dump to survive.

Tang Cen looked at the cat, and Aisen looked at him. The expression on Tang Cen's face kept changing. Aisen could tell what he was thinking at once, but he didn't make a sound, and looked at Tang Cen quietly.

It took a long time for Eisen to feel the hand that intertwined with his fingers firmly shake twice.

"I want to raise it, but I don't know if I can take good care of it." Tang Cen looked at Aisen, carefully asking for his opinion with his eyes.

Tang Cen has never had a pet before. When he was young, he tried to mention it to Tang Songyuan, but Tang Songyuan rejected it on the grounds that it would affect his studies.This idea would come up occasionally after college, but at that time he no longer had the time and energy to take care of pets.

Although he has a lot of time now, Tang Cen doesn't know how to take care of pets at all. He just took the kitten home on impulse, so he can't be regarded as a responsible owner.

"It's okay, I have raised it before." When Eisen said this, he couldn't help but recall the cat he had raised in his head, and felt a little apprehensive.

The Eisen family used to raise a raccoon cat, and that cat still had a bit of a wild nature. It would fight with the family dog ​​every now and then, and sometimes it would bring back the dead bodies of birds or mice.Moreover, he is quite acknowledging the owner. Eisen has been feeding it for a long time, but the cat is still only close to his mother. When he is in a good mood, he is willing to let him touch it twice.

Although the cat didn't show its paws when it hit people, it was enough to make him feel ashamed and embarrassed for a while.

The kitten that Tang Cen picked up didn't look that big, but Eisen was still worried that it would grow into that shape.What's more, before the cat was picked up, Tang Cen's heart had already turned away, not to mention how spoiled he would be when he got it back.

So when Tang Cen said he wanted to raise it, Eisen was extremely reluctant, but Tang Cen really liked it.He didn't even notice that when he smoothed the kitten, those dark eyes were shining with joy.Eisen hadn't seen him so happy for a long time, and couldn't bear to extinguish the light in his eyes, so he agreed after a little struggle in his heart.

"Recently I always leave you at home alone, it's good to have it with you."

Even though they have already lived together, Eisen can't get away from work at all this month. He can occasionally skip work once or twice, but most of the time he still has to go to the company.With the little guy to accompany Tang Cen, he could feel a little more at ease.

In Tang Cen's dim eyes, a star shimmered, spreading and twinkling in the dark irises, like stars shining in the night sky.

Not all belated things are meaningless, and not all what he gets now is late, or maybe now is the most suitable time, only at this time can he truly understand those complicated feelings.

Tang Cen was very interested in the cat that Aisen had raised before, but the humiliating past in childhood has always been a pain in Aisen's heart. When Tang Cen asked, he always hesitated and hesitated to tell him.Fortunately, Tang Cen focused all his attention on the kitten, and didn't care about his abnormal behavior at all.

While the two were chatting, the kitten's physical examination report also came out. There was no trauma on his body, and there were no other problems except malnutrition and some ear infections.

Tang Cen couldn't understand the series of numbers on the medical examination report, so he glanced at them and stuffed them into his coat pocket.He squatted on the bed and continued to appease the kitten, while Eisen discussed the adoption with the staff, because the kitten was sent by Tang Cen, and the adoption procedures were completed quickly.

After the kitten finished its infusion, Eisen took it out of the cage and stuffed it into the cat bag. Perhaps knowing that Sister Tang Cen Yao had come home, the kitten squatted quietly in the cat bag.

After buying some things for cats, the two of them took a taxi directly to go home.

The alley where the apartment building is located is remote and narrow, the taxi can only send two people to the alley entrance, and the rest of the road can only be walked on foot.

Tang Cen walked into the alley carrying the kitten's cat bag and Aisen's computer, and Aisen followed behind him carrying the big and small bags. When he was two meters away from the trash can, Tang Cen suddenly He stopped and looked up at the walls on both sides of the alley.

There are no street lights in the alley, although it is not pitch black, but the direction can only be discerned by the faint moonlight.Tang Cen stopped suddenly, and Eisen who was following Tang Cen almost lost his balance and bumped into him.Eisen followed Tang Cen's line of sight and saw that there was nothing on the wall, "What are you looking at?"

"It's nothing, let's go home." The crows that were entrenched on it in the afternoon had already scattered away, and Tang Cen's last worry also dissipated.

Back home, Tang Cen released the kitten from the bag.The strange and empty environment didn't make the kitten who survived the catastrophe feel nervous. It raised its head and sniffed around, then staggered towards Tang Cen's feet after going around in a circle.

The kitten rubbed against Tang Cen's ankle back and forth. Tang Cen simply sat on the ground, hugged it to his lap, and gently scratched its chin with his fingers.

Eisen put the things in his hand beside Tang Cen, and then picked up the medical examination report that he had just dug out of his coat pocket when he opened the door.Opening the medical examination report, Eisen was just looking at it casually, but the few data written on it really surprised him.

"Five months?" Eisen took the medical examination report and scanned back and forth between the kitten and the medical examination report several times, "It's too young."

At first, Eisen thought that the kitten was only four months old at most, but who knew it was already five months old, and he didn't know what it went through when it was wandering in the wild to be so thin.

Tang Cen didn't know how big the five-month-old kitten should be, but when he hugged it, he clearly felt that the body wrapped in long fur was already skinny.

"I picked it up next to the trash can downstairs. It's a dirty lump of fur. If it hadn't barked, I wouldn't have known it was a cat." Tang Cen comforted him distressedly, recalling the scene at that time. After a few clicks, the kitten obediently lay on Tang Cen's lap, allowing Tang Cen's hand to stroke the fur on its back.

Tang Cen didn't want to care about it at first, he didn't want to take the risk of being hated by the crow to save a life that had nothing to do with him, so he left without hesitation.But after returning to the apartment, those light amber eyes kept appearing in his mind, and he couldn't divert his attention no matter what he did. In the end, Tang Cen took two pieces of beef from the refrigerator and replaced the dying man from the crow. kitten.

The crows were very smart. Tang Cen exchanged a similar weight of fresh meat for the stinking cat, which was a good deal for them. After a full meal, they each left.

Eisen read the report twice again, and after making sure there were no other problems, he sat next to Tang Cen, turned the kitten lying on Tang Cen's lap, and lay on his back with his belly up.This position is not safe for the kitten who has just arrived in the new home. It twists its body vigorously trying to escape Eisen's clutches.

"It's still a little female cat." Eisen let go of the kitten with a chuckle, and then raised his hand to touch Tang Cen's face. "I guess I fell in love with you. I knew you were soft-hearted, so I fell in love with you."

The skin that the fingertips slid over was delicate and smooth. Eisen lifted Tang Cen's chin, and was about to do something when Tang Cen opened his hand.

Tang Cen was annoyed and laughed at Eisen's frivolous behavior, and glared at him, "Same as you."

Staring without any imposing force without fear of any lethality, Eisen laughed and quarreled with him for a while, until the neglected kitten climbed onto Tang Cen's legs, and lightly patted Tang Cen's chest with its paws. Personal talent is a little restrained.

"You can give it a name." Eisen looked at the kitten rolling in Tang Cen's arms coquettishly, and felt a little apprehensive, but since he was a new member of the family, he should give it a new name.

Tang Cen was a bit embarrassed by this question, he pondered for a while, "Opera?"

Eisen choked when Tang Cen said the name. He thought about it a lot, but he never expected it to be this.

"Do you want to eat cake?" Eisen asked tentatively.

Opera Ceremony means opera, and it is also a well-known dessert in France with a history of hundreds of years. Based on Eisen's understanding of Tang Cen, he is more likely to refer to the latter.I don't know if it's because Tang Cen was greedy that he suddenly popped up such a name.

"I saw it on the road." Tang Cen's face became hot at his rhetorical question, "Can't you..."

Tang Cen really didn't know how other people named their pets. After thinking about it for a long time, he only thought of this, but he really wanted to taste the taste of Opera Cake.

Eisen also thought about it a few times, but he felt that Tang Cen's cat should be named by him. When Tang Cen hesitated, he made a final decision and said, "Then let's call it this."

It is also a very common way to name cats after desserts.From a color standpoint, chocolate coffee cake is a good match for this kitten with light amber eyes and dark brown stripes.

When they were discussing the name, the kitten had already been attracted by the cat teasing stick in the bag with only a fluffy ball exposed. It stretched out its paw to touch it, then quickly retracted it. After repeated trials several times, it found that it was funny. After the cat stick was out of danger, he played by himself.

After finalizing the name, Tang Cen called out to the kitten who was having a great time playing beside him: "Opera?"

"Meow——" Hearing the familiar voice, the kitten subconsciously stopped and looked up at Tang Cen.

Tang Cen waved at the kitten, "Opera."

Realizing that Tang Cen was calling it, the kitten let out a soft cry: "Meow—" Then he dropped the cat teaser and ran towards Tang Cen bouncing around.

Looking at the scene of the interaction between one person and one cat, Eisen could already foresee the scene where he and the little female cat would be jealous in the future, but not only could he not speak, but he had to keep smiling and play with it.