Dream Pet Shop

Speaking of which, there was a cat in Xiaji's shop, and his experience was very similar to that of the painter.

Xia Ji once looked through the pet diary left by his grandfather, and learned that his grandfather found the cat near a fire scene.The old houses had been left unused for many years, and due to disrepair and aging electrical circuits, they caused a fire. When the cat was found, it was nestled in the grass and could not move. The hair on its body was burnt black and no one claimed it.

Fortunately, only the fur of this cat was burned, and the facial features and internal organs were not damaged. After a long period of treatment, the burnt fur on the skin scabbed off, which may be the reason for the injury to the hair follicles. This cat No new hair has grown since then.

Later, Long Wei gave the cat a physical examination. Apart from not growing any hair, it was very healthy.It's just that there is no way to know what kind of cat it was originally.

Does anyone still like a bald cat?At one point, Xiaji was very worried that no one would adopt the cat.

But right now, maybe someone just needs such a hairless cat.

Xia Ji told Long Wei his thoughts, and Long Wei reminded him: "That person may not accept your proposal."

"I know, I just want to give it a try, even if he doesn't want to adopt, it doesn't matter." Xia Ji said.

Long Wei nodded: "Well, I'll go with you."

Seeing Xia Ji and Long Wei standing up suddenly, Xie Yan, who was addicted to the mobile phone, finally raised his head and asked, "Where are you two going?"

"Brother Long and I are going to find the author of the No. 13 work just now. Do you know his name? Do you have his contact information?" Xia Ji asked.

Xie Yan was puzzled: "There is one in the organizing committee's group, but why are you looking for him?"

"He wanted to adopt a cat, and it happened that the cat in my store was looking for an adopter." Xia Ji replied.

"...No, why don't you forget about your business when you come here." Xie Yan really couldn't understand his brain circuit, "Besides, what are you in a hurry? Let's talk to him at the awards dinner tonight."

Xia Ji gave him a white look, and said, "That's all for him to receive an award on stage, do you think he will go to the banquet?"

Xie Yan was speechless by him, so he had to help him look up his name and contact information: "His name is Chen Shuo, please write down his mobile phone number."

Xia Ji wrote down the mobile phone number in case he could not find anyone, and then left with Long Wei.

They wandered around to the backstage of the awards ceremony and saw several reporters interviewing the award-winning artist. Sure enough, the artist named Chen Shuo was not there.They went to Chen Shuo's exhibition area to look again, but they couldn't find him.Xia Ji took out his mobile phone and took a picture of the black cat painting.

Xia Ji hesitated for a while, and finally called Chen Shuo.

"Hello." The phone was picked up, and Chen Shuo's low voice came.

Xia Ji said nervously: "Mr. Chen, hello, may I bother you, I chatted with you at the exhibition just now, and got your contact information from the staff. I have something to talk to you about. I don't know if you are convenient?"

"Well... sorry, I've already gone back to the hotel. If you want, you can come and find me in the hotel room." The other party was obviously surprised to receive Xia Ji's call, but after thinking about it, he agreed to Xia Ji's request for a meeting.

"Okay, excuse me then." Xia Ji happily hung up the phone.

When Xia Ji and Long Wei knocked on the door of Chen Shuo's room, Chen Shuo was packing his luggage.Xia Ji thought of what happened at the awards ceremony and felt bad, but he didn't show it on his face.

"What do you want to talk to me about?" Chen Shuo lowered his head habitually.

Xia Ji asked: "Mr. Chen, do you really want to have a cat?"

"Ah?" Chen Shuo obviously didn't expect Xia Ji to come here for this question, he was stunned for a moment before answering: "Yes, but my skin—"

Xia Ji immediately said: "If there is a hairless cat, would you like to adopt it?"

"What?" Chen Shuo was completely stunned.

Xia Ji took out his mobile phone, found the picture and text of the cat on Weibo, and passed it to Chen Shuo, explaining: "Actually, I am the owner of a pet shop, and I am looking for adopters for some of the pets in my shop. This cat The cat is very similar to yours, it was in a fire and its fur was burnt. It was a tough cat, it survived and it’s very healthy, just hairless, and that’s just right for you.”

Chen Shuo turned to look at the phone, his eyes lit up, his fingers trembled a little, looked at it for a while, then raised his head in disbelief and asked Xia Ji: "Can I really adopt this cat?"

Xia Ji smiled and nodded: "Of course."

Chen Shuo originally thought that he would never have anything to do with cats in his life. All along, he could only rely on online videos and pictures to draw cats.What just happened at the art exhibition also hit him hard. He had doubts about his artistic future, and even thought of closing his pen.

However, the appearance of Xia Ji and this special cat rekindled his motivation, and he suddenly wanted to continue painting, regardless of whether he could win an award or not, he wanted to paint what he liked.Chen Shuo wiped his face, held Xia Ji's hand and said, "Thank you for making my art exhibition worthwhile."

Xia Ji shook his grip vigorously: "Me too. Also, I really like your paintings, please keep at it."

Xia Ji gave Chen Shuo the address of the pet shop, and told him that he could pick up the cat after the pet shop was renovated the day after tomorrow.

Coming out of Chen Shuo's room, Xia Ji felt in a great mood.He suddenly thought of something, opened Weibo, put Chen Shuo's photo of the black cat and the photo of the cat to be adopted together, edited a sentence and sent it out.

"Even without fur, it's still a cat. Suffering can ruin the appearance, but it can't change the soul."

After Xia Ji posted it, he read it again, and felt that his words were really good, so he couldn't help giving himself a thumbs up.

Xia Ji, who was in a good mood, finally remembered his top priority: confession!

The first time Xia Ji chose to confess his confession was at the awards dinner that night. After all, the atmosphere of the banquet would be better if the clothes were fragrant and the temples were shining, and the wine was intertwined.

But Xia Ji was too nervous, and at the instigation of Xie Yan, he drank too much sparkling wine to boost his courage. When Long Wei stood in front of him, he actually started to hiccup...

Xia Ji: "Brother Long, I have something to tell you... hiccup."

Long Wei: "Do you want to eat something to relieve?"

Xia Ji shook his head desperately, he was so nervous that he couldn't stop hiccupping.

Xia Ji: "Brother Long, I... hiccup..."

Long Wei: "Do you want to drink water?"

Xia Ji: "No, I... hiccup... you."

Long Wei: "You...what me?"

Xia Ji: "Hi... Forget it, it's fine."

The first confession, failed.

With the first failure experience, Xia Ji decided to choose a more relaxed environment without alcohol to confess next time.So Xia Ji asked Long Wei to climb the mountain the next day.

The mountain villa where Xiaji and the others live is surrounded by mountains. The mountain is not very high, but there are clear springs and streams all over the mountain, and the scenery is beautiful. It is a famous outdoor hiking spot near Jiangcheng.

Xia Ji thought that in such a relaxing outdoor environment, no one would disturb him, and when he encountered bumps and bumps while hiking, he would inevitably have to help his shoulders, hold hands, and so on. When the atmosphere becomes ambiguous, it should be easy to confess.

Xia Ji felt that he really had a plan, so he happily went into the mountain with Long Wei.He didn't realize that Long Wei looked back before entering the mountain.