Daily Life in the Pet Shop Ch. 122

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Ordinary cats wouldn't willingly touch irritating substances, but Zhou Chongwen had a peculiar habit of training them. He always insisted on teaching kittens to keep themselves excessively clean. This little kitten must have picked up that bad habit from him—choosing to endure the unpleasant smell just to groom itself and stay spotless.

After Fang Yi finished scolding Zhou Chongwen, he ran to the bathroom to clean the wine stains on the kitten's body, wiped it dry with a towel, and then put the kitten on the sofa, watching TV while waiting for it to wake up.

Fang Yi was very strong, and those who didn't know him often assumed he was rough and clumsy. But in reality, he could be incredibly careful.

As he lowered his head to wipe the kitten's fur, his movements were gentle, and his expression was serious—almost as if he were performing a delicate task. Du Qianze stood beside him, momentarily stunned.

At noon, the kitten woke up. The first thing it did when he woke up was to wipe its face, and then it meowed softly a few times, indicating that it was very uncomfortable.

While Fang Yi was nagging and scolding it, he put clean water in a syringe and fed it to drink. After it was a little energetic, he made a small cup of milk for it.

After drinking milk, the kitten felt a little better, but it was still wobbly when walking. It was still clamoring to get off the sofa. Fang Yi took the kitten off the sofa and saw it swaying to the left, sliding to the right, and stumbling to the place where the cat food was placed.

The puppy had noticed the kitten wake up long ago. As the kitten climbed down, the puppy carefully followed behind. When it saw the kitten about to slip, it quickly stepped forward, using its body to block the fall.

Realizing that the kitten's target was the cat food, the puppy hurried over and pushed its own bowl of dog food in front of the kitten. The kitten sniffed it and took a bite. However, seemingly unimpressed by the taste, it swiped at the dog food with a paw, knocking it over, before continuing toward its cat food.

Fang Yi saw that the kitten was hungry, so he counted out ten cat food, soaked them in warm water and put them in front of the kitten. The kitten finished the cat food and wanted to eat more. It lazily acted cute to Fang Yi, but it didn't work. Fang Yi took it to the cage. The kitten was probably still dizzy and would feel more uncomfortable if it ate too much.

The next day, the kitten was almost sober and could walk normally in the house without slipping, but it was still not in good spirits. The puppy was always responsible to play with it.

Du Qianze knew that the kitten was fine, so he hid in the room all morning and didn't come out. When it was almost time for lunch, he took Fang Yi out and said that he would take Fang Yi to visit the vegetable market here and cook for Fang Yi at noon.

The vegetable market was still the same as before, and it hadn't changed for so many years. Du Qianze bought a few vegetables and actually bargained with the stall owner for half a day for a dollar.

"Since you look like a celebrity, I'll sell you this vegetable at a low price." The vegetable seller said with a smile.

"Thank you very much, Sister." Du Qianze happily put the change back into his pocket. On the way back, Du Qianze proudly told Fang Yi that Mother Du used to send him out to buy vegetables. Back then, he often bargained with the vendors and had become quite skilled at haggling.

After lunch, Fang Yi mentioned leaving. Du Qianze's illness had recovered, and the little kitten was fine. It was time for him to leave. He had been gone for several days, and Naima must have missed him.

"Can you stay for two more days? I have something to ask you." Du Qianze was silent for a long time, and then he mustered up the courage to say to Fang Yi.

"What is it? I may not be able to help." Apart from the Little Bandit and the others, Fang Yi couldn't think of what else he could help with.

"I want to make it public." Du Qianze said nervously.

"Public? Public what?" Fang Yi was confused by Du Qianze.

"I've made it public that I'm gay." After saying this, Du Qianze felt like he wasn't that nervous anymore.

"You are a celebrity, it's not good to make this public." Fang Yi sat back in his seat, his expression serious after hearing Du Qianze's words. Even for an ordinary person, being gay meant having to hide it from others. But Du Qianze was a celebrity—not only did he refuse to conceal it, but he actually wanted to make it public.

His brain wasn't great, but Du Qianze's was even worse.

"My father's heart knot is about his classmates, but now it's different from before. Now the atmosphere is more open. Even if everyone knows that I am gay, they won't do anything too extreme to me. I want my father to see that even if I come out, I won't be like his classmates." This was the result of Du Qianze's thinking all night. Father Du's roommate's incident probably left a big shadow on him, making him feel that as long as he was gay, he would be despised and not tolerated by the world, and he would not have a good end in the end.

Today's society was different from the past. Hom**exuality was not a crime and did not affect others. It was unlikely that many people would cause trouble for him over this matter.

Moreover, this kind of thing was quite common in the entertainment industry, and he had a good reputation within the circle. People were unlikely to use it against him.

"Then what can I do for you?" After listening to Du Qianze's words, Fang Yi felt that Du Qianze's analysis was quite correct. If Du Qianze came out publicly and was not criticized by the public, then what Father Du was afraid of would not happen, and Father Du would have no reason not to forgive Du Qianze.

"Well, I need you to take a photo with me and I will post it on Weibo." Seeing Fang Yi frowning, Du Qianze hurriedly said, "Don't worry, I won't take a photo of your face. Just take a photo of your hands and arms. People can tell at a glance that I'm looking for a man."

"No problem." Hearing that he didn't need to show his face, Fang Yi agreed very readily.

"Well, when things get out of hand, I may need you to go home with me and pretend to be my boyfriend for the time being."

"Ah..." Fang Yi was a little stunned. He actually had to do a live version. This didn't seem good, but he had agreed to Du Qianze's photo.

"If you don't want to, it doesn't matter. I'll go find someone else outside." Du Qianze didn't want Fang Yi to be embarrassed. He knew he didn't want to see his face.

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