Daily Life in the Pet Shop Ch. 230

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The carefree days didn't last long. Soon, Du Qianze had to leave for work. Ning Feng had good connections. Although the movie didn't have much of a budget, he still arranged a lot of promotional events for Du Qianze. Most of them were small, but it was still better than nothing.

Du Qianze traveled all over the country, and the movie's popularity slowly started to grow. A lot of famous critics said the film was pretty good and worth watching. The score on Weibo wasn't too low, though the ranking was. After all, the movie didn't have any big-name actors, and the investment and promotion were minimal. Given that, the film's current recognition was already impressive.

For the last round of promotions before the movie aired, Ning Feng didn't want Du Qianze to go, because Fang Yi had called to protest. He complained that Du Qianze had been out too long and needed to come home sooner. To make sure Du Qianze could return, Fang Yi even sold Naima. The final promotional event wasn't even that significant, but when Ning Feng saw Naiba's hopeful eyes, he thought for a moment and then agreed.

Everyone at the studio knew about Du Qianze and Fang Yi's relationship. Because of this, Du Qianze was teased a lot, and although everyone was just joking, Du Qianze still blushed from the laughter. As for Fang Yi... he really was something.

Du Qianze had been on the road, and by 7 a.m., he was already back at the shop. But since he hadn't told Fang Yi exactly when he'd be back, Fang Yi was still out jogging when he arrived.

"You're back, idol! My brother's basically turned into a widow waiting for you," Fang Yue said as she came up to take the stuff from Du Qianze's hands. She asked if he wanted breakfast, flashing him a weird smile again. Du Qianze almost wanted to cover his face—just how many embarrassing things had Fang Yi done?

"Fang Yi's out running, right? I'll go find him." Du Qianze carried his things upstairs, then brought down some small gifts he'd picked up for the shop staff and handed them to Fang Yue. They were just local trinkets he'd bought along the way, nothing expensive.

"Thanks, idol!" Fang Yue was thrilled. What Du Qianze gave her were some fun props used in filming—super playful.

"This is from Su Ran. He asked me to give it to you. He said he's getting a long break soon, and he'll come visit you then."

While Du Qianze was out promoting, he'd run into Su Ran shooting nearby. Su Ran had even joined in as a guest for a bit. Before they parted, the two of them had a long chat. It wasn't just Fang Yue—Su Ran was also feeling really uncertain about the relationship. Not that he didn't like Fang Yue; he actually really liked her. But her attitude made it hard for him to picture a future for them. Add that to his crazy work schedule, and he just didn't know where things were going. But after hearing about Du Qianze's own love life, Su Ran said he wasn't planning to give up so easily.

"I'll thank him later," Fang Yue said, a little embarrassed as she took the gift and placed it on the table. Then she turned around and started handing out the rest of the things Du Qianze had brought back.

Du Qianze went to wait for Fang Yi at the little pavilion where he knew he'd pass by. He waited for about half an hour and was almost falling asleep when he finally spotted Fang Yi.

Fang Yi had Naima and Shengmu trailing behind him. It had been over a month since they last met, and Shengmu had grown quite a bit—longer legs, a sharper face, no longer round and chubby, and her bark sounded super energetic.

As soon as she saw Du Qianze, Shengmu bolted straight at him and jumped into his arms, sticking its tongue out trying to lick his face. Du Qianze dodged left and right but didn't manage to escape. It got him with one lick.

"Shengmu, get over there," Fang Yi said sternly. He was clearly unhappy about it. Du Qianze had just come back and he hadn't even touched him yet, but Shengmu had already stolen a kiss.

"You're so—" Du Qianze was kind of torn between laughing and crying. He hadn't realized Fang Yi could be this jealous.

"Why'd you come back now? You must've taken a night flight, right? Don't do that again, it's bad for your health." Fang Yi pulled Du Qianze along to head home so he could get some proper rest.

"Next time, don't call Brother Ning, okay? Now everyone at the studio knows about this. How am I supposed to show my face there again?" Du Qianze muttered a quiet complaint.

"What's so funny about it? We haven't seen each other in forever. Of course I missed you," Fang Yi said, like it was the most obvious thing in the world.

Du Qianze: ...

That kind of offhanded sweet talk really hit hard. Even though he was exhausted, he still had the sudden urge to pounce on Fang Yi.

"Wait, don't go back yet. I wanna show you something." Fang Yi grabbed Du Qianze's hand and started walking. Du Qianze struggled a bit to pull his hand free. Even though the park wasn't crowded, two grown men holding hands out in public might draw attention.

"Never mind them," Fang Yi said stubbornly, not letting go. They were already together, so what was the big deal about holding hands?

Fang Yi kept walking off the main path until there was no one around. Du Qianze soon recognized where they were—it was the spot where Mimi and the other stray cats gathered.

"Mimi!" Fang Yi called out from far away.

A response came quickly—a soft, young meow echoed back.

"Mimi's learned a new trick?" was Du Qianze's first thought. Mimi's meows always sounded cat-like, but usually it was just normal meowing. This one sounded kinda different from what she usually did.

"It's not that—look," Fang Yi brought Du Qianze over to Mimi's little nest. The first to poke its head out was a tiny kitten. It was a calico with white, yellow, and brown fur, peeking out from beside Mimi's neck, glancing around. When it saw Fang Yi and Du Qianze, it let out a few soft mews and slowly crawled out toward Fang Yi. Du Qianze's heart practically melted on the spot—Da Bai used to be this adorable too.

"Mimi picked up this kitten. Lately, it's been wanting to be a dad. But none of the cats around here are into it, and even if they were, it wouldn't change much. So it went to a nearby mama cat and convinced her to let it raise one of her kittens." Fang Yi held the kitten gently in his palm. It was about a month and a half old. A little small for its age, but really healthy.

"The mama cat... actually let Mimi take the kitten?" Du Qianze found it hard to believe. Weren't mother cats super protective of their babies?

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