I’m the Moonlight White That the Former Movie Queen Secretly Loved 20p1

Chapter 20 p1

The demolition date for the houses in the development zone kept changing. It was supposed to be next month, but now it was starting this month.

This caused a stir. The scheduled move-out time was moved up again and again, leaving both the tenants and the apartment building owners unprepared.

It was said that the owners of the first few buildings had organized to find the developer, but unfortunately, the other side had a strong backing. Not only did they not get a proper solution, but they also suffered considerable losses.

The next morning, dozens of strong men gathered at the bottom of the building.

A dense crowd of heads blocked the entrance to the apartment building.

The leader of this group of bodyguards, who was clearing out the tenants, was the vice president of Jiangnan Construction Co., Ltd., Zheng Zhong, also known as Young Master Zheng.

“What a nuisance,” Zheng Zhong didn’t speak. His long-time lackey, Hou San, stepped forward first, holding a cigarette and raising his black hand. The group of black-clothed bodyguards around them neatly surrounded the tenants and owners who were blocking the entrance.

“Early demolition or late demolition, it’s all demolition. I just don’t understand, what’s the point of you guys blocking the entrance? It’s a dilapidated apartment building. The demolition plan has been announced, and the demolition fee will be paid. Tenants, go find your landlords. Landlords, what are you doing blocking here?”

Old Hou spat and narrowed his eyes into a thin slit. “Isn’t it good for everyone to leave safely? Do you have to get into a fight and get injured?”

Old Hou’s voice was sharp. He cursed like a eunuch, his high-pitched voice shouting, waking Qi Sijia up.

She turned on the desk lamp and squinted to adjust to the bright light.

Qi Sijia then lifted the quilt, put on a cotton jacket, and pushed open a crack in the window.

At about five-thirty, only a few tenants were awake, which made the bodyguards downstairs seem numerous and powerful.

Under the dim streetlights, it was impossible to see anyone’s face clearly.

She could only hear someone shouting in the noisy crowd, “Mob threat.”

“You’re breaking the law.”

Young Master Zheng’s group of people seemed to have heard a big joke and burst out laughing.

Old Hou bent over with laughter, lit a cigarette for Young Master Zheng, and then replied to the person, “Do you know who our President Zheng’s aunt is? The wife of Qi Jun, the vice chairman of the Ningcheng Chamber of Commerce.”

Someone in the crowd said angrily, “No matter who it is, mob threats are illegal.”

“In Ningcheng, the Zheng family is the law.”

The leader, Young Master Zheng, seemed to think this was inappropriate. It wasn’t until Old Hou said it a second time that he kicked him at the right time.

Qi Sijia turned on her voice recorder, recorded this arrogant statement that could push the Qi family into the limelight at any time, and sent it to Qi Jun with one click.

She then called 110, but Zheng Zhong’s group of people only made a few threats and didn’t really want to cause trouble. After the threats, they all retreated.

And they said they would come back tomorrow.

If it were a mob fight, the police would definitely lock these people up and detain them. But Zheng Zhong had dealt with this kind of thing many times and was very cunning.

When the police investigated him, he would casually say that a few friends were drunk and talking nonsense after drinking. They didn’t fight or hurt anyone, just talked nonsense. At most, they would be fined a thousand yuan.

At worst, he would hand over the gossipy Old Hou and others, who would be detained in the detention center for twenty-four hours, which would have no effect on hooligans like them.

But for the tenants in the development zone who had not moved out, it was a big trouble. After all, they started making trouble before dawn. Who could stand it?

Qi Sijia got dressed and washed up, and found that Ah Ju was sick.

On the soft cushion in the cat cage, the fur had fallen out a lot. Ah Ju had not left the cage, its chin resting on its paws, listless. The cat food and water in front of it were untouched.

It let out a weak meow, its voice faint. It didn’t even seem to have the strength to look at Qi Sijia.

Qi Sijia searched online for a long time but couldn’t find what was wrong with Ah Ju. This cat had been with Qi Sijia for many years. To be honest, as the cat grew older, Qi Sijia knew very well that it might not even survive this winter. But being mentally prepared was one thing, and it was hard to accept when the day really came.

Qi Sijia called Gui Xiaolian and asked her to take leave for her, briefly mentioning the cat’s situation.

“Go see Uncle Mo?”

Qi Sijia asked, “Is Uncle Mo a veterinarian?”

“No, but his medical skills are superb,” Gui Xiaolian said. “Anyway, at this time, even if you take the cat to the vet, you’ll have to wait until eight-thirty for them to open, and it’s Saturday today. You might not be able to see a doctor.”

Qi Sijia thanked her and looked again at the orange cat’s almost dying eyes.

She hastily put on her coat, put on a gas mask, and carried the cat cage downstairs.

Coincidentally, Uncle Mo’s door was open. At the entrance, there was a diagnosis table made of old red lacquered wood.

Normally, Qi Sijia wouldn’t see Uncle Mo’s clinic when she went downstairs, but at this time, perhaps due to the commotion downstairs, the neighbors in the entire apartment building had been woken up.

Uncle Mo’s back was to her. He was seeing a young boy.

The boy was tall, about eighteen or nineteen years old, and 1.83 meters tall. He was dressed similarly to Qi Sijia, with a mask covering his mouth tightly.

He was carrying a huge travel bag, and three heads popped out of it. Looking closer, they were three small kittens.

“You can’t have any more cats,” Uncle Mo said.

The boy looked troubled. “Can you prescribe me a new Chinese medicine formula?”

“It only treats the symptoms, not the root cause.” Seeing the boy’s insistence, Uncle Mo lowered his head, dipped his brush in ink, and wrote the names of the Chinese medicines on a yellowed piece of paper. He sighed and said, “Ah Le, you saw the commotion downstairs this morning, right? Maybe the apartment building will be demolished in a few days. Where are you going to hide those little friends in your room?”

This question left the boy speechless.

After the prescription was written and folded into a square, Uncle Mo stuffed it into the boy’s hand and then stood up. The old man was a little stooped, his height only reaching the boy’s waist. He couldn’t stand up straight, his eyes were on the ground, and he wasn’t old, but his hair was gray.

He was a famous barefoot doctor in the area. It was said that his medical skills were superb. His past was unknown, but according to Gui Xiaolian, Auntie Gui’s previous cor pulmonale was treated by Uncle Mo. If it weren’t for the lack of an oxygen generator at home, they probably wouldn’t have gone to the hospital. These were Gui Xiaolian’s original words.

Qi Sijia paced back and forth, originally planning to speak after the two of them were done.

But Uncle Mo turned sideways and recognized her at a glance. “Miss Qi.”

I don’t know if it’s because I’ve been in contact with more people recently, or because I’m wearing a gas mask. Being stared at by the two strangers in front of me, Qi Sijia felt a little awkward, but her heart was not uncomfortable.

Qi Sijia pulled down her hat, hugged the cat cage, and took a step forward. “Can you please help me check on my cat?”

The orange cat hadn’t eaten since yesterday. Qi Sijia had been busy with work these past two days and hadn’t noticed it. She didn’t know when it had started to get sick.

Uncle Mo was stunned. He clearly had no experience in treating animals.

“Maybe… let me see.” The one who spoke was not Uncle Mo, but the young man beside him.

Qi Sijia looked at her hesitantly. She saw the young man nod. The three kittens in the huge travel bag behind him poked their heads out and looked at Qi Sijia just like their owner.

It inexplicably added a bit of credibility.

“Miss Qi, if you’re in a hurry, you can let Ah Le take a look first. He has all kinds of cats at home and has more experience than I do.”

After getting Uncle Mo’s words, Qi Sijia took the cat out of the cage. “Then I’ll trouble you.”

When the cat was handed over, the young man glanced at it and suddenly avoided it.

Qi Sijia thought the latter was unwilling and hesitated in mid-air.

Uncle Mo quickly explained, “Ah Le has congenital asthma and is allergic to cat fur…”

No wonder the young man’s cats were all in his backpack. Qi Sijia understood. “I’ll hold it. Can you teach me what to do?”

Ah Le looked at the cat with very soft eyes. He nodded, observed for a long time, and then used his own small hammer to tap on the orange cat’s leg.

“This cat of yours lacks exercise. Its gastrointestinal motility is slow, leading to food accumulation. It needs some probiotics.”

“I have probiotics at home. How about this? You come upstairs with me. After the orange cat has taken the probiotics, observe it for an hour. If it’s fine, it’s fine. If there’s a problem, you still have to go to the hospital.”

Qi Sijia was relieved.

After thanking Uncle Mo and the young man, she followed the young man upstairs.

Ah Le was the tenant who rented the most in the entire building. The three two-bedroom apartments on the right side of the third floor were all his. The walls had been knocked down, making it a large flat.

Qi Sijia had never interacted with the tenants downstairs and didn’t know what they did. But when she actually entered Ah Le’s home, she was completely stunned.

Countless cats almost occupied the entire area. The house was equipped with soundproofing, probably to prevent the cats’ meows from disturbing the neighbors.

In such a large area, only a small single room was Ah Le’s own living space.

Ah Le’s eyes were pure and happy. He enthusiastically introduced his cattery to Qi Sijia.

While skillfully putting on rubber gloves, he told Qi Sijia to pour herself some water. He himself rolled up his sleeves, found probiotics from a special cat medicine box, mixed them with warm water, and handed them to the orange cat’s mouth.

His fingers soothed the orange cat’s whiskers, and he skillfully fed the medicine into the orange cat’s mouth.

“Let it rest for a while,” Ah Le said. He turned back and saw that Qi Sijia hadn’t taken off her gas mask and was drinking water.

“Are you also allergic to cat fur?”

Qi Sijia shook her head. “I have social anxiety.”

“Very serious?” Ah Le pointed at Qi Sijia’s gas mask. Because a normal person with social anxiety wouldn’t resort to wearing a gas mask.

Ah Le’s eyes were like they were bathed in sunlight, clean and pure.

Relaxing, Qi Sijia said, “Mmm.”

“It must be as uncomfortable as my cat allergy,” Ah Le said.

Qi Sijia was noncommittal and changed the subject. “Did you buy all these cats?”

There were too many cats in the room. Some of them Qi Sijia couldn’t name. Their fur was messy, and they weren’t all beautiful.

Ah Le shook his head, full of pity. “No, they’re all stray cats.”

Qi Sijia thought of the Zheng family’s siege not long ago. She asked again, “After this building is demolished, will they have a place to live?”

“No.” At the mention of this, the young man lowered his head sadly. “Actually, there’s a factory building that will be empty next year. I planned to settle the cats there. But the demolition was moved up before the new year, and there was no time to prepare. And it happened to be winter…”

Ah Le’s tone paused. He sadly stroked the cat in his hand with his rubber gloves and said reluctantly, “I can only post them online and see if anyone will adopt them.”

In fact, the probability of adoption was very low, because most of Ah Le’s cats were stray cats with poor breeds. Some of them were even old and no longer suitable for adoption.