The Female Lead Wants Me to Take My Medicine [Quick Transmigration] 29

Chapter 29: The Young Miss in the Wheelchair 29

The fireworks display didn’t last long. The fireworks, which had bloomed to their fullest and were gradually dissipating in the night sky, couldn’t dampen everyone’s mood. They still stayed in the square to play.

Looking down from above, one would almost think that the area below had become a sea of balloons.

The tall Christmas tree arranged near the entrance of the mall had become a popular photo spot, crowded with people.

“It’s a good thing we’re not in the square. There are so many people.” Cheng Zhishu pulled her head back with lingering fear. As she peeked, the platinum chain with the jade pendant on her collarbone swayed with her movement.

Xi Congshuang waved at her. “It’s windy and cold there. Come over. We’re going back.”

“Coming.” Cheng Zhishu casually tucked the necklace into her collar. The cold made her jump, and she shrank her neck as she ran towards Xi Congshuang.

Xi Congshuang couldn’t help but laugh. “If the necklace is cold, just leave it outside. Why did you put it inside your clothes? Take it out. Don’t catch a cold.”

Cheng Zhishu avoided her hand and covered the collar of her turtleneck sweater. “No, I want to keep it inside.”

Unable to persuade her, Xi Congshuang gave up, amusedly watching her shrink her neck from the cold, still pressing her hand on the spot where the pendant was.

After getting out of the elevator, Cheng Zhishu still pretended to be calm, straightening her neck as if she wasn’t cold at all.

Li Mi had already driven the car to the back door. The other places were all in a traffic jam, but it was quiet here.

The back door of the car opened. Xi Congshuang got in first and sat down. Cheng Zhishu went around the back of the car to the other side to get in. The door was already open, but she paused, listening intently.

Xi Congshuang was about to tell her to hurry up and get in, as it was cold outside and she should be careful not to catch a cold.

“I think I heard something.” Cheng Zhishu took a step and darted out, disappearing behind the green belt without looking back.

A moment later, she ran back, pleasantly surprised. “Sister, there’s a cat here!”

Xi Congshuang: “A cat?”

She looked up and saw a white ball running towards the car. It was holding something in its hands and ran to the side of the car to show her.

It turned out to be Cheng Zhishu in a white down jacket, holding a small logistics cardboard box. When Xi Congshuang peeked in, a small white kitten’s head popped out of the box. Its two paws were on the edge of the box, and it looked at her with its blue eyes, letting out a loud meow.

“Meow! Meow—”

Cheng Zhishu was full of interest. “Look, it’s a little white cat. It looks so small, and its eyes are blue.”

“Meow!”

The cat was not afraid of strangers and even tried to reach out and bat at Xi Congshuang’s long hair hanging in front of her, but it had misjudged the distance between them and only pawed at the air in vain.

The more Cheng Zhishu looked, the more she liked it, her eyes almost sparkling. “It’s so cold outside in the winter. It’ll freeze to death if we leave it outside. Sister, can I keep it?”

The meowing cat had already discovered that it had been picked up, cat and all. It turned its head to paw at Cheng Zhishu’s down jacket sleeve.

Xi Congshuang: “…” It felt like a big cat holding a small cat, begging to be adopted.

Xi Congshuang said helplessly, “Bring it in the car. We’ll go to the pet hospital for a check-up first.”

As soon as she got in the car, Cheng Zhishu took off her coat and teased the cat with a tissue. When she found that this cat was not picky and would not only chew on her sleeve but also the tissue, she decisively pulled her hand back.

Amidst the cat’s dissatisfied meows, Cheng Zhishu seriously retorted, “You can’t eat tissues. It’s not food.”

The cat didn’t stop. The cat still pawed and meowed loudly.

Xi Congshuang rested her elbow on the partition, watching with amusement as Cheng Zhishu tried to persuade the cat not to meow. It was really noisy.

As expected, her persuasion failed. The cat didn’t understand human language at all. Seeing her expression as if she wanted to cover the cat’s mouth with her hand, Xi Congshuang’s sleepiness completely dissipated, and she laughed out loud.

Many people were out on Christmas night, and the traffic was, as expected, stuck on the road. Even the patient Li Mi couldn’t help but feel anxious.

The little cat was affected by the noisy atmosphere outside. It had also been hungry all day and kept stretching its neck and meowing loudly.

Listening to it, Li Mi felt inexplicably irritable. She looked up at the rearview mirror, thinking that Xi Congshuang would also be annoyed by it.

In the past, the young miss had never kept pets, let alone noisy ones.

Then Li Mi heard Xi Congshuang’s laughter. Although it was very soft and could easily be drowned out by the cat’s meows, she had indeed laughed.

Li Mi: “…”

She should have gotten used to misjudging her boss’s reaction long ago.

After a lot of effort, Li Mi finally found a pet hospital that was still open on Christmas night. There weren’t many people inside, only a doctor on duty and a few nurses.

Cheng Zhishu reluctantly handed the cat to the cat doctor and waited in the waiting area with Xi Congshuang.

Soon, the doctor came out with the little cat. It had eaten the cat treats from the doctor’s drawer and was purring with satisfaction as it licked its paws.

The doctor said, “This little girl is probably about three months old. She has a hearing problem and is congenitally deaf, so she meows louder.”

The little cat was handed back to her. Cheng Zhishu stroked the cat’s head, imitating the doctor’s movements and scratching its chin. She was surprised to find that the cat’s throat was vibrating, but seeing that the doctor hadn’t made any special mention of it, she thought it should be a normal phenomenon.

Hearing this, Cheng Zhishu was surprised. “It can’t hear?”

The doctor nodded, her smile gentle. “Yes, some blue-eyed white cats have a genetic defect and are born deaf. But other than that, it’s very healthy and lively, with no other problems.”

“And the vaccine has been given. If you have any questions, you can contact us through the contact information at the front desk, and we will answer them in a timely manner.”

Cheng Zhishu was determined to keep the cat and listened to the doctor’s words very seriously, almost taking out her notebook like she was in class.

Only after learning that the doctor would also send her various precautions at the front desk did she give up the idea of recording the doctor’s words in her memo.

With bags in hand, she had someone put the things in the trunk of the car, and Cheng Zhishu personally carried the cat home in an airline carrier.

Seeing the Rolls-Royce parked outside, the cat doctor and the cat nurses all showed a subtle envy, all looking at the soundly sleeping white cat.

Who would have thought that this cat had also entered a wealthy family?

Li Mi opened the trunk and helped the staff put the things in. “Just put it here. I need to leave this empty space.”

Xi Congshuang turned her head. Cheng Zhishu was a few steps behind them. She was wearing that soft down jacket again, her eyes filled with happiness.

She felt again as if she were seeing a big white cat carrying a small cat, and she was so careful not to wake the small cat, which was indescribably cute.

Back in the car again, this time the little cat, who had eaten its fill, was no longer restless. It was, after all, young and lacked energy. It lay on the pee pad and curled up into a ball to sleep.

Cheng Zhishu couldn’t get enough of this little thing. She sneakily opened the door of the airline carrier and reached in to pet the cat clumsily.

The little cat, which was curled up in a ball, stretched, revealing its soft belly, which startled Cheng Zhishu. She thought she had woken the cat up, but found that it was just changing its position to continue sleeping, and only then did she feel relieved.

After playing with the cat enough, Cheng Zhishu closed the cage door. “Sister, why don’t you give the little cat a name?”

Xi Congshuang pondered for a moment. “The little thing doesn’t look big, but it’s quite a troublemaker. Let’s call it Nao Nao.”

But soon, Xi Congshuang regretted giving the cat this name.

Because this cat was very true to its name, very capable of causing trouble.

It was fine if Cheng Zhishu was at home to accompany it, but once Cheng Zhishu went to school and it was the only cat at home, it would start looking for people to play with.

It was strange. Although it was a deaf cat, it could always accurately capture all sorts of movements related to Cheng Zhishu.

No matter how carefully she washed up, Nao Nao would be startled awake when she was getting dressed, then let out a loud meow, starting a day of trouble.

In the early morning, Xi Congshuang opened her eyes and called out to the smart butler system to open the curtains. The sunlight, tinged with morning mist, streamed into the room.

The little cat, which was squatting in the corner and pawing at the door with its two paws, also appeared behind the curtains. Seeing Xi Congshuang on the bed, it stood up even more excitedly.

Xi Congshuang took her phone to check the time. It was only six-thirty in the morning. Her wake-up time was another half an hour away.

Xi Congshuang, who was used to raising a quiet big cat, had a gut feeling that she had miscalculated. She had never kept a pet before and didn’t know what it felt like to keep one.

Now she knew what it felt like.

She sat up with her hands and leaned against the headboard to wake up.

She had forgotten how much trouble a small cat could be, let alone this clingy deaf kitten.

The faint sound of cat claws scratching the gap of the French windows kept sounding in her ear. She raised a hand to rub her temples.

She had had a few dreams at night. Although she had already forgotten the content, she still felt a little tired.

She got out of bed, wheeled herself to the side of the bed, and opened the door. Nao Nao immediately squeezed through the small gap, flowed in, and jumped onto her lap, grabbing her pant leg.

“Meow!” Xi Congshuang raised her hand and stroked the cat’s head.

Nao Nao finally quieted down and stopped meowing, a comfortable purr coming from its throat.

This little thing had learned to climb the balcony at some point and had also discovered that Xi Congshuang lived in the next room. Every morning at six-thirty, it would climb over from the railing connecting the two rooms and, taking advantage of Cheng Zhishu’s departure, start its wake-up service.

With one hand stroking the cat’s head and the other pushing the joystick into the bathroom to wash up, half an hour later, she went downstairs with the cat on her lap, having changed her clothes.

Downstairs was Xi Congshuang’s rehabilitation training room. Ten minutes after Xi Congshuang arrived, Zheng Momo pushed the door in at the agreed time.

She was holding a laptop with the training plan written on it, her glasses still on her nose. She saw the white ball on the gray blanket at a glance.

Zheng Momo smiled. “Is Nao Nao here to accompany you for rehabilitation training again?”

Xi Congshuang deliberately pinched Nao Nao’s little nose. “How is it here to accompany me? It’s here to use me as a heater.”

This Nao Nao was really mischievous. Every time it woke someone up, it would like to curl up on Xi Congshuang’s lap and go back to sleep.

Nao Nao’s nose was pinched, and it couldn’t breathe smoothly. It squinted and shook its head, curling up again and burying its face in its fur with its two paws.

Both of them, taking advantage of the fact that the kitten couldn’t hear, laughed out loud.

Zheng Momo put the computer on the table and put on her white coat. “Why is it like its owner, always liking to sleep on the young miss’s lap?”

Xi Congshuang, who was holding the kitten with both hands and putting it on the small sofa, paused at her words. “Is that so?”

After thinking about it carefully, it was indeed so.

She had heard a saying, “Like master, like pet.” This Nao Nao was too similar, just like Cheng Zhishu, always having a special fondness for her legs.

The rehabilitation training would usually last until forty minutes before work. The content included massage and stretching to maintain the elasticity of her leg muscles and prevent further atrophy, in preparation for the next surgery in the best condition.

After the training, Xi Congshuang went downstairs for breakfast and then prepared to go to work.

And Doctor Zheng’s work was over for the time being. Holding her laptop, she happily sent her boss off to work hard and pay her salary.

Zheng Momo didn’t close the door before leaving, to make it convenient for Nao Nao to go out after it woke up.

Everyone in Wenhai had gotten used to one thing, and that was that there was nowhere King Nao Nao couldn’t go. No matter where it appeared, everyone would leave the door open before leaving, letting it come and go as it pleased.

Only Xi Congshuang’s study was an exception. That was a place no one could enter casually.

But she herself would often look for the cat everywhere in the study, and only after seeing it appear outside the study would she close the door with relief.

***

The weather was getting colder and colder. The school had canceled evening self-study, letting the students go home early. Cheng Zhishu had returned to the days of being picked up by Xi Congshuang after work.

Seeing that there were still ten minutes before class was over, and listening to the old teacher’s long-winded lecture on the podium, Shangguan Yin couldn’t help but yawn.

This teacher was very good at lecturing and could easily explain complex principles in simple terms, but there was only one bad thing: his voice was like chanting, speaking slowly and unhurriedly, very hypnotic.

Especially in the last class after a whole day of classes, the hypnotic effect was doubled.

But there were always exceptions. Cheng Zhishu could resist the teacher’s hypnotic technique, because she was packing her schoolbag, ready to bolt as soon as the bell rang.

Although it was said that a student who was not passionate about the end of school was not a real student, Cheng Zhishu’s expectation for the end of school was a bit too high, as eager as an elementary school student.

Others didn’t know why, but she knew what was going on with Cheng Zhishu.

Shangguan Yin whispered, “I really can’t stand you, you sister-lover.”

Cheng Zhishu couldn’t hear clearly. “What Jaguar?”

Shangguan Yin: “…” Forget it, I can’t explain it to you.

Ten minutes passed quietly. As soon as the bell rang, the teacher, who was as slow as a capybara, was faster than anyone else in ending the class.

He closed the spread-out test paper and waved his hand. “Class dismissed.”

Among the students of Class One, Teacher Pi shone with a dazzling holy light, and then they all rushed out with their schoolbags.

Cheng Zhishu would always walk with Shangguan Yin for a while and then part ways at the car. Today was the same.

The two parted ways at the side of the car. Cheng Zhishu opened the car door and waved at her. “Bye, see you tomorrow.”

Shangguan Yin: “See you tomorrow.”

She was about to walk away when she caught a glimpse of a gaze from inside the car. Her movement paused, and she almost wanted to look back.

She managed to hold back, because the person sitting in the car was Xi Congshuang.

But she didn’t know if it was her imagination, but she always felt that the way Miss Xi looked at her was strange, not dislike or like, but a kind of hidden assessment.

At first, a simple-minded person like Shangguan Yin would have found it hard to notice. And Xi Congshuang was also a person who was good at hiding her emotions. If she didn’t deliberately show it, it would be difficult to perceive her emotions from the surface.

The reason Shangguan Yin could notice this gaze was because of the driver, Li Mi, who was always dressed in a well-tailored suit.

Li Mi liked to look at the rearview mirror out of the corner of her eye to observe her inscrutable boss.

Once, by accident, Shangguan Yin had bent down to talk to Cheng Zhishu in the car. When she stood up, she had caught a glimpse of Li Mi’s slightly awkward movement. Shangguan Yin couldn’t help but take another look and saw Xi Congshuang’s profile reflected in the rearview mirror.

From that angle, the direction Xi Congshuang was looking was exactly at her, her gaze deep, as if she were thinking about something.

After coming to this conclusion, Shangguan Yin’s first reaction was that it was an illusion.

But once she discovered this detail, all the trivial problems became obvious. Shangguan Yin also began to care and really caught her in the act.

So Shangguan Yin mustered her courage and looked back for a second, then immediately averted her gaze.

No, although Xi Congshuang is very beautiful, I really don’t dare to look her in the eye. When she doesn’t deliberately restrain herself, the way she looks at people is not like looking at a person, but like looking at trash.

Given that she looked at everyone with this gaze, Shangguan Yin said she was used to it.

She didn’t know if Xi Congshuang had noticed her looking back that time, but in any case, Shangguan Yin would never dare to do it again. It was really a challenge to her heart.

Cheng Zhishu, who was completely unaware of this, got into the car and looked up. “By the way, I forgot to give you that test paper just now. I’ll take a picture of it for you when I get home.”

Shangguan Yin: “Alright.”

Fastening her seatbelt, Cheng Zhishu closed the car door.

To this day, she still hadn’t figured out what Miss Xi’s gaze meant.

Compared to Cheng Zhishu’s grades, she was a bit of a slacker, but she wasn’t a bad student and wouldn’t lead Cheng Zhishu astray.

Shangguan Yin, who had no idea what role she had played in the puppy love incident, thought hard and finally came to a conclusion.

Could it be… Xi Congshuang is a sister-con???

So other than this answer, Shangguan Yin really had no other answer to this puzzle.

***

When she got out of the car, Xi Congshuang sneezed.

Cheng Zhishu immediately grabbed her hand and said nervously, “Did you catch a cold? Your hand isn’t cold. Sister, are you cold?”

Xi Congshuang held her hand in return and also grabbed the other hand that was touching her forehead. “I’m not cold. I don’t have a cold. You don’t have to worry.”

Seeing that Xi Congshuang didn’t seem to be about to sneeze a second time, she felt relieved. Cheng Zhishu lowered her head and grabbed Nao Nao, who was anxiously chewing on her pant leg.

“Nao Nao, stop it. Get out of the way so we can get out of the car.”

Nao Nao had grown a little and was a bit heavy in her hands. It couldn’t hear Cheng Zhishu speak and just said excitedly, “Meow!”

King Nao Nao already knew that the two humans who would play with it when it got dark would appear here. It appeared here even more punctually than Little Liu, then jumped onto Xi Congshuang’s lap in front of Cheng Zhishu and was carried back by her.

Every time Cheng Zhishu saw this, she would get angry and grab it down. Nao Nao would jump back up, and the person and the cat would secretly compete until they were back inside.

Once inside, it was Cheng Zhishu’s revenge time. She took a cat teaser from the toy cabinet and deliberately dangled the feather in front of it to attract Nao Nao’s attention and lure it down.

As expected, Nao Nao fell for it every time. It pricked up its ears and stared at the fluttering cat teaser, its pupils dilating into circles.

Cheng Zhishu swung the cat teaser, and the feather flashed past Nao Nao’s paws, deliberately not letting it catch it.

Nao Nao finally got up and jumped off Xi Congshuang’s lap, chasing after the feather. The person and the cat chased each other all the way outside.

Little Liu said, “Nao Nao is quite smart. It refuses to walk on its own and insists on sitting on the young miss’s lap to be carried.”

From a distance, Cheng Zhishu’s retort came, “Hmph, I think it’s just asking for it. No slacking off. Get moving!”

Xi Congshuang shook her head and laughed, using a lint roller to clean the cat hair from the blanket.

Not long after, Cheng Zhishu, who had been playing with the cat outside, came back in a hurry, holding something in her hands.

“Sister!” Cheng Zhishu held her hands in front of Xi Congshuang and said excitedly, “It’s snowing outside. It’s the first snow of the year. I just caught some snowflakes for you to see.”

Nao Nao had no idea what its owner was going crazy about. It ran in with the cat teaser in its mouth, the bell dragging along with a jingle.

The snowflakes had already melted in her palm on the way. Xi Congshuang held her cold wrist. “How can I see this? You should push me to the window to see.”