At the same time in the magic city, Lang Hu was also busy.
Three months ago, Gu Beihuai booked kittens at a cat cafe that would be ready to take home, but now he was not there and had left instructions for Lang Hu to be sure to pick them all up and take them to Gu's mansion apartment before August 22nd.
Lang Hu had never raised cats before, so he looked up information online after picking up the kittens one by one.
The three kittens were from three different cat cafes, three different breeds, and had three different personalities and habits.
They were a black Maine Coon, a black Bombay, and a black Devon Rex, all just three months old and still needing milk.
After Lang Hu picked them up, he was at a loss. He had to make formula, wash bottles, feed kitten chow, and check the litter boxes.
Luckily Gu Beihuai had prepared everything in advance, and the house already had all the necessary supplies.
But it still wore out Lang Hu.
It would have been fine if the three kittens listened, but the problem was they didn't!
Just as Lang Hu finished feeding one kitten, the other two started fighting, so he had to rush over and separate them. Then the one who had just had milk knocked over its bottle.
In short it was chaos with things happening left and right, and it nearly drove Lang Hu crazy!
What was Gu thinking?
Getting three cats all at once, and with such uniform taste - all black!
These three black cats were clearly three different breeds, but except for their different sizes, their color was uniformly pitch black.
Black fur is especially easy to hide in.
Gu's house was big, and with one turn the three cats could disappear on you, hiding who knows where in some nook or cranny to play hide and seek.
Lang Hu was really about to go crazy!
............
When Nan Xiangwan returned to the magic city late at night, it was very late again.
Xiao Dong was used to this busy routine now, and just gave her a few reminders like eat less spicy food when dropping her off at the apartment building entrance.
Nan Xiangwan responded while ordering takeout on her phone.
Xiao Dong: "..."
When she got to the door of her home, the takeout happened to arrive too.
In high-end apartment buildings like this, the staff handle things like deliveries seamlessly, ensuring residents never deal with any troublesome issues.
This time it was the property manager, Wan Meng, personally delivering it, just as Nan Xiangwan was returning.
Wan Meng was thrilled: "Ms. Nan! Welcome home!"
Nan Xiangwan: "Thanks for your hard work."
Wan Meng: "No hard work at all. Here is your spicy crawfish."
Nan Xiangwan took the crawfish inside while starting to unpack it, aroma wafting out.
Wan Meng happily took the elevator back down, another day getting to see his idol up close!
When Nan Xiangwan had almost finished the crawfish, her phone lit up with an incoming message.
'Gu Beihuai: [Photo]'
'Gu Beihuai: You're back in the magic city right? There are already three kittens in 2201, all black.'
He still remembered the look in Nan Xiangwan's eyes when she wrote the song "Rain Cat", in a cat cafe in the mountain city, staring at a little black kitten.
So Gu Beihuai reasoned that black cats must be Nan Xiangwan's favorite.
Thus he went ahead and bought three black cats!
Sure enough, after seeing the kittens in the photo, Nan Xiangwan was immediately smitten, unconsciously squeezing the soft sofa cushion with her fingers.
'Gu Beihuai: I'm still recovering in the capital, the cats are for you.'
'Nan Xiangwan: They're so cute! But I don't have time to raise them...'
She still had school, concerts, and variety shows to do.
'Gu Beihuai: I'll take care of them, these days Lang Hu is looking after them, you just need to play with them.'
'Gu Beihuai: Feel free to come and go from my home whenever, no need to let me know.'
'Nan Xiangwan: I'm going to pet cats now!'
With that, she rushed upstairs, pushed open the door to the sky garden, and headed for Gu Beihuai's 2201 unit.
Hehehe! Kitties! Hehehe!
At that time Gu Beihuai's home was empty, Lang Hu had left after barely taking care of the three cats in his exhausted state.
Before leaving, he had specially cleaned the litter boxes, washed the food bowls clean, put in fresh kitten food, clear water and sheep's milk.
Next to it was a pile of cat toys, trying his best to make sure the three kittens wouldn't feel lonely tonight.
After getting everything ready, as soon as Lang Hu left, Nan Xiangwan came.
The three kittens were all very small, and were walking unsteadily at this time.
Nan Xiangwan came in through the garden door, went downstairs, and rushed into the living room. At first glance she saw the three little black furballs curled up together in one bed!
They were squeezed together sleeping, sleeping soundly.
The surroundings were pitch dark, lights off.
But Nan Xiangwan had night vision, and easily made out where the three cats were.
So cute!
Their soft appearance was endless cuteness.
Especially those three pairs of ears, perked up, cutely giving Nan Xiangwan a nosebleed!
Hearing the noise, the three kittens all lifted their heads, then struggled to climb out of bed on their little legs.
Meow meow meow! Meow meow meow!
Their little mouths opened and closed, revealing adorably explosive little tongues.
Their little legs scurried, little paw pads stepping on the marble floor, pat pat!
They crawled towards Nan Xiangwan, their different builds and paces apparent.
The Maine Coon was the biggest, and ran the fastest, dragging its long fur as it eagerly came over, very clingy as it rubbed Nan Xiangwan's ankles.
The lively Bombay also scampered over! Competing for affection, it rubbed Nan Xiangwan's other ankle.
The Devon Rex was the slowest, seeming a little slow on the uptake. By the time it got there, Nan Xiangwan's feet were already occupied by the first two kittens.
The Devon Rex could only circle anxiously on the spot, ceaselessly meowing, occasionally using its paws to claw at Nan Xiangwan's pants.
Nan Xiangwan stood frozen, not daring to move. These three were just too small!
So soft...
She almost fainted from the cuteness...
Soft little kitties, what kind of supreme cuties were these!
After a long time, Gu Beihuai saw that the WeChat had no response for a full hour, and fell deep in thought.
He had slipped up!
At this time Gong Jin walked over, drenched in sweat, and took his phone away.
Gong Jin: "Time's up."
Gong Jin: "The bed's made, floor's mopped, windows wiped, now go to sleep!"
Gu Beihuai: "Cats..."
Gong Jin: "What cats! I have dogs too!"
Gu Beihuai: "No need to be so hard on yourself."
Gong Jin: "..."
