There's a chat group for pets in my neighborhood.

After a short while, the number of people discussing countermeasures at the Hello Pet Shop increased to four.

"I know him. Qin Zhiqiang definitely won't let this go." Qin Zhuyan sighed. "He's been living a life of idleness for so many years, barely scraping by. Now that he's seen such a tempting opportunity, it's no wonder he's so eager to get rid of it."

"Should we call the police?" Jiang Feng asked tentatively.

"Even if the sheriff comes, he can only handle civil disputes, at most he can mediate. If he comes to make trouble every day, how can I do business?" Qin Zhuyan quickly dismissed the idea.

"We need to think of a way. The reason Qin Zhiqiang is so arrogant is because he's Sister Qin's biological father. If we can find something to use against him..."

"What could he possibly have up his sleeve? He's completely shameless." Xu Yi rested her chin on her hands, her head practically about to explode.

"If all else fails, let's just take it one step at a time. We live in a society governed by law; they can't really break the law, can they?" Qin Zhuyan seemed a little downcast as she spoke softly, clearly not wanting to trouble everyone with her situation.

"Sister Qin, don't worry too much. We all support and approve of you!" Before leaving, Jiang Feng recharged his membership card with another 500 yuan.

"Let's give everyone a day off today. I'm going back to rest too. I wonder what kind of trouble Qin Zhiqiang will cause tomorrow." Qin Zhuyan looked at the two of them, clearly not in the mood to open the shop today.

"Okay, let's rest for a day and get some rest." Lu Fang naturally had no objections. He hadn't slept well last night either, and besides, Qin Zhuyan had already given herself a day off today.

Just as they were about to close the shop, a wind chime sounded at the entrance.

"Sorry, I'm off today. If you need a shower, you can come back tomorrow," Qin Zhuyan said without looking up.

But to his surprise, the person at the door showed no sign of leaving: "Hello, is Lu Fang here?"

"You're looking for Lu Fang, may I ask who you are?" Upon hearing that she wasn't there to spend money but to find someone, Qin Zhuyan finally looked up.

The person in front of me was wearing a khaki trench coat, which was clearly a designer brand.

With a cool and aloof demeanor, wearing sunglasses, and holding a small dog in his arms, it was none other than Charlie!

Qin Zhuyan instantly realized that Charlie's real owner had come knocking.

"Lu Fang, someone's looking for you!"

She called out loudly, then invited him to sit down in the rest area: "He'll be here soon."

"No need for a seat. I'm just here to say a few simple things," Gu Nanxi declined Qin Zhuyan's offer.

A short while later, Lu Fang came out from behind, wiping his hands. He immediately saw Charlie in Gu Nanxi's arms and understood what was going on.

"Is this Miss Gu? I'm so sorry, something urgent came up at the store, that's why I rushed back. I didn't expect you to come looking for me."

"I only found out you were at this store after asking Officer Li." Gu Nanxi's expression softened slightly when she saw Lu Fang come out. "Thank you for Charlie's matter."

"It's my duty." Lu Fang nodded neither humbly nor arrogantly.

"By the way, Officer Li told me that Charlie was injured. Did you take it for treatment? You can't pay for the medical expenses. I'll transfer the money to you." Gu Nanxi rubbed Charlie's little head.

Charlie, nestled in his arms, wagged its tail excitedly when it saw Lu Fang in front of it.

"Actually, it didn't cost much. I did it all myself." He wasn't lying about that, since the biggest cost wasn't labor, it was just the cost of materials.

"I should give it to you as it is," Gu Nanxi insisted. "And the 100,000 yuan bonus, give me your bank account number, and I'll transfer it to your account."

Lu Fang was never a rigid person. Since the other party insisted on giving it to him, he would not refuse again.

That's 100,000!

Lu Fang took out his phone, and the two added each other on WeChat. Just as he was editing his bank card number, a cat suddenly meowed outside the door.

Following the sound, a dirty little orange cat stood at the door, looking up at Charlie in Gu Nanxi's arms, its eyes filled with tears.

Upon seeing the orange cat, Charlie immediately struggled to jump off Gu Nanxi's arms and ran towards it without hesitation.

"Charlie!"

Gu Nanxi was somewhat bewildered, clearly not knowing why her Charlie would suddenly do such a thing. Having just regained her lost dog, she was very sensitive to every move Charlie made. She subconsciously gripped the leash tightly, preventing Charlie from going over.

Seeing this, a deep sadness appeared in the orange cat's eyes. It stopped meowing and just sat there, looking at Charlie through the huge transparent glass.

"Miss Gu, if you can, please let go of the rope." Seeing this, Lu Fang knew that the stray orange cat had come to say its final goodbye to Charlie.

"You know this orange cat?" Gu Nanxi frowned.

"To be precise, it was Charlie's real savior." Lu Fang explained in detail: "When I found Charlie, he was already on the verge of death. It was this orange cat that stole cat food from Tiancheng Community to feed Charlie, and it barely ate any itself."

"If it weren't for it, Charlie would have starved to death long ago and wouldn't have survived until I rescued it."

Lu Fang's words stirred up a storm in Gu Nanxi's heart; she never expected things to turn out this way.

She loosened the leash, and Charlie ran to the stray orange cat, where the two little ones snuggled together.

The orange cat seemed to know that this would be its last time seeing Charlie, and it licked its fur with a hint of reluctance.

"It doesn't have a home?" Gu Nanxi asked curiously, looking at the two little ones snuggling together.

"No, that orange cat is a stray," Lu Fang said softly.

"If that's the case, then I'll adopt it too." Gu Nanxi was decisive and efficient. She said to Lu Fang, "Prepare a list of cat supplies for me, including cat food, scratching post, litter box, and so on. Use the best of everything."

"Huh?" Lu Fang didn't even follow Gu Nanxi's train of thought for a moment.

"What, you doubt I can afford to keep this cat?"

"How could that be!" Lu Fang would never suspect this, no matter what. That was a high-ranking executive at ProVision. They could pay a 100,000 yuan bonus for finding a dog. It was just a cat, and they could keep it anywhere.

For a moment, Lu Fang even wanted to ask Gu Nanxi if she wanted to adopt another single dog like him. He couldn't help it; living off a woman was just too tempting.

However, after observing Gu Nanxi's demeanor, he ultimately didn't dare to speak up and instead instructed Qin Zhuyan to prepare things.

Just as he was finishing up, Gu Nanxi whispered to Lu Fang, "You're a veterinarian, right? Why are you working in a small pet shop?"

"Have you ever thought about opening your own pet hospital?"