Starting with taking in female college students

As sirens and ambulance horns filled the alley, the once quiet lane quickly became bustling with activity.

The neighbors came out one by one and were very curious to see a group of police officers and doctors surrounding the river embankment.

When people heard that the person who called the police was Chen Rang, who had rescued a dying old woman from under the riverbank, everyone was even more astonished.

Has Chen Rang done another good deed?

The cat café incident was only recently over, and the Xie family's theft was just a few days ago; how come Chen Rang has caused such a big commotion again without us noticing? Even though he's doing a good deed, isn't this happening a bit too frequently?

The group exchanged glances, all thinking that Chen Rang might have been cursed with bad luck, otherwise nothing would have happened to him.

"If you ask me, this kid's just too restless. He runs a shop but doesn't keep a close eye on it; he's always running around everywhere. He takes in all sorts of things—cats, dogs, pretty girls—no wonder he gets into trouble!"

A brightly dressed middle-aged woman was winking as she spoke.

Before she could finish speaking, another middle-aged woman next to her noticed the key point and quickly interjected curiously, "What's the deal with the pretty girl? Is Chen Rang dating someone? What girl would be interested in a veterinarian like him?"

"What's wrong with the vet? Did the vet eat your rice?"

Then a plump auntie stepped forward, glaring at the two in front, and said, "Young Chen earns his money honestly, does his work cleanly, and is a kind person. He's so good. The Xie family owes their troubles both times to his help; otherwise, who knows what would have happened! Shouldn't such a good young man have a girlfriend?"

"Tch! I can't be bothered to talk to you. I saw Chen Rang being all lovey-dovey with a young girl in the shop, she probably only eighteen or nineteen. They spent hours together, isn't that just deceiving a young girl?"

"How can this be called deception? Chen Rang is a good kid; isn't it normal for young girls to like him?"

"Then why doesn't anyone like your Zhang Jun...?"

If they were to rub salt in the wound, they quickly extinguished the topic. Especially when they saw Chen Rang standing on the outskirts of the crowd with a young policewoman, these older women looked embarrassed and hurriedly lowered their heads and left.

"What kind of people are these?!"

Chen Rang looked extremely embarrassed, and felt like he wanted to die.

"What, you're afraid to explain to me? You're a pretty young girl of eighteen or nineteen! Why didn't you tell me you had a girlfriend?"

Li Shiwei smiled, but her eyes held a murderous glint.

She didn't mean she was head over heels in love with Chen Rang, but their relationship was at least more than friends but less than lovers, right? But this guy has a new love interest and hasn't told her. Is he planning to be a heartless man or two-timing her?

"What girlfriend? There isn't one. If you think you do, then find me one!"

Chen Rang waved his hand, quickly calming himself down.

His calm demeanor also intimidated Li Shiwei. After thinking for a moment, she tentatively asked, "Really not? What did these aunties and grandmas say? They saw you spending several hours with a pretty girl in the shop?"

"I have plenty of young female customers at my clinic! Most cat owners are women, so what's so strange about that?"

Chen Rang quickly tried to deny it.

Of course he knew the woman was talking about Ni Youlin, but what did Ni Youlin have to do with being a girlfriend? She was just a timid little girl who made people feel sorry for her. Who would consider such a troublesome person as a girlfriend?

While convincing himself of this, Chen Rang led Li Shiwei toward the clinic, trying to stay as far away from those gossipy old men as possible.

Fortunately, Li Shiwei didn't ask any further questions, and he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Honestly, I really have to thank you for today. All of us from the police station, plus the patrol officers, have been looking for this old lady for several hours. We all thought she was somewhere nearby, but who would have thought she would come all the way to Chai Wan."

When it came to business, Li Shiwei breathed a sigh of relief.

She took the water glass Chen Rang handed her, took a sip, and sighed, "Who would have thought that she would climb to such a dangerous place just to pick up a mineral water bottle? She even slipped and fell pretty badly. If you hadn't found her in time, who knows what might have happened. After all, no one would be idly walking along that narrow path by the river at night. If this had dragged on until tomorrow, the old woman's condition would probably be much worse."

"I just happened to be lucky."

Chen Rang also felt fortunate, and couldn't help but laugh, "To be honest, it's more accurate to say that he was saved by a cat than by me. If a cat hadn't called me over, I wouldn't have bothered running down there."

"cat?"

Li Shiwei was stunned for a moment.

She looked around and confirmed that it was a pet clinic, and for a moment suspected that Chen Rang was joking. After all, the idea of ​​a cat asking Chen Rang to rescue someone from a river seemed unbelievable and went against materialistic principles.

"It's true, it was a cat that first discovered the old man. It was also the cat that called to me, which is why I went down to check the situation."

Knowing that this explanation was unconvincing, Chen Rang recounted the entire incident to Li Shiwei in great detail. This included how the cat called him when he was about to leave, and how the cat led him to a spot not far from the old man.

He omitted the fact that he had indeed heard the old man cough slightly.

"This is...unbelievable!"

Li Shiwei was extremely surprised.

Fortunately, she knew Chen Rang's character and knew he wouldn't joke about something like this. Besides, the idea of ​​a cat leading the way wasn't particularly hard to accept; after all, cats are creatures that can do anything.

Nodding, Li Shiwei accepted Chen Rang's explanation, only asking curiously, "Then what about the cat? Let me see what it looks like; maybe the elderly person's family can bring it some treats to thank it!"

"They ran away; they were scared away by your honking."

Chen Rang shrugged.

Earlier, the snow-covered cat had indeed been squatting beside the old man, neither getting in the way nor causing any trouble. However, when the siren sounded, it turned and ran away, quickly disappearing into the darkness of the river.

"You haven't seen it before? You should have some idea what kind of stray cats live around here, right?"

Li Shiwei asked with some curiosity.

However, Chen Rang simply shook his head.

This cat, appearing and disappearing mysteriously, seemed to have only shown itself to save the unfortunate old man. It gracefully withdrew without a trace of regret, much like a chivalrous knight-errant from ancient times.

"Forget it! I don't want to think about it too much. Anyway, nothing bad happened! The old man learned his lesson and probably won't go to such a dangerous place at night again just to earn a few cents or collect a few broken bottles."

Li Shiwei patted her chest in relief.

Seeing where Chen Rang's gaze was directed, she proudly puffed out her chest, which bulged out from under her clothes.

Although the conversation had just ended, it would be a lie to say that she felt absolutely no resentment. Li Shiwei didn't want to deceive herself; she knew she had some feelings for Chen Rang. If she could get him to only look at her, she wouldn't mind giving him a little something in return.

"Aren't you going back to the police station with the group?"

Chen Rang, feeling somewhat embarrassed, changed the subject and quickly shifted the focus.

"I was only temporarily assigned to help out. What am I supposed to do back here after this is over? Cover for someone else? I finally have a day off today, and I've wasted an entire afternoon. My day off has been unlucky enough already!"

Li Shiwei pouted, looking aggrieved.

She genuinely felt incredibly unlucky. She was having lunch with Chen Rang when they were interrupted, and then she had to spend several hours searching for him! If Chen Rang hadn't found the old woman, who knows how much longer this ordeal would have continued!

She felt so tired, thirsty, and hungry that she didn't even have the strength to leave the clinic and go home!

"You must be exhausted. Shall I order you some takeout to fill your stomach first?"

Chen Rang felt sorry for Li Shiwei.

"takeout?"

Li Shiwei's eyes darted around, and she suddenly grinned, "I'm a guest at your house, and you're ordering takeout for me? Chen Rang, how can you do that? I'm telling you, you absolutely have to show me your cooking skills today!"

"I'm not a chef!"

Chen Rang rolled his eyes.

But he didn't really refuse. After all, even if they weren't boyfriend and girlfriend, he and Li Shiwei were good friends. It's perfectly normal to invite a friend over for a meal when she comes to your house.

"Then come up with me!"

Chen Rang beckoned to him.