"Are you staying home this morning, or coming to the shop with us?" Su Jinxiu asked as they ate breakfast.
The morning meal was exceptionally generous, not only in variety but also in its nourishing qualities.
After finishing breakfast, Liu Nanfeng, who had been somewhat listless, appeared invigorated.
"It's really effective?"
Before Liu Nanfeng could answer, Su Huamei, sitting opposite him, suddenly spoke.
"What nonsense are you talking about."
Su Jinxiu, seated next to Liu Nanfeng, immediately reprimanded her.
"Isn't it? Brother-in-law's ability to recover just by eating is truly amazing, no matter... Huh?"
Su Huamei suddenly realized something and looked at Su Jinxiu with surprise.
Su Jinxiu's fair cheeks flushed instantly; she had misunderstood.
"Clean up the dishes after you finish eating." She stood up, feigning composure, and carried her empty bowl towards the kitchen.
"Haha..." Su Huamei burst out laughing, a loud and hearty sound.
Liu Nanfeng thought she was asking for trouble. The moment the thought crossed his mind, he heard a "whoosh" sound, and a pair of chopsticks was embedded in Su Huamei's hair bun.
Su Huamei gasped, as if her throat had been squeezed, and sucked in a breath of cold air.
"Sister, do you want to kill me?" Su Huamei stood up angrily.
"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing," Su Jinxiu said calmly.
Despite her words, Su Huamei still felt very angry.
At this moment, Su Jinxiu continued, "At most, I'll blind one eye."
Su Huamei: ...
"I challenge you to a duel," Su Huamei declared loudly.
"Can you even defeat me?" Su Jinxiu's calm voice drifted from the kitchen.
Upon hearing this, Su Huamei immediately fell silent.
"Bring the dishes in."
"Oh~"
Su Huamei obediently began clearing the dishes from the table, and Liu Nanfeng quickly stood up to help.
"Brother-in-law, you're really something. Why did you give that 'jade pendant' to my sister as a token of your love, but only gave me a painting, making it so I'm still no match for her," Su Huamei muttered softly while clearing the dishes.
"A painting? What painting?" Liu Nanfeng asked, confused.
"Are you coming?"
"Coming, coming."
The two quickly closed their mouths and carried their empty plates into the kitchen.
"Husband, you still haven't said, are you staying home this morning, or are you going to the cafe with us?"
"I'll stay home. I need to organize the novel outline. I've been resting for a long time," Liu Nanfeng replied.
"I want to stay home too," Su Huamei immediately added from the side.
"No, you're coming to the cafe with me."
"Why not?"
"If you stay home, how can your husband focus on his work?"
Liu Nanfeng quietly slipped away. He felt it was best not to get involved in this conversation.
When the two sisters emerged and sat on the sofa, Liu Nanfeng, who was looking at the painting gifted by Zhu Yin'e, turned his head and said, "Do you want to eat out for lunch, or at home? If at home, I'll buy some groceries later and cook."
"Let's eat out. You still have things to do this morning, and if you cook yourself, it will probably take up the entire morning."
Su Jinxiu said this while cleaning Mo Yu's litter box and adding water and cat food to his bowl.
"Actually, I can take care of it later. You two should go to the cafe," Liu Nanfeng said.
Su Jinxiu gave him a sideways glance. He said nice things, but he hadn't lifted a finger for such a long time, and Mo Yu was meowing from hunger.
After the sisters left, Liu Nanfeng moved his laptop to the balcony.
He opened the window, letting a gentle breeze flow in.
Although it was summer, it was still morning, and after a heavy rain the previous day, the air was particularly cool.
Soon, Liu Nanfeng was immersed in the world of the novel he was conceiving, but his fingers barely touched the keyboard.
It wasn't until a meow startled him that he looked down. It was Mo Yu, having eaten and drunk its fill, rubbing against his leg.
Liu Nanfeng reached down, picked it up, and placed it on his lap, gently stroking its back.
Mo Yu immediately assumed a lazy expression.
"Mo Yu, where do you think your owner has gone? Why hasn't she come to find you for so long? I really want to meet her," Liu Nanfeng murmured.
Mo Yu's owner had an incredibly mysterious origin. Whether it was [Guanshanhai], the vanished 603, or the sudden appearance of Mo Yu, they were all intricately linked to him.
To put it bluntly, without her, Liu Nanfeng would probably still be living in a daze.
Liu Nanfeng wasn't foolish. He suspected it was related to his past life as Feng Zhirun, but since he hadn't obtained Feng Zhirun's memories, he knew nothing about it.
Mo Yu seemed to understand Liu Nanfeng's words. It suddenly turned over, stood up, jumped onto the table, and then crouched there, staring at Liu Nanfeng.
"What are you doing? Come down quickly, don't squat on the table." Liu Nanfeng reached out to pick it up.
But Mo Yu suddenly leaped and landed on the windowsill.
"Come down quickly."
Liu Nanfeng was startled. This was the 24th floor. If it fell, let alone having nine lives, even ten lives wouldn't save it from death.
So he quickly got up to try and retrieve it.
But at that moment, Mo Yu sprang into the air.
"Mo Yu!"
Liu Nanfeng cried out in alarm and reached out to grab it, but it was too late. He saw Mo Yu plummeting rapidly, and then Liu Nanfeng seemed to hear a "splat" sound as Mo Yu crashed straight onto the ground, motionless.
Liu Nanfeng took a deep breath and rushed towards the door.
Then he took the elevator straight down to the first floor.
But when he reached the spot below where Mo Yu had fallen, he wore a strange expression.
Because Mo Yu's body was gone.
Aside from a few strands of fur, there wasn't even blood at the scene; the ground was clean.
"Mo Yu?" Liu Nanfeng called out, looking around.
Was Mo Yu a demon?
Liu Nanfeng was very puzzled.
If Mo Yu was a demon, Su Jinxiu and Su Huamei wouldn't have failed to notice.
Besides, he hadn't seen any information on Mo Yu, which meant Mo Yu was just a normal kitten.
But this was absolutely not normal. If Mo Yu wasn't a demon, then where had its body gone?
"Mo Yu?" Liu Nanfeng called out again.
Then he began searching the surrounding bushes.
"Mo Yu, stop hiding, come out quickly." Liu Nanfeng called out as he walked along the flower bed.
"Hello, are you the owner of 2408? Are you looking for a dog or a cat? If it's a dog, please remember to leash it." A security guard walked over from the side at this moment.
He was about forty or fifty years old, slightly plump, and his security uniform seemed to fit tightly.
"I'm looking for my cat. I don't know where it ran off to," Liu Nanfeng replied.
"Do you need us to help you look for it?"
"You'll help me look?"
"There's surveillance here. If we check the footage, we'll know where it went," the security guard said, pointing to a corner where surveillance cameras were indeed installed.
"It's okay, you don't need to trouble yourselves. It's definitely within the complex, it won't have gone outside. I'll keep looking," Liu Nanfeng said with a smile.
He was worried that checking the surveillance footage might reveal something unusual to the security guard.
As for whether any security guard in the monitoring room would see this scene, he wasn't worried at all. Although this was a high-end residential complex, the security guards wouldn't be staring at the monitors twenty-four hours a day.
The surveillance was merely for checking in case of incidents.
Seeing Liu Nanfeng calling out for Mo Yu and walking away, the security guard paused for a moment before heading towards the security room.