288 Coughing (1/2)

Chapter 288: Coughing

Translator: Nyoi-Bo StudioEditor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Why did Zhang Zian dare to agree to Sun Xiaomeng’s request? Firstly, with the limitations set by the game system, even if Richard wanted to leave, it couldn’t leave randomly when the timing hadn’t come. Secondly, he always believed that forced love didn’t last. Elves had their own wills and dignities, to stay or to go were their own decisions—just like he once asked Old Time Tea whether it wanted to leave, and just like Snowy Lionet decided to leave its previous owner—no one can force them to make their decisions.

Sun Xiaomeng followed him and went through the first floor. She noticed that these decoration workers brought by Guo Dongyue were extremely qualified. They paid special attention to dust prevention and reducing construction noise during their work, so the construction environment was not as bad as she imagined.

Zhang Zian set up a curtain on the landing on the stairs, which can more or less block the dust.

”Your place is so cold, the temperature here is almost the same with that of outside, aren’t you cold?” asked Sun Xiaomeng crossing her arms. She had found the problem last time she’s here, she just forgot to talk about it. When she dropped by last time, she just felt the pet shop dry and cold, but a lot of water was required for the construction, and the shop was damp and cold today.

Zhang Zian teased her, ”I'm not cold anyway. You are too weak, aren’t you?”

He may have felt cold under his previous constitution, but after practicing Wing Chun Kung Fu with Old Time Tea, his physique got increasingly better. Though he still had a long way to go before reaching the level of completing shielding from harsh weathers as described in Wuxia novels, at least he was more cold-resistant than ordinary people.

Sun Xiaomeng shook her head, reminding him like she reminded Wu Yue before, ”The weather forecast shows that tomorrow will see strong wind and decreased temperature. Be careful not to catch a cold.”

”Thank you, but I'm fine.” said Zhang Zian totally unconcerned.

They lifted open the curtain and went into the hallway on the second floor, all the doors of the rooms there were shut, and Zhang Zian pointed to the living room, ”Richard is here.”

When the living room door was pushed open, they saw that Richard was standing on the windowsill looking in the distance.

”Good afternoon, Richard,” Sun Xiaomeng greeted it.

Richard turned its head, and she could not see what it was like at the moment as it was standing in a backlit spot.

”Good afternoon, doctor. You changed your clothes today.”

Sun Xiaomeng lowered her head, ”Oh, you mean my white coat? It was cold outside today, and I would catch a cold if I only put it as my outerwear. Richard likes white coats?”

Richard looked out the window again, ”No, doctor, it’s not white coat that I like.”

Zhang Zian quietly sat on the sofa without speaking.

Sun Xiaomeng was bewildered, Richard's attitude seemed a bit aloof today, was it because she hadn’t come to visit it in the past few days, so it was angry with her?

She slowly walked towards it, since Richard didn’t object, she stood beside it, looking outside as Richard did.

Richard was looking at the parcel of green field behind the pet shop, since it’s late autumn, the green field was covered by a yellowish color with lots of plants gone withered, only the evergreen pines and cypresses still appeared green. A few sparrows landed on the benches in the green field, competing to peck at the grass seeds and dried wild berries brought by the wind.

”Does Richard like birds?” She asked.

Richard nodded. ”I'm a bird, doctor.”

”I am a bird, so isn’t it normal for me to like birds?” Sun Xiaomeng comprehended it this way.

”It sucks to be locked in the house, right? With the noise, dust, and the cats …... do you want to go out and play, changing the environment?” She asked tentatively.

As Richard was trying to answer, suddenly a wildcat erupted from the hay near the bench like a streak of lightning, pinning an unfortunate sparrow under its paw and the other sparrows were screaming in panic and flew away. The wildcat lowered its head, and when it raised its head again, only a pool of blood and a few feathers were seen on the bench. The wildcat licked its lips, staring coldly at another groups of sparrows on the wall, jumped back to the grass and disappeared. The simple-minded sparrows forgot the horrifying scene soon.