Chapter 34 (1/2)

Zheng Tan lost his patience after a while People under the tree were looking at theer and Sheriff would have left already if not for the other two still being there Fatty continued to ignore everyone he deemed irrelevant

Zheng Tan atted once again on the back by Tiger's tail He looked sideways Tigerthat he wanted to leave

Well, since he had seen the 'chesty' foreigner already, Zheng Tan decided it was time to leave

However, right at that moment, he heard a familiar voice

He turned to find the ”Buddha” acconer to the auditorium They seemed to have met before since the ”Buddha” had walked over with the person just because he had some business at the physics department

Zheng Tan had no interest in observing theht his attention TheyTan re ”To dear Mary” on the title page of a book

Besides that book, Zheng Tan had seen the name 'Mary' written on several other books as well Zhuo had the habit of jotting down notes directly on books, so those were definitely her books This meant that Zhuo was Mary

Zheng Tan sat back down on the branch

Tiger's eyes shone when he saw Zheng Tan start to leave He was preparing to run down the tree, only to find Zheng Tan back where he was His ears drooped, and heTan didn't take notice

Zheng Tan listened to the ongoing conversation carefully He didn't understand e to find out as going on with Zhuo

The foreigner appeared to have ro on with her life The ”Buddha” seeret what happened to Zhuo for the rest of her life, yet it was not so she could talk about

The foreigner was not good at reading between the lines He went on talking about Zhuo despite the ”Buddha's” very forced smile

Zheng Tan shook his head Dear Mary was pregnant at hoive up

So Tan's attention was the ”Buddha” o abroad She was set to leave next year and wouldn't return until at least three years later

The foreigner asked for details, but the ”Buddha” was unwilling to let outor why She only said that Zhuo was going abroad for a few years

Since Zheng Tan knew Zhuo's situation, he was puzzled The ”Buddha” was not someone ould start ru abroad, or else the foreigner wouldn't have believed her

But in Zhuo's current condition, could she go abroad as a scholar? Or was she leaving to work on a corporate project? What about her baby?

Sadly, the two people disappeared into the auditoriu Tan could learn more about the situation

The electric screen outside the Hall showed the day's topics The current report was on Quarks People were still showing up They rushed inside

As the report began, it quieted down outside the Hall Zheng Tan stretched and looked over to find Tiger and Sheriff nodding off He swung his tail at them and jumped off the tree He walked towards the quarters with the three cats behind him

Entering the gates, Zheng Tan saw an oldTan didn't recognize the man but followed behind him slowly He seldom jumped to open the door when he ran into people downstairs

The old man noticed the black cat behind hiarette He shooed, ”Go away, cat Leave my fish alone!”

Zheng Tan rolled his eyes As if he cared about some fish!+

Aed behind hi a fishy scent The scent did nothing for Zheng Tan He didn't eat raw fish But other cats can't eat what he ate as well

Zheng Tan ignored the oldB He stopped and watched the old man walk towards him

The old htly but still pressed the call button on the downstairs entrance pad Mama Jiao answered the door

”Ronghan, it's me” The old man said

”Dad?! When did you coet you”

”No, just open the door,” the old man ordered

The door opened The oldTan followed behind him

There were so s that the old man could not carry them upstairs all at once However, since they were already in the Residential Quarters, the risk of theft was low The old man firmly believed in the trustworthiness of those in academia

After so upstairs and moved the box above the two buckets He then carried one bucket in one hand and started upstairs Although he was not young and the two buckets were heavy, his steps were steady

He noticed the black cat walking upstairs without any hint of stopping and wondered whose cat it was

”Dad, how come you ca handrail on the fifth floor

”What? Charcoal?”

”Charcoal, our cat, the one before you”

”This is your cat? I just wondered whose it is This cat is well raised, neither too thin nor too fat Does it catch mice?” The old man asked

No one else was in the corridor, and it was very quiet The old man didn't have to speak loudly for Mama Jiao to hear him

”Of course It's good at it”

”That's good I heard that cats in big cities don't catch mice Then why should we keep them! What a waste of food”

The old man didn't quite understand the concept of ”pets” and Maeneration, cats that didn't catch uard the house were not good dogs They had gone through soet why people kept a pet that needed feeding yet did nothing