Chapter 117 (1/2)

”You know, it's hard to keep a pet.”

”What's the hard work?” Ye Jinxin puffed his cheeks carelessly. ”Don't forget, I once raised a Brazilian turtle.”

”But you raised it to death,” Huo Tingdong interrupted her mercilessly.

Ye Jinxin was stunned and began to argue incoherently for himself. ”It's not my fault. It's... It's the little turtle. It's too weak. I also want it to live, but it's powerless.”

”Ye Jinxin.” Lu Yuchen narrowed his eyes slightly and said, ”the vitality of the Brazilian turtle is the strongest of all species. As long as you don't deliberately toss it, it can live a long life.”

Ye Jin's heart became less and less angry, and his voice became lower and lower. In the end, it was like a mosquito buzzing. He slowly said, ”I, I didn't bother it. At that time, I was so small, I didn't know how to feed it, and it was so lazy that I didn't eat, so I had to break its mouth to eat it.”

Huo Tingdong coughed, glanced at her incredulously and said, ”did you break its mouth to feed it?”

”Well, he eats too little. I'm afraid he's hungry.”

Huo Tingdong smiled bitterly and shook his head. Well, he finally knew how the turtle died.

Fed by its owner.

”Dad.” Ye Jinxin looked at his bad complexion and became more and more nervous. He begged, ”I used to be young, so I don't know how to feed, but now that I grow up, I'm sure I'll raise my big meow well. Don't worry.”

Huo Tingdong pursed his lips, his eyes were dim, and after a moment of silence, he slowly said, ”Ye Jinxin, it won't accompany you for a long time. The life of a cat is not long, only about ten years.”

Ye Jinxin was stunned, blinked, and slowly said, ”no, big meow looks so strong that he will accompany me to my old age.”

”Everyone will die.” Huo Tingdong was obviously dissatisfied with her response, raised his tone slightly, frowned and said, ”no one can accompany you through your life.”

”Yes,” said Ye Jinxin, without changing his face. He turned his head and looked at him firmly, almost stubbornly. ”You will accompany me to my old age.”

Huo Tingdong's eyebrows jumped. He couldn't tell what it was like in his heart. After several breaths, he said in a cold voice, ”I'll die too.”

”No.”

”Ye Jinxin.” Huo Tingdong said coldly, ”you must know that I am older than you, so I will leave earlier than you. You should be ready to take care of yourself.”

”Dad.” Ye Jinxin lowered his head, touched the kitten's soft cat, lowered his eyes and said slowly, ”don't say it, I understand.”

Huo Tingdong breathed a sigh of relief, raised a hand and touched her head. ”I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said this to you so early, but I want you to understand earlier.”

Ye Jinxin raised his head and slowly gathered around him. His head was gently against his shoulder. His voice said softly, ”it doesn't matter. I'm not afraid.”

I'm not afraid of your death.

Because you're dead, I'm dead.

So I'm not afraid.

We will always be together.

It won't be lonely. Why be afraid?

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So the kitten stayed.