Chapter 95: Meow
Life in the three years of junior high school was much more interesting. As they grew older and matured mentally, entering adolescence, they were no longer as carefree as children, and their thoughts became richer.
After gaining the permission to go out alone, Jing Mi did many things behind his papas’ backs, helping more kittens from Planet Meow fulfill their wishes.
Most of the time, Wang Qiyou accompanied him.
Later, the two learned that the Dog God didn’t just let Qiuqiu, one police dog, return to Earth. Any dog with merit and obsession had the opportunity to return as a human child, but most of them wouldn’t carry memories of their puppy days to prevent disrupting the order of Earth. Wang Qiyou was an exception because of Jing Mi. At that time, the Cat God found the Dog God and asked it to keep a puppy’s memory, hoping it could look after the kitten Mimi.
The fates of the two were closely linked very early on.
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Adolescence naturally couldn’t lack ignorant stirrings of the heart. Both Jing Mi and Wang Qiyou received love letters and confessions.
Wang Qiyou refused bluntly every time, with the same reason: “Don’t want puppy love to affect my studies.”
The professional ethics of a police dog constrained him to do designated things at designated times. In his eyes, puppy love was impossible to happen to him.
Moreover, his life was particularly full—studying, exercising, drawing, doing tasks with Mimi, playing—leaving no room for others to insert themselves.
Jing Mi wasn’t as “boring” as him and didn’t reject puppy love. He was quite pleasantly surprised when he received a love letter for the first time. Although he didn’t agree, he shared it with people close to him for a long time.
Cats enjoy the feeling of dominating others the most.
Being confessed to and pursued was also an alternative way of gaining dominance in his eyes.
However, he was well-educated since childhood. He wouldn’t string the other party along or be vague about boundaries just because he had dominance. If he didn’t like them, he would refuse directly with a clear attitude.
Those who confessed to Wang Qiyou were all girls, while some boys confessed to Jing Mi.
Wang Qiyou looked like a straight man through and through. After the academic burden increased, he shaved his hair short again. His personality became more and more steady, not talking much, loving running and exercising when free, and learning English with Jing Mi.
Children of this age were mentally immature. Some would hide their sexual orientation strictly, daring not provoke people who seemed to have different sexual orientations easily. Some would treat sexual orientation as a fashion item, but still dared not provoke a seemingly boring straight man like Wang Qiyou.
Jing Mi’s features were more exquisite and beautiful, much softer than Wang Qiyou’s. Coupled with his special beige hair, he looked like a walking BJD doll, attracting both girls and boys.
The first time he received a confession from a boy, Jing Mi deliberately dragged Wang Qiyou to take a longer route on the way home from school, chatting with him for a long time.
The sunset glow covered the plane tree-lined road, sprinkling scattered colors on the two teenagers walking side by side.
Jing Mi rubbed his chin and spoke slowly: “Brother You, although I don’t like him, I don’t find being confessed to by a boy repulsive. Does this mean my sexual orientation is also boys?”
Wang Qiyou analyzed: “It could also be because of your papas; it’s impossible for you to have negative feelings towards this group.”
Jing Mi thought Wang Qiyou made a lot of sense. Judging his sexual orientation based on this wasn’t very accurate. He decided to go back and ask his papas how they determined their sexual orientation back then.
Jing Mi turned his eyes to look at Wang Qiyou again and asked curiously: “Brother You, how would you feel? If a boy confessed to you.”
He was curious about his own sexual orientation, and naturally curious about Wang Qiyou’s.
Wang Qiyou thought for a moment, didn’t know how to answer, and brought out the old line again: “Only want to study now. Boys and girls are the same; I can’t feel the difference.”
Jing Mi thought boring in his heart and kicked a pebble at his feet casually. The pebble rolled away with a gulu sound, coincidentally hitting a black dog lightly.
The black dog turned its head instantly, looking at Jing Mi and Wang Qiyou.
Jing Mi hid behind Wang Qiyou instantly, like a cowardly little quail.
Wang Qiyou smiled helplessly and protected him safely past the black dog.
Jing Mi wasn’t actually that timid anymore. At least he wasn’t afraid of Big Black in the welfare institute, nor the little white dog he picked up when he was little. When encountering a dog alone outside, he could calmly detour. But beside Wang Qiyou, whom he grew up with and knew inside out, he would subconsciously shed all armor of strength and bravery, revealing his weakest side without hesitation, because he knew the other party would protect him.
Looking at this black dog, Jing Mi thought of Big Black again.
Over the years, they were occasionally taken back to the welfare institute by the adults. Big Black died of old age a few years ago and went to Planet Woof.
Although Jing Mi didn’t interact much with Big Black, he couldn’t help feeling a bit sad hearing the news of its passing.
Like him, Wang Qiyou could occasionally visit Planet Woof and told him that Big Black was doing well, so there was no need to worry.
The Cat God also said that if he wanted, it could take him to play on Planet Woof, but he refused. He dared not imagine how terrifying it would be for a kitten to go to Planet Woof surrounded by countless dogs.
Safely passing the black dog’s line of sight, Jing Mi walked out from behind Wang Qiyou and continued walking home side by side with him in the sunset glow.
They had walked this road together for three years, full of unforgettable memories everywhere.
Jing Mi bought two grilled sausages on the way as usual. Returning home, he fed them to his two papas waiting to be fed.
The day before yesterday was milk tea, yesterday was candied haws, today was grilled sausages. Miracle Mimi brought different gifts home for his papas every day.
Watching his two papas eating grilled sausages, Jing Mi put down his schoolbag and told them about receiving a confession from a boy today, asking that question—how to determine one’s sexual orientation?
Since childhood, Jing Zhi and Jiang Suifeng educated Jing Mi as both fathers and friends. Jing Mi was willing to share most things with them.
After listening to him, Jing Zhi and Jiang Suifeng had finished the grilled sausages. Throwing away the sticks, they exchanged glances and answered this question carefully.
Jing Zhi said: “You are still young, actually no rush to confirm sexual orientation. There are many influencing factors for uncertainty now. When you become an adult, maybe you will know naturally.”
Jiang Suifeng pulled out a tissue, wiped the oil off Jing Zhi’s mouth, and continued: “Actually, I feel my sexual orientation is your Little Papa… You will know when you meet someone who makes your heart beat fiercely.”
Great, fed a big mouthful of “cat food” (PDA) by his papas again.
Stuffed full before even eating dinner.
Over the years, Jing Mi had long gotten used to it.
It was precisely because his papas loved each other so much that Mimi came back from Planet Meow.
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The matter of sexual orientation came to an end. Jing Mi stopped dwelling on these and concentrated on preparing for the high school entrance examination with Wang Qiyou.
The high school entrance examination included a part of physical education scores. Approaching the exam, Wang Qiyou would drag Jing Mi to run to school every morning.
Wang Qiyou ran very fast. Perhaps because Police Dog Qiuqiu injured his leg when retiring and couldn’t run fast anymore, after becoming human, he loved running since childhood, and his speed was whoosh. He won many medals for the class in the sports meets during the three years of junior high.
Jing Mi wasn’t that interested in sports, contributing almost all his spare time to music and games. But because he used to be a kitten, he didn’t run slowly.
Moreover, his bones were very soft. He easily got full marks in the sit-and-reach test. The same for the standing long jump; there was no place the kitten Mimi wanted to jump onto that he failed.
The high school entrance examination ended smoothly just like that. Their scores were also within expectations, performing steadily.
High schools were different from junior high schools, allocated according to scores and rankings. As expected, both Jing Mi and Wang Qiyou got into the key high school in City A.
Although Mu Yun barely scraped the line, he also got in narrowly, not separated from them, but no longer in the same class.
Jing Mi and Wang Qiyou both went to the top class, and the homeroom teacher was an old acquaintance—Fang Yuan.
Ten years passed, Fang Yuan had become a special-grade teacher, bringing out many top scorers. This time he happened to lead the key class of Grade 10.
Their address for Fang Yuan changed from “Uncle Fang Yuan” to “Uncle Fang” to “Teacher Fang,” and finally became “Old Fang” like other classmates.
Fang Yuan expressed: “Old Fang” was much better than the nickname “Uncle Clip Voice” given to him by that batch of students back then.
On the first day of school, registration, recording information, paying medical insurance, Fang Yuan was busy as a homeroom teacher. When he finally had time to look around, he didn’t see Jing Mi and Wang Qiyou.
Didn’t know where they ran off to play.
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Jing Mi and Wang Qiyou wandered around the vicinity for a while.
The high school occupied a large area, a brand new and strange place, also the place where they would live for three years, everything very novel.
Afraid there might be something to deal with back there, they didn’t dare wander too far, circling back near the teaching building.
Suddenly, Jing Mi stopped, his gaze falling on a spot.
Wang Qiyou looked in the direction of his gaze in confusion.
The campus greening occupied a large area, with fresh lawns everywhere. What Jing Mi was looking at was a small ball crawling unhurriedly on the lawn.
Before Wang Qiyou could speak, Jing Mi reached out quickly and agilely, grabbing the ball like a hunting cat.
It was a chubby hamster.
But not a dwarf hamster, a larger golden hamster, also known as a Syrian hamster.
The little guy was well-behaved, with a good personality, not resisting or attacking when caught by Jing Mi.
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After registering student information, Fang Yuan returned to the office with his cup to pour water, looking at the open hamster cage, feeling like the sky collapsed.
How did his hamster escape?!!
