General's Catx Chapter 5

Chapter 5: The General’s Cat (2)

Translator: deathbutlowkey

Editor: Mimishijie

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“Lady Yan, this is today’s evening news.”

A young guard passed the evening newspaper to the elegantly seated lady.

He was new, and couldn’t help but steal an extra glance at her.

The woman was not young and she seemed to not pay too much attention to maintaining her appearance, so there were already a few thin lines by the corners of her eyes. However, this didn’t really make people feel as if she was old or past her prime. At a glance, she gave a feeling of grace and refinement, making one feel that she seemed to be unlike other upper-class women who painstakingly resisted against the passage of time. Although she had fine lines, there was a kind of leisurely and unhurried beauty.

“You’ve worked hard.”

The lady laughed softly, her laughter was clear and pleasant to the ears. Today she’d worn a retro-style Eastern qipao[1] again and between her every frown and every smile was an implicit charm. The young guard’s cheeks couldn’t help but redden.

They happened to be seen sighted by a passing young man, who couldn’t help but tease the poor guard,: “Aunty is indeed beautiful today.”

The lady didn’t mind him at all, only laughing and looking at him,: “Aren’t you going to see your older brother? Is Ah Shuo[2] not at home?”

The young man removed his gold-rimmed glasses and wiped them, his laughter gentle: “En, he’s not, he’s probably rushing about because of Princess Olivia’s matters.”

“Olivia’s problem really is quite thorny – this princess always acts out and causes trouble,” Lady Yan sighed, although she seemed like she did not care about it that much. Her priority was her child. “But Ah Shuo really didn’t care for her. If he’d been willing to give her a little more attention, she wouldn’t have made such a ruckus.”

The youth was a little curious, “From what I’ve seen, since we lost contact with Olivia, second brother has been running up and down. Does that look like him not caring for her?”

Lady Yan laughed and shook her head: “Since you didn’t grow up with him from when he was little, you wouldn’t understand. When he was very young, he was brought up by me. At that time, our lives weren’t short of sufferings; his character was tough and he always put on a cold face. Sometimes even when I became angry, his face wouldn’t change at all. It was only later that he actually found a method to appease me.”

“What method was that?”

“He has his father’s ‘Zola’ bloodline and, although the Zola’s full form is mighty and frightening, the normal form is actually quite cute,” Lady Yan recalled, unable to suppress a laugh and gesturing as well, “At that time he was so small, so beautiful and cute, like a kitten. With such an adorable little thing coming over to coax me, how could I stay angry? Only, that kind of form is really too small and weak, he never liked it. You’ll certainly never see it.”

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“It’s - it’s really too cute, my goodness.”

Shen Zhirou clutched at her chest, feeling as if with each breath, she was unable to breathe properly.

Shen Zhifan was further away from the cat, but after seeing those watery and bright blue eyes, he also felt his heart suddenly soften.

This cat’s appearance was indeed beautiful but was also extremely tempered. Although they didn’t know it’s gender, Shen Zhifan could make out a hint of valiance from its face.

He couldn’t help but laugh a little, it was probably because this cat really was too cute.

Shen Zhirou’s voice had become tender and gentle; this cat was so beautiful that it made her forget about the flower vase that the cat had knocked off the balcony, as well as those other departed souls. It also almost made her forget about the memories and heartache she’d recalled just then.

Bright, beautiful, and soft things would always make people become bright, beautiful, and soft in return.

She cautiously and very attentively padded over, seeming like she wanted to pet it. However, as soon as she reached out, the cat swiftly withdrew by two steps.

It actually couldn’t be said that it ‘withdrew’, it simply nimbly avoided her, turning its head away in a somewhat tsundere fashion.

....Shen Zhifan didn’t know why he could indescribably read the word ‘contempt’ written in this cat’s eyes.

Shen Zhirou, contrary to expectations, did not get angry. She regarded the cat as being afraid of strangers and retreated a little in fear that it would get scared and run away.

“Which family’s cat is this? It’s so beautiful, only a little too shy with strangers. I really want to touch it.”

Although she said this, whenever the undeterred Shen Zhirou advanced in order to try and rub that fluffy little head, she was always deftly avoided by the cat.

“Such a beautiful cat must be domesticated, it probably snuck out not too far from our house.” Shen Zhifan blurted out a question. “Who lives next door to us?”

“Our neighbours?” Shen Zhirou didn’t respond for a moment. When she’d thought of it, she dully replied. “Oh, it’s that Yan Shuo, General Yan. Such a cute and pretty kitty definitely wouldn’t have been raised by him, something like that is too soft for a single man like him. Ah, it’s a pity, although he’s handsome, he’s always so serious and harsh all the time.”
Cat: “...”

“What’s bad about being serious?” Shen Zhifan couldn’t help but defend his male god. “And also, when was he ever harsh? Even to me, General Yan is quite gentle.”

The cat again tilted its head slightly, looking at the youth that seemed a little biased towards him.

“As if.” Shen Zhirou knit her brow. “The whole empire knows about you putting a green hat on him. I’m thinking that right now, about eighty percent of him is thinking about how to chop you up and eat you.”

“...” For Shen Zhifan, just thinking about it made him feel heartsick. He sighed helplessly but again couldn’t help but defend. “But when I asked him for an autograph just then, he was very nice. He even said he’d faithfully attend to it!”

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