Strange Life of a Cat

Zheng Tan lay on the sofa and looked down at the leopard cat next to the coffee table.

The leopard cat just stood there, growling all the time, but no one around dared to pull it away, and it looked like it was not easy to mess with.

"Anna, take your cat away!" Qin Tao came to the girl who brought the leopard cat in and whispered.

The girl named Anna frowned, "It's better not to touch it easily at this time. It is angry. Moreover, the trainer hired by my parents said that if it behaves like this, it must have encountered something. I definitely can’t handle the person or thing that makes it difficult.”

Anna was also surprised. There were clearly only Tang Cai and the black cat on the sofa over there. It was definitely not Tang Cai who made the leopard cat look like this. It grabbed Tang Cai in the bathroom and didn't look scared at all. , but if it was the black cat, most of the people here wouldn't believe it, let alone Anna herself.

Qin Tao took out his mobile phone and was about to call Sister Sha to find some help. He didn't want bloodshed here. If a cat went crazy, its destructive power would be no less than that of Tang Cai, especially for such a big cat.

In a cat-to-cat confrontation, it doesn’t mean that you are more powerful if you are powerful, loud, or roar more.

Zheng Tan originally didn't want to pay attention to this guy. With so many people present, Zheng Tan didn't want to cause trouble. If this guy had some sense and took the initiative to leave, everyone would be fine.

However, the development of things was not what Zheng Tan expected. This leopard cat is clearly not the type to back down easily.

Perhaps to the ears of others in the room, this leopard cat has been roaring inexplicably, but from the low roar of this leopard cat, Zheng Tan can tell that this guy has begun to change his mind. Just now, it was just She was purely vigilant, but gradually, she probably suppressed some thoughts, and began to show a little provocation and attack intention. Her ears were pressed back, her beard was raised, and her mouth opened wide when she growled, showing her fangs.

Zheng Tan moved the tip of his tail, then raised his paw to push Tang Cai's hand away and stretched.

Tang Cai was staring nervously at the leopard-printed cat. She felt her fingers being pushed away, and seeing Zheng Tan like this, she quickly stretched out her arms and stopped in front of Zheng Tan in a protective gesture. She was afraid of the leopard-printed cat. The cat suddenly rushed over. Although she didn't quite understand why the big leopard cat acted like this, she had the same mentality as everyone else in the room and consciously put Zheng Tan in a weak position.

Zheng Tan was very grateful for Tang Cai's protective attitude, but he didn't want to be protected by a girl in this situation. He raised his paw and pushed away the arm in front of him. Suddenly, Zheng Tan made a movement and moved his nose. , looking at Tang Cai's arm, he saw a claw mark on the sleeve of the motorcycle suit. The motorcycle suit was almost scratched through. It was not this arm when Tang Cai reached out to scratch Zheng Tan's chin just now, so he didn't notice it.

After getting closer and sniffing again, Zheng Tan looked at the leopard cat that was barking more and more fiercely. Originally, he was just planning to give this girl a slap in the face like last time to make him quit, but Zheng Tan suddenly changed his mind.

When the leopard cat's roar suddenly changed, Zheng Tan knew that the cat couldn't bear it any longer.

Almost at the moment when the leopard-print cat rushed over, Zheng Tan also jumped up and avoided the leopard-print cat's sharp claws. He did not collide with it head-on, but gave it a claw directly.

The claws pierced the fur and moved under the resistance of flesh and blood, and the smell of blood came.

Zheng Tan can't play with the combination of hugging, biting, kicking, and scratching like the sergeants. He prefers something simple and rough, like the slap last time and the claw now.

This time there was no draw, but there was blood.

The two cats were very close to each other when they landed. The leopard cat had a scratch from its neck to its abdomen. Zheng Tan's claws were harder than those of ordinary cats, and Zheng Tan intended to make this guy bleed, so he stabbed deeper.

Short-haired cats are not good at this. They are easily scratched when fighting. If the fur is longer and thicker, the fur can be used to reduce the attack of claws, and at most they will be plucked.

Zheng Tan was also preparing to strike with another claw. If it weren't for the difference in size and the fact that he deliberately avoided the opponent's claws when he jumped and didn't jump too high, otherwise Zheng Tan would have been able to start directly from this guy's head instead of from the other side. Neck moves claws. But the leopard cat retreated very quickly. After noticing Zheng Tan's intention, it quickly jumped away and retreated in the direction of Anna. Although he was roaring, his momentum was much weaker. As the saying goes, once you are full of energy, you will be exhausted again. Finally, you mustered up the courage to charge forward, only to receive another claw. Now it is starting to get scared again.

The leopard cat didn't have dark fur like Zheng Tan. After the wound oozed blood quickly, it had dyed the surrounding fur red. The wound was relatively long, and there were already blood drops falling to the carpet on the ground.

Qin Tao and others looked at this scene, and their jaws almost dropped to the ground. With such an obvious size difference, the result of one round was completely opposite to what everyone thought.

Anna was about to throw the wine glass in her hand towards Zheng Tan, but was stopped by Er Mao.

The door of the box opened, and the person Qin Tao asked to help came in. The person walking in the front was Sister Sha.

With so many people watching, Zheng Tan did not continue to pursue him, otherwise he would have given the impression that he was a dangerous person with a strong intention to attack. Zheng Tan did not need to make more people fear him because of this leopard cat. That would not necessarily be the case. is a good thing.

Even though this was the case, everyone felt hairy all over. Although this black cat didn't have bared teeth or growl, it just had a scary look in its eyes.

Qin Tao felt a chill on his back.

When the people brought by Sister Sha separated the two cats, Zheng Tan put away his aggressive posture and squatted there as if he was a good boy. It was not until Anna took the leopard cat away that Zheng Tan jumped on Lying next to Tang Cai on the sofa.

Er Mao lifted Zheng Tan up and took a look. Zheng Tan's fur was so dark that even if he was injured, he couldn't see it. The inspection results showed that neither Er Mao nor Tang Cai found any wounds, only the claws had blood stains. Tang Cai asked someone for a square towel, dipped it in some warm water and wiped Zheng Tan's paws.

Zheng Tan allowed his paws to be pinched by Tang Cai to wipe away the blood, while thinking about other things. When I was playing just now, I felt something weird, but I couldn't tell where it was.

"It seems that I didn't suffer any loss." Er Mao concluded.

Qin Tao stood one meter away from Er Mao and Tang Cai. He was not as courageous as Er Mao and Tang Cai. He had just observed the wounds on the leopard cat at close range. If the black cat's slap was bigger, , if the claws were longer, would it be possible to directly perform disembowelment on the spot?

Seeing that Zheng Tan was not injured, Er Mao was relieved. At the same time, he was glad that he didn't bring Hei Mi here this time, otherwise he would definitely be cannon fodder. Although Hei Mi is fierce and powerful, his combat power is simply not enough compared to these two. look.

This was also the first time Er Mao discovered that Zheng Tan's fighting ability was different from that of ordinary cats. It seems that I have to keep my black rice farther away from this black coal in the future.

"Aren't you afraid of it?" Er Mao asked Tang Cai, who was wiping Zheng Tan's paws.

"Don't be afraid, it's helping me get revenge." Tang Cai said with a smile. The smile was not as arrogant as usual, but much softer.

Ermao didn't speak anymore, Qin Tao called him again, and finally came to the party to have fun on his birthday. Qin Tao didn't want it to be wasted just because of a fight between two cats. Besides, to other people, cats are just cats, and they are just for fun. Although there are some accidents, they will not pay too much attention after the accident. They have to hurry up and achieve the purpose of coming here.

After Er Mao was taken away, a girl came over after hesitating for a moment. She was related to Tang Cai and was now an intern at Tang Cai's father's company. Perhaps because he saw Zheng Tan looking docile and not threatening, he sat down on the sofa a seat away.

Tang Cai likes to talk about cats, and the girl obviously knows Tang Cai's preferences, and all they talk about is cats.

When they were talking about Anna's cat being trained to squat on the toilet, Tang Cai suddenly asked, "Has her cat been specially trained by someone?"

The girl was very happy when she saw Tang Cai's interest. She wanted to please Tang Cai, and she would be able to go more smoothly after becoming a full-time employee in the company.

"I heard that the cat was given to Anna by a relative during the Chinese New Year. However, such a big cat may have a bad temper. Anna's parents spent a lot of money to hire someone to train it. This is a cat that is meant to be a pet, not a pet. If it's too unruly in the fighting arena, Anna won't dare to bring it over. Oh, we also trained it to squat on the toilet at that time."

"In other words, that cat won't actively attack people?" Tang Caiwei lowered his head so that the people next to him could not see clearly.

"Yes, if it hadn't been like this, Anna's parents wouldn't have allowed her to keep the big cat next to her all day long. Who would she cry to if she accidentally scratched her and was disfigured?" the girl replied.

Since it won't scratch people without permission, then why did the big cat stretch its claws on itself in the bathroom? Is it possible without Anna's guidance? Tang Cai looked at the claw marks on his sleeves and said nothing.

People next to him couldn't see Tang Cai's eyes, but Zheng Tan could see the anger in Tang Cai's eyes. If it weren't for him being around, Tang Cai's temper would probably explode again.

Zheng Tan also suddenly thought about where the weirdness came from. Compared with before, the wildness of this leopard cat is much lighter. Could it be because it has been trained? Polished its wildness? If you have a strong temper, you will become more aggressive after being injured and bleeding.

Of course, this is just Zheng Tan's guess, and he doesn't know the details.

At the end of the evening party, Tang Cai was still full of reluctance when Er Mao left with Zheng Tan. Er Mao asked Qin Tao to keep two pieces of cake and pack them back for the two children of the Jiao family. However, Zheng Tan didn’t even mention a word about scratching someone’s cat during a fight. If he did, he wouldn’t even think about “inviting” the cat out next time. Besides, even if the people attending the party were outside, Even Zheng Tan might not recognize him.

On Sunday, Tang Cai invited Qin Tao and Er Mao to dinner. The reason for calling him Er Mao was so that Er Mao could bring Zheng Tan out. We just had dinner at a private restaurant that we often go to. After eating, Ermao took the initiative to invite them to play in the night building. By the way, he called a few people whom Ermao had just met yesterday and whom he thought had a good impression. Zheng Tan stopped messing with them. He didn't notify them in advance. If he went back late, Mother Jiao would have to nag her again.

Zheng Tan was sent to the school gate, and he ran back directly to the East District compound without further delay.

At this time, there were not many people on the road to the East District Courtyard. It would take another half an hour for the teachers who had evening classes and those who worked overtime to come back.

Zheng Tan was running, and when he approached the courtyard, his pace slowed down.

There were three cats squatting on the road ahead, blocking the middle of the road.

Zheng Tan had never seen these three cats around here before, and they were completely unfamiliar to them.

As Zheng Tan approached, the three cats still squatted steadily in front, staring at Zheng Tan. The orange street lights lengthened the shadows of the three cats.

In the distance, I don’t know whose cat was rippling and howling, but these three cats just moved their ears, as if they were not interested in them, as if they were just hearing the rustling noise of the leaves around them, and they remained steady. Squat there.

Zheng Tan was just thinking about where these three blockers came from when he suddenly heard a voice.

"Black charcoal?"

A man in a felt hat stepped out of the shadows of a tree by the roadside.

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