Young Master Is Being Jealous Again!
Chapter 516: Qin Ruan Feels Lonely, Missing Third Master

Chapter 516: Chapter 516: Qin Ruan Feels Lonely, Missing Third Master

"Ruanruan, look!"

Qin Mei pointed to the left, his finger slightly trembling.

From behind the surrounding trees, several varicolored cats crept out soundlessly.

They ignored Qin Ruan and Qin Mei, the siblings, and slowly walked towards Xueqiu in the distance.

In a short while, even more cats emerged quietly.

Their steps were light, producing no sound as they walked, as if appearing out of thin air.

Qin Ruan knitted her brows and glared at the increasing number of cats, a heavy light flickering in her eyes.

There were surprisingly so many stray cats around the community, the numbers at least approaching a hundred.

And that was just the count at the moment.

From the woods, the spacious street, and even from around her and her brother, stray cats were still emerging.

These stray cats moved noiselessly and made no cries, orderly marching towards Xueqiu.

"My goodness, where did all these cats come from?"

Qin Mei hid behind Qin Ruan, looking with terrified eyes at the cat horde that was rapidly growing in size.

"It’s probably all the stray cats in this city. They’re almost all here." Qin Ruan wasn’t quite sure either.

In the dim moonlight, Xueqiu seemed like the king of the cats.

It crouched on the spacious open space, displaying an aura as if disdainfully looking down on the world.

The surrounding flock of cats encircled Xueqiu, sitting down in a circle around it.

The stray cats were all very quiet, not making any sound. More cats kept arriving.

Time slowly passed.

After about ten minutes or so, Xueqiu moved.

It slowly stood up and let out a low meow: "Meow..."

"Meow!"

"Meow Meow!!"

"Meow Meow Meow!!!"

The surrounding stray cats responded in kind.

The meowing was not discordant, deliberately hushed, as if afraid of disturbing the few remaining residents around.

Xueqiu meowed again: "Meow! Meow Meow!!"

Suddenly, those cats sitting in a circle, close and dense, all stood up.

Their tails straightened stiffly, like a straightforward line.

Hundreds of stray cats, one after another turning their heads.

Their eyes, shimmering with a green light in the dark, were intently staring at Qin Mei and Qin Ruan behind them.

"Holy shit!"

Qin Mei felt his hair stand on end, a chill climbing up his spine, and he uncontrollably spouted out a swear word.

Even though he was scared, he still stepped out from behind Qin Ruan and stood in front of her, meeting the stare of hundreds of stray cats.

Qin Ruan’s tender gaze fell on the figure taller than her in front of her eyes, a warm current flowing in her heart.

She knew of her brother’s fear of demons and puppets.

Yet at this time, he was still protecting her. That was what a kinship was.

Qin Ruan’s hand slipped through Qin Mei’s arm, holding his arm while standing side by side, confronting the gaze of hundreds of stray cats.

"Meow! Meow Meow!!"

Xueqiu issued a low growl towards hundreds of stray cats, the sound tinged with a trace of majesty.

All stray cats turned their heads back. They fell into confusion and began to feel anxious.

The previously orderly formation was instantly disrupted.

They moved restlessly, emitting low and suppressed meows.

At this moment, a limp calico cat walked past Qin Ruan and Qin Mei.

It was limping, step by step walking towards the crowd of stray cats.

Seeing it, the other cats consciously moved aside.

Soon, the cats surrounding them in a circle moved away one after another, creating a path.

The calico cat, under the respectful reception of the stray cats, quickly reached Xueqiu.

Calico Cat: "Meow?"

Xueqiu: "Meow Meow!!"

Calico Cat: "Meow Meow?"

Xueqiu: "Meow, Meow Meow!"

Who knows what the two cats were discussing, the calico cat slowly turned its head, its ferocious cat eyes staring straight at Qin Mei.

It looked at Qin Mei with a contemptuous gaze, as if nitpicking food, sizing him up from top to bottom.

The gaze made Qin Mei’s hair stand on end, the palms of his hands hanging at his sides began to sweat.

"Meow Meow!"

Xueqiu meowed at the calico cat again.

The calico cat withdrew its gaze from Qin Mei, responding in a low voice: "Meow!"

It walked up to Xueqiu, rubbed its head against Xueqiu’s body, and gave a low meow, which seemed a bit dependent.

The other stray cats also let out low meows.

Qin Ruan and Qin Mei heard a trace of reluctance from their meows.

They didn’t know whether it was influenced by the strong cat’s scent, or merely a figment of their imagination.

Xueqiu straightened up its body and raised its head high.

"Meow...."

The other cats all responded, making loud mewing sounds.

"Meow!"

"Meow...!"

"Meow...."

Deafening meows, this time without any suppression.

It was like a farewell ceremony.

Qin Mei’s expression turned ugly.

He clearly heard Xueqiu telling these stray cats its new address, instructing them to go to the Qin residence to find it if they have any issues.

Thinking about the possibility of the Qin family’s surroundings being surrounded by hundreds of stray cats in the future, Qin Mei’s face couldn’t look any worse.

In the not too distant neighborhood, someone was startled by the meowing of the stray cats, standing at the window to look down from above.

The recent yowling of the cats had been too noisy, it was soon to attract other humans.

Xueqiu gave another low growl to the wild cats, then sprang out of the group, heading straight for Qin Mei and Qin Ruan.

The hundreds of wild cats behind them each turned around.

Their green eyes fixated on Xueqiu as it ran.

Xueqiu ran to Qin Mei’s feet, raised its paw, and scratched his trousers twice.

"Meow...."

Xueqiu was rarely obedient, Qin Mei bent over, easily picking it up into his arms.

His pose holding Xueqiu was obviously more comfortable than before.

Xueqiu lay in Qin Mei’s arms, turned its head to face the wild cats that were slowly approaching on the ground.

"Meow!"

It uttered an intimidating meow.

Those green eyes, had a spark of contempt for everything.

The wild cats each stopped, looking up at Xueqiu in Qin Mei’s arms.

Qin Mei, facing the multitude of cats, felt a sense of fear and unease.

He lowered his voice and asked Xueqiu, "Can we go home now?"

"Meow!" Xueqiu responded.

Qin Mei turned around, holding Xueqiu and heading back to where they had parked the car.

Qin Ruan stood still, watching as the group of cats revealed the sad glint in their eyes.

Their eyes varied in colors, looking blurred but incredibly alluring.

The eyes of these wild cats seemed to hold beautiful patterns, looking like a starry sky.

As she looked deeply into these round cat eyes, Qin Ruan’s lips curved slightly and she turned to leave.

Once she got into the car, she heard Qin Mei giving a soft lecture to Xueqiu.

"I already showed enough kindness by keeping you, and now you have attracted these wild cats. Just how much do you dislike me."

"Meow!"

Xueqiu turned its back to Qin Mei and lazily meowed in response.

Qin Mei exhaled heavily through his nostrils, "What kind of bad karma must I have accumulated in my past life to meet you!"

Xueqiu turned its head to look at him, "Meow!"

I feel the same!

Qin Ruan told the driver Lin Hao, "Let’s go home."

Lin Hao rubbed his sleepy eyes, nodded to signal that he heard her, and then started the car to leave.

Qin Mei and Xueqiu were still arguing about one another.

From her older brother’s rants, Qin Ruan guessed that he must be unsatisfied that Xueqiu had gathered all the wild cats to the Qin house.

Despite all the noise they made, the overall atmosphere was still warm and harmonious.

Qin Ruan stared out at the passing scenery, looking desolate under the neon lights lining the road.

The coming night always feels lonely.

She suddenly remembered her third uncle who was far away in the US.

She didn’t know what he was busy with, but considering the amount of time he had been away, he should be back any day now.

...

The Lu family banquet.

All who attended the banquet hosted by the Lu family knew that it was to celebrate their eldest son, Lu Han, officially entering the core of the power in the Cabinet.

Anyone with a keen sense of the current situation could detect the signs of an impending storm from the Lu family’s actions.

Lu Han’s entry to the Cabinet must certainly be paving the way for something.

As for what they were paving the way for, it went without saying, yet few people dared to give voice to it.

The guests who attended the Lu family banquet, apart from the four great families and six great aristocratic families, also included the elite of various industries.

Lu Han, wearing a custom-made suit, stood at the center of the banquet.

He was lively and engaging with the people around him, appearing friendly and casual.

As the heir of the Lu family, Lu Han had none of the arrogance usually associated with birthright, it was clear from one look of his good cultivation and decorum.

Lu Yichen, holding a wine glass, walked over to his elder brother.

In the watchful gaze of the people around, he whispered into Lu Han’s ear, "It’s about time, Madam Huo has not arrived yet, should we continue to wait?"

Even though his voice was quiet, everyone around who had been eavesdropping could hear him.

The banquet was about to start, it was nearing the time for important speeches.

Lu Han looked into the distance at the banquet entrance, Qin Ruan had not arrived yet.

He saw that representatives from the other families had already arrived, only the Huo family was yet to arrive.

Today, it was the younger generation who were in the majority of attendance, these are also the people Lu Han would be dealing with in the long term.

Lu Han then turned to Lu Yichen and said in a deep voice, "Wait for Madam Huo to arrive before we begin."

Lu Yichen nodded and turned to leave.

He walked towards their father, who was mingling with the guests not too far off.

The people standing next to Lu Han, upon hearing the brothers’ conversation, revealed expressions of surprise.

They all knew exactly who was on the guest list for the Lu family’s banquet today.

The Huo family’s attendance was a certainty, their representative Huo Junxin would not be able to attend as he was busy accompanying the ruler of the Long family.

The Huo family’s second and third sons were not in the country, naturally, they would not attend.

The guest from the Huo family who would attend the Lu family banquet was rumored to be the newly wed wife of the third son of the Huo family.

The Huo family had not officially held a wedding for the two, but they had already procured a marriage certificate.

It was said that Mrs. Huo had already moved into the Huo family home, her actions and behavior could now represent the Huo family.

This time she came to the Lu family banquet on behalf of the Huo family’s third son.

Madam Huo, having been born in a poverty-stricken area, was now attending a top-tier banquet at which all attendees held a status and a leading role in their industries.

This made her presence most unimaginable.

Even though Qin Ruan held the title of Mrs. Huo, why did so many people choose to wait for her?

The few people around glanced at each other, their eyes flashing with complex and puzzled expressions.

Would the Lu family’s actions anger the other families and the aristocratic families?

Just at that moment, a clamor emerged from the entrance to the banquet hall.

Everyone looked over in response to the noise.

They could clearly see a few people walking into the banquet hall from the entrance.

A shock of surprise filled everyone’s eyes.