Pet King

Its silver gray eyes stared at him, sparkling.

.

“No, who said I was unhappy? I'm so happy!” He cheered up because he could not let a kitten worry about him.
“Come on, should we play hide and seek, Galaxy!”

“Meow! Hide and seek! Meow! Hide and seek!” Galaxy was extremely excited, its eyes sparkling.
The crib gently shook due to its actions.

“Should I still seek and you hide?”

“Meow! Zian seek! Now Galaxy is serious! Galaxy is afraid of itself when it is serious!”

Zhang Zian felt speechless.
Galaxy had copied his words from several days ago.
“Well, go and hide! I’m warning you that I’m more serious than you are today! I’m sure to be the king of this game!”

“Meow! Meow!”

Zhang Zian ended up losing the game again.
Did Galaxy lose on purpose on that day? After they finished the game, he was resting on the couch, eyes watching the pedestrians outside the shop.
There were so many people; why didn’t anybody stop by the store? Galaxy looked at him with its sparkling eyes.

…

Ta! Ta! Ta! The sound of high heels was brisk and rhythmic like drums.
Zhao Qi finished her morning work and left the office with her purse.
She was trying to find a restaurant.
She usually ate lunch with some close female colleagues, but today her boss had blamed her for something, which left her in bad mood, so she had rejected her friends’ invitation.
She wanted to be alone for a while.

She walked down the street with her head down, biting her lip.
The more she thought of it, the angrier she became.
“Obviously it was not my fault, why did he blame it on me? Rumor has it that the new assistant is the manager’s relative.
No wonder the manager always stands on her side! I'm so mad! I want to quit!”

She didn’t actually intend to quit her job.
After all, the economy was in a downturn, and her salary was not bad.
It would be risky to quit without any other offers in hand.

“Patience! I need patience! One day I will teach that b*tch a lesson!” She was breathing heavily, and the sound of her high heels became disorderly.
When the sign of the pet shop entered the corner of her eye, it didn’t draw her attention…

When the sign of the pet shop entered the corner of her eye, it didn’t draw her attention.
She took out her phone and checked a message…

When the sign of the pet shop passed the corner of her eye, it didn’t draw her attention.
She felt an itch on her neck and scratched it…

When the sign of the pet shop crossed her eyes, it didn’t draw her attention.
She saw a car with an interesting plate…

When the sign of the pet shop crossed her eyes…

“Uh? Pet shop?” She stopped.
She was starving, but she was so angry she didn’t want to eat anything.
She had never raised a pet or thought of doing so.
“Well, let me take a look.
I will leave if there's a creepy reptile!” She decided to go for a look, since she had nothing else to do.

Galaxy put its head down and closed its eyes, as if it had been fighting hard against the sleep monster.

“What's wrong, Galaxy? Are you not feeling well?” Zhang Zian sat down on the deck chair.
He didn't notice the professional woman coming to the door, as he was focused entirely on Galaxy’s unusual behavior.

“Meow…
Galaxy is sleepy… Galaxy needs to sleep for a while…”

Zhang Zian felt relieved and said softly, “Go ahead.”