Chapter 1

"Welcome!"

The clinic door swung open, and the sensor above announced the greeting mechanically.

Ella was mopping the floor.

Outside, the night rain was lingering, and she thought that with such bad weather, no more customers would come.

After all, the clinic would close in half an hour.

"Caution, wet floor," Ellas voice was as thin as a mosquitos hum, as she hurried to take the mop to the bathroom.

When she came out after washing her hands, she finally had the chance to look at the customer who had entered a while ago.

He was a tall man in a dark striped suit.

Holding a pet carrier in his arms, inside was a Ragdoll cat.

The V-shaped head was pressed against the air hole, its round blue eyes quietly staring at Ella.

The carrier was a bright lemon yellow, which clashed with the mans serious and deep aura.

However, the beauty of the Ragdoll cat was on par with the mans.

There was a gentle beauty meow and a cold, noble princely vibe.

After a while, Ella tore her gaze away from the high-value cat.

Her gaze fell on the mans chiseled face, "Hello, how can I help you?"

As she spoke, Ella tried to focus on the mans finely sculpted features.

Especially those dark, deep phoenix eyes, she tried to discern the mans emotions from them.

John Yans expression was cold, his eyes as desolate as the sea, devoid of any emotion.

He only glanced at the girl in front of him, stunned for a second by the clear and pure gaze in her apricot eyes.

His voice was (magnetic) and slightly hoarse, warm with a hint of distance: "My cat seems to have an enlarged belly, I brought it in for a check-up."

The man finished speaking, his gaze falling on the carrier, his brow slightly furrowed, showing a bit of worry.

"Recently, its appetite has increased, and its a bit more lethargic."

These were the words of the housekeeper; John was too busy to pay attention to a cats daily life.

Moreover, he was not the direct owner of this cat.

Ella heard him and had a rough conclusion in her mind.

"May I ask, is your cat a male or female?"

"A female cat, not spayed."

"That should be pregnancy, lets do an ultrasound to check?"

"Okay." The man handed over the carrier.

Midway through the action, he paused and asked the girl, "Do you need help?"

John noticed that there seemed to be only her in the store.

His gaze fell on the girls porcelain-like clear and delicate face, noticing her thick and long eyelashes, like two little fans.

Under his focused gaze, those two little fans fluttered, lifting upwards.

The girls clear and transparent eyes quickly glanced at him, took the carrier, and refused politely, "No, you can just sit and wait."

The carrier was a bit heavy, and Ella held it with some difficulty.

Her body was too thin, with a particularly delicate and weak feeling, which made John want to lend a hand.

But the girl didnt give him a chance, taking the carrier into the back room.

The glass door wasnt closed tightly, and the girls clear and pleasant voice came out: "Whats the name?"

"...John." The man reported his name suspiciously.

He sat on the sofa, which could vaguely see the scene in the examination room, and saw the girl sitting sideways, wearing a white coat.

She was adjusting the instrument, heard the mans answer, and her slim figure was slightly stunned.

Then the girl looked back, her gaze penetrating the glass door, and met the mans eyes from afar, somewhat amused: "What about it?"

She pointed to the carrier.

John suddenly realized, lightly pursed his thin lips, endured the smile and embarrassment.

His voice was slow, adding a bit of unnaturalness: "Dao Mei."

Ella withdrew her gaze, adjusted the instrument, and chose the probe.

Then she opened the carrier and carefully held the Ragdoll cat named Dao Mei onto the mat.

She didnt rush to check, first used small fish to make friends with Dao Mei.

Skillfully stroked its fur, coaxing it to lie on its side and expose its belly.

Ella then touched its belly.

Dao Meis reaction was not as intense as other pregnant cats.

Its big blue round eyes only glanced at Ellas hand on its belly, then tilted its head back and meowed softly.

Based on the size of Dao Meis belly and the clear fetal movement under her palm, Ella preliminarily judged that it was already in the middle to late stages of pregnancy.

At least more than 50 days, and it should give birth in about half a month.

The ultrasound results also confirmed Ellas prediction.

She checked Dao Mei alone, so the process was naturally slower.

It took more than half an hour to finish the work.

After organizing the examination report and signing it, Ella came out of the examination room with Dao Mei.

She saw the man sitting in the corner sofa, resting with his eyes closed.

The cold white light in the store fell on his fluffy black short hair.

Through the hair gaps, it divided the mans deep and three-dimensional features into light and shadow.

His tall brow bone had long eyelashes drooping, his eyebrows and eyes hidden in the shadow, adding a bit of a cold and abstinence that kept people at a distance.

I dont know if the man is really asleep or not.

Ella held the carrier, bit her lip, frowned slightly, hesitated and tangled.

I dont know whether to disturb him or not.

In the end, Ella gave up the struggle in her heart.

She took Dao Mei back to the rest room, played with it while messaging her boyfriend Jack on WeChat.

【Theres still a customer in the store, have to work overtime. Sigh.jpg】

Jack didnt reply to her message in the first place.

Ella thought he might still be entertaining, so she didnt bother him anymore.

Playing with Dao Mei and reading professional books, about half an hour later.

A mechanical "Welcome" came from outside, breaking the silence in the store, and it became lively in an instant.

"Ella, you havent left yet?" Her colleague, Sister Zhang, entered the store and put away her umbrella outside the door.

Her voice woke up the man dozing on the sofa.

His long eyelashes opened, revealing a clear and cold light, straight at the woman at the door.

There was quite a bit of dissatisfaction in his expression for being disturbed from his dream.

Sister Zhang saw the man on the sofa and was stunned on the spot.

Until Ella came out of the rest room with the carrier, she regained her senses and smiled at the man, "So theres a customer."

"Are you done? Do you need help?" Sister Zhang is a married older sister.

Today, she worked the evening shift with Ella and another colleague.

Not long ago, another colleague had acute gastroenteritis, and she took him to the hospital, leaving Ella alone in the store.

She also thought it was almost time to get off work, and it was raining, so there shouldnt be any more customers.

Thats why she dared to leave Ella, an intern, in the store.

After the colleagues family arrived at the hospital, she chatted for a few words and left.

She was still worried, so she came back to the store to check.

I didnt expect the lights to be on.

Ella handed the examination form to Sister Zhang and briefly explained the situation with Dao Mei.

Then Sister Zhang took over the subsequent payment matters, and she continued to mop the floor.

After this single is done, and the customer leaves, the store will definitely close immediately.

So she wanted to finish cleaning in a hurry, so she could get off work early.

John took the carrier, and his peripheral vision swept over the girl passing by him with a mop.

He recalled the content of her conversation with her colleague just now.

He easily captured her name.

Ella.

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