Chapter 20: Unforeseen Complications

Seeing the message sent out like a stone sinking into the sea, Rowan's heart instantly surfaced a kind of emotion called "regret".

After he went home last night, he carefully organized his thoughts.

The fact that Selene could turn into a cat was only a suspicion, but it was also a high probability possibility based on what had happened to him.

He couldn't rule out the possibility that Orange was actually a magical creature, or that Orange was just a highly intelligent cat that was outside of the norm, or maybe Selene was able to swap souls with her cat or something along those lines.

So he opened the microblogging, found the "inedible tangerine" in his own list of followers, and began to scroll through her past microblogging.

Before that explosive "tweet" microblogging, she would often post microblogging, but basically tweeting about the daily life, such as "do not want to work overtime is so tiring, I want to rest", "when can I get rich? "When will I get rich?" and "The soundproofing of the house is so bad, can the kids upstairs stop pulling out the chairs?" and so on.

There are also animal-related ones, but they are basically retweets of other cute pet bloggers. It seems that she used to work for a pet supply company, and often she would also open some sweepstakes with prizes for cat food and canned cat food.

Finally, he found some "clues" in a few microblogs.

August 8, she sent a: [so sleepy ah, how can be so sleepy, coffee are as water]

August 9, she sent another: [... doubtful life].

There are also interactive comments from her and others below.

[budding tiger ow: how skeptical of life?]

[Reply to @萌虎嗷呜: nothing, just think our company cat food is too bad for kittens]

[Reply to @HourlyNotMoon: hahahahaha you're too dedicated to your job to even help try the cat food, I have a super cute kitten looking for adoption here, or you can take it as a taster?]

[Reply to @mengtigerawoo: No, no, no, I can't even afford to feed myself.]

Selene didn't tweet for a few days, but started liking some cat science videos.

It wasn't until August 14th that she posted another one.

[Can't take it, will quit tomorrow.]

Then it was the night of August 15 when she first sent out that tweet with the picture of the orange, and the chat log showed her talking to her landlord about picking up a cat.

Did she really pick up a cat?

She doesn't seem to want a pet, or she wouldn't have raffled off all the holiday gifts her company sent her, or refused to adopt a cat from someone else.

In this case, it was surprising that her first reaction to picking up a cat on the road was to keep it herself instead of looking for adoption, and even renting a new apartment in order to keep the cat.

He hadn't cared about it before, but in retrospect, Selene was full of contradictions.

However, assuming that she would turn into a cat, what about the other "Selene"?

The first time we met, she was supposed to be the one who talked to Mason, and she wasn't afraid of dogs at all, so she was very easy-going.

The second meeting was also her. In the end, she looked very fond of the golden retriever, and stroked his head for a long time.

The problem is the third time, that time he and Mason went to her house to invite her to eat hot pot. She acted very strange, eyes full of resistance and vigilance. He did not care too much at that time, just thought she was in a bad mood.

In retrospect, it wasn't that she was in a bad mood, it was just Selene's normal reaction to facing two strangers.

The fourth meeting should be last night. "Selene" showed a lot of fear of the dog, and even came back to not wanting to stay in the same car as him. As soon as he got of the car, far away from him, looking at his eyes is full of fear.

If she can and cat soul swap, then ... Can cat soul into her body can behave so normally? Even able to communicate with him and Mason?

It surely wasn't.

But can the same person really be so different?

The answer is obvious, they are not the same person, and Selene's transformation into a cat should be in stages.

That's why, in order to verify his suspicions, he asked Selene on WeChat to take care of the dog.

If she agreed, then the person who came should be her. After all, the other "Selene" is afraid of dogs. There is no way to come to take care of the dog.

The plan was good, but ...

Rowan sighed inwardly as he watched the message go out.

What he said made him look like a "very irresponsible owner".

A bit tempted to retract.

-Selene looks over the message again.

Selene read Rowan's message again.

Then her eyes lit up.

Help with the dog? Was there such a good thing?

She'd been worried about finding an excuse to jerk the dog around for so long after she moved here, and she didn't realize that the opportunity had even arrived at her door.

Selene immediately typed back a message.

［"Of course, I'll take care of the dog, don't worry.]

Selene also sent an emoticon of a cat shaking its fist.

[Thank you. The door code is 0927.]

[The meat is on the bottom shelf of the fridge, it's divided up, you just need to defrost it.]

[Additives are in the cabinet next to the fridge, just add the right amount.]

Putting down her cell phone, Selene instantly felt less sleepy and walked out of the bedroom door in her loungewear.

Just as she stepped out, she saw Faye sitting on the couch in the living room, staring blankly.

Selene tapped Faye's shoulder after passing by the sofa, "What are you thinking about? So mesmerized."

Faye came back to her senses and revealed a somewhat surprised look, "Why did you get up so early today, don't you usually get up before twelve?"

Selene walked over to the refrigerator, opened the top and took a bottle of milk out, opened it and took a sip, "... Gotta go take care of the poor puppy next door."

"Huh? I thought you couldn't sleep either."

Selene raised an eyebrow, her eyes full of confusion, "Couldn't sleep? Why can't you sleep?"

Faye said worriedly, "It's not because of that live broadcast you did last night, it was too high profile. I got up in the morning and looked at the microblogging. There were so many people discussing whether the cat had become a sperm or not, saying something like no sperm is allowed after the founding of the country, and that the AI researchers are hurrying to come and study you or something ... "

"Pfft ..." Selene couldn't help but laugh, "You really take their words seriously, it's okay, yesterday I should still be in the 'highly intelligent cat' category. ' category, understanding human speech is something many large dogs can do."

"As well as the fact that internet memories are short, we haven't spent any money at all on ongoing marketing, then this discussion will last another half a day at best before it's gone."

Faye froze, "Eh? Like that?"

Selene blinked, "Yeah, and I can tell you something else."

"What?"

"The number of animals that can push the communication button is going to get bigger soon."

Faye wasn't stupid, she understood what Selene meant in a second, "You mean there'll be a lot of cute bloggers to follow?"

"Yeah, don't underestimate people's determination to chase profit and the ability of capital marketing, that live broadcast yesterday has already shown them the profit that exists in it."

Faye suddenly came to a realization after hearing this, and immediately after, she became a bit angry and said indignantly, "Damn it, then aren't you doing others a favor! Obviously you were the one who came up with the idea first."

Selene looked at her sister, who was fighting for her, and gave a light smile, "It's okay, ever heard of an expression? The best place to hide a leaf is the forest, and the harder they try, the safer I am."

Faye was stunned for a moment, "You're really ..."

Immediately after, a new doubt surfaced in Faye's eyes. She hesitated for a moment before finally asking out, "Then why are you still unhappy? Obviously the hidden risks have been resolved."

Selene was stunned for a moment, a little surprised that her simple sister could see her inner doubts, and after some thought she spoke frankly:

"I was worried that some people would force their own dogs and cats to learn this button in order to follow the trend and make money, so now I'm a bit regretful that I didn't come up with a more thorough clarification program."

Faye didn't expect that what was troubling Selene was this kind of reason. Her mood was a bit complicated for a moment. She organized her words and said comfortingly:

"People who want to make money from their pets, even without this communication button, they will still toss their pets in other ways, think on the bright side Well, at least you have a higher threshold for this. The average cat or dog can't try it, greatly reducing their motivation, unlike pet breeding, which has no threshold at all."

"Understood, just a little too much." Selene's smile had more than a hint of self-deprecation in it, "Do I still seem kinda hypocritical for saying that?"

Faye didn't respond, but instead changed her mind and brought up another topic, "Say... why are you the one taking care of the dog next door ah, where's Rowan? People haven't come back yet?"

Selene also very tacitly gathered her mood, briskly responded, "Yes, he gave me a message back, said he had something to come back, right, beef you help me unfreeze?"

"My memory is not that bad, the eggs also helped you take out over there, then he is also too outrageous, you also praise him for being good ... Although I don't like dogs, I also hate the kind of people who have a dog but don't keep it properly, too irresponsible."

"Maybe there was a real emergency. I don't think he did it on purpose."

Faye gave an unimpressed 'tsk' and stood up, "Alright, I'm meeting my roommate for a shopping date this afternoon, should I bring you anything?"

"There doesn't seem to be anything I want."

"But you said to your roommate?" Selene paused for a moment as she picked up her eggs and looked up curiously, "Did you guys make up?"

Faye stiffened for a moment and said vaguely, "Ahem, made up for now, who knows when we'll fight again, don't talk about it in a hurry ..."

After saying that Faye left in a hurry.

Selene looked at the door that still had a crack exposed, smiled thoughtfully, lowered her head and started cutting the beef with her knife.

Today, her lunch was beef and egg fried rice.

Only after Selene had finished fixing her lunch did she carry the plastic bag containing her medication out the door and arrived at Rowan's door with great anticipation.

She clicked the combination lock on the door and began to enter the code.

With a crisp metallic sound, the door opened.

Appearing behind the door was a radiant golden retriever, its big fluffy tail still wagging in mid-air, looking like it was in a good mood.

Seeing a small animal happy, human beings would also be inexplicably very happy, and any worries instantly disappeared.

Selene's heart melted into a puddle in that moment, and she immediately squatted down to put the idea of immersive dog-sucking into practice.

The enthusiasm was so great that Rowan froze for a moment, and by the time he reacted he couldn't avoid it, and the whole dog was cradled in the arms of the person in front of him.

His nostrils were filled with an unfamiliar aroma, and in front of him was a face with an unmistakable smile.

"Isn't our cute puppy happy to see his sister? Sis is happy to see you too~"

Selene stroked the dog's head, then pinched its ears, and finally touched its nose with her fingers before withdrawing her hand in satisfaction.

"Almost forgot, it's time for you to take your medicine." Selene lowered her head and took the medicine out.

Hearing that he needed to take the medicine, Rowan subconsciously shook his head. In fact, he was already much better and didn't need to take any medicine at all.

Moreover, he was also more worried about the medication affecting his body, and he only took some medicine before when he had to.

Speaking of which, this is the first time he didn't change back at night. I don't know if it's because of illness. If it's just illness, then he should be able to change back after he gets well.

If it s not ... He might be the one who has to be mentally prepared to be a dog for the rest of his life.

The golden retriever 's bright eyes dimmed for a moment.

Looking at the golden retriever's tail and ears hanging down, his mood obviously deteriorated. Selene also had a bit of a headache.

"Are you not wanting to take your medicine?"

After last night's "homecoming trip", she still understood how smart this Golden Retriever in front of her was.

Selene had heard that some adult large dogs could reach the IQ of a five or six-year-old human pup, so it was normal for them to understand human language.

But she would have preferred it to be a little bit stupid so she could hide the medicine in its lunch and feed it.

It's not easy to fool a smart puppy.

"But no medicine ..."

Selene hadn't even finished her sentence when she saw the golden fur blinking its big eyes and looking pitiful.

Selene instantly betrayed her determination, "Forget it, just don't eat it, our brother's immunity must be good! You can get better on your own!"

"Say, what kind of name did this Rowan give the dog, how come it looks like a star chasing scene, every day brother long brother short ..."

Selene spat out brokenly while walking in the direction of the kitchen.

She didn't forget that her main task was to feed the dog.

The refrigerator in Rowan's house was high-end just by looking at it, a huge multi-door refrigerator with a glass-mirror appearance, divided into a total of three upper, middle and lower levels.

In addition to having the usual freezer and refrigerator sections, there is a bottom layer of a veggie compartment that can be used to store fruits.

As for why Selene knew about it, it was because she fell in love with the refrigerator at first sight and took a picture of it on the spot to search for the same model.

Then her enthusiasm flew away.

This refrigerator was imported and worth twenty-five thousand dollars.

It's not that she can't afford it, but other domestic refrigerators are more cost-effective.

Selene silently opened the freezer section, opened one of the drawers, and caught a glimpse of a dozen neatly organized preservation boxes, all filled with cut meat.

And all she had to do was take one of the boxes out and thaw it in the microwave to feed it to the dog.

This kind of thing was very easy, and in five minutes Selene had the thawed meat on a plate, with the plate and the meat on a low wooden counter in the dining room, which she had noticed earlier. The abrupt counter seemed to be a dining table tailor-made for dogs.

She raised her hand to greet the golden dog and came over, even her tone of voice was sweet as if she had added honey, "Eat~"

Rowan, who had never been treated so gently by the opposite sex, only felt that his body wasn't quite comfortable, and he could only lower his head, trying to use his appetite to fight the dissension in his heart.

Just as he came to the table and sat down, ready to start eating, his afterglow suddenly swept over the four chair legs not far away.

He jerked his head up, only to realize that-

Selene had moved a chair to sit right in front of it, her head lowered, her hands resting on her cheeks, and her eyes staring straight at him, looking at him with anticipation.

After two seconds, she still seemed to be not quite satisfied, frowning, and then as her brows stretched, she took out her cell phone from the pocket of her dress, and aimed the position of the cell phone camera at him, before a smile appeared on her face.

Rowan:...

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