Chapter 238 - 238: Did You Steal Something?

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

The next day, Lin Gantang returned to the bookstore.

The stray Ragdoll cat had been adopted two days ago. Qian Ruoxi had been in charge of the entire process, and the bookstore was kept in order. If she didn’t give her an extra bonus before the New Year holidays, Lin Gantang would feel bad.

It was almost the New Year, and the bookstore would be closed for business. They would not bring back new stray cats for the time being. Otherwise, they would not have enough manpower, which would not be good for the existing cats nor the bookstore.

On the day of her return to the country, the tabby cat went back with Wen Yanqing. When Lin Gantang returned to the shop, Ximi stood on its hind legs and used its front paws to hook her, wanting her to hug it.

Lin Gantang picked up the clingy Ximi. Vitamin E didn’t admit defeat and jumped into her arms while she sat down, pressing down on half of Ximi’s face.

Lin Gantang held on to this ‘heavy’ love and looked at Vitamin E’s increasingly wide body silently.

The little fellow should lose weight.

The vet had previously said that Vitamin E was on the plump side. How long has it been since then; it was getting round again?

“Have you been secretly eating?” Lin Gantang grabbed the back of Vitamin E’s neck.

Vitamin E meowed.

“Your mouth is still stained with juice from the can.” Lin Gantang examined.

“Em..”

“There’s no canned cat food in your menu today. Did you steal Blackie’s?”

“Em..”

“You still have the cheek to admit it? You’re just taking advantage of Blackie’s good temper. Your dried fish is gone! I’ll give them all to Blackie as an apology!”

“Waah!”

Not only was Vitamin E good at snatching food, but it was also a strange cat that could talk back. It meowed and whined non-stop, and it was more reasonable than you. Lin Gantang was so angry that she wanted to beat the cat.

She couldn’t beat him – this was the child she brought back and raised. Lin Gantang could only bear with it.

Just as she was about to lose it, Lin Gantang heard a burst of laughter. It turned out that Che Qin had been standing behind her without her knowing.

“I haven’t seen you for a few days. Are you busy with work?” Lin Gantang put down Vitamin E.

She seemed to have lost some weight and looked a little haggard.

“I’ve already resigned.” Che Qin shook her head.

Lin Gantang was a little surprised. She remembered that she liked her current job very much. Why did she resign?

Che Qin seemed to understand her confusion and said bitterly, “You already know about Zhang Rongqing and my ex-boyfriend. I’m not afraid to tell you. I quit because I stayed at home to…get off drugs.”

Che Qin looked around carefully, afraid that others would hear her.

Lin Gantang frowned and couldn’t help but let go of Ximi and sit up straight to listen to her.

Che Qin sat down beside her. “I didn’t dare to tell my dad. I secretly locked myself in my room.”

Tears welled up in her eyes and she immediately raised her hand to wipe them away. “Do you know how unbearable it was for me? I endured it all by myself. My father even scolded me for doing nothing all day long and only waiting for meals to be served. I don’t dare to say it. How am I going to work and get married if I tell others?”

Lin Gantang silently handed her a handkerchief.

Che Qin received it and grasped it in her palm. “No one would like someone who has touched drugs before, I guess? They wouldn’t care if I did so willingly or was sabotaged. I’m very grateful that you reminded me of my ex-boyfriend’s sabotaging me at that time. Otherwise, if I had gotten addicted to drugs in public, the negative news would have spread far and wide, and my life would have been ruined.”

Lin Gantang couldn’t help but hug her. “Alright, don’t cry. You’re out now. You’ve already endured it, right?”

“Yes.” Che Qin wiped her tears and nodded, then shook her head. “My dad chased me out today.”

To eliminate the hallucinations and delusions brought about by drugs were easier said than done. In the early stages, one needed to get rid of the drug addiction; in the later stage, there was still psychological addiction. The success rate of getting off drugs alone at home was extremely low. It was very easy for withdrawal reactions to occur and one may hurt oneself during a seizure.

To survive for so long, Che Qin must have had a lot of perseverance and determination to quit..