Chapter 952: What Did You See?

Lin Gantang eventually caught Brandy, stroked him a few times, and put him back on the ground before picking Ximi up from Qian Ruoxi’s arms.

Ximi was as well-behaved as ever, nestling obediently in Lin Gantang’s embrace.

Qian Ruoxi glanced at the Ragdoll cat that walked away with its tail held high and then at Ximi, who was being gently stroked in her arms. Indeed, the boss was still partial to this calico.

“Was everything normal at the store while I was out?” Lin Gantang asked.

Qian Ruoxi nodded, “The cat café and bookstore closed down, and our store’s foot traffic and book sales increased. I brought back quite a few stray cats under the conditions you mentioned, and whenever we met someone willing to adopt, we let the customers take them according to the procedure.”

There were many more cats in the bookstore, Lin Gantang saw, including breeds like the British Shorthair and American Shorthair, probably all previously abandoned.

But there were even more domestic cats, each clean and pretty due to the bookstore’s meticulous care.

“You’ve worked hard this month,” Lin Gantang said.

“Not at all, this is all part of my duty as the store manager.”

Due to the situation with the cat café and bookstore, their similarly themed bookstore inevitably faced scrutiny.

However, the operations of the Cat Bookstore were more humane, and those with intentions could find no fault.

In the past, Qian Ruoxi had also wondered like others why the bookstore, occupying such a prime location and paying expensive rent, was only open for such a short time each day.

Seeing this now, Qian Ruoxi thought the boss’s decisions were more rational than ever.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Lin Gantang walked around the bookstore, saw that everything was fine, fed Ximi and several others some snacks, and prepared to leave.

On her way out, thinking of Bei Bei who had opened a shop not far next door, she slowly walked over to check it out.

It just so happened that Bei Bei was in the store. Seeing Lin Gantang, she happily approached her, “Did you come from the bookstore?”

Seeing Lin Gantang nod in agreement, she smiled with narrowed eyes, “I knew you’d come to the bookstore as soon as you got back. I was actually wondering if you had time to visit my store.”

She took Lin Gantang’s hand.

The wind blew against her long dress, hooking the hem.

Bei Bei just happened to see Lin Gantang’s slightly protruding belly; it wasn’t noticeable when standing in the loose dress, but with the wind blowing, the dress clung to her body making it quite obvious.

She pursed her lips, “It’s starting to get cold, don’t stay in the wind. Come in and take a look at the clothes my cousin designed.”

A person’s energy is limited, and Bei Bei couldn’t possibly oversee everything personally, hence she had hired both shop assistants and a manager.

The shop had just opened not long ago, and Bei Bei had been very attentive, so she had come by often recently.

Just as she was about to pull Lin Gantang into the store, she looked up to see a familiar car across the street not far away.

Lin Gantang noticed her frown and leaned forward following her gaze, “What do you see?”

Bei Bei pointed with her mouth towards the black car, signaling for her to look, “Are you still in contact with Gu Zhichuan?”

“No, I cut off contact a while ago.” Lin Gantang also saw Gu Zhichuan’s car but she was largely indifferent, “Let’s go inside, there’s nothing interesting about him.”

“You were on vacation when my store was really busy with the opening, and during that time I saw Gu Zhichuan several times,” Bei Bei shared with her, “Does he still have feelings for you, perhaps reminiscing?”

“As long as he doesn’t interfere with my life, it’s fine. I can’t stop him anyway.”

Bei Bei thought about it and agreed.

Seeing Gu Zhichuan’s car, Bei Bei couldn’t help but bring up Gu’s affairs and gossiped, “Doesn’t Gu Zhichuan have a secretary named Feng Yangyang, his ex-girlfriend?”

“I’ve heard about her,” Lin Gantang admired a dress on a mannequin and answered nonchalantly, “But who he hires as a secretary is none of our business, right?”