Befriending Cats, Stirring Up Dogs

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Ji Ci studied medicine in Jing City for her undergraduate degree. After graduating, she went to work at a pet shop in Yun City.

The owner of the auto repair shop next door was a retired soldier who liked to come over and bother the cats and dogs whenever he had nothing to do.

At first, Ji Ci thought he was tall and intimidating, so she always tried to avoid him.

Later, when they started to fall for each other, she felt awkward and said, “Boss Jin, do you think I'm a cat or something?”

Jin Sen injured his right leg two years ago, and it hurt terribly whenever the weather was gloomy or rainy.

Ji Ci brought her acupuncture needles and crouched beside his leg, sticking him full of needles until he looked like a hedgehog.

“I haven't used needles in two years,” Ji Ci said, feeling uneasy.

Jin Sen didn't seem to care. He reassured her, “Go ahead. It won't kill me.”

For the first thirty years of Jin Sen's life, he had just drifted along. Time pushed him forward, and he moved whenever it did.

For the next thirty years, he wanted to run. He ran from Yun City to Jing City, chasing after Ji Ci. His home was with her, and he couldn't go anywhere else.

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