Pet King - Chapter 120

Chapter 120
Not far north of Amazing Fate Pet Shop, there was Zhong Hua Road bus station .


The No . 39 bus slowly drove close to the station and stopped . Both doors opened at the same time . The crowd who had been waiting for the bus immediately rushed to the front door . From the back, a lady got off the bus with a little boy .
When there were no more people getting on or off the bus, the bus driver pushed a button . The doors closed . The bus drove out of the station and headed towards the next stop .
The lady was about thirty years old . She looked quite young . By the way she dressed and the fact that she took the bus, one would suspect she came from a normal family .
Her name was Gu Le . She had just taken her son back from his friend’s birthday party and was about to head home . Zhong Hua Road stop was the closest station to her home . She had to walk relatively far from there to get home .
The little boy, Yi Le, pursed his lips and walked reluctantly . He didn’t look too happy . Gu Le had to drag him along .
He should’ve been very happy after the birthday party . What had upset him?
The birthday party was held in a hotel . Everyone had fun . The food was great . The birthday cake was so good that the kids ate it all . All the kids were well-fed . As the party approached the end, the birthday boy casually asked Yi Le, "Next week is your birthday . How about we have a party here again?" Yi Le agreed in front of everyone without thinking . "Sure! Why not!"
It was an awkward moment for Gu Le . A meal like this would cost at least a few thousand Yuan in this fancy hotel . They didn’t have much extra money after paying their mortgage and they were trying to save up for a car . An extra expense like this didn’t help . As a result, she said, "Let’s invite your friends to our house for the party . I will make some yummy food for you guys!" All of the other parents were very understanding, including the birthday boy’s parents . They all agreed to this idea . However, Yi Le felt that his mom lost his face, so he was grumpy since they left the hotel .
Gu Le tried to comfort him . However, the harder she tried to comfort him, the grumpier Yi Le became . Gu Le didn’t really take it seriously . The only things in her mind were to go home, cook and then discuss with his dad how to calm down the child . Yi Le was a good boy . He should be fine soon .
At this time, her cell phone chimed . She had received a message . She let go of Yi Le’s hand and took her phone out . It was Yi Le’s teacher! She started reading the message immediately .
The teacher was happy with Yi Le . She said Yi Le behaved well and was engaging in class . He was friendly to his peers as well . The only thing was that he was naughty sometimes and would draw on the blackboard after it had just been cleaned .
Gu Le first expressed her gratitude towards the teacher . She carefully thought about the wording of the message and promised she would talk to Yi Le about his behavior of drawing on the blackboard .
She didn’t notice that after she let go of Yi Le’s hand, the grumpy kid was left behind .
When he walked by Amazing Fate Pet Shop, Yi Le looked inside and saw a black and white kitten looking at him with her silver-grey eyes . Yi Le loved dogs but not cats . He thought cats were too girly . He was a real man so he didn’t want anything to do with cats . He tightened his eyebrows and stared at the kitten .
He was almost 50 feet behind Gu Le . She was focused on her cell phone, busy returning his teacher’s message .
Yi Le was upset and down . He thought that his mom didn’t love him anymore . "Is it because I wanted to have my birthday party in the hotel? Mom is so stingy!" he thought .
They walked past Amazing Fate Pet Shop . There was an intercession in front of them . After this intercession, if they headed west, they would reach their home .
Yi Le suddenly came up with a weird thought . He wanted to punish his mom .
As a result, he decided to hide from his mom . If his mom could not find him and got worried, that meant she still loved him .
There wasn’t any place to hide though! Across from the street, there were a few street vendors selling skewers . Several customers stopped there to buy skewers . If he hid behind the street vendors, his mom might not be able to find him . Then his mom would worry sick and he could come out . She would be on top of the world when she saw him and she might agree to have the birthday party in the hotel .
He was a little worried that his mom would be mad, but he already had an excuse – I am only playing hide-and-seek with you . What a naughty boy!
Children at his age take action immediately when they think of something . Yi Le ran across the street .
Coming at a normal speed, the driver didn’t expect a child would jump out in the street all of a sudden .
There came a sharp screech of a car's brakes…
There was blood…
There was the crowd…
There came the ambulance…
Sorrow…
Two families would have been in tragedy since…
…
Zhang Zian thought Xinghai was not feeling like herself today . She usually agreed to another game, but she didn’t today . Her flashing silver-grey eyes worried him . He told her not to use her magic over small things . If she used magic to attract customers, even if the customer was the president of the United States, he would be mad at her .
"Xinghai, what’s wrong?"
As he asked, Yi Le was making a face at Xinghai who was walking by the store .
Xinghai turned around to look at Zhang Zian .
She seemed like she wanted to say something . She then looked at Old Time Tea and thought for a second . The silver light faded from her eyes .
Xinghai hadn’t changed the future, yet .
She raised one paw, pointed at Yi Le and said, "Zian, that child is going to be hit by a car . "
"What?!" Zhang Zian was shocked . He looked at the direction where Xinghai pointed .


There was a little boy, about seven or eight years old . His hair was short . He was wearing a shirt with a bear pattern . With his hands behind his body, he looked like he was walking without looking .
Zhang Zian looked at the road . He thought someone was going to do something stupid like drive up to the sidewalk, but he didn’t see one single weird car . Everyone looked fine .
He trusted that Xinghai would not joke around like that . Then what was it?
Without hesitation, Zhang Zian rushed out the door and ran towards the boy .
Yi Le turned on his naughty mode . He was about to cross the road and heard a man’s voice behind him . "You! Stay there!"
That scared Yi Le . He stopped, turned back and looked . It was a man he didn’t know, so he was highly alert .
At the same time, a car flew by . The driver was thinking about his newly-wed wife . A happy smile came up on his face . He didn’t know that he just stayed away from a tragedy that was going to change his and his wife’s lives .

Zhang Zian didn’t know what was going to happen . He wasn’t sure which car was going to hit the little boy . Looking around, he walked up to the boy quickly and stopped right in front of him .
Yi Le was scared . He cried, "Mom! Mom! Come save me! Someone is going to beat me up!"
Gu Le hit the "send" button and took a breath . She knew she could not offend the teacher . Otherwise, the teacher might be mean to her child . In the parents’ meeting, she was even more careful talking with the teacher than talking to her boss… The teacher’s words were the truth and no one dared to refute . A message from the teacher was like an order from the King – it simply could not be ignored .
She was trying her best for her kid .
It was almost the Moon Festival . She still could not determine what to give the teacher . Is a 500-Yuan supermarket gift card enough? She heard this teacher didn’t accept gifts and she returned all the gifts sent to her . Gu Le wasn’t sure if the teacher was really a good person or she didn’t want to take small gifts…Whatever! She finally made up her mind that she should go home and discuss the gift with her husband .
At the same time, she heard Yi Le’s voice . As her hand rattled, the cell phone dropped and the monitor broke . She reached out to the side, but nothing was there . Since when did Yi Le disappear? She turned and saw about him 60 feet away, with a man stopping Yi Le .
She almost hit the ceiling!
"You! What are you doing!" She screamed as she flew over .
Within seconds, she was standing in front of Yi Le and dragged him behind her .
Zhang Zian was astonished as well . He thought the little boy was playing alone on the street and he didn’t expect a woman!
He took a few steps back and put his hands above his head, showing that he wasn’t doing anything . At the same time, he was looking around to make sure there were no more unexpected crises .
"Mom! This is a bad guy! He suddenly stopped me and didn’t let me cross!" Using his mom as a shield, Yi Le pointed at Zhang Zian and yelled .


"I am not a bad guy!" Zhang Zian explained helplessly .
Champed with rage, Gu Le didn’t believe a word he said . "You are not a bad guy? If you are not a bad guy, why did you stop my child?" she raised her voice in the hope of attracting some pedestrians so Zhang Zian couldn’t do anything to harm them .
"Your kid was going to cross the street . I was worried he would get hit so I stopped him," Zhang Zian continued to explain .
Gu Le was mad, turned around and asked Yi Le, "Did you want to cross the road?"
Yi Le denied immediately, "No! He is lying!"
Zhang Zian was speechless .
Gu Le stared at Zhang Zian . Her eyes turned from confused to hostile . Between two stories from a strange man and her own son, she chose to believe her son . That was normal .
Some pedestrians stopped and watched them from a distance . They were curious what happened . Were this kid’s parents having a fight on the street? Didn’t look like it .
"I am warning you . Don’t you dare come close to us! I will call the police," Gu Le felt much more comfortable when there were more pedestrians around .
"I didn’t mean anything bad," It seemed like that was all Zhang Zian could say . What else could he say? His cat knew the kid was going to get hurt? No one would believe it!
Gu Le didn’t listen . She took Yi Le’s hand, stared at Zhang Zian and started stepping back .
Yi Le hid behind his mom . He even made a face to Zhang Zian . He felt that he was the big winner! He not only got back his mom’s attention, but also played tricks on this man .
Adults are so stupid!
Gu Le picked up her phone from the ground, rubbed the broken monitor and gave Zhang Zian another hard look .
"Yi Le, let’s go!" She held Yi Le’s hand and walking quickly to the intersection . She kept looking back to make sure Zhang Zian wasn’t chasing them .
She knew she had to tell her husband about everything when they arrived home . They had to make serious plans on getting a car . This world was too dangerous!
Standing in the depressing dusk, Zhang Zian was a bit sad . The pedestrians all looked at him with a strange face . When Gu Le and Yi Le disappeared in the dark, he then slowly walked back to the store .
"Zian, you are the best!" Xinghai said happily .
Zhang Zian forced a smile, "Xinghai, you are the best! If it wasn’t for you, who knows what would’ve happened . "
Fina woke up . She murmured coldly, "Mind your own business!"
Zhang Zian sat back down in the recliner, watching people pass by . The store grew darker and darker . He forgot to turn on the lights .
"Buddy," Old Time Tea said .
He cheered up, "What’s up, Miss Tea? Is the tea cold? I can boil some water . "
"Nope," Old Time Tea smiled, "When you walked out of that door, what was in your mind?"
Zhang Zian thought for a second, "That kid might be in danger and I want to save him . "
"That’s right . You got the desired benevolence . You shouldn’t be sad . "
Old Time Tea was pleased, "When I do something, I desire to keep benevolence in my heart . As long as I am honest to myself, I don’t care if other people understand . "
Zhang Zian’s heart brightened .
That was true . His only thought was to save the little boy, not to become a hero . He didn’t want gratitude from the mom . All he wanted was to avoid a tragedy .
He already received what he desired . There was nothing to be sad about .
Naughty kids should be taught a lesson, but not in such a cruel way that his life would be taken .
He cheered up when he thought about it .
"Xinghai, go on! I am going to win this time!" He turned on the lights and jumped off the recliner .
"Liar! Big liar!" Xinghai was excited .
"Okay . Try me! You’d better hurry . I am going to count!" Facing the wall, Zhang Zian started counting, "One, two, three…"
Xinghai complained, "That’s not fair . You are counting too fast!"
She then disappeared again .
Watching Zhang Zian playing games with Xinghai, Old Time Tea’s eyes were shining .