Start at the pet store

Ji Ling was a little nervous: Could it be that someone abandoned a baby?

Rainy night, baby crying...

These elements combined together are really frightening, and the head can't help but associate many things...

"It shouldn't be." Lu Jingxing didn't think it was likely. Who would abandon a baby in this weather, and it can't be abandoned here. This is a pet store, not an orphanage.

Seeing Ji Ling's look, he knew she was a little scared.

Lu Jingxing hurried over, gently put his arm around Ji Ling's shoulders, and comforted her, saying: "Don't be afraid, I'll go and see."

Ji Ling looked up at him and subconsciously took his hand: "I'll go with you."

"Okay, let's not turn on the lights first, and you can give me a flashlight later to see what's going on."

They held their breath and listened. The "wa wa ah ah" cry was sometimes loud and sometimes soft, intermittent.

Listening carefully, they heard the cry of "gurgle... gurgle..."

Ji Ling held the flashlight in one hand and held Lu Jingxing's hand tightly with the other hand, and her palms were sweating.

Lu Jingxing felt her nervousness, tightened his grip, and told her not to be afraid.

They opened the back door and scanned the back garden with a flashlight.

Because they were not sure what it was, they did not dare to open the door easily.

Lu Jingxing felt that the sound should be... what animal?

Birds? Poultry? Or giant salamanders?

But he felt more like an owl.

But he was not sure, because owls usually do not come to the city.

He thought about it, patted Ji Ling's hand, and asked her to wait here.

Then, he walked out alone.

He had just walked out three or five steps when the "gurgle...gurgle..." sound stopped abruptly.

Although it was still raining heavily outside, there was a canopy in the back garden. Except for the outermost one meter near the wall, most of it was not exposed to rain.

When the sound appeared, it was quite scary.

It stopped suddenly, and it felt even more terrifying!

Lu Jingxing took a deep breath and walked out carefully.

He looked around and looked around carefully.

There was nothing unusual, except for the barking of cats and dogs, the loudest sound was the rain.

Lu Jingxing checked carefully, and finally.

In the far right corner, on the edge of the awning on the dog yard, there stood a bird.

A big bird.

It looked at Lu Jingxing with big eyes, silly and cute.

Its wings were spread, with a silly look.

It was still calling "Gulu...Gulu..." in its mouth, and the rain soaked it like a drowned chicken.

It was a little miserable, and a little silly.

After Lu Jingxing saw it clearly, he breathed a long sigh of relief.

He turned around and waved to Ji Ling who was holding a flashlight. Ji Ling came over and walked slowly towards the owl with Lu Jingxing.

Lu Jingxing wore gloves and crouched.

The owl saw them approaching and flapped its wings hard, as if trying to fly, but unfortunately, it failed.

"It can't fly. It looks like its wings are injured?" Ji Ling said hesitantly while holding an umbrella for Lu Jingxing.

Lu Jingxing didn't approach rashly, but observed it first before forcing it into the corner with a broom.

After driving it into the corner, Ji Ling had already brought a cage over neatly: "Use this!"

"Okay." Lu Jingxing blocked it with a broom in his left hand and took the cage with his right hand.

The owl wanted to run, but Lu Jingxing quickly covered it with a hood.

The owl was injured, wet in the rain, and very scared. It stared at Lu Jingxing and the others, flapped its wings hard for a few times, opened its mouth, and started to cry again.

"Wow wow wow ah ah ah ah..."

Good guy, that's the sound!

Although I already knew it was the cry of an owl, I still felt creepy when I heard it at first.

Ji Ling came over and took the broom from Lu Jingxing: "How do we get it out?"

Lu Jingxing frowned and thought: "Let me see..."

The cage was not big, and the owl was fluttering inside, making quite a lot of noise.

Its head was big, almost as wide as its body, its beak was short, flat and strong, with a hooked tip, and its big eyes were embedded in its eye sockets. Now that Lu Jingxing was pressing the cage, it fluttered for a while and then stopped moving, its eyes wide open, staring at Ji Ling who was observing it, angrily.

Lu Jingxing curled his lips slightly and smiled: "This owl should still be a young bird that has just learned to fly."

"It's a little silly, and its cry is quite creepy." Ji Ling bent down slightly and looked down at this species that he had only heard of but never seen. It was quite strange.

Lu Jingxing thought about it and asked her to get the protective gear: "There's no other way. This guy flutters when he moves, and he's quite strong. I might as well just catch him in there."

"Okay." Ji Ling went to get the protective gear and held the cage for Lu Jingxing.

After Lu Jingxing put on the protective gear, he came over and lifted a corner of the cage.

As soon as he opened it, the owl rushed over quickly.

As soon as Lu Jingxing stretched out his hand, the owl pecked at his glove, tearing a big hole.

This little thing looks quite silly, but it has strong fighting power.

Ji Ling was shocked and subconsciously took the cage over: "Why don't we put it in there!?"

If he didn't bring gloves and just touched it directly, I'm afraid his hand would be cut.

"It's okay, it won't let go, look." Lu Jingxing held it with both hands, and the owl seemed to be competing with him, biting it tightly and resolutely not letting go!

Bamao also heard the noise and ran over to watch the fun.

When Bamao saw such a big bird, his eyes lit up and he tried to rush up with his ears open.

Lu Jingxing quickly took the owl to the examination room and asked Ji Ling to pull Bamao away: "Don't fight! Bamao!"

The owl was also startled when he saw Bamao and struggled to flutter.

Probably because it touched the wound again, it screamed in pain.

Bamao was immediately excited and pulled the glass door outside: "Meow! Meow!" You, come out!

Lu Jingxing was amused and angry, so he quickly patted the owl to let it relax slowly.

Ji Ling thought about it. The owl was injured and wet in the rain, so he was afraid that he was still hungry: "I'll get it some broth?"

It just so happened that there was still some broth left from the previous cooking for the cats.

"Okay, I'll give it a rough check."

After eating something later, I'll stuff it into the hair dryer.

Bamao stood in front of the glass door, looking inside, and pacing back and forth from time to time.

After checking the owl, it was found that its wings were indeed injured. It was very excited when Lu Jingxing touched it.

I'm afraid it was injured in the bones, so I have to take an X-ray.

Lu Jingxing was turning on the machine, and Ji Ling had already brought the broth over.

This stupid bird didn't eat it. Ji Ling thought about it, picked up the shredded meat with tweezers, and shook it near the owl's mouth. The owl should be a little hungry. When it saw the moving camera, it immediately bit it.

Ji Ling was so scared that his hands trembled, but he didn't retreat.

Luckily, the owl only pecked the meat on the tweezers.

It was obvious that it was very hungry. At first, Ji Ling picked it up with tweezers and fed it, but later it couldn't wait and ate it directly.

Seeing it eating happily, Ji Ling pondered: "This is a second-level protected animal. If it can't fly, we may have to report to the animal quarantine station tomorrow."

"Okay, I'll contact them tomorrow." Lu Jingxing adjusted the machine and came over to see that the owl had finished a bowl of broth: "It's okay as long as it can eat, which means there is no big problem."

"Yeah." Ji Ling nodded and looked at his hand: "Is your hand okay? Let me see."

Although it was wearing protective gear, it was a raptor after all, and it tore a big hole in the glove at once...

"It's okay." Lu Jingxing stretched out his hand and showed it to her: "It's just that the glove is broken. It should have just learned to fly, and the bite is not strong. If it is an adult, it may be a bit dangerous."

"Let me see... Is the skin not broken? This is a real wild animal..." Ji Ling was still very scared, holding his hand and carefully checking it over and over again.

Although this owl is a young bird, it is wild after all. If there is any virus or something, it will be tricky.

Her hands were soft and a little cool.

She gently held his hands and looked at them very carefully. Because she was so close, she could even feel her breath on his fingertips.

Lu Jingxing lowered his eyes and looked at her, feeling warm in his heart.

Usually, he would care about others by himself, and few people cared about him like this. Moreover, Ji Ling held his hands like this, as if he was the only one in her eyes...

He looked at Ji Ling, who had just been frightened and was now worried about himself, and his heart skipped a beat.

Ji Ling's hair fell down and gently brushed his arm, as if brushing against his heart.

His eyes were too hot, and Ji Ling subconsciously raised his head.

Their eyes met, and both of them blushed.

There were bursts of rain outside the house, but no matter how loud the thunderstorm was, it was not as loud as their heartbeats at this moment.

Lu Jingxing's Adam's apple rolled, and he opened his mouth, but he didn't say anything.

Between the two of them... is it really possible?

Is her shyness at this moment really what he thought it was?

Ji Ling was a little embarrassed at first, and her blush spread all the way to her ears.

During this period of time, she has been hesitant and tried many times, but...

She hated Lu Jingxing for being a wooden man!

And now, her heart was beating like a drum, and Lu Jingxing's reaction made her feel that she seemed to be on the verge of victory!

But just as she was about to speak, Lu Jingxing suddenly withdrew his hand.

He turned around hastily with a hoarse voice: "I, I'm going to see the owl..."

"Don't go!" Ji Ling was anxious, she grabbed his arm: "What owl are you looking at, look at me!"

"...Ah?" Lu Jingxing was a little confused.

Ji Ling looked at him and took a deep breath.

She knew that Lu Jingxing was an introverted person, and it was difficult for him to take the initiative.

It was not easy to get this God-given opportunity. If she missed it, she would regret it to death!

One effort, two declines, three exhaustion.

This opportunity must not be missed!

Ji Ling made up her mind and threw herself directly into Lu Jingxing's arms: "Do you like me!?"