Universe Infinite Canteen

Ma Lu and Mr. Furball successfully signed an employment contract, with the latter becoming another new employee of the Universe Infinite Canteen who did not contribute to social security and housing fund.

But Ma Lu wasn't planning to let him stay in the store, even though food shouldn't be discriminated against, the process of making cat urine beer was indeed a bit too hardcore.

Moreover, as a little kitty, Mr. Furball's alcoholism and smoking made his overall mental state and public image seem quite unsuitable for public appearance.

Not long ago, Ma Lu had just rented a room in the neighborhood behind to accommodate those Valkyrie people, so he conveniently sent Mr. Furball over there as well. He let him live in the spare bedroom and even provided him with a fish tank to produce drinks.

Then, he also had Jigina call up eight of her people to take on the role of beverage specialists at light speed, and regularly bag the drinks from the fish tank and store them in the fridge.

After everything was arranged, Ma Lu and Old Wang went home, and it was already close to 10 p.m. when they returned to the neighborhood.

As a result, Ma Lu saw a familiar figure downstairs again, shining a flashlight towards the flower bed and softly calling out, "Mr. Furball, Mr. Furball~"

Ma Lu walked past her and initially wanted to go straight upstairs, but then he stopped in his tracks.

"It's quite late."

The ponytailed girl turned around when she heard him and quickly apologized, "Sorry, I'll keep my voice down."

"No, I mean it's very late, do you still want to keep looking?"

The ponytailed girl nodded, "Because Mr. Furball is still outside, I'm very worried about him, he has been with me for so long and has never spent a night outside alone."n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

"But... wasn't he a stray cat before he met you?"

"What?" The ponytailed girl was taken aback, "I... should not have told anyone that I adopted Mr. Furball, how do you know that?"

"Actually, my real identity is that of a cat spirit medium," Ma Lu said seriously.

"Cat... what?"

"Cat spirit medium, similar to a psychic medium, but the feline version. I can communicate with little kitties."

"So you mean my Mr. Furball... he's dead?" the ponytailed girl asked, her face turning pale, "Mr. Furball..."

"Ah, no, he's still alive. We cat spirit mediums can also communicate with living kitties, it's sort of a telepathic ability."

"Really?"

"Really. You found Mr. Furball about 9 months ago, right? Initially, he was quite temperamental and didn't listen very well, but he gradually became more sensible, even more worry-free than other cats.

"He would use the litter box without being taught, learn anything quickly, and eventually, he didn't even need your commands to know what to do, giving you the feeling that you were in sync with him."

"That's exactly right!" the ponytailed girl said excitedly, clutching Ma Lu's hand, "My God, you really are a cat spirit! Can you help me find my Mr. Furball? I can pay you."

"It's cat spirit medium, not spirit. And don't worry, I don't take money. Being a cat spirit medium is just a hobby of mine."

As they were talking, someone else came running over from not too far away, holding a food container in his hand.

The newcomer was Hu Weiqi, who, while running, said, "The nearby diners have all closed, but luckily there was a snack stall. I bought some grilled cold noodles, Xiao Yan you should have something to eat..."

He stopped mid-sentence because he saw the clasped hands of Ma Lu and the ponytailed girl.

"Thanks, Weiqi Bro, but honestly, I don't need it, I've been telling you, I can look for my cat myself. Otherwise, it would be too much of a delay for you."

"Then why are you getting so close to him?" Hu Weiqi looked at Ma Lu with a hint of enmity in his gaze.

"Because he is a cat medium."

"A cat what?"

"Cat medium, like a spiritual medium, but the kitty version," the girl with the ponytail explained.

"What the heck is that?" Hu Weiqi's eyes widened before he continued.

"Xiao Yan, you've just graduated not too long ago; you may not realize how sinister society can be. Some dubious individuals will make up all sorts of excuses to get close to young people of the opposite sex. I know Ma Lu, this guy is just a street vendor, not some cat medium."

"I don't do street vending anymore."

"And now you've suddenly become what, a cat medium? That's how con artists operate, Xiao Yan," Hu Weiqi said earnestly.

"Cat medium is just my side job." Ma Lu pulled out two business cards from his pocket and handed them to the ponytailed girl and Hu Weiqi, "My current job is owning a restaurant."

"Really? Or not?" Hu Weiqi looked skeptically at the business card in his hand, "You didn't print this yourself, did you?"

"There's no need to fake this, if you don't believe it, just come and see for yourself at my place."

"Then, Ma Lu, can you help me contact Mr. Furball?" the girl with the ponytail asked anxiously.

"Sure, I'll prepare a ritual, but I might need something Mr. Furball has touched."

"We can go to my place." The girl with the ponytail said, and then bowed to Hu Weiqi, "Thank you for spending so much time with me, Weiqi Bro. I know you're concerned about my safety, but I'm not a child, I can tell who's good and who's bad."

Hu Weiqi felt a bit awkward and could only watch as Ma Lu and the ponytailed girl went upstairs.

It wasn't that Ma Lu intended to steal someone's heart; it's just that he saw how hard the ponytailed girl was working to find her cat. Even if he couldn't tell her the whereabouts of the Ragdoll cat, he at least wanted to find a way to make her give up the search temporarily.

Ma Lu first took Old Wang home and then went upstairs with the ponytailed girl to the room she was renting.

The ponytailed girl opened the door and said to Ma Lu, "It's probably a bit messy inside, just take a seat anywhere, I'll get you something to drink."

Ma Lu sat down on the sofa and looked around the room.

It was evident that the ponytailed girl really loved cats; other than the landlord's furniture, the room was filled with cat-related items.

Ma Lu saw a cat litter box, scratching post, cat tree, automatic cat water dispenser, cat massager, cat teaser wand, catnip fish, cat bed, potted cat grass... and many more cat toys he couldn't name.

After seeing all these things, Ma Lu started to understand why Mr. Furball eventually chose to give up his dignity and degrade himself to become Mr. Furball.

The living conditions here could definitely be described as very comfortable.

The ponytailed girl brought Ma Lu some juice and then went into the bedroom to find a slightly frayed ball of fur, which she placed in front of him.

"This is Mr. Furball's favorite ball of fur; I often use it to play with him. I wonder if it will work?"

"Ah, that should be fine, I'll try to make contact with him."