Bai Duanduan feels like a bun that has been deceived by a scum man but still loves the other party and allows them to take what they wanted. She was grumpy and irritable. Now she can only court humbly. She stretched out her hand to the orange cat and said with deceit, âMimi, I forgive you for this incident, but you have to be home with me. You come home with me, and cut it off clean with Ji Lin. We will turn over a new leaf. The past will be forgotten, and we will look to the future. Iâll also add one extra can of food for you once a week.â
âBut if you donât come over now, donât think about anything after you go back.â
The orange cat probably finally realized that there was something wrong in the atmosphere. It jumped off Ji Linâs body and hurriedly paced up to Bai Duanduanâs feet, meowed petulantly a few times, and then began to rub Bai to Duanduanâs legs in an extremely flattering manner.
As a result, the orange cat and Bai Duanduanâs relationship was just getting better and better when Ji Linâs merciless voice rang out, âChestnut, you better come back right now, or else you wonât have your dried fish.â
ââ¦â¦â
The orange cat, who stepped on two boats, was obviously unscrupulous, as if he could understand human words. When Ji Lin mentioned the dried fish, it immediately abandoned Bai Duanduan and began to meow and rub up to Ji Linâs trouser.
Ji Lin laughed, looking like a triad who had gotten his way, âCats are the smartest, they know who to go with in the end. Not to mention âMimiâ? Who still has such an unorthodox and unrecognizable name nowadays? Itâs so corny.â
Bai Duanduan gritted her teeth and glared at Ji Lin.
Hate was hate, but the problem had to be solved.
This was not a way to continue. The cat was obviously not willing to give up on any of the owners, rubbing up against this one and then that one, his eyes full of âI love bothâ. Even though he was now caught red-handed with all the incriminating evidence, he simply gave up and put on a âI am such a man. You either get along well and be a pair of good sisters who are favored by the king at the same timeâ lookâ¦.. shamelessly so open and magnanimousâ¦..
âSince this happened, we both have the right to claim custody of this cat â¦â¦â
âEn.â Ji Lin nodded, agreeing, âCustody goes to me, and you have visitation rights once a week, plus the obligation to pay maintenance.â
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âIt belongs to you? Stop dreaming, Ji Lin, have you ever seen a divorce case in which the woman was not at fault and had the financial ability to raise properly, still the child was awarded to the man? Youâre even busier than I am with work, so giving you custody is not conducive to the catâs healthy growth. You donât even have time to spend with him. He is a clingy, high demanding baby. He would become autistic if he is with you. Not to mention the fact that at such a young age, babies need maternal love.â
âAutistic? Every time this cat comes to stay with me, he gains weight, which means heâs happy and fat. And you claim to be motherly? Youâre so motherly you donât even know how many whiskers he has?â
What sane person would count their catâs whiskers, Ji Lin!
Bai Duanduan said defiantly, âItâs not healthy for a cat to be overweight, he will die early! Itâs just like the case of those obese people who are prone to getting high blood pressure and heart disease. You think itâs love to give him food whenever he wants? What scares me the most about raising children nowadays is people like you who donât understand the scientific concept of education and nurturing but are so complacent.â
Bai Duanduan pointed righteously at the cat and said deafeningly, âYou are indulging him, which is not at all a good philosophy of education and nurturing. If I were to leave it to you, wouldnât the end result be a white-haired person sending a black-haired person to the grave? Mimi will probably die of high blood pressure and hyperlipidemia at a young age, leaving only me, an old mother, to spend her long life alone and desolate!â
ââ¦â¦â
Ji Lin frowned, âI know, I will give him a controlled and balanced diet.â
âThat doesnât work either. I reasonably suspect that what you usually give him is junk food, thatâs why he gets so fat so easily.â Bai Duanduan glanced at Ji Lin, âLook at your usual charges, which are accurate to seconds. Itâs very difficult to spend money for you, right? You definitely wonât buy imported cat food for him like I do!â
âNo matter how bitter I am with money, I canât be bitter with my own child.â Ji Lin pursed his lips. âI bought all imported cat food. Even the cat climbing frame and cat villa is made of solid wood and painted with environmentally friendly paint. Usually, I will cook cat food for him once a week. On the contrary, itâs you. Can you cook cat food for him? You canât replace home made food with canned food and imported cat food, right? Can you provide him with a fresh cat meal? What is the difference between this and some irresponsible parents who canât cook by themselves and let their children eat takeaway all day long which are made of waste oil?â
âI can learn too! Isnât it just cooking cat food?!â
Ji Lin sneered, âWhen you enter the kitchen, itâs not cooking, itâs poisoning. If he follows me, at most he would be only obese, but if he follows you, he will die from your cooking.â
ââ¦â¦â
âIn short, do you want the cat to belong to you? Dream on.â
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Thus, two people were fighting for the cat without giving a way to each other. They were full of words about custody, future happiness, educational concepts, and living habits and healthy work and rest. Passers-by who didnât understand thought that they were a bunch of divorced couples fighting for the custody of their children.â¦â¦
The two kept fighting with each other for a long time, and Bai Duanduan finally surrendered and suggested, âLetâs retreat and raise him together. He will be with me on the first, third and fifth and with you on the second, fourth and sixth day of the week. On Sunday, let the cat follow whomever he wants to go to. Anyway, the two of us will face each other everyday, so on Sunday, you will have him for half a day and I will have him for the other half a day. Regarding the money, letâs bear it separately. If we have any common expenses, we will split in halfâ¦â
Although Ji Lin was full of reluctance, but in the end also agreed to the proposal of Bai Duanduan, only this man finally did not forget to add a sentence.
âI am agreeing only for the catâs sake. I canât bear to see him make a difficult choice at such a young age. I am definitely not giving in to you.â
âFine, fine, fine. Youâre all for the good of the child and canât bear to force him to necessarily choose who to follow. I understand, but today is Wednesday. Sorry, the cat belongs to me.â Bai Duanduan was afraid that Ji Lin would regret it, so she hurriedly picked up the cat and headed for the lift in the building.
Ji Lin followed closely behind, and it didnât take long before he got in the lift too.
The two of them were like a fake couple who were separated from each other but were still reluctantly together for the sake of their child. They stood there quietly and watched at the jumping numbers without saying a word as the elevator went up to their floor.
Bai Duanduan thought the matter had finally come to an end, but before she could enter her house doorâ¦â¦..
âBai Duanduan.â
Bai Duanduan turned around and hugged the cat tightly, and said sternly, âWhat else do you want? Youâre not trying to break the contract, are you? Weâve already agreed on this, so donât go back on your word!â
âNo, I think there is one more thing we have to make clear.â
âWhat?â
Ji Lin looked at Bai Duanduan and then the cat in her arms, âHis name.â
âIâll call him Mimi when he is with me, I donât care if you call him Chestnut or Nut when he is with you.â
âNo way.â Ji Lin was insistent, âThis is not good for the catâs mental health, and it would make him have confused and divided thoughts easily every time we will call for him. Mimi is too popular of a name. Nine out of ten cats are called Mimi. I wonât allow my cat to be called such a lame name.â
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Bai Duanduan thought in her heart, as long as she rolled her eyes fast enough, Ji Lin would not be angry with her.
Bai Duanduan, calm down! Stay calm! Stay calm! Maintain your composure!
âWhatâs wrong with Mimi? A cat should have a catâs name, and his name is Bai Mimi!â
âHe is called Ji Chestnut.â
âBai Mimi!â
âJi Chestnut.â Ji Lin didnât back down at all, âBesides, he is an orange cat, and Bai Mimi will easily make him self-doubt his identity. He would think that he is a white cat.â
[T/n: one of the meanings of Bai is white in Chinese.]
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âJi Lin, has anyone told you that you are really good at it?â
âYes, and they all cried afterwards.â Ji Lin gave Bai Duanduan a look, âThey all lost while fighting me in a lawsuit.â He thought for a moment and added, âVery badly, like you did last time.â
ââ¦â¦â
Ji Lin, if you canât use your mouth in a good way, you should really donate it to people in need.
Bai Duanduan simply couldnât stand it, âFine! itâs fine not to have the surname Bai, I will allow him to take your surname! But the name remains the same, from now on he will be called Ji Mimi!â
After she finished speaking, she didnât wait for Ji Linâs reaction and hurriedly carried the cat into the house.
That man, Ji Lin, was too much of a pain in the arse! This time, it was just a fight for the custody of a cat. She canât imagine what kind of fight anyone who was blind and married to Ji Lin would have over the custody of their child after the divorce.
Itâs really scary to imagine.
Author has something to say:
Lin Hui and Du Xinyi will be hit hard in the face, do not worry â
The catâs part in this story is inspired from a real story that I saw in the British newspaper or in a microblogging site from Europe or America~l forgot~ hahahahaha
[Small Theater]
Reader @love to eat cookieâ
After a long time, a certain man surnamed Ji was chasing after a goddess,
Certain man surnamed Ji: Do you want to go shopping? Swipe my card, I have a lot of cards! Feel free to swipe!
Bai Duanduan: This old lady is rich! Donât need yours!
â¦â¦
Certain man surnamed Ji: Honey, do you want to open your own law firm? Is it okay if I pay back to join? I donât want money! You get the cases! You get all the income! You can have everything!
Bai Duanduan: This old lady is so self-reliant, she simply looks down on you!
Reader @love fried riceâ
In the future,
Ji Lin: Iâll give you everything I have, including me, please say something to me! Even one word will do!!!
Bai Duanduan: (Tsundere blushing face + ignoringâ¦)