Mist

Chapter 86: Our Reality

The first rays of morning light entered the room through the sheer curtains.

The person on the bed was disturbed by the light. His quietly dormant eyelashes quivered slightly, and the person then frowned. He still hadn’t woken yet, but he didn’t sleep as well as before.

He had slept late last night but Song Qinglan on the other hand had already maintained a habit of getting up early for many years. He lightly got out of bed, adjusted the position of his pillow, and then picked up the pillow which had fallen onto the ground last night and similarly stacked it up to block the light falling onto Ji Yushi’s face. After ten or so minutes, this ray of light would move onto the wall beside the bed and no longer disturb him.

Ji Yushi didn’t sleep well, but he didn’t use blackout curtains. This was a sign of insecurity.
Coupled with the fact that he lived alone, for someone who couldn’t fall asleep in the dark, perhaps he didn’t like waking up in the dark even more.

Song Qinglan quietly left the bedroom and closed the door behind him.
The three cats in the living room quickly fled. They hid in their hiding places, observing this outsider.

The food bowls were all empty.
Song Qinglan found the cat food and filled the bowls up before going to wash up.

Once he was done, the ‘predecessors’ seemed to no longer be that scared of him.
Pitch-black, briquette-like balls of fluff walked around him while keeping their distance.

Song Qinglan began to warm up.       
He wasn’t the type with bulging muscles and was instead the type with a rather slender body with every part of his body in perfect proportion. He didn’t usually pursue strength training, so the usual push-ups and abdominal crunches was enough to achieve his goal of waking up his body every morning, regardless of the location.

In Ji Yushi’s living room, apart from sofa and books, there was also an open space for Song Qinglan to use.
Just as he officially started working out, the cats had already sat down one by one next to each other, following his movements with their heads tilted in curiosity.

This was the first morning Song Qinglan experienced of Ji Yushi’s life after they officially started dating.
Quiet and relaxed, everything was perfect.

After he was done working out, he beckoned to the cats. One of the black cats tentatively walked over. As soon as Song Qinglan scratched its chin, it could no longer maintain its aloof attitude and completely succumbed to him.
Pets were like their owners. After determining that this outsider could be trusted, it softened and allowed Song Qinglan to carry it to the kitchen.

The fridge was filled with food.
Song Qinglan found the ingredients he needed and piled them all onto the countertop before putting the cat back down.

The cat didn’t go and just stood on the countertop, watching him.
Song Qinglan gently ushered it away again and this time it finally jumped off.

But when Song Qinglan returned after leaving to retrieve milk from the fridge, a cat was sitting on the countertop again.
Sunlight also spilled into the kitchen, falling onto the various kitchenware and sink. The black fur on the cat’s body was glowing. It lowered its head curiously, nudged each of the food items one by one with its nose and then meowed in doubt, as if wondering since when did this family start making breakfast.

Song Qinglan hooked up his lips and rubbed its head, “Why are you up here again?”
Black cat: “Meow?”

At the same time, there was a cat cry from next to his feet, “Meow~”

Song Qinglan looked down. The cat on the ground was rubbing against his leg, showing intimacy. He understood at once that the cat on the countertop wasn’t the one earlier. The one on the ground was.