Here is how it happened: today, she took Black Cat out to go grocery shopping, with Black Cat perched very obediently on her shoulder. Having once run into a robbery at the vegetable market, Liǔ Cháoquè even took a detour to a much larger supermarket so she could restock her snack supplies at the same time.
She wasn't particularly big on puffed snacks, but she loved all kinds of instant drinks, dried fruit, sausages, dried bean curd, and braised delicacies. Since she was just about out of her student milk and dried fruit, she figured she would buy a bit more at the supermarket.
Pets were not allowed inside the supermarket, and Liǔ Cháoquè hadn't wanted to bring Black Cat out in the first place. But Black Cat had probably been cooped up at home for a whole week; when Liǔ Cháoquè walked over to the entryway, it latched onto her trouser leg, looked up at her with a pitiful expression, and said, "I want to go out, I want to go out. Please, I beg you, let Your Majesty go out!"
Chapter 19