Chapter 9

"He was my lover, but he was from the past. I don't know when it started, but he began to abuse me, and then it got to this point..." Xiao Li felt a surge of bitterness in her heart. Even though her body had recovered, she felt a metallic taste of blood rising in her throat.

Her eyes dimmed, and she seemed lost in thought. Her voice was hoarse as she said, "He and I have known each other since we were little. I don't understand why things have turned out this way."

Xiao Li knew she couldn't take revenge on her own. "If you can help me get revenge, I can give you my source power, which will be useful to you. I can also work for you, as long as you can help me!"

Shen Che was stunned when he heard the word "origin". He didn't know what to say. A cat demon without its origin would lose its intelligence and be subject to birth, aging, sickness and death again. "Why bother? If you don't give it to us, we will help you."

“Yes, yes, the most important thing in life is to live and enjoy life, because it’s not worth losing everything.” Ning Wensong added, “Bad men deserve to die!”

Gu Nian wasn't a cat, and he was trying to keep to himself and minimize his presence, but he couldn't help but say, "What do you mean you can't find men or women? You'll know how good other people are once you've slept around a bit more. Your good days are yet to come!"

"..." Shen Che and Ning Wensong exchanged a glance, speechless. It was the first time they had ever seen someone comforted like this.

Gu Nian noticed the atmosphere was getting awkward, so he quietly went outside and squatted down.

After listening to the three of them, Xiao Li's bitterness lessened slightly. "Let's take revenge on him first. I will make him pay the price. No matter what, I will repay you. Without you, I would be dead by now."

She was on the verge of a mental breakdown, and it was very difficult for her to express herself clearly.

Shen Che agreed, but this was not something that could be done in a short time. After instructing his assistant, he led the two to another ward.

"Chen Che, I just remembered to ask you something. You acted too naturally. Do your assistants even know you're a cat? I didn't see them react at all." Ning Wensong felt he was too slow-witted. If only cats had five brains.

“They’re all cats, I thought you knew. Cat demons all have the scent of their own kind, it’s normal that you can’t tell them apart after spending so much time with me,” Chen Che explained to her, after all, this wasn’t a native cat demon.

Gu Nian couldn't find her way between the two of them for some reason. She squinted and stared at them as they stroked their chins, starting to brainstorm.

"We've arrived. Gu Nian, go see them. They miss you a lot. You can send them back after a few more days." Shen Che looked at the lively kittens in the ward and breathed a sigh of relief. They were all almost dead when they were brought here, and it's really good that they've recovered.

Ning Wensong looked at the room full of adorable cats and immediately reverted to his original form, with one of the cats rushing in.

"Meow, meow~"

"Meow meow meow meow~"

Meow~

Shen Che rubbed his forehead. "Stop meowing. I still need to think about my look today." Ning Wensong is becoming more and more like a cat, which is good, but also a little bad.

It's not good to have your attention constantly drawn to others.

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Time flies when you're petting a cat.

Gu Nian, holding the Siamese cat and the blue cat, said goodbye to Ning Wensong, "Thank you for sponsoring the cats, little Songsong. Please come and see me more often during this time. I have to go back to school soon. You should buy a phone soon! You can ask Chen Che to buy one for you! Otherwise, I miss you every day, and I cry every day."

She wiped away non-existent tears and hugged Ning Wensong through the kitten.

"Yes! I'll have a cell phone soon!" Ning Wensong didn't know why they were in this farewell situation, but she chose to accept her friend's performance.

I'll buy the phone and other items after I finish the first order!

Shen Che couldn't stand it anymore. "Your school is in this city, we can meet anytime. Stop acting and let's go."

It's like you're studying abroad; he doesn't understand.

Gu Nian rolled her eyes at Shen Che. "Hmph, I'm leaving."

To vent her anger, she deliberately kissed Ning Wensong hard on the cheek before leaving, giggling.

Ning Wensong touched his face, staring blankly at Gu Nian's back, and couldn't help but laugh out loud. It was so funny.

She chuckled to herself for a while, then, finding no sound beside her, she turned to look at Chen Che. He seemed to be shrouded in a layer of black mist, his eyes fixed on Gu Nian as she walked away.

"Okay, okay, it's normal for girls to kiss, isn't it? If you were a girl, I would kiss you too." Ning Wensong thought Shen Che was envious of kissing, and comforted him in a self-righteous way.

Chen Che: ...Do I want to become a woman?

Just as Shen Che was about to continue his rebuttal, he noticed a dark figure lingering at the hospital entrance out of the corner of his eye. He raised his hand to signal Ning Wensong to quiet down.

The two carefully moved to the tree cover near the doorway and eavesdropped on the man in black making a phone call.

Ning Wensong found the plot very similar to a crime drama and began to get excited.

The man in black is He Ran. His assistant is utterly incompetent; he's the one who has to step in when it really matters.

Sure enough, he quickly found the hospital where the tabby cat was. However, something about the hospital seemed off, and unsure of what to do, he decided to call Chang Qian.

“Mr. Chang, I think I know where your cat is, but this place is a bit strange. It has a smell that's similar to your house, but not as strong.” The smell wasn't unpleasant, but it just felt odd.

The ones in the houses were a bit more peculiar; they weren't exactly smelly, but they weren't exactly pleasant either. The ones in the hospitals were closer to having a pleasant fragrance. (1)

Upon hearing the "smell," Chang Qian immediately screamed into her phone like a madwoman, "That's it! The tabby cat! You have to find her for me, you have to! Tonight! I need her... What will I do without her..."

He Ran always felt this guy should be sent to a mental hospital; he never seems to know what he'd said. When could she finally get the design drawings? If she didn't, all the online attention would be stolen.

He gave a few perfunctory assurances, and after hanging up, He Ran continued to observe the hospital.

It looked deserted and quiet, with hardly anyone around.

He lowered his eyes and pondered for a moment, then asked his assistant to bring over the tabby cat he used to have. Looking at the hospital in front of him, it seemed suspicious to just go in, so he added, "Go find another injured stray cat and bring it over as well."

After listening to the whole thing, Shen Che and Ning Wensong exchanged a glance and quietly retreated back to the hospital lobby.

"So you're really here for Xiao Li? What should we do? We also need to find out who's behind this." Ning Wensong didn't want Xiao Li to take any risks, but he couldn't think of a solution for the time being.

Shen Che took Ning Wensong's hand; it was winter, and her hands were always icy cold. "I've cultivated for many years and have many abilities, one of which is the ability to create illusions that look like real cats. The illusions only last for a day." Fortunately, he had been working hard all these years, unlike some cats who just sleep all day and waste their time.

Once this is over, I'll take some time to buy Ning Wensong a cotton glove. Maybe she can learn to crochet?

"Okay, okay! I'll go move Xiao Li, you hurry up and change!" Ning Wensong rushed to Xiao Li's ward in a hurry.

She is full of energy every day.

Shen Che stared at her retreating figure and curled the corners of his mouth. So cute.

He looked around and saw an ugly-cute green dinosaur on the sofa in the meeting room. He silently imagined Xiao Li's appearance, and the doll in front of him began to twist and change.

Five minutes later, the green dinosaur had turned into a tabby cat that couldn't speak human language.

After Ning Wensong finished the transfer mission and came downstairs, she immediately saw the fake cat. "It's so cute! What did you use to transform it?"

“The green dinosaur on the sofa,” Chen Che replied, while keeping an eye on the sounds outside the door.

"Alright, hurry up and take it upstairs, it's coming." Chen Che watched as the person walked in so brazenly, carrying a cat by its hind leg.

He clenched his fists, strode up to He Ran, and coldly took the cat from his hands. "We don't serve cat abusers here. Please leave!"

He Ran was stunned and quickly explained that he was not abusing the cat. "Because he kept struggling and trying to bite me, I had no choice but to use my hind leg. It's a stray cat." He was completely innocent; he really did do that because the cat kept biting him.

He described himself as neither a good person nor a bad person. Probably.

Shen Che looked at him silently, without saying a word. He didn't believe what this person was saying.

Thinking of her plans, she pretended to forgive him and said, "Okay, sir, please prepay 1,000 yuan so we can treat this kitten. You can come and pick it up in a few days."

He Ran thought the hospital would treat stray cats for free, but he didn't expect to have to pay. He just wanted to find the tabby cat as soon as possible and didn't want to get bogged down in this, so he took the cash and paid directly.

Shen Che chuckled as he took the 1,000 yuan he had gotten for free. He was sure he was going to treat the stray cat for free, but he also had to make the thief who was about to steal the cat pay a price.

"Alright, sir, you can rest here for a while." Shen Che made a few gestures behind his back, signaling everyone in the hall to go elsewhere, and he himself went to the top floor to hide.

He Ran had never felt lucky before, but today was just too smooth.

He stayed alone in the lobby, humming a song as he followed the signs toward the inpatient ward area. The journey was smooth and unobstructed, which made him feel even better.

"How easy! What are those assistants doing if it's this simple?" He Ran thought disdainfully. He checked each ward and quickly found the tabby cat that Chang Qian had mentioned.

He looked at the tabby cat's features that he had written down, and they matched perfectly.

He Ran kept an eye on the commotion in the corridor and pulled out a fainting tabby cat from his schoolbag. Heaven knows how difficult it is to find a very similar fake.

The initial intention was to use this fake to deceive Chang Qian, but it didn't work.

When he finally left the hospital, He Ran was still in a daze. How could it have gone so smoothly?

But He Ran was too lazy to think about anything else. Getting the design drawings from Chang Qian as soon as possible was the most important thing. He slowly drove to Chang Qian's residence.

He was completely unaware of Cullinan following him.

"Chen Che, you even have a car like this! You never told me. I always walk or take a taxi when I go out. I thought you didn't have a car, hahaha." Ning Wensong had never ridden in a luxury car before, and his eyes lit up as he touched and looked at everything.

"...Because the distance is very short, and places further away are always congested, which is too troublesome. I have more than one car." Shen Che said the last sentence lightly, trying to attract Ning Wensong's attention.

But Ning Wensong was too straightforward. "Oh, I see. You're really rich." She could only feel a little envious.

Chen Che failed to achieve his goal and became withdrawn.

"Hey, look ahead, it looks like we've arrived. There are no other cars around. Should we still follow?" Ning Wensong noticed that the car in front had driven onto a winding mountain road, at the end of which was a mansion.

Chen Che stopped the car and looked at the house in the distance. "Strange, that place belongs to an old friend of mine. That person shouldn't be capable of doing such a thing."

He was a little worried; that guy was a real idiot.

“Then let’s wait here. Once the people in front leave, we’ll go in together. Anyway, you’re very capable, you won’t let anything happen to either of us, right?” Ning Wensong turned to look at Chen Che, her eyebrows arched and she smiled gently, her eyes full of trust.

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Since Ning Wensong's leopard look became popular, everyone in the pet styling community has had different thoughts.

Some people appreciate newcomers and like this fresh blood.

Similarly, some people dislike those who try to be different.

"We can't let her get a ticket to the Creative Competition!" Liu Xing said angrily, determined to nip this new blood in the bud.