Xie Chen pretended not to notice the despair on Tan Yi's face. The little kitten in his arms was still fast asleep, and it looked like it would sleep for a while.

Xie Chen refused to return the cat, and Tan Yi was determined not to leave.

"Sir, please take Lili back to sleep."

Uncle Xie watched as the kitten cried. It was windy outside, and if it continued to be exposed to the wind after crying, it might not be good for it.

Uncle Xie, who had been the Xie family's steward for many years, reassured Xie Chen, saying, "Leave those scoundrels to me, don't worry."

Uncle Xie looks kind and gentle now, but he wasn't exactly a saint in his younger days.

How could someone so kind possibly protect a young man like him back then?

Xie Chen glanced at Uncle Xie, nodded, and carried Bai Li into the house.

Tan Yi took a few steps to catch up with him and followed him into the house.

Not long after.

In Xie Chen's bedroom, Bai Li was carefully placed in the cat bed on the bedside table by Xie Chen.

Bai Li was fast asleep. When she was put inside, she stretched out her body, spread her paws, and revealed her soft, chubby belly, looking completely unguarded.

Tan Yi looked longingly at her sleeping baby brother, wishing she could go up and pet him a few times.

When they were on the mountain, he couldn't beat his older brothers and sisters, nor could he outmaneuver the seemingly innocent but actually cunning fourth brother and the sly fifth brother. So, it was very difficult for him to even hug his younger brother on ordinary days.

"Thank you, Mr. Xie."

Tan Yi lowered her voice, looked at the cat bed Xie Chen had prepared for Lili, and said, "How much money did you spend on raising Lili? I'll transfer it to you."

If they turn around, they can settle their differences.

Xie Chen glanced at him, seeing through his scheming: "No need?"

"It's only right to spend money on Lili."

Tan Yi: "..."

Tan Yi felt resentful and thought to himself, "If it were my second sister standing here today, things would definitely not be like this."

His second sister is a ruthless woman.

After lingering in the bedroom for a while, Uncle Xie finally returned and temporarily moved the conversation to the living room.

“Our husband doesn’t like other people in his bedroom,” Xie Bowen said. “Please understand.”

Tan Yi waved his hand and said, "I'm not interested in his bedroom either."

He was only interested in his younger brother in the bedroom.

In the bedroom.

Bai Li, who was interested in talking, slept for almost an hour when her right paw cramped up, and she was woken up by herself in her cat bed.

"Meow meow".

Bai Li, with her eyes closed and claws twitching, was still not fully conscious when she began calling for Xie Chen.

Xie Chen was sitting beside him, reading a document. Hearing the sound, he put the document down and looked down at the kitten that was half-awake.

“Lili”.

Xie Chen rubbed his paws and whispered, "Wake up."

Bai Li, her eyes half-open and still half-asleep, looked at Xie Chen's face and said with a pitiful expression, "I... I had a nightmare."

In his dream, he was being chased by a man with a stick in the street, but this time, he couldn't find his teacher.

Xie Chen could tell from his expression that he was having a nightmare: "Don't be afraid."

"Dreams are false."

Xie Chen told him, "Things that happen in nightmares can never happen in reality."

Bai Li asked, confused: "Really?"

Sometimes, his dreams also seem to contain things he couldn't remember from the daytime.

"yes."

Xie Chen answered affirmatively. After answering, he patted the kitten's furry head and asked, "Are you hungry? Do you want to eat?"

"I was hungry."

Bai Li honestly stretched out his paw at Xie Chen, his beautiful amber eyes filled with nothing but Xie Chen: "Sir, I want a hug."

Xie Chen picked him up steadily.

In Bai Li's heart, Xie Chen, who had saved him several times, had unknowingly become someone who made him feel very safe.

Xie Chen noticed this dependence and allowed it to intensify.

"A person and a cat, hurry up and walk?" Xie Chen paused as he stepped out of the bedroom.

"Lili, if someone wanted to take you away and raise you, would you be willing to go with them?"

When Bai Li heard this question, his first thought was that someone wanted to adopt him.

"Meow meow meow".

Not leaving? Not leaving?

Bai Li clung tightly to Xie Chen's chest, meowing urgently, "I only want you, Master, I don't want anyone else to take care of me."

"other people":"?"

Just then, someone walked by and overheard the meowing, which made my heart almost stop.

“Lili”.

He called out, "Look at me!"

Bai Li, who had been instructed to watch over people, stared blankly at Tan Yi.

"Meow?"

Bai Li tilted her head and asked, "You, how do you know my name is Li Li?"

Tan Yi: "..."

Tan Yi walked over a few steps, looked at her face-blind younger brother, and said bluntly, "I am Bai Yi."

"You're Tan Yi," Bai Li reminded him. Although he felt the scent of Tan Yi was familiar, he had only just come into contact with it and hadn't yet been able to identify it.

"Silly Lili, I changed my surname."

For a demon, his real name is very important, so to be on the safe side, Bai Yi always goes by the name Tan Yi when he travels around.

Tan Yi didn't want to explain these things to Xie Chen's face yet. You see, he was cooperating with the Xie family using the name Tan Yi, but that name was actually fake.

Bai Li stared at Tan Yi without blinking. On the mountain, his third brother always played with him in his cat form. Bai Li didn't remember his third brother's human form or the human forms of his other older brothers and sisters clearly.

Since he couldn't transform into human form, his older brothers and sisters would stay with him and play with him in their original forms.

After staring at each other for about a minute, Bai Li finally tentatively extended her claws.

"Meow."

Third Brother.

Tan Yi listened intently as she looked at her long-lost third brother and then at the familiar little kitten, her eyes welling up with tears.

"Oh, my dear Lili."

Xie Chen raised an eyebrow. So this was Lili's third brother.

That's strange. Since Tan Yi is in human form, why? When he asked Li Li last time, Li Li said he couldn't turn into a human.

The two brothers looked at each other. Bai Li, seeing the familiarity in her third brother's almost tearful eyes, finally recognized him—this was indeed her third brother.

"Lili, let me hug you." Tan Yi reached out her hand to Bai Li.

Bai Li hadn't seen Tan Yi for a long time; he hadn't seen them since his older brothers and sisters went down the mountain.

Upon seeing Third Brother, Bai Li didn't hesitate and immediately tried to climb towards him.

Xie Chen lowered his eyes and frowned when he saw the kitten's movements in his arms.

A few minutes later.

Tan Yi finally got to hold his younger brother. He weighed the boy in his arms and said sadly, "Lili has lost weight."

Upon hearing this, Xie Chen's gaze fell upon the kitten's round body.

What's wrong with him? I don't see anything wrong with the little guy, he's lost weight.

“Lili used to eat at least four meals a day at home.”

Thinking about what Xie Chen had told him before, Tan Yi felt even more heartbroken: "Now I guess he can't even afford four meals a day."

Bai Li stared at him innocently. He casually carried dried fish and steamed buns with him, and actually ate a lot every day.

Looking at her younger brother, she felt more and more that he had suffered greatly.

He felt both heartbroken and terrified.

If Lili's suffering in City A were to be known by her eldest brother, second sister, fourth and fifth siblings, or the elders and younger relatives in the mountains...

He's finished.

"Meow meow".

Seeing that her third brother remained calm, Bai Li took the initiative to rub against him.

If there weren't outsiders around, I'd love to turn back into a kitten right now, play with my little brother for a while, and then lick his fur again. When an adult cat licks a kitten's fur, besides being affectionate, it also has an important meaning: checking its health.

Adult cats lick their fur to check their kittens' health, skin diseases, parasites, and so on.

Given the current circumstances, Tan Yi had to suppress the urge to lick her younger brother's fur.

"Lili's cat food is ready."

Uncle Xie walked over with a smile and said to Tan Yi, "Let Lili come and eat."

The sky may be vast, the earth may be vast, but eating is the most important thing.

Tan Yi, who already felt her younger brother had lost weight, naturally couldn't let him go hungry any longer.

He followed Uncle Xie and walked quickly into the restaurant.

On the dining table, an exquisite bowl was filled with cat food that Xie Bo had just made, and next to the bowl was a water bowl.

Bai Li was placed on the table, holding her rice bowl, and began to eat diligently.

Uncle Xie stood beside Tan Yi and spoke to her in a low voice.

"I specifically consulted relevant experts about Lili's diet, and the cat food I make now is very nutritious."

"The meat he eats was just flown in by the master... The water he drinks is the same brand as the master's, and the snacks he eats daily, such as fried dried fish, are all fresh and carefully selected."

When talking about tangible goods, Uncle Xie mentioned the ingredients and the empty water bottle on the table.

He could mentally calculate how much effort was put into this meal and how expensive it was.

"Thanks."

Tan Yi thanked Uncle Xie, saying, "Thanks to you for taking care of Lili."

Otherwise, his Lili would still be suffering outside.

Uncle Xie smiled gently: "No need to thank me. My husband likes Lili, and Lili likes my husband too. Now he is part of our family, so it's perfectly normal for him to eat these things."

The emotion that had just arisen in Tan Yi was instantly withdrawn.

“Lili is mine,” Tan Yi corrected.

Can you guys please stop targeting his younger brother?

None of his siblings lived in City A. When they parted ways, they didn't even have cell phones, so they didn't exchange contact information.

However, Tan Yi has now become a big star, and it's actually very easy for his other siblings to find him.

However, they were all too lazy to look for him.

Tan Yi looked at his younger brother. He was certain that if those people found out that Lili was with him, they would all come looking for him.

Tan Yi, who didn't want to be beaten up by her eldest brother, second sister, and fourth and fifth siblings yet, decided to take this opportunity to hide her precious younger brother for a while.

He'll reveal his brother's whereabouts after he's had his fill of petting him. Bai Li shovels rice into his mouth in big mouthfuls, and Xie Chen reminds him to drink water after a while.

Glug glug.

Bai Li didn't taste anything special about the 2400 yuan bottle of water.

After eating and drinking to their hearts' content, the little kitten, with its round belly, habitually climbed onto Xie Chen's lap, spread its belly, and let Xie Chen rub it.

"Yes, I'm full."

Xie Chen rubbed his stomach, inspecting the results of his meal.

Tan Yi watched as her younger brother let others touch his belly, and her eyes welled up with jealousy.

"Lili, come home with me."

The older brother has come to visit, so the younger brother can't just stay at someone else's house; it wouldn't look good if word got out.

Bai Li sat up from Xie Chen's lap. Of course, he wanted to go back to live with his brother.

My brother is family after all, so there's nothing wrong with living together.

Mr. Ke...

Bai Li couldn't bear to part with such a good husband.

He held Xie Chen's fingers in his paws, his head hanging low, looking very conflicted.

After a while.

Bai Li rubbed her face against Xie Chen's big hand, and just when Xie Chen thought she was going to be chosen, she trotted off his lap and walked towards Tan Yi.

She was deeply moved by her younger brother's initiative.

"Third Brother."

Bai Li climbed onto his shoulder and whispered in his ear, "I'm going to sleep with Xie Chen tonight."

That one sentence almost made Tan Yi choke on his breath.

His face was ashen, and he strode out to the balcony with Bai Li.

With the Xie family member no longer around, Tan Yi's voice was finally no longer suppressed.

He took his younger brother off his shoulder and held him up in front of him: "Lili, what? You want to sleep with Xie Chen tonight?!"

Tan Yi's voice trembled as he uttered the last word.

Having navigated the treacherous waters of the entertainment industry for many years, the word "sleep" is, in Tan Yi's case, a verb!

Although he doesn't have anyone he wants to sleep with, many people in the industry do.

The kind of sleep that is used as a verb.

A few days ago, he was kidnapped by some unruly big shot who wanted to sleep with him.

"Lili, can you transform now? Did you transform and sleep with Xie Chen?"

Tan Yi, his mind filled with nonsense, asked Bai Li in alarm.

Bai Li was completely baffled as to what was wrong with her third brother. Why was sleeping with Xie Chen making him so afraid?

He tilted his head and honestly told his third brother, "Sleeping with Mr. is especially good. I like sleeping with Mr.."

Tan Yi: "..."

At that time, Tan Yi was completely clueless.

Author's Note: Tan Yi: Sister, come on over. QAQ