The kitten waited for a long time.

It was not until the small candle on the bedside was almost burned out that he was completely sure that the boy was really asleep.

Just like that... fell asleep?

The master allowed him to bathe in his room, eat with him, wear his own pajamas, and even... sleep on the same bed with him, but in the end he just slept with him in his arms???

Realizing this, Ah Fei was a little bit unbelievable. But even though her mind was in a mess, her stiff body began to relax subconsciously.

Even though they were sleeping in the same bed, Zhou Huaiyan did nothing to him.

"......"

Ah Fei didn't understand.

It's not like he hasn't seen masters who are gentle to their servants, but such masters are often more terrifying than masters who appear to be vicious. Because no matter how gentle they are to their servants in front of others, they will torture them thousands of times more behind their backs.

Ah Fei originally thought that his master would be the same, but after searching around and not finding any tools, he reluctantly put his mind at ease.

But this does not mean that the kitten will naively think that the owner will not touch him.

However, such an incredible thing actually happened.

If the boy's warm breath had not fallen on her ears, Ah Fei would have even thought that this was all just an overly beautiful dream.

"......"

He turned his head very slowly, his dazed eyes falling on the boy's jade-like profile.

In the quiet room, the kitten heard his own heart beating.

Boom, boom—

Ah Fei thought back to the night when he finally escaped from "hell".

He trembled and threw down the torch, burning and killing the evil spirits who were still sleeping.

Then, as expected, the fire attracted the Zhou people's cavalry. Long spears were pointed across the sky, and the horses were neighing. That night, the stench of blood seemed to have soaked the entire world in a bright red.

The raging blood flames burned for a whole day and night, scorching the pitch-black night sky until it was as hot as day, and also burning away all the filth and filth.

In the tragic song of blood and fire, Ah Fei just stared blankly at the ice and snow on the ruins, but they were gradually melting away in the blazing flames.

Just like now——

The remaining glow of the candlelight dissipated gently, casting a soft and faint light on the boy's dark hair and eyelashes, flowing warmly and lingeringly.

Just like the first handful of snow he saw melting in the fire that day.

It's so beautiful.

After that day, Ah Fei hid in the Zhou prisoner-of-war camp. He finally left that nightmare-like place, thinking that even if he was sold as a slave by the Zhou people, it would be good.

Anyway, besides his differences below, he is also much stronger than others. But in the end......

The black cloth outside the iron cage was lifted, and the dignified and handsome young man stuffed a plum candy into his hand.

From then on, Ah Fei's life was divided into two halves.

The first half was soaked in blood and mud, but the second half, until now, has been as beautiful as a brief dream.

Ah Fei looked at the sleeping Zhou Huaiyan with complicated eyes, and slowly stretched out her hand, as if to touch his face.

The sleeping boy is like a ray of bright moonlight, his sleeping face is clean and beautiful.

But, Ah Fei's fingertips finally stopped just a few inches away.

How could such a wonderful person fall in love with me?

The kitten was born to struggle in the mud, and now someone suddenly picked him up and hung him in the clouds.

The surrounding scenery was beautiful, but the feeling of weightlessness in the air made Ah Fei feel extremely uneasy.

call--

The candle eventually burned out, plunging the room into darkness.

Ah Fei closed her eyes, sniffed the gentle fragrance on the boy's body, and gently pinched the corner of his clothes with her fingers.

No matter what, from today on, he should be like a docile and well-behaved cat, wearing a collar, flattering and trying to please those around him.

Ah Fei finally fell into a deep sleep while thinking about this in a daze. It was the first time in six months that he had a good sleep.

In the dream, all the wind, snow and blood are gone.

There were no cruel and harsh slave trainers, no hellish training, and no horrible and bloody torture instruments. There were even charred corpses, devil-like screams, and wriggling worms...

Everything that Ah Fei once hated, feared, and hated disappeared in his dreams.

In the vast world of ice and snow, there is only one plum blossom tree in full bloom, with a faint fragrance.

His mother, who used to shed tears all the time, stood under the red plum blossoms and smiled at him tenderly.

Ah Fei ran over to hug her like a young beast, but when he raised his head, he suddenly froze.

"Mother..."

At this time, Ah Fei was shocked——

It turned out that he had long forgotten his mother's face.

......

I woke up until dawn and the sun was already high in the sky.

When Zhou Huaiyan woke up, he didn't want to move at all, because his quilt was so warm, as if there were a hundred hot springs in it.

The boy looked down and found a warm curly-haired kitten curled up in his arms. Its two paws tightly grasped the clothes on his chest, and its knees were bent on its stomach, almost rolling itself into a ball.

If she holds a fluffy little tail in her arms, her posture will be exactly the same as Cuicui's.

Well, even when sleeping, he looks like a kitten.

Zhou Huaiyan couldn't help but touch his soft and fluffy curly hair, which was smooth and silky, and had a fluffy bounce.

【It feels great. 】

The young man couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Under normal circumstances, he would have stayed in bed for a while longer, but thinking about what he had to do today, he reached out and drew aside the curtain.

Zhima, the maid who was waiting outside, came over immediately.

Zhima seemed to have been severely reprimanded. She lowered her eyes very obediently and did not dare to look inside the bed curtains at all.

"Your Highness, do you want to wash and change clothes now? Breakfast has been prepared outside."

"......Wait."

——The kitten’s claws got caught on his pajamas.

Zhou Huaiyan looked at the little guy who was holding onto his clothes and suddenly found it funny.

Cuicui always ruined many of his clothes in those days, which made the palace maids and eunuchs tremble with fear every day.

Between prying Ah Fei's hands apart and taking off her pajamas, Zhou Huaiyan hesitated for two seconds and finally chose the latter.

The cat retracted its claws as soon as the boy moved. Even though his mind was still hazy, his injured throat made some incomprehensible sounds.

"hae..."

It sounds like a kitten waking up in a bad mood.

Zhou Huaiyan found it funny and couldn't help but want to tease her, so he reached out to pull her.

Feeling that the thing in his hand was about to be snatched away, the next second, those beautiful cat eyes suddenly opened, revealing undisguised murderous intent.

Sla——

The newly made pajamas made their final mournful sound, and the sound of the fabric tearing was particularly clear in the room.

“.......”

Zhou Huaiyan looked at the pajamas that had already disappeared, and suddenly fell into deep thought——

[The quality of the fabrics used in this Duke's Mansion doesn't seem to be very good...]

The young man lowered his head, his expression was a bit indescribable. At the same time, Ah Fei finally woke up. He stared blankly at his half-naked master, his mind blank.

The man had long black hair, loose shoulders, a broad chest, beautiful bones, thin and regular muscles, and his fair skin shone like jade in the sunlight, with the unique beauty of a teenager.

The kitten swallowed subconsciously.

"Gudong."

Although the sound was not loud, it was particularly clear in the silence.

Zhou Huaiyan, who was about to comfort the kitten and tell him not to blame himself, said: "......?"