Bai Li buried her head in Xie Chen's neck, inhaling the familiar scent, and slowly regained a sense of security.
Xie Chen freed one hand and gently patted the kitten's back, his movements full of soothing intent.
"Meow meow".
Bai Li still didn't look up. He rubbed against Xie Chen's neck, meowing pitifully to complain.
He fainted, and when he woke up, someone picked him up. After that, this bad guy robbed him.
This guy wants to sell him? He also has a history of hitting cats.
With each meow from Bai Li, Xie Chen's heart tightened. Especially knowing that the man in front of him had almost abused the kitten in his arms, Xie Chen's eyes turned cold.
"What do you want? This cat isn't mine, is it? Don't try to scare me like that."
Seeing how affectionate they were, I knew perfectly well that the kitten had been brought here by its owner.
He was just puzzled. He hadn't encountered anyone on his way back, and there were no security cameras in the area. What was going on...?
How did you find me?
"Lili, would you like to stay by the door for a while?"
Xie Chen originally intended to put the kitten down and go inside to reason with this scum who dared to touch even his cat, but the kitten was too clingy and wouldn't let go, clinging to his neck.
He had no choice but to leave with the cat.
But once outside, Xie Chen got into the car, took out his phone, and then texted someone he didn't know.
He didn't call. Perhaps something was wrong? It's best not to get the kitten's ears dirty.
The car drove off.
Ergang, who had just gotten his cat, was furious and cursing in his room after losing it.
"Damn it, I should have killed that kitten!"
"I'm so angry! That person got off easy!"
“A little beast?...No, I have to go out and find another little beast. Either I'll cripple it, or I'll sell it off.”
Er Gang muttered to himself, pulled out a chair, and prepared to go out and find a stray cat to vent his frustrations on.
But as soon as the door opened, it was blocked again.
Who came? A group of burly men, the leader of whom had a horrifying scar on his face.
"Did you bring a cat home tonight?"
Er'gang's heart pounded. He knew something was wrong just by looking at this group of people. He took a few steps back and said, "What...what do you want? Do you believe I'll call the police?!"
"What do we want to do..."
Scarface chuckled: "Oh? Nothing much, just... I heard you've been abusing cats."
"Tonight, I'll let you experience what it's like to be tortured."
The methods that scum used on cats, now let him try them on himself, it's a case of getting his just desserts back.
That night, Ergang had suffered immense torment, yet he couldn't even utter a scream.
His mouth was gagged, and his body was broken in countless places.
They finally made it to dawn, but Scarface still wouldn't leave.
"Stay with him, and once he recovers, find out what he's done and send him to the police station."
"yes?."
Ergang was so terrified that he wanted to kowtow and beg for mercy. He had no idea why these people would be so cruel to him when he had only brought back a kitten!
Not only did they damage his body, they also found fault with him and sent him to jail.
"Please, please, please let me go. I promise I'll never abuse cats again, please..."
The cries and pleas for mercy echoed throughout the room, but they couldn't elicit even a shred of sympathy from the person behind the scenes.
now.
The frightened kitten in the hotel room fell asleep in the car and has been sleeping ever since.
Tan Yi is back now.
The two were in a hotel room, the atmosphere tense and awkward.
"I thought I could take good care of him."
Tan Yi had already transformed back into human form. His eyes were still red, his hair was disheveled, and he looked somewhat dejected: "It's... my fault."
Is that so? He's not strong enough yet.
If he could be like Xie Chen, how could he have been plotted against during filming, witnessed by Li Li, and led to Li Li seeking revenge for him?
Xie Chen neither agreed nor disagreed with his words.
Tan Yi is Li Li's third brother, but Xie Chen doesn't have any extra emotions for Tan Yi.
Perhaps it was his innate cold and aloof nature, or perhaps his later experiences made him rarely close to or trust anyone.
When Lili was in danger, he didn't even consider that there was still Tanyi there.
He rushed over immediately and personally took the frightened little one out.
Ultimately, it turns out he only believed in himself.
"Thank you, Mr. Xie."
Tan Yi's gaze fell on the still-sleeping snow-white kitten, her voice hoarse: "From now on, I won't take Lili with me when I go out."
"Lili... I hope you can take good care of her."
"I will pay you. I won't let Lili eat and drink for free."
Xie Chen didn't seem to care much about the money Tan Yi paid.
He looked up, glanced at Tan Yi who was still upset, and said calmly, "Your current situation is indeed not suitable for taking care of Lili. What I said to Lili last time still stands."
"If you want to change companies, or if you have other needs, you can tell me."
Xie Chen's words weren't exactly tactful, after all, the person in front of him was Tan Yi, not Li Li.
He might say an 80 million watch is only worth 30 yuan just to please Bai Li, but he wouldn't do anything else to quietly coax her just to make Tan Yi happy.
Of course, he was also talking about it. He clearly understood Xie Chen wasn't some kind of living Lei Feng.
"No."
He refused, saying, "When I'm too busy, you just need to take care of Lili."
He didn't want to owe any other favors.
As the two were talking, there was a knock on the hotel room door.
Tan Yi got up and went to open the door, where she saw her agent, who looked exhausted and clearly hadn't slept all night.
"Brother Tan."
The agent walked into the room and asked him, "Have you been online?"
"No."
He and Xie Chen were both busy watching Lili, so they didn't have time to touch their phones or go online.
"You and your cat are trending on social media—"
The agent paused, looking at Xie Chen who had appeared in the room, somewhat taken aback.
"Thank you, Mr. Xie."
The agent asked, bewildered, "What are you doing here?"
The timing of this event seems somewhat ambiguous.
The agent turned around abruptly, looking at Tan Yi with a flickering gaze, as if asking about their relationship.
"Don't misunderstand, I have no relationship with President Xie whatsoever," Tan Yi explained. "He is here to see Lili."
Hearing Tan Yi say this, the agent then noticed that Xie Chen's finger was still being held in the paw of the little kitten on the bed, and the way Xie Chen looked at the kitten was much gentler than when he looked at him and Tan Yi.
"Lili and President Xie have a very good relationship?" the agent asked boldly.
Tan Yi pursed her lips, then nodded: "Mm."
Although he didn't want to admit it, the truth was that Lili was very attached to Xie Chen, and Xie Chen cared for Lili even more than he had imagined.
"What do you mean by the trending topics you just mentioned?"
As an artist, I'm quite sensitive about this.
The agent was already annoyed by the company's attitude. They didn't know what the company was thinking, failing to do everything they could to suppress this negative trending topic.
If the negative trending topics are allowed to continue to escalate, even if things are clarified later, it may be difficult to reverse the bad impression that most people have already formed about Tan Yi.
But now...
The agent looked at Xie Chen, who was stroking the cat with his eyes down, and felt certain.
"What happened on set during the day was deliberately edited and the facts were distorted before being released?"
"The internet is flooded with negative trending topics about you and Lili right now. A large number of online trolls are spreading rumors that you bullied extras and that Lili maliciously injured someone and should be euthanized."
As the last sentence fell, Xie Chen, who was patting Bai Li's head, stopped.
"Euthanasia?"
He looked up, his deep, cold eyes staring at his agent, making the agent feel a chill run down his spine.
Yes, that's right.
The agent clenched his fists, trying to remain calm under this pressure.
"Besides the calls for Lili to be euthanized, there are other comments. In short, Brother Tan and Lili are being heavily criticized now."
"What about the company?!"
Tan Yi asked irritably, he could tolerate being slandered, but he absolutely could not allow Lili to be involved.
"The company...the company hasn't responded yet." The agent said this without looking at Tan Yi.
"No response?"
Tan Yileng said, "Impossible? Ah, if I'm being maliciously targeted, the company will also suffer losses."
The agent remained silent, his head bowed, and did not elaborate on the company's intentions.
But he didn't say it, and his meaning was unclear.
"grass."
He muttered under his breath, "This company is a scoundrel."
What was causing the commotion in the room that disturbed Bai Li, who was still sleeping?
Xie Shen was about to pull his fingers out of the kitten's grasp to check the situation online when suddenly, a dazed meow reached his ears.
Bai Li, who had slept for several hours, slowly opened her eyes.
He's prone to delirium right after waking up, and Xie Shen knew this habit of his, so instead of pulling his finger out, he simply picked up the whole kitten.
"woke up?"
"Meow."
Bai Li responded and subconsciously nuzzled Xie Chen with her warm, sleepy face.
Xie Chen let him rub against him.
After Bai Li finished rubbing against the person and regained his senses, he tilted his head back and started looking for his third brother again.
"Meow, meow meow!"
Third brother, I'm back.
When Bai Li came to her senses and saw that her third brother looked unwell, she thought that she had run away and scared him like this.
He jumped out of Xie Chen's arms and opened his paws, wanting his third brother to hug him.
After Tan Yi picked him up, he felt guilty and took the initiative to apologize and reflect on his actions.
"I won't run around like that next time."
Bai Li learned her lesson and decided to behave herself in unfamiliar territory from now on.
Even if you want to take revenge, you have to use your brain again and think of a way that won't worry your husband and third brother.
Tan Yi lowered her head and pressed her forehead against her younger brother's. After a long while, she only whispered, "Third brother doesn't blame Lili."
"But Third Brother is in a bad mood."
Bai Li could still tell what was wrong with his third brother. He wanted to comfort him, but he didn't know how.
As the two brothers were talking, Xie Chen walked over and ruffled Bai Li's hair: "Lili, I'm going out for a bit. I'll be right back."
"Meow."
OK
No sooner had Xie Chen left than his agent quietly followed him out.
Sure enough, at the corner, the agent saw Xie Chen making a phone call.
He didn't lean in to listen, because he knew without even hearing that Xie Chen was doing it for Lili's sake.
As long as Xie Chen is willing to make a move, the agent believes that Tan Yi should be safe this time.
An open space not far away.
"elder brother."
Xie Chen called out to the person on the other end of the phone, "I have something to tell you."
His cousin was much older than him, and the two had a good relationship and were actually related by blood, so Xie Chen was willing to call him "brother".
The phone call lasted a long time.
After arranging things at Starlight Entertainment, Xie Chen called Anna again.
"Let the public relations department and the legal team focus on this matter now."
"Go look at the number of reposts for all the abusive comments, and I'll have my lawyer sue you to the bitter end."
He wouldn't let any of those who hurled insults at Lili get away with it.
Anna didn't utter a single word of objection; she simply obediently accepted the order and began giving instructions to handle the matter.
Besides dealing with the situation, Anna knew she also needed to find out who was behind this trending topic and submit the complete investigation to Xie Chen.
When the Xie family made their move, and joined forces with Starlight Entertainment, their swift and decisive actions left everyone stunned.
Xie Chen has been out of the public eye for a long time. Apart from releasing an album every now and then, he is only occasionally invited to make an appearance at events organized by Star Entertainment.
And everyone knows about the relationship between Xingguang and him.
It can be said that Xie Chen, who has never spoken out about celebrity gossip and trending topics in recent years, has completely broken his rule this time.
On Weibo.
Before returning to his hotel room, Xie Chen posted two updates.
Article 1.
[Xie Chen V: My cat.]
There are no accompanying pictures.
He didn't want Lili to be exposed online, which could bring unnecessary risks.
Article 2.
[Xie Chen V: Legal proceedings have been initiated against the malicious rumors and misinformation.]
Image included: Multiple lawyer's letters.
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