Xie Chen hadn't expected the kitten to react this way. He looked at the kitten that had rolled to the wall, then looked down at his own hands, and belatedly realized what was going on.
"Lili, did my food make you feel spicy?"
The chili pepper he cut was indeed spicy, but he had already washed his hands and thought the spiciness had dissipated.
A cat's tongue is the most sensitive part of its body, especially when it's a kitten.
Bai Li's beautiful amber eyes were brimming with tears. He nodded, looking aggrieved.
"hot."
A hint of helplessness flashed across Xie Chen's eyes: "Good boy, it was my fault."
He shouldn't have touched the kitten's tongue.
"I'll wash it a few more times."
Next, Xie Chen used hand sanitizer and rubbed his hands several times. After he finished, he even let the little kitten sitting on the bed smell them to see if it could detect the spiciness.
Bai Li held Xie Chen's large hand and sniffed it carefully.
"Meow meow".
My hands aren't burning anymore.
But his tongue still felt spicy.
A moment later, Xie Chen carried the kitten, which had drunk quite a bit of water, to the restaurant.
Just then, Uncle Xie was still waiting in the restaurant when he saw the kitten in Xie Chen's arms sticking out its pink tongue and its eyes looking like they were filled with tears.
He chuckled: "Why is Lili acting cute so early in the morning? So adorable."
Bai Li: "..."
Bai Li, who was cooling down, looked blankly at him.
Xie Chen coughed somewhat awkwardly, changing the subject of "acting cute".
"Where's Lili's cat food? Bring it out for him."
After Xie Chen finished cooking the cat food, he kept it warm in the pot, so it's still piping hot.
Bai Li wasn't in a good mood for eating; he still preferred spicy food.
Finally, Xie Chen placed the kitten on his lap, cradling its round head and letting it stick out its tongue again.
Bai Li obediently stuck out his tongue, and Xie Chen lowered his head and blew a cool breeze on him.
After a while, Bai Li finally recovered from the spiciness.
Before leaving, he reached out his paw and tugged at Xie Chen, reminding him, "Sir, you can't smear me like that again next time."
"good."
Xie Chen had already learned his lesson and naturally wouldn't touch anything recklessly just for fun.
No sooner had Xie Chen left than Bai Li went to the seafood restaurant.
The seafood restaurant owner, beaming with pride, was waiting at the door: "Lili, come quick, come quick!"
He gave Bai Li and the other kittens a red envelope each.
I have a daughter.
The boss was ecstatic: "We won't be open for the next few days. I need to go back to be with my wife and daughter. Lili, you guys get paid leave!"
The boss, who had finally welcomed a daughter in his middle age, gave the cats red envelopes and fish before happily closing the shop.
Meimei and the others stored all the red envelopes with Bai Li. Even though they didn't have work, they weren't idle.
"Meow, meow meow."
Brother, let's go collect some scraps to sell.
The restless cats, accompanied by their bodyguard dogs, continued to make money.
The dogs had already warned the cats not to pick up food from the roadside.
The very alert cats don't need to be told; they won't pick up the food. They have cat food to eat every day, so they're never hungry.
After the cats left, Bai Li transformed into human form earlier than usual.
He had no experience, so he was unaware that this phenomenon was nearing its stable transformation phase.
soon.
Bai Li joined the company, and the company's recording a few days ago was not a closed event.
After he arrived, he followed everyone else's lead in a proper and orderly manner.
The first day was a showcase of their individual talents.
Bai Li listened to Fatty and chose the dance he liked.
Many of his dances were taught by Zhou Zhi. In addition, he has a natural flexibility and has been dancing the cat dance since he was a child. It is no surprise that his performance has amazed many people.
Diao Ling watched with envy, wishing he would withdraw from the competition immediately.
Some contestants chose to talk to Bai Li, while others naturally looked down on her.
A boy from a wealthy family glanced at Bai Li and said coldly, "So what if you can only dance? After watching you dance for so long, I'm tired of seeing you dance."
A cool-looking girl next to him heard this and asked him, seemingly out of curiosity, "You can only sing, right? Don't you think that if you sing too much, people will get tired of listening to you?"
The rich kid's face darkened, and he was about to retort, but he swallowed his words after seeing the girl.
She knew this girl; she also had a powerful background.
We can't afford to mess with them.
Because the recording ended relatively early, the contestants left early as well.
At the entrance, Bai Li was greeted by a cool young lady who invited him to go out and have fun.
Can I skip today?
Bai Li looked nervously at the cool young lady and explained, "I just feel a little sleepy."
The amount of activity throughout the day was a bit too much for Bai Li's body.
The young lady smiled and pinched his cheek: "Of course, let's make another date next time."
"Um!"
After saying goodbye to her, Bai Li walked to a secluded spot and transformed into a snow-white kitten.
The kitten wasn't confused for more than a few seconds before running straight to Xie Chen's villa.
He didn't know why, but right now, he wanted to go back.
Return to the place where Xie Chen is.
The memories in her mind seemed to be strung together, and Bai Li ran hard with great effort.
Finally, he ran into the villa.
Xie Chen's room wasn't locked, and his presence was felt everywhere.
Bai Li, her hands trembling, laboriously climbed onto the bed and burrowed under the covers—
I felt relieved immediately.
He wasn't asleep; he just lay there with his eyes open in the pitch-black bed, in the bed filled with Xie Chen's scent, as if he were in a daze, or perhaps groping through the long thread of memories strung together in his mind.
gentlemen.
Xie Chen.
Bai Li, hooking the blanket around herself, slowly connected the two forms of address.
Could he... transform into human form?
Bai Li was so nervous when she thought of this possibility that she held her breath.
I don't know how much time passed.
What emerged from the covers was no longer a little kitten, but a handsome, naked young man.
He had already transformed once during the day, and now he simply didn't have the strength to turn the fur into clothes.
Aside from not being able to change clothes, Bai Li's ears didn't get better either.
But he hasn't looked in the mirror yet, so he doesn't know that.
And so, Bai Li, in the early stages of her transformation after losing her memory, has survived until now without alerting anyone.
Fortunately, he's slowly starting to remember.
The window wasn't closed, and a cold draft was blowing in.
Sitting on the bed, Bai Li shivered from the cold. He shook his head; his mind was filled with too many thoughts, which only gave him a headache.
His clothes were not in the room.
When Xie Chen was raising the kitten, he never thought about buying it any clothes for teenagers.
Not wanting to freeze, Bai Li had no choice but to find her own clothes.
He put on a white shirt by Xie Chen and a pair of cotton-linen trousers.
The two are of different build; Bai Li is much smaller than Xie Chen. You can imagine what the effect would be if he wore Xie Chen's clothes.
The shirt was loose and baggy, the collar wide open, revealing her delicate collarbone. The trousers had to be rolled up several times to avoid dragging on the ground.
After getting dressed, Bai Li raised her arm and checked it over.
great!
You didn't wear the wrong clothes!
Overjoyed, Bai Li pushed open the door and walked out, intending to wait for her husband to return.
The villa is very large.
Uncle Xie hasn't been feeling well these past few days, and Xie Chen has been making his breakfast. He's still resting in his room and hasn't come out for a walk.
Bai Li walked straight down from the bedroom upstairs. When he was a cat before, his field of vision was limited. Even when he was being held, he couldn't see as wide as he could now.
Bai Li, engrossed in the humanoid experience, was dressed in Xie Chen's clothes and wandered around the villa.
Outside the villa.
Ever since the news of Xie Chen joining the program was released, paparazzi who had been staking out the location to take photos have been looking at the pile of pictures they've taken with great satisfaction.
"alright."
His small eyes shone with immense joy: "I've captured these photos; I'm going to be famous overnight!"
Who knows how hard he secretly worked to dig up information about Xie Chen?
Now, we've got the address and all this information we need today...
He wants to keep a low profile, but his strength won't allow it!
Night falls.
Xie Chen was resting in his car, massaging his temples, on his way home from working overtime. Suddenly, Anna called urgently.
"boss."
Anna's voice sounded a little off. After calling out to the boss, she boldly asked with a "don't be afraid" attitude, "Are you in a relationship?"
Xie Chen: "..."
Xie Chen paused in pressing his temple with his left hand.
"What kind of love?"
Anna wanted to send him the screenshot, but after thinking about it, she decided it wasn't necessary.
"Trending at number one."
Anna informed him, "Boss, your relationship has been exposed."
Xie Chen: "?"
Xie Chen narrowed his cold eyes slightly. He stopped responding to Anna's words, instead taking the phone from his ear to his face and switching to Weibo.
Top trending topic: Xie Chen's relationship exposed [Breaking News]
Third on the trending topics: Xie Chen comes out as gay
The seventh trending topic: Who is this mysterious young man?
It has to be said that Xie Chen's position in the industry and his popularity are such that even now, everyone has to give way to him.
When Xie Chen clicked on the trending topics, the server even lagged.
With great difficulty, he managed to click into the top trending topic.
The marketing accounts in related topics all post very similar content.
Someone secretly filmed his home, and a teenager was also filmed there.
The boy's face was blurred, but you could still tell he was young.
That's not the main point; the main point is the clothes the boy was wearing.
The shirt and trousers were all the same style as Xie Chen's—no, not the same style.
After the news broke, the prodigy's many observant fans immediately dug up the photos of the clothes, confirming that they were all Xie Chen's clothes. The logo on the clothes was very special; it was a symbol representing Xie Chen!
This symbol appears on many of his clothes.
The fans, who were like microscopes, got more and more excited as they dug deeper. In the few photos that surfaced, the boy was wearing Xie Chen's clothes and even drinking water from Xie Chen's water cup.
This intimacy left even longtime fans speechless.
In the #XieChen# super topic, passersby often come to ask for confirmation.
[Just asking politely, do you guys think your brother's relationship is legitimate or not?]
[Just a casual observer, here to confide in any heartbroken female fans. Anyone interested? Any girl is fine, I'm not picky.]
[Um, I remember Xie Chen has pretty severe mysophobia. Can he tolerate clothes being worn, water glasses being used, and his house being occupied to that extent?]
The super topic was bustling with activity, and in the fan group, the chat messages were constantly exceeding 99 per minute.
New Xie Chenyan fans are still screaming in disbelief.
[I don't believe it!!!]
[Didn't Brother Xie just say in an interview a few days ago that he wasn't in a relationship?!]
[Ugh, sisters, tell me quickly, the trending topic is fake.]
The new fans cried their hearts out, while the admins and veteran fans simply posted a sighing emoji.
[Everyone, calm down and listen to me.]
As soon as the administrator, a long-time fan, spoke up, the spamming stopped.
[I've been a fan of Xie Ge for eight years, and I'd like to say a few words here. First, wait for Xie Ge's statement. Second, don't dox or insult that boy. Third, you can ask Xie Ge, but don't pressure him. He's not an idol; aside from occasionally releasing albums, he's been out of the industry for a long time.]
After being restrained by the administrator, the people in the group finally quieted down a bit.
Calming down is only part of the story; there's still a lot of fussing and groaning.
A man like Xie Chen, who is powerful, rich, handsome, and has a beautiful voice that can make your ears pregnant, is outstanding in every way. Whether he wants to or not, he is undoubtedly the perfect man that many girls dream of.
These days, the perfect partner you dream of can suddenly become someone else's. Which girl wouldn't be heartbroken in that situation?
Those who coveted Xie Chen were heartbroken, but Xie Chen himself frowned.
"Anna, find the original photo and send it to me."
After receiving the instructions, Anna hung up the phone and went straight to carry out the task.
As for the trending topics, Xie Chen didn't have anyone remove them.
Xie Mao was still sending him messages on WeChat.
"Ah Chen, let your trending topic stay up for a while. Perfect, it'll help generate buzz for the show."
Xie Mao not only sent him a message, but also sent him several pictures of antiques.
"I'll have someone send these to you tomorrow, you can keep them as toys."
"I also transferred some money to your bank card."
After all, he was his cousin, and with such a gesture of goodwill, Xie Chen naturally—
I chose to refuse.
"I don't like to hype up my love life."
Xie Chen transferred the money back to his cousin, doubling the amount: "Consider the extra money as my sponsorship fee."
He closed the WeChat chat window with Xie Mao and switched to Weibo.
[Xie Chen V: I'll be starting a live stream in ten minutes.]
He can leave the trending topics untouched, but he must issue a clarification.
He, Xie Chen, didn't care about being a teenager or falling in love.
The moment Xie Chen posted this Weibo, the comments flooded in so much that it almost crashed the app.
"My brother's going to do a live stream!!! Wow, what the heck! [Sprinkling flowers] [Sprinkling flowers] [Sprinkling flowers]"
"Is my brother going live to announce his relationship?!"
In the top comments, Xie Chen picked out the one asking if he was going to announce it and replied to it.
"It's a clarification."
These three words completely thrilled everyone!
clarify.
Doesn't this mean that there's something fishy about the relationship trending on social media?
Their brother might still be single?!
Fans kept asking him all sorts of questions, but Xie Chen never replied.
The car arrived at the villa ten minutes later.
Xie Chen leaned back in his car seat, started a live stream using Xie Mao's live streaming platform, and shared the link on Weibo.
As soon as the live stream started, countless fans who had been waiting on Weibo and casual viewers all rushed in.
[Upon entering, she saw her brother's stunningly handsome face, and tears, uncontrollably, streamed down her face.]
[Waaaaah, brother, look at me! What exactly did you mean by "clarification"?!]
Xie Chen opened the car door, walked out while looking at the screen, and said calmly.
"Didn't I say that there's no one else in my family but myself?"
"I'm free right now, so I'll show you around my house. I don't have any boys."
The meaning behind his words is quite clear: he is denying the existence of his so-called family and romantic relationship.
Fans and onlookers were very enthusiastic, especially Xie Chen's female fans, who were already typing away while watching the live stream.
"Hahahaha, I knew it! My brother would never be this affectionate with anyone else!"
"The photo is definitely photoshopped!"
"Waiting for my brother to come up with solid evidence to clarify things."
Xie Chen didn't pay much attention to the comments. He switched the camera to the rear and held up his phone to stream the live stream to the viewers.
A few minutes later.
Xie Chen entered the villa, and Xie Bo, unusually, did not greet him at the door.
However, considering Xie Bo's health, Xie Chen didn't take this unusual situation to heart.
As Xie Chen walked from the doorway into the living room, he immediately saw Uncle Xie.
“Sir, you’re back.” Uncle Xie looked at him, his eyes seemingly pleading for help.
The live stream chat was flooded with "hahaha" comments.
[This is hilarious! Is this old butler Xie's "romantic partner"?!]
Seeing the old butler, I breathed a sigh of relief.
The live stream was filled with jokes and banter. Xie Shen was about to reply when he turned off the live stream.
But suddenly—
Footsteps clattered from the kitchen.
"gentlemen!!!"
A clear, youthful voice suddenly entered Xie Chen's ears, and at the same time, it entered the ears of everyone in the live broadcast room.
Under the camera's lens, in Xie Chen's view, the boy, still wearing a white shirt but with oil splatters on it, ran over cheerfully.
"I can fry dried anchovies now."
After an hour of busy work, Bai Li's eyes sparkled. Like a kitten, she instinctively jumped into his arms and asked him expectantly and nervously, "Do you want some? It smells so good."
Xie Chen: "..."
Viewers in the live stream: "..."
At that moment, time seemed to freeze. Everyone stared blankly at the intruding boy, unsure of what expression to make.
Bai Li threw herself into Xie Chen's arms. Seeing that Xie Chen didn't react, the joyful expression on his handsome face gradually disappeared, and the unease in his eyes grew stronger.
"You...you don't like me like this?"
Bai Li finally realized a serious problem.
The gentleman likes cats. But that doesn't mean he likes his human form.
He was being too presumptuous. He thought that since the Master could understand his meows, knew he had two human-like brothers, and was so kind to him, he would accept him like this…
Realizing his recklessness, Bai Li crawled out of Xie Chen's arms, took a few steps back, and stammered, "I'm sorry, I... I thought you liked me the way I am."
He was flustered and dared not look at Xie Chen, his words were somewhat incoherent.
"Am I not good-looking...? Third Brother is good-looking, and Sixth Brother is good-looking too. Maybe I drank too much medicine when I was a child, so I'm not good-looking now."
Xie Chen looked at the boy in front of him. His eyes were clearly red with grievance, but he still pretended to be nonchalant and said that he was not good-looking...
A sharp pain shot through his chest; all his shock and complex emotions crumbled at that moment. "Lili."
Xie Chen raised his right hand and pulled the aggrieved boy, who felt rejected, into his arms.
You are very beautiful.
His voice was as soft as a sigh: "I didn't react for a moment."
The words fell.
Xie Chen seemed to have finally remembered that he still had a phone that was live-streaming.
He kept Bai Li in his arms, preventing her from being exposed to the camera again.
In the live stream room.
Everyone is going crazy.
[Wait, what's going on? Didn't Xie Chen clarify his relationship status?]
[Even though I don't understand what they're saying, something's definitely wrong!]
[I've been a fan of Xie Ge for so long, and I've never seen him hug anyone on his own initiative!!!]
[Waaaaah, is it possible for a doting brother like Xie to actually exist? Isn't his persona supposed to be someone who's indifferent to all beautiful women?]
[Damn, this isn't a clarification, this is dog abuse!]
[Lure the dog in and kill it]
The screen was flooded with comments, but Xie Chen had no heart to look at them anymore; he had more important things to do.
"Everyone."
Xie Chen turned the camera to himself and said earnestly to everyone, "I'm sorry."
"I was wrong."
He had thought the boy in the house was a figment of his imagination, but he never expected it to be his Lili.
Moreover, he had clearly seen Lili before tonight.
There are so many things to sort out, and the wronged person in my arms needs to be comforted.
Xie Chen said he would give a clear response tomorrow, and then ended the broadcast.
The live stream ended. Xie Chen tossed his phone onto the sofa, lowered his eyes, and whispered, "Lili, let me take another look."
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