Xie Chen found some old songs and played quite a few for Bai Li, so that he could familiarize himself with them first.
Bai Li has now transformed into human form, still wearing Xie Chen's clothes.
He insisted on becoming human, especially after entering the recording studio, saying that if he were a cat, he could only meow and couldn't practice singing.
What can Xie Chen do? He has no choice but to indulge him.
Bai Li was incredibly opportunistic; even after transforming into a human, she still needed Xie Chen's clothes. Only after everything was tidied up did she obediently sit down to listen to the music.
“Lili”.
Xie Chen was very efficient; he changed an old song in a short time.
He simplified the melody of the old song and rewrote the lyrics.
"Come here, see if you like this song."
Bai Li stood up from her chair and moved closer to him to watch his newly revised song together.
I'll sing it for you.
Xie Chen ruffled his hair and told him to sit down and continue sitting next to him with the notebook.
There are guitars and all sorts of musical instruments here.
Xie Chen chose only a wooden guitar, sat on a high stool, one leg slightly bent, and the other leg supporting him on the ground.
"You can name this song yourself later."
As Xie Chen spoke, his long, slender fingers lightly plucked a guitar string.
The revised song has a simpler melody and lyrics that better suit Bai Li.
A deep, pleasant voice rang out from close up to the face.
Bai Li felt a tingling sensation in her heart as she listened, as if she had been struck by something.
This moment.
The gentleman seemed to be shining.
Bai Li stared intently at Xie Chen, her gaze unable to waver for even a moment.
This kind of gentleman was so dazzling in his eyes that he felt both happy and a little sad.
She's happy because her husband is so amazing, but she's also sad because her husband is too amazing.
I don't know how much time passed.
Xie Chen's fingertips fell on the last note. He looked up and his eyes met Bai Li's.
In a flash, someone's heartstring snapped—
It made a sound.
“Lili”.
Xie Chen stopped the somewhat dazed child and asked him, "Do you like this song?"
"like."
I love it so much!
Xie Chen smiled and called the person over, beginning to teach them the song line by line.
Bai Li has a very good ear for sound.
Xie Chen had already noticed this when he listened to his cat song.
The two people sat close together, singing the same song.
With Xie Chen around, who's practically a cheat code, it's easy to imagine how efficient Bai Li's learning will be.
It was almost 2 a.m.
Xie Chen forcibly interrupted Bai Li's studies.
"Okay, I'm not singing anymore."
Xie Chen picked up the sleepy child, whose eyes were barely open, and said, "I'll take you back to your room."
Bai Li, still half-asleep, grabbed his clothes and nodded.
A few minutes later.
Xie Chen looked at the boy who had been placed on the bed and reached out to touch him.
"Lili, turn into a cat."
Bai Li: "Huff huff huff"
The little snores sounded so sweet.
Xie Chen called out several times to no avail, and finally sighed softly.
He knew that once the kitten transformed into human form, it would no longer be able to peacefully become a cat every night.
"never mind."
Xie Chen rubbed his temples, reached out to cover Bai Li with the blanket, and turned to go to the guest room to sleep.
The guest room had all the sheets and blankets ready, but Xie Chen couldn't fall asleep no matter what he did.
In the darkness, Xie Chen stared at the ceiling, lost in thought.
In the master bedroom.
Bai Li had been asleep for less than two hours. He rolled around on the bed but couldn't find Xie Chen.
"gentlemen……"
Bai Li, with her eyes closed, was still desperately rolling around while searching for her teacher.
The bed is big, but it can't withstand rolling around like that.
"Bang--"
A muffled thud suddenly exploded in the bedroom.
The next second.
Bai Li, clutching her forehead where she had bumped her head on the bedside table, closed her eyes and burst into tears in the pitch-black room.
Xie Chen, who was still awake next door: "..."
"Lili!"
He threw back the covers and strode into the master bedroom.
The lights came on.
A tearful boy sitting on the floor, covering his head, came into his view.
"Lili, what's wrong?"
Bai Li's fall was hard; the square bedside table had sharp edges, and he was caught off guard when he rolled down, so the impact was solid.
Xie Chen pried his hand open, intending to check the injury.
But before he could even break it open, he saw blood.
"Lili, don't be afraid."
Xie Chen told Bai Li not to be afraid, but his hands were trembling.
Even the usually composed and self-possessed man's eyes seemed to turn red along with the blood.
He found some gauze, pressed it against Bai Li's forehead, and then called her private doctor.
"The doctor will be here soon, Lili, be good, don't cry."
Xie Chen didn't care about any taboos anymore. He held the child in his arms, but his attempts to soothe the child weren't as skillful as before.
Bai Li sat in his lap, her eyes red from crying: "Sir, am I going to be disfigured?"
The more he thought about it, the sadder he became. He hugged Xie Chen's neck, his voice breaking, "Waaah, I... I was already... I wasn't good-looking when I transformed. Now I'm going to be even uglier."
"Not ugly."
Xie Chen coaxed him, "Lili isn't ugly, she's very pretty, really."
In Xie Chen's eyes, the transformed cat was more beautiful than anyone else he had ever seen.
But because he didn't realize the cat's human form at first, this insecure little kitten still thinks it's ugly.
Bai Li was in pain and saddened, and tears streamed down her beautiful amber eyes.
His skin was delicate, and when it was moistened by tears, it turned a bright red, making Xie Chen's heart skip a beat.
"Sweetie, don't cry anymore. It's all my fault. I shouldn't have let you sleep alone."
"I promise, there won't be a next time."
Xie Chen tried to coax the person in a roundabout way, hoping to appease them.
But it didn't work.
Even after the private doctor arrived, Xie Chen was covered in sweat, still patiently coaxing the baby in his arms.
"Mr. Xie."
The private doctor had never seen Xie Chen act like this before, and he was taken aback, becoming even more cautious around Bai Li.
"Show him."
Xie Chen carried Bai Li to a small sofa and sat her down, allowing the doctor to examine her wounds.
"He fell off the bed while he was sleeping and hit his forehead on the bedside table."
Upon hearing this, the doctor quickly examined the patient carefully.
"The wound isn't big, but it needs anti-inflammatory treatment and two stitches."
“Mr. Xie, you don’t need to worry too much. I just treated this kind of injury not long ago.”
The doctor, while working with his hands, also told Xie Chen, "A couple of days ago, there was a young lady who was also a restless sleeper. She fell off the bed and hit her head."
As he spoke, he reminded Xie Chen, "There are quite a few examples like this. You could cover up your bedside table next time."
"I've got it."
Xie Chen, this is the first time I've ever heard that kittens can be restless sleepers when they grow up to be human.
He used to sleep with the kitten. The kitten was tiny, and he would hold it in his arms until dawn, unable to break free.
Anti-inflammatory treatment, stitches.
Bai Li was so frightened by the sight of the needles gleaming with a cold light that she almost fainted.
"Sir."
He tried to hide in Xie Chen's arms, his voice trembling, "I don't want stitches, I, I'm not in pain anymore, let the doctor leave."
The doctor can't leave.
Even needles must be used for sewing.
While Xie Chen was stitching up Bai Li's eyes, he wouldn't let him see. "Be good, it'll be quick."
Xie Chen tried his best to keep his voice steady, holding Bai Li tightly in his arms, not letting him move.
"Just bear with it, just bear with it."
Bai Li is afraid of pain.
Although he can endure hardship, he is essentially a pampered cat.
Two stitches were finally sewn into his fair forehead. Xie Shen released his hand from his eyes and listened to him sobbing uncontrollably, feeling a tightness in his chest.
The doctor, carrying his medical kit, moved into an empty guest room in the villa and didn't bother them anymore.
Unable to bear the pain, Bai Li suddenly transformed back into a snow-white kitten.
This state of being makes him feel a little better.
Xie Chen didn't close his eyes for the rest of the night.
The kitten, having just received its injection, curled up into a white ball. After crying itself out, it fell asleep and was then pulled into his arms.
He lowered his head and carefully kissed the uninjured parts of the kitten.
"It was my fault."
Xie Chen said softly to the sleeping kitten, "I will take good care of you from now on."
What taboos, what keeping distance, none of these matter.
Between principles and the kitten's safety, he chose the latter.
The next day.
Early in the morning, Xie Chen hurriedly washed his face and returned to the bedside.
Instead of going out to wake Uncle Xie, he sent him a message telling him that Lili had fallen asleep.
Upon receiving the news, Uncle Xie rushed over.
"gentlemen."
Uncle Xie looked at the little kitten with a bandage on its head and felt extremely sorry for it.
"Didn't I tell you to sleep with Lili at night? How come you let him fall down?"
Xie Chen listened to Xie Bo's lecture without uttering a single word in rebuttal.
"We can't leave Lili alone in bed anymore," Uncle Xie nagged before leaving the room to prepare a nourishing soup for Lili.
The ingredients used in the nourishing soup are all extremely luxurious, and Xie Chen sets aside a very high amount of money for this every month.
Uncle Xie went to make soup for the kitten and cook something delicious, while Xie Chen continued to stay with the kitten.
A while later.
Bai Li woke up groggily, still in some pain.
As soon as he opened his eyes, he instinctively looked for his teacher.
Xie Chen timely grasped his hand and responded promptly: "I'm here."
"Lili, does it still hurt?"
"It hurts."
Bai Li opened his little paws in a wronged manner, allowing Xie Chen to pick him up.
He didn't want to sleep anymore, and besides, the production crew was still filming during the day.
"We're asking for a day off."
Xie Chen examined his bandages and discussed with him, "In your current condition, you need to stay home and rest."
"don't want."
Bai Li didn't want to drag the production team out; he wanted to finish filming quickly so the whole show could end sooner. That way, he could come back sooner and continue delivering fish to the seafood shop owner.
"We're going to record it."
Bai Li said sullenly, "I'm just going to sing a song, it won't take long."
He insisted on going, and the doctor came again to change his bandage. They said the wound wasn't big and wouldn't affect his activities, so Xie Chen finally allowed him to leave.
But the prerequisite is that he has to come along.
After a hearty breakfast, Xie Chen took Bai Li's hand and got into the car.
Bai Li's forehead wound wasn't large, so after it was bandaged, it didn't look too scary.
Throughout the journey, Bai Li kept asking Xie Chen, "Sir, have I really not become ugly?"
"No."
Xie Chen patiently replied, "It's still as beautiful as before."
The two chatted as they arrived at the production crew's location.
Bai Li's forehead injury indeed attracted a lot of attention.
Some people wondered curiously, "Wasn't he fine yesterday? How did he get injured today?"
Someone who seemed to know a lot replied ambiguously, "What else could it be? Getting injured at night... he must still be busy at work."
Those malicious speculations were spreading in corners unknown to Bai Li.
Bai Li, the person in question, had no time to pay attention; he was currently being questioned by his third brother, who was pressing his shoulders down.
Upon learning that the person had rolled down the stairs while sleeping, Tan Yi was speechless and didn't know what to say.
Both he and Xiao Liu had reminded Xie Chen not to get too close to Lili after she transformed, especially at night.
You absolutely cannot sleep in the same bed!!!
Now, Xie Chen did comply, but the consequence of doing so was that no one was watching Lili, and his precious Lili almost cracked her head open on their first night together.
Tan Yi felt a lump in his throat, unable to utter a sound.
What else can I say?
Ultimately, it all comes down to him and Xiao Liu's fault.
The two brothers stared at each other for a long time. Finally, Tan Yi looked at his younger brother's injury with heartache and told him to leave after he finished singing.
This is only the first round of the competition.
Bai Li had low expectations for himself, after all, he still had to go back to deliver the fish.
He was indifferent to worldly affairs, but others saw him as a threatening opponent.
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