Xie Chen's voice sounded no different from usual, but Bai Li buried her head in his chest, somewhat afraid to lift it up.
He was afraid his husband would think he wasn't good-looking.
“Lili”.
Xie Chen called out again, and this time, he forcibly separated the person in his arms from his embrace.
Bai Li was extremely flustered. He glanced up at Xie Chen, then lowered his head again, staring intently at the floor.
Do you only like cats?
Bai Li thought about what would happen after he transformed into human form. His butler and his manager, Fatty, had both told him that the master didn't like to be close to people and didn't keep many people around him.
He lowered his head, reached out, and tugged at Xie Chen, like a frightened child trying to appear calm as an adult, saying in a conciliatory tone: "I can turn back into a cat. Anyway, turning into a cat is easy."
Xie Chen's throat tightened. Without even glancing at Xie Bo, who was still in a daze, he simply instructed, "Uncle Xie, you should go back to your room first."
"Okay, okay. Well..."
Uncle Xie looked at Bai Li, then at Xie Chen, and ultimately chose to swallow his confusion.
When he woke up that night, he saw the young man in the living room. The young man was wearing Xie Chen's clothes and said he was waiting for Xie Chen.
He wanted to ask some questions, but the young man said nothing, only that his name was also Lili and that he was waiting for Xie Chen.
"never mind."
Uncle Xie murmured, leaving all the remaining time and space to the two of them.
After Uncle Xie left, only Bai Li and Xie Chen remained in the living room.
Xie Chen pulled the transformed boy closer, no longer forcing him to look up, but patiently coaxing him first: "Lili, whether you turn into a cat or a human, you'll look good."
"I love so much."
Xie Chen spoke slowly and gently, which calmed Bai Li's uneasy heart a little.
"I was just a little surprised," he explained, explaining his earlier distraction: "I suddenly saw Lili's human form and didn't react in time."
"Sweetie, can you please stop being angry with me?"
Under such gentle reassurance, Bai Li, who was already very easy to coax, was understandably not really angry with Xie Chen.
He's become a little bolder after being coaxed.
"gentlemen."
Bai Li finally raised her head again, her beautiful amber eyes, as always, were wet and revealed an unconscious sense of grievance, which made Xie Chen's heart soften.
"Do you...do you still like me? Not the cat version of me?"
"like."
Xie Chen knew that he had to answer the little guy, who was currently feeling insecure, without hesitation.
really.
After Bai Li asked several times, seemingly repeating the same question, whether she liked it or not, and Xie Chen patiently repeated "I like it" over and over again, the initial joy returned to Bai Li's beautiful eyes.
"gentlemen."
Bai Li, now calmed down, opened her arms and begged, "Hug me!"
Xie Chen didn't hesitate and picked the person up.
He did want to be a little cautious, after all, Lili had taken human form and was no longer the cat she used to be.
But at this moment, he knew even more clearly that if he showed any more hesitation towards Lili, then he would truly be unable to coax her.
There were freshly fried dried anchovies in the kitchen.
Bai Li pulled Xie Chen's large hand to look at the dried fish: "I fried it many times, but only this one pot was fried properly. Uncle Xie helped me set up the fire."
Xie Chen didn't bother to look at the dried fish; instead, he took his hand to look at it.
Frying dried fish requires contact with hot oil, and now that Xie Chen has calmed down, he doesn't think his cat has the talent to do this.
Bai Li's hands were a size smaller than his, her fingers were fair, and her nails were a transparent pink, like the color of a fleshy pad.
However, several blisters appeared on the back of my hand and on my knuckles.
When Xie Chen popped the blister, Bai Li gasped in pain.
"Don't go into the kitchen next time."
Xie Chen applied the medicine and put on a band-aid before taking the dried fish to the restaurant.
Bai Li had been busy for a long time, but she hadn't eaten anything herself.
While the two were eating dried fish, Xie Chen began to ask questions without making a sound.
"When did you begin to take human form?"
"At the ball?"
Bai Li regained those memories, and she remembered the events backstage at the ball very clearly.
"At that time, I couldn't remember who I was." Bai Li said to Xie Chen while chewing on dried fish, "Then, I went dancing and saw Mr. Xie."
"I want you to hold me, but you won't."
At this point, Bai Li felt that even her dried fish didn't taste good anymore.
Xie Chen: "..."
Xie Shen was recalling what had happened earlier, thinking about how he had missed the little guy's first human form. Not only had he missed it, but he had also rejected the humanoid kitten on the spot—
Don't ask, the answer is I'm planning to develop a time machine.
"Later, I transformed into human form several more times."
Bai Li, still holding the freshly dried fish, earnestly reported to Xie Chen everything that had happened during the unstable days of her transformation period.
After learning that the kitten had participated in the show to find him, Xie Chen couldn't hold back any longer and raised his hand to press his temples.
"Lili, let me calm down."
Xie Chen closed his eyes and took a while to calm down.
A moment later.
After reflecting on his actions, Xie Chen looked at Bai Li, who was holding a dried fish, and asked, "Lili, what do you want to do next? Are you still going to participate in that program?"
Bai Li tilted her head and replied, "Yes."
"Fatty paid."
As he spoke, he ran upstairs, grabbed the money he had been wondering how he got it, and proudly showed it to Xie Chen: "Look, two thousand yuan! I spent one hundred, so I still have one thousand nine hundred yuan left."
Xie Chen wasn't very interested in the 1,900 yuan. He pressed Bai Li into a chair and asked him, "After recording this program, do you still want to make money in this industry like your third brother?"
"In no mood."
Bai Li shook her head honestly and said, "I still want to go back and deliver fish to Boss Liu."
He gets tips every day for delivering fish, and his salary is so high.
The boss is a nice guy; he gives him perks from time to time and even allows him to bring other cats to work.
Bai Li didn't want to quit this job.
Xie Chen stared at the child's face for a few seconds, then raised his hand and rubbed the child's head.
"good."
A hint of a smile flickered in his eyes: "We'll listen to Lili. After this show ends, we'll go back to working at the seafood restaurant."
Xie Chen has been in the entertainment industry for quite some time, and that circle has too many dark sides.
Although he was protecting her, there was too much scheming and lust in the industry.
With Lili's looks, if she really entered the entertainment industry, she would definitely attract a lot of covetous people.
"gentlemen."
Bai Li's mouth was dry from eating dried fish. He held Xie Chen's cup and gulped down water. After finishing, he looked at Xie Chen longingly and said, "I want to eat."
"I'll do it."
"Um!"
Xie Chen went into the kitchen to cook, and Bai Li followed him like a little tail.
"Once I learn to cook, I'll cook for my husband."
"No need." Xie Chen was worried about him going into the kitchen: "Uncle Xie and I can cook, you just wait patiently for us to eat."
Bai Li remained silent.
Xie Chen was a skilled cook, and in no time he had prepared all the dishes that Bai Li loved to eat.
However, Bai Li was unable to maintain her human form and finish her meal.
"Meow meow".
It can't change anymore.
Bai Li plopped down on the floor and opened her claws at Xie Chen.
Xie Chen held the familiar, snow-white kitten with even greater practice.
A man and a cat sat at the dining table, and Xie Chen habitually mixed rice for him.
"Lili, how long can you stay in human form each day?"
"It can't be changed for long."
Bai Li sat on Xie Chen's lap, her eyes fixed on her rice bowl, replying distractedly to Xie Chen: "I'm too weak, I can't transform into human form as steadily as my brothers. Once I eat more, I'll grow bigger."
Xie Chen hummed in agreement, placed the mixed rice in front of him, and decided to give the kitten a good boost of nutrition.
Otherwise, transforming into a human would be too taxing, and if one were to suddenly reveal their true form outside, there would likely be trouble.
Bai Li was focused on eating, completely unaware that Xie Chen had already figured out how to feed him a nutritious meal.
After we've eaten and drunk our fill...
The contented kitten spread its paws out, revealing its round, white belly as usual, inviting Xie Chen to pet it.
Xie Chen hesitated for a moment.
Urged on by the kitten's meows, he stroked its soft, white belly, but inevitably, Lili's human form appeared in his mind.
To put it simply, he's touching Lili's lower abdomen and belly right now.
Xie Chen's eyes darkened.
After a while, he withdrew his hand and picked up the kitten.
"Meow meow".
Having eaten her fill, Bai Li grabbed Xie Chen's large hand with her paws and pressed it firmly against her round belly, demanding, "Give me another massage."
Xie Chen could only continue kneading.
Before long, the kitten, feeling comfortably rubbed, tilted its head and fell asleep, purring softly.
Xie Chen carried the kitten upstairs, gave it a bath, dried its fur, and then put it in bed.
Bai Li woke up once during the middle of the night, but he was still sleepy, so he let Xie Chen take care of him as usual while he was in a daze.
“Lili”.
Xie Chen put the kitten in the bed and asked specifically, "Will you sleep in the cat bed tonight?"
"Meow."
I won't sleep.
The kitten, completely oblivious to any sense of propriety, rolled into Xie Chen's arms, placed its paws on Xie Chen's abs, and slept in a carefree posture.
Xie Chen couldn't fall asleep immediately.
He was still pondering whether he should let the kitten continue sleeping in his bed.
What if, what if it transforms into human form again...
Xie Chen's mind raced, and to be honest, he really didn't know how to deal with the kitten that had suddenly transformed into human form.
Despite his ruthless business acumen, he is now helpless when faced with a tiny kitten the size of a palm.
"Meow."
Bai Li, half asleep, was pressed against Xie Chen, muttering incoherently.
Xie Chen lowered his eyes, not daring to give her even a goodnight kiss.
He said he wouldn't get involved in relationships, especially since this was a naive little kitten he had pampered and raised, whose mind was still innocent and naive...
"Xie Chen, you need to act like a decent person."
In the pitch-black room with the lights off, Xie Chen said this to himself before closing his eyes.
The next day.
Bai Li woke up earlier than Xie Chen.
He's still in cat mode. He spent too long in human mode yesterday, which exhausted him.
"Meow."
gentlemen.
Bai Li sat up from Xie Chen's arms, yawning as she looked at Xie Chen's handsome face.
As he looked around, he belatedly realized that he had remembered something very important.
Dad said, "Go down the mountain, find your fiancé, and transform into human form."
And now, he has gone down the mountain, is with his master, and has taken human form.
Bai Li racked her brains, put the two things together, and realized the answer.
"Meow, meow meow..."
Sir, sir is my fiancé.
When Bai Li deduced this result, the entire cat was dumbfounded.
Such a wonderful man, and he's actually her fiancé?!
Bai Li looked at Xie Chen with such eagerness that it started early in the morning!
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