A while later...
Bai Li transformed back into a cat and played with his fourth brother until he was tired. He stretched out his chubby little body, panting, and asked Bai Si, "Fourth brother, when are you going home?"
"Wait a little longer."
Bai Si rubbed his soft belly and chatted with him casually.
He wasn't in a hurry, and Xie Chen stayed with him and waited.
In short, right under his nose today, Bai Si has absolutely no chance of stealing the cat.
As darkness fell.
Bai Si glanced at Xie Chen sitting next to them and took the initiative to strike up a conversation.
"I heard from my older brother that you're very busy, how come you have so much free time now?"
Xie Chen said calmly, "The work I have to do is not as important as Lili."
Bai Si: "..."
Damn, she really knows how to coax a cat.
Bai Si cursed inwardly, but Bai Li felt a sweet warmth in her heart.
He knew how busy his husband was usually, and these past two days he hadn't even gone to the office to spend time with him.
Bai Laosi couldn't find an opportunity to make a move. He glanced at his younger brother, who was clinging to Xie Chen and didn't seem like he would go with him.
"never mind?."
Bai Si gritted his teeth and had no choice but to give up.
Before leaving, he picked up the snow-white kitten and gave it a good sniff.
The kitten was so dizzy from being petted that before it could even come to its senses after Fourth Brother left, Xie Chen picked it up again.
"Sir, would you like to be discharged tomorrow?"
Bai Li didn't have a fever or feel unwell all day today, and he didn't want to affect his work, especially his husband's work.
Xie Chen didn't answer him, only saying, "Let me think about it some more."
Night falls.
Xie Chen was taking a shower in the private bathroom of the VIP ward, while Bai Li was sitting on the bed playing on her phone.
He hadn't seen his third brother for several days, and not only that, he didn't know anything about him.
Besides the third brother, the sixth brother also disappeared without a trace.
If it were before, Sixth Brother would probably have come looking for him long ago.
Bai Li pondered for a moment, then first made a video call to her third brother.
The video call notification sounded several times before it was finally connected.
It wasn't Third Brother who answered the phone, it was Sixth Brother.
Bai Li was stunned.
He was about to step back to check if he had confused his third brother with his sixth brother when he heard his sixth brother speak.
“Lili”.
Bai Liu brought the phone closer, seemingly wanting to get a better look at him.
"Something's off about your clothes and the background."
Bai Liu frowned and asked sharply, "Where are you now?"
Bai Li: "..."
Bai Li felt slightly guilty.
He dared not tell his sixth brother about falling into the water, otherwise his sixth brother would surely say that the master had not taken good care of him.
I live outside.
Bai Li mustered her courage and lied, "I'll be going home with you tomorrow, sir."
To divert Sixth Brother's attention, Bai Li took the initiative: "Sixth Brother, where have you been lately? I haven't seen you for days. And Third Brother, I haven't seen him either."
If it were at a different time, Bai Liu might not have been so easily fooled.
But now...
A hint of weariness flashed across his eyes, and the white curly hair on his head didn't look as curly as before.
"I have some things to take care of with your third brother."
Bai Liu didn't specify what it was about, but it seemed quite troublesome.
As they were talking, Bai Li's third brother, whom she hadn't seen for several days, came over.
"Damn it, are we going to get caught this time? I'm going crazy! Why is he so persistent?!"
Tan Yi didn't know it was a video call? He was still hanging up, and his tone was full of impatience.
"This idiot is driving me crazy! He got the huge advantage, and now he's acting like I'm the worst animal—"
"Third Brother."
Just as Tan Yi was about to say something, Bai Liu suddenly interrupted him.
"Lili called? I'm on a video call with him right now."
Tan Yi: "..."
Tan Yi quickly composed herself, her expression instantly changing.
"My dear Lili."
He leaned closer to the camera, smiling broadly as he greeted his younger brother: "Missing your third brother?"
"think."
Bai Li replied honestly, "I miss Third Brother, and Sixth Brother too."
Hearing this, the two older brothers were completely appeased.
We miss you too.
Looking at her younger brother in the camera lens, Tan Yi wished she could fly over right now and give him a good rub.
"Be a good boy/girl, your sixth brother and I will be back soon. We'll take you out to play then, to the amusement park, okay?"
"Um!"
Bai Li nodded and urged them, "Then come back quickly."
"Okay, I promise I'll be back soon."
Tan Yi's bad mood dissipated after seeing her beloved younger brother.
He squeezed next to Bai Xiaoliu and started talking to Bai Li about something.
Bai Li was afraid that her two brothers would worry, so she didn't mention her own situation.
Before hanging up the phone, Tan Yi hesitated for a moment, then reminded his younger brother.
"Lili, if you encounter any strangers lately, don't talk to them. Understand?"
"good."
Bai Li nodded obediently. Just as she hung up the phone, Xie Chen came out of the bathroom after taking a shower.
"gentlemen!"
Bai Li smiled and reported to him, "I'm on the phone with Third Brother and Sixth Brother."
Upon hearing this, Xie Chen quickly put on his bathrobe neatly, revealing not a bit of skin.
"Still fighting?"
No, that's all.
Bai Li put her phone away and asked, "The call has already ended?"
"Third Brother and Sixth Brother seem to be in trouble. They won't tell me, but I can sense it."
Bai Li is very sensitive to his brothers, especially the things his third brother accidentally let slip earlier; he heard them all.
Upon hearing this, Xie Chen sat down beside him, his pajamas becoming looser.
"If you want to know, I can help you find out."
Xie Chen ruffled his hair, hesitating whether or not to let him take a bath.
Lili hasn't been feeling well these past few days, and he's worried that if she takes a bath, she might catch a cold.
While he was still hesitating, Bai Li had already pounced on him: "Sir, it's my turn to take a bath."
Seeing this, Xie Chen lifted him up and coaxed, "Okay, change back, I'll take you to wash."
He can wash kittens, but Lili's human form...
He simply cannot be completely focused on anything for the time being.
Bai Li hugged his neck and blinked: "Sir, can't we wash it like this?"
Xie Chen paused for a moment, then gave a definite answer: "No."
"Why?"
Bai Li didn't want to turn into a cat; he just wanted to take a bath like this.
Xie Chen's Adam's apple bobbed; he didn't know how to answer.
Lili's brothers are right, Lili is still young.
He'll be an adult in a month, while I'm already in my twenties and about to turn thirty.
He cares a lot about the age difference.
Bai Li, not receiving a reply from her husband, leaned closer, somewhat confused, to look into Xie Chen's eyes.
"Sir, what are you thinking about?"
"nothing."
Xie Chen snapped out of his daze and decided to suppress all those chaotic thoughts.
At the very least, he'll have to wait another month.
"Turn back into a cat, and I'll carry you to take a bath. Otherwise, Lili will have to bathe herself."
Bai Li didn't want to wash herself.
He fell into the water the day before yesterday, and now he hates water. Without his husband by his side, he doesn't want to get wet at all.
Xie Chen's attitude was firm, and Bai Li couldn't persuade him no matter how hard she tried.
Finally, a snow-white kitten sat in the bathroom tub. The kitten looked utterly lifeless as its white fur was scrubbed. Xie Chen washed it carefully, making sure the whole kitten was clean.
After washing, Xie Chen couldn't resist kissing his pink paw pads.
The pink paw pads are soft and have a pleasant milky scent from the special shower gel.
Xie Chen kissed all four little paw pads.
Bai Li kicked her paws in horror.
"Sir, it stinks."
"It doesn't smell."
Xie Chen looked at the kitten with amusement. The kitten's paws were clean, and its paws were a beautiful pink. He couldn't get enough of kissing such a kitten.
Bai Li still felt embarrassed about being kissed on the foot. He curled himself up into a ball, rolled into Xie Chen's arms, buried his head in Xie Chen's body, and didn't want to show his face anymore.
Xie Chen looked at the ball-shaped kitten, a smile in his eyes.
The two, one human and one cat, chatted quietly. Xie Chen stroked the kitten's soft fur, feeling content and at peace.
The next day.
Bai Li insisted on being discharged again. His health has been good since yesterday, and the doctor did not insist that he stay in the hospital.
Before leaving the hospital, Bai Li originally wanted to visit Duan Ningqi.
But Xie Chen was keeping a close eye on him, and he couldn't find an opportunity.
After returning home and changing their clothes, Xie Chen went to work, while Bai Li stayed home watching Uncle Xie make a new cotton-padded coat for her.
He lost his floral cotton-padded jacket when he transformed into a human on the hillside.
When Uncle Xie found out, he bought him new cotton cloth and cotton to remake it for him.
"I'd like to have a few more."
Bai Li sidled up to Uncle Xie and said eagerly, "I promised? I'll buy floral cotton-padded jackets for the other kittens."
Now only he has it; the other kittens still don't.
Uncle Xie had nothing to do all day, and when he heard Bai Li's words, he said kindly, "Okay, then I'll make a little more so that our Lili can take it to give to the other cats."
"Yes! Thank you, Uncle!"
Bai Li was overjoyed and snuggled up to hug Uncle Xie.
Uncle Xie liked him the most. Seeing him happy made him work with more energy when making cotton-padded jackets.
Not long after.
A small batch of floral cotton-padded jackets has been made.
Bai Li put on the most brightly colored one, then led the other kittens over and let them each receive a cotton-padded jacket.
A row of kittens dressed in bright red and green cotton-padded jackets with large floral patterns amused Uncle Xie.
"Come on, Lili, let's take a picture!"
Uncle Xie took photos of all the kittens, with Bai Li being photographed the most.
He was small in stature and already quite cute. Now, wearing a floral cotton-padded jacket, he looked adorably rustic. Anyone who saw him would burst out laughing.
Uncle Xie was so amused by the adorable kitten that after posting it on his WeChat Moments, he also sent the photos to Xie Chen.
[Look, Lili's new photos.]
[Sir, you should post on your WeChat Moments sometimes. Lili is so cute, you can share more pictures of him.]
[He went out with the kittens, and I had my bodyguard secretly follow them.]
On WeChat.
After receiving the message, Xie Chen saved all the photos but did not send them out.
Uncle Xie doesn't have many friends on WeChat, so it's okay for him to post photos.
However, he has no intention of exposing the kitten Lili to the public.
All the previously released photos of the kitten have been removed? Xie Chen is very vigilant, wary of anyone touching his cat.
[I see?. ]
Xie Chen replied with "Uncle Xie," then turned on the locator. Seeing that the route was within the normal range, he continued working.
On the way to the seafood restaurant.
A row of kittens dressed in floral cotton-padded jackets are the center of attention wherever they go.
"Holy crap, what's up with these cats? Why are they all wearing padded jackets?"
"See that? That lead kitten!!! It's so damn cute, do you have a sack?! I'm going to catch it!"
"Mommy, I want a cat, a cat like the one in front. If you don't buy it for me, I won't go to kindergarten, waaaah, I want a cat, I don't want kindergarten."
The kittens, who have attracted plenty of attention from passersby, are completely unaware of their special nature.
Bai Li led the way, with Mei Mei and the others following closely behind.
They have a busy day ahead of schedule and need to make the most of their time to finish all the orders ahead of time.
After they finish all the orders, they still need to use their wages to buy things.
Everything I bought was given to Blackfoot Cat.
That's right, these little kittens were worried about their leader, and at Bai Li's suggestion, they decided to visit Blackfoot Cat Brother together.
"Big brother, a lot of people are watching us."
Some cats belatedly realized this problem.
Bai Li looked around and meowed to comfort the kittens: "Don't be afraid, they just think our cotton-padded coats are cute!"
"Be careful when you're delivering orders. Don't roll around on the ground, or your cotton-padded coat will get dirty."
"Meow!"
OK
The kittens nodded in agreement, looking down at the floral cotton-padded jacket, which they all cherished.
Author's Note: Fourth Brother: You can't take it away!
The fourth brother looked at the boss: What bad luck! :)
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