Before reaching their destination, Xie Chen put down his phone and looked down at the little kitten playing with his hand.
"What's your name?" he suddenly asked.
Bai Li tilted her head and looked at him, saying, "Meow."
Her name is Lili.
The elders on the mountain, as well as his older brothers and sisters, all called him that. Bai Li liked hearing close people call him that; it made them seem like they were very close to him.
“Lili”.
As Xie Chen murmured his name, a familiar flutter of emotion swept through her heart.
I feel like I've heard this name somewhere before.
But even after searching his memory, he couldn't recall when or where he had heard those two words before.
When Bai Li heard him call her "Lili," she buried her round face in his clothes, seemingly a little embarrassed.
The gentleman called his name, and it sounded so beautiful.
Bai Li nestled inside Xie Chen's clothes, nuzzling against him. After nuzzling, he suddenly looked up, staring at Xie Chen in confusion.
etc.
How could Xie Chen understand everything he said?!
Bai Li finally realized this huge bug, and his head was buzzing.
Could it be... that he unknowingly used cat hypnosis on Xie Chen?
Xie Chen didn't understand the confusion in his eyes, and only lowered his eyes to squeeze his paw.
"Meow!"
Ouch!
The pain from the claws was unbearable, causing Bai Li to shudder reflexively.
Hearing the cry of pain, Xie Chen spread out the claws and examined them carefully.
The once pink and delicate chubby little paw pads have now darkened in color and show some signs of being broken.
Xie Chen frowned and told the driver to stop the car on the side of the road, get out, buy something, and come back.
A moment later.
Bai Li's chubby little body sat steadily on Xie Chen's lap.
Xie Chen held his paw and was disinfecting the paw pads with medicine.
"Does it hurt?" Xie Chen asked softly as he applied the medicine.
A hint of honest grievance flickered in Bai Li's beautiful amber eyes: "Meow meow."
It hurts.
Xie Chen unconsciously softened his movements as he applied the medicine. After finishing, he suddenly remembered the scene he had seen at the beginning: a kitten sitting by the roadside, blowing on its paws.
As if guided by some unseen force, Xie Chen leaned forward slightly and gently blew on the claws that had just been treated.
Bai Li's eyes widened in surprise.
Wow.
The gentleman blew on it for him.
The little kitten, overjoyed, tilted its head back and stared at Xie Chen with its wet amber eyes. Unable to resist pushing its luck, it made a demand: "Meow, meow meow."
I still want to kiss your head.
Xie Chen listened to the expectation and trepidation in the pleasant young voice, and looked at the tiny kitten, no bigger than his palm, hooking its paws around him, trying to lean on him to stand up.
Xie Chen's mind stirred slightly, and by the time he came to his senses, he had already given that little head a "kiss".
Bai Li, who received a kiss, would probably have turned completely pink if it weren't for the fur covering her.
"Meow."
Overjoyed, Bai Li climbed off Xie Chen's lap and, without giving Xie Chen a chance to react, kissed his handsome face.
In return, he also wanted to personally thank Chen.
Xie Chen: "..."
Xie Chen held the kitten by the scruff of its neck, his cold eyes narrowing as he scrutinized it.
Over the years, many people have tried to get close to him, both openly and secretly. But he is aloof and has high standards; he didn't take any of them seriously, let alone become close to any of them.
In retrospect, this little kitten was the only one who managed to get close to him and succeed.
Bai Li flailed her paws in the air, her clear eyes filled with confusion.
Why did you pick him up?
Xie Chen found it quite amusing to watch him thrashing around, and after admiring him for a while, he let him sit back on his lap.
Besides buying medicine, the driver also bought a carton of goat milk at the supermarket, which he had seen the husband feed the baby last time.
Xie Shen was about to open the goat milk bottle to feed him when the car stopped.
"Stay in the car, I'll be right back."
Xie Chen put Bai Li in the back seat and let him sit alone, while he himself planned to get out of the car.
Upon seeing this, Bai Li immediately objected.
He didn't want to be locked up here.
"Meow!"
hug!
Bai Li used her paws to tug at him, wanting him to pick her up.
Xie Chen paused as he got out of the car. He turned around and met the kitten's eyes, which were pleading for a hug.
The next second.
Why are you so clingy?
Xie Chen frowned, his tone sounding disdainful, but he still scooped the little kitten that had stood up into his arms.
Bai Li nestled in his arms, watching as more and more people gathered around her, all dressed impeccably and looking very good. She was almost mesmerized.
Xie Chen carried the wine in one hand and the kitten in the other, walking straight towards the door without looking to the side.
"Thank you, Brother Xie."
Greeting him at the door was Mr. Zhou's eldest son, Zhou Fa. Zhou Fa accepted the wine he was offered, his kind face full of smiles: "My dad was just talking about you a few days ago. He'll definitely be happy to see you here today."
As Zhou Fa spoke, he instructed the people beside him to attend to the guests, while he personally led Xie Chen inside to see his father.
Mr. Zhou is a highly respected senior in the vocal music world. He helped Xie Chen when Xie Chen was going through the most difficult time, and Xie Chen has always respected him.
Many people had already arrived in the main hall, including all sorts of handsome and beautiful women, as well as some important figures, all of whom were attending tonight's banquet.
As Xie Chen walked along with Zhou Fa, he encountered many people trying to strike up conversations with him.
"Oh, right."
As they walked, Zhou Fa whispered some gossip to him: "My sister is here today too. She's been pursuing Tan Yi lately, but Tan Yi doesn't seem to like her much. She didn't come over tonight."
Xie Chen didn't think much of it upon hearing this, as he had never cared about the conversation in the first place.
Zhou Fa continued gossiping: "Tan Yi didn't come, but Xiao Tan Yi came."
"Be careful, this little chat is full of tricks."
Xie Chen gave a perfunctory "hmm".
The "little Tan Yi" Zhou Fa mentioned, whose stage name is Liu Yi, is twenty years old this year. At first glance, she looks somewhat like Tan Yi, but anyone with a discerning eye can tell that it's not just a resemblance in appearance, but rather a result of plastic surgery. Even her name, Liu Yi, is said to have been deliberately changed to imitate Tan Yi.
He started his marketing career under the name "Xiao Tanyi" from the very beginning. He seems simple and gentle, but many people in the industry know that he is quite skilled at using publicity stunts for marketing purposes.
Tan Yi has been famous for several years, attracting the covetous eyes of many. However, Tan Yi never accepts anyone's advances, and no one will try to take advantage of him. As a result, those who are obsessed with him eventually set their sights on this young Tan Yi.
Zhou Fa picked out the unpleasant things about Xiao Tanyi's recent change of sugar daddy and fed them to Xie Chen as gossip.
Xie Chen ate blandly, while Bai Li, who had never seen the world, listened intently.
"Meow."
The innocent cat was stunned after hearing about Xiao Tanyi's seductive methods.
Hearing the meow, Zhou Fa looked down and saw the kitten staring blankly at the melon. He scratched his head and suddenly felt a little embarrassed.
The kitten seemed to understand him, making him feel like he was corrupting it.
Xie Chen then realized that the little kitten in his arms was actually listening to them talk.
He subtly covered the cat's ears and calmly reminded Zhou Fa, "Don't say anything like that, I saw your dad."
"Then you can go over there."
Zhou Fa laughed and said, "I'll go greet the other people."
After Zhou Fa left, Xie Chen walked a few steps closer to Mr. Zhou, bent down and greeted him softly as he sat on the sofa.
Mr. Zhou was indeed very happy to see him.
“Ah Chen.”
The old gentleman smiled and asked, "Are you still very busy lately?"
"A little."
Just as Xie Chen was talking to the old man, Bai Li was nestled in Xie Chen's arms, looking around.
Upon closer inspection, he indeed spotted someone who looked familiar.
The young man in the suit was holding a wine glass and looking in his direction.
Bai Li looked at the other person's face and found that it really did look somewhat similar to Tan Yi in the poster.
A sudden realization dawned on him—it all made sense!
This is a swindler who's good at staged accidents!
Bai Li blinked and stared straight at Xiao Tanyi, but the latter's gaze remained fixed on... the teacher.
That gaze made Bai Li feel a little uncomfortable.
He pulled his head back and quietly tugged his paws a little tighter on Xie Chen's clothes.
"Meow?"
Seeing that Xie Chen was no longer talking to the old man, Bai Li politely called out to him, "Meow meow."
Shall we go home?
If he didn't leave soon, he saw that Xiao Tanyi was about to come and stage an accident to extort money from him.
Since the other party hadn't actually come over to stage an accident, Bai Li couldn't clearly tell Mr. [the man] about her negative assumptions about him.
Hearing the urging meows from his arms, Xie Chen reached out and gently patted the boy's head soothingly.
"Be good."
Xie Chen spoke for a few more minutes, then chatted with Mr. Zhou before turning around.
However, he still didn't leave.
The old gentleman said that quite a few people had come this time, some of whom were old acquaintances, and asked Xie Chen to greet them before leaving.
Xie Chen was aloof and didn't interact with people. He knew that the old man was afraid he was too withdrawn and wanted him to interact with more people so he could have some life in him.
Xie Chen did not refuse the old gentleman's kindness, even though he was already quite old.
"Wait ten minutes."
Xie Chen lowered his eyes and discussed with Bai Li in his arms, "Ten minutes later, I'll take you home to eat dried fish."
Bai Li watched as Xiao Tanyi drew ever closer, not wanting to wait even a minute longer.
He anxiously patted Xie Chen's arm and looked up, meowing.
We need to go back.
He didn't want his husband to be the victim of a staged accident!
Xie Chen only heard him say that he wanted to go back, but didn't hear him say anything else, so he naturally didn't know why he was in such a hurry.
Seeing the usually good-natured kitten becoming increasingly agitated, Xie Chen frowned.
"President Xie—"
A gentle male voice sounded in front of him. Xie Chen looked up and saw Liu Yi, who was holding a wine glass, walking towards him.
Just as he was about to reach him, someone passing by accidentally bumped into Liu Yi.
Immediately afterwards, Liu Yi's body rammed straight into Xie Chen.
Bai Li's heart tightened, and her hands unconsciously tensed up.
Here it comes!
The man is trying to stage an accident to extort money from you!
Bai Li, tense and on high alert, suddenly stretched out her claws to push Liu Yi away just as he was about to fall onto Xie Chen.
To prevent Liu Yi from bumping into Xie Chen's handsome face, Bai Li let out a threatening meow.
"ah--"
Liu Yi exclaimed, his face filled with the terror of "I'm going to fall," as if it were purely accidental that he was about to bump into Xie Chen.
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