“Lili”.
Xie Chen's throat tightened, and when he met the kitten's teary eyes, he felt a little unsure of himself for the first time.
He'd never owned a cat before and didn't know that teasing a cat with its tail would lead to this situation.
"Does it hurt?"
He leaned over, wanting to rub the little guy's tail, but the little guy, having just been teased, grabbed his tail first when he reached out.
"Meow, meow meow!!"
My tail still hurts!
Bai Li, his voice trembling with sobs, accused him with a mixture of grievance and anger. He had bitten down with all his might, and when he did, he hadn't even recognized it as his own tail.
"cough."
Xie Chen glanced uncomfortably at the tail he was holding, and cleared his throat.
"It was my fault."
The flexible and adaptable Xie, in order to win the little kitten's forgiveness, apologized in a low voice: "I just thought Lili's tail was very pretty, so I wiggled it."
"It's all my fault that Lili accidentally bit her tail."
Xie Chen's tone was sincere; he apologized, but then he praised Bai Li's tail.
The kitten, who was unusually angry, showed a visibly diminished resentment after being coaxed like this.
Xie Chen picked up the kitten and, taking advantage of the fact that there was no one else in the office besides them, put aside his pride and continued to coax the kitten whose tail hurt.
"Let's go buy some toys, a cat wand, and a scratching post. We'll put them all in the office for Lili to play with."
It has to be said that Xie Chen's good voice really gives him an advantage when it comes to coaxing cats.
The voice-controlled kitten listened to its master's pleasant voice and looked at his handsome face. After a while, it buried its head in Xie Chen's neck, as if sending a signal of reconciliation.
Xie Chen felt a sense of relief as he felt the warm sensation in the crook of his neck.
Fortunately, the little guy isn't like him; he doesn't hold grudges.
Not long after.
When Anna brought the food, she saw the kitten perched on Xie Chen's shoulder, watching a video with him.
"Meow meow".
Ultraman is good.
Xie Chen had charged the tablet, and the atoning Xie Chen was watching Ultraman with Bai Li, a show he hadn't watched in ages.
"boss."
Anna brought in the food and even thoughtfully unpacked it.
Enjoy your meal.
After saying this, Anna politely turned and left, closing the door behind her boss as she went outside.
Bai Li smelled the aroma of the food and quickly climbed down from Xie Chen's shoulder.
"Meow!" Sir, I'd like to eat some food.
Bai Li slid onto the table, tilted her head back, and meowed pleadingly.
Xie Chen raised an eyebrow: "You can eat this food?"
"Yes, yes."
Bai Li didn't hide anything from Xie Chen. He honestly said, "I just can't transform into human form like Third Brother, but I can eat."
Third Brother, he turned into a human.
Xie Shen had already gleaned from Bai Li's words that their cats could take on human form, but Bai Li, this little kitten, was an exception.
He cannot transform into human form.
Upon hearing this news, Xie Chen felt both relieved and somewhat regretful.
Without a doubt, he really liked the kitten. If it had been a teenager, he would never have bothered with it at the beginning, let alone take the teenager home.
It was precisely because Bai Li was just a kitten that he was able to pick her up.
Xie Chen doesn't like getting close to people, and he doesn't need ambiguous approaches either.
The kitten perfectly satisfied his fetish.
But amidst the kitten's meows, he could also hear a clear, youthful voice, which had recently stirred a sense of curiosity in Xie Chen.
He wondered if Lili could take human form, would it be like he imagined...?
"Meow."
gentlemen.
Unable to get any food, Bai Li scratched Xie Chen's hand but didn't reach out with her claws.
Xie Chen was called and came back to his senses, looking down at the little kitten begging for a little bit of food.
He patted the kitten's head, washed the bowl the kitten had brought that day, and then started feeding it.
There were plenty of dishes, but only one serving of rice.
Xie Chen filled Bai Li's bowl with rice. After leaving the office, without bothering Anna, he went to the cafeteria himself and got two more servings of rice.
The reason for packing two portions is that I was afraid one of the little kittens wouldn't have enough to eat.
The food was all ready, and Xie Chen mixed up all the dishes Bai Li pointed to with his paws. He also peeled the shrimp with shells on and fed them to him.
"tasty!"
Bai Li immediately took a bite of the braised shrimp. He leaned his face closer and meowed, "Sir, feed me another one."
Xie Chen didn't get to eat a single shrimp from the small plate.
Bai Li wanted to give it to him, but Xie Chen refused calmly, saying, "I don't want to eat shrimp right now."
Several dishes and a bowl of rice were served, leaving Bai Li so full that she stretched out on Xie Chen's table, exposing her belly.
Its belly is round and plump; if you poke it, the kitten will let out a soft whimper.
But don't poke too much, or they'll grab your fingers and bite you.
Xie Chen played with the little kitten exposing its belly for a while, and seeing that it was still early, he carried it to the lounge for a nap.
The lounge was simply furnished with only a bed, a table, and a wardrobe.
Bai Li was full and sleepy, and soon after being put on the bed, she started snoring softly.
Seeing that he was sleeping soundly, Xie Chen also closed his eyes and dozed off for a while.
All afternoon, Bai Li was probably worried that Xie Chen was just as hard to find as he was in the morning, so she clung to Xie Chen especially.
"boss."
Dressed smartly, Anna entered the office again: "At 4:20, you have an outing scheduled to meet with General Manager Lin and General Manager Zhu."
Xie Chen hummed in agreement: "I understand."
Anna glanced at the kitten playing on its tablet on Xie Chen's lap and couldn't help but ask, "Boss, are you going to take the kitten with you?"
Xie Chen nodded: "I'll take it."
Anna cautioned, "I've seen friends who own pet cats, and many cats experience stress in unfamiliar places. If you bring your cat there, will it cause any problems—?"
"Won't."
Xie Chen said calmly, "He's not afraid of people."
The little guy carries seafood to deliver goods every day; many people have seen him do it.
Hearing him say that, Anna stopped talking and turned to leave.
The rain lessened during the day, but the temperature still dropped.
Around four o'clock, a sudden gust of wind picked up outside, blowing against my face with a chilly feel.
When Bai Li was carried out by Xie Chen, her chubby body trembled in the wind as soon as she left the company.
"Meow."
It's so cold.
The kitten, feeling cold, turned its head in Xie Chen's arms and crawled straight into his suit jacket.
Xie Chen held an umbrella in one hand and dragged the cat with the other. Seeing this, he indulged the cat and let it squeeze into his clothes, pressing against his chest.
The car was parked right at the entrance. Considering the cat was there, the driver turned up the temperature inside the car before Xie Chen could even give the order.
"Sir, please get in the car."
The driver opened the car door and waited for Xie Chen to get in before driving off.
"Lili, you're not cold anymore."
In the car, Xie Chen put away his umbrella, sat down, and looked down at the little kitten inside his clothes.
Bai Li pressed herself against his chest, only her head peeking out; her body still refused to come out.
He listened to Xie Chen's heartbeat while blinking at Xie Chen.
"Meow, meow meow."
Sir, your heart is beating so slowly.
Upon hearing this, Xie Chen picked up the kitten whose heartbeat he was listening to and placed his large hand on the kitten's chest.
really.
The cat's heart was beating twice as fast as his.
"Hmm, it is very slow." Xie Chen stroked the kitten's head and said casually, "If Lili sings me a cat song, my heart will beat faster."
"Really?" Bai Li asked curiously.
"real."
Xie Chen wasn't deliberately lying to him. Bai Li's cat song, with its cute meowing sounds, was actually accompanied by a boyish voice that only Xie Chen could hear. To Xie Chen, it was heavenly music.
He really enjoyed listening to it.
I love all kinds of sounds.
Bai Li was delighted by the praise, and he wasn't shy at all. He sat on Xie Chen's lap, tilted his head back, and started meowing very loudly.
The driver in the front seat gripped the steering wheel, the meowing of a kitten ringing in his ears.
For some reason, he felt that the worries that had been weighing on his mind lately seemed to have dissipated somewhat.
How could that be...?
He recently tried everything to improve his mood, from relaxing with friends to running alone to relieve stress, but his emotions remained depressed.
He almost asked his husband for leave to see if there was something wrong with his mind, but unexpectedly, he suddenly felt that he was fine.
The driver wanted to record a cat song to play for his daughter, but with his husband there, he didn't dare.
The car drove at a moderate pace, and by the time they arrived at their destination, Bai Li had just finished singing two cat songs. Xie Chen, worried that his throat was dry, opened a carton of goat milk and was feeding him some.
Bai Li has a slight reaction to goat milk.
Every time he drank, he felt dizzy, just like when his sixth brother used to secretly get drunk.
But the goat milk was delicious. Bai Li shook her head, not telling Xie Chen that she would feel dizzy, and just focused on finishing the whole box of goat milk.
Get off the bus.
Someone personally held an umbrella to pick him up. Bai Li hadn't finished drinking the goat milk, so he held it with his paws and didn't crawl into Xie Chen's clothes again.
"Lili, be good later."
Xie Chen lowered his eyes and gave a few words of advice to the little guy who was drinking goat milk.
Bai Li meowed, indicating that she understood.
The golden club in front of him was the same one Bai Li had visited last time. He sniffed, trying to smell if Blackfoot Cat Brother's scent was there.
Xie Chen carried him and quickly entered one of the private rooms.
Inside sat CEOs Lin and Zhu. When CEO Lin saw Xie Chen arrive, he greeted him with a smile.
"Mr. Xie, please have a seat."
The three are inclined to cooperate, but they haven't reached an agreement yet. This meeting is also to discuss the matter further.
The Golden Club is considered a very good social venue in City A, and Xie Chen had been there several times before.
Mr. Lin is a shrewd and shrewd second-generation rich kid who is currently involved in the technology industry.
"The little genius I sponsored will soon be returning to China to work for me at my base."
During their conversation, President Lin even showed off the talented young man on his side.
The prodigy is named Bai Liu, nineteen and a half years old, a legendary figure in the fields of physics and mechanics, who has published numerous papers and won countless awards.
This gifted child was said to have been very poor, coming from some remote mountain village, and unable to attend school.
At that time, the rich second-generation CEO Kobayashi took a liking to Bai Liu and casually gave him a financial aid.
Unexpectedly, Bai Liu is quite smart; ever since he entered school, it's as if he's been given a cheat code.
For a while, President Lin was obsessed with science fiction novels. He even asked Bai Liu in private if he had traveled from the future.
Bai Liu glanced at him and said indifferently, "No, my skills are nothing special. They're not even as good as Dr. Allen, whom you've been mentioning lately, Mr. Lin."
Mr. Lin was immediately displeased: "Xiao Liu, how can you think like that? Dr. Allen is so old. At your age, he didn't have the achievements you have now."
Bai Liu lowered her eyes, her thick, feather-like eyelashes fluttered, and her tone was low.
“I heard from Dr. Allen that he won an even more prestigious award when he was nineteen. I’m still not talented enough to be as good as Dr. Allen.”
President Lin: "..."
President Lin frowned, a thought forming in his mind.
It's obvious that Allen said something that made Bai Liu speak like that.
"Xiao Liu, you are very capable. You must not underestimate yourself, you know?"
After encouraging Bai Liu, President Lin still felt it wasn't enough. He then gave Bai Liu double the salary for the things Bai Liu had made for him. At the same time, he found Allen increasingly displeasing to the eye.
How old are you? Why are you still bullying the younger generation? Especially someone as talented, kind-hearted, and humble as Bai Liu.
That's utterly absurd.
"Congratulations, Mr. Lin."
Xie Chen casually remarked, "I heard that little genius is quite young. I imagine he'll achieve even greater things as he grows up."
Mr. Lin laughed heartily: "I think so too. I'll introduce him to you then."
"OK."
Xie Chen was indeed eager to see the prodigy sponsored by President Lin.
Bai Li didn't pay attention to what they were saying.
Xie Chen placed him on his lap and stretched out one hand for him to play with—the hand with the ring.
After finishing her goat milk, Bai Li put the milk carton aside and started playing obediently with Xie Chen's large hand.
Xie Chen's fingers were long and beautiful, and he wore a sparkling ring on his ring finger, a gift from Bai Li. Bai Li couldn't get enough of looking at him.
"Meow."
The kitten, feeling dizzy but not really in trouble, rubbed its face against Xie Chen's hand and meowed softly.
Xie Chen heard the meow and looked down at him.
Upon closer inspection, Xie Chen realized something was amiss.
The kitten's eyes seemed blank.
Mr. Zhu, who rarely speaks, also turned his attention to the kitten on Xie Chen's lap after exchanging a few words with Xie Chen.
He chuckled, "Mr. Xie's cat is quite interesting."
It's not afraid of people, doesn't make a fuss, and is both well-behaved and beautiful.
Even though he doesn't own a cat, he wanted to pet it a few times.
Xie Chen waved his hand in front of Bai Li, and then held up two fingers.
"Lili, what number is this?"
Bai Li tilted her head, her wet eyes filled with confusion: "Meow."
It's your beautiful hand, sir.
Xie Chen: "..."
Xie Chen changed the question again, asking again, "Where are we now?"
The dizzy kitten thought hard for a few seconds and gave an answer—
"In my dreams."
Xie Chen stared expressionlessly at the empty goat milk carton.
Can.
No wonder! The little guy usually falls asleep after drinking goat milk, and once he even had trouble walking properly because his paws were wobbly.
It turns out the culprit was a carton of goat milk.
"Be good and get some sleep."
Xie Chen had the driver bring over a blanket from his car. The blanket was a clean, household item. Bai Li was placed on the blanket, still being held by Xie Chen, who urged her to close her eyes.
Mr. Lin and Mr. Zhu, who were standing nearby, looked on curiously and asked, "What's wrong with your cat? Why are you letting it sleep?"
Xie Chen said calmly, "Drunken Milk."
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