Chapter 103

Chapter 103

Chapter 103 — First Release on Jinjiang Literature City

Chapter 103 — First Release on Banxia Novels

“Lili, happy birthday.”

Zhou Zhi, dressed in a blue qipao, was carefully made up, looking like a fairy sister in Bai Li’s eyes.

She brought Bai Li a gift and promised to teach him a new dance.

Bai Li happily nodded and hugged her: “Thank you, Master.”

Besides those he knew, the rest were strangers.

However, those invited by Xie Chen were all very enthusiastic towards him.

Everyone was smart. When Xie Chen declared his claim and openly showed off the people around him, they understood what it meant.

Bai Li looked at many expensive gifts and quietly asked Xie Chen, “Sir, why are their gifts so expensive?”

Such expensive gifts — if he ever had to return them in kind, he wouldn’t be able to afford it.

Compared to his salary, he would have to work very hard for a whole year just to barely repay one gift.

“Don’t worry, just accept them with peace of mind.”

Xie Chen held his hand, turned his head, and softly comforted him: “I’ve given them gifts before. It’s reciprocal. Now they are just returning the favor.”

Even though Xie Chen coaxed him to accept, Bai Li still felt a bit like he was taking advantage.

There were many people, and Tan Yi and Bai Xiaoliu also consciously went to greet them.

Seeing Tan Yi, some energetic people started chatting with him and actively offered resources.

Tan Yi smiled: “Work matters can be discussed another day. Today is my younger brother’s birthday. Everyone just relax and have fun.”

“Alright.”

The boss who was offering resources smiled and shifted the topic to Bai Li: “Your younger brother and General Xie really suit each other.”

Tan Yi: “……”

Tan Yi frowned: “Suit each other?”

“Of course.”

The boss waved his wine glass gently and said kindly: “General Xie is putting on a big birthday banquet today. Everyone knows what his intentions are.”

Tan Yi’s expression slightly changed.Xie Chen was good to Lili from the start, so good that Lili was starting to feel numb from it.

And precisely because of this habit, he always felt something was off, but couldn’t quite say what was wrong.

Now, after that boss’s comment, Tan Yi finally understood.

Oh snap, my younger brother isn’t a cat anymore.

Xie Chen used to like keeping cats—that was normal, many humans are cat slaves.

But now that Lili had transformed, would Xie Chen still have the habit of keeping a human?

“Damn it.”

Tan Yi cursed silently and turned to find Bai Xiaoliu.

As for why he didn’t look for the eldest brother, Tan Yi also understood—eldest brother had a good relationship with Xie Chen, so it probably wouldn’t help.

Not far away,

Xie Chen was kneading Bai Li’s shoulders, eyes smiling a little: “Lili, you’re doing very well.”

The little guy followed him to meet guests, behaving neither humble nor arrogant, with no sign of stage fright.

Though secretly, nervously tugging on his hand.

At this moment, no one was greeting him, so Bai Li hugged Xie Chen’s arm, rubbing his face against his neck.

“Sir, I’m a little tired.”

He liked crowds and liveliness, but now he felt it was enough.

Xie Chen bent down and kissed his forehead, coaxing him: “Be good, just hold on a little longer.”

Bai Li snuggled closer, obediently replying, “Mm!”

The two were standing a little off to the side, but Yu Yin saw clearly.

He poked Bai Lin’s arm: “Dummy, your younger brother’s been claimed.”

Bai Lin followed his gaze and, seeing his younger brother’s closeness with Xie Chen, wasn’t too surprised.

He wasn’t some naive kid anymore.

Since Lili transformed, Xie Chen’s attitude toward him hadn’t changed—in fact, he had become even more doting. From this, Bai Lin knew Xie Chen must be after something.

Only his two younger brothers hadn’t noticed yet.

“Xie Chen’s a good person.”

Bai Lin grabbed his hand and said: “I’m very relieved to leave Lili with him.”

Yu Yin pulled his hand away, squinting and reminding him: “You might be relieved, but your third brother and sixth brother aren’t so sure.”

Bai Lin was momentarily stunned.He looked up and around, and sure enough, he saw third brother and Xiaoliu both pestering Xie Chen.

“Don’t mind them,” Bai Lin said confidently to Xie Chen. “Xie Chen can handle it.”

The birthday party was going smoothly.

However, outside the party, at the entrance, Guan Liang, who rushed over after hearing the news, was stopped and couldn’t get in at all.

“Sorry, you’re not on our sir’s invitation list.”

The bodyguard at the door often accompanied Xie Chen and knew about Guan Liang’s situation.

He politely escorted Guan Liang outside: “Please leave early.”

Guan Liang’s face turned ugly: “Do you know who I am?”

The bodyguard smiled: “No.”

As if.

Guan Liang pointed at himself arrogantly: “I’m Guan Liang, my grandfather is Guan Hui.”

The bodyguard kept smiling: “Oh.”

Grandfather was quite impressive, but unfortunately had such a grandson.

Even after Guan Liang gave his name, he still wasn’t invited in and was so angry he almost caused a scene.

But the bodyguard wasn’t to be trifled with; before he could go wild, they took him away directly.

“Just wait.”

Guan Liang was young, full of youthful arrogance. Getting rejection after rejection at Bai Li’s place stirred up all his anger.

He wasn’t angry at Bai Li; he hated Xie Chen.

If it weren’t for Xie Chen, he thought, he would have met Bai Li long ago.

Bai Li looked so naive and innocent—surely he was being deceived by that old man Xie Chen!

The more Guan Liang thought, the more convinced he was that his idea was right. He clenched his fists, gritted his teeth, and swore to rescue Bai Li from Xie Chen’s side.

At the banquet,

As it was about to end, Xie Chen went on stage, holding Bai Li’s hand, and officially thanked the guests for coming and for their blessings to Bai Li.

At the very end, he suddenly shifted tone and dropped a bombshell.

“Bai Li and I will be holding our engagement ceremony soon. We hope everyone will come to our engagement banquet.”

Their engagement was known only to the working cat servants, Xie Bo, and Bai family’s eldest brothers—no one else knew.

Today, however, he officially made this announcement public.“Damn.”

Tan Yi listened from below, his face turning green: “Xie definitely did it on purpose.”

Deliberately announcing the engagement between him and Li Li in front of everyone, so they wouldn’t even have a chance to cause trouble.

Bai Li was also stunned when he heard Xie Chen’s words.

After coming down from the stage, Bai Li felt like his steps were floating.

“Congratulations, President Xie,”

The perceptive bosses approached and thanked Xie Chen.

In everyone’s impression, Xie Chen was cold and ruthless, distant from both men and women—destined to be alone forever.

Unexpectedly, this person destined for loneliness actually found a partner.

Moreover, regardless of gender, the young man Xie Chen held was truly stunningly handsome—no wonder he moved Xie Chen’s heart.

Bai Li blushed seeing those congratulating him but still tried hard to keep calm when speaking.

“Thank you.”

He expressed his gratitude to those offering congratulations.

Among the guests, the most excited were the reporters.

The reporters nearly fainted with excitement when they heard Xie Chen announce the engagement!

The reporters knew the inside story—they had gotten the big scoop.

Xie Chen’s romance had never been officially announced before, but now it was out—directly as an engagement.

Exciting.

The reporters naturally wouldn’t miss this headline opportunity; they approached Xie Chen and asked, “Brother Xie, can we have a brief interview?”

Xie Chen was in a good mood, so he nodded and agreed.

Bai Li was also asked questions together.

Reporter: “Brother Xie, when did you and Bai Li confirm your relationship?”

Xie Chen thought for a moment: “Strictly speaking, it was recently confirmed.”

When he started caring for Li Li, he didn’t even know they had known each other before.

The reporter asked again: “Then who confessed first between you two?”

Bai Li quickly answered: “Me!”

He recognized that the sir was his fiancé first, so he was the one who liked sir first.

Xie Chen let him answer and reflected quietly himself.He seemed to have never formally confessed to Li Li.

The reporter continued asking, “Bai Li, what’s your impression of Brother Xie?”

Bai Li blinked and answered, “Sir is especially, especially good, very gentle, very attentive, treats me incredibly well.”

The reporter smiled and pressed on, “Can you give an example? How exactly does Brother Xie treat you well?”

Bai Li was a bit embarrassed, but since the reporter asked, he honestly replied, “He dresses me, cooks, wherever I want to go, sir will take me there. Even at work, he cares about me…”

Bai Li described their daily life, and the reporters were dazzled to the point of toothache.

They really hadn’t expected that Xie Chen’s private relationship with his lover was this doting.

They originally thought that with Xie Chen’s status, wealth, and conditions, if he had a romance, it would definitely be the other party spoiling Xie Chen.

But...

Here, it was completely the opposite.

The reporters’ questions were not tricky; in front of Xie Chen, they didn’t dare to dig too deep.

The birthday banquet ended.

After holding back for a while, Tan Yi and Bai Xiao Liu went with cold faces to find their younger brother.

“Third brother, Sixth brother.”

Bai Li wore the small hat from earlier when cutting the cake—he looked quite cute.

His beautiful amber eyes sparkled as he walked over and asked the two older brothers, “Was the cake just now delicious? Sir bought a really big one.”

Tan Yi: “...”

Tan Yi casually said, “It’s okay.”

“Li Li.”

Bai Xiao Liu called out to his younger brother, “Why didn’t you tell me earlier about your marriage to Xie Chen?”

Bai Li looked at his two brothers’ expressions and confidently said, “I said before.”

He had said that he had a childhood engagement with Xie Chen, but after saying that, he also said Xie Chen didn’t accept the childhood engagement.

Who would have thought that now suddenly the childhood engagement counts again.

“Sixth brother, I like sir!”

Bai Li mustered courage and loudly confessed in front of his brothers and sir, then begged, “Can you also like sir?”

He hurriedly explained, “I don’t mean the same kind of like.”

He likes sir.He wanted his brothers to accept sir.

Bai Xiao Liu said nothing.

The two brothers faced off; Xie Chen wanted to speak, but Bai Li held his hand, not letting him.

“Li Li.”

After a moment, Bai Xiao Liu gave in: “Are you really sure?”

Bai Li firmly nodded.

“Sure!”

He wouldn’t separate from sir; he liked sir very much.

Bai Xiao Liu looked at his younger brother, then at Xie Chen, feeling a bit heartbroken.

“Forget it.”

He felt a bit heavy in his chest: “If you’re sure, then you’re sure.”

His younger brother, who had just grown up and successfully transformed, was now really being pushed around by that pig.