Chapter 105

Chapter 105

Chapter 105 – First Release on Jinjiang Literature City

Chapter 105 – First Release on Banxia Novel

After coming down from the back mountain, the droopy little kitten curled up into a ball, too withdrawn to pay attention to anyone.

And that brief, fleeting transformation didn’t count as a real transformation.

The young man had promised to treat the kitten Lili twice as well — and he truly kept his word.

“Lili, this is for you.”

A newly woven flower crown, delicate and beautiful, was placed on the kitten’s head, making him look even cuter.

The young man did everything he could to coax the dejected little kitten wife.

And kitten Lili was easy to coax — gradually, he pushed the frustration over the failed transformation to the back of his mind.

They continued spending every day together, exploring all over Monster Mountain as if they were adventuring.

The most dangerous time was when a careless bad monster grabbed Bai Lili and tossed him into an iron pot to stew.

Luckily, the young man arrived just in time to rescue the teary-eyed little kitten from the pot.

“Meow.”

They sat on the grass. Bai Lili tilted his head and asked the young man, “When are you going to buy me spicy sticks?”

The young man had brought all sorts of tasty treats, just no spicy sticks.

“Don’t worry.”

The young man coaxed him: “I didn’t buy spicy sticks when I came, but I’ll find time to get them for you.”

“Okay!”

The warm and peaceful days didn’t last long.

The young man left and never came back. From then on, a little kitten lay every day on the big rock at the entrance of Monster Mountain.

The kitten stared down the mountain path, eyes full of longing.

The grown-ups all thought he was waiting for that heartless scumbag — but little did they know, the kitten was actually waiting for his spicy sticks.

Meow.

Still didn’t get to eat spicy sticks today.

Days passed by in waiting. In the end, the little kitten snuck out, got caught in a heavy rain, fell sick, and almost lost half his life.The scumbag who made the precious little one suffer naturally ended up on the elders' secret blacklist.

Fortunately, the little kitten had a poor memory. After falling ill, he didn’t really remember what had happened before.

And since the elders saw that he had forgotten, they of course didn’t bring it up again.

The dream felt long.

By the time he woke up again, it was already evening.

Xie Chen was sitting at the bedside, using his laptop, handling something unknown.

When Bai Li woke up, his head was buzzing.

“Meow.”

Gege.

He called out groggily.

Xie Chen had been paying attention to his movements. Hearing his meow, he immediately set the laptop aside.

“Lili.”

He leaned in close. “Your third and sixth brothers haven’t come yet. I told them you were still sleeping.”

But the “gege” Bai Li called wasn’t referring to Third or Sixth Brother.

He was calling out to the gege from his dream.

Xie Chen patted the little kitten on the head and asked softly, “Awake now?”

Bai Li stared blankly at the ceiling for a while, then reached out his paw to hug Xie Chen’s finger, rubbing his cheek against it. “Meow.”

Awake.

Xie Chen let him play with his fingers and used his other hand to get ready to inform Tan Yi and the others.

Tan Yi had wanted to come earlier, but Xie Chen told him Bai Li was still asleep, so he hadn’t let them come.

“Sir.”

Before the call even went through, Bai Li was rubbing against his fingers and began to speak.

“I had a dream.”

It was a dream he had just had, so Bai Li remembered it clearly.

He looked up at Xie Chen and shared his dream: “I dreamed of you.”

The gege in the dream — Bai Li knew — was definitely Sir.

Because only Sir had been betrothed to him since they were little.

Xie Chen was a bit curious. “What did you dream of me?”The things from childhood — he had seen them pretty clearly in the dream.

But what Lili saw from his own perspective in the dream, Xie Chen was quite curious to know.

Bai Li hesitated for a moment.

The gege in the dream, though very kind, also made his heart ache.

“Meow.”

I don’t want to talk about it.

Bai Li changed his mind and refused to say more.

But Xie Chen didn’t let the topic go. He kissed the little kitten and coaxed him gently, “Be good, tell me, please?”

Under Xie Chen’s patient coaxing, Bai Li eventually told him everything that had happened during those three days and nights.

Xie Chen’s expression froze.

“Transformation…”

He looked at the little kitten in his arms and murmured, “It was me… I was the reason you failed to transform.”

Although Bai Li had been heartbroken back then, he was now able to transform again, so his mood had naturally improved.

“Sir.”

Bai Li placed his little paw on him and said, “I was able to transform this time because of you.”

“My father sent me down the mountain to find you. He said once I found my fiancé, I’d be able to transform.”

Bai Li’s words were meant to comfort Xie Chen, but Xie Chen still felt guilty.

If he hadn’t been there at that time, perhaps Lili could’ve successfully transformed long ago with the old Daoist’s help.

Seeing that Xie Chen still looked gloomy, Bai Li tilted his head, and in the next moment — pop — transformed into his human form.

The beautiful and lively youth tilted his face up and kissed Sir’s handsome face repeatedly.

“Don’t be upset.”

Bai Li hugged his neck and pressed his face close. “I think the way things are now is already really good.”

He had the Sir he liked, elder brothers, and a bunch of fellow cat companions working hard together. There was nothing in life that made him feel more content than this.

The two of them embraced tightly, intimate and inseparable.

After lying in bed for a while, Xie Chen finally forced himself to stay rational and sat up.

Since Bai Li hadn’t manifested clothes when he transformed, Xie Chen got up to fetch clothes for him.After grabbing the clothes, Xie Chen turned around and saw Bai Li poking at his own soft belly.

“Sir.”

Seeing Xie Chen walk over, he looked troubled: “I don’t have abs.”

Sir had abs — firm and good-looking — even cats would be jealous.

“You don’t need abs.”

Xie Chen pinched his soft little belly. It felt great to the touch.

“I like you just the way you are now.”

This little one, whether in his original form or human form, was irresistibly huggable.

When they came out of the bedroom, coincidentally, Tan Yi and Bai Liu were both sitting in the living room.

Bai Si didn’t come.

He sensed that today he wouldn’t be able to sneak his younger brother away, so he gave up directly.

No little brother? Might as well take a nap.

As for Third Brother and Sixth Brother — tsk, no interest in dealing with them.

“Lili, come here.”

Tan Yi called his little brother over and examined him thoroughly, especially checking his collarbone and other areas for anything unusual.

Bai Li, confused, let his brother check him over.

“Third Brother, what are you looking at?” he asked in puzzlement.

Tan Yi straightened his collar and replied casually, “Nothing. Just checking if any mosquitoes bit you.”

Bai Li was dumbfounded by his brother’s intelligence.

“Third Brother.”

He reminded him seriously, “There are no mosquitoes in winter.”

Tan Yi: “……”

The corner of Tan Yi’s mouth twitched.

Nonsense — of course he knew there weren’t any mosquitoes!

“Go play with your Sixth Brother.”

Tan Yi sent his little brother off to the side before turning to Xie Chen and said, “Lili may be an adult now, but his health has always been fragile. If you’re not fully prepared, Xie Chen, I hope you’ll be cautious.”

Having been in the entertainment industry for a long time, Tan Yi was well aware of the dark sides of most men.

Even if Xie Chen looked ascetic and restrained, facing that little brother’s face… that restraint might very well crack.Tan Yi had compromised on their relationship, but that didn’t mean he could accept them actually doing anything.

Lili’s health wasn’t good—he was genuinely worried about that.

“I know my limits.”

Xie Chen understood his concerns. “Don’t worry, I would never treat his body lightly.”

“As long as you know.”

Tan Yi curled his lips and didn’t continue the topic.

Dinner was eaten together with Lili and his brothers, and Xie Chen joined them too.

At Tan Yi’s place, Bai Lin and Xie Chen were in charge of cooking, while Bai Li, Third Brother, Sixth Brother, and Yu Yin were learning how to play cards.

By the time dinner was ready, newbie Bai Li’s face was covered in little sticky notes.

“Sir!”

When Bai Li saw Xie Chen come out, he quickly threw down his cards and ran over.

Xie Chen helped peel off the sticky notes from his face and raised an eyebrow. “You lost?”

“I didn’t win a single round.”

Bai Li complained, “They all play their cards so fast—I couldn’t even see clearly before the round was over.”

Xie Chen ruffled his hair. “Got it. I’ll win it back for you later.”

There weren’t any outsiders present. The big family sat around the dinner table and had a lively meal.

After dinner, Xie Chen took Bai Li back home, marking the end of this birthday.

Because of the cold weather, Bai Li and the kitten crew didn’t need to deliver fish to the seafood shop for now.

Unable to stay idle, the working cats headed off to the cat café, while Bai Li maintained his human form and seriously took on the role of young boss at the café.

The new cat café gifted by his sister-in-law was a bit of a distance from the current one.

Bai Li also sent some kittens there and invited Black-Footed Cat-ge to be the boss at the other location.

“Lili, I’m getting married soon.”

Black-Footed Cat-ge sat on a high stool, idly swinging his legs as he informed him, “You’re going to be my groomsman.”

“Okay.”

Having no experience with weddings, Bai Li wanted to use the chance to learn a thing or two—

So when he married Sir, he wouldn’t panic.

The kittens spent their days chatting and managing the cafés. Life was quite comfortable.Until that day, Bai Li was bundled up in thick clothes and went out to pick up kittens—only, he didn’t find any kittens. Instead, he ended up picking up a dog.

“Awoo.”

The dog let out a low howl, placed its paw on Bai Li’s pant leg, then blacked out and collapsed.

Bai Li: “?”

Bai Li looked at him, crouched down, and poked him.

“Lang He?”

This dog that didn’t bark sounded like the grandson of the general store owner!

But last time Bai Li passed by the general store to take a look, he didn’t see this dog.

He thought the dog had gone home, but unexpectedly, it hadn’t. And now they were reunited in such a familiar way.

Sigh.

Bai Li let out a sigh and didn’t mind the dirt on the dog. He stretched out his arms and picked up the unconscious dog with effort.

“Why is it that every time you see me, you’re in such a miserable state?”

Holding the dog in his arms, Bai Li couldn’t help but mutter.

The dog was heavy and had injuries on his body. Compared to before, he looked much worse off.

There were no taxis in the area, and Bai Li didn’t want to ask Sir to come pick him up again.

Sir was working—he was very busy.

So Bai Li carried the dog and began the difficult journey toward Doctor Qiu He’s clinic.

Halfway there, the pitiful dog twitched his nose and half-opened his eyes.

“Lili.”

He looked anxious and pawed at Bai Li, seemingly trying to jump down from Bai Li’s arms.

“Don’t worry about me—run, hurry!”

Bai Li: “……”

In Bai Li’s beautiful amber eyes was pure confusion. “Why would I run?”

Author’s note:

Lili, who’s waiting for spicy sticks: staring into the distance.jpg

Dad, gnashing his teeth: My baby’s waiting for that little scumbag again!