Chapter 117

Chapter 117

Chapter 117 — First release on Jinjiang Literature City

"Do you like kicking doors so much?"

Xie Chen pressed down on the man in the suit’s shoulder. His handsome face showed no emotion, but the coldness in his eyes made people feel an inexplicable chill.

The man in the suit shook his shoulder but couldn’t get his hand off.

“What’s it to you? I warn you, don’t meddle.”

Xie Chen rarely heard such threats; for a moment, he found it somewhat novel.

“You kicked my kid’s door and you tell me not to meddle?”

The strength in Xie Chen’s hand on the shoulder suddenly tightened a bit. “That’s a rare way to put it.”

The man in the suit was speechless.

He hadn’t expected that the man before him was connected to the boy who just hit him.

“The person I’m looking for ran inside. I just intended to go in and find them.”

“Get lost.”

Xie Chen coldly spat out one word.

Considering that Li Li had just punched someone and didn’t suffer, he could afford to be lenient.

But leniency required some people to know their limits and know when to back off.

“I must go in and find them.”

The man in the suit didn’t recognize Xie Chen but could sense he was not easy to provoke.

Yet pressured by the situation, he had no way to back down.

Seeing this, Xie Chen respected his choice.

“Third Brother.”

Inside the room, Bai Li finally dragged Tan Yi onto the bed and called him twice but failed to wake him.

The boy hiding in the bathroom didn’t come out; Bai Li didn’t have time to care about him. He ran to the door and pressed against it, trying to eavesdrop on the outside situation.

However, the soundproofing of the door was indeed good.

He listened for a long time but heard nothing.

Bai Li feared the man hadn’t left yet, so he peered through the peephole in the door to look outside.

The corridor was empty; the man’s figure was gone.

He kept watching for several more minutes and finally confirmed the man was really gone.“Phew.”

Bai Li exhaled in relief, went into the bathroom, and called the boy out.

The boy looked about the same age as him, with somewhat striking features.

He was trembling and thanked Bai Li, “Thank you, thank you for saving me.”

Bai Li felt sorry for him, let him sit down, and got him some snacks from the room.

“Don’t be afraid anymore. Eat something first to calm down.”

The boy seemed very hungry; he didn’t refuse much and started gobbling down the food.

After he finished eating, his mood was clearly much more stable than before.

“Did you encounter bad people?” Bai Li asked him proactively.

The boy hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

“Do you want me to call the police?”

“No, no.”

The boy seemed very scared of calling the police, shaking his head, “Don’t call the police.”

If the police were called and those people found out, he would be in even worse danger.

Bai Li asked a few more questions, but the boy was very guarded and didn’t answer.

He only said his name.

“Jin Jin.”

“Is that the Jin from gold?” Bai Li asked curiously.

“Yes, yes.”

“Nice name.”

Bai Li praised, “Gold is precious. With a name like that, you must be very rich.”

The working little kitten still longed for the gold that represented great wealth.

Jin Jin smiled at the compliment, but his smile was still a bit restrained.

“Bai Li, thank you.”

He held the hot tea Bai Li poured for him and sincerely thanked Bai Li again.

Bai Li looked at him and asked, “What are you going to do next?”

Not calling the police, but still being caught by someone — this was very dangerous.

Jin Jin was silent for a moment, then finally said, “I want to find someone.”

“Who?”

“An older sister.”Mentioning that person, Jin Jin’s pale face flushed a little: “Once I find that sister, no one will dare to catch me anymore.”

“Is she your biological older sister?”

“No.”

Jin Jin denied it: “That sister, she said she has younger brothers.”

And lots of younger brothers.

Jin Jin only knew this much; as for why she had so many younger brothers or what kind of brothers they were, he didn’t say.

The more Bai Li looked at Jin Jin, the more he seemed like a little pitiful kid.

“How do you plan to find that sister?”

In such a vast crowd, finding one person was extremely difficult.

The little kitten who came down the mountain looking for his fiancé thought with lingering fear that if he hadn’t just happened to be picked up by his master, it was very likely that by the time he turned eighteen, he still wouldn’t have found his fiancé.

By then, his ability to transform would be ruined.

“I don’t know.”

Jin Jin answered calmly: “I only have two paths now.”

“Either die, or find her.”

Bai Li: “...”

Bai Li was scared.

A perfectly fine person, not sick, why would he want to die?

“Don’t be impulsive.”

Bai Li couldn’t just watch someone beg to die right in front of him.

Jin Jin didn’t say anything, but his attitude clearly wouldn’t change.

“I’ll try to help you find that sister,” Bai Li tried to steady him, “Life is precious. Once it’s gone, it’s gone.”

Jin Jin lowered his eyes, looking peaceful but that peace carried a desolate despair.

“I have no other way.”

He said quietly, “Except my sister can save me, I have no other options.”

Bai Li patted his shoulder: “Then we’ll go find your sister.”

“She is my sister,” Jin Jin corrected him.

Regarding the title “sister,” he didn’t want to share it with anyone.

Even if it was the young boy who temporarily saved him.

Bai Li nodded following his words: “Alright, then I won’t call her sister.”

He himself had a sister, so he didn’t need to covet anyone else’s sister.Bai Li couldn’t just watch someone die—he was naturally soft-hearted.

“I’ll call my eldest brother. He’s really amazing.”

Bai Li picked up his phone and called his eldest brother. The phone rang several times, but his eldest brother didn’t answer.

Third Brother was asleep here, and Fourth Brother had already taken on a troublesome matter.

No other choice…

Bai Li could only call Sixth Brother.

After hearing his younger brother explain the situation, Bai Liu, as expected, just like his brother, couldn’t stand by and watch someone be pushed to the brink.

“Bring him back.”

Bai Liu said, “Bring him back to me, I’ll take responsibility.”

“Mm!”

Bai Li answered loudly. He just knew that his brother would step in too.

All of them little kitties were good little kitties.

Among the good little kitties, one drunk kitty lay passed out on the bed, sleeping like the dead.

Bai Li stayed beside the bed, taking care of Third Brother. When Third Brother rolled around too much, he’d press him down.

If he looked like he was going to fall off, Bai Li quickly pulled him back.

After a while of running around, a knock came at the door.

Before opening it, Bai Li looked through the peephole. After checking, he immediately opened the door.

“Mister!”

Bai Li’s eyes sparkled as he threw himself into Xie Chen’s arms, tilting his head up and looking at him happily: “How did you know I was here?”

“I asked Zhou Zhi.”

Xie Chen explained, “It’s so late and you hadn’t let me come pick you up—I was really worried.”

“Third Brother got drunk, I stayed to watch over him.”

“He got drunk?”

A sudden voice cut in from the side.

Only then did Bai Li notice that Mister hadn’t come alone—Fake Third Sister-in-law had also come along.

“Third—”

Bai Li reflexively started calling out “Third Sister-in-law,” but then abruptly stopped himself.

This wasn’t Third Sister-in-law!

“Go on, finish it.”

Fake Third Sister-in-law raised an eyebrow: “You didn’t say it wrong.”Bai Li didn’t cooperate. Third Brother had said it—Third Sister-in-law wasn’t even pregnant with kittens. He was lying to a cat!

“Mister, don’t let him in.”

Seeing that Third Sister-in-law was about to walk around him and into the room, Bai Li hurriedly and anxiously tried to block him.

Xie Chen held him in his arms, not letting him block anyone.

“I’ve talked with your Third Sister-in-law already. Don’t worry, things between him and your Third Brother aren’t as bad as you think.”

Bai Li naturally believed Mister’s words.

But Fake Third Sister-in-law, who had lied to a kitty, was still someone Bai Li bore a grudge against.

“Be good.”

Xie Chen patiently coaxed the sulking kitten, “No need to drive him away.”

If they drove this person off, there’d be no one left to handle the drunken cat Tan Yi.

Bai Li didn’t realize Mister’s little scheme. Reluctantly, he let Fake Third Sister-in-law enter.

“Don’t bother me.”

On the bed, the thoroughly drunk Tan Yi was kicking at Fake Third Sister-in-law.

“Can’t you see this lord is sleeping? So annoying!”

Fake Third Sister-in-law didn’t get angry after being kicked. He just touched Tan Yi’s forehead, and after sensing it wasn’t too hot, felt slightly reassured.

“Be good. Let’s go back and sleep,”

Fake Third Sister-in-law softly coaxed the irritable Third Brother. “It’s not as comfortable sleeping here as it is at home.”

“Not going back.”

Tan Yi was so irritable that even Bai Li felt a bit uneasy about his temper.

Fake Third Sister-in-law took a few hits, and Bai Li looked from Third Brother to Xie Chen.

“Mister.”

He asked in a small voice, “If I get drunk and hit people too… will you hit me?”

“No.”

Xie Chen thought about how little strength his kitten had, and could only feel that even if he tried, it wouldn’t be enough to scratch an itch.

While they spoke, Xie Chen’s gaze had already landed on the extra presence—Jin Jin.

But he didn’t bring it up.

By the bed, Fake Third Sister-in-law had already picked up Third Brother into his arms.

Bai Li let out a “wow.”

Third Brother was heavy!

Fake Third Sister-in-law was really strong. A 1.8-meter-tall Third Brother was being held effortlessly by him.Bai Li was full of envy. “Mister, I want to be held like that too.”

When Mister held him, it was mostly when he had turned back into a kitty.

“I’ll hold you like that when we get back.”

Xie Chen always fulfilled Bai Li’s wishes, especially when he sounded so yearning.

Hearing that, Bai Li tiptoed and gave Mister’s handsome face a peck.

“Mr. Xie, I’ll take Xiao Yi first. We’ll contact you again when there’s time.”

After Fake Third Sister-in-law picked up Tan Yi, the previously irritable Tan Yi—either having vented all his rage or having been soothed to sleep—finally quieted down for once.

“Alright.”

Xie Chen watched him leave.

At the doorway, Bai Li saw Jin Jin and called out, “Wait a moment.”

“Is Third Brother going home? We can go together. I still need to bring him along.”

He pointed at Jin Jin.

“Not going back.”

Fake Third Sister-in-law knew exactly which “home” Bai Li was referring to.

He responded coolly, “Xiao Yi is going back with me.”

Bai Li: “……”

Bai Li had nothing more to say.

He didn’t want Third Brother to be carried off by Fake Third Sister-in-law, but since Mister had given him his assurance, he couldn’t keep blocking it.

Once Fake Third Sister-in-law left the room carrying Third Brother, Bai Li hugged Xie Chen’s arm and motioned toward Jin Jin.

“This is Jin Jin.”

Bai Li reported what had happened just now. “I already spoke to Sixth Brother. He said to bring him back.”

Since someone was going to look after the boy, Xie Chen naturally had no objections.

As long as it didn’t interfere with his time with Li Li, he didn’t care what others wanted to do.

Outside, it had long since turned dark.

Bai Li led Jin Jin, holding Xie Chen’s hand, and the three of them headed out together.

“Are you sure you don’t want to say goodbye to Shifu?”

“No need.”

“Then I’ll send her a message on WeChat.”

“Alright.”

While Bai Li chatted with Xie Chen, Jin Jin followed behind them, doing his best to minimize his presence.