Chapter 153

Chapter 153

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On a dark and windy night, the bright city lights shone brightly, never going out all night.

In the corner of a flowerbed.

A tabby cat was pushing forward a steamed bun it had picked up.

“Meow.”

Big Brother.

The tabby cat pushed the bun over and then meowed, “This is my protection fee. Can you watch out for me from now on?”

The one called Big Brother was a small-sized brown spotted cat.

His paw pads had black marks, so he had a nickname because of it: Black Foot Cat.

The Black Foot Cat was the smallest species in the wildcat family, but despite his small size, once he strikes, you might be done for.

In the wild, these cats often attacked wild sheep several times their size.

“I’ve received your protection fee. From now on, stay active around here. No cats or dogs will bully you.”

The Black Foot Cat emerged from the bushes and said to the tabby cat.

Seeing he agreed to watch over her, the tabby cat happily turned and ran away.

After she left, the Black Foot Cat took the steamed bun she gave him and carried it to a stray mother cat nursing her kittens in the corner.

Before the mother cat could meow her thanks, the Black Foot Cat lightly jumped onto the wall and leapt down.

He still had other things to do today.

Some time ago, he met a human. The human sat in a wheelchair, was quite good-looking, but his complexion was poor.

He knew this human was sick.

The sick human’s eyes brightened when he saw him and waved, “Wild cat, come here.”

At that time, how could the proud Black Foot Cat obey?

He stood on the high wall, glaring at the human in the wheelchair, refusing to jump down.

The human patiently waved again.

“Come keep me company, I’ll get you some cat food.”

The human foolishly used the most basic trick to lure him.

The Black Foot Cat meowed once but still didn’t jump down.

The man and cat looked at each other like this until the human suddenly bent over coughing, blood staining the tissues, and someone rushed out from behind and pushed the wheelchair away.

The Black Foot Cat sitting on the wall looked at the human and thought he was quite pleasant-looking, maybe he’d come visit again.

Just like humans keep animals locked up in zoos for viewing.

The Black Foot Cat, smuggled from abroad, took the man in the wheelchair as his prey.

Prey is to be hunted, not just looked at or left uneaten.

Every day from two to four in the afternoon,

The Black Foot Cat would come to this estate, either climbing or sitting on the wall, watching his prey, drinking tea, and occasionally talking to him.

“Meow.”

Stupid.

The Black Foot Cat wasn’t touched at all by the prey’s story about the sea.

As a sea princess, she could have stayed safely in the sea, but she sacrificed so much to find a man she only met once.

In the end, she even turned into foam.

“You don’t like this one? Then I’ll change the story.”

Yan Cen, sitting in the wheelchair, put down the carefully collected story and good-naturedly switched to another one:

“This time, I’ll tell you a ghost story.”Black Foot Cat: “?”

Wait.

Did this human understand what he was meowing?

The cautious Black Foot Cat stood up, his body slightly arched in a defensive posture.

The posture lasted only a few seconds before it was broken by curiosity about the ghost story.

The ghost story started with someone dying, immediately raising the suspense to the max.

Not only was there suspense, but the pacing of the story was really good.

The Black Foot Cat, who hadn’t heard many stories before, was instantly captivated.

However, just as he was listening intently, the human suddenly stopped.

The Black Foot Cat looked at him with confusion: “Meow?”

Why did you stop telling the story?

“Come closer to me.”

Yan Cen pressed his fist to his lips and coughed a few more times: “We’re too far apart, it’s too tiring for me to talk.”

Because of this...

The Black Foot Cat looked at Yan Cen’s pale face and finally jumped down from the wall.

But they still kept some distance between them.

There was turf on the ground, and the Black Foot Cat lay on the grass, listening to the human in front of him continue telling the ghost story.

About twenty minutes passed.

The human stopped again, took a cup of water, and swallowed a few pills from a medicine bottle.

After taking the medicine, he didn’t continue the story but closed his eyes to rest for a moment.

Seeing Yan Cen close his eyes, the Black Foot Cat got up and walked over.

He reached out a paw and touched the human’s leg.

It looked quite solid, but for some reason, he couldn’t walk.

The cat and human peacefully stayed like that the entire afternoon.

The next day.

When the Black Foot Cat came again, he was carrying a bag of candy in his mouth.

The red package contained cheap hard candies sold loose at supermarkets.

The candy was picked up by Yan Cen at the door of a family hosting a wedding. It was edible and not spoiled.

“Meow.”

For you.

The Black Foot Cat dropped the candy bag on the table, then lay back down on the turf, continuing to listen to the story.

The afternoon sun shone warmly. Yan Cen looked at the cat not far away, then at the candy on the table beside him.

He picked an apple-flavored one from the bag and put it in his mouth.

Very sweet.

Just like the feeling this wild cat gave him.

“There’s a cushion over there.”

Yan Cen pointed to a soft pad: “You can lie on that.”

The Black Foot Cat lazily squinted his eyes and ignored him.

Yan Cen knew that the cat agreeing to jump down from the wall into the yard was already a good step forward; he couldn’t push too hard, so he didn’t say more.

Yan Cen’s ghost stories seemed endless, one after another.The Black Foot Cat came every day to listen to stories, and unknowingly, he got closer and closer to Yan Cen.

The yard was always stocked with fresh and delicious cat food, several cat beds were placed on the ground, and toys like cat teasers were scattered around.

The Black Foot Cat didn’t play with the toys, but he marked this human as part of his territory.

This good-looking human who told stories was unilaterally claimed by him.

A few more days passed.

In the afternoon, the Black Foot Cat didn’t see Yan Cen in the yard.

He went out to look for him and happened to see Yan Cen sitting in a car, about to close the door and leave.

The Black Foot Cat squinted his eyes: “Meow!”

How bold!

Daring to leave without telling me a story.

The Black Foot Cat leapt, and while Yan Cen wasn’t paying attention, nimbly jumped into the car.

The car door closed, and Yan Cen, who was sitting inside with eyes closed pretending to nap, suddenly opened his eyes.

He seemed to sense something and looked under the car seat.

Under the seat was the spotted brown cat’s backside in view.

A smile curved at Yan Cen’s lips.

He didn’t expose the proud wild cat, but instead took out his phone, downloaded an app for listening to stories, picked a horror story, and played it for the cat.

Before the story finished, the car arrived at the club.

Yan Cen got out of the car and was pushed into the club by others.

He had left the cat in the car, so he didn’t call the cat out.

Not long after,

As soon as he left, the Black Foot Cat followed behind.

The club was luxuriously decorated, and the people who came here to have fun were no ordinary people.

Yan Cen wasn’t here for fun; he was here for an appointment.

“Big Brother.”

In the westernmost room, a young man had already been waiting inside.

Yan Cen saw him and smiled faintly: “Long time no see. You’ve grown quite a bit taller since before.”

Yan Hua met his gaze, showing little smile.

“I haven’t just grown taller, I’m not young anymore either.”

Yan Cen raised an eyebrow, sensing there was more behind those words, so he patiently waited for Yan Hua to continue.

Yan Hua took two steps closer, a hint of ill intent in his eyes.

“Big Brother, I’m not young, but Dad still refuses to hand over the company’s affairs to me.”

Yan Hua was nominally Yan Cen’s younger brother, but he was actually adopted.

Yan Cen was an only son and had poor health. The Yan family were superstitious and believed adopting a healthy child could counteract Yan Cen’s illness, so they brought Yan Hua home.

Yan Hua grew up in the wealthy Yan family and naturally had big ambitions.

He wanted the Yan family company, but Father Yan gave him no power at all.

“Brother, I remember, you cared about me before.”

Yan Hua bent down and looked steadily at Yan Cen: “Now your health is like this, you won’t live long. The Yan family will be mine sooner or later. You should persuade Dad to hand the company over to me sooner, so I can start taking care of you early. Don’t you think?”

Yan Cen heard this and smiled bitterly.

This younger brother of his, after all these years, had become more and more arrogant.

“Yan Hua.”Yan Cen softly called his name, his tone gentle, but his words seemed anything but gentle: "You added the Yan to your name and really think you’re one of the Yan family?"

He sneered lowly: "You’re just a spoiled brat my parents raised. If you keep being this stupid, even as a spoiled brat, I’ll start finding you annoying."

Yan Cen spoke so quietly that only Yan Hua could hear.

The real reason was Yan Cen caught out of the corner of his eye a spotted brown cat sneaking in.

The cat was agile and slipped right under the bed. It was unclear if it wanted to eavesdrop or simply follow Yan Cen.

Either way, Yan Cen couldn’t let the cat be startled.

Yan Hua’s face flushed red from Yan Cen’s words, and he angrily said many harsh things.

The Black Foot Cat, having heard the swearing, narrowed his cold, bright green eyes and scratched the floor with his paw.

Too arrogant.

Daring to curse the one who’s supposed to take care of Yan Cen!

The Black Foot Cat hid under the bed, memorizing Yan Hua’s face and voice clearly, planning to settle scores later.

Yan Hua fussed for a while before leaving.

But the room wasn’t quiet for long—within a few minutes, another cat squeezed in through the door gap.

Along with the cat came a strange human.

“Xie Chen.”

Yan Cen greeted the person.

After some small talk, the human called Xie Chen shouted at the cat shaking under the curtain: “Lili, come out. I see you.”

The named white kitten hid under the curtain, only its head concealed; the plump little butt was completely exposed.

Lili was called again and this time slowly moved out.

But the next moment,

The kitten changed direction, not letting Xie Chen pick it up, but instead rolled under the bed.

“Meow!”

Big Brother, hello!

The Black Foot Cat sitting in the center under the bed unexpectedly met eyes with the kitten.

The kitten was pure white, with large round amber eyes, extremely beautiful.

The Black Foot Cat hadn’t seen such a pretty kitten before, and cautiously looked at the kitten, asking, “What are you here for?”

The kitten meowed and handed over a protection fee.

Black Foot Cat: “Meow.”

It’s not time to collect protection fees yet.

The kitten insisted on giving it anyway, saying it wanted Big Brother’s help to save its kitten friends.

The Black Foot Cat unexpectedly felt a pang of sympathy from the kitten’s meows and nodded.

“Meow-ow.”

I’ll help you find your cats.

The deal was made, and the kitten happily hung a plastic bag full of gifts around the Black Foot Cat’s neck.