Chapter 154

Chapter 154

Side Story: Black Foot Cat

After the two cats finished their exchange, the Black Foot Cat waved his paw and chased the pure white kitten out from under the bed.

He still needed to stay hidden and couldn’t keep meowing with the kitten.

The kitten was well-behaved, obediently climbing out from under the bed and then climbing onto Xie Chen.

The man and cat stayed in the room for a moment, then turned and left.

Yan Cen in the wheelchair glanced under the bed, a trace of envy flickering in his eyes.

“Little kitten。”

He tentatively called out: "Are you here?"

The Black Foot Cat under the bed licked his paw but didn’t come out.

But Yan Cen didn’t give up, calling two more times toward the kitten’s direction.

By the last call, his tone seemed a bit down.

“Meow.”

Suddenly, a meow sounded — it was the cool Black Foot Cat crawling out from under the bed.

He walked a few steps closer to Yan Cen. Though he still didn’t let Yan Cen hold him, at least Yan Cen got to see him up close.

The small spotted brown cat flicked his tail arrogantly and jumped on the chair, locking eyes with Yan Cen.

Yan Cen smiled gently and opened his arms: “Can I hold you?”

“Meow!”

No.

The Black Foot Cat refused mercilessly. He didn’t like human contact, but this human before him was already an exception.

He planned to tame this handsome human, making him his private property, but for now, he wasn’t ready to get too close.

Yan Cen wasn’t upset by the refusal and only took out fresh treats, placing them in his palm: “Want some?”

The treats smelled good.

The Black Foot Cat looked at the open palm, then at Yan Cen’s face. After a moment, he finally leaned over and licked the treats from his palm.

The warmth of the tongue touching the palm made the smile in Yan Cen’s eyes unconsciously more genuine.

So cute.

This proud little cat was willing to eat his food.

The Black Foot Cat sat on the table, eating all the treats from Yan Cen’s palm clean.

He was the boss here, usually all kinds of cats and dogs paid him protection fees, so he was quite comfortable with this kind of tribute.

But when the one feeding him was the human he planned to tame, he still maintained a bit of dignity.

Yan Cen carried around cat favorites, feeding treat after treat.

While feeding, the Black Foot Cat unknowingly jumped from the table onto Yan Cen’s lap.

Yan Cen carefully used his free hand to gently stroke the little cat’s fur on his leg.

Soft, smooth.

Just as he imagined, very nice to touch.

The Black Foot Cat suddenly got pet unexpectedly, his throat instinctively letting out a low threatening growl.

But after two growls, he glanced at Yan Cen and stopped.

“小猫.”

Yan Cen restrained the happiness in his heart and asked the cat on his lap, “How about coming home with me to live?”

From the first time he saw this spotted brown cat on the wall, he was charmed.

The little cat clearly looked mighty, with a cold gaze, but to Yan Cen’s eyes, every part of him was just cute.The Black Foot Cat shook his head: "Meow."

No, I won’t come back; I need to watch my territory.

Since he collected protection fees, it was naturally his responsibility as the boss to protect all the cats and dogs in this area.

Yan Cen’s hand was still stroking his fur, unwilling to let go even a little.

"I’ll leave the door open for you."

He said to himself, "No matter when you want to come, you can come."

"I often can’t sleep at night, little cat. If you come keep me company, maybe I can fall asleep."

His body was entirely kept going by medicine.

With such a sick body, wanting a peaceful night’s sleep was really not easy.

The Black Foot Cat paused as he listened to his words.

The next second,

He pretended to casually expose a bit of his soft belly, letting Yan Cen pet it.

The tough cat boss’s little belly was all soft and chubby.

Yan Cen petting the soft, chubby belly made him want to bury his face in it and give it a kiss.

But luckily, he held back.

The little cat had a bad temper; he couldn’t push too far at once.

If he scared the little cat away, it would be hard to coax him back.

The whole afternoon,

The Black Foot Cat nestled on Yan Cen’s lap, being fed while listening to the story.

"If you have time at night, come to me, and I’ll tell you the ending."

Yan Cen still didn’t finish the story all at once like before.

The Black Foot Cat was unhappy: "Meow."

Annoying!

Yan Cen smiled and rubbed his finger on the cat’s face: "I’ll wait for you at night."

One man and one cat stayed until about three or four o’clock, then someone knocked on the door.

It was Yan Cen’s bodyguard, coming to remind Yan Cen it was time to go back.

"Little cat, shall we go together?"

"Meow!"

No.

The Black Foot Cat had just agreed to the kitten’s request; he had to help the kitten find the lost companions, so he didn’t have time to go with Yan Cen.

Yan Cen watched the spotted brown cat jump down from his lap, his expression openly regretful.

"Meow."

Gone, see you.

The Black Foot Cat meowed coolly, then quickly ran out of the room.

Behind him, Yan Cen stared at his back for a long time before withdrawing his gaze.

"Young master."

The bodyguard who came to push his wheelchair naturally knew Yan Cen had been very fond of that little cat recently.

He smiled and said to Yan Cen, "If you like that cat, you can completely keep him, raise him in the house."

Yan Cen shook his head.

He did like the little cat, but he didn’t want to use any forceful methods.He wanted that little cat to come to him willingly.

Seeing his refusal, the bodyguard tactfully changed the subject: "Young master, I see you always tell stories to the little cat. Does he understand them?"

"He does."

Yan Cen smiled, "He really likes listening."

The bodyguard thought the young master was probably joking.

"How do you know the little cat understands? Young master, could it be that you can understand the little cat’s meows?"

Yan Cen continued smiling and replied, "I can understand."

The bodyguard laughed along and thought his young master was really humorous.

Yan Cen didn’t say much else and let the bodyguard push him outside.

Night fell.

The Black Foot Cat went out and handled a big job. Not only did he find the missing cat that the little kitten entrusted him to find, but he also demolished the old den where many cats and dogs were trafficked.

After finishing his mission, the Black Foot Cat jumped into the Yan family compound in the late night.

Yan Cen’s room was lit, the light not very bright but enough for the Black Foot Cat to see clearly.

Without hesitation, he nimbly climbed through the window into Yan Cen’s room.

"Meow?"

"I’m here."

The tentative meow was almost immediately answered.

Yan Cen sat on the bed, leaning against a pillow, looking at him.

The Black Foot Cat jumped onto the small table beside the bed and tilted his head: "Meow."

Staying up late?

Cats aren’t afraid of staying up late; they just rest enough at other times.

But humans can’t stay up late like them.

Yan Cen smiled at the little cat, patted the spot beside him, his tone gentle: "Come keep me company so I might be able to fall asleep."

After he spoke, the Black Foot Cat looked down at his body.

A bit dirty.

His human, who he cared for, was already in poor health. If he accidentally rubbed dirt on him, he wouldn’t accept it.

"Meow, meow meow."

Wait.

After meowing, the Black Foot Cat ran to push open the bathroom door.

He knew how to turn on the faucet, so water flowed soon after.

Cats hate water.

As the first cat to train a human, he was even more afraid of accidentally killing this human.

He put his body under the faucet to rinse off. After only a few seconds, a pair of big hands picked him up.

It was Yan Cen.

"Not cold?"

Yan Cen frowned slightly, holding the wet little cat in his arms: "If you want a bath, just tell me."

He wrapped the little cat tight and personally turned on the hot water.

It was the first time washing a cat, and Yan Cen was very careful and gentle.

Under the warm light of the bathroom,

The Black Foot Cat sat in the basin, a head full of foam, staring at Yan Cen.“I’m the one who raised you, so no scratching.”

The cat brother was quietly convincing himself.

It was the first time someone had rubbed his fur all over like that, making his paws almost uncontrollably want to scratch.

He endured it for who knows how long.

Yan Cen finally lifted the freshly washed and nicely scented little cat to dry him off.

Once everything was settled, the man and the cat both lay down on the bed.

The cool cat brother sprawled his belly open, staring at the ceiling, feeling like he had lost all the dignity of being the big brother after being scrubbed like that!

“Meow.”

He poked Yan Cen with his paw, threatening: “Don’t ever bathe me again.”

The big brother knows how to take care of himself!

Yan Cen ignored this and contentedly held the cat close.

“little darling”

He didn’t know the little cat’s name, so he just used a favorite nickname.

“You’re the cutest cat I’ve ever seen.”

Black Foot Cat brother: “…”

He bit him sharply, correcting him: “I’m not cute!”

He was super fierce.

When it came to cuteness, the cat brother only recognized the snow-white little kitten from the daytime.

The little kitten had no spots at all, and its paw pads were tender pink.

Even the cat brother wanted to pet the little kitten.

“Very cute.”

Yan Cen smiled gently, pinched his paw pads, and couldn’t help but give him a kiss.

Cat brother: “?”

The cat brother kicked his face with one paw, glaring with bright green eyes: “How dare you!”

Daring to kiss big brother!

That paw kick wasn’t painful, it was soft.

Yan Cen leaned in closer, encouraging him to keep pawing him.

The man and cat played on the bed until the cat brother got a little tired, then rested his head on Yan Cen’s arm and closed his eyes.

“Meow meow.”

Time to sleep!

Yan Cen didn’t know if it was because he felt comfortable or what, but holding the little cat in his arms, he miraculously had a good sleep.

The next day.

Both cat and man stayed in bed late.

Yan Cen didn’t wake until nearly noon, and when he did, he felt much more energetic than before.

The cat boss in his arms, still drowsy, was carried to the dining table by Yan Cen and nearly dropped his head into the food bowl.

“小乖, wake up.”

Yan Cen stroked his head, softly calling the brown cat.

After calling several times, the little cat wildly shook his head to clear himself.

He looked at the food in front of him and quickly finished it.

“Meow.”It was getting late.

After finishing his food, Black Foot Cat slipped away: “I’m going to patrol my territory.”

There were quite a few cats and dogs in his territory, all of whom needed protection from him, the big boss.

Yan Cen knew he would come back at night, so regarding his departure, he could only let it be and had no other choice.

“Young master.”

Coincidentally, someone handed him an invitation: “Look, do you want to go?”

The person giving the invitation had a good relationship with the Yan family.

He was the eldest son of the Yan family, the only legitimate young master. Normally, he was supposed to attend such an event, but if he didn’t want to go, it wasn’t impossible either.

After thinking for a few seconds,

Yan Cen suddenly nodded: “Go.”

On one side, Yan Cen took the invitation; on the other, Black Foot Cat was inspecting his territory to see if everything was safe and peaceful.