Chapter 157

Chapter 157

Extra: Black-footed Cat

"Marriage to bring luck."

These two words fell into the ears of the Black-footed Cat, making his ears twitch.

The unfamiliar phrase left him somewhat confused.

Strict father and mother said, this might work for Yan Cen.

After a long night, early the next morning, the Black-footed Cat got up, looked at the still sleeping Yan Cen, and leaned over to kiss him.

"Wait for me."

After meowing, he turned and ran away.

Outside, the Black-footed Cat spent the whole morning figuring out what "marriage to bring luck" meant.

The essence of this practice was actually feudal superstition. Yet from ancient times to the present, some people still do it.

For those desperate for hope, this is a last resort.

The prerequisite for marriage to bring luck is to become human.

Otherwise, Yan Cen would have to marry someone else for luck.

The Black-footed Cat heard Yan Cen’s mother say she wanted to pick a pretty, good-natured person to marry Yan Cen.

Gender didn’t matter; the most important was matching Yan Cen’s birth chart and having mutual attraction.

After hearing the requirements, the Black-footed Cat went to find the kitten Lili who could turn into a human.

Lili was participating in a talent show in human form. He looked good and was tall.

Evening.

The Black-footed Cat and the young Lili squatted facing each other. Lili obediently asked, "Brother Hei, what do you want from me?"

The Black-footed Cat looked at him and couldn’t help but ask, "Kitten, when did you start liking Xie Chen?"

Bai Li thought for a moment and answered, "A very long time ago."

"From the first time I saw him, I thought he was really nice."

The Black-footed Cat fell into thought.

The first time he saw Yan Cen...

At that moment, he seemed to think Yan Cen was very handsome, and inexplicably wanted to tame this human.

Is this liking?

"Brother Hei."

Bai Li squatted on the ground and shared some gossip he heard.

"I heard Yan Cen’s mom is looking for a match for him."

Those participating in the talent show were all talking about this, and they were eager to be chosen by Yan Cen’s mother.

The Yan family and the Xie family were both wealthy families. Although Yan Cen was physically weak, as long as one could marry into the Yan family, there would be no lack of resources afterward.

After hearing this gossip, the Black-footed Cat’s jade-green cold cat eyes filled with killing intent.

"Meow!"

They were dreaming!

As the cat elder, the Black-footed Cat’s territory was very strong.

Yan Cen had long been marked as part of his territory. Anyone wanting to mess with Yan Cen was undoubtedly provoking him.

"Brother Hei, do you like Yan Cen? Just like I like Xie Chen."

Bai Li curiously asked as he saw Brother Hei’s angry face.

The cat brother kept a serious cat face, neither admitting nor denying.

"Kitten, I have things to do, I have to go now. I’ll come see you next time."The next time Cat Brother mentioned came very soon.

He personally found Bai Li and arranged with him to go somewhere together at night.

"Kitten."

The Black-footed Cat looked at the small-faced little kitten and reached out his paw to touch him: "You must come at night, I will be waiting for you there."

"Meow."

Okay.

The snow-colored little kitten nodded seriously and even did a paw bump promise with Brother Hei.

After their appointment, the little kitten went to work, while the Black-footed Cat returned to the Yan family’s separate courtyard.

Father Yan and Mother Yan were still staying in the courtyard; they feared something might go wrong again with their son’s condition.

That annoying Yan Hua was also there.

Because of Yan Hua’s presence, Father Yan and Mother Yan did not stay in Yan Cen’s room but were kept in the living room by Yan Hua.

Cat Brother had no time to deal with this annoying person now. He pushed open the door with his head, shook clean his fur, and jumped onto the bed.

"Yan Cen."

The brown little cat crouched on Yan Cen’s bed and quietly meowed to him: "Tonight I have something very important to do."

"If it succeeds, I will come back and marry you."

"If it doesn’t succeed... then don’t wait for me to come home anymore. Also, don’t like any new cats. I have a bad temper, and if I find out you like a new cat, I will come back and take revenge even if I’m dead."

The brown little cat held his face with his paws, his expression very serious.

He meowed a lot, but the person on the bed gave him no response.

"Sigh."

After meowing for a long time, the little cat rubbed his face and sighed.

"I really have to go now."

He might not come back.

The little cat leaned over and kissed that pale handsome face hard.

Night fell.

At the foot of a hill in the suburbs, a brown little cat and a snow-colored kitten successfully met.

"Brother Hei, what exactly are you going to do?"

The little kitten looked at the sky and fearfully reminded the Black-footed Cat: "Brother Hei, it’s going to thunder soon. We can’t stand on high ground or we’ll get struck by lightning."

The Black-footed Cat looked up and replied, "I’m here to get struck by lightning."

Kitten: "?"

The little kitten was totally confused.

The Black-footed Cat explained: "I have a way to transform into a human, and that way is to stand there tonight and get struck by lightning."

"If I survive, I’ll be able to transform with you later. If I don’t, you can dig a hole and bury me."

The little kitten was still very confused.

"Brother Hei!"

He grabbed the Black-footed Cat anxiously: "You have to think carefully."

He had never seen a cat struck by lightning survive.

The little kitten’s pleading was useless; the Black-footed Cat had already made up his mind when he came here.

He asked the little kitten to come so he could watch the result later.

Soon.

Thunder and lightning flashed in the sky as the Black-footed Cat leapt agilely up the hill.“Boom—”

The huge thunderclap almost shattered the cats’ ears.

The Black-footed Cat closed his eyes, fearlessly facing the lightning. The time and place had all been carefully planned by him.

The lightning struck him exactly; in an instant, an indescribable pain spread throughout his body.

A white light enveloped the brown little cat; every bone in his body seemed completely shattered.

“Meow.”

A painful meow came from within the white light.

Not far away, the little kitten crouching anxiously spun in circles: “Meow meow!”

What to do!

How to save Brother Hei!

Bolt after bolt of lightning struck relentlessly.

The little cat who had been standing was now lying on the ground, curled up in pain.

“Yan Cen.”

The little cat murmured, struggling to open his eyes, unwilling to faint.

He feared that if he fainted, he might never wake up again.

“Yan Cen, Yan Cen.”

The little cat called Yan Cen’s name again and again.

This was the first human he had ever tamed, and the first human he had thought was especially handsome at first sight.

He, he liked this human.

The pain was overwhelmingly strong, causing the little cat’s consciousness to sink deeper.

At the foot of the hill, the little kitten, nearly frantic, finally saw his master.

“Master, Brother Hei, Brother Hei is about to die.”

The little kitten held his master, looking up and crying out for help.

Xie Chen glanced at the not-far-away thunder and lightning; it really was dangerous to approach.

“Be good, don’t cry.”

Xie Chen didn’t waste time and immediately called Yan Cen.

Whether due to some intuition or not, Yan Cen, who had been asleep the entire time, unusually woke up.

Moreover, shortly after waking, he received Xie Chen’s call.

“Hurry over, your cat is in great danger.”

Xie Chen briefly explained the situation here. After listening, the tension in Yan Cen’s mind seemed to instantly snap.

“I’m coming right away.”

Yan Cen spoke sharply, giving orders to the driver and bodyguards—he had to go out.

Xie Chen understood his anxiety, so they kept the call open.

When Yan Cen rushed over, somehow, he clearly heard the little cat painfully calling his name amidst the thunder and lightning.

“Xie Chen, I don’t want him to transform anymore. Tell him to come back.”

Yan Cen had already told the driver to drive as fast as possible, but he was still afraid.

He was afraid that if he arrived too late, he wouldn’t see his little darling.

“Xie Chen, I beg you, don’t let him die.”

Proud as Yan Cen was, this was still the first time he quietly begged someone.

Xie Chen ended the WeChat call and sent a message to Bai Si.Using Lili’s name, Bai Si replied quickly every time.

“Got it, I’m going to check now.”

After receiving Bai Si’s response, Xie Chen frowned and continued speaking to Yan Cen over the call: “He won’t give up transforming. Yan Cen, I still can’t get close to him right now. No matter how things turn out, I hope you’re mentally prepared.”

Yan Cen didn’t want to hear this.

“Liu, drive faster!”

Yan Cen’s usual gentleness completely vanished at this moment.

Liu, seeing his urgency, drove at top speed.

After an unknown amount of time,

the car finally stopped.

Yan Cen didn’t let anyone push the wheelchair; he took control himself and hurried toward where Xie Chen was.

“Yan Cen.”

Xie Chen approached holding the little kitten crying miserably in his arms.

But Yan Cen didn’t see him for now.

“My little darling!”

Just then, the long-lasting thunderstorm ceased.

Yan Cen had never been this panicked before; his heart almost stopped beating as he rushed forward.

On a patch of scorched earth,

the original brown little cat had vanished, replaced by a curled-up youth.

The youth was blackened from the lightning strike, making it impossible to tell his features or if he was still alive.

Yan Cen was certain this was his little darling.

He took off his jacket and draped it over the youth, then carefully lifted him onto his lap.

“Let’s go home.”

He trembled as he spoke to the youth in his arms.

On the way back, Bai Si rushed over.

“Still alive.”

He checked the youth’s condition and said these three words.

Yan Cen’s held breath finally released—so long as his little darling was alive, it was enough.

With Bai Si, this miracle doctor, the Black-footed Cat who had just transformed had barely been saved.

The Yan family was confused.

They had rushed out so hastily and then came back with a youth.

The youth was naked, wrapped only in their son’s clothes.

What was going on?

“Xiao Cen, who are you holding?”

Mother Yan followed her son closely, trying to see the youth but couldn’t.

Yan Cen covered him tightly, not letting anyone look.

“Mom, I’ll explain this later. Mr. Bai, please come to my room.”

In Yan Cen’s room, after Bai Si fed the youth a pill, he waved.

“This little cat was blackened by lightning. Take him in and wash him.”

Yan Cen nodded.

There was a large bathtub in the bathroom. Yan Cen prepared the water and carefully placed the youth inside.The dirty marks were washed away bit by bit, and the youth’s face gradually became clear in Yan Cen’s eyes.

This transformed face was exactly as Yan Cen had imagined—both cool and sweet.