Chapter 18

Chapter 18

Xie Chen memorized the address and walked a few steps outside.

At the gate, the driver was already waiting by the car. Seeing him, the driver quickly opened the door for him.

“Sir, everything is arranged.”

The driver respectfully reported to Xie Chen, “The security is in the other car.”

Xie Chen nodded, got into the car, and immediately told the driver to rush to the urban village at the fastest speed.

Bai Li, under the camera, knew he was being watched by Xie Chen. His heart calmed down. He raised a paw to rub his eyes and continued meowing.

“Meow, meow meow.”

Sir, have you come to save me?

“Mm.”

Xie Chen replied with a single word. To ensure Bai Li stayed in the same place, he deliberately kept sending gifts during the livestream.

Not too many, not too few, but one every few minutes.

Under the constant temptation of gifts, sure enough, Wang San didn’t let Bai Li end the livestream.

Seeing the “mm,” Bai Li’s face brightened a little. He shook his head, estimating that it would still take some time for Sir to arrive.

During this time, since Sir was not convenient to type, he could interact with Sir in another way.

“Meow ao?”

Do you want to watch the cat’s broadcast exercise?

To avoid suspicion, Xie Chen still only typed, “Mm.”

Bai Li seemed a little embarrassed, but sitting here was tiring. He wanted to be a bit more energetic to wait better for Sir to come.

“Meow, meow woo.”

Then, I’ll start.

Bai Li meowed and climbed up from the ground. Under the watchful eyes of Sir through the camera, he stretched his round body and energetically performed a cat version of broadcast calisthenics for Sir.

“One, two, three, four, paws pat pat.”

“Two, two, three, four, shake the head.”

“Three, two, three, four, wag the tail.”"Four, two, three, four, one more time!"

Xie Chen’s originally restless heart froze when he saw the entire set of cat exercises.

He had thought himself cold enough. Even for this little kitten, doing something so unlike himself tonight, he had already found reasons in his mind.

It was the little kitten who gave him a “good person card.”

No one in this world had ever given him a good person card before, so he found it novel and broke his own rules.

But until this moment, looking at that little kitten still patting paws and shaking its head, he had to admit one thing.

He was utterly charmed.

This little kitten’s natural cuteness in every move, he felt, few people could resist.

Bai Li was very serious about the exercises, shouting slogans as he moved.

Xie Chen listened to the slightly breathy meowing rhythm, then looked again at the round little kitten on the screen.

He pressed his fist to his lips, following his true feelings. Moved by this adorable cat exercise, he directly recorded the livestream.

“Meow ao.”

That was the first set of cat broadcast exercises. Now it’s time for the second set.

Bai Li knew his body wasn’t very strong, so since he was little, elders led him in exercises on the monsters.

He heard that human elementary schools also did exercises during recess, and it was very good for health.

Bai Li was a well-behaved cat—whether it was exercises or taking medicine, he accepted them well.

He had learned several sets of the cat broadcast exercises.

After doing exercises for a good while, Bai Li collapsed from exhaustion. He tilted his head back and instinctively looked at the chat comments.

“Very cute.”

Xie Chen sent a few words again in the chat box. This time, it was no longer the deliberately cold “mm” from before.

Bai Li was praised as cute by Sir, and the eyes that were wet just moments ago were now filled with excitement, mixed with a little embarrassment.

Sir didn’t say much; in Bai Li’s eyes, Sir looked gentle but not the type to say sweet things.

Unexpectedly—

Sir actually said he was cute!

Bai Li rolled on the ground. If Sir hadn’t arrived yet, he would have jumped into Sir’s arms for Sir to kiss his head.

In such a warm interaction, time slowly passed.

Bai Li’s sleepy head kept nodding. Just as he was about to fall asleep, Xie Chen finally arrived.

He brought with him the Xie family’s security guards, and these guards were not hired casually.The people Xie Bo personally selected for him were all not to be trifled with.

With clues from the insider cats, Xie Chen quickly confirmed where Bai Li was.

He got out of the car, his leather shoes stepping on the uneven muddy ground. On his handsome face, his cold eyes narrowed slightly, and the murderous intent in them sent chills down one’s spine.

“Break down the door.”

Xie Chen’s cold voice: “Don’t hold back against the people. Be careful if you see cats.”

“Yes!”

Following Xie Chen’s orders, the door—destined for a tragic fate—was kicked open once again.

Wang San, hearing the noise, felt the anger that hadn’t yet faded flare up rapidly.

“Damn it, if this group of cats and dogs dare come back, I’ll skin them right here and now!”

Even though cat and dog skins were useless, he wanted to skin them clean and hang them at the door.

Burning with rage, Wang San grabbed his stick and charged out fiercely.

The misty dawn lit the yard dimly. Wang San with his stick and Wang Wu with a bandage on his face stood aggressively facing the people Xie Chen brought.

Seeing the newcomers were human, Wang Wu’s heart skipped a beat: “Who are you?”

He was sure he didn’t recognize these people.

The man leading them exuded an imposing aura, clearly not someone he could afford to provoke.

Xie Chen’s gaze landed on his face, as if sizing him up. After a moment, he sneered mockingly.

“You scum like you dare touch my cat?”

As soon as he finished speaking, the security guards behind him charged forward with clean and efficient moves, pinning Wang San and Wang Wu to the ground and kicking them a few times.

Wang San had always prided himself on not being an easy target, but he hadn’t expected that in front of this man, he was as worthless as rotten cotton.

Xie Chen’s black leather shoe crushed down on his hand, the crisp sound of bones cracking rang clearly.

“Ah—”

Wang San screamed in pain, trying to pull his hand back, but found he couldn’t move it at all. His face twisted as he shouted, “Let go of me, let go of me!!!”

No one let him go.

There wasn’t even a trace of emotional fluctuation on Xie Chen’s face. Having admired the man’s miserable state enough, just as he was about to do more, suddenly, a white little kitten shot out from the room like a cannonball.

“Meow!”

Sir!

The excited meow with a crying tone rang out from far to near.Xie Chen calmly withdrew his foot, and just as he stepped aside, the little kitten who had jumped up clawed at his thigh.

The little kitten was probably too tired and could only jump that high.

Xie Chen reached out and scooped the teary little kitten into his arms.

“Don’t be afraid, I’m here.”

Hearing these words, Bai Li couldn’t hold back anymore. He grabbed Xie Chen’s finger and, with a crying tone, loudly complained.

“He wants to hit the cat.”

“Wuwuwu, and wants to stew the cat.”

Bai Li was especially terrified of being stewed. When he was little, a bad yokai once caught him, put him into a pot, added water and five-spice seasoning, then put it on the fire, cackling that it was going to stew the cat to eat.

That time, the stew only lasted a short while before the water was even warm, and he was rescued.

He forgot who saved him and forgot what the bad yokai looked like.

He only remembered the horror of being stewed.

Xie Chen’s hand was wet with the kitten’s tears. He lowered his eyes and, seeing the little one might not stop crying anytime soon, gave a look to one of the security guards.

That guard had been by his side the longest and knew exactly what to do next.

“Li Li.”

Xie Chen left the cleanup to the security guard and took Bai Li back to the car.

“Don’t cry anymore.”

With his free hand, he patiently wiped the tears from the frightened little kitten.

He used to hate seeing people cry, thinking tears were useless. Showing tears was nothing but revealing weakness.

But now, the moment the little kitten’s tears fell into his palm, it felt like a blow to his heart.

He couldn’t explain why he felt this way—familiar, yet bitter.

“Li Li, be good.”

Xie Chen, not good at comforting cats, repeated “be good” several times. Seeing Bai Li still sad, he placed him on his lap and looked down into his eyes.

“I’ll sing you a song, want to listen?” Xie Chen gently played with his paw and asked.

Hearing that, Bai Li nodded.

He liked listening to people sing.

Seeing Bai Li’s mood slightly calm, Xie Chen relaxed a bit.

He paused for a few seconds, then without accompaniment or preparation, he chose a song he had never released before and sang it a cappella for him.

Xie Chen’s voice was widely recognized as captivating. His songs had been out for ten years, and in those ten years, no one had surpassed him.He was hailed as the king of the music scene. Although his albums were released slowly, each release was fiercely sought after. Normally warm and close with his girlfriends, when an album dropped, sisterhood bonds would temporarily vanish.

After finishing the song, Xie Chen looked at the stunned little kitten and raised an eyebrow.

“Was it good?”

Bai Li nodded drowsily: “Meow.”

It was really good.

How was the master so amazing? Handsome, good at singing, and could even save cats.

Xie Chen felt warm inside from that admiring little gaze.

A long time ago, his minimum appearance fee was in the seven figures. Now he no longer performed, so that price would only rise, never fall.

For others to listen to his songs this close and alone—not to say if it was hard or not—just the appearance fee alone would be unaffordable.

But now, here he was, patiently singing for a little kitten, afraid he couldn’t soothe his tears.

“Meow meow.”

Master, kiss my head.

Bai Li’s chubby body moved on Xie Chen’s lap. He looked up with his round little face. The master singing to him now looked so gentle that he couldn’t help but want to push his luck.

When forced to livestream, seeing the master who seemed to have descended from the heavens right before his eyes, he had already wanted to do this.

Xie Chen saw those beautiful amber eyes, still moist with tears, and didn’t refuse.

A poor kitten who was almost stewed deserved a good person card for comfort.

Bai Li got his wish and was kissed on the head, and the anxiety in his heart gradually faded.

He told Xie Chen to save the other cats, then could no longer hold on, his body swayed, and holding onto Xie Chen’s finger, he fell into a deep sleep.