Chapter 43

Chapter 43

Chapter 43

The private jet had been arranged in advance by Xie Chen, specifically so that the little kitten could roam freely on board.

“So high up!”

It was Bai Li’s first time flying, and he exclaimed with wide-eyed wonder like someone who had never seen the world.

His chubby little body was supported by Xie Chen, his paws pressed against the glass as he stared out with his big, beautiful amber eyes.

Xie Chen, naturally, was unfazed by flying. Lowering his gaze, he found watching the kitten’s amazement far more interesting than the view outside.

“Mister! Look, doesn’t the fog down there look like a fish snack?”

Bai Li had his face pressed against the glass. When he looked down, he saw a vast stretch of mountains surrounded by white mist. From above, the mist looked like the outline of a dried fish snack.

Xie Chen followed his gaze and looked down too. “Hmm, it does kind of look like that.”

As he spoke, he patted the kitten’s head and asked casually, “Li Li, are you craving fish snacks?”

Bai Li shook his head.

Whenever he was with Mister, there would always be a bag of snacks prepared just for him—filled to the brim with treats. He was so well-fed he never even got the chance to feel hungry.

“Mister, this plane is so big, why is it just the two of us?”

After admiring the scenery for a while, Bai Li started to feel a bit tired and sat on Xie Chen’s lap to chat.

Xie Chen ruffled his head and replied calmly, “Because it’s a private jet. Only we can ride it.”

Bai Li looked around the plane and couldn’t help asking, “Is it expensive to buy a plane?”

Xie Chen paused for a moment. “Not really.”

Hearing this, Bai Li perked up. “Then I want to buy a plane too someday!”

With such a big plane, he could bring all his older brothers and sisters along, and they could go anywhere they wanted. It would be fast, and they could enjoy the view from the sky.

Xie Chen chuckled at the kitten’s words and responded, “Li Li doesn’t need to buy a plane.”

“Why not?”

“Because this one will be your personal plane from now on. Buying another would just be a waste, wouldn’t it?”

Xie Chen didn’t mention how expensive a private jet was, nor the high maintenance costs. He simply stated that this plane would be reserved for the little kitten from now on.

Ordinary planes weren’t suitable for cats. If he hadn’t already had a private jet, Xie Chen would have gone out and bought a new one just to ferry the little kitten sitting on his lap.

Xie Chen of course would not say "give."

If he said "give," the little guy would definitely think about returning it.

"It's not giving."

Xie Chen denied the word and said, "It's for Lili to use."

Actually, it was similar to giving. After buying this plane, he hadn’t used it much before, thinking it was troublesome, but now he found a suitable use for it.

Bai Li digested his words for a moment but still didn’t understand the difference between giving and using.

Just as he was struggling, Xie Chen took the tablet casually placed on the table, subtly diverting the kitten’s attention.

"Lili, still want to watch Ultraman?"

"Yes!"

The tablet had cached the entire series of Ultraman Tiga, enough for the little kitten to watch until the plane landed.

Halfway through, Xie Chen felt something heavy on the back of his hand — Bai Li had tilted his head and fallen asleep.

"Mr. Xie, do you need a meal?"

Coincidentally, a sweet-looking staff member approached and asked.

Xie Chen glanced up: "One meal, and be gentle with the movements."

"Okay."

Not long after, a delicate Chinese meal was served in the small restaurant on the plane.

Xie Chen used one hand as a cushion for the kitten, eating with his only free hand.

More than two hours later, the man and the cat returned to City A.

Xie Chen wore sunglasses and had changed his suit to a trench coat. The snow-white little kitten was wrapped inside the coat, hidden from view.

Xie Bo knew they had returned and had prepared many things at home early.

"Lili."

Footsteps approached the door, and Xie Bo eagerly came forward: "Oh, why does Lili look so dazed? Did he get tired on the way?"

"Just woke up, having a hysterical episode," Xie Chen said succinctly.

The hysterical little kitten did not get angry but just sat on Xie Chen’s arm, with a blank expression.

Xie Bo made cat food and bought new cat snacks and drinks.

When Xie Chen saw there was still goat milk, he frowned and reminded, "Xie Bo, put the goat milk away."

Xie Bo was startled: "Sir, I checked, cats can drink goat milk."

"He can’t."Xie Chen thought of the little kitten’s dizzy appearance and vetoed: “Don’t let him touch goat milk anymore.”

Otherwise, if he gets drunk and no one watches him in time, something bad might happen.

Xie Bo was a bit confused by this order but still obediently nodded and put the goat milk away in the cabinet.

Bai Li blinked.

He had already come to his senses a few minutes ago, and he saw where Xie Bo hid the goat milk.

After Xie Chen spoke with Xie Bo, he looked down and saw the kitten blinking his round eyes, and without hesitation, put him on the dining table.

There was freshly made cat food on the table. Xie Bo’s cooking skills were very good, not to mention the quality ingredients.

The first thing Bai Li did after returning to the villa was, under the watchful eyes of his master and the steward, to eat a hearty meal.

Full and satisfied.

Bai Li reported to Third Brother that he was home.

Tan Yi was probably still busy and didn’t reply immediately.

“Meow!”

Master!

In the familiar City A, Bai Li’s confidence returned. He reached out his paw, tugged on Xie Chen’s pant leg, and meowed, “I want to go out and be busy now.”

He still had many things undone, and he hadn’t seen Meimei, Diandian, or Da Hui for two days.

Here locally, Xie Chen trusted him a little more.

“Go ahead.”

Xie Chen crouched down and patted the kitten’s head: “I’ll come pick you up tonight.”

Bai Li nodded.

The little kitten didn’t need to be sent off. With the snack bag tied on, he trotted out.

Diandian, Da Hui, and Meimei were all at Third Brother’s place, and Third Brother’s home had moved close to the master.

Soon.

A group of cats successfully met.

“Big Brother.”

Meimei hadn’t seen Bai Li for more than two days and missed him a bit: “You’re back.”

Bai Li patted the younger brothers one by one, listening to them chatter noisily to him.

“We’ve been sweeping the floor in front of the grocery store for a long time, but the boss still hasn’t come back.”Meimei anxiously asked Bai Li, “Big Brother, do you think the boss isn’t coming back?”

The first job Bai Li found was pulling the cart for the grocery store boss.

The boss who owned the cart was very kind and hired Bai Li to mop the floor before going home.

Bai Li had to be busy with more profitable delivery missions, so Meimei voluntarily took over the floor mopping work.

“The boss will definitely come back.”

Bai Li comforted Meimei: “Let’s go mop the floor together today.”

Meimei’s eyes lit up and happily agreed.

When it was time to go out, the clingy Diandian and Da Hui also followed along excitedly.

A few cats walked together on the path, constantly meowing.

Bai Li asked if they had seen Black-footed Brother, but all three cats shook their heads, saying they hadn’t seen him and didn’t know if he was still at that human’s house.

While they were busy here, Xie Chen, who had gone to the company, was finally successfully stopped by a curly-haired youth.

“Mr. Xie.”

Knowing from Lin Chao that Xie Chen had returned, Bai Liu waited patiently at the entrance of the Xie Group.

Bodyguards were with Xie Chen, and when they saw the little curly-haired boy, they immediately blocked him.

Bai Liu showed no emotion when stopped; he just fixed his gaze on Xie Chen and bluntly asked, “Where is Lili?”

Xie Chen furrowed his brows.

Bai Liu stared at him, waiting for an answer.

“Who are you?”

Xie Chen threw out another question, but he already had a faint idea of the answer before asking.

Sure enough—

“My name is Bai Liu. I came to ask for a cat.”

Bai Liu’s determination to get the cat was exactly the same as Tan Yi’s at the start.

“Mr. Xie, that cat is very important to me; he is my family. Someone with your status, I know you wouldn’t just keep the cat without returning him.”

Bai Liu spoke gently, but under that gentle posture was a strong intention to take the cat back.

Xie Chen gave him a cold look.

“I don’t understand what you’re saying.”

One after another, they all rushed to take Lili away—do they think he’s some great benefactor?

Ridiculous.Xie Chen’s uncooperative attitude made Bai Liu narrow his eyes.

“Mr. Xie.”

The boy with a head of white curly hair smiled at him: “Do you really want to compete with me for Lili?”

“A friendly reminder, I hold dual PhDs in physics and chemistry.”

The threat in those words was too blunt when it reached Xie Chen’s ears.

His deep gaze locked onto the boy, his handsome face showing undisguised gloom in his eyes.

“Bring it on.”

He coldly threw out that sentence and walked into the company.

The boy left standing there didn’t lose his smile and kept watching Xie Chen’s back until he disappeared.

“Interesting.”

Bai Liu murmured softly, “You can try to compete with me for Lili, but you won’t succeed.”

Back on Monster Mountain, as long as he wanted to claim Lili, the other brothers and sisters would temporarily step aside.

This person was just an ordinary human but wanted to keep his Lili without returning him—he must be dreaming.

The sky darkened.

Bai Li sat at the grocery store entrance, counting the days on his paws.

“The boss really hasn’t come back for a long time.”

He was a little worried: “Could it be that something bad happened?”

Clearly, when the boss left, he said he would come back as soon as possible.

Meimei and the others didn’t know what was going on with the boss either.

The cats all sighed and hoped in their hearts that the boss would return safely.

“Big Brother.”

Having sat long enough at the grocery store entrance, they all headed home together. On the way, Meimei asked Bai Li expectantly, “Can I go deliver with you tomorrow?”

“Yes.”

Bai Li meowed, “And the cats at home who look good and aren’t afraid of people can also intern tomorrow.”

The internship pay wasn’t high, but there would still be a good amount—enough for the cats to support themselves.

“Big Brother, I want to use the wages I earn to open a cat café.”

Meimei shared her ambitious dream with Bai Li: “The cat café can have lots of cats, so in winter, the cats won’t be cold and will have a place to work.”Bai Li had been rejected by many cat cafés before, but now after hearing Meimei’s words, he also thought it was a great idea.

“Then, let’s do it together. Our combined wages will be more,” Bai Li actively offered to invest.

Meimei naturally wouldn’t refuse.

He wasn’t opening the cat café to make money but to help other cats.

After Bai Li saved Meimei and the others, then picked up so many stray cats with Meimei, and even some particularly weak puppies, he naturally couldn’t bear to ignore these stray cats and dogs.

By the time it was completely dark, Bai Li didn’t ask Xie Chen to pick him up, but instead followed Meimei, Diandian, and Dahuai, slowly walking toward Third Brother’s house while picking up trash by the roadside that could be sold for money.

When they got home, the bags dragged on the ground by the cats were all filled with trash.

Bai Li put the trash away and personally went to check on the new cats starting work tomorrow.

“Meow, meow meow!”

Bai Li sat on a bench, looking down at the cats below.

He was giving the cats temporary training.

“When delivering orders, you can let the client pet your head.”

“If the client has a bad temper, be careful and protect yourself. If you are wronged, you can complain to the boss.”

Bai Li seriously conducted the training for quite a while, and all the cats below listened attentively one by one.

At this moment,

All the cats only wanted to not freeload and work to buy cat food.

Little did they know that under the leadership of this leading little kitten, they would become wildly popular in the future.

“All right, training is over.”

Bai Li jumped down from the bench and dismissed the cats sitting in a row.

Tan Yi was not here. Originally, someone was left to take care of the cats, but Meimei refused.

He knew hiring people cost money, so he asked Bai Li to have Tan Yi cancel the caretaker.

The cats already felt bad eating and drinking for free; they didn’t want any extra expenses.

“Big Brother.”

Seeing Bai Li about to leave, Meimei stopped him: “Do you want to eat some cat food with us? New flavor, crunchy and fragrant.”

Bai Li shook his head.

“Meow.”

Not eating, I’m going to find Master.

Meimei knew he had a close relationship with that handsome Master, so she waved her paw and said goodbye to him.Inside the villa.

At this time, Xie Chen still hadn’t returned.

Bai Li was a bit puzzled.

Xie Bo saw him sitting at the door, his round little body like a lonely ball, looking pitiful no matter how you saw it.

“Li Li, Master used to work overtime often,”

Xie Bo walked over a few steps and coaxed him, “There’s wind at the door, how about we go back inside first?”

Bai Li didn’t want to go back.

Xie Bo had no choice but to give him a bottle of warm cat probiotic to warm his paws.