Chapter 44

Chapter 44

Chapter 44 First Release on Jinjiang Literature City

The cat brand probiotic tastes very good; Xie Bo stocked quite a few.

Bai Li lowered his head to drink a few sips of the probiotic, then looked up at the road in front of the main gate.

Worried he might get cold, Xie Bo found a small blanket to cover him with. From a distance, it looked like he was wearing a little cape—quite cute.

“Meow, meow meow.”

Bai Li used his cat hypnosis to chat with Xie Bo: “Is Master’s work very hard?”

Xie Bo sat beside him, accompanying him in conversation: “Yes, Master’s work is tough, but he’s very capable. Over the years, no matter what he does, he always does it especially well.”

Perhaps to let Bai Li understand how capable Xie Chen is, Xie Bo picked a few examples and told Bai Li about some of the things Xie Chen had faced before.

Bai Li listened with a vague understanding, his beautiful amber eyes a bit confused.

Xie Bo, now older, whose heart once was cold and hard, had softened over time.

He smiled warmly and petted the dazed little kitten, feeling that life with the cat now was quite good.

Bai Li waited at the door for his Master, and indeed, his Master was working overtime.

“Boss.”

In the office, Anna, wearing a neat white business skirt suit, was reporting to Xie Chen: “Many marketing accounts that got shut down this time are pleading with us.”

“Also, those stirring up trouble have publicly apologized online, mentioning you and tagging our official accounts on Weibo.”

Xie Chen was busy with other things but glanced at Anna and asked, “What do you want to say?”

Under Xie Chen’s scrutinizing gaze, Anna swallowed nervously and mustered courage to say, “Their apology statements look, at least on the surface, very sincere. If we continue to be too harsh, we might come across as unkind.”

Xie Chen sneered.

“Anna, what kind of image do you think I need? Being magnanimous or overly kind?”

Anna: “……”

Anna was speechless.

Sorry, I underestimated.

She must have been so busy that she almost got influenced by their tricks.

Their boss doesn’t need to shape any image of being forgiving or kind. For those trash marketing accounts, there’s no need to be nice. On the contrary, the focus for their boss as the head of the Xie family is being strict and decisive, tolerating no provocations."Boss, sorry."

Anna, after being awakened by Xie Chen, quickly apologized to him and provided a follow-up handling plan.

"Go arrange it."

Xie Chen added coldly, "Remove all photos and videos of Li Li."

"That's already being done."

Anna understood Xie Chen’s concern. It was obvious to anyone not blind how much he cared about that little kitten.

If someone had any malicious intentions because of that little kitten, it would be bad news for him.

Their communication was brief; Anna had other things to do.

The office lights stayed on. Outside the Xie Group building, the curly-haired young man looked down at the time.

Good.

The time he had wasted here in the past two days was enough for him to conduct an experiment or draft a report.

The young man looked up at the lights upstairs. The next second, he directly transformed into a short-haired gray-back, white-belly cat. The cat’s eyes were lake green, though the color wasn’t fixed.

In sunlight and darkness, the eye color usually changed.

At this moment,

the gray-and-white cat followed the scent accurately to find Xie Chen’s car.

He pondered for a few seconds, then approached the car door.

After some time, Xie Chen’s long, beautiful fingers finally tapped on the desk.

Online, there was almost no negative information about Tan Yi and Bai Li anymore, especially all news about Bai Li had disappeared as if it never existed.

"Anna, off work."

Xie Chen stood and said coldly to Anna.

Anna nodded, tidied up the materials on her desk, finished the remaining work, and then followed Xie Chen out one after another.

Before turning off the computer, Xie Chen glanced at the online atmosphere.

Those who received lawyer letters were now crying and apologizing.

But what did that have to do with him?

Before creating such a damaging trending topic, they should have considered all possible outcomes.

Now that they had messed with him, they were suffering the consequences.

If it had been someone powerless, they would have been at their mercy and might have even been destroyed by them.

Downstairs.The driver knew Xie Chen was coming out and had already driven the car to the door.

Anna didn’t get into Xie Chen’s car; her new little puppy boyfriend personally came to pick her up.

“Boss, goodbye.”

Anna stood beside the puppy younger brother, smiling as she said goodbye to Xie Chen.

Xie Chen responded with a "hmm" and left by car.

The puppy younger brother beside Anna looked at Xie Chen’s car, feeling a bit sour.

“Sis, you work under Xie Chen every day. Do you think, do you think…”

He didn’t finish speaking, but Anna already understood what he meant.

“Don’t overthink.”

Anna sighed, “Xie Chen is a person to admire from afar only.”

Before she started working at Xie’s, to be honest, she secretly used to be a fangirl of Xie Chen’s girlfriends.

Then, after less than a month working, she stopped being a fan.

The reason was simple: Xie Chen is fine as a boss, but as a romantic partner, that’s just asking for trouble.

She had seen clearly early on that Xie Chen really had no feelings!

No matter if it’s a man or a woman, pretty, pure, or any other type—even if they threw themselves at him—Xie Chen would only feel disgust, no other emotions at all.

After recognizing this cold truth, Anna focused on working with Xie Chen on business from then on.

“Boss.”

On the way back, the driver started a conversation with Xie Chen.

“Li Li won’t be in trouble, right?”

Having seen the news online, the driver naturally knew what had happened.

He usually didn’t talk much, but he liked the regular little kitten in the car.

Xie Chen pressed his temples lightly and said coldly, “No problem.”

The driver had been driving Xie Chen for a long time, so sometimes he dared to speak a few words boldly.

Now, he couldn’t help but speak up for Tan Yi and Bai Li.

“Those people online are really something, turning facts upside down and spreading nonsense.”

“Sir, you really showed them this time.”

Xie Chen didn’t loosen his hand from his temple but looked at the driver twice after hearing that.The two people’s conversation made a certain fluffy figure sitting in the shadows suddenly fall into deep thought.

“Online?”

What was happening online?

As a genius young man immersed in the lab, Bai Liu also used the internet, but only limited to searching for academic materials and the like. As for other things...

He simply had no interest.

Especially after he accidentally learned that his third brother had become a star, his attention to his third brother depended solely on how many of his brother’s billboards were placed by the roadside.

The driver didn’t know if it was because Xie Chen was willing to cooperate and say a few words, but he unintentionally gossiped a bit more.

“The rumors about Tan Yi have mostly died down. But sir, I feel like after something happened to Yi, his studio hasn’t really handled things properly this time.”

The driver had a daughter, and coincidentally, his daughter liked Tan Yi.

Xie Chen casually revealed a bit of information to the suddenly talkative driver.

“Tan Yi is in quite a bit of trouble. Unless he switches to another company, similar rumors will keep coming.”

The driver frowned and pondered this to himself.

Bai Liu, sitting in the shadows, retracted his paws, a trace of displeasure in his expression.

Why was his third brother still as stupid as when he was on the mountain?

Letting humans bully him.

Unbearable.

After a short while, the car arrived at the villa.

Just as Xie Chen got out of the car, the driver drove the car away.

Bai Liu: “?”

Just as Bai Liu was about to put his paw down, the closing car door blocked him.

He furrowed his brows, sensing something was wrong.

This was definitely Xie Chen’s car, but Xie Chen had already gotten out. Why hadn’t the car been parked here?

Although smart enough, the cat had never experienced wealthy family life and didn’t know that drivers for rich people can drive their owner’s cars away and then bring the car back to the door when the owner goes out.

The distance from the main gate to the front door was neither long nor short.

From afar, Xie Chen already saw that round little figure at the door.

“Li Li.”

He approached and found the little one wrapped in a soft blanket, sleeping curled up on the ground.

“Why didn’t you bring him back inside to sleep?”Xie Chen bent down and scooped the kitten into his arms, his expression not looking good.

Xie Bo bitterly explained, "Li Li insisted on sitting here waiting for you. I saw he was tired and tried to let him go back to sleep, but he wouldn’t."

"After he fell asleep, I wanted to carry him away, but it was no use. As soon as I touched him, he shook his head and groggily opened his eyes, refusing to be held."

Hearing Xie Bo’s description, Xie Chen lowered his gaze to look at the kitten he was holding, who obediently continued purring. Just by looking at him, it really didn’t seem like what Xie Bo had said.

“Hold him for a bit.”

Xie Chen said to Xie Bo.

Xie Bo let out an “Ah,” understanding what Xie Chen meant.

He smiled and tried it himself for Xie Chen to see.

As soon as his hand touched the kitten, before he could even lift him, the purring kitten began to whine as if waking up.

“Meow.”

A sleepy meow fell into Xie Chen’s ear.

Bai Li instinctively dodged Xie Bo’s hand, his chubby body wriggling straight into Xie Chen’s arms.

Seeing this, Xie Chen raised an eyebrow.

“Clingy,” he commented.

Xie Bo, seeing how Xie Chen had grown up, couldn’t tell that Xie Chen was in a good mood at the moment.

“Who says he’s not? Li Li just loves to cling to you. I’ve cooked so much cat food for him, but he’s never this clingy to me.”

Xie Bo’s words visibly brightened Xie Chen’s expression.

He held the clingy little kitten and quickly returned to the bedroom.

Bai Li leaned against his chest, lifted a paw to rub his face, then shook his head, finally clearing his mind.

“Meow meow.”

Young master.

Just waking up, the kitten’s meows were soft and fluffy, like coaxing.

Xie Chen placed him on the bed and changed out of his suit into home clothes.

“Awake.”

He turned around, his shirt unbuttoned awkwardly, and the kitten sitting on the bed got a direct look at his abs.

“Meow.”

Good-looking.Bai Li blurted out a compliment.

Xie Chen heard his praise, and after noticing where Bai Li’s gaze was, deliberately teased, "Do you want to touch?"

"Meow meow!"

I do, I do.

Bai Li’s eyes sparkled, completely unable to resist the firm and handsome abs.

Xie Chen stepped closer, letting him stretch out his paw and actually touch himself.

After touching, the beautiful amber eyes were full of envy.

He wanted abs too.

"By the way, Li Li, why did you insist on waiting for me at the door just now?"

After changing clothes, Xie Chen picked Bai Li up and went outside for a late-night snack.

He had been busy until now and hadn’t eaten a few bites yet.

Bai Li didn’t say a word.

He insisted on waiting for Xie Chen because it was dark, and he hadn’t slept with Xie Chen for several nights.

Without him…

He was afraid Xie Chen wouldn’t sleep well at night.

But Bai Li didn’t know how to say this reason. After a while, when Xie Chen looked over, Bai Li blinked and obediently said, "I missed you, sir."

"I want to sleep with you, sir."

Xie Chen: "..."

Xie Chen’s lips curled slightly, "Okay, we’ll sleep together later."

After having the late-night snack and washing up, the man and the cat snuggled close and fell asleep.

Not far away.

From the car, Bai Liu counted and angrily kicked Xie Chen’s car.

Corrupt rich person.

Making him waste two hours again.

Luckily, he had already memorized the route to Xie Chen’s house.

Under the night light.

Bai Liu sat by the roadside, not rushing to go pick up his younger brother at Xie Chen’s house. Instead, he transformed back into human form, pulled out his phone, and began searching two words:

Tan Yi.The urgent task was for him to first find out what trouble his foolish third brother had encountered.

Time passed bit by bit. Although the online information disappeared quickly, Bai Liu still found a way to learn what he wanted to know.