Chapter 62

Chapter 62

Chapter 62

Xie Chen didn’t expect the little kitten to react like this. He looked at the kitten rolled up against the wall, then glanced down at his own hand, slowly realizing what had happened.

“Lili, did I accidentally make you spicy?”

The chili he had cut was indeed hot, but he had already washed his hands once and thought the spiciness was gone.

A cat’s tongue is very sensitive, especially in its kitten form.

White Lili’s beautiful amber eyes were watery. He nodded and meowed in grievance.

“Spicy.”

A trace of helplessness flickered in Xie Chen’s eyes. “Good boy, it was my fault.”

He shouldn’t have touched the kitten’s tongue out of curiosity.

“I’ll wash my hands a few more times.”

Then, Xie Chen used hand soap and scrubbed several times. After washing, he even let the kitten sitting on the bed sniff to see if the spiciness was gone.

White Lili hugged Xie Chen’s big hand and sniffed carefully.

“Meow meow.”

His hands weren’t spicy anymore.

But his tongue tip still felt spicy.

A moment later, Xie Chen held the little kitten, who had gulped down a lot of water, and walked to the dining room.

Coincidentally, Xie Bo was still waiting in the dining room. Seeing the kitten in Xie Chen’s arms continuously sticking out his little pink tongue, his eyes seemed moist as well.

He chuckled: “Lili, why are you being so cute so early in the morning? Really adorable.”

White Lili: “...”

Cooling down, White Lili looked dazed.

Xie Chen, on the other hand, coughed awkwardly and quickly moved past the topic of “being cute.”

“Where’s Lili’s cat food? Bring it out for him.”

After Xie Chen prepared the cat food, he kept it warming in the pot, so it was still hot at this moment.

White Lili wasn’t very interested in eating; he still felt quite spicy.

In the end, Xie Chen placed the little kitten on his lap, gently holding his round head and letting him stick his tongue out again.White Lili obediently stuck out his tongue tip. Xie Chen bent down and blew a cool breeze on it.

After some fussing, White Lili finally got over the spicy sensation.

Before going out, he reached out his paw, tugged on Xie Chen, and didn’t forget to emphasize to him, “Sir, don’t make me spicy again next time.”

“Okay.”

Xie Chen had learned his lesson and naturally wouldn’t recklessly touch anything just for fun again.

Xie Chen left first; White Lili then went to the seafood shop.

The seafood shop owner, flushed with joy, was waiting at the door: “Lili, come quick, come quick.”

He handed out red envelopes to White Lili and the other kittens, one envelope per cat.

“I have a daughter now.”

The owner was overjoyed: “I won’t open the shop for the next few days, I have to go home to accompany my wife and daughter. Lili, you all get paid leave!”

The middle-aged owner, finally proud to have a daughter, gave the cats red envelopes and sent them fish before happily closing the door.

Meimei and the others stored their red envelopes with White Lili. Even without jobs, they weren’t idle.

“Meow, meow meow.”

Big brother, let’s go pick up some scraps to sell.

The restless cats, accompanied by their bodyguard dogs, continued earning money.

The dogs had warned the cats not to pick up food from the roadside.

The vigilant cats didn’t need telling; they avoided picking up food. They had cat food every day and were never hungry.

After the cats left, White Lili transformed earlier than usual.

Because he had no experience, he didn’t realize this was a sign he was nearing a stable stage of transformation.

Soon after, White Lili arrived at the company. The previous days’ recordings weren’t yet closed off.

He followed the group’s routine obediently.

The first day was their individual talent showcase.

White Lili followed Fat Brother’s advice and chose a dance he liked.

Many of his dances were taught by Zhou Zhi. Plus, he was naturally flexible and had been dancing cat dances since he was a kitten, so his performance naturally amazed everyone.

Diao Ling watched with envy, wishing he would just quit the competition.

Some contestants chose to talk to White Lili, but naturally, there were also those who looked down on him.

A rich second-generation boy glanced at White Lili coldly and said, “So what if you can only dance? Seeing too much of it is already boring.”A cool-looking girl beside him heard this and, feigning curiosity, asked him, “You only know how to sing too, right? Don’t you think that if you sing too much, others will get annoyed listening?”

The rich second-generation boy’s face darkened. He was about to retort, but seeing the girl, he swallowed the words back.

He knew this girl and she had a strong background.

Not worth provoking.

Because the recording ended early, the contestants left early as well.

At the entrance, White Lili was proactively greeted by the cool older sister, who invited him out to hang out.

“Can I skip today?”

White Lili nervously looked at the cool sister and explained, “I just feel a bit tired.”

The whole day’s activity was a bit much, and White Lili’s body was still a little overwhelmed.

The sister smiled brightly and pinched his cheek: “Of course you can. Then let’s meet next time.”

“Okay!”

After saying goodbye to her, White Lili walked to a secluded spot and immediately transformed into a snowy white little kitten.

This time, the little kitten didn’t daze for more than a few seconds and ran straight toward Xie Chen’s villa.

He didn’t know why, but right now, he just wanted to go back.

Back to where Xie Chen was.

The memories in his mind seemed to connect like a thread as White Lili ran hard.

Finally, he arrived at the villa.

Xie Chen’s room was unlocked, and everywhere inside smelled like Xie Chen.

White Lili’s paws felt light, and with effort, he climbed onto the bed and slipped into the covers—

Instantly feeling at ease.

He didn’t sleep but just lay there with eyes open, in the dark covers full of Xie Chen’s scent, seemingly dazed, or perhaps exploring the long thread woven from memories in his mind.

Master.

Xie Chen.

White Lili curled up in the blanket, slowly stringing the two names together.

Could it be that he was about to transform?

Thinking of this possibility, White Lili was so nervous he almost held his breath.

No one knew how much time had passed.The one crawling out from under the covers was no longer a little kitten, but a smooth, handsome young man.

He had transformed once during the day, and now really didn’t have the energy to turn his fur into clothes.

Besides not being able to change clothes, White Lili’s ears hadn’t healed properly either.

But since he hadn’t looked in a mirror, he didn’t know that yet.

Like this, in the early stage of his transformation after losing his memory, White Lili had barely managed to get through without alerting anyone.

Fortunately, he was slowly starting to remember now.

The window wasn’t closed, and a cold wind blew in.

Sitting on the bed, White Lili shivered from the cold. He shook his head—too many things were crowding his mind at once, giving him a headache.

There were no clothes of his in the room.

When Xie Chen raised the little kitten, he had never thought about buying clothes for a teenage boy.

Not wanting to freeze, White Lili had no choice but to find some clothes himself.

He put on one of Xie Chen’s white shirts and a pair of cotton-linen pants.

Since their body sizes were different—White Lili was much smaller than Xie Chen—the effect of wearing Xie Chen’s clothes was obvious.

The shirt was loose and baggy, the collar wide open, exposing delicate collarbones. The pants had to have the legs rolled up several times just to avoid dragging on the floor.

After putting on the clothes, White Lili raised his arms and checked.

Great!

No mistakes!

Happy, White Lili pushed open the door and walked out, wanting to wait for his master’s return.

The villa was very large.

Xie Bo hadn’t been feeling well these days, and Xie Chen had even been making breakfast. He was still resting in his room, not moving about.

White Lili walked straight down from the upstairs bedroom. When he was still a cat, his view had been limited, even when held—now it was much more open.

Addicted to experiencing human form, White Lili wandered around the villa wearing Xie Chen’s clothes, swaying as he went.

Outside the villa,

Since news of Xie Chen entering the program came out, paparazzi had been staking out, happily looking through the stacks of photos they had taken.

“All done.”

His small eyes were full of great joy. “With these shots, I’ll become famous overnight!”

To dig up information about Xie Chen, who knows how hard he had worked privately.

Now, having gotten the address and today's material...He wanted to keep a low profile, but his strength wouldn’t allow it!

Night fell.

On his way back from working overtime, Xie Chen was pressing his temples, resting in the car. Suddenly, Anna’s call came through urgently.

“Boss.”

Anna’s voice sounded a little off. After calling him boss, she boldly asked with a “go-for-it” attitude, “Are you in a relationship?”

Xie Chen: “…”

He paused his hand pressing his temple.

“What relationship?”

Anna wanted to send him a screenshot but then thought better of it.

“Top trending on Weibo.”

Anna informed him, “Boss, your relationship has been exposed.”

Xie Chen: “?”

His cold eyes narrowed slightly. He no longer responded verbally but took the phone from his ear and looked at the screen, then switched to the Weibo page.

Top trending: Xie Chen’s relationship exposed [Breaking]

Third trending: Xie Chen comes out

Seventh trending: Who is this mysterious young man?

There was no denying that Xie Chen’s position in the circle, and his popularity, even now forced everyone to give way.

When Xie Chen clicked on the trending topics, the server even lagged.

Finally, he barely managed to open the top trending.

Marketing accounts in the related topics posted largely similar content.

Someone had secretly taken photos inside his home, and in those photos was a young man.

The young man’s face was blurred but it was clear he was young.

But that wasn’t the main point; the focus was on what the young man was wearing.

Shirt, pants—all exactly the same style as Xie Chen’s, no, not just the same style.

After the news broke, some obsessive “microscope fans” immediately analyzed the clothes—those were all Xie Chen’s clothes, and the logos on the clothes were very distinctive, a symbol representing Xie Chen!

This symbol appeared on many of his clothes.

The microscope fans got more and more enthusiastic; in several leaked photos, the young man was wearing Xie Chen’s clothes and even drinking from Xie Chen’s water cup.This kind of intimacy left the old fans silent.

In the #Xie Chen# super topic, passersby occasionally came to verify.

"[Just politely asking, do you think our brother’s relationship is real or not?]"

"[Pure passerby here, just came to collect some brokenhearted fangirls, anyone here? As long as female, no discrimination.]"

"[But wait, I remember Xie Chen’s cleanliness obsession is pretty serious. Can he tolerate his clothes being worn, his water cup being used, and someone living in his house to this extent?]"

The super topic was lively, and in the fan groups, chat messages kept flooding in with 99+ unread constantly.

Some newly joined Xie Chen fans still screamed in disbelief.

"[I don’t believe it!!!!]"

"[Didn’t Xie Chen just say in an interview a few days ago that he’s not in a relationship?!]"

"[Ahh sisters, please tell me the trending topic is fake.]"

The new fans cried out, while the admins and old fans quietly posted a sigh emoji.

"[Everyone calm down, listen to me.]"

Once the admin spoke, the spam slowed down.

"[I’ve been a fan of Xie Chen for eight years, let me say a few things here. One, wait for Xie Chen to respond. Two, don’t doxx or insult that young man. Three, you can ask Xie Chen, but don’t pressure him. He’s not an idol star; these years, except occasionally releasing an album, he’s been out of the circle.]"

Under the admin’s restraint, the group finally quieted down a bit.

The quiet was only partial; many still cried “ahh.”

A man like Xie Chen, with power, money, and good looks, and a voice that made listeners feel pregnant ears, outstanding in every aspect—whether he wanted it or not—undoubtedly was the perfect ideal for many girls.

Now, this perfect ideal, the dream everyone wanted, “snap,” suddenly belonged to someone else—any dreaming girl would be heartbroken.

Those who fantasized about Xie Chen were heartbroken, but Xie Chen himself frowned.

“Anna, find the original photos and send them to me.”

After receiving the order, Anna hung up and went straight to work.

As for the trending topic, Xie Chen didn’t ask anyone to take it down.

In WeChat messages, Xie Mao was still texting him.

“Ah Chen, keep your trending topic up a while longer. Perfect timing, helps warm up the show.”

Xie Mao didn’t just send messages but also sent some vintage photos.

“I’ll have someone send these to you tomorrow. You can display them for fun.”

“Also transferred some money to your bank card.”

After all, he was his cousin. With this kind of goodwill, of course Xie Chen—Chose to refuse.

“I don’t like hyping up relationships.”

Xie Chen transferred the money back to his cousin, doubling it: “Consider the extra money my sponsorship fee.”

He closed the WeChat chat with Xie Mao and switched back to Weibo.

【Xie Chen V: Live stream starting in ten minutes.】

He could ignore taking down the trending topic, but he had to clarify.

What boy? What relationship? Xie Chen was not involved in any of that.

As soon as Xie Chen posted this Weibo, the comments almost crashed from the volume.

“Brother is going live!!! Woah, what did I just wait for? [throwing flowers][throwing flowers][throwing flowers]”

“Is brother going live to announce a relationship!!!”

In the top comments, Xie Chen picked the question asking if he was going to announce a relationship and replied:

“It’s a clarification.”

These three words instantly exploded everyone’s excitement!

Clarification.

Doesn’t this mean the trending relationship rumor is fishy!?

Could it be that their brother is still single?!

Fans bombarded with questions, but Xie Chen didn’t respond anymore.

Until ten minutes later, the car arrived at the villa.

Leaning against the car seat, Xie Chen started the live stream on Xie Mao’s platform and shared the link on Weibo.

Once the live started, countless fans waiting on Weibo and bystanders all flooded in.

“As soon as I came in, I saw brother’s stunning beauty, tears flowed uncontrollably from the corners of my mouth.”

“Wuwuwu, brother look at me! Brother, what exactly do you mean by clarification?!”

Xie Chen opened the car door, walked out while looking at the screen, and said calmly,

“Haven’t I said it? There’s no one else in my home but me.”

“Since there’s nothing going on now, I’ll show you all a quick look inside my home to see if there’s any boy there.”

What he meant was very clear: he was denying all so-called family members and relationships.

Fans and onlookers were extremely enthusiastic, especially Xie Chen’s girlfriend fans, who were watching the live while furiously typing.“Hahahahaha I knew it! Brother can’t be this close with someone else!”

“The photos are definitely photoshopped!”

“Waiting for brother to come out with solid proof to clear this up.”

Xie Chen barely looked at the barrage of comments. He switched the camera to the rear and held the phone to livestream for the viewers.

A few minutes later.

Xie Chen entered the villa’s main door. For once, Uncle Xie didn’t meet him at the door.

But considering Uncle Xie’s health, Xie Chen didn’t take this abnormality to heart.

From the door to the living room, as soon as he stepped in, Xie Chen saw Uncle Xie.

“Sir, you’re back,” Uncle Xie looked at him, his eyes seeming to hold a hint of plea.

The livestream chat was flooded with “hahaha.”

“LOL, is this old butler Xie brother’s ‘relationship partner’?!”

“Seeing the old butler, I suddenly felt relieved.”

Various teasing comments on the barrage, Xie Chen was about to respond with a few words and turn off the livestream.

But suddenly—

Footsteps clattered from the kitchen.

“Sir!!!”

A crisp youthful male voice suddenly fell into Xie Chen’s ears, and simultaneously into everyone’s ears in the livestream room.

In the camera’s view, in Xie Chen’s sight, a boy still wearing a white shirt, but splattered with oil spots, happily ran over.

“I made fried small fish snacks.”

After being busy for an hour, Bai Li’s eyes sparkled. Like when he was a cat, he habitually pounced into Xie Chen’s arms, asking eagerly but nervously, “Do you want some? It’s really tasty.”

Xie Chen: “……”

Livestream viewers: “……”

At this moment, time seemed to freeze. Everyone was dumbfounded, facing the intruding boy, unsure what expression to make.

Bai Li nestled in Xie Chen’s arms. Seeing no reaction from Xie Chen, the joy on his handsome face slowly faded, and growing unease gathered in his eyes.

“Do you… not like me like this?”

Bai Li finally realized a serious problem too late.

The sir liked the cat form. But that didn’t mean the sir liked his human form.

He had been too presumptuous. He thought the sir could understand his meows, knew he had a third and sixth older brother who could transform, and since the sir treated him so well, he would accept him like this…Feeling reckless, Bai Li wriggled out of Xie Chen’s arms, took a few steps back, and stammered, “Sorry, I-I thought you liked me like this.”

He was flustered and didn’t dare look at Xie Chen, speaking in a confused and jumbled way.

“Am I not good-looking… Third brother is good-looking, Sixth brother is good-looking, maybe I drank too much medicine when I was little, so now I’m a bit not good-looking.”

Xie Chen looked at the boy before him—his eyes were clearly red with grievance, yet he still pretended to be indifferent, saying he was not good-looking…

His chest tightened, all the shock and complicated feelings were overwhelmed at this moment. “Li Li.”

Xie Chen raised his right hand and pulled the wronged boy, who thought he was disliked, back into his arms.

“You are very good-looking.”

His voice was as light as a sigh: “I just didn’t react in time.”

After saying this,

Xie Chen suddenly remembered the phone in his hand was still livestreaming.

He circled Bai Li with his arm, not letting him be exposed in front of the camera anymore.

In the livestream chat,

Everyone was going crazy.

“??? Wait, what’s going on? Didn’t Xie Chen say he was clearing up the relationship rumors?”

“Although I don’t understand what they’re saying, this is definitely weird!”

“I’ve been a fan of Xie brother for so long, and I’ve never seen him hug anyone voluntarily!!!”

“Wuwuwu, does such a doting Xie brother really exist? Isn’t his image supposed to be that he avoids all temptations?”

“Damn, this isn’t clearing things up, this is showing off love!”

“Trap the dog and kill it!”

The barrage of comments flooded the screen, but Xie Chen had no intention of looking at it. He had more important things to do now.

“Everyone.”

Xie Chen turned the camera toward himself and seriously said to everyone: “I’m very sorry.”

“I was wrong.”

He originally thought the boy at home was imaginary, but never expected it to be his Li Li.

Moreover, he clearly had seen his Li Li before tonight.

There were too many things to sort out, and the wronged boy in his arms needed comforting.

Xie Chen said he would give an accurate response tomorrow, then ended the livestream.After ending the livestream, Xie Chen threw his phone onto the sofa, lowered his eyes, and softly said, “Li Li, let me look again.”