Chapter 67

Chapter 67

Chapter 67 Jinjiang Literature City Premiere

Xie Chen found some old songs and played quite a few for Bai Li, aiming to let him get familiar with them first.

Bai Li had transformed into human form this time, still wearing Xie Chen’s clothes.

He insisted on turning into a human, especially once inside the recording room, saying that as a cat, he could only meow and couldn’t practice singing.

What else could Xie Chen do but indulge him?

Bai Li was good at climbing on things; after transforming, he still needed Xie Chen’s clothes. Once everything was settled, he obediently sat down to listen to the songs.

“Li Li.”

Xie Chen was efficient and didn’t spend much time before he finished adapting an old song.

He simplified the melody of the old song and rewrote the lyrics.

“Come over, see if you like this song.”

Bai Li stood up from his chair and moved close to look at the newly adapted song with him.

“I’ll sing it for you.”

Xie Chen ruffled his hair and let him hold the notebook, continuing to sit beside him.

There were guitars and various instruments here.

Xie Chen chose just an acoustic guitar, sat on a high stool, one leg slightly bent, the other foot on the ground.

“This song, you can name it yourself later.”

Xie Chen said, his long and beautiful fingers gently plucking the guitar strings.

The revised new song had a simpler melody, and the lyrics suited Bai Li better.

A low, pleasant voice sounded close by.

Bai Li felt a tingling warmth inside, as if his entire cat body had been struck by something.

At this moment,

the man seemed to be shining.

Bai Li fixed his gaze on Xie Chen, unable to look away at all.

Such a man, in his eyes, was dazzling—making him both happy and a little sad.

Happy because his man was so amazing, sad because his man was too amazing.After an unknown amount of time passed,

Xie Chen’s fingertips struck the last note. He looked up, their eyes meeting Bai Li’s.

In an instant, like a spark of electricity, an emotional string was plucked—click—

It sounded.

“Li Li.”

Xie Chen called out to the slightly dazed boy, asking, “Do you like this song?”

“I do.”

Loved it very much.

A smile curved on Xie Chen’s lips as he called him over and began teaching him to sing line by line.

Bai Li had a very good sense of pitch.

This had already been noticed by Xie Chen when he first heard Bai Li’s cat songs.

The two sat close together, singing the same song.

With someone like Xie Chen, essentially a superhuman tutor, Bai Li’s learning efficiency was naturally impressive.

It was almost 2 a.m.

Xie Chen forcibly interrupted Bai Li’s practice.

“Good boy, no more singing.”

He picked up the sleepy boy whose eyes were barely open, saying, “I’ll take you back to your room.”

Bai Li drowsily grabbed his clothes and nodded.

A few minutes later,

Xie Chen looked at the boy placed on the bed and reached out to touch him.

“Li Li, turn back into a cat.”

Bai Li: soft purring

The little purring sounded incredibly sweet.

Xie Chen called a few times, but it was no use; he finally sighed softly.

He knew that now that the little cat had taken human form, it would be impossible for him to peacefully turn back into a cat every night.

“Forget it.”

Xie Chen pressed his temples, pulled the blanket over Bai Li, and turned to sleep in the guest room.

The sheets and bedding in the guest room were ready-made, but no matter how Xie Chen lay down, he couldn’t fall asleep.In the darkness, Xie Chen stared at the ceiling, his mind lost in thought about who knows what.

In the master bedroom—

Bai Li had slept for less than two hours. He rolled around on the bed but didn’t find Xie Chen.

“Sir…”

Bai Li closed his eyes but stubbornly kept rolling around, searching for Sir.

Though the bed was large, it couldn’t withstand so much rolling.

Bang—

A muffled sound suddenly exploded in the bedroom.

The next second—

Bai Li covered his forehead, which had hit the bedside table, closed his eyes, and in the pitch-black room, suddenly burst into tears.

Xie Chen, who hadn’t fallen asleep next door: “…”

“Li Li!”

He threw back the covers, strode into the master bedroom, and switched on the light.

On the floor sat the tearful boy holding his head.

“Li Li, what happened?”

Bai Li had hit hard—the bedside table’s sharp, square corner was unforgiving, and he hadn’t braced himself when he rolled off, so he hit it solidly.

Xie Chen pried open his hand, intending to check the injury.

Before he could fully open it, he saw blood.

“Li Li, don’t be afraid.”

Xie Chen spoke soothingly, but his hand was trembling.

The normally composed and self-controlled man’s eyes seemed to redden along with the blood.

He found some gauze, pressed it to Bai Li’s temple, and called the private doctor.

“The doctor will be here soon, Li Li, be good, don’t cry.”

At this moment, Xie Chen no longer cared about being reserved; he held the boy close, coaxing him awkwardly, no longer as skillfully as before.

Bai Li sat in his arms, eyes red from crying.

“Sir, am I going to be disfigured?”

The more he thought about it, the sadder he became, clutching Xie Chen’s neck, his voice trembling, “Wuwu, I—I was already… already not good-looking as a transformed form. Now I’m going to be even uglier.”“Not ugly.”

Xie Chen comforted him, “Li Li, you’re not ugly, you’re very handsome, really.”

To Xie Chen, the transformed form of the cat was already more handsome than anyone he had ever seen.

But just because at first he had been distracted and didn’t react properly to the cat’s human form, this insecure little kitten still thought he was not good-looking.

Bai Li was both in pain and sad, tears dropping one by one from his beautiful amber eyes.

His skin was delicate, and soaked by tears, the redness made Xie Chen’s heart race.

“Be good, no more crying. It’s all my fault. I shouldn’t have let you sleep alone.”

“I promise, there won’t be a next time.”

Xie Chen kept coaxing him like a broken record, trying to soothe him.

But it was no use.

Until the private doctor arrived, sweat had broken out all over Xie Chen’s body, yet he patiently comforted the precious boy in his arms.

“Mr. Xie.”

The private doctor had never seen Xie Chen like this before and was surprised, treating Bai Li even more cautiously.

“Let me take a look.”

Xie Chen carried him to the small sofa and let the doctor examine Bai Li’s wound.

“He fell off the bed while sleeping, hit his forehead on the bedside table.”

Hearing this, the doctor carefully inspected.

“The wound isn’t large, but it needs anti-inflammatory treatment and two stitches.”

“Mr. Xie, you don’t need to worry too much. I just treated a similar injury not long ago.”

The doctor’s hands kept moving while he spoke to Xie Chen, “A few days ago, a young lady also moved a lot in her sleep and fell off the bed, hitting herself.”

He reminded Xie Chen, “This happens quite often. Next time, you can pad the bedside table.”

“I’ll remember.”

This was the first time Xie Chen realized that when the little kitten transformed into a human, he wouldn’t sleep soundly.

Before, when he accompanied the kitten to sleep, the little one was so small, wrapped in his arms, and couldn’t break free until dawn.

Anti-inflammatory treatment, stitches.

Bai Li looked at the needle flashing cold light and almost fainted from fear.

“Si… Sir…”

He dodged uncooperatively into Xie Chen’s arms, his voice trembling, “I don’t want stitches, I—I’m not in pain anymore, please tell the doctor to go away.”The doctor couldn’t leave.

The stitches were necessary.

During the stitching, Xie Chen covered Bai Li’s eyes so he wouldn’t see. “Be good, it’ll be quick.”

Xie Chen tried hard to keep his voice steady, holding Bai Li tightly in his arms to keep him still.

“Just endure it, just a little longer.”

Bai Li was afraid of pain.

Though he could endure hardship, at heart he was still a delicate cat.

Two stitches were finally sewn onto his fair forehead. Xie Chen released his hand from covering Bai Li’s eyes and listened to him sobbing uncontrollably, his chest heavy with pain.

The doctor packed his medical kit and moved into the empty guest room of the villa, not disturbing them anymore.

Because he couldn’t bear the pain, Bai Li immediately transformed back into a snowy white kitten.

This original form made him feel better.

In the latter half of the night, Xie Chen didn’t close his eyes.

The little kitten, after the injections, curled into a white ball and fell asleep from crying, wrapped safely in his arms.

He bent down and carefully kissed the uninjured parts of the kitten.

“It’s my fault.”

Xie Chen spoke softly to the sleeping kitten, “I’ll watch you carefully from now on.”

No taboos, no keeping distance—none of that mattered anymore.

Between principle and the kitten’s safety, he chose the latter.

The next day.

Early in the morning, Xie Chen hurriedly washed his face and returned to the bedside.

He didn’t go out to call Uncle Xie, but sent him a message explaining that Li Li was still asleep.

Uncle Xie received the message and rushed over.

“Sir.”

Uncle Xie looked at the little kitten with gauze on his head and felt heartbroken.

“Didn’t I tell you to stay with Li Li at night? How did you still let him fall?”

Xie Chen listened to Uncle Xie’s scolding without saying a word.

“You can’t leave Li Li alone on the bed anymore.” After nagging, Uncle Xie left the room to prepare nourishing soup for Li Li.The ingredients for the nourishing soup were extremely luxurious, and the funds Xie Chen reserved for this each month were very high.

Uncle Xie went to cook soup for the little kitten, making something delicious, while Xie Chen continued to accompany him.

After a while,

Bai Li woke up groggily, still feeling some pain.

As soon as he opened his eyes, he instinctively looked for his sir.

Xie Chen squeezed his paw at the right moment, responding in time: “I’m here.”

“Li Li, does it still hurt?”

“Yes, it hurts.”

Bai Li pitifully opened his little paw, letting Xie Chen pick him up.

He didn’t want to sleep anymore, and besides, the program crew still had recordings during the day.

“We’ll ask for a day off.”

Xie Chen checked his bandage while discussing with him, “In your current state, you need to rest at home.”

“No.”

Bai Li didn’t want to hold back the crew; he wanted to finish recording quickly so the whole program could end sooner. That way, he could come back earlier and keep delivering fish for the seafood shop owner.

“I have to go record.”

Bai Li said gloomily, “I’m only going to sing one song. It won’t take long.”

He insisted, and the doctor came to change his bandage again. Since the wound wasn’t big and didn’t affect movement, Xie Chen finally allowed him to go out.

But on the condition that he followed.

After a nourishing breakfast, Xie Chen held Bai Li’s hand and got into the car.

The wound on Bai Li’s forehead wasn’t large, so after bandaging, it didn’t look too scary.

Along the way, Bai Li kept asking Xie Chen, “Sir, am I really not ugly now?”

“No.”

Xie Chen replied patiently, “You still look as good as before.”

The two chatted lightly as they arrived at the program crew.

The injury on Bai Li’s forehead naturally attracted a lot of attention.

Some people curiously speculated, “Wasn’t he fine just yesterday? How did he get hurt today?”

Someone who seemed to know something replied ambiguously, “What else could it be? Got hurt last night… definitely still busy working.”

Those malicious guesses spread quietly in corners unknown to Bai Li.The person involved, Bai Li, had no time to care about this—he was currently being pressed on the shoulders by Third Brother Tan Yi, who was asking him questions.

After learning that Bai Li had rolled off the bed while sleeping, Tan Yi choked on his words, not knowing what to say.

He and Xiao Liu had both reminded Xie Chen not to get too close to the transformed Bai Li, especially at night—

Absolutely no sleeping on the same bed!!!

Now, Xie Chen had indeed obeyed this rule, but the consequence was that no one was watching Bai Li, and his precious Bai Li nearly split his head open on the first night.

Tan Yi held all this frustration inside and couldn’t vent it out.

What else could be said?

Tracing back to the root, it was still the fault of him and Xiao Liu.

The two brothers stared helplessly for a long time. In the end, Tan Yi, feeling sorry for his younger brother’s injury, advised him to leave right after finishing the song.

It was still the first round of the competition.

Bai Li’s expectations for himself were low; after all, he still had to go back to deliver fish.

He was laid-back, but others treated him as a threatening opponent.