Chapter 70
Chapter 70
Chapter 70 — First Release on Jinjiang Literature City
Bai Li had no obsession with the championship. In every competition, he never half-heartedly participated; that was enough for him.
He had worked hard, put in effort, and now that the competition was over, his life was about to return to normal.
Xie Chen met his gaze for a while, then quietly said, “Forget it.”
This messy situation, his Li Li would no longer need to get involved in from now on.
“Let’s go.”
Xie Chen took Bai Li’s hand and led him out. “Your big brother is almost here.”
Bai Lin had arranged the time and place with Xie Chen by phone.
Bai Liu was also nearby following along. The more he looked at Bai Li holding Xie Chen’s hand, the more it annoyed him.
But Li Li obviously had no intention of letting go.
The three of them took a car and returned to Xie Chen’s villa.
Bai Lin had been there last time and knew the route; now he was waiting for them in the living room.
“Big brother!”
Bai Li hadn’t seen his big brother for a long time, so when he saw him now, he hurried over.
No matter how calm Bai Lin was, at the moment he saw his brother in human form, he couldn’t help but feel his eyes redden.
“Good boy.”
He caught his brother, and his usually cold and hard expression couldn’t hide some emotion.
“Big brother can finally see you transform.”
Bai Lin held his brother close, took a deep breath, and adjusted his mood.
Bai Liu and Tan Yi had already been excited, so they quietly watched their big brother repeat their excitement.
As the eldest brother, Bai Lin was the first to calm down and also the first to raise a question.
“Li Li, what was the trigger for your transformation?”
Bai Lin and the other siblings had descended the mountain earlier than Bai Li.
At that time, they only knew that Li Li’s transformation period absolutely could not be delayed past his eighteenth birthday; otherwise, he would only ever remain in kitten form.
Other than that, the elders never mentioned anything more.Bai Li only found out he had a fiancé the night before descending the mountain.
The elders on the mountain watched day by day as their little kitten still couldn’t transform, anxiously waiting and hoping, but in the end, it seemed useless.
Bai Li’s father gritted his teeth and discussed with Bai Li’s grandfather: “We can’t delay any longer; we have to use the last move.”
They sent Li Li down the mountain to find that little scumbag fiancé from before!
What Bai Li didn’t know was that as soon as he left, his father behind was worrying and muttering all sorts of things.
“Pray that my son finds that little scumbag, successfully transforms, and then kicks him away!”
That little bastard... Bai Li’s father was definitely holding a grudge.
What happened on the mountain, the cats down below had no idea.
In the living room.
Several cats had taken their seats; Bai Li hung his head, feeling troubled beside Bai Lin.
Earlier when big brother asked about the trigger for his transformation, because Xie Chen was there, he didn’t answer but quietly told big brother he’d explain later.
He thought he spoke softly, but everyone nearby clearly heard.
For a moment, Xie Chen, Bai Liu, and Bai Lin all had their own thoughts.
“Mr. Xie, I brought you some gifts from out of town. It’s nothing valuable, just a token of thanks for taking care of Li Li.”
Xie Chen politely replied, “You’re too courteous.”
As they talked, Bai Liu couldn’t get a word in. Bai Li, seeing no one paying attention to sixth brother, perked up and thoughtfully served him some food and poured cola.
By the end of the meal, Xie Chen and Bai Lin addressed each other more familiarly.
“Xie Chen, let’s end it here for today. I won’t bother you further.”
Bai Lin stood up and called Bai Li.
“Li Li, come with big brother. Big brother has something to tell you.”
“Okay.”
Bai Li got up from his chair and followed big brother out, a little droopy.
Xie Chen didn’t follow.
He wasn’t stupid; he knew Bai Lin wanted to question Li Li about why he could transform.
It was a question he also wanted answered.
After a while.
Bai Li slowly followed big brother and sixth brother outside and got into big brother’s car.
Bai Lin turned on the heater, worried the two younger brothers would catch a cold.“Alright, there’s no one else here now. Li Li, tell me, how did you suddenly transform?”
Bai Li nervously fidgeted with something while trying to organize his words.
Coincidentally, big brother’s car had a bulky bag whose contents were unknown.
Bai Li instinctively fiddled with the bag next to him and accidentally tore a small hole.
A corner of red fabric with lace trim was exposed.
Bai Lin followed his gaze: “...”
“Don’t touch it.”
Bai Lin suddenly raised his voice, then immediately took the bag away with a tense expression and hid it on his side.
Bai Li’s beautiful amber eyes showed confusion: “Big brother, what is that?”
“Nothing.”
Bai Lin cut off his younger brother’s questioning: “Now it’s my turn to ask you.”
“Continue.”
Bai Li obediently stopped pressing after big brother changed the subject.
But stubborn little Bai Liu noticed his big brother’s expression had changed.
Damn.
Is this really his usually straightforward big brother?
Looks like the evening is doomed.
“When I descended the mountain, Dad said if I wanted to transform, I had to find my fiancé.”
“Only the fiancé can help me transform.”
As soon as he said these two sentences, Bai Lin and the daydreaming Bai Liu were both stunned.
“Fiancé?!”
They both realized at the same time: “Xie Chen is your fiancé?”
“Yes.”
Bai Li replied gloomily, “Fiancé, childhood betrothal.”
“But the sir doesn’t know yet, I haven’t told him. I asked him, and he said childhood betrothal is feudal rubbish...”
The more Bai Li talked, the more discouraged he became.
Bai Liu listened more and more excitedly.Good.
The Xie family finally did two things that pleased him.
One, let Li Li transform.
Two, refuse the childhood betrothal with Li Li.
Wonderful! Bai Liu thought, tomorrow he’d send Xie Chen a banner to thank him.
Bai Lin noticed his younger brother’s reaction and sensitively perceived something.
“Li Li, do you still want Xie Chen to be your fiancé?”
“Yes.”
Bai Li answered honestly, “Sir is so good. I want to marry sir.”
Bai Liu: “...”
Bai Liu’s face turned green: “You’re still young, how can you be thinking about marriage already?”
The two older brothers’ thoughts didn’t concern Bai Li.
He sat in the car, no matter what big brother or sixth brother said, he had already decided—he wanted to get married.
Meimei said fiancé means marriage.
“Xiao Liu, be quiet for a bit.”
Bai Lin pressed his temples in headache, his younger brother’s fiancé was giving him a headache.
He had a good impression of Xie Chen, but Xie Chen and Li Li...
This was still too delicate.
“Li Li.”
Bai Lin neither opposed nor agreed, he just wearily said, “Let big brother take it slow.”
For a while, Bai Lin couldn’t calm down.
He helped his brother out of the car and warned him, “Before your relationship is confirmed, keep your distance from Xie Chen.”
“I need to talk to your second sister and also our fourth elder brother about this.”
Bai Li: “...”
Hearing second sister and fourth elder brother’s names, Bai Li suddenly felt a bit scared.
Not for himself, but for sir.
Bai Lin drove Bai Xiao Liu away from Xie Chen’s villa. After not far, he stopped the car.
“Get out.”He brusquely urged his younger brother.
Bai Liu didn’t back down.
“Big brother.” He boldly gave his opinion on big brother’s private matters: “You don’t really think Yu Yin likes dressing as a girl, do you? Bro, trust me, the last time he dressed as a girl was—”
Before he finished speaking, Bai Xiao Liu was already dragged away by his own big brother.
“Bai Xiao Liu.”
Bai Lin squinted his eyes and lectured him, “From now on, don’t go over to Yu Yin and talk nonsense with him.”
Bai Liu was unwilling and wanted to argue loudly, but under big brother’s death stare, he shamefully submitted.
The car drove away.
Bai Liu returned to Tan Yi’s villa, while Bai Li went back to Xie Chen’s side.
To prevent sir from asking too many questions, Bai Li immediately transformed into a cat upon returning.
The snowy white little kitten rolled on the carpet, meowing to play with the cat teaser.
Xie Chen could tell the little guy was avoiding the topic.
He squatted down, poked the kitten lying on the carpet, and indulgently took the teaser to play with him.
As for the transformation issue, he decided to ask Bai Lin later.
From the living room to the bedroom,
Bai Li chased the cat teaser, running with little pitter-patter sounds, his chubby little body occasionally making jumps.
No cat can resist the temptation of a cat teaser!
Bai Li was no exception.
Xie Chen held the teaser in his hand; luckily, he had good arm strength and could play cat with one hand for an hour without tiring.
Xie Chen didn’t get tired teasing, but the little kitten got so exhausted he panted and couldn’t get up.
“Meow meow.”
Sir, pick me up!
Can’t get up? No problem, sir can still carry me!
Xie Chen smiled in his eyes, lifted the playful kitten, and took him to the bathroom for a bath.
The atmosphere between the man and cat was warm and harmonious. Bai Li looked at Xie Chen’s injured arm and suddenly remembered: “Meow, meow aow!”
Big brother said he would bring ointment. That kind of ointment that, once applied, wouldn’t leave scars.
Xie Chen also recalled this, applied foam on the kitten’s head, and coaxed him, “I’ll send him a message later to ask.”“Meow.”
Good.
Bai Li sat steadily in the basin, letting Xie Chen wash him clean.
He knew that if he didn’t turn into a cat, sir wouldn’t give him a bath!
After the bath, Xie Chen soon lifted the covers and lay down with the kitten.
“Sir.”
Under the covers, Bai Li pressed against Xie Chen’s chest, his paws pushing gently, his head tilted, showing a crooked sleeping posture in Xie Chen’s sight.
“I have to deliver fish tomorrow.”
He meowed to remind Xie Chen: “You have to wake me up early.”
Xie Chen lowered his gaze, couldn’t help but kiss his furry head: “Got it, go to sleep quickly, good night.”
After exchanging good nights, the little kitten slept peacefully wrapped in the scent belonging to sir.
The next day.
No need for Xie Chen to call, Bai Li, remembering he had to deliver fish, got up early.
Because he was delivering fish, he didn’t need to turn into a human.
Bai Li had asked around about the pay—if he turned human and delivered, the pay wasn’t much.
Only cats delivering were considered fresh and new, so his salary was super high!
Little kitten Bai Li’s cat form made Xie Bo very fond of him.
Xie Bo pet the cat several times, feeling extremely happy.
After a hearty breakfast, Bai Li carried a snack bag, trotting with his short legs, calling on the other cats to rush outside together!
“Meow aow.”
So cold!
The weather from autumn turning into winter got windier and colder by the day.
Bai Li shook his fur, shivering from the cold.
“B-big brother.”
Meimei, following behind him, also felt cold. When they reached the road, they saw a passing child just wearing a red-and-green patchwork padded jacket.
Meimei enviously said, “I want to wear a padded jacket too.”
The little boy in the padded jacket was crying loudly: “I don’t want to wear it! I won’t wear this!”
Too tacky!!!The little boy’s mother was fierce, loudly scolding her son: “Why won’t you wear it? This was made by your grandmother herself. I wore this when I was little!”
The little boy cried, snot and tears streaming: “Kids these days don’t wear this. I want to wear a down jacket, I don’t want to wear this big padded coat...”
The hot-tempered mother dragged her son away.
Bai Li, Meimei, and the string of cats trailing behind them all felt both envious and emotional.
“What a beautiful patchwork padded jacket.”
Bai Li looked at the big red flower on the green patchwork jacket and meowed, “Why doesn’t he like it?”
Meimei agreed enthusiastically, “I also think the patchwork jacket is pretty.”
Sure enough.
A rustic big brother can’t raise little kittens with good taste.
The little kittens watched the crying boy being taken away. Bai Li glanced back at the cats behind him and made an important decision.
“Meow, meow meow.”
It’s too cold now, I’ve decided—today when we go back, I’ll make patchwork padded jackets for everyone to wear.
This cold winter, he wants all the little kittens to wear beautiful patchwork padded jackets.
Of course, his patchwork jacket will have the biggest flowers!