Chapter 72

Chapter 72

Chapter 72 First Release on Jinjiang Literature City

One of Bai Liu’s colleagues from the lab came here after work to unwind by mixing drinks.

Bai Liu was invited by that colleague many times, so taking advantage of no one competing for his younger brother, he brought his younger brother to see the world.

Unexpectedly, before really seeing the world, they ran into someone familiar.

Not far away, Xie Chen and the girl in front of him—their posture, from Bai Liu and Li Li’s angle, was anything but innocent.

“Li Li, you—”

Before Bai Liu could finish coaxing his younger brother, he saw him dash over in a few quick steps.

After hearing Bai Li call “Sir,” Xie Chen had already moved away from the girl.

“Sir.”

Bai Li shot like a little cannonball into Xie Chen’s arms, sitting on his lap, burying his head in the hollow of his neck, making Xie Chen’s heart tighten with sympathy.

“Good boy, I’m here.”

Xie Chen, usually cold and indifferent to those hitting on him, was now all softness and coaxing for the aggrieved bundle in his arms.

“I’m not talking to anyone else.”

He comforted and lightly patted Bai Li’s back, whispering, “Really, when others try to talk to me, I ignore them.”

Bai Li sniffled but still didn’t look up.

“I saw it.”

He accused, “You were standing so close!”

Such a good-tempered cat, yet his possessiveness over his sir was very strong.

The bar was filled with all kinds of scents, but Bai Li smelled the faint perfume on Xie Chen.

His heart ached and felt sour and bitter, extremely uncomfortable.

Xie Chen patiently soothed and coaxed him. The girl who was hitting on Xie Chen originally turned pale repeatedly, then finally turned and left.

She had witnessed it all.

The rumor that Xie Chen was cold to everyone and kept away from both men and women was false!

He was cold to people, yes, but he spoiled that boy so much it made others envious.

“Li Li.”Bai Liu walked over, looking at his younger brother sitting on Xie Chen’s lap, his face clearly saying, "I’m not happy." He interrupted the interaction between the two, originally intending to step in and give Mr. Xie a little warning.

But when his eyes landed on Bai Lin, he reflexively called out, “Big brother?”

His eyes were closed, and looking at him, it seemed like he was dead.

Mentioning Bai Lin, Bai Li finally showed his face.

Xie Chen quietly observed: the kid’s eyes were wet, and his eyelids were red. Tonight, it looked like he would have to comfort him well.

“He’s not in a good mood, so I’m here drinking with him,”

Xie Chen explained briefly and clearly: “Then, he got drunk.”

Bai Liu glanced at the drunken big brother and, realizing the situation, sneered, “Serves him right.”

He had kindly warned him last night!

But who told big brother not only to ignore him but also to warn him not to get close to Yu Yin.

“I’ll get someone to pick him up.”

Bai Liu pulled out Yu Yin’s phone number and called Yu Yin on the spot.

“I don’t have time to deal with him; I still have to work overtime in the lab.”

“If you don’t want to deal with him either, should I just dump him at the bar?”

“By the way, this bar’s pretty crowded; seems like someone keeps staring at my big brother.”

“Hopefully, a kind person will take care of him; I see quite a few good-hearted people here.”

After a few words from Bai Liu, the person on the other end of the phone immediately hung up and hurried over.

Problem solved for big brother.

Bai Liu’s eyes flicked mischievously as he started thinking about causing trouble for someone.

“Mr. Xie.”

Bai Liu looked at Xie Chen, his tone sounding gentle: “You’re quite popular here, huh? It’s all my fault for coming with Li Li at the wrong time. Did we disturb you?”

“If I’d known, Li Li and I should have come later.”

Xie Chen: “?”

A dangerous glint flashed in Xie Chen’s eyes. He looked up and stared coldly at Bai Liu for a few seconds.

Bai Xiao Liu blinked innocently.

“I get it, flirting at a bar is normal, and you have such great conditions... totally normal.”

Seeing that threats didn’t work and the child in his arms was visibly upset by Brother Liu’s words, Xie Chen’s heart tightened.He immediately stood up decisively, distancing himself from Bai family’s Sixth Brother, a master of linguistic art.

“I’m a bit dizzy, I’ll take Li Li home first. Big brother, please take good care of him.”

After saying this, Xie Chen left with him, not stopping for a second.

Bai Xiao Liu was stunned.

“Come back!!!”

Only a fool would go back. He held Bai Li’s hand and strode out without looking back.

Bai Li heard Sixth Brother’s voice and wanted to turn back, but his master said he was dizzy...

Not long after,

Bai Li and Xie Chen got into the car. The driver in front felt the atmosphere was a bit off today.

Xie Chen looked at the child who had been pressing his face against the glass watching the rapidly passing night scene since getting in and sighed. “Li Li.”

He called out.

Bai Li didn’t move, stubbornly staring at the night outside.

Seeing this, Xie Chen could only coax him bit by bit: “I don’t really go to bars, and I’m not as popular as your Sixth Brother said. Tonight was just an accident.”

“Lying cat!”

Bai Li looked at the glass, angrily popping out the two words.

Xie Chen was a little amused by the “lying cat.”

He reached out, pulling the “lying cat” who was facing the glass towards him.

“I’m not lying to you.”

Xie Chen said, “Except for Li Li, I won’t get too close to anyone else.”

Bai Li stayed silent, unsure whether to believe him.

Xie Chen kept saying all kinds of good things along the way, making the driver ahead quite nervous.

The driver didn’t know that this Li Li was the very same little kitten Li Li.

But he did know that both those called Li Li were very brave.

He had never seen Xie Chen so gently coaxing anyone.

Until they arrived at the villa,

Xie Chen still hadn’t completely comforted the little cat.

Bai Li smelled the scent on him but couldn’t feel happy, let alone be soothed.Fortunately, Xie Chen also didn’t like the scent on him, so as soon as he got back, he took a shower.

After the shower,

Bai Li crawled all over him sniffing; there was still a little alcohol smell, but all those messy perfume scents were completely gone.

Xie Chen had drunk quite a lot with Bai Lin.

He said he was dizzy, and indeed, he was a bit dizzy.

“Li Li.”

On the bed, Xie Chen looked at the snow-white little kitten sitting on the quilt and softly promised, “I won’t go to bars anymore, and I won’t let others get too close to me.”

“Don’t be mad anymore, okay?”

Bai Li stepped his left paw on the right paw; his beautiful amber eyes reflected Xie Chen’s handsome face.

“I’m still a little bit angry.”

He meowed in a deep voice, “I don’t want others to touch my master.”

When he was first picked up by Xie Chen, the little kitten wanted to run away and didn’t want to be raised, but now, he treated Xie Chen as his own possession.

No one else could take him, not even touch him.

Xie Chen liked the kitten’s dependence, and this possessiveness evolved from that dependence.

Very cute.

Cute enough to fill his heart with joy.

“Okay.”

He wrapped the little kitten in his arms, lowered his eyes and said, “From now on, no one will be able to touch your master.”

“Too close is not allowed either.”

“Mm, I remember.”

Xie Chen agreed one by one; before he sank deeper into awareness, he lowered his head and kissed the kitten’s head.

Bai Li covered his head with his paws, staring blankly at his master who fell asleep while talking.

“Meow?”

Still haven’t fully comforted the kitten?

Xie Chen’s breath still carried a bit of alcohol scent. Bai Li twitched his nose and finally, with no other choice, mumbled a bit and then snuggled up to sleep together.

The next day.

When Xie Chen woke up, he still felt a bit unwell.

He drank a cup of warm water, barely suppressing the discomfort.The kitten on the bed slept on its back with all four paws up, carefree and heartless, showing no sign of the tantrum from last night.

After washing up, Xie Chen saw it was still early, so he lay back down and continued watching the little kitten sleep.

“Meow.”

The dreaming kitten wrinkled its face and meowed drowsily, not knowing what it was meowing about.

After a while,

Bai Li finally woke up, and the first thing he meowed for was spicy strips.

Xie Chen was completely confused.

“What spicy strips?”

Bai Li’s eyes were filled with confusion; he tilted his head and said blankly, “You said you’d buy me spicy strips.”

Xie Chen: “...”

Xie Chen frowned tightly, completely not remembering such a thing.

The last time Bai Li brought back two packs of spicy strips from the grocery store, Xie Chen hid them.

The little kitten’s tongue was sensitive to spice and couldn’t eat spicy strips at all; how could he have agreed to buy some?

Bai Li was still drowsy: “Meow.”

Where are the spicy strips you bought me?

Xie Chen sensed something was wrong and comforted him, “Sleep a bit more, and when you wake up, you’ll have spicy strips.”

Hearing this, Bai Li plopped back onto the bed and obediently closed his eyes.

After a short nap, when he woke again, the little kitten no longer meowed for spicy strips.

Xie Chen breathed a sigh of relief.

Because of the bar incident the night before, Xie Chen was still carefully coaxing him the next day.

Especially since the little kitten had said before bed yesterday, “I’m still a little bit angry.”

That “little bit” was not allowed by Xie Chen at all.

“Li Li, there’s a birthday party tonight. Do you want to go?”

In the upper social circles of City A, parties were frequent, but Xie Chen rarely showed up.

What interested him about this birthday party was not the host’s prestigious status, but that soon after, Bai Li’s own birthday would come.

Xie Chen’s own birthdays were simple, mostly spent at home. With no parents around, only Uncle Xie would cook a bowl of longevity noodles, add two eggs, make some extra dishes, and that counted as a celebration.

Gifts from others, he accepted but didn’t care much about them.Bai Li thought for a moment and asked, “What is a birthday party like?”

“It’s big. Many people attend and give gifts to the person celebrating their birthday.”

On the surface, the birthday party was exactly what Xie Chen had explained.

But in reality, these parties within the circle mostly served as social gatherings to maintain and expand connections.

“Then I’ll go.”

Bai Li glanced at Xie Chen, secretly harboring some thoughts he thought were hidden.

The birthday party was big.

There would be many people.

He was no longer just a kitten—he could also turn into a human!

And if he turned into a human and accompanied his master to the birthday party, many people could see his master was his.

Thinking of this, Bai Li nodded again and repeated, “I want to go.”

From now on, wherever Master goes, he wants to go too.

Hearing that he wanted to go, Xie Chen raised his hand and picked him up: “Then come back early in the afternoon.”

Bai Li obediently nodded.

Xie Chen carried the just-awakened kitten to the bathroom to wash up, while the little kitten lay on his shoulder, still thinking about the birthday party.

For example,

At the birthday party, he had to wear the nicest clothes and hold onto his master tightly.

What bad intentions could a little kitten have?

Today’s little kitten just wanted to show off his master to others.