Chapter 80

Chapter 80

Chapter 80 First Release on Jinjiang Literature City

“Fourth Brother, Fourth Brother.”

The little kitten couldn’t find Xie Chen and reached out his paw to push Fourth Brother.

Bai Si was disturbed by his younger brother’s meowing and had no choice but to open his eyes.

He was awake, but his body was lazy and didn’t move: “Lili, be good, stay with Fourth Brother a little longer.”

Bai Li hadn’t seen Fourth Brother for a long time and actually missed him too.

He snuggled up and gave Fourth Brother a loving rub. After rubbing, he blinked and started meowing again: “I want Xie Chen, Fourth Brother, I want Xie Chen.”

Bai Si was almost brainwashed by the repeated calls for Xie Chen.

He pressed down his younger brother’s paw and coaxed him to keep sleeping with him.

“Be good, don’t look for Xie Chen.”

Bai Li shook his head, not obedient at all.

Seeing Fourth Brother insisted on continuing to sleep, the rebellious little kitten rolled around in the bed.

“Meow, meow meow.”

Xie Chen, want Xie Chen.

Bai Si’s eyes widened a little. He was shocked and a bit confused.

Is this rolling and throwing a tantrum kitten who wants to find Xie Chen really the same obedient, well-behaved precious younger brother he had carried away and could sleep with for hours?

While Bai Si was still shocked, the little kitten who wasn’t getting a response sat up abruptly, looking at Fourth Brother with teary eyes.

“Meow, meowow.”

The little kitten was formally informing Fourth Brother that if he didn’t go find Xie Chen soon, he would start crying!

Bai Si, worn down, had no choice but to give in.

He carried his younger brother in his mouth, feeling so frustrated it was almost painful.

So mad, so mad, so mad.

That Xie Chen had such a powerful effect that his precious Lili no longer wanted to stay with him and sleep in the bed!

“Meow.”Fourth Brother, you can turn into a human and carry me.

Bai Li was carried by Fourth Brother and even proactively gave him a suggestion!

Bai Si ignored it.

He preferred to carry his younger brother in his original form; the original form was comfortable, and carrying the little kitten like this also allowed him to occasionally put him down to lick his fur.

Bai Li thought they were about to go find Xie Chen, so he obediently let Fourth Brother carry him without any fuss.

Bai Si walked along, pretending to look for someone but was actually just circling around with his brother.

He glanced at the obedient little kitten and thought casually: when it comes to coaxing cats, he was the best.

After wandering for a while like this, he could lull the kitten to sleep, then carry him back to the nest.

It must be said, Bai Si was really quite experienced at putting his younger brother to sleep.

After who knew how long,

drowsy Bai Li meowed, “Fourth Brother, how much longer until we find Xie Chen?”

“Still a little while.”

Bai Si, circling calmly, was fooling his younger brother.

After wandering outside for a long time, Bai Si successfully coaxed his brother to sleep as he wished.

He happily carried his brother, about to return to the nest, when suddenly, a dazzling white light from car headlights flashed unexpectedly, nearly blinding him.

The car door opened.

The man Bai Si was still holding a grudge against got out and walked step by step toward him.

“Give me Lili.”

Xie Chen’s cold gaze looked at the cat carrying Lili, his tone emotionless.

Bai Si ignored him and turned to leave.

What the hell.

In this area, very few people could approach him, so how did this person find him?

Seeing the cat trying to leave, Xie Chen didn’t hesitate and intercepted him with long strides.

This time, seeing the cat’s attitude, he didn’t negotiate but directly called to the sleeping little kitten.

“Lili, wake up.”

Bai Si’s heart tightened; he had just coaxed his brother to sleep, and the brother’s sleep wasn’t very deep yet.

Xie Chen seemed to notice his nervousness and raised his voice, calling to Lili.

The little kitten, not sleeping too deeply, woke up as Xie Chen wished.“Meow?”

Master?

Xie Chen listened to the kitten’s meowing and felt his heart slightly settle.

Bai Li was dazed for a moment, then came to his senses. Seeing Xie Chen in front of him, he was instantly overjoyed.

“Meow meow!”

Fourth Brother, you really did bring me to Master.

Bai Li affectionately rubbed against Fourth Brother, then signaled for him to put him down.

Bai Si: “...”

Bai Si’s deep blue cat eyes narrowed slightly.

He stared steadily at Xie Chen, conveying a message with his gaze—

We’re not done yet.

Bai Si was never a good-tempered cat; he only had two lifelong hobbies:

One, carrying his younger brother.

Two, sleeping.

Combined, it was carrying his younger brother to sleep.

Xie Chen completely ignored his glare; right now, he only wanted to take the little kitten back.

The little kitten stretched out his paws, also waiting for Master to pick him up.

Under the pressure of the situation, Bai Si had no choice but to put his brother down.

The moment Bai Li’s paws touched the ground, he dashed like a little cannonball onto Xie Chen.

“Master!!!”

He shouted loudly, his wet eyes sparkling like they held tiny stars.

Xie Chen hugged the kitten close, the coldness in his eyes finally melting away.

He lowered his gaze, stroked the kitten’s head, and softly said, “Let’s go back.”

“Where are you going back to?” Bai Si asked unwillingly.

Xie Chen glanced at him and said calmly, “Back to the hospital. Bai Li hasn’t been discharged yet.”

“Keep him here and nurse him.”

Bai Si said, “I’m way more useful than those doctors. You were just cured by me.”Xie Chen heard this and thanked him.

After thanking, he still carried the kitten into the car and took him to the hospital.

Bai Si stared at the disappearing car’s exhaust, cold cat eyes full of grudges.

At this moment, in the car.

Bai Li sat on Xie Chen’s lap, tilting his head and looking at Xie Chen expectantly.

“Master, are you okay now?”

Bai Li pressed close, asking worriedly.

“I’m fine now.”

Xie Chen replied, “You still need to rest well these days. Your brother just said you had another fever.”

Bai Li obediently nodded, seriously remembering what Xie Chen said.

When they returned to the ward, Bai Lin was still there.

Seeing that Xie Chen really brought Bai Li back, Bai Lin was a bit surprised.

“You really found Fourth Brother?”

Before, on Monster Mountain, finding Fourth Brother was extremely difficult.

Fourth Brother was good at hiding, but they weren’t very good at finding him.

Xie Chen didn’t mention the locator, only said he ran into him, then changed the subject.

The whole night passed without them noticing.

Xie Chen knew Bai Lin still hadn’t rested, so he advised him, “Big Brother, I’m here in the ward. You should go back first.”

Bai Lin didn’t agree.

“I’ll stay here and watch over you both. That way I’ll feel more at ease.”

“No need.”

Xie Chen continued to persuade him, “My health is fine now. I can take care of Bai Li.”

Bai Li glanced at Big Brother and thought it was hard for Big Brother not to sleep.

“Meow, meow meow.”

He meowed at Big Brother, urging him to go home and sleep.

Seeing this, Bai Lin hesitated but finally listened to them and went home.

After Bai Lin left, only Bai Li and Xie Chen remained in the ward.

“Master, Black Brother was taken away by that person. Do you know how to find him?”Bai Li had been holding it in until now, his heart was extremely worried about Black Brother.

But that human who took Black Brother had no contact information.

Xie Chen placed the kitten on the bed and sat beside him. Hearing the kitten’s meowing, he took out his phone and called Yan Cen.

But after several calls, no one answered.

Xie Chen frowned and said his guess: “Probably they’re busy over there and can’t answer the phone.”

Hearing this, Bai Li immediately wilted.

“I’m a little scared.”

He thought of the usually mighty Black Brother, so cool. If he really failed...

From then on, in their territory, there wouldn’t be such a strong cat boss to protect them anymore.

“Don’t be afraid.”

Xie Chen comforted the downhearted little kitten and bent down to kiss him: “That black-footed cat definitely won’t be in trouble.”

Bai Li heard this but wasn’t comforted.

Because he had seen with his own eyes Black Brother all blackened by lightning.

When he held Black Brother in his arms, Black Brother didn’t move at all, his whole body cold.

The more Bai Li thought, the sadder he became.

Suddenly, with no warning, he transformed into human form and appeared in front of Xie Chen.

“Master.”

Bai Li pounced into his arms, burying his face in his neck: “Hold me.”

The kitten was too small; even if he stretched out his paws, he couldn’t hug big Master.

So, to hold Master, he could only transform.

“Li Li.”

Xie Chen, held by Bai Li, stiffened and felt his throat tighten.

This time Bai Li transformed but didn’t change his clothes.

He closed his eyes, trying hard to calm down, but when he spoke, his voice was slightly hoarse: “Good boy, wrap the clothes... wrap the quilt around yourself.”

Changing clothes was very difficult, Bai Li had said before.

Xie Chen didn’t expect him to conjure clothes but needed him to wrap himself properly for now.

Bai Li noticed Xie Chen’s stiffness and paused in confusion.He sat up straight, tilting his head, looking at Xie Chen who had his eyes closed.

“Master, why do you close your eyes?”

In Bai Li’s view, Master bathed him every day, and after he transformed into a human, Master even dressed him.

So, in front of Master, this purebred demon cat who never experienced nine years of compulsory human education had no idea that such behavior hid an unspeakable danger.

Xie Chen touched the quilt, wrapped the newly transformed cat, then opened his eyes.

“Li Li, from now on you have to wear clothes in front of me.”

“Master won’t dress me?”

Bai Li blinked, giving an example: “Master said my buttons were all tied in a mess!”

So when he wore a shirt, it was always Master who buttoned it.

The doting cat’s owner sighed, unsure how to explain to the cat—

Buttoning in the morning was proper care for the cat.

But now, before dawn, with the person in bed and the cat wearing nothing, snuggling in his arms, that meant something else entirely.

There were several sets of clothes laid out by Uncle Xie in the ward, including pajamas.

Xie Chen got out of bed, took the clothes, and tried his best to help the cat put them on without distraction.

After some fussing, the two lay down together.

“Sleep.”

Since waking up, Xie Chen hadn’t stopped—finding the cat, bringing him back, soothing him—so busy he barely had time to deal with the extra memories in his mind.

Now the ward was quiet; he and Li Li could rest properly for a while.

Bai Li pressed his face against Xie Chen’s chest, silently counting Xie Chen’s heartbeat.

One, two, three.

With Master’s heartbeat, he fell asleep again.

Daybreak.

Bai Li was woken by the phone ringing; unusually, Xie Chen still hadn’t woken up.

Bai Li groggily crawled over him and took the ringing phone from the bedside.

The phone screen had a password.

Xie Chen didn’t know how it was set— even to answer calls required unlocking.

Usually it was fingerprint unlock, which didn’t affect answering speed.

Bai Li looked at the caller ID—it was Yan Cen.Yan Cen.

Bai Li, still half-asleep, just felt this name was very familiar.

Author’s note: Fun fact: Black-footed cats aren’t black; they’re patterned tabbies, very small in size, and excellent hunters!

Chuumi.