Chapter 81

Chapter 81

Chapter 81 First Release on Jinjiang Literature City

Bai Li pressed on the screen, skillfully entering his own birthday.

After unlocking, he answered the call.

“Hello, Xie Chen.”

On the other end, Yan Cen’s voice was somewhat urgent: “Xiao Xi, my cat, he has transformed.”

“But since his transformation, his energy has been growing weaker and weaker. Do you have any doctor there who can check his body? Ordinary doctors won’t do…”

Yan Cen spoke rapidly on the phone, saying a lot.

Bai Li was a bit confused.

After a few seconds, he realized: “Heige successfully transformed?”

Yan Cen was startled, clearly not expecting this unfamiliar voice.

“Who are you?”

“I’m Heige’s little brother,” Bai Li answered honestly, then added, “I’m also Xie Chen’s cat.”

Hearing this, Yan Cen repeated the earlier question: “Can you help me find Xie Chen and ask if he can recommend a doctor?”

“Yes, I can.”

Bai Li agreed by himself: “My Fourth Brother treats little monsters. You give me the address, I’ll have Fourth Brother go over.”

Hearing this, Yan Cen didn’t hesitate and gave him the address.

Just as Bai Li hung up, a pair of hands pulled him from behind.

“Lili, who were you talking to?”

“Yan Cen.”

Bai Li lowered his head, still looking at Xie Chen’s phone: “Sir, can I use your phone to call Big Brother?”

“Okay.”

With Xie Chen’s consent, Bai Li found Big Brother’s number in the contacts and dialed directly.

After a moment of busy activity, Bai Lao Si woke up again from his nap, ready to rescue the elder brother his younger brother trusted.

Inside the hospital room.Bai Li arranged for Fourth Brother to go rescue Black-footed Cat Brother. He put down the phone and finally had time to talk to Xie Chen.

“Sir, you were sleeping just now, so I answered the phone for you.”

Bai Li obediently reported everything Yan Cen had said.

When Xie Chen woke up, he had already heard half of it. Seeing Bai Li finish reporting, he rubbed his head and asked, “How did you guess my password?”

At this, Bai Li immediately became proud: “I know, sir’s phone, computer, tablet—all the password-protected devices use my birthday!”

There seemed to be a hint of a smile in Xie Chen’s eyes.

He teased the cat on purpose: “Who said it’s your birthday? That’s obviously the birthday of an acquaintance I used to know.” Bai Li didn’t believe him.

He curved his eyes and pounced into Xie Chen’s arms, playing around.

“It is mine, it is mine.”

Bai Li butted like a stubborn bull in his arms. Xie Chen, afraid he’d hurt his head, quickly reached out to shield him.

After a while,

The doctor came for rounds, did routine checks on Bai Li and Xie Chen, and found no problems.

“Still observe for two more days.”

To be safe, the doctor didn’t let them be discharged immediately.

Bai Li nodded, watching the doctor leave.

“Sir, I think I’m better now.”

Earlier, in front of the doctor, Bai Li didn’t dare say a word; now with the doctor gone, he dared to tell Xie Chen.

“You had another fever last night. Be good, wait a bit longer, talk after you’re fully recovered.”

Of course, Bai Li listened to Xie Chen’s words.

He sat on the bed and reluctantly agreed, “Okay then.”

So he would wait a little longer before discharge.

Bai Li came and went from the hospital. When going out, he was in kitten form; when returning, though human-shaped, it was already late at night.

Therefore, Guan Liang, holding flowers, waited for him all day but didn’t get to see him.

Guan Liang didn’t get discouraged and came again early the next morning.

This time, he wasn’t alone but came with the Duan family.

The Duan family had rescued Duan Ningqi. After her condition temporarily stabilized, they personally came to the hospital to formally and sincerely thank Bai Li.

The Duan family was a wealthy and prestigious clan. If not for Bai Li, the news about the Duan family’s heiress attempting suicide at her birthday banquet would definitely dominate the front page.

How outsiders would view the Duan family then...The most status-conscious Elder Duan thought of this and was angry at Duan Ningqi’s actions, but also knew the aftermath needed to be handled thoroughly.

Several people entered the ward.

Besides Duan’s father and mother, Xie Chen noticed Guan Liang lingering at the back and his eyelids twitched.

“About A’Ning’s matter, really thank you.”

Duan’s mother placed the condolence gift box on the table and gently spoke to Bai Li: “She’s still under observation now. When she recovers, I’ll have her come personally to thank you.”

“No need to thank me.”

Bai Li felt a bit guilty; that day he actually just wanted to call for help by the pool, not to jump in.

He couldn’t swim.

Duan’s parents insisted on thanking him, and Bai Li had no choice but to accept.

“By the way.”

Bai Li asked, “Is Duan Ningqi also staying in this hospital?”

“She’s staying here.”

Duan’s mother said so and even told him the ward number. Bai Li noted it, planning to find a chance to visit.

Xie Chen listened to their interaction, especially Bai Li’s question about Duan Ningqi’s whereabouts, feeling a sudden irritation in his heart.

After finally sending Duan’s parents away, Guan Liang, who had been silently standing at the ward door like a ghost, finally started to show his presence.

“Bai Li, this is for you. I hope you recover soon.”

Guan Liang nervously handed the carefully picked flowers to Bai Li, his words almost tangled.

Bai Li looked at Guan Liang, then at the flowers, suspicious: “Are these flowers poisonous?”

Guan Liang: “???”

Guan Liang looked confused: “No, they’re not poisonous. I just thought these flowers looked nice, so I wanted to give them to you.”

Bai Li’s mind was full of question marks. He couldn’t understand why someone still on his ‘hold grudges’ list would randomly give him flowers.

“I don’t want them.”

The little kitten who was obedient and well-behaved in front of Xie Chen was a cold cat in front of someone he held a grudge against.

Guan Liang was straightforwardly rejected, and he felt a bit hurt inside.

“Bai Li, I sincerely want to be friends with you.”

He earnestly said, “Can you consider me? Let’s just be ordinary friends.”

“No consideration.”The cold cat was like an emotionless assassin, continuing to reject Guan Liang: “You’re not a good person. I heard you mention Duan Ningqi.”

Guan Liang: “…”

His face heated up; he really couldn’t deny that.

He’d been spoiled badly since childhood, so his personality was a bit twisted, and his mouth had no filter—he didn’t speak nicely.

But besides a sharp tongue, he had no other faults.

“I’ll change in the future. Can you give me a chance?”

Guan Liang found Bai Li’s face stunning at first glance, stunning at second glance, and by the third and fourth look, he couldn’t look away.

Bai Li coldly shook his head.

No chance.

Guan Liang’s young heart shattered into pieces. He looked at Bai Li, still trying to think of what to say.

After hearing Bai Li’s repeated refusals, the gloom in Xie Chen’s eyes faded somewhat.

“Li Li needs to rest, so I won’t keep you here.”

He spoke coldly, giving Guan Liang the boot.

Perhaps because it was in front of Bai Li, Guan Liang still kept a good-tempered appearance.

“Fine, let Bai Li rest.”

Guan Liang said, “I’ll come see him next time.”

“No need.”

Xie Chen didn’t give him any face: “Li Li made it very clear, he doesn’t want to be friends with you. You don’t need to come again.”

Guan Liang didn’t respond.

Although he was intimidated by Xie Chen, he was famously stubborn.

If he said he wanted to be friends with Bai Li, he was determined to achieve it.

“I’ll still come to see Bai Li.”

Guan Liang said this, then without looking at Xie Chen or Bai Li’s expressions, turned and ran away.

Bai Li: “…”

He seems to have a problem.

“Sir.”

Bai Li watched the seemingly troubled Guan Liang leave, then turned to look at Xie Chen.

Xie Chen’s expression at this moment was very unpleasant.After Bai Li called him, he was momentarily stunned.

He reached out and tugged at Xie Chen’s sleeve, not knowing what was wrong with him.

Xie Chen lowered his eyes and adjusted his mood quickly; his expression had already returned to normal.

Bai Li tilted his head, stared at Xie Chen’s face for a few seconds, then spoke to him.

Xie Chen sat on the edge of the bed, listening to him speak, occasionally responding with a word or two.

Bai Li didn’t mention Duan Ningqi, nor the Duan Ningqi who had just arrived.

His intuition told him it was safer not to mention these things in front of his master.

Bai Li didn’t talk for long before falling silent.

After he fell asleep, Xie Chen looked down at his face, the emotions in his eyes were alarming.

“Li Li.”

In the quiet, Xie Chen leaned down and placed a kiss on Bai Li’s smooth forehead.

“Stay obediently by my side. You don’t need to care about other people or other things. Understand?”

This little kitten he rescued only needed to trust him forever, depend on him, and never leave him—that was enough.

In the little kitten’s eyes and heart, besides his blood relatives, there were also ordinary non-human cats. Other humans didn’t need to be included anymore.

Xie Chen’s whispering words weren’t heard by Bai Li at all.

He slept deeply, one hand clenched around Xie Chen’s finger, his pale face showing innocence.

Xie Chen just watched him for a long time like this—just watching without doing anything—he didn’t feel bored at all.

The news about the black-footed cat came in the evening.

Bai Si came to the hospital again to see his younger brother and brought the news about the black-footed cat.

“He made it through, he’s not dead.”

Bai Si gave a straightforward update and seeing his brother looking at him anxiously, he added, “When I left him, he had just woken up, still a bit dazed, and Yan Cen was watching him.”

“I saw that Yan Cen looked like he was about to kick the bucket too, so I took a look at him.”

“How did it look?” Bai Li asked anxiously.

Black Brother had told him that Yan Cen’s illness was very serious, so serious that now the only way was this ‘shock to joy’ method.

Bai Si thought for a moment and replied, “His illness has been going on for a long time, needs slow conditioning. Hmm, he’ll need medicine for a year.”

“So if he takes medicine for a year, will he get better?”

“Yes.”Bai Si touched his younger brother’s head—soft, with a nice feel.

“Fourth brother is treating him, how could he not do well?”

Bai Li listened with admiration, tilting his head up and looking at Fourth Brother with reverence.

“Fourth Brother, you’re amazing.”

Bai Li hadn’t expected that Fourth Brother, who used to only carry him to bed, had actually evolved into a great doctor!

Bai Si listened to his brother’s praise with satisfaction, his eyes happily narrowing.

The interaction between the brothers caught Xie Chen’s eye, and besides vigilance, he had no other reaction to spare.

Xie Chen clearly remembered that yesterday Bai Si came once, left silently, but had taken Li Li away.

Today...

He couldn’t relax for a moment.

Bai Si stayed in the ward, lingering and not leaving. It was unclear whether he wanted to accompany his brother or find a chance to carry him away again.

Author’s note: Fourth Brother: I’m just sitting here for a bit (fake smile)