Chapter 82

Chapter 82

Chapter 82 First Release on Jinjiang Literature City

After quite a while.

Bai Li turned back into a cat and played with Fourth Brother until tired. He stretched out his chubby little body, panting, and asked Bai Si, “Fourth Brother, when are you going home?”

“Wait a little longer.”

Bai Si gently rubbed his soft belly, chatting with him casually.

He wasn’t in a hurry, and Xie Chen was also keeping him company.

In any case, today, right under Xie Chen’s watchful eyes, Bai Si wanted to steal the cat—impossible.

As the sky darkened.

Bai Si glanced at Xie Chen sitting beside them and started a conversation.

“I heard from my big brother that you’re very busy. How come you’re so free now?”

Xie Chen said calmly, “The work that needs attention isn’t as important as Li Li.”

Bai Si: “…”

Damn, really knows how to coax a cat.

Bai Si cursed in his heart, but Bai Li felt sweet.

He knew that Master was usually very busy, but these two days, he hadn’t even gone to the company to accompany him.

Fourth Brother couldn’t find an opportunity to make a move. He glanced at his brother, who was stuck to Xie Chen, not seeming like he’d leave with him.

“Forget it.”

Bai Si gritted his teeth and had no choice but to give up.

Before leaving, he picked up the pure white little kitten and sniffed him hard.

The little kitten was dizzy from being rubbed. After Fourth Brother left, before he could come to, Xie Chen picked him up again.

“Master, can we be discharged tomorrow?”

Today, for the entire day, Bai Li hadn’t had a fever or felt unwell. He didn’t want to affect the work anymore, especially Master’s work.

Xie Chen didn’t answer him, just said he’d take another look.

Night fell.

Xie Chen was showering in the private bathroom of the deluxe ward. Bai Li sat on the bed, playing with his phone.He hadn’t seen Third Brother for several days, and not only that, he didn’t know any news about Third Brother.

Besides Third Brother, he also didn’t know where Sixth Brother had gone.

If it were before, Sixth Brother would probably have come looking for him already.

Bai Li pondered and first tried to make a video call to Third Brother.

The video call ringtone rang several times before finally being answered.

The person who answered wasn’t Third Brother, but Sixth Brother.

Bai Li was stunned.

He was about to hang up and check if he had mixed up Third Brother and Sixth Brother when he heard Sixth Brother start speaking.

“Li Li.”

Bai Liu brought the phone closer, seemingly wanting to see him up close.

“This outfit and the background don’t look quite right,”

Bai Liu frowned and sharply asked, “Where are you now?”

Bai Li: “…”

Bai Li felt a little guilty.

He didn’t dare tell Sixth Brother about falling into the water; otherwise, Sixth Brother would definitely say Master didn’t watch over him properly.

“I’m living outside.”

Bai Li gathered courage and lied, “Tomorrow I’ll go home to live with Master.”

To divert Sixth Brother’s attention, Bai Li took the initiative, “Sixth Brother, where have you been recently? I haven’t seen you for days. And Third Brother, I haven’t seen him either.”

If it were another time, Bai Liu probably wouldn’t have been fooled so easily.

But now…

A trace of exhaustion passed through his eyes, and the white curls on his head didn’t look as curled as before.

“I have some things to handle with your Third Brother.”

Bai Liu didn’t specify what the matters were, but it looked troublesome.

While they were talking, Third Brother, who Bai Li hadn’t seen for days, walked over.

“Damn it, we won’t get caught this time, right? I’m fucking losing it. Why is he so hard to deal with!!!”

Tan Yi didn’t know the video call was still on; his tone was full of irritation.

“This idiot is driving me crazy. He got the big advantage, but it’s like I’m the bastard—”

“Third Brother.”Just as Tan Yi was about to say something, Bai Liu abruptly interrupted him.

“Li Li called me on video, and I’m video chatting with him right now.”

Tan Yi: “…”

Tan Yi quickly suppressed his irritation and immediately changed his expression.

“Good Li Li.”

He leaned toward the camera, smiling warmly as he greeted his younger brother, “Are you missing Third Brother?”

“Yes.”

Bai Li answered honestly, “I miss Third Brother, and Sixth Brother too.”

Hearing this, both older brothers were instantly soothed.

“We miss you too.”

Tan Yi looked at his brother in the camera, itching to fly over and give him a good petting.

“Be good. Sixth Brother and I will be back soon. When we return, we’ll take you out to play, to the amusement park, okay?”

“Okay!”

Bai Li nodded and urged them, “Then hurry back.”

“Got it, I promise we’ll be back soon.”

Tan Yi’s bad mood mostly dissipated after seeing his beloved little brother.

He squeezed next to Bai Xiao Liu and found topics to chat with Bai Li.

Bai Li, afraid the two older brothers would worry, didn’t mention his own situation.

Before hanging up, Tan Yi hesitated for a moment but still reminded his brother.

“Li Li, if you encounter any strangers lately, don’t talk to them. Got it?”

“Okay.”

Bai Li obediently nodded. Just as he hung up, Xie Chen finished showering and came out of the bathroom.

“Master!”

Bai Li smiled with his eyes curved and reported to him, “I was just talking to Third Brother and Sixth Brother.”

Upon hearing this, Xie Chen immediately put on his robe neatly, without a single part exposed.

“Still on the call?”

“No, I’m done.”Bai Li put away his phone and set it aside. “The call has already ended.”

“Third Brother and Sixth Brother seem to have run into trouble. They don’t tell me, but I can feel it.”

Bai Li was very sensitive to his brothers, especially the things Third Brother accidentally let slip just now—he heard all of it.

Hearing this, Xie Chen sat down beside him, loosening his pajamas a bit.

“If you want to know, I’ll try to find out for you.”

Xie Chen rubbed his hair, hesitating whether to let him take a bath.

Li Li’s health hadn’t been good these past two days; he was afraid a bath might make him catch a cold.

While Xie Chen was still hesitating, Bai Li suddenly jumped onto him. “Master, it’s my turn to bathe.”

Seeing this, Xie Chen lifted him up and coaxed, “Okay, transform back, I’ll take you to wash.”

He could bathe the little cat, but Li Li’s human form…

At the moment, he really couldn’t focus entirely.

Bai Li hugged his neck and blinked. “Master, can’t I bathe like this?”

Xie Chen paused and gave a firm answer: “No.”

“Why not?”

Bai Li didn’t want to turn back into a cat; he just wanted to bathe like this.

Xie Chen’s Adam’s apple moved; he didn’t know how to answer.

Li Li’s brothers were right—he was still young.

He wouldn’t reach adulthood for another month, while Xie Chen was already in his twenties, almost thirty.

He cared a lot about this age difference.

Bai Li, unable to wait for an answer, leaned closer, confused, to look into Xie Chen’s eyes.

“Master, what are you thinking about?”

“Nothing.”

Xie Chen snapped out of it, deciding to suppress those tangled thoughts.

At least, he had to wait another month.

“Transform back into a cat, and I’ll carry you to bathe. Otherwise, Li Li, you have to bathe by yourself.”

Bai Li didn’t want to bathe himself.

After falling into the water the day before yesterday, he now hated water. Without Master accompanying him, he didn’t want to touch water at all.

Xie Chen’s attitude was firm; no matter how much Bai Li protested, he didn’t budge.In the end, a pure white little kitten still sat in the basin in the bathroom. The little kitten, feeling hopeless, was being rubbed and washed by Xie Chen, who cleaned the entire cat very thoroughly.

After finishing, Xie Chen couldn’t help but kiss his pink paw pads.

The pink pads were soft and smelled faintly of a pleasant milk-scented special shampoo.

Xie Chen kissed all four little paw pads.

Bai Li shuddered and kicked his paws.

“Master, that’s gross.”

“Not gross.”

Xie Chen looked at the kitten amusedly; the kitten’s paws were clean and its little feet were a pretty pink. For such a kitten, no matter how much he kissed, it never felt like enough.

Bai Li still felt embarrassed about having his paws kissed. He curled himself into a ball, rolled into Xie Chen’s arms, and buried his head into Xie Chen’s body, unwilling to show himself again.

Xie Chen looked at the kitten curled into a ball, a smile in his eyes.

The two of them chatted quietly; Xie Chen stroked the kitten’s soft fur, feeling satisfied and peaceful inside.

The next day.

Bai Li insisted on being discharged. Since yesterday, his condition had been good, and the doctors no longer insisted he stay hospitalized.

Before leaving the hospital, Bai Li wanted to visit Duan Ningqi.

But Xie Chen kept a close watch on him, so he couldn’t find the chance.

The two returned home, changed clothes, Xie Chen went to work at the company, and Bai Li stayed home watching Uncle Xie remake his padded jacket.

His flower-patterned padded jacket had been lost when he transformed back on the hillside.

Uncle Xie knew and bought cotton cloth and cotton to remake it for him.

“I want to have several more.”

Bai Li snuggled next to Uncle Xie, pleading, “I promised the other little kittens I’d buy flower-patterned padded jackets for them to wear.”

Right now, only he had one; the other little kittens didn’t have any yet.

Uncle Xie didn’t have much to do every day, and hearing Bai Li’s words, he kindly said, “Okay, I’ll make more so our Li Li can bring them to give to the other cats.”

“Mm! Thank you, Uncle!”

Bai Li was overjoyed, hugged Uncle Xie, and rubbed against him.

Uncle Xie liked him the most; seeing him happy, he put a lot of effort into making the jackets.

Before long,

A small batch of flower-patterned padded jackets was finished.Bai Li put on the brightest flower-patterned jacket and then gathered the other little kittens, letting everyone take turns receiving a padded jacket.

A row of little kittens wearing red and green flower-patterned padded jackets amused Uncle Xie so much he laughed out loud.

“Come on, Li Li, let’s take a photo!”

Uncle Xie took photos of this group of little kittens, with Bai Li being photographed the most.

He was small and already cute, and now wearing the flowered padded jacket, adorably rustic and silly—anyone who saw him couldn’t help but chuckle.

Uncle Xie was thoroughly entertained by the adorably rustic little kitten. After posting on his Moments, he bundled the photos and sent them to Xie Chen.

[Look, Li Li’s new photos.]

[Master, you should post on Moments too when you have time. Li Li is so cute; you can show him off more.]

[He went out with the little kittens. I had the bodyguards quietly follow behind.]

On WeChat.

After receiving the message, Xie Chen saved all the photos but didn’t post them.

Uncle Xie’s Moments didn’t have many people, so posting photos there was fine.

But Xie Chen didn’t plan to expose kitten Li Li publicly.

All previously exposed kitten photos had been cleaned up; Xie Chen was very cautious, guarding against anyone messing with his cat.

[I got it.]

Xie Chen replied to Uncle Xie, then opened the tracker and saw the route was within a normal range before continuing his work.

On the way to the seafood restaurant.

The row of little kittens in flower-patterned jackets were the center of attention wherever they went.

“WTF, what’s with these cats? Why are they all wearing padded jackets?”

“Look at that little lead kitten!!! So damn cute, anyone got a sack?! I want to catch him!”

“Mom, I want a kitty, one like the one in front. If you don’t buy me one, I won’t go to kindergarten. Boohoo, I want a kitty, not kindergarten.”

The little kittens attracting all the passersby’s attention didn’t even realize how special they were.

Bai Li led the way in front, while Mei Mei and the others followed right behind.

Today they had a busy mission and needed to hurry and finish all their orders ahead of time.

After finishing the orders, they planned to use their wages to buy things.

The things they bought were all gifts for Black-footed Cat Brother.

That’s right, these little kittens worried about their big brother, and under Bai Li’s decision, they were all going together to visit Black-footed Cat Brother.

“Big Brother, so many people are watching us.”Some kittens belatedly realized the problem.

Bai Li looked around and meowed to comfort the little kittens: "Don’t be afraid, they must think our padded jackets look nice!"

"Be careful when you deliver orders. Don’t roll on the ground, or the jackets will get dirty."

"Meow meow!"

Okay.

The little kittens nodded in agreement. They looked down at their flower-patterned jackets and cherished them very much.

Author’s note: Fourth brother: Not taking them away!

Fourth brother looks at the big boss: Really unlucky :)