Chapter 88

Chapter 88

Chapter 88 Jinjiang Literature City First Release

The overwhelming joy made the little kitten’s paws feel light.

“Sir.”

He pressed his head closer, meowing in request, “Hit me once, quickly!”

If his head hurt from being hit, then it wasn’t a dream.

Of course, Xie Chen wouldn’t hit the cat. There was a smile in his eyes as he kissed the kitten’s head.

“Smooch.”

Bai Li covered his kissed head, then after a few seconds, released his paws and happily flailed about.

“Meow! Meow-ow!”

The sir is my fiancé!

A secret that once could only be quietly shared with other cats could now be loudly announced, driving the little kitten crazy with joy.

Xie Chen watched him jump wildly on his lap, genuinely feeling this happiness.

“Good boy.”

He enjoyed seeing the kitten happy and excited because of him.

The man and cat looked at each other; Bai Li wished he could transform on the spot!

But the driver was the one driving, and Bai Li had no clothes to wear if he transformed.

He controlled his excitement, planning to transform for Xie Chen when they got home.

Soon, the car stopped.

Bai Li stared blankly at the familiar company gate. “Meow?”

Not going home?

“Not going back for now.” Xie Chen carried the cat down from the car. “There’s still work to do at the company. Later, I’ll take you out to eat.”

Although the home-cooked meals were healthy, nutritious, and tasty, Xie Chen still wanted his kitten to experience some new dishes.

Bai Li nodded and seriously meowed, “If we go out to eat, we have to post on Moments!”

He saw Third Brother was like this too—when something happened, he liked to post on Moments.

But it had been a long time since the last post; probably because of some troublesome matters.“Sir.”

While riding the elevator, Bai Li tilted his head and asked Xie Chen, “Have you found out anything about my Third Brother?”

Third Brother and Sixth Brother both refused to tell him the truth, so Bai Li had to ask the all-knowing sir.

Xie Chen had indeed found out a bit.

“Your Third Brother is being targeted by someone. The other party is a foreign-born mixed-race individual. I haven’t fully checked their background yet.”

“But they have no ill intentions toward your Third Brother. Right now, they’re actually helping him by blocking resources.”

Bai Li: “?”

Bai Li looked a bit confused.

Xie Chen thought about whether this was something better explained by Tan Yi in person or by himself directly to Li Li.

For Tan Yi’s image, he deliberately withheld some details.

For example, after that person blocked resources for Tan Yi, Tan Yi only replied with two words:

“Idiot.”

Xie Chen didn’t intend to tell his own kitten such a curse word, so as not to influence him.

Anna wasn’t in the office at that moment; she had probably gone downstairs to avoid meeting them.

Seeing no one in the office, Bai Li blinked and suddenly transformed without any warning.

Xie Chen nearly couldn’t catch him.

“Why did you transform all of a sudden?”

Xie Chen held him and directly carried him into the office’s break room.

The break room always held Xie Chen’s clothes, and last time when putting clothes there, Xie Chen, without knowing why, also put two sets of Bai Li’s clothes.

Now those clothes came in handy.

Bai Li sat on the bed, obediently letting Xie Chen help him change.

“All done.”

After the clothes were on, Xie Chen pinched his face—the soft texture was addictive.

Bai Li, pinched on the face, good-naturedly leaned his face into Xie Chen’s hand; the affection in his eyes was impossible to hide.

Xie Chen helped him up from the bed and walked back to the office.

Anna happened to push the door open and came in: “Boss, you’re back.”

She was holding food, smiling as she put it on the coffee table.

“You said you were bringing Li Li over, so I specially bought some things.”Xie Chen glanced at the food, then looked at Bai Li, whose gaze was fixed on it, thinking Anna’s salary definitely deserved a raise this month.

After a busy day, Bai Li was indeed hungry now.

But his freshly minted fiancé still wouldn’t let go of his hand.

After some internal struggle, Bai Li put the food on the desk, pulled up a chair, and sat beside Xie Chen, seriously acting like a little clingy kid.

Xie Chen rubbed his hair, letting him cling.

Anna watched them and showed a “I knew this would happen” expression.

Sigh.

The boss looks cold and reserved, but actually is just quietly passionate. Since having Bai Li, their lovey-dovey displays practically blinded her.

Anna’s mind was full of sarcastic comments, but her face kept a graceful smile.

Don’t ask—it’s professional courtesy.

Xie Chen set up a tablet on the desk, played an anime for Bai Li, then got busy with work.

Bai Li’s mood hadn’t settled.

He took a bite of a snack, glanced at sir, ate a bit more, glanced again.

When only one bite was left, Bai Li turned his head, but the snack was suddenly snatched by Xie Chen.

Bai Li: “…”

Hmm, sir is hungry!

Xie Chen ate the snack and reminded the kitten who kept sneaking glances at him: “Watch TV properly. I’ll play with you when I’m done.”

“Mm!”

Bai Li agreed, then switched to feeding sir mode.

He didn’t feed much, just whenever Xie Chen finished signing documents and had a moment to talk.

You could say he was very good at finding gaps.

Working overtime until 7 PM, one hour later than usual.

Xie Chen transferred some money to Anna on WeChat, as a reward for her performance these past days.

He also saved a set of the company’s luxury skincare products for her.

Anna, receiving such generous encouragement from the boss, felt she could serve the company for another twenty years!

With such treatment as the boss’s subordinate, Anna couldn’t help but imagine how unimaginable Bai Li’s treatment must be as the boss’s other half.

At this moment.Bai Li, who received unimaginable treatment, was led by Xie Chen into a hotpot restaurant.

The hotpot place was privately owned and didn’t usually have many customers, so it wasn’t noisy inside at all.

Xie Chen wanted Bai Li to experience some food full of everyday life flavor, but didn’t want him to be in too noisy an environment.

Cat ears are sensitive to noise.

Xie Chen never slackened at all when taking care of the cat.

Soon, the steaming hotpot was served, and Bai Li and Xie Chen sat side by side.

Bai Li had never eaten hotpot before, but seeing the divided pot and all kinds of meat and vegetables, he was extremely curious.

“I want to post on Moments.”

Bai Li didn’t let Xie Chen start eating, instead snapping photos of the hotpot, then photos of Xie Chen, and finally posted everything together.

[Having hotpot with sir!]

Four pictures attached.

Xie Chen, imitating Bai Li, also took pictures.

But unlike Bai Li who only posted on Moments, Xie Chen posted on both Moments and Weibo.

[Xie Chen V: Eating hotpot with the little one.]

Attached were two photos of the hotpot and one of Bai Li holding a watermelon.

Xie Chen’s Weibo had been quiet for a while. His recent trending topics had stirred quite a buzz, boosting the show he produced, Xie Mao’s program.

But now, with no more responses, the heat gradually cooled down.

One Weibo post suddenly revived the fading popularity.

Comments skyrocketed to over 99+.

“This little one kills me, it’s always this kid! Brother really got in deep!”

“Wuwuwu I still can’t believe brother is in a relationship.”

“Does the little one have no name? Come on, say it loudly with me: Bai Li.”

The comment section was lively with all sorts of messages.

But Bai Li, after posting the hotpot, only received a few likes and some comments in his Moments.

[Xie Bo: Li Li, if you want hotpot we can make it at home, it’s much cleaner.]

[Xie Bo: Don’t eat spicy or cold food, be careful not to upset your stomach.]

[Yu Yin: Looks good, which restaurant is this?][Big Brother replied to Yu Yin: I’ll take you to eat tomorrow.]

[Yu Yin replied to Big Brother: No need.]

Busy replying to Yu Yin, Big Brother opened the chat with his younger brother and transferred him some money to pay later.

Bai Si didn’t respond, probably sleeping.

The promised return of Third Brother and Sixth Brother remained as quiet as chickens.

Though there were only a few comments, Bai Li was extremely satisfied.

He replied to each one, took a few bites of the fresh little slices of watermelon, and began learning to dip hotpot with Xie Chen.

“This is cooked.”

Xie Chen picked the cooked ingredients into his bowl for him to try.

After the hotpot meal,

Bai Li, who loved spicy hotpot but couldn’t handle spicy food, had a flushed face.

Xie Chen poured him a drink, watching him gulp it down, but it still didn’t relieve the spiciness.

“Rinse your mouth.”

Seeing the little cat so affected by the spice, Xie Chen started regretting spoiling him earlier.

After rinsing with the cold water for a while, Bai Li tilted his head back, his wet eyes full of pity.

“It still burns a little.”

Hearing that, Xie Chen reached out to touch his warm face.

“Come here.”

He pulled him close, took a sip of the cold water, then kissed the child’s lips reddened by the spice.

While eating hotpot, Xie Chen barely touched the spicy side, mostly eating from the clear broth.

He was strict with his body control, having rules about exercise and intake.

So after rinsing, his lips were cool, with no hint of spiciness.

Bai Li’s eyes instantly widened when kissed.

He stared in disbelief at Xie Chen’s magnified handsome face; at such close range, he could clearly see Xie Chen’s long, thick eyelashes.

Sir’s eyelashes were very beautiful.

Bai Li felt dizzy thinking this.

The kiss lingered like this, just their lips touching, for about half a minute.Bai Li was dizzy from the kiss, but Xie Chen’s expression remained unchanged.

He stepped back a little and asked Bai Li again, “Is it still spicy?”

Bai Li: “No, not spicy.”

The spiciness was gone, but the little cat’s face was even redder than before. Xie Chen gave him two more sips of water, then finally took the blushing little cat home.

On the way back,

Bai Li transformed back into a cat with a “pop” sound, lying quietly on Xie Chen’s lap, silently acting as an observing cat.

Xie Chen stroked the round little belly of the chubby cat with one hand, his eyes lowering, looking at the cat with apparent joy.

Arriving at the villa,

Xie Bo saw them and hurried over: “Sir, did Li Li eat a lot of hotpot?”

“His stomach isn’t good; don’t let him have diarrhea again.”

“He won’t.”

Xie Chen held the little cat who had pretended to be obedient until accidentally falling asleep, talking to Xie Bo.

“I gave him some preventative medicine earlier; besides being burned by the spice, there were no other adverse reactions.”

Xie Bo breathed a sigh of relief hearing this: “That’s good. It’s late; you two should rest.”

“Mm, good night.”

As night deepened, even in his dreams, the cat saw only Sir’s face.