Chapter 94

Chapter 94

Chapter 94 First published on Jinjiang Literature City

Chapter 94 First published on Banxia Novels

There were several cat trees, and among them, one was taller. Bai Li and the black-footed cat both had their eyes on the highest one.

“Meow awoo!”

The snow-white kitten quickly climbed to the top, lifted his head, and meowed loudly.

That posture was just like a little wolf cub howling at the moon.

Xie Chen had laughter in his eyes as he watched a lively kitten appear at the top of the cat tree, finding it unbearably adorable.

He took out his phone and even recorded a short video, which he sent to Uncle Xie.

Uncle Xie: “Like.jpg”

Uncle Xie: “Lili is so cute!”

Uncle Xie: “Sir, I’m placing an order for a cat tree now. I’ve called a local courier, and it should be installed in about two hours.”

Uncle Xie: “Bring Lili home earlier.”

After showing off the kitten to Uncle Xie, Xie Chen finally put away his phone and continued watching the kitten play.

All the toys in the cat café were first tested out by the kitten boss.

In the end, even the black-footed cat, who had decent stamina, was panting slightly from exhaustion.

The little kitten with poor stamina had completely collapsed into a soft cat pancake, sprawled on the bed in all directions, too tired to even react.

“Did you have fun?”

“Meow.”

It was fun.

Bai Li reached out his little paw and hugged Xie Chen’s finger, even lightly gnawed on it.

Xie Chen stayed with him in the cat café for a long time, and finally asked, “Are you satisfied with this place?”

“Satisfied!”

Bai Li nodded, thinking this cat café was simply amazing — a dream café for all little kittens.

Seeing that the kitten was satisfied, Xie Chen was satisfied too.

He didn’t have much compassion, nor was he a natural-born saint, and he certainly didn’t feel any spontaneous pity for stray cats outside.This cat café was simply made to cheer up their own little kitten.

After leaving the cat café, Bai Li's eyes were filled with reluctance.

He still wanted to play.

Xie Chen noticed the kitten didn’t want to leave, so he teased him on purpose: “Lili, how about this—you just stay at the cat café tonight? I’ll go home alone.”

Bai Li: “!”

Bai Li quickly pulled his gaze away from looking back and tightly hugged Xie Chen’s hand with his paws.

“No.”

Bai Li looked at Xie Chen with big pleading eyes: “I want to go back with Sir.”

He hadn’t slept with Sir last night, so today he definitely had to find him.

The clingy little kitten was afraid Sir would leave him at the cat café, so he clung tightly to him and wouldn’t let go even a little.

Once back home, this time, Xie Chen didn’t send the little kitten to his older brother again. Life went on peacefully.

The little kitten transformed into the cat café’s feline boss.

Some of the stray cats that had undergone checkups with Doctor Qiu He went to the cat café, while others chose to follow Bai Li and work with him.

Perhaps because they had suffered hardships, the stray cats were more compassionate and kind-hearted toward their fellow felines.

The cozy cat café was reserved for cats with weak legs or bodies, who weren’t suited for running deliveries.

The work at the seafood store was still handled by Bai Li and his team.

The seafood boss offered high wages, great benefits, and treated the cats with patience.

Bai Li liked working for him.

That day.

The bodyguards following Bai Li finally caught the person who had been relentlessly trying to catch the kitten with a sack.

It was a bit dangerous when they caught him.

The bodyguards, following Xie Chen’s instructions, trailed the little kitten every day—but without being discovered by him.

So, they always kept a bit of distance between themselves and the kitten.

That distance was where the trouble happened.

A seemingly normal passerby, while brushing past the little kitten, suddenly pulled out a sack.

That sack made the bodyguard’s blood pressure skyrocket.

“Meow!”

The little kitten himself, caught off guard by the sudden sack, saw it falling from above and immediately started running on his short legs.But it was too late.

The person trying to sack the kitten seemed to be a professional—his movements were skillful, and his posture practiced.

And coincidentally, the delivery route had few people around. No one noticed a kitten being sacked.

Bai Li kicked hard with his paws, trying to scratch the person.

Inside the sack, it was pitch black. Bai Li was trapped and couldn’t even move his paws properly.

Finally, just as he was meowing and wailing in panic, the bodyguards rushed over from behind.

The bodyguards assigned to Bai Li by Xie Chen were, of course, no amateurs.

The man with the sack was pinned down, and the little kitten, just rescued from danger, sat on the ground in a daze, feeling like he was in a dream.

“Meow?”

He let out a dazed little cry.

One of the bodyguards, afraid he had frightened him, crouched down and clumsily tried to comfort him.

“Don’t be scared. You’re safe now.”

Another bodyguard stuffed something into the man's mouth and leaned over to whisper something to his companion.

Then—

The bodyguards took the man away, leaving behind the one who was comforting Bai Li, still keeping him company.

“Are you feeling better?”

After a moment, the bodyguard cautiously asked the little kitten sitting on the ground.

Bai Li sniffled and nodded, “Meow meow.”

I’m fine now.

He had been a bit scared, but luckily it was just a false alarm—he hadn’t been taken away, so after calming down, he was okay.

Bai Li used his kitten hypnosis trick, stood up, and politely bowed to the bodyguard in thanks.

“Meow.”

Thank you.

The bodyguard looked a little embarrassed. “No need to thank me. I just happened to be there and lent a hand.”

He didn’t mention that he was sent by Xie Chen—Xie Chen had specifically instructed that the kitten must not find out.

“So, uh… if you’re planning to keep delivering the fish, I’ll go with you.”

The bodyguard glanced at the fish Bai Li was carrying—it hadn’t been delivered yet.Bai Li wanted him to escort him, but was afraid of causing trouble.

“I can pay you.”

The little kitten, who never took advantage of others, earnestly discussed with the bodyguard, “Just think of it as my protection fee. Would that be okay?”

The bodyguard originally didn’t want to accept any money, but seeing the kitten’s serious expression, he figured that if he didn’t take it, the kitten might not let him escort him.

“All right.”

The bodyguard decided to pass the kitten’s protection fee to the boss later.

Just like that, with the bodyguard accompanying him, Bai Li finally felt safe and completed all of his deliveries for the day.

After finishing the deliveries—

At the entrance of the seafood shop, Xie Chen came to pick him up personally.

The bodyguard who had been following Bai Li got a cold glance from Xie Chen and tactfully stepped aside.

“Li Li.”

Xie Chen’s expression seemed no different than usual, but there was clearly emotion hidden in his eyes.

The little kitten, who had almost been taken away in a sack, immediately looked pitiful upon seeing him and begged for a hug.

“Meow, meow meow, meow aoo!”

In the car—

The chubby little kitten sat on Xie Chen’s lap, gesturing to show him how big the sack was.

Xie Chen held his back with one hand, lowering his eyes to listen to the kitten’s complaints.

After the complaints, Bai Li tilted his head up, asking for a comforting kiss.

Chu.

Xie Chen leaned down and kissed the kitten on the head.

“Li Li.”

He held the kitten in his hands and asked, “Do you still dare to deliver fish in the future?”

After this incident on the road, Xie Chen was wondering if the kitten had been scared.

If he truly was scared, then it would be the perfect reason to have him quit and just spend his days playing in the cat café.

“I dare.”

Bai Li wasn’t some cowardly kitten—he wouldn’t give up work so easily.

Xie Chen heard his answer and seemed slightly regretful. But he quickly pushed down that trace of regret and continued speaking with the little kitten.

“Li Li, you may dare to deliver, but I don’t dare to let you go anymore. What if something dangerous happens again—”“It won’t happen.”

Bai Li hurriedly defended, “I won’t run into danger every day. What happened today was just an accident!”

Afraid that Xie Chen wouldn’t let him deliver fish anymore, he anxiously raised his little paw to make a promise.

Xie Chen looked him in the eyes for a while before revealing his intention.

“If you still want to deliver fish, fine—but I want someone to watch over you to ensure your safety.”

Xie Chen planned to move the bodyguard from the shadows into the open.

Upon hearing this, Bai Li only asked, “Hiring someone to watch me—does that cost money?”

“Yes.”

“How much?” Bai Li pressed.

Xie Chen suddenly went silent.

The bodyguards he hired didn’t come cheap.

If the little kitten found out, he’d probably throw a fit on the spot.

“Not much.”

Just as Xie Chen was about to make up a number, the usually easy-to-fool little kitten didn’t listen to him—he lowered his head and searched online right in front of him.

“How much does it cost to hire a bodyguard?”

In this age of the internet, the answer came almost instantly.

Bai Li looked at the four-digit salaries in the results, then looked back at Xie Chen.

“No hiring.”

As expected.

The hard-working little kitten couldn’t bear to spend that much money.

Bai Li patted his hand, signaling him to place him back on his lap.

“Sir, I can be like the other cats and have dogs protect me.”

The dogs working as bodyguards for cats charged less—just needed to be paid in dog food.

Human bodyguards... were too expensive.

Stingy Bai Li refused to hire human bodyguards and wouldn’t let Xie Chen hire one for him either.

Xie Chen agreed out loud, but whether he’d actually listen—well, a certain kitten wouldn’t know.

Night fell.Xie Chen spent more time coaxing the kitten to sleep than ever before.

The reason was simple—today’s kitten was a wronged, pitiful little one.

Xie Chen held the aggrieved kitten in his arms, softly singing to him.

His voice was low and pleasant, enough to ease the kitten into sleep.

Once the snow-white little kitten curled into a fluffy ball and began snoring, Xie Chen carefully propped up the blanket and gently climbed out of bed.

“Boss, we got the information.”

“It was someone from Seafood Street. Some of them were jealous of Boss Liu’s business and had bad intentions.”

“Several seafood shop owners were involved. Their original plan was to capture all the delivery cats, but they never succeeded. The cats always had dogs following behind them, and the moment someone tried to act, the dogs would go wild and charge in.”

Xie Chen frowned slightly as he listened to the bodyguard’s report.

Other shop owners’ jealousy…

If it was just petty revenge from rival merchants, it would be easy to handle.

But Xie Chen was more concerned that someone might go after Li Li because of him.

After all, Xie Chen didn’t have a squeaky-clean reputation out there—over the years, quite a few people had taken a disliking to him.

“Got it.”

Xie Chen said calmly, “From now on, you and Li Hui will follow Li Li.”

“Understood.”

He didn’t say how the man who tried to bag Li Li would be dealt with—but he didn’t have to. His subordinates already knew what to do.

Boss Liu’s seafood shop was the most well-known in the entire seafood market.

Wealthy customers bought seafood almost exclusively from there.

But in the past few days, this famous Seafood Street had undergone major upheaval.

Several store owners who had been running normally were now caught up in various problems.

Some shops had closed, others had changed hands.

Xie Chen held the little kitten in his arms—not riding in a car, but striding boldly past the storefronts of those very shops, one by one.