Chapter 97

Chapter 97

Chapter 97 — First Release on Jinjiang Literature City

With Master Xie coaxing, it’s understandable that the little kitten’s mood improved accordingly.

The director looked around at everyone present, feeling like today’s meal was a bit hard to swallow.

“Xie Chen.”

The actress personally poured a glass of wine and handed it to Xie Chen. “I’m very happy to see you.”

Bai Li looked at the wine being handed over, his mouth no longer tempted by the shrimp fed to him by Xie Chen.

“Meow.”

His chubby little body stood up, pretending to grab the bowl on the table.

Then, with a “plop,” his paws knocked over the wine glass.

Tan Yi: “?”

Alright.

Pretend my Li Li’s acting skills are very good.

The wine glass tipped, liquid flowing off the table and splashing onto Bai Li’s fur.

Xie Chen pressed the little kitten back onto his lap, amused but helpless.

“Don’t worry, I’m not drinking.”

No need for the little kitten to knock it over with his own paw.

He took out a wet wipe and carefully cleaned the paws and fur thoroughly.

The actress, left aside, didn’t react much.

The more indifferent she seemed, the more Tan Yi thought she was deep-minded.

After a while,

Xie Chen finished filling the kitten’s belly and was too lazy to stay longer. “Director, this meal’s on me. We’ll gather again when there’s a chance.”

“Alright.”

The director stood up to see him off. Tan Yi was about to leave but didn’t manage to.

That mixed-race man approached him and whispered something low by his ear."Want to know what relationship Annie has with Xie Chen? I can tell you."

Annie is the name of the actress at the table.

Right after Xie Chen left, Annie followed behind.

In the private room, Tan Yi was held by the man on his shoulder, whispering in his ear, making him very uncomfortable.

"Stay away from me."

Tan Yi gave him an elbow, warning, "Stop touching me."

The man smiled, "Ah Yi, you didn’t act like this when you were coaxing me."

Tan Yi said nothing.

The dinner in the private room was more like no dinner at all. Outside the room, Xie Chen steadily held the little kitten, preparing to take him back to A City.

"Meow, meow meow."

Master, I still have two days of vacation.

Bai Li leaned in Xie Chen’s arms, looking up and asked, "Are you going to date me?"

The word "date" stirred Xie Chen’s emotions slightly.

"Do you know what a date is?" he asked the little kitten.

Bai Li nodded, "I know!"

Hei Ge told him that a date is going out to have fun with someone.

You hold hands, kiss.

For the options after kissing, Hei Ge told him that those are things you have to pay to hear about.

Bai Li originally wanted to pay to hear, but Hei Ge, for some reason, just petted him, didn’t take his money, and didn’t share the rest.

Xie Chen lowered his gaze to look at the little kitten in his arms.

He also realized that he and Li Li have never had a proper date.

"Then when we get back, we will date."

"Mm!"

Bai Li’s beautiful amber eyes sparkled; he was full of anticipation for the date.

Before they even reached the car at the door, Annie caught up.

"Xie Chen, take me with you."

Annie said straightforwardly, "I want to stay with you a little longer."

"No need."Before the little kitten in his arms could fluff up, Xie Chen had already refused her.

“Annie, I don’t want my Li Li to get jealous.”

“Jealous?”

Annie smiled, “We’ve known each other much longer than you’ve known that Li Li. Besides, we haven’t done anything. If he gets jealous, wouldn’t that just make him look petty?”

At these words, Xie Chen pondered for a few seconds.

“Annie, do you know someone named Bai Liu?”

Annie was stunned: “No, I don’t.”

“You two should get to know each other,” Xie Chen said, his tone surprisingly sincere, “Bai Liu could be your teacher.”

In terms of language arts, Annie was still a bit behind Bai Li’s sixth brother.

Annie didn’t understand what he meant, and Xie Chen didn’t want to keep entangling with her.

“It’s late, goodbye.”

Xie Chen turned and left. Seeing this, Annie finally gave up the useless struggle.

“Don’t you want to know the whereabouts of your parents?”

Annie threw out a heavy piece of news: “I have a lead.”

This time,

It was Bai Li who stretched out his little paw and grabbed Xie Chen.

“Meow!”

Master, listen to her.

The petty little cat was not stubborn at all when it came to matters concerning his master.

He knew that his master was looking for his missing parents.

Xie Chen stopped and looked back at Annie.

Annie’s eyes smiled, as if his reaction was exactly what she expected.

“I want to know their whereabouts.”

Xie Chen gave Annie a cold glare, his tone indifferent: “But I don’t want to be blackmailed.”

What he hated most was being blackmailed.

The smile in Annie’s eyes disappeared.

Xie Chen continued carrying Bai Li and never looked back or said anything more to Annie.In the car.

Bai Li raised his paw to rub his face, a bit worried: “Master, she has news.”

He still didn’t want Xie Chen to miss the information.

Xie Chen patted his head, soothing him: “Be good, don’t worry.”

“As for the whereabouts of my parents, I actually already have a lead.”

Before his parents went missing, they were always outside, going to scenic places, traveling back and forth between domestic and international locations.

Xie Chen had investigated for a long time and found a clue.

Annie’s side…

He didn’t need to be threatened to know what clues she held.

Bai Li was comforted by Xie Chen, shook his head, and stopped thinking about what had just happened.

“Meow?”

As the car just started moving, the drowsy little kitten suddenly realized a serious problem.

Where is my third brother!

My third brother, who is so big and so handsome!

Xie Chen also hadn’t expected Tan Yi not to follow him out, and he frowned.

“I’ll call Tan Yi.”

He made the call, but no one answered.

Bai Li didn’t give up; using his little paw, he pressed the dial button several times.

Finally, the call connected.

Tan Yi’s voice was a bit hoarse: “Li Li, you and Xie Chen go back first.”

“My crew still has a few days of filming left; I’ll come find you after it’s done.”

Bai Li was stunned.

“Third brother.”

He thought of the man in the private room and anxiously said, “There’s also the bad Third Sister-in-law there, will she bully you?”

The bad Third Sister-in-law is taller than his third brother, and looks stronger in build.

Third brother is pretty weak; among all the cats except him, he can’t win a fight with anyone!

Even the lazy Fourth Brother, third brother can’t beat him.

Bai Li worried about his third brother, but Tan Yi comforted him and promised he would be fine.The call ended.

Bai Li sighed worriedly.

“Master, do you think my third brother will suffer losses?”

“Yes.”

After answering, Xie Chen proactively gave the little kitten an idea: “Your Fourth Brother isn’t busy all day, right? You can ask your Fourth Brother to help your third brother.”

Bai Xiao Liu was soaking in the lab and posed no threat to Xie Chen for the time being.

Only Bai Lao Si, who occasionally took Li Li away by the scruff, made Xie Chen feel wary.

“Then I’ll find Fourth Brother now!”

Bai Li thought this was a great idea; Fourth Brother could change places, sleeping while watching over Third Brother.

Xie Chen quietly arranged for Bai Lao Si, and even received praise from the little kitten—this could be called a win-win.

When the car arrived at the villa, it was past midnight.

Bai Li had long been fast asleep in Xie Chen’s arms, not knowing when he was carried out of the car.

It was too late.

Xie Chen didn’t give him a bath; only after waking the next day did he put him in the bathtub to clean him up.

“Master, I won’t turn into a cat today.”

Coming out of the bathroom, the snow-white little kitten said this, then with a plop transformed into a handsome youth.

The youth sat on the bed, swinging his white, straight legs, causing Xie Chen to look away.

“Li Li, didn’t I tell you? You need to inform me in advance before transforming.”

Xie Chen turned his back, calming his slightly erratic breathing, and opened the wardrobe to pick clothes.

Bai Li blinked, staring at Master’s back.

“I told you.”

He said righteously, “I told you, I’m not turning into a cat today.”

Xie Chen pressed his temple.

The little kitten just said that and transformed into a human, not giving him any time to react…

If this keeps going, he’s definitely going to become a beast.

Xie Chen suppressed all the messy thoughts, took out clothes, and helped Bai Li dress one piece at a time.

It was winter now, and it was getting colder outside day by day.Bai Li finished putting on his warm autumn underwear, then suddenly furrowed his brow.

“Master.”

He tugged at the fleece-lined autumn pants and asked Xie Chen with a serious expression, “Why don’t you wear autumn pants?”

Xie Chen: “…”

Xie Chen’s hand stopped while putting on Bai Li’s socks.

Bai Li looked at him, still waiting for an answer.

Xie Chen, not wearing autumn pants, stared at his little kitten for a few seconds, his mind racing, trying to steer the topic away from autumn pants.

But he couldn’t.

The little kitten kicked his chubby feet, not letting him properly put on the socks.

“Master, Master, why don’t you wear autumn pants?”

“If you don’t wear autumn pants, your legs will hurt, you’ll get rheumatism, and you’ll walk poorly.”

“Master, you have to wear autumn pants too.”

Amid the little kitten’s persistent autumn pants topic, Xie Chen closed his eyes and finally gave in.

“Alright.”

Never having worn autumn pants before, Xie Chen reluctantly put on autumn pants to please his little kitten.

“Looks good!”

Bai Li looked at the autumn pants, the same color as his own, very satisfied.

Seeing him calm down, Xie Chen finally managed to put the thick, fluffy socks on his feet.

The two were going on a date outside today.

Bai Li purposely brought a whole bag of money to spend lavishly on Master.

At the villa where Tan Yi was, Meimei and the others sat on the floor, which was covered with a soft blanket.

“Meimei.”

Dian Dian, who often scavenged outside, was tidying up the junk he had collected.

Halfway through tidying, Dian Dian deliberately dug out a small note and gave it to Meimei.

“I just remembered, this is big brother’s note. He accidentally dropped it in the box.”

Dian Dian loved sleeping in cardboard boxes, so he was also the one who found the little note Bai Li lost.

After picking it up, he had wanted to give it to big brother, but kept forgetting.

Just now, while cleaning up, he suddenly remembered.Meimei took the note and kept it: “Big brother went on a date. When he comes back, I’ll give him the note.”

“Mm-hmm!”

The little kittens continued tidying up the junk, while outside Bai Li held Xie Chen’s hand, happily on their date.

“Third brother said last time he’d take me to the amusement park.”

Bai Li swung Xie Chen’s big hand and said, “But he’s so busy, he hasn’t taken me out yet.”

Xie Chen squeezed his palm: “From now on, wherever you want to go, I’ll take you.”

The crowd at the amusement park was still fairly normal.

Xie Chen bought cotton candy, fried skewers, and various snacks at small stalls.

Bai Li was in charge of eating, while Xie Chen bought tickets for some activities in the park.

“Li Li, want to go to the haunted house?”