Li Wan wasn’t as averse as Xixi.

Although she was quite cat-like now, most of the time she still thought of herself roughly as a human, so she wasn’t as afraid of water as Xixi was.

Watching the fish swimming leisurely in the pond below, occasionally poking their heads out to tease her a little, she actually felt a bit eager to try.

—Oh wow! This looks so much fun!!

Li Wan flicked her tail toward the two humans on the other side and meowed twice, signaling that she was willing to step up and ‘rescue’ the two silly humans.

Du Qingqing was amused by the way she held herself so proudly. “Brother Chi, is Wanwan trying to say she wants to give it a try?”

Chi Yan didn’t immediately agree.

The pond was too deep; even a little kitten could get into trouble.

Besides, if she accidentally fell in, there was no dryer around here, and the cat could catch a cold.

But in the next moment, the cameraman seemed to understand what he was worried about and cheerfully brought over a pet hair dryer: “Teacher Chi, don’t worry! If the kitten falls in, we can immediately scoop her out with a net and dry her fur!”

Chi Yan and Du Qingqing: “……”

As expected, the production team had everything planned.

Even after he said that, Chi Yan had no reason to refuse. Before he could even go over to help Li Wan untangle the leash, the kitten tugged her head, and the leash came off by itself.

“?!!!”

【??!!?】

【Wait, so what’s the point of the leash?!】

【Oh my god, that was so dangerous! I knew Chi Yan didn’t really like the kitten, there’s no way this leash could hold her!】

【If Wanwan had run into trouble on her way over and pulled free from the leash in panic… I don’t even want to imagine the consequences!!!】

【Abuse! This is definitely abuse!!】

【Ah, can some top celebrity fans stop pretending to be bystanders? We have eyes too, geez.】

【Why always target our Brother Chi? The leash was prepared by the production team, and Brother Chi even checked its sturdiness beforehand!】

【Why else? Isn’t it just they’re jealous that Brother Chi is popular on this show?】

This wasn’t untrue. On the production team’s Weibo poll for ‘most popular group,’ Chi Yan skyrocketed to first place thanks to the popularity of the kitten, Wanwan.

【Hahaha, I think you’re overthinking it. Clearly the kitten is cooperating willingly.】

【Kitten: I’m tying myself, hehe.】

Actually, in a way, the comments correctly guessed what the kitten was thinking.

She wasn’t going anywhere; the leash was mostly just for show for the humans.

Li Wan bounced over to her human and rubbed against his pant leg reassuringly.

*Meow meow meow!*

—”Don’t worry, Master Cat will save you!”

Chi Yan squatted down and patted her head. “Aren’t you scared?”

Li Wan shook her little head, spinning it like a windmill.

As if a cat of her stature could be scared!!

“……”

Alright then.

Du Qingqing, laughing, scratched the kitten under her chin and then stepped aside to watch Li Wan take action.

Li Wan chose a spot very close to the water.

The fish in this pond were probably unaccustomed to human interference. If they hadn’t heard the commotion outside, they liked to swim in the shallow areas.

The little kitten focused on the water’s surface, lowered herself silently, her whiskers twitched, and her paws struck so fast it was almost invisible!

The next moment—

“Oh my!!”

“The kitten is amazing!!”

“Cat hero!!”

Du Qingqing cheered loudly.

Li Wan proudly walked back with a fish almost as big as her own body. Even Chi Yan’s eyes showed a hint of a smile.

“Good cat.”

As usual, he patted her head, trying to flatter the cat with his limited vocabulary.

Li Wan was thrilled, her tail swishing leisurely, enjoying the rare human’s praise. Then she flicked her ears and turned to Xixi: *Meow! Meow!!*

—”Look at me! Look at the fish I caught!!”

Xixi hummed softly and turned its head away.

But it was actually a little envious. That little kitten had so much courage—no fear of water—something it could never manage.

Every time it saw so much water, it remembered being forced into water by mischievous kids when it was a stray.

At that time, it even thought it might die.

Luckily, the production team rescued it and delivered it to Mama Qingqing.

Xixi exhaled slowly, and suddenly sensed something. It turned and met the gentle gaze of Mama Qingqing.

She seemed worried that it was scared.

In that instant, the cat’s little heart felt bathed in sunlight. Its fur-face flushed bright red as it buried its head in its paws in a futile attempt to hide it.

Li Wan didn’t see this. She continued catching fish.

The fish were foolish, and she caught several in succession before the smaller ones stopped coming over.

She moved to another spot and crouched, but it wasn’t as easy as before. Smaller fish didn’t want to approach.

No choice. Her human hadn’t finished his task anyway!

Her two-legger is hers to pamper!!

Li Wan set her sights on a bigger fish nearby. After crouching for a while, the fish relaxed, thinking she wouldn’t do anything. Then she struck—

Another perfect catch!

But this one wasn’t as smooth.

The fish was bigger than her entire cat body. No matter how wide she opened her mouth, she couldn’t control it.

The fish, startled, thrashed its tail instinctively, trying to return to the water. Li Wan, being just a tiny kitten, wasn’t prepared. She was knocked off balance and went straight into the water!

*Meow!!!*

—”Help!!!”

Chi Yan was startled and quickly rushed with a fishing net to save her.

Li Wan paddled towards his net in a doggy-paddle style, but before she got close—maybe because she had tried to catch that fish earlier and it held a grudge—it charged straight at her!!

Little Cat : “!!!!”

🙀

She didn’t even think about calling for help from the humans; she just changed direction mid-paddle. After being chased around the pond by the fish, she finally clambered ashore in a fluster.

Li Wan immediately leapt into her human’s arms, looking terrified: *Meow meow meow!!*

She had never known that fish could be so scary!!

Its mouth was bigger than her cat head!!!

Chi Yan somehow understood her words. Although a little worried, at this moment he: “…pfft.”

He couldn’t help it and let out a low laugh.

Li Wan: “?!!!”

No conscience at all! And you’re laughing!!

Next to them, Du Qingqing couldn’t stop laughing either: “No way, Wanwan is just too cute!!!

“Hahaha… uh, Wanwan, Mama Qingqing mom didn’t mean it that way. She just meant she’s really worried about you, haha.”

Li Wan’s eyes instantly became even more plaintive.

😿

【…Even though I probably shouldn’t, I really want to laugh hahahahaha】

【Where else do you see a kitten being chased around a whole pond by a fish hahahaha】

【This is killing me hahahahahaha】

【Wanwan the cat is too cute!!】

【I really don’t understand how you can laugh, Wanwan was in so much danger, and she was still working hard for the team’s score】

【Look at Xixi next to her】

【? In this day and age, people still lead a mob against a cat? Xixi is obviously afraid of water, right?】

【If you’re afraid of water, just stay aside, really ridiculous】

【???】

Of course, Li Wan and the others had no idea what the online comments were saying.

The little cat shook off her fur, splashing her human with water in the process, and calmly walked into the dryer.

In no time, her fur became fluffy again, like a perfect white cotton candy.

But now, the task still wasn’t complete.

Li Wan padded around the pond, looking for a place to continue catching fish.

But after what had just happened, she was clearly a little scared of the fish’s big mouths; whenever a fish opened its mouth toward her, she instinctively stepped back.

Du Qingqing looked on sympathetically: “Why don’t we just use the net? Catch as many as you can. If we can’t finish the task, that’s fine.”

Chi Yan thought the same. He lifted the little cat and placed her on top of the dryer, patting her head: “You stay here.”

Li Wan: *Meow?*

—”But what about the task?”

At that moment, Xixi actually let out a cat call: *Meow.*

Everyone looked at it. The large Maine Coon, feeling a bit embarrassed, awkwardly avoided their gaze: *Meow, meow.*

—“Let go of me, I’ll catch the fish.”

Du Qingqing didn’t understand, thinking he might be uncomfortable: “What’s wrong, Xixi?”

Xixi looked troubled and turned to Li Wan: “Help me untie this stupid rope.”

Li Wan blinked: “But you’re afraid of water, right? It’s okay, I can go back in and catch the fish later!”

The Maine Coon ignored her.

It had its pride.

If a tiny few-month-old kitten could catch fish, it couldn’t just stand there and watch.

It couldn’t let Mama Qingqing down.

Seeing its determination, Li Wan eventually went to untie its harness.

The Maine Coon was much bigger than her. Standing up, it was like a small mountain. But it really was afraid of water, so it stood at the pond edge for a long time before finally overcoming its fear.

When catching fish, it was very careful, afraid of getting wet.

But after all, it was a stray adult cat with plenty of hunting experience, and soon it caught one fish, then another, much faster than Li Wan.

In the end, their team was the first among the three groups to complete the task.

【See, see, the cats really are the strongest!!】

【Our Xixi did well too! Thanks to Wanwan for helping our Xixi overcome its fear!!】

That afternoon, the two humans went into the city together to buy gifts for the cats.

The city mall was crowded, so it wasn’t convenient to bring the two cats along. They were left in the villa.

With no guests around and few people paying attention, Xixi sprawled on the cat tree for a nap, while Li Wan twitched her ears and quietly returned to her room, transformed back into human form, and checked the live broadcast on her phone.

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Li Wan leaned in and sniffed lightly, then, showing clear disgust, stepped back several times.

Just plain grass, no meaty smell at all. Bad review!

Zhou Jia laughed heartily. Seeing her frown like that was extremely cute. He looked around to make sure no one was nearby and wanted to lean in closer to nuzzle her.

He didn’t know what the difference would be between nuzzling a kitten and a bunny.

He looked a bit excited.

Li Wan could tell what he was thinking.

Back in college, she had classmates who were cat fanatics just like this. Ignoring the kitten’s wishes, trying to forcibly press their big heads into the kitten’s soft belly, or shove the kitten’s fluffy head into their mouths.

Very perverted.

The cat was disgusted.

But Zhou Jia wasn’t so annoying. Just now, he had generously shared his own food with her, ignoring Yueya’s protests.

Li Wan thought for a moment and decided to tolerate this human for now, even if he lacked the kind of merciful instinct a small animal might show toward humans.

However…

Before Zhou Jia could get any closer, he felt the back of his collar tighten and was suddenly yanked away by some mysterious force.

…At the same time, he felt a chill on his back.

Zhou Jia was dumbfounded. Once he realized what happened, he slowly tried to turn his head to look, but the little kitten had already recognized the person and now spoke in a soft, delicate voice: *Meow meow meow!*

—”Good morning, butler!”

Chi Yan’s cold gaze shifted from the little kitten, who liked to flirt everywhere, to Zhou Jia.

“Don’t nuzzle her.
“Not bathed, dirty.”

Zhou Jia froze.

He didn’t think much at first, assuming the ‘not bathed, dirty’ was about the kitten. When he thought so, he felt genuinely touched.

—Wuwuwu, I didn’t expect Movie Emperor Chi, who speaks so little, to actually be such a warm-hearted person!
—He’s really concerned about me!!!

Immediately, his eyes sparkled like stars as he looked at the man.

The little kitten, vaguely guessing what this foolish two-legger was actually thinking, thought: “……”

Forget it.

As long as you’re happy.

【Hahahahaha, am I the only one who finds this funny?!!】

【Zhou Jia: touched.jpg, so this is what kind of a good person Brother Chi really is!】

【The reality of Chi Yan: disgusting human, stay away from my cat!!】

Chi Yan ignored Zhou Jia, whose thought process was too bizarre, and simply picked up the little kitten by the scruff.

The little kitten tensed up, instinctively trying to struggle, but as soon as she moved, her heterochromatic eyes met the dark, deep gaze of her butler.

Meow!

Is it any wonder this is scary!!

Chi Yan’s tone was calm: “He’s male. You’re already a grown cat. You need to understand the difference between males and females.”

Li Wan : “???”

So… this is your reason for picking up the little kitten by the scruff, you awful human?!

She was very displeased, meowing loudly and waving her little claws, determined to let this ignorant human know how formidable a little kitten could be.

But before she could act, the human continued speaking: “Other than me, you must keep your distance from all other male creatures.”

The man lowered his gaze, staring at her very intently.

For some reason, when Li Wan met those peach-blossom eyes again, she inexplicably quieted down.

Fine.

She was raising this two-legger while observing that, although he looked strong and tall, inside that body was a very fragile soul.

Just as the original novel said.

Chi Yan became a Movie Emperor, seemingly having everything, but deep down, he was no different from the pitiable little stray who survived only thanks to handouts from neighbors after losing his parents.

Thus, he has an almost obsessive possessiveness over things he knows are truly his.

Just like in the original novel, which Li Wan had just said.

He considered the little kitten as ‘his,’ and even risked his own life on the variety show to save her.

Right now, he was just jealous.

The little kitten was already mature and needed to learn to tolerate the childish human she raised.

Thinking of this, Li Wan relaxed her body slowly. She let out two *meow*s to signal the two-legger to put her down, then voluntarily climbed up the man’s body, eventually resting on Chi Yan’s shoulder and rubbing her soft head against the side of his face.

*Meow.*

—”Fine.”

This Master Cat generously permits it.

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Today, the show crew assigned a task: labor in nearby villages to earn a reward and then use the reward to buy a small gift for the animals.

The labor tasks were done in groups.

Li Wan and Xizi, the two cats, teamed up with their two-leggers to catch fish, while the dogs Qiu Tian and Dahuang, along with their owners, helped the villagers carry vegetables.

As for the lone pair, the bunny Yueya and Zhou Jia, they were responsible for helping the villagers cut grass.

Zhou Jia seemed quite optimistic about this. He said, “I’ve cut grass once while cooking before, so it doesn’t seem too difficult.”

Bunny Yueya, holding half a small carrot and nibbling on it, agreed.

The only ones less pleased were Fu Shilin’s group.

Fu Shilin was furious, glaring at Chi Yan constantly while the livestream camera followed him.

—Bastard, bastard, bastard!!!

If Chi Yan hadn’t taken the cat that should have been his, he and Du Qingqing would be in a group right now!

Working together, going shopping together to buy gifts for the cats! What a perfect opportunity to bond!!!

He was so angry he felt like his teeth would shatter!!!

Beside him, Li Xiaoyun’s mind was full of images of Fu Shilin bullying Qiu Tian. She worried that Dahuang would offend this young master if anything went wrong, causing untold trouble. She wished she could just pick up Dahuang and flee far away from Fu Shilin!

Seeing her like this, Fu Shilin was even more furious: “……”

Even more enraged!!!

【No, I don’t understand. Everything from before has already been clarified, does Li Xiaoyun really have to treat our A’Lin like this?】

【LOL, the abuser’s fans are asking the dog owners not to be afraid.】

【Hahaha, don’t be so vicious, upstairs.】

【Uh… my take is, only the fans still believe that fake clarification from before about Fu Shilin. Anyone with eyes can see. If he really hadn’t abused dogs, why would every guest on the show consciously avoid letting their pets near him?】

【What’s the problem? Isn’t this the whole production team bullying our A’Lin?】

【Isolating our A’Lin… disgusting!】

【Ah…】

【Honestly, I suspect Fu Shilin put a curse on his fans. If it were anyone else, they’d have been labeled a bad celebrity long ago. Only Fu Shilin is still hopping around like this.】

【Upstairs, don’t you see his surname? The Fu Corporation is still going strong. With his family’s wealth, setting up a dedicated agency just to promote him is no problem at all.】

【Ah, what a messed-up world!!!】

Of course, Li Wan and the others had no idea what the comments on the stream were saying. They packed up and set off.

Li Wan wasn’t like an ordinary kitten. She wasn’t afraid of the outside world at all. Xixi was naturally timid, but with her there, listening to the kitten endlessly ‘chattering,’ it was so annoyed it temporarily forgot to be scared.

So they didn’t bring anything else—just the leashes for the kittens—and headed out.

The production team had chosen a good location. The path was smooth cement, the sunlight pleasant. Beside the path were mulberry trees and fish ponds, with the air carrying the scent of wildflowers.

They walked along leisurely.

【The director really knows how to shoot this. It feels like my whole being is purified.】

【Beautiful cats, beautiful people, beautiful scenery… ah, love it!】

【Feels like I’ve returned to before I became a venomous woman… so dreamy.】

【But family, looking at this, the CP vibe between Chi Yan and Du Qingqing isn’t as strong as that of the two kittens🍵】

【Wuwuwuwuwu, upstairs you villain, breaking my CP!!】

【I think they’d make good friends. Their personalities seem really easygoing, but as a couple, maybe not that sparkly.】

However, this relaxed atmosphere didn’t last long. They were soon led by staff to the fish pond, where the pond owner was already waiting.

Seeing them arrive, the pond owner’s face practically split into a smile: “Your production team is great. We’ve been so busy harvesting fish lately. Thanks for taking the time to help.”

After brief greetings, he explained the rules: “Your task is to catch fifty jin¹ of fish this morning. You can use our nets, and if you think they’re not convenient, you can use other methods. Up to you.

“If you catch enough, each person and cat pair will get a 200-yuan reward. If not, pay will be proportional.”

He patted the two humans on the shoulders and quickly slipped away.

Chi Yan and Du Qingqing exchanged a glance.

“Shall we start now?”

Chi Yan nodded.

They tied the two kittens to a nearby mulberry tree to prevent them from running off.

But in reality, this was entirely unnecessary. Li Wan wanted to watch how the humans would catch fish, and Xixi, being naturally a little afraid of water, worriedly watched its human Du Qingqing.

Neither human had done this kind of work before. Clumsily handling the nets, half an hour passed, and they’d only caught a single tiny, clumsy fish—not even weighing a jin.

The pond owner had said these fish were for sale, but they were too small. Chi Yan and Du Qingqing exchanged a helpless look and released the little fish back into the pond.

Du Qingqing: “I finally understand why the pond owner said we could change tools for fishing.”

Chi Yan also looked a bit helpless.

Even knowing this, there was nothing they could do. The only available tool was the net. To switch tools, they’d have to strip down and go into the water to catch the fish by hand.

The problem was, they had no skills for that either. Even in the water, they might not catch anything.

Du Qingqing paused, then joked: “I feel just like a crippled clumsy cat—looking at the fish, wanting to eat, but can’t catch them.”

Wait…

Cat?!

Both humans seemed to realize something at the same time and simultaneously looked at the two cats nearby.

There’s no way the production team would be that cruel. This task must be for the kittens, right?!

Li Wan noticed the humans looking at her, *Meow meow meow?*

—”What are they thinking?”

Xixi frowned, speaking in a peculiar tone: “There’s no way they mean for us to go catch the fish ourselves, right…”

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1. In China, a ‘jīn(斤)’ is standardized as 500 grams (about 1.1 pounds). ↩︎

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Li Wan was scrolling through her phone, occasionally lifting her head to stealthily observe Chi Yan, only relaxing slightly when she confirmed he hadn’t noticed her.

Cola, fried chicken, and burger! Not a single one missing!!

Meow meow meow!!!

In fact, the unkind butler had always been strict with her about these things—probably because a kitten’s stomach is far more fragile than a human’s, and a small mistake could make her sick. That’s why Chi Yan never allowed her to eat these foods.

But it didn’t matter.

The little kitten had already secretly ordered them.

She didn’t believe that when the delivery arrived, the awful human would confiscate it and not let her have a single bite!!

Thinking about the delicious junk food made her even happier. Dressed in a short-sleeved top and shorts, she lay on Chi Yan’s bed, leaning forward, her porcelain-white thighs exposed, her calves swinging leisurely like the little kitten’s black-tipped tail.

She thought Chi Yan was completely unaware.

But in reality, every time she secretly lifted her head to watch him, he caught her in the act.

Still, he didn’t intervene.

Everything the little kitten was thinking was written clearly across her face.

That nervous expression, he wouldn’t believe it if someone told him it wasn’t about the small act of secretly ordering junk food.

He wasn’t some especially cruel person.

Now that the kitten had turned into a human, eating junk food was no longer as harmful as it had been before, so he wouldn’t fuss over it occasionally.

But he didn’t expose her either.

Simply put:

The little kitten being sneaky and mischievous was actually quite cute.

Even though she was maintaining a human form, her behavior made him think of that little snow-white kitten, peeking from under the table with those clear, heterochromatic eyes.

Cute.

Clumsy and silly.

Realizing she’d been caught by the human, she tried to hide her ears by pressing them down, but her head didn’t budge.

Chi Yan watched, a faint smile in his peach-blossom eyes, casually flipping a page of the script he hadn’t even been looking at.

Might as well play along. After all, the cat he raised was a bit dumb.

When the delivery arrived, the rider called him, followed by the staff, saying it would be delivered soon.

While he was on the phone, the girl on the bed kept scrolling through her phone hurriedly, though it was obvious she wasn’t paying any attention.

Chi Yan chuckled.

Soon the doorbell rang.

The little kitten clearly wanted to rush and snatch the food, but she was still partially rational, noticing his gaze and pretending to slowly bury her head in the blanket.

—Meow.

The little kitten was so obedient!

Chi Yan brought in the delivery and placed it on the coffee table. Watching that gluttonous little cat, a playful idea sprang to mind. He decided to tease her.

He raised an eyebrow, looking down at the bag of junk food, “You only ordered this?”

Li Wan’s body stiffened.

Cats are smart enough to know when to back down; instantly, she froze, slowly pressing herself deeper into the blanket as if to hide.

As if Chi Yan couldn’t see her, he couldn’t scold her.

“…”

This time, Chi Yan was genuinely amused, letting out a low chuckle. Finally, in an act of mercy, he said, “Alright. Go ahead and eat.”

“!!!”

The little kitten popped her head up instantly! Eyes sparkling like stars!

Chi Yan sighed, “It’s just an occasional treat. You’re not a cat anymore; I’m not going to be that strict.”

But the little kitten didn’t hear him at all. She rushed straight toward the delivery bag.

She seemed to forget that she was now human. Looking at her, it was impossible to doubt that inside her body was the soul of a kitten.

Chi Yan’s smile deepened.

Now he finally understood why people always recommend that emotionally troubled individuals get a pet.

Wuwuwu T_AT!!

So delicious!!!

Back at her uncle’s house, Li Wan had to act mature, spend frugally, and use her uncle’s money sparingly to avoid displeasing him and reduce family quarrels.

But things were different with Chi Yan!!

Even though they weren’t related, Li Wan felt that her two-legger pet wouldn’t reject her just because she spent a bit more money!!

Besides!

This was the protection fee paid by the two-legger! The little kitten was working hard to protect him! Two-legger protection fees are deserved!

All this delicious food was hers!! Wuwuwuwu!!!

After a while, she finally realized something and looked up, meeting the deep peach-blossom eyes of her two-legger, filled with amusement.

For some reason, even though she had eaten many meals in front of Chi Yan before, she still felt a bit embarrassed now.

*Sobs*.

The little kitten could get shy too!

She thought for a moment and pushed the box of chicken wings toward the two-legger, “Meow.”

Then she realized, of course, that the two-legger couldn’t understand her cat language. Very considerately, he explained, “Here, for you.”

Chi Yan was about to refuse, but then heard the little kitten timidly add, “Um… I ordered too much.”

She can’t finish it all (●.●)

Chi Yan sighed, finally sitting on the sofa himself.

He hadn’t eaten such food in a long time.

After his biological mother abandoned him and he returned alone to his maternal home, his food had come only from kind neighbors’ handouts.

He had truly grown up on food given by others.

Many children had gone crazy for fast food in their childhood; before his family fell apart, he had been one of them.

But after that…

No matter how delicious something is, once it’s cold or spoiled, it won’t taste good.

But at that time, he had no choice.

Later, when he grew up and had the ability to work and support himself, and even later when he entered the entertainment industry and became a Movie Emperor, he never actively bought these kinds of food to eat again.

Not because he thought they tasted bad or were unhealthy. He had eaten far unhealthier things before.

It’s just that whenever he ate them, he would always remember the time when he was semi-homeless.

It was too miserable.

Even after becoming a world-renowned, admired Movie Emperor, he couldn’t bear to face those dark memories.

But now…

The lights were bright and warm, and on the other side of the coffee table, the girl’s heterochromatic eyes were clear and shining, a world apart from before.

The food was the same, the person was the same, only the place had changed.

One was heaven, the other, hell.

He picked up a piece of fried chicken with a disposable chopstick.

It wasn’t the cold, spoiled taste he remembered.

It smelled delicious, crispy on the outside and tender inside.

Even better with ketchup.

Up until now, Chi Yan realized for the first time that when you order fried chicken, you could actually dip it in ketchup yourself.

Oh, so that’s how it is.

The little cat was watching him cautiously from across the table. Seeing his expression was a bit odd, she tilted her head and whispered.

“What’s wrong?
“If you don’t like it, just leave it.”

This way, the little cat would have an excuse to eat it again tomorrow morning!!

Her eyes couldn’t help but glimmer with hope, but the merciless human seemed to see through her thoughts and kept taking piece after piece, eating happily.

Li Wan: *whimpering* Q_AQ

Even the original novel didn’t say that the villain liked junk food!

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The room was so warm it made one want to sink into it, but in the hallway outside, the staff hadn’t returned to their quarters yet.

He was lost in thought.

Earlier, when he delivered takeout to Teacher Chi, he thought he had seen another… girl? Apart from Teacher Chi, in the room?

And she was wearing pajamas.

But…

This was during the variety show recording. Except for the cameras in the guests’ rooms being off, the rest of the villa was filled with cameras everywhere to accurately capture the movements of the guests and the animals—they were everywhere like a sieve!

No woman could possibly sneak past all the cameras and enter Teacher Chi’s room!

The staff member’s mind spun, thinking quickly, then jumped to another possibility.

The takeout he delivered earlier was from McDonald’s.

Was Teacher Chi also a McDonald’s devotee? Otherwise, why would he order McDonald’s in the middle of the night?!

But on second thought, that didn’t seem right.

With that face, Teacher Chi looked more like someone who belonged in a TV scene eating steak or French escargot—not McDonald’s delivery.

Ah…

It couldn’t possibly be a ghost, right?!

The thought sent chills down the staff member’s spine, making it feel as if a cold wind was blowing behind him.

He shivered and ran downstairs as fast as he could.

Too scary!!!

He whimpered, swearing never to work a night shift again!!

【Hahaha, the crew member saw something and ran away in horror?】

【Heh, I bet he was afraid of being assassinated by our Brother Chi.】

【Ah, but honestly…】

【I never would have imagined that someone like Brother Chi would really order junk food at midnight.】

【!!】

【Don’t insult my fried chicken and burgers!! Hail McDonald’s!】

Li Wan didn’t know how much of a stir her takeout had caused online.

The little cat didn’t sleep the same way humans do, with long, uninterrupted stretches of time. Since her human slept fitfully, the little cat, in cat form, generously stayed up with him for a while.

But when she woke, it still wasn’t daylight.

She leaned over and sniffed Chi Yan’s nose, confirming he was still asleep soundly. Feeling a bit bored, she padded over, nudged the room door open with her fluffy round head, and went out.

By now, the director and crew were already in position downstairs. Seeing Li Wan come down, the director opened a can for her and greeted her with a smile: “Good morning, Wanwan!”

The little cat flicked the tip of her dark tail and gave a small, cold, cat-only response, then went to sniff the cat bowl.

It smelled quite good.

But the little cat had eaten junk food last night, and compared to that, this aroma was nothing.

So she ate lazily, took two bites, then leapt two steps onto the cat tree, leaving the mortals below with a fluffy but unattainable back.

Following her downstairs was Zhou Jia.

Zhou Jia carried his rabbit, Yueya, yawning as he walked, looking rather amusing.

When feeding the rabbit some grass, he looked up and met a pair of heterochromatic eyes. The little cat was intently staring at the grass in the rabbit’s mouth, seemingly curious about its taste.

Zhou Jia’s interest piqued. “Haha, Wanwan wants some too?”

As he spoke, he actually pulled out a piece of grass from the rabbit’s mouth and held it out to Li Wan.

---

So now, the competition order was: Fu Shilin, Du Qingqing, Chi Yan, Zhou Jia, Li Xiaoyun.

The competition was quickly announced to start.

Fu Shilin’s relationship with his dog Qiu Tian remained the same as before. When the staff pretended to hit him with an inflatable hammer, Qiu Tian ignored him completely and wandered off to the other side to eat some freeze-dried food.

Fu Shilin’s face turned deathly pale again. He lowered his voice and shouted, “Qiu Tian.”

Qiu Tian’s ears twitched, indicating that it had heard him, but it showed no intention of coming to rescue him.

【Folks, this is solid proof that Fu Shilin and Qiu Tian don’t get along】

【LOL, everyone knows how Fu Shilin treats dogs, it’s normal for the dog to ignore him】

【Ugh, seriously, why won’t the show just switch the dog? This one clearly doesn’t like our A’Lin!!】

【Exactly! This dog doesn’t deserve to be on the show with A’Lin!!】

【Haha, folks, people are actually blaming a dog for this, unbelievable】

—This beast!!

Seeing Qiu Tian give him no face, Fu Shilin was about to explode with anger!

As expected, beasts are just beasts! Afraid of triggering another ‘abusing the dog’ scandal, he hadn’t used the electric collar on Qiu Tian during this round.

Unexpectedly, without the collar threatening it, the dog really didn’t recognize him at all!!!

Fu Shilin was furious, thinking that he should have just gotten rid of this dog and gotten a new one for the show.

But in front of the camera, he still forced himself to look sad, facing the camera: “It’s okay. I know what happened before was my fault. Qiu Tian has been hurt, so it’s understandable that it won’t trust me immediately.”

The director looked away, clearly not wanting to watch.

But some viewers in the live comments actually bought it:

【Waaah, don’t be sad, brother, it’s just a beast, it doesn’t deserve this Q_AQ】

【Fu Shilin didn’t even know about the collar issue before, and he’s already been good to the dog, why is it still so cold?】

【Fu Shilin is so fake, I really don’t get why anyone likes him】

【Animals can sense intentions clearly, they’re sensitive; if it doesn’t like Fu Shilin, there’s no need for anyone to explain】

Li Wan observed all the guests’ expressions.

It seemed no one believed Fu Shilin; some even found his fake tone slightly amusing.

Like Li Xiaoyun.

A smile almost spilled across her face, but she quickly lowered her eyes, pretending to look at Dahuang to hide it.

It was easy to imagine that online reviews of Fu Shilin probably weren’t as perfect as in the original story.

After all, even if Fu Shilin had a strong ‘male lead aura,’ people in this world had brains. They might be fooled for a moment, but if the facts were right in front of them, they wouldn’t keep insisting stubbornly.

But thinking of her own two-legger in the original novel, who was criticized by the plot despite doing nothing, little kitten’s face showed displeasure.

Li Wan stomped her foot, pushing her cat ears under butler’s hand, signaling him to pet her, and glared fiercely at Fu Shilin with her round eyes.

Hmph!

(=`ｪ´=；)ゞ

Next was Du Qingqing and her Xixi.

Xixi was much more socialized this time and didn’t hide in the carrier like before.

Instead, when he saw Mama Qingqing being ‘hit,’ he immediately ran out, eyes full of vigilance and hostility, hissing at the staff.

Du Qingqing’s heart nearly melted; her eyes reddened. Xixi, seeing this, thought she had been bullied and cried, finally mustering the courage to rush at the staff to attack them.

Only then did the director announce the end of the round.

Of course, Du Qingqing’s group scored quite well, creating a stark contrast with Fu Shilin’s group.

Next were Chi Yan and Li Wan.

Li Wan was even more alert than last time. Previously, each group had various influencing factors, and the animals and guests hadn’t fully acclimated to each other yet.

This time, getting first place was a bit trickier.

But only a bit trickier.

As soon as the director said “Start,” Li Wan dashed out and jumped directly at the staff, trying to pounce.

*Meow meow!!*

Even if it was fake, no one was allowed to hit her fragile two-legger!!

Chi Yan’s brain wasn’t very quick to begin with and sometimes malfunctioned. What if he got hit again and something went wrong?!

No!!!

The staff yelled as Li Wan grabbed him: “Ow ow ow! I’m sorry! I really didn’t hit hard! I didn’t really hit Teacher Chi!!!”

Although the little cat’s nails had been trimmed and she didn’t use full force, her short claws dug into his clothes enough to make him feel it!!!

Ow?

Li Wan blinked, *Meow.*

—”I’m so sorry.”

Then, a long-fingered hand grabbed the nape of her neck.

Ow! That familiar feeling!

Li Wan’s forehead tightened, and the next second she was in her butler’s arms.

*Meow.* She tilted her head, looking at the man’s clear jawline, twitching her cat ears and acting obedient.

Chi Yan could clearly read her expression and gently rubbed her chin, warmth rippling in his eyes.

The director cheerfully announced the timing ended: “Not gonna lie, Wanwan really protected Teacher Chi.”

Zhou Jia was almost jealous to the point of madness, twisting her face: “Teacher Chi, did you put some love potion on Wanwan? What brand? Can you send me the link?!”

Li Xiaoyun laughed loudly from the side: “Zhou Jia, can you face reality and stop making things hard for our Brother Chi!!”

In the subsequent rounds, both Li Xiaoyun and Zhou Jia performed quite well.

Li Xiaoyun’s performance went without question. Her Dahuang was extremely protective of her. After the competition, it was impossible to hold it back; it insisted on ‘teaching a lesson’ to anyone who had bullied her, making the staff wish they could just avoid it entirely.

Although Zhou Jia’s Yueya didn’t quite understand what was happening, listening to Zhou Jia wailing and shrieking out of frustration made her a little curious. She hopped over beside him and watched quietly.

The director nearly burst out laughing, eventually deciding to end it, so that their team could be considered to have completed the task.

The final ranking was: Chi Yan, Li Xiaoyun, Du Qingqing, Zhou Jia, Fu Shilin.

【Haha.】

【I hereby declare Fu Shilin the biggest joke of this episode.】

【Not satisfied with the order he drew, so he accused the show of cheating. When it was proven false, the show let him draw again.】

【Truly the child of capital.】

【Ew, the person above is just jealous of our A’Lin! Our A’Lin is a true noble son, not someone hyped online by hired marketing accounts.】

【I get it, family.】

【Fu Shilin is so arrogant.】

【Exactly, I just simply can’t stand him. I’m going to report Fu Corporation for tax evasion.】

【Good idea, I approve.】

【I’m going too. Let’s see if this flashy capital has any issues.】

【??? You guys are disgusting!】

【Hey, I’m an A’Lin fan; I’m not afraid. A’Lin’s family definitely wouldn’t have such problems.】

【A certain someone’s fans are dogs!】

【I think we shouldn’t just report Fu Corporation, we might as well report Fu Shilin’s studio too.】

The assistant director stared at the screen, reading all the comments clearly, but didn’t warn Fu Shilin about any of it.

He was already fed up with Fu Shilin, that idiot, and felt no fondness for the Fu Corporation backing him either.

Causing them some trouble was the best thing; it would keep them too busy to focus on this little trashy variety show!

With that thought, the assistant director even felt tempted to join in and file a report himself.

Meanwhile, at Fu Corporation.

The secretary following the <A Family of Furry Friends> show was alarmed by the barrage of comments and hurriedly raised his tablet, intending to go to the chairman’s office.

The chief secretary stopped him: “What are you doing? Running around like this, how would it look if others saw you?!”

The young secretary didn’t have time to speak; flustered, he handed the tablet to the chief secretary.

The chief secretary glanced down, frowned slightly, but remained relatively calm.

“Is this little matter really worth panicking over?
“These people online are just talking, don’t take it too seriously. Besides, if anyone really comes to inspect, do you think we wouldn’t know?”

The young secretary thought that made sense and finally calmed down.

The chief secretary told him to take the tablet back and continue monitoring the live broadcast of the young master.

Although he wasn’t too worried, he still kept the matter of possible reports and inspections in mind and mentioned it to his boss in the chairman’s office.

The Fu Corporation’s chairman was a man over fifty. Though slightly balding, he still looked vigorous.

After hearing about the incident, he waved his hand dismissively: “You’re overthinking. It’s just a few vague online comments, do you really need to take them to heart?”

The chief secretary nodded repeatedly: “Yes, yes.”

He turned to leave but was called back: “Wait. Since that’s the case, notify the staff and get the finances in order. It would be embarrassing if someone actually found something.”

But no one expected that this time, the netizens weren’t just talking, they meant business!

Soon, many reports were submitted to the central authorities. They took it seriously, forming an investigation team. Before Fu Corporation even reacted, the team had arrived at their company.

The investigation actually uncovered some issues.

For a moment, panic spread through Fu Corporation, and even their stock price dropped significantly.

Li Wan, sitting next to Chi Yan, watched the news unfold.

After reading, the man clicked the mouse lightly and closed his laptop.

The online crowd tore Fu Shilin apart, and Li Wan still hadn’t seen enough. She pouted, only to have her forehead gently pushed by her butler’s finger.

Unhappy, she stuck out her pout and glared at him with her heterochromatic eyes, full of resentment.

This two-legger is so annoying!

In the original novel, this guy got criticized even worse than Fu Shilin. Now that Fu Shilin finally got what he deserved, what’s wrong with her watching the chaos unfold?

Hmph!!

Don’t think this little cat didn’t notice, the two-legger seemed quite pleased too!! Fake tough guy!!!

Chi Yan laughed at her expression and asked lazily, “Do you want to go back to being a cat and eat canned food, or should I order delivery for you?”

As expected, once food was mentioned, the cat’s attention immediately shifted.

Li Wan pretended to think for a moment, then mewed softly: “Can I have both?”

Only children make choices!!

But the two-legger named Chi Yan was indifferent. After tapping her on the head, he indicated she had to choose one.

Fine.

The little cat compromised, secretly ordering delivery.

Why secretly?

Because she ordered only junk food.

---

【Hey, the weirdo is being weird again】

【Can’t really blame A’Lin for doubting it, right? I also feel like the lottery results this time seem a little too coincidental?】

【Could it be the production team’s ping-pong balls aren’t the same? Like maybe different weights, or some have smooth surfaces and others have special markings?】

【Yeah yeah yeah, there’s no way A’Lin’s luck is always this terrible】

【I’m dying, please look carefully, this is a live broadcast, you idiots. The production team needs to make money. They aren’t crazy enough to cheat under the eyes of over a hundred million people】

【Lol who knows though】

【After all, everyone knows a certain Movie Emperor’s new movie was a huge success, right? The entertainment industry sucking up to capital isn’t exactly rare】

【Lmao, can the fans of a certain top star please figure out who the real capital of this variety show is】

【I’m just a passerby, but I’ll say one thing: if the production team really wanted to curry favor with Chi Yan, that singer’s scandal last episode would’ve been enough for a contract termination already】

【It’s already been clarified! Can you guys stop clinging to our Brother’s past?!!】

【You guys are so mean! We’ll protect the best Brother in the whole world!!】

The bullet screen started arguing again. The assistant director felt a headache coming on, but with so many people questioning the fairness of the show, they couldn’t just ignore it.

He leaned over to the director, and after some whispering, they decided to let Fu Shilin inspect all the ping-pong balls.

“Teacher Fu, since you insist we’re cheating, then please check for yourself whether these ping-pong balls are identical.”

“Hah, don’t think I can’t see through your tricks.”

Fu Shilin let out a cold laugh. Absolutely convinced of his own imagined conspiracy, he really took all the ping-pong balls.

Ha.

He finally caught them red-handed.

Watch him expose Chi Yan’s true face in front of everyone! A beggar is a beggar, he should stay in the dark sewers where he belongs instead of dreaming about rising through the entertainment industry to bask in the sunlight again.

Does he even deserve it?!

Fu Shilin examined each ball one by one, already picturing how he’d personally tear Chi Yan’s mask off, letting the whole internet condemn him.

He was going to show that bastard Chi Yan that he wasn’t worthy!
Not worthy to stand in front of him!!
And definitely not worthy to fight him for the world’s best Du Qingqing!!

He checked them one after another… but unexpectedly, the balls really were no different from each other…

How could that be?

Seeing that only one ball remained, his expression grew worse.

This was live.

If he couldn’t expose the production team, he didn’t even dare imagine how badly the internet would flame him.

When he picked up the last ping-pong ball, his fingers couldn’t stop trembling.

No… there has to be something!

There must be something!

Teeth clenched, he examined the final ball over and over—and finally—

He found a tiny, tiny dent on the surface!!

There it is!!

Fu Shilin’s eyes lit up. He raised the ball triumphantly, face full of smug mockery:

“Look.”

Slowing his voice deliberately so everyone would hear every word, he declared:

“I found it.
“This is the evidence your production team tampered with the balls to favor Chi Yan. Don’t think you can get away with this—”

And then—

He abruptly stopped.

In his imagination, everyone should’ve been stunned, or turning to mock Chi Yan.

But for some reason… everyone was just staring at him speechlessly.

Even Chi Yan’s annoying cat somehow managed to look mocking, through all that fur.

“???”

What was happening?!

Fu Shilin’s eyes widened, his expression twisting:
“The evidence is right here! Are you still going to take Chi Yan’s side?!!”

“……”

After a moment of silence—

The director finally had enough. He closed his eyes hard, took a deep breath, and stepped forward.

“Teacher Fu, are you joking?”

His voice grew more and more gritted:
“The ‘evidence’ you’re talking about has your number on it. Number ①!

“You’re accusing us of cheating with marked balls to favor Teacher Chi, so we marked this ball to give him first pick?!”

Fu Shilin froze. His mind went blank.

How…

But looking at it closely, the ball did indeed show ①.

This was the ball he drew earlier.

Realizing what had happened, panic flooded over him, even making his words stumble:
“No! I— I must have grabbed the wrong one! Or maybe—”

A sudden ‘inspiration’ hit him like a drowning man clutching a floating branch:

“Right! That’s it!
“You marked this ball on purpose so Chi Yan’s team wouldn’t draw it! You’re trying to frame me!! You’re disgusting!!
“Don’t forget who the investors are! You’re going against the Fu family!!!”

【……uh.】

【I can’t watch this anymore. Who the hell even stans this idiot, I’m speechless】

【He really acts like he has some kind of brain disease】

【Do his fans like him because they… admire disabilities?】

【Wait, why disabilities?】

【Lol let me explain: because Fu Shilin is brain-damaged】

【Please stop embarrassing yourselves】

【For the sake of my eyes, can the production team just throw this thing out already】

For a moment, the barrage of comments on screen speaking up for the production team made up the overwhelming majority.

But Fu Shilin’s fans weren’t pushovers either, some of them were still stubbornly holding on.

【What are you mocking him for? Do you guys not have brains? If the production team really cheated, of course it wouldn’t be that easy for A’Lin to find out.】

【What did A’Lin do wrong to deserve this? He was just too impulsive.】

Even though anyone with eyes could see that Fu Shilin was just being a stubborn idiot making trouble for no reason, the truth was that capital had power, so much so that even the production team couldn’t do anything about him.

After the two directors discussed it, they finally decided to let everyone draw lots again.

Fu Shilin had calmed down by now. His face still looked terrible, but at least he had gotten a result he was satisfied with.

He absolutely did not believe there was no manipulation involved. And he was certain he couldn’t possibly draw No. 1 again.

As long as he drew anything else, it would prove everything he did was ‘worth it.’

The ping-pong ball he previously exposed as different had been removed, and the team replaced it with a new one. Just in case, before putting the balls into the box, they even let Fu Shilin inspect them first.

While inspecting, Fu Shirin practically looked down his nose at everyone, acting unbearably arrogant.

He wanted everyone to see it, that he was the young master of the Fu family. No matter how dissatisfied they were with him, the production team still had to bow and scrape before him.

Li Wan was disgusted just looking at it. She simply rolled her eyes and buried her face into her butler’s arms to avoid the sight.

Chi Yan didn’t show any particular reaction. When it was his turn, he casually drew a ball from the box.

It was No. 3.

Not bad luck.

As he looked at his result, he felt a gaze full of anger lock tightly onto him.

A flicker of amusement flashed in Chi Yan’s dark peach blossom eyes, and whether intentionally or not, he turned the ball so the written number faced that direction.

Fu Shirin saw it clearly. His fingers clenched instantly, blue veins bulging across the back of his hand.

That bastard Chi Yan was deliberately showing off!!

F*** your mother!!

But he also knew that making a scene with Chi Yan in public would look terrible. He forced himself to hold back his rage and calm down, somewhat.

Now the middle three numbers had all been drawn. Only No. 1 and No. 5 were left.

And the only guests who hadn’t drawn yet were him and Li Xiaoyun.

Which meant the two of them were definitely getting either first or second.

Fu Shirin took a deep breath, staring at the box with a solemn expression.

He refused to believe that even after redrawing, he’d get the same result.

After the director urged him, he finally reached into the box and pulled out a ball.

But before looking at it, something suddenly hit him. “No—wait!”

The staff stared at him in confusion.

Fu Shirin immediately put the ball back and took another. “I’m changing it.”

“The rules didn’t say you can’t switch before looking, right?”

The smile on the staff member’s face was barely holding together.

F***. This idiot.

The rules said you could only draw once, why didn’t this idiot follow that?!

But there was nothing they could do. Fu Shilin had already switched, and with the Fu family behind him, a little staff wasn’t about to argue. He could only nod.

Fu Shi;in relaxed, confident he had escaped No. 1.

But when he lifted the ball and looked…

He froze.

The bright red ‘1’ was staring right back at him, practically radiating mockery.

“……”

The front of the villa fell silent, so quiet the wind sounded unusually loud.

“……”

【HAHAHAHAHAHA I can’t hold it in anymore!!】

【Truly… luck can’t be changed, even money can’t save you, tsk tsk tsk.】

【I don’t even need to say it, right guys? Fu Shilin really became the clown!!】

【Wuwuwu my poor A’Lin!!】

【Poor what? Let your A’Lin order the production team to redraw again.】

【Bro upstairs, don’t joke like that. You think you’re kidding, but Fu Shilin’s fans will take it seriously!!】

Not gonna lie—

Li Wan was shocked.

How was God this good at arranging things? Fu Shilin’s luck was insanely ‘good’!!

Li Xiaoyun couldn’t hold it in anymore. She dragged her Dahuang over, gave Fu Shirin a very polite salute, and said, “Thank you, Brother Fu, thank you! You’re too nice, actually giving me the last spot—*pfft*—no, really, thank you! You’re such a good person!!!”

Du Qingqing added lazily with a smile, “Teacher Fu truly has such gentlemanly manners.”

“……”

Fu Shi;in’s face twisted.

If it was only Li Xiaoyun, he could pretend not to hear. But since Du Qingqing had spoken, he couldn’t possibly throw away his dignity in front of her.

So he could only accept reality with a dark, ugly expression.

Li Wan was about to pass out laughing, and thankfully her butler kindly supported her.

When she looked up, she realized he seemed to be in a good mood too. There was a faint trace of amusement in his eyes.

---

The humans started eating, while Li Wan and Xixi began discussing how outstanding her two-legger is.

Xixi didn’t really want to bother with her. It always felt that this silly little kitten was nothing but a bragging machine for her butler.

She couldn’t go three sentences without praising him.

It, on the other hand, was different. It was a mature Maine Coon. Although its Mama Qingqing was indeed a bit more outstanding than the little kitten’s Papa, it was very low-key.

If the little kitten wanted to brag, then let her brag.

So the scene ended up being: one cat meowing nonstop, the other cat grooming his fur lazily while half-listening, surprisingly harmonious.

Du Qingqing noticed them and laughed. “Wanwan seems to really like Xixi. Their personalities are both very good.”

“How about in the future, when Wanwan grows a bit older, Brother Chi, let them try dating?”

She was only joking, but she didn’t expect that before she even finished speaking, the man’s peach-blossom eyes had already grown cold.

“No need.
“Wanwan is still young.”

Just that timid, stupid Xixi. How could it be worthy of the kitten he raised?

But the topic made Chi Yan’s thoughts drift a little. Female cats go into heat when they reach a certain age. His kitten was a special case… he didn’t know whether she would have a heat cycle.

If she didn’t have that troublesome issue, then in his view, she didn’t need to find a mate for the rest of her life.

He could raise her just fine.

And no male cat was worthy anyway.

Du Qingqing was stunned for a moment and tried to explain, “I meant in the future.”

Chi Yan replied without hesitation, “There is no future. She’ll always be young.”

The atmosphere froze for a moment. Li Wan sensed it and blinked, then leaned over and rubbed against the man’s dangling fingers.

*Meow? Meow!*

—”Don’t be angry, okay? Your little kitty will always stay with you!”

Feeling the soft touch on his hand, Chi Yan’s expression gradually warmed, looking much gentler.

Li Xiaoyun broke the silence with a laugh.

“People who raise pets are like this. Sister Qingqing, you have a male cat, so you don’t understand.
“These kinds of things, female cats always get the short end of the stick.”

Du Qingqing also realized she had misspoken earlier. Embarrassed, she scratched her head.

“Sorry, Brother Chi, I didn’t think that far.”

Chi Yan nodded, letting the matter drop.

Everyone shifted the topic, except Fu Shilin, who clicked his tongue and muttered, “It’s just a cat, what’s the big deal.”

But he hadn’t said it loudly. Back when the show was still filming, he had shown his dislike of animals, and Du Qingqing had already been displeased with him.

Even now, long after the first episode ended, she still treated him lukewarmly.

That wouldn’t do.

Thinking of this, Fu Shilin felt irritated. He subconsciously looked toward the girl.

Du Qingqing’s profile was fair and smooth like fine porcelain. With just one glance, he inexplicably calmed down.

It was fine.

Chi Yan had tried all his life to take back his mother’s affection, yet he had never succeeded.

Du Qingqing could only ever belong to him.

The conversation shifted again, back to the variety show.

Du Qingqing asked, “Have you all been watching the show?”

Zhou Jia nodded. “I’ve been following it lately. It’s trending several times already.”

“Sigh,” he said dramatically, “My manager even contacted me specifically to remind me to watch my weight. Honestly, it’s embarrassing. For country bumpkins like us, trending is like celebrating New Year.”

Everyone laughed. The private room filled with lively chatter.

Li Xiaoyun smacked his arm. “Please, Brother Zhou Jia, don’t pretend. You’re always trending. I’m the only one who treats trending like New Year!”

Du Qingqing waved her hand. “That’s not true. I rarely trend either.”

She usually focused on acting, and trending only happened when a drama aired.

Chi Yan watched them silently, peach-blossom eyes carrying a smile.

Li Wan stared at him, a little dazed.

The lines of his side profile were clean and sharp, yet he looked relaxed.

How to put it…

In the original novel, at this point her butler was sitting alone in a dark corner of his house, molding like a mushroom.

He really needed more friends.

Like this, he looked much better, more human.

The kitten flicked her tail, determined to continue working hard for a bright future for both the human and the cat!!

---

Not long after, filming for the second episode of the variety show <A Family of Furry Friends> began. This episode would also take a week to shoot.

Everyone brought their pets back to the villa they had stayed in for episode one.

The moment the car stopped, Li Wan saw Du Qingqing on the villa lawn, sunbathing with Xixi in her arms.

She wore a floral skirt, her hair in braids, paired with bright sunflower hair clips, the picture of pastoral charm.

Waaah!! Beautiful Mama Qingqing!!

Li Wan leapt straight out of the open car window.

*Meow meow!*

She completely ignored assistant Xiao Li calling from the front seat.

She happily hopped her way toward Du Qingqing in her strange little bouncy gait.

【Long time no see, everyone!!】

【HAHAHAHA the familiar energy!!】

【Wanwan is still so cute!!】

【She really loves Du Qingqing! She ran straight to her LOL】

【HAHAHAHA how does Wanwan even walk? What kind of cat runs like THAT??】

Du Qingqing liked her a lot too. When she saw her come over, she even temporarily put Xixi down from her arms.

“Wanwan, long time no see!”

Li Wan : “Meow.”

Du Qingqing picked her up and skillfully started scratching her chin.

“You look so pretty today!
“It’s a new dress!!”

Hearing the compliment, the little kitty puffed out her chest proudly.

She was wearing a little purple dress with wavy lace trim, elegant like a kitty princess from a fairytale.

And she was the one who asked her human to buy it for her.

As expected, Mama Qingqing also thought it looked great. Beauties really do share the same taste!!

【No way no way】

【I told you Chi Yan doesn’t actually like cats that much. Last episode he was still acting like ‘cats will feel uncomfortable in clothes’】

【Exactly, pretending like he knows so much about cats, yet secretly dressing her up just for his own enjoyment】

【Wanwan is so pitiful having such an owner】

【Uh……】

【How much do you upstairs get paid per day for this part-time job? Can you take me with you】

【Lmao you must not have even finished last episode before coming in to slander】

【The cat likes wearing clothes herself, is that not allowed? Seriously speechless】

【Cat: 😼】

【Look at Xixi everyone hahahahahaha his eyes are SO resentful hahaha】

【Not gonna lie, Xixi’s personality is just as gentle as Du Qingqing’s】

Li Wan finally noticed Xixi’s resentful look. She blinked, realized it was probably inappropriate for her to be monopolizing Mama Qingqing like this, gave Qingqing’s hand one last affectionate rub, then jumped down, planning to go rub against Xixi.

But before she could touch it, a big hand lifted her up from behind.

“You’re a girl. Be reserved.”

Li Wan stared blankly upward, and met her human’s deep peach-blossom eyes.

She tilted her head. She didn’t understand what being a girl had to do with rubbing Xixi.

Mainly, cats greet each other by rubbing heads!

But remembering that her human had a bit of a mysterious, slightly unhinged brain that worked differently from normal people, she accepted it, nodding obediently.

【HAHAHAHA I’m dying, everyone, is Brother Chi jealous?】

【Ahhh it hasn’t even been that long, where did my aloof, cold, untouchable Brother Chi go Q_AQ】

【Didn’t I say before, Brother Chi will eventually fall at the feet of our fluffy Wanwan】

Even Du Qingqing laughed and pressed her lips together, then proactively retold what happened back at the group dinner.

“Thinking about it now, it really was my bad. Wanwan’s this cute, and Brother Chi is basically an old father, he sees her as the child he’s raising. Saying she should date someone… wasn’t that basically setting off a bomb right in front of Brother Chi.”

Chi Yan’s gaze lightened, though it didn’t show on the surface.

“It’s fine.”

The livestream comments went wild.

【HAHAHAHA didn’t expect Brother Chi to be this type of person】

【Old father mindset hahahaha I never thought that phrase would apply to Broher Chi】

【Who said Brother Chi doesn’t like fluffy things! He’s a true fan!!!】

After some greetings, Chi Yan waited with Li Wan and Du Qingqing for the remaining guests to arrive.

Li Xiaoyun and Zhou Jia arrived quickly. Only Fu Shilin came late, so late that noon had arrived by the time he strolled in.

“Sorry everyone, I actually left early, but halfway there were issues with the release of my new song, so I went to the company.
“That’s why I’m late, really sorry, really sorry.”

Though he said ‘sorry,’ everyone present could hear the smugness in his tone.

No one really understood what there was to be smug about.

Still, they all worked in the entertainment industry—surface-level politeness was mandatory.

Zhou Jia stood up first and clapped.

“Wow, Teacher Fu, amazing!!
“Didn’t expect you to have another new release coming so soon!”

Li Xiaoyun added, “Teacher Fu works so fast, your professional skills are impressive!”

Fu Shilin lifted his chin proudly, completely missing the fact that they were being perfunctory.

Even Li Wan couldn’t help but avert her eyes, learning from Xixi and showing the signature kitty ‘I can’t look at this’ expression.

Really, she didn’t understand. How could someone like that be the male lead?
And in the original novel, even her excellent human was overshadowed by him?!

Unacceptable.

Hmph hmph hmph.

【I can’t anymore guys, my ‘idiot intolerance’ is acting up, I’m getting nauseated】

【What’s so great about a new song? If you have money, you can drop as many singles as you want】

【You outsiders don’t talk nonsense!! Our A’Lin needs inspiration too!】

【Original artists depend on inspiration, only our A’Lin can produce new music this fast】

【Love him】

【Love what. If my idol were this dumb, unable to recognize obvious sarcasm, I’d go smash my head into tofu out of shame】

【LMAO they seriously think people were praising him】

【That’s normal, right? If you have pets at home, who would want to be around someone who abused a dog?】

【Can you stop slandering him? A’Lin already clarified it ages ago, okay?】

【LOL, not every ‘clarification’ even counts as a clarification】

【I’m dying, can that fandom please have some self-awareness】

【Stop arguing stop arguing, I know you’re all just worried about Qiu Tian, but look, Qiu Tian is doing fine】

Li Wan’s gaze also fell onto Qiu Tian.

They hadn’t seen each other for a while. At the last group dinner, Fu Shilin didn’t bring it.

The dog’s body size hadn’t changed much since last time, but he looked much healthier now.

Li Wan guessed that maybe because Fu Shilin was afraid of another incident being exposed, he’d been treating Qiu Tian better than before.

The Akita noticed her gaze and turned to look at her.

She didn’t know if it was her imagination, but she felt that the moment the big dog looked at her, there was a bit more warmth in his eyes, and he even nodded at her.

Li Wan froze for a moment, her ears twitching. She subconsciously wanted to smile at him, yet the next second, her entire cat head was wrapped up in the man’s hand.

Li Wan: “……”

*Purrrr!!*

She shook her head several times, finally freeing her cat head, then glared angrily at the meddling butler.

The latter’s expression was perfectly calm, as if he hadn’t done anything at all.

Little cat: “……”

So speechless!!!

But the commotion made her forget what she had wanted to do.

With everyone gathered, the director began cueing the segment: “Welcome back to <A Family of Furry Friends>, everyone!!”

The group applauded.

Li Wan looked left and right, feeling that just sitting there made her look silly, so she tapped with her paws and tail to join in.

…She couldn’t use both front paws—she’d lose her balance QAQ.

【Cute】

【Is she clapping? Baby, you’re a soft sweet strawberry cake】

【Nope, today she’s a taro-paste cupcake hahahahaha】

“Since you’ve all participated once already, I’m sure the process is familiar. This is a new season, so the room assignments from last time don’t count!

“This time we’ll still use a mini-game to decide room choices.

“We’ll separate the pets from the guests. The guests stand five meters away from their pets, then staff members will pretend to ‘attack’ the guests.

“The staff will record how long it takes for the pets to run over to protect their humans. Just like last time, the order of choosing rooms will be decided by timing.”

After the rules were announced, everyone looked unsurprised.

Only Fu Shilin’s face instantly darkened.

What the hell?

He’d known about this game rule since the morning. With his relationship with Qiu Tian, that damned dog would be more likely to bite him than protect him. There was no way it’d come running to rescue him.

Which meant he’d definitely be last again. So he had told his assistant to ask the director to change the game.

But, why wasn’t it changed?!

He glared at the director.

The director pretended not to notice, shrugging innocently.

He wasn’t stupid. This game had been designed in advance, and all props were ready. Change it last-minute? Where was he supposed to find a backup game?!

Besides, the young master had already caused a huge mess last season. The fact he hadn’t kicked him out was already generous. And now this guy dared to act arrogant in his show?!

Laughable.

The director continued, “If there are no objections, please come draw lots to determine the game order.”

Everyone took a ping-pong ball from the box.

The order drawn was: Fu Shilin, Du Qingqing, Zhou Jia, Li Xiaoyun, Chi Yan.

Being first meant he couldn’t observe anyone else’s results. Fu Shilin was very unhappy, his expression worsening.

Maybe the director hated him and rigged it to make him draw first.

He had requested a rule change this morning, and the director ignored him. Maybe he was annoyed by him and was now deliberately causing trouble?

And Chi Yan was last again.

His new movie was a hit, and everyone said he was basically guaranteed the Best Actor award again. Maybe the director wanted to kiss up to him by giving him favorable treatment.

The more Fu Shilin thought, the darker his expression became. After holding it in for a moment, he couldn’t anymore. “I’m not competing.”

Everyone froze and stared at him.

【What the hell is this young master doing now】

【The capital’s firecracker prince is about to start acting out】

【I can’t take it anymore. Director, can you kick him off the show? An animal abuser staying on a pet show, how is that fair to the animals!!】

【Stop, don’t misunderstand him. A’Lin must have a reason. Everyone knows he’s never been a spoiled, reckless rich kid】

【Yes yes, he just looks rebellious, but he’s actually very principled】

【HAHAHAHA don’t mock him like that, his fans are suffering enough!】

The director hadn’t expected this nonsense. He cursed under his breath, but had to maintain a smile on camera: “Teacher Fu, do you have any suggestions?”

It’s fine, it’s fine, money is hard to earn and shit is hard to swallow, just endure it.

Besides, maybe this would be the first big conflict and buzz point for episode two.

Hehehe.

His voice was almost grinding with frustration, but Fu Shirlin thought he was guilty and puffed up even more. “I said I’m not competing!”

The director nearly lost it, wanting to punch him, but forced himself to smile.

“May I ask why, Teacher Fu?
“Did the production team do something wrong?”

—If not, then sit down and shut up!

Fu Shilin slammed down into a chair, then tossed the ping-pong ball at him.

“You’re seriously asking?
“This is a variety show, a live broadcast, and you dare secretly manipulate things?!
“You’re disrespecting the audience and the guests!!”

He crossed his legs, speaking from a place of condescending righteousness, even glancing meaningfully at Chi Yan: “You’re just trying to cling to someone’s recent popularity, but this is way too obvious!!”

Director: “……”

He was speechless and wanted to call him a moron.

But on camera, he could only smile and say, “How could that be, Teacher Fu? The draw was random. All ping-pong balls are identical except for the numbers.

“It’s pure probability. There is no—”

“Still denying it?” Fu Shirlin cut him off, sneering. “Then why was Chi Yan last in the order both last season and now?

“He definitely gave you benefits!! Let me remind you, I have the Fu family behind me!!”

【Oh my god, this moron is spitting blood and slandering people!!】

【So stupid. The camera showed the whole process, there was no opportunity to cheat!!】

【Ah, I knew something felt off with the draw results. This is what was weird!!】

---

Sister Chen was watching from the side, trying not to laugh.

She didn’t know if it was just her imagination, but she kept feeling that her artist’s attitude toward this little cat was… strangely similar to how he treated that girl living in his home.

Only with a bit more warmth.

When they arrived, outside the venue was full of flashing cameras pointing at their car.

As they got out, the kitten’s eyes were overwhelmed by all the lights. Walking in front of them, Chi Yan didn’t look back, but somehow seemed to sense it. He reached over, picked the kitten up, and let her bury her head in his arms.

Her human might be foolish, but sometimes he could be quite considerate.

Li Wan silently swished her fluffy tail and rested it on the man’s wrist as a sign of praise.

Once inside, Li Wan was placed next to assistant Xiao Li to watch the movie with everyone.

It was a wuxia film. Her foolish two-legger played a taciturn swordsman.

The swordsman seemed carefree, but in truth he carried a blood feud. Everyone he loved had died, and he himself was poisoned. The only reason he was still alive was to avenge his friends and family.

But he didn’t actually know the true identity of his enemy, so he had to wander the land, following the one clue he had.

Along the way, he met a kindred spirit. The two became the famed Twin Swordsmen of the jianghu.

As the story progressed, the truth gradually came to light. His true enemy was none other than the brother-in-arms beside him.

From the moment the brother saw the clue in the swordsman’s possession, he knew everything. At first he approached him only to kill this surviving loose end.

But after experiencing so much together, he began to doubt whether killing the swordsman’s entire family for revenge had been the right thing.

In the end, he realized there was no way to untangle the mess. Their lives were like two threads hopelessly knotted together; no matter how he tried, it was just a snarl.

They owed each other too much.

He resolved to remove the poison he himself had planted on the swordsman long ago, and then settle everything in a fair duel, an ending to the grudge that had entangled them for half their lives.

In the final act, after learning why his brother had killed everyone he loved, the swordsman discarded the only antidote. They fought.

He won. His brother died beneath his blade. But the poison in his own body remained; he would soon follow after him.

The last shot before the screen went dark was of him sitting on a vast, misty river, holding his brother’s sword, calmly raising a cup of alcohol and pouring it into the water.

Li Wan heard the soft sounds of people crying around her, and she too felt her heart twist.

Thankfully she was now a little cat who wouldn’t cry from emotional swings. Otherwise, she would’ve been bawling.

The whole film was a complete tragedy.

The premiere began. The host’s voice sounded out, and the audience’s attention shifted to the stage.

Li Wan looked over as well, but didn’t expect that at that moment, a boy suddenly leaned close.

“Wow, so this is the kitten Brother Chi keeps at home? No wonder, the kitty is just as gorgeous as Brother Chi.”

Li Wan thought he looked familiar. She stared at him for a while before recognizing him. He had appeared in the film too.

But his screen time was short, so he wasn’t part of the premiere presentation.

He chattered for a long time, every sentence full of praise for Chi Yan.

Xiao Li and the others were used to this kind of situation and responded with perfectly expressionless “mm-hm, yes, right.”

The boy didn’t give up. Talking and talking, he even tried to reach out and touch the kitten.

Li Wan frowned and glared at him. Seeing he intended to touch her anyway, she bared her teeth and hissed at him.

Sister Chen noticed and quietly picked her up and moved her away. “Sorry, Wanwan doesn’t like strangers touching her.”

A flash of obvious disappointment passed through the boy’s eyes.

He had actually hoped to anger the cat. Best case, she’d scratch him.

The traffic this cat got was far greater than his own. And her owner was Chi Yan. If he could stir up something and link himself to Chi Yan somehow, he could get a lot of attention.

Even if people cursed him, it didn’t matter. Infamy was still fame.

In this industry, the scariest thing was having no buzz.

But even if he couldn’t touch the cat, it was fine. His main goal was to show his face in front of Chi Yan.

The premiere was long and boring. The kitten grew impatient and started dozing off, and when she woke up, she was already in her human’s arms.

It’s over?

She lifted her head and twitched her ears.

They were in the car. The manager and makeup artist hadn’t come with them, only assistant Xiao Li was driving in the front.

Li Wan tilted her fluffy head. The man holding her felt her movement, rubbed her head casually, and said, “You can sleep a bit more. We still have half an hour to go.”

The kitten shook her head. *Meow meow.*

—”I don’t want to sleep.”

Chi Yan couldn’t understand her words, but after spending so much time together, he could guess some of what she meant.

He didn’t insist. He took out the kitten’s phone and let her play with it.

Up front, Xiao Li heard movement and glanced at the backseat through the rearview mirror. His expression looked a little strange.

…Did he see it wrong?

The little kitty was playing on a phone with a pink bunny phone case.

Why did it look so much like the one he bought earlier for that girl named Li Wan who lived in Brother Chi’s house?

But after just a moment, he shook his head and pushed the thought away.

He must be losing it, probably just saw it wrong.

After all, who can live without a phone these days? And young people value their privacy; they wouldn’t casually hand their phones over to someone else.

Let alone give it to a cat to play with.

Sigh, he was definitely overthinking.

Li Wan was browsing Weibo.

Just as expected, her butler was on the hot search again today, under the name of the movie’s protagonist.

She checked the comments, and most of them were positive.

【I really didn’t expect Brother Chi to be this good at stabbing hearts】

【Wuwuwuwu I was shipping Lin Xi and Gu Chao CP, wtf!!】

Lin Xi was the swordsman played by Chi Yan in the film, and his good brother was Gu Chao.

【Who said their CP had a HE?? I’m losing it, how is this not a scam?!!】

【Hahaha calm down, think of it this way. Both of them die, isn’t that a sort of alternative HE?】

【Q_AQ I’m gonna pass out】

【Is it really that good? There’s no romance line, what’s so good about it?】

【Don’t flame me, I’ve just been scammed too many times. Blood-written request for an honest review.】

【Seriously, who said so-and-so plays the female lead? Ha, she appears for less than two minutes, and only in Lin Xi’s memories?!】

【It’s really good, I’m not even a fan of the male lead. I only went because I trust the director’s ability.】

【It’s REALLY good.】

【Scam. There’s zero romance.】

【Chi Yan just knows how to sell bromance, disgusting.】

【???? Are you mentally ill? Two men = romance? They’re pure brothers! Both have women they like!!】

【You’re actually insane. If two men together = love, then when your dad and brother are together why isn’t that love?】

【Ew】

【Don’t argue, sisters. Just quietly support our Brother Chi.】

【Anyone got screenshots from the premiere livestream? Damn, Brother Chi was stunning today.】

【Really, really stunning. I used to think his peach blossom eyes were a bit feminine and flirty, but today he looked like he was born to be a swordsman!!!】

【DM me, I was at the venue. I took photos and will send them for free.】

Seeing this, Li Wan felt they all made perfect sense.

Her butler really deserved to be her pet human, he was just as pretty as she was.

Meow meow meow.

She quietly tapped into the commenter’s DMs. She had barely sent a ‘hello’ when the girl, apparently spamming messages continuously, sent over a whole stream of photos.

【No need to thank me, all of these are Baby Chi’s gorgeous pics!!】

…Baby Chi?

The little kitty froze for a brief moment, then slowly turned her head to look at the expressionless man beside her, who was gazing out the window.

…Okay.

Calling him ‘Baby Chi’ actually suited him quite well.

After all, her butler was a silly, clumsy, weak, helpless, and sickly human.

---

By the time they arrived at the meeting place, the other four had already shown up.

Everyone had brought a pet—except for Fu Shilin, whose dog Qiu Tian was absent.

He explained that Qiu Tian had been irritable lately and wasn’t suitable for meeting people, so he didn’t bring him out.

Everyone looked doubtful inside, but they all kept smiling politely and didn’t question him.

When they saw Chi Yan arrive with Li Wan, the group immediately became lively.
Li Xiaoyun and Du Qingqing, being thoughtful girls, had even ordered flowers for Chi Yan.

Li Xiaoyun smiled, “We didn’t make it to the premiere, but we watched the livestream!

“This movie is doing super well online. Brother Chi might get another Best Actor.”

Everyone laughed.

Zhou Jia, holding Yueya, joked, “Luckily I don’t act. Being under Brother Chi’s pressure must be terrifying!”

Du Qingqing laughed too. “Good thing I’m not a man, or I’d have to wait for Brother Chi to retire before I could win any awards.”

The group burst into laughter.

Only Fu Shilin looked annoyed.

Tch. These people just loved flattering Chi Yan.

So what if Chi Yan could act? If he, Fu Shilin, joined the film industry, Chi Yan wouldn’t stand a chance.

Tch.

While they were praising Chi Yan, Li Wan proudly puffed out her chest.

Yes yes yes, her butler was amazing!!

On the side, Xixi twitched her whiskers and said coolly, “Looking at you, one would think you were the one being praised.”

Li Wan didn’t mind at all. She flicked her tail and smiled, “Same thing, same thing.”

That great human is someone protected by this Master Cat!

---

Chi Yan didn’t know what she was implying, and the smile in his peach-blossom eyes deepened a little.

He was already extremely good-looking, his lips a vivid red; when he smiled, he looked just like a soul-stealing sprite.

Li Wan stared blankly for a moment, then slowly turned her head away.

How annoying, how could someone look even better than a little cat?

A young cat at this age couldn’t sit still. Before long, she had run off to the other side to fiddle with something else.

Sister Chen withdrew her gaze from the girl, a faint smile on her face as she casually asked, “Is she still in school?”

Chi Yan shook his head.

Sister Chen made no attempt to hide her intentions. “She’s not that young anymore. If she’s not studying, then it’s time to work, right?

“You really don’t consider letting her enter the entertainment industry? You know me. If she follows me, I guarantee she’ll be popular everywhere.”

Chi Yan didn’t even think before refusing. “No.”

He finally looked up, his peach-blossom eyes turning so dark they were almost unsettling. “There aren’t many clean people in this circle. She’s not suited for it.”

Sister Che clicked her tongue, interest waning. She tested him lightly, joking, “You can’t plan to keep her for life, surely?

“A young girl eventually needs to work. Following me might even be easier than doing other jobs.”

And that wasn’t empty talk.

With Chi Yan backing her and Sister Chen watching over her, the girl would have a much easier time in the industry than Chi Yan did in his early days.

But she didn’t expect that before she even finished speaking, the man answered:

“I can.”

Sister Chen blinked. “Hm? What?”

Chi Yan’s gaze remained calm. “I said, I can keep her for a lifetime.”

“……”

Sister Chen fell silent.

After a long moment, she finally reacted. Instinctively glancing at the oblivious girl on the other side, she lowered her voice and asked, “You like her?”

Chi Yan frowned, giving her a bizarre look, as if looking at a pervert.

Sister Chen : “……”

—Look at me for what? I’m not the pervert here!!

Chi Yan didn’t bother with it. He lazily looked away, settling into a more relaxed posture. “Like or not like, she’s still young.”

This was the kitten he raised, one who had turned into a human only recently, with no experience in human society.

He was her caretaker, her elder; protecting her was his responsibility.

And of course, in return, the kitten had to remain his possession for life.

“…Fine.”

Sister Chen exhaled in relief and temporarily dropped the idea.

After their discussion, she left, and the house was once again occupied only by Li Wan and her butler.

Ever since becoming human, she had been trying to see if she could transform back into a cat.

She wasn’t exactly in a rush. She was just scared that if she walked outside in human form and suddenly transformed into a cat in front of people…

That would be a bit abstract.

But the Gods reward the diligent. Before long, she really learned how to do it.

She tested it several times, succeeded each time, then hopped around excitedly to find her dumb two-legger.

Hmph! She must show him how the intelligence of a little cat completely surpasses his!

She tugged him to the living room and mentally chanted with all her might: Turn into a cat, turn into a cat, turn into a cat!!

But for some reason, her cheeks flushed with the effort, and the method that had worked flawlessly earlier suddenly stopped working.

“……”

The little cat stared, dumbfounded, as amusement filled the man’s dark peach-blossom eyes.

She tried to explain, “It wasn’t like this earlier. I tried many times and it worked every time. I really could turn into a cat just now.

“I’m not lying.”

By the end, the girl’s eyes were reddening, her voice soft and pitiful.

A light mist gathered in her apricot-shaped eyes, making those heterochromatic pupils look like flawless glass beads.

She looked very fragile. Very moving.

Chi Yan stared at her, finding her expression strangely new and very beautiful. It made him want to go a little too far, maybe bully her until she cried.

But he restrained himself.

He temporarily pushed away those unkind thoughts, chuckled softly, and reached out to touch the girl’s fluffy head.

“I know.
“Wanwan is very smart—”

And at that moment—

*Pop*

The girl in front of him suddenly turned back into a cat, her clothes falling to the floor.

Chi Yan froze.

…This was more vivid than some magic tricks.

The little cat was startled too. Everything suddenly became huge; Li Wan looked around in panic, then hugged her tail tightly.

After a while, she finally reacted: *Meow, meow.*

So it worked??

Chi Yan squatted down and continued his previous movement, rubbing her head. “You did it. Kitty is amazing.”

Like a little glutinous rice ball, the white fluffy cat puffed up proudly and walked a full circle around him. *Meow! Meow woo!*

—”Of course! I was the smartest, most extraordinary cat ever!!”

She tilted her head up, waiting for the stupid human to praise her. But he didn’t seem to get her intention, instead examining the clothes she dropped.

The little cat was displeased. She bit the corner of his shirt and tugged. *Meow!!*

—”Praise me!!”

Chi Yan was finally pulled from his thoughts. “Hm? What is it?”

Ah…

The little cat finally remembered. She could understand human speech, but the stupid human couldn’t understand cat speech.

It was indeed easier to talk in human form.

She scratched her head, then turned and trotted upstairs. She transformed back into human form, changed into new clothes, and came back down. “Well? I’m amazing, right!”

Chi Yan smiled. “You are amazing. I already praised you just now.”

Li Wan was not very satisfied. “No, you were too perfunctory with your praise just now!”

…Well, it wasn’t that perfunctory. It’s just that, as the pillar of this household, the little kitty wanted to hear a few more compliments, what was so wrong with that?

A deeper smile rose in Chi Yan’s eyes, but he didn’t say anything.

Li Wan felt a little guilty. She always had the feeling her intentions had already been seen through.

But she stiffened her neck and kept staring at the man anyway, looking every bit the shameless little cat she was.

In the end, of course, the foolish human yielded under the majestic pressure of Master Cat. Chi Yan spent a long, long time praising her, so long that even the kitty felt embarrassed and voluntarily called a stop to it.

Two days later, Chi Yan finally needed to go out.

It was for the premiere of the film he had worked on earlier. At the request of the variety show <A Family of Furry Friends>, he also needed to promote the show during the premiere.

He originally didn’t plan to bring the little kitty Li Wan along, but Li Wan thought it would be boring to stay home alone. With a few little tricks and some whining, she got her human to give in.

Not that she had to go to the premiere.

In the kitty’s eyes, a premiere wasn’t all that fun, just something to broaden her horizons a bit. The real fun would be after the premiere.

Zhou Jia and Li Xiaoyun had invited the guests from the pet variety show to dinner, and pets were allowed. That meant Mama Qingqing and her Maine Coon, Xixi, would definitely be there.

Having been apart from Mama Qingqing for so long, Li Wan kind of missed her chin-scratching skills.

Li Wan was carried out the door by Chi Yan, and the pet carrier was placed in the trunk.

The assistant driving, Xiao Li, asked, “Brother Chi, shouldn’t we put Wanwan inside the carrier?”

Cats are usually timid. If she got scared and ran around the car, and with the windows open, it could be dangerous.

The little kitty tilted her head. Chi Yan placed her on his lap and replied, “No need. She won’t run.”

Xiao Li recalled that during the variety show livestream, the cat had also ridden in the car just like this, and relaxed.

He started the engine and drove them to the company for makeup.

The makeup artist was already waiting at the company. After doing Chi Yan’s makeup, she would accompany them to the premiere venue in case his makeup needed adjustments.

While he was getting his makeup done, the little kitty sat quietly on the table watching.

What could she say, this makeup artist truly deserved her reputation. Her hands were magical. Even though she didn’t apply much makeup, the strengths of Chi Yan’s features were brought out completely.

In the film, Chi Yan played a wandering swordsman. His brows and eyes needed to appear sharper, so the makeup artist mainly emphasized his peach blossom eyes.

Soon, the natural flirtatiousness of those eyes was toned down, replaced by an undercurrent of danger.

After the makeup was done, they, along with his manager Sister Chen, got back in the car and headed to the premiere.

During the ride, the little kitty was not bored at all.

Why? Because the makeup artist was also a lover of all fluffy things. The moment she got in the car, she scooped the kitty up and rubbed, rubbed, rubbed.

Li Wan felt like she had become a toy for humans to abuse at will.

How awful.

Seeing her soul leave her body, Chi Yan took her back into his arms. “Sleepy?”

The little kitty shook her head repeatedly and looked toward the window.

The window was slightly open. The wind blew in. The kitty was tempted to climb up and feel what it was like to be a cat enjoying the breeze.

She often saw videos of cats and dogs doing that, and they always looked super happy.

She tilted her head and tried to figure out how to get her stupid human to understand her intention.

Before she could act, the man took the initiative to open the window a little more and placed her front paws on the edge of the window. “Like this?”

The kitty got excited. *Meow meow!!*

For one whole second, the human escaped the label of ‘foolish’!

Chi Yan chuckled at her swaying little head and told the assistant driving, “Slow down.”

Li Wan grew even happier.

…But after trying it, she suddenly got scared and pulled her head back inside.

How awful. Those videos were lies! Reality wasn’t nearly as pleasant as she imagined.

Even though Xiao Li had slowed the car down, the wind blowing into the car was still very strong.

All the fur on the kitty’s face was blown into total chaos!!

Chi Yan let out a soft laugh.

The kitty suspected that he had known it would turn out like this and let her try it on purpose. That was betrayal!

Li Wan stared at him with wide eyes and bared her tiny teeth.

—Rawr! The kitty is super fierce!

On the other side, the makeup artist saw this and clutched her chest dramatically.

“Oh my gosh, she’s too cute!!!
“Wanwan is so adorable, Auntie could kiss you bald!!!”

She reached out wanting to hold the kitty again, but this time the boss rejected her with a cold stare.

Makeup artist : “…?”

—Boss is having another episode?

Chi Yan : (‘No kissing her bald’ expression).

---

Just then, the man’s voice sounded from behind her.

“What are you doing?”

The little cat stiffened, then slowly, carefully shifted her body to block the marks on the sofa.

She blinked her round eyes. Even though she no longer looked like a kitten, those heterochromatic eyes still managed to pull off a perfectly innocent expression.

“I didn’t do anything, meow.”

Chi Yan could see clearly. The marks on the sofa were obviously scratch marks.

He raised a brow, a flash of amusement passing quickly through his peach-blossom eyes, though he didn’t hold it against the little cat.

Chi Yan began looking through the scripts Sister Chen had brought.

As expected of a top-tier agent, Sister Chen’s eye for scripts was razor sharp. The roles she filtered out were all excellent—characters with instant appeal that would attract fans at a glance.

And they were basically all from well-known directors.

Chi Yan only needed to choose one from them.

As he was reading, suddenly a warm, cautious presence appeared beside him.

From the corner of his eye, he saw that at some point, the girl had scooted up to him, craning her neck to look at the script in his hands.

Chi Yan : “Finished buying clothes?”

Li Wan shook her head instinctively, not noticing the indulgence hidden in his tone.

She hesitated for quite a while, then—just like back when she was still a kitten—rested her head on the man’s shoulder.

“Brother.
“I’ll definitely treat you better from now on.”

After all, Chi Yan treated her very well, and he even bought her so many clothes.

She had never owned this many clothes before.

And besides… he really was quite pitiful.

The little cat clenched her fists determinedly. She decided that once she started working and earning money, she had to support her butler just like people supported their elderly parents.

After all, she wasn’t overthinking it. The world really was too cruel to her butler.

Thanks to her efforts, the online opinion about him was already much better than it had been in the original novel.

But the main issue was that Chi Yan’s personality often wasn’t very likable. No one could say for sure how things would go in the future.

Luckily—

He met her, a kind and capable little cat.

If he really ended up infamous one day and was kicked out of the entertainment industry, she could still feed him.

Uwuuu.

Little cat is so good.

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But she didn’t expect the heartless two-legger to not even lift his eyes before raising a finger and pushing her forehead away.

“No need.” The man expressionless: “You just need to shed less fur.”

Li Wan: “……!!”

😾

The little cat wanted to provide for a human in old age—cat is good.

The human didn’t appreciate it and even blamed the little cat for shedding—human is bad!!!

Cats are good, humans are bad!!!

Hmph!!!

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Maybe it was because Chi Yan’s mother had called earlier during the day.

That night, his condition was very bad.

After dinner, when he went upstairs to return to his room, Li Wan noticed his face didn’t look good. Worried, she wanted to follow him.

But the man didn’t hesitate. He directly shut the door, leaving her outside.

Li Wan: “……”

This treatment wasn’t even as good as when she was still a kitten.

The girl stormed back to her room. The sheets laid out on her bed were the new ones she’d bought today, washed and dried before putting on.

They had a scent, light and pleasant, probably because her butler was worried a little cat’s nose couldn’t handle strong fragrance.

Li Wan rolled around on the bed, burying herself in the soft blankets, then pulled out her phone to play games.

Damn! She couldn’t play games when she was a kitten, she missed it so much!!

Just as she was excitedly playing, the floor-to-ceiling windows suddenly lit up, then went dark again. Two seconds later—

*Rumble*

Thunder rolled across the sky in the distance.

Rain started pouring down.

Li Wan frowned, climbed up, and looked outside the windows.

The rain was really heavy, mixed with lightning and thunder, quite scary.

…She wondered how Chi Yan was doing.

She remembered the original novel saying that Chi Yan’s father died on a stormy night like this, so whenever it rained with thunder, his nerve pain would worsen.

Li Wan felt worried.

She bit her lip, couldn’t resist, and quietly slipped out of her room to go downstairs and fetch a cup of hot water.

The butler’s door wasn’t locked. She knocked twice, no response. Her heart skipped. She simply pushed the door open.

The room was dim, but since turning human, Li Wan’s vision hadn’t worsened much.

She could barely make things out.

The bed was empty.

She looked around the room and eventually found the two-legger in the same corner as last time, sitting on the floor.

His breathing was heavy.

Sweat rolled slowly down his pale forearms.

He looked like he was in a lot of pain.

Li Wan felt like something tapped lightly against her heart.

A little painful. A little suffocating.

How pitiful… her butler.

She pressed her lips together, put the water down, quickly found painkillers in the drawer, and handed them along with the cup to him.

“Take the medicine, Brother. Once you take it, it won’t hurt.”

The little cat crouched in front of the human, clumsily trying to comfort him in a small voice.

Fortunately, this time he was much more agreeable. He stared at her for a while, but didn’t treat her like an intruder invading his private space. He accepted the medicine and swallowed it quickly.

Li Wan set down the cup and went to pull him up.

“Let’s go back to bed, okay? The floor is cold, Brother.”

The girl’s voice was soft and gentle, like the only source of warmth in the dark night.

Chi Yan’s pitch-black pupils locked onto her.

This cat was very good.

Good in every way.

It was just that… if only she couldn’t turn into a human, it would be even better.

Humans were too cold and fickle. No matter how deep the feelings, they could turn to ashes at any moment.

They could betray him at any moment.

But a little cat was different.

A cat couldn’t hunt on its own; without him, it wouldn’t survive.

It couldn’t leave his side.

…And even if it wanted to leave, he could easily imprison it right beside him.

His gaze was far too focused, the darkness in his pupils growing thicker, carrying a hidden, dangerous meaning—like a beast in the night staring down its prey.

He had already locked precisely onto his target.

But the fragile, soft little cat sensed nothing at all, looking at him in confusion.

“What’s wrong? Brother?”

Brother.

A faint question suddenly surfaced in Chi Yan’s mind.

Who taught her to call him that?

The little cat’s voice was sticky-soft, clinging to the ends of her words as if she were acting spoiled, or as if she were…

Seducing.

The thought appeared abruptly, making the muddled-headed monster pause for a second before quickly forgetting that little interruption.

Adam’s apple rolling slowly, in a place the little cat couldn’t see, the hidden predator quietly revealed its fangs.

But the little cat didn’t know.

All she knew was that the weak, helpless two-legger squeezed her wrist even harder. It hurt a little.

The poor two-legger, he was already hurting this much.

Her clear heterochromatic eyes unknowingly showed a hint of sympathy.

After hesitating for a moment, she reached out and gently tapped the top of the well-disguised beast’s head.

Softly she said, “Pat pat pat. Don’t hurt anymore.”

Her tender voice was like sunlight piercing into a dark hell, warm enough to let something soft sprout in one’s chest.

Someone like Chi Yan, listening to this, actually felt as though something lightly poked at his heart.

“Wanwan.”

The monster disguised his voice as human, speaking calmly.

Li Wan blinked her round eyes. “Mm?”

“When will you turn back into a cat?”

Li Wan didn’t understand why he suddenly asked this. She tilted her head and thought for a while before replying uncertainly.

“I don’t know.
“It doesn’t feel like I’m going to turn into a kitty anytime soon.”

After those words, the room fell silent again.

A flash of lightning lit up the world for an instant before plunging it back into darkness.

Li Wan grew unsure. The look she saw in the man’s eyes just now… seemed a little frightening.

But when she looked again, those peach-blossom eyes had returned to their usual indifference.

Later on, Li Wan pulled him onto the bed, tucked him in, and after patting the blanket over him, she turned and went back to her own room.

Once back, she fell asleep immediately, completely unaware that her phone had been left in Chi Yan’s room.

Chi Yan only saw it the next morning.

He wasn’t any good person. He didn’t possess the virtue of ‘never snooping through someone’s phone.’ He unlocked Li Wan’s phone with her password.

It was a new phone, with nothing much to look at.

But by chance, he accidentally tapped into the text messages.

The little cat had actually sent someone a message yesterday. She even saved that person’s name as ‘Bad Mother’.

Chi Yan raised a brow and opened it.

He was far too familiar with that phone number. One glance and he recognized it. It was his cold, heartless biological mother.

Looking at the content, he quickly figured out what the little cat had been thinking when she sent it.

She may not have known the exact motive behind his mother’s call, but she’d guessed it had something to do with his bad mood.

The little cat was venting on his behalf.

With lowered eyes, he read the little cat’s almost childlike messages. The harshest words she used were ‘idiot’.

It had the ridiculous feeling of a kindergarten kid trying to curse someone.

But as he read, his chest inexplicably warmed.

Like a damp quilt finally laid out under the sun—soft, warm again.

Reading on, he couldn’t hold it in anymore; a low chuckle slipped from his throat.

Then he lifted a hand to cover his cheek, though he couldn’t hide the growing curve of his lips.

Stupid cat.

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Sister Chen was a manager who did everything by strict procedure.

On the fourth day, she arrived on schedule to ask Chi Yan about the script.

“Have you chosen? If you have, I’ll tell the director right away. Don’t delay too long, people don’t like being kept waiting.”

Chi Yan didn’t hesitate. He pushed one script toward her. “This one.”

It was a crime investigation drama. Based on screen time, it was considered a dual-male-lead series. The role Sister Chen-jie picked for him was one of the two main characters, the detective chasing criminals.

Chen Jie picked it up, glanced at it, and frowned.

“Why did you choose this one?

“To be honest, I don’t recommend it. Your status is too high. A show where the main character and supporting character have almost the same amount of screen time… it’s very hard for someone like you to pull off.”

“Not to mention, the supporting character with more scenes is a serial-killer villain. If you play the protagonist, one wrong move and the audience will scold you.”

But after thinking for a moment, Sister Chen still reluctantly agreed to his idea.

“Fine. This script is decent, and the character setup is pretty likable.

“Besides, with Director Zhu there, just act well. Even if you get criticized, it won’t be a big problem.”

But Chi Yan shook his head. “I don’t want to play the protagonist.”

Chen Jie raised an eyebrow.

“I want to play the villain—the serial killer.”

Chen Jie frowned again.

“You…
“The risk is a bit too high.”

On the other side, the little kitten playing on her phone heard them and peeked her head out.

Chi Yan took the initiative to hand her the script. The little kitten pointed at the role inside. “You want to play this one, Brother?”

Chi Yan nodded, a faint smile rippling in his peach-blossom eyes. “What do you think?”

Li Wan didn’t hesitate much. “Sounds great.”

After all, in the original story, he was a complete villain anyway, so it counted as the right specialty for him.

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“Chi Yan.
“You’ve already caused your father’s death, and now that I’ve finally managed to live peacefully for a few years, do you still want to get me killed too?!”

Listening to the familiar voice coming from the phone, Chi Yan’s expression grew colder. “What are you trying to say?”

The woman’s voice was sharp and harsh. “You and I have nothing to do with each other anymore. I only called today because I heard about what happened between you and A’Lin on the variety show.

“If you still have even a little conscience left, you should come out and clarify things yourself. A’Lin is obviously not that kind of person. Abuse his partner? Please.”

She let out a mocking laugh. “A-Rin would never do such a thing. Don’t think I don’t know—this must all be you scheming behind the scenes to smear him.

“You’ve been jealous of him for a long, long time. I’m the one who gave birth to you. Don’t you think I know what kind of person you are?

“I’m not calling to discuss this with you. This is your final warning. If you don’t publicly clear A’Lin’s name, then I’ll do it myself.

“Don’t blame me if things get ugly!”

She rattled on and on, and without waiting for his reply, hung up.

The busy tone sounded *beep, beep*, but it was a long time before Chi Yan slowly relaxed his fingers and put the phone down.

Hearing all that, he wasn’t surprised at all.

Of course.

Every time she came to him, it was always for her ‘son’ and her wealthy husband.

Biological?

Ha.

She knew he was her biological son, yet somehow he could never compare to that stepson who always glared at her.

The weather was already shifting toward autumn, and the wind carried a chill sharp enough to freeze a person’s heart.

He was now a highly acclaimed, wildly popular Movie Emperor with tens of millions of fans.

Yet in that moment, he felt as if he had slipped back into those dark years he had fought so hard to crawl out of.

Winters in City A were brutally cold, cold enough to freeze one’s limbs. When he was still young and ignorant, he chased his mother all the way to the street corner. Just as he was about to grab the hem of her luxurious dress, the security guards yanked him away without mercy.

Right after that—

Was the woman’s gaze, colder than winter itself.

She was warning him not to cling to her again.

Chi Yan’s fingers curled tightly, dark peach blossom eyes flickering with a madness-tinged stubbornness.

She wouldn’t let him cling, wanted to shake him off?

Then he would do the opposite.

This was the price she ought to pay. She birthed him, then abandoned him.

He had been turned into a monster, so how could those who had punished him escape the monster’s revenge?

The familiar headache threatened to return, but he didn’t stop thinking.
His body trembled slightly from the cold.

And then—Chi Yan suddenly sensed something, his body relaxing as he turned back, meeting a pair of apricot eyes filled with concern.

His cat.

…who was now in human form.

The girl was leaning over the back of the sofa, hands braced on it, standing on tiptoe as she peered at him. Her fresh, youthful face was so smooth it looked like it had no pores at all.

No wonder Sister Chen was tempted.

Maybe all spirits were born beautiful, or maybe she was simply a special case, she was very pretty.

Even Chi Yan was momentarily dazed when he saw her.

Li Wan didn’t notice his lapse at all. She only looked at her two-legger with worry. “Brother…”

She hesitated, then asked in a small voice, “Who was calling you?”

She already had a vague guess.

There was only one person in the original story who could make the villain lose control like this.

Chi Yan’s Adam’s apple moved slightly. He didn’t answer.

His eyes were growing darker and darker, deep enough to be frightening.

Li Wan felt as if she were seeing the Chi Yan from that night again—the graceful Movie Emperor turning back into a shadowy monster.

But unlike before, she wasn’t afraid at all.

This was her two-legger.

He was so, so good, not at all like the story made him out to be.

How could someone like him endure such unfair pain?

Her chest throbbed painfully. She awkwardly patted his head to comfort him. “Don’t be sad.”

If it were a normal person, she could say things like ‘No matter how unreasonable parents act, they still want the best for you.’

But Li Wan knew the plot. Say that to Chi Yan and it would break him instantly.

Ah…

The little cat racked her mushy brain again and again but still couldn’t think of what to say.

She really wasn’t good at comforting people.

In the end she gave up and whispered, “Brother, how about… you cry a little? You’ll feel better if you cry. I’ll stay here with you.”

Then, as if reassuring herself, she nodded hard. “Mm. Don’t worry, I’ll stay with you the whole time.”

At least until she had properly settled down in this world, she wasn’t going to leave Chi Yan.

Thinking this made her feel guilty.

It was as if she were using him, flattering him just to secure food, shelter, and comfort.

Terrible.

Li Wan pressed her lips together, trying extra hard as she attempted to comfort him.

She leaned closer and, mimicking how she used to do it as a fluffy kitten, rubbed her head against his hand.

“…”

Chi Yan’s gaze slowly shifted to her.

This was his cat.

Although he didn’t know where she came from, she now already had a ‘Chi Yan’s cat’ label stamped all over her.

Truly, she was his and only his.

The man’s eyes grew even darker, like a monster baring its fangs.

But the girl didn’t sense anything wrong.

She was far too inexperienced in the world, and because she trusted her two-legger so easily, she had even put aside her instinct to detect danger. Her round heterochromatic eyes were clear and bright as she looked up at him.

Just like snow.

Li Wan didn’t understand, and softly called him.

“Brother?
“What is it?”

The darkness in the man’s peach blossom eyes quickly faded, and afterward, a faint smile slowly surfaced on his pale face.

“It’s nothing.
“Thank you.”

Li Wan actually sensed a little something off, but soon tossed the thought aside.

After all, her butler was a mentally unstable person. So what if he acted a little strange sometimes?

Seeing that the two-legger’s mood had stabilized, she slipped back into the kitchen with the intention of making a few more dishes to make the helpless human a little happier.

After dinner, Chi Yan voluntarily went to tidy up. Before entering the kitchen, he handed his phone to her.

“I prepared something for you.
“If you need anything else, just order it on the phone.”

There are hardly any girls who don’t like shopping!

Li Wan’s eyes immediately lit up. “Thank you, Brother.”

When she smiled, her eyes curved slightly, and two dimples faintly appeared on her porcelain cheeks, sweet and soft.

It was easy to imagine how rosy her pale cheeks would become if someone were to lick them.

Like a plump, just-ripened peach.

Chi Yan didn’t know what thought flashed through his mind. He let out a small laugh. “No need for thanks.”

Li Wan sparkled as she picked out clothes.

Back when she lived with her uncle, although her aunt hadn’t mistreated her thanks to her uncle’s insistence, she knew she was living under someone else’s roof, so she saved whenever she could. She never bought clothes so freely.

But it was different with Chi Yan.

Chi Yan was rich.

Forget one Li Wan—even ten of her, Chi Yan could support them easily!

Li Wan didn’t even need to hesitate as she ordered, just tap tap pay!!

This one looks good.

This one also looks good.

Uuuuuuuu…

Being someone’s little kitty is amazing!!

The butler treats his kitty way too well!! The kitty must work hard and earn money one day to repay him properly!!

But as she kept scrolling, the speed mysteriously slowed.

The butler was such a good person, yet his mother… who knows what she was thinking, treating him like that.

When he was little, she dumped him in an old house and didn’t care about him. And when he finally grew up, she still scolded him for the sake of that rotten stepson Fu Shilin.

Hmph!!

The two-legger’s mother was also a bad person!!!

Li Wan got angrier the more she thought!

He had been so sad after that phone call, who knows how that horrible mother had scolded him?!

As she thought about it, the little kitty suddenly sprang up from the sofa.

Shopping paused! She needed to help the poop-shoveling officer scold back!!

He was under the kitty’s protection now, no bad mother could bully him!!!

Li Wan sneaked through his unguarded phone to find the bad mother’s contact information, then cautiously sent a message to the bad mother from her own phone.

Because—

She knew her own scolding skills. That bad mother was so fierce; if she called directly, she might get yelled at until she cried like a drenched kitten!

Mew mew mew mew mew.

The kitty could not handle that!

Angry, she typed incredibly fast and soon sent the message.

The main idea was that Chi Yan’s mother was stupid, didn’t appreciate Chi Yan, and she was a bad mother.

To add extra force, she even added at the end:

[Idiot!!]

Super fierce kitty!! 😾

The other side seemed to read it quickly and replied disdainfully:

[Who are you?]

Kitty typed : [Who I am doesn’t matter, what matters is that what you did is wrong!]

She tried to think seriously about how to persuade this bad mother to treat Chi Yan a bit better, but before she could, a string of messages came in:

[Who do you think you are? Why are you meddling in things between me and Chi Yan?]

Bad Mother : [Chi Yan is a jinx, a freak. He killed my husband. I’ve been merciful by not making him pay with his life!]

Bad Mother : [And what are you, to speak up for that lunatic?!]

More insults followed, all aimed at Chi Yan.

Li Wan stared, eyes widening, and her anger shot up ten meters high like a spring breeze igniting a wildfire!!

Too much!!!

Her face puffed up like a furious pufferfish!

She rolled up her sleeves, ready to reason with this unreasonable crazy woman!

She edited a long, angry message—but when she hit ‘send,’ she realized—

—she had been blocked.

Li Wan : “…!!!”

Unbelievable!!

The little kitty stared at the smooth phone screen, almost exploding!!

She was going to be cooked alive from anger!!!

She immediately regretted being polite earlier and secretly vowed that next time she would scold that woman until she cried!!!

Li Wan dug her claws into the sofa in anger, and only after a while did she realize her cat instincts were coming out again.

She was crouched like a kitty, fiercely scratching the leather sofa!

She wasn’t using a small amount of force, either—actual claw marks were visible.

Oh no.

The kitty froze.

When the butler came out and saw this, he would definitely scold her!

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