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).