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