But after all, this was Movie Emperor Chi’s home. They didn’t dare be too casual. So when Chi Yan came downstairs dragging his suitcase, all he saw was a whole crowd standing in the living room.
He frowned slightly, his gaze sweeping over everyone before finally landing on the kitten.
Li Wan put on an innocent face. “Meow~”
—”This kitten didn’t do anything, okay, hehe.”
The team leader stepped forward to explain, “Here’s the thing, Teacher Chi. According to the program process, we’ll need to take you and the kitten to our <A Family of Furry Friends>’s home villa.”
Of course, Chi Yan cooperated. Except—
He looked toward the kitten.
Receiving his gaze, Li Wan went, “Meow meow~”
She took the initiative to walk over, rubbing her soft little body against him, working hard to build goodwill.
She had to act affectionate in front of the camera! Kitten’s showtime starts now!!
But who knew her two legger wouldn’t cooperate at all. He just grabbed her by the scruff and lifted her away. His aristocratic voice carried a faint trace of disdain :
“I told you, you shed.”
Li Wan : “!!!!”
—Hmph!
So what if this kitten sheds a little fur!!
Master Cat didn’t complain about the human and even want to take him fly with her. Cats are good.
Human didn’t cooperate and even complain the cat shed. Humans are bad!!
Cats are good, humans are bad!!!
【Hahahahahaha why do I find Brother Chi with the kitten so funny together!】
【They’re totally like a bickering comedy duo LOL】
【If he dislikes it so much, what’s he even doing on a pet variety show? Fake!】
【Fake guy】
【Seriously, is there anyone in the industry faker than Chi Yan?】
【By the way, doesn’t the kitten have a name? Brother Chi never calls it by one.】
【See, see, more proof, Chi Yan doesn’t like it at all!】
The staff noticed the barrage and asked, “Teacher Chi, may we ask the kitten’s name?”
Another guest had also been assigned a cat, and it wasn’t convenient to keep calling this one ‘kitty.’
At this, Chi Yan suddenly realized. This kitten really didn’t have a name.
His assistant, who was responsible for caring for it, had thought to wait until he returned to name it himself. But since he’d barely seen the kitten since getting back yesterday, of course the naming had slipped his mind.
No matter, though. A cat’s name, just pick something random.
Li Wan, seeing the thoughtful expression on his face, felt alarm bells ringing in her head!
No, no, no! She absolutely could not accept names like ‘Little White’ or ‘Little Ball’!
That guy totally looked like the type to casually slap on a cliché name!!
In a flash, she bounded over to her food bowl, batting the porcelain dish against the floor with loud *clangs*!
Her racket instantly drew everyone’s attention. The staff hesitated. “Is she hungry?”
The team leader glanced at the automatic feeder. “Probably not…”
Only Chi Yan, meeting her eager eyes, somehow felt like he inexplicably understood what she meant. “Wanwan1.”
Team leader : “? What did Teacher Chi say?”
Chi Yan cleared his throat. “Her name is Wanwan.”
He’d only said it offhand, but unexpectedly, upon hearing it, the kitten finally stopped rattling her dish.
Maybe it was his imagination, but he even thought he saw a look of relief in those round heterochromatic eyes.
Chi Yan : “…”
He narrowed his eyes, thinking sincerely that this kitten seemed to have ideas of her own.
“Wanwan?”
“That’s a pretty unique name. Sounds nice.”
“Hahaha, look, I think the kitten really does like it too!!”
To prove the point, the cameraman zoomed in on her.
Li Wan blinked, flicked her tail at the lens, lifted her round little head high, and struck a proud pose.
【We’re losing it, guys!!】
【She really does like it, look how smug she is!!】
【But aren’t cats timid? Won’t she get stressed going out?】
【Stress is dangerous for cats, could even be fatal! Chi Yan is so awful!! He can pretend all he wants, but don’t gamble with the cat’s life!!】
【??? This is the show’s arrangement. What’s it got to do with Brother Chi?】
The staff noticed too and reminded Chi Yan.
But when they headed out, they realized they’d worried for nothing. The kitten wasn’t scared at all. She didn’t even need the carrier. She hopped straight into the car on her own.
There was no spot in the car specifically for the kitten. Li Wan’s eyes spun around, and she directly stepped onto her own butler’s lap.
Chi Yan suddenly recalled the feeling of the kitten in his arms last night, but only for a moment. Then he saw a few strands of white fur lightly floating down onto his black suit pants.
He couldn’t stand it, and said in a deep voice: “Get down.”
Li Wan wasn’t afraid at all. She lifted her head and reasoned with him: “Meow meow meow~”
—”Not going, not going, not going.”
Chi Yan : “……”
He had no choice. There was nowhere suitable for the kitten in the car, and if the kitten ran around after the cat started, it would be very dangerous.
The staff in the front leaned his head over. “Teacher Chi, how about letting Wanwan come to me? I’ll hold her.”
That was also a solution.
Chi Yan nodded slightly, watching the kitten be carried over.
Li Wan was not pleased.
Hehehe, the cameras are still filming, they have to put on a loving act!
The kitten stepped on the staff’s lap a couple times, then jumped back into Chi Yan’s arms. “Meow~”
She lifted her head and called out softly.
—”Master Cat is not leaving.”
The staff laughed. “Teacher Chi, she’s really clingy with you.”
Chi Yan’s fingers paused slightly.
Although he didn’t want to admit it, that sentence indeed poked at his heart.
Clingy?
Last night too. He told her to leave, yet she still shamelessly insisted on coming closer.
Chi Yan didn’t make her leave again, only let out a low laugh: “Clingy cat.”
Li Wan’s eyes widened, quickly tilting her head up to look at the man’s expression. But by then, his face no longer carried the slightest smile; those peach-blossom eyes were still calm as water.
That low laugh seemed like her imagination.
Li Wan smacked her lips and finally gave up on looking away.
Her butler was so awkward!
Stupid two-legger. He was clearly very satisfied with this Master Cat’s company, yet still said he disliked this Master Cat shedding fur!
Hmph!
But Master Cat was broad-minded and wouldn’t bother arguing!
With nothing to do, and since kittens could sleep twenty hours out of twenty-four, she quickly fell asleep.
But the villa arranged by the program group wasn’t far. She hadn’t slept long when she was woken by the noise outside.
The kitten raised her head and looked out once, then pulled back, seeing the white fur on her butler’s black suit pants and feeling a bit guilty. She stretched out her paw and swiped twice.
Chi Yan couldn’t be bothered with her, only gave her a light glance before withdrawing his gaze.
【Quick screenshot!! Everyone! Free meme material!?】
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When they got off the car, two guests had already arrived.
One was a boy named Zhou Jia, from a singing-dancing idol background, now working hard to transition into acting. His assigned pet was a rabbit, named Yueya2.
The other was a girl named Li Xiaoyun, a popular variety show host, considered a traffic ‘little flower.’ Her assigned pet was a Chinese rural dog, with a name perfectly matching its look : Dahuang3.
Seeing Chi Yan arrive with Li Wan, the two greeted him with their pets, then subtly left the center seat for him.
Li Wan sat next to Chi Yan, raising her head to observe these two guests who didn’t have much writing in the original story.
Zhou Jia’s looks were of the sunny youthful boy next door type, full of energy. Li Xiaoyun’s face was round, looking like a cute girl next door.
For now, both were very measured. They sat down and casually talked, sharing their experiences of raising their pets this past week.
Li Xiaoyun had rich hosting experience. For every sentence Zhou Jia spoke, she could add a response. The scene looked quite harmonious.
Before long, the male and female leads of the original work arrived.
The first to come was the female lead, Du Qingqing, also an actress, with a pure and lovely appearance. Her assigned pet was an abandoned stray Maine Coon cat.
When she got out of the car, the cat seemed very scared. In her arms, it clung tightly to her clothes. Du Qingqing looked distressed, constantly soothing it in a soft voice.
Then came the male lead, Fu Shilin. In the original plot, he was described as wild and unruly, bowing his head only to the heroine Du Qingqing.
Precisely because of this, in the show <A Family of Furry Friends>, his display of loving a pet attracted fans even more.
In contrast, Chi Yan lost out even worse.
Once everyone was gathered, they all greeted each other. No matter what they were thinking inside, on the surface it looked friendly enough.
Only when it came to Fu Shilin—he looked at Chi Yan with mockery on his face. “Movie Emperor Chi, it’s you again.”
Chi Yan, as always, slightly raised his peach-blossom eyes, showing a smile. “Hello.”
But Li Wan noticed. In those peach-blossom eyes, at the bottom, was full of dark mockery.
It seemed the original plot wasn’t wrong. His acting was indeed good.
Heh, her two legger really had two faces.
The kitten had never seen someone change face so naturally, and felt curious, staring at the human she’s raising.
But after a while she looked away again. After all, her human’s attitude toward Fu Shilin was understandable.
Li Wan twitched her whiskers and rolled her eyes at Fu Shilin.
—Hmph! Bad thing!!
He clearly knew the relationship between his stepmother and her butler, yet for taking away someone else’s mother he felt not the slightest guilt, and even often intentionally or unintentionally used it to provoke her butler.
Chi Yan already suffered from paranoia. Under the day after day provocation from Fu Shilin and his mother, how could he possibly grow up sunny and healthy?
It was all because of these two bad things!!
Meow meow meow!!!
Li Wan grew angry, wishing she could punch Fu Shilin’s face with kitten paws right then and there.
- Li Wan’s name is 黎晚 (Lí Wǎn), with the wan part homophone to 碗 (wǎn) which means bowl. So Li Wan made a racket using the bowl as a hint, and Chi Yan took the hint by giving her the name 碗碗 (wǎn wǎn, lit. meaning ‘bowl bowl’). ↩︎
- 月牙 (yuè yá) literally means crescent moon. Possibly, it was named so based on the Moon Rabbit legend. ↩︎
- 大黄 (dà huáng) literally means big yellow. In China, it’s a common name given to dogs with yellow furs. ↩︎