President 21
Even though his face was deathly pale, it wasn’t very noticeable due to his naturally dark complexion.
His homeroom teacher had initially been skeptical about the whole situation, but after seeing his reaction, they immediately understood what was going on. Deciding not to cover for him, they brought him to He Wang and remained silent.
He Wang didn’t say anything either. He simply stared at him, his gaze cold, as if he were looking at some despicable creature.
Even adults would struggle under such pressure, let alone a student. Chen Dingning, who had planned to feign ignorance and deny everything, started trembling.
The principal, panting slightly from running over, adjusted his precariously wig and spoke with a serious expression, “Turn on your phone, delete the post, and publicly clarify the situation. You must apologize to this student.”
Before he could comply, He Wang casually took the phone from his hand and said lazily, “No need. I’ll handle the clarification myself.” He had his own way of dealing with this person—attempting to make amends after the fact was meaningless.
Holding up the phone, he snapped a photo of himself and Tang Xi holding hands.
Then, he directly posted it on the original thread with the caption:
“Just dropping my boyfriend off at school.”
Everyone was stunned.
Only then did Tang Xi realize that, in his urgency, he had been holding He Wang’s hand the entire time.
Panicking, he tried to pull away, only for He Wang to tighten his grip.
[1551, why is the villain doing this?] Tang Xi was completely flustered.
Even 1551 was caught off guard, sounding just as alarmed. [Shouldn’t a clarification like this be posted on Weibo? Why is this different from the novels I’ve read?!]
[Is that really the point here?!]
Annoyed, Tang Xi decided to ignore the system.
With all the chaos, he forgot to struggle free from He Wang’s grasp.
So when Ye Qian and Shen Chensi arrived together, the first thing they saw was this shocking scene.
Ye Qian swallowed down the bitterness in his heart and, at the same time, stopped Shen Chensi—who looked ready to charge forward and separate the two.
Shen Chensi, visibly agitated, snapped, “Why are you holding me back? Don’t you know what kind of person He Wang is?”
“And what exactly can you do?” Ye Qian’s voice remained calm, though the faint trembling of his hands betrayed his inner turmoil.
Shen Chensi gradually lost his momentum.
. . . . .
A simple clarification post on the school forum spread online within a day.
Even though the situation could have been suppressed immediately, He Wang allowed it to escalate.
Knock, knock, knock.
“Come in.”
Tang Xi peeked through the door’s gap before stepping inside. After confirming that He Wang wasn’t busy, he quickly ran over.
He Wang frowned at the sight of his fair, bare feet. As soon as Tang Xi approached, He Wang pulled him onto his lap.
Tang Xi, caught off guard, widened his cat-like eyes. Feeling the firm muscles beneath him, his face flushed red. He squirmed, attempting to jump down.
“Don’t move.” He Wang firmly grasped his foot. “Why aren’t you wearing shoes?”
His feet were cold, small enough to fit easily in He Wang’s hand, soft and delicate without a single callus. A gentle squeeze revealed just how tender they were.
“…I forgot.” Tang Xi looked innocent, but the warmth of He Wang’s palm made him instinctively shrink his foot back.
Having spent so long as a cat, he had grown used to going barefoot. Even after becoming human, he still disliked wearing shoes at home.
He Wang shifted slightly, adjusting the weight in his lap before clicking his tongue. “Still so light—barely heavier than a cat.”
Despite being 1.75 meters tall, Tang Xi had a slender frame, small enough to be completely enveloped in He Wang’s arms.
Since struggling was useless, he simply stayed in that position.
The villain’s naturally high body temperature was oddly comforting, making Tang Xi narrow his eyes in contentment. It wasn’t until his system reminded him of his original purpose that he remembered why he had come.
“The internet is saying we’re a couple now.” His soft voice carried a hint of displeasure.
Like a little kitten that didn’t even know how to get mad.
He Wang’s Adam’s apple bobbed slightly as he let out a deep, sexy chuckle. “Are they wrong?”
Wrong? It wasn’t just wrong—it was completely off!
Maybe it was because Tang Xi’s round, wide-eyed expression was too cute, but He Wang tightened his hold around him. “Think about it. Don’t we eat and live together?”
Tang Xi obediently nodded.
“Aren’t we very close?” He Wang’s fingers brushed against Tang Xi’s waist.
Tang Xi twitched at the ticklish sensation, curling up in his embrace. He couldn’t refute that statement either.
“And don’t you like me?” He Wang asked, his tone calm and unhurried.
Tang Xi tilted his head in thought.
He Wang fed him good food, gave him fun things to play with—of course he liked his caretaker.
Completely oblivious to the trap he had fallen into, Tang Xi nodded once again.
“I like you too,” He Wang murmured, his gaze darkening. “So doesn’t that make us lovers?”
Tang Xi instinctively felt something was wrong and shook his head. “N-No, that’s not right.”
He was getting dizzy from being led in circles.
The hunter, who had already lured his prey into the trap, remained patient as he asked in a low voice, “What’s wrong?”
Slowly tightening the snare—until his prey was fully caught.
Tang Xi replayed their conversation in his mind but, to his frustration, couldn’t find a way to refute it.
After much struggling, he finally managed to say, “Lovers… do other things too.”
It was practically serving himself up on a silver platter.
“Oh? Like what? Something like this?”
With that, He Wang cupped Tang Xi’s chin and kissed him.
Caught completely off guard, Tang Xi didn’t even resist as He Wang pried open his lips.
It was both their first time, yet He Wang seemed to know exactly what to do, boldly taking the lead.
After sucking on the tip of Tang Xi’s tongue until it went numb, he shifted to gentle, lingering licks—tinged with an almost affectionate tenderness.
The little kitten, inexperienced and utterly defenseless, could only let out a soft whimper when he was kissed breathless.
Weak in both arms and legs, he slumped against He Wang, face flushed a deep red.
“Now we’re lovers,” He Wang murmured, his tone carrying an unshakable certainty—like this was how things were meant to be.
Tang Xi wanted to shake his head.
But He Wang’s gaze warned him that if he dared to do so, he’d be kissed again.
The little kitten had no choice but to nod.
It wasn’t until he was carried back to his room that he, in his dazed state, finally realized something had gone off track.
. . . . .
[Chen Dingning has withdrawn from school.] 1551 suddenly spoke.
It had been away the previous night for a routine inspection by the judge. When it returned, it found that the foolish kitten and the villain were already kissing. As a system that wasn’t even of age, it had been forcibly locked in its system space.
Now, this morning, the atmosphere had shifted.
Tang Xi paused mid-bite into his sandwich, hummed in acknowledgment, and continued eating.
He didn’t care.
The guy had already deleted his post, apologized, and faced the consequences he deserved. Whatever happened after that had nothing to do with him.
As he ate, he pulled up the collar of his shirt.
This morning, he had noticed some strange red marks on his neck, like mosquito bites or an allergic reaction.
He Wang had told him not to worry about it, but during breakfast, he kept glancing over with an unreadable expression.
It made Tang Xi inexplicably uneasy.
He shrank his neck slightly.
After breakfast, he followed He Wang to his company.
It was his first time visiting in his human form. And to solidify the online rumors, He Wang made no effort to keep a distance. He walked into the company with Tang Xi by his side, their interactions unmistakably intimate.
The company’s group chat immediately exploded.
This time, it was even more chaotic than when Tang Xi had first arrived in his original form.
The young man was clearly close to He Wang, and it wasn’t hard to piece together his identity.
They all speculated that the kitten was raised by the young man.
The mystery about the kitten was solved, but an even bigger mystery arose.
How did such a fierce president manage to win over such an obedient and good-looking young man???
Tang Xi had no idea what people were wondering. This wasn’t his first time at the company. Sitting comfortably on the sofa, he was completely at ease, playing a game on his tablet.
After Secretary Huang placed a cake and a glass of orange juice in front of the young man, she was rewarded with a polite “thank you” and an adorable smile.
She maintained her professional smile and nodded, saying, “You’re welcome.” But inside, she was screaming like a groundhog.
She could barely resist the urge to rush over and pinch the boy’s slightly chubby, fair cheeks.
Even the usually composed and sharp-witted Assistant Wang couldn’t help but speak in the company group chat.
Then, he was summoned to the office. He had forgotten to mute his phone, and the constant notification pings echoed through the room.
“Sorry.” Assistant Wang calmly took out his phone and silenced it.
Despite a few misclicks due to nerves, he showed no sign that he had just been gossiping moments ago.
“Wait a moment.” He Wang raised a hand and gestured toward his phone.
Assistant Wang immediately understood and nodded. “I’ll make sure to instruct everyone not to spread any rumors. Not a single word will—”
He Wang interrupted him indifferently. “Let them spread it.”
“…Huh?” Assistant Wang almost bit his tongue.
His professionalism allowed him only a few seconds of existential crisis before he quickly corrected himself. “Understood, President He.”
And so, in less than half a day, several sets of photos dominated the trending searches.
A tall man and a young boy gazed at each other with smiles, both wearing matching couple outfits. The sight of them together on the screen was incredibly pleasing to the eye.
For a moment, the doubters quieted down.
After all, the photos had come from He Corporation’s own employees.
However, some persistent voices continued their criticism, clinging to the idea that their sexual orientations and social statuses didn’t match.
With certain shameless gossip accounts adding fuel to the fire, public opinion began shifting again, making Tang Xi’s position seem even more precarious.
In the end, He Corporation’s official account stepped in and reposted the news, confirming the CEO’s relationship with his young boyfriend.
They even picked a few trolls to reply to, slapping them down so hard it was as if their faces had been swollen from the backlash.
It was a blatant display of unrestrained indulgence.
Those gossip accounts, well aware of He Wang’s reputation and afraid of legal consequences, scrambled to delete their posts. They quickly changed their tune, now praising the relationship as a “fairy-tale romance.”
In less than a day, the entire country knew about their love.
Satisfied, He Wang set down his phone. Watching the young man beside him, whose lips were smudged with cream as he ate, he couldn’t resist bending down and kissing the corner of his mouth, swallowing the cream in the process.
Tang Xi’s face flushed, and he instinctively shrank deeper into the sofa.
“Don’t eat too much. I’m taking you to a banquet tonight.”
Not only did he want the netizens to know, but he also wanted the entire elite circle to be aware of his stance.
“What’s at the banquet?” Tang Xi asked softly.
“There will be lots of desserts.” He Wang sounded like a cunning wolf luring a child with candy.
The tricked child’s eyes instantly lit up. “I want to go!”
And just like that, he fell right into the trap.
Then, he obediently put down his orange juice, determined to save room for the banquet.
He Wang even had matching formalwear sent over—sleek and tailored suits in the same design but different colors, one black and one white, unmistakably a couple’s set.
The white suit on Tang Xi made him look even more like an ethereal being untouched by the world’s affairs.
They were attending a charity gala. Normally, in events that required attendees to come in pairs, He Wang never brought a companion.
This was the first time he had brought someone along.
The moment Tang Xi appeared, all eyes in the room turned to him.
Unlike the gazes from company employees or classmates at school, these looks were much more direct and unabashed.
But with He Wang present, no one dared to whisper about it openly, even if they were curious.
Tang Xi: [1551, I’ve been tricked! QAQ]
He timidly hid behind He Wang.
1551 was silent for a moment before replying: [He never said there would only be small desserts here, silly cat.]
Just as Tang Xi was about to argue against the system’s “cat” insult, he suddenly spotted a familiar figure rushing toward him.