Edited by Jules
His talk with Cheng Wenyi went for longer than anticipated; when Xiao Lan and Luo returned home, it was already very late at night.
The neighbourhood was quiet, and even Tie Hanhan next door, who liked to pilfer vegetables at night, had already gone to sleep. Around them, aside from the sound of the wind and the faint rustling of leaves, there was nothing else.
Xiao Lan’s mind was full of things about Xiao Chengyan.
Everything related to Xiao Chengyan was like a pile of messy string. When Xiao Lan finally found the start of the string and thought he could obtain the truth, what he sorted out were balls and balls of tangled up enigmas.
So much so that his initial impression of his father had been upended and had turned into the completely foreign Xiao Chengyan who only existed in rumours.
In the end, what sort of person was he?
Why did he know Xiao Lan would need poverty value in the future?
What did he end up encountering?
Was he truly dead?
Unfortunately, Xiao Lan was now unable to stand before Xiao Chengyan and personally ask him these questions, and Xiao Chengyan had long taken these suspicions with him to a far-off place. Perhaps, even if he was standing before Xiao Lan, he would find these questions beneath him.
After all, from Cheng Wenyi’s descriptions, this was a haughty and conceited person; he would probably be too impatient to explain his motives to people ba.
Xiao Lan felt completely listless all over.
After a simple shower, he flopped onto the bed and went limp, as if he was just a blanket.
“Knock knock knock”. Knocking rang out at his door.
“Come in,” Xiao Lan said, but he still didn’t move.
Footsteps that were neither fast nor slow approached him.
“Sir.” Luo’s voice came from above Xiao Lan’s head.
Xiao Lan lifted his eyelids and gave him the look of a salted fish.
It had to be said that even at such a dead angle, truly handsome people were still handsome.
“Do you feel very tired?” Luo’s voice was still gentle.
“Mn…” Xiao Lan’s voice was depressed and even carried a hint of a child acting spoiled. Perhaps he himself didn’t notice, but now his interactions with Luo were a lot more casual than at the start.
“How about I give you a head massage? You just have to lie down,” Luo said.
Xiao Lan followed Luo’s directions and lay on the pillow. He closed his eyes and felt the other’s slender but powerful fingers gently massage his scalp.
Luo’s hands wandered around the acupuncture points of his head. The strength of the massage was just right, and it seemed that each move took away a portion of exhaustion with it.
Xiao Lan felt his heart slowly become serene.
He was inherently someone who didn’t like being tangled up. Generally, when he encountered an unhappy occasion, he would recover after being depressed for a night. Even if the information about Xiao Chengyan this time was a little heavy, he could still slowly adjust himself.
But this feeling of being cared for was also pretty good.
Regardless of whatever unknown dangers or difficulties there were up ahead, he would always have Luo beside him.
This truly was the greatest fortune.
Xiao Lan opened his eyes and just happened to meet Luo’s eyes which were fixed on him as he bowed his head.
In the real world, Luo’s eyes would maintain their black disguise most of the time. Right now, this pair of pitch-black eyes fully reflected Xiao Lan’s face and distinctly reflected every minute change in his expression.
“What’s wrong, sir?” Luo’s voice was low enough for only the two of them to hear. On such a quiet night, it was like the murmurs of a lover.
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Xiao Lan merely stared at him and gave him a light smile, but didn’t say a word. Just like that, he closed his eyes again.
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The always guarded Xiao Lan, however, remained asleep and didn’t react.
It was very obvious that he regarded Luo as safe, and didn’t classify him as someone he had to be alert against.
Perceiving this, Luo was in an especially good mood.
•
It was a night without dreams, and Xiao Lan slept very peacefully.
When he woke up the next day, the sky was already bright and sunny. The bright sunlight pouring into the room through the cracks in the curtain declared that it was no longer early.
Xiao Lan shifted and stretched under the quilt.
Suddenly, he felt something fluffy by his neck. That fine and soft sensation even felt a little familiar, and he nearly thought he was still dreaming.
Xiao Lan hesitantly turned his head and saw a black fluff ball by his pillow. One part just happened to be rubbing against his neck. The fluffy sensation he had just felt was from this.
He reached out and poked it. Not only was it fluffy, it was also breathing warmly.
Suddenly, the black furball shifted, and a pair of large golden eyes poked out from within. The gold in the eyes was light and limpid, and there was an indescribable sense of mystery about it —
It made Xiao Lan think of Luo.
But wasn’t the head of Luo’s cat form flat? This cat in front of him now had a round head, and looked very symmetrical; Luo’s extreme pursuit of art couldn’t be found at all.
Before Xiao Lan could think any further, the black cat which had inexplicably appeared on his bed had already stood up.
It approached Xiao Lan at an elegant pace, and its four limbs were also uniform. It rubbed its furry head against Xiao Lan’s cheek. “Meow~”
Xiao Lan couldn’t resist reaching out and touching the black cat’s jaw.
Seeing his movements, the black cat actively rubbed its head against his palm as well. Its delicate and soft fur brushed over his palm like a feather stroking Xiao Lan’s heart; it felt ticklish and made him want to continue.
The black cat saw the anticipation in Xiao Lan’s eyes and utilised its trump card.
Xiao Lan then saw it lie down and roll over on the bed without any integrity to reveal its belly to Xiao Lan. At the same time, it tilted its head and looked right at Xiao Lan with its bright, light gold eyes before giving him a soft “meow”.
The string called reason in Xiao Lan’s mind wasn’t durable in the slightest, and snapped.
Naturally, this black cat was Luo.
Last night, Luo took advantage of when Xiao Lan was asleep to rearrange his black cat form which he had put together too nonchalantly back then, and even referred to several elements of popular internet celebrity cats.
He increased the amount of fur and ensured that it was sleek and soft to the touch, and changed his body so that it was plumper and tender to the touch. At the same time, he adjusted his head to the most popular roundness to ensure that touching it made one unable to stop.
Because they were in the real world, Luo’s strength was restrained. Accomplishing this procedure truly required a lot of effort.
But nothing could block his resolve to compete against Shirley.
So much so that Luo even spent the night studying several kitty videos and learning the coquettish behaviour which made the comment sections become a mass of “ahhhhhhhhhh”s. Now that he saw Xiao Lan’s reaction, this night of hard work had all been worth it.
Someone who achieved great things wouldn’t be bothered by trifles.
Luo had always been someone who was flexible.
Lying in Xiao Lan’s arms, Luo revealed a satisfied expression: His pet status was unshakeable!
After stroking the cat to his fill, Xiao Lan’s rationality, which had long departed, found an opportunity to take a trip home.
He finally thought to ask Luo, “Luo, what’s up with you now?”
Luo flicked his tail and brought out the reason he had long thought of. “To avoid special situations, I re-adjusted this form. At the same time, I learnt a cat’s behaviour lest I look too unusual. Are you satisfied?”
As he spoke, he even rubbed his furry head against the back of Xiao Lan’s hand.
Seeing this, Xiao Lan couldn’t help stroking the head again. “Ahem… Quite good, identical to a real cat.”
Far beyond identical, it had simply harmonised with a little cat spirit with the strong points of several cat families. Xiao Lan dared to affirm that there probably weren’t many cat owners in this world who could refuse the current Luo.
However… What did Luo want to do by developing this form? Seduce felinophile NPCs so that it would be easier to obtain clues?
Tossing his misgivings to the back of his mind, Xiao Lan got up to shower and change his clothes.
When he emerged, Luo had returned to his handsome and elegant human form, and was smiling at him. “Sir, has anything been arranged for today?”
Xiao Lan shook his head. “Nothing special.”
They could only stay in reality for three days anyway; the main objective of meeting Cheng Wenyi had already been accomplished. Xiao Lan also wasn’t in a rush to return to the game and train; appropriate relaxation was also beneficial to adjusting his state.
Seeing Xiao Lan’s gaze towards him turn from the initial zeal back to his normal calm, Luo’s heart was a little envious, even when the target of his envy was himself.
Humans truly were superficial ah.
•
They hardly had the chance to return to reality, so the two decided to go out and eat.
But just as they left the house, they saw someone unexpected — Cheng Wenyi.
Xiao Lan was a little puzzled. “Why are you here?”
Could it be that there was something he forgot to say last night?
But given this guy’s character, he wouldn’t personally run over to tell him.
Cheng Wenyi had switched to another exquisite white suit, his hair styled as perfectly as usual. He got out of the car while hugging Shirley, and said unhurriedly, “I’m just here to visit an elder.”
In his embrace, Shirley also saw Xiao Lan and gave him a soft “meow~”.
Xiao Lan also greeted Shirley. “Hello, Shirley.”
Shirley flicked its tail and appeared very happy. It leapt to the ground, about to walk over to Xiao Lan.
At that moment, the door of Uncle Zhang’s home next door opened. The one to open it was Tie Hanhan, and there was no other sign of anyone else behind him. Could it be that this guy had taught itself how to open doors?
It felt like Tie Hanhan’s IQ was used in the strangest places.
Tie Hanhan had just come out, when it saw the snow-white furball in front of it. An excited light instantly shone in the husky’s eyes. It suddenly rushed a couple of steps forward towards Shirley and then began sniffing wildly —
Using its nose above the mouth that had just finished chewing slippers.
“Mii —” Shirley’s fur instantly puffed up.
This big stinking guy! What did it want to do to it?!
The angry Shirley instantly leapt onto Tie Hanhan’s head, and slapped Tie Hanhan’s large face hard with its paws.
Though Shirley was just a domestic cat that didn’t have any unique abilities, in the end, it was a high-class cat that came from the Advent World, and its basic combat ability definitely wouldn’t lose out to the physically strong husky from the human world that could demolish a home, Tie Hanhan.
“Awoo —” Pained, Tie Hanhan began running in circles around them, wailing as it ran.
When Tie Hanhan ran, it kicked up the dust on the ground. The dust swirled in the air, and a lot fell on Shirley’s white and clean fur.
“Mewww —” Shirley got even angrier, and slapped Tie Hanhan’s forehead again.
“Awooooooooo —” Tie Hanhan ran even faster. It directly rushed back home, running circles around the vegetable garden Uncle Zhang had poured all his heart’s blood into.
Finally, living up to expectations, Tie Hanhan slipped, and the husky’s entire humongous body fell onto the vegetable patch, its four legs flapping about continuously. Shirley, who was on its head, was also thrown down into a patch of plump and fresh cabbages. Upside down, only two legs that were still struggling could be seen.
Tie Hanhan’s war with Shirley finally ended. In the end, the most heavily injured was Uncle Zhang’s vegetable patch.
Cheng Wenyi, who had witnessed the entire process: “…”
He had never seen such a graceless appearance from Shirley.
Uncle Zhang, who was alarmed by the commotion made by Tie Hanhan, also came out, and just happened to see the last scene. He couldn’t resist facepalming. “Tie Hanhan is embarrassing oh…”
As for the vegetable garden, forget it. He would just ask his son to fly in another batch from that cultivation base again ba.
At that moment, Uncle Zhang finally realised that there were people at the door. “Xiao Xiao, Fei Luo and even Xiao Wenyi ah! Come, come, come, come in!”
Xiao Lan shot a look at Cheng Wenyi. It turned out Uncle Zhang was the elder he had mentioned. Uncle Zhang truly was a deeply hidden existence.
After the three men gave Uncle Zhang their greetings, he personally brewed tea for them.
Shirley and Tie Hanhan entered a temporary truce as both sides remained far apart.
The old man looked very happy. He looked at Cheng Wenyi. “Xiao Wenyi, it’s been quite a while ah.”
Cheng Wenyi replied with a smile, “I came home for a bit today and just happened to be in the area, so I just came to visit.”
Uncle Zhang chuckled happily. “Aiya, I’m your grandpa’s friend, and it can be said that I watched you grow up ah. I still remember back when you followed your grandpa to inspect an old factory that was going to be refurbished…”
Cheng Wenyi sensed things taking a bad turn. He attempted to stop him. “Uh… Grandpa Zhang…”
Uncle Zhang was already lost in his memories. “Back then, Xiao Wenyi was only a few years old, and was so tiny as he followed behind his grandpa. There was an old-fashioned boiler in that old factory building. At that time, a boiler worker was operating it. Where would a small young master like him have seen such a thing ah, so he bounced over to watch. In the end, you guys guess what happened —”
Uncle Zhang looked at Xiao Lan and Luo in high spirits, and was clearly waiting for their straight man play.
“What?” Xiao Lan played along and revealed a curious expression.
Of course, he was truly very curious about this showy and exquisite Cheng Wenyi’s dark history back then.
Uncle Zhang laughed. “Heehee, after Xiao Wenyi saw that guy operating the boiler, he said he also wanted to operate a boiler when he grew up. He cried and shouted about wanting it, and no one could soothe him at all. That attitude ah, even the bodyguards beside his grandpa nearly couldn’t stop him.
“Finally ah, Xiao Wenyi’s grandpa promised to build a fireplace at home, before Xiao Wenyi finally stopped making a ruckus.
“During the summer, this kid would spend every day working the fireplace at home, making it an indescribable hell for the people in his house. I heard from his grandpa that he kept playing with it until autumn before he got tired of it.”
“Pft —” Xiao Lan truly couldn’t stop himself. He covered his mouth and his shoulders kept shaking.
Looking at Cheng Wenyi’s current appearance, Xiao Lan had thought that he was the type who shamelessly showed off his good looks since childhood. He truly hadn’t expected that Cheng Wenyi would also have such a plain and simple dream as a child.
Even the curve of Luo’s lips grew wider with amusement.
Cheng Wenyi’s smile had already frozen, and he felt that the tea in his hand was especially bitter.
He sorely regretted showing up here today.
It was as if he had torn a hole in the crotch of his pants.
The author has something to say:
Today’s play of the day — Uncle Zhang
Tie Hanhan (Raises its large head): Awoo~
Ps: Actually, my dream when I was small was to become a cement worker…
Baobao Notes
Actually i found the cutest image of a cat showing its belly, but it was white and fluffy, so I think Luo might beat the shit out of me if I posted that one QAQ.
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Cheng Wenyi I LOVE YOU HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Results of today’s matches:
Cheng Wenyi: 0 Xiao Lan: 1
Luo: 1 Shirley: 0
Don’t forget
Shirley: 1 Tie Hanhan: 0
Not luo being envious of himself haha
Is it shizun and Mo Ran i’m seeing?
+1
Hahahahaah l love 2ha
And was thinking that too expect shizun is a tsundere white cat.
When I was small I dreamed became princess with magic and gorgeous unicorn. And I dislaked prince and his white horse, because all white horses that i seen was really dirty and unpleasant to eye. And I didn’t want to get married, because if I married I became Queen but I want to be a princess(so it’s strange children’s logic). Well, I was normal child, but now I’m here~
thanks for the chapter~
That’s amazing dream to be princess but without prince haha.
🤣🤣🤭
Thank you for the chapter ❤️
Our ML doesn’t even want to be a ML! He wants to be a pet pffft😂
Luo: Must! Upgrade! Cat form!
Well, he was successful xD
Thx for the ch (ㅅ˘ㅂ˘)
I see Cheng Wenyi is trying to use Shirley to cause a rift between Xiao Lan and Luo.. I’m afraid that is not going to work. Luo’s cat form is now top notch!
thanks for the chapter <3
Guys you are so interesting, I just dreamed to be a clothes designer but other people so incredibly resourceful. I’m a little envious for your imagination.
Luo earlier: trying to develop human-form
Luo right now: trying to make the perfect cat-form
As long as you happy.
like, ngl my dream when i was small was to become a cleaning aunty.. my family was terrified
Me as a child: wants to be a ladybug Me now: wants to do nothing
Ah it suddenly really dawn at me that our Luo’s love ehem pet rival is a cat😌
Thanks for ur hardwork! ❤
💜💜💜
Uncle Zhang really knows everybody O_O
As a cat owner, I feel it
My dream was to become a scientist when I was small and I didn’t that knew that to become a scientist you have to study so much but now I am striving to become a doctor!
Other cat servants: posting pics/vids with their cat masters asking for kisses and hugs
Me: begging my cat for a kiss or a hug, whichever works. I’ll even pay with the favourite wet food or treats!
😮💨Being a cat servant ain’t easy.
Actually, I have a hink black cats are way more beautiful 😍 I just happened to be enslaved by a ginger one tho 😭
I think black cats are *
ah uncle!! thank you hahaha!!
Mr. Luo! you aren’t a pet QAQ