Awkward
The kitten waited for a long, long time.
It wasn’t until the small candle on the bedside was about to burn out that he was completely sure that the young man was truly asleep.
He simply……fell asleep?
The master allowed him to bathe in his room, took him to eat with him, wore his own nightclothes, and even……slept in the same bed with him. But in the end, he only held him and simply slept???
Realizing this, Ah Fei found it a bit unbelievable. Despite his mind being in a mess, his stiff body began to relax subconsciously.
Although they were sleeping on the same bed, Zhou Huaiyan did nothing to him.
“……”
Ah Fei couldn’t understand.
It was not that he had never seen a master who was gentle to his slaves, but such masters were often more terrifying than vicious ones on the surface. Despite their outward gentleness, they might torture their slaves behind their backs thousands of times.
Ah Fei initially expected his master to be like this, but after searching around and finding no equipment, he felt relieved, albeit reluctantly.
But this didn’t mean that the kitten would naively think that the master wouldn’t touch him.
However, such an inconceivable thing actually happened.
If it weren’t for the young man’s warm breath falling on his ears, Ah Fei would have even thought that this was just an overly beautiful dream.
“……”
He tilted his head very slowly, his blank gaze falling on the young man’s jade-like side profile.
In the quiet room, the kitten could hear his own heart beating.
Thump, thump, thump——
Ah Fei remembered that day, the night when he was finally able to leave “hell”.
Tremblingly, he threw down the torch and burned and slaughtered the devils who were still sleeping.
Then, as expected, the fire attracted the Zhou people’s cavalry. Halberds flew across the sky, war horses neighed, and that night, the stenching blood seemed to soak the entire world in a bright red color.
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Just like now——
The afterglow of the candlelight gently dispersed, coating the young man’s dark hair and eyelashes with a soft and faint light, flowing warmly and lingeringly.
Just like what he saw that day, the first handful of snow melting in the fire.
Beautiful beyond control.
After that day, Ah Fei hid in the Zhou people’s captive camp. He finally left that nightmare-like place, thinking that even if he were sold into hard labor by the Zhou people, it would be a good thing.
Anyway, apart from being different from ordinary people in terms of his lower body, he was also much stronger than others. And finally…
The black cloth outside the iron cage was lifted, and the handsome young man stealthily gave him a plum candy.
Since then, Ah Fei’s life had been divided into two halves.
The first half was soaked in blood and mud, while the second half, until this moment, was as beautiful as a short dream.
Ah Fei looked at the sunk-in-sleep Zhou Huaiyan with complicated eyes and slowly stretched out his hand, seemingly wanting to caress his face.
The sleeping young man was like a gleam of bright and clear moonlight; his sleeping face was clean and beautiful.
However, Ah Fei’s fingertips ultimately stopped, just a short distance away.
How could such a good person even like him?
The kitten had been struggling in the mud since birth, and now someone suddenly picked him up and raised him high in the clouds.
The surrounding scenery was very beautiful, but the feeling of weightlessness as he rose to the sky made Ah Fei feel extremely uneasy.
Hu——
The small candle finally burned out, and the room fell into darkness.
Ah Fei closed his eyes, inhaling the gentle fragrance on the young man’s body, and softly pinched the hem of his clothes with his fingers.
Whatever happens, from now on, he should be like a docile and lovely cat—wearing a collar obediently, flattering and pleasing everyone around him.
Thinking of this in a daze, Ah Fei finally fell asleep. For the first time in half a year, he had a good night’s sleep.
In the dream, all the wind, snow, and blood were gone.
No ruthless and harsh slave trainers, no hell-like training, and no various horrific and bloody instruments of torture—not even charred corpses, devil-like blood-curdling screams, or squirming venomous worms……
Everything that Ah Fei once detested, feared, and hated vanished in his dream.
In the vast world of ice and snow, there was only one cold plum tree left in full bloom, which was faintly fragrant.
His mother, who used to shed tears all the time, stood under the red plums, gently smiling at him.
Ah Fei, like a cub, ran over to hug her, but when he raised his head, he suddenly froze.
“Mother……”
At this moment, Ah Fei was shocked to realize——
It turned out that he could no longer remember his mother’s face.
…….
Soon, dawn came, and the sun was three poles high.
When Zhou Huaiyan woke up, he didn’t want to move at all. It was because his bed was so warm, as if there were a hundred hot-water bottles there.
The young man looked down and found a warm, curly-haired kitten curled up in his arms. Two paws tightly grasped the clothes on his chest, and his knees were bent on his stomach, almost turning himself into a ball.
If he were hugging a fluffy little tail in his arms, it would be exactly the same as Cuicui’s posture.
Wu, even when sleeping, he looked like a kitten.
Zhou Huaiyan couldn’t help but stroke his soft, long, curly hair. It was soft and smooth, with fluffy springs.
Feels so nice.
The young man couldn’t help but sigh in his heart.
Normally, he would have stayed in bed for a while, but thinking of what he had to do today, he reached out and lifted the curtain.
Zhima, the maid waiting outside, immediately came over to greet him.
Zhima seemed to grasp the customary rules of good behavior, as if avoiding reprimands. She skillfully averted her gaze and refrained from peeking behind the bed curtain.
“Your Highness, do you want to wash up and change clothes now? Breakfast has been prepared outside.”
“……Wait.”
——The kitten’s paws were still grasping his nightclothes, prompting him to stay.
Zhou Huaiyan looked at the little one clutching onto his clothes, not letting him go. He suddenly felt it was funny.
Back then, Cuicui always scratched quite a lot of his clothes until they were ruined, causing the maids and eunuchs to tremble with fear every day.
Between prying open Ah Fei’s hand and taking off his nightclothes, Zhou Huaiyan hesitated for two seconds at first before choosing the latter.
As soon as the young man moved slightly, the kitten tightened his claws. Even though his mind was still in a daze, his injured throat subconsciously uttered syllables with unclear meanings.
“Hae…”
It sounded like a little milk cat’s grumpiness in the morning.
Zhou Huaiyan felt it was amusing. He couldn’t help but think of teasing him, so he stretched out his hand to pull him away.
Feeling that the thing clutched in his hands seemed like it was about to be snatched away, the next second, the beautiful pair of cat eyes suddenly opened, inadvertently revealing undisguised murderous intent.
Shla——
The newly crafted nightclothes issued their final scream, and the sound of the cloth and silk ripping was particularly clear in the room.
“……”
Zhou Huaiyan looked at the already-dead nightclothes and suddenly fell into deep thought——
The quality of the clothing materials from the Grand Duke’s Mansion doesn’t appear to be very good ah……
The young man lowered his head; his expression was a bit hard to describe. At the same time, Ah Fei finally woke up. He blankly stared at the half-naked master, his mind going blank.
The man’s black hair hung loosely on his shoulders and was thinly scattered on his chest. His physique was beautiful, with thin and regular muscles, and his fair complexion shone like jade in the sunlight, embodying the unique beauty of a young man.
The kitten gulped subconsciously.
“Gulp.”
Although the sound was not too loud, it seemed particularly clear in the silence.
Zhou Huaiyan, who just wanted to comfort the kitten so that he wouldn’t blame himself: “……?”
The kitten is such a sweetie! I love how ZH literally thinks of him in cat terms, like thinking of his hands as paws!!
Also, ZH is right – that clothing should not be tearing just from someone holding onto it, even if it’s silk. What atrocious low quality for a noble house!
How can a couple be so cute?! ❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥
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