He Jingyuan and Lin Qian went to the bathroom and didn't come back for a long time.

The warm light in the box reflected on the wooden wall, stretching the figure into a slender shape. Fang Die carefully looked at the unfamiliar senior sitting opposite her. He looked up at the flickering light and shadow on the wall, his hands on the table, like a feline waiting for prey, ready to pounce at any time to catch his own shadow.

If he had a tail, he would have been unable to restrain himself from sweeping the ground left and right.

Fang Die was amused by her own thoughts. She picked up her teacup and then put it down again. Finally, she couldn't help but break the silence: "Senior, how long have you and Xiao He known each other?"

Yunyun looked back warily.

He actually didn't want to talk to Fang Die.

The notorious Gadan Maniac was afraid that the little bell would be taken off as soon as he said a word, as soon as he opened and closed his eyes.

The air was silent for two seconds.

Yunyun remembered that He Jingyuan had repeatedly told her not to speak before leaving, so she pursed her lips and said in embarrassment, "He didn't let me say anything."

“…” Fang Die’s mouth twitched.

What's there to not say?

It's just a very common question.

But the more the boy tried to hide, the more guilty he seemed.

Fang Die calmed down and thought of the pair of shoes in He Jingyuan's shoe cabinet that were not his size, and the second set of toiletries that was vaguely visible in the bathroom...

She took a sip of water and asked, "Are you living with Xiao He now?"

Yunyun became more alert, her fingers scratching at her clothes quietly: "He won't let me say it."

Still the same sentence.

Fang Die's heart was in turmoil.

You have to take off your shoes when eating Japanese food. She secretly glanced at the ground and saw the pair of canvas shoes that Yunyun was wearing today... She had seen them in He Jingyuan's shoe cabinet this morning.

It is very normal for boys to share a house.

But that toothbrush and cup are clearly a couple's pair, how could this be just a normal shared apartment?

There is only one truth...

Fang Die's heart was set, and she almost held her breath as she asked, "Are you...in a relationship with Xiao He?"

Yunyun blinked in confusion.

fall in love?

The Gadan Maniac speaks very strangely.

Are you going to take me to the hospital if I say something wrong?

Yunyun became more cautious, her eyes red with fear: "He won't let me say it."

Those five words hit Fang Die's heart like a heavy hammer.

The boy almost cried when he saw it.

She suddenly remembered that He Jingyuan had repeatedly emphasized that he "was not in a relationship", which resulted in a scene where "a strange boy came to the classroom and loudly questioned her". The horrifying thought in her heart became more and more intense.

Is He Jingyuan raising fish?

There are one or two gays in her major. Each of them seems to be good at studying and talking, but they are afraid that their families will know their sexual orientation, so they hide their relationship from the outside world. They plan to pretend that nothing happened after graduation and go home to get married and have children.

There is actually such a person around me...

But He Jingyuan doesn't seem like that kind of person.

Friendship and morality are fighting wildly in my heart.

On the one hand, he was afraid that his senior was kept in the dark, and on the other hand, he felt that He Jingyuan had other hidden secrets.

Just when he was struggling, the door of the box was pushed open, and He Jingyuan and Lin Qian finally came back.

"What are you talking about?" He Jingyuan looked at the kitten sitting upright, and then glanced at Fang Die's subtle expression.

Fang Die quickly waved her hand: "Nothing to talk about."

But inwardly he spat at himself.

How can we generalize? Maybe the two of them really haven't been dating, or are still in the ambiguous stage and haven't broken the window paper yet?

Just then the waiter came in with the dishes.

Yunyun's attention was instantly drawn to the foie gras on the plate, and she stared at the waiter as he placed the plate in front of her.

The kitten's eyes are sparkling.

Because she was not very good at using chopsticks, she waited until He Jingyuan picked up a piece of foie gras and put it in his bowl before she scooped up a piece with a spoon and sniffed it gently.

The first thing that hits your nose is the rich aroma of red wine.

He put the foie gras into his mouth, and just as Fang Die described, it melted like ice cream, with a faint aroma of wine.

Next to him, He Jingyuan peeled the peony shrimp and handed it to Yunyun's mouth naturally, wiping the sauce off the corner of the kitten's mouth: "Eat slowly, no one will snatch it from you."

"I want to eat that." Yunyun pointed to the baked crab in the distance.

The ending tone rose unconsciously, with a hint of coquettishness.

The baked crab was still a little hot, so He Jingyuan blew on it before handing it over.

Lin Qian and Fang Die: ...

Okay, as long as you two are happy.

Why should she interfere in the affairs between young lovers?

Fang Die simply put aside her gossiping thoughts and buried her head in her food. She also chatted about the Cat Association at the table: "Last time, during the typhoon, the school's TNR team neutered a lot of cats, but lately, it's been getting harder to catch them. The kittens are hiding so well."

Lin Qian picked up a handful of kelp seedlings with his chopsticks and said, "Or we can set up more traps around the school and assign more students to stake out."

"It's hard to say." He Jingyuan continued, "We couldn't even catch the last typhoon."

"Do you think cats are stupid? Cats have their own intelligence station." Yunyun blurted out, "And are you catching cats? There are a bunch of people walking around, and the cats are treating you as their after-meal exercise assistants..."

After saying that, the kitten was stunned.

Oops, I betrayed my little brother!

Yunyun quickly lowered her head and ate the food.

He Jingyuan calmly gave him a chopstick: "Don't talk nonsense."

But Fang Die was intrigued. "Really? I've long suspected that this kitten group is deeply intertwined. Sheriff and Yunyun have both been adopted, leaving only the big, prickly Huahua. It must be him who's leading the others into hiding."

"But I've been anxious to catch him lately. Someone wants to adopt him."

Lin Qian asked curiously, "Who is it? Did you find an adoptive parent so quickly?"

Yunyun also pricked up her ears quietly, wanting to hear who was so short-sighted as to fancy this disgusting and evil tabby cat.

Fang Die smiled shyly and pointed at herself: "Me."

Yunyun: ...

A bad cat will always be punished by a bad person.

"I'm going to do an internship after finishing my studies in the second half of the year. I've been working for so long, I have to leave with some compensation." Fang Die said helplessly, "It's so hard to find a cat to adopt. Every graduation season, most people in the Cat Association take a cat home to adopt, and Huahua is very good..."

She propped up her head and smiled foolishly: "Chubby little round face, soft paw pads, and also cat-like. Although it won't be nice to humans after eating other people's cat noodles, it's not like some cats who turn their backs on people after eating and even breathe out at people."

Yunyun felt that she was being implied.

"Huahua," the young man said seriously, "it's been struggling lately over whether to trade its little bell for a lifetime of food and clothing. You might as well give it a few days and wait for it to figure it out."

As long as Huahua leaves, the sheriff will no longer have any deterrent power, and Yuncheng University will belong to Yun Junjun!

Yunyun took a deep breath, relying on humans to complete the power struggle within the cat world.

Huahua, don't blame me for being heartless.

Since ancient times, the new Cat Emperor will not tolerate the abdication of the old Cat Emperor!

Fang Die's eyes widened in shock: "Senior, how do you know so much?"

He Jingyuan quickly stuffed a piece of goose liver into Yunyun's mouth and looked at the kitten with a warning look in his eyes.

"He was just guessing."

Yunyun immediately blocked her mouth with food.

"It's okay. I think what you said makes a lot of sense." Fang Die asked with interest, "Then, senior, is there anything else you can do to help me?"

Yunyun refused to say anything.

In the second half, the kitten could only bury its head and eat under He Jingyuan's "death stare", and only raised its eyes occasionally when it was fed.

Seeing him like this, Fang Die nodded with satisfaction.

You can eat so much. I must invite more seniors to come out for buffet in the future.

You will definitely get your money’s worth!

…

As soon as she got home, Yunyun collapsed on the sofa and rubbed her stomach, while looking at He Jingyuan: "I'm so full."

"He Jingyuan, did I do okay today?" The kitten tilted its head, waiting for praise.

Although there were some unexpected deviations along the way, at least Lin Qian and Fang Die did not become suspicious.

He Jingyuan rubbed the kitten's head and replied absentmindedly, "Yeah, it's fine."

My mind was replaying what Lin Qian said in the bathroom.

He now has to pay attention to the family expenses and can no longer continue to be a bloodsucking bag.

He Jingyuan picked up the phone and did not ask Lin Qian to help him find a lawyer. He was still reluctant to involve Lin Qian in such matters... Instead, he quietly contacted a lawyer himself and began to consult on relevant matters.

The lawyer quickly offered several solutions.

First, He Jingyuan himself resolutely cut off the supply and refused to give them any money no matter what the reason.

Then it’s time to collect evidence and count your property.

After flipping through a few chat records, even the amount of money he had given out over the years was shocking.

It all started two or three months after his grandparents passed away. When he was only in his teens, the other party demanded a large sum of inheritance from him on the grounds of investment failure. In the end, he had to sell a house in order to go to school.

Later, the other party would no longer ask for money directly.

Something happened in China, and he used the excuse that he was abroad and couldn't get away, so he asked He Jingyuan to advance some of the money and pay it back "later".

There is still no exact deadline for how long this "later" will be.

Yunyun quietly watched He Jingyuan holding his cell phone, wondering who he had been chatting with for the entire afternoon.

The kitten was sensible enough not to disturb him and continued playing the game on the tablet.

When he was tired of playing, he would call He Jingyuan's name, but this human always responded perfunctorily.

Yunyun endured it until going to bed at night.

Hai Ju Yu actually took the initiative to refuse the service of playing with people before bed, turned on a night light and continued chatting with people.

Yunyun, who had just finished taking a bath, turned into a kitten, squatting by the door and staring blankly at this heartless and unfaithful man.

He Jingyuan was suddenly interrupted by a furry rubbing.

The kitten's paw pads stepped on the bed sheet, leaving several plum blossom marks on the quilt cover.

Then he crawled into the quilt with his tail up, rolled himself into a ball of fur, squirmed slowly, and then pushed his head out of the quilt.

The sweet-smelling kitten pounced on He Jingyuan's neck.

Cat wants to see who can talk to you for so long!

Yunyun opened her amber eyes and openly peeked at the text on the phone.

His cognitive speed is astonishingly fast and he can already recognize most words.

He Jingyuan seemed to be chatting with a lawyer.

A large message appeared in the green chat box: [Does my parents' taking my money constitute embezzlement or fraud? They haven't contributed a penny to my tuition and living expenses over the years. Do I still have a legal obligation to pay for my tuition and living expenses as an adult?]

The lawyer on the other side replied: "As long as there is sufficient evidence, it can constitute embezzlement. Currently, Chinese law stipulates that the obligation to support minors only reaches the age of 18, but you also have the right to seek compensation from your parents for expenses incurred before that age."

He Jingyuan also asked: "I checked the order of inheritance. The first heirs are my spouse, children, and parents, and the second heirs are my brothers and sisters. I don't really want them to inherit. Can I write a will now and leave all my property to my cat after I die?"

Lawyer: […Cats are not eligible for inheritance, only humans are eligible.]

He Jingyuan: [That is, I can give the estate to individuals other than the heirs.]

Lawyer: [Yes.]

Yunyun was dizzy.

I can recognize all the characters, but I just can't understand them when they are put together.

But after catching a key word, Yunyun also realized that Hai Crucian Carp was asking her parents to pay back the money.

"Meow!"

He was so anxious that he called out to He Jingyuan a few times, but suddenly remembered that He Jingyuan couldn't understand him either, so he had to stick out his little tongue and gently lick He Jingyuan's arm.

It must be paid back, otherwise the sea crucian carp will have no money to repay his debt!

He Jingyuan flicked the kitten's head with his fingers and exited the chat interface: "Stop peeking."

Yunyun meowed in dissatisfaction.

He Jingyuan now understands the general process.

After asking someone to spend an entire afternoon preserving the evidence, he stared blankly at the WeChat interface and suddenly deleted and blocked all the WeChat accounts of his parents and brother.

The rest is left to the lawyer and the client to negotiate.

Yunyun's claws were dishonestly scratching his wrist, and her round head was resting in the crook of her elbow.

He turned his face to the side and rubbed the soft fur on the kitten's body. His Adam's apple rolled unconsciously, and he couldn't suppress the sourness in his heart.

From now on, Yunyun will be the only one left by my side.

The tip of his nose touched the kitten's soft ear. He Jingyuan opened his mouth to bite it, but the cat in his arms suddenly turned into a naked boy.

With a light "bang", Yunyun's head hit He Jingyuan's chin, and her lips brushed against the boy's head.

...It hurts a little.

He Jingyuan was stunned by the pain and subconsciously hugged the other person. His hand suddenly touched a smooth and hot skin.

"Yunyun." He was really a little angry and suddenly let go of her hand. "I've told you so many times, if you want to transform into a human, go to the bathroom and change. Put on your clothes before coming out."

Yunyun never tolerated him and shouted back, "Why are you so fierce?"

The boy found his pajamas on the bedside table and stuffed them into the quilt.

He Jingyuan's fingertips accidentally hooked onto Yunyun's waist, and the skin there was as delicate as the finest silk.

He bent his legs awkwardly.

There was a rustling sound from under the quilt. I don't know if it was intentional, but Yunyun's knees always accidentally touched his lower abdomen...

All thoughts in my head were burned out.

When Yunyun finally put on her pajamas and stuck her head out, the first thing she said was to scold him: "He Jingyuan, you're so hot, you're going to burn me to death."

He Jingyuan: "...I really want to ask you to say less."

The kitten grabbed all my attention.

Yunyun had half of her body lying on him. He Jingyuan stared at his collarbone exposed by the collar of his pajamas, his head buzzing.

It wasn't until Yunyun reached out and poked his cheek that he came to his senses.

"If you need anything, you can come to me." The kitten said in a deep voice.

Feeding him food every day is equivalent to paying protection fees on a regular basis.

As the cat boss who commands the university, he can protect every student!

Yunyun waved his fist: "I can call my brothers to help you, and we can go and tickle them together!"

He Jingyuan laughed and said, "How are you going to scratch them? You have over a hundred cats and you want me to ship them one by one to the other side of the Pacific."

"Then you can lure him back." The kitten said sinisterly, "Lead him to Yuncheng University. That's my territory. I guarantee I can scratch them into sawdust."

Knowing that Yunyun was venting his anger, He Jingyuan was really touched by his cuteness. He rubbed the boy's head and said, "Forget it. If they want to pursue it, the students of the Cat Association will have to pay compensation."

Yunyun's eyes widened: "Can't I even vent my anger on my own? Why are you still like this?"

Cats are very loyal and don't want humans to take the blame for them.

There was no other way. Yunyun said sullenly, "Then go and solve it yourself."

"He Jingyuan, you have to think clearly. The fact that they can do such a thing means that they will not feel guilty towards you, so you must accept reality, abandon those useless fantasies, and stop thinking that they will really feel ashamed."

"If you're really sad..." Yunyun pursed her lips, made up her mind, and said reluctantly: "I can turn into a cat, let you hold me and cry for a while, and use my fur to wipe your tears."

He Jingyuan was surprised.

The cat can actually talk about profound principles.

Yunyun chuckled and said, "I'm pretty good, right? I learned this from watching short videos."

He Jingyuan: ...

"Yeah, I know." He Jingyuan said, "I don't know if I've ever told you that I lived with my grandparents when I was a kid."

Yunyun: “Hmm?”

The young man stroked his hair and said slowly, "Actually, they loved me for a while before, but they both had restless personalities. When I was seven, they went out to travel around the world and left me to be raised by my grandparents."

Later, while traveling around the world, my mother became pregnant.

He Jingyuan has a younger brother.

"Due to inadequate prenatal checkups, my younger brother was born with various health issues. Plus... my mom didn't have a good relationship with my grandparents, and they started to dislike me. Suddenly, all the family's attention was drawn to me, and no one paid any attention to me. Within a few years, they took my younger brother abroad for treatment, leaving me alone in China."

My younger brother is spoiled abroad, but he is ridiculed openly and secretly by others in China and is regarded as an unwanted child.

It’s just like what my aunt said, the more well-behaved you are, the more likely you are to be ignored.

After so many years, He Jingyuan had only seen the three of them in photos.

If I had treated him badly from the beginning, perhaps he would have ended the relationship decisively.

But just because you have tasted the goodness, you will want more later.

It took He Jingyuan more than ten years to realize——

It turns out that family affection is not the default configuration of life.

"Okay." Yunyun half-lay on him, holding his face with both hands, "He Jingyuan, you are so pitiful."

The pajamas were so thin that I could almost feel the warmth of my skin.

The heat that had been suppressed with great difficulty suddenly surged up.

He Jingyuan reached out and pushed the person away: "Come down."

Yunyun:???

How can you talk like that!

"I'm really worried about you." Yunyun said seriously, "You really don't know how to appreciate kindness... As the boss, I have to be really caring towards my younger brother."

He Jingyuan asked back, "Then you will also feel sorry for Huahua and the Sheriff?"

Yunyun said disdainfully: "Huh... no."

How could he have so little time as to feel sorry for those two cats?

"But you're different." The boy's eyes sparkled. "You have a lifetime debt to repay me."

The hot air exhaled by the kitten when it spoke sprayed on He Jingyuan's collarbone, scratching his nerves like a feather.

My heart was beating wildly.

But the idea in my mind gradually became clearer and clearer——

He really wanted to kiss Yunyun.