"Ah, it's a kitten!" Two small balls gathered around, their eyes shining brightly as they stared at the folded eared cat on Xi Baichen's shoulders.
Xi Baichen took a long step, broke through their encirclement, and walked straight into the kitchen.
Xiaotuanzi quickly followed and earnestly said, "Uncle, you need to cook, let us take care of the kitten for you."
"No need." He took good care of them. What's the fun of these two little devils joining in?
Xiaotuanzi pouted and glared angrily at Xi Baichen's back.
Xi Baichen seemed to be aware of it, but suddenly turned his head and said coldly, "Do you still want to eat?"
Xiaotuanzi immediately wilted, unable to afford to offend their parents.
"Don't be sad, I'll play with you after dinner." Mi Li meow comforted the two little balls.
Xi Baichen turned a deaf ear to this sentence, turned on the faucet, washed his hands clean, then washed the rice to cook, and then took out the ingredients from the refrigerator.
Mi Li entered the teaching mode again, enthusiastically directing from the side, occasionally shaking her little paws and meowing incessantly from her mouth.
"Why does the kitten keep barking?" Xi Keran whispered to her brother.
"Because the Great Demon King has imprisoned it and prevented it from being free," Xi Nuoqi replied indignantly.
"The kitten is so pitiful. Shall we share some of the delicious food with it later?"
"Well, I can eat one less piece of meat!"
An hour later, hot and steaming dishes were served one by one, most of which were ordered by Xiaotuanzi. In addition, two dishes specially prepared for Xi Baichen were added.
Mi Li jumped down from Xi Baichen's shoulder and squatted on the chair, watching their family of three happily dine together.
"Is the little cat hungry? Here's my tofu for you to eat." Xi Keran picked up a piece of tofu and put it on the plate.
After hesitating for a while, Xi Nuoqi reluctantly sent out his Braised pork belly: "Here you are, too."
"Don't feed it randomly, the kitten can't eat it." Xi Baichen pushed the plate back and also made a bowl of minced meat soup mixed with rice without salt, and handed it to Mi Li.
Mi Li stared at the food in front of her for a while, then lowered her head and tasted it. Surprisingly, the taste was quite good. She now possesses the taste of a cat and does not reject this bland food.
"Uncle, why are the ears of this little cat hanging down?" Asked Xi Nuoqi curiously as he cooked.
Xi Baichen actually has some doubts. He has been raising cats for more than ten years and knows about various cat breeds, but he has never seen a cat with drooping ears like this.
"Have you never seen a cat with folded ears?" Asked Mi Li.
"Fold eared cat?" Xi Baichen picked up his phone and prepared to search.
Mi Li jumped lightly, slipped under his arm, sat on his lap, and watched as he typed in the words "Fold Ear Cat" on his phone. One search result after another was flashed out, without any introduction related to Fold Ear Cat.
Mi Li was secretly surprised that there were no Fold eared cats in this world?
Fold eared cats are a breed with genetic mutations, which are actually a disease. All kittens with Fold eared genes are born with bone diseases, and once they occur, they will suffer from pain for the rest of their lives. So now the number of Fold eared cats is decreasing, and many people do not support continuing to breed and breed because this genetic disease cannot be eliminated, the only difference is the probability of onset.
It is also a good thing that cats in this world do not have the folded ear gene, which avoids the continuation of this genetic disease.
Mi Li moved her limbs for a moment, luckily her folded eared cat had no problem at the moment.
At this moment, a clicking sound suddenly came to her ear, interrupting Mi Li's thoughts. She turned around and turned to the phone camera, her bewildered expression captured in front of her.
Xi Baichen put away his phone and gently stroked the back of Mi Li while eating.
Mi Li felt very comfortable being fucked by him, and soon gave up the shame of being human, lying on his lap and enjoying it with peace of mind.
After finishing dinner, Xi Baichen sat on the sofa holding Mi Li and watching TV, while Xiao Tuanzi was driven to wash dishes by him.
The midday news is being broadcasted on TV, revealing a five-year long business scam in which a company called "Jinzheng" fraudulently obtained up to 8 billion yuan in investment funds under the guise of financing and going public. Now the principal has fled and the funds are nowhere to be found.
Xi Baichen suddenly sneered and a hint of coldness flashed in his eyes.
"What's wrong?" Mi Li lifted its head. What does this creepy expression mean?
"It's nothing." Xi Baichen withdrew his sharpness and returned to his usual bored appearance.
"The current scams are really difficult for people to guard against," sighed Mi Li. "Looking at these victims, they have been cheated and left penniless, which is also very pitiful."
"Ah, yes." Xi Baichen picked up his teacup and shifted his gaze to the shaking phone, which displayed the words "He Yingjie" on the screen. He casually clicked on it and directly used the external sound.
"Brother, you must save me this time!" He Yingjie's anxious voice came from his phone.
"What's up?" Xi Baichen took a slow sip of tea.
"Have you read the news about Jinzheng? I really lost this time. For this investment, my family invested all their money and still owe a lot of foreign debt."
Jinzheng? Mi Li moved her ears and listened attentively.
"How do you want me to help you?"
"Lend me another one million, I want to go abroad and hide for a while."
A cold glint appeared in Xi Baichen's eyes as he said calmly, "You should know that I have been living off my writing skills since leaving the Xi family. I have already borrowed over three million from you before, and I really can't come up with any more money."
"Please, Brother Xi, can you help me find a way? Once I get through this difficult time, I will definitely repay you twice as much in the future."
"He Yingjie, I have helped everything I can, and I am powerless to help anything I cannot. Your father probably has many friends, so let him worry about this. No matter how much you lose, you will only lose a few million. Just take a few orders and earn back."
"It's not a few million." He Yingjie's voice was filled with tears, "My family has invested several hundred million, and I myself have put all my wealth under pressure."
Xi Baichen adjusted his sitting posture, his expression quite relaxed, but his tone revealed a hint of lukewarm surprise: "You actually invested so much? In fact, I've been short of money lately, but now you probably can't repay it. You should handle your own affairs first, and talk about the money you owe me later."
He Yingjie: "Thank you for understanding, Brother Xi. Let's leave it at that for now." MMP, understand Mao, he came to borrow money!!!
After the conversation between the two ended, Mi Li asked, "Is this the person who was 800000 last time?"
"Mmm." Xi Baichen rubbed the cat repeatedly.
"I remember you said last time that your relationship was not good and that you lent him money to scheme against him." Mi Li thought to herself with extreme fear, "Could the gold certificate scam reported in the news have been designed by you?"
"What are you thinking?" Xi Baichen glanced at her. "I wouldn't do anything criminal."
"That's good." Mi Li patted her chest with her little paw, "But what exactly do you have against him?"
"It's nothing," Xi Baichen said calmly. "I left the Xi family at the age of eighteen to start a business while studying. The person who started the business with me back then was He Yingjie. He was in charge of managing the company, and I was responsible for pulling clients and running the business. After four years of hard work, the company gradually got back on track. I started considering transformation and preparing to invest in the emerging data analysis industry, but before the transformation, He Yingjie quietly sold my clients to his relatives, which seriously affected the company's development and reputation. In the end, we had to go our separate ways. He didn't know that I had a clear understanding of his actions, I didn't expose them, just because I didn't want to talk nonsense with him."
Xi Baichen has always been sincere and trustworthy towards his friends, without wavering, but trust between people is always so fragile. He didn't want to continue dealing with people, it was too tiring and too troublesome, so he gave up entrepreneurship and chose to become a writer, far away from complex human hearts.
It's not about being disillusioned with the world, nor avoiding it, it's just finding it boring.
"So that's why you tricked him?" Mi Li figured out the cause and effect, cleared his anger, and said, "Well tricked! This is how you should deal with such a villain!"
Xi Baichen knew that the listing of Jinzheng was a scam, but he didn't say anything and deliberately lent money to He Yingjie for turnover. Although he didn't borrow much money, it boosted He Yingjie's desire to invest and tricked him into hiding. He's really a scheming boy who cuts between white and black.
"Don't you think I'm very cunning?" Xi Baichen lowered his eyes and looked at the kitten on his lap.
"Unscrupulous, very treacherous!"
Xi Baichen's eyes darkened slightly, but he heard Mi Li say again:
"But I like it!"
It seems like a droplet of water falls into the Heart Lake, causing ripples that linger for a long time...