Marriage of a Sickly Villain and a Fortune Hunter - Chap 48 Extra 2 END

Extra 2: Turning Into A Cat

“Cut!” The director waved his hand. “Xia Xingchi……are you not in a good state today?”

Director Zhang was notoriously strict with the production crew, but when facing Xia Xingchi, his attitude could be called quite gentle – there was no one who wouldn’t like a high-efficiency entertainer who was full of a worker’s spirit. Not to mention that Xia Xingchi was the film crew’s financial backer and the biggest investor in the whole show.

He was said to be “not in a good state,” but did not repeat NG,[1] and others couldn’t see the difference at all.

Only Zhang Dao’s precise and piercing eyes could detect that he seemed a little off today, as if he had something else on his mind.

Xia Xingchi apologized after hearing this: “I’m sorry, Director Zhang. I’ll find the right state again.”

“Did you not rest well?” Director Zhang didn’t make him continue. “How about you take it easy today, ba.”

Xia Xingchi had always been efficient, and the filming progress was ahead of schedule, so it was completely fine to postpone it today. Plus, the movie was being filmed in the capital, so now he could go home directly after getting off work.

Anyone with eyes knew that this young couple had been married for more than three years and was still so lovey-dovey. They could often see Li Chengyuan coming to pick up his lover to go home after work.

When he wasn’t busy, Li Chengyuan would even sit with the sweating crew for the whole day, and Xia Xingchi couldn’t even drive him away. He was quite hardcore and down-to-earth about visiting.

“Xingchi, why haven’t we seen Mr. Li these days?” One person asked.

When Li Chengyuan came, he would usually either give the whole crew an unlimited buffet or reimburse them for a luxurious meal, but they hadn’t seen him for three consecutive days. Combined with Xia Xingchi’s absent state —

Did they have a fight?

As soon as the question was asked, everyone immediately pricked up their gossip ears. But in their hearts, they estimated that based on Boss Li’s tolerance and exclusive tenderness toward Xia Xingchi, it was nearly impossible for the two of them to quarrel and wage a cold war for three full days.

Unexpectedly, when Li Chengyuan was mentioned, Xia Xingchi’s expression froze in a rare way.

Then he just pretended as if nothing had happened: “He’s been busy with a new project recently……he left home on a business trip.”

After saying this, without waiting for anyone to say anything else, he ran away in a hurry along with the confused assistant who had just packed up his things.

Xia Xingchi opened the car door while looking at his phone, and was dialing the number to call the landline at home, when he looked up and saw the small blanket in the backseat which should have been empty.

There was something like a small animal in the middle of the blanket, trying to get out. But it was too small and the blanket was too heavy, so it wrapped itself up tighter and tighter as it struggled.

Xia Xingchi was taken aback at the sight: “This, how did he get here?”

He got into the car as he spoke, picked up the blanket with the unknown animal inside, and put it on his lap.

Secretary Ye, in the passenger seat, could only give a guilty smile upon hearing these words. She greeted Xia Xingchi timidly but didn’t answer his question, obviously not daring to say more.

For the time being, Xia Xingchi stopped embarrassing the hourly employee caught in the middle, and instead lowered his head to pull open the blanket.

A small, fluffy white tail was exposed from the soft, dark gray cashmere blanket. Seeing this, Xia Xingchi couldn’t help but reach out and flick his little butt.

This behavior seemed very normal. The average kitten would be teased and meow a few times at most, but this one in his family was not the same —

The little tail suddenly froze for a moment, and then, as if realizing what had happened just now, the whole tail stood up like an antenna and the soft white fur suddenly puffed up.

“Meow!” The little cat turned its fluffy head, widened its amber eyes, and let out a “tiger roar.” It was a pity that it was really too small. Not only did it have no deterrent effect, but it also had a milky little voice.

Xia Xingchi couldn’t help laughing wildly, and grasped its little paw, but was thrown off fiercely by it. Fortunately, it couldn’t bear to scratch him, and only pushed his fingers away hard.

Seeing that the little cat was really ignoring him, Xia Xingchi had no choice but to wrap it tightly in the blanket and make a gesture of surrender with both hands: “Okay, okay, I won’t bother you. If you have such a temper, you will be rubbed bald.”

The little cat licked its paw haughtily, ignoring Xia Xingchi.

“The temperature of the air conditioner should be higher,” Xia Xingchi instructed, and then turned to Secretary Ye, “Did he get his medicine and injections today? Didn’t I say that he shouldn’t go out?”

“Li……en, he didn’t take the medicine because it was too bitter,” Secretary Ye replied cautiously, sandwiched between a rock and a hard place, “……He wanted to come pick you up, and I dared not stop him.”

What she said was very vague, but fortunately, Xia Xingchi understood immediately. After all, there was an unsuspecting driver in the car, and Secretary Ye dared not go into too much detail. This matter was so bizarre and shocking that it had to be kept secret.

During this time, Xia Xingchi was carefully inspecting Li Chengyuan’s body.

The results were indeed quite remarkable. He no longer caught a cold whenever the cold wind blew, and the last time he had a fever was two or three months ago.

Unexpectedly, in the afternoon the day before yesterday, Li Chengyuan suddenly developed a high fever for no reason. His body temperature suddenly soared to 40 degrees, but it didn’t affect him at all. He won the biggest transnational project in the second half of the year without changing his expression. He just seemed calm and measured.

It wasn’t until he was getting into the car that he staggered and almost fell down.

Secretary Ye, who was traveling with him, was taken aback, and quickly asked him whether he should go to the hospital right then or call a doctor to examine him.

Li Chengyuan frowned and leaned back in the car seat. He squeezed the center of his brows with one hand and asked hoarsely: “What time is it?”

He had made an appointment to pick up Xia Xingchi from the film crew at 6:30 pm.

Secretary Ye understood why her boss was asking, and promptly answered: “It’s half past four – but your complexion looks very bad, and the little boss will definitely notice.”

She took out a small mirror and handed it to Li Chengyuan attentively.

The face of the person in the mirror was bloodless, and the already cold, pale skin was whiter than paper. He had always been this way, never blushing with fever, and his chapped and bloodless lips directly cast light upon his terrible complexion.

Li Chengyuan: “…….”

That afternoon, Xia Xingchi was happy to be able to get off work on time. He had just removed his makeup and packed his things, and was leaving the set when he saw a message from his big cat:

— I am temporarily busy at the company. Don’t wait for me to come home tonight, sleep well and don’t stay up late playing games.

He also posted a cartoon emoticon of reaching out to grasp the stars.[2]

Xia Xingchi tilted his head. Li Chengyuan seldom went back on his promises. Such a meticulous person was good at arranging his work and life. There were very few unanticipated events or changes of plans.

However, Xia Xingchi didn’t think too much of it. He only supposed that the other party was very busy, and then happily got into the car he had been waiting a long time for and went home first.

Every mealtime, he routinely called to check up on Li Chengyuan and see if he was busy and forgot to eat.

The phone rang for a long time, but nobody answered.

Xia Xingchi was about to hang up and try to call Secretary Ye, when the phone finally picked up the next second.

“Baby?” Li Chengyuan’s voice was a little hoarse, but with the usual smile for Xia Xingchi. “You called?”

It hadn’t been a day or two since the two of them were so mushy. The married couple always stuck close to each other, and even Li Chengyuan’s perpetually indifferent personality had become a sugar factory for cp fans.

“Yes, this is a routine inspection,” Xia Xingchi joked. “Turn the camera on and let me see if you’re keeping a mistress in the office.”

This was, in fact, to see what Li Chengyuan had for food today and how much he ate.

Unexpectedly, this person rejected the almost habitual video call, saying he was busy, and pretended to hang up.

Of course Xia Xingchi had trust in him as a partner, but he was too familiar with this person’s character of acting strong and not showing weakness.

“Why are you so hoarse, are you —”

Before Xia Xingchi finished speaking, Li Chengyuan couldn’t hold back his cough.

“Cough, cough. I have something else to do, so I’ll hang up first.”

“Don’t!” There was already the sound of the phone being hung up, and no one answered the call again.

Xia Xingchi stood up immediately, already certain that this person was feeling unwell again.

He was about to put on his coat and go directly to the company to catch his big cat and bring him back. This person was really getting better and better, and didn’t even blink when he lied.

While walking out, he made another call to Secretary Ye. Li Chengyuan wouldn’t answer his call, but Secretary Ye dared not ignore it.

Sure enough, the phone rang twice, and Secretary Ye quickly picked up.

“What’s wrong with your boss? Is he sick? Go and ask him to answer the phone.”

Secretary Ye immediately received amnesty. She had been waiting for this sentence. After all, taking the initiative to make a phone call counted as tattling, but this was not the case when the “empress” came to ask.

“Okay, I’m going to ask Mr. Li to answer the phone!” Secretary Ye knocked on the door while making a small report, “Boss Li’s temperature has reached nearly forty degrees. The doctor suggested that he go to the hospital to find out the cause, but he only wanted a fever-reducing injection – ah!”

“What’s wrong?!” Xia Xingchi was startled by the scream, and his heart immediately leaped into his throat.

Li Chengyuan had already slid from the sofa onto the office floor. At this moment, his back was leaning against the edge of the sofa, and his bony fingers unconsciously clenched the fabric over his chest as he panted hard and fast.

The infusion bag was knocked down. The liquid was splashed all over the floor, and he had pulled the needle out himself.

Li Chengyuan was obviously unconscious at this time, but when Secretary Ye hurriedly reached out to help him, he regained his senses with difficulty and ordered: “……You hang up the phone first.”

On the other side of the phone, Xia Xingchi was naturally unwilling. He asked Secretary Ye to keep in touch and told her to call the doctor as he quickly picked up the car keys and left.

But what he never expected was that when he rushed to the company in a hurry, he would stare at the doctor who was locked outside the office.

“Why can’t you go in?” Xia Xingchi asked the doctor.

“I don’t know.” The doctor held the medicine box in one hand, scratching his head doubtfully with the other. “Mr. Li’s secretary said that something unexpected happened, and no one can go in now.”

Xia Xingchi was baffled: “What?”

Secretary Ye had always been gentle and timid, but to become Li Chengyuan’s most important secretary, she could take a stand at critical moments. Something big must have happened for her to make such an outrageous decision without authorization.

Xia Xingchi didn’t have time to think about it. He quickly opened the locked door with his fingerprint, and then pushed it open: “What’s going on, where is Li Chengyuan?”

As if seeing her saving grace, Secretary Ye immediately rushed to the sofa. Her movements were very cautious as she slowly picked up something wrapped in Li Chengyuan’s suit jacket and stuffed it into Xia Xingchi’s arms.

Xia Xingchi received it in confusion and asked where Li Chengyuan had gone, looking at the lump in his arms.

An unconscious white kitten was revealed with its head exposed. The pink pads on its paws were spread out, and Xia Xingchi couldn’t help but want to grab them.

Although he really wanted to know where Li Chengyuan had found such a kitten to keep in his office, he more urgently wanted to know where Li Chengyuan had gone and what had happened.

“What the hell happened, he —”

“This is, this is Mr. Li…..” Secretary Ye pointed to the little white cat cautiously and solemnly. Considering that it was not wearing clothes, she didn’t know whether to look at it or not, and finally lowered her head with haste and looked at the ground with deep feeling.

Xia Xingchi: ? ? ?

He thought carefully. Today was indeed not April Fool’s Day, and Li Chengyuan was also not a person who joked, regardless of the situation, so he wouldn’t team up with the secretary to deceive people for fun.

Xia Xingchi was at a loss for a few seconds, and finally came to a reliable conclusion:

It must be that he heard wrong, or that Secretary Ye made a mistake.

Just as he was about to ask again, he suddenly found a piece of string wrapped up in the suit jacket covering the white cat – this was the one he wove for Li Chengyuan, who wore it around his neck.

At that time, he had woven a collar for Summer, but a certain person drank vinegar over a cat and insisted that Xia Xingchi also weave a red string necklace for him.

This string, this jacket filled with a familiar light fragrance……

Xia Xingchi stared at the red string in a daze for a long moment, and finally realized what had happened.

“Oh, shit.” In the end, only such simple and concise words popped out. This time, he had to believe this horrifying and unimaginable thing.

“What the hell is going on, ah!”

Secretary Ye had no choice but to report Li Chengyuan’s situation today in detail.

Only then did Xia Xingchi realize that Li Chengyuan had hardly eaten anything at noon, and even dared to lie to him that he had finished eating. He probably felt uncomfortable at that time, and endured it without saying a word.

Regardless of his anger and doubts, the most important thing was Li Chengyuan’s body and condition. The kitten was obviously uncomfortable, closing its eyes and restlessly shrinking himself into a small ball.

The question was, should he go to a pet hospital or a human hospital when faced with a small white furball with a fever so high it burned his hands?

There were too many people in the Li Group headquarters. If people knew that their chairman had staged a disappearing act, there would definitely be headlines tomorrow.

Xia Xingchi thought about it, and had no choice but to take his family’s cat home first and then make plans.

“……I usually joke around that he’s like a cat, but who would have thought he’d actually turn into one? This really goes without saying,” Xia Xingchi murmured to himself.

The little furball in his arms moved as if sensing something, and then opened its eyes with difficulty, revealing his beautiful amber irises.

One person and one cat stared at each other for a moment. Li Chengyuan obviously didn’t realize what had happened and why he had to look up to see everything around him.

Xia Xingchi saw that the kitten was so weak that he couldn’t stand up after struggling for a long time. He immediately felt distressed, but pretended to be angry and asked, “Awake?”

The little milk cat immediately shrank its paws in subconsciously, and then pretended to be indifferent but looked out the car window with a guilty conscience. If this series of movements were seen by other people, they would definitely be frightened, because this was not at all an expression a cat should make.

If Xia Xingchi was skeptical of the great transformation just now, he would have to believe it at this moment. This behavior was exactly the same as Li Chengyuan’s.

When Li Chengyuan turned his head like this, he realized that something was wrong. According to his height, no matter what posture he was in, he should not be looking at the door handle.

“Meow……?”

When such a voice sounded, both of them were at a loss for a few seconds.

Needless to say, Li Chengyuan was shocked and bewildered. And Xia Xingchi did not expect that he would speak in such a soft voice, completely different from his usual image of a cold and oppressive boss.

It took a whole day for Li Chengyuan to finally accept this outrageous fact. Xia Xingchi was finally relieved after carefully asking experts and confirming that Li Chengyuan could still change back.

As for what was going on, doctors and experts kept it secret, not wanting this mysterious and bizarre thing to spread among the populace. But it was clear that this was not the first time they had come into contact with this phenomenon.

Xia Xingchi was not interested in learning the secrets of this mutation either. The fewer complications, the better. And Li Kitty was sick, so he wasn’t in the mood to wonder about such things.

His thoughts returned to the car outside the set.

Xia Xingchi lifted the cat with one hand, wrapped the blanket tightly around it, and instructed the driver to increase the temperature of the air conditioner.

The driver didn’t know why, just thinking that Young Master Xia really liked cats, and in order not to freeze a kitten, he would rather be too warm himself.

“Is it a little tomcat? It’s so beautiful,” said the driver. “What kind of breed is this? It must be very expensive.”

Secretary Ye in the passenger seat couldn’t hold back upon hearing these words. The driver was usually most fearful of the boss, and didn’t even dare to breathe in front of Li Chengyuan, trying at all times to pretend that he didn’t exist.

If he knew who the “cat” he was asking about was, he would be so frightened that he would throw out the steering wheel.

Xia Xingchi smiled when he heard these words: “It’s really expensive. I don’t think you can find such an expensive ‘cat’ in the whole world – it was Li Chengyuan who gave it to me.”

“Wow!” The driver didn’t understand the meaning of his words at all, and seeing how serious Xia Xingchi was, he believed it completely. Then he couldn’t help but look at this “supposedly very expensive” kitten in the rearview mirror.

After all, Li Chengyuan was very keen to take care of Xia Xingchi. Not to mention the most expensive cat, even if he wanted the stars in the sky, Li Chengyuan had to find a way to get them.

Xia Xingchi just smiled, and reached out to grasp the cat’s paw. The little cat immediately smacked his hand away with a cold, noble expression. He didn’t let him touch, and never compromised on being petted.

When one person and one cat arrived at home, Aunt Li happened to be setting out the hot meal while Summer crouched at the door with its big tail waving, waiting for its masters to come home.

At first, Xia Xingchi was worried that a cat as big as Summer would hurt Li Chengyuan, who had turned into a kitten. But after some observation, he found that it could still recognize its owner. It didn’t feel that a huge change had happened to Li Chengyuan at all, and still stuck to its master as usual, even continuing to roll around and act cute as it begged for pets.

Li Chengyuan used to be able to casually toss it away, but there was nothing he could do about being bothered by this behemoth now. The little milk cat showed a disgusted expression as it raised its paw to Summer’s head reluctantly. In the end, because he was so small, he had to jump onto a chair to touch it.

Xia Xingchi was amused by this strange interaction between the big and small ones.

“Sir won’t be coming back for dinner tonight?” Aunt Li asked worriedly.

Not only the crew gossiped about whether they were fighting, but even Aunt Li was a little worried about them. After all, Li Chengyuan never stayed out at night, let alone disappeared for several days.

Xia Xingchi placed the “cat” where Li Chengyuan usually sat and comforted Aunt Li: “He really is on a business trip……didn’t he leave the cat with me?”

Aunt Li obviously still didn’t believe it. Although everyone in the company believed that Mr. Li had gone on a business trip, it could be clearly seen in the villa that he didn’t bring any daily necessities or luggage along. After all, he couldn’t leave empty-handed, right?

What was even more strange was that Li Chengyuan and the kitten seemed to be carved out of the same mold. Not only did it not eat cat food and have the same tastes as him, but it also had the same physical weaknesses of cold chills and a glass stomach.

Xia Xingchi didn’t dare to linger any longer. After eating, he hastily picked up the dignified and indifferent-looking kitten, subconsciously rubbing its little paws as he left the dining room and went straight to the room upstairs.

Perhaps there were too few cases to be found in the academic world, because the experts had not given a definite answer to the question of how to restore his big cat.

But the best known way so far was to awaken the body’s instincts through strong stimulation, such as……a near-death experience. It was important not to let Li Chengyuan know in advance, which would bring double psychological and physical stimulation.

God knows how shocked and unwilling Xia Xingchi was at the time when those scholars tactfully made neck-choking gestures.

Not to mention that the person before him was the person he loved the most and would never hurt no matter what, but even if this was an ordinary fragile kitten, his intrinsic morals would not let him do such a thing.

But the problem of Li Chengyuan’s delay in changing back was pressing.

The work that must be handled by him and the decisions that must be made were piling up, and he had to meet with the board of directors next week. If someone caught onto the clues, it would inevitably lead to a stormy wave of public opinion and a panicked drop in stock prices.

The more Xia Xingchi thought about it, the more he felt that it was really difficult to make a decision.

Turning to look at the kitten, he saw that it was staring at a pill with an irritable expression – the expression of not wanting to take medicine for fear of bitterness was still exactly the same.

“How about I coat it in some honey?” Xia Xingchi crouched down so that his eyes were parallel to the bed, then raised his hand and lightly poked the tip of that fluffy tail.

The little milk cat shook his head slightly and covered up his actual dislike and resistance with calmness. He picked up the pill in his paws and put it in his mouth casually…..then stuck out his little tongue and retched from the bitterness.

It was unknown if cats had such a sensitive sense of taste or if a person who was afraid of bitterness became more sensitive to it after becoming a cat. In any case, every time Li Chengyuan took medicine, he felt as if he was being tortured, and was unhappy for an hour before and after.

Xia Xingchi immediately brought a small dish of honey water before him and laughed at him. He couldn’t help but look down at his neck.

A certain person’s legs were too long, and he was so tall that Xia Xingchi had to stand on tiptoe if he wanted to kiss it, but now he was small, and his neck was so thin that it could be held and squeezed tightly with one hand.

Xia Xingchi pursed his lips, raised his hand, and slowly reached out.

Li Chengyuan was naturally defenseless towards his lover, and the tip of his tongue was focused on lapping the sweet honey water to dilute the bitter taste of the pill.

The second before his fingertips touched the kitten —

Xia Xingchi suddenly clenched his fists, tightened his fingers in the air, and then retracted them!

The big movement made it difficult for Li Chengyuan not to notice it. He paused and turned, tilting his fluffy head to look at Xia Xingchi suspiciously.

The two had been together for so long that with just one glance, he could tell what was on his loved one’s mind.

“Meow?” Someone who didn’t like to meow as a cat reluctantly made a single doubtful sound.

“Haha,” Xia Xingchi laughed dryly, “You, you take a good look, ah…..”

After speaking, he stood up suddenly, and under the disbelieving gaze of those light amber eyes, he suddenly took off his clothes!

Under the slippery-soft shirt was fair, smooth skin. The delicate collarbones and pink peach petals were clearly visible, and the graceful mermaid lines extended smoothly down —

Li Chengyuan stared blankly: ? ? !

This was still not enough. Xia Xingchi paused for half a second, and then lightly brushed his neck and Adam’s apple with his fingertips. This was something that his big cat liked to do when they were doing indescribable things, and at this moment, Xia Xingchi’s hand seemed to be doing it instead of him.

A charming and ambiguous atmosphere immediately spread.

The movements of Xia Xingchi’s hands didn’t stop. It was just like when they were together, but this time it was him doing something on his own instead of Li Chengyuan.

Li Chengyuan was immediately stunned. He stared wide-eyed with amber-gold eyes and vertical pupils that only belonged to cats, and for a moment, he didn’t even know where to put the tip of his tail.

Xia Xingchi held back his blush and pretended to be nonchalant, saying: “I’m going to take a bath. You, you have to keep watching.”

He directly picked up the frozen white furball and carried it to the bathroom.

In order to let Li Chengyuan see more clearly, Xia Xingchi not only put him on a shelf with an excellent location and line of sight, but also slowly took off the rest of his clothes slowly, as if making an earnest exhibition.

Li Chengyuan was dazed the whole time, crouching dumbfounded on the shelf with big amber eyes open wide.

Amidst the dense steam, he finally saw Xia Xingchi’s moving hands clearly:

He actually wanted to perform “self-entertainment” in front of him, but didn’t think it was flowery enough, so he took something out and opened it.

It was waterproof and vibrated when pressed.

“Meowwwww —”

Li Chengyuan, who was originally unwilling to meow, promptly let one out instinctively. The tone also changed unknowingly, and it was obvious that some unspeakable thoughts had been evoked.

It was the first time Xia Xingchi had done this kind of thing in front of someone. Although his family’s big cat was small now, in his opinion, this was just like being in front of Li Chengyuan’s true self.

Li Chengyuan watched Xia Xingchi’s actions, shocked by the excitement of the scene, but was unaware of Xia Xingchi’s true intentions.

Disregarding his blush, Xia Xingchi wondered if this was enough. This forward behavior could be regarded as a strong stimulus, and was better than hurting his family’s big cat with a near-death experience.

The water rippled, the sound rising and falling in rhythm —

Finally, with a “plop,” the little furball slipped and fell directly off the shelf and into the water. He even forgot about the splashing water. His whole body was hot and stiff, and he couldn’t recover for a while.

Xia Xingchi was startled by the splash, and seeing that his kitten hadn’t emerged from the water for a long time, he quickly reached over to fish it out.

Its pure white fur seemed to blend in with the bottom of the bathtub. Xia Xingchi couldn’t see clearly in the water obscured by shower gel foam, and couldn’t touch it after feeling around for a long time.

Xia Xingchi immediately panicked, and stood up to fumble back and forth.

For a moment, he was terrified into a cold sweat, anxious and angry at himself for creating this situation. He should have at least put the fragile kitten in a more secure location.

Just as he was thinking, a cold hand suddenly gripped Xia Xingchi’s wrist in the warm water – then, before he could react, that hand exerted force and directly dragged him into the water and embraced him!

“Wu!” His lips were blocked by something, and the tip of Li Chengyuan’s tongue drove straight in.

It was said that not seeing each other every day felt like three autumns had passed. For Xia Xingchi, although petting cats was quite nice, he hadn’t seen Li Chengyuan himself for many days.

After the intense and lingering kiss ended, Xia Xingchi finally came back to his senses. He excitedly hugged Li Chengyuan’s shoulders and threw himself into his arms: “Great! You finally changed back! You…..”

He hadn’t finished talking when he was embraced by Li Chengyuan again, their skin pressing together as they felt each other’s warmth.

This action had a tacit understanding between the two, and was a prelude to doing something else.

“Wait,” Xia Xingchi reached out to push him. “Don’t do it, let me take a good look at you – ah!”

The tone of his last word was trembling, and suddenly shot up. Slightly cool, slender fingers touched his sensitive area, and even poked hard with evil intentions.

The two of them were naked, and most of the previous atmosphere was still there. As soon as Xia Xingchi was teased, he couldn’t help but immediately compromise.

Li Chengyuan, on the other hand, was not in a hurry. Not only did he not make the next move, but he also bent down in the water and felt around casually — when he fished something out, he pressed it lightly and there was a vibrating sound.

Xia Xingchi: “……..”

He should have strangled him.

“That, ah, don’t look at me like that!” Xia Xinchi blushed at once upon remembering what he had done just now. “I couldn’t help it, ah! This, this was just to make you change back soon…..”

Li Chengyuan naturally knew.

He could feel the changes in his own body from the moment he was stimulated by the beauty in the room, his energy and blood surging.

As the boiling sensation reached its peak, and under the double stimulation of accidental drowning, he directly recovered his human form.

But he decided to pretend not to hear Xia Xingchi’s explanation, and just said in a low voice: “It seems you think I’m not as good as this thing?”

Before Xia Xingchi could speak, Li Chengyuan turned over and held him down. The positions and postures of the two changed suddenly, and Xia Xingchi was pressed down into the water and loomed over.

It was not the first time the oversized tub had experienced this, and there was even a matching surf mode to complement it and create waves.

But it was indeed the first time they took the two-pronged approach to playing in the flower field, which was not only exciting to the kitten, but also made a considerable impact on Xia Xingchi.

The water surged and splashed out, accidentally wetting the bathroom floor, and the shimmering water reflected the beautiful scenery of a spring garden full of color.

. . . . . .

Summer, who was crouching outside the door, was no stranger to such things. After listening for a while, it picked up a small dried fish and ran away.

T/N: I don’t usually enjoy this sort of extra, but I got a kick out of the idea that in this world, there is a secret society of experts on people randomly turning into animals.

[1] NG = to make a mistake and have to retake the scene. ⮐

[2] The characters that make up Xia Xingchi’s given name are 星池, which translates to “star pool.” ⮐