The Nutrition is Too Good - Chap 43 Little Kitten

They video called for a brief half hour.

After much persuasion, Zhong Yi finally convinced Rong Mian to wear a sweet lace collar to show him. However, they both soon realized a serious problem –

It seemed that Rong Mian, in his cat form, couldn’t dress himself.

So, Rong Mian transformed back into his cat form and walked to the phone screen, carrying the collar in his mouth. He placed it on the table, used his front paws to scratch at it, and then lowered his body. With difficulty, he tried to put the collar on using his head for a while.

In the end, the collar could only barely stay on his head. Zhong Yi was afraid that Rong Mian might accidentally strangle himself if he continued playing like this, so he asked him to stop.

Then, Rong Mian chose his favorite Starbucks medium-sized paper bag and decided to show Zhong Yi how he sleeps.

He had already torn apart two bags like this before, so Zhong Yi watched as the little black cat carried the paper bag to the screen again. After releasing it from his mouth, Rong Mian stretched his neck and cautiously stuck his head into the bag, looking inside for a while.

Then, Rong Mian slowly crawled into the bag, turned his body around, and only exposed his furry head and pointed ears at the opening of the bag. He deliberately let his tail stick out a little, curled up into a ball, and softly meowed at Zhong Yi.

Communication between the two was a bit difficult, so Zhong Yi paused and could only begin to tell Rong Mian about the interesting things he encountered during his morning shoot.

At first, Rong Mian listened attentively, perhaps feeling secure because of the paper bag. Zhong Yi saw the little thing on the other side listening while squinting his eyes and swaying his head.

After five minutes, the breathing of the little black cat curled up in the paper bag became steady and even. Zhong Yi knew that Rong Mian must have fallen asleep.

Unable to resist, Zhong Yi picked up his phone and took a screenshot of this scene.

The next set of filming was about to begin. One by one, staff members entered the room, and the makeup artist came in carrying a makeup box, asking if she could start touching up.

Zhong Yi didn’t want to wake up Rong Mian, so he hesitated for a moment, hung up the phone, and then sent a WeChat message to let Rong Mian know that he would continue with the shoot and chat with him later in the evening.
However, whether it was Zhong Yi’s imagination or not, he always felt that the makeup artist was looking at him with a complicated expression in her eyes. But Zhong Yi was used to being stared at by others, so he didn’t think too much about it at the moment.

It was a day of intense filming, and by the time they finished, it was already dusk in a foreign country.

Due to being overseas, there were fewer paparazzi and media intrusions, making it a rare moment of tranquility. So instead of immediately returning to the hotel, Zhong Yi took a stroll with Xu Youyou on the nearby streets.

Xu Youyou was a young woman in her twenties, at the age where she was concerned about her appearance. Zhong Yi watched as her eyes fixated on the clothes and bags in the shop windows, but in the end, she hesitated to go in.

The little girl has been busy with Zhong Yi for so many years, so Zhong Yi generously offered to let her pick a bag that she likes and he will pay for it.

Then Zhong Yi sat on a bench in the central square and let out a sigh.

The sky was getting dark, the streetlights in the square were bright, and there were many pigeons near the fountain. Zhong Yi remembered that Rong Mian seemed to like birds that can fly, so he bought a bag of corn from a nearby vendor and sprinkled it for the pigeons to eat.

The pigeons eagerly pecked at the corn, looking silly and cute.

Zhong Yi held the bag of corn and took a photo with the pigeons, then sent it to Rong Mian.
Rong Mian slept soundly during this nap.
When he woke up, he turned back into human form, changed into his pajamas, and returned to the bedroom, carefully folding and putting away the paper bag.

At the same time, Rong Mian picked up the lace collar that hadn’t had a chance to be used yet, and prepared to put it back in the cabinet in the bathroom.

However, Rong Mian thought about Zhong Yi’s somewhat regretful expression at that time, hesitated for a moment, and finally placed the collar prominently on the washbasin, deciding that when Zhong Yi returned home, he would let him put it on for him.

Then Rong Mian returned to the bedroom and noticed that his phone was running out of battery, but he also saw the WeChat message that Zhong Yi sent to him.

The pigeons in the photo look very plump and delicious, but Rong Mian’s attention is focused entirely on Zhong Yi’s hand holding the bag of corn. It’s a hand with distinct joints and looks very beautiful.

Rong Mian looked at that photo for a long time. Zhong Yi had already stopped touching him. He envied these pigeons.

So Rong Mian replied to Zhong Yi seriously, “The pigeons look very tasty, but they seem a bit fat. They might not be easy to catch.”

Then Rong Mian told Zhong Yi that he would continue playing basketball with Shi Cheng in the afternoon.

In Rong Mian’s eyes, Shi Cheng’s house was like a huge amusement park.

There was a basketball court, a swimming pool, a gym, and even a golf course. Rong Mian thought that if Kong Sandou came to visit, he would probably be willing to live here forever.

The last time Kong Sandou heard that Rong Mian had met his idol, Shi Lianqing, she cried and begged Rong Mian to help her get an autograph.

So Rong Mian asked on her behalf last time, and today when he entered the house, Shi Cheng handed Rong Mian a stack of autograph cards.

Rong Mian looked through them and said, “Your dad has very nice handwriting, and he’s also a great actor.”

“My mom is great too.”

Shi Cheng said casually, “She just left a bit early. My mom was so beautiful when she was young, especially when she danced. They say I inherited her athletic genes, so now I’m not very good at acting…”

Rong Mian always felt that in moments like this, he needed to say something to comfort Shi Cheng. However, he was never very good at speaking and comforting others.

“It’s okay.”

So Rong Mian thought for a moment and clumsily said to Shi Cheng, “Not only I don’t have a mother, but I also don’t have a father.”

Shi Cheng: “……”

Rong Mian wasn’t sure if it was his imagination, but he felt that Shi Cheng’s attitude towards him seemed to have changed. For example, at lunchtime, when they ordered takeout fried chicken, Shi Cheng gave him the two biggest chicken legs.
Then Shi Cheng showed Rong Mian a photo of him and his mother.

Shi Cheng’s mother was a beautiful woman, and Shi Cheng looked a lot like her. However, when Shi Cheng still a baby, Shi Cheng was a chubby little ball. He is holding a small robot in his hand, and still looking incredibly cool.
“But I am already very satisfied.”

Shi Cheng said, “My dad loves my mom very much, and my mom loves my dad very much. And I am the product of their love. They both love me very much, and that’s already enough.”

Rong Mian said, “Your mother is great, and your father too. They are a very well-matched couple.”

When Rong Mian tries to praise someone, although his language is simple, his expression is always sincere and earnest, making his persuasion extremely powerful.

Shi Cheng chuckled and closed the photo album. He took Rong Mian upstairs, inviting him to visit his precious shoe cabinet.
Watching Shi Cheng’s figure, Rong Mian suddenly realized that he and Zhong Yi, just like Shi Cheng’s parents, were also a well-matched couple.

Although it is natural for animals to reproduce, Rong Mian is a little cat who has already understood human nature, and his world is actually very small.

Part of it is used to accommodate Uncle Yun and Sandou, a small part is used for storing delicious food, and the remaining large part has been filled by Zhong Yi, leaving no extra space.

Rong Mian has never thought about the issue of offspring, but he doesn’t know what Zhong Yi’s thoughts are.
He overlooked this when he was courting, and Zhong Yi has never mentioned anything related to it. Rong Mian knows that Zhong Yi is a very gentle person who may choose not to talk about these things in order to take care of his emotions.

But that doesn’t mean he doesn’t want a little kitten.

After returning home, Rong Mian stared at the refrigerator for a while.

He pondered whether to try adding some vegetables to the meat today, but it seems that every kind of vegetable would ruin the sweetness of the meat. So, in the end, Rong Mian took out a slightly less fresh-looking peach and decided to satisfy his hunger with it.

The taste of the peach is a bit strange, and Rong Mian doesn’t know if it has gone bad. After eating it, he feels uncomfortable in his stomach.

So Rong Mian starts sitting in the living room, lost in thought. After half an hour, a video call from Zhong Yi pops up.

It’s already the next morning on Zhong Yi’s side.

He seems to be putting on makeup, sitting in front of a vanity table with many hair clips on his hair. There is someone beside Zhong Yi, reaching over and spraying hairspray on a strand of hair on top of his head.

Then Rong Mian watches as Zhong Yi lifts his head and says to the person next to him, “Sis, give me five minutes, I need to make a call.”

Immediately, Rong Mian hears a strange female voice coming from Zhong Yi’s side, cheerfully saying okay. Then he hears the sound of a door closing, and the background noise on Zhong Yi’s side quiets down.

Rong Mian pauses for a moment and asks, “Who was that?”

Zhong Yi says, “It’s the makeup artist.”

Rong Mian says, “She just touched your hair.”

Zhong Yi takes a moment to react, he looks at Rong Mian’s expression and realizes something, and bursts into laughter.
“No, the young lady looks young, but she already has a daughter who’s two years old.”

Zhong Yi says, “Can you stop being jealous for no reason?”

Rong Mian remained silent for a while, but Zhong Yi found the possessiveness of this little creature really amusing and cute.

Suppressing a smile, he gestured to Rong Mian, “I’m not lying to you. I even saw the pictures. The little girl is only this tall, slightly taller than your little kitty form…”

Rong Mian froze, slowly lowered his head, and softly murmured.

Zhong Yi paused, realizing that something seemed off with this person’s mood.

“What’s wrong?” Zhong Yi asked, “Have you finished eating Sausage and Bacon?”

Rong Mian shook his head.

Zhong Yi said, “Did you finish the canned food too? Should I order two more boxes for you online?”

Rong Mian still shook his head.

Before Zhong Yi could react, he saw Rong Mian take a deep breath as if he had made a certain decision. Rong Mian lifted his eyes and looked directly into Zhong Yi’s eyes.

Rong Mian hesitated a bit and asked, “Zhong Yi, you are a human, right?”

Zhong Yi: “?”

If the person speaking right now is not Rong Mian, and if Rong Mian’s expression at this moment is not so serious and sincere, Zhong Yi would really suspect that he wants to scold himself as not being human.

Zhong Yi: “……Yes.”

“But I am a cat.” Rong Mian looked at him and emphasized seriously and slowly, “A male cat.”

Zhong Yi: “……I know that too.”
Zhong Yi really doesn’t know what this person is constantly thinking.
“Are you missing your group of furry friends? And Kong Sandou?”

After pondering for a while, Zhong Yi came up with a possibility, “Actually, you can bring them to our house these days, since our house is so big…”

“Zhong Yi, this is our home.”

Rong Mian interrupted Zhong Yi disappointedly, “In our home, there can only be one little kitten.”
Zhong Yi didn’t dare to speak.

Rong Mian glanced at him again, lowered his head, and continued to contemplate for a long time.

His expression looked confused, as if contemplating some major life event. Then Zhong Yi heard him murmuring, “But it seems like you can’t become a cat…”

Then Zhong Yi watched as Rong Mian slowly raised his hand, lowered his head to touch his own flat belly, and then looked up through the screen, revealing a very troubled expression.

Rong Mian said, “In other words, although we can mate in the future, it seems like I can’t give birth to little kittens for you.”

Zhong Yi: “……?”
“But even though you can’t turn into a cat, I can turn into a human.”

Rong Mian thought for a moment, then lifted his eyes to look at Zhong Yi and asked very seriously, “So, Zhong Yi, can you give birth to little babies for me?”

Author’s note:

You’re making things difficult for me, Fatty Tiger.