A barrage of questions hit the kitten, making him dizzy. He instinctively wanted to hide the fact that he was working to save money, after all, he still wanted to surprise his brother.

The kitten’s voice was low, “It’s, it’s someone I met on the street.”

“On the street!!!” Lu Huai suddenly raised his voice, making the kitten shiver.

A surge of anger welled up in his heart, burning his insides, making Lu Huai’s temples ache and throb.

Such a foolish cat, meeting someone on the street and making friends with them, wouldn’t even know if he was being sold.

He fiercely grabbed Niannian’s wrist, coldly looking at the kitten, “I’ve spoiled you too much, haven’t I?”

Before the kitten could react, he was pressed onto Lu Huai’s lap. Then, a sudden chill on his lower body, his pants and Pikachu underwear were pulled down together.

“Bro—”

The word was stuck in his throat, interrupted by a crisp “slap!”

The slap wasn’t gentle. The kitten, already fair-skinned, now had a bright red handprint on his soft skin.

After the burning pain came shame and grievance.

Brother hit him!!

Lu Huai, who usually wouldn’t even say a harsh word, actually hit him!!

And he was spanked with his pants down, on his lap!

The kitten struggled, tears streaming down his face, “Brother, it hurts, don’t hit me!”

Lu Huai easily held his struggling wrist, raised his hand, and slapped him again. “Who taught you to lie to me? You’ve gotten bold, huh?”

The kitten looked thin, but his butt was plump. After a few slaps, a layer of pink appeared. Lu Huai looked at it, inexplicably feeling a tingling sensation in his teeth, an urge to bite.

But if he did that, the kitten would probably cry even harder.

Lu Huai’s expression softened slightly, but his voice remained cold, his large hand threateningly placed on the plump little butt, feeling the tension caused by nervousness, subtly raising the corner of his lips.

“Dare to lie again?”

The kitten cried, his nose and tears running together, sobbing, “No, I won’t dare, bro, don’t hit me.”

“Dare to go out and play with shady people again?”

This time, the kitten didn’t answer.

Lu Huai’s face turned cold again, his heart feeling stuffy and blocked.

What, it’s only been a few days, and he’s already been charmed by outsiders?

Next, would he run away from home and abandon him to find those friends?!

Lu Huai wildly imagined, making himself heartbroken, even gnashing his teeth, thinking that if the kitten dared to abandon him, he would lock him up at home and not let him go out.

While having this evil brainstorm, he heard the kitten’s weak voice, “What does ‘shady’ mean?”

If sincerity is a killer move, then a sincere, illiterate kitten is a fatal blow.

Lu Huai couldn’t speak.

He was silent for almost half a minute before pulling the kitten from his lap, holding him in his arms. Without a word, he pulled up the kitten’s pants and went to wash a warm towel to wipe his face.

Niannian looked at him with red eyes, “Brother, are you still angry?”

Lu Huai coldly snorted, deliberately scaring him, “What, are you saying I can continue hitting you if I’m not angry?”

The kitten flinched.

But he still sniffed, looking like he was mustering his courage, reaching back to touch Lu Huai’s hand, his voice muffled, “Then, brother, hit me.”

Lu Huai laughed angrily, suddenly raising his hand. Seeing the kitten instantly closing his eyes tightly, his eyelashes fluttering, his small hand tightly clutching Lu Huai’s chest.

“Forget it.” Lu Huai hugged him, laughing muffledly, “My cat, I’ll feel bad if I hurt him.”

Niannian looked up, seeing that Lu Huai didn’t seem angry, he boldly acted cute, hugging Lu Huai’s neck, whimpering, “I missed brother.”

Lu Huai hugged him tightly, “Brother missed you too.”

Niannian leaned against his ear, taking the opportunity to promise, “Then brother won’t hit me again.”

Such a little rascal, always taking advantage.

Lu Huai said calmly, “If you dare to lie and deceive me again, I’ll hit you harder.”

The kitten drooped his head and didn’t speak.

It wasn’t early, Lu Huai asked Niannian if he had eaten. The kitten said softly that he hadn’t, making Lu Huai almost want to beat him again.

But seeing Niannian’s tearful eyes, even his great anger subsided. He could only hold him and go to the kitchen to make him fried rice.

Afraid of the kitchen fumes choking him, Lu Huai asked the kitten to watch TV in the living room, but Niannian refused, hugging his neck, insisting on being held.

Lu Huai couldn’t help it, even eating was done while sitting in Lu Huai’s arms.

Leaving the kitten alone at home for so many days, Lu Huai also felt guilty and uncomfortable, so no matter what Niannian said, he agreed. At this moment, even if the kitten rode on his head, he wouldn’t say a word.

After eating, he accompanied the kitten to watch an episode of a TV series. The young boy’s eyelids were heavy, drowsy.

Under the dim light, even the boy’s drooping eyelashes were clearly visible.

Lu Huai’s heart felt a surge of warmth.

He had known since he was young that he was an abandoned orphan. In this world, he was alone.

Until he picked up Niannian on that snowy day.

Since then.

The stray cat was no longer a stray cat.

He was no longer an orphan.

He lowered his head, his nose touching the boy’s, murmuring in his heart.

“Niannian, never leave me.”

Turning off the TV and night lights, Lu Huai carried him upstairs to sleep. The kitten slept soundly, not waking up even when he was carried, and snuggled closer into his arms.

Putting him on the bed, Lu Huai was still worried, afraid that he might have been too hard when he was angry, so he used a flashlight to check his pants.

There wasn’t even a hint of redness, as white and tender as tofu.

But the flashlight woke him up.

The kitten was half-asleep, but when he felt a chill on his lower body, he was startled awake, staring at Lu Huai, his mouth pouting, aggrieved as if about to cry, “Brother hit me again.”

“No, no.” Lu Huai quickly said, “I just wanted to see if I hurt you.”

The kitten froze. His hair was messy from sleep, with two tufts of hair sticking up on his head. “Then, did you hurt me?”

Lu Huai frowned, “It’s a little swollen, does it hurt?”

It’s swollen!!

The kitten’s eyes reddened, “It hurts, it hurts a lot, I hurt so much I can’t sleep.”

“…”

Lu Huai pondered, “Then what should we do? Should brother rub it for you?”

“Okay!” The kitten quickly came over and obediently lay down.

Lu Huai lay down beside him, his big hand on the kitten’s butt, closing his eyes, “You sleep, brother will rub it for you, it won’t hurt tomorrow.”

The kitten hummed twice, “Brother is so good.”

Lu Huai couldn’t sleep, searching on his phone in the middle of the night.

【Are Maine Coons naturally less intelligent?】
【Is a Maine Coon that can recite multiplication tables considered smart?】
【Do people feel guilty when they deceive cats?】

Author’s Note:

Niannian (holding a rose) (leaning against the door) (tail wagging): Happy Valentine’s Day, everyone!! [throwing flowers]

Lu Huai (cold face) (tugging at the cat’s collar): Don’t send flowers to shady people, roses are only for me.

??? Who’s shady? [eye roll]

The next day, Niannian had completely forgotten about being spanked, excitedly hugging Lu Huai, “Brother, are you first place?”

Lu Huai squatted down to put on his shoes, “I don’t know yet, the results will come out later.”

The kitten was blindly confident, “Anyway, brother is definitely first.”

Lu Huai pinched his face, soft and elastic, excellent touch, “So well-behaved, honey-mouthed.”

Today was a weekend, and school didn’t start until tomorrow. Lu Huai thought for a moment and decided to take the opportunity to go to the orphanage to inquire about the situation.

He had just started, “Bro has something to go out…”

Niannian immediately nervously hugged Lu Huai’s neck, “I’m going too, I don’t want to stay home alone.”

“Brother, you left me at home for a whole week.”

These words were pitiful, and they indeed softened Lu Huai’s heart.

He picked him up, “Okay, I’ll take you.”

He had bought Niannian a pair of overalls last time. The kitten looked very cute in them. Although the price was painful, Lu Huai still gritted his teeth and bought them.

He put them on for him today, and put a baseball cap on him, then went to pack Niannian’s small backpack.

The kitten was used to being served by Lu Huai, and was sitting on the sofa eating lollipops, directing, “Brother, jelly too, can we bring potato chips? My mouth gets hungry easily.”

Lu Huai coldly pointed out, “Your mouth doesn’t get hungry, it just gets greedy.”

The kitten quickly explained, “It’s only a little greedy.”

Lu Huai was amused and packed the backpack, patting the kitten’s hat, “Let’s go.”

There weren’t many people today. There was just one empty seat on the bus. Lu Huai pulled Niannian to sit down, standing beside him, just blocking the gap, enclosing Niannian in his space.

Niannian looked up, “Brother, you come and sit.”

“You sit.”

The kitten quickly offered a solution, “You sit on the chair, I can sit on your lap.”

Lu Huai paused, coaxing softly, “We’re outside, we can’t do that, be good and sit properly.”

Niannian mumbled softly, “Why? We always sit like that at home.”

The kitten was very clingy. At home, he would sit on Lu Huai’s lap instead of a chair.

Lu Huai couldn’t explain it to him, so he pretended not to hear.