Hearn was silent for a full two minutes.
During those two minutes, Xiao Yu was crying his heart out, as if he were the real culprit behind Leon’s death.
A fluffy white paw stepped out of the shadows, toes splayed in anger, and the round golden shaded cat was itching to snatch the phone and declare he was still alive!
Remembering the omega’s warning not to run around before leaving, he held back.
Hearn, a few years older and still clear-headed despite the dizziness, asked in a trembling voice, “So… is your golden shaded cat okay? Is he still alive?”
“What do you mean, cursing my child!” The omega, tears still wet, snapped back immediately.
Hearn let out a long sigh of relief, “Leon won’t die. Where did you hear that?”
This overly dramatic omega nearly gave him a heart attack.
“It’s true!”
Xiao Yu was still indignant, wiping tears and burning paper money while making phone calls without missing a beat, “My house is haunted by Leon now!”
“My parents saw his ghost in my closet, and my cat was sleeping there at the time. If he dares to harm my baby, I won’t let him go even if I become a ghost!”
Hearn gasped sharply.
Leon was never careless in his actions, but now he was so lost in the tender moments that he forgot to protect his identity.
Next time they meet, he must give him a stern talking to!
After comforting the crying omega with a few words, Hearn kindly said, “Leon must still be alive. Maybe it’s another ghost haunting your house.”
There was a moment of silence, and Xiao Yu’s crying grew even louder.
It took a long time to burn all the paper money, as the federation’s currency was more valuable. Let the stinky Russian exchange it for rubles in the underworld bank; it should take a while.
Seeing Xiao Yu return, the big orange cat, feeling complicated, sprinted off first.
He needed to get back to the hotel room before Xiao Yu and unlock it with his paw print.
Who would have thought that the omega, with eyes red from crying, looked even more beautiful and delicate than usual, like a fallen prince, occasionally sniffling, evoking endless sympathy.
A long-haired artsy guy selling ceramic cups on the street spotted him from afar.
As Xiao Yu approached, he immediately stepped forward, releasing a subtle paint-scented pheromone, his eyes deep.
Though the paint smell wasn’t particularly pleasant, it was incredibly alluring at the moment.
“Excuse me, sir. Seeing you reminds me of the excitement I felt when I first started creating. I’ve been waiting for my muse. May I have the honor of gifting you a set of my works?”
Xiao Yu thought it was some marketing tactic and shook his head to refuse.
“Sir, products have a price, but inspiration is priceless.” Unexpectedly, the man persisted, presenting a box set filled with handmade cute pet teacups.
Xiao Yu’s gaze instantly fell on a cup with a big orange cat design.
Just like his orange baby!
“I only want one.”
Xiao Yu declined the request to add on WeChat, and the man had no choice but to give up. He only accepted the orange cat cup, and his beautiful, slender figure disappeared, leaving the artsy guy still entranced.
Suddenly, a payment notification sound rang out.
The alpha chuckled bitterly, truly a cautious and beautiful person.
Xiao Yu returned to the hotel room, exhausted, not noticing the big fat orange cat puffed up with anger, looking like a wife who had seen a ghost return home, full of resentment.
Placing the cup on the table, the omega went to prepare food for the cat.
Leon and the cup with the cat design stared at each other.
The scene of that flirtatious guy hitting on Xiao Yu was vivid in his mind, and even the cat on the cup looked just like him, ready to take his place at any moment.
The cold big bread cat grew more and more sour.
Not only did he imagine the omega cuddling and kissing another cat, but he also fantasized about Xiao Yu one day meeting an alpha he truly liked and flying off into the sunset with them.
By then, Leon would be neither a pure cat nor a pure human.
But a clown.
A real clown.
Xiao Yu carefully carried a water-filled cat bowl back, sensing the overwhelming anger from the big dough ball, feeling something was amiss, “Baby, you first—”
The cat turned its head to meet his gaze.
Smack!
The round paw, like a red bean bun, slapped down with all its might, seemingly light but actually using full force, the ability of a seasoned boxer fierce and professional.
The cup shattered before it even hit the ground.
“Orange Zhi!” Xiao Yu was furious.
He was an omega who always paid for looks, and the destruction of beautiful things for no reason was a violation of his bottom line.
He quickly went over, grabbed the cat, and without a word, smacked its butt twice!
The big bread cat was used to Xiao Yu’s gentle and cute demeanor, and being hit for the first time, its cold and disdainful eyes widened.
“Meow meow meow!”
Fine, fine, fine!
The angry Russian cat suddenly stuck its butt out, face hard, letting him hit, Leon just couldn’t stand that flirtatious cup seller.
“Moo.”
Hit!
He just wanted the charming little fox fish to be so entranced by him that he couldn’t look at anyone else, and Xiao Yu was so angry at this crazy cat that he rolled his eyes.
“Stupid cat, you still dare to go against me? Even if you’re possessed, I won’t forgive you easily!”
Unexpectedly, the situation was so serious, Leon was stunned for a moment, and remembering how Xiao Yu was spreading rumors about his death, he found it even harder to explain.
The man and cat fell into a subtle stalemate, neither speaking.
Finally, a phone call broke the silence.
Xiao Yu answered, frowning slightly after listening for a bit, “High school reunion? I never attend those gatherings.”
The person on the other end said he had refused several times before, and not attending this time would really disregard their old classmates’ feelings.
Moral coercion had no effect on Xiao Yu.
But he cared about his reputation, and not attending even once might lead those gossipers to spread rumors about him not doing well in college.
The omega, who had been down for days, suddenly became motivated, starting to browse luxury brand websites for new clothes.
“Moo.”
Noticing the plump golden figure approaching from the corner of his eye, Xiao Yu deliberately ignored it.
The fluffy big bread softened its tone, “…Meow.”
Don’t be mad anymore.
The paw opened, offering a piece of cat litter.
Xiao Yu: “?”
With no flowers at hand, Leon could only find a piece of cat litter that looked most like a rose in the litter box to give him, thinking it was quite romantic.
Smack.
Xiao Yu threw it away, just like he had smashed the cup.
His tone even more displeased, “No playing with poop!”
Leon: “…”
His romance turned out to be poop.
Xiao Yu’s cold face was stunning, and thinking he was angry for his sake, Leon felt inexplicably satisfied.
Falling onto the omega’s lap in a disgraceful manner, the iron-willed Russian cat tried to make the most pitiful sound, but it didn’t come out right, a thin “moo—” echoed!
Xiao Yu held back, then suddenly burst into laughter on the bed.
Finally laughed.
Laughing meant forgiving him.
Leon, having heard his earlier phone conversation, eagerly pawed at the phone a few times, Xiao Yu asked, “Want to watch videos?”
The cat shook its head, anxiously circling.
Xiao Yu was silent for a moment, surprised at the cat’s intelligence, tentatively saying, “You want to attend the reunion with me?”
The cat nodded vigorously.
Yes, of course.
The radiant little young master naturally had more charisma than his peers, running a shop while studying. If any alpha with ulterior motives tried to seduce him, how could Leon stop it if he wasn’t there?
Xiao Yu just smiled slightly, not answering.
The next day, the coconut bread was taken by the teacher, waving enthusiastically through the pet kindergarten’s anti-escape fence—
“Thank you, Young Master Xiao, for your strong support of the ‘Good Cat Training Class’!”
“With us here, rest assured, we’ll return you a perfect cat in ten days!”
Author’s Note:
Here we go [dog head]