A few angry sounds not only woke up Xiao Yu but also roused the sixteen-pound “Northeast Tiger” that had been fighting all night.
A fluffy round head poked out from under the covers, stretching lazily like a thick baguette, with a few cat hairs suddenly floating into the warm sunlight.
All the major apps and social media circles were already buzzing.
Recently, Central City had a tiger scare. Experts claimed there was a 99% chance the wild tiger had returned to the mountains. Wonder if their faces hurt now.
Xiao Yu clicked on the news video.
The phone’s glow illuminated the delicate face of the omega and the stern, tight-lipped face of a big cat.
This was the store’s surveillance footage, timestamped at 2:30 AM last night—
The glass door, with a welcoming lucky cat wooden sign hanging on it, was suddenly overshadowed by a massive black figure. It seemed to just lightly tap with a paw, and the sturdy anti-theft lock snapped instantly.
Xiao Yu gradually held his breath, his expression becoming serious.
A beast over two meters long stepped into the shop, its movements like rolling mountains.
The human-sized activity space couldn’t contain the imposing presence of the king of beasts. The spacious store suddenly felt cramped, and the black, brown, and yellow striped fur was strikingly clear on camera, so vivid it was terrifying.
The twenty-something cats frantically clawing at their cage doors suddenly stopped, huddling in the corners.
The Northeast Tiger paused in front of the cage.
Its thick paw pressed on the bars, seemingly contemplating, then skillfully used its claws to unlock the cage, patiently pulling out a few tabby cats.
The tiger’s mouth gently picked them up and placed them on the carpet.
The cats, terrified, puffed up, their tails tightly curled against their bodies, not daring to run even with the store door wide open.
The Northeast Tiger didn’t rush to eat but instead opened each cage door, carefully placing each cat outside, leaving none behind.
The number of shivering little sea urchins on the carpet grew.
Xiao Yu’s heart was about to leap out of his chest. He watched the fierce Northeast Tiger turn back, covering his mouth, not daring to witness the cruel scene that might follow.
Is this big guy really that smart?
Does it know that putting delicious food together makes it taste better?
The omega, with eyes tightly shut, peeked open a little, then a big question mark popped up over his head.
The big tiger, sniffing around, suddenly stuck out its tongue, giving a big slurp, licking all the little cats evenly.
The low “moo” wasn’t harsh, just enough to scare the skinny little cats away, driving them out of the cat café.
Xiao Yu was completely stunned.
Leon, watching the video, curled his cat mouth into a cold smile.
With the Northeast Tiger’s saliva as a crown, ordinary stray dogs wouldn’t dare approach, so these little guys wouldn’t have to worry about being bullied. The knowledge that stray cats could be bullied by stray dogs was something he had inadvertently heard Xiao Yu mention.
The Northeast Tiger, in a good mood, lightly wagged its tail tip.
The bewildering beast suddenly stretched out its two front paws, its fluffy butt sticking up, doing a solid downward dog stretch, squinting its eyes and forgetting to retract its tongue, looking quite silly.
It looked exactly like a big orange cat.
Unexpectedly, it used too much force, and its thick tail shattered a ceramic cup.
The tiger was startled, almost leaping up in fright, awkwardly licking its mouth.
Leon’s cat face fell, his white paw like a bean paste bun slapped on the screen, not letting the omega see his failed attempt at showing off.
Cat lover Xiao Yu quickly brushed the cat paw aside.
He had reached the point where he wanted to cuddle any feline, even developing some special feelings for this Northeast Tiger that let the cats go.
The Northeast Tiger, having broken a cup, froze for a few seconds, realized nothing happened, and found it quite fun, the crisp sound.
So, the two tiger paws went back and forth, and soon the shop was a mess, debris everywhere.
Life loss: 0
Shop renovation loss: 100
With mixed feelings, Xiao Yu turned off his phone: “.”
He was particularly proactive at work today, tidying up a bit before rushing to the shop.
The hungry little strays were all eating at the fixed feeding spot outside Xiao Yu’s shop, a scene of warmth and harmony.
Nearby, armed police patrols had increased, and customer flow hadn’t decreased but increased instead. Who knew everyone was risking their lives to gossip.
The surviving “Mogao Cat” café was humorously dubbed “Tiger Café” by everyone.
The shop owner across the street was yelling and making a fuss, suspecting that Xiao Yu, as a competitor, had released the Northeast Tiger into his shop, causing significant losses.
The omega, with a pleasant demeanor, told the investigating officers, “Officer, I suspect this shop owner has a persecution complex.”
“If I had the ability to raise a Northeast Tiger, I’d have eight big sons!”
A young armed police officer patrolling suddenly chuckled, looking at Xiao Yu.
The culprit, the big orange cat, suddenly stood up excitedly, hugging the omega’s long, slender legs, meowing loudly, not allowing Xiao Yu to speak so carelessly about his body. One daughter would be enough.
He glared fiercely at the officers trying to chat him up.
Are all the Federation’s alphas this negligent?
Outrageous.
A profound sense of cross-species crisis crept up, and the big fat cat specifically turned the cat café’s TV to the sports channel, only for Xiao Yu to frown and change the channel after just one glance.
“Don’t watch this A, it’s so unlucky.”
The cat, unconvinced, switched back to his boxing match replay.
Xiao Yu clicked his tongue, driving him to the obedient cat training class, and Leon gave in.
“…He said I’m unlucky.” The cold Russian had no inflection.
Hearn was frustrated.
What’s up with this Leon fighter?
He could only sneak out for five minutes during the training class lunch break, and instead of discussing returning home, eight out of ten sentences were about Little Young Master Xiao.
The other two were subtly about Little Young Master Xiao.
The Slavic alpha, cold and stern, mechanically spread beluga caviar on the big bread, his cheek muscles tensing as he chewed, as if crushing those alphas who dared to smile at Xiao Yu.
“Does the Federation only care about doing good deeds without leaving a name?”
He gritted his teeth, “I don’t want to be the obedient cat in his eyes, I don’t want to be the nameless Northeast Tiger.”
Hearn, sitting in the driver’s seat, almost choked on the dry bread.
“Tigers with names are all in zoos!” The beta was so angry he scratched his head.
“Right now, the most important thing is to stabilize your condition, hold a press conference when you return to prove you’re not dead. You know how important commercial value is to a fighter!”
“Besides, you’re not that close with Mr. Xiao, you—”
“No.” The alpha calmly interrupted, “You don’t understand him.”
Hearn: “…”
I don’t understand again.
Leon, with his deep emerald eyes like glass, usually so indifferent, now only had stubbornness.
He was like a lovestruck teenager posting “I will stand behind you against the world” quotes on social media.
“Do you know the look in Xiao Yu’s eyes when he watched the video?” The alpha’s cold tone suddenly had a fluctuation, his big hand pointing at his chest trying to prove something, “He likes all little cats, and a Northeast Tiger is also a cat.”
“He can totally accept it, he’s a very resilient omega.”
Hearn, who had spent years in the industry nurturing a world-class fighter, was silent for a few seconds, looking a bit dead inside.
The beta hesitated to speak.
Leon, truly a gifted fighter, looked sincerely and puzzledly into Hearn’s eyes, delivering a fatal blow—
“Bro, have you ever been in love?”
Xiao Yu took a taxi to pick up the cat from the training class in the evening, idly scrolling through WeChat messages.
The graduation project wasn’t urgent, he could deal with it after the New Year.
His parents were urging him to get married, go on blind dates, and now even to exorcise the house and the cats. He frowned and ignored it.
Doesn’t he know his own cat?
Aside from Schrödinger’s mischief, there’s not a single fault.
The little fat cat seemed to be performing well in the training class, walking out with a steady step and a big red flower sticker on its forehead, which the teacher said was a reward for being a good cat.
Xiao Yu’s mouth twitched.
…Such an old-fashioned reward method.
But he still patted its head and praised it.
Seeing his attitude, Leon was even more convinced of Xiao Yu’s special favor and preference for him.
Both had their own thoughts.
The car drove into a high-end neighborhood, and the cat looked at him in confusion.
The omega’s delicate and beautiful face was already pale, under the dim streetlight, his jawline was clearer and softer, Leon was stunned, only wanting to hold him in his arms and kiss every part.
“Will you accompany me to get some clothes from my brother’s place?” Xiao Yu said softly.
The big bread cat nodded coolly.
Seeing him hesitant to go upstairs, he took the lead.
Xiao Yu, trembling with fear, couldn’t help but smile slightly, feeling very comforted.
Unknowingly, his cat had given him a lot of security, a feeling he had never gotten from anyone else.
Xiao Yu mustered the courage to open the door and turn on the lights.
He was a bit shaky, raising the cinnabar bracelet delivered by express in his hand and shaking it a few times.
It’s okay, it’s okay…
Looking on the bright side, no matter what, he’s better off than the unlucky guy next door.
Ghosts can’t be seen, but a Northeast Tiger really eats people.
The omega mustered all his strength to open the wardrobe, and sure enough, nothing happened. He happily rummaged through the boxes!
The coconut bread watched Xiao Yu’s back, its round face cold and mature.
After a brief chat with Hearn at noon, the alpha’s understanding of love deepened.
Teenage Russians often came across peers posting cheesy quotes like “Loving someone means not caring about their appearance,” which Leon had once scoffed at, but now he understood.
Education indeed has a delay.
Xiao Yu glanced at the small figure at the wardrobe door, not paying much attention as he continued to match clothes. Another glance, and a brightly striped mountain stood there.
It was as if his adorable golden shaded cat had been magnified a hundred times, looking fierce.
The omega didn’t fully turn around, his expression going blank.
Uh-huh.
An illusion.
“Little Zhi, help your brother see which one looks good—”
Xiao Yu raised two pieces of clothing, suddenly standing up and turning around, his delicate nose bumping straight into a wet, large nose, the beastly breath spraying all over his face, the distance no more than 0.01cm.
A barbed, hot tongue suddenly stretched out happily.
“Slurp—”
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