When Hu Hu Sui Sui appeared at the door, Leon was sure that Xiao Yu noticed him immediately. He was prepared to be kicked and punched, but to his surprise, the omega just glanced back and continued picking out clothes.
The round, fluffy ears of the Siberian tiger twitched in surprise. Leon came from a humble background, and even though he was now part of high society, the insecurity and poverty were still deeply ingrained in him. From the start, he had a “rich and beautiful” filter for Xiao Yu.
No wonder he was the little young master from the wealthy family in Central City, unfazed even when a beast appeared at home. It was as if this massive body weighing over a ton was just a puff of air. The omega had the understated and reserved personality typical of people from this area, and Leon rarely felt admiration for anyone. He didn’t expect Xiao Yu to accept him so quickly.
The Siberian tiger felt the need to moo a couple more times to explain, so he moved closer just as Xiao Yu picked up some clothes and turned around. Unexpectedly, they ended up kissing.
The big tiger, whose breathing was usually heavy and wild, froze, and two red blushes unexpectedly appeared on his furry face. The little fox fish, who usually made a fuss, was now so calm even after they kissed?
— Oh God, he’s just too adorable.
Leon couldn’t resist licking him, deciding internally to have Xiao Yu groom his Siberian tiger body, which would further prove their closeness. He retracted his claws and swept his long tongue over.
“…” Xiao Yu’s head wobbled from the lick. The omega’s delicate, sharp chin instantly turned red, and his whole face went pale, looking like he was about to cry but couldn’t make a sound before everything went black.
“рыбка!” (Little Fish!)
This was the last thing Xiao Yu heard before losing consciousness. …Why was it in Russian?
Someone was anxiously patting his face, and the omega, who loved to look good, struggled to open his eyes. His face was covered in expensive skincare products, and no one but his beautician was allowed to touch it!
Xiao Yu, both shocked and angry, felt his vision spinning and darkening. He flailed around trying to escape, but a large hand pulled him in, murmuring something in a foreign language, and Xiao Yu’s face was forcibly pressed into the alpha’s chest.
The muscles, honed by years of training, were firm and tight, yet soft when relaxed. Damn. So big. …The omega thought painfully yet happily.
That broad, strong, and hard body embraced him, like a heat source constantly providing comforting warmth. Xiao Yu’s brain froze, unable to process why there was a strange man in his house. He swore he just wanted to escape.
But every time his flailing hands touched either chest muscles or abs, the unfamiliar yet ambiguous sensation made the omega pause. The man suddenly hugged him tightly, preventing him from running around: “Xiao Yu!”
A slightly awkward Chinese voice sounded, cold and stern. “Behave, I will not… hurt you.”
The exhausted little young master leaned against the alpha’s chest, looking obedient and pitiful, only feeling that the voice was familiar. He blinked, his vision barely clearing up.
A face that had once amazed him and also made him resentful came into view. The Slavic alpha’s expression was anxious and worried, gently stroking his cheeks, forehead, and arms, regretting revealing his secret of turning from a little kitty into a tiger.
He held the person entirely in his arms, his iron grip making it hard for Xiao Yu to breathe. The heavy, vibrant tiger tail uncontrollably swayed back and forth. The tip of the tail, like a tentacle, also touched the omega’s cheek, the intense possessiveness and dependency making Leon seem a bit pathological.
Xiao Yu was still scared, but he slowly realized something. “You…”
His pale face couldn’t look any worse, his gaze falling on the tiger ears amidst the light brown hair, his delicate brows furrowing: “…Who are you?”
The realness of those beast ears and tail was something no bionic robot on the market could replicate. — This Russian was the Siberian tiger from earlier.
The large apartment was silent, and Xiao Yu could almost hear his increasingly intense heartbeat due to fear. A monster had entered his home.
The big orange cat was so protective of its owner, and by now, the little guy should have pounced on Leon, the “intruder,” with punches and kicks, but there wasn’t a sound. The omega had a guess in his heart, but he didn’t want to admit it.
It took both hands to push the man holding him away, staggering to his feet, constantly calling out the name of the little fat orange, but after a full circle, he found nothing. His cat was gone.
“Stop looking.” The alpha said in a flat English tone, “I am orange.”
Xiao Yu was struck by lightning. He needed to slightly raise his eyes to see Leon’s emerald-like eyes, the man possessing the unique coldness of a Slavic person, with a natural demeanor that seemed incapable of joking.
How could this over 1.9-meter-tall, muscular guy be his cat? But Leon proved it with his actions. He approached, bringing a faint scent of vodka pheromones, and Xiao Yu suddenly realized that the scent that always appeared in his apartment wasn’t due to his drinking but was an alpha’s pheromones.
He had been sharing a bed with a stranger alpha for so many days. This time, Leon didn’t have a hint of ambiguity, his sharp nose lingering on his gland for a second, then pulling away.
The next moment, a sixteen-pound big fat cat sat with its tail curled. “Moo.” It’s me.
Xiao Yu swayed, his gaze at the cat filled with mixed emotions. The one he loved the most and hated the most turned out to be the same being! No wonder it always mooed, unlike ordinary cats; it turned out there was a tough guy living deep in its soul.
The omega’s reaction was completely different from what was expected. The plump big bread’s expression was slightly forlorn, perhaps because a man with no romantic experience like Leon would be so easily overwhelmed, always thinking the other person was in sync with him.
In reality, all those sweet and turning moments were just his imagination. Xiao Yu did have feelings for the cat, reaching out to touch it. A huge, fierce tiger head slid into his palm, the rough fur and throat-singing-like purring all indicating this was a beast, not a cat, and the omega screamed unexpectedly!
The big tiger, to show friendliness, even brought over a grooming tool. The comb in its mouth, enlarged countless times, was completely like a small toothpick. Expecting this thing to groom was impossible.
Xiao Yu shrank into the sofa, trembling all over. “How did you become like this?” “Are you human or ghost? Or, were you born a monster?”
“…” Leon inexplicably felt a bit like a defeated dog. The five-hundred-pound big fat tiger stood on all fours, looking aggrieved in the living room, holding the comb again, the thick giant paw with the power to crush the floor, wanting Xiao Yu to treat him like before.
He would rather Xiao Yu call him that ridiculous name. The fear ingrained in human genes wouldn’t change; many people choose to look at tiger pictures to build courage.
Xiao Yu wasn’t particularly brave, and as soon as he met the beast’s eyes, he turned his face away and tightly closed his eyes, annoyed and cursing: “You’re so annoying! I told you not to come over!”
The deliberately relaxed purring stopped abruptly. The tip of the Siberian tiger’s lightly swaying tail also drooped in disappointment, silently putting down the comb, choosing to pick up a blanket from the small nest.
The baby cotton blanket was a gift from Xiao Yu to the little orange cat. Initially, Leon despised that soft thing for not being manly enough, lacking any alpha style. A real man should sleep on cardboard.
Until one time, the cold big bread accidentally passed by, stepping on the plush blanket, unconsciously kneading with his little paws and purring, praised by Xiao Yu. Only then did he reluctantly accept the gift.
Now, Leon was going to leave with all his belongings. The small square blanket in the tiger’s mouth was like a piece of chewing gum, the five-hundred-pound figure walking towards the entrance, pressing the handle with his paw, silently leaving, not forgetting to close the door.
Xiao Yu watched the back that resembled the little orange cat, a wave of sourness surging in his heart. Feline animals fit human aesthetics too well. If you exclude Leon’s previous perverted behavior, this alpha… also fits his aesthetic.
Xiao Yu sat hugging his knees in the silence, finally sorting out his thoughts bit by bit. The little cat he picked up was actually the world-class fighter Alexei Leon transformed. So he didn’t pick up a cat but a man.
No wonder he didn’t allow hugs or kisses at first, even choosing to bathe himself. The omega thought about how he often wandered around the apartment without properly wearing pants, singing randomly, and felt embarrassed in hindsight.
So his house wasn’t haunted at all! The fear and worry he had these days were completely unnecessary! Xiao Yu, emboldened by anger, picked up the cat nest and rushed to the door, planning to kick Leon out completely, never to bother him again, and definitely not to use his fluffy body to deceive his feelings.
He had been so genuine with the little fat orange! But as soon as he opened the video doorbell, the scene before him made him freeze.
The big orange cat curled up like a bagel in the corner, loosely covered with a small blanket, eyes slightly closed, looking like an abandoned child, appearing forlorn and pitiful.
The omega’s mind flashed with past memories. The cat that made him hangover tea. The cat that cleaned the house for him. The cat that ordered breakfast and reminded him to take care of himself.
Although beneath the surface was Leon, they had genuinely spent those beautiful days together. Besides, Xiao Yu was very good to cats, wanting to buy them everything, how could he let a cat suffer on the cold floor in winter?
No destruction, no construction. Since Leon voluntarily revealed his identity, he obviously intended to move forward. The alpha rationalized for three seconds, immediately thinking of Xiao Yu’s tone when driving him away, unable to understand why he felt so pained.
Did he really consider Xiao Yu his owner? Truly laughable. The cat, in a self-destructive manner, curled up to sleep, suddenly hearing the door open a crack, the warm backlight outlining Xiao Yu’s beautiful silhouette, like a miracle.
“Come in first.”
Two cans of beer were placed in front of Xiao Yu, but he was more sober than ever. His house temporarily had no other drinks for guests. “…So, you accidentally became like this?”
Leon was more well-behaved than ever. “Да.” (Yes.)
The alpha sat across from Xiao Yu, his large hands clasped tightly, even following the flutter of Xiao Yu’s eyelashes with tension. Leon wasn’t lying. He indeed needed his scent to survive.
The omega found this matter so absurd he couldn’t speak. Xiao Yu’s gland defect was beyond his control, prone to pheromone overflow since childhood, spreading an orange scent everywhere, attracting much disdain and doubt.
People didn’t dare to say it openly because he was the youngest son of the Xiao family. In reality, Xiao Yu was very sensitive. During his carefree and silly teenage years, he was also paranoid about it, unwilling to confide in anyone.
He had a near-stress response, not allowing anyone into his world. But now, a foreign handsome guy with a cold and perfect appearance, high social status, came to his door, claiming he couldn’t live without his pheromones.
What kind of new scam was this? The kind that could turn into a cat, a tiger, and a human. Xiao Yu secretly took a deep breath, lighting a thin cigarette to calm down.
The orange blossom just lit up, but before he could take a puff, the alpha with a cold face fearlessly reached out to snuff it out, warning him in English that smoking was harmful to health, and casually confiscated Xiao Yu’s cigarette pack.
“Why do you love meddling so much?” The omega appeared thin and delicate in front of this tall, strong man, his beautiful eyes glaring, making people itch as if he were acting spoiled.
Leon loved this feeling of meddling. He looked at Xiao Yu like he was a prey he was determined to have, the monastery made him a boy, the octagonal cage made him a man.
He had a complex mix of ferocity and compassion. Xiao Yu didn’t understand his past, only feeling he was fierce and meddlesome. Leon didn’t know that sharing the pain of his original family could earn him the omega’s tears and kisses.
The two silently competed for a long time, the alpha’s peripheral vision still glancing at the grooming tool on the ground, fantasizing it was a memento of breaking the ice. Xiao Yu frowned.
“I know your situation, but I’m not a charity…” He couldn’t possibly let this foreign hooligan sniff his nape for free. But he ultimately softened, sighing: “You can stay at the hotel, I haven’t checked out that room yet.”
Unexpectedly, the foreigner didn’t appreciate it, his brows immediately clouded with a layer of gloom. He shook his head: “No.”
“Leaving you, I will quickly turn back into a cat, rummaging through trash cans for food, having nowhere to go in the heavy snow, and encountering malicious cat abusers. Even if I’m a fighter, I have no power to resist.”
“Because I’m just a cat, maybe this is heaven’s curse on me.” These words were vivid, and the omega listened with a heartache like a knife.
His obsidian-like eyes were slightly red. Xiao Yu, worthy of being the “rich and beautiful” in Leon’s heart, completely forgot about his terrifying ability to turn into a Siberian tiger that could swallow a human whole. A little fox that didn’t need any coaxing to jump into the trap.
He looked up again, his lips bitten pink. Leon’s deep gaze lingered on his lips, his mouth dry, coughing lightly, suppressing his standing position.
Xiao Yu had already compromised, trying to sound tough: “What about Hearn?” “He’s your agent, he can’t ignore you in this situation!”
The omega called Hearn. The man didn’t answer, already on a flight back to Russia. It was arranged by Leon as the boss.
The Slavic youth lowered his eyelashes, his appearance cold and hard, not like a sweet-talking liar, making everything he said seem especially sincere.
“Hearn, he leads many fighters, I’m just one of them. I’ve been missing for so long, my commercial value has long depreciated, many competitors hope I die in a foreign country, never to return.”
In reality, he was the only fighter Hearn cultivated. “The bank card is also frozen, after tonight, I’m afraid I’ll be kicked out of the hotel.”
In reality, the room next to Xiao Yu’s suite was Leon’s long-term rented room. “The last time at the restaurant wasn’t a coincidence, I wanted to help you. As your alpha.”
The previous words were half-truths, only the last sentence was sincere. The thick-skinned Xiao Yu was touched by every word, the last sentence making the omega’s heartstrings tremble: “You—”
An indescribable sweetness surged up. It was so ambiguous it was almost eerie. Leon had a good tolerance for alcohol, but after just half a can of beer, his long eyes were deep and obscure. He was enjoying the faint orange scent in the air.
Perhaps even Xiao Yu himself didn’t know, his scent was very peculiar. Earlier, when the omega was angry, the orange scent turned bitter, now it was soft and sweet, as delicious as his bashful expression that begged for a spanking.
If the timing wasn’t wrong, Leon would definitely press him on the sofa, lift his legs, and eat him up. Xiao Yu realized his blood was boiling, his face flushed.
Just as he was about to quickly end this topic, the alpha suddenly circled to his side, his strong and powerful body facing Xiao Yu in a low posture, like a beast seeking favor from its owner.
He looked up, extremely earnest. “Brother.” The awkward Chinese syllables knocked on the omega’s heart, “I will do chores and cook for you.”
Even though he wanted to do something else, Leon still chose to act obedient in front of Xiao Yu. He found Xiao Yu to be a very simple, soft-hearted, thin-skinned person.
His thin lips curled into a fleeting smile, lifting that deep, handsome face, adding: “When I have money, I’ll leave, okay?”
That night, the Russian successfully moved into the living room. Though he didn’t know who he was competing with, he still had the demeanor of a victor.
On the other hand, Xiao Yu tossed and turned for half the night, even shedding two tears secretly— orange was no longer the obedient and cute little kitty, but a big fat cat with an evil Russian soul.
But on second thought, this was also good. Small animals have limited lifespans, but Leon could accompany him as a cat until old age. By then, they would become old cats and old people, still able to rely on each other.
Thinking of this, the omega suddenly froze. How could he think of growing old with Leon? The carefree little young master Xiao was mentally exhausted from the entanglement of various complex emotions.
The next day, he was awakened by a fragrance. Remembering Leon in the living room, he didn’t rush out in disarray but washed and dressed carefully, making a dazzling appearance.
Leon had a regular routine, getting up early. The dining table was already set with cheese sweet bread, fried eggs, and Russian sausage slices, deliberately creating a memory anchor about him for Xiao Yu.
The omega just happened to want a change of taste. He glanced at the living room, finding the apartment renewed, this Russian actually acting as his nanny?
The alpha squatted on the ground organizing luggage. Several boxes were Xiao Yu’s items from the hotel, which he retrieved early in the morning, a small part was from his own suite, which he falsely claimed was handed over by Hearn.
Xiao Yu hated packing, so he accepted his kindness. He licked off a piece of cheese from the bread, looking at Leon’s busy back, his broad shoulders and narrow waist very appetizing.
The omega suddenly became interested in his past boxing matches. But he didn’t want to watch now, as if he was too eager.
“Can your tiger tail be retracted?” Xiao Yu’s lazy tone sounded, his voice matching his person, clear yet mixed with the pampered tone cultivated from a young age, the end tone teasing.
Leon, performing as a good tiger, paused, “…Hmm.” Last night he wanted to return to Xiao Yu’s bed to sleep, but afraid of scaring him, he forcibly held back.
The alpha, full of heat, resolved it in his wardrobe, cleaned up, opened the window for ventilation, without any abnormalities. If Xiao Yu knew he really had a lot of dirty thoughts, he could throw him down from upstairs now.
After breakfast, under Leon’s constant hints, Xiao Yu canceled the good kitty training class schedule. “Moo.” The big dough sitting in the passenger seat calmly expressed gratitude.
Xiao Yu asked him: “Can you understand cat language?” The coconut bread shook its head, he was human.
Xiao Yu pondered, if he continued sending the little foreigner who fell from grace to the training class, it would be somewhat bullying, he was a citizen of a big country, the Russian came from afar to eat and live, he couldn’t be so childish.
“Alright.” The omega’s slender, beautiful hand tapped the steering wheel, very pleasing to the eye, “It’s not for you, I’m just afraid of spending money.”
“You know, I, Xiao Yu, never use cheap things.” The big fat cat secretly estimated how much he was worth.
The tall man with a strong presence suddenly appeared in the passenger seat, asking in English: “Shall I drive?” Xiao Yu was startled.
Having breakfast together, driving, going to work, this was completely what a couple should do. The omega’s face flushed, his beautiful eyebrows raised.
“No way!” According to Leon, he was now penniless, his money taken by the agency, facing internal and external troubles, needing to wait for Hearn to return from Russia for negotiation.
Xiao Yu didn’t want to see him starve to death on the street in cat form, deciding to take him to the cat café. “Remember, you just need to sit there as a lucky cat, don’t worry about anything else, got it?” The omega repeatedly reminded.
He also planned to be a skinflint, not giving Leon a penny of salary. “Moo.” Leon was most patient with loneliness, his round figure standing like a guard.
Until the customer flow increased, several alpha men who came for Xiao Yu blushed and asked for his WeChat, everyone was of the same age, the hormones and youthful energy colliding, making people sigh at the beauty of youth.
The little young master Xiao was beautiful and outgoing, able to chat with anyone. Many didn’t care about his gland issue and wanted to pursue him, even though Xiao Yu found it annoying, he couldn’t put on a cold face when doing business.
The evil big bread chose to hold his breath in “understanding.” Even as a cat, Leon appeared a bit gloomy. The more he watched, the more uncomfortable he felt.
Xiao Yu went to the storage room to get coffee cups, the small room was cramped with goods, making it even narrower, he had to be careful just to stand up and turn around.
Another tall, sturdy figure followed in, closing the door behind him. Xiao Yu turned to look, unexpectedly pressed against the wall, his back against the wall, his front against Leon.
The scorching temperature and male scent continuously flowed onto him. Xiao Yu’s gland heated up, unable to withstand such sudden intimacy, his eyes widened in anger, cursing in a low voice to avoid being heard: “Why did you turn back like this, didn’t I tell you to stay at the front desk!?”
Leon’s tone was as usual. “I seem to be turning back into a Siberian tiger.” Xiao Yu couldn’t care about the ambiguous atmosphere, his face changing slightly: “…Then what should we do?”
The alpha looked down at the omega’s flushed tender face, his canine teeth itching, throwing the Russian tough guy’s rule of not calling someone brother to Siberia, guiding word by word—
“Brother, I want to kiss your nape.” “Is that okay?”
Author’s Note: Here it comes! [Starry Eyes]