Chapter 10

Madam Li’s anger flared even more when she heard her son actually argue with her over a mere cat.

“Who do you think you’re talking to? It’s just a cat,” Madam Li snapped. Wanting to focus on the matter at hand and not let a cat come between their mother-son relationship, she said, “Let’s go inside first.”

As they entered the room, the little cat followed, curling up behind the sofa, curiously watching their conversation.

From then on, Li Jingxing would occasionally catch sight of the furry little head peeking out from behind the sofa, the kitten’s fluffy ears pressed back as if eavesdropping.

Li Jingxing shot the kitten a warning glance.

Lin Sheng followed his gaze and just happened to meet those deep blue feline eyes.

Ah, utterly adorable!

Lin Sheng resisted the urge to reach out and stroke the cat’s head, though her face lit up with a smile.

Satianxian, sensing no danger, leapt up beside Lin Sheng, placing one tiny paw on her leg. Seeing no objection, the kitten even rested its head on her lap.

Lin Sheng was stunned.

She likes me!

Delight sparkled in Lin Sheng’s eyes as she held her breath, afraid of frightening the kitten away.

Meanwhile, in her mind, the kitten demonstrated to the system:

“How’s this? I’ve got her under my paw, and she’s my cushion.” The kitten struck a fierce pose, baring her tiny teeth at Lin Sheng.

Lin Sheng couldn’t help but emit a soft sound of affection.

Excited, the kitten exclaimed to the system, “See? I scared her into crying!”

The system replied, “Ah… I think…” but before it could finish, the program had already judged the scene a successful slapdown of the villainous female character.

The system was speechless.

Ha.

This useless program was hopeless—let the cats take over.

Lin Sheng covered her mouth, her eyes sparkling as she gazed at the little kitten. It was so well-behaved, even resting its head close to her—so affectionate.

As the kitten continued to flash its snow-white baby teeth, Lin Sheng finally laughed.

“Baby, you’ve got a bit of an underbite, haven’t you?”

The kitten looked incredulous.

“System, she insulted me! Cat body attack!”

“Shock her with electricity!”

The system responded, “Rightfully so, she’s the villain. Let her have it, or the plot won’t progress.”

Lin Sheng saw the kitten by her leg first stunned, then resignedly turn away, even lifting its tail off her leg.

“Can I stomp on her now?” the kitten asked.

The system hesitated, “Stomp on her how?”

The malevolent cat whispered, “With my paws, I’ll stomp hard.”

The system, watching the kitten adopt the kneading stance with fierce intensity, paused, then advised, “That’s too cruel. No need.”

Satianxian chimed in, “Really? I don’t think it’s enough of a slapdown.”

Thinking of the tasks assigned, the kitten narrowed her eyes, pondering deeply.

The system sighed, “Whatever she wants.”

Li Jingxing, initially listening to his mother, frowned upon hearing Lin Sheng’s words to the kitten.

“Miss Lin, isn’t it inappropriate to mock a cat’s flaws to attack it?”

Lin Sheng blushed, “Ah… sorry, I really didn’t mean to.”

Nearby, waiting for the plot to unfold, the kitten suddenly lifted her head, eyes wide as copper bells.

“So, both of them think I have an underbite?”

The system replied, “To be fair, you also bared your teeth at Li Jingxing quite a bit. You should share some of the blame.”

The kitten said nothing.

She scratched her claws on the genuine leather sofa.

Madam Li frowned at Li Jingxing’s attempt to divert the topic. “I’ve said enough. Later, I’ll arrange for Lin Sheng to join the company. Remember to take good care of her. She’s just graduated and new to the workplace, so she’ll need your guidance.”

Li Jingxing retorted, “As the boss, if she can’t perform, I should replace her, not just mentor her.”

Madam Li raised an eyebrow but before she could respond, a scratchy sound caught her attention. Turning, she saw the cat—resembling Zhou Mingxuan—scratching the sofa.

Madam Li frowned, “Look at what your cat is doing.”

Li Jingxing glanced over and saw the white cat nonchalantly retract its claws, settling back in the same spot and even meowing at them.

“Meow.”

Something wrong?

Li Jingxing didn’t react much. He scooped up the cat, cradled it, stroked its fur, then looked at Lin Sheng, hoping she’d take the hint and back off.

“Xiaobai can do whatever she wants in this house.”

The cat instantly looked up.

“Meow?”

Really?

Li Jingxing gently pressed the kitten’s head down.

The kitten thought, “I knew it.”

Slipping from his hands, the kitten felt Madam Li’s gaze still on her, prickling like needles on her back. The system 0521 encouraged her:

“Hurry and curry favor with her. Increase her favorability. This is a side quest.”

The kitten tilted her ears, hesitated, then leapt toward the kitchen, rummaging around.

Soon, the three saw the little white cat laboriously rolling an orange toward them.

She struggled to control its direction, the entire cat putting in great effort.

Finally reaching Madam Li, the kitten raised her tiny face and nudged the orange forward sincerely and warmly.

“Meow.”

This is for you.

System 0521, aware of the kitten’s mischievous thoughts—muttering “stinks to you, here’s a rotten egg”—could only sigh at the cat’s scheming nature.

Seeing no reaction from Madam Li, the kitten moved closer, her watery blue eyes round and pitiful.

“Meow?”

Madam Li instinctively picked up the orange. The kitten suddenly perked up, circling her excitedly, seemingly gauging her response.

Madam Li said coldly, “Don’t think you can win me over just like that. You’re just a common cat, not worthy of Jingxing.”

Lin Sheng looked at Madam Li surprised. Usually dignified and kind, why was she saying such strange things today?

The kitten twitched her ears but maintained an innocent look.

Oh, come on—definitely not worthy of Jingxing.

The kitten sneered inwardly.

Seizing a moment when Madam Li was distracted, the kitten leapt up, butted the orange with her head, causing Madam Li’s hand holding the fruit to accidentally smack her own face.

“Hey!”

“Meow!” the kitten cried.

Eat your rotten egg!

The kitten swiped her paws and bolted.

After running for a while, she even played in the garden’s greenhouse, wreaking havoc among the flowers with her sharp claws. Only then did she cautiously peek outside.

Looks like they’ve left?

The kitten dashed to the villa, saw no one around, and sighed in relief—only to be grabbed from behind.

“Meow!!”

Who! Who’s attacking me from behind?

Angrily, the kitten turned to bite, only to find it was Li Jingxing. She tried to sink her teeth into him.

“Ugh!”

Li Jingxing instinctively raised a file to shield himself. The kitten’s sharp teeth sank in, and he couldn’t help but feel a prickly sensation on the back of his hand.

Though the cat’s combat strength was unknown, her bite force rivaled that of a crocodile.