Chapter 12
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Jiang Ye spoke into his phone, “Uh, it seems like she’s rejecting me.”
The moment the video was posted, the comment section exploded.
Everyone was laughing at Jiang Ye’s hopeless infatuation,
“She lives in a villa district too, and her collar must be the real deal. You’re trying to trade your suitcase for it? Of course the cat won’t agree.”
“I’ll trade for her, let me try!”
“This little cat is really adorable.”
“Whatever kind of sack the baby likes, I’ll go pick it up for you!”
“By the way, isn’t this the cat that was shopping in the northern district of the capital city? I remember it even made the local trending list.”
Following that comment, someone found the video from back then.
In the video, two bodyguards followed the cat, flanked by two girls. No matter how expensive the items in the mall were, they bought them outright, which made everyone envious.
“As expected, a cat from a wealthy family is on a whole different level.”
“A cat with bodyguards, seriously?”
“Why aren’t those bodyguards for the two girls instead?”
“Someone saw this cat elsewhere before; it was only with her bodyguards until she met those two girls later.”
“Wuwu, rich kitty, please adopt me.”
“Is the little cat interested in adopting a human? Like a college graduate or something?”
Jiang Ye casually scrolled through the comments, smiling as he read, when suddenly he heard movement behind him. He instinctively turned around and saw the little white cat driving a red toy car right up to him, parking smoothly in front of him.
Jiang Ye: ...
Jiang Ye: ............
He knew that toy car—it was almost as expensive as a regular family sedan.
The car had automatic obstacle detection and intelligent route planning. The person or pet inside didn’t need to do anything but sit as it moved forward. If the route needed changing, a tap on the left or right side of the steering wheel would turn the car accordingly.
Originally designed as a child’s toy, some people realized it was perfect for pets, so some started buying these cars for their own.
Of course, only pets willing to stay in the car used them. Jiang Ye usually saw dogs driving these, so he was surprised to see a cat, and an apparently more expensive model at that.
After driving the car over, the little cat jumped down, lifted her little face toward Jiang Ye, and meowed.
Jiang Ye: “...?”
He couldn’t understand.
The cat tried hard to communicate with him for a long time, but seeing no reaction, she showed a disappointed, “I’m so frustrated with you” expression, flicked her tail, jumped onto his suitcase, and tapped it.
“Meow!”
Jiang Ye: Got it. She wants to trade her car for his suitcase.
But the value of these two things wasn’t equivalent.
Seeing the hopeful look on the cat’s face, Jiang Ye hesitated a moment, then decided to take both the cat and the suitcase back with him. He grabbed an empty suitcase he wasn’t using and gave it to the cat, attaching the automatic tracker to her collar.
The cat was pleased. She strode ahead, with the suitcase following behind.
Jiang Ye looked at the toy car the cat had traded for and fell into thought.
The happy little cat returned home with her suitcase, only to find the lights dim inside.
She remembered sneaking out secretly and even picking out another human, so she moved cautiously. After entering Li Jingxing’s room, she pushed the door gently with her paw to close it, leaving the suitcase just outside the door.
At this moment, Li Jingxing had gotten out of bed. Seeing the little white cat had somehow jumped onto his bed, looking unusually well-behaved, he felt a bit reluctant but said to her:
“Since you saw last night too, Mingxuan is coming back soon. It’s best if you keep a low profile for now...”
As he spoke, he opened the door and saw the suitcase at the entrance.
Li Jingxing was silent for a moment, then turned to look at the little cat.
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Though, this cat’s mobility was a bit extreme.
He only told her to keep a low profile, but did she really want to run away from home?
Was she upset after seeing his message on the phone, so she packed her suitcase overnight?
Li Jingxing never thought a cat would even have a suitcase.
He sneered coldly and pushed the suitcase aside: “Since you’re so sensible, fine. Liu, send Xiao Bai’s luggage out and arrange a place for her.”
The elusive butler Liu appeared, carefully placing the little white cat on the suitcase with professional composure, and asked:
“Master, where should we send Xiao Bai?”
Li Jingxing thought for a moment and said, “Send her to the nanny’s room. From now on, tell others she’s our nanny.”
The little cat: “???”
Liu dragged the suitcase and cat to the staff quarters, pushing them inside.
“Xiao Li, come out, you’ve got a cat to raise.”
Xiao Li, the villa’s head cleaner, came out and saw the young lady cat sitting atop the suitcase, head held high, sitting very upright and looking quite elegant.
Xiao Li hesitated: “Butler Liu, why bring Xiao Bai here? Such a precious cat—we won’t be able to take good care of her...”
Who knew how these wealthy families raised cats? This one normally had two bodyguards at her side.
Butler Liu said, “Don’t worry about the cat food and such. Just let her stay with you all. Tell others—” Liu’s old voice was deep, “Tell them Xiao Bai is one of our employees, the nanny cat.”
Xiao Li misheard: “What kind of cat? Tom Cat?”
Butler Liu had already left. Xiao Li, confused, carried the cat into their dorm.
“Ah, Sister Li, why’d you bring Xiao Bai here? What if Master sees? He’s so fond of her, no one’s allowed to touch her usually.” The other staff gathered around, surprised, then heard their supervisor say with a puzzled face:
“Xiao Bai’s going to live with us now. Tell others she’s our Tom Cat.”
“What the heck? Tom Cat?”
“Is Butler Liu really that trendy? Watching Tom and Jerry with us?”
“Hahaha, so cute! Xiao Bai’s a Tom Cat now. Will she catch mice for the family?”
The little white cat was miserable being handled by humans like this, while her system chuckled like a duck in her mind:
“Hahaha, Tom Cat. Not bad, you’re already progressing to the ‘fallen replacement’ storyline. You’ll need to work hard here for the plot to pass.”
The little cat was furious: “I’ve raised humans many times, not one of them ever made me do chores!”
System 0521: “Hmm... You’re about to raise a human behind his back.”
System 0521: “You even took that human’s suitcase.”
System 0521: “You followed that human home. Remember your new home address.”
The little cat flicked her tail: “... What should I do?”
System 0521 showed a cleaning tutorial video in front of her.
The little cat jumped down from the suitcase, found a rag in the tool room, placed it on her front paws, pushed off with her hind paws, and went out.
“Wow, Sister Li, look! Xiao Bai really knows how to clean.”
“Just like in the cartoons, like Tom Cat.”
“Li Zong will be mad when he sees this.”
After the little white cat pushed the rag out, she gradually left those voices behind.
The system said as long as she fit the character, the exact location didn’t matter much.
The little cat pushed the rag all the way to her cat house, the suitcase trailing behind.
The sweeping robot, rescued earlier by Sai Tianxian from an electronics store, was still hard at work inside. The little white cat glanced at the robot, looking very melancholy.
“Sigh, I hired Xiao Hei to clean for me, now I’m doing the same job as Xiao Hei. Life as a cat is really unpredictable.”
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System 0521: “... Enough, hurry and move your things.”
The ‘fallen replacement’ plot had a time limit; delay too long and it would fail.
The storyline was that the substitute female lead, after the return of the ‘white moonlight,’ lost her status at home and had to move with her few belongings to the nanny’s room, spending each day miserably cleaning.
The system watched as the little white cat scrambled up her cat tower, opened the cabinet, and pulled out cat food, canned food, freeze-dried treats, then started placing them on the suitcase.
Cat food, freeze-dried snacks, cat sticks, jerky, dried fish, mouse toys, a cat bed...
System: “...” Is this cat planning to move the whole house? Weren’t you supposed to have only a few belongings?
Only after the suitcase was packed to the brim did the little cat reluctantly stop. She didn’t know how to open the suitcase, but as long as it could carry things, that was enough.
The top of the suitcase was wide enough for an adult to sit on, let alone help the little cat put in some food.
After filling the suitcase, the little cat, still eager, ran to the elevator, jumped up, pressed the button, and waited.
The cleaning staff and other employees still working at home saw the little white cat return once more from her room, carrying a pile of cat food and snacks, and expertly returning to their staff quarters.
Though called staff quarters, not all the colleagues actually lived there; there was plenty of space inside.
They watched the little cat pile cat food and canned goods in their room, then she went back down again and brought a small cat bed.
The staff: ?
A while later, she brought down a cat scratching board.
They were used to it by now; it seemed the little cat really intended to move in.
Li Jingxing was in a video meeting in his room when he suddenly thought he heard the door open. He ignored it, but soon a white little lion cat dashed in.
The little cat skillfully jumped onto the bed and precisely bit onto his pillow, trying to drag it away.
Li Jingxing: ?
This was unacceptable!
He immediately went over, held down the pillow, and glared at the little cat, who boldly stared back:
“Meow-woah!”
“I’ve been sleeping in this cat bed lately!”
The little cat felt justified. The human wanted her to pack up and move out; she tried several cat beds, and this one was the most comfortable. She wanted to take it with her.
When Li Jingxing didn’t let go, the little cat even raised her paw and swatted his hand several times. Only after he released the pillow was she satisfied and left the room carrying it.
Li Jingxing hissed in pain, then turned to see the executives on his screen silently watching him with curiosity.
Li Jingxing: “Ahem... let’s continue.”
During the rest of the meeting, everyone often saw the little white cat confidently striding in, grabbing something, and leaving again.
Later, she even dragged away Li Jingxing’s tablet.
This little cat was struggling hard, biting the tablet case and dragging it out with great effort.
They wanted to warn Li Jingxing about what was happening behind him but held back because of the serious meeting atmosphere.
After the meeting ended, it was already very late.
Li Jingxing sat on the edge of the bed, feeling a strange emptiness in the house after Xiao Bai left.
Meanwhile, the staff in the nanny’s room, who had also stayed up late, were desperately trying to stop the little cat from going out again:
“Xiao Bai, this really won’t do. You can’t move anymore, our place is full!”
There’s barely any room left.
The little cat flicked the tip of her tail, regretfully withdrawing her paws.