Ch17 - Stalker

Even without turning around, the little kitten already knew who it was; Xie Yan.

Damn! It was caught right there.

The kitten stopped struggling but it didn’t dare to look back at Xie Yan. It had been living with him for half a month but it left without saying goodbye. It didn’t know if Xie Yan was angry or not.

While the kitten was thinking, Xie Yan asked, “Are you returning home?”

The kitten was stunned. Xie Yan always thought it was a wild cat, where would a wild cat have a home? Naturally, what Xie Yan meant was going back to his home.

The kitten turned around to look at him only to find Xie Yan was also facing it. The kitten carefully observed his expression but did not find any anger on his face. He’s not angry?

Xie Yan watched the kitten staring at him, and asked again, “Are you coming home?”

The kitten thought, since I’ve been found, I might as well go upstairs and stay for a while.

It nodded.

After receiving the kitten’s answer, Xie Yan carried it upstairs. Along the way, the kitten was quiet and well-behaved.

They hadn’t seen each other for more than half a month and the little guy had grown thinner after he left. His body was clean and his fur had also grown.

Xie Yan was very curious. Although the cat had spiritual consciousness, it was only more intelligent than an ordinary cat. The growth of his fur was too fast.

The kitten was also very curious. Why was the little demon, Xie Yan, not asleep in the middle of the night? As far as it knew, Xie Yan didn’t have a rich nightlife nor did he have any social events. Then, where did he go tonight?

However, this wasn’t the point. The point was how it was so coincidental that the two of them just happened to run into each other!

How could Xie Yan know what the little kitten was thinking? He was surprised as to why the kitten was so obedient today. “Did you get bullied outside during the time you left?”

The kitten didn’t understand why he asked this, but it thought to itself, ‘It’s already good if this young master doesn’t bully others. Who dares to bully me?’

The kitten shook its head.

“That’s good.” Xie Yan stretched out his hand to pet the kitten but remembered halfway that the cat didn’t like to be touched. He retracted his hand silently. “Are you hungry?”

The cat was a little hungry but it didn’t want to eat cat food. It was also not convenient for Xie Yan to cook for him at this time, so it had to shake his head in refusal.

“Then go take a bath.”

The kitten continued shaking its head. It refused to eat or take a shower and it also didn’t come upstairs just now, so he probably understood what the little kitten meant. “If you want to leave, go through the main door. Don’t jump through the window again.”

After that, Xie Yan stood up and opened the front door. The kitten looked at the open door and then at Xie Yan.

It didn’t want to disturb Xie Yan and just wanted to come and take a look but didn’t expect to run into Xie Yan. Tomorrow, he would have to join the filming group so it couldn’t stay for a long time.

The kitten didn’t know what to do.

At this time, Xie Yan spoke again, “If you want to come back, just come upstairs. Don’t stay downstairs like a fool.”

Xie Yan smiled slightly, “You’re welcome anytime.”

Hearing this, the kitten felt warm. Xie Yan’s patience and tolerance had been given to this ungrateful cat. The kitten thought it should leave as soon as possible or else it would be reluctant to leave.

It walked to the door and meowed to Xie Yan. I will come back to see you.

Xie Yan waved to it, “Goodbye.”

Goodbye.

The kitten didn’t dare to stay any longer and ran away. Xie Yan closed the door and walked to the balcony without a hurry. He watched the silver cat dash all the way.

When the silver cat ran out, a figure quietly followed it. The cat perked its ears and soon found that it was being followed. However, it didn’t turn around and ran back to Xinchen community.

In the middle of the night, the community was very quiet. All the stray animals around had found a place to rest. The kitten quickly turned into an intersection and suddenly disappeared. The person who had been following the kitten paused and walked cautiously.

It was a young man in his twenties who was also a demon. He walked casually on the road but kept an eye on his surroundings, looking for the figure of the cat he had followed all the way.

Right then, a man wearing a peaked cap bowed his head and walked towards him. When the two were about to pass by, the man suddenly stopped and asked, “This friend, is it fun to take a walk in the middle of the night?”

Before the young man could react, a fist directly slammed into his face before a kick was delivered. The man grabbed the young man’s collar and lifted him.

“Ji… young master Ji!” The young man was startled.

With a friendly smile, Ji Qinghuai asked, “What are you doing in the middle of the night?”

The young man didn’t dare to fight back at all in front of Ji Qinghuai. He quickly stuttered, “I… was taking a walk.”

“Taking a walk?” he questioned, “Do you live in this neighbourhood?”

The young man didn’t dare to say that he was following a cat. He nodded his head furiously and said, “Yes.”

Ji Qinghuai asked again, “Where do you live?”

“I live in the opposite building.” The young man was so anxious that he started spewing nonsense, “The fourth floor, apartment 401.”

“What a coincidence.” Ji Qinghuai raised his eyebrows, “I live opposite 401, why haven’t I seen you?”

The young man: “…”

How unlucky was he to randomly pick an apartment and it ended being right opposite Ji Qinghuai?!

Ji Qinghuai was still smiling but the young man who saw it shivered. “You like to hang around in the middle of the night, right? I’ll let you hang around as long as you want.”

So, from dawn, a smiling young man stood at the gate of Xinchen Community. The young man held a sign in his hand with five characters written on it: I’m a stalker.

A passerby walked by the young man with a look of confusion. The young man asked with a smile, “Hello, am I a fool?”

The passer-by was speechless.

Another passer-by looked at the young man as if he was looking at a lunatic. “What’s wrong with you?” After that, he left with a look of disgust.

The young man still smiled, “You are right, thank you for your answer. Please take care.”

When another passer-by walked by, the young man stepped forward and asked, “Hello, am I a fool?”

This time, the passer-by was an old woman. She looked at the young man and continued to walk forward while sighing, “What a pity, he’s so young but he has a bad brain.”

The young man smiled and watched her go away. “You are right, thank you for your answer. Please take care.”

When the third person passed by, a young girl was about to catch a bus. The young man walked up to her as usual and asked, “Hello, am I a fool?”

The girl was stunned. Looking at the sign in the young man’s hand, she raised her hand and slapped him. “Damn stalker, stay away from me.”

The girl then ran away as soon as she finished her words. The young man was speechless. Why did she have to hit him?!

The young man forced a smile and said, “You are right, thank you for your answer. Please take care.”

His voice was tinged with sorrow, he was really going to cry.

Ji Qinghuai had asked him to hold this sign in his hand and smile while asking, “Hello, am I a fool?” He had to accumulate a hundred “You are not” before he could leave.

It was already bad enough he had to hold the sign and ask if he was a fool repeatedly but he even had to collect a hundred “Not a fool” before he could leave!

Who would answer such a question? Wasn’t it obvious that he was being played to death? He was just ordered to find out where the cat lived!

Soon, someone took a photo of the young man and the sign he was holding and posted it on the demon forum. Within half an hour, the post exploded.

【Fuck, what’s the matter with this person? Is his brain broken?】

【I’ve lived for such a long time, why don’t you go to the hospital if you’re so sick?】

【Who are his relatives and friends? Come take away your person.】

【He asked me if he was a fool when I passed by in the morning, and I felt that this person was abnormal at the time.】

【Does no one care that he’s holding a disturbing sign in broad daylight?】

【Whatever you say, young master Ji was the one who caught this person, so I can only say that he deserves it.】

[? ? ? The person upstairs speak clearly.】

Qin Lang scrolled through the forum casually. Apart from his brother, he could not think of another person who would do such a detrimental thing.

Qin Lang asked, “What’s the matter with this person?”

“He was following me.” Ji Qinghuai explained briefly. “When I was returning home at night, he followed me all the way and even said he lived in this community. So, I exposed his lie immediately and taught him a lesson.”

“Why did he follow you?”

“I don’t know.” Ji Qinghuai shrugged and said, “You can deal with it, I’m going to catch up on sleep.”

After that, he drank the last mouthful of soybean milk and ran back to his room to sleep.

At that time, Xie Yan, who was preparing to start work, received a message from Xu Luo. Xie Yan turned on his phone and saw the link Xu Luo sent him.

“Is he your subordinate?

He didn’t understand what Xu Luo was talking about, so he opened the link and took a glance.

Xie Yan: “…”

Xie Yan: Yes.

Xu Luo: Hahaha.

Xu Luo: What the hell is going on? How did he offend Ji Qinghuai?

Xie Yan didn’t know whether to cry or to laugh. He seldom visited the forum. If it weren’t for Xu Luo’s message, he wouldn’t have known about the entire incident.

Xie Yan: I think they just happened to run into each other.

Xu Luo: ? ? ?

Xie Yan typed quickly.

Xie Yan: The cat I lost came back last night. I wanted to locate its whereabouts, so I asked Zheng Lin to follow it. Ji Qinghuai must have thought it was a stalker.

Xu Luo: …

Xu Luo: Hahahahaha, he’s too pitiful.

Xu Luo: But there’s one thing I’m curious about, why was Ji Qinghuai so close to your cat at that time?

Xie Yan didn’t understand what Xu Luo meant.

Xie Yan: Huh?

Xu Luo: Last time, Ji Qinghuai came to see me and said that he didn’t know what caused his illness. Coincidentally, the illness was also cold poison.

Xu Luo: If I recall correctly, Ji Qinghuai’s original form should also be a cat. You can also meet Ji Qinghuai when chasing a cat. Isn’t that fate?

After reading the message, Xie Yan stared at the screen for a moment.

Xie Yan: Silver gradient cat?

These three words were the first thought in his mind. By the time he realized it, he had already sent the message.

Xu Luo: I don’t know what kind it is, but I remember it doesn’t seem to be a silver gradient one.

For some reason, Xie Yan felt disappointed.

He leaned back on the chair and thought of Ji Qinghuai’s odd behaviours.

He knew that he could cook, liked his food, knew where the tissues were placed and was also inexplicably familiar with him. Moreover, he might also know that he didn’t like coriander and he suffered from the same cold poison as his cat.

All of a sudden, an idea popped into his mind, but he immediately denied it.

How could it be possible? That was Ji Qinghuai. It was ridiculous but…

Xie Yan thought of Ji Qinghuai’s clean and clear eyes. “Ji, Qing, Huai.” Xie Yan said the name in a low voice.

Could it be… you?

T/N: I want more chonky JQH time >.<