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âNormal speech.â âCat thought/speechâ
Wangye, Wangfei is a Cat. TL-ed and fixed by Myaato
Chapter 2: Being obedient from listening
The man squatted in front of Mi Xiaoqi, causing his good looks to suddenly be magnified in front of her.
Mi Xiaoqi became entranced without any moment to spare.
His sharp and refined facial features were striking with thick shapely eyebrows, well positioned above a pair of soulful eyes with a great depth hidden in them. Aima, even those beautifully shaped thin lips were most definitely to her tastes.
âWhere did this cat come from?â The manâs cool and refreshing voice gave people a mesmerising feeling.
Mi Xiaoqi patted her chest with a paw.
Ho~ really handsome to the point it defies all reason.
The man was startled into laughter at her actions, quickly bringing both hands to lift her up, embracing her. Smooth, shiny fur like satin was directly pressed onto the manâs muscles.
Mi Xiaoqiâs face immediately flushed red. From head to toe the snow white fur turned a gentle shade of pinkâŚ
Ah, the man started laughing lightly.
Li Ming who was kneeling at the door was shocked to the point of momentarily forgetting how to speak, taking a moment to compose himself. âR-regarding earlier, Wangye, this cat was gifted by the Ninth Princess to Wangye.â
âI see. Dismissed.â The man waved his hand.
Li Ming carefully retreated from the entrance.
The manâs lips ticked in consideration, immediately guessing that this is the Ninth Princessâs ploy to distract his attention from Hong Qi using the cat, especially since the Princess had never liked Hong Qi since the very beginning. In fact, this wouldnât be the first time. Besides, he never had any interest in Hong Qi anyway, so he might as well go along with her intentions.
But it seems that the gift this time is pretty interesting, hmm?
Walking to the soft pillow couch nearby, he reclined in relaxation and naturally dropped Mi Xiaoqi onto his chest.
âRelease meâ
âMiaowrâ was what came out instead. Mi Xiaoqi felt depressed sitting on her butt on the manâs chest, so she ended up giving a gloomy stare with her eyes.
He used his fingers to tap rhythms at her head.
âAre you giving orders to Ben wang<sup>1</sup>?â his voice suddenly turned cold.
âMiaowr.â Mi Xiaoqi glared at him. Your sis ah! Donât you know that randomly beating peopleâs head will turn them into idiots ah!
âMiaoâŚâŚ.â
An anguished sound came out, as Mi Xiaoqi miserably stared at the man who used his fingers to throttle her small neck, her four limbs flailing uselessly in the air, terror evident in her teary eyes.
Pa!
Mi Xiaoqi was thrown onto the floor with a flick of his arm.
Crouched onto the ground while desperately breathing in harsh mouthfuls of air, she raised her front paws to rub her neck, staring frighteningly at the man lounging on the couch.
âDonât think that just because Ben wang showed an interest in you gives you the right to do whatever you please.â He smiled charmingly like the devil, almost as if it was a different person who almost strangled Mi Xiaoqi earlier from the sudden change in attitude.
Terrified, Mi Xiaoqi stared at him, wanting to quickly leave his presence as soon as possible. Her claws scratched against the floor, rapidly retreating.
âCome here.â He spoke in a frosty tone, gaze falling onto her small body.
In that very instant, Mi Xiaoqi felt like her body was frozen, unable to move. However, her body somehow went to him unconsciously.
Walking to the edge of the wooden sitting couch, she pitifully tilted her head up to look at him.
The man stood gracefully, scooping up Mi Xiaoqi in a single smooth motion. In the meantime, he looked carefully over her meek and docile form, before revealing a hint of satisfaction in his eyes.
âYou can understand Ben wang?â
âMiaowr.â Mi Xiaoqi nodded proudly, face glowing with pride. Not just what words you say, but even the words you donât know about, I*, no, this cat also understands.
He pulled his lips together, laughing lightly.
âBen wang is the Third Prince of the North Lunar Country, Bei Gongyan.â The man introduced himself.
âMiaowr.â Mi Xiaoqi brought up her right claw.
âMy nameâs Mi Xiaoqi, even if you canât understand, you canât blame me either.â She dropped her claw.
Leaning against Bei Gongyanâs firm chest is something that she did with pride during her introduction.
Alright, could you really blame her for naturally taking advantage of the circumstances? Especially with such a handsome man right in front of her.
Bei Gongyan narrowed his eyes at her actions. Interesting.
Placing his hand on the catâs back gave him a good impression, not bad at all. The fur is indeed silky smooth and did not cloy his fingers at all.
Mi Xiaoqi meowed in shock, trying to get out of his restraining hold on her. Aima, what-what do you think you are doing?! Iâm a girl, a girl! (T/N: ⌠poor Mi Xiaoqi *smirking*)
Looking at Mi Xiaoqi bristling her fur, Bei Gongyanâs dangerous aura rapidly appeared.
âMiaowr.â Mi Xiaoqi immediately noticed and calmed quickly, carefully leaning against his hand.
Okay, okay, go ahead and rub. Rub me, since Iâm a cat right now a little petting wonât kill me. Itâs still much better than being killed from this maniacâs mood swings uh.
Mi Xiaoqi flicked her ears down, revealing a dejected expression.
Bei Gongyan suddenly felt that his chest was rather uncomfortable, almost as if his mood was brought down by the catâs unhappy state.
âYouâre not happy?â
Mi Xiaoqi lifted her head to look at him, carefully nodding.
âYou donât like Ben wang petting you?â
âMiaowr.â Because Iâm a girl.
âBen wang is going to pet you.â Bei Gongyan didnât understand, obviously. Alright, since this guy obviously thinks he understood, he placed his large hand onto Mi Xiaoqiâs shiny, silky fur.
Mi Xiaoqi meowed softly, gloomily lidding her eyes. As the large hand glided over her back, she gave a mental âAh!â.
No wonder cats loved people brushing their fur. This is really comfortable actually.
Unknowingly, Mi Xiaoqi drifted off into dreamland.
Looking at Mi Xiaoqiâs little snout steadily snoozing away, Bei Gongyan suddenly felt a feather light brush against his heart. It was so gentle and yet so, so itchy, yet not making him hate it.
Gently carrying her body, he placed her onto the couch.
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T/N: Yes, good job. RULE THE WORLD WITH CUTE NEKOS!!!
Trying to keep the original tone of the novel is quite hard. Especially since the wang ye behaves like the two-faced blac- *ahem*
Moving on.
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ćŹçBen wang â self-important address used by princes.
ćŹĺ§ĺ¨Ben Gu Niang/I*â used as a joke by author to show the catâs superiority (ahem) in other matters LOL. For other matters, ćŹ(status) is to show importance of the person when describing themselves. Only important for court ranks historically to address/ordering someone inferior (eg. ćŹĺŽŤ Ben gong), while often used as a joke in modern context. In a way itâs like the Japanese âsama suffix but more formal.
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Hope this was a fun read, especially since I had to wrack my brain for as many flowery vocab that I (never) used in this context. Note to self: maybe I lack good romance novels. Is it a sign to find some?