Chapter 38: Proud Catfolk

Chapter 38: The Proud Little Catfolk

Song Ji strode towards them.

Sui Sui greeted him with a sweet smile, revealing a mouthful of soft little white teeth: "Kind Uncle!"

He stared at the cat tree on the wall, clasping his little hands in front of his chest, and asked with hopeful eyes: "Such a big cat tree, is this for the baby?"

Song Ji's eyes crinkled with a smile: "Of course, it's for little cat Sui Sui and the big cat. Do you like it, Sui Sui?"

Sui Sui shouted: "Like it!"

Song Ji then looked at Fei Yu and asked with a light laugh: "Does the big cat at home like it too?"

Caught off guard by a direct attack, the inexperienced catfolk choked on his words, quickly averted his gaze, and pretended not to hear.

But his earlobes silently burned.

Sui Sui looked around, finally remembering something, scratched his head, and asked: "Butler Uncle, why isn't Auntie Lu here?"

Song Ji: "Uncle Zheng and the others are off this week. How about Uncle stays with you and Daddy this time?"

Sui Sui happily said yes again.

Song Ji was about to step forward to pat Sui Sui's head, but then remembered he was covered in sawdust and sweat, so he frowned and stepped back.

He said warmly: "Breakfast is ready on the table. You two go ahead and eat. There's still some finishing work to do. I'll come over after I shower."

Dining Room

Sui Sui sat in the high chair, lowered his head, and seriously enjoyed the meal.

Today's shrimp dumplings were so small, the char siu buns were so small, the egg tarts were so small.

They were all smaller than the baby's fist. The baby could eat them in one bite, oh.

Sui Sui puffed out his cheeks, squinted his eyes, and contentedly wiggled his feet.

Beside him, Fei Yu ate absentmindedly, picking up a shrimp dumpling with his chopsticks and chewing it slowly in his mouth.

His eyes occasionally drifted to the living room opposite, where Song Ji was still working hard.

The man's arm muscles were bulging, his back muscles strong, and his whole body radiated raw masculinity.

He propped his face with one hand and thought casually while chewing: This must be what humans mean by 'feast for the eyes'.

After the meal, there was still a long time before the pet hospital opened.

Sui Sui twisted his little hands in front of him, pursed his lips, stared longingly at the living room, his meaning obvious.

Fei Yu smiled: "Go play if you want to, baby. Daddy will remind you when it's time to go out."

Sui Sui immediately became happy.

He still remembered his father saying he could only turn into a cat where there were no people. Without thinking, he headed towards the first-floor restroom.

Fei Yu caught a glimpse of Song Ji coming down the stairs looking fresh and clean, and quickly stopped the baby.

Said calmly: "Baby, you can transform right here."

Want to court a catfolk? Then first see what the little meow baby is capable of.

"Okay," Sui Sui blinked in confusion, spun around on the spot, and turned into a fluffy little white cat.

The tiny lion cat had a round head, a tail held high behind him, a pink nose, and looked very cute.

Seeing Song Ji coming down the stairs, little cat Sui Sui's eyes lit up, and he ran towards him on all four short legs, waddling.

Little cat Sui Sui walked in an S-shaped path, and with a thump crashed into Song Ji's pant leg.

He tilted his head, approached again, and rubbed his soft body against the kind uncle's ankle.

The little kitten meowed excitedly: "Uncle, do you still remember the baby? Now I'm little cat Sui Sui."

It was the first time Song Ji had seen Sui Sui transform into a cat in front of him. The moment the little milk cat ran towards him, he even forgot to breathe.

The man slowly bent down, cupped his hands, and carefully presented them to the kitten.

His breathing was very light, afraid that a heavy breath would scare the little one in front of him.

Sui Sui shook his head and with little pats stepped onto his palm.

The snow-white little milk cat was tiny, with soft paw pads, and didn't exert much force stepping on his palm.

Song Ji slowly raised his arm, his mind momentarily dazed, as if he had been waiting for this day for a long time.

Sui Sui was lifted to the man's chest, and the height of more than a meter gave him a much broader view.

The little milk cat was extremely curious, meowed twice, stretched his cat body, and climbed onto the kind uncle's broad shoulder to see the scenery from an even higher vantage point.

Then he leaped up and jumped onto the nearest cat tree.

The soft little kitten soon found fun, scaling the wall and walking on its surface.

At one moment he was inside a cat cubby, poking just his little head out to look around.

The next, he wriggled his fluffy butt as he walked across the swaying suspension bridge.

Then he jumped onto the highest wooden platform, lay down, reached out his little paws to grab the hanging balls below, playing with great joy.

Song Ji smiled, walked over to Fei Yu, and together they watched Sui Sui play.

He said softly: "The little cat baby is having a lot of fun. What about you, do you want to play too?"

"Pearl."

Hearing this name after so long, the man's low, soft voice fell like a gentle breeze brushing past his ear.

Fei Yu's heartstrings stirred, and he subconsciously opened his mouth to say yes.

The moment it was about to slip out, he suddenly came to his senses and closed his mouth tightly.

How could a catfolk be bought so easily?

Fei Yu, reminding himself to fully display the catfolk's spoiled nature, steeled himself.

Turned his back, and deliberately pretended to be uninterested, saying: "That's what the baby likes. The big cat doesn't like it at all."

Song Ji smirked: "Oh? The wool felt balls up there are the ones you used to play with the most—"

Song Ji shot out like a tiny cannonball, landing right on the wooden platform in front of him.

The snow-white lion cat was even more agile than the kitten, leaping over to the little milk cat in just a few bounds.

"Dad!" Suisui hopped up excitedly, playing a game of chase with his father on the cat tree.

The two cats, one big and one small, leaped and darted back and forth across the wooden platforms, sending white fur flying through the air.

The empty living room was filled with their playful meowing, and Song Ji's heart melted, wishing time would stand still forever.

*

At 10:30 in the morning, the family of three arrived punctually at the pet hospital.

As soon as he got out of the car, Suisui couldn't wait to trot on his short legs straight toward the kitten ward.

The calico cat who had given birth the day before was already awake, lying softly on the mat, licking her kittens clean.

The two kittens' eyes were still closed, covered in a thin layer of soft newborn fur.

Their ears flopped softly against their heads as they nestled under their mother's belly, nursing hungrily.

The Kind Uncle was called away by the doctor, and Suisui was held in his father's arms, wrapping his arms around his father's neck, fixing his eyes on the two kittens.

After watching for a while, he covered his mouth with his hand and leaned curiously close to his father's ear.

In a sweet, tiny voice, he whispered, "Dad, was I like this as a baby? So small, with no fur at all?"

"Yes," Fei Yu said, his eyes curving into a gentle smile as he thought of the kitten's birth.

He lowered his head and rubbed against Suisui's tiny nose, saying, "When you were first born, you were just a small cat for a very long time."

"Back then, you weren't nearly as lively as you are now—you loved to sleep." I touched his little bald head.

Fei Yu kissed Suisui's soft, white cheek and smiled. "It wasn't until you were seven months old that you became a little human."

Suisui listened, mesmerized, and pressed his face against his father's cheek, his eyes sparkling. "Then did you feed me like this too, Dad?"

Fei Yu was speechless...

Thoughts flashing through his mind, Fei Yu hesitated as he pushed the bottle of goat's milk into Suisui's hands.

Mumbling vaguely, he said, "No, you drank goat's milk when you were little too."

Suisui took the bottle in both hands and drank several big gulps, quickly getting distracted.

The little one had a good appetite.

Song Ji had just come back and overheard these whispers.

He looked at the two tiny kittens nestled beside their mother in the small compartment.

Newborn kittens were just so tiny and fragile.

Even if he held one in his hand, there would still be plenty of space.

Song Ji looked away, then raised his eyes to Fei Yu's arms, where Suisui was held—his face round and soft, his expression adorable.

A smile tugged at the corners of his mouth.

All these years, Fei Yu must have put so much care into raising the baby.

But then, thinking of something, his smile suddenly froze, and his eyes slowly clouded over.

Back then, Fei Yu must have had Suisui's other biological parent by his side.

After examination, the vet confirmed that the mother cat and her kittens were stable, with no immediate danger, and could go home in a few days.

However, having been a stray for so long, the calico cat was malnourished and still very weak after giving birth.

The vet hinted gently that after discharge, if the mother cat didn't receive proper care, neither she nor her kittens would do well.

Suisui held his father's hand, standing on his tiptoes as he tried hard to listen to the conversation between the Kind Uncle and the doctor.

His tiny face scrunched up worriedly. The calico sister didn't like humans—what could he do?

While Suisui was frowning, a soft, childish voice called out from behind him: "Suisui."

Suisui turned around and saw Xiaoning's shy smile appear in front of him.

The two good friends happily came together, and Suisui giggled. "How come you're here?"

Xiaoning said softly, "Mom is a kindergarten teacher. Yesterday she said the cat was going to the hospital to give birth."

"Today, Mom brought grandma's parrot to see the vet, so I came along with her."

Xiaoning looked around, and seeing no one else at his eye level, he leaned in confidently to Suisui's ear and whispered, "Suisui, where is the cat?"

"Can you ask her if she wants to come home with me today?"

Suisui said, "Okay!"

Once his dad said yes, he took his good friend's hand and ran happily toward the kitten ward.

The two little ones crouched in front of the calico cat's small compartment, whispering to each other.

Suisui tapped on the glass door and politely asked, "Hello, calico sister. Xiaoning came to see you. He wants to ask if you want to go home with him today?"

"If not today, what about tomorrow?"

The calico cat, who had been licking her kittens, suddenly stopped.

She shifted positions in the compartment, slowly lifted her head, and thoroughly examined the two little people in front of her.

This little kitten, who looked like a human child, had bravely saved her and her babies yesterday.

Then she looked at the child beside the kitten, holding his breath until his face turned red, staring at her intently.

This human child, the calico cat remembered him too.

Yesterday, he had sneaked back to her territory alone, placed some dried meat in the grass, and nearly startled her.

The calico cat didn't rush to answer.

The two little ones lay in front of the compartment, waiting anxiously.

After a long while, they saw the calico cat lazily flick the tip of her tail and lift her chin.

She licked her paw and meowed haughtily: "Taking care of me and the babies is no easy task—you'd better be prepared."

Suisui's eyes lit up instantly, and he excitedly told Calico Sister's words to Xiaoning.

Xiaoning jumped up and down with excitement, looking up with his little face flushed, he said softly, "I will work hard."

The two little guys crouched down, whispered something into you Xiaoning's smartwatch, then jumped up happily again.

Fei Yu, who had witnessed the whole scene, exchanged a glance with Song Ji and couldn't help but smile.

This little kitten had a warm heart.

He truly was a kind angel baby.

On the way to the parking lot, Suisui told his dad about Calico Sister and Xiaoning's matter.

Fei Yu listened patiently to the whole story, then gently booped his baby's nose and praised him as a kind and brave Little Meow.

As he settled the baby into the car seat, his voice soft and sincere, he earnestly reminded, "This secret can only be told to your good friends—no one else."

Suisui nodded firmly. "Okay."

Song Ji, in the front, fastened his seatbelt, holding his breath and listening intently to the sounds from the back seat.

The young man's voice was so tender, like a feather brushing across his heart, leaving a lingering tickle.

When Fei Yu finished speaking, Song Ji wiped the smile off his face and asked Fei Yu and Suisui what they wanted to eat.

Fei Yu was about to say "anything is fine" when the thought of that proud Calico Sister suddenly flashed through his mind.

Wasn't he supposed to show Song Ji how formidable a cat-human could be?

How could he just say "anything"?

He rolled his eyes mentally, recalling the calico cat's expression, and tried his best to act proud: "Shouldn't you be the one handling this?"

Song Ji glanced at the rearview mirror. Fei Yu awkwardly raised his chin, revealing a slender neckline.

His pink lips were slightly pursed, and his curved, fluttering eyelashes quivered like two feathery fans.

His handsome face was deliberately haughty, but those big, dark, round eyes revealed a trace of guilt.

It made him look even more adorable.

Song Ji gripped the steering wheel and let out a chuckle. "Alright, I'll handle it. I promise both Big Cat and Little Cat will be satisfied."

The Maybach pulled into a nearby shopping mall.

It was the weekend, and the mall was crowded with parents taking their kids out.

Suisui held his dad's hand in one and his uncle's hand in the other, bouncing along happily, fitting right in with the family-friendly vibe.

They arrived at a family restaurant.

A staff member led them to a private room. The moment they entered, both father and son's eyes widened.

Inside the circular booth, a massive aquarium was built into the entire wall, surrounding the room, with colorful ornamental fish swimming freely inside.

Blue fish glided gracefully, their cloud-like tails drifting in the water.

Black-and-red fish blew bubbles, darting in small groups through the coral thickets, stirring up streams of bubbles.

A green sea turtle paddled its round flippers, slowly gliding from one end of the room to the other...

The room's lighting was meticulously designed—only the aquarium lights and a few ceiling fixtures were on.

The shadows of the water swayed, making it feel as if they were fully immersed in a deep, mysterious blue ocean, the room was awash with flowing colors.

Fei Yu and Suisui were completely captivated by the fish in the aquarium.

Big Cat and Little Cat stared without blinking, scrutinizing every fish in the tank.

Song Ji straightened his back, standing silently by, waiting for Fei Yu to review it.

If there was one thing his Big Cat and Little Cat loved the most, it was undoubtedly fish.

After a good long while, both of them turned their heads at the same time, their eyes were incredibly bright.

Suisui licked his lips and gulped, speaking with barely contained excitement: "Kind Uncle, is all this for me to eat?"

"Is this Little Cat's buffet?"

Fei Yu, standing next to him, didn't say a word but looked over with an eager look of anticipation.

Song Ji: "..."

His back, which was straight, suddenly stiffened.

Author's note: Here we are! Thanks for all the nutrient solutions and mines! So happy, hehe.

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