Chapter 3
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Seeing that the stand-in cat before him had fallen silent, Li Jingxing held the freeze-dried treat and sneered contemptuously, casually handing it to Assistant Wang.
Assistant Wang: "..."
Alright then.
Assistant Wang slipped it into his jacket pocket, only to notice the little white cat’s gaze shifting toward him.
The kitten stared intently—
After a moment, Assistant Wang, who was confirming the itinerary nearby, felt something pawing at him. Looking down, he saw a fluffy white cat’s paw struggling to slip into his jacket pocket.
Assistant Wang: "?"
In the kitten’s mind, 0521 was shouting frantically: “Is that all you want? The things you give away, how can you take them back?”
The little cat retorted indignantly and loudly, “He’s not even eating it!”
The kitten was genuinely puzzled but spoke with absolute confidence.
She was a bit hungry—she hadn’t eaten all day.
At that moment, the car came to a stop. The little cat reluctantly withdrew her paw and nimbly jumped out, trailing behind the human.
Ahead was a luxury boutique. Li Jingxing led the group inside, about to speak to the clerk when he realized the cat hadn’t followed.
Turning around, he saw the snowy white kitten peeking hesitantly at the glass door, seemingly intimidated by the opulence inside and unwilling to enter.
Li Jingxing curved his lips and walked over to scoop up the little white cat, bringing her inside.
The cat was displeased with being held that way; her ears flattened back as she issued a growling, indignant meow.
Li Jingxing’s smile was cold and unreadable: “Recognize your place. You weren’t thinking I’d carry you in like a spoiled kitten, were you?”
The kitten: “...”
Annoying.
The clerk: “???”
The cheerful clerk was caught off guard by that remark.
Under the gaze of everyone in the store, the kitten felt, for the first time, what it was like to be painfully self-conscious.
So embarrassing.
Truly humiliating.
The kitten raised a paw to push away Li Jingxing’s hand when he reached out to pat her head.
Li Jingxing arched an eyebrow with a cold sneer: “Cat, are you playing hard to get?”
The kitten: “Meow-wah?”
Human, is there something wrong with your head?
As the cat and human faced off, the little white cat arched her back and tilted her head—clearly starting to curse.
Assistant Wang cleared his throat and said to Li Jingxing, “Boss Li, let’s get down to business first.”
Li Jingxing had stood up the young lady from Lin’s family but seemed to have finally realized and was now trying to make amends. Assistant Wang breathed a sigh of relief, glad to avoid being scolded by Madam Li.
Li Jingxing stopped and said casually:
“You, take her to pick out a dress suitable for the banquet.”
With that, he crossed his legs and sat on the sofa in the lounge area.
Assistant Wang: Who?
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Assistant Wang instinctively looked over and caught those big, innocent cat eyes staring back.
“Meow.”
Yes, it’s me.
The little cat stood up from the sofa, shook her fur smooth, then gracefully jumped down and followed the dazed assistant forward.
As she walked, she asked the system to display prices for her.
She wasn’t going to buy the right thing, only the expensive ones.
Today, she wanted to test just how deep the male lead’s cash pool was.
Seeing Assistant Wang really taking a cat to pick clothes, the clerk’s smile almost faltered. There were some accessories for cats in the store, but actual cat clothes? The clerk was thinking this when the little white cat eagerly ran to an emerald diamond necklace, standing on her hind legs, pawing at the glass display with a look of desire, then turning to look at Assistant Wang expectantly:
“Meow!”
Clerk: Brilliant!
Assistant Wang: “...”
Watching the clerk’s eyes sparkle just like the little white cat’s, Assistant Wang sighed deeply, feeling utterly exhausted.
Sai Sai: “Meow-wah!”
I want this!
I want that too!
This one, and this one!
Assistant Wang watched as the cat’s paws touched everything, the clerk’s smile growing wider, constantly praising the cat as if wanting to lift her to the heavens.
The kitten was delighted by the compliments and even thought to herself:
When her human family named her, she had been participating in a company contest and was casually named Sai Sai.
But now, that name didn’t quite fit.
Sai Sai? She should be called Sai Tianxian—Sai the Celestial Fairy.
“Look at our baby, such beautiful fur—I’ve never seen a cat so lovely. She looks like snow, and those kitten eyes… honestly, Wang, I can’t take my eyes off her. How can such a beautiful cat exist in this world? Boss Li must be raising a champion-grade cat...”
The kitten’s ears perked up, catching every word of praise.
“By the way, Wang, what’s Boss Li’s cat’s name?”
Assistant Wang hesitated.
The little cat promptly raised her head and answered loudly:
“Meow!”
Sai Tianxian!
My name is Sai Tianxian!
System: “...”
Headache.
No, she doesn’t even have a head.
Pain just keeps piling up.
Assistant Wang: “This is Boss Li’s newly purchased cat and hasn’t been named yet.”
At that moment, Assistant Wang recalled his boss instructing him to draft a household cat contract. He looked at the cat, then at his boss, who looked every bit the domineering CEO, and resigned himself to mentally drafting it.
Li Jingxing had only glanced at the proposal for a moment when his assistant already brought the cat back.
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Li Jingxing looked down at the little white cat, still in her pure white fur like freshly fallen snow, and noted she hadn’t changed into a new evening gown. He smiled knowingly—she was clearly trying to act demure in front of him.
“Didn’t buy anything, huh? Since you’re officially my cat, I won’t neglect you in your lifestyle...” Before he could finish, Assistant Wang returned, laden with shopping bags.
Li Jingxing’s phoenix eyes widened in shock; even with the usual filter of the stand-in trope, he was momentarily brought to clarity.
“She’s just a cat, and you’re telling me she picked out that diamond emerald necklace? How is she going to wear it—as a collar?” His voice rose uncontrollably.
The clerk smiled broadly and showed him how to turn the necklace into a perfect cat collar.
“Boss Li, look, the serpentine necklace suits your kitty much better—it looks extremely luxurious.”
Boss Li said nothing.
He was thinking.
Watching the little white cat struggle to walk with the necklace pendant but still hold her head high, Li Jingxing waved his hand in exasperation: “Fine, just charge it.”
After all, it was just a cat. He could afford it.
The little cat: “...”
That was careless.
Looks like this store still wasn’t expensive enough.
According to the system, true treasures wouldn’t appear in such shops.
The little cat thought stubbornly and refused the clerk’s offer to wrap the necklace, dragging it proudly as she walked forward.
On the way back, the system began chattering in the kitten’s ear, reciting the story’s plot:
“The male lead, Li Jingxing, is a business tycoon known for his deep affection for a beloved first love. They had a falling out when he was eighteen, and she went abroad. He longed for her but couldn’t have her. Eight years later, while reluctantly attending a family-arranged date, he spots a girl pure and innocent as a soft petal, whose face resembles his beloved’s by eighty percent. He can’t look away.”
“The girl’s family is gravely ill, her brother burdened with gambling debts. Li Jingxing steps in to help, but on the condition she becomes his stand-in lover.”
“The girl agrees and moves into Li Jingxing’s villa. Over time, she falls for him and tries to heal his wounds. Their feelings begin to warm, just as the first love returns to the country.”
“With the first love’s return, Li Jingxing’s attention shifts entirely to her, failing to notice the girl’s pregnancy. The social circle knows the girl’s status and ridicules her, especially the poisonous third party, who, failing to win Li Jingxing’s affection, vents her rage on the girl, leaving her bruised and nearly miscarrying.”
“Heartbroken, the girl confronts Li Jingxing, asking if she ever held a place in his heart. Thinking she’s clinging, he impatiently pulls out their contract, says he won’t abandon her but reminds her of her place—stay obedient in the villa and don’t get greedy. Then he leaves for his date. The girl is taken away by the second male lead, faking her death and changing identity to live abroad.”
“After she disappears, Li Jingxing searches frantically but finds no trace... Five years later, the girl returns with a miniature version of Li Jingxing...”
Hearing this, the kitten’s claws dug into the chair. Seeing the system about to continue dramatically, she hated herself for learning human speech so well.
Damn ears, shut up and stop listening!
The system replied confidently, “I’m reading it for you since you can’t read. The later parts are more exciting. You must remember every plot point—I’m emphasizing the key moments.”
The kitten was stunned, stamping her paws, her fluffy ears almost flying off her head.
Though not human, she felt the plot’s emotional blow across species.
System: “Now is when you first appear in the male lead’s circle. You must perform brilliantly and shine, making him see you in a new light, understood?”
Sai Tianxian replied slowly, “...I don’t know if the male lead will see me differently, but if he brings a cat to the banquet and says it’s his stand-in family cat, everyone will definitely see him as crazy.”
Everyone would think he was nuts.
The system was silent.
Fine, just make do.