Chapter 1

Editor: Xinghe

Translator: YuQiChen/Churen

Proofreader: Dark Nekoi

“Is this the land of giants? The furniture is so big.”

Tang Qing was a bit puzzled and still not reacting. He was stunned by the scene in front of him.

In the room, Tang Qing seemed to be sitting at the window position, facing a slender young man who had his hands on the hem of his clothes and was… taking off his clothes!

The young man had a tall and evenly proportioned figure, perfectly handsome with sharp angular features, a high nose bridge sculpted just right, and elegantly indifferent thin lips.

As cold and imposing as a cedar, his deep, narrow phoenix-like eyes seemed like a fervent and mysterious lake, cold and noble.

Having just finished exercising, a few drops of sweat trickled down his forehead, sliding down his chin, dripping crystal clear onto the dormitory floor. He lifted the hem of his basketball jersey with both hands and slightly bent over, revealing a set of six beautifully defined and sexy abdominal muscles.

The young man smoothly took off his clothes, tossing them onto the back of a chair in one go.

So handsome…

Tang Qing was completely stunned. In the end, he accidentally bumped into the window with a clang and sat askew on the window sill.

Ah… How embarrassing, would the handsome guy notice his infatuated appearance? Tang Qing felt so awkward that he wanted to dig a hole and bury himself.

As the young man finished taking off his shirt and was about to remove his pants, he turned his head at the sound.

Only to find a very small kitten sitting crookedly on the windowsill in his own room.

The little kitten seemed to have just been born, with slightly squinted eyes that couldn’t fully open, long eyelashes hanging low, a faint orange fur all over its body, with only four white cat paws. Its ears drooped slightly, its limbs short, and its tail round. The whole cat looked fluffy and pitiful yet adorable.

Soft and silly.

Not even the size of a palm.

If a girl was here, seeing such a cute little kitten, she would  be so overwhelmed with cuteness that she would want to hug it tightly and kiss it.

But the young man in front of him, with deep eyes and a cold expression, clearly remained unmoved.

He didn’t have any pets, so where did this stray cat come from?

The young man gave a faint glance at the little cat, casually picked up a piece of clothing to put on, and walked out of the room.

Tang Qing looked down at his own hands… well, they should be called paws, a small fluffy one, light orange in colour with white paws and pink paw pads.

Did he turn into a cat?

Tang Qing got bound to the [Guardian of Romance Worlds] system.

Due to the excessive darkening of the villain, the male and female leads in the original world were separated by the villain. The Guardian’s mission was to enter each small world, prevent the villain from destroying the main storyline, and ensure that the male and female leads find happiness.

“99, what’s going on? Wasn’t my mission to lurk around the villain, right? Why have I turned into a cat now?” A small kitten that looked underdeveloped at first glance too.

Tang Qing was shocked by the changes in his body and urgently called the system 99 he had just bound with.

System 99 was very guilty, stuttering in response: [Host, just now, when you entered the small world, your soul and spiritual power was too weak, and the system was updating with a bit of lag, so, so, in order to promptly put the host in, the host’s soul was defaulted to the nearest life form to the villain…]

Before Tang Qing could continue to question the system, the boy who had just left came back.

He was carrying a shoebox-sized cardboard box and walked to the window. He placed the box on the ground, took out a white towel and gently wrapped it around Tang Qing.

Tang Qing immediately turned his head, blinked his eyes, tried to lift his small tail, and wanted to reach out to the boy in a friendly manner.

So pitiful and cute.

But the boy completely ignored the cat’s friendly gesture. He looked cold, noble, and glanced faintly down at Tang Qing.

He firmly wrapped the cat’s limbs, picking up the kitten wrapped in a towel.

He put the little cat in the box, then picked up the box and left the bedroom.

Tang Qing noticed that the boy’s hands were very nice, with distinct joints, porcelain white and clean, with a faint smell of alcohol.

Looking around, Tang Qing found the whole room very clean, with all items neatly organized, placed in an orderly manner. The floor was also squeaky clean without a single hair.

Combining the boy’s action of holding him and the smell of alcohol on him, he could bet that this boy was one hundred percent a germaphobe.

A severe one!

Tang Qing curled up in the cardboard box, swaying slightly as the boy walked.

He was a bit uncomfortable with this body and meowed softly a few times.

The boy glanced down at the little cat in the box, hesitated for a moment, and gently patted the cat’s back through the towel, soothingly saying, “Be good.”

Perhaps afraid of scaring the little cat in his arms, the young man slowed down his pace slightly.

Tang Qing tilted his head to look at the young man, not understanding where the young man was taking him.

Was he going to clean himself up? Or was he going to feed himself? Speaking of which, his body was really weak, and he was starting to feel a bit hungry.

He really wanted some milk or rice porridge, or even just some water. The little cat couldn’t help but lick its lips.

The young man walked straight to the living room, opened the door, passed through the cluttered hallway, and arrived at the door of a neighbour’s house at the very end. He squatted down slowly and placed the cardboard box in front of the neighbour’s iron door.

The young man lightly touched the little cat’s head through the towel again, looking at the cat’s innocent and bewildered eyes, and said in a calm tone, “Don’t run around anymore in the future.”

After saying that, the young man stood up, ignored the little kitten behind him, turned around, walked back through the hallway, returned to his own home, and slowly closed the door.

“…”

Tang Qing was a bit puzzled.

“He’s leaving just like that?” How could he leave himself at someone else’s doorstep?

Tang Qing heard a few meows coming from inside the neighbour’s iron door. There should be an adult cat inside.

[Host, the villain thought you were the neighbour’s cat, so he left you at the neighbour’s doorstep.] System 99’s clear voice rang in his mind.

Tang Qing was completely baffled.

This is… the little cat looking for its mom¹name of an actual book?

Tang Qing called out a few times, realising that Fu Yixuan still hadn’t returned.

He reached out his paw, boredly scratching at the cardboard box, and asked the system in a speechless manner, “99, you told me before that my mission was to lurk around the villain’s side and prevent the villain from separating the male and female leads?”

The system quietly explained, [Yes, host, your target is that young man just now, Fu Yixuan. He is an illegitimate child who was recognized by a wealthy family and gradually became the CEO of a group. Over the years, unable to win over the female lead, he separated the male and female leads by resorting to illegal means after becoming the CEO and even imprisoned the female lead.]

Switching paws, extending a claw, Tang Qing continued to idly scratch at the box, asking, “What is my identity?”

The system felt very guilty and replied softly, [Host, your identity is the villain’s neighbour. You need to become his friend step by step, then influence him to complete the mission.]

After becoming a cat, for some reason, Tang Qing’s paws felt itchy, feeling uncomfortable if he didn’t scratch something. While scratching the box, he continued to question the system in a bored manner, “But now I’ve become a cat. Not just any cat, but the villain’s neighbour’s cat. Isn’t that a bit too far-fetched…”

The system was also somewhat embarrassed and hesitantly explained, [Although there was a small mistake, cats also have their advantages, at least… at least, at least little cats are very cute!]

The system encouraged with a forced tone, [Please, host, overcome the difficulties, adapt to being a cat, and strive to complete the mission! Who can resist the charm of a little cat!]

Tang Qing was utterly speechless. Looking at Fu Yixuan’s heartless act of throwing the cat just now, it was clear he could resist the charm of cats very well.

“Look at these weak and feeble cat paws of mine, along with these tiny arms and legs.” Tang Qing extended his furry little paw, blinked his big eyes, and said tactfully, “Relying on a little kitten to save the world seems a bit too much of a tall order, isn’t it?”

System 99 thought for a moment and added seriously, [Host, this situation is indeed a case of ‘a strong cat is hard to find’.]

Tang Qing: …

Tang Qing was so speechless that he buried his head in his pink fluffy cat paws, scratching at the box.

Having stumbled into becoming the villain’s neighbour’s cat, how was he going to complete the mission?

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