Chapter 10

Editor: Xinghe

Translator: YuQiChen/Churen

Proofreader: Dark Nekoi

After returning home from getting vaccinated, Tang Qing meowed non-stop around Fu Yixuan.

Pervert! I don’t want to be neutered!

“Meow meow meow!”

Fu Yixuan pretended to ponder, lowered his head to glance at the little orange cat, and said thoughtfully, “Unneutered kittens do meow a lot, so noisy.”

!!!

Tang Qing immediately shut his mouth, only circling Fu Yixuan’s trouser legs, running back and forth with his short legs, too scared to make a sound.

The young man squatted down, locked eyes with the little cat, slowly extended a clean and slender index finger, and pressed it against the little orange cat’s forehead, his expression cold, his voice clear and calm:

“Stay.”

Tang Qing obediently stayed still, timidly, as if the young man had enchanted him. Only his pair of emerald-like round eyes moved around, like a cute and colourful plush doll.

After the black-haired young man spoke, he stood up again, casually walked to the kitchen, and started cooking, leaving Tang Qing alone in the living room.

“99, am I… um… am I fat?” Tang Qing asked the system about another matter he cared about the most.

[System: Yes, host, compared to when you first arrived, you’ve gained nearly ten times your weight! The host is amazing!] 

System 99 cheerfully replied, sending a firework in Tang Qing’s mind.

Tang Qing: …

This conversation probably won’t go on much longer.

A few minutes later, Fu Yixuan came out from the kitchen with cat food, and placed it near the cat bed. He looked at the little orange cat, still maintaining a statue-like pose at the kitchen door, and softly said, “Come eat, Tang Tang.”

As if a spell had been lifted, the fluffy orange cat’s body, which didn’t match its size, quickly darted to the cat bed and started eating noisily.

Tang Qing earnestly ate with his head down, missing the barely audible chuckle when the black-haired young man lowered his head.

“Silly Tang Tang.”

…

The next day, Fu Yixuan took Tang Qing to school as usual. Since the little orange cat was well-behaved, during gym class, Fu Yixuan hid Tang Qing in his backpack and went to the field for class alone.

“99, how is my mission progress going?”

[Host, your mission completion is not bad. The villain currently only slightly appreciates the female lead, with very low favorability. Host, keep up the good work!]

Tang Qing slightly relaxed. It seemed like the mission was progressing well, even with the risk of being neutered.

Hmm? Tang Qing perked up his cat ears, hearing footsteps approaching.

Tang Qing hid deep inside the backpack, observing the surroundings only through the seams of the bag.

It turned out to be Zhang Xu, the thin one of the duo who had previously caused trouble with Fu Yixuan in the alley.

He held a bottle of ink, approached Fu Yixuan’s seat, and fiddled around for a while.

“99, what is this skinny guy doing?”

[Host, it seems like he spilt some ink on the villain’s desk, probably trying to play a trick on the villain.]

Oh my ( ‵o′)凸, is this Zhang Xu crazy? He’s so persistent.

Tang Qing cautiously stayed hidden in the backpack, not daring to make a sound.

After fiddling for a while, Zhang Xu said mysteriously, “You neat freak, aren’t you very particular? Let’s see how you clean this up.”

Zhang Xu poured half the bottle of ink on various spots on Fu Yixuan’s desk, then left stealthily. Passing by a girl’s seat, he cheekily picked up the white woollen scarf the girl had in her drawer, and sniffed it under his nose, “This rich girl’s stuff smells so good.”

“Disgusting, 99, what is Zhang Xu doing?” Tang Qing expressed his disgust.

[Host, the scarf Zhang Xu took belongs to Tan Rong’er, she’s quite wealthy at home, second only to the fat boy Ren Yuhui’s family, a famous rich girl in the class.] System 99 replied.

After playing with the scarf for a bit, Zhang Xu put it back in the drawer and left.

After a while, the bell for the end of class rang, the physical education class ended, and students started coming back to the classroom.

As Fu Yixuan sat down in his seat, he habitually reached into the backpack to touch the little orange cat. Usually, at this time, the little orange cat would show his fluffy little head or tail to the cat shit-shovelling officer.

But today, Tang Qing kept tugging at the boy’s fingers, as if trying to convey something.

“What’s wrong, Tangtang? Hmm?” The black-haired young man played with the cat’s paw while leaning down closer to the little cat.

Tang Qing didn’t know how to tell Fu Yixuan about Zhang Xu’s visit earlier, so he anxiously spun around in the backpack.

“Ah! Who dirtied my newly bought scarf!” A sharp female voice suddenly echoed in the classroom.

Everyone turned to look at the source of the voice. They saw Tan Rong’er holding a scarf in her hand, which was originally immaculate white, now marked with a dark handprint.

Tan Rong’er was on the verge of tears, her eyes red, her voice getting louder: “This is the scarf my mom just bought for me, worth five figures. I only wore it for a day, how could it get dirty like this.”

Her desk mate consoled her, “We checked it before our physical education class, it was very clean. It must have been during PE class, someone with dirty hands did this. We must make them pay!”

Given Tan Rong’er’s background, she certainly could afford another scarf. But she liked this one, getting it dirty after just one day would make anyone angry, no matter how wealthy they were.

Zhang Xu glanced at the scarf, his face turning pale, sweating with guilt. It was definitely when he touched the scarf earlier, he didn’t pay attention and got ink on it. If Tan Rong’er found out he dirtied it, and made him pay, he might as well let his parents beat him to death.

Fu Yixuan glanced at the centre of the commotion but wasn’t very interested. He took out the teaching materials he needed for the next class from his backpack and placed them on the desk.

His school uniform sleeve also fell on the tabletop.

Zhang Xu keenly noticed that Fu Yixuan’s school uniform had ink on it, immediately shouting, “Fu Yixuan, how come there’s ink on your clothes too!”

Everyone also looked at Fu Yixuan and saw that his sleeve was indeed all black.

Zhang Xu made up his mind.

Since nobody knew it was his ink, he might as well shift the blame onto Fu Yixuan. So he raised his voice and said, “Fu Yixuan, didn’t you notice your clothes were dirty, and still went to touch Tan Rong’er’s scarf, getting the dirt on it.”

Tan Rong’er heard Zhang Xu’s words and also turned to look at Fu Yixuan. The black-haired young man had a cold expression, his eyes deep and unfathomable, seemingly indifferent.

She felt Fu Yixuan wasn’t that kind of person, but couldn’t explain why it was so coincidental that Fu Yixuan’s clothes were also dirty.

Zhang Xu noticed Tan Rong’er’s attention had shifted to Fu Yixuan, feeling a bit relieved. He approached Fu Yixuan’s seat, pointed at him, and loudly questioned, “Everyone knows you have no parents, working everywhere. Are you so poor that you can’t afford a scarf, jealous of Tan Rong’er, deliberately dirtying her scarf?”

Zhang Xu, seeing Fu Yixuan hadn’t responded yet, arrogantly demanded, “Take out your backpack, let us all see if there’s ink in your drawer.”

Zhang Xu wanted to divert everyone’s attention to Fu Yixuan’s drawer because he had poured ink into Fu Yixuan’s drawer. If everyone checked and found it dirty inside, even if they couldn’t prove Fu Yixuan dirtied the scarf, at least everyone’s focus would be on Fu Yixuan, and no one would suspect him.

Fu Yixuan calmly looked at Zhang Xu, his expression calm and indifferent, his eyes deep and inscrutable, his high nose sharp as a knife. His voice was steady and unruffled: “I don’t know who spilt ink on the table, and I have nothing to do with the scarf incident. When the teacher arrives, please check the surveillance cameras, then everything will be clear.”

Fu Yixuan’s expression remained cold and calm, standing tall and straight like a bamboo, seemingly unaffected by the public accusations.

However, his slender fingers subconsciously tightened around his backpack.

Fu Yixuan wasn’t afraid of Zhang Xu’s accusations, but rather worried about startling the little orange cat inside his backpack.

Upon hearing Fu Yixuan’s mention of checking the surveillance, Zhang Xu panicked. If they checked the surveillance, everyone would know he was the one behind the mischief. Observing Fu Yixuan tightly holding his backpack, Zhang Xu recalled how Fu Yixuan protected it during the previous fight in the alley.

Could it be… that there was something unsightly in Fu Yixuan’s backpack?

Regardless of whether Fu Yixuan was hiding something or not, diverting everyone’s attention to him was better than having the teacher check the surveillance.

“If you’re not guilty, why don’t you dare to show everyone your backpack? No need to wait for the teacher, I can see it now. You, this orphan, must have some issues,” Zhang Xu’s voice grew louder and more arrogant. “An orphan like you, without parents, has never bought a scarf, right? Nobody taught you not to take other people’s things?”

Whispers began to circulate among the surrounding students. Seeing that everyone was starting to believe him, Zhang Xu became even more brazen: “People like him, parentless scum, lacking manners, it’s normal for them to do immoral things.”

Fu Yixuan’s gaze suddenly darkened. He walked up to Zhang Xu, lowered his eyes, and coldly stared at him with his narrow, phoenix-like eyes. Despite being a high school student, his towering height of 1.81 meters easily overshadowed Zhang Xu, exuding immense intimidation.

With one hand, he grabbed Zhang Xu’s collar, lifting him effortlessly like a small chicken. His handsome and icy features, along with his frosty gaze, made his voice sound sharp “It seems your parents failed to teach you some manners.”

Zhang Xu struggled to breathe as he was lifted, his face turning red, his previously chatty mouth now stuttering, “Fu Yixuan… What… What are you going to do?”

At that moment, the homeroom teacher and subject teacher entered the classroom, both shocked by the scene before them. The homeroom teacher hurried over, shouting, “Fu Yixuan, put your classmate down!”

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