I Am Being Raised by a Cat - Chapter 14

Chapter 14

Hearing those words, Cheng Yue was first stunned, then he glared at the man with a flushed face. “What are you talking about? These are proper clothes!!!”

The man maintained a cold posture, staring at Cheng Yue with an unkind gaze. “Do proper clothes expose this much? Who are you showing your legs to!”

Cheng Yue was bewildered. “Wearing shorts is ‘exposing’? Is there something wrong with you?”

He felt it was okay for himself to think it was exposing, but what right did Cheng Shang have to control him like this!!

But regardless, Cheng Shang’s face remained gloomy, his voice cold. “Change back into your clothes. We’re going home.”

The youth was also unhappy now. “I want to work here. If you have nothing else to do, just leave.”

Cheng Shang felt the veins in his temples throbbing. He didn’t want to lose his temper with Cheng Yue, didn’t want to make the person before him angry, but he seemed unable to control himself.

Whenever he thought about so many people’s eyes glued to the youth, the violence within his heart surged out uncontrollably.

He wanted to take Cheng Yue back and lock him up.

Where only he could look, only he could touch.

The man let out a heavy breath, his voice slightly hoarse. “Come back with me. Or, I will have this shop closed down right now.”

Cheng Yue’s eyes widened. “How could you do such a thing!!”

“Yue Yue, you know that as long as I want to, I can do anything.”

The man’s tone was heavy, a blatant threat.

Cheng Yue stood stiffly in place, looking at the man in disbelief.

How could he be like this!!!

He had clearly promised!!

The grievance in Cheng Yue’s heart was about to overflow.

He had been very happy staying here today. He finally didn’t have to be cooped up at home and could come out to do something. His coffee was made so well just now, and everyone praised him.

But the moment Cheng Shang arrived, he only knew how to scold him!

The youth lowered his head, his eyes turning a bit red. He clenched his palms slightly, barely managing to control his tears, not wanting to cry in front of so many people.

After exerting great effort to restrain himself, he slowly turned around and walked over to speak to Sister Xiao Wei. “Something came up at home. I might have to go back first.”

Xiao Wei looked at him with concern. “Are you okay?”

Cheng Yue shook his head.

He silently went to change his clothes and then followed behind Cheng Shang.

After the car started, the youth kept his head turned, staring out the window without saying a word.

The atmosphere inside the car was a deathly silence.

The man’s eyes were heavy; looking over, he could only see a back of a head full of resentment.

He had made Yue Yue angry again.

The man raised his hand to press the bridge of his nose, his tone softening. “Since we’re already out, why don’t we go directly to a restaurant? What does Yue Yue want to eat?”

After a few seconds of silence, Cheng Yue spoke one word at a time, “Governor Cheng, is this ‘slapping someone then giving them a sweet date’?”

The man’s thin lips pursed slightly as he gripped Cheng Yue’s wrist tightly. “Yue Yue, don’t talk to me like that.”

Cheng Yue finally turned his head.

Seeing the youth’s red eyes, the man’s heart trembled, and his voice grew much hoarser. “I’m sorry, Yue Yue.”

Cheng Yue bit his lip and finally spoke, “You don’t respect me at all, Cheng Shang. I really don’t understand why you have to be like this.”

The man’s lowered hand trembled slightly, but was quickly suppressed. His Adam’s apple rolled up and down, and he only whispered, “I just want to take care of you.”

“I can take care of myself!!”

Cheng Yue’s voice grew louder. “I took care of myself very well before. Not just myself, but you too…”

As he finished speaking, the youth’s voice trembled slightly, his throat choking up, unable to continue.

Cheng Shang felt that he was about to cry and subconsciously reached out to touch the youth’s eyes, but the youth tilted his head to dodge.

The man’s hand froze in mid-air.

Cheng Yue murmured, “I hate you.”

In an instant, Cheng Shang felt that even breathing was difficult. His body couldn’t help but bend slightly, as if his entire heart and internal organs were convulsing. His fingertips trembled uncontrollably.

He felt he was about to have an episode again.

His temples throbbed painfully. His originally pitch-black eyes uncontrollably flooded with gold until the entire eyes became beastly pupils.

Enough! I can’t continue like this!!

It will scare Yue Yue.

The man lowered his head, his breathing heavy, clenching his fists tightly as he tried his best to restrain himself.

The moment the car stopped, Cheng Shang immediately got up and left. The youth was a step slower; watching the man’s hurried silhouette, he was nearly dizzy with anger.

The one who should be angry is me!!

What right does Cheng Shang have to act out!!

Cheng Yue ashed his teeth, vowing to move out today no matter what anyone said.

He stomped into the villa. The living room was empty; it seemed the man had already gone to his room.

Cheng Yue felt even more furious. With a cold face, he also walked upstairs without saying a word.

Xiao Xiao, who was charging in the corner, quickly ran over and followed diligently behind Cheng Yue.

“Yue Yue, why are you back so early? Didn’t you go out to earn money?”

Cheng Yue walked into his room and gave a heavy huff. “I was going out to earn money! But I’m not staying here anymore!!”

Xiao Xiao asked repeatedly, “What? What? Then where are you going to live?”

Cheng Yue’s movements paused.

True, where was he going to go?

He had absolutely nowhere to go.

Cheng Yue’s voice dropped much lower. “First… let’s rent a house first.”

Xiao Xiao circled around him. “How much does it cost to rent a house?”

“This… I don’t know either.” Cheng Yue remembered that 200-yuan coffee and hesitated. “Maybe… maybe a few thousand yuan.”

Xiao Xiao gave a loud “Wow!” “Do you have that much money?”

“…”

The youth bit his lip and held out his hand.

“Cheng Shang seems to have topped up money into my finger.”

But he quickly added, “I will pay Cheng Shang back.”

Xiao Xiao leaned closer to him. “When are we leaving?”

Cheng Yue was stunned. “We?”

“Are you not taking me with you?” Xiao Xiao’s voice was very aggrieved.

Cheng Yue felt a bit troubled. “I’m sorry, Xiao Xiao. I might not be able to take you away for the time being. But don’t worry, once I settle down and earn enough money, I will definitely buy you.”

“Okay…”

Cheng Yue didn’t have much to take; he just took his bag and packed two changes of clothes.

Patting Xiao Xiao’s head, Cheng Yue said goodbye to him. “Then I’m leaving. Be good, don’t… don’t make him angry, or he’ll kick you again.”

Only now did Cheng Yue feel a bit uneasy.

Just leaving like this…

Should I say goodbye to Cheng Shang?

Pushing open the room door, the hallway was quiet, and there was no sign of Cheng Shang.

The youth felt a blockage in his heart.

But no matter how angry he was, this was after all the cat he had raised for many years. Cheng Yue still couldn’t bring himself to leave without a word. He hesitated and decided to go to the man’s room door to tell him through the door.

The man’s room was at the end of the hallway.

Cheng Yue clutched his bag and walked over, determined that no matter how the man tried to stop him, he would turn and leave without hesitation.

Standing at the room door, looking at the tightly closed door before him, Cheng Yue hesitated. Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly heard a “Boom” from inside.

Cheng Yue was startled.

But listening more closely, the room was completely silent again.

He tentatively patted the door. “Cheng Shang?”

The room was silent.

This wasn’t like Cheng Shang’s personality. No matter what happened, he wouldn’t hide in his room and ignore him, giving him the cold shoulder.

The youth suddenly felt a bit anxious and patted the door harder. “Cheng Shang!! Cheng Shang, what’s wrong with you?? Open the door, I have something to say to you!!”

Xiao Xiao, hearing the commotion, came scurrying over. “What’s wrong, Yue Yue?”

The youth was extremely anxious. “Xiao Xiao, can you help me open the door? I feel like something is wrong with Cheng Shang.”

“Let me look. It seems there’s a spare key.”

Xiao Xiao quickly went to find the key. During this time, Cheng Yue kept pounding the door and calling Cheng Shang’s name, but besides the sound he heard at the beginning, he didn’t hear a single sound through the cracks. The room was as silent as if no one were there at all.

“Coming, coming! Found the key.”

The robot hurried over with a silver key on top of its head.

Cheng Yue grabbed the key and quickly opened the door, rushing inside.

But he froze the moment he saw the inside of the room clearly.

There was indeed no “person” in the room, only a beast in the corner. Its massive body cast a dark shadow on the floor. The leopard with golden fur was breathing heavily. Perhaps seeing that it had been discovered, it no longer held back; its long tail lashed out, making a “Boom” sound every time it struck the floor.

The moment the leopard saw him enter, its body crouched slightly. This was a posture of impending attack. The golden beastly pupils stared intently at him, and a low, threatening growl emanated from its throat.

Cheng Yue broke into a cold sweat.

He truly felt the illusion of being targeted by a predator in the jungle. Human instinct almost made him want to turn and run, but the youth grit his teeth and forced himself to stop. Not only did he not run, he even took two steps forward.

He didn’t believe Ah Shang would harm him.

The youth’s voice trembled slightly; he was clearly terrified, but he still tentatively spoke, “Ah Shang? What’s wrong?”

The leopard’s body seemed to stiffen for a moment upon hearing the youth’s words. Its gaze was no longer so sharp and fierce. In fact, as Cheng Yue walked toward it step by step, the leopard couldn’t help but retreat.

But behind it was the corner; there was nowhere to retreat.

The youth walked right up to the leopard.

This scene was extremely discordant; anyone who saw it would likely scream.

The youth was thin and weak, half-squatting down. The leopard before him was tall and sturdy with sharp claws and fangs, looking as though it could tear the youth apart and swallow him in an instant.

But Cheng Yue raised his hand and thwack, touching the leopard’s head.

The seemingly ferocious leopard didn’t dare move an inch.

“So hot.” Cheng Yue frowned. “Do you have a fever?”

The leopard’s gaze remained fixed on him, a purring sound coming from its throat. It nudged the youth’s body forward, the meaning obvious.

He wanted Cheng Yue to leave.

He didn’t know what he would do when he lost control.

But the youth only frowned harder. “Ah Shang, you’re sick. Don’t be difficult. I’ll take you to see a doctor.”

After saying this, Cheng Yue himself was stunned.

He almost forgot—the one before him wasn’t that little leopard cat, but a fierce leopard. He couldn’t carry a leopard to see a pet doctor.

Moreover, this was twenty years later.

The youth was a bit panicked. “Then what should we do? Is there medicine at home? I’ll go look and find some medicine for you.”

Cheng Yue stood up to leave, but the moment he rose, his backpack was exposed. In an instant, the leopard’s pupils turned icy.

Before the youth could take two steps, he was suddenly pounced upon by a great force.

The leopard pressed down on him, its massive claws pinning his wrists, growling at him.

Cheng Yue was caught off guard and was startled.

“What are you doing!!”

The backpack fell to the side, the magnetic buckle opening, and the clothes inside fell out. Upon seeing this, the leopard seemed even more enraged. With a flash of its sharp claws, it shredded the clothes on the floor into pieces.

“My clothes!!! You’re crazy!!!”

The youth was still pinned under it, unable to move. He was so angry he wanted to kick it with his feet, but then he thought about Ah Shang having a fever and didn’t dare use force.

The leopard lowered its head, its rough tongue licking the youth.

Collarbone, neck, cheeks—every place that was repeatedly licked turned a bright pink. In the eyes of the leopard, it looked even more like a delicious little pastry.

“Ah Shang, don’t… I’m really going to be angry.”

Cheng Yue tried to push the leopard’s large head, but how could his meager strength rival this leopard? It was like trying to put out a fire with a cup of water. He was so angry he pulled at the leopard’s ears, but he only managed to yank out a few hairs.

During the struggle, the sweater on the youth’s body rolled up, revealing a fair and tender belly. The leopard’s eyes went straight.

So cute. How could even his belly button be round?

The large tongue licked even more desperately.

Animal instinct was like this—wanting to lick every part of the prey’s body, saturating it with its own scent.

Then, carry it back to the den, strip it bare, hide it under its own body, and allow no one to peer in.

Cheng Shang had had such dark dreams for a full twenty years.

He seemed like a normal person—socializing, handling matters; he had a clear enough mind and decisive judgment. But he also seemed abnormal; he often had episodes at night, fantasizing that Cheng Yue was lying beside him, allowing him to hold him.

And now, the person from his dreams was beneath him.

He had had enough of pretending to be normal; right now, he only wanted to act willfully and do as he pleased.

Cheng Yue was about to cry. He had never experienced anything like this—being pinned down and licked all over by a leopard.

He struggled to crawl forward, but the leopard bit his pant leg and dragged him back.

With a sound of “Rip—”, the youth was completely stunned.

Aaahhh, his pants!!!!

Cheng Yue clutched his pants, desperately trying to run forward, regardless of whether Ah Shang had a fever or not. His calves kicked and thrashed. Perhaps because the struggle was too violent, the leopard snapped back to its senses slightly.

The leopard belatedly realized what it had just done. It lowered its large head, looking dejected. It didn’t chase after the youth who was running away while clutching his buttocks, but instead turned its head and curled back into the corner.

Xiao Xiao didn’t dare enter Mr. Cheng’s room and kept watch at the door. Although strange sounds occasionally came from the room, he tactfully did not disturb them.

Seeing Cheng Yue run out in a panic, his clothes and pants in tatters, the exposed skin all pink, and his eyes even redder as if about to cry.

Xiao Xiao quickly followed behind him. “This time it was for real, wasn’t it?”

Cheng Yue sniffled. “What?”

“Doing the butt.”

The youth was about to have a breakdown. Why was everyone in this house abnormal? Aaaahhh!

“No, no, no!!!” He spoke almost exasperatedly. “Cheng Shang is delirious from illness and mistook me for prey.”

Licking him all over!! Why didn’t he just bite him to death in one go!

Xiao Xiao gave an “Eh?” “Mr. Cheng is sick again?”

The youth paused his steps. “What do you mean by that?”

“Mr. Cheng used to get sick about every few months. And every time he got sick, he would stay in your room. Not eating or drinking, it would take two or three days for him to come out.”

Two or three days… not eating or drinking…

Even a New Human wouldn’t be able to stand that.

The youth felt his heart tremble and couldn’t help but speak, “Then what should we do? Every time, you just watch him stay sick? Has he not seen a doctor?”

Behind the youth, Xiao Xiao considerately used a mechanical hand to cover the fallen fabric, protecting the youth’s buttocks.

“I can’t interfere in Mr. Cheng’s business. But you can ask Assistant Fang Cheng. Every time Mr. Cheng gets sick, it’s Assistant Fang who delivers him here.”

“Assistant Fang Cheng…” Cheng Yue repeated, then asked, “Do you have his contact information?”

“Let me look.” Xiao Xiao began to look down at its display screen and curiously asked, “Are you not going to change your pants?”

“!!!”

The youth clutched his buttocks and quickly slipped back to his room.

About half an hour later, Fang Cheng, who had received a call from the youth, rushed over.

Cheng Yue had already showered and changed his clothes, but because the leopard hadn’t controlled its strength just now, his cheeks were still a bit red. Fang Cheng glanced at them and then hurriedly averted his gaze.

“Young Master, it’s like this,” Fang Cheng began cautiously. “You should probably know that Governor Cheng was on the battlefield before and suffered nerve damage. Coupled with some psychological… issues, the diagnosis given by the doctor is severe delusional disorder.”

Cheng Yue was bewildered. “What kind of illness is that?”

“To put it simply, Governor Cheng always feels that you are still by his side. When he has had too much to drink at social gatherings, he never forgets to have me pack a strawberry cake, saying he wants to take it home for Yue Yue to eat.”

Hearing this, Cheng Yue’s entire body shook, his figure swaying slightly. Fortunately, Xiao Xiao nearby supported him.

“Severe delusional disorder is often accompanied by complications, such as manic disorder. Governor Cheng will uncontrollably revert to his original form and can easily harm the people around him.”

Fang Cheng looked down at the time. “Let me take you away first.”

“Away?”

“Governor Cheng has other properties. I’ll take you to settle down first. Usually, it only takes two or three days for Governor Cheng to recover. You don’t have to worry.” Fang Cheng’s tone was very calm.

But in contrast, Cheng Yue was very un-calm and couldn’t help but raise his voice, “How can we leave? How can we leave Cheng Shang here alone? He—he has a fever, his body is very hot.”

That was his little cat.

“Currently, there is no specific medicine to treat this illness. If you stay here, it is actually very dangerous.”

Fang Cheng had been by Cheng Shang’s side for many years. Influenced by what he saw and heard, he was almost as calm as Cheng Shang, only choosing the optimal solution when handling matters.

But Cheng Yue was different.

He only felt heartache for his Ah Shang.

His Ah Shang was sick; he couldn’t possibly leave Ah Shang here alone.

The youth’s eyes were incredibly red, but he didn’t shed a tear. He took two deep breaths, as if trying to calm his mind, and spoke in as calm a tone as possible, “Thank you for coming, Assistant Fang, but I won’t leave. I want to stay here and take care of him.”

Fang Cheng frowned. “But…”

” I won’t be in danger.” Cheng Yue looked at Fang Cheng quietly. “He won’t hurt me. I must stay here to accompany and care for him.”

Ah Shang was his cat.

And only he would feel the heartache.

Fang Cheng saw the determination in the youth’s eyes and sighed slightly. “Very well. If you change your mind or have any needs, you can contact me at any time.”

After Fang Cheng left, the villa fell into silence again.

Cheng Yue sat on the sofa, unable to help but repeatedly recall the words Fang Cheng had just said.

For him, twenty years was the blink of an eye.

But for Cheng Shang, it was countless sleepless nights.

Exactly how much did he miss him to suffer from such an illness?

Cheng Yue had never asked the man how he had spent those twenty years. He only knew that Cheng Shang had searched for him for twenty years, but he didn’t know it was in this manner.

The youth clutched his chest, taking two difficult breaths.

Xiao Xiao leaned in. “Yue Yue, you’re crying.”

Cheng Yue thought he hadn’t shed tears, but when he reached up to touch his cheeks, he found they were wet.

“Do you regret it? You can call Assistant Fang right now.”

Cheng Yue sniffled, his voice a bit muffled. “I do regret it. If I had known, I wouldn’t have fought with him; otherwise, I wouldn’t have made him sick with anger.”

Xiao Xiao quickly said, “What does it have to do with you? Mr. Cheng has been sick for a long time. He was sick even when you hadn’t come back.”

“It’s because I hadn’t come back that he got sick.”

But now he was back, yet he was clamoring to leave.

Cheng Yue’s mind was in a mess. He simply stood up and walked upstairs. Xiao Xiao busily followed behind him. “Where are you going?”

“I still have to go see Cheng Shang.”

But before going, Cheng Yue first went to the kitchen to get a bag of ice cubes.

With no medicine, he could only use this ancient method.

…

Since the youth left, the leopard seemed to have fallen into an even more painful state.

It breathed heavily, its claws scraping against the floor. Even though the door was tightly shut, it seemed able to smell the youth’s scent from outside through the cracks.

Can’t go out.

Can’t hurt Yue Yue.

This was the only thought left in the leopard’s mind.

After an unknown amount of time, the door opened, and the youth, who didn’t know whether he lived or died, actually dared to walk in.

He even sat down directly in front of him.

The leopard subconsciously cushioned the floor with its tail in a swift movement.

Can’t sit directly on the floor.

It will be cold.

The youth didn’t notice these things. He placed the ice bag on the leopard’s head. The leopard’s entire attention was on the youth, and it didn’t notice what it was. Only hearing the youth tell it not to move, it quickly sat up straight, motionless.

“There’s no medicine. I don’t know if this will lower the temperature.”

Cheng Yue spoke softly. Looking at the leopard, he thought and said, “If you listen to me, I can let you lick me twice.”

The leopard’s eyes lit up.

His entire blood felt like it was boiling hot, and his mind wasn’t clear. He only saw the youth’s pink lips moving and clearly heard the last few words.

“…let you lick me twice.”

He immediately leaned his large head over to lick.

This time, the leopard pushed its luck and wanted to start licking from below.