Rebirth: Using Love as an Excuse for Cruelty - Chapter 1

Wen Cheng never thought his life would end like this.

He looked at the dagger buried in his chest. With eyes full of disbelief, he looked up at the man standing in front of him. The man’s face showed no emotion at all.

“…” Why… He couldn’t speak because of the terrible pain. As Wen Cheng watched Yu Linfei’s cold expression, he felt all the strength leaving his body very fast.

“You really disgust me.” With cold fingers, Yu Linfei touched Wen Cheng’s lips. A handsome, elegant smile appeared on his face. “Hurry up and die.”

…Yu Linfei killed him! This realization made Wen Cheng freeze. His eyes filled with despair. Looking at Yu Linfei’s smile, he felt he could never say another word.

Why!!! As Wen Cheng lay on the floor, his vision became blurry. Tears finally ran down his cheeks. Anyone else would have been fine but why… why did he have to die by Yu Linfei’s hand?

What was the relationship between Wen Cheng and Yu Linfei?

Everyone who knew them knew Wen Cheng and Yu Linfei were the most loyal partners, brothers who cared for each other the most and the most loving couple.

Did the gentle and elegant Yu Linfei really love Wen Cheng? If you asked that question, people would laugh at you. Everyone knew that Yu Linfei loved Wen Cheng more than anything.

No matter how busy or tired he was, he always made time for Wen Cheng. He could go a whole day without eating, but he would worry if Wen Cheng was full or if he wanted a midnight snack. He could stay awake all night just to rush back and see Wen Cheng for a moment. For three years, Yu Linfei spoiled Wen Cheng completely.

Everyone, including Wen Cheng, believed in Yu Linfei’s love. Perhaps when they first started dating, Wen Cheng wondered if the man only wanted his power and status. But later, Yu Linfei used his actions to prove his love.

Then, after gaining Wen Cheng’s complete trust, Yu Linfei smiled and pushed a dagger into his lover’s chest.

His smile was still elegant. His handsome face even looked a bit shy. He looked exactly the way Wen Cheng liked—manly but with the innocent look of a young boy.

What a perfect man, Wen Cheng thought as he began to lose consciousness. The man had played the role of a lover for three years just to create a beautiful dream that was impossible to wake up from.

A lot of blood flowed from his chest. Wen Cheng lay on the cold floor. His dim eyes looked at the ceiling without focus. His white shirt turned red with blood. As the midnight bell rang, Wen Cheng closed his eyes.

On the first day of winter in 2012, he was killed by his own lover.

It was a cold winter. Large snowflakes fell from the sky like feathers.

In the evening, the streets were empty. Except for moving cars and the warm light from house windows, there was almost no sign of people.

This was the kind of weather Wen Cheng woke up to.

When he opened his eyes, everything was blurry and white. He felt very weak and couldn’t see clearly at first. He tried to move his body and felt something very fluffy.

Fluffy? He opened his eyes wide. He saw a giant cat face in front of him.

Such a big cat!! Wen Cheng was terrified. He couldn’t help but scream: “Meow!!”

…What was that sound? Wen Cheng froze.

The giant cat face looked confused. The snow-white mother cat looked at her newborn baby. She stuck out her pink tongue and started licking the shocked kitten.

“…Meow.” Wen Cheng made a small sound. He must be seeing things!!! Why did he find out he had become a black cat!!!

“Meow.” The big cat nudged Wen Cheng with her head and lay down on her side. She looked at her child encouragingly and showed her belly.

…On her pink belly, there were eight nipples.

Wen Cheng suddenly understood.

“Meow?” Seeing that Wen Cheng wouldn’t move, the mother cat seemed a little angry. She patted his head gently with her paw, as if scolding him for not eating.

“…” Wen Cheng moved stiffly. He reached out and took a soft nipple into his mouth.

The warm milk made Wen Cheng’s whole body feel warm. He drank the milk bit by bit. His brain was still trying to understand what happened.

If he wasn’t crazy, he remembered being killed by Yu Linfei and then?

And then he turned into a newborn kitten, drinking milk from a mother cat… Could this world get any crazier?

He was full quickly. By habit, Wen Cheng wiped his mouth and licked his fluffy paw. He made a soft sound: “Meow…”

“Meow~” The mother cat looked at him happily. She started using her tongue to clean his body carefully. Even though a cat’s tongue feels scratchy, it didn’t hurt. It actually felt very comfortable. The mother cat licked him from head to tail and even washed his face.

If Wen Cheng were a human right now, his face would be very dark with embarrassment. Just as he was feeling conflicted, a paw reached out from nowhere and grabbed his tail.

“MEOW!!!” All his fur stood up. Wen Cheng scratched back by reflex.

“Woo~” With a small whimper, a yellow kitten with blue eyes appeared behind him. It was about his size. Its fluffy face looked excited. It clearly wanted Wen Cheng to play.

Wen Cheng happily agreed—no, that was impossible!

How could he accept turning into a cat so quickly? Wen Cheng looked at the yellow kitten lazily, smacked his lips, and lay back down next to the mother cat. He needed to think about what was going on.

“Meow-woo.” Seeing that Wen Cheng ignored it, the yellow kitten was unhappy. It ran around him, making meowing sounds to invite him to play.

Wen Cheng looked at the yellow kitten and thought of an important question. He took a deep breath, lifted his back leg and looked.

Thank goodness!! Wen Cheng felt like crying with relief. Luckily, his gender did not change even though his species did.

If he had turned into a female cat, he would have wanted to die and be reborn again.

“MEOW!!!” While his mind was wandering, Wen Cheng screamed in pain. The yellow kitten had bitten his tail!

Even though a kitten’s teeth aren’t strong, the tail is very sensitive. When the kitten bit him, Wen Cheng almost jumped off the ground!

“Meow meow meow! (Don’t bite my tail!!! Let go! Hey! I’m talking to you!)” Wen Cheng got angry at the yellow kitten.

“Meow meow (It’s your fault for not playing with me.)” Strangely, Wen Cheng could understand what the “meows” meant.

“I won’t play with you!!” Wen Cheng rescued his wet tail from the kitten’s mouth. He felt even more annoyed. He ignored the kitten and crawled under the mother cat’s belly.

“…You are a bad cat.” The kitten’s voice sounded like it was crying. “I won’t play with you next time either.”

“…” I don’t care, Wen Cheng thought.

“Hmph, I won’t save any dried fish for you either,” the yellow kitten said, trying to threaten him.

“…” I don’t care about that either.

“…I won’t give you the cat teaser toy!!” The kitten was about to cry.

“…” Wen Cheng strangely felt a little bit of guilt.

“And mother’s milk!!!” Frustrated by Wen Cheng’s silence, the yellow kitten shouted, “The best nipple will be mine from now on!!”

“…How do we play?” Wen Cheng asked weakly.

“Meow~ come and chase me~~” The yellow kitten was very happy. The black kitten finally talked to him.

“…Let’s play hide and seek.” Wen Cheng wiped his face with a paw, feeling tired. “You hide, and I will find you.”

“Okay, okay~” The yellow kitten was excited. “Come find me quickly~~”

Then the yellow kitten happily ran away.

Then, Wen Cheng quietly crawled back under the mother cat’s belly.

…The most painful hide-and-seek game in the world is when the person hiding is happy, but the person seeking has already gone home to eat.

After getting rid of the noisy kitten, Wen Cheng found a comfortable spot and looked around. It seemed their owner was wealthy. They had a nice cat bed, expensive food, and the cat litter didn’t look cheap. Even though Wen Cheng had never owned a cat, he could tell from his mother’s appearance that they weren’t ordinary cats. They seemed to have a special bloodline.

With this long hair, maybe a type of Persian cat? Wen Cheng thought. Being killed and then turning into a cat, this experience was just too crazy.