Rebirth: Using Love as an Excuse for Cruelty - Chapter 20

Hami was a two-year-old male Husky.

He had a gentle personality and was very active, but he inherited the destructiveness and neurotic nature typical of Huskies. His favorite thing to do was sneak into the bathroom and tear the toilet paper into tiny pieces.

Fengyu Teng had clearly told Yu Linfei about these issues, so Yu Linfei made sure to keep his bathroom door closed. Although Wen Cheng’s firm refusal to use a litter box made things difficult, overall, Hami hadn’t caused any major trouble.

At least, that’s what Yu Linfei thought before he got home.

But the moment he pushed open the door, his first thought was… had his house been robbed?

Various items were scattered across the floor, drawers had been rummaged through, and there were even tiny paw prints on the sofa. When Yu Linfei saw the shape of the prints, his face darkened, and he shouted angrily, “Xiao Hei!!!”

A few seconds later, a familiar meow came from the bedroom. With a long face, Yu Linfei walked into his room.

Well, compared to the disaster in the living room, the bedroom was a little better. Aside from the pillows and blankets being on the floor, the things in the drawers hadn’t been pulled out.

But, could someone please tell him what on earth was going on?

Wen Cheng had actually climbed to the top of a very tall cabinet. His fur was completely messy, and he was meowing miserably. Meanwhile, Hami was staring up at Wen Cheng with wide eyes, looking so innocent that Yu Linfei didn’t know what to say.

“What happened to you two?” Yu Linfei leaned against the doorframe, feeling weak. “Xiao Hei, did you annoy Hami?”

“Meow meow!” Hearing this, Wen Cheng almost jumped off the cabinet. He glared at Hami, wishing he could bite the stupid dog to death. How dare he treat him like this!! How dare he treat him like this, argh!!!

“…What exactly is going on.” Yu Linfei sighed. “Xiao Hei… be good. Come down from the cabinet first. I’ll catch you.”

“Meow.” Hmph, who wants you to catch me? You weren’t here when I needed you, what’s the point of showing up now! Wen Cheng glanced at Hami. He felt that since Yu Linfei was back, he was probably safe. That stupid dog wouldn’t dare treat him like that again!

Preparing himself, Wen Cheng carefully climbed down from the tall cabinet.

But it turned out he was too naive.

The moment his feet hit the ground, Hami rushed over to Wen Cheng’s side, pinned him down firmly and began to happily thrust his body.

“…” Yu Linfei.

“…” Wen Cheng.

“Meow!!” A sharp cat cry broke Yu Linfei’s daze. Seeing Wen Cheng pinned down with no way to fight back, he quickly saved Wen Cheng from under Hami.

This stupid dog!! He’s actually in heat with me!! How dare he!! Argh, and he did it right in front of Yu Linfei! And Yu Linfei, that idiot, didn’t even come to save me sooner. I hate this! Wen Cheng’s fur was standing completely on end.

Yu Linfei had a very complicated expression.

He looked at the constantly meowing Wen Cheng in his hands, then looked at the still-innocent-looking Hami. For a moment, he didn’t know how to react.

If he hadn’t been hallucinating just now he definitely saw Hami in heat with his cat. It was an attempted assault. Fengyu Teng, how exactly did you raise this amazing dog?

“Awoo.” Staring with innocent eyes, Hami didn’t understand Wen Cheng and Yu Linfei’s pain at all.

“…Xiao Hei…” Looking at Wen Cheng, who was still fuming in his arms, Yu Linfei comforted him: “…It’s okay! It just means you are very charming.”

Charming my foot! Yu Linfei! Chop this stupid dog up for me! Wen Cheng didn’t care if Yu Linfei understood him or not; he just kept meowing. His usually neat fur was a mess because of Hami, and he could still feel the heat of that stupid dog against his skin! Argh, so hateful!! He was almost assaulted by a dog! If Yu Linfei didn’t give him an explanation, he wouldn’t let this go!!

“…” Yu Linfei had a headache. Although he felt bad for his cat and was very put off by what Hami did… what could he do? Argue with a Husky that didn’t know any better…?

After thinking for a long time, Yu Linfei finally thought of a way to get revenge for Wen Cheng. Sitting on his messy sofa, he said to Wen Cheng in a calm voice, “How about I have Fengyu Teng neuter Hami…”

“…” Wen Cheng. Whoa, that’s a bit harsh, isn’t it?

“…” Hami. Gee, this human has a nice smile. He must be a good person…

Next, Fengyu Teng, who was far away in England, received an international call. The number on his screen was Yu Linfei.

“Hello? Yu Linfei, what’s up?” Eating breakfast, Fengyu Teng was clearly more concerned about his silly dog. “Is my Hami doing okay at your place?”

“He’s fine.” Yu Linfei looked at Wen Cheng with a gentle gaze that gave the cat goosebumps. “I have something to tell you.”

“What?” Fengyu Teng took a sip of milk, but before he could swallow, he heard Yu Linfei’s next sentence and sprayed it out with a “pfft.” “What? Yu Linfei, what did you say?”

“I said,” Yu Linfei’s attitude was very polite, “I’ve decided to have your Hami neutered tomorrow.”

“Hey!!!” Fengyu Teng panicked instantly. “Are you crazy!! I’m still waiting for my son to give me grand-dogs, and you want to neuter him!!”

“Your dog is in heat,” Yu Linfei continued to state the facts calmly.

“And?” Fengyu Teng didn’t believe Yu Linfei would just neuter his dog for no reason.

“And, he tried to get on my cat.” Yu Linfei couldn’t help but laugh as he said this.

“…” Fengyu Teng was silent for a long time before saying in a weak voice, “Is your cat a female?”

“Male.” Yu Linfei cleared his throat and glanced at Wen Cheng, who was still fuming.

“Damn.” Feeling a strange sense of relief, Fengyu Teng’s voice became confident again. “They’re both male, so what’s the big deal? Just think of it as two buddies hanging out… Yu Linfei, you can’t be so petty.”

“Oh.” Yu Linfei calmly asked back, “Are you suggesting that when you get back from England, it’s fine if I force myself on you? Since we’re both just buddies…”

“…Yu Linfei, do you really have to pick a fight with a dog?” Fengyu Teng sounded very guilty.

“Well, you have to give me a solution. My Xiao Hei has been very mistreated.” Yu Linfei said this without any guilt, as if he had completely forgotten how Wen Cheng used to bully Hami.

“…Fine. Next time your dad forces you to go on a blind date, I’ll go for you.” Fengyu Teng gave in.

“Deal.” Yu Linfei answered quickly. However, looking at his cat’s unhappy face, he decided to say a few more words: “But I won’t watch your dog for you next time. It’s a good thing I came home early today. If I had come home late…”

“If you came home late, I’d have Hami marry that precious cat of yours!” Fengyu Teng said, embarrassed and angry.

“…I wouldn’t let him marry my cat even if he wanted to.” Muttering quietly, Yu Linfei hung up the phone.

“Meow.” Wen Cheng’s expression was very bad. He knew Hami wouldn’t actually be neutered. Yu Linfei, you big liar! He wanted to scratch his face! Bite his fingers! Meow meow meow!

“…Xiao Hei,” Yu Linfei said seriously, “do you really want Hami neutered? If you do, just meow twice, and I’ll help you do it myself…”

Looking at Yu Linfei’s smiling face, Hami suddenly shivered…

“…” Although that stupid dog did something terrible to him, neutering him like that seemed a bit inhumane. Wen Cheng looked at Hami’s still-innocent face and decided to let it go.

“I knew my Xiao Hei was the kindest.” Yu Linfei hid a bit of cleverness in his eyes. He smoothed out Wen Cheng’s fur that had been messed up by Hami and continued to comfort him: “I brought back something delicious today. I’ll make it for you tonight. Xiao Hei is the best boy.”

“…” Do you think “delicious things” can buy me? You’re too naive, human! Wen Cheng said coldly in his heart, and then happily started licking Yu Linfei’s fingers. Oh, what is it? Is it canned food, chicken liver, or something else? Give me a bit more salt and no cat food, meow.

“Stop acting cute! Let me clean up the house first.” Yu Linfei sighed helplessly and put Wen Cheng on the sofa, petting his head. “Xiao Hei, don’t run around.”

“Hami, Xiao Hei is a male cat, not a dog and definitely not a female.” After putting Wen Cheng down, Yu Linfei gave Hami a serious talk. “When Fengyu Teng comes back, I’ll have him find you a pretty female dog.”

“Woof woof.” Hami stared with watery eyes, appearing to tell Yu Linfei that he understood.

“Alright.” Yu Linfei patted Hami’s head. “I’m going to clean up. You stay here quietly and don’t bother Xiao Hei.”

“…Awoo.” Hami still looked innocent.

Yu Linfei nodded with satisfaction and walked toward the bathroom.

But the moment he stepped inside, he heard another miserable cat cry. When he turned around stiffly… he only saw Hami happily thrusting his body on the sofa.

As for Wen Cheng, he had already been pinned down again.

“Hami, I really can’t save you this time. Xiao Hei will definitely support neutering you now,” Yu Linfei muttered in pain.

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