Chapter 4: 4

Xiao Ling anxiously followed Xi Yu around. “Young master? Don’t you think this is too much?” She was referring to the cat toys he just bought. 

“No, not enough.” Xi Yu glanced around, “Found it”  he exclaimed. 

“Hurry, the cat climbing frame might run out.” Xi Yu grasped Xiao Ling’s wrist and drag her to a shop. 

“….” Xiao Ling don’t believe that would happen. Cat climbing frame isn’t food!! 

They were greeted by a staff when they arrived. “A cat climbing frame?” 

“En, I don’t have any price limit just make sure its quality is excellent and cat-friendly.” 

Xiao Ling watch Xi Yu converse with the staff about other cat products. She have completely given up on convincing him to stop buying already. Anyway, the young master is rich and his room is huge. 

Guided by another staff to the waiting lounge, Xiao Ling vaguely felt that the staff in this shop was conspiring something. The subtle feeling was proven when she saw Xi Yu buy every product that the staff recommended. The young master was swindled but he was happy. Watching him like this, Xiao Ling didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. 

Noticing other customers gazes that keep on landing on Xi Yu, Xiao Ling felt proud. The young master today was wearing a peach-colored sweater 

With ‘baby’ written on the center. It was paired with a khaki pants and white shoes. He looked like a model, a very gorgeous one. 

Some passersby even look at her with envy while they were strolling around earlier. Perks of being with a beautiful creature. 

Xi Yu holding a cat plush while occasionally nodding whenever the staff talks was a beautiful sight to the other people on the shop. Xiao Ling heard a gasp beside her when she saw Xi Yu smiled. 

Even she herself wasn’t use to this gentle (to the cat) young master. Xiao Ling admits that if she was an Alpha, she would definitely pursue this stunning omega. 

Thinking about, If Lan Xizi see the young master like this, would he fall for him? 

Xiao Ling got immersed in the dog-blooded plot she created in her head. She didn’t notice Xi Yu waving his hand right in front of her eyes. 

“Lingling!” 

Xiao Ling finally returned to earth. “Young master!” She hurriedly stood up and took the paper bags from his hands. 

“Apologies, I didn’t notice you there.” 

“It’s fine, what are you even thinking about to be lost in thought?” 

Feeling embarrassed of the thoughts running in her head, Xiao Ling quickly shook her head. “Nothing nothing.” 

Xi Yu did not pursue it. They were finally done shopping for today. 

“The package will arrive later in the afternoon, sign it for me.” Xi Yu sat in the backseat of the car while Xiao Ling was on the shotgun. 

“Yes young master.” 

The shopping spree today have drained Xi Yu. Although he was tired, he felt elated. Never had he ever thought that one day he will shop without minding the cost of the things he bought. He felt like he just ascended to heaven as an immortal. 

Xi Yu can’t sleep in a moving vehicle so he decided to just scroll on weibo and read some gossips. 

In the midst of checking the trending topics, one particular topic attracted him. 

It was about a banquet of the rich people. The netizens were in awe of this upcoming event since the host rented the most luxurious hotel in the country for a day. Simply staying in one of the room in this hotel costed hundreds of thousands, no need to mention the VIP rooms that costed millions. 

Renting this renowned hotel is such a big move that attracted almost everyone in the country. The host was the Ruan Family, the fourth richest family in the whole country. The said banquet is dedicated to the eldest son of the Ruan Family who just came home from the states after a big successful business transaction with the Royal family of England. 

It was expected that this banquet will invite countless of tigers and dragons living in the whole country making it a good place to build connections. 

It wasn’t this explosive detail that attracted Xi Yu, it was because the name Ruan Tang and Ruan Qianxi is awfully familiar to him. This familiarity wasn’t because of the original owner’s memory. He seemed to recall this names in his past life. 

He thought for awhile but was unable to grasp the vague feeling he felt. Xi Yu gave up and click on his homepage. This weibo account was what the original owner used. 

The content was either a repost of a certain person’s weibo or a photo of various wines and cars. Xi Yu scanned everything and deleted the reposted weibos. The only post left behind was a photo of the original Xi Yu and his mother when he was young and some photos that the original owner posted. 

After cleaning up the original owner’s weibo, he made it private. Xi Yu decided to make his own account. Although he doesn’t want to mess with the original owner’s account, he can’t help but delete some of his post because of the scandalous captions that he made. 

He originally wanted to just directly make the account private but the posts made him uncomfortable so he deleted it. Anyway, at least what was left behind was relatively clean. This traces are enough to remind the world that the original owner once lived in here. 

The account was successfully created. Xi Yu directly made Momo (the Persian Cat his brother gave) his display photo. He also posted three pictures of Momo. In the first photo, Momo was sleeping on the couch of his main bedroom basking in sunlight. Second picture was of Momo eating. Third was a photo of him kissing Momo. 

Smiling at the newly posted pictures, Xi Yu’s phone received a call. It was from Xi Wan. 

“Ge?” This was the second time he talked to him. The first time was on call as well. Xi Wan was asking him about Momo’s cat food preference. 

“En” 

Xi Yu didn’t know whether to laugh or be angry at this man of few words. “What’s the matter?” 

“Your weibo.” 

Hearing his words, Xi Yu immediately understood. “I created a new one.” 

“Oh” The man on the other line coldly hummed. 

“….. That ge? Is there anything else?” 

“Mmm” ???? What mmm? 

There was silence after that. Xi Yu scratched the back of his head and let out a laugh. “I’ll follow you after this phone call.” He was familiar with this attitude. It is the same as his younger brother in his past life. 

Xi Yu heard a movement from the other end before hearing the cold “oh” of his brother. Before Xi Yu could speak another word, his brother have already hanged up. 

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He did guessed it right. Xi Wan wanted him to follow his account. Fulfilling his promise, Xi Yu searched for Xi Wan’s weibo account and clicked follow. He also received a notification of being followed back a second later. A new comment also appeared in his post. 

Xi Wan V: ???? 

Xi Yu liked his comment. Having no idea what to reply, Xi Yu just let it be. 

After 20 minutes of car ride, Xi Yu arrived at the mansion. The moment his feet step inside the house, he notice something wrong. He saw Old Lu entertaining a young man his age, he looks familiar. 

It was Lan Ziyi. The moment Xi Yu thought of the name, a series of memories appeared on his head. Memories of Lan Ziyi helping Xi Yu when he nearly collapsed in a bar due to dizziness, Lan Ziyi smiling from afar, Lan Ziyi talking to someone, Lan Ziyi eating, Lan Ziyi coming out of the pool half-naked. Lan Ziyi this Lan Ziyi that!! What the heck is this? 

The original owner have a boyfriend? Xi Yu quickly shook his head. The original owner doesn’t have a boyfriend, but he does have feelings for this man. 

Xi Yu walked in and tousled his hair out of embarrassment. The second hand embarrassment he felt made him have goosebumps. It was especially the case when he got a hold of a memory that shows the original owner crying in front of Lan Ziyi, begging him to deny that he was getting engaged with Ruan Tang. 

The original owner actually have left this kind of dog-blooded plot behind!!? 

What the f***? 

Quickly composing himself, Xi Yu nodded at the person. 

“Old Lu, where’s Momo?” 

“She was returned to your room young master after accidentally breaking the glass vase gifted by the madam.” 

Hearing this, Xi Yu was worried. “Is she hurt?” 

Old Lu shook his head. 

“I see, that’s good.” Xi Yu was about to go upstairs to get Momo when the uninvited guest called out his name. 

Xi Yu paused, “Mr. Lan would you be so kind to wait for a while?” 

Although surprised, Lan Ziyi nodded at him. 

Xi Yu flashed a smile and hurriedly went upstairs. 

Lan Ziyi got confused for awhile. Usually, Xi Yu wouldn’t make him his second priority whenever he was around. He (XY) will always stop whatever he was doing just to get a chance to be closer to him. 

Remembering the past month without the harassment of Xi Yu, Lan Ziyi forced himself to believe that this person have changed. He was hoping that this isn’t an act that Xi Yu was temporarily showing just to make him relaxed. 

Lan Ziyi came here to fulfill Ruan Tang’s request. His lover wanted to invite Xi Yu in the banquet. Despite not understanding why Tangtang wanted to invite a bomb in their engagement announcement, the doting Lan Ziyi still acquiesced. 

In spite of the fact that he can just ask someone to send the invitation to Xi Yu, Lan Ziyi decided to come personally. Apart from giving the invitation letter, he also wanted to tell Xi Yu that once he arrive at the venue he isn’t allowed to make a fuss. 

When Xi Yu returned downstairs he saw Lan Ziyi calmly sipping his tea. Hugging Momo, Xi Yu sat in front of him. This was like the time when he faced the original owner’s brother. 

“Mr. Lan, what brings you here?” He directly get to the point. He can’t stand the sight of this man. 

Lan Ziyi stared at him. “Tangtang wanted you to come to the banquet.” 

“Really? Does your lover want to see the lovestruck fool Xi Yu cry and beg in front of the masses to make your engagement more exciting?” Xi Yu sarcastically uttered. According to the original owner’s memory Ruan Tang have contributed to the bleak reputation of Xi Yu in their circle. 

The man in front of him was displeased. “Don’t compare Tangtang to the likes of you.” 

Xi Yu raised his brows, “Mr. Lan is right, comparing myself to the likes of him isn’t justifiable. After all, Ruan Tang’s schemes are to the next level.” 

“You—” 

Caressing Momo’s furr, Xi Yu let out a silent laugh. “I wish you a blissful life ahead.” 

At the very moment that he said those words, Xi Yu’s heart felt a trace of melancholy. This was probably the residual feelings left behind by the original owner’s soul. That Xi Yu genuinely like Lan Ziyi. 

Lan Ziyi was incapable of saying a word the moment he saw the slightly red eyes of the person in front of him. His Adam’s apple bobbed. He didn’t expect that the omega in front of him can actually aroused his desire to cherish. Erasing the inexplicable thought in his head, he can’t help but speak softly, “Im sorry for this, it’s just Tangtang won’t be reconciled to be officially together with me knowing that it’ll hurt somebody. He wanted your blessings.” 

Xi Yu sighed, he was tired of dealing with this man who look at him with pity. The goosebumps that have just started to dissipate emerged again. 

‘Alright! Isn’t it just a banquet? Just show yourself and get over it.’ He roared in his head. 

“Fine, but I want you to tell Ruan Tang that I only came because he begged me to.” Xi Yu showed a condescending smile. 

Just before Lan Ziyi could say a word, he added, “You know the exit Mr. Lan.” 

The frozen Lan Ziyi did not manage to react when he was suddenly escorted out by the old butler. 

“Holy fuck, I actually sounded like a queen earlier. No! Scratch that! It should be a king. I sounded like a king!” Xi Yu laughed out loud while throwing kisses to the displeased cat in his arms. 

If Momo could speak  she would’ve cursed the hell out of Xi Yu right then and there. With her current situation, she can only meow out loud in protest. 

Xi Yu also scrunched his nose. “His perfume is nasty.” 

“Xiao Ling? Don’t pretend to hide, I can see you.” 

Xiao Ling laughed awkwardly, “Young master, haha you’re here.” 

Xi Yu snorted, “Spray some air fresheners here, the smell left behind by that stinky man is lingering.” After he said that he went back to his room. 

Believing that Xi Yu only said those words to console his broken heart, Xiao Ling felt sorry for him. “Aiyaaa, the young master is so pitiful. Who in their right mind would invite a love rival in their engagement announcement banquet? What’s their purpose? To show of? To watch the fun of seeing someone pretend to be okay in front of his beloved who was about to be married to someone else?”  

Xiao Ling clicked her tongue, “So heartless.” 

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