Chapter 45: Meow
Jing Mimi didn’t hear anything, just looked up at Jing Zhi.
Jing Zhi couldn’t help feeling a bit guilty, planning to have a good talk with Jiang Suifeng later—be more careful with words in the future.
When Mimi was a kitten, he didn’t understand anything, so they could say whatever they wanted in private without avoiding him. Now that the little human Mimi could understand human language, they had to be more careful.
Jing Zhi composed himself and said, “Then I’m willing to believe he’s a good person.”
Jiang Suifeng also said, “I also believe Mimi’s judgment.”
Anyway, they didn’t need to be too anxious for now.
In the evening, Jiang Suifeng went straight home after work.
Jing Zhi had a live stream tonight and was preparing and testing in the afternoon, so he didn’t have time to cook. He ordered delivery from a restaurant, which happened to arrive around the same time as the small bed they picked online in the afternoon.
The people from the furniture city carefully carried the small bed in. The bed was movable and had a circle of detachable soft guardrails to prevent the little guy from rolling off.
Jing Mimi’s eyes lit up instantly.
Super super super super big cat nest!
Jing Zhi checked the bed carefully. After confirming there were no problems, he said a number: “I’ll pay online directly.”
Jiang Suifeng took the dinner from the delivery guy who walked out of the elevator and thanked him.
The delivery guy happened to take the elevator downstairs with the people from the furniture city, which was still stopped on this floor. Snow was still falling outside, and both of them were stained with the dust of running for a living.
Jing Zhi and Jing Mimi pushed the small bed into the master bedroom together.
Jiang Suifeng placed the dinner on the table and called the two over to eat, saying he would make the bed after eating.
After dinner, Jing Zhi went into the study to prepare for the live stream and locked the door.
Jing Mimi knew Little Papa was going to work and couldn’t be disturbed, so while watching Big Papa make the bed for his big cat nest, he called Brother Qiuqiu on his phone watch.
Wang Qiuqiu answered quickly.
As soon as it connected, Jing Mimi shared the cat abuser matter with him.
When he was still in the welfare institute, the Cat God told him—he could find helpers.
Now his helpers were the uncle and Papa. He also wanted to invite Brother Qiuqiu to catch the hateful cat abuser together!
Wang Qiuqiu was also furious after hearing this.
Such cute kittens, how could anyone be so bad to abuse them?
Wang Qiuqiu immediately said: “Mimi, I’ll go to your house tomorrow and catch the cat abuser with you.”
Jing Mimi nodded his little head quickly, realizing belatedly that Brother Qiuqiu on the phone couldn’t see him nodding, and added: “Okay!”
Jiang Suifeng, who was making the bed, heard their conversation and curled his lips into a helpless smile.
He made the bed quickly. In no time, the cozy little bed was set up. Jing Mimi couldn’t wait to pounce on it and roll around.
Jiang Suifeng took out his phone and headphones from his pocket, skillfully clicked on a live stream room, and put the headphones on his ears.
Not long after, Jing Zhi’s pleasant voice sounded in his ears.
Even though it was the voice he heard every day and the person he saw every day, he would never get tired of it.
Although he was afraid of these things, he was addicted despite being scared. He didn’t want to miss Jing Zhi’s stream.
He liked watching Jing Zhi play games.
Everyone is always the most dazzling existence in their field of expertise.
He liked watching him shine.
Even if he would be scared to go to the toilet alone at night.
“Brother Qiuqiu, Papa bought me a new little bed, very, very comfortable. When you come tomorrow, we can sleep together.”
The live stream room had opened the horror game interface. While listening to the eerie BGM in the headphones and the childish and cute voice of the little cub outside, Jiang Suifeng wasn’t that scared anymore.
In the past, when Jing Zhi streamed horror games in the study, he would also hold the kitten Mimi outside watching the stream, turning on all the big lights to make it bright. Every time he saw a scary scene, he would quickly bury his face in the kitten’s fur.
The kitten didn’t know why Papa was so jumpy, but liked being buried by Papa.
Liked Papa’s head approaching, and affectionately rubbed his own little head against it.
Not long after, the game in the live stream started. The tune of the BGM changed, as if something invisible was attacking, becoming even more eerie.
Jiang Suifeng casually grabbed Jing Mimi’s little fish doll from the bed and hugged it in his arms.
Jing Zhi said he was afraid the little cub would be scared, so it was better not to bring him to watch the stream together. He could only watch it alone.
Suddenly missed the time when Mimi was still a kitten…
Sigh.
Jing Mimi lay on the small bed talking to Wang Qiuqiu for a while, discussing the plan to catch the cat abuser for a long time.
Finally, he noticed something wrong with Big Papa beside him—his body trembled from time to time, short gasps came from his throat, and the little fish doll was hugged so hard it was almost deformed.
Jing Mimi immediately moved closer.
As luck would have it, the zombie on the screen happened to chase towards the viewing angle.
Jing Zhi, controlling the game character, calmly ran around a pillar to escape. Outside the game, Jiang Suifeng wearing headphones trembled again.
Jing Mimi couldn’t hear the sound effects, only seeing the picture, so he wasn’t scared at all. He immediately coaxed Big Papa like his papas used to coax him.
He still remembered Little Papa saying Big Papa was timid and afraid of zombies.
He also knew that to train courage, people would try to contact things they were afraid of.
When he was still in the welfare institute, Little Papa tried to let him get closer to Big Black to alleviate his fear of dogs. But he was really too afraid of dogs. Even though Big Black wagged his tail at him every day during that time, he didn’t dare get too close.
Big Papa was brave. He would accompany Big Papa to overcome the fear of zombies!
On the phone screen, Jing Zhi successfully controlled the character to hide in a cabinet.
Through the gap in the cabinet, one could see the zombie wandering outside searching for a while before finally leaving.
His calm voice sounded in the headphones simultaneously: “When being chased here, you must hold shift to run fast, block the zombie’s vision at the door, and not let the zombie see you enter the cabinet, or it will open the cabinet, pull you out, and kill you.”
Jiang Suifeng: “…”
Jiang Suifeng fragilely buried his face in the little cub’s arms, feeling the small hand stroking his head and back.
“Big Papa, fighting! Watch more and you won’t be afraid of zombies.”
“Woo mm.”
Jiang Suifeng rubbed his head in the little cub’s arms, thinking to himself that he had actually watched for many years and was still afraid.
Jing Mimi patted his back again quickly.
Seeing the little guy really wasn’t scared at all, plus the horror effect was reduced by half without sound effects, Jiang Suifeng hesitated for a long time and still hugged him, letting him watch together.
He had a little nephew who was a supernatural horror enthusiast. When he was about Mimi’s age, he listened to horror stories on horror radio every day. Children of this age might not be scared.
There was a kitten turned into a zombie in the game. Jing Mimi liked this somewhat strange but interesting kitten very much. Every time the kitten appeared, he would be extra excited.
Only Jiang Suifeng wearing headphones could hear the terrifying cry of this zombie kitten, making his hair stand on end.
However, with the warm and soft little cub in his arms, the fear in Jiang Suifeng’s heart was alleviated a bit. Resting his chin on the soft head, he closed his eyes and hid behind him when scared.
He really couldn’t do without Mimi.
…
After the live stream ended, Jing Zhi stayed up late to edit the stream video, making it into a walkthrough guide and posting it on his account for other players to reference.
When he came out of the study, Jing Mimi was already asleep on the small bed.
When the stream ended, Jiang Suifeng took him to the bathroom to wash up first. Little cubs of this age should sleep early and get up early to grow; staying up late wasn’t good.
At this moment, Jiang Suifeng was sitting by the small bed, holding the sleeping cub’s small hand. Hearing the bedroom door open, he looked at him eagerly, fragile as if he would shatter in the next second.
Every time he finished streaming a horror game, this person was like this.
Told him not to watch, but he insisted.
Oh, still wearing headphones.
Probably playing “Good Luck Comes” in the headphones to embolden himself.
“I’m going to wash up.” Jing Zhi said.
“I’ll go with you.” Jiang Suifeng let go of the little cub’s hand, stood up quickly, and followed.
Leaving the bedroom, Jing Zhi suddenly raised his hand, took off one headphone from his ear, and put it on his own ear with a smile.
“The big river flows eastward, the stars in the sky join the Big Dipper, wow…”
Today it wasn’t “Good Luck Comes,” but “Hero’s Song.”
Jiang Suifeng kissed the lips mocking him directly.
…
In the middle of the night, Jiang Suifeng had some insomnia. Jing Zhi in his arms was already asleep.
“Meow meow…”
Just as he was trying hard to brew sleepiness, a meow suddenly sounded abruptly in the room.
Jiang Suifeng’s body shook, his hair stood on end instantly, his heart pounded wildly, thinking of that zombie kitten in the game.
“Meow… meow meow…”
Jiang Suifeng couldn’t hold back anymore and gently shook the person he was holding tightly awake.
“…What’s wrong?” Jing Zhi opened his eyes groggily.
Although he was grumpy when waking up, he wouldn’t vent his anger on Jiang Suifeng in a fragile state.
Jiang Suifeng buried his face in the crook of his neck, his voice muffled: “Listen, sounds like that zombie kitten’s voice.”
Jing Zhi looked confused, listened carefully, and his gaze finally fell on the small bed on the other side, finding it a bit funny.
“It’s Mimi talking in his sleep.”
“Meow…”
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Author’s Note:
Zombie kitten snuggling with Zombie Grandpa [Cat Head]