A Star Reborn: The Queen’s Return
chapter-249

Xia Ling felt that it looked pitiful, so she moved it outside the porch and used her body to shield it from the rain.

The icy cold raindrops fell on her hair and back, and even her face turned a little white because of the cold. However, she saw that the kitten had finally stopped shivering. It stuck out its small pink tongue, licked its own fur, and quietly looked at her.

She also looked at it quietly. It was so skinny, did it usually not have enough to eat?

The kitten meowed at her again.

Xia Ling searched her handbag for a long time but could not find anything for the cat to eat. Instead, her Chanel powder and eyebrow pencil were soaked by the rain. She pulled the zipper of her handbag and was about to get up to go to the building to find something for the cat to eat when suddenly, she felt that it stopped raining above her head. The light dimmed, and there was a shadow covering the street’s neon lights.

She lifted her head. It was Li Lei.

The man’s tall and straight figure was standing steadily in the rainy night, and in his hand was a black umbrella that shielded her from the rain. However, half of his body was exposed to the heavy rain, causing the endless rain to drench his designer shirt quickly.

“Why are you kneeling here?” The man’s soothing voice rang out.

Xia Ling tilted her head to look at the kitten.

As such, Li Lei followed her line of sight. He was mad and amused at the same time. “Are you trying to shield it from the rain? You’re so stupid, why don’t you just carry it into the building?”

As he spoke, he knelt down like her and looked at the kitten.

His shoulders touched hers, giving her shoulders that were initially exposed in the cold rain some warmth. She could not help but glance at him. Biting her lip, she moved her body slightly to the side.

Li Lei did not notice her petty actions. He was wholeheartedly focusing on the kitten. “It’s so skinny. Does it not know how to find its own food? What should we do if it starves to death? Did the staff of Skyart Entertainment not treat you well and not feed you frequently?”

Xia Ling speechlessly looked at Big Boss Li talking to the kitten. The small cat tilted its shaggy head to look at him. After a while, it puffed up its fur and carefully stepped back.

Xia Ling scoffed softly.

Big Boss Li turned to look at her and she quickly hid her smile, trying not to make eye contact with him.

In the past few days, she did not respond to him much. Even now, she did not want to show a shred of weakness in front of him.

Li Lei’s expression darkened, but he was assuaged by the fact that he was able to make her laugh. He looked at the cat, then looked back at Xia Ling and warmly said, “If you like it, you can take it back home and keep it as a pet.”

Xia Ling did not say anything. She looked at the kitten with a tempting expression but did not want to agree to Big Boss Li’s suggestion.

Li Lei continued to persuade her. “Look at how pitiful it is. It is only a few months old, and the traffic is so heavy here. What if it gets hit by a car one day and dies…”

“Can’t you say something nice?” Xia Ling could not help but interrupt him.

Li Lei smiled. “Bring it back. It’s just another pet cat.”

The kitten lightly wagged its tail and meowed at her.

As such, Xia Ling could not help but carry the kitten and get on the car.

On the way home, the kitten obediently sat in her arms. As its warm fur brushed against her chest, she could feel its small body breathing in intervals. It seemed to be a little afraid of Li Lei. After the car stopped at the apartment and Li Lei helped Xia Ling open the car door, it shrank into Xia Ling’s arms.

Xia Ling carried it back to the apartment.

Once it entered the apartment, it suddenly let out a high pitched meow, sharpened its claws, and jumped out of Xia Ling’s arms.

“Ow!” Xia Ling was caught off guard and was scratched by its sharp claws. Scratch marks appeared on her arms and she grimaced in pain.

“Let me see!” Li Lei grabbed her arm. After seeing the scratch marks, he was visibly upset and turned to look for the kitten that caused the trouble.

The kitten jumped around the apartment. How was it a match for Li Lei who was part of the triad and was once a mercenary? Soon, Big Boss Li caught it. He carried it around his shoulder, ignoring its struggles, and brought it back to her.

“Apologize to Xiao Ling!” Big Boss Li was furious.

The kitten meowed profusely.

Big Boss Li was speechless.

Xia Ling was speechless.

Both of them stared at the cat. Xia Ling covered the scratches on her arm. She did not understand why the kitten was fine on the way back but went crazy once it entered the apartment.

The kitten was still struggling, and its meows became more shrill.

Suddenly, there was a majestic growl from a beast.

It was effective as the shaggy cat stopped meowing.

In the corner of the room, there was a leopard with gorgeous rose spots, amber eyes, and strong and well-proportioned limbs. It was a dangerous beauty.

Xia Ling finally realized why the cat was so frightened. It turned out that it was afraid of the leopard. It probably retreated when it saw Li Lei at the recording studio building because there was Er Mao’s sent on him.

Er Mao quietly looked at the kitten.

The kitten was petrified.

Li Lei glanced at the kitten in his arms and threw it at Er Mao.

“Hey, don’t!” Xia Ling tried to stop him, but the cat was already in midair. Big Boss Li had thrown it into the corner. Under Er Ma’s majestic gaze, its limbs were soft and could not even stand straight.

“Aren’t you bullying it?!” Xia Ling was unhappy and was about to rush forward to save the kitten.

However, Li Lei grabbed hold of her. “If it wants to stay in our house, it has to follow our rules.” He looked down at the scratches on her arm. “Come, I will apply medication and treat your wounds.”

“But, what about it…”

“Er Mao won’t eat it.” Li Lei said rather scornfully. Usually, Er Mao ate imported beef and other raw meats. It was very picky and would not be interested in a small cat that was all skin and bones.

However, the cat dared to hurt his woman…

If Xiao Ling did not like the cat, he would really instruct Er Mao to eat it.

Xia Ling was worried as she looked at the feeble cat in the corner and refused to move an inch. Li Lei said, “After we have taken care of your wounds, I will ask Er Mao to let it go.” What he meant was, if she did not agree for her wounds to be treated, the kitten would not be saved.

Xia Ling bit her lip and followed him into the room.

Li Lei took out disinfectant, medicine, and gauze from the family medicine cabinet and skillfully treated her wounds. He was from the triad, so even if he seemed to be doing legitimate business, his family had many enemies, and some of them would attack him. He was already used to preparing full sets of professional medicine cabinets and even prepared one in her house.

He was very quick. Soon, her wounds were bandaged.