"Ding~"

"Ding~"

"Ding~"

It was night, at Linmen.

Bai Yi was walking through the villa area with a suitcase, with her phone in her arms ringing non-stop.

Ahead, a chubby white cat was strutting along with its tail up.

When his gaze landed on the familiar row of villas, his eyes lit up instantly. Turning back, he looked at Bai Yi and urged,

"Hurry up, we’re here meow."

"Ha, what’s the rush?"

Bai Yi glanced at her phone, filled with inexplicable questions from the company about her sudden departure from Dragon Country.

After all, the concert was in a few days, and her sudden leave made work hard to go on.

It was either "breach of contract threats" or "PR threats"...

Fortunately, she would be leaving tomorrow, and as for the aftermath, let her future self in this timeline worry about it...

Hmm, this is the punishment for your future self’s inability to accept sharing Yan Huan with another girl!

Bai Yi puffed out her cheeks, even making her future self sulkily think this way.

"..."

Yan Huan originally intended to enter the villa directly through virtualization but suddenly remembered Ye Shiyu inside, causing his body to stiffen slightly.

Previously, he no longer feared Ye Shiyu, but since becoming a cat and receiving so much love recently...

Yan Huan couldn’t help but recall the fear of being dominated by Ye Shiyu before.

"Pfft!"

Seeing the little cat freeze at the door, Bai Yi instantly guessed what he was afraid of and couldn’t help but laugh.

"!!"

Feeling Bai Yi’s laughter, Yan Huan’s face darkened.

He turned around, about to retort in anger, but was scooped up by Bai Yi’s outstretched hand.

Once again, Yan Huan found himself tightly embraced in her arms.

"Alright, stay with me later, Yan Ye, I’ll protect you～"

Bai Yi rubbed her chin against Yan Huan’s head as she spoke.

Yan Huan decided to forgive her while nestled in her fragrant embrace.

"..."

Bai Yi then looked up at the "Yan Family" sign in front, lifted her hand, and pressed the doorbell.

"Ding dong~"

After a few seconds, the door opened, revealing Ye Shiyu, looking slightly pale, still in her work suit.

"Bai Yi, you’re back... Who’s this?"

"Ah, this is my new pet from Dragon Country... named Yan Ye."

Seeing Ye Shiyu, Yan Huan instinctively buried his head deeper into Bai Yi’s embrace, trying to avoid eye contact with his beloved feline sister.

Seeing this, Bai Yi hastily changed the subject, saying,

"By the way, what’s this about Yan Huan going missing?"

"..."

Upon hearing this, Ye Shiyu didn’t speak, merely staring at Bai Yi, her panicked expression slightly easing.

"...What’s wrong?"

Bai Yi blinked, hugging Yan Huan tighter.

"Nothing, come inside first. I’ve already informed the others. They just can’t come back immediately..."

Ye Shiyu shook her head, turning back into the living room.

Bai Yi pondered for a moment, looked around, found no slippers, only shoe covers on the shelf, so she put them on and entered the house as well.

"...She might have discovered you’re a time traveler, meow."

Watching Ye Shiyu’s back, Yan Huan whispered softly.

"Eh?!"

Hearing this, Bai Yi froze, immediately showing a nervous expression,

"How did I get exposed?!"

Yan Huan recalled when he first traveled here and talked to Bai Yi on the phone; he called her Bai Yi, and she reminded him to call her wife.

So, deducing from that...

"Here, you’re already married to Yan Huan, so you should call him husband..."

"Hus... Husband?"

Bai Yi’s cheeks flushed, her eyes darting,

"This... This is too embarrassing, I... I can’t say it..."

"..."

Yet, for some reason, watching Bai Yi like this, Yan Huan couldn’t help but be moved.

So, he pretended to urge unintentionally,

"Why does it matter? Yan Huan isn’t here anyway... Besides, you know Ye Shiyu’s capabilities, you also don’t want her to discover you’re a time traveler, right?"

"But... but..."

"No worries, practice here first, meow. Once you’re familiar, it’ll be fine."

"Hmm..."

Hearing this, Bai Yi’s face turned slightly red. She hesitated for a long time before softly calling out,

"Yan Huan hus... husband..."

"...It feels a bit off with the prefix, meow."

Though Yan Huan found it strangely cute this way.

"...Husband?"

"Too quiet, meow, even more suspicious!"

"Husband～"

In the end, Bai Yi’s face was beet-red as she called out boldly.

"..."

Yan Huan’s cat eyes subtly moved, looking at Bai Yi before him.

Silently, he slightly averted his gaze.

Only in Bai Yi’s embrace, his tail swayed gently.

"Is... is that okay? Should it be..."

"Mm-hmm..."

Yan Huan faced forward, merely nodding.

"Phew, that’s good then..."

Up ahead, Ye Shiyu in the living room turned back and suddenly asked softly,

"Bai Yi, you’re... a time traveler, aren’t you?"

"Eh eh eh?!"

Upon hearing this, Bai Yi instinctively reacted as if facing a major threat, jumping back to the door.

Her face full of alarm, she asked the Yan Ye in her arms, trembling,

"Wha... what to do?! She really found out?! Should... Should we run, Yan Ye?!"

Yan Huan didn’t turn around; he merely added,

"Actually, I feel, even if she found out, it wouldn’t matter much..."

At that moment, Ye Shiyu up front was also slightly taken aback, shaking her head, saying,

"Don’t worry, I won’t do anything to you... Actually, knowing you’re a traveler somehow reassures me a bit regarding Xiao Huan’s disappearance..."

"..."

Seeing this, Bai Yi was slightly stunned.