PTS Chapter 8

TL: Hua

Chapter 8

When Shen Qianci arrived at the booked pet hospital with Qin Guanyu and the cat, they were instantly greeted by the staring eyes of a crowd of cat parents.

Someone even covertly snapped a photo of them…

Shen Qianci intended to step forward and ask the person to delete it, but a nurse walked over just then, saying they needed to do a pre-op check on Steam Bun.

In the brief moment he was distracted, the person who took the photo had already walked out of the hospital, hopped into their car, and driven away.

Qin Guanyu noticed that Shen Qianci was frowning and looking towards the main entrance and asked in confusion, “Teacher Shen, what are you looking at so intently?”

“Someone just took a photo of us.”

“Oh, it’s fine. We’re not ugly, and we haven’t done anything illegal. Let them take it.”

Qin Guanyu paused abruptly. “Wait, what? Am I too embarrassing to be seen with?”

“Not at all.” Shen Qianci smiled faintly. “President Qin is handsome and elegant. If I could get into a scandal with you, I’d be making a net profit.”

Qin Guanyu huffed proudly. “That’s more like it.”

Shen Qianci was holding the cat, and the nurse, holding a pet registration form, glanced at the two of them. “Which one of you is the cat’s dad?”

Qin Guanyu pointed his index finger directly at Shen Qianci. “He’s the biological father.”

“…” Shen Qianci laughed out of sheer exasperation. “Well, thank you, but I certainly can’t give birth to a kitten.”

Qin Guanyu put on a highly dramatic look of surprise. “How can you not even know how to give birth to a kitten?”

Shen Qianci: “Can you?”

Qin Guanyu: “I can’t. I’m the wealthy stepfather.”

“Fine, then the stepfather can fill this out.” Shen Qianci shoved the form into Qin Guanyu’s arms.

With a flourish, Qin Guanyu uncapped the pen and scrawled in the “Breed” column:

[Pure White British Shorthair (Luxury-Deluxe-Doting-by-Daddy’s love Edition)]

Shen Qianci: “…”

The Nurse: “…”

Immediately, his pen reached the column for the cat’s name, and without any hesitation, he scrawled: [Qin Steam Bun]

“What are you doing, stepfather?” Shen Qianci snatched the pen away and changed the name to [Shen Steam Bun].

Teacher Shen held Steam Bun up right in front of Qin Guanyu’s eyes, murmuring to the cat, “Look closely, this is your second daddy. You are the primary heir of our Shen family. You get to inherit everything belonging to your father, including your second daddy.”

Wedged between his dad and his “second daddy,” Steam Bun elegantly rolled his eyes.

—

During Steam Bun’s routine physical checkup, Qin Guanyu stared at the numbers on the weight scale and gasped, “Teacher Shen, are you raising a little pig?”

The moment those words left his mouth, he received a fierce glare from Steam Bun.

Little President Qin’s fingers twitched, and he quickly added, “But then again, a good appetite is a blessing. Only a sturdy frame can hold such immense wealth.”

While Shen Qianci held the kitten for blood draws and an ultrasound, Steam Bun opened his round green eyes and meowed without stopping.

“Almost done, almost done,” Shen Qianci coaxed while kissing the top of the cat’s head.

Qin Guanyu watched with folded arms, thinking to himself: How does this little male cat know how to act cute so flawlessly?

He shifted his gaze back to Shen Qianci, his mind unconsciously wandering: I wonder if someone who looks as refined and elegant as Teacher Shen ever acts cute? When he does, does he also wave his paws and scratch people just like Steam Bun?

Hiss—

Qin Guanyu vigorously shook his head.

Good heavens, what on earth was he thinking about every day?? He really needed to find a master at a temple to exorcise some evil spirits when he had time.

“We are going to administer the anesthesia now,” the vet gently reminded them after all the test results came out.

Qin Guanyu stood up with a start, scooped the cat out of Shen Qianci’s arms, and walked toward the operating room with a mournful expression, his tone full of sorrow.

“Don’t be afraid, Steam Bun. Your second daddy is with you. I will surely feel your pain and share your grief…”

He gave his own performance a perfect score, believing Steam Bun definitely wouldn’t hold a grudge against him now.

To his surprise, just as they entered the operating room, Steam Bun looked behind him and suddenly began to struggle violently.

A chill ran down Qin Guanyu’s spine, and his intuition told him something was wrong.

Once the vet took Steam Bun from him, he immediately turned around. He saw Shen Qianci watching Steam Bun with tearful eyes, even tapping the glass partition with a heartbroken expression.

By comparison, Shen Qianci’s display made Qin Guanyu look like a villainous cat trafficker forcibly tearing a father and son apart…

“Teacher Shen!” Qin Guanyu marched out of the operating room in indignation. “You didn’t play fair!”

Shen Qianci committed to the act until the very end. As the operating room doors began to close, he even sobbed gently while meeting Steam Bun’s gaze.

“…” Qin Guanyu said with a wooden face. “How about I invest in a movie for you to star in?”

As the operating room doors sealed shut tightly, Shen Qianci was taken aback by those words. “Are you serious?”

“…You actually dare to accept,” Qin Guanyu said in admiration. “Aren’t you a teacher? How do you know how to act?”

Shen Qianci pulled out a tissue to dab the tears from the corners of his eyes. “If the white moonlight knows how, then of course the substitute knows how too. Wasn’t my crying scene much better than Shu Yi’s?”

Qin Guanyu was left speechless as the tear-streaked faces of both Shen Qianci and Shu Yi automatically flashed through his mind.

Comparing them to praise one over the other was a rather unethical thing to do, but between those two weeping faces, both his emotions and his logic seemed to choose Shen Qianci without a single shred of hesitation.

This is terrifying. Little President Qin felt a wave of panic.

According to the entertainment industry’s classifications, Shu Yi belonged entirely to the category of a popular idol. He acquired countless fans relying on company management and a carefully crafted public persona, but he possessed mere popularity, and his acting skills were heavily criticized.

Before today, Qin Guanyu actually viewed Shu Yi through rose-tinted glasses. As his white moonlight, Shu Yi was naturally perfect in every way.

Poor acting skills? Nonexistent!

Yet that belief had actually wavered at that very instant!

Little President Qin looked at Shen Qianci with deep wariness, silently crying out in his heart that this substitute possessed truly formidable methods.

—

Shen Qianci had no idea what kind of elaborate scenario President Qin was constructing in his head. After he asked that question, the expressions on the other man’s face changed by the second, proving quite spectacular to watch.

He watched with his own eyes as Little President Qin, sitting next to him, grew entirely tense, scooted a bit further away, and then lowered his head to scroll frantically through his phone.

After a long while, Shen Qianci’s curiosity got the better of him, and he leaned over to take a peek.

He saw that Qin Guanyu was currently instructing his assistant on WeChat to purchase a case of canned cat food and cat treats while delivering the documents to Yunjing Villa.

Shen Qianci clicked his tongue twice. “President Qin, to win back Steam Bun’s favor, you really don’t hesitate to deploy the thunderous methods of a capitalist.”

Qin Guanyu sneered, “Ha, so what if your acting was good? You have classes to teach this afternoon, leaving only me and Steam Bun at home. By the time you return, Steam Bun will probably have agreed to change his surname to ‘Qin’.”

Having said that, he picked up the cat cone and the anti-licking recovery suit provided by the pet hospital, pointing at them like a commander issuing orders.

“These two items still need improvement. While you’re at your classes, I’ll take Steam Bun to buy an ergonomically designed collar for cats. Then we’ll encrust the edges with glittering tiny diamonds and find the finest embroiderer in the south to stitch ‘Exclusive Edition for the Qin Family Heir Cat’ using golden silk thread.”

“The recovery suit needs to be changed too. Change it to a haute couture piece from Milan Fashion Week.”

A look of pity surfaced in Shen Qianci’s eyes as he patted Qin Guanyu’s shoulder heavily.

“President Qin, you sound exactly like a consort who has lost her mind in the cold palace.”

Qin Guanyu tilted his proud head high. “I have nothing to say to you.”

Shen Qianci added, “Anyone who didn’t know the truth would think our Steam Bun was getting golden balls installed.”

The operating room doors opened at that exact moment, and both of them stood up instantly.

Steam Bun was still under the influence of the anesthesia, his tongue sticking right out in a highly comical sleeping posture.

Shen Qianci and Qin Guanyu silently exchanged a glance, and then both retrieved their phones to capture a couple of photographs of Comrade Steam Bun at this monumental turning point in his life.

These would likely become a few of the rare, precious, and unflattering photographs in the cat life of the refined and handsome Comrade Shen Steam Bun.

As Steam Bun gradually regained consciousness, his entire body remained completely devoid of strength, behaving just like a puddle of water and slipping down from Shen Qianci’s arms three or four times.

The moment Steam Bun opened both eyes, the award-winning actor Shen Qianci delivered a masterful display by shedding tears in an instant.

“Dad has finally found you…”

Qin Guanyu: “…”

Damn it.

Steam Bun rubbed his damp nose against Shen Qianci’s palm and then slowly turned his gaze toward his “second daddy,” Qin Guanyu.

Qin Guanyu blurted out, “Your Majesty, I am innocent! It was Eunuch Shen’s doing!”

Little President Qin’s sudden shout successfully earned him two sharp glares, one from Steam Bun and one from Steam Bun’s biological father.

—

Little Steam Bun was a well-behaved cat. Despite losing his balls, he didn’t take out his anger on his biological father or his second daddy on the spot; he merely curled up inside the luxurious carrier Qin Guanyu had newly purchased, letting out weak meows.

Qin Guanyu dropped Shen Qianci off at the entrance of Z University. Tapping the steering wheel in a cheerful mood, he showed a wide grin and said, “Teacher Shen, your cat is still in my hands. Remember to return to Yunjing Villa after work to ransom your cat.”

Shen Qianci unbuckled his seatbelt, looking at him with great amusement.

“How do I ransom him? Does the biological father need to sell his body?”

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