The Flower Of The High Mountain Turns Into A Cat And Is Picked Up By A Human Chapter 30

Chapter 30

The distant night view formed a dazzling, colorful light belt, like a scroll painting stretched between heaven and earth.

The two men and one cat arrived at the clearing on the small hill. It was pitch black here, and without the interference of light, they could appreciate the purest scenery.

“Chendeng, I suppose I won’t see you again once we go back.”

Heng Yuze held the cat.

The sorrow of parting enveloped him like a mist.

Zheng Lang followed behind, pulling out two blades of grass to fan himself playfully. Seeing Brother Heng and Chendeng acting like a young couple forced to separate, he sighed, “Brother Heng is deeply devoted. If only Cat Immortal could look at him more often.”

“Brother Zheng, Chendeng has his own reasons.”

Zheng Lang felt helpless.

Heng Yuze said, “You have your reasons, and I won’t force you to change your mind, but I will actively seek you out.”

Bai Chendeng thought: Seek? How? Why seek?

Heng Yuze said gently, “Next time we meet, you can’t refuse my invitation.”

As you wish.

It was late, and Zheng Lang drove them back to the residential complex.

Before leaving, he looked like he had something to say but hesitated.

“Brother Zheng, what is it?”

“There’s something I don’t know if I should say.”

“What?”

Zheng Lang’s gaze fixed on the white cat.

“Ah, forget it. It’s nothing major. I’ll contact you later.”

Although Heng Yuze didn’t know what it was, he agreed.

The sound of the car driving away gradually faded. Only the constantly flashing red light at the complex entrance remained, mirroring his current anxious and restless mood.

Bai Chendeng could sense that Heng Yuze was stalling, delaying time, and reluctant to part with him.

He tapped his arm with a paw, urging him.

Heng Yuze laughed, “You caught me.”

Dressed in a trench coat and trousers, paired with a face that was exceptionally handsome by human standards, Heng Yuze possessed a striking brilliance that he rarely displayed.

Perhaps realizing the difficulty of meeting again after this separation, or perhaps the night made him more relaxed, some words came out naturally.

“Chendeng, you might not know this, but I was once trapped in the mud. It was you—your owner—who saved me and changed my life.”

His eyes seemed to sparkle with starlight, and his power of vows surged.

“I will follow your footsteps and strive to become someone who can stand beside you.”

The streetlamp had been broken for a long time, and the surroundings were dim, but at that moment, after a brief “sizzle,” a warm light suddenly shone down, illuminating Heng Yuze and the cat perfectly.

Bai Chendeng didn’t miss this scene, but he saw the man’s eyes, brilliant like sparks, even more dazzling than the sudden light.

“Meow.”

Alright, then you can try.

The cat, nestled in his arms, stepped onto his arm, stretched its body, and touched the man’s forehead with its paw pad.

It was a light touch, then it stopped.

Afterward, Bai Chendeng jumped to the ground. A few breaths later, his figure vanished into the distance.

Heng Yuze felt a profound sense of loss.

His arms were empty.

Only that warmth was missing.

It took him a long time to regain the ability to move, and he finally returned home.

He wondered what Chendeng meant by touching his forehead just before leaving.

Heng Yuze hoped that his determination and aspiration had been clearly conveyed to Chendeng.

He stared at the door, but what he was thinking was when he would be able to knock open the door to Chendeng’s heart and make him willingly drop his heavy guard.

The door opened without wind. In the darkness, only a tall, slender figure slowly walked in, bringing with him a hint of wind and dust.

His temperament was like frost and snow.

Bai Chendeng stepped through the darkness and returned home.

“Grapevine?”

The light was suddenly switched on.

A green, lizard-like object quickly moved across the wall, accurately landing from the ceiling onto the phone on the coffee table. An electronic voice sounded.

“How was it? Was it fun?”

Even in the emotionless electronic voice, one could hear the curiosity of the vine.

“Didn’t you see everything?”

“I only saw a certain cat being held in a human’s arms, even having food personally picked out and fed to him.”

Bai Chendeng flicked the vine away with his finger.

*Smack*—

It flew to the wall, resembling a green spiderweb.

Grapevine: “…”

I won’t mess around anymore.

“How is the charity gala preparation coming along?”

“The list is still being compiled. Give me three more days.”

The Grapevine wrapped around the phone and left the coffee table. Not learning its lesson, it still leaned close to the young man.

“Have you communicated with the Bureau?”

“I’ve contacted them. Guess who was responsible for receiving us at the Bureau?”

“Who?”

“It was Master Fang, the one who praised your noble destiny.”

“What did they say?”

Boss’s personality is too aloof.

He was more human when he was with that human.

Heh heh.

“They said they would coordinate with the human criminal investigation and economic investigation departments.”

“Mm.”

“Boss.”

Although the Grapevine called him Boss, it was merely a habit.

The fact that Bai Chendeng went to Kuju Village to save it when he still lacked the power to protect himself proved the Grapevine’s importance in his heart.

“What?”

“Boss, how do you view Heng Yuze, that human?”

Bai Chendeng paused, then said naturally, “Why bring that up?”

The Grapevine didn’t ask again. Instead, it waved its branches and twisted itself into the shape of a flower.

Bai Chendeng found it amusing and touched the vine with his index finger.

“Thank you for your hard work.”

“!”

Boss praised me!

Three days later, the Grapevine finished compiling the list and arranged a meeting with the Supervisory Board members.

The Grapevine jumped into Bai Chendeng’s palm and was tucked into his pocket.

They were going to meet the Supervisory Board members to identify those with ulterior motives, and only then could they confidently use them to root out the hidden parasites within the foundation.

Passing a streetlamp, Bai Chendeng seemed to think of something and suddenly looked up at the sun.

With his spiritual power circulating, the sun was not unbearable to look at in his eyes.

He involuntarily thought of Heng Yuze that night.

A human pursuing his dream with single-minded devotion, in his view, was for a moment more dazzling than the sun.

“It’s so bright.”

Heng Yuze pulled open the curtains and looked at the view outside the window.

While basking in the sun, he scrolled through news about the Chendeng Foundation and answered a call from Zheng Lang.

The two exchanged pleasantries, and then Zheng Lang mysteriously asked if anyone else was nearby.

Heng Yuze said no.

Zheng Lang pondered for a moment before voicing his question.

“Brother, Cat Immortal is no ordinary cat. Tell me… is it possible… that he can transform into a human?”

Heng Yuze’s eyes widened instantly in disbelief.

“!”

Indeed! Indeed!

He wasn’t the only one who suspected this!

As if finding an ally, Heng Yuze’s tone was filled with urgency and excitement.

“Brother Zheng, are you suspecting…”

Zheng Lang sensed his attitude from Heng Yuze’s tone and quickly stated his conjecture.

Heng Yuze felt relieved.

“Brother Zheng, it’s exactly what you think. I also suspect that they are the same individual.”

“That’s right.”

In the conference room, a trusted aide ushered Bai Chendeng in.

“This is Mr. Bai Chendeng, the founder of the Chendeng Foundation.”

Bai Chendeng stood between the two wide-open doors. Although his age was not apparent, looking like he was in his early twenties, he lacked any sense of immaturity.

No matter how many times they saw the founder appear, there was always a sense of alarm and threat, like being targeted by a top predator, causing them to tremble uneasily.

The lights on the ceiling shone brightly but failed to reach outside the door, as if an invisible barrier stood between the two sides.

After a long silence, Bai Chendeng finally condescended to enter, taking a step forward without a sound.

A thought suddenly popped into many people’s minds—was the person in front of them truly human? Could he be some mountain spirit or ghost in disguise?

Everyone’s gaze shifted with his movements, involuntarily being led by him. They felt that the founder possessed a special kind of magic that made people fearful yet curious, wanting to approach but afraid of being hurt.

With a bang, the doors closed tightly.

Inside the conference room, startled shouts soon erupted, only to be followed by a muffled thud, like a head hitting a table, and then silence.

The meeting lasted for an hour.

Bai Chendeng rolled down his sleeves, turned his head to look at the several people slumped on the floor, and said softly, “Go enjoy the rest of your lives in prison.”

Opening the door, the police, who had been waiting for a long time, stood outside like falcons.

The trusted aide stepped forward to negotiate, while Bai Chendeng approached the man in the white shirt.

“Thank you for your hard work, Captain Su.”

The captain, in his prime at over forty, smiled and shook hands with Bai Chendeng.

“It’s no trouble. Mr. Bai is an outstanding entrepreneur in our city. It’s our duty to help crack down on these bloodsuckers hiding within the foundation.”

Bai Chendeng smiled. “We’ll need to continue cooperating in the future. I won’t disturb you any longer, Captain Su.”

“Alright.”

After he left, the man in the white shirt looked at the credit handed to him and assigned his subordinates to divide the work of arresting the suspects.

“Teams One, Two, and Three, take the people away according to the plan.”

“Yes, sir!”

Six people were arrested in one go, with two officers escorting each one away.

The executives who were still sitting in their chairs, having not yet taken the wrong path, were shaking, still unable to recover from the shadow of what had just happened.

A young new police officer, seeing their appearance, took the opportunity while asking for information to ask, “That scared?”

The executive who was asked looked like he was about to cry. “I wouldn’t dare to betray the foundation like they did for the rest of my life.”

The young officer patted his shoulder reassuringly. “That’s good. One wrong step leads to eternal damnation.”

After all the police had withdrawn and taken two senior staff members for questioning, the remaining people looked at each other, seeing horror in each other’s eyes.

“This…” The speaker swallowed hard. “I’m useless. That was the first time I saw CEO Bai lose his temper. I still haven’t recovered.”

“Indeed. We thought we had seen all kinds of storms, but it turns out we were just frogs in a well, ignorant of the world. What that young officer said is right: take one wrong step, and there’s no chance for redemption.”

They thought of Bai Chendeng’s young, smooth face. They had seen young men before, or at least heard about them.

Bai Chendeng’s looks were far beyond what those naive young men could compare to, yet he made everyone unable to harbor any thought of disrespect or defilement. All that remained was endless fear and reverence, along with a subtle, hidden fervor and aspiration born from it.

The psychology of admiring the strong is universal.

Such a mysterious, powerful figure, possessing transcendent rationality, unmoved by money, power, or lust—like a flower growing on a high peak that no one can touch—if they couldn’t pluck it, then they would use their hands and eyes to help him to the best of their ability and witness how far he could go.