The Villain Saves The Male Lead

Ren was quite satisfied with his day of work, despite the disruption caused by his staff members' curiosity about the puppies. He couldn't really blame them, though. Smoke and Shadow were adorable, with their fluffy silver grey fur and large golden eyes. Not to mention, they were rather clingy as far as Ren was concerned.

Thanks to the building tour of the pups, no further disturbance occurred and Ren was able to wrap up his work quickly. He wanted to go and pick up Fang from school so that they could go back home together and thus, he went down to the basement where the car was parked instead of waiting for the driver to come up to the entrance. Smoke and Shadow sat on his shoulders and played with his hair. They had been curious (and a little timid) about the elevator in the morning, but now they were completely unfazed, having been on it several times today.

Ren hurried to his parking spot. The driver was already waiting for him. Ren put the pups on the seat and was about to sit himself, when Smoke barked and jumped out of the car. Shadow leaped out right after his brother and the two young pups ran off towards a corner.

Ren and his driver followed them quickly. Ren was very worried. What if there were rodents or insects in the corner? What if they bit his little puppies?!

There was a dirty little furball in the corner, shivering in fear as Smoke and Shadow approached it excitedly. The two puppies barked happily and tried to drag the little creature out, which was curled up into a frightened ball. Then the puppies looked up at Ren with their sparkling gold eyes and wagging tails, clearly looking for praise.

Ren sighed. Babies really were a handful, no matter what species they belonged to.

The little furball uncurled at the appearance of humans and looked up at Ren with bright purple eyes - just likr Fang's!

"Meow?" it said it a small, weak voice.

Ren couldn't look away from the dirty little kitten which had eyes the same colour as his beloved Fang.

"Looks like it was abandoned," the driver said.

Ren sighed again. The kitten was quite thin and pitiful. Making a quick decision, he picked up Smoke and Shadow and put them on his shoulders, and then picked up the little kitten and held it in his hands. The kitten meowed again and leaned in, seeking warmth.

"Let's make a stop at the vet's place first," Ren told the driver.

The driver nodded in agreement.

Soon after, Ren deposited the two puppies at the vet's place for a wash - the basement of his office wasn't exactly dirty, but not exactly a place for barefoot walking. Besides, he didn't want the puppies to be jumping on himself or his bed with those paws.

The vet's assistant was very fond of Smoke and Shadow (to no one's surprise) and took them away cheerfully while the vet examined the kitten.

"Don't worry, you got her in time. A few meals and a warm bed, and this little beauty will be as fluffy as Smoke and Shadow," the vet assured Ren.

Ren heaved a sigh of relief.

"I'll have her fed and then cleaned up like your pups," the vet said. "Do you want to wait or do you want to come back in half an hour?"

Ren stood up. "I'll be back in half an hour with Fang," he replied.

The vet was fine with that.

The driver had cleaned up the seats while Ren was inside. Ren quickly took off his dirtied jacket and stuffed it in a garbage bag. Steward Paul would have it dry cleaned properly later.

"We'll pick up Fang and bring him here," Ren instructed the driver. "Afterwards, we'll need to stop at the pet store and pick up some cat goodies."

"Sure," the driver replied.

Ren sat in the car and pulled off his tie. He'd already washed his hands and face at the vet's place. He leaned back in his seat and closed his eyes. He was feeling very tired...but he didn't want to worry Fang. Ren didn't have any other symptoms except fatigue, so he wasn't too worried about himself. He thought he'd be fine if he slept a little more over the next few days.

A quarter of an hour later, Ren was outside the school gates, waiting for Fang. He didn't feel like getting out of the car and standing by the gate, so he gave Fang a phone call.

Almost immediately, Fang appeared, concern written all over his face.

"What happened?" he asked, looking carefully over Ren as soon as he entered the car. "You're a bit late." Fang looked around in the car. "Where are our puppies?"

Ren blinked. "You know that I took them to work?"

Fang smiled and nodded, remembering the adorable video sent by Pax which he'd watched while hiding in the toilet to prevent others from seeing it.

"The puppies picked up a sister," Ren told him. "I've left them at the vet's place to be cleaned up... we'll go and pick them up now."

Fang was curious, so Ren quickly explained.

Two clean puppies and a clean and fed kitten were waiting for them. The three of them frolicked together like best friends already.

Ren's eyes widened in shock when he saw the kitten. Her fur was a pure, snowy white, and with her large, luminous purple eyes, she indeed had the makings of a great beauty. Once she put on a bit of weight, she'd be really lovely. And since her eyes were the exact same shade as Fang's, Ren knew that this new daughter of his would have him wrapped around her little claw in no time at all.

Fang's eyes went soft at the sight. "She's beautiful," he told Ren. "I love her already, and look how well our boys are getting along with her!"

Looking at his boyfriend's happy face, Ren smiled.. "Did you see her eyes? They're the same shade as yours. Very unusual!"