Chapter 118: The End (Extra 9)
[Wow!]
[Wow! It’s really him!]
[He’s the same as us now! Yay!]
Continuous cries of surprise rang out beside his ears. Lin Jiangye subconsciously rolled over, turning his back to those voices, trying to avoid the noise. When that didn’t work, he covered his ears tightly with his paws.
Yet even so, those astonished voices still kept pouring into his ears.
“Wuuu!”
[So noisy!]
Lin Jiangye suddenly lifted his head, opened his mouth, revealing four sharp little fangs, and angrily roared at the noisy crowd in front of him—
Huh???
He froze, mouth still open, staring blankly at a group of equally stunned animals.
The just-awakened tiger cub was warm all over. His fur had been fluffed slightly by the warmth of Tiger Mom’s body. His round eyes widened even more in surprise, like freshly peeled longan fruit.
Lin Jiangye hadn’t expected the animals at home to hear the news so quickly and gather around him.
Normally when he saw them, he would excitedly run over and rub against each one.
But today…
Looking at all the animals that were taller than him, the tiger cub snorted and angrily shrank back into Tiger Mom’s embrace. He even turned around, presenting his back to them as if pretending they didn’t exist.
The German Shepherd and Border Collie watched with amused eyes.
When they first heard that a human had turned into a tiger cub, they looked at Jiang Xin like he was crazy. If Shang Fuyan hadn’t confirmed it as well, they might have thought Jiang Xin had gone mad from cooking too much lately.
But once they entered Tiger Mom’s room and saw the tiny cub curled up and sleeping, they recognized him instantly.
Even though they didn’t know how he had turned from a human into a tiger cub… they had to admit—
This version of Lin Jiangye was unbelievably cute.
The Border Collie watched him for a long time, its gaze unusually gentle.
Soon the Tibetan Mastiff and Caucasian dog arrived. Then Bixi, Opal, and Diamond came. Finally even the “Big Dipper Seven” joined after hearing the news.
In other words, every animal in the house now knew.
Seeing Lin Jiangye still pretending nothing happened by turning his back, the German Shepherd couldn’t help extending a paw and gently tapping his back.
[Stop pretending. We already know.]
As soon as the words fell, the tiger cub glared at him fiercely—but with babyish ferocity that only made him look cuter.
[Since the human got smaller… does that mean Mimi can finally become the boss?]
The Tibetan Mastiff stared at Lin Jiangye with sparkling eyes.
That expression made Lin Jiangye narrow his eyes.
This little cat was planning a rebellion?
Originally Lin Jiangye didn’t think being a cub was bad. He even felt lucky he could curl up comfortably in Tiger Mom’s arms.
But now he suddenly felt dissatisfied.
As a cub, he looked weak and small—completely different from his human form.
Especially the way the German Shepherd and Border Collie looked at him… like they were looking at their own child.
It gave him the strange feeling he had somehow become a generation younger than them.
“Meow?”
The Tibetan Mastiff didn’t understand Lin Jiangye’s embarrassed anger. It tilted its head and looked at him innocently.
The next moment—
It was tackled by a tiger cub twice its size.
“Meow meow meow!!!”
The cat’s fur exploded instantly. It jumped away quickly and hissed at Lin Jiangye.
But the moment it hissed, the tiger cub’s eyes lit up with excitement.
“Roar!”
The cub rushed toward the tabby cat. Unfortunately he still hadn’t fully mastered controlling his four legs, so he couldn’t catch it.
The cat quickly noticed this.
With a few agile leaps, it jumped onto a cat tower attached to the wall and looked down proudly at Lin Jiangye.
[Damn human!]
The cat meowed angrily.
Lin Jiangye crouched below, his dark green eyes fixed on it.
Then he lowered his body slightly like a cat preparing to pounce.
When the moment came, his hind legs pushed hard—
And he successfully leapt onto the one-meter-high cat tower.
The tabby cat: ???
With that first success, Lin Jiangye quickly grasped the secret of feline movement.
Soon he caught up.
With a fierce tiger pounce, he pinned the cat to the ground. The little tabby struggled helplessly beneath him.
[Help help help QAQ]
The cat looked pitiful, but the surrounding animals knew Lin Jiangye wouldn’t hurt it.
So everyone simply watched the show.
Then, right in front of all the animals—
Lin Jiangye leaned down and gave the tabby cat a huge lick.
The tabby cat’s eyes widened.
The entire cat froze.
[Hmph! Who’s the boss now!]
The little cat had dared to challenge his authority!
“Meow meow meow!”
When Shang Fuyan and the others returned with the veterinarian, they saw a tiger cub pinning down a tabby cat and licking it wildly—almost turning it into a mango pit.
The three men didn’t know what had happened, but judging from how bullied the cat looked, they knew the cub must have been mischievous again.
Meanwhile, the veterinarian stared at the circle of animals surrounding him and felt dizzy.
He was just an ordinary pet clinic vet—emphasis on pet clinic, not wildlife rescue.
This was the first time he had seen so many wild animals at once.
Especially the tiger lying nearby.
The tiger only glanced at him once, yet that single look made his legs go weak.
He nearly ran away.
Fortunately Shang Fuyan explained his identity to the animals.
Some animals that had once been treated by rescue-station vets instinctively stepped back, looking at him with slight fear.
The veterinarian blinked in surprise.
He hadn’t expected them to move away on their own.
“This time we’d like you to examine this tiger cub.”
Shang Fuyan walked over, gently patted Lin Jiangye’s head, and lifted the fluffy cub.
Looking at the chubby little tiger, the vet couldn’t help showing a doting smile.
Lin Jiangye was extremely resistant.
Now he finally understood how creepy humans looked from an animal’s perspective when they smiled like that.
“Be good. Don’t move. Let the doctor check you.”
Shang Fuyan kissed the cub’s head—and then, in front of everyone, took another deep sniff.
Lin Jiangye felt like his brain had almost been sucked out.
Jiang Xin and Bai Zhengwen, who knew the truth, reacted differently.
One showed a fake smile, while the other covered his forehead helplessly.
Soon after—
Shang Fuyan received a slap.
A faint paw print appeared on his face.
“Heh!”
Jiang Xin laughed mercilessly.
But then Shang Fuyan calmly opened his phone camera and took a photo of the paw mark.
Seeing Jiang Xin’s shocked expression, Shang Fuyan smiled lightly.
“Maybe I’ll never get another chance like this again.”
Jiang Xin and Bai Zhengwen both choked internally.
A tiger paw print wasn’t rare.
But this tiger cub was Lin Jiangye.
While the veterinarian examined Lin Jiangye, the animals outside waited anxiously.
After a full day of examinations—blood tests, ultrasound, X-ray, microbial testing—Lin Jiangye was finally released in the evening.
He licked his paw and suddenly looked up at Jiang Xin.
“Roar~”
The babyish cry carried a hint of grievance, making everyone laugh.
The veterinarian rubbed the cub’s head.
“Is the little kitty hungry again?”
He reached toward the belly—
But a furry paw immediately pressed down on his hand.
[Don’t touch.]
The vet wasn’t surprised.
Many animals disliked having their bellies touched, especially cats.
The fact that this cub didn’t bite him already meant it was very gentle.
After dinner, Shang Fuyan and Bai Zhengwen stayed to wait for the test results.
When the report came out, the vet examined each page carefully.
Finally he pulled out an X-ray of the cub’s stomach.
“Did the cub swallow something? There’s a lump in its stomach.”
At first he thought it was a toy ball.
But the more he looked, the stranger it seemed.
“What?”
Shang Fuyan and Bai Zhengwen exchanged shocked glances.
The vet handed them the image.
Sure enough, a small dark shadow appeared in the stomach.
What was it?
Shang Fuyan frowned.
He suspected the object might be the reason Lin Jiangye had turned into this.
But no one could answer that question.
“It looks like some high-density object. Animals can’t digest this kind of thing. If it isn’t vomited up in a few days, it could become life-threatening…”
He wasn’t exaggerating.
Pets that swallow hard objects often suffer intestinal blockages and severe complications.
Shang Fuyan’s expression turned serious.
After escorting the vet out, he sighed.
“I think that thing might be the root cause.”
Because otherwise they couldn’t explain the mysterious object.
That wasn’t an ordinary cub.
It was Lin Jiangye.
And he would never swallow something carelessly.
Which meant the object likely existed inside him from the beginning.
“Let’s go tell Jiangye and figure out what to do,” Bai Zhengwen said.
Meanwhile, Lin Jiangye—who had just finished dinner—was happily licking his paws again.
Jiang Xin crouched beside him, resting his face in his hands while watching.
“You’re getting more and more used to this body…”
He paused.
“I just don’t know whether that’s a good thing or a bad thing.”
Lin Jiangye didn’t think that much about it. After eating and drinking his fill, he began looking for the other little ones to play with and help digest his food.
He had already licked the tabby cat once earlier—so who should be next?
The tiger cub’s bright eyes scanned the surroundings excitedly, eagerly searching for the next victim.
From far away, the German Shepherd saw those green-glowing eyes and immediately backed away with his wife, afraid that Lin Jiangye might target them.
As for their own puppies? That was none of their concern.
Just as Lin Jiangye returned, Bixi flew over right away, intending to ask where he had gone.
But the moment it got close, a yellow figure suddenly pounced.
After suffering twice before, Bixi had developed extremely sharp reflexes. Unfortunately, this time it hadn’t been cautious at all—and it was far too close to escape.
Thus, for the third time, Bixi was knocked to the ground by a feline.
Looking at his wing held firmly in the tiger cub’s mouth, the raven froze completely.
Why… QAQ
Before it could cry out, Lin Jiangye gave another slurp, licking Bixi from head to tail.
That did it.
The once sleek, glossy, and handsome raven instantly turned into something resembling a soaked chicken after being pinned down and licked repeatedly.
After finishing, Lin Jiangye ignored him and continued searching for the third victim.
Bixi remained frozen in place for a while before finally running to Diamond, hiding under its wings while tearfully complaining about his suffering.
He was so shocked he even forgot to fly, simply running on his two little legs.
Tiger Mom and Diamond exchanged a glance.
Neither had expected Lin Jiangye to become so mischievous after turning into a cub.
But thinking carefully, the little ones he raised—whether the tabby cat, Bixi, or later the Caucasian dog and Xingxing—weren’t they all naughty too?
Perhaps this was what humans meant by “passing it down through generations.”
At that exact moment, Shang Fuyan, Jiang Xin, and Bai Zhengwen all sneezed simultaneously.
The three were discussing arranging another examination for Lin Jiangye tomorrow to see if the object in his stomach had changed.
Naturally, they couldn’t call the same veterinarian again.
When Shang Fuyan went to bring Lin Jiangye back to the room to sleep, he heard loud cries coming from the animal activity area.
Opening the door, he saw Lin Jiangye pinning the Caucasian dog down and licking its fur wildly.
The sight made Shang Fuyan’s mouth twitch.
Had he become addicted to licking?
Or perhaps he had always been the one being licked by cats before—and now that he finally had a tongue capable of licking others, his instincts had been completely unleashed?
Shang Fuyan took a deep breath and walked over to take Lin Jiangye away.
But just as he reached out—
A huge fluffy yellow paw pressed down on his arm.
Turning his head, he saw Tiger Mom.
“Roar.”
[The cub sleeps with me tonight.]
Even without translation, Shang Fuyan could roughly guess what she meant.
However, he hesitated.
“What if he suddenly turns back into a human in the middle of the night?”
He remembered clearly that after their late-night antics, neither of them had been wearing clothes.
If Lin Jiangye suddenly returned to human form…
Ahem.
Lin Jiangye immediately realized the same problem.
He looked at Shang Fuyan, struggling.
He truly wanted to sleep with Tiger Mom. Being able to curl entirely in her embrace was something he had never experienced before.
If he turned back into a human, he might never have another chance.
Since becoming a tiger cub, it was the first time he had played so freely—like a child.
Lin Jiangye sat in front of Shang Fuyan and raised his head, looking pitiful.
“Alright. I understand.”
Shang Fuyan sighed internally. That expression clearly meant he wanted to stay.
“In that case… I’ll sleep with you tonight.”
He would leave pajamas nearby so that if Lin Jiangye changed back, he could put them on and continue sleeping.
“Purr…”
Hearing this arrangement, Lin Jiangye’s eyes narrowed happily. He immediately turned into a clingy kitten, rubbing against Shang Fuyan’s legs and purring nonstop.
Shang Fuyan chuckled and rubbed the cub’s head before placing him back into Tiger Mom’s embrace.
Cats slept much more frequently than humans, but not in long stretches.
That night, Lin Jiangye woke up several times.
Whenever he saw Shang Fuyan still sleeping, he quietly slipped out to play with the other animals.
After playing enough, he sneaked back to Tiger Mom and slept again.
When the next morning arrived, Shang Fuyan opened his eyes and saw the cub still curled up like a loaf of bread.
A trace of worry flashed through his eyes.
Twenty-four hours had passed, yet Lin Jiangye hadn’t returned to normal.
Before lunch, another veterinarian was called to examine the unknown object in his stomach.
The vet was startled when he saw the tiger, but quickly became fascinated by the cub’s fur.
After seeing the object inside, he strongly recommended surgery as soon as possible.
Once the veterinarian left, the three men and one tiger stared at the X-ray images.
Even after staring until their eyes hurt, they still couldn’t see any difference.
“Did we guess wrong?” Jiang Xin’s brows twisted like earthworms.
Lin Jiangye looked at the first image, then the second.
Suddenly he walked over and pushed one slightly.
When the two X-rays overlapped, the three men felt as if struck by lightning.
Of course!
Overlaying them revealed that the object had indeed shrunk slightly.
The change was simply too small to notice otherwise.
Jiang Xin’s frown relaxed. Bai Zhengwen’s tense heart eased.
Shang Fuyan finally breathed half a sigh of relief.
“If it’s shrinking, maybe once it disappears completely, Jiangye will return to normal.”
That was the best possibility.
But unfortunately…
The shrinking speed was extremely slow.
On the second day, Lin Jiangye didn’t cause trouble and rested quietly beside Tiger Mom.
By the third day, comparing the second and third X-rays showed almost no change.
“Did we really guess wrong?” Jiang Xin nearly had a heart attack.
Shang Fuyan thought for a long time before slowly looking at Lin Jiangye.
Lin Jiangye: ???
After the third examination, Shang Fuyan carried him to the backyard and casually pulled out a palm-sized rubber ball.
“Want to play?”
Lin Jiangye: ???
But honestly, seeing the specially made ball, he couldn’t resist.
He had never played ball in this form before.
Soon the playful ones like the tabby cat and Caucasian dog joined.
They played for hours until everyone collapsed on the ground panting with tongues hanging out.
Shang Fuyan almost pinched the cub’s little tongue—but Lin Jiangye quickly pulled it back and scratched his arm.
“Roar!”
[No touching!]
Yet Shang Fuyan pretended not to understand.
“What are you saying? I can’t understand.”
The tiger cub’s eyes widened.
How could a grown man act shameless toward a tiger cub?
[Damn human!]
Lin Jiangye never imagined he would one day say that himself.
Perhaps he was truly exhausted.
This time he slept deeply—so deeply that when he woke again, it was already the fourth day.
When they compared the new X-ray with the previous one, everyone froze.
“How did it shrink so much?”
The mysterious object had become nearly half its original size.
Shang Fuyan finally smiled.
“Intense exercise helps Jiangye absorb it.”
Perhaps their guess was correct.
Once the object was fully absorbed, Lin Jiangye would return to normal.
So without Lin Jiangye knowing, they quickly created a strict exercise schedule.
Tiger Mom, Diamond, and the German Shepherd were also recruited to help.
Thus, when Lin Jiangye woke up, he discovered he had become like a hamster on a running wheel.
On the fourth day he was taken to the zoo to play with hundreds of adult tigers.
On the fifth day he was taken to Seagull Island to play with seagulls and swim with finless porpoises.
On the sixth day he woke up to find himself in the African zone—riding on a zebra’s back as it galloped around.
One animal after another gave him rides.
Zebra, antelope, even elephants.
By then Lin Jiangye had already guessed their plan.
But—
“ROAR ROAR ROAR!!!
[I’m exhausted! I want a day off tomorrow!]”
In the end Shang Fuyan reluctantly agreed.
On the seventh morning, Lin Jiangye opened his eyes—
And realized something was different.
His paws were gone.
Instead, he saw slender human arms.
He had turned back.
Quickly dressing himself, he turned—
And met Tiger Mom’s teasing gaze.
“Ahem… Tiger Mom. I’m human again.”
Tiger Mom’s smile faded slightly, replaced with a trace of sadness.
[You’re human after all. Returning is a good thing.]
She understood better than anyone.
Lin Jiangye hugged her tightly.
Having experienced it once was enough.
When Shang Fuyan and the others arrived, they saw a tall, energetic young man standing there.
“You’re finally back!”
Seeing their joy, Lin Jiangye’s last trace of regret disappeared.
He couldn’t remain a tiger forever.
His lover, his home, the zoo, and the police who needed his help all depended on him.
The young man opened his arms and smiled brightly.
“I’m back!”
Just then, Shang Fuyan’s phone rang.
After answering, his expression turned serious.
“I understand. I’ll bring him over immediately.”
Looking up, he saw Lin Jiangye walking toward him.
He smiled slightly.
“You’ve played long enough.”
“Time to get back to work.”
