Chapter 7 Lip Licking
After the white cat jumped down from the camphor tree, it did not approach Shen Wuqiu, but stood far away from her.
The two stared at each other for a long time. Shen Wuqiu had no more skills to coax the cat, so he stood up, dusted off his bottom, and decided to walk back.
As soon as she took a step, the white cat immediately followed suit.
After walking for two minutes, Shen Wuqiu suddenly turned around and saw the big cat behind her, which had been keeping its distance, shrink back its little paws as if startled, and awkwardly turn its head away.
That aloof and indifferent look in his eyes made him look exactly like a wronged cat.
They're so cute!
Shen Wuqiu suppressed a laugh and continued walking forward, taking a few steps before turning back. The white cat, who had been on guard against her, reacted much more quickly.
Shen Wuqiu exposed her: "Stop pretending, you just want to come home with me, don't you?"
Meow~
Even its haughty meows were damnably sweet, melting into Shen Wuqiu's heart.
"Call me twice more, and I'll take you home."
The white cat has a lot of backbone; it stopped meowing.
Shen Wuqiu shrugged. "Never mind, I'll just go home by myself."
After saying that, Shen Wuqiu turned and left.
The white cat stood there, watching as the person walked to the corner without turning back, and she grew impatient: "Meow~ Meow~"
Shen Wuqiu chuckled inwardly, but pretended not to hear, and deliberately quickened her pace to turn the corner. As soon as she turned, her figure disappeared from the white cat's sight.
The white cat got anxious and quickly chased after it with its little cat-like steps.
"ha!"
Just as they reached the corner, Shen Wuqiu suddenly darted out from behind a large tree and shouted at the white cat.
Meow~~~
Clearly, this was completely unexpected by the white cat. She never imagined that this seemingly mature and elegant woman would do something so childish and silly, which startled her so much that she jumped up.
"Hahahaha... You little fool, you were scared, weren't you?"
Seeing the white cat's frightened and cowardly appearance, Shen Wuqiu laughed heartily.
"Meow~~" The white cat grinned and spun around in place, its fur practically standing on end.
This little thing looks a bit agitated. Even a cornered dog will jump over a wall, but a cornered cat won't bite, will it?
Looking at the white cat with its fur standing on end, Shen Wuqiu's smile vanished. "Meow~ I was just kidding..."
"Meow~~" The white cat raised its head and bared its teeth at her.
This joke had gone too far. Shen Wuqiu looked around and, taking advantage of the cat's inattention, quickly picked up a dry twig from the side and held it in his hand, just in case.
The white cat became even angrier when it saw the dry twig in her hand, meowing loudly.
"Meow~ I promise I won't scare you anymore."
Meow~~
It seems that it won't be easy to appease them in the short term.
Of the Thirty-Six Stratagems, running away is the best.
Shen Wuqiu took a step and ran back.
The white cat was even more surprised that she would run away, and stood still for two seconds before catching up.
Shen Wuqiu was no match for a cat. After running for less than five minutes, she was out of breath. Seeing the white cat already in front of her, she gave up struggling and leaned on her knees, panting heavily.
The white cat sat in front of her, looking up at her. Its blue eyes seemed to still hold anger, but it didn't seem to intend to attack her.
"You also startled me, so we're even." Shen Wuqiu hadn't even caught her breath yet, and her words were stammering.
The white cat tilted its head, seemingly understanding, yet also seemingly not understanding.
Having run too fast, Shen Wuqiu felt a tightness in her chest as if it were about to explode. Too lazy to say anything more, she continued to pant, supporting herself on her knees.
A moment later, the white cat, which had been tilting its head, suddenly spun and leaped, its front paws nimbly climbing onto her shoulders, and the whole cat was hanging on her body.
"..." Shen Wuqiu didn't even dare to breathe for a moment, staring wide-eyed at the blue cat's eyes, then watched helplessly as the whiskered little cat's mouth got closer and closer to her...
Getting closer and closer...
Getting closer and closer...
Before he was completely petrified, Shen Wuqiu felt as if a new, indescribable energy had been injected into his suffocating chest. This energy then quickly spread throughout his body, and his tense body felt as if it had regained its vitality and become relaxed.
The feeling was so wonderful that she forgot the strange experience of the white cat's kiss and truly felt like she was floating on air.
She didn't know how much time had passed before Shen Wuqiu blinked her eyes, which were sore from staring for too long. The white cat's whiskered little mouth had already left her lips, and it was now licking her own lips with its pink little tongue.
Looking at her pink little tongue, Shen Wuqiu once again thought inappropriately: a cat's little tongue is so cute.
Thinking this to herself, she couldn't help but say aloud, "Your tongue is so cute."
The white cat paused in its lip-licking motion, its expression hesitant. It tentatively stuck out its little tongue at Shen Wuqiu, and before Shen Wuqiu could speak, it quickly licked Shen Wuqiu's lips as well.
"..." The tongue wasn't slippery at all. The feeling after licking it wasn't slippery, but rather a slightly prickly and itchy sensation. It still didn't feel comfortable, but surprisingly, she didn't feel disgusted or repulsed.
Shen Wuqiu looked at the white cat with its head tilted back, looking like it was asking for praise. She felt a little complicated. After thinking for a long time, she finally said, "Are you over it now?"
The white cat slightly turned its head, and after several dozen seconds, it meowed.
The fierce and ruthless meaning is no longer there, but it's not straightforward or bright at all; it always feels like there's still some emotion lingering inside.
Shen Wuqiu rubbed her cat's head and noticed that her paws, which were hanging on her shoulder, were climbing up again. So she simply picked up the whole cat and said, "If you behave well, my house will be your house from now on."
The white cat seemed a little unconvinced, poking its head out from under her chest and meowing at her.
Shen Wuqiu ignored her and continued talking to herself: "The white cat I saw on the road last night was you, wasn't it?"
The white cat immediately buried its head back into her chest and began to play dead.
Shen Wuqiu hadn't expected her to give her a real answer like a human being. On the contrary, in her opinion, a cat that didn't take her words seriously was the kind of cat that acted like one.
As noon approached, the temperature gradually rose. Without the shade of trees, it got a bit hot walking on the main road, and it was even hotter holding a fluffy ball of fur.
Unfortunately, the white cat showed no intention of getting down, so Shen Wuqiu had no choice but to carry her all the way home.
"Where did you pick up this cat?"
Su Yunzhi was picking vegetables in the yard when she saw the cat in her arms. Her brows immediately furrowed. She had never liked these furry balls.
Shen Wuqiu maintained his indifferent tone: "I saw her by the roadside. She followed me all the way, so I brought her back."
“No one in our village keeps cats. I don’t know where this wild thing came from. It’s so unclean to bring it back.”
"Meow~~" The white cat was clearly unhappy with what he said.
Shen Wuqiu patted her head reassuringly, "I'll keep her in my room."
“That’s not what I meant. It’s just that stray cats aren’t clean. Who knows what germs they might have? Keeping one in your room isn’t good for you. Besides, your dad’s not in good health right now. We have an old saying: dogs bring wealth, cats bring misfortune. I don’t think this cat following you around is any good thing…”
"Yes, I know what I'm doing." Shen Wuqiu didn't argue with her. She picked up the white cat and walked into the house. When she reached the door, she seemed to remember something and turned back to ask Su Yunzhi, "Auntie, did you hear the cat meowing last night?"
"Cat meowing? What cat meowing? I already told you, hardly anyone in our village keeps cats. At most, you might hear a dog barking occasionally."
Shen Wuqiu was puzzled. Could it be that he was the only one who heard the cat meowing last night?
Thinking about it, she looked down at the white cat in her arms. Could this be retribution—retribution for ruining your ability to continue the family line?
A note from the author:
Gu Lingyu: "Meow~~~" Help! You scared me to death!
Shen Wuqiu: "Hahahaha... You little fool, were you scared?"
Gu Lingyu: "Meow~~" My partner is so boring, I really want to scratch her to death!
Shen Wuqiu: "Meow~ I was just kidding..."
Gu Lingyu: "Meow~~~" Woman, let me tell you, you've gone too far with your joke! I'm not that cowardly!
Chapter 8 Sterilization
After returning to his room, Shen Wuqiu put the white cat down and gave it a few words of advice: "Now that you've come home with me, you have to listen to me."
The white cat glanced at her, then swaggered onto the top of her wardrobe. In the 1990s, the ceilings of self-built villas were usually very high, and wardrobes were not built-in. Generally, there was still a gap of nearly a meter between the top of the wardrobe and the ceiling. The white cat sat on it, looking down on all living beings like a queen.
Shen Wuqiu had no time to appreciate her queenly demeanor; only one thought occupied her mind—the cat was dirty.
With the cabinet so high up, it's unlikely anyone will come to clean it even once a year; it must be covered in a thick layer of dust.
Because the cabinet was too high, she couldn't reach the white cat hiding on top, and said helplessly, "If you don't say anything, I'll take that as a yes. Now get down."
The white cat refused to admit it: "Meow~"
“…” Shen Wuqiu looked back at her bed. “Then you’ll sleep here tonight. Don’t even think about getting on the bed…sigh…”
Before she could finish speaking, the white cat flew from the top of the cabinet to the bed.
"..." Shen Wuqiu blew a breath on the stray hairs that had fallen across her forehead, and after several seconds, she took a deep breath and walked to the bedside.
Sure enough, the white cat got dirty. Her little paws, tail, the back of her belly where she sat on the ground, and her bottom were all dirty. She also got her sky-blue bedding dirty.
Clearly, the white cat was aware of this as well.
Therefore, when Shen Wuqiu looked at her, she felt a little guilty and tried her best to hide her dirty little feet.
Her little actions were impossible to hide from Shen Wuqiu, who was scrutinizing her—so annoying, yet so cute, that it was impossible to get angry at her.
After a while, feeling disgusted with herself, Shen Wuqiu simply chose to ignore it, turned around, grabbed her clothes, and went to the bathroom.
I walked all the way under the blazing sun, and I was covered in sweat, feeling sticky and uncomfortable.
As soon as she finished taking off her clothes, she heard scratching at the door. She knew it was the white cat causing trouble and didn't intend to pay attention. However, the white cat was very persistent and seemed determined to keep scratching until she opened the door.
In the end, Shen Wuqiu gave in and opened the door a crack, barely the width of a palm.