Why bother with dating when you already have a cat?

However, his strong and passionate scientific spirit continued to inspire him, enabling him to maintain a small measure of clarity of mind.

He would check the time on his phone every now and then.

Soon, it was 2:57, 2:58, 2:59 AM.

3:00!

Little Fish's cat-like face also came close to the glowing phone screen, blinking its eyes with curiosity and confusion as to why he wasn't sleeping at night and was staring at the phone.

Ai Qing also looked puzzled, glanced at the time, then at Xiao Yu, and couldn't help but ask:

"Go ahead and change."

"Why hasn't it changed?"

"You weren't like this last night or the night before."

"Why can't it work today?"

The kitten couldn't understand what he was saying, so it tilted its head and blinked.

Ai Qing sighed and forced herself to stay awake until 3:15.

Finally, unable to stay awake any longer, the little fish fell asleep, and it didn't turn into a human.

The theory that "you become human at three o'clock" failed before it even lasted 24 hours.

Chapter 14 This position is not very comfortable

February 3, noon.

Ai Qing squinted, stood beside the dining table, hands on her hips, looking at the little fish squatting in front of the automatic feeder, and sighed softly.

When it was time to eat, the cat food was poured out, and various nutritional supplements were given.

I had prepared lunch and was just about to enjoy it.

When the little fish turned around, it had transformed from a kitten into a girl.

The key point is that even after transforming into human form, Xiaoyu still squatted in front of the cat food bowl on the dining table, looking like she was planning to eat like that.

"Get down from the table first, okay?" Ai Qing walked to the table, patted Xiao Yu on the shoulder, and discussed it with her.

Xiaoyu looked at Ai Qing with a puzzled expression, thinking that he was telling her to lie down.

So he moved his calves, leaned back, and bent over.

This angle definitely makes it easier for her to eat her cat food.

But who eats like that?!

If outsiders saw this, they might think he was doing some kind of BDSM activity!

And can I still eat cat food after I turn into a human?

Should we only eat human food?

Ai Qing was at a loss for words.

But the little fish on the table didn't wait for him; they immediately buried their heads and started gnawing on them.

To be fair, cats have barbs on their tongues, so they can lick food into their mouths when they eat.

But after becoming human, the tongue becomes slippery, making it less convenient to maintain the old eating habits.

The little fish nibbled at its food for a long time, but only managed to eat a few kibbles.

Cat food bowls are often made large and shallow, which makes them unsuitable for cats to bury their heads in and bite directly.

Seeing that there was no other way, Ai Qing had no choice but to quickly reach out, grab her slender waist, and lift her off the dining table.

The little fish, startled by the sudden lift, squirmed in Ai Qing's arms. Once it realized it was safe, it nestled obediently in his embrace, letting him hold it.

"It's really heavy." Ai Qing weighed it in her hand; compared to the cat's condition, it was definitely much heavier.

But it really does smell good.

I don't know what flavor it is, it's faint, drifting gently from Xiaoyu's hair and neck.

Moreover, when Ai Qing held her in her arms, her body felt so soft and yielding that she was reluctant to let go.

However, he forgot one thing.

The little fish can't walk yet.

So when Ai Qing let go, Xiao Yu immediately knelt down on the ground with a thud.

Ai Qing: "..."

It truly is a long and arduous journey.

"Okay, let's not learn such a difficult skill as walking yet." Ai Qing squatted down and picked up Xiao Yu again. "You should learn to sit first."

As she spoke, Ai Qing carried her to a chair to the side.

I tried to get her to sit down.

But as soon as Xiaoyu got on the chair, she lifted both feet and placed them on the seat, supporting herself on the two corners with her hands, maintaining a half-squatting, half-lying position.

"Straighten your back, stretch out your hands and put them on the table." Ai Qing, like a father, pulled Xiao Yu's two little hands up and put them on the table, making Xiao Yu's upper body straight and her little chest puff out.

Little Fish was clearly not used to this position, and kept trying to pull her hand back by straining her arm.

"Hang in there, sweetie." Ai Qing patted her head to encourage her, and then took the cat bowl from there and placed it in front of Xiaoyu.

The little fish, initially attracted by the cat food, was clearly distracted.

With its hands pressed down on the table, its head was also close to the edge of the table, sniffing the aroma of cat food.

Ai Qing tried to move her hands to both sides of the cat food bowl so that she could hold onto the rim of the bowl.

This time, Little Fish forgot to pull her hand back.

That's good, not bad at all.

Ai Qing took two steps back to look at her masterpiece.

A girl with white hair, wearing a large blue coat, sat obediently with her feet on the chair.

Holding a bowl of cat food in its hands, it strained its head forward, eager to savor its delicious lunch.

However, before Ai Qing could be smug for long, the little fish disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Ai Qing leaned closer and saw a cat's face peeking out from under the table. With a nimble leap, Xiao Yu jumped from the chair onto the table, then buried the cat's face in the bowl and started eating.

Well, all that work for nothing.

Let's eat.

However, before eating... Ai Qing rushed into the bathroom and splashed cold water on her face to calm herself down a bit.

Damn it!

Such a soft and fragrant girl, completely unguarded, lets him do whatever he wants without complaining.

This was far too devastating for a virgin like him.

Especially since he has white hair and heterochromia.

The buffs are really stacked up to the max.

What sustains Ai Qing's beliefs now is the excellent education he received as a successor to socialism over the past twenty years, which has enabled him to maintain his noble morals and sentiments and prevented him from turning into a beast.

Rather than doing things based on animal instincts, Ai Qing, after spending the last few days interacting with the little fish that had turned into a human, was perhaps more interested in seeing if she could help the little fish gradually adapt to life as a human.

That sounds a bit tiring.

But Ai Qing did not come away empty-handed.

At least writing this new book went much more smoothly than when he was preparing to start it.

If the new book also achieves a breakthrough in sales as a result, that would be a pleasant surprise.

Now there's a new problem.

Ai Qing is still unsure about the timing and pattern of the little fish's transformation, as it is influenced by some rule.

This has caused Ai Qing to panic a bit.

Because I have to go home for lunch in the afternoon, and I also have to stay at my parents' place for one night with Xiaoyu.

The experiences of the past few days led Ai Qing to mistakenly believe that Xiao Yu could only turn into a human at 3 PM and 3 AM.

However, Ai Qing set an alarm for the night before, but did not see the white-haired cat-eared girl sleeping next to him at three in the morning.

He stared blankly at Xiaoyu for more than twenty minutes.

As a result, just as we were about to eat lunch today, the little fish turned into a human.

Ai Qing is now very worried. What if Xiao Yu doesn't turn into a human by 3 pm today, but turns into one when he brings Xiao Yu home?

He still doesn't know whether Xiaoyu turning into a human was something she could control or something that happened randomly and beyond her control.

To understand all of this, there is a basic premise.

That means the little fish has to be able to talk.

Or at least, you have to be able to understand what he's saying.

Thinking of this, Ai Qing dried her face, walked out of the bathroom, sat down at the dining table, picked up her chopsticks, and looked at Xiao Yu who was working hard, lost in thought.

It seems we should try to educate Xiaoyu about nine-year compulsory education.

I just feel that a few minutes each day is too short and it interferes with my studies.

It would be great if the time it takes to become a human each day could be fixed and extended.

"Meow~"

After finishing her meal, Xiaoyu turned to look at Ai Qing and nuzzled his arm.

Chapter 15 Bringing a Girlfriend Home

At 3:00 PM sharp, Ai Qing did not see Xiao Yu transform again.