Why bother with dating when you already have a cat?

If Ai Qing really wanted to, given his current status and authority in Xiao Yu's heart, he could easily seduce her and have some unspeakable things happen between them without any harm.

Going even further, you could keep her locked up at home for an extended period, manipulate her, and make her afraid to go out, so she can only stay by your side.

If Ai Qing were the only person in the entire world, Ai Qing would be her God.

How Ai Qing trains Xiao Yu to be depends entirely on her own thoughts and desires.

No one is perfect; there will always be some dark sides to our minds.

Even Ai Qing wouldn't deny that she had had similar malicious thoughts and impulses.

But what makes humans human, and what has led to the current stage of social development, is their self-restraint and tolerance.

It can completely defy a certain animalistic instinct rooted deep in its genes, forever imprisoning the darkest corners in the deepest recesses, never to see the light of day again.

If nothing unexpected happens, Ai Qing will have at least several decades more to witness the extraordinary event of a cat turning into a human in her lifetime.

But he was certain that this would be the most memorable thing in his life.

When faced with such a small fish, Ai Qing sincerely hopes that it can live like a normal person.

For Ai Qing, raising a kitten into an adult brings an indescribable sense of accomplishment and satisfaction.

As for romance...

Ai Qing looked at the innocent-looking Xiao Yu in front of her and asked the question, but her face did not show the shyness and naivety of a typical young girl.

Although the little fish received human education, it still retains some of its cat-like thinking in terms of concepts and ideas.

She still couldn't understand the various emotions that humans exhibit when it comes to love.

That shyness and ambiguity, the back-and-forth tug-of-war of suspicion, the anticipation of a surprise, the sweetness of receiving a response, the joy of finally getting married...

These kinds of emotions are still things that Xiaoyu can't quite understand.

It's obviously very difficult to get her to understand what love is all about.

Ai Qing simply couldn't play any so-called dating games with a little girl who hadn't even developed her own views on love.

Another reason is... Little Fish is a cat.

Cats only live for a little over ten years, and even the longest-lived ones live for a little over twenty years.

Even after Ai Qing learned that Xiao Yu could absorb and cultivate that special energy, she wondered whether Xiao Yu could truly become a human in a biological sense, or even have a lifespan like humans.

But before she can be sure, Ai Qing doesn't want to feel even more pain when facing Xiao Yu's passing in the future.

Of course, in such a situation, enjoying life to the fullest might be a good choice.

Ai Qing looked at Xiao Yu, who was looking very serious, patted her head, and finally sighed, "Don't ask these kinds of questions in the future."

Seeing that Ai Qing really didn't want to answer, Xiao Yu's expectation gradually faded, but she tried her best to keep a straight face and not show any disappointment.

She simply nodded slightly: "Oh... Little Fish understands."

She quickly cheered herself up, jumped out of bed, and ran out of the bedroom. Turning back to Ai Qing, she smiled and said, "Brother, I'll go make you dinner now."

"Go ahead, you'll have a hard time."

……

For the next few days, life went on as usual.

Although Xiaoyu hasn't officially started streaming yet, she's already attracted quite a few fans by playing PUBG with Bubble every day.

While Ai Qing wasn't paying attention, her number of followers on Bilibili had already surpassed one thousand.

The homepage only has one submitted video, which is a joint submission with someone else.

There was nothing else.

Many fans went to the comments section of Xiaoyu's video and called for the show to be rebroadcast.

Ai Qing started a charging program for Xiaoyu on Bilibili, and indeed quite a few people have been charging Xiaoyu.

Two of the guys subscribed for a year, which cost six yuan a day, basically equivalent to being a captain every month.

With a thousand followers, scrolling through the list, Ai Qing was quite surprised to find that more than fifty people were "charging" (a form of online promotion).

It's said that Bilibili users love to get things for free, but it depends on the type of person.

There are plenty of bosses who don't lack money; the key is whether you have the skills and ability to seize the opportunity.

As for live streaming.

Ai Qing had indeed considered it.

For Xiaoyu, without considering the webcam, the computer's high performance is more than enough to run live streaming software smoothly and allow her to play PUBG with low latency.

If Xiaoyu wants to debut as a live streamer, using a costume like Bubble without showing her face is also a good option.

Xiaoyu herself felt the same way.

What puzzled Ai Qing was that this girl didn't even ask her if she could buy her a leather case.

Ai Qing glanced at her wallet and made a rough estimate.

Originally, I would have saved around 7,000 yuan this month.

His original intention was to save it.

but……

"Not even small fish?"

As the image of Xiaoyu's pure and innocent face and her bewildered expression flashed through her mind, Ai Qing sighed inwardly.

That's really awful.

Too cunning.

Q: How can we get single online novel authors to voluntarily spend money?

It's so easy.

Thinking back to the stories she had always heard about naive online novelists being scammed out of money in online romances and marriages by accepting dowries, Ai Qing used to think these people were so stupid, always jumping into traps.

Now I can empathize with that feeling a bit.

Fortunately, Xiaoyu wasn't really trying to scam him out of money.

He did it willingly... Hmm... Did those guys who were fooled think the same thing back then?

Whatever!

Little Fish is definitely different from those women!

Holding onto this belief, Ai Qing finally started searching online for information about purchasing virtual suits, tips on avoiding pitfalls, installation and usage tutorials, and equipment selection.

Then your wallet is halved.

……

June 1st, Monday.

Children's Day.

Little Fish changed into a newly bought dress, a pink and cute style that made her look like a primary school student.

She wore a yellow children's hat on her head, pink buckled leather shoes with round tops, and short socks with lace trim.

From a distance, she does indeed look like a child who has just come home from school, making Xiaoyu look even younger than her already immature age.

"Let's go. Did you bring all your belongings?" Ai Qing asked one last time as she changed her shoes at the door. "Let's check one more time."

"Mmm." Xiaoyu nodded, opening the new duck-shaped shoulder bag Ai Qing had bought for her. Inside were her phone, tissues, wet wipes, power bank, earphones, plastic bags, and a parasol hanging beside her. "I've got everything!"

"Alright, let's go then."

I had promised Xiaoyu that I would take her to West Lake once I had time.

Today happens to be Children's Day, so Ai Qing took Xiao Yu out.

I left home and made my way to the subway.

Xiaoyu skillfully swiped the QR code to enter the station, boarded the subway car with Aiqing, and found a seat.

This trip to West Lake will involve 21 stops and will take more than an hour.

When she had nothing to do, Xiaoyu would take out her phone and earphones from her duck-shaped bag, give one earphone to Aiqing, and then open Bilibili.

"What are you looking at?" Ai Qing asked curiously as she leaned closer.

"It's a video that Sister Bubble edited recently," Xiaoyu said. "She said she'd release it with me this morning."

"Ah, I've already received the message."

Xiaoyu saw an invitation from Bubble to submit a joint article in the background. After confirming, the article is currently under review.

It's estimated that it will be released after a while.

"What did she edit this time?" Ai Qing asked again.

"It was just some dialogue from the game, and then the scenes of us defeating enemies," Xiaoyu tilted her head and recalled.

"Have you said anything strange in other people's live streams these past few days?" Ai Qing was always startled by the mention of any interesting conversations, always worried that Xiao Yu might say something shocking in the live stream.

"No way!" Little Fish pouted, dissatisfied. "Little Fish talks normally."

"Did she say anything about wanting to date my brother or anything like that?" Ai Qing asked suspiciously.

"Hmm...that's definitely not the case," Little Fish pouted and said. "I'd like to say that."

"Then let's not talk about it."

"Brother is so stingy." Xiaoyu reached out and took the earphones off Ai Qing's ears, then put them in her own ears. "I'm not letting you listen to them anymore."

"You stingy little fish." Ai Qing reached out and snatched the earphones back, putting them back on herself.

"Ah! Don't grab it~" Xiaoyu reached out to chase after it, but Ai Qing leaned back, so she couldn't touch anything and could only rub against Ai Qing's chest.

The two of them were playing around like childish fools. In the end, it was Ai Qing who noticed the gazes of the passengers next to them and quickly pressed Xiao Yu's hand to stop them.

Spending so much time with Xiaoyu makes me feel like I'm becoming more and more childish... Ai Qing rubbed her forehead, trying to be a little more mindful of herself.

"I'll help you with some PUBG game recordings these next couple of days," Ai Qing said after the commotion subsided. "You play three PUBG games a day now, which is about an hour of gameplay."

"Let's gather some clips of highlights first, and I'll also learn how to use editing software so we can edit the videos ourselves later."