Why bother with dating when you already have a cat?

Seeing her like this, Ai Qing patiently walked to Xiao Yu's side, pressed down on her back and applied slight pressure: "Down, down further, don't climb all the way up to the table, but try to get as close as possible."

“Yes, that’s it.” Ai Qing stood next to Xiao Yu, withdrew her hand, and then helped her correct the posture and angle of her arm.

Then he simply hugged Xiaoyu, holding her left hand with one hand to help her set up the rod, and with the other hand he held the little hand that was holding the end of the rod, directly controlling her hands to cast a shot.

The white ball flew out with a whoosh, hit another ball, and then they collided and flew away.

Although no ball went into the hole, the right feel was definitely there; it wasn't that weak and uninspired feeling.

"Can you feel it now?" Ai Qing looked down at Xiao Yu, who was half-pressed under her, showing no intention of letting go. "Let's do it again."

"Uh-huh."

The little fish looked serious; she was genuinely studying.

Ai Qing, on the other hand, half-taught and half-enjoyed, embracing Xiao Yu and teaching her how to play billiards.

Seeing Ai Qing's teaching method, Wu Yong on the opposite side felt a little envious. He blinked and looked at Xie Qiaohe beside him, somewhat tempted.

No wonder Ai Qing said she would teach them to play billiards; so that's what she was waiting for.

Wu Yong pondered to himself, realizing he had figured out Ai Qing's tactics.

However, before Wu Yong could take the initiative, Xie Qiaohe, blushing, leaned closer, tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, and whispered, "You...you should teach me too, or I'll lose later."

"Oh, oh oh..." Wu Yong finally came to his senses and quickly pulled Xie Qiaohe to the pool table, where he began to teach her, imitating her.

Whether it was because she was genuinely not good at it or doing it on purpose, Xie Qiaohe learned relatively slowly.

Following Ai Qing's method, Wu Yong half-embraced and half-carried Xie Qiaohe as he taught her how to play billiards. As he taught her, he felt that his bath might have been a waste.

Even though it's the dead of winter and the game hasn't officially started yet, I'm already sweating a little.

However, Wu Yong cherished this opportunity to be so close to Xie Qiaohe, and he was even reluctant to let go of her hand.

After dawdling for more than half an hour, it was 9:20 when the two sides finally finished getting used to each other and officially started playing billiards.

Although the little fish didn't use the warm current to cheat, its own athletic ability was still there.

Although I don't understand the advanced techniques of controlling the cue ball's trajectory and spin, I still have no problem achieving miracles with a powerful break shot.

With a crisp sound, the white ball crashed into the pile of balls, scattering the pile and luckily sinking a solid-colored ball.

"Keep playing after you score." Ai Qing glanced at the goal and then directed from the side, "All-color ball, look at that number three ball, the angle is pretty good."

The cue ball is now positioned in the center, and the third ball is near the middle pocket; the angle is indeed quite good.

But since it was Xiaoyu's first time playing billiards, she only learned the basic striking posture and couldn't sink the ball despite the good angle.

Now it was Xie Qiaohe's turn.

Wu Yong offered her advice from the side, and after she bent down, he continued to correct her slightly incorrect posture.

Judging from the last half hour of study, Xie probably wasn't paying attention; he was probably daydreaming.

One ball was hit, but no points were collected.

The first game of billiards between the two novices was a very intense battle from the very beginning.

They played for another ten minutes or so, and the two of them combined only managed to score seven goals.

Hmm, seven balls doesn't sound like a lot.

But four of them are white balls.

There were only three actual goals scored, fewer than the number scored by the white ball.

But it's just for fun, as long as I'm happy. I'm quite pleased every time the ball goes into the hole.

Xie Qiaohe, in particular, was a true goddess of the white ball. She only managed to sink one regular ball, but she managed to sink three white balls.

Moreover, when the white ball flew out, no one could tell that it would go into the hole. But after bouncing with other balls on the table, it inexplicably went into the hole. It was truly amazing.

"How about this?" Seeing that this game was going to go on for who knows how long, Ai Qing coughed and suggested, "How about we do what we did before, with the boys helping the girls aim before they shoot?"

"What do you mean?" Wu Yong asked, somewhat puzzled.

“That’s how it is.” Ai Qing pulled Xiao Yu to the table, set up the cue, and aimed at the cue ball. Then she hugged Xiao Yu and helped her aim. “Look, like this, when you hit the cue ball in this direction, aim at the edge of that number four ball, and rub it in like this.”

After taking aim, Ai Qing released her grip.

Following Ai Qing's instructions, Xiao Yu gently pushed the white ball and successfully swished the number four ball near the hole into the pocket.

"I see." Wu Yong nodded in understanding.

Xie Qiaohe, who was standing to the side, naturally had no objections.

So Xiaoyu hit another ball, but it didn't go in. Then it was Wu Yong and Xie Qiaohe's turn.

Watching Wu Yong half-embrace and half-carry Xie Qiaohe to aim, Ai Qing smiled with satisfaction.

That assist of mine was truly brilliant.

With her boyfriend's aiming help, the rest of the game went much more smoothly.

Although I was just helping with aiming, I still couldn't get every shot into the hole, but at least I could get one in every four or five shots, which wasn't as exaggerated as at the beginning.

Moreover, billiards also requires a feel for the ball, and after making more shots, Xie Qiaohe and Xiaoyu also made some progress.

Around 9:40-9:50, the first game was finally completed smoothly.

Xiaoyu and Xie Qiaohe had also experienced the joy of billiards, and immediately started the second game.

Wu Yong and Ai Qing also enjoyed it, but it was a different kind of happiness.

After all, just watching girls play pool, seeing all those terrible shots, could easily cause a stroke.

But if you can play pool with a girl, then it doesn't matter if the pool is bad or not.

The four of them played from nine o'clock until ten-thirty, when they finally heard the sound of footsteps going up the stairs downstairs.

Xiao Youqian and Li Qiqi each covered their heads with a towel, tucking their wet hair inside, as they walked up from downstairs.

When they got to the second floor, they saw Wu Yong holding Xie Qiaohe while they played billiards, and he immediately made some funny noises.

"I'm so envious." Li Qiqi came over from the stairwell and watched the four of them play billiards. She stood to the side and said sourly, "Does the requirement for playing billiards have to be this high these days? You can't even play if you don't have a boyfriend."

"It's okay, Qiqi, I'm here with you." Having just soaked in the hot springs together, their relationship had improved considerably. Xiao Youqian grinned, took a pool cue from the wall, and hugged Li Qiqi, saying with a smile, "I can teach you how to play pool like this too~"

"Oh my~" Li Qiqi was amused by Xiao Youqian, and simply lay down on the pool table in a very serious manner, letting Xiao Youqian hug her, and then imitated Xie Qiaohe and Xiaoyu's posture, "Darling, teach me quickly, is it like this?"

“No, that’s not right, it should be like this~” Xiao Youqian also cooperated with the performance.

Seeing the two of them acting so exaggeratedly, Ai Qing rolled her eyes and said, "You two are being a bit silly. Besides, Qiqi, you should wake up. At least Sister Qian has a boyfriend. You really have nothing."

Li Qiqi was caught off guard and fell silent: "...Do you have to be so hurtful with your words? You might get struck by lightning!"

"Haha~ Don't be sad, don't be sad." Xiao Youqian patted Li Qiqi's head. "If you don't mind, I'll sleep with you tonight."

After saying that, Xiao Youqian looked at the other four people and reminded them, "It's already 10:30. You should go to bed early too, or you won't be able to get up tomorrow. Remember to set your alarms for 5:30."

"Okay, you guys go to sleep first," Ai Qing nodded and said. "We're almost done playing this game."

After seeing Xiao Youqian and Li Qiqi back to their room, the four of them played for a few minutes, cleaned up the game, and then said goodnight to each other.

Wu Yong escorted Xie Qiaohe back to the master bedroom on the second floor, but in the end, he was too embarrassed to go in. After closing the door to the master bedroom, he went back to his own bedroom.

Ai Qing, holding Xiao Yu's little hand, returned to the third floor.

After the two of them went into the master bedroom together, they took off their clothes and went into the bathroom to take a shower.

Unlike Wu Yong and Xie Qiaohe, who were a young couple, Ai Qing and Xiao Yu were already an old married couple and didn't shy away from taking baths together.

When she came out of the bathroom, the little fish was still clinging to Ai Qing.

"Get down first, dry yourself off, and be careful not to catch a cold," Ai Qing said, slightly out of breath.

"No need." Xiaoyu wrapped her legs tightly around Ai Qing's waist and whispered in his ear, "Brother, I recently discovered another use for the warm current. You can try it too. When it circulates to the skin's surface, it seems to dry it directly without a towel."

Chapter 225 Sunrise

The place where the ski resort is located is called Angi Mountain.

Surrounded by mountains on all sides, with a lake in the middle, most of the towns in the mountains are built around the lake.

Perhaps because there are not many traces of urbanization in the mountains, the development of tourism resources on the mountains is relatively restrained, mainly consisting of two ski resorts and a large open-air hot spring.

Apart from that, there are mostly farmhouses and guesthouses.

So the air here is very good, the night sky is very bright, and you can see many stars.

Ai woke up at just five o'clock.

It wasn't that he set an alarm or that his biological clock was like that; he was simply woken up by a kitten that had crawled into the blankets and was being licked.

"Little fish, stop fooling around."

Ai Qing reached under the covers, grabbed Xiao Yu by the back of her neck, and pulled her out of her cat-like state.

The kitten licked its tongue and blinked innocently, making Ai Qing laugh.

However, seeing the little fish transform into a cat, Ai Qing suddenly had a flash of inspiration. She glanced at the hazy moonlight outside the window, then abruptly rolled out of bed, saying as she dressed:

"Change back first, get dressed, and then let's go out for a walk."

Little Fish obediently nodded and immediately transformed back into human form. Her graceful figure appeared in the bedroom, her bare feet making a slapping sound on the floor. In front of Ai Qing, she picked up the clothes scattered on the floor.

After they finished getting dressed, the two of them went hand in hand to the living room on the first floor.

The driver had already gotten up early and was boiling a kettle of water in the living room.

After exchanging greetings, Ai Qing and Xiao Yu stretched in the living room, did a set of Vajra exercises, told the driver, and then walked hand in hand out of the villa's gate.

"Brother, didn't we say we were going for a walk?" Xiaoyu was pulled by Ai Qing's hand and led into a deserted alley. Looking at the deserted surroundings, Xiaoyu raised an eyebrow and suddenly became interested. "Does brother want to try something a little more exciting?"

"What are you thinking about?" Ai Qing glanced at Xiao Yu and saw the blush on her fair cheeks. She pinched Xiao Yu's cheek with a speechless expression. "I'm looking for a secluded place to turn into a cat and wander around here."

As she spoke, a warm current surged through Ai Qing's body, and the next second she transformed into an orange cat, stretching her body on the ground of the alley.

Seeing this, the little fish realized what was happening and quickly transformed into a cat as well.

Before long, two agile figures, one in white and one in orange, darted out of the alley and quickly ran through the streets of the small town.

To be fair, cats in the city really don't have much room to maneuver.

Moreover, it lacks some of the unique beauty that belongs to nature.