Why bother with dating when you already have a cat?

"What's wrong with you?" Ai Zhongguo was startled and, standing in the kitchen, turned around and asked loudly.

Several seconds later, Ai Qing's voice came from inside the house: "N-nothing... the wind was too strong and blew the door shut."

……

What is Ai Qing feeling right now...?

This is the first time in my life I've seen a girl like this up close...

I felt like I couldn't breathe.

If his father's voice hadn't come from outside the door and startled him awake, he might have remained in shock for a long time.

Imagine this scene—

You walk into the bedroom as usual.

My gaze naturally drifted towards the bed, trying to find my cat.

Then you see a girl, all white, like a pure snow lotus emerging from the snow, her expression revealing innocent and pure naivety.

Her entire body was covered only by her waist-length, snow-white hair, which slightly concealed her crystal-clear skin.

Such temptation was overwhelming. Even Ai Qing, who was already a seasoned veteran of online QQ groups, couldn't control her emotions when faced with such a powerful real-life scenario.

The girl from last night!

It's appeared again!

And this time it happened in broad daylight!

Ai Qing forced herself to look away, glanced at the bright sky outside the window, and then quickly scanned the room, searching through several corners where the little fish often liked to stay, to confirm that the little fish was really gone.

Then he looked at the bed again.

The girl blinked, tilted her head and looked at him in confusion. She was half-squatting and half-crouching, kneeling on the bed with her hands supporting her upper body. Her long, snow-white hair was draped down, covering many of her vital areas.

But Ai Qing could see her back, which was as smooth and white as snow.

Because of Ai Qing's height, he could even vaguely see the alluring cleavage at the base of her back...

Then his pupils contracted, he blinked, and made sure he wasn't seeing things.

It's a tail!

A pure white cat tail!

Looking again at the top of the girl's head, sure enough, she had a pair of cute cat ears!

And it can move!

"Ah... Ahh..."

Seeing Ai Qing's frightened expression, the girl opened her mouth on the bed, seemingly wanting to meow a couple of times as usual.

But perhaps because it was not yet familiar with human form, it could only manage to make a sound, which sounded clear and melodious, very similar to the little fish's usual tone.

but.

Now is not the time to admire.

Hearing Ai Zhongguo's approaching footsteps outside the door, Ai Qing quickly turned around and locked the bedroom door.

"No, why did you lock the door?" Ai Zhongguo gripped the doorknob, immediately puzzled. "Did you catch the little fish?"

Have you caught them yet?

Ai Qing's gaze fell on the adorable girl in front of her, who seemed to be a little fish transformed into a human...

How the hell is he supposed to catch him?

There's simply nowhere to start!

Chapter 4 She was wearing his coat.

"You wait."

Ai Qing tried to calm herself down, talking to her father outside the door while walking to the wardrobe, opening the door, and taking out a blue coat she usually wore.

"The little fish jumped onto the top of the cabinet, and it's a bit hard to catch."

“Having a cat is such a hassle.” Ai Zhongguo muttered to himself from outside the door, then turned around and sat on the sofa in the living room. “Hurry up, I’ll just take a quick look and then I’ll be leaving. I have to go back to the company.”

"understood."

As Ai Qing responded, she quickly walked up to the girl. Without giving her a second glance, she hurriedly opened her coat and draped it over the girl's shoulders, along with her waist-length white hair, before quickly zipping it up.

Fortunately, Xiaoyu was a female cat, and she was small in size. Even if she turned into a human, she would still be very thin.

After putting on Ai Qing's coat, I was completely wrapped up inside. If I stood up, the hem of the coat would probably reach my knees.

But the biggest problem right now is how to explain to his father why there's suddenly a girl in his room.

You could say he found a girlfriend and that would be one thing.

But what girlfriend has cat ears and a cat tail?!

Ai Qing had a headache, but she was afraid her father would keep urging her, so she could only pace anxiously around the room.

He then turned and opened the bedroom door, pretending to walk out and close it as he walked towards the corner of the living room, muttering to himself, "I'll grab a broom and chase her off the closet. You wait a bit longer."

"Oh." Ai Zhongguo picked up his phone idly, then glanced at the broom in Ai Qing's hand, raised an eyebrow, and asked suspiciously, "Is your bedroom a mess, and you're just making an excuse to clean it up?"

"You're overthinking it," Ai Qing rolled her eyes at him.

But you haven't thought about it enough, Dad.

The truth is even more absurd than you imagine...

With that thought in mind, Ai Qing picked up a broom and opened the door.

Then, the next second, I froze.

Because that girl is gone.

Instead, there was the adorable little fish that immediately squatted up after hearing the door open from its bed.

The moment Ai Qing saw Xiao Yu, she breathed a sigh of relief, then quickly went into the bedroom, put the broom aside, and hugged Xiao Yu tightly in her arms.

"Dad, you're all better now! Come in."

Upon hearing the sound, Ai Zhongguo, who was in the living room, immediately got up from the sofa and went into the bedroom to take a look.

Apart from the unmade bed and a slightly messy table, it looked fairly clean.

Ai Zhongguo looked it over and nodded with barely satisfied expression: "It's alright, not too messy, but you have to be careful not to let the little fish scratch the walls, or the landlord will complain."

"I know." Ai Qing nodded absentmindedly, her eyes constantly darting around her bed.

There's just one question on my mind.

Where's his coat?

Logically speaking, if the little fish transforms back into a cat, shouldn't its coat just fall off and remain on the bed?

Does that mean it can swallow your clothes when it turns back into a cat?

Ai Qing muttered to herself.

Ai Zhongguo had already walked to the computer and curiously glanced at the screen: "What kind of stuff do you usually write..."

"Don't look!"

Upon seeing her father's action, Ai Qing immediately panicked. Holding Xiao Yu, she rushed to the computer desk and closed her typing interface. "Don't you understand personal privacy? Dad, you're a journalist, you can't just look at other people's computers like that!"

"My bad, my bad, I won't read it anymore." Ai Zhongguo took a half step back. "It's mainly this reporter's curiosity that's unstoppable. It's your own fault for not telling me what you wrote."

"It's an online novel, you can just look it up online yourself, it's perfectly legitimate," Ai Qing said without batting an eye.

If it were the previous book, it would be fine; it was a relatively refreshing slice-of-life story about cats, with the male protagonist transformed into a kitten, and there wasn't even a normal romantic subplot.

But this book, "My Childhood Sweetheart Will Turn into a Cat," is a bit hard to talk about...

I absolutely must not let my parents know!

When Ai Qing communicates with her family, she only tells them that she is writing online novels.

To the outside world, they only claim to be running an online "self-media" platform.

Anyway, his father was a journalist and still works at a publishing house. It's perfectly normal for him, as the son, to keep up with the internet trend and do some online self-media.

"Alright, then I'll take my leave after seeing my son's living environment..." Ai Zhongguo was about to say goodbye after seeing his son's living environment.

Suddenly, Ai Qing's phone rang on the table.

Both of them looked at the phone at the same time; it showed an unfamiliar account.

Because the phone was close to Ai Zhongguo, he reached out his hand, then turned his head and asked, "Want to answer?"

"Answer it, it's probably a delivery or something." Ai Qing didn't think much of it. He was still holding Xiaoyu in his arms, so he was too lazy to get his phone. He just let his dad answer the call and put it on speakerphone.

The next second, a serious voice came through the phone: "Hello Mr. Ai, is this the person who booked the psychological counseling service for relationship problems and life stress? We're just confirming the appointment time with you again..."

The call was disconnected.

The little fish was thrown back onto the bed, and then dashed off to the living room.

Only the father and son remained in the bedroom, speechless.

Ai Qing opened her mouth, thinking about how to explain.

How can he explain it clearly?

She said that last night in the middle of the night, she saw a girl with white hair and cat ears lying next to her in bed, and then she disappeared in the blink of an eye.

So he suspected that he had gone astray while writing the book and was having mental problems, and planned to see a psychologist to check on his condition.

If someone actually said that, then they really would have a mental problem.

So, while Ai Qing was still brainstorming for an excuse, Ai Zhongguo, who was also a father, spoke up first.

"Ai Qing."

"Um……"

"You don't need to be under so much pressure. It doesn't matter how much money you make. As long as we can live our own little lives well, that's enough."