Why bother with dating when you already have a cat?

The actual effect was that he kept touching Ai Qing's chest through her coat and blanket.

He had nightmares before and thought it was sleep paralysis... but it turned out to be the little fish straining.

"Don't move, let me help you."

Ai Qing sighed, groped around in the dim light for a moment, and finally found the two sleeves of the blue coat.

Then he propped up his sleeve with one hand and reached inside with the other.

Originally, this was just a normal thought process for him: reach into his coat and pull the little fish's hand out, and that would be considered a successful slip on the sleeve.

However, Xiaoyu was not yet familiar with this body, and when Ai Qing touched her arm, she subconsciously pulled her arm back, causing Ai Qing to grab empty air.

When Ai Qing probed further in, her fingers paused for a moment, her mind went blank, and she withdrew her hand as if she had been electrocuted.

With her face flushed red, Ai Qing used all her strength to finally find Xiao Yu's arm, pulled her little hand out from under her coat, and then her other hand.

Looking at the little fish lying on her body, finally stretching its limbs, Ai Qing breathed a long sigh of relief. As if she had fought three hundred rounds, she felt her back was covered in sweat.

I was really careless just now.

I forgot that the little fish wasn't wearing anything underneath...

What my fingertip just touched... seems to be...

Ai Qing blinked, raised her hand to look at her fingers, still looking somewhat dazed.

He forced himself to calm down and rethink some of the previous issues in order to shift his focus.

For example, after the little fish turns back into a cat, it has the ability to bring its own clothes. I wonder what the limitations of this ability are?

How can you determine whether the small fish is touching clothes or something else?

If you dress the little fish in ten clothes, can you take them all away when it turns back into a cat?

If the little fish is holding something, will it also be taken away?

Then, when you become a human, will you bring it out again?

Good guy.

If that's really the case, it's less about the function of clothes and more about an all-purpose storage space!

Once Ai Qing entered analytical mode, her mind became much clearer, and she was no longer distracted by the beautiful girl in front of her.

But the little fish is not a mere puppet; it has its own thoughts and actions.

While Ai Qing was lying there with his eyes open, deep in thought, Xiao Yu, whose hands were finally free, blinked at Ai Qing, wondering why he hadn't reacted after helping her.

So she tried to get close to Ai Qing's face, stuck out her pink little tongue, and gently licked his face.

"Wait..." Ai Qing was immediately jolted out of her analytical state by the licking, and quickly reached out to press her forehead and push her head away, "Go away! What are you licking for? Now that you're human, don't lick randomly with your tongue, okay?"

The kitten couldn't understand any of this. After its forehead was pressed and it was pushed away, the little fish propped itself up, tilted its head back, and licked the palm of Ai Qing's raised hand with a serious expression.

Ai Qing usually enjoys having the little fish lick her palms; it's ticklish and quite amusing.

But it's a little strange to have a girl lick your palm!

He's raising cats, not having sex with them... Ugh!

Quickly pulling her hands back, Ai Qing placed both hands on Xiao Yu's shoulders, looked at her heterochromatic eyes, and earnestly communicated with her, word by word: "You, now, get off me, OK?"

"Hmm?" Xiaoyu tilted her head and looked at him, completely unable to understand what Ai Qing was saying, and couldn't comprehend it at all.

Seeing her reaction, Ai Qing completely gave up on communicating with the human-shaped fish and simply grabbed her shoulder and made her fall to the side.

This time, Xiaoyu reacted quickly, and her body reacted very fast. In an instant, she rolled over from Ai Qing and lay on her side next to him.

And so, the two of them ended up lying face to face on the bed.

The girl's long, snow-white hair was spread out on the pillow like flower petals.

The moon rose from behind the clouds, and its light quietly slipped into the room through the window, falling on the two people's shoulders.

Ai Qing stared at her blankly, still savoring the subtle feeling of "the girl turning over and lying on her side, and then the two gazing deeply into each other's eyes."

Having someone by your side late at night is truly a wonderful thing...

He had once fantasized about lying in bed like this with a girl.

But he never imagined that when that day actually came, things would turn out this way.

Chapter 8: Am I confident I can help her get dressed?

In bed, Ai Qing took a deep breath and shook her head.

Little Fish blinked her beautiful eyes, seemingly not quite familiar with her current body. Lying on her side like this, she didn't know how to move and could only quietly and obediently watch him.

Ai Qing didn't intend to kick her out of bed; she just looked at her.

The little fish's eyes are beautiful. Without reflecting light or ghostly glows, they are clear, transparent, and pure, revealing an innocent purity untouched by worldly corruption.

Her face was thin, yet slightly chubby, and the curve of her profile was not sharp, but rather rounded and soft.

Her lips and nose were small, delicate and cute, which complemented her big eyes.

Her snow-white hair was completely different from the gray hair of an old person; it was soft and smooth, as if it had been soaked in warm milk.

A few strands of hair fell on Ai Qing's face, tickling her and carrying a faint fragrance.

Such tranquil moments don't last long.

Although Ai Qing didn't know how much time had passed.

All he knew was that at some point, when he blinked again, the little fish disappeared, and then it returned.

"Meow~"

The little fish, now transformed back into a kitten, regained its familiar body and rubbed against Ai Qing.

Looking lost and forlorn, Ai Qing touched her head and sighed.

"What should we do, little fish?"

"Meow?"

Okay, this question is a bit difficult for the kitten.

Ai Qing touched the headboard, found her phone which was charging, and turned it on to see that it was already four in the morning.

If I go to sleep now, I can probably get another two or three hours of sleep.

But his mind was completely clear, and he wasn't sleepy at all.

"Let me buy you some clothes first." Ai Qing thought to herself, opened Taobao on her phone, searched for women's casual wear, and planned to pick out one or two cheap and nice outfits.

But after scrolling for a while, he was immediately stumped.

After all, if you're going to buy clothes, then... then... girls' underwear and such, shouldn't you also buy those?

Then when buying clothes, he needs to know what size to buy, right?

After we buy the clothes, we should let Xiaoyu wear them...

Can kittens dress themselves?

Ai Qing expressed doubt about this.

You can't exactly dress the little fish yourself, can you?!

Although... although he was tempted, his basic moral compass was strongly condemning his current thoughts.

Sigh... I'll ask Xiao Youqian tomorrow how women's sizes are measured, and we'll talk about the specifics later.

As for how to bring it up...

Haha, in front of online writers, any unspeakable question can be easily resolved with the word "source material".

With these thoughts in mind, Ai Qing still didn't go to sleep, lying on her side browsing Taobao.

By the time he came to his senses, his shopping cart already contained dozens of outfits for girls.

……

At six o'clock in the morning, Ai Qing dragged her tired body and sat up in bed.

Ever since Xiaoyu started turning into a human at midnight, he hasn't had a good night's sleep.

I feel completely drained.

He got up, washed his face and brushed his teeth, and while on an empty stomach, went to the living room and did a set of Vajra exercises.

After breakfast, I couldn't stay awake any longer and went back to sleep.

When I opened my eyes again, it was already 10 a.m.

I don't really feel like making lunch.

After Ai Qing got up again, she went into the kitchen, opened the refrigerator, took out a bag of frozen steaks, a bowl of broccoli that she had cut earlier, and a piece of chicken breast.

Let's just have a simple diet meal for lunch.

Soak the broccoli in water with a little salt, then set it aside.

Frozen steaks, along with their vacuum-sealed bags, were thawed in water.

First, gently pound the chicken breast with the back of a knife, then rub it thoroughly with cooking wine, light soy sauce, sugar, and honey. Finally, add a few drops of lemon juice, cover with plastic wrap, and let it marinate for a while.

Chicken breast cooked this way won't be too dry.

"Meow~"

Just as Ai Qing was preparing lunch, Xiao Yu had already slipped from the bedroom to the living room, and finally stopped outside the sliding glass door of the kitchen, pawing at the door frame and barking inside.

"Don't rush, it's not mealtime yet." Ai Qing opened the door, took out a cotton ball used to tease the cat from the cabinet in the living room, and threw it on the ground.

The little fish immediately darted off in the direction where the cotton ball had fallen.

Looking at the little fish's agile figure, Ai Qing sighed.

I initially thought it was his cat that had become a spirit, but now it seems that apart from being able to transform into human form, the little fish is still just the same little fish.

Inside that girl's body lived the soul of a kitten, and there was no fantastical element like a "cat demon."

After the little fish turned into a human, it no longer had the ability to directly understand human language, or even to speak.