I was approached by a cat-eared girl.

"What matter?"

Chen Jianwen's face darkened. "You've already done that with someone, what, you want to get away with it..."

At this point, he abruptly stopped talking and said, "There's no rush. I don't think I'm ready either. Anyway, you and he should get along well first. If you're going to be in a relationship, you have to be responsible. You're an adult now, so you need to be clear-headed. He's younger than you, so be more considerate. That's how your mother and I got through it."

"Aren't you and my mom the same age?"

"Yeah, that's why your mom never gives in to me and always scolds me... Ugh, why am I telling you this? I'm leaving."

After saying that, Chen Jianwen looked into the living room and, seeing that the girl hadn't come out, he felt relieved and walked out.

Chen Shuo went out onto the balcony with him and saw him to the door.

"Use your time to do something worthwhile, instead of always messing around with those trivial things." Chen Jianwen inexplicably thought of those cat ears again, always feeling that this kid was hiding his true abilities, he really hadn't seen through him before.

He paused, stepped out of the door, hesitated for a moment, and then casually said, "Be careful."

"Be careful what? We're just... "

Chen Shuo was too lazy to explain anymore, and changed his tune, saying, "Okay, okay, I'll be careful. Professor Chen, you should go back now, and please be careful too."

As they spoke, they escorted the old man to the stairwell.

As Chen Jianwen walked downstairs, he glanced up at the floor where Chen Shuo was. He still felt a bit dazed. He was supposed to be ordered to come and yell at people, which should have been a good thing, but instead, he ended up yelling at his son's girlfriend, who was not only being kept as a mistress but also engaging in role-playing.

This made him wonder if he had done something wrong when he went out today.

It's like seeing a ghost.

.......

Chen Shuo returned to the house and found the bedroom door closed. He went over and opened it, only to see Bai Xiaoqi still standing inside. He wanted to laugh but couldn't, and said helplessly, "What are you still doing standing in the bedroom? Are you burying your head in the sand?"

"Didn't you tell me to keep the door closed and not to come out?"

"That was before you were exposed. Now you're exposed. Come out and put your slipper on."

Chen Shuo turned around and walked to the sofa. Seeing that she had already put on slippers, he glanced at her, his gaze unconsciously drifting downwards, and asked, "What happened to your shoes just now?"

"I accidentally dropped it while running."

Bai Xiaoqi looked down at her slippers, her little feet moving slightly inside. Then she looked up at Chen Shuo, and couldn't help but glance at the yogurt on the coffee table.

"The person who just came in was my dad. Because of your slippers, he discovered you're in my house, and he even thought you were mine..."

At this point, Chen Shuo stopped abruptly, feeling that what he had said might not have meant quite right.

However, Bai Xiaoqi timely added, "Girlfriend?"

"Huh? How did you know?"

"I heard you."

Upon hearing this, Chen Shuo turned to look at the balcony. The balcony was quite a distance from the bedroom, and he had deliberately kept his voices very low when he and the old man were talking on the balcony, but he didn't expect that she could hear him.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but glance at the cat ears on Bai Xiaoqi's head.

How many times better are cats' hearing than humans'?

Chapter Fifteen: Why don't you sit back down?

Chen Shuo couldn't recall for a moment when asked how many times better a cat's hearing is than a human's.

Anyway, it's much better than human hearing.

Moreover, she not only has cat ears, but also a pair of human ears, so thinking about it that way, it's quite normal that she can hear.

That makes sense.

"You...you heard what I said to my dad, right?" Chen Shuo hesitated for a moment before asking tentatively.

He didn't know how he felt at that moment; it was complicated and a little awkward.

"Some heard you, some didn't. You were speaking very softly, so I couldn't hear you clearly."

Hearing this, Chen Shuo secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He glanced at the bedroom door again. If he wasn't mistaken, she had closed the door when he and the old man went to the balcony to talk. Although the door wasn't very soundproof, it still had some effect.

"So...you don't have anything you want to ask?"

"What do you want to ask?"

"Like, for example, what a girlfriend is or something."

"Isn't a girlfriend just a female friend?"

Bai Xiaoqi looked at him strangely, then, as if remembering something, asked in a low voice, "Aren't we friends?"

"Ah, yes, of course it is. We're friends, and you're a woman, so you're my... um, female friend. Your understanding is correct."

Seeing that she had misunderstood, Chen Shuo instinctively felt relieved. But then he thought again and suddenly realized that if he didn't explain it clearly now, it would inevitably cause trouble later when she found out the true meaning of "girlfriend".

After hesitating for a while, Chen Shuo decided to deal with the future later, and then he changed the subject, "Come on, let's eat."

As he spoke, he opened the takeout bag on the coffee table, took out two boxes of deep-fried yellow croaker, broke off two boxes of yogurt, and handed one to her, saying, "Here, the yogurt you've been longing for."

"Thank you."

Bai Xiaoqi showed a delighted expression, immediately reached out to take the yogurt, tore off the lid, and stuck out her little tongue to lick the yogurt.

Seeing this, Chen Shuo quickly handed over the straw and reminded him, "You are a human now, not a cat. You can't lick it. Humans drink yogurt with a straw. Look, like this, insert the straw."

"Uh-huh."

Bai Xiaoqi followed suit, inserted the straw, took a sip, and her eyes lit up again.

It tastes so good.

Chen Shuo finished the yogurt in a few gulps, pulled out the straw, tore open the lid, and started licking the yogurt lid.

Although we just mentioned that humans shouldn't lick yogurt, the yogurt lid is different. It's the essence of the whole yogurt, and you must lick the lid when drinking yogurt; it's a necessary step.

Upon seeing this, Bai Xiaoqi was taken aback and asked somewhat bewilderedly, "Didn't you just say that you couldn't lick it and had to suck it?"

"It's different. You have to lick the lid. It's an important ritual when humans drink yogurt, understand?"

"Oh..." Bai Xiaoqi nodded as if she understood, and started licking the lid like him, thinking to herself that being a person is so troublesome, even drinking yogurt has so many rules.

But the yogurt really tastes so good.

It's so good to be a person.

.......

After finishing his meal, Chen Shuo threw the takeout box into the trash can as usual. The deep-fried yellow croaker tasted good, and the slightly spicy version was even better, but he didn't eat much of it.

He discovered that this cat girl could handle spicy food quite well, but she wasn't used to it at first and was making slurping noises from the spiciness. However, when he mentioned that drinking yogurt could relieve the spiciness, she immediately took off.

She ate most of the slightly spicy yellow croaker, and also lost a piece of the remaining yogurt.

Then, while slurping up the spicy food, they also drank it with great relish.

This situation always made Chen Shuo feel that this girl forced herself to eat the mildly spicy yellow croaker just for the sake of the yogurt, without even needing to find a reason—to relieve the spiciness.

Chen Shuo sat back on the sofa, glanced down, and asked, "Are your slippers a bit too big?"

"Hmm, a little." Bai Xiaoqi looked down at her slippers, which were indeed a bit big. Then she looked up at Chen Shuo and subconsciously licked the yogurt residue on her lips.

"Come on, wipe your mouth first, and your nose too."

Seeing this, Chen Shuo pulled out a tissue and handed it to her, but Bai Xiaoqi shook her head, "No, I can lick it clean."

As she spoke, she stuck out her little tongue and licked her lips again.

"If you like yogurt, I'll buy you some more later. Don't act all pitiful, like I'm mistreating you."

Chen Shuo felt that he had underestimated the girl's feelings for yogurt. Maybe the reason she asked him for a title was because he had given her yogurt to drink—although he couldn't remember it.

However, as for this mistreatment...

He glanced at Bai Xiaoqi's blue striped pajamas, then took out his phone from his pocket and said, "I'll buy you some clothes online and a pair of shoes. The delivery will take a few days, so you can wear mine for the next couple of days."

"Pretty clothes?"

"Pretty clothes?" Chen Shuo looked up, thought for a moment, and asked, "I don't think you're picky at all. When you first came here, weren't you wearing tattered, dirty clothes?"

"That's what I use to sleep at night. I found it in a big bucket."

"In the trash can?"

"Ah."

Seeing her nod, Chen Shuo's expression softened unconsciously. This cat girl was really quite pitiful. Well, if conditions allowed, who would make themselves wear such tattered clothes?

This feeling is roughly similar to the sentiment that if girlfriends weren't so hard to find, who would willingly be a simp?

"Here, pick whatever you want to wear." Chen Shuo was unusually generous and handed over his phone directly.

Bai Xiaoqi reached out to take it, but Chen Shuo suddenly snatched the phone back.

"Sorry, I forgot you probably don't know how to use a phone yet. Come, sit a little closer, I'll operate it for you. You can choose whatever you like, and I'll also teach you how to use a phone."

Seeing her somewhat bewildered look, Chen Shuo explained, intending to continue his "teaching a man how to be a good person" mini-lesson, personally demonstrating to her how to use a mobile phone.

Upon hearing this, Bai Xiaoqi nodded, got up, walked over and sat down next to Chen Shuo, then looked down at her phone screen.

For a moment, the two were closer than ever before, with her cat ears only a few centimeters away from Chen Shuo's chin.

It was white and fluffy, and looked so nice to touch that Chen Shuo always wanted to reach out and give it a good rub.

Moreover, Chen Shuo could clearly smell the slightly sweet scent emanating from her, and with a slight glance downwards, he could see her fair neck.

The delicate collarbone, shaped like a straight line, is faintly visible through the neckline of the pajamas, forming two shallow dimples on either side of the beautiful, slender neck. As for what lies below, it is not visible due to the angle.

It's a bit of a pity.

For some reason, he suddenly remembered the misunderstanding the old man had just caused him.

girlfriend.

The thought of that title made Chen Shuo feel a little distracted. He coughed lightly and said, "Um, don't stand so close, I'm a little hot."

"Oh."

Bai Xiaoqi responded, got up and moved to the side, craning her neck to continue staring at the phone screen.

Only then did Chen Shuo feel that the feeling of being distracted had dissipated a little, but then he suddenly regretted it and hesitated for a moment before saying, "Why don't you sit back down?"