I was approached by a cat-eared girl.

After saying that, she quickly added guiltily, "I just feel uncomfortable watching you like that."

"......"

Chapter Sixteen: Air Conditioning Makes It Even Hotter

"..."

Bai Xiaoqi looked up at him with some confusion. She instinctively felt that this person had impure motives, as if he was up to something bad, but she couldn't quite put her finger on what those malices were.

She looked Chen Shuo up and down for a while before asking, "Aren't you hot?"

“It’s a bit hot, but we can turn on the air conditioner.” Chen Shuo turned to look at the old standing air conditioner, his expression feigning calmness.

Upon hearing this, Bai Xiaoqi followed his gaze and examined the air conditioner for a while. Gradually, it overlapped with something in her memory. So this thing that blows air is called an air conditioner.

"Wouldn't it be even hotter with the air conditioning on?" she couldn't help but ask.

"Ok?"

Chen Shuo was taken aback, turned his head, and asked in confusion, "Didn't you say that you only came to human society from the mountains last month?"

"correct."

"Wait a minute, let me sort this out."

Chen Shuo felt his mind was a bit confused. It was mid-August, the height of summer. Last month was July, the beginning of summer, which was also quite hot.

But this girl said it was even hotter with the air conditioning on, meaning she had used air conditioning, and it was on warm air, which...

Who the hell is crazy to turn on the heater in the middle of summer?

Does she not know the difference between hot and cold? In her eyes, cold is hot?

That seems even more wrong.

Chen Shuo glanced at the air conditioner in the corner of the living room. This air conditioner belonged to the landlord and was a relic from the last century. It made a creaking noise when turned on and consumed a lot of electricity, so he had hardly ever turned it on.

He stared at the air conditioner for a while, then a guess suddenly flashed through his mind. He turned his head and asked, "Are you using the air conditioner outside?"

"How did you know?"

“…”

Seeing her somewhat surprised look, Chen Shuo didn't know what to say. After a moment of silence, he said, "How I know is not important. What's important is that what you're blowing on isn't an air conditioner at all, it's the outdoor unit of an air conditioner."

Damn it, no wonder she said it would be even hotter with the air conditioning on.

At that moment, a scene flashed into Chen Shuo's mind.

In the sweltering heat of midsummer, a white cat, panting, searched for a shady spot. Seeing an air conditioner unit outside a shop, blowing air out, it quickly ran over, intending to cool off. But what it saw there... left it bewildered.

Why is it so hot?

For a fleeting moment, I actually wanted to take her head apart and see if there was anything wrong inside. It was such a simple thing.

"Air conditioners have an indoor unit and an outdoor unit. The indoor unit is inside the house, and the outdoor unit is outside. In the summer, the indoor unit blows out cool air, and the outdoor unit expels the high temperature from the house to the outside. That's why you felt so hot when the outdoor unit was blowing out."

While explaining the science to her, Chen Shuo walked over and manually turned on the air conditioner. After a while, the air conditioner creaked and groaned, blowing out cold air. Then he beckoned to her and said, "Come on, come and feel it. See what kind of wind is blowing now?"

Upon hearing this, Bai Xiaoqi stepped over and joined Chen Shuo in experiencing the charm of the air conditioner.

"Is it a cold wind blowing, and is it particularly cool?" Chen Shuo asked.

These old air conditioners all have one thing in common: they are of very high quality and can last for ten or twenty years without breaking down.

Although it looks a bit worn and old, the cold air it blows out is really strong.

Bai Xiaoqi stood in front of the air conditioner, and after a while, she felt cool all over, even a little cold.

"It's really cool."

"Of course, come on, let's go back and pick out more clothes for you." Chen Shuo smiled and led her back to sit on the sofa, this time sitting quite close to her.

Fortunately, after that interruption, the somewhat awkward atmosphere from before had completely disappeared.

Chen Shuo glanced subconsciously at the cat ears on her head, resisting the urge to reach out and touch them. He coughed twice and said seriously, "Alright, let's hurry up and pick out some clothes for you. I still have to write in a bit."

........

Time always seems to fly when I'm browsing Taobao, especially when I'm engrossed in it.

For example, women might get engrossed in picking out clothes and browsing various stores, while men might get engrossed in, well, looking at dolls.

Chen Shuo was helping a girl pick out clothes. He should have been indifferent to it, but while picking out clothes, he also taught her how to use a mobile phone. Before he knew it, an afternoon had passed.

Along the way, he discovered that although the girl always gave off a somewhat naive vibe, she learned things very quickly. In just one afternoon, she went from nothing to mastering the basic operations of a mobile phone.

For example, I learned how to open apps, watch videos on Bilibili, make voice calls on WeChat, and browse clothes on Taobao while also learning a dozen or twenty Chinese characters.

After an afternoon of effort, two dresses were selected, both of which were very lively and youthful styles. A pair of white women's sneakers and a pair of slippers were also purchased, all in size 35.

I also bought a women's nightgown, since she has a tail and it's inconvenient for her to wear pants.

All the items together cost around five or six hundred yuan, which isn't expensive.

As for underwear, it's not convenient to buy such things now, and Chen Shuo is too embarrassed to pick them out in front of others.

Therefore, Chen Shuo planned to help her choose one later.

"The clothes and shoes won't arrive for a few days. You can wear my pajamas for the next couple of days, since it's not convenient for you to go out right now anyway."

As he spoke, Chen Shuo rubbed his slightly swollen eyes, opened the drawer under the coffee table, rummaged around for a while, and pulled out an old cell phone. After turning it on, the battery still had about 50 or 60 percent remaining.

"This phone is one I used before. You can use it for now. There's no SIM card in it, but there's internet in the room. Use it to familiarize yourself with how to use the phone."

At this point, Chen Shuo glanced at the clock on the wall. It was past five in the afternoon, almost six o'clock. Another day had quietly passed. Let's take a brief look back.

I took in a cat-eared girl this morning, and as soon as I started writing, I was hit with a cat toy. At noon, my grandfather came over and caused a scene. In the afternoon, I was busy picking out clothes and giving a little lesson on how to behave.

The whole day was very fulfilling, but he only managed to write a few hundred words. This single thing made Chen Shuo feel guilty for wasting his time.

He stood up to go back to his room to write, then added, "You can just sit here and play on your phone. I'm going back to my room to write. If you need anything, come in. But never mind, we can talk about it when I'm done writing."

Upon hearing this, Bai Xiaoqi's cat ears twitched, and she paused in her fumbling with her phone. Then, she looked up and asked hesitantly, "Can I tell you now?"

"Well, you said."

"...I'm hungry."

"How could you be so fast..."

At this point, Chen Shuo stopped, because he felt a little hungry. He had only eaten a few small yellow croakers for lunch, which were not filling at all.

"Okay, let's have dinner first."

Chen Shuo took out his phone from his pocket and started ordering takeout.

When he lived alone, he didn't have regular mealtimes. Sometimes, when he was engrossed in writing, he would even forget the time and end up eating only one meal a day. Over time, this inevitably caused stomach problems.

Now that we've taken in this cat girl, who always cries out for food right on time, there are actually some advantages to taking her in.

At least her ability to call out when she's hungry on time can save her stomach.

Chapter Seventeen: If You Could Turn into a Cat

Night deepened.

Around 10 p.m., Chen Shuo stretched, turned off his writing software, got up from his chair, opened the door and went to the living room, intending to take a shower and then go to sleep.

As soon as I opened the door, I saw Bai Xiaoqi sitting on the sofa in a daze, her hand supporting her chin, her pink lips pouting, her expression listless, and even the cat ears on her head drooping down.

Upon seeing me come out, the cat's ears twitched slightly, then it looked up and met my gaze.

Why do you look like that? Bored? If you're bored, why aren't you playing on your phone?

Bai Xiaoqi lowered her eyes slightly, glanced at the phone on the coffee table, paused, and then whispered, "The phone seems to be broken..."

"Is it broken?" Chen Shuo walked over, picked up the phone, looked at it, and pressed the power button twice. He said, "It's not broken, it's just out of battery. Phones need to be charged."

"Charge?"

"Yes, charge it."

Chen Shuo bent down and rummaged through the drawers under the coffee table for a while, then took out a charger and turned on his phone while it was charging.

"See, this is perfect. Let it charge for a while, and then you can keep playing with it."

"Mm." Bai Xiaoqi nodded.

Seeing that she still looked a little sullen, clearly because she had been sitting there for too long and her mind was still a bit foggy, Chen Shuo couldn't help but say, "Why didn't you come in and find me when you realized your phone was dead? I could have gotten you a charger, and you wouldn't have been sitting there so bored."

"But didn't you say you needed a quiet environment, and that I shouldn't disturb you?"

“....….”

Chen Shuo was speechless for a moment.

However, he also had a feeling that was hard to describe. This female cat was actually very well-behaved. If he didn't let her in to disturb him, she would obediently stay away.

"Next time I'm writing, if you need anything, just come in and find me, don't hesitate..."

As he spoke, Chen Shuo remembered something and couldn't help but chuckle. He then added, "If you could turn into a cat, I'd let you lie on my lap while I'm typing."

Upon hearing this, Bai Xiaoqi puffed out her cheeks and said, "I don't want to become a cat, I want to be a human."

"You can be a human too..."

At this point, Chen Shuo paused, turned around and walked towards the bathroom, "I'm going to take a shower."

I almost blurted out that people could also lie on my lap.

Although she is petite, she certainly can't fit on her own lap.

It would be quite suitable to hold it.

But holding her probably makes it impossible for me to write.

This is really difficult.

Lost in thought, Chen Shuo went into the bathroom, closed the door, took off his clothes, and started showering. Feeling the comfort of the warm water on his body, he suddenly shook his head.

What are you thinking about here?

The two of them are completely innocent, so it's inappropriate for them to hug and cuddle. I don't mind, but she definitely wouldn't want to. Besides, she's essentially a cat, so what if she scratches me and makes my face bleed?