I was approached by a cat-eared girl.

Since she believed that the cactus could protect her from scary things, Chen Shuo didn't try to discredit her by saying that the idea that cacti could protect against radiation was just a rumor. He figured it was fine for her to just stay naive.

Back home, the heating had already been turned on in December, making the house much warmer than outside. Bai Xiaoqi took off her thick down jacket, hat, and scarf, and then placed the cactus in front of their computers.

There was a cactus in front of each computer. Chen Shuo watched her fiddling with it and couldn't help but ask, "Are you sure you can keep it alive?"

"Sure, cacti are very easy to care for. The shop owner said you don't even need to water them every day, just water them when you remember. And I just checked online, cacti can survive in arid grasslands, so it sounds like they're very easy to grow."

While explaining the science to him, Bai Xiaoqi took off her outer pants and continued to play with the cactus, poking it with her fingers while wearing only white leggings.

The orchid she bought from the roadside died after only a few days, and that's when she realized that plants are actually not easy to grow.

She was particularly confident that she could keep this cactus alive for a very long time.

Seeing her sticking out her little bottom and poking the cactus with her finger, Chen Shuo walked over and pinched her bottom through her pantyhose.

Bai Xiaoqi was startled and turned around abruptly, "What are you doing?"

"I just wanted to squeeze it and see how it felt."

“…”

“…”

Bai Xiaoqi pulled her mid-length sweater down a bit, stared at him for a few moments, then turned and walked towards the kitchen.

"I'll go cook."

"Well, let's go."

Chen Shuo responded and leaned on the balcony to look outside. In winter, the days are short and the nights are long. The sky outside was already dark. The streetlights in the community were on, and the cold wind blew by, and the lights of thousands of homes lit up in the buildings.

Bai Xiaoqi, who said she was going to cook, didn't go to the kitchen. Instead, she silently came up behind Chen Shuo and pinched his butt.

"How does it feel?" Chen Shuo turned his head and asked with a smile.

"Not very good."

Seeing that this guy wasn't startled like she was, but instead seemed happy, Bai Xiaoqi felt bored. Just as she was about to go to the kitchen to cook, she opened her arms to him again, "Hug me."

Chen Shuo, somewhat confused, pulled her into his arms, only to feel a pinch on his groin. Caught off guard, he almost jumped up. "What are you doing?!"

"I just wanted to squeeze it and see how it felt."

Having finally said what she wanted to say, Bai Xiaoqi was quite happy. She then broke free from Chen Shuo's embrace, slipped on her slippers, ran out onto the balcony, and went to the kitchen to cook.

Chen Shuo watched her turn into the kitchen as she walked away, and after a moment he curled his lip in disapproval.

Tch, woman.

I used to blush easily if I accidentally bumped into someone, but now... tsk tsk.

There were some noodles left at home, so dinner was tomato and egg noodles. Noodles are amazing; even if you put in a small amount, they turn into a big bowl after cooking.

Faced with this situation, Bai Xiaoqi somehow came up with a solution. She took out a one-yuan coin, compared it to a handful of noodles of the same size, and cooked two handfuls, which was just enough for two people to eat a meal.

Chen Shuo always complained that Bai Xiaoqi put all her noodles in the pot, resulting in a huge pot full of them.

After a hearty meal, the two of them finished off a huge pot of noodles. They rubbed their bellies and slumped on the sofa for a while before Chen Shuo went to the kitchen to wash the dishes.

Since it wasn't advisable to take a shower right after a meal, Chen Shuo held her and sat with her on the sofa to watch a movie.

The radiator was right next to the sofa, and the faint warmth wafted over me, making me feel cozy even in the cold winter.

Bai Xiaoqi squinted comfortably, snuggled closer to Chen Shuo, and her little face turned rosy.

When Chen Shuo gently caressed her legs, which were covered in pantyhose, her face seemed to turn even redder. She felt as if she could feel the heat of his palm even through the thick fleece-lined pantyhose.

Moreover, whenever his hand brushed against her skin, the soft downy hairs would brush against her skin, giving her a very special feeling.

Bai Xiaoqi nestled back against his chest, letting Chen Shuo stroke her legs, casting aside her chaotic thoughts, and looked up at him, saying:

"Today, after Ya Ya and I bought gloves, we came out and encountered a woman riding an electric bike. She almost hit Ya Ya. I pulled her away, and then the woman started cursing at us. Ya Ya cursed back at her."

"They didn't do anything, did they?"

"No, Ya Ya had only said one curse when the woman lay down on the ground, clutching her waist and groaning in pain."

"You've encountered someone trying to stage an accident?" Chen Shuo's heart skipped a beat.

"Yeah, Ya Ya said she was trying to scam us, and told us to ignore her, that there were security cameras around, and she couldn't extort money from us, so we left..."

At this point, Bai Xiaoqi paused, looked at his expression, and asked, "Is there a problem?"

"Oh, no problem."

Chen Shuo breathed a sigh of relief. He was so nervous that he almost thought he was going to lose his wedding room, which was about to be completed. It turned out he hadn't been scammed.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. If she had already been scammed by someone trying to stage an accident, Xiao A Miao would definitely have called her immediately to tell her the bad news.

"Be more careful when you go out in the future. If you see an elderly person lying on the ground, don't help them up."

Chen Shuo couldn't help but give a word of advice. After a pause, he added, "If you really want to help, you should first check if there are any security cameras around. Only help if there are."

However, it's possible that the surveillance camera is malfunctioning, so you should record a video with your phone while helping the other person up. This way, if the other party tries to extort money from you, you'll have evidence to prove that you didn't cause the collision.

Of course, it's best not to help. Our family's financial situation isn't good enough for that; it might cost us our wedding home.

"I won't help you up even if you tell me to. I've seen news reports like this so many times, where kind people help up elderly people who have fallen, only to be extorted by many... um..."

Before she could finish her sentence, Bai Xiaoqi couldn't help but snort, glanced down at the bulge in her clothes, then looked up and frowned, asking, "What are you doing?"

I was talking to him when this guy reached into my clothes and messed around, preventing me from finishing my sentence. You bad dog.

"I'm not doing anything, I just wanted to tease you a little."

Even though I hadn't done anything, Little Miao's face was flushed with a charming blush, making me want to tease her and make her even more shy.

Chen Shuo kissed her slightly flushed face, tightened his grip on her arm, and hugged her even tighter. "Let's watch a movie."

Bai Xiaoqi had been listening to Chen Shuo ramble on and hadn't really paid attention to what was going on in the movie, but now that she looked at it, she realized it was a comedy.

The Richest Man in Tomatoes

Having been in human society for over a year, she is no longer the same innocent girl she was last year, so she can understand most of the jokes in this comedy.

But Bai Xiaoqi was distracted, because he was still bullying her. Sometimes she would laugh and then suddenly let out a soft hum.

Even though this guy's attention was focused on the computer screen, his groping hands kept taking advantage of him.

That bastard can always multitask when it comes to lewd things.

Seeing that it was already past nine o'clock in the evening and the movie was about to end, Bai Xiaoqi yawned, lay down, and rested her head in Chen Shuo's arm, squeezing with him on the somewhat cramped sofa.

Are you sleepy?

Chen Shuo's hand slid down inch by inch, gently kneading her lower abdomen. Counting the days, it would be the day after tomorrow when Little A Miao would visit again, so he rubbed it in advance to get a feel for it.

"A little."

"Shall we go to sleep?"

"Okay, I'm going to take a shower."

Bai Xiaoqi had just sat up, but lay down again the next second. "Go take a shower first."

"Okay, I'll go first." Chen Shuo got up from the sofa and went to the bathroom to take a shower. Others help warm the bed, but he helps warm the bathroom.

Oh, no, the bed needs to be warm too.

So I have to keep both the bed warm and the bathroom warm.

After taking a shower, Chen Shuo huddled under the covers with only his head sticking out, trying his best to keep the blankets warm for Xiao A Miao.

Although the heating has been turned on, there's something wrong with the radiator in the bedroom; it doesn't feel very warm.

The consequence of leaving an electric blanket on all night is that you will wake up in the morning with a dry mouth and feel like you have lost a lot of moisture, so high-end bed warming methods all use it.

Following his nickname "human-shaped dishwasher," Chen Shuo has now earned the honorary title of "human-shaped bed warmer."

The sound of footsteps running in slippers came from outside. Bai Xiaoqi, wearing cat-themed pajamas, meowed and crawled into the quilt, reaching her hand inside Chen Shuo's clothes to cool him down.

"Ouch, stop it, your hands are as cold as ice."

As he spoke, Chen Shuo grabbed her restless little hand and took it out to examine it. Her palm was bright red and still had water stains. He then grabbed her other little hand and looked at it. It was white and tender, without a trace of water stains. The two hands formed a stark contrast.

“I just grabbed a handful of ice from the freezer with this hand.”

Bai Xiaoqi made a grasping motion with her bright red little hand, and taking advantage of his momentary daze, she pulled her hand out of his palm and reached into Chen Shuo's pajamas to start icing him.

"hiss..."

Chen Shuo hissed for a long time before he got used to the temperature of her little hand. Then he pulled her hand out and breathed on it to warm it. He looked at Xiao A Miao with disgust.

In the dead of winter, grabbing slush from the freezer with her bare hands just to chill herself is a classic case of hurting herself while harming the enemy. Only a fool like her could come up with such a stupid idea.

Bai Xiaoqi felt offended by the disdainful look, so she nudged the guy's chest with her head.

A pair of cat ears on his head rubbed against his chin, making Chen Shuo feel ticklish. He couldn't help but shrink his neck and tuck her warm little hands back into the blanket. "Stop it, it tickles so much."

"I do not."

Hearing her say that, Chen Shuo simply shrank back and crawled into the quilt as well. His movements caused Bai Xiaoqi to gasp in surprise and quickly cover her pajamas with her hands.

The bedside nightlight emitted a warm glow, and the blankets rustled softly.

Bai Xiaoqi had somehow covered her mouth and nose with her hand, which was covered by her pajamas, trying to keep herself from making a sound, but a shy moan still escaped from between her fingers.

Chapter 209 You Ate Me

The next day was a weekend, and since there was no need to do renovations, Chen Shuo sat on the sofa, full of energy, typing away on his computer.

Bai Xiaoqi washed the underwear that had gotten dirty last night and hung it on the balcony to dry. She came out, glanced at him a few times, and said, "I won't let you bully me anymore."

Her face flushed slightly, but she tried to remain serious. "I'm telling the truth."

“That’s not bullying, that’s helping you,” Chen Shuo corrected.

Bai Xiaoqi frowned, glaring at him angrily, "I don't care, anyway, if you..."

"If I bully you again, you'll bite me, right?" Chen Shuo picked up the conversation. "That's what you always say."

"I'm telling the truth this time!"

"When have you ever lied about the truth? Haven't you bitten me enough already?"

"you....."