I was approached by a cat-eared girl.

After they left, Chen Shuo whispered, "Wasn't that doctor a man too?"

"Anyway, you can't watch it."

Well, it's just that I can't see it.

Chen Shuo understood.

It takes much longer to spay a female cat than a male cat, since the procedure involves removing something more complicated. A male cat only needs to have its testicles removed, while a female cat has to have its abdomen cut open to remove a certain part, and then stitched up.

The surgery went smoothly. After about forty minutes, the doctor came out carrying Walnut, who was completely limp, still wearing a blue surgical gown.

Chen Shuo leaned over and lifted it up to take a look. Since the belly was facing up, it was very obvious that there was a cut on the lower abdomen, about two centimeters long. It was now sewn together with a few small black threads and coated with yellow iodine.

"The anesthesia will take a while to wear off, and you should be able to eat around tonight. Generally, it will take about a week to fully recover. I just gave you an anti-inflammatory injection and a painkiller injection. The anti-inflammatory injection will last for three days, while the painkiller injection will only last for one day. I'll prescribe some more anti-inflammatory and painkiller medications for you later."

Oh, right, make sure the wound is well-ventilated. Also, absolutely do not shower. You must wait at least two weeks before showering, otherwise the wound will get infected. Remember to come back in eight days to have the stitches removed.

"Okay, okay, we've got it."

After waiting at the hospital for another half hour, seeing that Walnut had no adverse reactions, the two left the hospital with a bag of medicine.

The anesthesia on Walnut had worn off by now, but she still couldn't stand. Wearing an Elizabethan collar and surgical scrubs, she huddled motionless in Bai Xiaoqi's arms, her eyes vacant and not uttering a sound, appearing quite depressed.

"If this dress is pretty, will it make it a little happier?" Bai Xiaoqi suddenly asked.

"The purpose of this surgical gown is simply to prevent it from licking its wounds. Why does it need to be so pretty? If you think it's ugly, you can go home and make it a pretty gown out of your old clothes."

"Do you have any clothes you don't want anymore?" Bai Xiaoqi asked.

"No."

"I don't have any either."

"Wait a minute, do you know how to sew?"

"will not."

We got home without much trouble. I put Walnut on the ground. I guessed it hadn't fully recovered from the anesthesia yet. Its legs were trembling as it walked, like a newborn kitten learning to walk. It took a couple of unsteady steps and then collapsed to the ground, where it lay down and wouldn't move.

"Meow..." Bai Xiaoqi squatted down beside her and greeted her.

Walnut, with its head resting in the Elizabethan collar, turned to look at her and then let out a weak meow.

"It must feel very empty right now."

"..." Bai Xiaoqi pouted and didn't say anything, hugging the walnut to her chest. Although she could no longer be a mother after being sterilized, giving birth was scary, so this was fine too.

Unless they also worship the moon and cultivate like me, accumulating cultivation points and reshaping their human form through the process of seeking a seal.

But it's very difficult. She can't say exactly how difficult it is, but she's always felt that she's different from ordinary cats.

Chapter 237 Very Free

Walnut, who was recently neutered, is recovering quite well after the surgery. However, the Elizabethan collar around its neck is very uncomfortable for it, but it can't be pulled off no matter how hard it tries, so it has no choice but to wear it obediently.

The wound is slowly healing, and it's always itchy, which is inevitable. It tries to lick itself, but with its head tucked into its Elizabethan collar, it scratches with its paws. The surgical gown provided by the hospital is really of poor quality; it was torn to shreds in just a few days.

Bai Xiaoqi found a short-sleeved shirt that Chen Shuo had been forced to discard, and made a new one for it, wearing it with crooked stitches, making it even uglier.

Lying on the sofa, Chen Shuo glanced at Walnut, who was lying in the cat's bed not far away, and felt that his sacrifice of his short-sleeved shirt was not worth it at all. He might as well have just bought a new one.

"What are you thinking about?" Bai Xiaoqi suddenly leaned over, grabbed the back of the sofa, and craned her neck to look down.

"I wasn't thinking about anything."

Chen Shuo rolled over to look up at her, and suddenly realized that from this angle, she looked like a turtle peeking out, but he didn't dare say it.

"What do you mean by 'I didn't think of anything'? Are you thinking my needlework is terrible?"

"It was already..." Chen Shuo started to say, then changed his mind, "No, I was just wondering when you planned to start studying today."

"Oh..."

Bai Xiaoqi said "Oh," let go of the sofa back, and left. She went back to her bedroom to change her clothes, and when she came out, she said seriously, "I suddenly remembered that Ya Ya asked me to go shopping today. You and Walnut stay at home and don't run around. That's all, bye-bye. Call me if anything happens."

"You again..."

Chen Shuo felt a tightness in his chest, then sighed silently, "Never mind, be careful."

"Know it."

Bai Xiaoqi came over, hugged his head, and kissed him a few times. Then she slung her bag over her shoulder and turned to leave.

Today was another day of skipping school.

I've been quite busy lately and haven't had much time to go shopping with friends. Anya understands this situation, since she has a boyfriend, unlike me.

Every time we meet, she looks so happy.

Maybe I should find a boyfriend?

She was thinking to herself.

Find a boyfriend, and you can throw away your electric toys. Plus, you'll have someone to accompany you in everything you do. You can go grocery shopping together, cook together at home, take a walk hand in hand after dinner, cuddle together when you sleep at night, snuggle in his arms in the morning, and even do some morning exercises to keep fit.

not bad.

It's better than electric ones; it doesn't need charging.

Unfortunately, dating is troublesome. Being with someone is definitely not as comfortable as being alone. You can't do whatever you want.

Moreover, everyone is different; each person has their own temperament and personality. When two people discuss something together, disagreements are inevitable, and they might even argue...

If you have a boyfriend who can't speak properly and always listens to you...

The country is really not doing its job. When will they be able to build a lifelike robot? She wants to customize a muscular male version.

Bai Xiaoqi rang the doorbell, and Anya opened the door to welcome her in. Then, she suddenly asked, "Do you two usually argue?"

"what?"

Bai Xiaoqi was taken aback. "Why are you suddenly asking this?"

"I'm just curious. Every time we meet, you look so happy, like your happiness is about to overflow from your face... Have you two ever had a fight?"

"No, we don't argue."

Not even once?

"Hmm, why are you arguing?"

“…”

Anya didn't know how to answer this question. "So you two have never had any conflicts? Like who got angry or anything like that?"

"Yes, that's true, but we're both reasonable people. When he gets angry, he tries to reason with me, and when I get angry, I also..."

At this point, Bai Xiaoqi suddenly stopped talking. She remembered that she seemed to never be reasonable, and if that guy made her angry, she would usually bite him.

Because that guy was very good at reasoning, and I couldn't argue with him, so I had no choice but to bite.

"You're reasonable too?" After waiting for a while without hearing her speak, Anya couldn't help but ask.

"Hmm..." Bai Xiaoqi mumbled an indistinct "hmm."

"I find it hard to believe."

Why is it impossible?

"That's just too impossible, okay? I've never heard of any couple who, when they have a fight, calmly reason with each other. At the very least, they'll exchange a few words... Oh well, maybe I'm just not experienced enough. Maybe there really are couples like you."

Anya thought for a moment and then asked, "How did you two meet?"

Bai Xiaoqi looked up and thought for a moment after hearing her words, trying to figure out how to make the matter more reasonable. Finally, she answered very simply: "That's how we met. He went out to go on a blind date, but it didn't work out. He ran into me on his way back."

"and then?"

"Then I moved into his house." Bai Xiaoqi automatically omitted the part about going to his house to demand justice, which she couldn't talk about.

"?"

Anya exclaimed in surprise, "So fast?"

"Is it quick? I had nowhere to go and nowhere to stay. He took pity on me and took me in."

"Oh, so you mean staying at his house."

"Then what did you say?"

"...That's what I was talking about too."

Anya slapped her forehead, sighing at how her thoughts were getting increasingly skewed, and then said, "So you two just lived together for a long time, developed feelings for each other, and became a couple, right? By the way, who confessed to whom?"

“I told him.”

"You confessed your feelings to him?" Anya was surprised again.

"Yes, is there a problem?"

"..."

"No, no problem."

Anya's gaze unconsciously swept over Bai Xiaoqi, taking her in and out. She was so petite and delicate, yet so proactive; she'd never imagined it.

"Why are you suddenly asking me about these things? Are you looking for a boyfriend again?"

What do you mean by "again"?

“Every few days you suddenly want to find a boyfriend.” Bai Xiaoqi took off her shoes, sat cross-legged on the yoga mat, and continued in a tone that seemed to know her very well, “But soon you don’t want to find one anymore.”

“You really know me. I think the reason I'm in this situation is because of you.” Anya sat down next to her and sighed. She was pretty clear about her own situation.

I used to be a loner and too lazy to make friends. I thought being single was great and dating was just so-so.

But now...

"Because of me?"

"Yeah, after meeting you, seeing how happy you are every day, I can't help but feel envious. But when it comes to finding a boyfriend to date, I'm conflicted. I'm hesitant and don't want to give up my current free life."

You can't have your cake and eat it too.

Anya felt that she was overthinking things. Every time she thought about dating, she couldn't help but think the worst, like arguments, bad guys, cheating, and so on. She was always worrying about the future, about things that might not happen, and all of them were bad things.

She felt that, in a sense, she was also considering the possibility of failure before she had even won.