I was approached by a cat-eared girl.

After driving home, it was already past ten o'clock at night. As it got darker, they invited Anya over. It was her birthday, so of course they had to invite friends, since it wasn't far away anyway.

After changing into slippers, Chen Shuo placed the cake on the coffee table and turned to look at Bai Xiaoqi, who was on the balcony pouring cat food for Walnut. Anya was squatting nearby, taking the opportunity to pet the cat.

"If you like cats so much, why don't you get one yourself?" Chen Shuo was a little puzzled, because no matter how you looked at it, Anya was clearly a late-stage cat lover.

To be honest, sometimes he even suspected that this woman might have some kind of very different, very special fetish, simply put, like Cao Cao, liking other people's things.

However, Boss Cao prefers other people's wives, while she prefers other people's kittens.

A human-cat?

"I used to keep them when I was little, but I haven't dared to keep them since."

“…”

Chen Shuo nodded and didn't say anything more; he understood immediately.

Whether it's a person or a pet, you'll develop deep feelings for them over time. But everything has a lifespan, even the sun will eventually come to an end.

When their pet cats or dogs die, many people find it hard to accept. They are more like family members than pets. Anya, who loved cats so much, probably found it even harder to accept.

Therefore, she dared not keep cats again, for fear of experiencing that kind of life-and-death separation again.

Then wait until the walnuts...

Thinking of this, Chen Shuo suddenly felt a pang of sadness. He quickly shook his head, not daring to think about it anymore. He sat on the sofa, unwrapped the cake, went to the kitchen to find a lighter, lit the candles one by one, and stuck them in the oven.

Twenty candles were arranged in a circle, filling the space completely. In the center was a small cat made of white cream, curled up among a pile of fruit, and decorated with chocolate chips.

"Your birthday is coming soon, don't forget to turn off the lights."

"Coming, coming!" Bai Xiaoqi responded, then stood up and ran over in her slippers, sitting down next to Chen Shuo.

Anya petted the cat a couple more times before reluctantly getting up, turning off the light, and then sitting down on the other side of Bai Xiaoqi.

The living room was pitch black, with only the flickering candlelight on the coffee table casting intermittent shadows on the three people's faces.

The cake I bought this year is much smaller than the one last year. Last year's cake was a large three-tiered cake, and it took the two of us two two or three days to finish one and a half tiers. In the end, it even tasted a bit sour, so we had no choice but to throw it away.

Bai Xiaoqi felt heartbroken for a long time at that time.

To avoid waste, she didn't buy a very big birthday cake this year, but that didn't diminish her joy and happiness, especially the white kitten curled up among a pile of fruit, which she fell in love with at first sight.

Anya exclaimed in surprise, "Wow, what an adorable kitten! Is it made of cream?"

"Yes, she likes cats."

Chen Shuo explained calmly, then folded up the complimentary birthday hat and put it on Bai Xiaoqi's head. "Alright, now blow out the candles and make a wish."

"Wait a minute, I haven't taken a picture yet."

Bai Xiaoqi took out her phone and snapped several photos from various angles. Finally, she handed the phone to Anya, rested her head on Chen Shuo's shoulder, and took a group photo with the birthday cake as the background, making a peace sign.

"You're so young, you even make the peace sign when taking pictures now."

"Hmph, of course." Bai Xiaoqi snorted smugly, happily looking at the group photo for a long time. Then she asked Chen Shuo to help her take a group photo with Anya. Only then was she satisfied.

She put her phone aside, looked at the birthday cake, silently closed her eyes, and began to make a wish.

Anya clapped her hands and started singing "Happy Birthday," and Chen Shuo belatedly joined in.

As he sang, Chen Shuo glanced at her constantly opening and closing lips, and his singing gradually subsided. He then quietly leaned closer to eavesdrop.

As soon as he leaned closer, Bai Xiaoqi suddenly opened her eyes and looked at him, "I've made my promise, there's no use in you eavesdropping."

"What is the promise?"

Bai Xiaoqi puffed out her cheeks, blew hard on the cake in front of her, extinguishing all the candles, and then said, "I can't tell you, wishes won't come true if you tell them."

"Tch..." Chen Shuo scoffed, lowering his voice, "I just made a wish, do you want to hear it?"

"what?"

Chen Shuo leaned forward and glanced to the right. He couldn't see anything in the darkness, but he could hear Anya beside him still singing the birthday song.

Seeing this, Chen Shuo leaned close to her ear and whispered, "My wish is that tonight there will be a kitten wearing white stockings on top of me."

"..."

"..."

Upon hearing such a lewd wish, Bai Xiaoqi subconsciously glanced to the side and saw that Anya was still singing and probably hadn't heard it. She breathed a sigh of relief, then silently reached out and pinched Chen Shuo's waist hard.

This guy does nothing but think about these kinds of lewd things all day long.

Chen Shuo endured the pain without crying out, got up and turned on the living room light, then took a plastic knife and began to cut the cake along its edge.

As soon as the living room lights came on, Anya finally finished singing the birthday song. Then, with the light on, she immediately noticed the blush on Bai Xiaoqi's face. "Hey, why is your face red?"

"I'm hot."

"Is the central air conditioning hot too?"

Chapter 279 Should We Celebrate?

All three of them had eaten dinner, but they couldn't eat much. Cake, which is mostly cream, is okay to eat a little bit, but it gets too cloying after a while.

The white kitten curled up in the middle of the cake was carefully avoided, and the three of them only ate the outer ring of the cake.

It was roughly equivalent to half a cake. Chen Shuo only ate a small piece of this half, and the rest mostly ended up in the stomachs of the two girls.

Bai Xiaoqi put the remaining half of the cake in the refrigerator, intending to save it for tomorrow. Anya patted her stomach, stretched, and got up from the sofa. "Alright, I'm going home."

"You're leaving already?"

"Yes, it would be inappropriate for me to be a third wheel on your wedding night. Oh, no need to see me off, it's not far."

After escorting Anya to the elevator, Bai Xiaoqi pushed the door open and returned, muttering, "What wedding night? It was just getting the marriage certificate..."

"Why isn't getting the marriage certificate your wedding night? Besides, it's also your birthday, a double celebration. Shouldn't you wear white stockings to celebrate such a joyous occasion?"

"Isn't this your wish?"

"Yes, that's my wish." Chen Shuo leaned over and hugged her from behind, really hoping that a cute little catgirl would see through his stubbornness that night, put on white stockings, and ride on him.

“But wishes won’t come true if you say them out loud, so do you think your wish will come true?” Bai Xiaoqi leaned back and rubbed the back of her head against his chest.

In fact, menstruation has symptoms. For example, she feels some discomfort in her lower abdomen and a slight pain.

"Do you think so?" Chen Shuo asked rhetorically.

I think...

Bai Xiaoqi looked up and met his gaze. "...No."

Before she could finish speaking, she twisted her body twice to break free from Chen Shuo's embrace, then tiptoed and quickly patted his head twice before turning and walking towards the bedroom, saying, "I'm going to take a shower."

Chen Shuo glanced at her back, quickly followed, put one arm around her waist from behind, and lifted her knees with the other.

A standard princess carry, and her soft, light body is in my arms.

"what are you doing?"

"Why are you asking me? Didn't you say you wanted me to take a shower with you?"

"When did I say that?" Bai Xiaoqi's eyes widened slightly. This guy has become so shameless now, actually slandering someone's innocence out of thin air.

"You didn't say it, but you touched my head twice just now, which means you want us to take a bath together. I understand that; I've read Journey to the West."

Chen Shuo looked down at her and laughed, then leaned in and kissed her. He said, "If you want to take a bath together, just say so. Why are you trying to imitate Sun Wukong's tricks?"

To play a charade.

Luckily, I'm smart.

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After taking his time showering, Chen Shuo came out of the bathroom, rummaged around in the bedroom to get his things, and then went back into the bathroom.

In the hot August weather, with the night light on, the two of them covered their stomachs with thin blankets to avoid catching a cold.

Bai Xiaoqi leaned against the headboard, twirling her freshly dried hair with her fingers, then glanced to the side, playfully rubbing her little feet against Chen Shuo's leg.

The rooftop was faintly filled with the chirping of insects. It was unclear when crickets had settled there. Chen Shuo listened to the faint sounds, lying there with his eyes closed. After she rubbed his feet against him for a while, he finally opened his eyes. "Stop messing around, go to sleep."

"Are you going to sleep already?" Bai Xiaoqi leaned forward and sat up a little more, slowly moving her toes up his leg and then rubbing against him.

"Well, what are you doing if you're not sleeping? It's your bad timing that your period came at such an inopportune time... Also, I advise you not to cause any trouble."

Chen Shuo grasped her restless little foot, feeling its warm, smooth, and soft touch, and couldn't help but sigh. It turned out that wishes really don't come true if you say them out loud.

The white-stockinged kitten girl is gone, I'm so miserable.

The only consolation is that the arrival of menstruation means I'm not pregnant.

"Go to sleep, go to sleep, there will be plenty of opportunities later." Chen Shuo muttered as he loosened his grip on the little foot, as if urging her to go to sleep, but the last part of his sentence seemed more like a comforting remark to himself.

Bai Xiaoqi bent down and turned off the nightlight by the bedside, then obediently snuggled into his arms. In the darkness, her little hands began to wander restlessly.

"You'd better behave yourself. I suggest you don't cause any trouble."

Chen Shuo said with his eyes closed, "Do women just like playing with fire?"

Because she had relatives backing her up, and he couldn't do anything to her, she kept flirting with him.

"..." Bai Xiaoqi didn't accept his suggestion. Her little hands fiddled around for a while before finally stopping. Then she snuggled into Chen Shuo's arms and said, "Go to sleep, goodnight."

"Sleep my ass! You're doing this on purpose, aren't you?"

"No."

"Bullshit, you're definitely doing this on purpose. Just tell me what we're going to do now?"

"..." Bai Xiaoqi rolled over, pressing her entire body against Chen Shuo, and then slowly slid down.

"......"

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After the rain, the weather seemed to cool down a bit, but it was still very hot.

After the rain stopped, the two went to a 4S store to choose a car they liked.

When it comes to cars, everyone has their own opinion. Before coming, Chen Shuo consulted some friends who know about cars and also looked through online comments.

American cars are small and noisy; German cars are expensive and have high maintenance costs; German cars have flimsy body panels and poor safety; as for domestically produced cars...