I was approached by a cat-eared girl.

You blush like a bubble teapot.

Didn't you always make people blush when you went out?

Chen Shuo was particularly puzzled. He reached up and touched his face, but there seemed to be nothing there. He frowned and asked, "Why are you staring at me? Is there something on my face?"

"........"

Bai Xiaoqi gazed at the night sky outside the window, her eyes flickering slightly. After a moment, she finally found a reason: "I have nothing to do, so I just watch you do things."

"If you have nothing to do, you can play on your phone and watch videos. That way you can learn more words and integrate into human society more quickly. And think about it, I'm here typing and working, and you're in bed watching videos on your phone. It's quite atmospheric, just like... um..."

At this point, Chen Shuo stopped himself in time.

"Just like what?"

"It's nothing, just don't keep staring at me or watching what I do."

Things are different now. This girl is no longer the semi-literate girl she used to be. With watching videos every day, the number of characters she recognizes has increased exponentially compared to the past.

Moreover, from her angle, she could see the computer screen, and Chen Shuo felt that she was definitely looking at him secretly, which made him feel extremely ashamed.

"Humph."

Bai Xiaoqi wrinkled her nose and snorted, feeling a little angry. If you won't let me watch, I don't want to watch either. Who wants to watch you anyway?

Pouting, she pulled her phone out of the covers and angrily opened Bilibili.

Her Bilibili website has a clean and refreshing interface, and when you open it, it's full of video recommendations from various food bloggers. In the era of big data, this is unavoidable.

Unfortunately, she had her period today and had no appetite at all. She wasn't interested in food either. After swiping a few times, she turned off her phone.

She was about to continue staring at Chen Shuo, resting her chin on her hand, but then, remembering what had just happened, she angrily looked away.

The room quieted down, and Chen Shuo typed for a while longer before turning off the computer screen, standing up, stretching, and getting ready to go to bed. Looking at Bai Xiaoqi on the bed, he fell silent again.

Where the hell am I supposed to sleep?

Or rather, where is this girl sleeping tonight?

The sofa surface is incredibly thick. It's already mid-September, autumn has arrived, and the weather has cooled down. To dry it, we'll have to wait until at least tomorrow.

Noticing Chen Shuo's gaze, Bai Xiaoqi puffed out her cheeks and said, "You're not allowed to stare at me either."

"I wasn't looking at you, I was wondering where you'd sleep tonight."

"..."

........

........

The bedside lamp was on, emitting a warm glow. A rolled-up bamboo mat was laid on the floor, and a thick winter quilt was taken out from the wardrobe and placed on top of the mat. Chen Shuo lay down on it and felt it; it was a bit hard, but still tolerable.

He then pulled the blanket up, adjusted his position, sat up, patted the pillow, and then lay back down.

Bai Xiaoqi peeked out from the bedside, watching him busy himself. Her expression was hesitant, as if she wanted to say something but couldn't. Seeing him lie down to prepare for sleep, she finally couldn't help but ask, "Are you sleeping here?"

"Okay, I'll sleep here. Alright, go to sleep now." With that, Chen Shuo fumbled to turn off the lamp and then closed his eyes.

“…”

Bai Xiaoqi hesitated for a moment, then asked softly, "Isn't it a bit inappropriate for us to sleep together like this?"

Sleeping in the same room, so close together, she always felt her mind was in turmoil.

Hearing this, Chen Shuo opened his eyes again, reached out and turned on the bedside lamp, and glanced at her. "Sleeping together means that we both sleep in the bed, but in our current situation, I'm sleeping on the floor and you're sleeping in the bed. This doesn't count as sleeping together. At most, it's called a lonely man and woman in the same room."

"......"

Bai Xiaoqi remained silent, feeling as if the phrase "a lone man and a lone woman alone in a room" was poisonous, making her heart pound even harder.

Seeing that she didn't speak, Chen Shuo continued, "Alright, stop thinking about these things and go to sleep. Besides, I wouldn't do anything to you..."

At this point, he suddenly frowned, feeling that his character might be being questioned. "You're not worried that I'll sneak into your bed and do something to you while you're asleep, are you?"

"No, I know you're a good person."

"That's good, go to sleep."

With a snap, the desk lamp went out again.

In the darkness, Bai Xiaoqi let out a soft breath, lay down, looked at the moonlight outside the window, suppressed the chaotic emotions in her heart, and was about to close her eyes to sleep when she heard Chen Shuo's voice again, "What if I sneak away while you're asleep in the middle of the night..."

He stopped abruptly halfway through his sentence.

But Bai Xiaoqi still felt a sudden tremor in her heart, and even the cat ears on her head stood up involuntarily. After a long while, she bit her lip and asked timidly, "What did you secretly do?"

"Uh, it's nothing, go to sleep."

.......

Chapter Thirty-Seven: Me Too

Night deepened.

Chen Shuo opened his eyes again, staring at the dim ceiling in the moonlight streaming through the window. He usually slept well, falling asleep as soon as his head hit the pillow, but this time, he felt he might be suffering from insomnia.

The reason is simple: a cat-eared girl is sleeping on the bed next to me. I'm so close that I can even faintly hear her breathing and smell her slightly sweet scent.

It's normal for a man and a woman to have wild thoughts when they're alone in a room, especially since he's young and full of energy.

He secretly sat up and peeked at Bai Xiaoqi on the bed.

Under the bright moonlight, Chen Shuo could clearly see that she was facing away from him, with long, snow-white hair, fluffy cat ears, and a thin blanket wrapped tightly around her, which only made her body outline even clearer.

That little body must be so soft and sweet to hold, right?

Chen Shuo couldn't help but let his imagination run wild. Just then, he suddenly saw the cat ears twitch slightly. He panicked, quickly lay back down, and hurriedly closed his eyes.

Bai Xiaoqi, lying on the bed, was even more flustered. She bit her lip tightly, her little feet twisted together nervously, thinking that he was going to sneak up and do something to her.

Just as I was wondering how to deal with it, I heard a noise from his side, and I knew that he had gone back to bed. I breathed a sigh of relief.

After a long while, Chen Shuo opened his eyes again, coughed twice in a mock manner, and asked in a casual tone, "Were you asleep?"

Bai Xiaoqi was already flustered, and upon hearing this, her heart skipped a beat. She quickly said, "I haven't."

"If you haven't slept yet, go to sleep early. You can't stay up late when your period is here."

"Ah."

The room fell silent. Chen Shuo closed his eyes, but after a long while he still couldn't fall asleep. Just as he was about to count sheep for a while, he heard a small voice ask, "Are you asleep?"

"not yet."

“…”

Bai Xiaoqi fell silent. She had originally planned to wait until he fell asleep before going to sleep herself, but why hadn't he fallen asleep yet? Didn't this person usually fall asleep very quickly?

What should I do? I'm so sleepy.

Seeing that she remained silent, Chen Shuo couldn't help but ask, "Is there something you need?"

"No, I was just asking."

"Okay, go to sleep."

"..."

Bai Xiaoqi didn't say anything more and quietly wrapped the quilt tighter. This person kept urging her to sleep, he must be planning to do something bad to her secretly after she fell asleep.

What should I do if he really comes up here?

After hesitating for a while, she turned over to face Chen Shuo, clenched her little fists and threatened, "If you dare to do anything bad to me, I'll hit you."

"what?"

Hearing her sudden, nonsensical threat, Chen Shuo was taken aback. He opened his eyes and said, "Why did you hit me? And what makes you think I'm going to do something bad to you? Do I look like that kind of person?"

Bai Xiaoqi bit her lip. "I didn't think you looked like it before, but now..."

"I do not know."

Upon hearing this, Chen Shuo's eyes twitched. What did she mean by "I don't know"? This was practically questioning his character; she was slandering him!

“I’m a good person, a very kind person. I wouldn’t do such a thing. Besides, you just said this morning that I’m a great person. How could you think of me like that? This is slander.”

"You said it yourself, you said you would sneak up here in the middle of the night while I was asleep."

Hearing this, Chen Shuo finally understood and said speechlessly, "I was just joking, and you actually believed me?"

Bai Xiaoqi didn't say anything. She had been struggling with this matter, wondering what she should do if Chen Shuo really sneaked up here.

You can't really beat him up or scratch his face until it bleeds.

"Alright, go to sleep now. I won't do anything bad to you, trust me."

Chen Shuo made a solemn promise, and he felt that this cat girl was just worrying unnecessarily. Although he might have wild thoughts, he would never do anything bad.

Even if I really wanted to do something to you, I couldn't, because I can't beat you.

Even if I could beat you, you're on your period right now.

"Ah."

Bai Xiaoqi nodded gently, choosing to believe in his character. Although this person liked to look at her legs and feet, he had always been very good to her, especially when she had her period this morning.

Just thinking about the morning brought back that warm, comforting feeling to her heart.

After hesitating for a moment, she asked softly, "Are you asleep?"

"Not yet." Chen Shuo finally sighed. "I've already said I won't do anything to you, so please stop testing me, okay?"

I was not testing you.

"Then why do you keep asking me if I'm asleep?"

"I just want to ask you a question."

"What's the question? Ask quickly, and then go to sleep."

Hearing his somewhat impatient tone, Bai Xiaoqi pouted, feeling a little wronged. She turned her head away and said sullenly, "I won't ask anymore."

"Go to sleep without asking..."

At this point, Chen Shuo couldn't help but change his mind and say, "Don't leave me hanging. It makes me really uncomfortable when you only say half of what you mean. You know what OCD is, right?"