I was approached by a cat-eared girl.

"what?"

Hearing this, Chen Shuo paused in his chest-rubbing motion, feeling a bit dazed and confused. "Wait a minute, let me sort this out first. You mean you want to be my girlfriend, and you just kissed and hugged me?"

"Correct."

"......"

Seeing her nod, Chen Shuo was still a little confused, or rather, a little unsure of himself.

He never expected to be confessed to; it felt sudden and unbelievable.

In his mind, he was the one who felt guilty all along, and he kept thinking about how to bring up the matter.

But unexpectedly, I found myself in a passive position and was even kissed and hugged, although the kiss and hug were a little different.

Chen Shuo reached up and touched his chin. If he wasn't mistaken, that peck he'd just received was a kiss. As for the hug...

He looked at the other person's fair forehead and thought, "What the hell is this? A super invincible rocket headbutt?"

He pressed his hand against his chest, and in addition to the pain he had just felt, he could also feel a rapid heartbeat.

As a typing machine sitting in front of the computer every day, Chen Shuo felt that he should say a lot of sweet words, but when it came to his lips, he couldn't say a single one.

However, at this point, he didn't intend to say anything more.

He simply opened his arms and said, "Can I hug you again? You didn't hug me correctly just now."

A figure lunged at him, crashing into his arms once again.

"hiss..."

My chest still aches from the impact.

But it didn't matter. Chen Shuo then wrapped his arms around her back, her soft little body filling his arms perfectly. It was warm and cozy, and he could smell her unique sweet scent mixed with the fragrance of shampoo in her hair.

Unfortunately, it's winter now, and both of them are wearing thick clothes, so they can't feel anything.

“A hug is like this, not like what you did just now. What you did just now was called a headbutt, you know?”

"Ah."

Bai Xiaoqi froze in his arms. She, who was usually quite noisy, was now very well-behaved, yet a little nervous. Feeling the big hands on her back, she didn't know where to put her little hands. She rested her head on his chest and could clearly hear his heartbeat, which sounded very rapid.

She felt her heart pounding along with his, thumping as fast as his.

Chen Shuo felt a tickle on his neck. When he looked down, he realized that she had somehow transformed back into her cat-eared form, with pure white hair and fluffy cat ears pressed against his neck.

Just as I was about to ask why, she cautiously asked, "Am I your girlfriend now?"

Meeting her timid gaze, Chen Shuo felt a sharp pain in his heart and couldn't help but hug her tightly. "Of course, we're already hugging. If you're worried, you can kiss me again, but this time don't kiss my chin, can you kiss my lips?"

"it is good."

Bai Xiaoqi responded softly, raised her face, and then stood on tiptoe.

My lips felt as if they had touched something soft and warm, but the sensation quickly faded.

It was just a fleeting glance.

But Chen Shuo felt quite satisfied and unconsciously hugged her tighter, feeling the soft little body in his arms. He looked down and saw that her pretty face was flushed, her little lips were slightly pursed, and her cat ears on her head were trembling gently. All of these things showed that she was shy at this moment.

Despite her seemingly shy demeanor, she still stared back at him with her deep blue eyes, a hint of defiance in her gaze.

Chen Shuo felt that he would probably never forget this scene in his life, and he would never be able to forget how she looked now.

"You just stamped my name, which means I'm now yours. You have to take responsibility for me, understand?"

“…”

Bai Xiaoqi didn't say anything, but once again she stood on tiptoe and raised her face.

Seeing her reaction, Chen Shuo understood immediately and lowered his head to kiss her soft lips.

The stamping process doesn't take long; a light touch is all it takes to separate the stamps.

"Okay, now that I've stamped your approval, we're officially a couple from now on."

Bai Xiaoqi was about to nod when she remembered something and shook her head: "Not yet."

"Why?" Chen Shuo was taken aback.

"......"

Bai Xiaoqi struggled twice to break free from his embrace, then took two steps back and stretched out her little hand.

You haven't held my hand yet.

"..."

Chen Shuo was a little confused. He held her small hand in a daze, and before he could understand what was going on, he saw her pull her hand away with satisfaction, and then she threw herself into his arms again.

"Cough cough..." Chen Shuo coughed again after her head hit him, but instinctively he hugged her tighter.

“We’re a real couple now, right?” he asked.

"Ah."

Chapter Fifty-Two: I Thank You

"You're the one who thought that couples had to hold hands, kiss, and hug each other last time, and that you had to do all those things to be considered a couple, right?"

Chen Shuo gently rested his chin on her head. Her hair was very soft, and a faint fragrance lingered in his nose. He could feel a slight itch on both sides of his cheeks, which was caused by her restless cat ears.

"Ah."

"actually..."

Chen Shuo wanted to say that it didn't have to be so complicated, but he swallowed the words back and changed the subject to tease her again, "Actually, this is not enough. Couples also need to do 'that,' you know?"

"What is that?"

"you guess."

"I..."

Bai Xiaoqi opened her mouth, then suddenly thought of something, hesitated for a moment, twisted her little body a few times to break free from his embrace, turned around and ran to the wardrobe to start rummaging through it.

"What are you looking for?" Seeing her movements, Chen Shuo's heart skipped a beat, and he had a bad feeling for some reason.

“…”

Bai Xiaoqi didn't say anything, but turned her head to glance at him, her cheeks slightly red. She bit her lower lip, took out a few pieces of clothing, hugged them to her arms, and ran back.

She shoved the few pairs of underwear she was holding into Chen Shuo's arms, glanced at him twice, then quickly looked away and whispered, "Couples should be tolerant of each other, right? I... I'll be tolerant of you."

"That's...that's true."

Chen Shuo was stammering a bit at this point. He glanced at the few pairs of underwear in his arms, took a deep breath, and tried to calm himself down before asking, "But why are you giving me these things?"

“I know you like this. I’ve looked it up online, and it seems to be a kind of mental illness. I won’t be disgusted by it, but could you please not smell it? I think it’s not good.”

"......"

Chen Shuo stared blankly at her stammering explanation.

In the darkness, I felt as if a hat with the word "pervert" written on it had floated down and landed on my head.

"I was just checking if the clothes were clean last time, I wasn't doing anything like that, and I'm not a pervert."

"I didn't say you were a pervert."

"That's good. Take these things back and put them in your closet. Don't give them to me again, okay?" Chen Shuo shoved the things in his arms back at her.

"I..." Bai Xiaoqi looked at the thing in her arms, then, as if remembering something, her heart tightened, and she bit her lip lightly, saying, "You, do you like someone else's girlfriend?"

"Why would you think that?" Chen Shuo's lips trembled slightly, feeling his image becoming increasingly elusive in her mind.

"When I was watching the video, some people were commenting that they liked other people's wives and their stuff, saying that this showed their masculine ambition."

“…”

Chen Shuo remained silent, feeling a bit dizzy. After a long while, he finally spoke, "Turn off the bullet comments when watching videos in the future. Also, that character is pronounced 'xiao,' not 'niao xiong.'"

"A ruthless and ambitious figure."

Bai Xiaoqi repeated it, indicating that she had remembered it.

"Yes, he's a ruthless and powerful figure, but now is not the time to learn to read. Go put all your things in the closet. I won't smell them, and I certainly won't like other people's wives."

"Then, do you like me?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Shuo's breath hitched. Looking at her expectant yet cautious and complex eyes, he felt that this question was very difficult to answer.

If I say I like her, I'll definitely be labeled a pervert, but if I say I don't like her, will she be disappointed?

I love everything about you.

everything?

Bai Xiaoqi felt her heart tremble again. She looked down at the shoes on her feet, then glanced at the wardrobe, which was stuffed with stockings.

It seems that even someone with his condition would like these things.

She walked over and put the pair of underwear she was holding back into the closet, zipped it up, then, as if remembering something, turned to look at Chen Shuo with a very serious expression and said, "I won't tell anyone."

"......"

Chen Shuo was silent for a moment before speaking, "Okay, thank you."

He paused, then opened his arms. "Come here, let me hug you again."

Her head still bumped against my chest first, and then her soft little body nestled into my arms.

Chen Shuo felt it was really necessary to say something, otherwise if they kept hugging like that a few more times, he might have to stay in the ICU for a few days.

"Hey, if you really enjoy headbutting me, then next time you can be a little gentler and not hit me so hard."

The soft fragrance in his arms, accompanied by the pain in his chest, created a bittersweet feeling. Chen Shuo gently stroked her back and said softly, "Or you can walk over slowly instead of rushing at me."

"Well, I see."

Bai Xiaoqi stretched out her arms, wanting to hug his shoulders and back like him, but due to the height difference, it was a bit difficult to hug him. She squeezed her body closer to his chest, but it was still difficult. In the end, she simply wrapped her arms around his lower back.

Chen Shuo felt that she looked like a kitten seeking warmth in his arms, so he couldn't help but lower his head and kiss her smooth forehead before saying, "I don't know why you are like this today... um, it makes me feel flattered and a little unreal. Can you tell me why?"

"what reason?"