I was approached by a cat-eared girl.

Bai Xiaoqi wrinkled her nose and kept chattering. She knew this person too well and felt that she had seen through all his tricks.

"You're a fucking genius."

Chen Shuo was convinced and suddenly gained a new understanding of the cat girl in his arms. For a moment, he didn't know what word to use to describe her.

She's smart, but sometimes she's incredibly naive. And yet, she's also incredibly clever now, like Sherlock Holmes—no, Sherlock Holmes the cat, she's even learned to deduce!

He even thoughtfully planned out how to win her over.

Honestly, Chen Shuo himself hadn't expected any of this.

"Okay, you're Sherlock Holmes, but you missed Watson's blind spot. I don't actually want children. I want to have a proper relationship with you and enjoy our time together."

Chen Shuo pinched her soft little face and continued, "Besides, it's only been a few months since we confirmed our relationship. There are still many things we haven't experienced and many things we haven't done."

We should try to extend the time we spend dating, creating more memories for the future so that we won't have nothing to look forward to later.

Even if we really want children, we'll have to wait a long time. We can't wait until our children ask how we started dating and then tell them that we didn't do anything else while dating, basically just stayed at home like couch potatoes, occasionally going out for a stroll, and we've hardly ever even been to a movie theater.

Then the child asked if there was anything worth remembering. I said no, because your mother and I had only been dating for a few months before I got pregnant with you. Is that appropriate?

"That's definitely not right, so we need to take it slow and experience the process of dating little by little, do you understand?"

"In the end, it all comes down to having children," Bai Xiaoqi pouted and retorted softly, but upon reflection, she realized that she would eventually have to face that hurdle.

"No, having a child is the result, not the process."

Chen Shuo shook his head and slowly said, "I know you are afraid of this kind of thing, and I know it is indeed a terrible thing."

So I won't force you. Besides, this is a matter between the two of us, and we need to respect each other's wishes. I don't want children either, and we've reached a consensus on this. Of course, if one day you want to be a mother, you can force me, and I will definitely agree.

"Didn't you say you didn't want it?"

“Although I don’t want it, it’s illegal to violate a woman’s wishes.” Chen Shuo’s face seemed to bear the words “obey the law”; he spoke with righteous indignation.

"???"

Seeing her bewildered expression, Chen Shuo chuckled and couldn't resist giving her a quick kiss on the forehead. "Alright, let's skip this topic. It's too early for you to be thinking about these things. These are things to consider after you get married. Right now, you don't even have an ID card, so you can't even get married. What are you thinking about these things for?"

"Can't we get married?"

Upon hearing this, Bai Xiaoqi immediately tensed up. They were already in the same bed, practically ready to have a baby, and she never imagined that she couldn't get married without an ID card.

It takes three to five years of resume work to get an ID card, and there's still a chance you won't be able to get one.

The thought of this made her feel a pang of sadness; she had searched for so many wedding scenes online...

Sensing her emotions, Chen Shuo took her small hand and held it in his palm, comforting her, "I've already asked someone else for help with getting the ID card. It's Nie Xi, the one we met today. He's been promoted to Director Nie now, which means he's a leader in a government agency. He told me he can get it done."

"Can it be done?"

"Yeah, he's a bit of a closet pervert, but once he makes a promise, he'll definitely keep it."

After a pause, Chen Shuo continued, "So you don't need to worry about the ID card issue, it will definitely be processed."

When can we come down?

Why do I get the feeling that you're in a hurry?

Chen Shuo was caught off guard and for a moment he wasn't even sure why the little cat was in such a hurry.

It's normal to feel nervous about not being able to get married; after all, girls often lack a sense of security.

But what does it mean to be in such a hurry to get an ID card? Are you in such a hurry to get married?

But isn't this a bit too early?

I don't own a car, a house, or have any savings, so should I work hard for a few more years before considering anything else?

"Are you in such a hurry to marry me? Let me tell you, after we get married we'll definitely have to do *that*, haven't you always thought it was scary?"

"..."

Bai Xiaoqi's breath hitched upon hearing this. She had acted impulsively and forgotten about this matter. It was definitely something she would do after marriage; the internet said it was called married life.

Thinking of this, she secretly glanced at Chen Shuo's abdomen, then quickly looked away.

My heart was pounding, and even the cat ears on my head were nervously tucked back. I couldn't help but bite my lip.

Maybe... we shouldn't get married.

No, we have to get married.

But we can't do it so soon; we have to postpone it and wait until later.

Yes, that's right.

After a complex internal struggle, she decided to bury her head in the sand for now.

Although Chen Shuo didn't know what she was thinking about at that moment, he could roughly guess from her red face that it was nothing more than that.

I want to get married but I'm afraid of being... you know.

"It's too early for you to worry about these things. I will only do things with you if you agree and are willing, understand?"

Chen Shuo rubbed the cat ears on her head with his hands, feeling the fluffy texture. "Besides, you're so cute, and I like you so much, so I'm going to take it slow and eat you up little by little."

As soon as he said that, the cat ears in his hand stood up instantly.

"You want to eat me?!"

Chapter Seventy-Two: Cutting for Perpetual Rule

"But when you smile, my heart is in turmoil. The world beneath your skirt is so beautiful that I want to devour you whole in one go."

Chen Shuo hummed the song to her, and only at the end did he ask, "Can you understand it?"

This cat girl was so naive, thinking he wanted to eat her, and even her gaze towards him held a hint of complexity.

"Yes." Bai Xiaoqi nodded, but her gaze towards him became even more complicated. "You want to devour me whole."

Do I look that big?

Chen Shuo shook his head and sighed, feeling that Ah Miao's lessons on how to be a good person still had a long way to go, "You don't understand poetic romance."

"romantic?"

"Yes, like this sentence, 'You smiled so brightly that my heart was in turmoil,' it's a way of expressing my feelings for you in a way that uses minimal effort to achieve maximum effect."

The next line is: "The world beneath your skirt is so beautiful, I want to devour you in one gulp."

This means I'm willing to fall at your feet, captivated by your beauty. This is my affection for you, and the most honest form of love.

Chen Shuo sighed again. It's a common problem for liberal arts students: they like doing reading comprehension exercises and are also a bit sentimental.

"In short, I don't want to eat you. I just like you so much that I use eating as a metaphor. But it's precisely because I like you so much that I can't bear to part with you. I want to cherish you slowly and steadily, not swallow you whole. I want to eat you little by little."

Seeing that her expression had softened, Chen Shuo pinched her cheek and said with a smile, "Read more books, otherwise you won't even be able to understand what I'm saying in the future, how embarrassing."

Bai Xiaoqi slapped his dog paw away, but she breathed a sigh of relief, realizing that he wasn't going to eat her.

Then, as if remembering something, she suddenly looked at her pajamas and realized she wasn't wearing a skirt.

The focus I was paying attention to just now was on the idea of ​​eating oneself, but now that I think about it, it's vulgar.

Then she looked up at Chen Shuo again, and noticing her gaze, Chen Shuo asked in confusion, "What do you mean by glaring at me like that?"

"You're vulgar," Bai Xiaoqi glared at him.

"Where am I being vulgar?" Chen Shuo retorted.

"Your songs are vulgar, and you are vulgar too."

"This isn't vulgar; it's just that I'm lusting after your body. At most, it's considered base, but it's normal. I'm a young man full of vigor, not some saint. It's perfectly normal for me to be lusting after you. It would be abnormal if I weren't."

Chen Shuo rubbed her head and said honestly, "I like your body, and it's the most genuine kind of craving."

Bai Xiaoqi felt that he had convinced her, but she still argued with him, "It is vulgar, how come I don't drool over you?"

"Just because you don't crave it now doesn't mean you won't crave it later. Maybe you won't even have to say anything, and you'll be begging me to let you sleep in the same bed with you."

"I won't!" Bai Xiaoqi retorted, her confidence unwavering.

"Okay, you won't, go watch TV."

Chen Shuo clicked the mouse to restart the TV series that had been paused, then put his arm around the cat girl in his arms again, ignoring her completely. She was so silly, she had snuggled into his arms on her own initiative, and even said she wasn't hungry.

Oh, she's the kind of person who wants to crave something but doesn't dare to, because she's afraid of being exposed to the sun.

A typical Ye, no, a cat who loves dragons.

The sacred flame shines brightly, the sacred light is dazzling, all my disciples, meow meow meow meow.

.......

.......

Why did Qiao Feng lead those Beggars' Sect disciples to fight the Khitans?

Bai Xiaoqi had found the most comfortable position, lying diagonally in Chen Shuo's arms, resting her head on his chest, tilting her head slightly so she could see what was being shown on TV, and opening her mouth to wait to be fed.

Moreover, this posture perfectly avoids any discomfort or pressure.

Chen Shuo stuffed potato chips into her mouth and patiently explained, "This is a historical issue. At that time, the Liao Dynasty and the Song Dynasty were in a confrontational relationship. The Song people were the oppressed party. Where there is oppression, there is resistance. The Beggars' Sect members were also Song people, and they were the oppressed party."

"But aren't they beggars?"

"Beggars are also people of the Song Dynasty; they also have a sense of national identity and patriotism. Otherwise, what do you think they should be doing? Begging on the streets?"

"I think Qiao Feng should lead these beggars to a better life. He's so powerful, and he's the leader of the gang."

Looking at the beggars on the screen, their clothes tattered and their bodies filthy, Bai Xiaoqi naturally felt empathy.

Because that's how she was back then.

"This is a martial arts film, not a rural inspirational story about how to escape poverty and become rich. Besides, if all the Beggars' Sect members were living good lives, then the Beggars' Sect would still be the Beggars' Sect..."

At this point, Chen Shuo paused, as if he had thought of something, and suddenly leaned down and kissed her on the cheek.

"Our cat is getting smarter and smarter. It's thinking so deeply. I thought you were on the first level, but you're actually in the atmosphere."

"?"

"As the leader of the Beggars' Sect, what he should really do is not to protect the country, but to eliminate beggars from all over the world. Is that what you think?"

Chen Shuo's expression at this moment resembled that of a kind old father, who was filled with pride and joy at seeing his daughter display her excellence.