I was approached by a cat-eared girl.

Do you still want me to call you Dad?

"I never thought about it."

"You said you didn't want to anymore."

"I never even thought about why I should..."

Before Chen Shuo could finish speaking, he saw her lower her head and start tapping the screen again, so he quickly changed his mind and said, "I don't want to think about it anymore."

Upon hearing this, Bai Xiaoqi put down her phone, opened her arms to him, and said with a serious face, "Hug me."

"Mmm, I'll hug you."

Chen Shuo pulled her into his arms and hugged her tightly. Looking at her expression, he couldn't help but say, "Can you stop making that face?"

"No, our business isn't over yet."

As she spoke, Bai Xiaoqi raised her face slightly, closed her eyes, and remained expressionless. "Kiss me."

"Mmm, I want to kiss you, I want to kiss you."

After a long while, their lips parted, and Chen Shuo nuzzled her forehead with his nose, asking, "Is everything over now?"

"Okay, that's it."

Bai Xiaoqi's cheeks were still a little red, and she threatened again, "But if you still want me to call you Dad, I'll tell your uncle and aunt."

She found that complaining was much more effective than saying she would scratch him; the guy was clearly very worried.

"Okay, I'll tell on you if I miss you again."

Chen Shuo was helpless. He had never intended for her to call him "Dad," but the girl refused to believe it and even learned to tattle.

Seeing his response, Bai Xiaoqi picked up her phone and deleted the message she had just edited. Then, noticing her group nickname, she turned to ask, "Should I choose a name similar to yours?"

Blind date, falling in love, unexpected event, and now I'm called Little Meow, and I feel out of place.

"That's true, we really need to come up with a group name for you."

Chen Shuo pondered for a moment and then asked, "What do you think of this unexpected surprise?"

"An unexpected surprise?"

"That's right, 'unexpected joy' is a phrase that originally means a pleasant surprise. My group name is 'Unexpected,' so you are my unexpected surprise."

"I like this name."

Her eyes curved into crescent moons as she smiled at Chen Shuo.

"Silly."

......

Bai Xiaoqi had originally planned to attend an online class for a while, but Chen Shuo ruined it all. After changing the group name, she stopped watching and turned off the video, planning to watch it again next time.

I glanced at the time; it was past 10 p.m. I was just about to shut down the computer and pull Chen Shuo back to the room to sleep when the online store suddenly beeped. Someone was sending a message to customer service.

She immediately became excited, eagerly switching to the message interface and asking, "Someone messaged me asking if I offer free shipping to northern Xinjiang? How should I reply?"

"Northern Xinjiang? Just say 'kiss' directly. Sorry, shipping is not free for remote areas."

Why should I call this person "kiss"?

"?"

Although Chen Shuo was already used to her peculiar thought process, he would still be taken aback whenever she focused on something different from normal people.

When faced with this question, he thought for a moment and said, "All the customer service representatives on Taobao call me that, probably because it sounds more friendly."

“…”

Bai Xiaoqi hesitated for a moment, just about to type a reply with one finger, but after typing the word "kiss," she pouted and asked, "Why aren't you angry when I ask this person to kiss me?"

"Why should I be angry?" Chen Shuo was taken aback again.

"Because if you ask someone else to kiss you, I'll definitely get very angry."

"Okay, I'm angry." Hearing this, Chen Shuo sat up straight and said with a stern face, "I'm very angry right now."

"..."

“…”

Feeling that she was being treated perfunctorily, Bai Xiaoqi wrinkled her nose, snorted, and started typing with dissatisfaction.

"and many more."

Chen Shuo stopped her again, letting go of the little foot in his hand, leaning over to look at the screen, then took over the keyboard and typed: "[I'm very sorry, shipping is not free to remote areas.]"

"I think it's okay not to call it 'kiss,' it's too cloying. We should be a breath of fresh air on Taobao."

As he spoke, Chen Shuo set up another automatic reply, adding the sentence "Shipping is not free for remote areas." He never expected that he would forget to set up an automatic reply for such an important sentence; this was simply the biggest oversight.

Bai Xiaoqi glanced at the computer screen, then at him, and asked casually, "You often buy things online, do you get lots and lots of customer service ladies calling you 'kiss'?"

"It might not be a young lady; it could be a burly man pretending to be one."

Chen Shuo answered casually, but then glanced at her and saw her pouting again, clearly showing jealousy. He couldn't help but reach out and pinch her cheek.

"Don't get jealous at every opportunity. The customer service representative is just calling me that out of affection. Besides, what can I do if someone calls me that? Am I supposed to say, 'I have a jealous woman at home, so don't call me that, she'll get jealous'? Is that appropriate?"

Bai Xiaoqi slapped his hand away, "I think it's perfect."

"It's appropriate but unnecessary. People may call you 'darling,' but they only see you as a customer. Unlike me, I see you as my darling."

"Then call me 'kiss'."

"Kiss."

"Okay, I promise you a kiss."

Bai Xiaoqi leaned over and kissed his lips. After she had stamped so many kisses on his lips, it wouldn't matter if others asked for a kiss.

After stamping the form, she glanced at the computer screen again and noticed that the person who had inquired hadn't replied or placed an order. "Why didn't this person keep asking?"

"Because there's no need to ask anymore, and they're not planning to buy it anyway."

"why?"

"Because shipping is not included."

Chen Shuo checked the automatic reply settings again, and seeing that they had taken into account almost all the possible situations, he closed the laptop and then grabbed her wrist, "Come on, let's go inside and sleep."

He pulled her into the bedroom, and just as Chen Shuo was about to climb onto the folding bed, he suddenly stopped and turned to ask, "How about I hold you while we sleep tonight? I promise I won't do anything to you."

Bai Xiaoqi's cat ears twitched slightly. Pretending not to hear, she climbed onto the bed, pulled the blanket over herself, and then asked in a low voice, "Can you promise it won't hurt me?"

"I'm not going to do anything to you, so is it necessary to make that promise?"

"It is necessary."

As she spoke, Bai Xiaoqi glanced down and added, "Because only if you don't bother me will you really not do anything to me."

"Damn it..."

Chen Shuo turned around and climbed onto the folding bed. Damn it, this little cat's thinking is getting more and more meticulous.

Chapter Ninety-Five: A Loss, a Loss

Scientific research shows that people's thinking becomes more active at night.

They are also more prone to impulsiveness and excitement; simply put, they are controlled by something.

Therefore, Chen Shuo felt that her concerns were indeed valid. Only by not bothering her would he truly refrain from doing anything to her.

But how can we guarantee that this thing can withstand the test of holding such a soft and fragrant little body?

Chen Shuo rolled over on the folding bed and said in the darkness, "There's something I've been forgetting to tell you. Today is actually my birthday."

Since there are no birthday cakes sold on the first day of the Lunar New Year, I didn't plan to celebrate my birthday. But even though I'm not celebrating, I still made a birthday wish. Hmm, would you like to hear what my wish is?

Bai Xiaoqi was hiding under the covers, hugging a pillow, holding her phone, secretly searching for ways to get her boyfriend to hold her while sleeping without making him react.

Hearing this, she hesitated for a moment but chose to ignore him. She knew without a doubt that he was just sleeping with her in his arms, and that he might not have even had a birthday and was just lying to her.

But then she thought about it again and quietly pushed the pillow out of the blankets and onto the folding bed.

Why did you give me a body pillow?

"You can treat it like me, and then hug it to sleep."

Upon hearing this, Chen Shuo immediately understood that she had guessed his wish, and then put the cushion aside.

"Then I'll change my wish. Like, how about we sleep in the same bed, each with our own blanket? What do you think?"

Hearing this, Bai Xiaoqi finally poked her head out from under the covers. "Not very good."

She paused, then added, "You might sneak into my bed while I'm asleep at night."

"Am I that kind of person?" Chen Shuo asked back, feeling that her worry was completely unnecessary.

"Look, we're sleeping in the same room, with our two beds right next to each other. If I really wanted to, I would have run in long ago, but why haven't I?"

“…”

Bai Xiaoqi was speechless. After thinking about it carefully, it seemed to make sense. She hesitated for a long time before finally retorting, "That's because you're afraid I'll hit you."

"laugh..."

Chen Shuo curled his lip in disdain. "Bullshit, it's clearly because he's a gentleman."

He thought this to himself, but he readily agreed with her and said it aloud.

"Yes, I'm afraid you'll hit me, so even if we sleep in the same bed, I won't sneak into your bed or do anything to you."

"..."

Bai Xiaoqi remained silent, knowing she wouldn't believe him. It was all lies and nonsense; he was constantly nagging at her, which meant he had always been thinking about it.

What if he loses control and sneaks into your bed while you're asleep, then does some really bad and terrible things to you?

Although I often say I want to hit him, and even that I'll kill him if we break up, that's only after we break up. I probably wouldn't be able to do something like that.

"So, shall I sleep on it?"

Chen Shuo asked, then thought for a moment and said, "And think about it, what's the difference between putting two beds side by side and sleeping in the same bed?"