I was approached by a cat-eared girl.

At this point, Bai Xiaoqi thought for a moment before continuing, "They are human pets, kept in captivity by humans, and their lives depend entirely on the mood of the humans. I don't want that."

Upon hearing these words, Chen Shuo was almost filled with respect for a moment. He hadn't expected that this cat-eared girl was a cat who had transcended vulgar tastes and possessed noble sentiments.

But then I thought about it again and realized that it didn't make sense. You're eating my food, living in my house, and being supported by me. How are you any different from those cats?

However, although he did not quite agree with her words, Chen Shuo was still deeply moved. Just as the cat girl had said before, when people have food and drink, clothes to wear, and a place to live, they don't have to suffer from cold and hunger.

As a human being, she thought these things were perfectly normal, the most basic and simplest things. But these very simple things were her former longings, and they became the reason she wanted to be human.

With a sigh of relief, Chen Shuo got up from his chair, walked over to Bai Xiaoqi, and tried to take the cat toy from her hand, but he couldn't budge it after a few tugs, which was a bit embarrassing.

"what are you doing?"

"Here, give me the cat toy."

"Are you still trying to tease me with this?" She stared at Chen Shuo with wide eyes, now feeling that this man was particularly wicked.

"No, I just want to throw this thing away."

Seeing that she remained silent but was still struggling with her hand, Chen Shuo silently let go. "I admit that I didn't have pure intentions when I bought this. I bought it just to tease you. I also admit that I didn't really treat you as a real person."

As he spoke, his gaze lingered on the cat ears before shifting away. He said earnestly, "But that was before. Now that I know you have such a strong desire to be human, I will treat you as an equal to me from now on. I will consider you a human being in my heart, just like me."

Bai Xiaoqi's eyes flickered slightly, and she pursed her lips, saying, "But you haven't apologized to me yet."

"sorry."

"..."

no respond.

After a long while, a faint hum rang out. She turned her head to the side, looked at the wall, and whispered, "You apologized, so I'll forgive you."

Seeing her adorable appearance, Chen Shuo couldn't help but laugh and said, "Thank you for your forgiveness, but being a person isn't something you can just decide to do. How about this, I'll teach you how to be a person from now on."

Chapter Eleven: Open the Door Quickly

"When it comes to being a person, it's not enough to just look at appearances; you also have to look at the heart. For example, some people may look like people, but they are not really people."

Chen Shuo stopped writing and sat on the sofa, starting to teach Bai Xiaoqi how to be a person.

"Take you for example. If you ignore the cat ears on your head and the tail behind you, you look exactly like a human. But your heart, or your subconscious, always unconsciously leans towards the cat."

Of course, this could very well be because you've just become human, so you still retain cat-like habits.

Chen Shuo thought for a moment and gave an example: "For instance, when I blow-dry your hair and touch your head, you subconsciously meow. Also, when I come back from shopping, you curl up on the sofa like a cat."

These are all subconscious behaviors, and it's difficult to change them, but it's not impossible. For example, before doing anything, try to think about how other people do things. Gradually, this will form a habit, and you should be able to change it.

"Uh-huh."

Bai Xiaoqi nodded repeatedly, thinking that what he said made a lot of sense. It was a pity that she couldn't write, otherwise she could have made a note.

"Also, you said before that you have only been in human society for a little over a month since you came from the mountains, which means that you may not know much about the common sense of this society."

But these aren't things I can teach you overnight. We can take it slowly. As for now..."

At this point, Chen Shuo paused, looking down, and asked, "I don't know if you've noticed, but there are some things about you that are more like ordinary people, which makes people feel a little uncomfortable."

"Where?"

Chen Shuo didn't rush to answer. His gaze moved downwards, down the legs wrapped in pajama pants to the pale ankles, and finally settled on the little feet wearing slippers.

Summer slippers are so cool that they are clearly visible.

Those little feet were white and tender, delicate and pretty, about the size of a handful, with five round and cute little toes like the finest pearls and jade.

The arch of the foot outlines a perfect curve, and the skin on the back of the foot is as smooth as cream, with delicate texture, white with a hint of pink.

Feeling a little embarrassed under Chen Shuo's gaze, Bai Xiaoqi instinctively pulled her legs back, her plump little toes twitching restlessly. Then, her cheeks flushed slightly, she asked, "What are you looking at?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Shuo looked away with a guilty conscience, suddenly feeling a sense of loss, but then a sense of relief rose within him.

Fortunately, it wasn't too late. He felt that if he looked at it any longer, he might become a foot fetishist. So he coughed lightly and said, "I don't know if you're uncomfortable wearing them, but I find them quite uncomfortable to look at. In short, you're wearing your slippers inside out, with your left foot over your right and your right foot over your left. Just based on that, anyone can tell at a glance that you're not a normal person."

Upon hearing this, Bai Xiaoqi quickly bent down and adjusted her slippers, muttering something under her breath.

The two were some distance apart, but Chen Shuo could still hear them quite clearly. He was roughly saying that they were wearing the clothes inside out, so why didn't they just say so directly instead of staring at them for so long?

He found it difficult to explain the reason for this, so he pretended not to hear, glanced at it a few more times without realizing it, and asked, "Do you feel more comfortable after switching?"

"Ah."

Bai Xiaoqi nodded, glancing at the slippers on her feet. These slippers were a bit big, and she didn't feel uncomfortable even though she wore them inside out. It felt like they were about the same whether she wore them inside out or right-side up.

After staring at someone's feet for a while, Chen Shuo suddenly forgot all the prepared remarks he had made. His mind was blank, and all he could think about was the image of those feet. For a moment, he didn't know what to say.

The air fell silent. The two stared at each other, and Bai Xiaoqi felt awkward for the first time. Instinctively, she wanted to break the silence.

After racking my brains for a while, I finally came up with a question: "When are we going to eat?"

Are you hungry?

Yes, a little.

"Okay, I'll order takeout."

Chen Shuo took out his phone and checked the time. It was 12:45, which was indeed lunchtime, but he had eaten breakfast late and wasn't hungry at the moment.

He opened the Starbucks food delivery app, looked at each restaurant one by one, and asked, "What do you want to eat?"

"I want to drink that kind of sweet and sour milk."

Bai Xiaoqi couldn't help but swallow hard when this was mentioned.

"Yogurt is just a drink, we can order it later. What would you like to eat?"

"I..."

She opened her mouth, but her knowledge of food was truly lacking; she genuinely didn't know what to eat, and...

Seeing her reaction, Chen Shuo couldn't help but ask, "Aren't you actually hungry?"

"Ah."

After a moment, a soft "hmm" was heard.

really.

Chen Shuo touched his nose, feeling for a moment that it was hard to describe his feelings.

Her little lesson in life has only just begun and has already made significant progress; Cat Girl has even learned to use questions to defuse awkward situations.

Should I be pleased with myself?

"How about we eat fish? You should like fish."

Chen Shuo clicked on a shop selling deep-fried small yellow croakers. This kind of food wasn't a main meal, but rather a snack, which suited the two of them since they weren't very hungry.

He ordered two portions, then looked up and asked, "Can you eat spicy food?"

"hot?"

"It's that kind of spicy, really stimulating taste... oh my, I don't know how to describe it. Have you ever eaten chili peppers?"

Bai Xiaoqi thought for a moment, then shook her head and said, "I don't know."

Upon hearing this, Chen Shuo thought about it and agreed. She probably really didn't know that there were probably no wild chili peppers in the mountains, and after coming from the mountains to human society, she was a cat again.

How utterly depraved must someone be to feed a cat chili peppers?

"How about I order you a cumin-flavored one without chili? I'll order a mild one, and you can taste mine and then you'll understand what chili tastes like."

Chen Shuo remembered that cats' stomachs couldn't handle chili peppers, but now that she was a cat-eared girl, it was uncertain whether she could actually tolerate chili peppers. In any case, it was best to be conservative.

The shop selling deep-fried yellow croakers didn't have yogurt. After the delivery rider accepted the order, Chen Shuo discussed it with the rider on the platform and offered to add five yuan to the delivery fee so that the rider could buy a carton of yogurt at the supermarket on the way.

These days, food delivery companies are also squeezing labor out of the most. A single delivery only earns about five or six yuan, so the riders readily agree.

With everything settled, Chen Shuo put away his phone and said, "Someone will bring the things over in a bit, just wait patiently."

"Ah."

Seeing her nod, Chen Shuo wanted to say something to avoid another awkward moment, but he didn't know what to talk about.

He suddenly felt a pang of nostalgia for the cat girl who used to be so troublesome.

After thinking for a moment, he bent down and rummaged under the coffee table for a while, found the remote control, blew off the dust, and asked, "How about we watch some TV?"

After saying that, he added, "Humans all like watching television."

Chen Shuo pressed the remote control, but there was no response. He pressed it a few more times, but still no response. He went over to check and found that the TV was not plugged in.

He's a word-writing machine who stays home all day, so busy writing that he has no time to watch TV.

Just as Chen Shuo reached out to plug in the power cord, there was a sudden knock on the door, which startled him.

takeout?

The moment the thought crossed his mind, he realized something was wrong. How could a takeout order arrive so quickly? The delivery guy was riding an electric scooter, not a rocket.

"Who is it?" he called out towards the door.

"Your dad, open the door quickly."

"..."

Chapter Twelve: I'm Having a Hard Time

Normally, if his own father came looking for him, Chen Shuo would just happily open the door.

But now his expression changed, and he quickly turned around and urged the cat girl on the sofa, "My dad's outside, hurry up..."

He looked around. The house was too small; there wasn't even a place to hide. The refrigerator and the space under the sofa couldn't fit, and the narrow balcony offered no view whatsoever. It was simply not suitable for hiding anyone.

Finally, he looked towards the bedroom and said, "You should go hide in the bedroom and remember to close the door. Don't come out."

"Whoa whoa."

Bai Xiaoqi was a little confused, but seeing Chen Shuo's expression, she inexplicably felt nervous and quickly ran to the bedroom in her slippers.

But the slippers were a bit too big, and in her haste she lost one. She didn't bother to pick it up and went into the bedroom with one bare foot, then closed the door.

"What are you dawdling for? Open the door now."