My daily life in love is too contrary to my character.

"Airflow in thunderclouds generates static electricity due to the friction and decomposition of water molecules. This electricity comes in two forms: positively charged particles and negatively charged particles..."

“You’ve memorized it really thoroughly. The president told me that I only need to memorize the key terms, and the options usually involve changing the key terms.”

"Since I have to memorize them all anyway, I might as well memorize a lot more; they're quite easy to remember. My turn, what are the necessary conditions for lightning to occur?"

"The weather needs to be humid, and there must be large clouds," I continued, asking...

As they walked toward the subway station, the two continued to ask and answer questions to each other to reinforce their memory.

After boarding the subway, the two stopped their behavior, as there were too many people and it was easy to be misunderstood. So Shiraishi Sawah talked about the dinner party on the weekend, which could now be called a gathering.

“Let’s prepare in the next couple of days. I think we can also decorate the house a bit. Tomorrow I’ll go buy some board games. After all, we can’t let them come during mealtimes and leave right after eating.”

"Yes, I didn't expect there to be five of us now. We need to cook more dishes. We should go to the market together tomorrow."

"Oh right, slippers too. We only have three pairs at home. There are quite a lot of things to buy tomorrow. Let's make a list when we get back, otherwise we might forget."

"Okay, Shiraishi-kun, you've thought this through quite well. I'll listen to you."

Shiraishi Sawa saw a station, and someone got up, took a step forward to reserve the spot, and beckoned to Takanashi Yuuko:

"Little bird, swim over here, there's a spot."

"No need, Shiraishi-kun, you can sit here by yourself." Takanashi Yuko waved her hand in refusal.

“You cannot refuse a gentleman’s kindness; I do not need to sit.”

Yuuko Takanashi gave up and came over to sit in that spot.

Takanashi got up and left after sitting for only a few seconds. Following the direction she walked, Shiraishizawa saw an old lady standing in the next carriage.

As expected, Takanashi Yuko helped her over, but to her surprise, there was already a middle-aged woman in her seat.

"Excuse me, could you please give this seat to this elderly lady?"

Yuko Takanashi politely asked the middle-aged woman.

The middle-aged woman kept her eyes closed and did not respond, pretending to be asleep.

Shiraishi Sawah simply watched quietly from the side, saying nothing except to make room for Takanashi Yuko and the old lady to stand more comfortably.

Instead, the old lady gently patted the hand that Takanashi Yuuko was using to support her.

"It's okay, kid. I'm getting off at the next stop, so I don't need a seat. Besides, I'm still very healthy and can stand up."

Takanashi helped the old lady until she got off at the next stop.

He then returned to stand next to Shiraishi Zexiu, looking somewhat sullen.

Shiraishi Sawa thought she was unhappy that the middle-aged woman was pretending to be asleep, so he tried to comfort her:

"Don't be upset, Takanashi. This is normal. Not everyone is as helpful as you. Most people are selfish, including myself to some extent."

“Shiraishi-kun, you’re not like that. I’m always willing to help you whenever I ask.”

"Haha, I'm not that good. It's an equal exchange between us. I haven't offered to help you with anything."

"No, Shiraishi-kun, you are really a very nice person." Takanashi Yuko's voice was still low. "I could have told you to sit down first and then give the seat to the old lady, but I forgot and the seat was taken away. I shouldn't have done that."

Shiraishi Sawa couldn't help but glance at the girl with her head down. He hadn't expected that Takanashi Yuuko's sullen mood stemmed from her feeling that something was wrong with her. After a few seconds of silence, he spoke:

"So, Takanashi, are you going to turn evil?"

"what?"

"It's like suddenly becoming a bad person, going on a killing spree, and killing everyone on this train?" Shiraishi Sawa, who wasn't very good at comforting people, could only try to cheer Takanashi Yuuko up with such lame words.

"It's not that serious. Murder is illegal, especially with a whole trainload of people." Takanashi Yuko chuckled.

"It's not a whole train full of people, at most one less person on one train, because Takanashi, you won't kill me. You've been expressing your admiration for me lately, you wouldn't be willing to do it."

"Pfft~ Yes, Shiraishi-kun."

Seeing that Yuuko Kotori was no longer so annoyed, Hideaki Shiraishi breathed a sigh of relief.

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"Let's tidy up the living room later. To be honest, I've never seen more than two people in our apartment at the same time. I don't know if it will be crowded. It's been a while since the last deep cleaning, so we can do a simple cleaning while tidying up."

"Ah."

Takanashi Yuuko wasn't in a very high mood. On the way home, Shiraishi Sawa Hide was mainly making arrangements and adding details to the gathering, while Takanashi Yuuko listened.

"So, Shiraishi-kun, do you think we should buy disposable bowls and chopsticks or...?" Yuko Takanashi finally managed to say something, but then suddenly shouted halfway through.

"What's wrong, Takanashi?" Shiraishi Sawa looked at Takanashi Yuko, who had suddenly squatted down, and then noticed a kitten in front of her.

A gray-brown tabby cat, sensing the person squatting down next to it, reflexively walked away in the opposite direction, letting out a nervous meow. One of its hind legs was bloodstained and hung in mid-air, bent over. Given its young age and unsteady gait, it was more like crawling than walking.

So after Takanashi Yuko squatted down completely, the kitten didn't crawl very far and was easily picked up by Takanashi Yuko. It struggled while nervously looking around.

"It's injured, Shiraishi-kun. Let's take it back and take care of it."

Takanashi Yuuko looked up at Shiraishi Sawa, her eyes filled with anticipation.

Most tabby cats are strays, and this one looks rather weak. Given that it's surrounded by apartments and doesn't have a collar, it probably doesn't have an owner.

"Then let's take it back first."

Chapter 74 From then on, there was a cat in the house.

Because the kitten's leg was still bleeding, the two quickened their pace back to the apartment. Takanashi Yuko took the kitten upstairs first, while Shiraishi Sawa Hide went to a nearby store to buy a bottle of cat disinfectant spray.

"How is it? Is its leg broken? If it is broken, there's not much we can do to help."

As Shiraishi Sawa entered the apartment, he asked Takanashi Yuko, who was still comforting the kitten.

"No, it's probably just that something hit me. There's a wound and it's a little swollen. I just cleaned the wound with a wet wipe, and now the bleeding has stopped."

Takanashi Yuuko formed a small fortress with her two hands, and the kitten huddled inside, occasionally turning its head to look outside.

"I can feel it's still shaking."

"I'll go find some gauze," Shiraishi Sawa said, walking to the storage cabinet and starting to rummage through it.

It's a bit cramped, since the entire room used to be a storage room.

"Ah, found it." Shiraishi Zexiu pulled out a first-aid kit and took out gauze from it.

"Shiraishi-kun, do you know how to treat animal wounds?" Takanashi Yuuko asked, stroking the kitten that shrank closer to her as Shiraishi Sawa approached.

"I know a little bit. I live in the countryside, where there are a lot of cats and dogs. Sometimes they get hurt, but it should be enough."

After arranging the gauze and disinfectant alcohol, he also pulled out a razor, which his father had insisted on giving him before leaving, saying that Shiraishi Zexiu might become a burly man with a thick beard by the time he was in his first year of high school, and it was just in case.

"Hold it down so it can swim; I'm going to start treating the wound."

Takanashi Yuko held the kitten down with one hand and its injured thigh with the other. The kitten struggled but had little strength, so Takanashi Yuko signaled to Shiraishi Sawa Hide that it was properly secured.

Gently shave the hair away from the injured area with a razor. The razor probably never imagined that its first time would be given to a cat like this.

The wound wasn't too serious; the bleeding had stopped on its own, and there were no remaining barbs or anything like that. Even without treatment, it should heal in a while.

Just to be on the safe side, I used a cotton swab dipped in pet alcohol to disinfect the area around the wound, and finally wrapped the wound with gauze to prevent the kitten from licking it. Buying an Elizabethan collar was a bit unnecessary.

"There's no problem now." Shiraishi Zexiu packed up his things.

"Can I keep it? I'll cover all the expenses. I recently got an ad on TikTok, so taking care of it for a while shouldn't be a problem."

Takanashi Yuuko looked at Shiraishi Sawa Hide with a nervous and expectant expression and asked.

"If you want to keep it, no problem... What are you doing, little bird-watching?!"

Before Shiraishizawa Hide could finish speaking, Takanashi Yuuko suddenly rushed up, jumped up, and hugged his neck, then blushed and pulled away.

"I'm sorry... I'm just too happy."

It was so sudden, I wasn't prepared, and I forgot how I felt. I only remember the softness that had just filled my arms, but it was fleeting. The only thing that lingered was the faint, lingering fragrance on my nose. I continued:

“This area is where pets are allowed. Uncle Hojo also told me that I could get a pet if I got bored.”

"Won't this affect your life, Shiraishi-kun? Cats shed and have to use the litter box..."

"It's okay, as long as it doesn't come into my room, as for shedding and going to the toilet..."

Shiraishi Sawa thought for a moment.

"How about I leave the cleaning of the living room and other areas to you from now on? That would be an equal exchange. You can take care of your cat, and I'll be relieved of the cleaning duties."

"Thank you, Shiraishi!" Takanashi Yuko bowed to Shiraishi Sawahide while holding the kitten.

He waved his hand and said, "I already said it's an equal exchange, there's no thank you. Why don't you think about where it'll sleep tonight?"

"Tonight... let it sleep in the laundry tub for now."

Takanashi took her own laundry tub from the shower; Takanashi was very interested in raising a cat.

"I'll go take the stuffing out of my pillow and use it for the night!"

After saying that, Takanashi tried to run back to her room, but was stopped by Shiraishi Sawa Hide.

"No, Takanashi, you've wiped out all the cotton from your pillow, what are you going to lie on? There's a blanket on the sofa, use it today, wash it tomorrow, and then buy a proper cat bed tomorrow."

"Oh, I'm sorry! I didn't think of that!"

"Huh? Why did you say that again?"

"Yes... thank you Shiraishi! I'm so happy. My mom is allergic to cat and dog fur, and my previous roommate wouldn't let me have one either, so I've always wanted to have one but couldn't."

Shiraishi Sawah pulled out the blanket and coiled it in the laundry tub, while Takanashi Yuko put the kitten in as well.

"There's not much food available for the cat at home, so how about I get it a bottle of milk?"

"No!" Takanashi Yuuko stood between Shiraishizawa Hide and the kitten, making an X gesture with her hands. "Kitties can't drink milk!"

"Is that so?" Shiraishi Sawa scratched his head, he really didn't know much about it. "Where I live, there are no rules about feeding stray cats and dogs."

"It's our pet cat now! It's a house cat!" Yuko Takanashi pouted unhappily, which was kind of cute.

"Okay, okay, what can our house cat eat? Tell me what we have at home."

"Let me see," Yuko Takanashi said, opening her phone and starting a search. "I need to buy some tomorrow... It mentions salted egg yolks!"

Yuko Takanashi happily showed the text on her phone to Hideaki Shiraishi.

"That's fine. I'll go boil a few eggs. I'll eat the egg whites and it'll eat the yolks. Little Bird, can you get it some water to drink?"