And the same disappointment will continue to play out repeatedly. Whether it's Xiangzi returning, Toyokawa Sadaharu returning, or the cleaning maids ringing the doorbell, Xiao Nai will be compelled to come out and see.

As soon as the familiar footsteps approached and the door opened, Xiao Nai practically flew out.

With a push of its hind legs, it leaped onto its owner's shoulder, its claws gripping his clothes firmly, its tail wrapping around his neck, rubbing its head against his chin, and gently licking his cheek with its tongue, emitting a satisfied "meow~".

Banami couldn't help but laugh and said, "It looks like your claws are almost healed, and they've even gained a lot of weight."

Xiao Nai gently licked the other's cheek with her tongue and responded with a "meow".

This is the most exciting time of day for Xiao Nai, the white cat with heterochromia.

It can now climb the stairs, but it still can't get into the bedroom with the door closed at night.

It has recently been trying to climb up the pipes outside the house, although it has not succeeded yet, and it is unknown who taught it.

***

Sometimes, the owner doesn't need to go out either; these are probably days called weekends.

However, most of the time, the owner's time is also taken up by two-legged creatures.

"Brother Xi, feel it, isn't it rounder than last week?"

Chu Hua went straight to the sofa, bent her knees and sat on Banami's lap, wrapped her arms around his neck, brought her slightly protruding belly close to his eyes, and spoke in a soft voice.

After confirming that Xiangzi and Hatsune were in the kitchen, he tentatively reached out and gently placed his palm on Chu Hua's stomach, his movements as light as if touching a fragile porcelain doll.

In the cat bed next to the sofa, Xiao Nai lazily raised her eyes, her blue and gold pupils staring at Banami's hand. The tip of her tail lightly swept the floor, and she finally let out a puzzled "Meow?"

"Pfft—" Chu Hua was amused by Ba Nai's nervous look and tapped his nose with her fingertip. "Why are you acting like a thief? Look, Xiao Nai is laughing at you."

“Doing this in the Toyokawa family’s living room feels a bit immoral.” Banami sighed helplessly and tried to push her aside, but Hatsuka clung to her even tighter.

"Isn't it more interesting this way?" Chu Hua's eyes were alluring as she leaned close to his ear and whispered, "Otherwise, why would I keep coming here?"

"You rascal," Yagami said, her annoyance mixed with indulgence. "Knowing you have physical limitations, you still say these seductive things. Aren't you deliberately trying to make me uncomfortable?"

"What does it matter?" Chu Hua smiled and glanced at Xiao Nai, then suddenly reached out to scratch its chin. "Let your sister help you put out the fire... Ah, I forgot that my sister can't do it, ahahahaha..."

If all else fails, let Xiao Nai transform into a catgirl and put out the fire for you.

Her hand was deftly dodged by the wary white cat, and Xiao Nai, crouching on the carpet, tilted her head and looked at her with disdain.

"Ah, what a pity, this child still doesn't like me." Chu Hua pouted, but didn't insist anymore. Instead, she leaned back into Banami's arms, playing with the buttons on his shirt.

Xiao Nai squatted in place, her tail curled into a circle, still unable to understand why the two-legged creature looked so uncomfortable sitting on its master's lap.

Sometimes, it's her pet owner, who looks a lot like her, who will sit on her lap, but it's not the pet owner's initiative; rather, the owner pulls her into their arms.

"Come sit down." Banai beckoned to her, and before Hatsune could react, he grabbed her wrist and gently pulled her into his arms.

Hatsune was caught off guard and sat on his lap. Her face turned bright red instantly, and she almost dropped the cookie plate.

Banami helped her brush the flour off her cheeks and then gently touched her lips with her head.

The kiss was very light, but Hatsune froze. When he released her, she was already limp in his arms, breathing rapidly.

"We've kissed so many times, why are you still so nervous?" Banai chuckled, touching her burning earlobe with her fingertips. "If we're talking about desensitization therapy, we've practiced it enough times."

"I'm sorry, Yu-kun..." Hatsune covered her face, her voice muffled and tinged with tears, "I didn't want to either, but I couldn't control my heartbeat when I was near you, I really..."

Banami patted her back, her tone softening, "But this can't go on forever. Didn't Hatsuka tell you how to overcome it?"

Hatsune's face peeked out from between her fingers, her eyes shy and aggrieved: "Chu Hua said... said she would help me when the time was right... but when I asked her what the right time was, she said she had her own brilliant plan, but the right time hadn't come yet."

Of course, there are also times when it is happy. When its owner is free, it will gently poke at a piece of wood on the lawn outside, making a sound that is quite pleasant. When there are no other two-legged animals around, it will snuggle on its owner's lap and listen to the sound of him poke at the wood.

Xiao Nai occasionally rested its paws on the sun, the warm sunlight making its eyelids heavy, and it made a satisfied purring sound in its throat.

Occasionally, the enemy who likes to hold a cucumber will lean on the master's shoulder to sleep, and then the two-legged creature that sleeps with the master will see this and lean on its side.

"Hey, Xiao Nai, move aside, I want to rest my head on this jerk's shoulder too."

Xiao Nai immediately raised her head alertly, letting out a threatening "ha" sound from her throat—

It won't allow it.

Left with no other choice, the two-legged creature could only sit on its owner's lap.

Not long after, when Cucumber woke up, the three of them kissed each other in the living room and then went into Banami's bedroom together, closing the door behind them.

Xiao Nai crouched outside the door, staring at the tightly closed wooden door. A rustling sound came from inside; its tail lightly swept the floor, and its blue-and-gold pupils were filled with confusion.

After thinking for a moment, it gently scratched at the door with its paw, making a rustling sound. There was no reaction from inside, so it raised its head.

"Meow?"

Chapter Five: Spring is the Season for Teacher Training

The gentle spring rain outside the window could not quell the noise inside the classroom.

While drinking her fruit and vegetable juice, Shiina Ritsuki suddenly remembered someone. She stood up and was about to leave the classroom when a blonde girl silently came to her side.

She appears both elegant and spirited, but the moment she opens her mouth, she sounds like a puppy.

"Um, Lixi, what would you like to eat tonight? I'll prepare accordingly..."

But before she could finish speaking, Li hope stood up and said, "Whatever."

Hatsune was slightly disappointed and said in a low voice, "Uh, why do you all say 'anything'? What does 'anything' mean? It's really hard for the cook to decide..."

Lixi didn't hear clearly, but simply asked, "What did you say?"

"No...no, does Riki want to come back with me?" Hatsune invited, acting like a "mistress," with a thrill of taking over someone else's place.

"No, I'm going to catch someone." Li hope said, then walked past the blonde girl and left the classroom.

"Catch someone?" Hatsune tilted her head slightly, seemingly not understanding what the other person meant.

But Hatsune quickly found her next target, approaching Hachiman Kairin and saying, "Hachiman-kun, you also received the notice about the dinner party at the Toyokawa family's house tonight, right? What would you like to eat...?"

"I'm not going," Hai Ling said bluntly.

"Uh……"

Hatsune turned her head away, sobbing. Her classmates and teammates were all so hard to get along with. As expected, Nami was much cuter. Although she still wouldn't let her touch her, at least she was willing to eat the food that Hatsune fed her.

***

Shiina Ritsuki arrived at the first grader class shortly after the start of the semester. Occasionally, she would hear whispers: "Ah, is that Shiina-senpai from MYGO? She's so cool."

"Oh my god, I'm a fan of hers, she plays the drums so well."

"Could...could I go up and exchange phone numbers with her?"

"I...I don't dare. Shiina-senpai looks unapproachable."

When Lixi heard these comments, he just felt that being in the spotlight was troublesome. If he had known this earlier, he would have liked to join a masked band like Ave Mujica.

Ave Mujica is clearly more famous now, but because no one knows that Hachiman Kairin is a bassist, she avoids this trouble.

"This is so unfair," Lixi complained inwardly.

But soon, she arrived at Class 2, Grade 1, a class she found herself by checking the roster. The stray cat wouldn't tell her anything.

However, with that guy's unlikable and eccentric personality, he probably won't make any friends in class, and he might get bullied.

Actually, she had this concern when she let Xiaodeng go to school at Yuqiu, but Xiaodeng's personality was ultimately much cuter and she was well-liked.

When she arrived at the classroom for the lower grades, she saw several girls gathered around a table.

"Lenai-chan, would you like some tiger-skin cake?"

"No." The stray cat that Lixi was talking about seemed to be eating something, and it refused with its eyes narrowed.

"Ah...it tastes pretty good." the girl said disappointedly.

"Would you like some strawberry-flavored gummies?"

Upon hearing this, Le Nai immediately snatched the gummy candy from the girl's hand.

"Delicious," Yao Lena commented.

"Ahhh, Renai-chan ate my strawberry gummy candy!" the girl exclaimed excitedly.

"Ah, I want to feed Renai-chan!" the girl next to me said somewhat reluctantly.

Li hope's lips twitched involuntarily as she listened. Although she wouldn't admit it, Li Xi definitely came over to see if Le Nai was integrating into the class smoothly, fearing that she would be bullied and isolated by the class.

After all, she found it hard to imagine what it would be like for this stray cat to make friends with everyone.

That being said, Li Xi underestimated MYGO's influence. At least among the three girls' schools in the vicinity, Le Nai's petite yet cool electric guitar solo on stage was quite appealing.

Therefore, her unconventional personality has become a plus, leading to the current situation.

But Lena wouldn't stop just because someone was feeding her. She sat by the window and said, "Let's go."

"Ah, where are you going, Ryuna-chan? Do you want to come home with us?"

"Practice." Kaoru only said two words before preparing to slip away.

A proud wild cat will not stay for any human.

But the next moment, someone grabbed him from behind by the collar, preventing him from moving an inch.

You had to turn your head to look at your teammate, then tilt your head slightly: "?"

"Ah, it's Shiina-senpai!?" The others in the class exclaimed in surprise again.

"Where are you going?" Li hope asked in an unfriendly tone.

But Lena didn't care at all: "Practice."

"Didn't you see the notification in the LINE group?" Lixi questioned again.

As expected, Yoro Nai typed a question mark (?) again.

Li hope covered her forehead and said, "I knew it..."

After saying that, she took the other person's hand and left the classroom, saying, "Today, let's all go to the Toyokawa family's house for a family dinner."

"Not interested..."

Don't you want to see the white cat you picked up?

She had also heard about this from Banami. To be honest, the fact that he didn't ask her for help made Riki a little disappointed.

"Who?" Yoro Nai tilted her head slightly.

Li hope choked for a moment and said, "I said, you're so heartless, aren't you? It's that cat you picked up in the rain..."

Kaoru racked her brains for a moment, then said as if suddenly realizing something, "Oh, it's the guy who gave it to the interesting boy."

"Can't you remember other people's names properly... uh... you wouldn't..."

Suddenly, Lixi seemed to realize something and a look of fear crossed her face.

You don't know my name, do you?

"Matcha, candy?" Kaname tilted her head slightly and asked.

"Ugh, I knew it! In your heart, I'm just a fool who gives you candy. I've had enough! My name is Shiina Ritsuki!" Ritsuki was furious.

"Hello, my name is Kaname Ronai," the girl with heterochromatic eyes said, pouting.

Seeing her like this, Li hope felt a deep sense of helplessness, but in the end she still took the other person's hand, held the umbrella and left the school, afraid that the other person would disappear again in the blink of an eye.

But I was a little worried for her. Could this child really find someone important to her besides the grandmother she mentioned?

Or will she continue to wander like this?

Just as Lixi was pondering this question, the two heard a cat meowing not far away, and the meowing sounded different from usual.

Li hope glanced at the spring rain and said, "It must be the time when cats are in heat."

Yoro asked with some confusion, "What is 'heat'?"

"Uh..." Li hope found it hard to imagine what it would be like for the petite Le Nai to date a boy.

Or rather, even if she goes to high school, will Renai-chan be able to understand what love is?

Lixi subconsciously denied it, but... in her mind, the image of Ruoye Mu sitting on Banami floated up.

She shook her head vigorously, oyster, oyster, oyster.

Chapter Six: Wanting to Become Human +1

When Lixi led Yao Lena into the entrance hall of the Toyokawa family home, the living room was already bustling with noise—Aine and Hatsuka were huddled around the coffee table unpacking snacks, while Xiangzi and Su Shi were busy in the kitchen, with only Hachiman Kairin's spot empty.

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