Chapter 118: The Girl the Scumbag Likes?

Chapter 118: Chapter 118: The Girl the Scumbag Likes?

"You brat, get in here and help serve the food!"

A moment later, the voice of Gu Yizhou’s mom, Chen Dongmei, called out from the kitchen.

"Alright, coming~"

Gu Yizhou exchanged a look with his dad, answered with a smile, and then got up and walked toward the kitchen.

「A few minutes later.」

"Time to eat."

Chen Dongmei said as she placed three bowls of rice on the table.

"What does Xiaobai eat?"

Chen Dongmei asked.

"Usually cat food, or chicken breast, beef, that kind of thing. But she doesn’t seem to have much of an appetite. Besides, I already gave her a cat treat earlier. She’ll eat on her own when she gets hungry, so don’t worry about her."

Gu Yizhou replied casually.

Yan Luoxi: "..."

"Hm?"

Hearing this, Chen Dongmei frowned slightly. She looked at Gu Yizhou and said irritably, "She must have learned that from you, right? I’ve told you so many times to eat at regular times. It’s bad for your digestion, but you just don’t listen."

"Uh..."

Gu Yizhou looked completely embarrassed.

TSK~

’Hearing that, Yan Luoxi’s mood suddenly lifted!’

Heh~

’So you have days where you get put in your place too, you dog man!’

’Auntie!’

’Well said!’

Gu Yizhou said helplessly, "I’ll try my best from now on."

"Alright, Dongmei, lay off him. It’s getting late, let’s just eat."

Gu Zhenbang said.

Chen Dongmei sat down and picked up her chopsticks.

Gu Yizhou picked up a piece of braised eggplant with minced pork. The rich sauce, combined with the aroma of the minced meat, evenly coated every slice of eggplant. A wave of steam and fragrance washed over him.

Gu Yizhou took a bite.

So silky smooth!

Amazing!

Gu Yizhou was already starving.

He began to dig in, eating with gusto.

Just then, Chen Dongmei suddenly asked, "Are you seeing anyone?"

Yan Luoxi’s ears suddenly twitched.

"Huh?"

Gu Yizhou’s movements paused for a moment. He swallowed the food in his mouth and shook his head. "Not yet."

"Hm?"

Hearing this, Chen Dongmei’s brow furrowed even more. She was getting anxious. "I mean, look at you, you’re not young anymore. It’s time you found someone! Back when I was your age, you were already a year old!"

Yan Luoxi: "?"

She froze for a second.

’Why does that sound so familiar?’

’Uh... hasn’t my own mom said that before?’

’Jeez!’

’Same world, same mom?’

Gu Yizhou ate a bite of vegetables and said calmly, "What’s the rush? I’m not even worried."

"That’s not it!"

"If you were dating, you’d have someone to take care of you."

Chen Dongmei said.

"Oh!"

Gu Yizhou retorted, "If I just wanted someone to take care of me, wouldn’t it be better to just hire a housekeeper? Why would I need to date someone for that?"

"Besides, there’s a problem with your whole way of thinking. Is a girlfriend supposed to be born to take care of me? Is a boyfriend born to spend money on his girlfriend?"

"I want my life to be my own, not something that belongs to someone else’s expectations."

Gu Yizhou was very eloquent, and he was speaking his true thoughts.

Chen Dongmei was stunned.

Yan Luoxi stared at Gu Yizhou’s back, a little dazed.

’Does this dog man Gu Yizhou have some kind of Mind Reading Skill?!’

When her own mom was pressuring her to get married, she had wanted to say the exact same things he just said.

But with her cool and reserved personality, she ultimately never said them out loud.

’And today, this dog man actually said it!’

Listening to Gu Yizhou say those words,

Yan Luoxi, for some reason, felt a sense of vindication in her heart.

That strange feeling in her heart suddenly became clearer and more intense.

"..."

After hearing Gu Yizhou’s words, Chen Dongmei was speechless.

Gu Zhenbang, however, spoke up approvingly, "Dongmei, I actually think our son is right. We fell in love on our own back then, too. Why do you keep interfering with his love life?"

Hearing this, Chen Dongmei felt a bit wronged. "I’m just worried he’ll never get married in his whole life!"

"Uh..."

Gu Zhenbang suddenly remembered that his son did seem to have mentioned not wanting to get married.

He thought for a moment, then looked at Gu Yizhou and said, "Well... that’s true, not getting married won’t do either. Son, how about you tell us what kind of girl you like? You can at least do that, right?"

"Exactly!"

"Go on, tell us what kind of girl you like. It’s not like you’re into guys, is it?"

Chen Dongmei chimed in from the side.

"PFFT~"

Hearing his mom’s words, Gu Yizhou almost spat out a mouthful of rice!

’My mom really is... a little too progressive, huh!’

"Mom!"

"What kind of nonsense are you talking!"

"Your son’s sexual orientation is perfectly normal, okay!"

Gu Yizhou said with a look of resignation.

"Hmph, then just tell us what kind of girl you like!"

Chen Dongmei couldn’t help but roll her eyes.

"Fine!"

"I’ll tell you, I’ll tell you, alright!"

Gu Yizhou said, shaking his head helplessly.

Oh?

Hearing this, Yan Luoxi whipped her head around to look at Gu Yizhou.

But she quickly caught herself.

’Wait!’

’What does the kind of girl this dog man likes have to do with me, Yan Luoxi?’

’I’m not listening!’

She turned her little head to the other side, no longer looking at Gu Yizhou.

But her pair of cute cat ears had perked straight up!

"Um..."

Gu Yizhou thought for a moment, then said, "I’d hope she thinks a lot like I do. An independent woman, someone who can think for herself and do what she wants, not someone who lives her life based on what others think."

Yan Luoxi’s tail stopped wagging.

She lay on the floor, a bit lost in thought.

’So this dog man Gu Yizhou likes independent girls!’

’It sounds like I fit his criteria pretty well, doesn’t it?’

’Wait a minute!’

’What am I even thinking, "fit his criteria"???’

Yan Luoxi snapped out of it, her fur suddenly bristling!

’I have no interest in this dog man Gu Yizhou!’

’Why am I comparing myself to the type of girl the dog man likes?’

’I must be going crazy!’

’Right!’

’Cats and dogs have been natural enemies since ancient times!’

’There’s absolutely no way I could ever like that damn dog Gu Yizhou!’

"Meow~"

’I’m not listening to this dog man’s gibberish anymore!’

’Listening to him is making my feelings all jumbled!’

"HISS!"

’Pah! Drop dead, you dog man!’

’Hmph!’

Yan Luoxi looked back and cursed at Gu Yizhou in frustration, but she suddenly lost her balance and tumbled right off the sofa.

"THUMP~!"

"Meeooww!"

"Uh..."

Chen Dongmei, Gu Zhenbang, and Gu Yizhou all looked in Yan Luoxi’s direction at the same time.

"Is Xiaobai okay?"

Chen Dongmei asked with concern.

"She’s fine. Probably had a bad dream. Don’t mind her, this silly little cat is always doing dumb things!"

Gu Yizhou said casually.

Yan Luoxi: "??????"

"Oh!"

"Continue what you were saying."

Chen Dongmei pulled the topic back. "Besides what you just said, are there any other requirements? Spit them all out at once!"

"Um... of course there are. She has to be good-looking!"

Gu Yizhou said as if it were obvious, "Your son—me—is this handsome. Of course I have to find a girlfriend who’s good-looking, someone who’s a good match for me!"

Chen Dongmei: "..."

Gu Zhenbang: "..."