Chapter 182: I Like That Scoundrel’s Unique Scent

Chapter 182: Chapter 182: I Like That Scoundrel’s Unique Scent

If you won’t come over,

Then I’ll come to you.

Gu Yizhou rested his chin on his pillow, his shoulder pressing against Yan Luoxi’s back, and went back to checking stocks.

Yan Luoxi wanted to move away.

Her heart was pounding uncontrollably.

But she turned her head and glanced at Gu Yizhou’s profile.

Then she settled back down.

’Besides, that jerk has no idea what I just dreamt about.’

’And it was just a dream.’

Right now, Yan Luoxi didn’t want to leave.

She wanted to stay by this jerk’s side.

Even if her heart was beating so fast she felt she couldn’t take it.

Time flew by, and soon it was 12:30 AM.

Gu Yizhou put down his phone, got out of bed, and went to brush his teeth.

It was a little cold in the living room once he left the bedroom.

But it wasn’t unbearable.

Gu Yizhou moved quickly.

He returned to the bedroom as soon as he finished brushing his teeth.

"Xiaobai, good night."

Gu Yizhou moved his pillow back to its original position and also pulled Yan Luoxi over, letting her lie beside him and giving her a corner of the blanket.

"Meow~"

Yan Luoxi lay beside Gu Yizhou and meowed.

’Good night, you jerk,’ she thought to herself, glancing at his profile.

Outside, the cold wind howled, but inside, it was as warm as spring.

Soon, the man and the cat fell asleep at the same time.

...

「The next morning.」

Gu Yizhou woke from his sleep.

He felt a warmth on his chest.

Rubbing his drowsy eyes, he looked down and saw that Xiaobai had somehow crawled onto his chest again.

She was still sound asleep, a trickle of glistening drool at the corner of her mouth. She looked incredibly cute.

Uh...

’Cats drool in their sleep?’

Gu Yizhou didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

His shirt was soiled, but he wasn’t angry.

Gently flicking the little cat’s ear, Gu Yizhou said, "Time to get up, you little sleepyhead~"

Yan Luoxi’s ears twitched, and she slowly opened her eyes.

Still in the middle of a wonderful dream, she was a bit groggy.

She subconsciously rubbed her eyes with her two fluffy pink paws.

Watching her surprisingly human-like action, Gu Yizhou froze for a moment.

’This... she’s practically human.’

’She’s acting way too much like a person!’ Gu Yizhou thought to himself.

If he hadn’t already known that Xiaobai was more intelligent than the average cat, he would have been completely stunned.

"Xiaobai, Daddy has to get up, wash up, and go to work now."

Gu Yizhou reached out and stroked her little head, saying with a smile, "I’ll get you fresh cat food and water in a bit. If you don’t want to get up yet, you can sleep a little longer."

Hearing his voice, Yan Luoxi finally woke up a little.

She turned to look at him. ’That jerk is so handsome, even when he’s just woken up!’

’As expected of the man I’ve chosen,’ she thought to herself.

Seeing Xiaobai staring at him so dazedly, looking utterly adorable, Gu Yizhou couldn’t resist leaning in and nuzzling her soft pink belly.

Gu Yizhou’s sudden attack made Yan Luoxi’s body tremble.

Her heart couldn’t help but speed up.

Fortunately, Gu Yizhou didn’t nuzzle her for long.

After a moment, he pulled away.

’That jerk!’

’Taking advantage of me again!’

Yan Luoxi pouted.

Gu Yizhou grabbed his phone from the nightstand and glanced at it. It was already 8:10 in the morning.

It was getting late, so he didn’t linger in bed.

He threw off the covers and left the warmth of the bed.

Yan Luoxi remained on the bed. Watching Gu Yizhou’s retreating back, she suddenly felt a little empty inside.

’It really is better when that jerk is around.’

...

「8:30 AM.」

Gu Yizhou had already left for work.

And Yan Luoxi could feel that she was about to turn back into a human.

She lay in the spot where Gu Yizhou had just been, the bed still holding the lingering scent of that jerk.

’It’s fragrant and smells really nice.’

There’s supposedly a special term for it in biology called pheromones.

When you love someone, and they happen to love you back, you can smell a unique scent on them. It’s a special scent that only you can detect.

They say that the pheromones secreted by the one you love trigger a tiny corner of your sense of smell. Their pheromones affect you, and being able to smell them means your genes are compatible—your genes have chosen them.

People have magnetic fields between them; they attract and entangle with one another.

At certain times, when you desperately miss someone you can’t see, you might find that you can seemingly smell their scent. Even if they’re just nearby, you can pick up the scent that belongs only to them.

If one day you can no longer smell that scent, it’s highly likely that one of you has fallen out of love.

’I can smell that jerk’s unique scent...’

’This...’

Yan Luoxi couldn’t help but feel shy.

’I wonder if that jerk can smell my special scent, too?’

Thinking of this, Yan Luoxi grew uneasy.

’After all, I’m just a cat right now!’

’That jerk doesn’t know I’m a person who turned into this. He probably can’t smell my scent at all!’

’So... should I just reveal everything to him?’

’No.’

’I can’t.’

’If I really told him I’m Xiaobai, that jerk would probably be scared to death.’

’And I don’t want that jerk to die!’

’Even if he wasn’t scared to death, he’d probably tell me never to come back.’

’I... I don’t want to leave that jerk.’

And so, Yan Luoxi’s heart became tangled with conflict once more.

...

Sigh~

After thinking for a long time, Yan Luoxi decided not to reveal the truth to that jerk just yet.

She didn’t want to destroy the relationship they currently had.

She decided to get to know him slowly in her identity as a CEO first. Once they were more familiar with each other, or when the time was right, she would reveal everything to him.

Yan Luoxi felt that by then, that jerk should be able to accept the fact that she was also his little cat, Xiaobai.

But in truth, she wasn’t very confident about it.

’After all, what normal person would want their significant other to be constantly turning into a cat!’

Just as her thoughts were running wild,

A sudden wave of dizziness washed over her again.

’It’s happening!’

The thought flashed through Yan Luoxi’s mind, and then her vision suddenly went black.

When she opened her eyes again, she had already returned to her human form.

She was still completely naked.

Lying in the spot where Gu Yizhou had just slept, the lingering warmth stirred a strange emotion within her heart.

It was as if Gu Yizhou’s hands were gently brushing against her skin.

A faint blush instantly appeared on Yan Luoxi’s exquisite, beautiful face, and a pinkish hue spread across her jade-white skin.

"Yan Luoxi, oh, Yan Luoxi, what in the world are you thinking!"

Yan Luoxi couldn’t help but cover her eyes, muttering to herself.

"This is so embarrassing~"

"SOB SOB SOB..."

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