Chapter 45: A Sentient Xiaobai? If You Can’t Resist, You Might as Well Enjoy It

Chapter 45: Chapter 45: A Sentient Xiaobai? If You Can’t Resist, You Might as Well Enjoy It

No wonder cats are always asking people to pet them!

Now that she was a cat, Yan Luoxi finally understood the feeling.

This felt way better than getting a massage at a spa!

PURRRRR...

A contented sound rumbled uncontrollably in her throat.

Gu Yizhou saw this and knew it was a sign that Xiaobai was enjoying the pets.

With a small smile, he casually turned on the living room TV. He watched the Modu evening news with one hand while petting Xiaobai with the other.

The man and the cat sat there on the sofa as the afterglow of the setting sun streamed through the floor-to-ceiling windows, casting a golden hue over them.

The entire scene looked like it had been lifted straight out of a manga.

’This feels so unbelievably relaxing...’

KNOCK KNOCK—KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK—

Just then, there was a knock at Gu Yizhou’s door.

Gu Yizhou figured it must be the takeout he had ordered.

He set Xiaobai down and got up to open the door.

Sure enough, standing at the door was a delivery guy in a yellow uniform.

"Hello, your delivery is here."

"Enjoy your meal!"

The delivery guy handed over the takeout with a smile.

"Thanks."

After a brief thanks, Gu Yizhou took the food and returned to the living room.

As soon as he opened it, the scent of roasted lamb chops filled the entire living room.

The golden-brown roasted lamb chops were giving off the tantalizing aroma of cumin.

Yan Luoxi shot up from the sofa.

Her round eyes were glued to the roasted lamb chops on the coffee table!

’Damn it!’

’I want some so badly!’

WHIMPER...

Gu Yizhou noticed Xiaobai’s reaction.

"Er..."

He paused for a moment.

Looking at Xiaobai, he asked, "Xiaobai, you want some meat too, huh?"

"But you can’t!"

"Cats can’t eat this stuff."

Gu Yizhou explained, shaking his head.

"Meeeoow!"

Yan Luoxi cried out at Gu Yizhou.

It was as if she were saying, "No! I can eat it! I can totally eat it!"

Seeing Xiaobai looking so pitiful, practically drooling, Gu Yizhou felt a little sorry for her.

"Alright, be good. Go eat your cat food."

"Cats can’t eat this. It’ll make you sick."

"Tomorrow, when I get back from rehearsal at school, I’ll stop by the market and pick up some chicken breast, beef, and shrimp to boil for you."

Of course, Gu Yizhou couldn’t understand her "meow-ese." He just stroked Xiaobai’s head and spoke.

SMACK—

Annoyed, Yan Luoxi smacked Gu Yizhou’s hand off her head.

Of course, she had retracted her sharp little claws, and she hadn’t hit his hand with any real force.

It wasn’t that Yan Luoxi couldn’t bear to hurt Gu Yizhou.

’It was because she was afraid that if she accidentally scratched him, she’d be dragged off to be spayed!’

’Or thrown out.’

’Either of those two possibilities was terrifying to even think about!’

’Getting spayed was bad enough, but if she got kicked out, what if some homeless person caught her?’

’Heat the wok, pour the oil, and just like that, you’d have a delicious cat-meat hot pot!’

’And don’t even say people don’t eat cat meat!’

’Yan Luoxi had seen people selling cat meat at the market with her own two eyes when she was a kid!’

’Oh, right!’

’Some people also say dog meat is a potent aphrodisiac, and people eat it in many places!’

’And some food stalls even use the so-called "Dragon, Phoenix, and Tiger" hot pot as their signature dish to attract male customers!’

’Claiming it’s some kind of super-tonic for men!’

’Who knows where these ideas even came from!’

Yan Luoxi scoffed at such claims.

’If you’re a glutton, just admit you’re a glutton. You don’t have to make up all this nonsense.’

’But at least this jerk in front of her, aside from being a bit of a dog... a bit annoying to cats... I mean, people... was otherwise okay.’

’At least my life isn’t in danger with him!’

However, whether intentionally or not, Yan Luoxi seemed to have forgotten one thing: even if she were thrown out, she wouldn’t be in any real trouble.

After all, she had her own apartment right next door!

...

Yan Luoxi ran to her cat bed on the balcony and flopped down.

’Away from that jerk Gu Yizhou.’

’Out of sight, out of mind!’

When Gu Yizhou saw her run to the balcony, he could tell that Xiaobai seemed unhappy.

’And the reason was that he wouldn’t give her any roasted lamb chops.’

’Her peeved little expression was so human-like. What an intelligent, silly little cat!’

Gu Yizhou thought to himself.

He glanced down at the back of his hand. It wasn’t scratched.

’Looks like she knows how to control herself, even when she’s mad.’

Shaking his head, he decided to ignore her for now.

’First things first, dinner.’

’He’d been working all day and was starving.’

He picked up a piece of crispy, golden-brown lamb chop and ate it with relish.

NOM NOM NOM...

’Man, this tastes incredible!’

From the balcony, Yan Luoxi glanced over at Gu Yizhou, who was feasting away.

She stuck out her little pink-padded paw and swiped viciously in Gu Yizhou’s direction!

’You dog!’

’Eat, eat, eat!’

’Why don’t you just choke on it!’

COUGH COUGH...

It was as if Yan Luoxi’s curse had come true.

Gu Yizhou suddenly choked on the spice.

He scrambled to his feet, went to the kitchen fridge, and grabbed a can of ice-cold soda.

PFFT—

Gu Yizhou cracked it open and took a huge gulp, which finally brought him some relief.

Yan Luoxi, seeing this, froze for a second.

’Er...’

’Whoa, are my curses actually working?’

Yan Luoxi was bewildered.

His throat feeling much better, Gu Yizhou walked out of the kitchen.

He went back to happily munching on his roasted lamb chops.

Seeing this, Yan Luoxi lay back down and closed her eyes to rest.

’She wasn’t planning on sleeping tonight.’

’This time, she was going to see if she could control the transformation back into her human form.’

’She’d had a feeling yesterday that she might be able to control the timing of her transformation.’

’But she had been asleep at the time, and had turned back into a human before she had a chance to really get a feel for it.’

’So, she planned to stay awake tonight and experiment.’

’If she really could control her transformations at will, things would be so much less troublesome in the future.’

’After all, if she had the choice, she didn’t want to be a cat forever!’

...

Before long, Gu Yizhou had polished off the entire large portion of lamb chops.

’To be honest, this place’s roasted lamb chops were seriously good!’

After finishing the last of his soda, Gu Yizhou let out a satisfied burp.

BURP—

’So satisfying!’

He gathered the bones and other trash, put them in the kitchen trash can, and planned to take it all out tomorrow.

Once he was done, he closed the kitchen door.

’As for why he didn’t throw the bones in the living room trash can, he was naturally worried Xiaobai would rummage through it and try to steal them.’

’She was a little glutton, after all.’

If Yan Luoxi knew what Gu Yizhou was thinking right now, she would have definitely bristled with rage!

’This damned man actually thought she would go digging through the trash for food!!!’

’You’re the one who digs through the trash for food!’

’Your whole family digs through the trash for food!’

’She would’ve thrown caution to the wind, leaped up, and bitten that jerk Gu Yizhou to death!’

After cleaning up the trash and wiping the table, Gu Yizhou washed his hands and lay down comfortably on the sofa.

’A full stomach... one of life’s great pleasures!’

"Xiaobai, come here."

Gu Yizhou called out to Xiaobai on the balcony.

But Yan Luoxi completely ignored him.

Resigned, Gu Yizhou had no choice but to walk over to the balcony and pick her up again.

He then carried her back to the living room sofa.

’Unable to resist, Yan Luoxi was once again forced to "entertain the client."’

’As the saying goes: "Fate is like being forc... Since you can’t fight back, you might as well try to enjoy it!"’

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