Shen Wuqiu had a strong intuition that the white-furred, blue-eyed cat squatting on the small balcony of her window was the exact same one she had seen at Yashan. However, when she considered that Yashan was nearly twenty kilometers away from this place, she was not quite so sure anymore.
Separated only by a layer of screen mesh, she and the cat stared at each other eye to eye. For a moment, she actually did not know how to argue or haggle with a cat.
She could not really say she was overly fond of these fluffy little creatures, but the main point was that this cat completely matched her aesthetic preferences. Even though it had disturbed her sweet slumber, she simply could not muster up any anger. After staring at each other for a long time, as if guided by some mysterious impulse, she followed suit and meowed back.
“Meow, meow~”
Hearing her response, the white cat became very excited, extending its front paws to start clawing at her screen mesh.
Its sharp claws made an annoying scratching sound against the screen. Shen Wuqiu had zero tolerance for this kind of noise, and subconsciously reached out to slide the screen open.
Without the barrier of the screen, the white cat made a nimble leap and bounced straight into her room, leaving her no chance to refuse whatsoever.
The white cat that jumped into her room was not polite in the slightest. With its head held high and chest puffed out, it strutted around her room on cat feet like it owned the place, and then with a single bound, it jumped onto her bed. It squatted right in the exact center and continued to stare at her. “Meow~”
Judging by the looks of it, this cat had no intention of leaving anytime soon.
Shen Wuqiu yawned, closed the screen window back up, and walked over to the bedside to look down at the white cat from above. “This is my territory. You had better behave.”
Hearing her speak, the white cat tilted its head, looking as if it were deep in thought, and then its little kitty mouth parted slightly: “Meow~~”
It was both milky and spoiled, practically melting straight into one’s heart.
Shen Wuqiu pressed a hand to her forehead and conceded defeat. Reaching out, she tapped the white cat right between its brows. “You really do know how to meow.”
“Meow~ Meow~”
Shen Wuqiu stared at the little creature that had gotten addicted to acting cute. After two seconds, she reached out once more, this time grabbing the cat by the back of its neck, and said fiercely, “No acting spoiled!”
“Meow~”
Whether it was her imagination or not, Shen Wuqiu actually managed to catch a hint of grievance in that sound.
A moment later, she lowered her head and chuckled softly. Could it really be because spring had arrived? Why else would she be bored enough to bicker this much with a cat?
With that thought in mind, she decided to ignore the cat for the time being. She took out her toiletries and a change of clothes from her suitcase and walked straight into the bathroom.
Washing up, doing skincare, and drying her hair took a full hour by the time the whole routine was finished.
When she finally emerged wrapped in a bath towel, the white cat was still in its original spot, except that its previous squatting posture had changed into a curled-up nap.
“Meow~”
Seemingly dissatisfied with her hiding in the bathroom for so long, the white cat’s cry sounded quite resentful the moment it saw her come out.
Shen Wuqiu also found herself with a massive headache looking at the white cat that refused to leave her bed. Although she did not have mysophobia, she still had no way to accept sharing a bed with a stray cat that had appeared out of nowhere.
Still, she never really thought about chasing the cat out. After giving it some thought, she decided to look through the closet for a coat she no longer wore to make a temporary cat bed for this little ancestor.
As a result, she ended up being the first one to find it unappealing, feeling that all these clothes sealed away in the closet carried a strange odor.
Failing to find a suitable coat, she shifted her idea to the bath towel wrapped around her body. Right in front of the white cat, she directly removed the bath towel and folded it into a small square. Just as she was pondering where to set up this temporary cat bed, her peripheral vision caught sight of a certain kitty staring intently right at her.
Shen Wuqiu took a deep breath, but the surging wave of shame did not subside because of it. Thus, she shook open the bath towel she had just folded and threw it right over the white cat’s head.
The white cat was covered completely from head to toe by the descending bath towel, letting out muffled meow meows from underneath it.
Shen Wuqiu couldn’t be bothered to care. After changing into her pajamas, she finally lifted the bath towel, grabbed the white cat by the back of its neck, and locked eyes with it. “You little perverted cat.”
“Meow~” The white cat thrashed its four limbs in protest.
Shen Wuqiu hoisted the entire cat up into the air, shifting her gaze from the cat’s neck all the way down. Despite the cat’s violent struggling, she managed to get a clear look at its private parts.
However, she knew absolutely nothing about the biology of cats and still could not tell its gender, leaving her with no choice but to consult the search engine.
“Good thing you’re a girl, you little perverted cat.” After confirming the white cat’s gender, the embarrassment Shen Wuqiu had felt from being completely seen through by a cat lessened quite a bit.
“Meow~” The white cat bared its teeth at her, appearing extremely dissatisfied with her recent behavior.
Shen Wuqiu didn’t expect this little thing to hold such a fierce temper, but it was quite spirited nonetheless, and she instantly gained a bit of interest. “You just peeked at me, and I was merely confirming your gender. Surely you can’t be this petty?”
“Meow~~” This particular meow was both fierce and ruthless, and the sound was dragged out terribly long.
“Are you scolding me?”
“Meow~~”
“Alright, alright, stop scolding me. The spoiled meow sounds much better.”
“Meow~~”
Losing the argument, Shen Wuqiu decided not to haggle with this little ancestor any longer. She folded the bath towel back into a small square, scanned her surroundings, and locked in the pink flannel swivel chair as the location for the temporary cat bed.
However, the white cat did not appreciate it at all. The moment Shen Wuqiu placed her onto the swivel chair, she scurried right back onto the bed.
“This is my bed, you can’t be this overbearing.” Shen Wuqiu had no way to deal with her and tried to reason with her. “Look at how small you are. Shouldn’t you sleep in a nice little bed of your own?”
“Meow!”
“As a pretty little female cat, it doesn’t look good when you act fierce.”
“Meow!”
Alright, communication was still impossible.
Shen Wuqiu took a deep breath, decided to chalk it up to bad luck, and comforted herself: The white cat’s fur was glossy, her body plump, and her entire being exuded a clean, aristocratic aura. She figured it must be a healthy kitty without any illnesses, so making do for one night would be fine.
After some self-consolation, Shen Wuqiu finally climbed into bed while yawning.
As soon as she lay down, the white cat pushed her luck even further and tried to crawl into her blanket.
“This is going too far now.” Shen Wuqiu had fast hands and sharp eyes, instantly grabbing the white cat by the back of its neck and hauling it right in front of her.
The white cat stared straight into her eyes with a pitiful look.
Shen Wuqiu remained unmoved and said with a blank expression, “Allowing you onto the bed is already my biggest concession.”
“Meow~~” The white cat continued to glare at her fiercely.
Shen Wuqiu’s patience was completely exhausted. “If you are going to be unreasonable, I’ll throw you right out this instant.”
“Meow~” The white cat seemed to understand, its voice becoming noticeably more delicate and even carrying a hint of ingratiation.
Shen Wuqiu was quite satisfied with this. She put the white cat down and pointed toward the foot of the bed. “You sleep over there. No entering the blanket.”
The white cat was extremely reluctant, but it still slowly padded its way over to the foot of the bed, lay down, and looked at Shen Wuqiu with sorrowful blue eyes.
Out of sight, out of mind. Shen Wuqiu decisively turned off the light, and the room instantly plunged into complete tranquility.
Lying inside the comfortable covers, Shen Wuqiu yawned lazily, and sleepiness quickly washed over her.
Before long, Shen Wuqiu drifted into a deep sleep. Meanwhile, the white cat sleeping at the foot of the bed remained full of energy. Making sure that the human was sound asleep, it swaggered over with dainty little cat steps.
After staring at the sleeping person for a few seconds, a faint white light suddenly bloomed around her. In the blink of an eye, the shadow of the white cat was nowhere to be found on the bed, replaced instead by a curvaceous woman.
The woman propped her head up with one hand in a deeply alluring posture as she lay by Shen Wuqiu’s side, gazing intently at the sweetly sleeping person before her.
Perhaps the woman’s gaze was simply too fiery, because Shen Wuqiu, even in her dreams, seemed to sense something and slowly opened her eyes.
When their eyes met, the woman smiled brilliantly at her. “You’re awake.”
Shen Wuqiu dizzily looked at her. After a small moment, she nodded. Perhaps because the woman before her was too gorgeous, especially those eyes, her half-awakened brain felt completely defenseless against the stranger who had popped up in her bed. “Why are you here?”
“You invited me in.”
“Me?” Shen Wuqiu looked at her, completely unable to recall. “I didn’t.”
“Did Big Sister forget? It was you who opened the window and let me in.”
Shen Wuqiu blinked. “What I let in was a cat.”
“I am that cat.”
“A cat? You?”
“Does Big Sister like my human form?”
Shen Wuqiu looked at her. Strangely enough, the room was clearly pitch black, yet the woman’s features were exceptionally clear before her eyes. “Mm, I like it.”
Hearing this, the woman’s slender, fair fingers danced across her facial features like a nimble butterfly, finally coming to a rest upon Shen Wuqiu’s rosy lips, highly satisfied. “Mm, I like Big Sister too.”
With that, the woman executed a nimble roll and slipped right into the blanket.
Faced with this sudden intimacy, Shen Wuqiu did not refuse at all.