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Ning Ruoxi watched Ye Ling and the big orange cat having the time of their lives, and a fond, doting smile couldn’t help but appear on her face.

For some reason.

She thought Ye Ling was being especially cute right now.

A big guy nearly six feet tall, yet here he was, hugging a cat, nuzzling it and teasing it...

Tsk, tsk!

’Humanity really is hopeless!’

’The Cat People will conquer the Earth sooner or later~~~’

Around five in the afternoon, the two didn’t reluctantly leave until a staff member informed Ye Ling and Ning Ruoxi that the cat cafe was closing.

"Can we come back again in a few days?"

Ning Ruoxi stood at the entrance of the cat cafe, tilting her head up to look at Ye Ling as she asked coaxingly.

"Alright, alright, alright."

Seeing the girl’s sparkling eyes, how could Ye Ling possibly refuse? He agreed on the spot.

Unconsciously, the image of that big orange cat appeared in Ye Ling’s mind, and a smile touched his lips.

’That stinky fat cat was actually pretty fun, huh?’

After returning home, Ning Ruoxi went to take a shower first. Having petted cats all day, she was covered in fur and definitely needed a good wash.

While Ning Ruoxi was showering, Ye Ling took out his phone and looked up news about the Net Entertainment Group.

In the past few days, the lawsuit Shengding Group filed against Net Entertainment Group for infringement had officially reached a final verdict. Rainy Love had infringed upon Lingxi’s Love, and Net Entertainment Group was ordered to immediately take it down and pay fifty million in compensation.

"The Net Entertainment Group is really in a miserable spot."

Ye Ling couldn’t help but sigh.

Not only did the last straw they were grasping for as a drowning man turn into the last straw that broke the camel’s back, but they also had to pay Shengding Group such a huge sum. It was just unbelievable!

"Meow~"

Just then, Zhao Cai, who had been in the corner, suddenly leaped into Ye Ling’s lap and affectionately licked his face.

"You little rascal, go play somewhere else."

Ye Ling picked the little guy up and tossed him aside.

Normally, he might have been in the mood to play with the cat for a bit, but he’d already spent the entire afternoon petting cats. How could he possibly be in the mood for more?

Zhao Cai was stunned when Ye Ling suddenly tossed him aside.

’Hello?’

’Have a heart, will you?’

’Yesterday you called me your little treasure, and today you can’t even be bothered with me?’

Alright.

Everyone, please rise. Let us observe three seconds of silence for our dear Zhao Cai.

Zhao Cai rubbed against Ye Ling, a human-like look of grievance flashing in its large eyes.

Suddenly.

As it was rubbing, it discovered a few strands of orange cat fur on Ye Ling’s clothes.

Zhao Cai sniffed it, and its eyes widened.

It looked as if it had just discovered some earth-shattering secret!

"Meeooww~"

Zhao Cai let out a loud cry and leaped directly at Ye Ling’s face.

"What the hell!"

Ye Ling had been playing on his phone when his vision suddenly went dark. The next moment, a clump of something landed on his face, and he let out a bloodcurdling scream.

...

「Half an hour later.」

Ning Ruoxi, fresh from her shower, looked at Ye Ling. There was now a faint scratch on his face, accidentally made by Zhao Cai’s claws when it jumped on him.

"Pfft."

Ning Ruoxi couldn’t help but let out a laugh.

She wasn’t sure why, but she found it hilarious.

"You went to the cat cafe and petted cats too, so why am I the only one getting treated like this?"

Ye Ling said with a wronged expression. Seeing Ning Ruoxi laughing made him grind his teeth in frustration.

"Because I showered first, silly."

Ning Ruoxi giggled and picked up Zhao Cai.

Zhao Cai sniffed at Ning Ruoxi. Mmm, having just showered, she smelled wonderful!

The little guy found a comfortable position in Ning Ruoxi’s arms, lay down, and soon even started snoring.

"Unbelievable!"

Ye Ling shot the person and cat before him a resentful glare, then stood up and headed for the bathroom.

’I can’t live in this house anymore!’

...

「Time flew by.」

In the days that followed, Ye Ling and Ning Ruoxi went to the cat cafe again. Having learned his lesson from the previous incident, Ye Ling dashed into the bathroom to shower the moment he got home.

’Why does this feel like I’m sneaking home after having an affair?’

「Thursday.」

Because he’d stayed up too late playing games the previous night, Ye Ling was enjoying the rare chance to sleep in.

BUZZ BUZZ BUZZ—

Just as Ye Ling was blissfully sleeping in while hugging Ning Ruoxi, the phone on the nightstand suddenly started buzzing.

Ning Ruoxi frowned, grabbed the phone without looking, and subconsciously answered it.

"Hello... who is this?"

Ning Ruoxi’s voice was tinged with the laziness of someone who had just woken up.

"Brother Ling, why aren’t you at school yet..."

The call connected, and He Jian’s urgent voice immediately came from the other end.

Hearing the voice on the other end, Ning Ruoxi instantly woke up. She looked at the phone in her hand and froze.

She had still been half-asleep and hadn’t paid attention, thinking it was her own phone, so she just answered it...

Who knew it was Ye Ling’s phone?

"S-Sister-in-law?"

On the other end of the line, He Jian was also stunned to hear a woman’s voice and asked tentatively.

Today was the joint mixer between the School of Information Science and the School of Arts, so he had decided to call and hurry Ye Ling along.

Who knew...

That he would stumble into a situation like this?

"Um... he’s still sleeping."

Ning Ruoxi’s voice was barely a whisper, and a crimson blush spread across her pretty face.

’Answering Ye Ling’s phone this early in the morning... doesn’t that imply that he and I spent the night...?’

"I’m so sorry, Sister-in-law! Did I interrupt you two? It’s fine, it’s fine, you guys carry on, carry on."

He Jian hung up the phone without the slightest hesitation.

’Damn it.’

’Getting a face full of PDA this early in the morning?’

’I don’t think my stomach can take it!’

Ning Ruoxi had wanted to explain, but when she heard the dial tone, she was overcome with embarrassment.

This was just...

"Whose call was that?"

Just then, Ye Ling woke up too. He frowned and looked at Ning Ruoxi in his arms.

"It’s all your fault! Get up!"

Ning Ruoxi shot him an annoyed glare, pushed him away, and got out of bed.

Ye Ling was utterly baffled.

’Hello?’

’Can someone please explain to me what’s going on?’

Ye Ling slowly propped himself up, rubbing his head with a pained expression. He couldn’t help but mutter, "Could it be, is it that time of the month for her? No, wait... didn’t that already pass this month?"

Ye Ling couldn’t make sense of it. Suddenly, his gaze fell on the phone beside him, its screen still lit.

Huh?

’It seems like when I woke up just now, I saw Ning Ruoxi holding the phone...’ 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

With that in mind, Ye Ling picked up the phone and looked at it with some hesitation.

’Could it be that she found out I was browsing large-scale action films from the Neon Country last night?’