Daily life in love

Yu Miaomiao finished the semester with a perfect GPA.

On the first day of winter break, she and Jiang Cheng meticulously planned their second date, and then she received a call from Xu Zhou at eight o'clock the next morning.

"Hurry, hurry, hurry! You and Jiang Chengyi come to the Monster Department with your ID cards. It's very important, so you have to be quick, or you'll miss it!!"

Yu Miaomiao thought it was something serious, so she quickly called Jiang Cheng and rushed to the Monster Department.

An hour later, she sat swaying in the bus, expressionless.

"Is this what you meant by important?"

"How can it not be important?"

Xu Zhou turned around from the front row, his voice righteous and stern, "Going to X Province to investigate the genetic lineage of snow leopards in the Kunlun Mountains—what an important scientific research project!!"

Yu Miaomiao, unusually angry, retorted, "What does this have to do with us?"

"Your ability to suppress Xiaobai might be useful for its kind as well. Scientific research requires rigor, so of course I need to include you."

“As for him,” Xu Zhou shrugged, “I have one spot left anyway, so I might as well give it to him.”

He winked at Yu Miaomiao, "It's a publicly funded trip. I've been pretty good to you guys, haven't I?"

Yu Miaomiao: ...I'm too angry to speak.

At that moment, the bus braked suddenly and turned right. She lurched forward and was about to hit the back of the seat in front of her when Jiang Cheng caught her with his arm. Due to the momentum, she fell backward and landed squarely in his arms.

Yu Miaomiao struggled to get up from Jiang Chengyi's arms, and the bus made another right turn—

She resigned herself to her fate and simply stayed in that position, leaning back in Jiang Chengyi's arms, muttering, "Our date plans are ruined."

Jiang Chengyi comforted her, saying, "You can date while traveling."

"I hate traveling."

Yu Miaomiao turned over, looked at the scenery rushing past the window, and frowned.

The crowds, the noise, the endless sales pitches—just thinking about it is irritating.

-

They transferred flights and took a car, finally arriving at their destination—a small town at the foot of the Kunlun Mountains—at 8 p.m.

It was pitch black. As soon as Yu Miaomiao got out of the car, she shivered. It was much colder than City A.

Because of that damned Xu Zhou's urging, she didn't even bring an extra piece of clothing.

The research team booked the town's only guesthouse.

Xu Zhou handed a room key to the two of them, saying, "There's only one double room left."

Yu Miaomiao quickly went upstairs, took a hot shower, buried herself in the blankets, and finally stopped shivering.

Half an hour later, Jiang Cheng returned with a packed meal in his arms.

"There's only one restaurant in town, serving local dishes. I ordered a few non-spicy dishes; see if you like them."

Smelling the aroma of food, Yu Miaomiao belatedly realized she was hungry. She threw off the covers and got out of bed, only to return to bed three seconds later.

"It's so cold."

She covered herself completely with the blanket, her nose red and sticking out, looking longingly at the food, looking pitiful.

Because she was really hungry, after thinking for a long time, she stretched out her arm, picked up the food, and said, "I'll eat in bed."

But after a short while, the exposed knuckles turned red, and he couldn't even pick up food with chopsticks.

Jiang Chengyi grasped her frozen fingers and warmed them for her. In his hot palm, her fingers quickly regained their flexibility.

Just as Yu Miaomiao was about to continue, Jiang Chengyi tucked her hands under the blanket, saying, "I'll feed you."

As soon as she finished speaking, Jiang Chengyi brought her the first spoonful of rice. She instinctively opened her mouth and ate it, without even having a chance to refuse.

Once you've done it the first time, the rest will follow naturally.

Yu Miaomiao ate while pondering:

As a 20-year-old adult, it seems a bit inappropriate for her to need to be fed. But then she thought, she's not a real human, she's a cat, and this isn't the first time this has happened. Last time, when she was delirious, Jiang Chengyi fed her.

So it's perfectly reasonable for humans to feed cats, right?

So she began to open her mouth and wait for her meal with a clear conscience.

A flicker of heartache crossed Jiang Chengyi's eyes, out of Yu Miaomiao's sight.

The weather here is very cold, dropping to minus ten degrees Celsius at night, and there's no heating, so it's really tough, but that's only from a human perspective—

None of the other monsters in the research team were like Yu Miaomiao; several of them were still playing in the snow shirtless outside.

Even for ordinary humans like Jiang Chengyi, who have good physical constitutions, it's not too difficult to endure.

This only shows that Yu Miaomiao's health is too poor, even worse than some humans.

After finishing their meal, Jiang Cheng asked the owner for a hot water bottle, filled it with hot water, and put it in Yu Miaomiao's quilt.

The blankets became warm and cozy, and after a long day of travel, she yawned and quickly fell asleep.

Jiang Cheng tucked her in and tidied her hair, but didn't leave. Instead, he stood by the bed and gazed at her quietly for a long, long time.

In the middle of the night, a heavy snow fell, and Jiang Cheng was awakened by the sound of tree branches breaking outside his window.

He first went to check on Yu Miaomiao to make sure her blanket was properly covering her, then went to the bathroom. When he came back, he found that the blanket on Yu Miaomiao's bed was wide open, but she was nowhere to be seen.

A chill ran down his spine. He glanced around the room and quickly spotted something suspicious—a small bulge on his bed.

He lifted the blanket, and a fluffy kitten appeared before him.

The kitten was curled up, fast asleep. Its fur was all ruffled from crawling around. Without the blanket, it shivered from the cold, but still didn't wake up. Instead, it wrinkled its nose and slowly burrowed deeper into the blanket.

Jiang Cheng chuckled, quickly got into bed, placed the kitten next to his pillow, and covered it with a blanket.

He had only closed his eyes for a short while when he felt an itch on his neck. When he opened his eyes, he saw that the kitten had somehow climbed onto his neck and was trying its best to bend itself into a scarf.

Jiang Cheng put the kitten back in its original place.

But for the sleeping kitten, the blanket was nowhere near as comfortable as Jiang Chengyi, who was like a giant furnace. No matter how many times he put it back in its original place, the kitten would relentlessly crawl toward him. In the end, Jiang Chengyi had no choice but to give up and accept a scarf made by Yu Miaomiao.

Yu Miaomiao wrapped comfortably around Jiang Chengyi's neck, which made things difficult for Jiang Chengyi. He was sweating profusely and had to tilt his head back to expose his chin with difficulty.

The kitten interpreted this behavior as the stove trying to escape. It slapped Jiang Chengyi's face with its paw in dissatisfaction, ordering him to behave, then pressed its little head against his face and fell asleep contentedly.

Jiang Chengyi couldn't sleep, and since he couldn't move, he was bored and could only observe the kitten that was so close to him.

The kitten was sleeping soundly, purring softly and making little cooing noises, its long tail swaying back and forth, as if it were having a pleasant dream.

It moved its head, its wet nose gently brushing against Jiang Chengyi's cheek, leaving a wonderful sensation.

Jiang Cheng's heart melted. He reached out his finger and tapped the kitten's pink nose.

She whispered, "Goodnight."

-

the next day.

Yu Miaomiao was awakened by the bright light outside the window. She threw off the covers and felt that she had slept very comfortably the night before.

Even the pillow is perfect—not too hard, not too soft—and it even gets warm!

No, fever?

She opened her eyes, slowly tilted her head back, and saw a familiar profile.

Well, this isn't a pillow, it's Jiang Chengyi's chest!

It turns out Jiang Chengyi was her pillow all night...

To be precise, she was sleeping on Jiang Chengyi, with her arms wrapped around his neck, her head resting on his chest, and her legs nestled in his lower abdomen.

A steady stream of warmth was emanating from the point of contact, so she didn't feel cold even without a blanket.

What a familiar scene! It almost overlapped with what happened in the cave a few months ago. No, the current behavior is even more outrageous.

Yu Miaomiao covered her head, desperately trying to recall, but could only remember that yesterday she seemed to be hugging a warm, cozy stove in her sleep.

Could that be Jiang Chengyi?

Okay, case solved.

Feeling guilty, she shifted her body, trying to get off Jiang Chengyi before he woke up.

The next moment, a low voice came from above.

"woke up?"

Yu Miaomiao paused, stiffly raised her head, and saw Jiang Chengyi with a smile in his phoenix eyes.

The man's eyes were clear; he had obviously woken up early.

"I don't know either……"

She instinctively wanted to explain, but stopped abruptly halfway through.

Wait a minute, things are different now than before. They're dating now, and it's normal for couples to sleep together, right? Why should I feel guilty?

Once she understood this, she quickly changed her tone and said confidently, "It was too cold yesterday, so I came to your bed."

"I know."

Jiang Cheng said, "It must have been too cold. You turned back into your original form yesterday, and then, um..."

He pointed to his neck, "It slept wrapped around my neck all night and just turned back into human form."

So that's the prototype.

Yu Miaomiao breathed a sigh of relief and felt even more at ease.

Soon after, everyone got up one after another, ate breakfast, and set off.

Xu Zhou stood in the middle and addressed everyone, "We're going up the mountain with a human tour group later, so everyone be careful. Don't show your tails or ears, and don't use magic recklessly!"

A monster protested: "But sometimes I can't help it!"

"If you can't hold it in, then hold it in."

The monster reluctantly put on the baseball cap.

The tour group gathered at the town's exit, where a smiling tour guide in a red hat was counting heads.

Winter is the off-season, so receiving such a large order is naturally a cause for celebration.

Yu Miaomiao asked Xu Zhou, "Why did you sign up for a tour group?"

Xu Zhou smugly said, "Didn't I tell you it was a publicly funded trip?"

After being glared at by Yu Miaomiao, he finally told the truth, "This tour group's route overlaps with the first half of our trip, so it's like having a guide and they even provide bus transportation. There are more than 20 of us, and it only costs 80,000 yuan. We might as well buy it; it's not even as expensive as a reagent."

What an arrogant reason.

Because it was the off-season, there were very few tourists. All in all, the tour group consisted of only nine and a half people: an elderly couple, a young couple, four male college students, Jiang Chengyi, and half of Yu Miaomiao.

Half an hour later, the bus stopped by a lake, and the tour guide asked everyone to take photos and enjoy the scenery.

Male college students darted around like monkeys, an elderly couple sat whispering to each other, and young couples took photos everywhere.

A moment later, the young couple ran up to the two of them. After glancing at Jiang Chengyi, who was cold and imposing, Yu Miaomiao mustered up her courage and asked for help: "Miss, could you take a picture of us?"

The girl's smile was very sincere, and Yu Miaomiao did not refuse. She learned a little how to use the camera and took a few pictures of them.

The girl ran over to look at the photos, very happy, "Wow, you took such beautiful pictures!"

He then said, "I'll take pictures for you too."

Yu Miaomiao was about to refuse immediately, but Jiang Chengyi agreed first, "Okay."

He looked at Yu Miaomiao, smiled slightly, his nonchalant demeanor dissipated, and said seriously, "We don't even have a single photo together."