Chapter 54 Jiang Yingxu, I want to take a bath—

Jiang Yingxu made three trips before he could completely clear away the garbage that Jiang Pinghai and his wife had piled up.

Shi Miao clung to his shoulder as they passed a dressing mirror that someone had thrown away next to the garbage station, and their eyes met those of the grimy, dusty kitten reflected in the mirror.

Shi Miao: ?

Shi Miao: Who is this?!

The kitten's pupils dilated.

She could comfort herself at that moment, thinking that maybe it was too dark and Jiang Yingxu was walking too fast, and she had misjudged him.

When I got home...

Jiang Yingxu changed his shoes in the entryway, and Shi Miao darted to the full-length mirror in the living room.

Soft white light illuminated a dirty little cat.

The snow-white bib's long fur had turned grayish, and there were still some fine spider webs on the tips of its ears. When its fluffy tail shook in the air, a few specks of dust could be seen fluttering and falling.

Shi Miao: "."

I looked closely, then looked again, and looked again.

The little dirty cat really is her.

Shi Miao: "..."

Shi Miao meowed loudly, "Jiang Yingxu, I want to take a bath—"

It's too dirty.

I almost couldn't bring myself to let her clean it herself QAQ

Jiang Yingxu was also covered in dust, having run around outside three times, with a thin layer of sweat on his forehead and back.

He walked over, glanced down at her, and swallowed the words of comfort he wanted to say.

It seems, probably, perhaps.

...It is a bit dirty.

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Shi Miao had come across videos of humans bathing their pets while using her phone.

The hand rubbed from head to butt, pinched and rubbed the strange cat's crotch hard, and even showed the camera the cat's wet testicles.

The unfamiliar cat, looking weak and vulnerable, faced the camera and let out a loud, loud meow.

Even those who don't understand cat language can guess that Mimi must be swearing filthyly.

Shi Miao: "."

What kind of cat photos show its private parts wet and exposed?

Humans are pretty good most of the time.

Sometimes, they will do extremely bad and perverted things to cats.

Good heavens, it's unbearable to watch!

She felt pity at that moment and swiped past it.

Now it's my turn to take a shower.

Shi Miao firmly defended the kitten's right to take a bath, meowing as she circled around Jiang Yingxu's legs, directing him to turn on the shower and adjust the water temperature to the cat's preferred level.

Then he used his claws to push Jiang Yingxu out.

Jiang Yingxu took two steps and then turned back, his brows slightly furrowed, looking at the gushing water from the showerhead as if it were some cruel instrument of torture.

He asked again, "Can you do it yourself?"

Shi Miao's kitten-like face turned serious: "It really works, don't worry."

In any case, Shi Miao would never let Jiang Yingxu help her take a bath!

Crack.

The bathroom door was closed, and through the frosted glass, Jiang Yingxu's silhouette could be seen gradually receding into the distance.

Shi Miao, with her dirty little cat paws, ran back behind the shower curtain and transformed into human form on the spot.

A humanoid form with long limbs is indeed convenient for doing many things.

At least, it's more suitable for bathing than a round, chubby cat shape.

Shi Miao pulled the shower curtain tighter and looked down at herself.

The dirt on the fur will be reflected in the human form.

His palms were pitch black, and his fair belly was also gray and dirty.

Shi Miao puffed out her cheeks, stepped into the warm water, and let the water wash over her body. She then turned and picked up the special pet shampoo that Jiang Yingxu had bought with her at the supermarket that evening from the shelf next to her.

The bottle is light brown with a round nut drawn on it.

Jiang Yingxu told her that it was macadamia nut flavored.

The cat has never eaten it.

Shi Miao tentatively squeezed out a pump, and what landed in her palm was a white, slippery liquid. After rubbing it slightly, snow-white foam fell from between her fingers.

It has a subtle nutty and milky aroma.

Shi Miao accepted the taste well. She pressed it on her head, and a pair of nimble ears popped out. She rubbed them casually.

Pet shampoo lathers very well.

As you rub your fingers together, snow-white, dense foam piles up on your head and then floats down.

One of the large bubbles landed lightly on Shi Miao's nose and popped open with a "pop".

Shi Miao: "!"

This looks kind of fun!

...

Jiang Yingxu was tidying up the sofa in the living room.

My parents bought a sofa that could be pulled out to be used as a bed, thinking that it would be convenient to make do with any relatives or friends who came over for the night.

Now that the annoying person has been kicked out and the living room has been cleaned.

There's no need to sleep on that hard wooden bed tonight.

Jiang Yingxu had already removed and thrown away the sofa cover. He tensed his arms, pulled the sofa open, and spread the bed sheet on it.

I pressed it with my hand.

It's fairly soft.

He had his back to the bathroom door and hadn't intended to pay special attention, but it was so quiet that the sound of running water was exceptionally clear in his ears.

Apart from the sound of water, there seemed to be no other noise.

This inevitably caused Jiang Yingxu some concern.

Surely the kitten's short legs can't cause it to drown?

Can she wash herself clean?

Can you press the button on an opened pet shampoo bottle?

The water kept flowing.

Jiang Yingxu then took out some foam tape from the drawer, cut off a piece, and stuck it to the corner of the coffee table near the sofa bed.

After thinking about it, I decided to stick it on all four corners.

Kittens like to run around everywhere, just in case they can't stop and get hit by a car one day.

Everything is ready.

The kitten is still taking a bath.

A faint aroma of nuts and milk wafted from the crack in the bathroom door, gently dispersing into the air.

Jiang Yingxu couldn't find any work to do. He pressed his temples, but couldn't suppress his worry. He walked to the bathroom door and gently knocked on it with his finger.

"Meow, are you almost done washing?"

Shi Miao, who was obsessed with playing with bubbles and had already covered the walls and shower curtain with snow-white foam: "!!!"

The kitten, caught red-handed, nearly bristled.

He stammered, "I..."

It suddenly shut its mouth, cleared its throat silently, and answered with a meow.

"I'll be done soon!"

Jiang Yingxu lowered his eyes.

He almost immediately noticed the flaw the kitten inadvertently revealed—

The first monosyllable, heard through a door, slightly indistinct, and carrying a thin layer of moisture as it rolled into the ear.

The next sentence, as always, was sung in a sweet voice that drowned out the meowing sounds in reality, resonating exceptionally clearly in my mind.

In other words...

Shi Miao is now... in human form?

Jiang Yingxu felt his fingers, which had been resting on the door, stiffen slightly, as if they had been burned, and quickly withdrew them.

Beneath her long, lowered eyelashes, her dark eyes quickly swept over the frosted glass door, and she didn't dare look any further before turning away.

Bang--

Something was happening inside when suddenly a series of chaotic noises of bottles and jars being overturned rang out, accompanied by a faint, annoyed gasp.

Jiang Yingxu subconsciously looked up.

The bathroom light bulbs were recently replaced; the warm, yellowish light brightly illuminates every corner and clearly outlines every movement.

Half of it was dark and blurry, which was the shower curtain.

Half of it was a warm, bright yellow, vaguely reflecting a small head peeking out.

Round.

Her long, wet hair slipped down her shoulders and spread out loosely.

Above its head, a pair of proportionally enlarged, pointed cat ears were twitching nervously.