Chapter 12

The afternoon military training was exhausting, and one girl even fainted from heatstroke, causing quite a stir.

Li Miao persevered throughout the entire process, and her military training movements were performed well and to a high standard.

His serious attitude caught the attention of the instructors.

The setting sun cast a golden glow, and the afternoon's military training finally came to an end.

Liang Yixuan and Li Hang kept complaining about being tired and wanted to go back to their dorm to enjoy the air conditioning.

Pei Huai glanced to the side and saw Li Miao holding her phone and chatting.

"Your brother invited you out to dinner?"

Li Miao chuckled twice: "That's right."

Instead of going straight to the back gate of the school to find his brother as soon as the class was dismissed, Li Miao went back to the dormitory to wash his hair, take a shower, and change into clean clothes before going out.

A cute kitten was embroidered on the chest of the pure white T-shirt. The shorts only reached the knees, making her look clean and refreshing.

Li Miao greeted everyone and said goodbye. As she turned to leave, someone pulled her collar back.

Li Miao leaned back, his round cat-like eyes looking at Pei Huai, who was holding him, with a puzzled expression.

"What is it? Is there anything else?"

"Okay, wait a moment." Pei Huai released his hand, letting Li Miao stand still. He turned around, opened the wardrobe, found a white baseball cap, and with his well-defined knuckles, he held the front of the cap and gently snapped it onto Li Miao's head.

When Pei Huai released his hand, Liang Yixuan and Li Hang also looked over curiously.

The baseball cap on Li Miao's head was too big for him to stay in place, and it tilted forward, immediately obscuring Li Miao's eyes.

Suddenly, everything went black before Li Miao's eyes. He couldn't see anymore, and he unconsciously uttered a confused sound, like a kitten: "Hmm?"

"Pfft—"

Hahahahaha.

Liang Yixuan and Li Hang laughed until their stomachs hurt.

Pei Huai: "..."

He glanced coldly at the two of them. Liang Yixuan made a zipping motion with his mouth, and Li Hang guiltily looked away, turning his back to them.

"The hat is too big." Li Miao didn't understand either.

The kitten is so lazy that it doesn't even bother to adjust its hat.

Pei Huai took off the hat again, adjusted its size, and put it back on Li Miao.

"Alright, you can set off now." Pei Huai patted Li Miao's head.

"Okay, thank you, Brother Pei Huai." Li Miao obediently put on her sun-protective baseball cap and left.

Liang Yixuan, who was drinking water, couldn't help but spit out the mineral water in his mouth, wetting his laptop.

"Li Miao actually called you that?" Liang Yixuan said incredulously as he wiped the water stains with a tissue.

“Brother Pei, you wouldn’t really…” Liang Yixuan looked down at a certain spot on Pei Huai’s body, and hooked his index finger into a curve.

"Really what?" Li Hang turned around, wanting to join the conversation.

"..." Pei Huai felt a slight burning sensation on the back of his neck, but his expression remained indifferent, appearing calm and composed.

"You're overthinking it. Li Miao is younger than us, so it's normal for him to call us 'brother'."

Pei Huai calmly sat back in his seat, turned on his computer, and browsed the website's virtual cat-watching videos.

"Heh, keep pretending, let's see how long you can keep it up."

Liang Yixuan finally understood why his best friend, who was the school heartthrob back in high school, remained unmoved despite being confessed to by so many beautiful girls.

It turns out the matching mechanism wasn't working correctly.

Seeing the increasing amusement and teasing in Liang Yixuan's eyes, Pei Huai pursed his lips and said calmly, "Don't overthink it, it's still far from certain."

Liang Yixuan laughed heartily.

"Okay, then remember to let me know when you draw the first stroke of the character '八' (eight)." Liang Yixuan smiled with his eyes narrowed.

Pei Huai felt an urge to kick someone.

With a large hand gripping the mouse, he opened a new webpage in his browser and began leisurely researching information related to sexual orientation.

Yeah, I'm just checking.

No other meaning intended.

***

On the other hand, Li Miao, dressed to the nines, became a beautiful sight along the way.

The sweltering heat of summer can easily make people irritable.

In a daze, I saw a handsome young man with fair and clean skin and a pretty face.

Who wouldn't feel good after seeing this?

Li Miao hummed proudly to herself.

So many two-legged creatures knelt down in front of Meow Meow's fluffy mangosteen paws!

Miao Miao's charm is simply irresistible and unmatched!

(p≧w≦q)

Li Miao was so excited that he wanted to wag his tail, which represented his feelings!

He raised his hand and pressed down on his baseball cap.

He pressed the cat ears, which were almost sticking out in excitement, back down.

People come and go at the back gate of Kyoto University.

While waiting for his younger brother, Li Xuan pushed Pei Qingsong, telling him to get lost.

He had already fallen into the clutches of this cat lover, and he couldn't let Pei Qingsong, this cat lover, not even spare his younger brother.

Upon hearing Li Xuan's concerns, Pei Qingsong, who was usually incredibly relaxed when facing his mentor's questions, was speechless and stammered.

How could he say it to let Li Xuan know that before meeting Li Xuan he could be a cat lover, but after meeting Li Xuan he could only be a cat lover of Li Xuan, this cat?

If he touches other cats, he'll get dirty.

"Alright, I know you want to hug me, we'll talk about it tonight. My brother's coming, you'd better leave now." Li Xuan, carrying the double cups of milk tea Pei Qingsong bought for him, ruthlessly chased him away.

"Okay, I'll be going now. Have fun with your brother." Pei Qingsong tidied Li Xuan's slightly messy hair at his temples with his fingertips before turning to leave.

Not long after they parted, Li Xuan received three thousand yuan transferred to him by Pei Qingsong.

He told Lixuan to take his younger brother to a Western restaurant, as the seafood at the buffet might not be fresh and could cause stomach upset that would affect his military training.

Li Xuan blushed slightly as she looked at Pei Qingsong's various instructions.

He still had money on him and didn't want to accept the money.

I'm your pet owner now, so it's only right that I feed you. Please accept this.

Previously, when Pei Huai tutored his younger brother, Li Xuan transferred a tutoring fee below market price to Pei Qingsong as payment.

He really didn't have much money left.

"Hmm...then I'll thank you on Miaomiao's behalf."

You're welcome, we're all family from now on.

Li Xuan muttered, "Who said we'd be family with you from now on?"

"Brother~~" Li Miao saw her brother from afar, and her voice calling out to him was lively and clear.

It was so sweet it touched Li Xuan's heart.

I haven't seen my younger brother in a long time. The last time I saw him was during the Chinese New Year.

Li Xuan misses her younger brother terribly.

She opened her arms and hugged her younger brother, giving him a loving embrace and pressing them tightly together.

They hugged for quite a while before letting go.

"Are you hot? Here, have some iced milk tea." Li Xuan handed a drink to her younger brother.

Li Miao's eyes were so bright they seemed to glow, and her thick, curled eyelashes fluttered.

"Miaomiao loves her brother the most." Limiao inserted the straw and gulped down her milk tea.

"Ha, just a few months ago you were showing off in a video how comfortable you were lying down, which made me so angry. Now you're saying you love your brother the most?"

Li Xuan pinched Li Miao's slightly round, chubby baby face and squeezed it hard.

Soon, that thin skin was pinched until it turned red.

"I'm not angry with you, brother." Li Miao lied with her eyes wide open, quickly changing the subject and praising the milk tea.

"Heh." A soft snort escaped from Li Xuan's nose.

The older brother doesn't stoop to the level of his stinky younger brother (Miaomiao isn't stinky QAQ).

While sipping milk tea, I placed an order for the Western restaurant I wanted to go to and waited for my ride-hailing car to arrive.

Within minutes, the car that Li Xuan had called arrived.

Normally I take a ride-hailing service, but today I was going to splurge on my younger brother by taking him out to eat, so I called a private car.

When Li Miao arrived at the station by herself with her suitcase, she always took the high-speed rail and the bus.

It was his first time riding in a car, and he looked around curiously after getting in.

A warm breeze blew in through the car window.

Li Miao's small face was close to the car window, and her light and soft hair was blown backward by the wind.

It feels exactly like the wind blowing on your face when a cat is running at top speed to hunt.

Li Miao whispered these words to her brother.

Li Xuan almost burst out laughing. He pinched his younger brother's cheek and whispered sarcastically, "They're exactly the same. You can't outrun a car."

Li Miao, who had been mocked, was furious!

“They’re both four-wheel drive, why can’t I outrun them?” Li Miao shouted.

The driver heard his ears twitch, but he didn't understand what the passengers were discussing or what they meant.

"Alright, alright, you can outrun me, you can outrun me." Li Xuan laughed casually.

***

The car drove all the way to the Western restaurant.

Li Xuan booked a private room.

The dishes he ordered were all things the two of them would like to eat, including several expensive seafood dishes and sashimi.

Once all the dishes were served, Li Xuan told her younger brother to eat whatever he wanted.

You can't leave until you're stuffed.

Li Miao exclaimed "Wow!" excitedly. He was already starving, and the delicious food made him unable to look away.

I didn't eat anything to fill my stomach before I came.

At this moment, Li Miao can eat to her heart's content.

Li Miao's mouth never stopped moving while she was eating the feast.

At the end of the meal, he slumped in his chair, rubbing his belly, looking completely satisfied.

Li Xuan looked at his younger brother with eyes full of doting affection.

Upon catching a glimpse of her younger brother's tummy, she couldn't resist touching it a couple of times.

"Miaomiao, let your brother pet you. It's been so long, I've missed you so much."

Li Xuan touched Miao Miao's hair.

Li Miao chuckled and instantly transformed back into a kitten.

She nimbly jumped onto her brother's lap and snuggled up to him.

Li Xuan hadn't petted his little brother in a long time, so he vigorously stroked his brother's fur with his big hands.

His and his brother's are different breeds, so the feel of them is different too.

The black cat's fur feels more like touching smooth, soft silk when you pet it.

Li Miao is a creamy white long-haired cat, a fluffy big ball of fur, soft and cuddly like hugging a dandelion.

"Meow~" Li Miao let out a soft meow.

Li Xuan's heart is melting with cuteness.

He went into a frenzy, rubbing his chin against the kitten, pouting and giving it several kisses, then reaching through the kitten's front paws to pick it up and kiss its cheek.

My brother is so enthusiastic!

Li Miao was a little helpless, but her expression was still full of affection as she went along with her brother.

Once Li Xuan had finished being affectionate, Li Miao was put back on her chair.

Li Miao originally wanted to become human immediately.

Suddenly, something came to mind.

"Brother, can you take a picture of Miaomiao? Miaomiao wants to use her own photo as her profile picture."

"Okay, Miaomiao, you little narcissist."

"Not a narcissist, just a narcissistic meow~~ Meow~"

Li Miao struck a pose in front of her brother's phone's rear camera.

A few seconds later, Li Miao chose a more proper posture.

The cat raises its round head and holds its tail high.

His amber eyes were made even brighter and more expressive by the dazzling light from the crystal chandelier overhead in the private room.

With several "clicks," Li Xuan took many photos, finally choosing the best-looking one, cropping it to a suitable size for a profile picture, and sending the original image to Miao Miao.

Li Miao transformed into a human and immediately changed her WeChat profile picture to a beautiful photo of herself as a cat.

The urge to show off reaches its peak at this moment.

Li Miao sent a message to Pei Huai.

【Probe~】

Look at my new profile picture, isn't it cute?

On the other side, Pei Huai sat with his head tilted back, his back against the chair back.

Her slender, pale fingertips gently massaged the bridge of her nose.

Having just researched so much about homosexuality, Pei Huai was suddenly drawn to a completely new world. The sheer volume of information flooded his mind, leaving him feeling a bit tired.

My phone vibrated; it was a WeChat message.

When I opened it, Li Miao's profile picture in the list had been changed to a cat picture.

I was asked if my profile picture was cute.

Pei Huai clicked on Li Miao's profile picture to zoom in and took a closer look.

I don't know where they downloaded this kitten avatar from, but it's really cute. Its eyes are round and bright like gemstones, and it looks very adorable with its head tilted up.

Yes, very cute.

Pei Huai doesn't usually send emojis very often.

That makes the praise in those few words seem not strong enough.

I think it's the cutest kitten ever! What do you think?!

Pei Huai stared at the series of exclamation marks in the chat box.

It's clear how much Li Miao loves his profile picture; she really can't hide even the slightest bit of affection.

Pei Huai smiled faintly, replying slowly and deliberately:

Yes, I agree that it's the cutest kitten ever.

Finally, I saw the answer I wanted to see.

Li Miao chuckled foolishly.