Chapter 85

Therefore, with Liang Yixuan's advice in mind, Li Miao quickly decided on one of the gifts.

He can turn back into a cat and tie a bow on himself as a gift to Pei Huai.

But this can only be considered one of the gifts.

A formal gift is still necessary.

After thinking for two or three days, Li Miao decided on a gift for Pei Huai. With the money she had earned from her part-time job and the money her brother had given her, Li Miao bought a pair of blue and white matching sneakers online.

He had a pair, and Pei Huai had a pair.

Pei Huai would definitely be even happier to see the two of them wearing the same shoes and going out together.

Besides sneakers, Li Miao also consulted online resources about gift ideas for boyfriends and chose a bottle of perfume for Pei Huai. She had originally also wanted to buy him a watch...

But the watch was expensive, and Li Miao counted the money in her pocket and found that she didn't have enough.

"Looks like I can't afford a watch then." Li Miao sat cross-legged on the sofa and sighed dejectedly.

Pei Huai, who happened to be passing by behind the sofa, stopped and bent down, asking from behind Li Miao, "Can't afford a watch? Miao Miao, do you want to buy a watch? Let me see."

The product page description for the Limiao watch, which couldn't be covered up in time.

Although Pei Huai didn't get a good look at the watch, he did catch a glimpse of its price.

It's a watch that costs 16,000 yuan, which is a bit pricey for a college student. However, given Pei Huai's unlimited allowance, he can afford to buy it for Li Miao.

"No, no, no." Li Miao quickly turned off her phone, afraid of revealing the gift she had chosen.

"Is that so? Miaomiao, you're not allowed to lie to me." Pei Huai lowered his head and looked closely at Li Miao's delicate features, trying to glean something from her expression.

Their eyes met.

Li Miao pursed her lips, her clear amber eyes reflecting a dazzling light; her eyes were as beautiful and lovely as the stars.

Thinking her boyfriend was handsome, Pei Huai leaned closer to look at him for a few seconds, and couldn't resist kissing Li Miao's fair and soft face.

Li Miao blushed when she was unexpectedly kissed.

"Kissing monster." Li Miao covered her cheek that had been kissed and whispered to him.

Pei Huai laughed and admitted, "Yeah, I'm a kissing monster, a kissing monster who can't help but want to kiss Miao Miao."

"Hey, hurry up and get back to what you're doing." Li Miao nudged Pei Huai's arm.

Before leaving, Pei Huai confirmed one more time: "So you really don't want to buy a watch because you don't have enough money?"

“I didn’t want it myself.” Li Miao blinked lightly, her tone very firm.

Looking at Li Miao's expression, Pei Huai felt that his wife didn't seem to be lying, so he didn't press the matter further.

After Pei Huai left, Li Miao patted her chest, thinking how close she had come to disaster; the gift she had prepared for Pei Huai had almost been exposed.

Even before going to bed that night, Li Miao was still comparing several different watches and adjusting the price downwards.

But after looking around, he still felt that the 16,000 yuan dark blue mechanical watch would look the best on Pei Huai's pale and slender wrist.

Lacking enough money, Li Miao had no choice but to set her sights on her brother.

He asked his brother for some money, planning to go home for the Chinese New Year and pick more mushrooms in the mountains to sell, then pay his brother back.

Upon receiving Li Miao's message that she needed to borrow money, Li Xuan felt a pang of guilt. How could he have failed to notice that Miao Miao was short of funds?

He heard from his younger brother that he was earning money through a part-time job, and his brother hadn't asked him for any money, so he figured he had enough.

But if I ask him for money now, it means he's completely broke.

As the older brother, he was really irresponsible for not paying attention to Miaomiao's recent financial crisis.

So he immediately transferred 10,000 yuan to Miaomiao and said, "Just take it and use it. Don't talk about borrowing it or not; you can pay me back later. I'm not happy about being so distant with my brother! I'm angry!"

Li Miao quickly sent a message to her brother to soothe him and comfort him.

Li Xuan: [If you don't have enough living expenses in the future, you must tell your brother. I really thought you had enough money from your part-time job.]

That makes sense, as Kyoto University has always had a relatively large number of courses compared to other universities, and the courses are also slightly more numerous.

Li Miao only works part-time two or three times a week, and the time is very short. Sometimes he works part-time for a longer period of time on weekends.

The cost of living in Beijing is not cheap, so it's normal to not have enough money.

Li Miao's eyes flashed with confusion: "[My part-time job is enough to cover my living expenses. I just bought two pairs of sneakers and I still have plenty of money left.]"

Li Miao took a screenshot and showed it to her brother, revealing her secret stash of money, some of which contained large red envelopes that Pei Huai had previously sent her.

Li Xuan glanced at Miao Miao's savings account balance, which was eight or nine thousand yuan, enough for living expenses.

Li Xuan: [So, is asking my brother for money a preparation?]

Li Miao's eyes lit up: "Didn't Brother Pei Qingsong mention it to you? Pei Huai's nineteenth birthday is coming up, and I want to buy him a gift, but I'm a little short on money, so I'm asking you for an advance."

Li Xuan: "..." Pei Qingsong had never actually mentioned this matter before, but even if he had mentioned it unintentionally at some point, he probably wouldn't have remembered it.

But what gift should I buy? Eight or nine thousand isn't enough!

Li Xuan asked, and Li Miao also took a screenshot and sent it to her brother.

Li Miao: [I want to give him this watch. Isn't it beautiful? It suits Pei Huai perfectly. He would look so handsome wearing it on his wrist.]

When Li Xuan saw that it was a watch, he understood a little better, because 16,000 yuan was not considered expensive for a watch. After all, when it comes to really expensive watches, there are prices in the millions or tens of millions.

He also has a watch, which was a gift from Pei Qingsong. I checked the price and it's worth over 100,000 yuan. Pei Qingsong also has many expensive watches.

I originally wanted to tell Miaomiao that he had just come of age and didn't need to give Pei Huai such an expensive gift.

But then he thought about how excited Miaomiao was about the gift, so as her older brother, he could only support her. It just so happened that his side job had brought in tens of thousands of yuan recently, so he simply transferred another ten thousand yuan to Miaomiao.

Li Xuan: [Okay, this watch looks pretty good. If Miao Miao thinks it would be a great gift for Pei Huai, then let's buy it.]

Li Xuan: [Please accept this 10,000 yuan, otherwise you won't even have enough for living expenses after buying the watch.]

Li Miao did not accept her brother's second transfer. She typed an explanation: "[It's enough, it's enough. I bought a watch and still have several thousand left. Besides, even if I really don't have enough money, I can still eat the cat food we've stockpiled at home. There are several big bags of it, enough to last me for months.]"

Li Xuan: "..."

There's absolutely nothing wrong with cats eating cat food.

But when Li Xuan thought about the adorable scene of Li Miao turning back into a kitten and eating cat food every day, he felt a little sad.

Li Xuan: [Alright then, but if you run out of living expenses later, don't hide it from your brother.]

Li Miao: [Don't worry, brother, I won't hide anything from you if I need money.]

Li Xuan then slowly relaxed.

With her brother's 10,000 yuan transfer, Li Miao Mei Mei placed an order.

Looking at the two gifts waiting to be shipped, Li Miao was overjoyed.

Oh right, on Pei Huai's birthday, he also needs to buy Pei Huai a cake and send him flowers.

Let Pei Huai know how great his boyfriend is!

...

As soon as Pei Huai entered the bedroom and was about to lie down on the bed, he noticed that Li Miao's bright eyes were staring intently at him.

"What are you staring at me for? Aren't you going to lie down and sleep?" Pei Huai reached out and put his arm around Li Miao's slender waist after getting into bed.

"If you're just spacing out and don't want to sleep, then let's do something to help you sleep."

Li Miao hadn't even reacted yet when she met Pei Huai's ambiguous smile.

Li Miao's face flushed red, she broke free from Pei Huai's embrace, and pulled the blanket over herself completely.

And what's with all this talk about helping with sleep? It's all so vague, it's just that you're in heat again.

Looking at Li Miao, who was wrapped up tightly, Pei Huai couldn't help but laugh out loud and poked the soft blanket covering Li Miao's body.

"Alright, I'm not kidding. Let's abstain from sex tonight and get some rest," Pei Huai said with a smile.

"Hmph, that's more like it." Li Miao counted carefully; they had done it for several nights in a row, and her body couldn't take it if this continued.

"If we're not doing it tonight, then let me suck in my tummy?" Pei Huai said with a smile.

Li Miao readily agreed, simply sucking in her tummy. This huge human turned into a tiny little kitten, moving onto Pei Huai's pillow and sprawling out like a white pancake.

As the weather cooled down, Miao Miao's fur grew even thicker, looking even fluffier and softer than it had been two months ago.

Seeing this, Pei Huai's heart softened. His high nose bridge and well-defined features made him press his face against the cat's belly without saying a word, rubbing against it vigorously.

"Sweet little kitten, sweet, sweet, sneezing." At home, Pei Huai seemed to have no regard for his image at all, turning into a lovesick fool drooling over the soft kitten.

Kiss here, kiss there, rub the soft fur on the cat's belly, pinch its ears and tail.

"Meow~ Meow~!" Your drool!

The kitten's amber eyes showed a hint of disgust. It was all Pei Huai's fault for not being more restrained. If he was going to kiss him, he should have kissed him, but why did he have to drool all over him?

Li Miao had no choice but to get up and lick her fur with one paw raised.

The light bathed the kitten, whose fur was originally milky white, a very light and warm color. Now, under the soft light, the kitten was even more adorable and doubly cute.

With a cat like this to keep him company while he sleeps, Pei Huai doesn't know about others, but he would die without regrets.

"Miaomiao, you're so cute, how come you're so tiny?" Pei Huai, whose "cuteness aggression syndrome" had kicked in again, wished he could swallow the sweet, milk cake-like Li Miao whole.

Seeing Pei Huai's infatuated face, Li Miao couldn't help but slap him across the face with her tail.

"Meow meow~!" Wake up!

Pei Huai, who was suddenly rewarded, thought: I'm so happy.

Li Miao was speechless: He looked like Pei Huai was about to drool!

***

Time flew by and it was Pei Huai's birthday.

It happened to be Saturday.

Pei Huai was still sleeping in with Li Miao in his arms. Around ten o'clock, the two of them woke up and stayed in bed, casually scrolling through their phones to wake themselves up.

Pei Huai received a video call request from his parents.

Li Miao was currently lying in Pei Huai's warm embrace.

Upon realizing it was a video call, Li Miao immediately got up and hid to the side to avoid Pei Huai seeing him while he was on the phone with his parents.

Pei Huai glanced at Li Miao before turning his attention to his phone and answering the call with his parents.

"Son, today is your birthday, happy birthday!" Pei Huai's father's hearty laughter came from the video.

"Thank you, Dad," Pei Huai said.

"You're still not up? Aren't you going out on a date with Li Miao today?" Pei Huai's mother asked curiously.

Hearing what Pei Huai's mother said, Li Miao, who was hiding to the side, felt a little embarrassed.

"I'm going on a date this afternoon. I'm planning to have lunch with my roommates," Pei Huai explained unhurriedly.

"Oh, I knew it! Remember to accept the money Mom transferred to you. Happy 19th birthday, my darling!" Pei Huai's mother's voice was sunny and gentle.

"Yes, thank you, Mom." Pei Huai smiled and looked at his parents, expressing his sincere gratitude.

"Wow, you have two pillows!" Pei Huai's mother suddenly noticed a corner of the picture where there were two pillows.

Faced with his mother's blatantly inquiring and teasing expression and smile, Pei Huai coughed lightly, wondering how to explain.

Meanwhile, Li Miao, who was hiding to the side, suddenly flushed with color.

"Yes, Li Miao sometimes sleeps with me." Pei Huai still felt a little embarrassed talking about his relationship in front of his parents.

"Hahaha, alright, Mom was just asking casually. You and Li Miao have a good date this afternoon, have a good birthday today, and try to bring her home to visit during the Spring Festival holiday this year?" Pei Huai's mother teased with a smile.

Pei Huai glanced at Li Miao out of the corner of his eye. Li Miao bit her lip tightly, a shy smile on her face.

“I will try my best to get Miaomiao’s consent,” Pei Huai said.

"Okay, then your dad and I will hang up now, bye-bye," Pei Huai's mother said. "Dad, say goodbye to your son too."

Pei Huai's father: "Son, bye-bye."

"Okay, bye~" Pei Huai smiled and hung up the phone.

He looked at Li Miao, who opened her mouth and stammered, "Your parents know that we sometimes sleep together."

“Yeah, but they don’t seem to know that we sleep together every day,” Pei Huai said.

Li Miao blushed and curled her toes in embarrassment: "That's not what I meant."

He would feel even more embarrassed if he were to meet Pei Huai's parents in the future.

"Don't worry, my parents both like you very much. Miaomiao is so cute, my mom is already smitten with you."

"I'm really worried that when Miaomiao turns back into a cat to keep my mom company, she'll definitely be even less able to resist Miaomiao's cuteness." Pei Huai laughed as he leaned against the headboard.

“Ahem, that’s true,” Li Miao agreed. “But don’t be so arrogant.”

"But can your parents accept that I'm a cat?" Li Miao couldn't help but ask worriedly.

“My mom will definitely accept it, and my dad will listen to her,” Pei Huai said calmly.

"That's good." Li Miao felt relieved. Although he might not have to tell Pei Huai's parents about his cat identity this year, if he continued to be with Pei Huai, he would definitely have to let Pei Huai's parents know about his cat identity in the future.

"Okay, let's not talk about this for now." Li Miao smiled, her eyes crinkling.

He looked at Pei Huai and said earnestly, "Happy birthday, boyfriend!"

The boy's voice was soft and sweet, and Pei Huai smiled.

"Thank you, Miaomiao, but I'd like to hear you call me 'husband' one more time," Pei Huai said.

Li Miao hesitated for a few seconds, then covered her flushed face and repeated herself to the birthday celebrant.

"Happy 19th birthday, honey."

"Thank you, Miaomiao. I'm so happy to be able to celebrate my birthday with you today," Pei Huai said with a smile.