Gu Shen squatted down, wanting to hold the kitten Chu Qingxuan in his arms, but unsurprisingly, Chu Qingxuan still refused Gu Shen's touch.

My whole body is rejecting it.

Gu Shen's gentle phoenix eyes held a hint of hurt. He softly apologized, "Chu Chu, I'm sorry I scared you. Although I knew you would reject me, I still wanted to try."

"Don't avoid me anymore, let's be like before."

Chu Qingxuan's cat ears twitched, and she squinted as she lay on the ground, looking completely stunned.

She didn't know when Gu Shen started liking her.

Gu Shen was very good to her, and she didn't want to hurt him.

But she could never be Gu Shen's lover.

After that, Chu Qingxuan remained in cat form, lazily lounging on the sofa every day, never leaving except when it was time to eat.

Gu's mother found out that Chu Qingxuan was gone that day. She went to ask Gu Shen, who said indifferently, "Chu Chu has some family matters to attend to and will not be back for a while."

As he said this, Gu Shen subconsciously glanced at the kitten on the sofa and sighed inwardly.

Following Gu Shen's gaze, Gu's mother saw only the lazy cat sprawled on the sofa. She smiled and said, "This cat is quite cute. How about I take it home to play with for a few days?"

Gu Shen and Chu Qingxuan: "..."

"No need, it will become irritable if it leaves me, and I'm afraid it will hurt you. Mom, you should go back. Come over when Chuchu comes back."

Mrs. Gu pouted, "No way."

Gu Shen couldn't persuade his mother to leave, but she got bored after staying with him for a few days.

Gu Shen is often away because he has to attend classes. In the past, when Chu Qingxuan was around, she would chat with her, but now only Gu's mother is around.

"Son, I'd better go to work."

After Mrs. Gu finished packing her luggage, Gu Shen leaned against the door frame and asked, "Mom, do you need me to take you home?"

"No need, don't you still have a project to finish? I can go back by myself."

"I'll walk you to the door."

A few minutes later, Gu Shen opened the door and entered the room. He glanced around the room and finally fixed his gaze on Chu Qingxuan, who was lying on the sofa.

A hint of helplessness flashed across Gu Shenfeng's eyes as he sat down next to Chu Qingxuan.

He sighed deeply, "Chuchu, if you don't want to, you can say so. It hurts me to see you like this."

"You haven't spoken to me for several days."

Upon hearing this, Chu Qingxuan lazily opened her eyes.

In the past, when she could communicate with Gu Shen, she was full of energy, but these past few days she has felt weak and unable to muster any energy.

Is she too dependent on Gu Shen?

Chu Qingxuan yawned; she was really sleepy.

Caught off guard, Chu Qingxuan felt a familiar warmth touch her head. She opened her eyes abruptly—it was Gu Shen!

"You haven't been eating well these past few days, have you? I'll cook you something delicious."

After saying that, Gu Shen sat up and walked towards the kitchen.

When Gu's mother was alive, Chu Qingxuan never ate at the dinner table.

It just seems strange that a cat eats with its owner.

To avoid arousing suspicion from Gu's mother, Chu Qingxuan hadn't been to the dinner table during this period.

Upon hearing that Gu Shen was going to cook, Chu Qingxuan stretched, jumped off the sofa, and headed towards the kitchen.

It ran to Gu Shen's feet and called out to him softly, but only a meow came out.

Meow~

Hearing the sound from beneath his feet, Gu Shen froze for several seconds. He hadn't heard such a sound in a long time since Chu Qingxuan was able to speak.