36 cat ears
◎A fluffy texture◎
During the Lunar New Year's Eve dinner, apart from Zhong Qinyu, who, as an elder, did not drink alcohol, the three younger relatives drank quite a bit while playing games.
Zhong Qinyu went to bed early. After eating, she watched the younger generation enjoying themselves for a while, then smiled and went back to her room.
Of the three, Zhong Xuelu has the best alcohol tolerance. She hardly gets flushed when she drinks. After drinking at home, she went clubbing with friends on the eve of the Lunar New Year.
She had originally wanted to invite Xu Huaihuai along, but considering her best friend might have special plans for the evening, she decided against it. Before leaving, however, she handed Xu Huaihuai the New Year's gift she had brought; the box was quite square, and it was impossible to tell what it contained.
She lowered her voice and said to Xu Huaihuai, "It's for tonight. It's a toy gift pack that I carefully prepared."
Huh? Xu Huaihuai didn't understand for a moment.
It wasn't until she sat on the sofa and opened the gift box that she found it filled with a dazzling array of items: bells, delicate chains, cat ears...
What a toy gift package!
The note on the toy says "for men," so is this for Lin Xu to wear...?
Xu Huaihuai's already flushed cheeks seemed even hotter after drinking alcohol.
She looked around; Lin Xu was probably washing dishes in the kitchen and didn't see her.
She quickly closed the box, put it in the room like a thief, and then sneakily went to the kitchen to peek at Lin Xu.
Lin Xu was indeed washing dishes, holding a bowl in one hand and a sponge in the other, diligently scrubbing every inch of the bowl with the sponge in his hand, looking very serious.
Xu Huaihuai noticed something was off; why was she washing the same bowl repeatedly?
"Lin Xu, how many dishes did you wash?"
He reacted slowly, staring at the bowl in his hand for a while before saying, "One."
"Why are you only washing this one?" Xu Huaihuai took the spotless bowl from his hands.
"Because it wasn't washed properly." Lin Xu pointed to the bottom of the bowl.
Xu Huaihuai looked left and right but couldn't see any stains, only the printed pattern on the bottom of the bowl. "It's a printed pattern, it's not that it wasn't clean."
Lin Xu still seemed a little uneasy about the cleanliness of the bowl, but since Xu Huaihuai had already put the bowl into the sterilizer, he compromised and said, "Then I'll wash the next one."
Xu Huaihuai stopped him from continuing to wash the dishes. Lin Xu didn't seem to blush much after drinking. She reached out and touched the back of his ear; it was warm, and his earlobe was red. "Lin Xu, are you drunk?"
"No." Lin Xu shook his head dishonestly, and even reached out to wash the dishes.
"I'm really done for. I'm so drunk I can't even tell if I've washed properly or not. I'm still thinking about washing the dishes. Okay, okay, just leave them."
Xu Huaihuai really didn't expect that Lin Xu would be the one with the lowest alcohol tolerance. However, she had never seen him drink before. It was already quite good that he still remembered to wash the dishes after the meal. At least his behavior when drunk was not a problem.
She took Lin Xu's hand and led him out of the kitchen, saying, "The most important thing for you right now is to get a good night's sleep."
"I need to wash up before going to bed," Lin Xu added earnestly.
Xu Huaihuai expressed doubt, "Can you even tell the difference between hot and cold water now?"
“I can tell the difference.” Now it was Lin Xu’s turn to pull Xu Huaihuai along. He led her to the bathroom to demonstrate, “This side is cold water.”
His hand landed on the switch.
"No..." Xu Huaihuai tried to stop him from doing the next thing, but it was too late. Lin Xu had already turned on the cold water switch, and the shower head poured water on his head with perfect precision.
What a wonderful artificial rain!
Lin Xu instinctively closed his eyes but couldn't dodge; he was stunned, caught off guard.
Xu Huaihuai quickly turned off the water and wrapped a bath towel around his head, rubbing it haphazardly.
Lin Xu was soaking wet, looking aggrieved and incredulous. "It soaked me."
"If you stand here and the hot water boils, who else will get splashed if not you? I won't laugh at you now, let's see if you'll laugh at yourself when you sober up tomorrow."
"You think I'm stupid." He felt even more aggrieved.
"I'm a little slow now."
He was a little sad. "You think I'm stupid."
"Hey, Lin Xu, so this is what you're like after drinking. No wonder you don't usually drink. What a contrast!" Xu Huaihuai wrapped a bath towel around his head and tied an ∞-shaped knot under his chin. "Wow, whose charming bath man is this?"
The man in the bath felt the towel on his head was tied a little too tightly, but he didn't say anything. He just looked down at his wet clothes and thought, "My clothes are wet too."
Xu Huaihuai noticed that the knot was a bit too tight, so she helped him untie it. "Aren't you going to take a shower? Take off your clothes in a bit, stand here and turn on the water. When you're done, come out, understand?"
Lin Xu nodded, indicating that he understood.
"Alright, go ahead and wash."
Xu Huaihuai turned to leave, but Lin Xu pulled her back. She fell into his arms, which were both cold and warm, and Lin Xu lowered his head to rub against her shoulder and neck.
The neck is a very sensitive area, and she unconsciously placed her hand on top of Lin Xu's hand, but did not resist.
"You're all soaked from the rain, you should..." Xu Huaihuai didn't finish her sentence before her neck and shoulders were covered with delicate kisses.
This pure expression of love was irresistible. He held her tightly as she breathed heavily and was slightly unsteady on her feet. Finally, between kisses, he mustered the courage to beg her, "Don't think I'm stupid."
"Who...who said you're stupid...be gentle," Xu Huaihuai said breathlessly, nudging him with her elbow, "Auntie will see..."
"Then, in another place..."
Fortunately, Xu Huaihuai was still relatively sober. While bathroom play was certainly exciting, the risk of getting soaked was too high. She resolutely, coldly, and ruthlessly fled the bathroom.
When she came out of the other bathroom after taking a shower, she found that Lin Xu was already asleep in bed, perhaps because he really couldn't hold his liquor.
She only turned on the night light and quietly admired Lin Xu's face.
People with good bone structure look good from any angle, and they're pleasing to the eye no matter how they sleep.
Unsure if Lin Xu's hair was dry, Xu Huaihuai reached out and touched it.
Her hand touched something else in his neat hair—something furry. She jumped, pulled her hand back, a little surprised and confused.
What is it?
It's furry, a little soft, and feels somewhat familiar...
Xu Huaihuai reached out to ruffle Lin Xu's hair again. His hair was so thick and enviable. As soon as he touched that soft thing, Lin Xu opened his eyes and woke up.
He looked a little sleepy. "Sister Huai, aren't you going to sleep?"
"It looks like there's something on your head."
He reached out and touched it, confused and sleepy. "I have hair on my head, are you going to touch my hair?"
He nestled closer, pressed himself against her chest, closed his eyes, and whispered, "Goodnight."
"Okay, go to sleep." Xu Huaihuai stroked his hair, the fluffy texture seeming like her imagination.
Could it be because the effects of the alcohol she drank were kicking in?
She closed her eyes and fell into a deep sleep.
After falling asleep, she seemed to turn into a speck of light, slowly flying forward in a desolate and cold blackness.
Finally, her tiny point of light pierced through this dark and sunless space and arrived at a place filled with many tiny points of light.
She heard some rustling sounds, rhythmic, as if some creature was communicating through those sounds.
It seemed to be coming from other small orbs of light. She tried to get closer to the orbs to understand what they were saying, but as soon as she got close, the orbs were dispersed.
She could only wander in the boundless sea of light, hoping to encounter a small ball of light that wouldn't be scattered by her.
She drifted for a long time, then suddenly realized that she was the one who had been scattered. She passed right through the other orbs of light whenever she got close, so wasn't she the one who was scattered?
She didn't know how long she had been drifting in this sea of light. Once again, bored and lonely, she passed through other orbs of light and discovered that she could understand the rustling language.
Everything is normal in the mother world.
The subworld with serial number 10395114 was detected and everything is normal.
The subworld with serial number 10395225 was detected and everything is normal.
…………
Those small orbs of light seemed to be monitoring some kind of mother world and child world. Each orb was reporting back, fulfilling its specific function.
She passed through many small clusters of light that reported everything was normal, but gradually she also heard some different reports.
An abnormal fluctuation has been detected in subworld number 10326423. The cause of the fluctuation is unknown. Requesting intervention from the monitoring station.
The application was rejected. The peak value of the abnormal fluctuation did not exceed the intervention point.
An abnormal fluctuation has been detected again in subworld number 10326423. The cause of the fluctuation is unknown. Requesting intervention from the monitoring station!
The application was rejected again. The abnormal fluctuation peak exceeded the intervention point.
An energy anomaly has been detected in subworld number 10326423, which is about to enter a period of decline and destruction. We request the monitoring station's urgent intervention!
Approved. Gentleman Rabbit has been dispatched to immediately carry out the world recovery mission.
Two bright spots seemed to be arguing, one large and one small, bumping back and forth.
The little one said, "Rabbit, you cannot immediately reclaim the subworld with serial number 10326423!"
The older one said, "This is my task, what's it to you?"
"No way! Absolutely not! Why are we taking it back when it hasn't completely deteriorated yet!"
"You're used to being a kitten in the mother world, aren't you? Why? Why so many questions? Recovering a little residual energy to nourish the 'tree' before this sub-world completely collapses is one of the few remaining values of the sub-world."
"No, no! There must be a way to prevent it from collapsing, right? I promised, I can't break my promise! Gentleman Rabbit, you must have a way, right?"
"What did you promise?" Gentleman Rabbit sneered. "It wasn't another kitten sharing your shell, was it? His world is about to collapse and crumble, otherwise how could cracks appear and he come to the mother world?"
"There must be a way... Since there's a rift, people from the mother world must also be able to travel to the child world..."
"You're insane! That subworld has already entered hibernation!"
"I know you must have a way to connect the people of the mother world to the child world; perhaps that's their only chance!"
"Even if we were to connect the people of the mother world to the child world, the child world would lack energy and would only last for a year at most. Besides, the monitoring station would not allow it."
"I will apply to the monitoring station, and I will definitely succeed!"
Seeing that he couldn't persuade the other party, the gentleman rabbit could only say sarcastically, "Then I wish you success."
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