Chapter 34
Ning Wensong spent the day eating and practicing. She felt a burning desire inside that she couldn't release, so she simply focused on perfecting her competition look.
From lunchtime to dinnertime, Ning Wensong stayed in the room with Yun Que, completely ignoring the outside world.
It wasn't until dusk, when Yun Que had fallen asleep on the ground and Chen Che was knocking on the door, that she snapped out of her reverie.
"Take a break. If you keep practicing, you'll exceed the limit and it will affect tomorrow's competition." After knocking on the door, Chen Che gently pushed it open, revealing a small crack, and asked in a low voice.
Ning Wensong sat on the ground for a while to recover, then picked up the sleeping Yun Que and came out.
She gave Shen Che a simple hand gesture, then went straight to Yun Que's room.
To be honest, Shen Che didn't understand, but his intuition told him to stand still and wait.
Sure enough, Ning Wensong came out shortly afterward. She walked slowly to Chen Che's side with her head down.
She gently wrapped her arms around his waist.
Without exchanging a word, neither of them spoke.
After a long while, Ning Wensong's stomach suddenly growled.
Her face flushed as she nestled in Shen Che's arms.
A muffled voice came from Shen Che's stomach, "I'm much better now. I was just extremely tired, both physically and mentally."
He lowered his eyes and gazed at her tenderly, then pulled her into his arms with a sudden movement.
"Alright, now you don't need to walk anymore, I'll take you to eat!"
Their emotions influenced each other, and at least for now, Ning Wensong had regained his energy.
She didn't want to get down, so Shen Che carried her to the private room.
They ate lunch at the same spot today and yesterday, but Shen Che was worried that Ning Wensong would feel awkward, so he took her to a private room at a Japanese restaurant in the evening.
"Wow! Is this self-service?" Ning Wensong stared wide-eyed at the tablet in front of her.
It says on it, "Unlimited spending!"
Click this, then click that, and then click this again later!
Ning Wensong picked up the tablet and started tapping away. Chen Che opened and closed his mouth, thinking that if he couldn't finish it, he would eat it.
"Okay! I've made my choice. What do you want to eat?" She shoved the tablet into Chen Che's hand, looking on expectantly.
...
Chen Che looked at the menu again and again, the screen was full of dishes, salmon and sea urchin, etc., and he even ordered ten servings.
After much hesitation, he ordered a salad and plum juice.
Let's have some plum juice to whet our appetites, otherwise I really don't know how to eat it.
Between servings, Ning Wensong talked about her recent changes. She rested her chin on her hand and sighed worriedly, "Do you think I'm sick? Or do I have liver fire? Should I see a traditional Chinese medicine doctor?"
She had never encountered anything like this before and really didn't know what to do.
Chen Che paused for a moment, his hands clenching and unclenching on his thighs. He was a little unsure how to start the conversation. Since this matter didn't seem to have any significant impact, he could only vaguely reply, "Um... it's nothing, it's just a normal physiological process for a monster. It'll be fine in a while."
He felt a pang of conscience after he finished speaking. It wasn't a big deal, so why couldn't he just tell Ning Wensong directly?
They are now a couple and will never be apart.
"..." Shen Che opened his mouth as if to speak, but after thinking about it, he decided to talk about it later that night.
They'll do that sooner or later.
While Shen Che hesitated, Ning Wensong had already begun to feast, using food to replenish her tired body.
Waiters kept bringing dishes into the private rooms.
Someone who was hurrying past the Japanese restaurant glanced at it, thought to themselves, "Who can eat so much?" and then continued on to another restaurant.
No one caught a glimpse of the fleeting figure; only the pinhole cameras in the corridor emitted an invisible red glow.
"It's so delicious!" Ning Wensong held the lobster in his left hand and the dipping sauce in his right.
She sincerely wished that she could eat these every day!
Shen Che understood the emotions in her eyes, smiled and shook his head, "If you like, I'll go back and learn how to cook seafood, and I'll buy these for you to cook later."
After all, you can never feel as reassured about food made at home as you would at a restaurant.
When the topic turned to home, Chen Che suddenly remembered what he had wanted to say that afternoon.
He put down his chopsticks and, while talking, scrolled through pictures on his phone, saying, "While you were practicing in your room this afternoon, I was looking at houses."
"Because there are several conditions, such as being close to the hospital and cat cafe, being secluded, not large but having a garden where you can plant trees, I have selected two that meet the criteria. Which one do you prefer?"
Finding these two people took a lot of effort. They don't live in second-hand houses, so the only options are fully furnished or unfurnished houses.
Xiao Li and the others are currently in the hospital, and it's better to stay in a nicely furnished apartment so they can easily switch to another one if there are any problems.
Ning Wensong was eating salmon, his cheeks bulging, and mumbled, "Let me see!"
She chewed her food slowly, glancing at the phone Chen Che handed her.
The phone screen displays a comparison of two house model images.
Ning Wensong's eyes immediately went to the one on the left, ignoring the one on the right. She clicked on the picture on the left and examined it closely, seemingly mesmerized.
The entrance is a white fence, and the entire front of the house is a lawn with scattered wildflowers. The lawn is in the shape of a right angle, with a square area with a transparent roof at one end. Ning Wensong had a sudden thought: this is a perfect place to put a rocking chair!
At the other end of the right angle is a small pond and a swing, and the grass is big enough to plant another tree.
The entire house is white and green, with some ivy growing on the exterior walls, giving it a sense of vitality. She flipped to the photos at the back; the first floor had a large living room with a huge screen TV and beanbag chairs, an open kitchen, two guest bedrooms, and a bathroom. The first floor also followed the overall style, with many green ornaments and vases.
Ning Wensong was most satisfied with the second floor. She swallowed what was in her mouth, grabbed Chen Che's hand, and happily said, "There's a whole wall of cat trees from the first floor to the second floor!!"
After she finished speaking, she didn't look at Shen Che's reaction and continued to look at the other layouts. There was a master bedroom connected to a walk-in closet on the second floor. The entire second floor was carpeted. There was an empty room that was perfect as a workspace, and a media room where you could watch movies with a projector.
She flipped to the last picture, which showed an empty balcony on the second floor with some green plants. The key point was that there was a small staircase on the second-floor exterior wall connecting to the first floor.
Fully support kittens playing!
Seeing the happiness bubbling over her, Shen Che knew he had found the right person.
"How about this house?"
Ning Wensong nodded vigorously, "This is really comfortable! We can turn into cats and play, it's a detached house! We can also invite our friends to come and play!"
Having a home of their own is the greatest happiness!
"Okay~" Shen Che patted her head. "Tomorrow I'll contact someone to put in the furniture and make some minor adjustments to the items. A thorough cleaning will also be done..." Shen Che paused, estimating the time, "...If everything goes smoothly, we can move in as soon as we get back!"
"good!"
When you're in a bad mood, someone brings you pleasant music, fun activities, and happiness!
Ning Wensong now understands the meaning of this sentence: finding the right person is truly a blessing!
I can eat delicious food every day and don't have to worry about anything.
The two of them worked busily all night and finally finished off the huge amount of food that Ning Wensong had ordered.
Ning Wensong patted his stomach, "Ah, so full..."
She was tired from eating.
Shen Che was also tired, so he ate what Ning Wensong couldn't finish, trying not to waste any.
He leaned back in his chair for a while, then saw Ning Wensong pick up the ordering tablet again. Startled, he quickly snatched it and hid it behind his back.
What are you doing?
"We can't order any more, we can't finish it all." Shen Che stared at her with a serious expression.
Ning Wensong chuckled. "What are you thinking? I'm ordering some for Xiao Que'er to take home. Why? Do you think I'm going to eat it?"
Chen Che: ...
Okay, he has PTSD.
After resting enough, the two carried a bag of food upstairs. As they passed the hall where they often ate, they saw a group of people gathered together.
They had no interest in watching the spectacle and simultaneously turned their heads to continue walking uphill.
When they arrived at the room, Yun Que was already awake, and the two of them watched him eat with loving expressions.
"Um... stop staring at me, I'm a little afraid to eat anymore." Hibari was a little flustered by the two pairs of eyes staring at her.
Ning Wensong waved his hand and looked away. "We didn't mean to stare at you. We've both eaten too much and didn't want to play on our phones, so we just watched you eat."
The lark nodded blankly and continued eating.
It was already close to ten o'clock. Shen Che glanced at his watch and urged Ning Wensong to wash up.
Looking at Hibari, who was still eating, she said with concern, "You can't sleep in your cat form tonight, you have to get up at nine in the morning."
After saying that, he went straight to his room, intending to tell Ning Wensong about that matter.
After waiting for an hour, Ning Wensong slowly came out of the bathroom, feeling dizzy from the heat.
She saw Chen Che sitting on the sofa, and slowly swayed over to sit down next to him.
After a moment of hesitation, Chen Che put his arm around her and said, "I didn't tell the truth about what you asked me tonight..."
As he thought about what was to come, the tips of his ears began to turn red and burn.
"Hmm?" Ning Wensong asked in confusion, but did not speak.
“That’s right, what you’re experiencing is probably your heat cycle… Cat demons go into heat shortly after they reach adulthood, and it only happens once in their lives, lasting for a week each time…” Shen Che stammered, not daring to look her in the eye.
Ning Wensong froze upon hearing this. "There's actually such a thing?"
Wouldn't that mean...?
"Okay, I understand, I'm going to sleep!" She didn't know what to do, so she just acquiesced and laughed it off.
Pretending to be asleep solves everything.
Seeing her like this, Shen Che was no longer nervous. He followed her onto the bed, put his arm around her waist, and pulled her to his side.
He gently bit Ning Wensong's ear, his voice low, "They'll be here in about five to ten days. Let's go to the new house."
The person in my arms trembled, their ear tips turning a cherry red.
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Many things happened in the shadows that night.
Light snowflakes fell, but they couldn't obscure anything.
At nine o'clock in the morning, Ning Wensong woke up first. She struggled slightly and reached out to pick up her phone from the bedside table.
"Due to a large-scale food poisoning incident at the restaurant last night, most of the contestants and judges have been affected. Therefore, the competition has been postponed for two days. We hope all contestants and judges will take good care of their health and be in the best condition for the competition!"
The messages in the chat group were displayed on the phone screen. Ning Wensong squinted at them for a long time, and then paused for a moment after reading them.
Food poisoning? Then how come they're alright?
She sensed something was wrong and quickly woke Shen Che, placing her phone in front of him.
"Hmm?" Shen Che also saw the words on it, and the scene he saw last night flashed through his mind.
He propped himself up and sat up, unlocking his phone to read the group chat discussion.
Ning Wensong was still a little reluctant to get out of bed, resting his head on Chen Che's lap, waiting for him to finish reading the chat history.
"I've finished reading it. The place where the food poisoning occurred is the place we often go to..." Shen Che hesitated a bit. There was a sentence in the chat history that made him uneasy.
"Some people say the food poisoning was caused by the chili peppers on table number 8..."
"The reason so many people got poisoned is because yesterday a contestant invited most people to go together, and many of them added chili peppers..."
Chen Che spoke slowly, but fell silent towards the end.
Ning Wensong was initially a little confused, but then a picture suddenly flashed through her mind: the table they often went to was table number 8...
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