Chapter 41
Li Miao played with Pei Huai for the entire afternoon. As dinnertime approached, Li Miao, having eaten and slept well, yawned twice, stood up from Pei Huai's lap, stretched her paws, and prepared to leave.
Pei Huai stopped what he was doing, patted Miao Miao's tail, and said with a smile, "See you later."
Li Miao tilted her cat head: "?"
Still not fully conscious, Li Miao didn't take his words to heart. She slowly jumped off the tiles, flicked her tail, and disappeared into the big tree outside the balcony.
"Won't it be okay to just let the cat go?" Liang Yixuan asked worriedly.
It seems that Miaomiao came and left on her own each time.
Are domestic cats so smart these days that they can even find their way around?
Pei Huai slowly got up, took his water glass to the balcony to get a glass of warm water, and said as he walked, "Nothing will happen, Miaomiao is very smart, she won't get lost."
“What if a student at the school takes it home and raises it?” Li Hang said, turning around.
Pei Huai: "No, don't worry about it."
With Pei Huai saying this, Liang Yixuan and Li Hang gradually felt relieved. Miao Miao was usually very clever and a smart little cat, so she should be fine.
"It's a pity that Miaomiao already has an owner. You could keep her if she didn't have one," Liang Yixuan said with a hint of sympathy. He shook his head, leaning on Pei Huai's chair, feeling deeply regretful.
Finally, I've met a cat that's completely unafraid of Pei Huai.
But Pei Huai couldn't afford to raise him.
"No, we should be able to raise him in the future," Pei Huai said calmly, his dark eyes filled with a tender smile.
"Huh, did I miss something? Why do you say that?" Liang Yixuan asked curiously.
Pei Huai would certainly not reveal the secret of Miao Miao's identity.
“My cousin and Li Miao are very close friends.”
"Oh, I see." Liang Yixuan knew about the cat that Miao Miao's brother Li Miao kept, and he smiled, "That's good."
“Then we’ll have many more opportunities to see Miaomiao in the future, and we can continue to film videos of you and the cat.” Liang Yixuan said, stroking his chin. “Didn’t you buy Miaomiao several pretty dresses? She hasn’t even tried them all on yet.”
"Well, we'll see when the time comes," Pei Huai said in a deep voice.
"Going to eat? Out or the cafeteria today?" Li Hang shut down his computer and got up to tidy up.
"Where's Li Miao? Is he coming back today? I'll ask him." Liang Yixuan said to himself, opening his phone to send a message to Li Miao, but suddenly heard a WeChat notification sound.
Looking up at the sound, Liang Yixuan realized that Li Miao hadn't taken her phone with her; instead, she had left it charging on the bookshelf.
"Li Miao didn't bring her phone?" Liang Yixuan muttered.
“He should be back soon, let’s wait a few more minutes,” Pei Huai said.
Liang Yixuan: "How do you know he's coming back soon? Li Miao told you he'd be having dinner with us tonight?"
Pei Huai chuckled meaningfully, "I suppose so."
Liang Yixuan always felt that Pei Huai's smile was a bit strange, as if he was hiding some secret from him.
A few minutes later, just as Pei Huai had said.
With an ice cream in her mouth and a shopping bag full of ice cream in her hand, Li Miao pushed open the door and mumbled, "I'm back. Here's some ice cream for you guys, do you want some?"
"Of course, thanks." Liang Yixuan took the ice cream and, knowing that Li Miao had bought each of them an ice cream, he divided the remaining ice cream among them.
“We were just about to go eat, let’s go together,” Liang Yixuan said.
Li Hang: "How about we eat out? It's the weekend after all, and I saw some good reviews for the new movies that just came out. Want to go see them together?"
"A movie?" Li Miao asked blankly, biting into her ice cream.
"Yeah, it was directed by Liang An..." Li Hang replied lazily while eating his ice cream.
“Sure, I haven’t seen a movie yet, let’s go see one together tonight!” Li Miao’s eyes seemed to be shining.
Upon hearing Li Miao's words, Li Hang and Liang Yixuan were both stunned and didn't know what to say. This poor child had never seen a movie in his life.
"Sure, let's go, I'll treat you to a movie tonight."
"Wow, really? Thank you, Brother Liang." Li Miao thanked him obediently.
Liang Yixuan: "Hey, you're welcome, it's nothing."
He was standing there, just about to put his arm around Li Miao's shoulder.
Pei Huai had already taken the initiative, raising his hand to hook Li Miao's shoulder and pulling Li Miao to his side.
Li Miao did not brush away Pei Huai's intimate gestures.
Having spent so much time with Pei Huai, Li Miao was already very familiar with his scent and physical contact.
Li Miao was still diligently licking her ice cream.
"Do you have to be so domineering? I'm not going to fight you for him." Liang Yixuan was almost laughing in exasperation. There was no need to worry so much about him and Li Miao being arm in arm. He was a straight man, straighter than steel bars!
“I didn’t take it from you.” Pei Huai took a bite of ice cream and said calmly, “This arm was being used as a pillow by Miao Miao while she slept, so it’s a little numb. It’s more comfortable to rest it on like this.”
Liang Yixuan: "..."
I don't believe you for a second.
Who would believe such a flimsy excuse and evasive arguments?
"Ah, really?" Li Miao widened her eyes slightly and turned to ask Pei Huai.
"Is your arm still numb?" Li Miao licked her lips. No wonder he slept so comfortably this afternoon; he had a natural pillow.
“A little.” Pei Huai wasn’t actually lying. “I was pinned down by Miaomiao for more than two hours. You know Miaomiao is a chubby little cat.”
Just as she was about to give Pei Huai a massage, Li Miao heard his evaluation of her and snorted. How dare he slander her as a little fat cat in front of her? She couldn't stand it, so she shook Pei Huai's arm off her shoulder, preventing him from leaning on her any longer.
Seeing that Li Miao was sulking, Pei Huai's sharp eyes curled up, and a smile appeared in his eyes.
Who knows, teasing a kitten to make it angry is also a lot of fun.
I wonder if Li Miao's ears and tail would be present, and if she were to express herself differently depending on her anger.
For example, should you impatiently flick your big, fluffy tail, or whip him with your tail?
Pei Huai couldn't help but look down at Li Miao's buttocks, but there was no fluffy tail, nothing at all.
I wonder when I'll be lucky enough to pet Li Miao's ears and tail again.
"Let's go out to eat then, and catch a movie afterwards." Liang Yixuan agreed with the suggestion, and reopened his wardrobe to change into a more stylish outfit. When going out, you should always look your best.
Li Hang also thought about changing into a clean set of clothes before going out.
Li Miao returned to her seat and first picked up her phone to check for new messages.
His brother sent him a message.
Huh? Did my brother find the video of him wearing a little skirt so quickly? That's amazing.
Li Miao replied: [It's not that I like it, but I don't dislike it either. The dress is quite delicate and pretty.]
He wore a little skirt while working part-time at the cat cafe, and he also wore a little skirt when he transformed back into Miao Miao.
I don't reject either of them.
Li Xuan replied almost instantly: 【Really? Seriously, Pei Huai didn't force you to wear a skirt? If Pei Huai forced you to wear a skirt and act cute, you have to tell your brother, and your brother swears he'll scratch his face!】
Li Miao couldn't hold back and chuckled softly. Her laughter was clear and pure, like a clear spring flowing in the mountains.
This attracted the attention of the other three people in the dormitory, who couldn't help but glance over.
Li Miao was engrossed in replying to messages: 【He really didn't force me! I'm pretty strong, okay? If he bullied me, I could scratch his handsome face myself~】
Li Xuan: [Where is he handsome?! !!!]
Li Miao blinked lightly, turned her head to look at the door, and happened to meet Pei Huai's gaze.
Pei Huai paused slightly, then silently turned his head back, pretending to be busy.
"?" Li Miao was a little confused.
However, she calmly replied to her brother: "[Wow, he's handsome! He came in second in the school heartthrob poll, I came in first!]"
[He's handsome, but I'm even more handsome. Meow meow proud.jpg]
On the other end, Li Xuan's anger vanished instantly, replaced by praise for her younger brother: "Of course, our Miao Miao is undeniably a handsome cat!"
Li Xuan: [However, you're still in heat. Since you've decided to let Pei Huai help you relieve it, be careful. Pei Huai might actually be a pervert behind the scenes.]
Li Miao: [Haha, brother, don't worry, Pei Huai is a good person]
After chatting with her brother, Li Miao searched for discussions about the movie Li Hang had mentioned, and felt a little excited about watching it for the first time.
"Pei Huai, aren't you going to change your clothes? You're covered in tiny cat hairs." Liang Yixuan, who had finished dressing, noticed that Pei Huai didn't seem to be planning to change before going out.
Pei Huai's top was alright, it was a light-colored shirt, so the cat hair wasn't very noticeable. His pants were dark-colored, especially the thighs where Miao Miao had slept, which were covered with scattered light-colored cat hair.
"Is it obvious?" Pei Huai looked down and reached out to pick up a few tufts of cat hair with his fingertips.
“A little bit. I didn’t expect Miaomiao to be such a shedding kitten,” Liang Yixuan said with a smile.
Li Miao's face flushed red instantly, and she couldn't help but look at Pei Huai's body to see just how much of his hair was stuck on her.
The dark pants made the cat fur stand out even more, leaving it almost nowhere to hide.
Seeing Pei Huai with his head down, carefully tidying up the cat hair stuck to his pants, Li Miao's cheeks turned even redder, her whole face steaming with embarrassment.
"It's true, after playing for a while, there's cat hair all over the floor. Is Miaomiao shedding a lot?" Li Hang picked up the broom on the balcony and prepared to give the dormitory's tiled floor a quick sweep.
Li Miao felt even more ashamed sitting in his seat, so he offered to sweep the floor.
“You haven’t petted the cat, why are you sweeping the floor? You sit down, I’ll do it myself,” Li Hang said.
Li Miao said "Oh" awkwardly, sitting there somewhat uneasy. He had never noticed that he was shedding so much hair.
But... he's a long-haired cat.
He couldn't control the shedding either, and Li Miao was extremely embarrassed.
"Miaomiao is a long-haired cat, so it's normal for her to shed. I really like that Miaomiao has so much fur; it feels so nice to hold her, like a dandelion."
Pei Huai suddenly said this.
Li Miao's feelings of shame vanished instantly. His eyes sparkled as he blinked excitedly, "Really? You really think so?"
Pei Huai chuckled and said, "Of course."
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