“Hey, little lady, where’d you buy those cat ears and tail? They look so realistic. I might get one for my daughter sometime—she loves cute things like this.”
Perhaps feeling it wasn’t right to leave Xia Xi, a little cat-girl, sitting quietly by himself, the older gentleman started a conversation.
“Buddy, since when do you have a daughter? You’re not even married.”
The speaker was a man next to the older gentleman, probably a close friend.
Hearing this, Xia Xi’s mouth twitched.
My good sir, are you sure you want to buy cute stuff for your ‘daughter’? Your buddy just gave you away—you don’t even have a daughter. Don’t tell me you want to wear it yourself?
The image of this older gentleman wearing a cat-ear headband with a cat tail attached popped into Xia Xi’s mind, and he found it rather amusing.
Well, it made sense. Even uncles could have a bit of a girlish heart~
“Brother, my family bought these for me, so I’m not really sure myself~”
Xia Xi was already getting the hang of handling guys whose “little heads” tended to override their “big heads.”
After all, having been a cute girl for so long now, even if he hadn’t eaten pork, he’d seen pigs run. Not to mention, he had Bai Xiao Cha’s skills in acting adorable and being subtly charming.
“I see, that’s a shame. By the way, little sister, what’s your name? Don’t worry, I don’t have any ulterior motives, and I won’t ask for your WeChat. It’s just… if I treat you to a meal but don’t even know your name, it feels like a bit of a failure.”
Hearing this, Xia Xi blinked at the older gentleman, gently placed a finger by the corner of his mouth, and tilted his head slightly.
“You can call me Xiao You~”
Xia Xi really wanted to ask himself how he managed to say such things.
Why didn’t he get goosebumps when he spoke like this? This was pure “little jiazi” (someone who speaks in an artificially cute, high-pitched voice) talk! He, Xia Xi, a manly man through and through, couldn’t possibly be a little jiazi!
“Xiao You? That’s a pretty cute nickname.”
Since there were hardly any surnames that started with “Xiao,” the older gentleman naturally assumed it was Cat-senpai’s nickname. He didn’t feel disappointed about not getting her real name—it was normal for a young girl to be cautious when out and about.
“The skewers are here, ahahaha~”
Suddenly, the vendor’s hearty laughter rang out as two large plates of skewers were placed on the table.
The older gentleman promptly grabbed two skewers and handed them to Xia Xi, signaling him to dig in without standing on ceremony.
“Thank you, brother~”
Xia Xi didn’t forget to provide emotional value in return, calling out “brother” sweetly.
When you eat someone’s food, your mouth softens; when you take something, your hand shortens. He was just calling someone brother in exchange for a bite to eat—nothing wrong with that, right? He was bravely sacrificing himself for Cat-senpai’s stomach! He was definitely not some creepy “jiazi” or “yingying” weirdo!
They had only been eating for about five or six minutes when Xia Xi suddenly felt a sharp pain in his ear, followed by a clear, crisp female voice.
“Xiao You! What are you doing here?!”
Oh no!
With that familiar voice, Xia Xi didn’t even need to turn around to know who it was.
“Hmph! How dare a mere human servant pull my ear! I’ve decided—when we get home, I’m knocking his water cup off the table!”
Cat-senpai didn’t hold the same reverence for its pet owner as it did for Xia Xi. In its eyes, two-legged creatures existed to serve their cat overlords. Only warriors like Xia Xi, who could turn them into two-legged creatures and scare off stray cats, deserved its respect!
“Mas…Master… What are you doing here?!”
Xia Xi had intended to call her by her name, Lin Xuening, but as the words reached his lips, his mind went blank for a moment, and “Lin Xuening” came out as “Master.”
The system never told him turning into a cat-girl would have such strange side effects!
Calling his class monitor “Master” or something like that—he didn’t want that!
“Master?”
Xia Xi’s words drew the attention of the men drinking and eating skewers at the table.
This wasn’t feudal times—hearing such a title nowadays was unusual.
When they saw a pretty young girl tugging on the little cat-girl’s ear, they all exchanged knowing, cheeky grins.
In Chongqing, two girls together was something they could understand~
After all, a call like “Master” definitely seemed like a special, intimate pet name between a couple.
Lin Xuening’s cheeks flushed bright red when Xia Xi called her “Master.”
Honestly, how could this little cat call her “Master” in public like this? So embarrassing!
“Gentlemen, I’m so sorry for the disturbance. How much did she eat? I’ll pay for it.”
After shooting Xia Xi a fierce glare, Lin Xuening started rummaging in her bag.
“No need, no need! This kid is adorable. We all quite like her—consider it our treat.”
“Th…then, thank you, gentlemen!”
Lin Xuening finally bowed to them, then grabbed Xia Xi by the cat ear and started leading him toward home.
“Alright, explain. Why did you turn human again?”
Lin Xuening puffed out her cheeks, looking very angry.
She wasn’t overly surprised that Cat-senpai could turn into a cat-girl. After all, she had swapped bodies with Cat-senpai before and ended up as a cat-girl playing role-play with Xia Yue.
“Master… please don’t be angry…”
Xia Xi utterly detested this “Master” title. He clearly meant to say her name, but the sound that came out was always “Master.”
“Brother, don’t be afraid of her~ A mere pet owner wouldn’t dare do anything to us~ Just go up and ask her for some cat treats~”
Cat-senpai still hadn’t grasped the seriousness of the situation and kept egging him on in his mind.
“Let me teach you, brother~ Just use your head to rub against the pet owner’s calf or her hand, and she’ll obediently hand over the cat treats~”
Cat-senpai was earnestly giving Xia Xi lessons in his mind, while Xia Xi himself felt a bit intimidated looking at Lin Xuening, who stood before him with one hand on her hip and the other still pinching his ear.
It wasn’t that he didn’t want to resist, but his weak point was in her grasp. If he resisted and she gave his ear a good twist, wouldn’t the pain be excruciating?
Strangely enough, though, having Lin Xuening’s soft, delicate hand holding his ear felt oddly cool and pleasant.
Is this how all little cats feel?
Xia Xi didn’t know, nor did he want to find out, because Lin Xuening was already revealing her true colors.
“Hmph hmph, I can forgive you for not making me angry~ As long as… you let me touch your ears and tail, and let me hug you, I’ll let it slide~”
What a wicked woman, actually coveting his body!
Wait, how come even after turning into a cat-girl, he was still being targeted by this girl Lin Xuening?!
“Hehehe~ The little cat-girl’s soft, fluffy ears~ The furry tail~ So nice to touch~”
