Chapter 84: Another Day When I Don’t Want to Deal with Humans!

Holding Liu Ruoxi’s hand, Qin Xuan found himself at a loss for words. He blamed his own foolishness for believing her back then...

“It’s fine now, isn’t it? See, I made up for it,” Liu Ruoxi said, swinging Qin Xuan’s hand as she spoke.

Qin Xuan squeezed her hand to show his dissatisfaction, but Liu Ruoxi only smiled sweetly at him.

“Go take a shower! You smell awful!” Feeling embarrassed under his gaze, Liu Ruoxi pushed Qin Xuan out of the room.

When Qin Xuan finished his shower and sat on the sofa, drying his damp hair, he absentmindedly patted Maru, who was scratching at the sofa cushion. His hand came away covered in cat fur… Why was the fur coming out? Was Maru lacking nutrition?

Liu Ruoxi entered the room, watching Qin Xuan clean his hand, her face full of curiosity.

“What’s wrong?”

“Maru seems to be shedding quite a lot. Let’s take him to the vet tomorrow,” Qin Xuan said, turning his palm over to check if it was clean.

“Ah? Okay,” Liu Ruoxi replied, a bit surprised. She had thought it was just normal shedding for the season.

The next day at noon, Qin Liner carried the cat cage in one hand and held Qin Xuan’s arm with the other as they headed to the most highly rated pet clinic nearby.

Upon entering, Maru was calm and quiet—was this a show of dominance?

It wasn’t until past two o’clock that everything was settled. The doctor said it was a minor issue, gave them some medicine, and they left.

On the way home, Maru, realizing he was out of the clinic, became so lively and excited in his cage that Qin Liner could barely hold onto him.

“Are we going home already?” Qin Liner said, reluctant to leave.

“What else do you want to do? Should I treat you to a drumstick?” Qin Xuan tried to distract her with food.

But Qin Liner shook her head, pulled Qin Xuan to sit on a park bench, leaned against his shoulder, and closed her eyes. Maru, meanwhile, was heartlessly set aside...

Although they sometimes brought Maru out to play, today the cat leash was forgotten, so Maru had to stay put. Peering through the gaps, Maru watched the two outside: What’s Qin Liner doing? Is this how humans show affection? My cat eyes can’t take this!

Qin Xuan pressed his hand against Qin Liner’s cheek, “Don’t... There are people around!”

Qin Liner’s eyes sparkled, “So, if there’s no one around, it’s okay?”

Qin Xuan: That’s not what I meant...

“Hmph!” Seeing he wouldn’t respond, Qin Liner simply laid down across Qin Xuan’s lap. Sunlight filtered through the leaves onto her face, and in Qin Xuan’s eyes, she seemed more gentle and lovable than ever.

Unable to resist, he ran his fingers through Qin Liner’s hair. She lay quietly with her eyes closed, allowing him to comb her scalp, finding the sensation surprisingly pleasant. Her thoughts drifted far away.

Looking at the sleeping Qin Liner, Qin Xuan couldn’t help but smile. This child, always so fond of napping!

Thankfully, Qin Liner didn’t sleep long and soon woke up, leaving Qin Xuan’s legs still with feeling.

“Let’s go home!” Qin Liner sat up, rubbing her sleepy eyes, and took Qin Xuan’s arm to leave.

Maru, left behind: I haven’t gotten in the car yet! Wait for me!

Luckily, Qin Liner remembered Maru after a few steps and hurried back to pick him up. Seeing Maru’s aggrieved face, Qin Liner felt genuinely sorry.

Back home, Liu Ruoxi was watching videos on the sofa; Nan Zhiyi had class in the afternoon and wasn’t there.

“Oh? I thought you two had eloped!” Liu Ruoxi teased as they returned.

Qin Liner paused: Not a bad idea!

“Is Maru alright?” Liu Ruoxi finally noticed the cat still in the cage.

“It’s nothing, just some medicine,” Qin Liner replied, opening the cage. Maru came out, curled up on the sofa, sulking—a day too exhausting for dealing with humans.

But Qin Xuan wasn’t letting Maru off easily. He fed Maru his medicine with little fuss, causing the cat to run off to nap on the balcony in protest.

Qin Xuan put away the medicine dispenser and apologized to the nearly furious Maru, but there was no choice—medicine had to be taken.

“By the way, I still haven’t made up for Zhiyi’s birthday gift. What should I get her?” Liu Ruoxi had spent ages browsing online, but still didn’t know what Zhiyi liked.

“Didn’t you already give her something last time?” Qin Xuan thought being allowed to stay over counted; well...

“You were more of a bonus, not a birthday present...” Liu Ruoxi replied without missing a beat.

“Then give her a fountain pen. She has quite a collection at home, so she’d probably like it,” Qin Xuan said, stroking his chin in thought.

“A fountain pen?” Liu Ruoxi hadn’t expected Nan Zhiyi to fancy such things, but turned to search online. If it was to be a gift, it had to be expensive—but why was it so pricey!

In the end, she reluctantly used Qin Xuan’s pocket money to place the order.

“What about you?” Liu Ruoxi asked Qin Liner, curious.

Qin Liner was munching on chips she’d snatched from Ruoxi.

“I already gave her something.”

Liu Ruoxi grabbed the chips back, “Eat less, it’s not healthy!”

“I...” Qin Liner, holding the last chip, couldn’t bear to bite into it.

Qin Xuan shrugged, ignoring them, and went back to his own games. Who cares? Just give gifts!

Nan Zhiyi was glamorous outside, but once home after school, she collapsed on the sofa, carelessly removing her shoes and socks, then instinctively sniffed her sock...

Liu Ruoxi, carrying a bowl of something, walked in and caught sight of this. Ew~

Nan Zhiyi looked up to see Liu Ruoxi’s weird expression—mortifying!

Feigning composure, she tossed the sock onto her shoe.

“What are you staring at? You’ve never sniffed yours?”

“I have!” Liu Ruoxi replied openly, “But I was never caught—how embarrassing!”

“I…” Forget it; no point in arguing.

“Where’s Qin Xuan?” Nan Zhiyi slipped on slippers and headed for Qin Xuan’s room.

“Hey!” Liu Ruoxi raised a hand to block her, “Why do you spend all day looking for my boyfriend?”

“How is that harassment? It’s... bonding!” Nan Zhiyi pushed past her, but Liu Ruoxi dragged her back.

“Get lost. Here are the ground rules: You’re not allowed in Qin Xuan’s room anymore!” Liu Ruoxi claimed her territory.

Nan Zhiyi naturally disagreed. “Ruoxi, you can’t cut off my pursuit of love!”

“You shameless thing! Fine, when I’m not home you can’t go in!” Liu Ruoxi relented a bit—if things kept going, she’d lose him to Zhiyi eventually!

“Fine! Anything else?” Nan Zhiyi grumbled, but she was under Ruoxi’s roof—she’d bear it!

“I’ll think of more later!” Liu Ruoxi said, improvising as she went, then went off to wash the dishes.

With Ruoxi gone, Nan Zhiyi figured she could go in now. She confidently opened the door, finding Qin Xuan still gaming—already in eighth place, wasn’t that enough?

“Qin Xuan, I’m starving!” Nan Zhiyi had been in class all afternoon and was famished.

“Just a minute, let me finish this round. Watch me turn the tables with my next Hextech!” Qin Xuan wasn’t about to give up; he hadn’t even made top four all afternoon!

Seeing Qin Xuan covering his eyes, unable to look at the screen, Nan Zhiyi kindly asked, “What are those three white things?”

Qin Xuan: GG!