Scum A with a Sweet Black Lotus O – Chapter 83
by Little Panda“I’m also very happy that you could come tonight.”
Pet Clinic.
Pei Xuezhi took her cat for a check-up, and after it was finished, she conveniently gave the cat a bath; Fu Chaoyun was next door at the pet store, picking and choosing.
Yes.
Right next to the pet clinic here, a pet store had opened, and they were directly connected. After all, opening a clinic isn’t as profitable as a pet store!
Naonao is a girl. Aside from having been a long-term stray, being a bit thin, and a bit malnourished, there were no other problems. Because she was a stray cat, she hadn’t received any vaccinations. Since a cat’s immunity weakens after receiving vaccinations, it was suggested that they first bathe the cat, administer the first shot, and then return in seven days.
Pei Xuezhi agreed.
When it was time for the bath, the cat, which had been behaving well, finally revealed its “ferocious” side, meowing non-stop. In this regard, it was completely different from a certain someone.
That certain someone, after getting drunk, was completely at her disposal.
However, no matter how the poor little cat resisted, in the end, it was similarly captured by Pei Xuezhi and unable to struggle, helplessly finishing the bath. Some matted and tangled fur was cut off. Afterwards, the staff at the store blew the cat’s fur until it was fluffy, and as long as you didn’t get too close, you couldn’t tell where it had been trimmed.
Pei Xuezhi rubbed Naonao’s head.
Hmm, not bad looking.
It’s fine.
It aligns with her usual aesthetic preference for beauty.
After she had finished the whole process, Fu Chaoyun still hadn’t come in.
What was this person doing?
Pei Xuezhi wondered. As she went out, she was almost speechless at the scene before her. She was silent for a moment before asking.
“What is this?”
Fu Chaoyun proudly introduced each item, “A cat villa, a cat climbing frame, a cat house, a cat cushion…”
Pei Xuezhi looked at the nearly two-meter-tall, one-and-a-half-meter-long, and at least fifty to sixty-centimeter-wide cat villa, and then at the cat climbing frame next to it, which was almost the same height.
She asked, “What’s the difference between these two?”
Fu Chaoyun said matter-of-factly, “One is open, and the other is enclosed. Different spaces and styles, giving Naonao completely different experiences!”
“…”
Very well, let’s skip that for now.
She then looked at the smaller, softer cat bed made of cloth and cotton next to it, “What about this one?”
“It’s a place for her to nap during the day!”
“The villa is too big to move. If she wants to sunbathe in the winter, this can be placed directly next to the window. And after sleeping on a hard wooden bed for a long time, maybe Naonao will get tired of it one day and want to sleep on a soft bed?”
“And the cushion next to it, maybe she prefers no shelter?”
The reasons were perfectly sufficient.
Pei Xuezhi looked at the Alpha in front of her, feeling that she was the biggest sucker1 in her life, and the kind that salespeople love the most.
“I’m sorry.” Although she was apologizing, Pei Xuezhi’s tone was extremely cold, “My house is too small, there’s no room for all the things you bought.”
Fu Chaoyun: “…”
Stupefied.jpg
She picked up Naonao, who was particularly weak after the injection, and walked over, only pulling out the cloth cat bed that didn’t even reach her knees, “Only this will fit.”
Fu Chaoyun… Fu Chaoyun was very disappointed!
This kind of emotion was clearly written on the Alpha’s face. Pei Xuezhi glanced at it and finally picked up the cushion next to it.
“Add this one too.”
“Okay.” The issue of living space was too real, and even the wealthy Fu Chaoyun had to compromise.
“Um, don’t buy anything else.”
“That won’t do.” Fu Chaoyun leaned in and whispered, “I already paid for it.”
Pei Xuezhi: “…”
Where did this spendthrift2 come from!
Pei Xuezhi said coldly, “Return it all.”
Fu Chaoyun looked at the other person’s expression and waved her hand, “Forget it, forget it. I already paid, I’m too lazy to return it. I’ll have the store staff deliver it to my house. Zhizhi can bring little Naonao over to play often, you’re welcome~”
Pei Xuezhi lowered her head slightly, rubbing the head of the cat in her arms.
Was this considered “fishing” for her?
After a moment, Pei Xuezhi looked up and said, “Aren’t your family members allergic to cat fur?”
“They are.”
As she spoke, Fu Chaoyun also went over to stroke the cat. Naonao was originally a little listless after the injection, but when Fu Chaoyun approached, it rubbed its head against the Alpha’s fingers.
Fu Chaoyun smiled, her train of thought interrupted, “Oh, she’s a little beauty. It’s not in vain that her eyes are so similar in color to mine.”
Pei Xuezhi looked at her again.
If she could turn into a cat, the Alpha in front of her would be extremely beautiful and extremely good at acting cute and pleasing her owner.
After playing with the cat for a while, Fu Chaoyun explained, “I have a separate house.”
“Do you live there?”
“Not usually.” Fu Chaoyun thought for a moment. The scumbag Alpha used to stay there when she was out late with her friends and didn’t want to be scolded. After she transmigrated, she didn’t go there much.
After all—
“Living alone in a big house feels too empty.”
Pei Xuezhi lowered her eyes.
Another hint?
“And—” Fu Chaoyun said righteously, “Living alone is not as comfortable as living at home and mooching off my parents!!!”
“…”
She was overthinking.
Pei Xuezhi had only been distracted for a moment, and Fu Chaoyun had already started feeding the cat food. Pei Xuezhi was instantly alert.
“Which kind did you buy?”
Fu Chaoyun looked at the packaging, read out a brand, and added, “They said it was the best.”
“So it’s also the most expensive?”
“Probably.”
“…”
Pei Xuezhi didn’t know how many times she had thought “big sucker” and “spendthrift” in her heart tonight. Now she closed and opened her eyes.
“It’s too expensive.” Her tone was very serious, “And you’ll spoil it like this.”
“Then buy more!” The Alpha didn’t think there was anything wrong.
“That’s not what I meant…”
Pei Xuezhi wasn’t poor, but she definitely wasn’t as wealthy as Fu Chaoyun, who bought everything so extravagantly.
As the saying goes, it’s easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but extremely difficult to go from extravagance to frugality.
Like her; like Naonao…
“What does it matter?” Fu Chaoyun still had a carefree attitude and was still feeding the cat, “I asked, and the staff said it’s nutritionally balanced, and all the kittens love it…”
“Fu Chaoyun.”
Pei Xuezhi called her full name. This posture was a bit serious. Fu Chaoyun responded and also looked up. Her posture was still a bit casual, but when she opened her mouth.
“Aren’t we raising Naonao together?”
Pei Xuezhi’s words, which she had prepared to say, suddenly stopped, and Fu Chaoyun continued to feed the cat.
“Zhizhi doesn’t really like small animals that much. Suddenly adopting a stray cat, was it really just on a whim?”
“Could it be—”
She also looked up, directly meeting Pei Xuezhi’s eyes. Under the light, the cat-like eyes shimmered with amber and glass, no, even brighter, clear and pure, making it difficult to look directly at them for a moment.
“Zhizhi, aren’t you raising her for me?”
Pei Xuezhi pursed her lips. The words “no, it’s not” couldn’t be spoken. Fu Chaoyun let out another soft laugh.
“Zhizhi, there’s nothing to be embarrassed about. Honesty is also a virtue.”
She seemed unwilling to make Pei Xuezhi too embarrassed, and her gaze fell on the cat Naonao again.
“The cat is very beautiful, I like it very much, and I also like Zhizhi, who is raising the cat for me.”
“Since Zhizhi has put in time and effort, and I can’t play with Naonao often, let me pay for it. Alas, who told me to be a fool with money.”
Pfft.
Fu Chaoyun’s words finally made Pei Xuezhi laugh. She looked Fu Chaoyun up and down and said.
“Well, I admit both of those points.”
A fool, with a lot of money.
But—
She finally took the expensive cat food Fu Chaoyun handed her, their fingertips touching, “Not entirely.”
It wasn’t entirely because Fu Chaoyun liked her and wanted to find just any cat to raise without thinking. It was also because the cat’s eyes were a bit like hers, and also because she wanted to use the cat as an excuse, as a bridge, to constantly fish for the other person.
She was so despicable.
But she wouldn’t let go.
“Whatever.” Fu Chaoyun’s attitude was very carefree. Although Pei Xuezhi would be raising Naonao in the future, it was obvious that Naonao liked Fu Chaoyun a little more. Even though the cat food was already in Pei Xuezhi’s hands, its amber eyes were still fixed on Fu Chaoyun.
Perhaps it was because they were unfamiliar on the first day of raising her, or maybe… no matter how long it had been, it would always be like this.
Fu Chaoyun lightly tapped Naonao’s head, “Zhizhi is feeding you now, look at Zhizhi, you little ingrate.”
Naonao: “Meow~”
We little cats don’t need a conscience!.jpg
But the cat’s head finally turned back. Watching Pei Xuezhi feed the cat for a while, Fu Chaoyun said again.
“The most important point is that Zhizhi can’t cook.”
Suddenly exposed, Pei Xuezhi: “…”
She suddenly looked up, and her cold, dark eyes seemed to burn with the blazing flames of fighting spirit, “I can learn.”
A top student can’t say they can’t!
How long would that take?
“The top scorer in the gaokao is so aggressive~” Fu Chaoyun touched the cat’s head again, very quietly, “But our Naonao is so pitiful.”
“…”
“Miss Fu.” Pei Xuezhi unconsciously raised her voice, “Do you have a problem with my cooking?”
“I wouldn’t dare.”
Although she said she wouldn’t dare, Fu Chaoyun’s eyes were smiling, clearly showing that she “dared” very much!
“I just think that cats have delicate stomachs and probably can’t withstand experiments.” She paused, seeming to be thinking. After a moment, a perfect solution appeared.
“Why don’t Zhizhi practice on me first!”
“…Huh?” Pei Xuezhi’s eyes narrowed.
“Zhizhi can bring Naonao to my house, cook for me first, and make sure there are no problems before making it for Naonao. During this time, Er Bao and Da Bao can also cultivate their relationship~”
“Miss Fu.”
Pei Xuezhi glanced at Fu Chaoyun, then at the temporarily weak Naonao in her arms, and said irritably, “I’m worried that while I’m learning to cook, Naonao will have already eaten the little goldfish as snacks!”
“That won’t happen.” Fu Chaoyun pinched the cat’s ear, “We’ll educate the child well, maybe they can be friendly brothers?”
“Miss Fu is very confident.”
“Yes!” Fu Chaoyun’s smile was light and gentle, “I have Zhizhi, don’t I? Apart from cooking, Zhizhi is omnipotent. It just so happens that I’m good at cooking, so I can handle that part.”
So…
She didn’t actually need to practice cooking at all, she just wanted to trick her into her domain?
Her heart was pounding, and even her usually clever head was a little muddled and dizzy. At the same time, Pei Xuezhi’s fair cheeks began to heat up uncontrollably.
She wanted to hear more, but she was afraid of losing control of her emotions… She used the cat’s paw to block that person’s mouth.
Her remaining consciousness made sure she used the soft fur part of the cat’s clean paw, not the fleshy pads it walked on.
Fu Chaoyun was stuffed with some fur, her face blocked by the raised cat. Two pairs of similar amber eyes looked at each other from afar.
Naonao widened her eyes: “Meow meow meow!”
Why are you looking at me! I’m innocent!!
Fu Chaoyun poked her head out a little more to look at Pei Xuezhi standing behind her, blinking her eyes slightly in confusion.
“We’ll talk about it later.” She paused, “I mean, it makes you look very pitiful. Your delicate body, how good can your stomach be? No, what I mean is, it’s not impossible…”
The former “top scorer in the gaokao” was now even disorganized in her language. She didn’t know what to grasp.
“You’re so good to Naonao, what about the little goldfish? If you have a second child, you’re afraid of treating the two children differently…”
Fu Chaoyun took the cat’s paw away from her lips, “I’ll get them a bigger fish tank, one with seaweed and coral landscapes? Or maybe I can prepare several and change them from time to time, and change the fish food to the best…”
“You decide.”
“Okay.” Fu Chaoyun agreed, and suddenly smiled, the sweetness almost overflowing from her eyes.
“Zhizhi.” She called.
Pei Xuezhi had just sorted out her emotions and looked up when she heard her name, “What?”
“You just said second child.”
She admitted it.
Whether it was Da Bao or Er Bao, they were raising them together, so if you rounded it off, it was as if…
Pei Xuezhi paused, and the Alpha opposite her smiled beautifully, looking at her again and again. Finally, Pei Xuezhi also started to smile.
“I hope both children can be raised well.” Without waiting for Fu Chaoyun to speak, she picked up the cat and went to look at the other things.
“What are these?”
Too obvious.
An evasive posture… even this kind of Pei Xuezhi was extremely cute.
Fu Chaoyun, being considerate, didn’t expose her. Instead, she stepped forward, squatted down beside Pei Xuezhi, and using Naonao as an example, explained the use of various cat toys one by one.
Pei Xuezhi initially pretended to listen attentively, but later she truly listened carefully, even taking a roly-poly toy3 and playing with Naonao on the spot.
Later, Fu Chaoyun took out a cat collar. It was a red band with a patterned design, and a bell was attached to the center.
Fu Chaoyun was still explaining, “Naonao’s fur and eye color are both light. I thought red would look good…”
“It makes her look fair.” Pei Xuezhi finished her sentence almost inaudibly.
Too fast.
Fu Chaoyun turned her head, first looking at her, then at the yellow and white cat Naonao, “…Right.”
Pei Xuezhi’s gaze fell on the collar. Her clear voice suddenly became a bit low and hoarse, “Isn’t this a little… small?” [LP: I know what you are 😐]
Fu Chaoyun looked at her in confusion, “Are you cold? Is the air conditioning too low here?”
Otherwise, why would her voice suddenly become lower?
Pei Xuezhi hugged the cat a little tighter and shook her head, “It’s fine.”
However, Fu Chaoyun still called a staff member and asked them to turn the air conditioning up two degrees and to make sure the vents weren’t blowing in their direction.
Because she was a big customer of the store, the staff member agreed with a good attitude.
Fu Chaoyun then picked up the collar and continued, “No, it’s not. See, there’s an elastic buckle here, it can be enlarged. You just put it on and then tighten it…”
“What about, putting it on her leg?”
That’s a bit of a difficult request.
Fu Chaoyun looked at the cat’s paws and said tactfully, “That would probably be too big… right?”
She thought for a moment.
“Or we could change it to a thinner rope and tie it on? But she usually walks around with her paws, so it would be easy to fall off. If we tightened it a little, it would probably be uncomfortable, and she might raise her paw to bite it. It’s not as easy to fall off if it’s around her neck.”
Pei Xuezhi’s gaze, at some point, fell on Fu Chaoyun’s neck.
The Alpha’s neck was graceful and slender, exceptionally fair. If her hands were to wrap around it, it would be extremely beautiful.
Just—
Pei Xuezhi’s gaze deepened, “Too… obvious.”
“Is it?”
Fu Chaoyun tilted her head. She was still fiddling with the cat collar, completely unaware of the abnormality on the other side.
“Naonao has quite a lot of fur. Oh, right, I also bought some beautifying cream. If we apply it, her fur will probably become even more beautiful and fluffy. The fluffiness will cover a lot, so it should be barely visible.”
Pei Xuezhi looked at Fu Chaoyun’s fluffy, wavy long hair again.
She hadn’t dyed her hair recently, and some of her roots had grown out. It wasn’t black like her own, but darker than chestnut, a dark brownish color that matched her eyes and skin tone very well.
“…Mm.”
Fu Chaoyun looked over. This time, Pei Xuezhi spoke, “Do you like this?”
“It looks quite pretty.”
As she spoke, Fu Chaoyun’s fingertips gently flicked the bell. The sound was crisp, and Naonao, who was playing with the roly-poly toy, was startled, arching her body. At this moment, the two inattentive mothers didn’t care about her.
The red rope made the Alpha’s fingers appear even thinner and her skin even fairer.
“But Zhizhi is Naonao’s owner. I’m just offering suggestions. It mainly depends on what Zhizhi likes~”
Owner…
Pei Xuezhi didn’t look at Naonao, but instead at the larger cat in front of her, her throat moving slightly.
“I like it.”
Fu Chaoyun looked over. This time, Pei Xuezhi didn’t lower her head to avoid her gaze. Instead, she looked straight at her. With the help of the light, the joy and happiness in her dark eyes were clearly visible.
On the other side.
Fu Chaoyun felt as if she had been pricked, or as if the cat’s paw had stepped on her again. This time, it hit her heart hard, but when it touched, it was gentle and soft.
“Give it to me.”
Fu Chaoyun, almost a little dazed, handed the bell over. Pei Xuezhi took it, inevitably touching her fingertips.
The trembling sensation was stronger and more surging than ever before.
And suppressed.
Pei Xuezhi held the collar and gestured around the cat’s neck. She deliberately made some noise while doing so, and Naonao was indeed startled, darting to the side to avoid it.
Pei Xuezhi stopped immediately and said, “She doesn’t like it.”
Fu Chaoyun hadn’t recovered.
She was still savoring the lingering sensation on her fingertips.
“Fu…” Just one word, and Pei Xuezhi swallowed it. She said softly, “Jiejie?”
“Oh, then return it?”
It seems she was really distracted.
The financially(fool) generous(with money) Alpha, who never returns items, actually said such a thing.
Pei Xuezhi smiled, “Forget it.” She put the collar away, “Compared to the cat villa Jiejie bought, this is nothing. I’ll keep it for now.”
As she spoke, she also flicked the bell.
Jingle jingle—
Crisp and cheerful.
“What if the cat likes it one day?”
Fu Chaoyun thought she was talking about Naonao and nodded, “Okay.”
It was almost eleven o’clock, and the two didn’t stay at the pet store for too long. The two largest cat beds would be delivered to Fu Chaoyun’s place. As for the rest, a small amount of cat food, the car’s trunk could still fit it.
The remaining cat food could be delivered by the pet store tomorrow—big customers always stand tall!
“There are too many things, should I give Zhizhi a ride home?”
Pei Xuezhi held the cat, “Okay.”
From beginning to end, she didn’t mention giving Fu Chaoyun money, and when they were leaving, she offered to help carry something, but Fu Chaoyun brushed her off.
The Alpha said cheerfully, “I’ll do it.”
“Okay.”
Then… it was the pet store employees who helped carry things out. Fu Chaoyun herself only carried a very small bag.
Pei Xuezhi: “…”
She truly embodied the capitalist enjoyment to the extreme!!
But compared to herself, who wasn’t carrying anything, it seemed pretty good already. She had no right to say anything.
But when the two of them went outside, followed by two Beta employees carrying large and small bags, they reached the roadside and discovered—
!!!∑(??Д??ノ)ノ
Fu Chaoyun’s car was gone!
Fu Chaoyun: “…”
Where’s my car? My huge car was parked here, how did it disappear?!
After looking around, Pei Xuezhi couldn’t help but want to laugh. She patted the Alpha’s arm and pointed ahead, reminding her, “Is that it?”
Fu Chaoyun looked over.
She saw a very large tow truck, and her car was on top of it.
“…”
It was towed away for illegal parking.
It seems that everyone is equal before traffic laws :)
Fu Chaoyun could only go forward, still holding the bag. From afar, Pei Xuezhi, holding Naonao, saw Fu Chaoyun being lectured by the traffic police. The Alpha’s head was lowered, like an elementary school student being criticized by the teacher for not completing their homework.
After a while, it seemed that the criticism was enough, or maybe Fu Chaoyun had persuaded them. She supported herself with one hand on the rear panel of the tow truck, easily jumped up onto it, opened the door next to her driver’s seat, leaned half her body in, fiddled around for a while, and then jumped down.
Fu Chaoyun said something else to the traffic police, probably thanking them. Then the tow truck drove away, and Fu Chaoyun waved goodbye to them before walking back.
The Alpha lowered her face, “There’s no other way, we have to call a car.”
“I already called one,” Pei Xuezhi said. While that person was fiddling around in the car, she saw Fu Chaoyun’s hands behind her back and asked, “What did you get?”
“This!”
Fu Chaoyun was super excited, and then—she saw the familiar grinning boy showing his tongue on the front.
Pei Xuezhi: “…”
The show is over, and you still remember O-zai? You must really like it. O-zai is really losing out by not asking you to be their spokesperson!
“One can for Zhizhi, one can for me.”
Pei Xuezhi’s lips twitched slightly, but she didn’t refuse the Alpha’s kindness, “Thank you.”
Just as she was about to take it, Fu Chaoyun asked, “Then should I open it for Zhizhi now?”
“Let’s go back.” Pei Xuezhi glanced at Naonao in her arms, “She doesn’t have any, she’ll be unhappy.”
“Why should she be unhappy!” Fu Chaoyun became spirited.
“?”
“We were just staring at her eating! Now it’s her turn to watch us eat, it’s very reasonable!”
“…”
Do you need to be so serious about competing with a little cat… ?
Pei Xuezhi didn’t quite understand. The can of O-zai that Fu Chaoyun gave her was still opened. Perhaps cat’s minds are all connected. When Pei Xuezhi was about to drink, Naonao actually looked up at her.
This was very strange.
Fu Chaoyun put her hand on it, rubbing its head and stroking its fur, “Be good, be good, this has too much sugar, you can’t have it.”
The two store clerks had already left, and the large and small bags were placed on the roadside. The car they called would be there in a while, so the two waited by the roadside.
“Can I hold her?” Fu Chaoyun suddenly asked.
Pei Xuezhi looked, and her gaze was on the cat. Now that Naonao was clean, Pei Xuezhi didn’t stop her.
The cat was originally raised for a certain someone. There was no such thing as not wanting the cat to be closer to others.
Or, according to her plan, it would be better if they were closer…
Pei Xuezhi nodded, “You can.”
She wanted to hand the cat out a little to make it easier for Fu Chaoyun to hold, but the next second, both she and the cat were embraced by Fu Chaoyun.
Pei Xuezhi was stunned for several seconds.
For a long time.
She still fell into the Alpha’s overly warm embrace, and heard herself ask in a slightly lower voice, “Jiejie, who do you want to hold now?”
“You.”
Fu Chaoyun’s answer was simple and firm.
She couldn’t see her expression, but she heard the person seem to laugh. Then, following that person’s smiling voice, even the stars in the sky had clear smiling faces.
“Zhizhi, I’m very happy now.”
“Weren’t you happy before?” Pei Xuezhi asked.
The Alpha thought for a moment and finally chose honesty, “A little… Okay, not just a little, but I could control it…”
Not wanting to continue this topic, she asked back, “What about Zhizhi?”
Pei Xuezhi was holding the cat with one hand and the O-zai with the other, unable to free her hands to do anything else.
“Meow~”
When Fu Chaoyun embraced her, she was afraid of crushing the cat, so she left some space in between. At this time, Naonao jumped out from the gap and landed on the ground. Pei Xuezhi’s other hand was free.
She closed her eyes slightly, following her heart, reached out from behind, wrapped her arm around Fu Chaoyun’s back, and embraced her.
She leaned in closer.
The streetlights stretched the two people’s shadows very long, and at the end, it was as if two vines were intertwined, and nothing could separate them.
“Me too.” Pei Xuezhi heard her own voice, almost a sigh, yet filled with peace and softness.
And, to a certain extent, the satisfaction of having her wish fulfilled.
She looked up.
The stars in the sky seemed to be talking, twinkling, and each one represented her feelings.
Her bright red lips opened, and the words she uttered were even more beautiful and romantic.
“I’m also very happy that you could come tonight.”
The author has something to say:
The progress in this stage is—Zhizhi is finally no longer a mute bride (hey) yay~ [Pei Xuezhi: Are you scolding me again!!!]
Some things can be said clearly, instead of guessing and being riddlers XD
Cat Naonao: Meow meow meow~ meow meow meow! (Translation: I carried this whole thing, okay? I told you, these two can’t do anything without me!)
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