69novels Chapter 48 My Kitten Friend Doesn't Lie
Chapter 48 My Kitten Friend Doesn't Lie
Gu Zhibei hesitated for two seconds.
I squatted down beside the bed.
Pei Qingning tilted her head.
She looked at him with puzzled eyes.
She patted the edge of the bed again.
Gu Zhibei tightened his shoelaces and sat down next to her expressionlessly.
"Is this your old home?"
To ease the awkwardness, Gu Zhibei asked.
He scanned his surroundings.
Aside from being clean, the only other impression it left was that it was old.
It doesn't seem like the place where the young lady, whose golden light occasionally emanates, once lived.
Pei Qingning gently swung her little feet:
"My family used to be very poor."
"Mom and Dad are also very tired."
"But I'm very happy."
The girl spoke quietly.
As Gu Zhibei looked at the corners of her lips that turned up unintentionally, the slight sorrow in his heart inexplicably faded away.
Pei Qingning doesn't seem to have told anyone about her past.
Her speech was clumsy, completely unlike what one would expect from a top-scoring liberal arts student.
But the boy could sense the genuine and profound emotions in every word the girl spoke.
"Are you unhappy now?" Gu Zhibei asked.
Pei Qingning paused.
She took off her shoes, placed her small feet, clad in thin white boat socks, on the edge of the bed, and hugged her legs tightly.
She didn't answer his question, but continued:
"I was happy when my mom was alive."
"..."
Gu Zhibei silently gazed into her eyes.
The girl rested her chin on her knees, like a curled-up kitten:
"Everyone dislikes me."
"Because I'm stupid."
"Only Mom doesn't know how."
Gu Zhibei asked in confusion:
"Are you stupid?"
Is it really possible for someone to dislike such a beautiful girl?
"You disliked me too, before."
Pei Qingning stared at him.
His cheeks seemed to puff out slightly.
Gu Zhibei explained, "That's not because I dislike you, I'm just afraid you'll be lusting after me."
"..." The girl glared at him.
After a long while, he reluctantly withdrew his gaze.
That's all in the past now.
Pei Qingning kept a straight face.
Her delicate pink toes curled slightly inward, instantly stretching the thin fabric to reveal tight lines.
Her voice remained as flat as ever, devoid of any emotion.
"I have no friends, nobody plays with me."
"Mom said she'll find me a kitten to be my friend."
"Because kittens aren't human, kittens won't dislike me."
Upon hearing this, Gu Zhibei suddenly understood.
Part of the reason why Pei Qingning is so obsessed with a tabby cat has been revealed.
Childhood is a word with a far-reaching influence.
It's like a person's bones; if they rot in childhood, they can hardly support the weight of adulthood; hoping for nourishment, yearning, they take root in the flesh and blood day after day for decades.
"and then?"
When Gu Zhibei asked the question, he already had the answer in his heart.
Pei Qingning did not get her kitten.
That's why I followed him relentlessly.
The girl said:
"My mother was disobedient; she left before I could find my kitten."
"Mom is a bad person, Dad is a bad person, everyone is a bad person."
"In this world, only kittens don't lie."
She spoke a lot, which was unusual for her.
That innocent little face was earnest and stubborn.
But the soul within is extremely appalling.
"Even kittens can lie."
Gu Zhibei wanted to say those words.
But he withdrew it just a second ago.
This is the only person she can rely on in her world.
Even if it's just a self-deceiving lie, it's still the motivation to survive.
"And what about me?"
Gu Zhibei changed the subject.
What do you think of me?
"Remove the student's identity, remove the kitten's influence."
"Why... are you telling me all this?"
Pei Qingning fell silent.
She lowered her head and said softly:
"Master-Master Relationship"
"Are you trying to get away with this?"
"It's a master-servant relationship."
"Kittens don't like humans who lie."
"…friend."
"Boy friend?"
The girl puffed out her cheeks, like a cornered kitten.
She angrily said, "I don't want a boyfriend, I just want a cat friend!"
My cat friend is actually me.
Gu Zhibei thought to himself.
It seems that no matter what choice she makes, the final result always points to him.
"Other kittens are cute too, why are you fixated on my cat?" Gu Zhibei asked.
During the pet competition, he noticed that Pei Qingning looked down on the other kittens.
After enjoying his body, the other party left satisfied.
Pei Qingning said seriously:
"Kittens are not all the same."
"Am I...is my cat more handsome?"
"Only your kitten won't lie to me."
The girl said.
In her world, everyone has a bubble floating above their head.
But cats, dogs, birds... these animals don't.
Except for his cat.
Only his cat.
So, it was destined, her kitten.
No one can take him away from us.
Gu Zhibei knew that this was related to her "special nature".
One can guess some of the intricacies involved.
It was this part that made him realize how wonderful fate truly is.
Without any one of these steps, he wouldn't have been able to become friends with the young lady.
Especially the relationship between the owner and the pet, which only he knew.
What is this?
A friendship ordained by fate?
Moreover, this friendship happened to do him a great favor.
Moreover, the money the boy spends on food, drinks, and other necessities, except for a very small portion, is all earned from Pei Qingning.
"Wait, if we let Pei Qingning go check on Jiang Youyu, what if she notices something?"
Gu Zhibei suddenly thought of this question.
He had always had doubts about the girl's legs.
I also regret not having the opportunity to read her diary.
Who knows, the young lady might actually discover something.
Should we introduce them to us?
A strange sense of resistance arose in Gu Zhibei's heart.
It was as if his sixth sense was giving him a warning.
He ignored this strange warning.
From a rational perspective, this is a win-win situation.
What are the downsides?
Jiang Youyu can get jealous, but he gets jealous of a young lady who clearly has no feelings for him?
impossible.
It can also clear up any misunderstandings my mom might have.
Gu Zhibei and Pei Qingning had never done anything bad together.
There's nothing strange about it.
As for bathing? And kisses and hugs?
That was done by the tabby cat.
It wasn't Gu Zhibei who did it.
That's killing three birds with one stone.
But would Pei Qingning be willing to help?
Let's just let the tabby cat handle it.
He's now the most beloved kitten friend among young girls.
A few words of advice in someone's ear can solve any problem.
I'm hungry.
Pei Qingning's voice interrupted Gu Zhibei's thoughts.
She stared at the boy, a hint of cautious probing in her eyes:
I want to eat xiaolongbao (soup dumplings).
"Anything else?"
Gu Zhibei did not notice anything unusual about her.
He hadn't eaten either.
The tentative look in the girl's eyes gradually transformed into a soft light:
"I want to drink soy milk, something sweet."
"Um."
"Tea eggs, they have to be very salty."
"I understand, it needs to be very flavorful."
"The fried dough sticks can't get cold..." The young lady seemed a little embarrassed.
Gu Zhibei smiled.
He suddenly found the girl to be unbelievably cute.
"Okay," he said.