Chapter 737: Chapter 206: Strangers Passing by Each Other (Seeking Monthly Votes)_3
"Why are you muttering to yourself so early in the morning?"
The orange cat Alice twisted her chubby rear as she jumped off the toilet, incidentally meowing, "Could you press the flush button for me, thanks meow."
"Ugh, how vulgar, unbearably vulgar. You, a high and mighty Third-order Enchanting Demon, actually need to use the bathroom? And even poop and pee? Are you kidding me?"
Xu Shu covered his nose, with a look of extreme disgust, as he flushed away the particularly smelly cat feces.
The fantasies he once had in his heart were thoroughly shattered at this moment.
She was a Third-order Enchanting Demon, for heaven’s sake, how could she smell so foul?
What about the dignity of an "Enchanting Demon"?
With that stench, how was she going to attract clients on the streets?
It seemed that not every Transcendent could escape the vulgar smells of bodily functions, and the odorless ones were actually the exceptions. Born without a stench, like Xie Xiaochan perhaps?
At this moment, Xu Shu nostalgically thought of his Teacher Pan.
Gu Pan also used to be quite odorous.
But after some time, she had become fresh and fragrant, carrying a light scent of gardenias, delighting the senses.
Alas, the former stench flowed away like a river, never to return...
Alice wiped her cat face, curious and protesting, "What are you thinking about, I am a cat right now."
"Forget it, there’s nothing more to say!"
Xu Shu opened the cat bag, picked up Alice, and stuffed her inside, pulling the zipper tight with force.
Having done all this, Xu Shu immediately went to the living room and woke up Tang Ying, who was fast asleep.
Of course, he deliberately knocked on the door as a warning, to avoid situations like "walking in to find a scantily-clad beautiful girl sprawled out in an ungainly pose, tripping over, and landing full body on top of her, mouth to mouth, chest to chest, bird to window."
"Director Xu, good morning."
Tang Ying had actually been awake already.
She hadn’t slept well all night and her eyes were puffy.
It wasn’t just because of the occasional moaning from the bedrooms above and below, but also the resentment in her heart.
"I’m counting on you today, Yingying!"
Xu Shu firmly grasped Tang Ying’s soft hand and squeezed it.
Had it been the night before, this slightly intimate act from Xu Shu would have surely made Tang Ying’s heart flutter and triggered her to indulge in further fantasies about their conversation’s stance.
After spending a night alone, Tang Ying realized she felt much more balanced.
"Sure thing, Director Xu, I’ve got this!" Tang Ying nodded earnestly.
Her foster parents were also roused early, washed up, had breakfast, and were then sent out the door by Xu Shu.
As for Xu Shu himself, he left last, making sure doors and windows were locked.
With a backpack slung over his shoulders and confirming nothing was left behind, he was ready to join the others in taking the elevator downstairs.
That’s when he faintly heard a cry from outside the building:
"Candied hawthorns~ Cotton candy~ Skewered delights~"
"Meow! Meow! Meow!" The orange cat instantly became agitated.
She meowed loudly, showing great enthusiasm.
Wanting to eat? Xu Shu looked out the window and saw a vendor on a tricycle, broadcasting over a small speaker, about to leave his line of sight.
"It’s too late to chase, we’ll eat next time," Xu Shu telepathically conveyed to her.
"Meow meow!" Alice clearly wasn’t willing to give up, continuing to meow appealingly, and started using a strange power to invade Xu Shu’s lower back, causing his body to momentarily go limp and his head to clear.
"Ouch, what are you doing—this, are you using ’Fall into Love’ on me?"
Xu Shu gasped, instantly understanding what Alice was up to.
This silly fat orange cat, just to get a taste of candied hawthorns, was actually willing to use the amplifying skill "Fall into Love" to curry favor with him!
No wonder they say "beggar cat," "beggar cat"; it turns out cats really do have a begging habit.
Xu Shu knew if he didn’t give in and buy her the candied hawthorns now, she would definitely keep begging.
And her way of begging would be to continue massaging with greater intensity, trying to please him.
Although it was meant to please, if he let her keep up this act, things could get very bad—Xu Shu had experienced ’Fall into Love’ before and knew that once the enhanced feelings kicked in, one couldn’t help but vocalize.
Imagine a grown man suddenly starting to moan and groan—what an awful scene that would be.
Weighing the pros and cons, Xu Shu decided that for such a trivial matter, it was not worth becoming a pervert in front of his foster parents and Tang Ying, so he decisively said, "You all go ahead, I’ll take the stairs."
Without waiting for the elevator to arrive, he moved to the stairwell window, climbed out, and jumped down, chasing after the departing vendor.
This left Father Zhou, Mrs. Zhou, and Tang Ying standing by the elevator, staring dumbfounded at the scene, jaws dropping.
Is that what he calls taking the stairs?