“Look, this is the washing machine, and these are its buttons. We just put the clothes in, add water…”

And sure enough, she tried to teach Liao Luo how to use the washing machine, breaking down each step and demonstrating it for him.

Liao Luo swore to the heavens he absolutely wasn’t going to learn how to do laundry.

For one thing, he already knew how. And if he learned, wouldn’t that mean he’d have to help with the laundry?

He wouldn’t have to wash anything by hand, but just thinking about being responsible for the catgirl’s underwear and all kinds of socks made Liao Luo think…

Well, maybe that wouldn’t be so bad?

Anyway, after watching for a few minutes, he decisively lifted his chin and turned away.

This was the perfect time to make the most of his pet status: play dumb and absolutely refuse to learn!

Aileen could only sigh in disappointment.

“Humans are so dumb! They can’t learn how to use modern technology at all!”

There was nothing for it. She’d just have to wash fewer things herself for now.

There were so many clothes. Washing them all would take more than one night, so they usually picked a day when there were no classes and made it laundry day, washing everything at once.

She’d barely been at it for ten minutes before her head started to ache. The washing machine’s rumbling was driving her crazy, and she began pounding on its lid.

Liao Luo glanced over, turning slightly to the side.

Well, look at that.

Just like the cats he used to keep, she didn’t like noisy things. Once she got annoyed, she’d smack them with her front paws until they spun like tops.

“Looks like catgirls are pretty much the same as cats. But…”

Liao Luo thought of something else.

Actually, cats all have this one quirk: they like licking their butts.

They could spend the whole day happily licking their butts without doing anything else.

“Uh…”

Suddenly, that felt kind of weird.

Liao Luo stared at her for a long while. She didn’t really seem like the type of cat who’d lick her butt.

“You’d better not lick your butt! If you kiss me with that mouth afterward, then—ugh!”

Aileen suddenly pulled him over.

“This is so annoying! I hate doing laundry! The washing machine’s way too loud! Why does something so annoying even exist? It doesn’t have any ‘cat ergonomics’ at all!”

With her ears pinned back, Aileen looked so irritated that she seemed desperate to find something to take it out on.

There weren’t any punching bags or screaming chickens in the house, so naturally, Liao Luo was the only option.

She pinned Liao Luo against the shaking washing machine and kissed his forehead over and over. Then she pressed her face against his stomach, moving closer and then pulling away.

“Angry meow! Angry meow! Angry meow!!!”

Her ears were pinned back as she grumbled and whined, her tail stiff with tension.

At last, the washing machine stopped rumbling. Only then did she pull out the wet clothes with a sigh of relief and toss them all into the dryer.

Of course, the dryer made noise too.

But this time, Liao Luo noticed she didn’t seem nearly as annoyed. If anything, she looked happy. Her ears had relaxed, and she even seemed to be humming.

He found that hard to believe.

So cats hated washing machines but loved dryers?

How did that make any sense?

When the clothes had finally dried, she took them out one by one. Liao Luo was standing off to the side watching when his vision suddenly went dark. Aileen had tossed a piece of clothing right over his face.

“Watch it!”

It took him a bit of effort, but he finally managed to pull the little piece of clothing off his head.

Seeing Liao Luo with his face covered by the clothes made Aileen laugh. She bobbed her head, looking especially happy.

“You’re so dumb, stupid Human!”

With a flick of her hand, she tossed another piece of clothing onto Liao Luo’s head.

Liao Luo: ?

Are you insane?

What kind of cat is this?!

…

…

It was another night when they could sleep comfortably together.

It wasn’t that Liao Luo had no desire to do anything. But it was hard to make a move on a creature more than ten times stronger than him, especially when her senses were sharp enough to notice the slightest turn in his sleep. Anyway, sleeping together was nice enough. For now, he’d just leave things as they were.

When Aileen woke in the morning, she stretched toward the rising sun, arching her body high like a cat.

Then again, she was a cat.

As usual, Liao Luo was still asleep.

Today, she didn’t try to get affectionate with him. She just went ahead and prepared food for herself and for the Human.

With no classes and the weekend here, they had a whole day to relax.

“What should I do today? Go shopping? Get some fried chicken? But the people working at the fried chicken place are chickens too. Wouldn’t they feel weird seeing fried chicken? Maybe I should go see a movie instead?”

Aileen leaned against the counter, resting her hands on a spatula as she thought it over.

She’d only just gotten up and was dressed casually, with an apron thrown over her nightgown. Now she stood staring blankly at the wall.

It wasn’t that she was trying to stare at the wall. She was just spacing out.

But soon, Aileen had a sudden inspiration.

Now that she had someone, why not take him out for fun? She could even show him off in front of the other beastfolk.

Look, I’ve got a Human! You don’t, do you?

The more she thought about it, the better it sounded.

Once she’d settled on the plan, she hummed to herself as she made breakfast, following a tutorial on her phone.

Honestly, she didn’t think there was anything wrong with chickens eating chicken.

Beastfolk and animals weren’t actually the same species. They might share some features at a glance, but to beastfolk, it was simply a matter of eating something edible.

Everyone knew that cats couldn’t evolve into catgirls, and rabbits couldn’t evolve into rabbit girls.

So even if a rabbit girl ate spicy rabbit head, she wouldn’t feel guilty about it.

After all, they were entirely different species. There was nothing cruel about eating your own kind.

Aileen had nearly finished making breakfast when Liao Luo finally woke up, still groggy, and felt his way to the bathroom.

Aileen let out an excited little cry, grabbed her phone, and hurried into the bathroom.

Liao Luo raised his head in confusion and looked straight at the camera.

Wait, what are you doing?

“Hold on, are you taking a picture?! Don’t! You can’t take a picture! I’m using the bathroom!!!”

…

In the end, she took the picture anyway.

Aileen’s fingers flew across the screen as she uploaded the photo to social media.

“Look! My Human can use the toilet by himself! He even uses the proper toilet! Isn’t that adorable?!”

Liao Luo was stunned.

“You uploaded it online?! Is it really that cute?! Do you want every catgirl in the world to see me using the toilet?! Please, I’m begging you, can you not be this crazy?!”

But of course, nobody cared what a pet thought.

Aileen even found Liao Luo’s protests amusing. She put an arm around his upper body and leaned in to kiss his cheek.

“All right! Hurry up and finish, then get ready for breakfast! I’m taking you out today. We’re going to have so much fun!”