Chapter 48: Pajama Party, Cat Party

“Hongyi…”

At this moment, he and Gao Hongyi were in a private, enclosed space, and the air seemed to grow thick and heavy.

“Uncle Bai, lie down and get some rest.”

“Oh, right, I didn’t know yet — are you the pajama type, or the… sleeping naked type?”

Gu Yebai choked.

“And also.”

“Personally, I like cats more than dogs.”

“What about you, Uncle Bai? Are you a cat person or a dog person?”

Gao Hongyi truly seemed to have an endless stream of questions.

She stuck close to his side, her proximity making his mind race.

“Uh…”

“I’m the pajama type.”

“And… I like cats too.”

“I see!”

Her eyes instantly lit up.

“That’s great. Now Uncle Bai and I have two more things in common.”

“This is a moment worth commemorating.”

As she spoke, Gao Hongyi pulled her suitcase open and turned around.

Right in front of Gu Yebai, she began to undo the buttons of her cream-colored knit sweater.

“Wait! Stop, stop — !”

“Don’t take it off yet!”

“Um… I’m going to the bathroom! The bathroom!”

“No, I’m going back to my own room!”

Gu Yebai tried to flee almost as a reflex.

The current Gao Hongyi was like a demon with a pair of tiny sheep horns growing from her head, smiling as she led him toward some dangerous abyss.

‘No.’

‘This is too dangerous.’

” — No leaving.”

Gao Hongyi blocked the door in one swift, decisive move.

“Um…”

“Uncle Bai.”

She tilted her head, revealing a clearly mischievous smile.

“What exactly are you afraid of?”

“Didn’t I send you private photos before?”

“You’ve seen me in my pajamas too.”

“Why are you so nervous?”

“How can I not be nervous…”

“We’re family. Isn’t it normal to change clothes in front of family?”

She paused, her tone suddenly becoming even softer.

“Besides, Uncle Bai, can you really feel at ease leaving me alone in this room?”

“Didn’t they mention it on the news recently?”

“A girl stayed in a hotel alone, met a bad person, and in the end…”

“She must have been so scared before she died.”

Gao Hongyi blinked, her tone innocent.

“If there had been a reliable man by her side then, maybe something like that wouldn’t have happened.”

“Could it be…”

“Does Uncle Bai really not care if I live or die?”

“Will I also meet a tragic end?”

Before her voice even trailed off, Gu Yebai realized his feet wouldn’t move an inch.

“…Fine.”

“I’ll stay with you.”

He sighed as if resigning himself to fate.

“I’ll go to the bathroom first.”

“You change.”

“That’s more like it.”

“However — “

Gao Hongyi’s smile turned meaningful.

“If Uncle Bai wants to stay by my side and appreciate the sight of me changing, I would welcome that enthusiastically.”

“This is a little bonus just for Uncle Bai.”

Gu Yebai only felt his scalp go numb.

If he stayed here any longer, he really would get a nosebleed.

This girl was too good at flirting.

In the past, behind a screen, he could still put on the facade of a mature and calm adult.

But now they were in reality.

She was a living, breathing person.

And he wasn’t some old monk who spent his days chanting and eating vegetarian meals.

‘Calm down, man.’

Gu Yebai practically sprinted into the bathroom and locked the door.

Gao Hongyi’s behavior was nothing short of an invitation to commit a crime.

The stimulation made him want to bash his head against the wall.

“I’m done changing, Uncle Bai.”

“Come out quickly.”

Gu Yebai took a deep breath before finally pushing the door open and walking out.

Beneath a translucent red lace nightgown, the lines of the girl’s figure were faintly visible.

She wasn’t exaggerated, yet everything was exactly where it should be.

Her slender waist, soft curves, and the vibrant red hair cascading over her shoulders created a visual impact so strong it almost made him lose his footing.

To make matters even more lethal, she was actually wearing a pair of cat ears on her head.

“Meow~”

That soft cat cry seemed to scratch directly at his nerves.

Gu Yebai’s mind went blank for a second.

‘Is she… mimicking a cat?’

The excessively seductive kind.

“Uncle Bai.”

“You should say something.”

She deliberately slowed her movements, striking a pose that was as languid and alluring as a cat.

“Being stared at like this…”

“I’ll get shy too, you know.”

“You’re too cute!”

“Cute?”

“Hehe, an Uncle Bai who says exactly what’s on his mind is also very cute!”

Gao Hongyi patted the large double bed.

“Hurry up and take off your clothes to sleep. I’m the ideal type for an ‘Uncle Bai’ who likes pajamas and cats.”

“After we sleep, we’ll go grab lunch.”

“Then, we’ll take a good look around Shencheng.”

“Right, since Uncle Bai is a writer, I need to prepare a computer that will let you write novels smoothly.”

“Let’s buy one online; I don’t know much about computers…”

“What is a 5090 graphics card? Forget it, it’s the most expensive one I can find anyway, so I’ll just buy that.”

“I’ll ask customer service if writing novels with a 5090 graphics card will prevent any lag.”

Was this what a young lady from a wealthy family was like?

She dropped such absurd statements so casually…

“It probably won’t lag.”

Gu Yebai sat cautiously on the sofa.

“Hey, Uncle Bai, I told you to come to the bed. No sleeping on the sofa!”

“But I’m a restless sleeper. If I accidentally touch you…”

“You’re such a blockhead! Get in bed!”

Gao Hongyi jumped off the bed like a wild cat, grabbing Gu Yebai’s arms with both hands and dragging him toward the bed.

He couldn’t win the tug-of-war.

He was dragged onto the bed…

“Be good, Uncle Bai, or I’ll get angry again.”

“When I’m angry, I like to bite.”

“Uncle Bai doesn’t want his fair skin to be bitten black and blue, does he?”

“Fine, fine, I’ll be good.”

‘She’s so overbearing…’

However, he didn’t exactly hate this bossiness.

‘What am I going to do if I end up liking Hongyi even more because of this?’

“Uncle Bai, let’s look at computers. I’ll have JD deliver it later.”

“There’s also the keyboard. For a writer, the keyboard is a weapon, so we must buy the best one.”

“Also, I ordered DQ ice cream.”

“Uncle Bai, sleep a bit later. We’ll sleep after we finish the ice cream.”

“I want to eat the strawberry flavor and the vanilla flavor.”

“So, Uncle Bai, we have to swap and share later.”

“Did you hear me, Uncle Bai?”

“I heard you.”

Gu Yebai thought to himself that he actually preferred pistachio ice cream…

But he let it go.

He felt that compared to pistachio ice cream, Gao Hongyi’s smiling face was much more important.

It really was happiness.

It wouldn’t be bad to just be happy like this with Gao Hongyi forever.

“Where are we going after we wake up?”

“When we wake up, let’s go check out Shencheng Key High School, the one you rejected before.”

“After that, where does Uncle Bai want to go?”

“I checked with an AI, and the Shencheng Imperial Palace is quite close.”

“There’s also the night view of the Hun River and Zhang Xueliang’s Former Residence.”

“We could also go to an amusement park, a KTV, or the aquarium.”

“Though, I suspect the ones in Shencheng definitely won’t be as good as the ones in East Sea.”