Getting Caught Up In His Cycle Of Passionate Love - Chapter 11
“You don’t really need to comfort me.”
“I will.”
Xu Tao Yue looked down at her, and Ye Wan replied seriously and earnestly,
“Of course I will. I believe you must have your reasons.”
“Let’s sleep.”
Xu Tao Yue didn’t want to continue the topic.
There were still four years until the official beginning of the story’s timeline. Xu Tao Yue didn’t want to think that far ahead.
Wasn’t her transmigration into this novel already a major unpredictable change?
Xu Tao Yue shook her head, finally deciding to stop thinking about such annoying things. Only then did she realize Ye Wan had already fallen asleep beside her. Xu Tao Yue whispered softly:
“Good night.”
Bad moods, go away.
She closed her eyes. Come on, it’s just a crappy novel. You really think I can’t change this lame ending?
Hmph. Lu Que, better get ready to be pecked by me again!
She patted the fluffball beside her:
“Good night, Zhuo Mi.”
The next morning, Zhuo Mi started his grand plan of mischief, successfully waking Xu Tao Yue up.
She flicked away his tail swinging across her face, then lunged forward and hugged him tight, burying her head in his fur:
“Zhuo Mi, stop messing around…”
Freshly woken up, Xu Tao Yue had a bit of a morning temper and held onto Zhuo Mi to stop him from moving.
But the Cat King couldn’t possibly stay still and behave in her arms.
One little paw pressed against her face, and he broke free, running to the door and meowing twice triumphantly.
Xu Tao Yue: “……”
Only then did she realize—she’d slept the entire night on the floor. Her neck was sore now, and she was groaning in pain.
Next time she came here to sleep, she had to make Lu Que cover the floor with soft rugs.
Xu Tao Yue tried to get up… only to collapse again when she realized her leg had gone numb. She had to sit on the floor for a long while to recover.
Xu Tao Yue: “……”
Even more upset now.
When she stomped downstairs in a huff, she saw that Lu Que had already gotten up and made breakfast for everyone.
“You’re finally awake?”
Xu Tao Yue nodded. Ah, so this is what it feels like to have a househusband. Her bad mood vanished instantly, and she tilted her head at him.
“You’re the first one up. Come eat.”
Xu Tao Yue ran over happily with a bright smile:
“Morning, Lu Que!”
“It’s all Zhuo Mi’s fault! Zhuo Mi’s bad! He woke me up!”
Lu Que pointed at the watch on his wrist—
The hands showed twelve.
“It’s not morning anymore. Honestly, Zhuo Mi did good. Otherwise, who knows how long you would’ve slept?”
Xu Tao Yue: “……”
“Don’t care. Zhuo Mi’s bad. And mornings are bad too.”
Lu Que handed her a piece of toast:
“Alright, alright. The whole world’s bad—except for you.”
Xu Tao Yue shook her head:
“Nope, you’re not bad either.”
Just as she finished that sentence, they suddenly heard a loud teasing voice from upstairs:
“Wooooow~”
She turned around—and saw Xia Xiangyang slowly walking toward them… wearing a pink Hello Kitty outfit.
Xu Tao Yue had just taken a sip of water and instantly spat it out, then collapsed onto a chair laughing uncontrollably.
“No way—hahaha—Xia Xiangyang, seriously?!”
“You’ve still got such a childish heart? Hello Kitty?! In pink?! Hahahahaha!”
Xia Xiangyang didn’t say anything, but beside him, Lu Que’s face turned bright red.
“What’s wrong with Hello Kitty? It shows youthful spirit and good taste. If you don’t get that, that’s your problem.”
Xu Tao Yue didn’t get it, but… she respected it.
“HAHAHAHAHAHAHA.”
Once she’d finally laughed enough, Xia Xiangyang threw an arm around Lu Que’s shoulders:
“Right, bro? I’m not wrong, am I?”
Xu Tao Yue: “??”
“You don’t know?” Xia Xiangyang feigned surprise:
“This was emergency clothes Lu Que gave me.”
He pointed at Lu Que.
“……”
Xu Tao Yue’s smile froze. Seeing Lu Que’s expression, she instantly wiped it off her face.
“Wh-what’s wrong?”
She didn’t sound too confident.
“This outfit’s really nice! I love it! Don’t you like it too?” She quickly ran to Lu Que’s side, tugging on his sleeve for forgiveness.
Lu Que pulled his arm away and sat down:
“Hmph.”
Uh-oh.
Ye Wan, woken up by all the noise, came downstairs, paused for a second at the scene, then quietly walked over and whispered:
“What’s up with Xia Xiangyang?”
“Why’s he suddenly nostalgic for childhood?”
Xia Xiangyang scooted over and explained:
“Lu Que gave me this to wear.”
Hearing this surprisingly hilarious reason, even the usually quiet Ye Wan couldn’t hold back and “betrayed herself” by laughing too.
“This isn’t mine,” Lu Que felt the need to clarify.
“It was supposed to be for Zhuo Mi. Human-cat matching outfits.”
“But I ordered the wrong size, and it doesn’t fit Zhuo Mi.”
Xu Tao Yue nodded solemnly.
Such a shame. He didn’t get to wear it, and that idiot Xia Xiangyang got lucky instead.
She already thought Lu Que was cute for drinking strawberry milk. Now he was even cuter.
Even if the outfit wasn’t actually his.
Still—what cat would say no to a soft, fluffy, pink outfit?
Xu Tao Yue nodded fiercely.
She definitely wouldn’t say no.
Especially if it was Hello Kitty, all pink and adorable.
It was so lively and chaotic that morning, Lu Que finally had to say:
“Alright, enough. Stop laughing and come eat. After you clean up, go home.”
Xu Tao Yue: “!”
“You’re kicking us out already?!”
“You’re too noisy,” Lu Que answered coldly.
“Even Zhuo Mi didn’t sleep well because of you all.”
Xu Tao Yue pouted:
“He was the most energetic one this morning! He woke me up!”
Lu Que put down his food and looked at her:
“What time did he go to bed last night?”
Xu Tao Yue looked a little guilty:
“Uh… after we did, I think.”
Lu Que gestured for her to go on. Xu Tao Yue scratched her head, embarrassed:
“Um… maybe around two?”
Lu Que raised an eyebrow:
“So when you said around two, you meant 3:30 in the morning?”
Xu Tao Yue was flustered:
“Well you were up with us too!”
Lu Que sighed:
“You took over his room. Of course he came to find you.”
Xu Tao Yue: “!”
Wait—that whole big room was just for that one fat little cat?!
That’s outrageous!
It should’ve been mine!
Xu Tao Yue bit hard into her toast.
“That toast’s about to be murdered by you,” Lu Que said suddenly, dropping a dry one-liner that made the mood even more awkward.
“Not as fast as my broken heart.”
Lu Que: “……”
That’s a bit dramatic.
Xu Tao Yue sighed:
“So now I’ve fallen so far that even a cat outranks me?”
“Your status?” Lu Que raised an eyebrow and suddenly felt like teasing her.
“What status do you even have?”
Xu Tao Yue: “!!”
“Zhuo Mi is the one with the highest status.”
Xu Tao Yue: “!!”
Fine, fine.
The fat kitty sleeps with Lu Que every night. She’d graciously accept that.
Lu Que chuckled quietly to himself.
This year’s Cultural Arts Festival was the biggest event the school had ever held. It also coincided with the theme of intangible cultural heritage. Even Xu Tao Yue, who wasn’t initially that interested, started getting excited.
“Dear students, this Thursday will be our school’s Script-Based Cultural Arts Festival! Please participate actively and help promote traditional Chinese heritage and the Ten National Treasures!”
“There will be a series of events—stay tuned!”
Xu Tao Yue was thrilled and ran to share the news with Lu Que and the others.
“Should the four of us get a booth together?” She had already seen the flyers that morning and couldn’t wait to ask the rest.
Ye Wan shook her head:
“I’m not going.”
Xu Tao Yue clutched her chest in dramatic pain:
“Wow, you actually rejected me!”
Ye Wan was dead set this time. She adjusted her glasses:
“I need to focus on studying seriously now.”
Xu Tao Yue nodded. Fine, fine. Then she turned to the other two.
Xia Xiangyang waved her off:
“Bro’s got plans.”
“You? What could you possibly have going on?”
Her disbelief hurt Xia Xiangyang’s pride deeply:
“Hey! Why can’t I have something important to do?”
Xu Tao Yue nodded quickly:
“Sure, sure, sure.”
Xia Xiangyang gave her a meaningful look, raising his eyebrows playfully, which made Xu Tao Yue laugh again.
She followed his gaze—and caught Lu Que eavesdropping.
The ever-mysterious Xia Xiangyang turned and left, giving the stage to the other two.
Xu Tao Yue poked Lu Que’s shirt, then whispered:
“Lu Que, Lu Que, Lu Que…”
Lu Que: “……”
When he didn’t respond, she ramped up her attack:
“Please pay attention to me~”
Finally, Lu Que looked up:
“What.”
“The event. Come with me!”
“No.”
She knew that would be his answer. She was already immune.
“It’s our last year! Don’t you want to make one last, really special, memory?”
Xu Tao Yue emphasized “really special,” clearly implying she wouldn’t stop bothering him otherwise.
Lu Que tilted his head:
“Actually, I think…”
Xu Tao Yue: “?”
“You not pestering me would already be a really special memory.”
Xu Tao Yue: “!”
She couldn’t let him think that!
“I think me being by your side is the most, most, most special memory!”
Seeing he was about to argue again, Xu Tao Yue quickly interrupted:
“No rebuttals allowed! Don’t tell me you don’t agree!”
Lu Que had no choice but to nod:
“Fine, fine. But I really can’t go that day.”
“Huh?”
“It’s something important.”
Xu Tao Yue didn’t press further, just slumped over the desk:
“Fine, since none of you are going with me, I guess I’ll have to stand there all by myself in the hot sun, helping people out all alone…”
She rambled so much even Ye Wan didn’t catch the whole thing, just figured it was her usual tantrum and offered a bit of token comfort.
“It’s okay. There’ll be other students from other classes with you.”
Xu Tao Yue: “……”
You really don’t have to comfort me.