Category: My Girlfriend is a Cold and Aloof Sickly Beauty

Chapter 33: May I Brush Your Highness’s Fur?

Jiang Xue excitedly carried the Ragdoll cat out of the classroom.

The little creature was incredibly well-behaved, neither struggling nor meowing, just snuggling in her arms.

“Such a good kitty. Its owner must treat it very well,” Jiang Xue said to Xie Xitong as they walked. “It’s not afraid of people at all! Xixi used to be afraid of me. It took a long time to coax it into letting me hold it.”

After walking a few steps, she asked worriedly, “Do you think it’s really a stray? Could it have been brought by a teacher working late? Should we check the offices in this building before the lights go out?”

There was a main office at the end of each hallway on every floor of the teaching buildings. Most of the senior year teachers were concentrated there.

“Sure, but we have to be quick. I’m a little tired today.” Xie Xitong agreed, yawning. “Although it’s not afraid of us, just in case, it’s best not to show it to the teachers.”

She didn’t mind the extra effort, but the “cat” might be eager to go home with Jiang Xue, so it was better to quickly finish the “what to do after finding a lost purebred cat” procedure.

Class 7 was on the second floor. The two went to the main office on the second floor with the cat, but found nothing. They went to the third and fourth floors, and all the teachers who were still there said they didn’t have a cat, and hadn’t heard of any teachers bringing a cat to school today.

Finally, they reached the main office on the first floor. As soon as Jiang Xue entered, she made eye contact with their biology teacher, “Homozygote.”

“Oh, is there something I can help you with?” “Homozygote” was in a good mood tonight, asking with a smile.

“We wanted to ask if you’ve seen any teachers in the office who own this Ragdoll cat.”

Jiang Xue was quite familiar with her and knew she had a gentle temperament, so she carefully held up the Ragdoll cat—in the previous three offices, she had heeded Xie Xitong’s words and only asked directly, afraid of startling the cat.

“Homozygote” paused, then gave a helpless look. “Jiang Xue, if you’re sleepy, you should go home and sleep. It’s not good to joke around so late at night.”

“So no one owns it,” Jiang Xue thought, not surprised, and not catching the subtle meaning in her teacher’s words.

They said goodnight to “Homozygote” and left the office.

After they left, the biology teacher picked up her phone, opened the chat window with Class 7’s homeroom teacher, then hesitated, exited the chat, and muttered, “Under pressure, imagining finding a cat at school isn’t a big deal. I’ll observe for a few more days.”

Anyway, these kids always joked with her, why make a fuss?

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Jiang Xue and Xie Xitong parted ways at the school gate. Jiang Xue carried the cat and got into Sister Cheng’s car.

“Sister Cheng, I found a Ragdoll cat,” Jiang Xue said to Sister Cheng while waiting at a red light. “We couldn’t find its owner tonight, and we didn’t dare let A-Xi take it home because we were afraid of upsetting Xixi, so it has to stay at our place for the night.”

Before Sister Cheng could respond, she quickly showed her the little creature in her arms. “But look! It’s so well-behaved, quiet and clean, it hasn’t meowed at all, just a little clingy. I was wondering if I could sleep with it tonight, but that would probably get cat fur all over my bedding…”

The red light at this intersection was long. Sister Cheng glanced at the rearview mirror but didn’t see a cat. Puzzled, she turned around, but still no cat.

However, her Second Miss’s expression and tone were extremely serious.

She felt a chill run down her spine, but her professionalism prevented her from asking. She simply smiled and replied, “Sure, I’ll clean up the cat fur.”

“Yay! Thank you, Sister Cheng!” Jiang Xue cheered, nuzzling her face against the cat, her voice soft and gentle. “Did you hear that, little one? You’re sleeping with me tonight!”

Sister Cheng got goosebumps. Maintaining her composure, she drove to the apartment building, calmly brought Second Miss her late-night snack, then hurried back to her room and contacted Eldest Miss.

【Shizhu’s Mom: Eldest Miss, Second Miss seems to have delusions! After evening self-study, she told me she found a Ragdoll cat and wants to sleep with it!】

【Sword: ?】

【Sword: Please rest after you’re done. I’ll contact her shortly. Don’t worry.】

【Sword: [cat petting head.gif]]】

Considering that her younger sister was probably still eating her snack, Jiang Mei called Xie Xitong directly.

The young woman answered sweetly, “Hello~? It’s so late, Mei-jiejie, why did you suddenly think of calling me?”

“Did Jiang Xue bring the Third Princess home?”

“Yes—well, to be precise, it’s the Third Princess transformed into a cat after entering a dream, similar to what happened during lunch break.” Xie Xitong’s voice sounded like she was suppressing laughter. “Don’t tell her, okay? I’m curious how long it will take her to realize.”

“…You knew and didn’t tell her? Her behavior tonight scared our housekeeper!”

“But Sister Cheng will have to know sooner or later, right?” Xie Xitong countered calmly. “After all, it’s not impossible for the Third Princess to come over, and A-Xue wants to take care of her. She’ll definitely become part of your family in the future.”

Jiang Mei was silent for a full five seconds.

“Okay, okay, it’s my fault. I’ll send her a message now.” Xie Xitong broke the silence, sounding pitiful. “Mei-jiejie, you know how busy and stressed senior year students are. I really wanted some entertainment to relax… puhahaha!”

She had tried to sound “tea-like” (fake innocence), but couldn’t hold back in the end, bursting into laughter.

Then Jiang Mei hung up.

Jiang Xue received Xie Xitong’s message while settling the Ragdoll cat in her bed.

The little creature didn’t jump in as she had expected, but hesitated by the pillow.

Jiang Xue thought it might be because the bed was still cold, not as warm as outside, so she got in first, planning to warm it up before bringing the cat in.

While playing with the cat, she wrote in the diary to Xiao Luohan: 【I found a super cute and well-behaved Ragdoll cat! I’ll show you pictures tomorrow!】

Halfway through copying the traditional characters, she saw a new WeChat message and opened it.

【XiXi No Xixi (Senior Year Version): I’m sorry, I didn’t tell you the cat’s true identity is the Third Princess qwq】

【XiXi No Xixi (Senior Year Version): [cat kowtowing.jpg]】

Jiang Xue: …

She looked at the Ragdoll cat in utter shock.

No wonder “Homozygote” and Sister Cheng had acted so strangely tonight!

Even though the Third Princess had already come here twice in dreams, one of which was right next to her, she hadn’t expected that, in reality, the Third Princess would come over a third time so soon, and this time, transformed into her favorite Ragdoll cat!

As far as she could remember, she had only mentioned her preference once, and had shown the Third Princess some cached videos of a Ragdoll cat uploader… Had the Third Princess remembered that?

No, that wasn’t the point! Why had the Third Princess come over this time?!

And she hadn’t spoken a single human word the entire time, only meowing softly at appropriate times, her voice without a hint of urgency, and she didn’t seem to be in any trouble.

“Th-Third Princess?” Jiang Xue called out incredulously. “Xiao Luohan?”

“Meow?” the Ragdoll cat turned to look at her.

“Can… can you speak now?” Jiang Xue tried to control her emotions.

The Ragdoll cat blinked, not understanding, but nodded. “Yes.”

“…” Jiang Xue speechlessly pinched her paw—the pink paw pads were especially clean, and their shape was almost indistinguishable from a normal cat’s.

She even wondered if the Third Princess had owned a cat before, otherwise, how could she be so familiar with a cat’s anatomy?

“Why did you turn into a cat?” she couldn’t help but ask. “If you wanted to see the night view of this world, you could have come as a human. Besides A-Xi, no one can see you, and no one would comment on your unusual clothes.”

The Ragdoll cat stared at her for two seconds, then looked away. “Sorry for disturbing you…”

“No, you don’t have to apologize! I don’t feel disturbed at all. I’m happy you’re here!” Jiang Xue was puzzled. She simply picked up the cat and sat up straight in bed. “Since you’ve already transformed, at least tell me what’s on your mind? I’m willing to listen to any reason!”

“…To repay your kindness,” the Ragdoll cat said softly.

“Huh?” Jiang Xue didn’t hear clearly.

“You gave me so many things and treated me to beef noodle soup.” The Ragdoll cat explained, “I felt that drawings and heartfelt words weren’t enough to repay your kindness, so I thought… if I transformed into a cat and let you hold me, could it perhaps relieve your fatigue after a long day of studying?”

Jiang Xue was stunned.

“So, if no one had revealed your identity to me tonight, you…” She swallowed hard. “You were planning to imitate me turning into a cat and let me hold you while I slept?!”

Seeing the Ragdoll cat nod firmly, Jiang Xue was completely dumbfounded.

Did the Third Princess even know what she was doing?!

She had turned into a cat that day because she saw that the Third Princess liked cats and wanted to comfort her after she had been frightened.

But now, this reason for turning into a cat…

The words “Repaying kindness with one’s body” flashed through Jiang Xue’s mind like a bullet comment.

Followed by the words Xie Xitong had said to her:

—”You don’t just enjoy the convenience of being a cat and providing emotional support, but you like the feeling of being held by the Third Princess.”

—”We’re not dating.”

No, no! There was nothing like that between them!!

Stop letting your thoughts wander!! The Third Princess simply wanted her to de-stress by petting a cat, that’s all!

She coughed awkwardly and said seriously, “Now that I know the cat is you, I appreciate your kindness, but there’s really no need to repay me this way. I don’t need…”

Seeing the cat avert its gaze, alarm bells went off in Jiang Xue’s head, and she wisely stopped talking.

That’s right, to Xiao Luohan, she had done her a great favor, but due to the limitations of her era and situation, she couldn’t repay her, so she had resorted to this.

If she refused, it would only make the Third Princess feel troubled and sad, right? Would she still be willing to accept her kindness in the future?

Jiang Xue didn’t dare gamble, so she quickly changed her tone. “But, since you’re already here, and I also like Ragdoll cats, if you don’t mind squeezing into my small bed, shall we just make do for tonight?”

Noticing the Ragdoll cat’s eyes light up, its two eyes turning into precious, sparkling sapphires, Jiang Xue secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

But she still didn’t dare to pet the Third Princess as she would a real cat. After some thought, she got out of bed to find a brush.

Passing by the windowsill, she couldn’t help but stop. “The plum blossoms you sent, I asked Sister Cheng—the driver tonight—to put them here. They can bask in the sun every day.”

“Shizhu also put the plum blossoms on the sunny windowsill,” the Ragdoll cat said.

Jiang Xue’s mind was still on how to sleep tonight without offending the Third Princess. She couldn’t guarantee she was a good sleeper, so she listened absentmindedly, just nodding and humming in response, then got back into bed.

“May I brush Your Highness’s fur?”