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    Chapter 33 Chapter 33 Don’t be a master, be a lover.…

    Wu Xue didn’t seem so scared anymore. He supported Gu Sichen’s chest with both hands, moved forward slightly and looked into Gu Sichen’s eyes and said, “Can you let me think about it?”

    Gu Sichen didn’t respond at first. It wasn’t until Wu Xue called his name that he let go and said, “Okay.”

    Wu Xue did not get off Gu Sichen immediately. He looked at Gu Sichen’s deep eyebrows under the light, hesitated for a while and asked tentatively: “Can I kiss you now?”

    Gu Sichen turned his head slightly, not looking at Wu Xue’s current appearance: “For your own sake, it’s best not to.”

    Wu Xue: “But I think you want to be kissed by me.”

    After a long silence, Gu Sichen’s thick Adam’s apple rolled up and down, and finally he closed his eyes and nodded resignedly.

    Wu Xue leaned over and kissed Gu Sichen, then rubbed her head against his neck.The fluffy cat ears brushed his face, and Gu Sichen’s tense body gradually returned to calm.He stretched out his hand to touch Wu Xue’s head, and then lowered his head to kiss Wu Xue’s forehead. As before, he was more tender than lustful.

    Then he patted Wu Xue on the shoulder and said, “Go to sleep.”

    Wu Xue happily lay in Gu Sichen’s arms again, but after a while, he raised his head again and asked, “Does it bother you if I am like this now?”

    Gu Sichen was silent for a few seconds, shook his head and said, “No.”

    Wu Xue felt relieved and fell asleep with her cheek against Gu Sichen’s chest.

    At this time, Wu Xue could not fully understand the meaning of Gu Sichen’s words, but he had a vague guess that it was not that Gu Sichen did not want him, on the contrary, Gu Sichen wanted much more than he imagined.

    Kittens only need to eat and drink enough to satisfy their desires and meet the most basic survival conditions.

    But people are different. People focus on desire and greed, and tirelessly pursue all kinds of materials, feelings, and emotions. Of course, many negative emotions will also arise.The cat-like relationship that Wu Xue desires can no longer continue between people. Of course he can take a step back and continue to be a cat, but what if he chooses to move forward?

    Wu Xue couldn’t figure out the answer for a while, but fortunately Gu Sichen didn’t ask him to answer immediately.Getting along has returned to normal again, but they both know that this normality is only temporary and can be broken at any time.

    But none of them expected that it was Gu Tingan’s heart surgery that contributed to the result.

    Two weeks later, Gu Tingan received his heart donation and was finally ready for a heart transplant.

    Gu Sichen was on a business trip in a neighboring city on the day he got the news. Wu Xue and Xiao Mian accompanied Gu Tingan to the hospital first, and Fei Jun arranged the surgery immediately.

    Gu Sichen was still on the way back, while Wu Xue and Xiao Mian were accompanying Gu Ting’an to prepare for the operation. Neither of them were human beings in the strict sense, nor had they fully experienced Gu Ting’an’s past, so they didn’t know how to deal with such an important moment.

    Xiao Mian didn’t say much. He just held Gu Ting’an’s hand and said, “Don’t be nervous. I promise you that nothing will happen during the operation.”

    Gu Ting’an smiled: “I’m not nervous, but you are. Why are your hands trembling all the time?”

    Xiao Mian was silent for a moment.

    Wu Xue asked Gu Sichen again where he was, and the latter said it would take another hour. Wu Xue calculated the time and estimated that he would not be able to catch up with Gu Tingan to enter the operating room.

    Wu Xue originally wanted to say why he was so unlucky, but then he thought, Gu Sichen should be more worried than him.He clumsily sent a message to comfort Gu Sichen, but felt that his words did not convey what he meant, and he seemed not to be much better than Xiao Mian.

    The heart transplant operation is running against time, the donated heart is on the way, and Gu Ting’an will be pushed into the operating room soon.

    The Gu family has a great business and a prosperous population, but for some unknown reason, no one came to Gu Ting’an’s surgery.

    Just before the nurse pushed the person into the operating room, a tall middle-aged woman suddenly appeared outside the ward and smiled at Gu Tingan: “An’an.”

    Gu Tingan opened his eyes wide, revealing emotions that Wu Xue had never seen before.

    The woman walked into the ward and continued to explain: “I just returned to China and contacted Fei Jun. He said that you were going to have surgery, so he came over to take a look.”

    Gu Tingan buried his head in the woman’s arms, and Wu Xue heard him calling the woman mother.

    When Gu Sichen came back, the operation had been going on for a while. Wu Xue told him about the operation, then raised his head and looked to the side.

    Gu Sichen followed Wu Xue’s gaze and was stunned: “Mom…why are you here?”

    Wang Xiangyun explained the reason for her appearance again, then walked aside and said to Gu Sichen, “Let’s talk.”

    Gu Sichen hummed and followed to the other end of the lounge.

    Wang Xiangyun: “You took good care of An An.”

    Gu Sichen: “It’s Ting’an that makes people worry-free.”

    They hadn’t seen each other for so long that they didn’t know what to say.After a while, Wang Xiangyun spoke again: “Did you take a photo of my painting?”

    Gu Sichen was a little embarrassed, but he still admitted it.

    Wang Xiangyun: “Don’t waste that effort, you want me to send it to you directly.”

    Gu Sichen: “I have money to buy it.”

    Wang Xiangyun then smiled and said, “It seems that you are doing well recently.”

    Gu Sichen was noncommittal.

    “I was a little scared before I came back, but seeing that you are doing well now and having someone by your side, I feel relieved.” When she said this, she raised her head and looked at Wu Xue standing aside, with an expression of appreciation in her eyes.

    Gu Sichen explained: “We don’t have that kind of relationship…”

    “No need to explain, I have already seen it.” Wang Xiangyun looked back and said, “Don’t be so nervous, I won’t interfere with you. When you reach my age, you will realize that there is only a very small chance of meeting someone you truly love in this life. Si Chen, no matter what the gender identity of the other person is, I wish you all the best.”

    Under Gu Sichen’s complicated eyes, Wang Xiangyun gave him a hug and whispered sorry.

    Gu Sichen accepted her apology and was surprised to find that he was very calm.

    He might have been looking forward to his mother’s look back and reconciliation, but when this moment actually happened, he felt like he wasn’t that touched anymore.He thought maybe it was because he had entered a new relationship and didn’t need to dwell on the traumatic experience over and over again.

    The operation is still in progress and has taken longer than expected.

    While waiting anxiously, Xiao Mian suddenly perked up his ears and looked at the operating room warily.

    Wu Xue: “What’s wrong?”

    Xiao Mian just shook his head and walked to the corner of the operating room alone.

    Not long after, the second assistant doctor came out to explain the situation. He said that there was heavy bleeding during the operation and that the operation was still being resuscitated, so it would take longer than expected.

    Wu Xue suddenly remembered Xiao Mian’s reaction just now. He followed quietly and found that Xiao Mian had turned into a Maine Coon cat and was using cat abilities.

    Wu Xue immediately said: “I’ll help you.”

    After another two hours, Gu Tingan finally turned the corner and was sent to the ICU.At the same time, Gu Sichen found Maine and Wu Xue fainted in the corner.

    When Wu Xue woke up, Gu Ting’an had already woken up and was sent out of the ICU. However, Wu Xue maintained the body shape of a cat for some unknown reason and slept for more than 16 hours a day.

    Two days later, Xiao Mian suddenly told Wu Xue that he wanted to break his bond with Gu Guangyao.

    Xiao Mian has now returned to his adult form, wearing a black jacket, with no trace of a cat on his body.

    Wu Xue still looked like a cat, angry because her hair was too long and her tongue was hanging out.

    He licked for a long time and finally gave up, raised his head and asked Xiao Mian: “Why?”

    Xiao Mian said: “I want to be bound to Gu Ting’an again.”

    The cats from Cat Island all have cat abilities, but this power is not very powerful and can only change a very small number of things and people, and is completely unable to compete with humans.But if it acts on the person it is bound to, the cat’s ability will be slightly more powerful.

    Gu Guangyao used the cat’s power to harm people, so it was self-defeating.If he had used this ability to improve himself, he might have lived an ideal life.

    As for saving Gu Ting’an this time, Xiao Mian still had lingering fears: “My abilities are limited. If you hadn’t been there at that time, I might not have been able to save Gu Ting’an on my own.”

    Wu Xue was a little anxious: “But who we are bound to is determined by the cause and effect of the previous life. Unbinding will have serious consequences…”

    “Of course I know,” said the Maine Coon Cat, “but I just want Gu Ting to be safe.”

    A week later, Wu Xue heard that Gu Guangyao was injured in a local gang fight and had a broken rib.So Wu Xue knew that Xiao Mian was successfully untied. This was Xiao Mian’s counterattack to protect him from disaster.

    Xiao Mian is back and everything seems to be business as usual.But Wu Xue knew that Xiao Mian would be sick for several days every month in the future and would be in severe pain that could only be relieved by the body fluids and smell of the bound person. This was his punishment for unbinding.

    Wu Xue asked him if he had fallen in love with Gu Ting’an. Xiao Mian said that he didn’t know, but Wu Xue felt that the answer was self-evident.He loves Gu Ting’an and would rather protect him at all costs.

    Wu Xue suddenly felt a strong shock. This was a depth of emotion that he had never experienced when he was a cat.

    He began to think, could he love Gu Sichen like this?

    Gu Sichen said that he could continue to be a cat and enjoy the love of his owner as a pet without paying any price.

    But when Wu Xue closed her eyes, she remembered the way Gu Sichen looked at her that night, with a hot desire suppressed under the cold appearance.

    He couldn’t ignore Gu Sichen like that.

    ·

    When Gu Sichen came back from visiting Gu Tingan, he found Wu Xue sitting on the sofa and looking at him seriously.

    Gu Sichen was stunned for a moment and asked, “Can you become a human again?”

    “Well,” Wu Xue said, moving her ears and tail, “it’s just not very stable yet.”

    Gu Sichen glanced at his furry ears, but was very measured and did not touch them.

    Wu Xue asked again: “How is Ting’an?”

    Gu Sichen: “I am recovering well and I will be discharged from the hospital in a few days.”

    Wu Xue breathed a sigh of relief: “That’s great.”

    Gu Sichen looked at it again and again, and finally came over to rub Wu Xue’s head and said slowly: “Thank you on the day of the operation.”

    Wu Xue shook her head, and the fluffy cat ears slid across Gu Sichen’s palm.Gu Sichen rubbed it naturally, then quickly stopped his hand as if he suddenly realized something.

    “Gu Sichen.” Wu Xue looked up at him with a serious expression.

    Ever since they said they wanted to give Wu Xue time to think about it, they haven’t been this close for a long time.Gu Sichen was a little sad, but felt that it was okay.

    He asked Wu Xue: “What’s wrong?”

    Wu Xue said: “I want to give it a try.”

    Gu Sichen understood the meaningless sentence.He was silent for a while before speaking, and his tone did not fluctuate much: “Why? You obviously prefer to be a cat. And even if you don’t agree, you can still live the same life as before.”

    But Wu Xue reached out and hugged him, and said in a very gentle voice: “Because I think you need me, and you want me to promise you.”

    Gu Sichen’s body froze.

    Wu Xue continued: “Although you warned me time and time again not to come close, you left the choice to me, and you pushed me away with every word you said, but Gu Sichen, have you ever looked into your own eyes?”

    Wu Xue looked into Gu Sichen’s eyes and said word by word: “Your eyes seem to be saying: Wu Xue, please love me. Not as a pet loves its owner, but as a human being. Admit it, you just hope that I will still love you after seeing your shortcomings.”

    Gu Sichen wanted to refute, but couldn’t say a word.

    He was shocked to realize that Wu Xue had glimpsed his most private and obscure desires. Even he himself might not have been aware of his appeal, but Wu Xue exposed him straightforwardly.

    At this moment, he is no longer a comfortable master, nor a polite gentleman. He has shed all pretense and turned into a selfish, lonely, ordinary person who longs to be loved.

    He concentrated on waiting for the verdict from Wu Xue.

    But Wu Xue smiled and said in an incredible tone: “Gu Sichen, why are you so nervous.”

    “Really?” Gu Sichen sat down stiffly and said, “I’ve always been so serious.”

    “Yes,” Wu Xue lay on his shoulder and said in a familiar tone, “Gu Sichen, do you like me so much?”

    “Yes,” Gu Sichen stopped pretending. He held Wu Xue on his knees, played with Wu Xue’s furry tail with one hand, and pinched Wu Xue’s ears with the other, knowingly asking, “Then are you willing to give me this chance?”

    Wu Xue’s cheeks turned red quickly. He struggled and warned in a serious tone: “Don’t touch the cat.”

    “Oh.” Gu Sichen let go and kissed him shamelessly. When Wu Xue protested, he said, “You didn’t say you wouldn’t let me move my mouth.”

    “…”

    Wu Xue became angry and said loudly: “Gu Sichen, do you still want to listen to what I say next!”

    Only then did Gu Sichen stop, looking a little at a loss.

    Wu Xue was still angry at first, but when she saw his appearance, she softened her heart and couldn’t get angry at all.Moreover, the atmosphere is not right now, and it seems too disgusting to say those words.

    Wu Xue couldn’t say anything, but Gu Sichen still asked knowingly: “What do you want to say?”

    “No more,” Wu Xue said angrily, “You don’t want to hear this anyway.”

    Gu Sichen said that I wanted to hear it, but Wu Xue was determined and would not say another word no matter what.

    Until the next day, Gu Sichen opened his briefcase in the office and found an additional handwritten letter inside:

    Gu Sichen,

    You are mine, of course I will love you,

    Even if you are selfish, jealous, insecure and possessive,

    I still love you.

    Gu Sichen,

    I don’t want an omnipotent master, I want you to be my lover.

    Your Wu Xue

    There is also a cat paw print stamped on the signature.

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