Chapter 398: The Adorable Little Cat!

The night was deep and still, the wind and dew faintly chilly.

Clear moonlight filtered through the window lattice, quietly seeping into the bedroom and filling it with a pure brilliance.

Du Shanü finished her late-night chores, returned with light steps, raised her hand and gently pulled the door shut, shutting out the night's chill from outside.

The house was hushed and still, nothing but a deep, steady silence.

On the bed, Yu Baobao had already fallen into a deep sleep.

He lay on his side, curled up in the blankets, his posture relaxed and soft, his demeanor gentle and lazy, like a cat peacefully resting, utterly unguarded, having completely set aside his daytime gentle smile and obedient manner, leaving only pure, tranquil sleep.

The blankets lightly embraced his figure, the edges snug against his side, making him appear even softer and more compliant.

Faint moonlight fell upon his brows and eyes, delicately tracing a clear, soft outline.

The moonlight was pale and gentle, warm and soothing, making his already moist visage appear even cleaner and clearer.

His long lashes drooped, quietly covering his eyelids; his nose bridge was delicate and straight, his lip color faintly warm and moist, his sleeping posture calm and serene, without a hint of restlessness—watching him was especially healing and heartwarming.

Du Shanü stood before the bed, lowering her gaze to silently watch the person on the mattress; the coldness and sternness she carried outside quietly dissipated.

The daytime struggles for power, the night's gloomy investigations, and the chill from just now confronting people's hearts—all were melted away by this tender scene before her.

The whole house was filled with gentle moonlight, the room tranquil and peaceful; the person before her slept purely sweet, untouched by any worldly strife.

She stood there a long while, an unconscious softness welling in her eyes; the tension that had gripped her heart these past days unknowingly eased.

The cat slave on the bed... oh no, it's a person, seemed to sense her scorching gaze, twitched his ears slightly in the moonlight, then blinked open his eyes in a daze and murmured:

"\"...... Wife Master? \""

Not calling out would be fine, but calling out like that practically woke Du Shanü's beast nature.

Du Shanü laughed wildly as she lunged forward, and for a moment the room was filled with all kinds of eerie and strange sounds—

"\"Hahahaha! \""

"\"You little kitten! You were born to be eaten by me!!! Hehehe! Resist? Resistance is useless!!! \""

"\"What can you do, you little kitten? Can you still escape my palm?! You can't! Hehehe! mua! \""

"\"How can you refuse my kisses?! Hehehe! You refuse my kisses—I'll send you out to wander!!! mua!!! \""

Yu Baobao......

Yu Baobao didn't resist at all.

Just woke up, he was obediently pressed onto the bed and kissed all over his face, leaving him increasingly bewildered.

But the more obedient he was, the more Du Shanü pitied him, rubbing him like a cat with growing vigor.

Back and forth like this, the commotion in the night grew louder.

In the end, it was Yu Lve, also staying in the mansion, this 'uncle' of considerable weight who could no longer bear it, letting out a shout; only then did the night finally settle.

Although Du Shanü is thick-skinned, when her cat craving hits, being caught doing this......

To say it's not embarrassing would surely be a lie.

She had no choice but to honestly climb down from the bed, take off her outer robe to wash up; Yu Baobao, having been randomly kissed all over, now wide awake, likewise slipped down from the couch and carefully kept her company by candlelight.

The candle flame burned low, yet his brows and eyes remained unmoved, just as before:

"\"Wife Master, where did you just go? (〃'▽'〃)\""

Du Shanü brushed her teeth with a willow twig, mumbling:

"\"I went on an errand...... coaxing, deceiving, and scaring people senseless...... I don't even know if I can secure An Nan this time...... \""

Yu Baobao naturally didn't understand what An Nan was, or what coaxing and deceiving meant.

He heard it in a daze, having just woken; left ear in, right ear out, only picking out what he wanted to hear:

"\"What 'senseless'? Wife Master, did you go eat a night snack? Why didn't you bring me to eat? \""

Du Shanü was rinsing her mouth; hearing this, she choked, nearly coughing:

"\"It's not 'senseless,' it's 'senseless'...... oh dear, my darling. \""

Outside, wind and rain lashed, nearly enough to cause a heaven‑shaking uproar.

As a result, Yu Baobao was still sitting there with his head full of eating, eating, eating......

Is this alright?

Never mind, never mind.

If he suddenly became sharp and capable, he wouldn't be her Yu Baobao anymore.

Du Shanü spat out the last bit of water, wiped her face, and smiled:

"\"Don't worry—someone actually wants to feed me, but I haven't been sneaking food behind your back. \""

That remark had a double meaning.

If Chinu were here, he'd surely understand.

But Yu Baobao doesn't care about this or that; hearing there's nothing to eat, he actually felt a bit disappointed.

Yu Baobao simply nodded repeatedly, taking the outer robe Du Shanü had taken off, and guided her back toward the bed, saying:

"\"Then next time Wife Master eats something, be sure to call me—I eat a lot, I'll clean up the leftovers nicely. \""

Du Shanü: "\"...... \""

Yu Baobao, you'd better not say that.

The more you say, the more outrageous it gets.

Her eating him to clean up—does that even make sense?

Yu Baobao, oblivious, extinguished the lamp and lazily lay back on the bed with a big, satisfied yawn.

Du Shanü hadn't expected him to be sleepy again just after waking; she was surprised for a moment:

"\"...... Sleeping again? \""

Little did she know, Yu Baobao was even more bewildered than Du Shanü:

Isn't night just for sleeping?

This was said openly and frankly; although Du Shanü already knew the other party had no preparations for any 'nighttime activities', she also hadn't expected them to be apart so long, not even preparing a few words to say to herself, and was caught off guard all at once.

The two stared at each other, and under the moonlight they both saw the helplessness in each other's eyes.

Just as Du Shanü was wondering whether they had been apart too long, their feelings fading, Yu Baobao suddenly, as if divinely aided, leaned close to her Wife Master's ear and whispered:

Wife Master.....

I'm not not missing you; it's just that I just dreamed of our family's good child, I was wanting to take a good look at what the good child looks like, and then you came back.

I do miss the Wife Master.

I also want to talk more with the Wife Master.

I also want to kiss the Wife Master often.

But today I'm a bit anxious to sleep, hoping to continue that dream, hoping to return to that beautiful dream of the good child.

Chinu fiercely protected the child; when the Wife Master was pregnant, they couldn't stay by her side for long.

When the Wife Master gave birth, they couldn't stay by her side for long.

Even after the Wife Master finished giving birth and completed the postpartum period, they still didn't know whether the child was male or female, whether it was round or flat, what it looked like.

After great difficulty waiting for the Wife Master to return.....

The Wife Master also didn't bring back their own good child.

Yu Baobao didn't say it out loud, but inside they were indeed somewhat sad.

They hadn't asked anyone else, but they indeed didn't understand why they couldn't raise that child.

Why.....

Everyone seemed to silently accept that they couldn't raise that child.

Even when they came back and told their cousin the news of the Wife Master's pregnancy, the first expression on the cousin's face wasn't joy but shock.

They missed the good child, they missed Chinu.

They always felt that Chinu was still their brother from a previous life.

They always felt that Chinu's child was their own child.