Chapter 2

Chapter 2

Taking advantage of Lu Xuzhou’s absence, I stealthily brought home the animal ears and tail I had ordered online.

To be honest, it took quite a bit of effort to decline the shopkeeper’s passionate recommendation for a ‘mortise and tenon’ structural tail.

I touched my burning cheeks and inspected the new gadgets.

They utilized the latest technology, using microcurrent sensors on the skin to detect the owner’s mood and move accordingly.

I held the ears against the top of my head, trying to find the perfect angle to wear them.

“Ah Sui.” Lu Xuzhou had returned home at some unknown point.

His eyelids were slightly lowered, and without even pausing to change his shoes, he walked straight toward me.

His well-defined fingers picked up the cat ears from my hand. Only after finding the material tag and checking it did his furrowed brow finally relax.

I sat on the floor, looking up at him.

Dressed in a formal suit, Lu Xuzhou exuded an air of unapproachable authority, a cold aura seemingly radiating from within.

He looked down at me, his gaze falling on my slender neck and the broad expanse of my exposed collarbones.

“A surprise for me?”

For a moment, I didn’t know how to answer.

“Turn around.” His voice was half a notch lower and raspier than usual.

I did as he said, feeling his gaze land on my back with a weight that felt almost physical.

“Beautiful kitty,” he said as he put them on me.

[And then what! OP! I’m asking you, what happened next!]

[OP, I’m not trying to rush you, but you and your husband can just do it every half hour and then give us an update.]

[I told you, my animal ears and tail combo is the absolute best!]

Having learned from my previous experience, I locked the study door in advance this time.

[And then we wore this and…]

[Um… I suggest you guys don’t buy this specific tail I have.]

[When things get intense, this tail shakes really violently. I tried to control it, but I simply couldn’t.]

[He said… a little kitty’s tail is more honest than her mouth.]

It was a weekend afternoon, and the netizens seemed very free. Their reply speed was so fast it was as if they were camping out in front of the thread.

[OP is seriously too cute, such sweet talk, ahhhh!]

[If I were him, I wouldn’t be able to keep my hands off someone like OP either.]

[Careful, person above me, OP’s husband might come for you with a knife in the middle of the night.]

[After reading so many replies, I actually think that even though OP’s husband is very gentle, his possessiveness is quite strong.]

[OP, have you gone off track? Weren’t we going for ‘angry’? Make him mad!]

[Make him so mad he just lifts your leg and-]

[Grabs your waist and-]

[Seizes your hands and-]

…

Wh-what on earth?!

I stared at the netizens’ replies, dumbfounded.

I had no idea how these girls could write such bold and scandalous things.

Fanning myself with my hand didn’t help lower my temperature, so I decided to go to the fridge for a bottle of water.

As I pushed the door open, I found Lu Xuzhou standing outside the study holding a glass of warm milk. His shadow loomed over the entire wooden door.

Seeing me come out, his gaze swept over the door lock for a second, acting as if he hadn’t noticed anything unusual. “Drink some milk.”

I nodded and tried to take it from his hand.

Lu Xuzhou had very handsome hands-the joints were well-proportioned, and veins traced across the back of his hand. As he gripped the milk glass with slight force, the bone structure was visible through the skin, easily making one think of his strength.

Right now, he exerted a bit of pressure.

As expected, I couldn’t pull the milk glass away.

Lu Xuzhou brought the glass to my lips. The warm, smooth ceramic rim pressed a shallow indentation into my lip.

I didn’t need to use my hands; I only had to lower my head to drink the rich, warm milk.

By some strange twist of fate, a netizen’s reply suddenly popped into my head.

[Weren’t we going for ‘angry’? Make him mad!]

My eyelashes fluttered.

I took half a step back and said in a tiny voice, “I don’t want to drink it.”

Lu Xuzhou didn’t speak. He lowered his eyes, seemingly feeling guilty that he hadn’t chosen the right milk today.

I couldn’t help but snatch the milk from his hand.

“I changed my mind. I’ll drink it.”

His gaze fell back onto the milk glass, and after a moment, he looked at his empty palm.

He looked even more unhappy than when I had said I didn’t want to drink it.

I sipped the milk in small gulps, constantly studying Lu Xuzhou’s expression.

He looked a bit lonely, a bit… angry.

Angry?

Expectation rose in my heart.

Could it be that I was going to succeed?

“You really are…” After a long while, he spoke, his tone sighing as if admitting defeat, “the death of me.”

?

While I was still confused, Lu Xuzhou took the half-finished glass of milk and set it aside. “Don’t force yourself if you don’t want to drink it.”

In the next second, I was swept up into a bridal carry.

His firm arms supported my back and the crook of my knees as he gently placed me on the sofa.

Lu Xuzhou leaned over the wet bar. “What do you want to drink?”

“Orange juice. Iced.”

“Mm,” he agreed, but his hand was stingy, scooping out only a single ice cube.