My Demon Friends-Chapter 629 - 601

It was getting dark later and later.

On the way back after dinner, Brother Nan started talking to him about this.

"Seems like summer is on its way," she said.

Zhou Li then said, "The Grain Rain is still a few days away, and the Beginning of Summer isn’t until early next month."

Brother Nan didn’t respond to his comment. Instead, she nudged the Little Trash Cat with her foot, who was trying to charm a passing young woman, urging her to hurry along.

Stopping at the entrance to their dorm, Brother Nan turned to him and said, "I’ll take you guys for a ride by Dian Lake tomorrow!"

"Sounds good."

"Let’s head back!"

Brother Nan waved her hand, turning suavely.

"See you, Brother Nan."

"See you."

"Goodbye, Zhou Ni!"

"..."

Zhou Li watched expressionlessly as the Little Trash Cat scampered after Brother Nan.

Turning around with a look of disgust on her face, Brother Nan said, "Go on, get! Climbing all over the place all day long is so annoying. Don’t follow me; go with Zhou Li!"

"Lord Dumpling won’t climb anymore."

"Not allowed either."

"MEOWWW."

Tuanzi looked up at her. Then, after a few seconds, as if nothing had happened, she scampered back towards Zhou Li.

Behind her, Brother Nan’s voice rang out, "Tomorrow, I’ll send you to work at Baozi’s place!"

Tuanzi paused, turned around, and replied, "GOT IT, MEOW!"

Then she ran to Zhou Li’s feet, looked up at him, and demanded, "Hold Lord Dumpling."

Zhou Li bent down without a word and picked her up.

「The dorm room.」

Zhou Li grabbed a piece of chicken breast jerky for Tuanzi. While she was enjoying it, he asked, "Doesn’t Lord Dumpling like me anymore?"

"MEOW?"

Tuanzi, still with the meat in her mouth, paused at his words and looked at him quizzically.

After a moment, she spat out the meat. "Why would you say that?"

"Lord Dumpling likes Brother Nan now."

"MEOWWW."

Tuanzi stared at him with wide eyes. She then leaned in to take a closer look, making sure Zhou Li was truly feeling jealous and upset before raising a little paw onto the back of his hand. With her bright, shiny eyes, she reassured, "Not at all, Lord Dumpling likes Zhou Ni the most!"

Those bright, shiny eyes were quite convincing, and her tone was so sincere that even Zhou Li almost subconsciously believed she was telling the truth.

"Lord Dumpling is telling lies again."

"Nonsense, how could a little kitty lie?" Tuanzi tried to change his mind.

"They can."

"Nonsense." Tuanzi continued in a persuasive tone, "Even if little kitties lie, Demons don’t lie."

"At this rate, the reputation of Demons will soon be ruined by Lord Dumpling and Huai Xu."

"Nonsense..."

"So, who does Lord Dumpling like the most?"

"Likes Zhou Ni the most!"

"What about Your Highness?"

"Second most likes Zhou Ni!"

"..."

"Zhou Ni, don’t be upset anymore! Lord Dumpling will give you meat to eat!" Tuanzi curled up in his embrace, lazily rolling about, rubbing against him, and sneaking peeks at him with one eye.

This Little Trash Cat is really good at this, Zhou Li could only sigh.

"No need. Lord Dumpling has already bitten it, and it was originally meant for Lord Dumpling."

"Then it belongs to Lord Dumpling!"

"Yes, yes, yes..."

"Lord Dumpling will give you some more to eat!"

"There’s no need."

"Are you still upset?"

"Not upset anymore."

"GOOD MEOW!"

The Little Trash Cat instantly flipped over and sprang up, stepping on his thigh to get back onto the table, where she picked up the dried chicken breast and continued eating.

Zhou Li sighed deeply.

Suddenly, a brilliant idea struck him as he remembered a short video he had seen a few days earlier.

"Lord Dumpling, let’s play a game."

"WHAT MEOW?"

"Wait a moment."

Zhou Li fetched a Cotton Swab and broke off both ends. He then called Tuanzi over. While she looked bewildered, he inserted the middle part of the stick into the fur on both sides of her cheeks. The cat fur there was just long enough, and it was because of this fur that her head appeared so round and puffy, perfect for hiding the stick.

"Hmm? Zhou Ni, what are you doing?"

"Can Lord Dumpling get it out?"

"MEOW!"

Tuanzi gently shook her head, and the stick went flying. She didn’t bother chasing after it, instead just staring straight at Zhou Li.

Her look seemed to say—

Is that all?

Zhou Li pursed his lips and picked up the little stick again. He pretended to insert it back into the fur on the side of Tuanzi’s cheeks, but he didn’t actually insert anything, just miming the action with empty air.

"How about now?"

"MEOW... MEOW? MEOW?"

Seeing Tuanzi roll around on the table, flipping back and forth, Zhou Li revealed a satisfied smile.

He picked up the ancient book and began his study time.

About half an hour later, a thoroughly exhausted Tuanzi decided to transform into a Little Cat Girl and then back again.

Afterward, she wanted to find that annoying little stick. She bent down and searched on the table, the floor, and all over Zhou Li. She even flipped open the creases in his clothes but still couldn’t find the stick that should have fallen from her.

"MEOW?"

With her little head full of great confusion, she continued to ponder even while lying down to rest.

Suddenly, Zhou Li realized something was wrong. He looked up and immediately found himself face to face with his own visage, as if looking in a mirror.

Huai Xu hummed lightly. "You’ve made considerable progress lately. I didn’t make a sound, yet you sensed me."

"...When did you get here?"

"Long enough to have seen your entire little performance."

"..." Zhou Li fell silent for a moment. Looks like I still have a long way to go, he thought, then pursed his lips and said, "Pervert."

"..." Huai Xu also fell silent for a moment. "Look who’s talking!"

"You’re so childish."

"Says you!"

"..."

"I also bought a motorcycle to play with!"

"Hmm? When?"

"Just today."

Huai Xu lazily flipped over. His figure was obscured by the bed, out of sight, but his voice carried over. "Dealing with all that paperwork is such a hassle. I don’t know how, and I don’t understand any of it. But fortunately, I... oh no, it’s you who’s good-looking. A girl helped me with everything from start to finish, and she even treated you to a meal afterward."