After traveling through the book, I conquered the male protagonist Long Aotian!

Chu Lingxiao nodded slightly, stood up and walked to the front desk: "Okay, I'll go get you some candy."

After a while, Chu Lingxiao came back with a small bag of sugar cubes and handed it to Gu Qingze, "Here, sweetness for you."

Gu Qingze took the sugar cube, tore open the package, poured the sugar into the coffee, and stirred it gently with a spoon.

Watching the sugar in the coffee slowly melt, he looked at Chu Lingxiao and blinked at him: "Lingxiao, you really are 'indulging' me."

"I still remember that when I was in my original world, my colleagues saw me drinking coffee with sugar and said that I was not suitable for drinking coffee, that I had no taste and could not bear bitterness or something like that."

Chu Lingxiao disagreed: "Drinking coffee with sugar is a very common behavior. How can your colleague say that to you?"

Gu Qingze smiled and said, "...I'm not too sure. Maybe they are used to measuring everything by a certain standard and think that only coffee without sugar appears 'professional' and 'tasteful'."

Chu Lingxiao thought for a moment and said, "Then to show my support for you, I will also drink coffee with sugar."

Gu Qingze couldn't help but rub his head: "No need, I just suddenly remembered it, so I mentioned it, Ling Xiao, just do it as usual."

Just then, the black cat slowly walked over again and rubbed Gu Qingze's leg, as if it was also curious about what he was doing.

Gu Qingze lowered his head and touched the black cat's head, then said with a smile, "Xiao Hei, do you want to try this coffee with sugar?"

The black cat seemed to understand what he said. It meowed and jumped onto the chair next to it.

Chu Lingxiao watched the interaction between Gu Qingze and the black cat and joked, "You seem to have a lot in common with this cat. Are you born in the year of the cat?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Qingze actually leaned close to his ear and whispered, "Meow~"

When Chu Lingxiao heard his sudden "meow", he subconsciously looked around. The other clerks and customers were doing what they were supposed to do and didn't look at them. Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief.

Then, he felt inexplicably ashamed. It was really strange. It was Qingze who did the shameful thing, so why was he ashamed for him?

Several kittens in the store found a small ball of fur from somewhere and started chasing and playing on the ground.

Chu Lingxiao's attention was drawn over there. He watched the kittens playing with great interest, and the inexplicable feeling of shame gradually disappeared.

Gu Qingze followed his gaze and saw the same scene.

Chu Lingxiao suddenly had an idea and said to Gu Qingze, "Let's join their game."

He stood up and walked towards the kittens, picked up the little ball of fur, and gently threw it away.

Seeing this, the kittens excitedly ran towards the little ball of fur and started playing with it, fighting over it.

After seeing this, Gu Qingze also joined in and played the game of tossing a woolen ball.

Tired of playing, they returned to their seats.

Gu Qingze picked up the coffee with the sweetness adjusted, took a big sip, and felt extremely satisfied.

Chu Lingxiao reached out and held the calico cat on his lap, gently stroking its soft fur.

Gu Qingze looked at Chu Lingxiao with a smile in his eyes. He stretched out his hand and rubbed Chu Lingxiao's hair, saying, "You and this calico cat are quite similar. You are both so cute."

Chu Lingxiao blushed slightly: "Stop teasing me."

As he spoke, he held the calico cat in front of Gu Qingze, "Look, its eyes are so beautiful, like two emerald gems."

Gu Qingze touched the calico cat above its eyes. The calico cat closed its eyes comfortably and made a purring sound in its throat.

Seeing this, Chu Lingxiao smiled and said, "It seems to like your touch very much."

Just then, a golden shaded cat in the store jumped onto the small table next to them and looked at them with its head tilted.

Chu Lingxiao stretched out a finger, and the golden tabby cat sniffed it curiously, then stretched out its little tongue and licked Chu Lingxiao's finger. The itchy touch made Chu Lingxiao couldn't help laughing.

Gu Qingze picked up a small bell from the table and shook it gently. The crisp sound of the bell attracted the attention of most of the cats in the store, and they all came over here.

A few kittens even rubbed against Gu Qingze's feet, wanting to see the thing that made the interesting sound.

Chu Lingxiao looked at the cats that gathered around him and said excitedly, "Qingze, you're almost becoming the leader of the cats."

Gu Qingze smiled and said, "Then I, as their leader, will lead them to perform a cat chorus for you."

As he spoke, he continued to shake the bell rhythmically. Some cats meowed, while others sat quietly, staring at the bell. It was a very interesting scene.

After a while, Chu Lingxiao noticed a small shelf in the corner with some cat picture books on it.

He walked over and picked up a book, then returned to his seat and said to Gu Qingze, "Let's read picture books to these little ones."

Gu Qingze nodded in agreement, and Chu Lingxiao opened the picture book and began to read aloud.

The cats seemed to be attracted by Chu Lingxiao's voice as well. They all gathered around him, some lying on the ground, some jumping onto chairs, and quietly listened to Chu Lingxiao telling stories.

Gu Qingze would touch the head of the cat next to him from time to time, and the whole cat cafe was filled with a warm and harmonious atmosphere.

When Chu Lingxiao finished reading a picture book, a fat blue cat rubbed against his arms, as if to express its gratitude to him.

Chu Lingxiao held the blue cat, looked at Gu Qingze, and suddenly said: "Qingze, let's get a cat."

Gu Qingze listened, pondered for a moment, and responded seriously: "Ling Xiao, you have to think carefully. Once you raise a cat, you must be responsible and take good care of it."

"Also, you have to understand that cats only have a limited lifespan... You need to face the loss of life."

Chu Lingxiao was silent for a long time, then shook his head and sighed: "Forget it, it was just a sudden thought... I'm not ready for that yet."

"When I was separated from Xiao Bai, I was already very sad. If a life I spent every day with passed away by my side, I would be even more heartbroken."

Xiaobai is their contracted spirit beast. To be more precise, it is the spirit beast contracted by Gu Qingze.

When they were about to leave their own world, Gu Qingze terminated the contract with Xiaobai and gave it freedom.

Xiaobai's cultivation is not low, he possesses intelligence, and he can even transform into a human form, but he himself is not willing to do so. Therefore, Gu Qingze and Chu Lingxiao believe that he can live well on his own.

Moreover, before this, Gu Qingze and Chu Lingxiao had specifically asked Xiaobai about his thoughts.

Xiaobai expressed his hope to go to the Misty Forest after the contract was terminated, because his tribe was there and he wanted to return to the tribe.

Gu Qingze rubbed his head and deliberately joked to ease the depressed atmosphere: "It's okay, you can support me, I will always be by your side."

As expected, Chu Lingxiao was distracted by his words. He put down the blue cat in his arms and held Gu Qingze's face with both hands: "Then give me a 'meow' again now. I want to hear it."

Unexpectedly, Gu Qingze actually listened to him and meowed obediently. Not only that, he also took one of Chu Lingxiao's hands and placed it on his head, rubbing it, with his eyes half-closed, looking like he was enjoying it.

Chu Lingxiao was amused by his appearance and gently pinched Gu Qingze's face with his fingers: "Qingze, how can you be so cute."

Gu Qingze blinked his eyes and said innocently, "Then you can't abandon me after having sex with me. Since you want to support me, you have to treat me well."

Chu Lingxiao smiled and nodded: "Of course, I will definitely take good care of you.