Cats Hate It When You're as Dense as a Log

1.

Shang Shixu adopted a Maine Coon named Daidai.

The cat was very well-behaved.

There was just one problem:

Whenever it saw her, it meowed and meowed.

Dr. Wen from the pet clinic pushed up his gold-rimmed glasses. “It might be stressed. It needs desensitization therapy.”

She believed him.

Every day, without fail, she checked in.

2.

Shang Shixu was scrolling online at high speed when she came across a post titled, “Why does my cat meow when it gets home?”

She clicked on it to figure out what was going on.

The top-liked comment read, “Your cat hates that you're so dense! Look at how hard it's trying to flirt with you!”

Confused and a little annoyed, she wondered if Wen Zhaoye had been lying to her.

She showed up at his door with a screenshot, ready to confront him, but he pulled her into his arms.

Wen Zhaoye's voice was low, and his eyes drooped with an air of dejection.

“Then, Teacher Shang, can you tell me what I'm supposed to do when the person I have a crush on comes to see my cat every day?”

Shang Shixu stammered, “But you lied and said the cat needed desensitization...”

Wen Zhaoye swallowed, then chuckled softly.

“Yes, I lied. So, Teacher Shang, how are you going to punish me?”

He pinned her against the wall.

“The cat doesn't need desensitization.”

“I'm the one who's allergic.”

“Allergic to the fact that the only thing in your heart is that cat.”

Only later did Shang Shixu realize

that Daidai had been Wen Zhaoye's carefully groomed “matchmaker” for three years.

3.

Shang Shixu accidentally logged into a WeChat account she never used.

There were 99+ messages, enough to freeze her phone.

An unknown user had been sending her all sorts of strange messages every day.

Has My Wife Broken Up Yet: Baby, have you broken up today?

Has My Wife Broken Up Yet: I love you so much, I love you so much, I love you so much.

Has My Wife Broken Up Yet: Have you moved out, honey? I want to see you.

Out of basic human decency, Shang Shixu couldn't ignore them. After thinking it over, she finally replied: Hi there, I'm here. We broke up?????

I Want to Be My Wife's Puppy: ! Love you, honey, love you, love you, love you.

After that, the unknown user messaged her even more often, as if keeping tabs on her all the time.

I Want to Be My Wife's Puppy: Honey, it's raining today. There's an umbrella by the door, remember to take it!

I Want to Be My Wife's Puppy: Honey, you smell so good. I want a kiss? o???? ·? o?????? Did you get a new perfume?

Shang Shixu could tell something was off, but it wasn't until she realized...

She could never connect the cool, refined Dr. Wen in front of her with the clingy, obsessive puppy on her phone.

Wen Zhaoye buried his face in the crook of her neck and mumbled, “Honey, can I take his place today?”

* An incredibly dense, sweet-natured girl × a scheming, brooding, cool guy

* The male lead is head over heels from start to finish | Both are each other's first | The female lead has an ex-boyfriend, but they never had sex

* The male lead fights tooth and nail for her | A dark, scheming puppy

One-line summary: Xu Wanxing thinks her new husband is a shy cat beastman with an inferiority complex. Who knew he was a two-meter-long rattlesnake who wants to be a stay-at-home dad!

As soon as Xu Wanxing reached the legal age, the System automatically assigned her a beastman husband.

Reading the description on the screen:

“Western diamondback rattlesnake” | Doesn't like showing his tail

She immediately pictured

a sensitive, insecure little cat beastman, traumatized by his family and too shy to show his tail.

Xu Wanxing slapped the table. “Let's get married! I'll spoil you!”

Benas, a rattlesnake beastman,

had been “returned” countless times because of his species.

He thought he'd be rejected again this time.

Instead, the other person replied instantly: “If you don't want to show your tail, then don't! I'll spoil you!”

Benas: “...”

When they first met, Xu Wanxing saw his ears turn red. He couldn't even look at her while speaking.

She completely overlooked his height of 1.9 meters and the pecs threatening to burst through his suit.

She didn't notice the faint “rustling” sound in the air, either.

After they married, Xu Wanxing did her best to play the part of a gentle wife, afraid of frightening her “fragile” husband.

Meanwhile, Benas worried and wondered every day:

His wife liked fluffy things, but he was a cold-blooded snake... She'd leave him sooner or later.

Why did his tail keep rustling, only for his wife to pat his head and tell him not to be scared?

Why, when his scales grew hot, did his wife assume he had a chill and fever, then make him ginger tea?

Why, when his pheromones were practically overflowing during mating season, did his wife look at him with concern and ask if he had an allergy?

Benas: “...”

My wife seems a little dense.

Until one day, Xu Wanxing accidentally saw his true form: a two-meter-long, highly venomous rattlesnake, its tail rustling frantically.

Benas closed his eyes in despair. “...”

It's over. She's going to divorce me.

Xu Wanxing: “So you've been shivering because you're cold this whole time?”

Benas: “...”

Could it be that I'm trying to court you? [Snake weeping and pounding the floor.jpg]

#Something seems off about my wife#

#Didn't you say you liked fluffy things?#

Reading guide:

1. Insecure, stay-at-home-dad type cold-blooded rattlesnake × outwardly gentle, inwardly wild office worker

2. An unconventional marriage-first, love-later story | Mutual misunderstandings | Sweet romance, no angst

3. The male lead is insecure but spoils her rotten, and can turn cold and start a furious battle | The female lead seems reserved, but is actually all over him

4. Written to indulge my kinks | A self-indulgent passion project | If it's not your thing, see you in the next book!

Theme: A delicate egg tart meets a patient pastry chef