Sweet daily life of Little Tanuki and Qin Che in Love and Deep Space

By the time I finished cleaning all the cats in the store, it was already evening.

The afterglow of the setting sun streamed through the floor-to-ceiling windows, gently bathing the shop in warm yellow light, which resembled slowly melting, sweet cream exuding a rich aroma, making the entire cat cafe cozy and peaceful.

"Finally done!" You let out a long sigh of relief, straightening your slightly sore back. "That really exhausted me."

The OTTO store manager approached you, waving its mechanical arm and saying, "Congratulations! Thanks to your efforts today, the cats are very satisfied and even seem to like you a little!"

"Is that so? That's wonderful." You looked at Qin Che, your eyes filled with joy.

It wasn't easy! Finally, I got a good review!

"Hmm..." The OTTO store manager nodded his little head. "The kittens hope to continue on this day next month."

!!!

Before you could even be shocked by the OTTO store manager's words, you heard an extremely cold voice.

"Continue? Don't even think about it." Qin Che frowned slightly. "When will that cat curse be lifted?"

You noticed Qin Che's anxiety and quickly moved closer to him, naturally taking his hand: "Qin Che, don't worry, the OTTO store manager probably didn't mean it that way, right?"

As you spoke, you winked at the little robot, hoping it would understand.

"Yes, yes!" Fortunately, the OTTO store manager quickly understood what you meant. It waved its hand and said, "Given your excellent performance today, the cat curse has been lifted for you. It will just take a little time to take effect, but don't worry, the cat ears and tail will disappear by tomorrow morning."

"Qin Che, Qin Che, did you hear that? It's all over now, don't worry." You tugged at his hand and continued, "It's just that our service was so excellent that all the cats in the shop wanted to come back, which is perfectly normal."

"No, one is missing."

"You missed one? How could that be?" You quickly grabbed the cat list from the OTTO store manager next to you. "I counted them one by one, there's no way I missed one."

You carefully checked the list: "No one is missing, check them all..."

Before you could finish speaking, you found yourself in a familiar and warm embrace.

The list slips from your hands with a soft "click".

Qin Che tightened his grip on you, his tail swayed and slapped against you from time to time, and he seemed a little agitated.

"Qin Che? What's wrong?" Could it be a side effect of the cat curse being lifted?

You raised your hand with some concern, wanting to touch his forehead.

The moment his palm touched her, Qin Che instinctively rubbed against it.

"Hmm..." Qin Che let out a soft pant.

You grew increasingly anxious: "Qin Che?"

At that moment, Qin Che bent down slightly, burying his face in the crook of your neck: "I didn't finish what I was saying earlier... there's also this cat you forgot..."

You glanced at the OTTO store manager, who had somehow slipped away, and a suspicious blush crept onto your cheeks.

You felt Qin Che take two more deep breaths on your neck, a muffled, pressing sound escaping his throat: "Don't move... um... do you know the catnip is practically marinating you up..."