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

"Who wants canned food!" You glared at him, then chuckled mischievously, tugged at his sleeve, and whispered in his ear, "We haven't played with that cat collar you gave me last time, hehehe...get it?"

Qin Che smiled and poked your forehead.

"What! If you don't understand, forget it!" you exclaimed, jumping up and down.

Qin Che nodded as if he understood: "I understand, you want to bring it? Sure..."

"Qin Che! It's you! It's you!" You waved your arms and legs, grabbing at him and trying to explain things to him.

Qin Che continued to deliberately misinterpret your words, his tone shifting dramatically, before he raised his hand and tapped his lower lip: "Oh~~~ it's you. Okay, I agree..."

"...You!" You exclaimed angrily, turning around to grab your car keys and walking away, muttering to yourself, "Hmph, whatever, I don't understand. I have to go to work tomorrow anyway, and it's close by, so I'll just stay at my apartment tonight..."

Qin Che remained calm: "If I remember correctly, you had an unopened package last time, it seemed to be a cat ear decoration. I was thinking of taking it out and playing with it today, but unfortunately, you didn't reply. Oh well, maybe next time..."

!!!

If Qin Che hadn't reminded you, you would have completely forgotten about this.

Before Qin Che could finish speaking, you nimbly swerved and moved back to his side.

"Going back! Who said we weren't going back!" You grabbed Qin Che's hand and pulled him towards the parking lot. "Hurry, hurry! I need to go back and open the packages..."

"Hmm?" Qin Che saw that you, who are usually so impulsive, had stopped again and was puzzled as to whether you had thought of something important again.

"I almost forgot." You suddenly stopped in your tracks, and as you turned your head, the arc of your hair swept across Qin Che's wrist.

Before he could react, she grabbed him and ran back, her shoes crunching softly on the half-melted snow.

Qin Che obediently let you lead him without asking any further questions.

The kittens had finished their feast and were now hiding in twos and threes in the nearby bushes, "washing their faces."

You quickly collected all the empty cat food cans and disposable food containers and threw them into the nearby trash can.

You dusted off your hands, smiled, and turned to Qin Che: "All done, let's go back to the hideout~~"

Qin Che looked down at the faint red on your nose, his fingertips gently brushing against the wisps of hair that were sticking up from the cold, the warmth of his palm spreading along your scalp: "As expected of the guardian of Lingkong City, a kind and responsible hunter."

"Hmph!" You tilted your head, grabbed his hand, bit his fingertip that was hanging in mid-air, and while grinding your teeth with it, you mumbled, "That's—"

You let go of his mouth, wrinkled your nose at him, and made a face: "Okay, time to go back to base and unpack the packages~~~~~~"

As you walk hand in hand along the sycamore-lined street covered with a thin layer of snow, you suddenly hear the clear meows of kittens behind you. Turning around, you see several furry figures perched on a wall bathed in the afterglow of the setting sun, watching you walk away into the distance.

----------

Your foolish behavior last night almost made you late for work this morning.

Fortunately, the "Winter Hunting Day" holiday had just ended, so the first day back at work wasn't busy.

After having lunch with Tao Tao and the others at the cafeteria, you all returned to your respective work areas for a lunch break.

You idly pull out your phone, intending to secretly admire the sexy "Cat Cat Che" photos you took last night, when a message pops up in your chat app.