"I'm so tired!" Jiang Han stretched her pawed feet and arms, pouted and shook her head. Her cat ears bobbed along, swaying and swaying like silvergrass in the wind—fluffy and soft, yet naturally upright.
"...I'm this tired all the time." Chen Ligu hunched over the desk, writing with a furrowed brow.
"I'm so bored!" Jiang Han twisted her waist, climbed down from her chair, and burrowed into the lazy-cat sofa beside her.
"Meow-ao!" The three Cat Lamps playing cards were startled. They first let out angry meow-ao cries, but upon seeing it was Cat Lina, they amiably poked her navel, cat ears, and cat tail with their own tails.
Fluffy, and pleasantly scented.
Jiang Han rubbed her face against one Cat Lamp's fluffy belly, chuckled as she scooped one onto her lap, then lowered her head curiously to inspect the cards in its paws. "Not bad... huh?"
The Cat Lamp hurriedly covered Jiang Han's mouth with its paws, terrified that she would reveal what cards it held.
The other two Cat Lamps drooped their heads in dejection, their little cat faces sagging with disappointment, their cat ears flopping limply atop their heads.
How were they supposed to win without a big cat leaking intelligence?!
These two naughty little cats.
Jiang Han snickered.
"You still have work to do. Your paper, your paper." Chen Ligu's helpless voice drifted over.
"Help me out. You know all the details of my Cat Lamp Style anyway—just fill in some numbers. Say something like, it's only recommended to play if you start with ten giant cats..."
Jiang Han poked her head out and pressed her palms together.
"...I can't be the one helping you every time."
Chen Ligu looked troubled, but she still got to her feet and stretched. Then she casually picked up a