Chapter 164: Professor’s Rebate System is Monopolized by the Poor Thing (8)

Chapter 164: Professor's Rebate System is Monopolized by the Poor Thing (8)

He twirled the glasses in his hands and chuckled softly.

"Adorable."

The young man with flushed ears was absolutely adorable.

Rebate System: "Host, are you calling me adorable?"

Ning Xiuping: ...

"No." He put the glasses back on and headed downstairs.

Rebate System: "Alright, host, I advise you not to focus all your spending targets on Song Chuyi alone."

"His spending capacity is limited, after all."

"You should find more targets, spend money on them, and this way you can earn more rebates."

Ning Xiuping declined the Rebate System's suggestion.

"I only want to spend money on him."

Even without the system.

Without the system, he wouldn’t have had nearly as much money.

Ning Xiuping looked around the massive villa, his eyes darkening for a moment.

Without the system, he likely would never have been able to afford this place.

Of course, there was another possibility.

That would be if his experiment succeeded.

Ning Xiuping had never been a person to sit around and wait for fate to decide, and now with the money earned through the Rebate System, he naturally had to procure equipment.

Over the next few days, Ning Xiuping focused on buying equipment, while Song Chuyi kept himself busy with deliveries and feeding the strays.

The neighborhood was full of stray cats and dogs, especially cats, which could be found just about everywhere.

Song Chuyi cooked a lot of chicken breast at home and shredded it as he went.

After a few days of feeding them, a tabby cat became familiar with him and would even rub against him when it saw him.

Smiling at the affectionate tabby, Song Chuyi chuckled softly.

"Little tabby, come with me!"

Tabby cat: Meow?

Song Chuyi placed a prepared cage in front of the tabby cat and quickly grabbed it.

When Ning Xiuping returned, he saw the young man kneeling on the sofa.

Ning Xiuping was startled, a hint of concern in his eyes.

"Why are you kneeling?"

Song Chuyi lowered his head, looking a little hurt.

"Brother Ning, I did something wrong and need to apologize by kneeling."

Ning Xiuping walked over, feeling both amused and exasperated.

"Do you really think you need to kneel to apologize for doing something wrong?"

"You’re not that dumb, are you? Kneeling on the couch?"

Song Chuyi gently pressed his lips together and said in a low voice, "The floor’s too hard."

Ning Xiuping nodded. "Alright, no need to kneel anymore. What did you do?"

Song Chuyi pointed to the cage beside him. "I found a stray cat."

"It’s a tabby."

Ning Xiuping immediately understood what Song Chuyi was planning.

"Found it?" he repeated, his voice containing a hint of amusement. "Or did you lure it back?"

Song Chuyi huffed, crossing his arms. "The little tabby followed me willingly."

"Then what about the cage?" Ning Xiuping asked softly.

Song Chuyi placed his hands on his hips and rested his bare feet on Ning Xiuping's thigh.

"I put it in the cage because I didn’t want the little tabby to mess up your place."

"I’m doing this for your sake!"

Ning Xiuping chuckled softly. "Good boy, A'Chu."

"What are you after?"

Song Chuyi grinned. "I haven’t taken the little tabby to the vet yet, so can we go now?"

"Also, we need to buy cat food, cat litter, a cat tree, cat toys, and such."

He counted on his fingers. "I want the best of everything for the little tabby."

Ning Xiuping smiled and nodded. "Alright."

The two soon took the little tabby for a check-up. Apart from slight malnutrition, the cat was healthy.

The money for the cat supplies was all charged to Ning Xiuping's card.

Of course, in reality, it was the Rebate System's money, which also gave a rebate to Ning Xiuping.

By the time everything was done and they returned home, it was already late at night.

Song Chuyi was full of energy and not tired at all, but Ning Xiuping showed a hint of fatigue between his brows.

Seeing this, Song Chuyi urged him to go to sleep quickly.

Ning Xiuping rubbed his temples, his voice hoarse. "I’ve been having trouble sleeping."

"In... insomnia?" Song Chuyi almost bit his own tongue. "Not... not because of me, right?"

He had come in his true form, so it was inevitable that he would affect humans.

Back then, researchers used to flock to him, saying that being around him made their minds clear and their thoughts flow smoothly.

He had already tried to restrain his aura as much as possible, so he shouldn't have been discovered, right?

In his unease, he heard Ning Xiuping say, "It's not that."

"I’ve been running experiments nonstop lately."

His lab now only had him alone. He’d posted job ads, but the ones he wanted either thought the project was a dead end or got snatched up by other professors.

The others who applied just weren’t up to par.

So now, it’s just me in the lab.

I’ve been keeping an eye on all the data, and one slip-up could mess everything up. He was indeed a bit tired.

Ning Xiuping furrowed his brow and pulled Song Chuyi into a hug.

"A'Chu, I'm so tired."

Song Chuyi stretched out his hand and gently patted his back.

"You'll definitely succeed."

Ning Xiuping was slightly stunned and lowered his head to look at Song Chuyi.

"Why do you believe in me so much?"

He wasn't confident in himself.

"Because only if you succeed will there be more money for me to spend."

The young man spoke with honest and natural confidence, his eyes full of self-assurance and a touch of coquetry.

"I’ve got great luck. Since I've latched onto your coattails, it means you're bound to succeed!"

He said, wrapping his arms around Ning Xiuping's waist, slightly tiptoeing to bring his long, swan-like neck close to his nose.

"At worst, you can sniff a couple more times."

Ning Xiuping didn’t really understand what the young man meant, but his body instinctively lowered his head.

His lips gently landed on Song Chuyi's neck.

A faint, refreshing scent spread in the air, and his fatigue vanished in that moment.

"Okay, okay, just one more sniff."

Song Chuyi patted Ning Xiuping's shoulder and stepped back a little.

"You need to sleep."

"By the way, don't you have to go to the school tomorrow?"

"Mm," Ning Xiuping responded softly.

Song Chuyi's eyes lit up. "Can I come along?"

Before Ning Xiuping could respond, he added, "I'm going."

A bright, infectious smile spread across his face. "It's settled then, no arguments."

Ning Xiuping smiled helplessly and was about to say something when he heard the prompt from the Rebate System:

"Mission target's goodwill: 10"

Just agreeing to let him go to the lab boosted his goodwill by two points.

Ning Xiuping's gaze softened as he let out a soft "Mm-hm."

The Rebate System kept tempting him in his head:

"Host, the target's goodwill has reached 10, and the rebate rate is now 30%."

"Host, keep spending on the mission target!"

"The more you spend, the bigger the rebate~"

Ning Xiuping gently ruffled Song Chuyi's hair while responding in his mind:

"System, where does the money I'm spending on A'Chu come from?"