Lin Muxi's Encounter with the Cat-Eared Girl

It was dusk, and Lin Muxi was holding an umbrella as she walked through the ruins on the outskirts of town, taking a shortcut home. This damn light rain had been falling for nearly half a month straight, leaving everything damp and wet.

The overcast evening sky was dark and oppressive, making people feel suffocated. Muxi quickly made her way through the narrow paths. The ruins were all dark gray and black. Out of the corner of her eye, she caught a flash of glaring grayish white in one corner.

Muxi stopped and turned to look. It was a relatively clean and slightly warmer corner. A cat-eared girl in a dirty dress was squatting there, hugging her knees. The corner was lined with a tattered gray-black cloth that provided some warmth for the girl.

Muxi put down her umbrella and slowly approached the girl curled up in the corner. Getting closer, she could make out the girl's cat ears and cat tail, her face smudged with dirt, and her hair and thin dress soaked through by the rain. A look of concern appeared on Muxi's face as she looked at the little kitten in the corner, thinking about what to do next.

Although it was already spring and the temperature had warmed up, the continuous rainy days had pushed the rising temperatures back down again. It wasn't cold, but it wasn't warm either. For the little cat curled up in the corner, it was certainly cold. A filthy, stained piece of cloth lay discarded in the corner; it seemed she had been using that to ward off the cold. Looking closely, one could see goosebumps on her skin. She definitely wanted to find a warm place.

"Hello."

Muxi was the first to speak and greet the girl. The girl looked up at Muxi, but only glanced at her without responding.

"Don't be afraid. I'm here to help you."

Muxi said gently and softly, hoping the girl before her would trust her. At the same time, she took off her outer coat, ready to put it over the girl. With a *whoosh*, the coat was slapped to the ground. The girl glared at Muxi, her eyes full of vigilance.

"Get lost!"

The girl shouted at Muxi, her voice echoing through the ruins. Suddenly, the girl stood up and rushed past Muxi. Muxi turned around and grabbed the girl, who was a head shorter than her.

"Don't go. I'll take you home."

Muxi held the girl close as she said this. The girl struggled in her arms, scratching red welts across Muxi's arms and face in the process. After a few minutes, the girl tired and had no strength left, lying limply in Muxi's arms. Muxi put the coat on the cat girl, tucked the umbrella under her arm, and hurried home.

As soon as they got home and Muxi set the girl down, she ran to a corner, hiding and showing vigilance—even hostility—toward Muxi.

"You... do you want to make me your slave?... Or treat me as a plaything..."

The girl stared intently at Muxi, afraid that Muxi would do something terrible to her. Muxi stayed far away so as not to put pressure on her, and gave her a promise.

"I swear by the World Tree, I won't do anything bad to you. I just want to help you."

"Alright... then I'll believe you."

"My name is Lin Muxi. Just call me Muxi. What's your name?"

"Me? I don't know... It's been so long... I forgot..."

"Then I'll think of one for you later, little cutie."

Muxi walked toward the girl curled up in the corner, took her hand, and led her to the bathroom. Muxi helped the girl take off her clothes piece by piece. When she took off the sleeveless dress that was like a summer nightgown, Muxi's eyes were full of heartache. The dress was covered in dried stains, making the fabric stiff to the touch. Beneath the dress were bruises and scrapes scattered all over.

Muxi had her sit on a small stool, took a wet towel, and gently wiped her body, trying not to hurt the child in front of her. When the towel reached her calves, Muxi hesitated. The calves and feet were covered in scrapes. Afraid of hurting her, Muxi could only wipe slowly, little by little. The girl just sat there obediently, and only sat there obediently.

The shower head's water flow was also turned down, just so the water falling on her head would be softer. Muxi went ahead and washed her body thoroughly. After using body wash and shampoo, the girl became fragrant. Muxi put one of her own oversized shirts on her as an emergency pajamas. After blow-drying her fur, the cat girl was enveloped in a faint, pleasant scent.

"Smelling so nice. Shall I call you Jasmine from now on? Your scent is light and soothing."

The cat girl nodded lightly, acknowledging the name.

Jasmine was picked up and held. Muxi placed Jasmine on the sofa, then brought over the first aid kit, treated Jasmine's scrapes simply, and applied band-aids to aid recovery. Jasmine didn't know what to do, just sat obediently and cooperated with Muxi.

"Jasmine must be hungry, right? Jasmine can sit and play for a bit. I'll make dinner right away."

Muxi took out a cotton doll and stuffed it into Jasmine's arms. Jasmine hugged the doll and leaned against the corner of the sofa, zoning out. Muxi cooked spaghetti in the kitchen. Since she usually ate takeout, Muxi could only make simple foods. Spaghetti was already the most delicious thing she could make, and luckily, spaghetti was very easy to prepare.

Jasmine, holding the doll, felt like no time had passed before the big sister who had just bathed her and given her a name came over carrying two plates of spaghetti.

"Alright, little cutie, put down the doll and come eat."

Muxi placed the spaghetti on the coffee table. Jasmine put down the doll and sat next to her sister to enjoy this rare meal. Faced with this plate of delicious food, Jasmine grabbed the fork and wolfed it down. In no time, she finished the entire plate, leaving almost no sauce behind. Muxi felt Jasmine still looked hungry, so she gave her own portion to Jasmine. Jasmine hesitated for a moment, then after a pause, she still wolfed down everything, even though she could barely finish by the end, forcing herself to eat it all.

Soon after, Muxi regretted letting Jasmine eat two full portions. About two hours later, Jasmine's fragile stomach couldn't handle the burden and gave out. Muxi rushed Jasmine to the hospital in a panic. They spent the whole night at the hospital until dawn before she got better.

By noon, Muxi woke up first and looked at the little cat sleeping on her side on the hospital bed, feeling mixed emotions. Muxi went to the cafeteria to buy lunch for two. When she came back, she saw Jasmine curled up sitting on the bed.

"Sis... sister... you didn't leave me... boo hoo hoo..."

Jasmine threw herself into Muxi's arms, sobbing as she spoke about her fears.

"Don't worry, Jasmine. I won't leave you. I'll always be with you."

Muxi held Jasmine like that, comforting her.

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**One month later.**

During this month, Muxi lived with Jasmine, slowly helping her get familiar with everything in life. She took Jasmine out to play, go shopping, eat delicious food, and so on.

On one outing, at the mall, Jasmine stared intently at a water-blue collar, mesmerized. Muxi felt the little cat she was holding onto gradually stop. Seeing the captivated little cat, Muxi directly led her into the store and bought the collar. A small round silver metal tag hung from the collar as decoration. Muxi asked the store clerk to customize it, having Jasmine's name engraved on it. Jasmine loved this collar and couldn't wait to have her sister put it on her right there in the store. Muxi was also very happy about this—happy that Jasmine could express her own thoughts more.

Muxi continued holding Jasmine's hand as they strolled around the mall, slowly making their way to their destination for the day—the phone store. Muxi bought Jasmine a full set of electronic products, including a phone, tablet, smartwatch, and more. She got the watch because she would manage the usage of the phone and tablet, and the watch's GPS and calling functions would ensure Jasmine wouldn't go missing. Jasmine was incredibly happy to have her own phone. She immediately jumped up and hugged her sister, giving her a big kiss.

Under Muxi's care and love, Jasmine had become much more lively and was almost no different from a normal child. Today also happened to be exactly one month since they met. Muxi had managed to get Jasmine's identity documents and enrollment procedures completed through special means.

Jasmine was sound asleep on the bed, unaware that she was about to enter school life.

"Little cutie~ Time to get up~"

Muxi gently patted Jasmine's sleeping face, waking her from her dreams.

"Mmm—ah—"

Jasmine reluctantly opened her eyes and stretched lazily in bed. The sight made Muxi laugh—what a little sleepy cat. Jasmine hugged the blanket and looked at her sister with big adorable eyes. Her sister calling her so early must mean there was a surprise waiting for her.

"Sister~~ Let me sleep a little longer~"

"Alright, little lazy cat, time to get up."

Muxi reached out and picked up the撒娇ing Jasmine from the bed, holding her in her arms. She rubbed her head and stroked her cat ears, then leaned close to the little cat's ear.

"Jasmine, get up. There's a sur~prise~ waiting for you."

"Wow~ Sis, wait for me! I'm getting up right now!"

Jasmine immediately got up from her sister's embrace, quickly put on her clothes—of course, including her favorite collar—and while washing up, kept wondering what surprise her sister had for her. Was it accessories or electronics?

Jasmine sat obediently at the table waiting for her sister. Muxi came out with two bowls of noodles. After eating, Muxi wiped the oil stains from the corner of Jasmine's mouth.

"Jasmine, look at this. This is the surprise for you."

Muxi brought out Jasmine's ID card and school admission notice. Jasmine froze in her seat.

"Sister?"

"This is the surprise for you, Jasmine. Now you have an identity too. It also lets you experience school life and learn some knowledge."

"But I don't want to go to school. I want to stay home and wait for you to come back and be with me. I don't want to be apart from my sister!"

"Be good, Jasmine. I won't leave you. I just want you to have more contact with the outside world. I promise you, I'll pick you up every day after school, okay?"

"Mmm... Fine... But you *have* to pick me up every day."

Jasmine said a bit huffily. She was still somewhat resistant to going to school. Going to school to study was far less enjoyable than staying home, sleeping, and sunbathing. Like other kids, Jasmine didn't like school, and her feelings were written all over her face—her cat ears had already drooped down. Seeing the little cat unhappy, Muxi bent down and gave her a warm kiss.

"Alright, don't be upset. You'll come to like school, Jasmine."

As for the school and ID card, Muxi had used special means to get everything processed so quickly, even adding Jasmine to her own household registration. She had also found a very good school for Jasmine with a light academic load—basically sending her there to have fun.

Today was the first day of school, and Muxi personally took Jasmine to school. She had taken the day off from work for this.

Jasmine's first day at school wasn't great. Facing an unfamiliar environment, Jasmine was a bit scared and was timid all day. Fortunately, her classmates and teachers were all very热心 and helped Jasmine. In this era, demi-humans were no longer discriminated against but were instead quite popular. Jasmine was the only demi-human in her class and was very popular.

After school in the afternoon, there were various club activities for students to join. Jasmine was invited by classmates to get familiar with the campus until her sister finished work and came to pick her up.

"Sister—mwah~"

Jasmine rushed toward Muxi, jumped into her arms, and gave her a big kiss to express how much she missed her.

"Oh my, Jasmine seems really happy. How was school?"

"It felt... pretty good, I guess. But I still missed you so much and wanted to be with you."

Jasmine nuzzled and rubbed against Muxi's arms, acting cute. The classmates nearby watched and discussed how close Jasmine and her mom were, and how beautiful her mom was. Muxi noticed the students' chatter and threw them a playful wink, charming the kids. The little cat in her arms saw this and got jealous. She bit Muxi's shoulder and started sulking in her arms.

"Hmph—" (puffing up angrily)

"Oh dear~ Is the little cat a little grumpy-puss too? Come on, let sis pinch the grumpy-puss's puffed-up cheeks."

"Meow..."

Muxi gently squeezed her soft cheeks, making Jasmine let out an adorable muffled sound.

The next period of time passed like this—Jasmine went to school, Muxi went to work, and after school, Muxi picked Jasmine up and played with her. Until Jasmine faced her first monthly exam.

While at work, Muxi received a call from the principal, asking her to come to the school to discuss something about Jasmine. Muxi thought something had happened to Jasmine and rushed to the school in a panic. Seeing Muxi's worry, the principal reassured her.

"Miss Lin, please don't worry. Jasmine is safe. I wanted to talk to you about something else."

"You scared me. I'm glad she's okay."

Muxi let out a long sigh of relief. Seeing this, the principal handed over a tablet.

"Miss Lin, please take a look at this video of Jasmine. In the exam just now, the invigilator discovered that she was cheating."

"Miss Lin, rest assured. We won't expose her cheating or punish her. We hope you can educate her about this, as it's not good behavior."

"Alright... alright. Thank you, Principal, for pointing out her problem. I will educate her."

"Now, please let me take a look at how she's doing at school."

The principal took Muxi to see Jasmine's classroom. Inside, Jasmine was holding her high-scoring exam paper, feeling pleased with herself, thinking that a good score would surely make her sister happy. Muxi was a bit angry seeing this, but she didn't show it.

After school, Muxi waited at the school gate for Jasmine. Jasmine ran to her sister's arms holding the high-scoring paper.

"Sister, look! I got a high score on my exam!"

"Good job, little cutie. Getting a high score."

Muxi patted the head of the excited little cat in her arms as a reward.

"Sister, since I got a high score, can I have ice cream as a reward~"

Jasmine acted cute in her arms, begging for a reward.

"Alright, alright. Jasmine did well on the exam. I'll buy Jasmine two ice creams. You can even take one home to eat later."

"Yay! Thank you, sis!"

Jasmine was overjoyed. She made her sister happy and got a reward too—it was amazing! Along the way, Jasmine happily held her sister's hand and licked her ice cream. By the time they got home, the ice cream was just finished.

Muxi put the other ice cream in the fridge, then sat on the sofa and called Jasmine over with a smile.

"Jasmine, is there anything you want to tell your sister?"

Jasmine's heart skipped a beat seeing her sister's somewhat serious expression. Could it be that her sister found out? No, probably not—her sister had just rewarded her.

"There's nothing to tell you, Sis. Is there something you want to ask?"

Muxi looked at the little cat trying to muddle through, and the smile on her face disappeared, replaced by a stern expression.

"Really nothing to say?"

"Re... really nothing. Why are you so serious, Sis?"

"Tell me the rules about honesty."

"Don't... don't lie. Don't deceive people."

When Jasmine was asked about the house rules, she already knew that her sister had found out about the cheating. Her ears immediately drooped, and her tail hung straight down to the ground.

"Sister, I'm sorry. I was wrong. I shouldn't have cheated on the exam."

"I just wanted to get good grades to make you happy... I'm sorry..."

Jasmine stood in front of Muxi, her face on the verge of tears, tears already welling up at the corners of her eyes, about to roll down her cheeks. Muxi looked at the little cat about to cry and sighed.

"Ah, silly little sister. No matter what score you get, your sister will be happy. I won't be sad just because you got bad grades. I only hope you can live healthily and happily."

Muxi pulled Jasmine close and whispered in her ear. The tears in Jasmine's eyes finally couldn't hold back anymore, squeezing out and sliding down her face, writing Jasmine's regret.

"Boo hoo hoo... I'm... I'm sorry... I was wrong... I... I shouldn't have lied to you... boo hoo hoo..."

Jasmine sobbed in her sister's embrace, admitting her mistake.

"Boo hoo hoo... Please... punish me, Sis... I'm... your bad little cat..."

"There, there. As long as you know you were wrong, it's okay. You're still a good child."

Muxi held Jasmine, who was crying so hard she could barely breathe, and comforted her. Muxi knew that all of this was just Jasmine's innocent intention—a little sister who loved her sister and wanted to make her happy but ended up doing a bad thing with good intentions.

"There, there. I forgive you, Jasmine. I'm very happy that you can recognize your mistake and correct it. You're a good girl."

Muxi held Jasmine and patted her back to help her catch her breath. Her warm hand stroked the little white cat who had turned into a tearful mess in her arms. Her hand glided over Jasmine's head, her fingertips brushing through the silver-white strands of hair. Slowly, Jasmine stopped crying and lay on her sister's shoulder, waiting for her sister's judgment.

"Alright, little cat, time to get up from your sister's arms. Time for dinner."

"Okay..."

During dinner, Jasmine was downcast and listless. Even the usually delicious dinner now tasted like chewing on wax; she felt fine, but after a while, Jasmine's back began to ache and tire. She wanted to bend over and sit on her legs, but this was her sister's punishment, and she couldn't disobey. The little white cat's tail flicked back and forth behind her as she tried hard to maintain her balance. Beads of sweat had already formed on Jasmine's forehead and back,, damp feeling made her even more uncomfortable.

After what felt like a long time, Muxi picked Jasmine up from behind. Having knelt for so long, Jasmine couldn't stand without her sister's support. Muxi rubbed the cherry-pink pressure marks on the little cat's knees as she leaned against her.

Muxi led the little cat leaning against her little by little to the bathroom. Muxi changed the little cat into her nightgown while wiping off the sweat from her body. Jasmine thought the punishment was over here and was about to ask for a hug when her sister took her hand and led her to the sofa.

Muxi sat on the sofa and patted her lap. Jasmine looked at her, confused, not understanding what this meant. Muxi realized her little cat didn't understand.

"Jasmine, come lie down over my lap for your punishment."

Muxi patted her lap again. Jasmine obediently came over and lay down over her sister's thighs. Jasmine had never been spanked by her sister before, and a hint of pink already appeared on her face. Her sister gently patted her bottom and said.

"Now I'll tell you the rules for the little cat. From now on, when you get a spanking, you take off your panties yourself and lift your skirt to expose your bare bottom. If you make your sister help, there will be extra punishment. Got it?"

"Got it."

Jasmine silently noted the rule, but forgot that this time she was also supposed to take off her own panties. Muxi slipped her index finger under the skirt, hooked it along the crease of her bottom to pull down her panties, revealing soft bottom cheeks. Muxi pulled the panties down to mid-thigh, leaving them in a position where moving even slightly would make them fall off. Muxi reached out and lifted the final covering over the soft bottom. When the skirt was lifted, Jasmine's face turned completely red. Embarrassed, she moved, and the panties on her legs slid down. Muxi looked at the fallen panties, picked them up, and hung them back on her knees.

"Jasmine, listen carefully. During the upcoming punishment, don't let your panties fall down. If they fall, that's extra punishment too. And since you didn't expose your bare bottom yourself earlier, that's an extra twenty strikes. Any objections?"

Jasmine lay there, shaking her head slightly to indicate no objections. Muxi kneaded the little cat's very soft bottom on her lap—the kind of bottom that made one want to give it a couple of spanks. Jasmine tried hard to keep her body still. Even a small movement would cause the panties to slide off her knees.

"It looks like Jasmine is ready. Then let's begin the punishment."

Muxi's palm quickly landed on the peak of Jasmine's bottom, producing two crisp sounds to mark the start of the punishment. The little cat on her lap made no movement, just lay there obediently. The slaps fell alternately on left and right, covering the entire bottom. As the slaps landed, the soft flesh turned pink, looking very cute. Jasmine held onto her sister's thigh, not daring to move.

"Alright, the warm-up is over. Now the real punishment begins."

Muxi took out the hairbrush she usually used to brush Jasmine's hair. The warm, smooth feel of the rosewood was something Muxi particularly liked. Now she was using it on her little sister's bottom, hoping she would like it too.

*SMACK!*

The hairbrush landed with some force on the peak of the left bottom cheek. Jasmine couldn't control herself; her body reflexively bounced, and the panties on her knees slid off.

"Oh dear, the panties fell off. That means another twenty strikes for Jasmine."

Her sister stroked the little cat's lowered head as she spoke. Jasmine listened to her sister and lay there without moving. The hairbrush kept falling alternately, producing dull thuds. Jasmine's soft, tender bottom slowly turned bright red and swelled up in a ring. But the little cat on her lap didn't cry out. She just lay on her sister's lap, enduring the sobbing, her body trembling slightly, tears already streaming down uncontrollably.

"Ah..."

Muxi looked at the little cat enduring the pain on her lap and sighed. She reached out and rubbed the little cat's bottom, preparing for what came next.

*SMACK!*

The hairbrush landed harder on the swollen peak of the bottom. Muxi asked sternly, with a hint of anger.

"Did Jasmine really understand and remember the house rules? Your actions tell me you haven't."

*SMACK!* The hairbrush landed again. The little cat on her lap trembled even more violently, letting out sobs that could barely be held back.

"Answer me! Did you remember the house rules or not?"

Muxi's voice sounded angry. Jasmine lay on her lap, trembling uncontrollably. She had only wanted to make her sister happy; she never thought she would make her sister angry.

"Boo hoo hoo..."

Jasmine bit her lip and sobbed, not knowing how to answer, afraid to answer her sister.

*SMACK! SMACK!*

The hairbrush came down harder in rapid succession, the muscles rippling with each impact. Jasmine couldn't help but lightly kick her legs against her sister's lap.

"Answer me! Did you keep the house rules in your heart or not?!"

Jasmine still held back her tears, but was frightened by her sister's angry voice and stammered out an answer.

"I... I didn't... didn't remember... boo hoo hoo..."

"Do you realize you were wrong!"

"I do... Sister... I'm sorry..."

*SMACK!*

"What will you do from now on?"

"Waaah... No more cheating... Not deceiving my sister..."

*SMACK!*

"Now, recite the house rules for me."

"Waaah waaah..."

"Don't... don't lie... waaah... Don't... don't do... deceptive... things... waaah..."

*SMACK!*

"If... I do... something wrong... I need to proactively... confess to Sister... admit my mistake... waaah waaah..."

*SMACK!*

"Waaah waaah... Sister, I was wrong, I'm sorry... I'm sorry... I'm not a good child... waaah waaah... *cough*... waaah waaah..."

Muxi sternly interrogated Jasmine while forcefully bringing the hairbrush down on her already red and swollen bottom. Under the questioning, Jasmine couldn't take it anymore after just a few strokes. She burst into tears on her sister's lap, her small hands clutching tightly to her sister's thigh. From beginning to end, Jasmine didn't block or dodge even once. She took every single stroke of the punishment fully.

Muxi threw the hairbrush aside and picked up Jasmine, who was crying so hard she could barely catch her breath. Jasmine was held tightly in her arms, stroked and comforted. Jasmine gasped and cried in Muxi's arms. Muxi gently loosened her hold a little, letting Jasmine look at her, then kissed her on her small, panting lips.

"Mmm—"

Jasmine was at a loss being kissed, not knowing why her sister did this, but she liked it so much. She wanted it to last forever. After a moment, when Muxi felt Jasmine's breathing even out a little, she parted their lips. Jasmine pounced forward, hugging her sister tightly.

"There, there. Jasmine is a good girl. Crying it out feels better, doesn't it?"

"Mmm..."

"Is little cutie shy? Because she's being held by her sister with her bottom bare?"

"Hmph—"

Jasmine gave a tsundere huff. Muxi carried Jasmine to the bed and had her lie on her stomach, placing a pillow under her hips to elevate her sun-red bottom.

"Alright, lie still. I need to massage the lumps on your bottom, or it'll hurt for days."

Muxi came in with ointment, sat on the edge of the bed, and massaged the red bottom of the little cat, working out all the lumps. The pain of massaging the lumps made Jasmine couldn't help but cry out softly.

"Boo hoo hoo... It hurts..."

"Now you know it hurts~"

Muxi mischievously flicked her bottom lightly.

"Meow! Sister, you're so mean! You're still bullying me!"

"Really mean? Then shall I get the hairbrush and continue to give the little cat's bottom some loving care~"

Muxi applied medicine to the bright red bottom while teasing the little cutie lying on her stomach. Jasmine lay on the bed and flicked her tail up, covering her sister's face in response.

Finally, Muxi took off the little white cat's nightgown and wiped her body clean. Jasmine lay naked on the bed playing with her phone. At that moment, Muxi brought over the other uneaten ice cream and gave it to Jasmine.

"Thank you, Sis. You're the best."

"Alright, eat up. After you finish, lie on your stomach and rest. Also, I'll be home with you for the next few days."

Jasmine was already extremely happy to get the ice cream, but hearing her sister's last sentence made her eyes light up with joy.