Rat, Rabbit, And Rabbit Transformed Into Humans And Married Their Natural Enemies. Chapter 41

Chapter 41

Eyes met, and Xie Yuzhan stood up, taking two steps closer. He said, “Zhizhi, not all ‘disapproval,’ ‘unwillingness,’ and ‘not wanting’ are interference.”

Bai Zhi pursed his lips and replied, “I won’t argue about this kind of problem with you. I have little social experience and not much theoretical accumulation. I can’t out-argue you in sophistry.”

“Anyway, if you forbid it, it’s interference, and it means you’re not keeping your word!”

Xie Yuzhan took off his glasses, lowered his eyes slightly to meet Bai Zhi’s gaze, and said slowly and seriously, “No matter what, I should apologize for making you angry. Zhizhi, I’m sorry.”

Bai Zhi paused. Xie Yuzhan’s attitude was too good.

The other party’s expression was gentle, completely devoid of the usual coldness or gloom. His eyes, usually deep and unfathomable black, now held a layer of warm, rippling water, like clear sunlight scattered across a silent lake.

It wasn’t intensely warm, but it no longer felt chillingly cold either.

Moreover, as Mr. Wolf, who possessed crushing strength, he was patiently coaxing him, the little rabbit, accepting and tolerating his temper good-naturedly.

He looked away, his tone still huffy. “Apologize, then commit the same offense next time? CEO Xie—”

“You have a record.”

“Is it fun to trick me and tease me?”

Seeing that the little rabbit’s bristled fur had smoothed out slightly, Xie Yuzhan raised a hand to stroke the other’s cheek, making the person in front of him look back at him. He continued, “I want to be closer to you. I have no intention of playing tricks on you or taking pleasure in it.”

After speaking, he turned and retrieved a small box from behind a sofa cushion, handing it to Bai Zhi. He continued, “I am very sorry that I made you think that. This is an apology gift. Will Zhizhi stop being angry now?”

Bai Zhi looked at the exquisite, palm-sized gift box, then at the very sincere Xie Yuzhan. The anger in his heart inexplicably diminished.

He didn’t take it, but stared into the other person’s eyes and said, “Next time, just say what you mean directly. Don’t be like this time and the times before.”

Xie Yuzhan slightly curved his lips and said, “I will try my best, after all—”

“Zhizhi, speaking directly requires a lot of courage to support it, and it’s truly not my usual way of communicating. Perhaps I need a little time.”

Bai Zhi stared at Xie Yuzhan for a long time. Well—what the other party said was honest. If he were to guarantee a hundred percent change, that would be fooling a rabbit.

He let out a long sigh, and the remaining small flames of anger were completely extinguished.

He took the small gift box, lowered his eyes, and began unwrapping the gift while saying, “I told you before, only touching my head by you is the most comfortable, and sharing utensils or anything like that, I won’t do with anyone else.”

“As for this time’s cuddling, besides family elders, the most is Qinghe, no one else.”

He glanced at Xie Yuzhan and continued, “I can explicitly promise you that I won’t do these intimate things with anyone else, whether it’s touching my head, sharing utensils, or kissing and cuddling, including other behaviors. I don’t like them.”

“Frankly, you are different from everyone else.”

Mr. Wolf was a special existence.

His intuition told him so. Even if he didn’t understand where this intuition came from, this intuition had saved him many times, so there was no need to doubt it.

If he couldn’t figure it out, he would put it aside for now.

Xie Yuzhan watched Bai Zhi, who was showing him an adorable crown of hair, and his heart became fluffy and soft, like a cloud made of cotton candy, light and sweet.

This was clearly liking without saying the word “like.”

How could such a person not be endearing?

Bai Zhi opened the gift box and couldn’t help but let out a small gasp of surprise. “This is super cute—!”

Inside was a Pikachu that could be held and played with!

It was soft, probably made of silicone or a similar material? It was squeezable, felt great in the hand, and was wearing a fluffy little cloak and matching little shoes. Holding it and kneading it, he absolutely loved it!

Xie Yuzhan looked at Bai Zhi, whose anger had subsided and whose eyes were shining with a brilliant smile. He rubbed the other’s hair. “You can squeeze it when you are in a bad mood, feeling irritable, or thinking about things. It’s different from the texture of plush toys; the feel is more substantial.”

“Mhm!”

Bai Zhi held up the small figurine and shook it, his eyes curved in a smile. He said, “Since it’s an apology gift, I won’t say thank you.”

“Naturally.”

That meant he was successfully appeased. Xie Yuzhan quietly breathed a sigh of relief. Recalling Bai Zhi’s words just now, he couldn’t help but ponder. Given the other party’s unspoken affection, perhaps he should indeed be a little more straightforward in the future?

After saying goodnight and sharing a hug, Bai Zhi happily returned to his room.

After washing up, he flopped onto the bed, holding up the new figurine and kneading it. His eyes were exceptionally clear and bright under the warm light.

It wasn’t hard to understand that Xie Yuzhan wanted to be closer to him.

Cultivate some feelings, let him relax his guard, so it would be easier to “sell him off”! If he wasn’t vigilant at all, he might even count the money for the person who sold him.

Whether it was eating him, dealing with him, or even selling him, a shrewd person like Mr. Wolf definitely had a plan.

Don’t get too immersed.

One thing is one thing; just keep the accounts straight. Sugar-coated bullets won’t work on a little rabbit!

After that day, the two returned to their familiar mode of interaction. He had gotten used to the goodnight hugs. If the other party worked late and came back late, he would even wait specifically.

Otherwise, he always felt like something was missing that day, and he couldn’t sleep soundly.

As winter deepened, he went out less and less.

Even though the lawns in the front and back yards were still lush green, he didn’t want to stroll around, let alone roll around and play. Stepping on the ground felt like the soil was radiating cold air. His weekly exercise was moved to the indoor gym.

The path to the sunroom was originally open-air. Xie Yuzhan arranged for a sealed, arched corridor to be built, which was also temperature-controlled. This way, when he came out of the high-humidity plant paradise, he wouldn’t be exposed to the cold wind while damp.

He had to admit, Mr. Wolf was very thoughtful.

He didn’t want to owe so many favors. To return the courtesy, he mobilized the vast network of netizens to search for some out-of-print books. Xie Yuzhan enjoyed reading, and the house had a large library. He had asked Zheng Feng, and CEO Xie was very interested in collecting special editions and out-of-print books.

Thanks to the thriving online store, the little rabbit also had a small private fund! He could afford more expensive things now.

And when Xie Yuzhan said he wanted to take him to his uncle’s house for dinner, although he didn’t really want to go out, he agreed, promising to cooperate well.

It was the first meeting; it didn’t make sense for the elder to come to the Xie residence.

This uncle was Xie Yuzhan’s non-blood relative, his father’s closest friend, and also Lu Yunyi’s father.

Xie Minghong didn’t dare to go too far when his brother and sister-in-law first passed away; the existence of the Lu family was a genuine deterrent.

He thought for a moment and selected a few sturdy and attractive potted plants from the sunroom as a meeting gift. A villa needed the embellishment of flowers and plants.

Xie Yuzhan returned after work to pick him up, and the two went to the Lu residence together.

Given that this trip was to show off their good relationship and reassure the elders, he took out the pair of blue eucalyptus and bird brooches that his second sister had given him as a first meeting gift.

It was very fitting for the occasion.

Xie Yuzhan happily changed his accessory for the day. He understood Bai Zhi’s little intention.

On the way to the Lu residence, he watched the person in the passenger seat out of the corner of his eye. The other was playing idly with the small pom-pom attached to his scarf. The streetlights outside the window reflected on his delicate face, the shifting light and shadow giving Bai Zhi’s dense eyelashes a sense of blurriness.

A blink of the eyelashes was like the fluttering of a butterfly’s wings.

Heart-stirring.

He slightly composed himself, half introducing and half changing the subject. “You’ve met Yunyi. Uncle and Auntie Lu have been very kind to me since I was young, and they are easygoing. Don’t be nervous; there won’t be anyone else.”

Bai Zhi nodded. “I can feel that Chairman and Mrs. Lu are very nice people. You can somewhat see what kind of people the parents are from CEO Lu; they won’t be difficult to get along with.”

Xie Yuzhan acknowledged this. Bai Zhi was right; some characteristics of children indeed reflected their parents.

This was true only for those who had lived together continuously.

Upon arriving at the Lu residence, the family of three warmly welcomed the couple, who were making their first formal visit after marriage. Bai Zhi wasn’t sure what Xie Yuzhan had told them. Putting aside Lu Yunyi, who often bickered with him, the uncle and aunt were extremely friendly.

The family dinner was served individually, likely to accommodate Xie Yuzhan’s preference.

And his dinner was unique, different from everyone else’s, basically all vegetarian, with only a little shrimp and minced meat for garnish, just the amount he could accept.

Very thoughtful.

Finding a gap, he leaned over to Xie Yuzhan beside him and whispered, “How much did you tell them in advance? If I couldn’t taste the difference, I’d think I was eating at my own house.”

Xie Yuzhan was pleased with Bai Zhi’s phrasing, “my own house.” It was excellent that he had this realization.

He should treat it as his own house.

He replied in a low voice, “It’s good that you don’t feel uncomfortable.”

Bai Zhi nodded, poking at a bitter chrysanthemum leaf in his vegetable salad. “There’s just one that slipped through, Brother Yuzhan—can you take care of this for me?”

Xie Yuzhan looked and saw that it was indeed a straggler.

Bai Zhi’s love for vegetables was evident, but he avoided bitter vegetables like the plague. He disliked bitter melon and bitter chrysanthemum, and wouldn’t touch any bitter fruit.

He calmly picked up the two leaves with his chopsticks and said, “Since Zhizhi called me ‘Brother,’ it’s just two leaves. Of course, no problem. I’ll eliminate it for you.”

Bai Zhi smiled, eating a bright yellow cherry tomato. Now, this was the kind of vegetable that tasted right~

The other three at the table naturally saw the two whispering intimately, both secretly and openly.

Lu Yunyi shrugged at his parents. See, he told them that the person who could control Xie Yuzhan’s cleanliness obsession had finally appeared. His parents had doubted he was exaggerating, but seeing it with their own eyes, they must believe it now.

It was just that he felt full before even taking two bites of dinner.

Lu Zhenghan exchanged a look with his wife, not without emotion.

He spoke, “We’ve wanted to meet you for a long time, but Yuzhan said to wait. Well, this wait lasted until the end of the year. But seeing you two get along so well, we are relieved.”

Xie Yuzhan glanced at Bai Zhi, who was eating seriously, and replied, “There will be plenty of opportunities in the future.”

Lu Yunyi didn’t say anything either. The marriage alliance was initially agreed to last only one year, but now Xie Yuzhan had changed his mind. What about the other party? Although his friend said Bai Zhi also had feelings, he always felt like something wasn’t quite right.

Yet, he couldn’t put his finger on it.

Bai Zhi ate comfortably during the meal, much more relaxed than at the Bai residence. He wouldn’t mind coming here more often.

The aura between people was truly wonderful. The Lu couple was genuinely friendly to him, not the superficial kind of insincerity. He could tell the difference.

After dinner, Xie Yuzhan went to the study with the Lu father and son, while he accompanied Mrs. Lu to arrange the potted plants he had brought.

When leaving, the elder also gave him a meeting gift: a pair of raw gemstones that looked quite valuable, suitable for making brooches or cufflinks.

The group of five stood in the doorway saying goodbye. Bai Zhi thanked them politely and sincerely; he had been quite happy tonight.

Xie Yuzhan took Bai Zhi’s scarf and carefully wrapped it around him. Of course, he didn’t forget to warm his hands, so his little paws wouldn’t get cold again.

Bai Zhi was slightly stunned, and this momentary lapse perfectly accommodated Xie Yuzhan’s actions.

Watching the other withdraw his hand, and seeing the slightly teasing eyes of the Lu family trio, he quickly realized that wrapping the scarf around him was also a display of affection. He understood, he understood perfectly!

He thought for a moment and came up with a brilliant little idea.

Intentional yet seemingly unintentional actions were the best way to show how good their relationship was. Mr. Wolf had already made his move; the little rabbit couldn’t lose. The next move was his!