Rat, Rabbit, And Rabbit Transformed Into Humans And Married Their Natural Enemies. Chapter 33

Chapter 33

Although Bai Zhi felt that the current situation was not optimistic, even somewhat dangerous, words spoken are like water poured out—he did not regret what he said.

After all, it was his true thought.

He slowly took a breath and asked, “Are you saying I shouldn’t slightly trust you, my natural enemy?”

Xie Yuzhan curved his lips. “Zhizhi, you’re not very skilled at changing the subject. I’m saying you shouldn’t be so confident that you’ll never run into trouble when entering risky places. After all, you possess an overly outstanding appearance and an exceptional demeanor.”

If his exquisite facade was one in ten thousand, adding his clean and pure temperament made him a rarity in this world.

The rarer he was, the more precious he became, and the more he attracted covetous gazes.

Bai Zhi didn’t know what kind of demeanor he had. He struggled slightly, feeling uncomfortable. “You’re overthinking it. Not that many people are interested in me, and I will be more careful about safety. Don’t make it sound like something bad will definitely happen to me if I leave you.

“Besides, you can manage me for a year, but can you manage me for a lifetime? A year will pass quickly.”

The hand Xie Yuzhan rested on the back of Bai Zhi’s neck tightened slightly, and his tone deepened. He asked, “Are you that eager to leave me?”

Didn’t he like him? Why?

Bai Zhi was startled by Xie Yuzhan’s sudden force. The accumulated experience of his rabbit life acted almost like a conditioned reflex, making his body move faster than his mind to counterattack.

It was almost subconscious.

By the time he reacted, the two of them had fallen to the ground. He was entirely on top of Xie Yuzhan, one hand tightly pressing down on the other man’s shoulder—a posture heavily laden with the meaning of suppression and restraint.

He quickly realized one thing: the other party had held back. He didn’t doubt that if Mr. Wolf wanted to, a counterattack that would hit its mark was only a second away.

And he couldn’t guarantee he had the strength to resist.

His mind went blank. Damn it! That series of movements just now was subconscious, an overreaction. He hadn’t intended to actually fight Xie Yuzhan; it wouldn’t benefit him in the slightest!

He gritted his teeth, his eyelids trembling. He didn’t even bother to argue about the issue of being managed.

He also completely missed the question about “leaving.”

After a period of anxious silence, Xie Yuzhan looked at Bai Zhi’s eyes, which were starting to turn red, and his constantly fluttering eyelashes, and gradually calmed down.

He was indeed surprised by the other party’s sudden action, and the little rabbit was clearly startled as well.

He slowed his speech, breaking the silence. “Zhizhi, I…”

Bai Zhi cut Xie Yuzhan off, his throat tightening, making his voice sound even drier. He rushed out in one breath, “It was wrong of me to strike you, but you’ve seen it! I won’t let anyone take advantage of me easily; I have basic self-preservation skills.

“I don’t know what’s wrong with you tonight, but I promise you I won’t cause trouble or disrupt your plans or arrangements. You can rest assured.

“However, I also don’t like others interfering too much in my affairs. I hope you remember what we agreed upon before.

“Thank you for bringing me back. I’m going back to my room now. Good night.”

After dropping those words, he sprang up like a small coiled spring, walking and running, leaving the garage without looking back. No, he needed to take a shower now and then curl up in his nest for a while.

The bunny needed to calm down.

Tonight was truly, truly too strange and too crazy!

Rabbit God above, he actually dared to strike his natural enemy! If Mr. Wolf hadn’t gone easy on him, would he still be in one piece right now?! He probably would have been done for!

In the garage.

Xie Yuzhan slowly stood up and picked up the gold-rimmed glasses that had fallen to the floor. The thin glasses chain was tangled, much like his state of mind tonight.

He sighed silently, realizing that he was indeed acting very unusually.

The more people he met, the clearer he saw Bai Zhi’s preciousness.

Falling for such a person and truly placing them in his heart inevitably gave rise to possessiveness, jealousy, envy, and even a desire for control that crossed boundaries.

Love breeds greed, anger, ignorance, and obsession, but love also makes people willing and content to endure hardship.

What he saw in Bai Zhi was the flourishing vitality of this world. If the ruins could ever be rebuilt, it would surely be the hopping little rabbit bringing flowers and sunshine.

In this place, all things grow.

His gaze was deep and gentle. He still needed to apologize to Bai Zhi; he had lost control of his emotions tonight.

After Bai Zhi returned to his room, he locked the door with a click, took a shower, and then carried his Pikachu nest into the closet in the walk-in wardrobe—after searching the entire room, this was the most suitable place to curl up.

He was nervous about what happened tonight. He wasn’t wrong to go to the bar, and fighting Xie Yuzhan was because he was startled. He hoped Mr. Wolf wouldn’t dwell on this.

He needed to move past it quickly.

Falling out with him wouldn’t do him any good.

He would wait until tomorrow to see Xie Yuzhan’s reaction. Anyway, he had said everything he needed to say. If the other party didn’t accept it… then their remaining marriage life would likely escalate to the difficulty level of walking a tightrope at high altitude.

He opened the closet door a crack and dozed for a bit. Only after his emotions stabilized did he go to bed.

He had several chaotic dreams that night. Either he turned back into a bunny and was gobbled up by Director Hu, or as a human, Mr. Wolf bit his neck…

In short, none of them were good dreams.

As a result, when he groggily opened his eyes, his head was throbbing and he felt fuzzy, naturally missing breakfast.

He got up, washed up, and then lay back down in bed. He pulled out his small biscuits and nuts to munch on. Just as he was about to chat with Lu Qinghe about last night, the other party’s message came through. After a brief exchange, he called him directly.

He idly fiddled with Pikachu’s ears and said, “Sorry about yesterday. CEO Xie probably took his anger out on you a bit because of me. I apologize on his behalf.”

“Oh, it’s nothing big. Don’t worry about it. Besides, I was the one who invited you to the bar. CEO Xie is probably quite old-fashioned.”

Bai Zhi nodded. He also felt Xie Yuzhan had a prejudice against bars. “And he also thinks that with my looks, I’m easily bullied. Nonsense. Even if it were true, would I just stand there obediently and let people bully me?”

“…Regardless, I feel like you’re quite close to him. You say you don’t want him to manage you, but didn’t your feet obediently follow him into the car?”

“That’s because… because I have to give CEO Xie some face outside! Don’t overthink it!”

“I’ll try not to—speaking of which, CEO Xie is quite lenient with you, though he might be particular about certain things sometimes. Just happily do what you want in front of him.”

Bai Zhi pursed his lips. “As long as I don’t truly provoke him, I’ll thank the heavens.”

“I’m a good judge of character. I bet even if he gets really angry, steaming mad, he won’t do anything to you… In bed is another matter.”

Bai Zhi was a little skeptical but didn’t dwell on it, especially those four words Lu Qinghe added: in bed. What bed? Besides the night he sneaked in, there was no other “in bed.”

He didn’t continue talking about Xie Yuzhan. They chatted aimlessly about various things for about twenty minutes before hanging up.

He lazily took a nap, woke up, ate brunch, tended to the obedient and vibrant grasses in the sunroom, and then started a live stream. When he finished, he glanced at the time; it was past dinner hour.

He wondered if Xie Yuzhan was back yet.

He decided to tell Lin Haiyan that he would eat in his room and then go ask about CEO Xie’s situation later.

Things had to pass. Their marriage life might be about survival, but he absolutely did not want to activate hard mode. It was necessary to maintain a reasonably good relationship with Mr. Wolf.

However, when he saw the tableware Lin Haiyan had set out, he paused by the table and asked in confusion, “What are these?”

Lin Haiyan smiled without answering, only telling him to enjoy his meal slowly before leaving with the tray, leaving him utterly bewildered, staring at the various Pikachu-themed utensils on the table.

Yes, that’s right. Today’s tableware was a Pikachu set he had never seen before.

Bowls, plates, spoons, chopsticks, dessert forks—even the small stew pot was Pikachu-themed! There was even a fluffy Pikachu keychain placed beside it.

Despite his confusion, he naturally wouldn’t refuse the delicious food in front of him. While rubbing the fluffy toy, he enjoyed his dinner and messaged Lin Haiyan to ask where the tableware came from.

Mmm~~

Perhaps he was hungry, but the food tonight was exceptionally delicious, especially the tofu soup with fresh mushrooms—it was incredibly savory. And the small dessert after the meal—pancakes drizzled with vanilla fig jam—was a wonderful taste unique to autumn.

When he put down the dessert fork, he sighed contentedly. His stomach felt warm and cozy, and his mood improved further.

He took a picture of the empty dishes and sent it to Lin Haiyan, asking again about the tableware.

He had a hunch something was up.

Seeing that he had finished eating, Lin Haiyan finally revealed the answer: this dinner was entirely cooked by Xie Yuzhan, from the dishes to the stew pot to the dessert. The fluffy little keychain was naturally prepared by him too.

And the tableware was a unique, handcrafted custom set.

He stared at Lin Haiyan’s message for a long time, politely thanked her, and then looked at the tableware on the table, still holding the fluffy toy he had just received. A thought popped into his head—

Was Xie Yuzhan apologizing to him?

Otherwise, why would he do this?

He didn’t think a busy man like CEO Xie had the leisure to cook an entire dinner. However, the handcrafted custom tableware probably wasn’t made in just the last day or two. Maybe he had intended to give it to him earlier?

His mind was a chaotic mess. When he first transmigrated, he knew humans had three thousand worries, tangled and difficult to sort out, and no one could escape them.

Now he was truly experiencing it.

He stared at the fluffy toy in his hand, poked it, rubbed it, and squeezed it hard. Well—to be honest, he had already calmed down.

What Xie Yuzhan did last night did make the bunny uncomfortable, but the other party had indeed held back when he struck, and now he had presented a worthy apology.

He had planned to find Xie Yuzhan anyway. Now that the other party had proactively offered a way out, he had no reason not to take it.

Moving past this was good.

But he still needed to re-emphasize and clarify what needed to be said.

Thinking this, he didn’t waste time. He took the mini keychain and walked out of the room, only to freeze. The person he was looking for was right by the door.

He looked unusually weary.

He subconsciously tightened his grip on the fluffy toy and asked blankly, “Why are you here? How long have you been waiting? Why didn’t you knock and call me?”

Facing Bai Zhi’s three consecutive questions, Xie Yuzhan took two steps closer, stopping half a meter in front of him, and countered, “How was dinner?”

Bai Zhi pursed his lips, looking at the meticulously dressed Xie Yuzhan, peering through the lenses into his bottomless eyes. He answered truthfully, “It was delicious. Aunt Lin said you made it all. Thank you, and also…”

He raised the fluffy toy in his hand and shook it. “I really like the Pikachu tableware and this little keychain. I can clip the fluffy toy onto my bag when I go out. It’s very cute and convenient.”

Xie Yuzhan subtly let out a breath of relief. “I’m glad you’re satisfied.”

He paused, then added, “I was wrong last night. I apologize. I will try my best not to interfere with your private matters in the future.”

Bai Zhi leaned closer and pressed, “Try your best?”

Xie Yuzhan adjusted his glasses, a fleeting glint flashing in his eyes before quickly vanishing.

His tone then took on a relaxed, soothing quality as he explained, “Zhizhi, we are cohabitants after all. Sometimes private matters aren’t entirely private. It’s better not to make absolute promises, as I don’t want to go back on my word.”

Bai Zhi thought about it. That seemed logical?

CEO Xie was indeed a businessman—precise.

He nodded. “Alright, as long as you keep your word, I will also fulfill what I promised you and cooperate with you to the best of my ability. As for other things—

“I don’t like being managed or restricted by various rules. We are, at the end of the day, just a plastic couple. You can manage me less where it’s unnecessary.”

Xie Yuzhan understood this. Bai Zhi’s defense of his freedom was precisely one of the reasons he liked him. A free little rabbit was very endearing. Looking at the person before him, he could feel the vast, free wind of the grasslands.

Fresh and invigorating, relaxing, and ultimately captivating.

Even while secretly liking him, he wouldn’t compromise on his bottom line. That was good.

He said slowly, “I understand, but I don’t like the term ‘plastic couple.’ It doesn’t matter what others say, but I don’t want you to use that term.”

Was he giving himself such a negative suggestion because he held no hope?

That wouldn’t do.

Bai Zhi squeezed the fluffy toy in his hand and asked, “It doesn’t meet your linguistic aesthetics? It’s just an online phrase.”

“…Yes.”

“Okay, I won’t say it anymore.”

Bai Zhi knew Xie Yuzhan was picky, picky about everything. It was just a word, a minor issue. If the other party didn’t like it, he wouldn’t say it.

Regarding last night’s incident, the two of them had reached a consensus.

As Xie Yuzhan said good night and turned to leave, Bai Zhi hesitated for five seconds. His hand moved faster than his brain, lightly tugging on the other man’s sleeve.

When Xie Yuzhan looked back, he asked hesitantly, “Did you eat dinner?”

Xie Yuzhan looked at the somewhat hesitant Bai Zhi. The automatic lie that was about to leave his mouth turned into the truth. He said, “Not yet. I didn’t have much appetite.”

Bai Zhi slowly took a deep breath, his fingers tightening slightly on Xie Yuzhan’s sleeve. He tentatively suggested, “Do you want to eat something? I can make it for you.”

Xie Yuzhan chuckled softly and countered, “If Zhizhi is making it, anything is fine?”

This question stumped Bai Zhi.

Why did he feel Xie Yuzhan’s question wasn’t pure? It seemed to have a hidden meaning. What did “anything is fine” mean? Eating the bunny was fine too?

No! Absolutely not!

He couldn’t eat the bunny, he wouldn’t allow it. A rabbit only had one life. If he ate it, he’d be dead! That was non-renewable life value!!