Translator: Lynn
One side of the room is full of happy, spring scenery, while the other side is smiling and crying silently.
What about the promised quarrel? With another mouth full of dog food, the life of a single dog is so difficult!
Fortunately, this is a top-notch hotel that is impeccably humane.
It allows one to hear all kinds of love words clearly on the other side of the wall before throwing the glass. Afterward, an adjustable 3D background sound of flowers, birds, fish, and insects helps to relax and aid sleep.
The owner of the black fan website for Zhu Ling, “Riding my little lamb1騎著我的小羊羊; qízhe wǒde xiǎo yángyáng; I think this is Qi Yang’s smurf account lol. And that account is the owner of haters of Zhu Ling group” lay contentedly on the soft shell pillow, turned over, and laughed out loud under the quilt.
‘Zhu Ling, Zhu Ling, you were so arrogant during the day. Are you completely stupid now? Did you not realize you might have come here specifically to inadvertently deepen the couple’s relationship?
You showed up once and nailed it immediately, creating such enthusiasm and intensity~ Why not visit more often? Who knows, maybe your presence will have such a profound impact that they end up with two kids.
It was immensely satisfying to see the bloody feud over the stolen role and drama finally avenged!
On the second day of the trip, watching Brother Kai laugh and stay silent the entire time was priceless. Yesterday, he was the fierce man who showed no change in expression after seven roller coasters. After one night, he walked sluggishly, his thighs trembling, yet he still tried to maintain a tough facade with his talk and laughter.
A decisive look flew over—Weidu. Don’t you think you need to cook some nourishing stew for him when you get back?
On a new day, Li Weidu looked a bit different from usual.
He was still handsome and quiet, occasionally dazed, and a bit out of sync with the joyful atmosphere of the amusement park. However, something had changed.
It was as if spring buds had broken through the ground, revealing new green, and had been sweetly watered by a warm drizzle from beginning to end. His eyes were filled with a new vitality.
Qi Yang, usually carefree and not easily moved, suddenly felt a bit emotional.
Six years had passed since he met Li Weidu when he was twenty. Wei Xuan always said Li Weidu seemed perpetually sad and depressed, often dragging him to pet stores to cheer him up. But not long after each visit, he would return to his cycle of darkness and calm, like a piece of unmelting ice.
Now, someone had finally warmed him completely. The barren days when no one loved or cherished him were over. His eyes were now full of happiness, and it was truly wonderful to see him smile with peace of mind.
Qi Yang wanted to say, “My sixth sense is invincible. From the first time I saw Brother Kai, I felt he was perfect for you, really!”
He wasn’t even talking about the time on the fishing boat but the first time he saw the tabloid headline “The Overbearing CEO and the Code-Making Migrant Worker Buy Clothes.”
The candid photographer had captured Li Weidu’s face perfectly, showing his look of disgust, helplessness, and arrogance.
Qi Yang still remembered spraying a mouthful of soda onto Wei Xuan’s counter that day: “Hahahahaha, look at Weidu’s expression! It matches our big-breasted migrant worker so well! As the saying goes, most people with big chests have no brains, so the combination of ‘Brainless’ and ‘Unhappy’ is perfect. They’ll definitely last a long time and live happily ever after.”
Now, suppressing his pride, he sat in the back seat of someone else’s car, twisting around happily and playing cheerful songs on the car audio system. He sang loudly all the way with a voice like a howling wolf.
…
The car slowly drove back to the villa area. Rows of bald trees and hollies rested lightly under the distant blue sky, with withered grass swaying along the clean, snow-white roads. Small Western-style buildings with gray tiles and white courtyards quietly embraced the winter sleep under the golden sunlight.
In the distance, under a small Japanese-style lantern hanging from the eaves of the hallway, a slender figure stood.
Wearing a long white cotton windbreaker, half of his body was bathed in golden sunlight.
“Hey!” Qi Yang, who was already as excited as a dog, immediately stuck his head out of the back seat. “Hey, why is Wei Xuan here? Doesn’t he need to be at the store today?” Wei Xuan, the pet shop owner, was one of Li Weidu’s “only two” friends.
Because the store was usually busy, unlike the big star Qi Yang who skipped work all the time, Wei Xuan didn’t have much free time. Ji Kai had only seen him a few times before when he was hospitalized. His overall impression of this silent and beautiful young man could be summed up in four simple words: “Speaks little and is fair.”
Fair as in pale.
Wei Xuan had a typical pigment-deficient complexion. His skin was like snow, and even his hair and eyes were a light brown color, much lighter than that of most people.
He wore different colors the few times they met before, but today he was in all white, blending perfectly with the snowy background.
This reminded Ji Kai of his childhood.
It was a cold winter when breath turned into ice crystals, and snow began to fall amidst the sound of New Year’s firecrackers. As a young boy, he happily poured out a few black buttons from the small bamboo tube where his mother kept buttons, pushed open the creaking iron door, and entered the yard.
Amidst the fireworks in the sky, his sister was already in the yard.
With a red scarf, her nose red from the cold, she was shaping a small snowman with a shovel.
Together, they built the snowman and used buttons to create its eyes, nose, and mouth. The little snowman stood in the corner of the courtyard, all crystal white, smiling cutely.
“Sister, do you think it will be cold?”
“Hmm, maybe it will be. What should we do?”
His sister was skilled with fabrics. Her hands were very talented, and the handmade wind chimes, pillowcases, and citrus-scented dolls she made were placed in every corner of the house and even sold in small boutiques. She took out a piece of fluffy plaid cloth from the drawer and, with her slender fingers, sewed it under the machine for a few minutes.
“Look, this way it won’t be cold!”
By coincidence, Wei Xuan was also wearing a curry-colored plaid scarf today. The color and texture of the scarf were almost exactly the same as the one around the little snowman’s neck in Ji Kai’s memory.
…
It turns out his sister didn’t lie to him.
The little snowman with the scarf didn’t last long. The weather suddenly turned warm after the New Year, and the snowman melted away.
Young Ji Kai picked up the buttons with a sense of loss, feeling a bit sad. His sister gently walked over, touched his head, and comforted him with a smile: “Don’t be sad, the little snowman has actually become a snowman spirit. He’s hiding under the sun and will come back next winter.”
A year later, with the first snow of winter, the little snowman reappeared in the courtyard. It had the same eyes, nose, and scarf. His sister smiled and said, “Look, Xiao Kai, the little snowman is back.”
Year after year, the little snowman “came home.”
Until she was gone.
Then, Ji Kai stood in the snowy courtyard and waited all night.
…
After that, many years passed, and the little snowman never came back. Until this moment.
Even though he knew it was impossible, it was so similar—it felt as if the little snowman had transformed into a human form after all these years and reappeared before him. Still so white, with a temperament as clear and cold as ice and snow, but now very good-looking.
Mr. Li’s fragile heart took a ton of hits.
Wei Xuan is good-looking, but it’s not like you haven’t seen him before!
Look at me! Look at me!
I’m your long-time companion, and now I realize that being more good-looking is useless! I won’t let you go, it’s useless to just stare at you!
“Ahem, it really is Wei Xuan. Why did you come ‘suddenly’? Have you been waiting long? You could have called me before coming.” He smiled warmly at his friend, his voice gentle and his expression perfect, but internally, the barrage was frantic—next time, you must call me in advance and send a selfie for a strict outfit review! Don’t dress too handsomely and don’t conduct ruthless nuclear strikes without warning like today!
So scary! The way my baby bear looks at you is like he’s eyeing a delicious salmon swimming in the river after waking up from hibernation! With a smile on your face and a dazed look, if this happens a few more times, his soul will be lured away. Are you responsible? The first basic rule of life is not to play with your friend’s partner’s heart. And another thousand words omitted.
The handsome snowman guy: “…You asked me to come, didn’t you?”
Looking down, Wei Xuan’s hand, wrapped in white gloves, was holding a small cage covered with plaid thick cotton.
…
“Sit down, you guys sit down first. Please turn on the heater quickly, the living room is so cold.”
Oh, that’s right. You care about him not being warm, right?
“Weidu Weidu, where did you put the black tea we bought from Russia last time? Give it to them to try too.”
Oh, the black tea that I haven’t even been willing to open is definitely special for them, right?
“Weidu, I’m going to wash the strawberries, you cut the pineapples…”
“Ji Kai!”
“Huh?”
“He…is really that good-looking?!” The open kitchen has no door.
Li Weidu tried his best to lower his voice and grabbed the pineapple from him, forcing him to look at her.
“What looks good? Who is good-looking?” Ji Kai was confused.
“Do you think Wei Xuan is pretty?”
“Oh,” Ji Kai glanced at the living room a few times, hesitant to respond, “…he is indeed pretty.”
“That’s right, huh, better looking than me, right? He looks so good, why don’t you go with him? Anyway, he is still single, a nice person, good at taking care of animals, gentle, kind, and loving!” He must be first-rate in taking care of baby bears!
Although Ji Kai didn’t understand why his CEO could be jealous of Wei Xuan, who he wasn’t very familiar with, he immediately coaxed him with excellent charm, “No, no, I’m not saying he’s better looking than you. Really, he’s not comparable to you.”
“Then why were you staring at him like that just now!”
“No, right?” Ji Kai thought for a moment, “I just think he is really fair, I mean his skin.”
At this point, it’s best to cut off the conversation.
At the word “fair,” Li Weidu exploded: “…Am I not fair?!”
“No, no, no! You are fair, you are also fair. You are fairer than him! Weidu, Weidu, you are the fairest…”
“Then what does he have that I don’t have?”
The CEO reluctantly took the pineapple and chopped it aggressively. The knife made the chopping board click. Ji Kai followed behind, coaxing and laughing, holding his beautiful jealous partner around the waist and enjoying a silly, happy time.
Same in the kitchen, the same combination of a gruff man and jealousy.
When I was a kid, my parents would bicker in the kitchen when guests came over. It was exactly the same as this!
“I can’t believe you used the hawthorns to entertain your female colleagues! You said you can’t survive the day without them. What do you mean by that?”
“Oh, come on, you’re so stingy. I can’t even share a few hawthorns with them? Look how I’ve spoiled you over the years!”
“Why, shouldn’t you have spoiled me? I was famous all over the country back then, but now I’m living a hard life with you, a poor boy. I’m getting old, and all you do is talk sweetly and help me out. Hand me the soy sauce—no, that’s sesame oil! You can’t even tell the difference. If it weren’t for my kindness, what would you do if you were a bachelor for the rest of your life?”
“How can you say that! Back then, I was tall and handsome at 1.8 meters. When I went to the countryside, even older girls I didn’t know would sneak into my bed at night to cover my feet!”
“Oh really, and did you bring one of those older girls home?”
Despite their bickering, when they emerged from the kitchen to meet the guests, they both wore smiles that showed they were close and united.
“Come in, have some sweets, tea, and fruit. I’m sorry for the poor hospitality!”
It was just like the scene where he and Li Weidu, both smiling, brought out fruit plates and tea to entertain their guests. It perfectly captured the unity and camaraderie of an old married couple, almost exactly the same.
…
What Wei Xuan brought over in the cage was the “treasure of the store,” the adorable pet “Guo Maomao,” or simply “Maomao.”
Since returning from Russia, Li Weidu had taken Ji Kai to see several rehabilitation doctors. After considering various opinions, the current training method followed a structured regimen—using a special plastic inflatable massage ball at home to stimulate nerves and restore sensitivity in his right hand.
However, the treatment results were mediocre.
In less than half a month, the situation remained inconsistent. Sometimes he could tie his shoelaces by himself, and other times he couldn’t. On average, he would forget how to use chopsticks correctly for one out of every five meals. The progress was erratic.
Li Weidu: “I think you just don’t take it seriously and don’t actively cooperate with the treatment.”
“The doctor said you need to squeeze the ball for a full hour every day and repeat the twenty-eight exercises written in the book twice. Instead, you lose focus within ten minutes, rushing off to read books, watch dramas, or even the adult movies that Qi Yang brought over. You’re simply…”
Ji Kai: Do you blame me? How can an adult happily play with a few plastic balls for an hour every day? I’m not the dumb husky next door!
…
Before Wei Xuan opened the cage, Ji Kai had always assumed “Maomao2毛毛; fluffy” was probably a rabbit.
After all, most cats wouldn’t be named “Maomao,” right? Dogs don’t seem to fit the name either, so naturally, he imagined a chubby, long-haired white rabbit. But the reality…
“What’s with your store’s method of naming small animals?”
This “Maomao”? This is clearly “Cici3刺刺; Thorns“! Inside the cage was a tiny hedgehog, about half the size of a palm, looking up and smiling at everyone. It was incredibly cute!
Ji Kai had never seen a little hedgehog up close before. Oh my god, how can its face be so adorable?
It’s as sweet as a chipmunk, with its little nose sticking out like a mini pig. And those big, shiny eyes like black beans! And what’s with that mysterious, clever smile at the corner of its mouth? It’s absolutely unfair how cute it looks eating bugs with its pink little tongue sticking out!
The tough guy Mr. Ji was completely won over, his heart melting into a ball of jam in less than ten seconds. No contest.
“What should I feed it? I have apples in the kitchen. I’ll cut some for it…”
“Mealworms. Fruits only occasionally.” Wei Xuan pointed to the extra bag next to the cage. “It’s not picky. It was picked up from the wild, so it has a tough stomach and can digest anything.”
“Picked it up?”
“Yes, didn’t Weidu tell you? Guo Maomao was a stray hedgehog he found on the roadside last winter. It was very small and thin then. After it was brought to my store, it’s been eating well every day, and now it’s all plump.”
Ah… I would love to see the heartwarming scene of Weidu picking up a hedgehog with a stoic expression.
“You’re lucky, little one. Last winter was so cold. If Weidu hadn’t found you, you might have frozen to death.”
“Now it’s its turn to help you. If the little one can understand, he should be very happy.”
“Help? Help how?”
Li Weidu: “You don’t like using the massage balls, right? I’ll give you Maomao to hold. Maybe it will be more effective.”
“…!?!!?”
So, Mr. Li, are you saying I won’t be holding a plastic ball every day anymore but a hedgehog instead?
So cruel! Are you still my boyfriend?
Translator’s Note:
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