“What nonsense, I’m an Omega, live at your place?” Xiao Can cursed, “Are you an idiot!”
He Xingzhou was displeased, “If you don’t agree, then don’t agree, why curse? What if Charlie learns?”
Xiao Can hurriedly looked down to observe.
Seeing Charlie enjoying the petting with narrowed eyes, seemingly not intending to learn, he breathed a sigh of relief.
The little cutie wasn’t suitable for swearing. If he learned, he would feel guilty.
Xiao Can didn’t want to continue this topic. He wracked his brains and came up with an excuse to get He Xingzhou to leave, “Didn’t you say you prepared a big meal? Don’t you need to go cook?”
He Xingzhou checked the time, “The preparations are all done, it’s too early to go now.”
“I usually eat early, and get hungry early too,” Xiao Can said.
“Okay.” He Xingzhou got up and headed out.
After taking a few steps, he suddenly realized something and turned back, “Are you trying to get rid of me with that excuse?”
Oh no, he’s getting smarter!
Xiao Can turned his head away, pretending to look pitiful, “I’m not feeling well from hunger…”
He Xingzhou hesitated.
“I, I want to eat the food you make.” Xiao Can whispered.
He finished speaking nervously, his heart pounding, stealing a glance at He Xingzhou, who looked surprised and incredulous.
A few seconds later, He Xingzhou nodded, “Oh,” and swiftly turned around, briskly walking away.
Xiao Can breathed a sigh of relief.
Charlie, who was almost asleep, suddenly woke up, stretching his neck to look in the direction He Xingzhou had left.
“Wanna go be with your dad?” Xiao Can asked.
Charlie hesitated for a moment, then shrunk back.
It seemed he had weighed his options and decided to stay with Xiao Can.
Being favored by such a cute little elf, Xiao Can felt a wave of happiness, his love for Charlie growing stronger.
“Why do you like me so much?” he asked softly.
Charlie couldn’t understand these complex sentences and remained silent, pressing his face against Xiao Can’s thumb.
Xiao Can couldn’t help but laugh, thinking, perhaps it’s because of the raspberry flavor.
His knowledge in this area was lacking, and his understanding of parrots was limited. He didn’t know if this little guy had a more sensitive sense of smell than humans or if he could perceive human pheromones.
Even if it were true, smelling an odor might not necessarily be the same as He Xingzhou’s.
It couldn’t possibly be He Xingzhou’s biological child, could it?
That would be quite a surprise.
Amused by his own thoughts, Xiao Can chuckled.
Charlie looked at him, then suddenly spoke, “You’re so beautiful!”
“Thank you,” Xiao Can said, “You’re also very beautiful, you’re the most beautiful and cutest baby.”
The atmosphere was warm and pleasant.
Unbelievably, less than half an hour ago, in this very room, he had almost lost control of his emotions, speaking harshly to He Xingzhou and even shedding tears.
Now, He Xingzhou knew about the thing he had been desperately hiding.
This was something he didn’t want to face or escape from. But at this moment, immediately after the conflict had passed, he was still sitting on He Xingzhou’s sofa, happily playing with He Xingzhou’s pet. It was truly incomprehensible.
The entire development was strange and bizarre.
Was it because He Xingzhou himself was too peculiar?
Everything that had been complicated seemed unnecessary at this moment, completely self-inflicted.
“Charlie,” Xiao Can subconsciously softened his tone, “Will you give me a kiss? Muah! Muah!”
Charlie didn’t understand, tilting his head to look at him.
Xiao Can gently lowered his head and kissed him on the head, repeating, “Muah!” as he kissed him again.
Charlie still seemed puzzled.
“Silly boy,” Xiao Can laughed, “It means you kiss when you hear ‘muah.’ Muah!”
After saying that, he kissed Charlie’s head again.
Charlie still didn’t get it, whether he didn’t like the pronunciation or he wasn’t interested in Xiao Can repeatedly kissing his head.
Xiao Can didn’t mind, happily teaching him repeatedly.
After kissing a few more times, Charlie suddenly became excited, struggling a bit before standing up and making a gesture.
Xiao Can looked at him expectantly.
Charlie raised his head high, and in clear and rounded tones, he shouted, “Rapist! Rapist!”
Xiao Can was stunned on the spot.
Before he could even think about where Charlie had learned that word, he hurriedly defended himself, “It’s not like that, I just… I…”
At that moment, He Xingzhou’s voice suddenly came from the front.
“You stinky thing, why don’t you learn good words!”
Xiao Can raised his head blankly, seeing another sofa and a coffee table nearby, then the wall, without a trace of a person.
He squinted, and his gaze finally fell on a round object placed on the coffee table in the middle.
In the middle of that thing was a dark reflective glass, and underneath the glass was a small indicator light, which was on.
Xiao Can took a deep breath, suddenly stood up, and pointed angrily at the round object, “Are you a pervert! You dare to spy, do you have any shame!”
It was clearly a camera, and He Xingzhou had just used this thing to speak. Obviously, he had been silently watching before.
“Disgusting!” Xiao Can shouted.
Charlie, startled, jumped onto his shoulder, also shouting, “Disgusting! Disgusting!”
The camera emitted He Xingzhou’s voice in horror, “What are you doing!”
As the last note fell, the round camera was smashed to the ground, bouncing slightly before rolling twice.
Charlie was startled, shrinking and not daring to move.
“Scared you?” Xiao Can immediately regretted it, stood still for two seconds, then turned to comfort, “I’m sorry.”
At this moment, the camera that had been still started rolling!
The thing skillfully avoided the furniture and, under Xiao Can’s gaze, rolled out of the room with a rumbling sound.
“Still want to run!” Xiao Can shouted and immediately chased after it.
Charlie on his shoulder almost slipped off, spreading his wings and fluttering twice. Xiao Can hurriedly reached out to support him.
Fortunately, the camera didn’t roll fast. Xiao Can chased after it all the way until they reached the kitchen.
He Xingzhou sat in the corner, legs crossed, playing with his phone. A pot beside him was bubbling, and the air was filled with aroma.
Seeing Xiao Can, he showed a friendly smile, then shook his head and sighed, “You, with such a temper… fortunately, this device has an anti-pet biting function.”
Xiao Can had originally calmed down a bit, but He Xingzhou’s antics quickly reignited his anger.
He wanted to curse someone, while silently pondering in his heart whether he might actually have a touch of hyperthyroidism.
Facing He Xingzhou, he always found it difficult to control his temper.
He Xingzhou stood up, still smiling, “I just wanted to see if Charlie behaves when he’s with you. Initially, I was going to stop watching immediately, but then I saw you…” He paused for a moment, then continued nonchalantly, “I’m sorry.”
“I feel offended!” Xiao Can emphasized seriously.
“I was wrong,” He Xingzhou didn’t struggle at all, his expression sincere and apologetic, “I always do things that make you angry, I’m very sorry.”
He didn’t argue or try to justify himself. His face showed remorse, and Xiao Can found himself losing his temper.
“To show sincerity and fairness, I can transfer the camera permissions to you. You can open it anytime in the future,” He Xingzhou said, “It can be controlled remotely and can go to any room at any time.”
“Who wants to monitor your house!” Xiao Can said, “Am I sick?”
“You can see Charlie,” He Xingzhou said.
Xiao Can hesitated for a moment, but after thinking it over, he refused, “It’s not appropriate. Don’t you feel insecure about your privacy being arbitrarily invaded?”
He Xingzhou listened and thought for a while before replying, “My sense of indebtedness to you makes me too preoccupied to care about these trivial matters. If doing so is really too extreme and over the top, it might actually make me feel better.”
“But I don’t want to look,” Xiao Can said, “Don’t force it just to alleviate your guilt.”
“Fine,” He Xingzhou said helplessly.
Both of them fell silent for a while, then He Xingzhou turned and walked to the sink.
“You seem relaxed,” Xiao Can muttered.
“I’m thawing,” He Xingzhou said, “I started early, but some materials couldn’t keep up.”
“Oh, you’re busy, then,” Xiao Can said, turning around, “I’ll go back to the living room.” He took two steps and pointed to the camera in the corner, emphasizing, “I don’t want to see that thing again.”
“Wait a minute,” He Xingzhou called out.
Xiao Can turned around.
“I have a question…” He Xingzhou’s expression, rarely seen, showed some restraint, “It might be a bit… abrupt…”
“Then don’t ask,” Xiao Can said.
“But I have to ask,” He Xingzhou took a step forward, “Actually, I have a memory of what happened that day.”
“…” Xiao Can stepped back, “I, I don’t want to hear it!”
“I don’t remember your face, or your voice, but…” He Xingzhou didn’t advance anymore, frowning as he struggled to find the right words, “Everything is very chaotic, and I’m not sure if some of the details in my memory actually happened. After all, the human brain is very good at self-deception.”
“…What are you trying to say?”
“I asked Tan Zhen if there were any marks at the time, and he said no,” He Xingzhou said, “So I always assumed I remembered wrong.”
Xiao Can realized something and immediately became flustered, stepping back again.
He had mistakenly thought that he had already let He Xingzhou know everything, but in fact, he still had some secrets.
“I’m wondering, could those memories be real?” He Xingzhou hesitated but persistently looked at him, “I… about you…”
Xiao Can stood straight, squeezing the skin on the side of his index finger with his thumbnail.
Faced with his silence, He Xingzhou didn’t urge him, but waited quietly, his brows furrowing tighter.
When Xiao Can finally spoke, his throat felt unusually dry.
He didn’t answer He Xingzhou’s question, but asked, “Then… Do you want to mark me?”
