TL: Moonlit
“Xi xi su su1“窸窸窣窣” “窸” (xī) and “窣” (sū) are not commonly used characters in modern Chinese language. Or so what my source told me hehe,” the rustling sound of the paper bag rubbed against the silence of the night, making it particularly abrupt.
Upon hearing Ji Rongyu asking him for a piece of fried chicken strip, Xing Xing’s sense of crisis arose.
He only had a little bit of fried chicken strip left, and he didn’t want to give it to the bad uncle!
So, while Yu Bai and Ji Rongyu were chatting, Xing Xing, who was at the corner of the doorway, quickly rubbed the paper bag with his little hands and stuffed the squeezed fried chicken strip into his mouth.
Ah woo ah woo! He wanted to eat all the fried chicken strips!
This way, the bad uncle wouldn’t be able to ask him for any!
He was truly a clever little one!
Xing Xing’s round, bright eyes sparkled with pride.
However, before Xing Xing could manage to stuff all the fried chicken strips into his mouth, Yu Bai’s voice sounded.
“Ji Rongyu, do you want to try the fried chicken strip?”
Xing Xing, with a fried chicken strip in his mouth, felt as if he was frozen in place.
He stared at his dad with wide eyes.
Xing Xing: Huh?!!
Yu Bai tilted his head slightly, his flushed cheeks hidden by the darkness of the night, leaving only his pair of black pearl-like eyes shining brightly.
Because he hadn’t replied to the messages in time, he worried that Ji Rongyu would come all the way to Sanjiaokou and then to his home…
Yu Bai just regarded Ji Rongyu as the person he invited to take care of Xing Xing.
For the first time in his life, Yu Bai was directly and openly expressing concern for someone without a blood relationship.
Ji Rongyu was like a clingy and affectionate Golden Retriever, constantly showing his affection and kindness to Yu Bai… Even those who disliked large dogs would surrender to the gentle attack of a dog like this.
And although Yu Bai hadn’t surrendered, his face was burning.
His intuition told Yu Bai that if the topic between him and Ji Rongyu continued, their simple “employment” relationship might lead to an uncontrollable future.
Yu Bai decided to change the subject.
Yu Bai: “I think the salt and pepper chicken strip is quite delicious. Do you want to try one?”
With the fried chicken strip in his mouth, Xing Xing’s head turned mechanically as he looked at Ji Rongyu.
Ji Rongyu and Xing Xing, one big and one small, locked eyes.
Xing Xing: No! I won’t! I won’t give the bad uncle the fried chicken strips!
Ji Rongyu didn’t pay much attention to Yu Bai changing the topic.
After all, his main goal in approaching Yu Bai… was just to taste the delicious food made by Yu Bai himself.
Ji Rongyu smiled slightly at Xing Xing’s struggling and refusing gaze, and then spoke.
“I’ll eat it. But…” Ji Rongyu intentionally paused, “Has Xing Xing never eaten fried chicken strips? He seems reluctant to let me have some?”
“Really? Xing Xing even shared the fried chicken strips with the uncles and aunties in the neighborhood before. When Xing Xing eats something, he loves to share it with others…” Yu Bai looked at Xing Xing, “Isn’t that right, Xing Xing?”
Xing Xing: I only want to share delicious things with people other than the bad uncle!
When Xing Xing met Yu Bai’s trusting gaze, the dark thoughts he had about the bad uncle vanished without a trace.
But, Dad trusted him so much as a good and sharing cub, he couldn’t let Dad down!
Oh dear! Maintaining a good image in front of Dad is really difficult!
Xing Xing sighed heavily in his heart.
He… he reluctantly gave the bad uncle the smallest fried chicken strip he could find!
“Yes,” Xing Xing answered weakly, “I love to share with others…”
After fumbling with the paper bag for a while, he reluctantly handed over a fried chicken strip that was about the size of a child’s little finger.
Xing Xing pouted, unwillingly offering the fried chicken strip to Ji Rongyu.
“Here, eat it,” Xing Xing said.
Ji Rongyu raised an eyebrow.
Although the fried chicken strip Xing Xing gave him was so small that it could only fit between his teeth, Ji Rongyu knew that this was the biggest one the little child could give him.
He wasn’t greedy.
Ji Rongyu thought.
There’s plenty of time ahead. Someday, he’ll find a way to get Yu Bai to make a whole bunch of fried chicken strips for him, so he can eat to his heart’s content.
Today, he only needs to taste it and keep the anticipation.
“Thank you,” Ji Rongyu smiled and bent down to pick up the fried chicken strip.
Xing Xing’s eyes curved with a smile, but he gritted his teeth, “No need to thank me!”
Yu Bai patted his son’s little head and opened the anti-theft door in the corridor. “Xing Xing, come upstairs.”
With the remaining fried chicken strips in the paper bag, Xing Xing climbed the stairs with his short legs, making a “whoosh, whoosh, whoosh” sound.
Yu Bai looked at Ji Rongyu and asked, “Have you had dinner? If not… do you want to come to my place to eat?”
It was mealtime now.
Yu Bai thought that Ji Rongyu had been running around to find him. If he asked him to go home directly, it would seem a bit ungrateful.
Plan succeeded!
Carrying the fried chicken strip in his mouth, Ji Rongyu nodded like a dog holding a bone.
The corner of Yu Bai’s mouth slightly raised, and he turned and walked up the stairs.
Ji Rongyu followed Yu Bai upstairs, chewing on the fried chicken strip that Xing Xing had given him.
Perhaps because the fried chicken strip was not freshly made, it was warm but past its best time to be eaten. The breading wasn’t as crispy, and the taste of the chicken strip was just average in Ji Rongyu’s opinion.
This “average” was at the edge of Ji Rongyu’s investment standard. For many snack businesses, it was a very good evaluation.
However, this fried chicken strip didn’t seem to reach the level that Ji Rongyu knew Yu Bai could achieve.
Ji Rongyu thought that Yu Bai could do better.
“How does the fried chicken strip taste?” Yu Bai pushed open the door of his home, changed his shoes, and turned to look at Ji Rongyu with a smile.
If Ji Rongyu praised the fried chicken strip too much, it would be insincere. But if he told the truth, Yu Bai might not be happy.
Among the Chinese food investors, Ji Rongyu, known as “poisonous-tongued,” was always very harsh in his evaluations of food.
But today, he hesitated!
Ji Rongyu looked conflicted and said, “It’s… it’s okay?”
After speaking, Ji Rongyu looked at Yu Bai, feeling a bit uneasy.
Would Yu Bai be upset after hearing his evaluation?
“Just okay?” Holding the paper bag of fried chicken strips in his little hands, Xing Xing snorted with his nose, “This fried chicken strip is super delicious!”
Ji Rongyu’s heart skipped a beat, and he squinted his narrow eyes.
He miscalculated!
He gave a low evaluation, and after hearing his evaluation, Yu Bai must be disappointed.
But the little child followed up with a positive review, making Yu Bai happy…
What a cunning little child!!!
However, Yu Bai’s reaction surprised Ji Rongyu.
“Is that so?” Yu Bai just smiled lightly and touched Xing Xing’s little head. “If you like it, I’ll go buy it for you again tomorrow.”
Then Yu Bai smiled at Ji Rongyu again, “I also think this fried chicken strip is pretty good. It tastes even better when it’s eaten hot…”
“This fried chicken strip?” Wasn’t the fried chicken strip made by Yu Bai?!
The uneasiness in Ji Rongyu’s heart was instantly smoothed out by Yu Bai’s smile and words.
No wonder the taste of the fried chicken strips doesn’t quite match Yu Bai’s usual culinary skills.
Ji Rongyu’s nervous heart eased slightly, and he changed into slippers, following behind Xing Xing into the room.
Yu Bai washed his hands, rolled up his sleeves, and walked into the kitchen.
Xing Xing was like a little follower, trotting behind Yu Bai, “Daddy, Daddy, what are we having for dinner tonight?”
“You’ll know once I’m done cooking.”
When Yu Bai entered the kitchen, Xing Xing obediently stopped in his tracks.
With both little hands resting on the edge of the kitchen door frame, Xing Xing’s round little head peeped out from the side of the door. His two grape-like watery eyes blinked as he stared at Yu Bai’s figure with curiosity.
Ji Rongyu’s footsteps stopped behind Xing Xing.
Xing Xing raised his head, squinting his round eyes. He pouted his little mouth and stretched out his short arms towards Ji Rongyu.
Ji Rongyu could tell what the little child wanted to do, but he pretended not to notice.
Crossing his arms in front of his chest, Ji Rongyu looked towards the kitchen.
Yu Bai was simply rinsing the fresh ribs at the sink.
“Oh? Are you planning to cook ribs tonight?” Ji Rongyu asked.
Yu Bai’s lips quirked up slightly, “Yes, ribs.”
Ribs? Ribs could be used to make many dishes. What kind of ribs was Daddy planning to cook?
The short and stout Xing Xing tried to tiptoe but couldn’t even see a single bone.
Xing Xing pouted his small mouth and lightly stomped his feet in front of Ji Rongyu.
Xing Xing didn’t dare to stomp too hard—if he was found by Daddy, he would be upset at Xing Xing for being angry with the bad uncle. Of course, Xing Xing wasn’t worried that the surveillance cameras in the house would capture this scene. According to his careful observation over the past few days, the bad uncle was always blocking him, so the cameras couldn’t see him at all!
Is the little child angry?
Ji Rongyu’s lips quirked even higher, and he looked at Xing Xing, “Are your feet numb?”
Hearing this, Yu Bai, who was busy in the kitchen, chimed in, “Xing Xing, if your feet are tired, go rest on the sofa in the living room. If you stand for too long, you might tire yourself out.”
Xing Xing hurriedly said, “Daddy, my feet aren’t numb—”
“Then why—”
“Shh!”
Xing Xing quickly raised his right index finger in front of Ji Rongyu’s mouth, showing an anxious expression.
Ji Rongyu lowered his voice, “Then why were you stomping your feet?”
As Ji Rongyu spoke, a hint of amusement appeared in his narrow eyes.
Seeing the amusement in Ji Rongyu’s eyes, Xing Xing pouted his face, and his small chest heaved with anger.
Exactly, exactly! The bad uncle knew that he was stomping his feet because he was angry! But the bad uncle pretended not to know and made Daddy suspect that his feet were numb! The bad uncle was really mean!
But… if he were to tell the bad uncle himself that he was stomping his feet to get the bad uncle’s attention, so that the bad uncle would pick him up and he could watch Daddy cook…
Xing Xing felt a bit embarrassed again.
In Xing Xing’s imagination, when he stretched out his arms to Ji Rongyu, Ji Rongyu should have understood his intention and picked him up!
Looking at the little one in front of him, Ji Rongyu’s eyebrows twisted into small curls, then into little caterpillars, as he struggled to suppress the upward curve of his lips.
Well, he had teased the little one enough at this point.
Ji Rongyu raised his right hand to cover his lips and coughed lightly.
He gave the little one a way out, “Then I’ll pick you up so you can watch your dad cooking?”
Why did the bad uncle suddenly understand his meaning?
Xing Xing blinked his round eyes.
Anyway, as long as he could watch his dad cooking, it was good enough for him!
Xing Xing lifted his little chin with a touch of pride and extended his small arms.
Ji Rongyu bent down and skillfully lifted Xing Xing from the floor.
In these days, every evening during dinner, the little one would ask Ji Rongyu to hold him at the kitchen door to watch Yu Bai cooking.
At first, Ji Rongyu found it a bit boring to watch someone else cook.
But now that he had watched for a while… he found it interesting.
In the kitchen, Yu Bai was like a magician with magical skills.
Raw, unattractive, and even somewhat fishy ingredients would transform into delicious dishes with appetizing aromas in Yu Bai’s hands.
“So impressive…”
The aroma of stewed ribs wafted in the air, and Ji Rongyu deeply inhaled the scent, letting out a soft sigh of admiration at his lips.
Xing Xing immediately pricked up his little ears.
He narrowed his round eyes and looked straight at Ji Rongyu.
“You… really like eating the dishes Dad makes.”
This was a statement, not a question.
Author’s note:
PS: Next, Xing Xing starts his attack!
Nutrient solution broke a thousand~ Tomorrow, let’s aim for ten thousand.
Chinese people don’t deceive Chinese people.
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Title: “Transmigrated as the Aloof Second Male Lead, I Ran Away with the Ball”
Author: Yan Chu
Synopsis:
Upon waking up from a nap, Xun Lei found himself transmigrated into a male second lead in a harem novel where the female lead chases after her husband. He was a rising star in the financial world but had a tragic background. He was cold and restrained, always buttoning his shirt to the top, and had a forbidding aura, all to impress the female lead.
Unfortunately, his fate was not so good as he became the perfect stepping stone for the male lead and the third male lead to join forces and attack him.
Xun Lei pretended to be chaste for half a month but finally couldn’t resist his wild and adventurous heart. He unbuttoned his shirt, removed the prayer beads, and waited for three days to catch a high-quality prey.
After satisfying his desires, he put on the mask of chastity again, waiting for the tragic end of the story, planning to start a new life as the adventurous sea king.
At the adult ceremony of the female lead, when all the rival characters appeared, Xun Lei’s hand holding the prayer beads trembled slightly.
The youthful puppy who he suspected was rotten to the core turned out to be the fourth male lead.
The gentle and refined man who he rejected was the third male lead.
And the high-quality prey he sought relentlessly turned out to be the first male lead??
Xun Lei: If I could start over~ QwQ
Everyone said that the paranoid big boss, He Zhangming, reserved his special affection for that woman in a qipao, and even He Zhangming himself believed it to be true.
Until he was pinned down in a private room and forcibly kissed by the repressed rival. He heard that clear and alluring voice, yet it sounded like the temptation of the devil: “Please, help me.”
After Xun Lei disappeared, He Zhangming went crazy and searched for him desperately, using all available resources. Finally, he found him after two months.
At that moment, Xun Lei was coldly looking at a wild man who was trying to flirt with him.
He Zhangming sighed with relief but then saw Xun Lei raise his lips and hold the wild man’s hand against his abdomen, saying, “It’s been three months here. Can you satisfy me without affecting our baby?”
The wild man got scared and ran away, leaving Xun Lei to sneer disdainfully.
However, He Zhangming couldn’t control the jealousy burning inside him. In his phoenix-like eyes, a cold storm was brewing as he licked his lips step by step, saying, “Damn Xun Lei—”
Xun Lei raised his gaze, raising an eyebrow, “And what are you?”
He Zhangming leaned down and bit him fiercely, wiping away the blood from the corner of his mouth, saying hoarsely, “I’m a mad dog obsessed with you.”
*Paranoid mad dog x Cool and repressed fishing expert
*1v1, mpreg, dramatic plot, no abuse, strong and independent female lead
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