Part 2
Yun Yinghui’s eyelids twitched. “Zhizhi, let me take Taotao and have a few words with him.”
Yun Yingzhi: “Huh?”
Under Yun Yingzhi’s bewildered gaze, Yun Yinghui fished the motionless egg cub out of the bowl, wiped the milk stains off the shell, and entered the guest room on the first floor.
Yun Yingzhi looked at the rabbit cub.
Seeing the egg cub gone, the little cub started happily spinning in circles again.
Yun Yingzhi: “…”
So, what exactly did this little thing, who was now playing with the two yellow ducks again, say to the egg cub earlier?
Yun Yingzhi didn’t have much time to ponder this question before Yun Yinghui came back out with the egg cub.
The rabbit cub watched the egg cub with a wary gaze.
Yun Hui placed the egg cub into Yun Yingzhi’s hands.
And then…
The previously “shut-down” egg cub actually bounced twice in Yun Yingzhi’s hands.
In just a few minutes, Yun Yinghui had successfully pacified the egg cub? Yun Yingzhi was shocked. He stroked the egg’s shell and asked curiously, “Brother, how did you comfort Taotao?”
The rabbit cub dropped the yellow ducks and climbed out of the milk bowl.
Yun Yinghui paused, then said, “I told Taotao that you will kiss him three times today—one more time than you kiss Jiaojiao.”
The rabbit cub’s long ears twitched.
Yun Yingzhi was surprised. “Is that all?”
Yun Yinghui: “I also promised him that he doesn’t have to sleep in the incubator today; you’ll hold him while you sleep.”
Yun Yingzhi felt this request could be agreed to.
Yun Yinghui: “I also promised Taotao that you will definitely take him along to play tomorrow—no, to the competition.”
Yun Yingzhi nodded, thinking these three conditions were quite simple.
Thinking this, he held the egg cub and gave it a kiss.
The rabbit cub got a bit anxious and came running “da-da-da,” its damp little body hanging onto Yun Yingzhi’s arm.
The egg cub reacted quickly, rolling into the folds of Yun Yingzhi’s collar. Seeing this, the rabbit cub also wanted to crawl in.
Yun Yingzhi was quick-handed and caught the rabbit cub, saying, “Jiaojiao, you have to wash up first.”
The rabbit cub was instantly unhappy.
Yun Yingzhi rubbed the rabbit cub’s neck, looked at Yun Yinghui, and asked in confusion, “But brother, how did you communicate with Taotao and even reach an agreement?”
His eyes were full of curiosity.
Yun Yinghui: “…”
Looking very calm on the surface, Yun Yinghui said, “You didn’t sleep well yesterday. Go to bed early today.”
Yun Yingzhi was especially curious. “Brother, you haven’t told me yet, how did you communicate with Taotao?”
Yun Yinghui: “Zhizhi, no talking while eating or sleeping.”
Yun Yingzhi blinked his large eyes. Seeing that Yun Yinghui didn’t want to say, he felt there must be something fishy going on.
No rush; he would find out sooner or later.
January 2nd, the second day of the Star Brilliance Competition semi-finals.
Yun Yinghui woke up early to prepare the items the two cubs would need, such as the rabbit cub’s milk bottle, the egg cub’s incubator, their toys, and so on…
After breakfast, Yun Yingzhi put on his three-piece padded outfit. With the two cubs hidden in his collar, carrying the incubator and the luggage bag prepared by Yun Yinghui, he entered the arena.
Along the way, many people looked at Yun Yingzhi with curious gazes.
He heard someone lower their voice and say, “What a peerless ‘Tough Guy.’ His hobbies are so… grounded.”
Yun Yingzhi: “…”
“Yesterday there was only a little milk rabbit; how is there an egg today too?”
“Yesterday in the livestream, some people suspected that the rabbit isn’t a pet but a human baby. I wonder if it’s true.”
“The Red Peony Tough Guy is still a student. Even if it is a cub, it probably isn’t his, right?”
Yun Yingzhi’s footsteps paused, then he quickened his pace toward his workbench.
He put down the incubator and the luggage bag.
Having just entered a new environment, the two cubs were well-behaved, shrinking into Yun Yingzhi’s collar without causing a fuss.
The livestream had long since opened. The “Little Devil” camera drones flew around, perfectly capturing every corner.
The rabbit cub and egg cub huddled closely together. This pair of brothers with a poor relationship was quietly whispering to each other.
The rabbit cub looked around curiously. Yesterday, he had been full of interest in the flying drones, but having seen them for the first time, he was a bit scared. Today, he wasn’t very afraid anymore.
As 9:00 AM approached, the two invigilators entered the arena.
At 9:00 AM sharp, the competition continued.
Yun Yingzhi moved swiftly to the material vending machines, and before long, he had emptied three of them.
Returning to his station, Yun Yingzhi began processing the materials.
Comment after comment flashed across the livestream.
[What’s the deal with that egg in the Tough Guy’s collar?]
[Did you guys notice? Master Tang and Master Ted looked relieved when they saw the little milk rabbit.]
[Of course they’re relieved! Yesterday, the Red Peony Tough Guy spent so much time taking care of the rabbit. If the rabbit wasn’t there, the Tough Guy’s destructive power would only be even stronger!]
[Putting myself in the organizers’ shoes, honestly, I wish that egg he’s currently ‘incubating’ would hatch right now. That would definitely affect his ‘slaughtering’ speed.]
Even though Yun Yingzhi was carrying two cubs, it didn’t affect his speed in processing materials at all. Some people even noticed that compared to yesterday—perhaps because he had “let himself go” more—his processing speed was even faster.
Looking at the two invigilators, their hands were already over their hearts.
As 10:00 AM approached, Master Tang walked toward Yun Yingzhi and said with a smile, “Hello.”
The movement of Yun Yingzhi’s hands paused as he looked at Master Tang.
The smile on Master Tang’s face deepened, looking particularly kind and amiable. He asked, “Contestant A13167, yesterday you fed the little fellow you brought every half hour to an hour. Aren’t you going to feed him now?”
Yun Yingzhi lowered his head, looking at the two cubs hiding in his collar.
At the same time, the livestream chat was flooded with “Hahahaha.”
[Master Tang is reminding the Tough Guy that it’s time to stop what he’s doing and take care of the rabbit. This indirectly reduces the arena’s losses!]
[Every second the Tough Guy is active is a loss for the organizers! Hahahaha!]
[This is killing me! Hahahaha! As expected of my Tough Guy brother!]
Yun Yingzhi reached out and grabbed the rabbit cub from his collar.
The expression on Master Tang’s face was extremely gratified.
The “Hahahaha” comments in the livestream increased.
And then…
Yun Yingzhi handed the rabbit cub to Master Tang.
Master Tang blinked. Almost instinctively, he subconsciously took the rabbit cub that had been thrust in front of him.
The rabbit cub blinked its jet-black eyes, looking at Master Tang, then at Yun Yingzhi, its tiny face filled with confusion.
Yun Yingzhi said with a face full of sincerity, “Master Tang, thank you so much.”
Master Tang: “…?” Wait, thank him for what?
A giant question mark slowly formed in Master Tang’s mind. He looked at the rabbit cub in his hands, then at Yun Yingzhi, unable to figure out the situation for a moment.
Not just Master Tang—even the other contestants nearby and the netizens watching the livestream were confused. What exactly was going on?
Then, they understood.
With absolute sincerity, Yun Yingzhi thanked Master Tang again, saying, “You’re right. Having to feed him every half hour to an hour really affects my speed in making Source Weapons. Thank you for being willing to help me look after my little baby.”
Master Tang’s eyelid twitched violently.
The surrounding contestants were dumbfounded.
The people in the livestream were greatly shocked.
Nimbly, Yun Yingzhi opened the luggage bag and took out a milk bottle, a thermos, milk powder, and a series of “rabbit-specific” items like diapers. He stuffed them into a bag and handed it to Master Tang, saying, “Then I’ll have to trouble you.”
Almost by instinct, when Yun Yingzhi handed the things over, Master Tang naturally accepted them.
Beside them, Master Ted, who had snapped back to reality, had a twitching mouth as he looked at Master Tang with an “ignoble” expression.
Master Tang was still in a daze, unable to figure out how things had turned out this way.
The rabbit cub looked at Yun Yingzhi with a bewildered gaze. “Da?”
Yun Yingzhi rubbed the cub’s head and said, “Be good, Jiaojiao. Today you’re going to play with Grandpa, got it?”
The rabbit cub: “QAQ Da?”
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