Chapter 92: Game Console
“Very cool!” A cool voice filtered through a mask reached the ears, making the tiger feel as if a basin of ice-cold water had been poured over him. Penetratingly cool, icy, yet very comfortable.
“Awooo?” The White Dumpling raised his head and saw a tall, thin person walking towards him. He was wearing a black mask, sunglasses, and a baseball cap. Seeing the White Dumpling looking at him, he took off the sunglasses, revealing a pair of fox eyes smiling with amusement.
“Hello, I am Liu Shihuan.” Liu Shihuan bent down, bringing his face close to the White Dumpling, and introduced himself with a beaming smile.
The White Dumpling felt as if his heart had stopped beating when Liu Shihuan leaned in. He held his breath and widened his eyes.
“What’s wrong? Did I scare you?” Liu Shihuan smiled. His cousin’s cub was simply too cute; it really made one want to hug him.
“Awooo!” Daddy, come quick! The White Dumpling shrieked, so shocked he hurriedly backed away, almost falling off the wooden horse. Fortunately, Liu Shihuan had quick eyes and hands and caught the White Dumpling.
“Are you that shocked to see me?” Liu Shihuan chuckled low, holding the White Dumpling in his arms.
Finally holding the White Dumpling. The texture is just as good as I imagined!
“Awooo?” Are you really Brother Shihuan? Held in Liu Shihuan’s arms, the White Dumpling remained motionless, feeling as if he were in a dream.
“It’s true.” Liu Shihuan said with a smile. From the moment he saw the White Dumpling, the smile on his lips hadn’t ceased. “Where is your daddy?”
“Awooo…” An An doesn’t know… The White Dumpling was too shy to turn his head. He nestled into Liu Shihuan’s chest, not seeing where Lin Xia was.
Just as he finished speaking, Lin Xia and Meng Zheng hurried over because they heard the White Dumpling’s scream and thought something had happened. When they arrived, they saw a mysteriously dressed man holding the White Dumpling.
“Liu Shihuan!” Meng Zheng covered his mouth in surprise, his eyes wide as copper bells, clearly in shock. He was firmly convinced this person was Liu Shihuan; he had studied Liu Shihuan and was incredibly familiar with his physique and movements. But he also dared not believe it—how could Liu Shihuan appear here!
Lin Xia was the calmest one, but still somewhat surprised. Although he knew Liu Shihuan was coming today, he didn’t expect him to come directly to the pet shop. Did he want to give them a surprise?
“Shh!” Liu Shihuan put his index finger to his lips, making a “shushing” motion to tell Meng Zheng to calm down.
“Oh…” Meng Zheng understood and quickly quieted down. But his whole body was still trembling with excitement. Since he couldn’t shout, he could only hold it in, his face turning red from the effort.
Liu Shihuan took off his mask, revealing a face familiar to Lin Xia and the others.
“Hello!” Liu Shihuan greeted the two with a smile. When his fox eyes smiled, they appeared particularly enchanting.
Meng Zheng’s heart thumped wildly at this enchanting gaze. Mama, someone is seducing your son!
“Hello, I’m Lin Xia.” Lin Xia responded.
As soon as he spoke, the White Dumpling suddenly scrambled from Liu Shihuan’s arms onto Lin Xia.
“Awooo!” Brother Shihuan, wait for An An a moment! The White Dumpling buried his head in Lin Xia’s chest, his round bottom facing everyone, obviously extremely shy.
“Okay.” Liu Shihuan nodded.
The White Dumpling asked Lin Xia to take him to get dressed. He was very depressed; Brother Shihuan had arrived not long after he took off his clothes. Fortunately, he looked particularly cool riding the wooden horse, leaving a good impression on Brother Shihuan.
After Lin Xia and the White Dumpling left, only Liu Shihuan and a bewildered Meng Zheng remained.
“I-I-I… Idol, hello!” Meng Zheng wanted to slap himself. Why did I stutter!
“Hello.” Liu Shihuan observed Meng Zheng without being obvious. Meng Zheng looked very young, dressed like a college student. He was tall and large, looking like a Northerner. For such a big guy to be shy was quite interesting. And he was a fan. Liu Shihuan narrowed his eyes slightly, the smile in them deepening. He wanted to tease him. “What is your name?”
Liu Shihuan suddenly leaned close to Meng Zheng, scaring Meng Zheng into backing away. Liu Shihuan pressed forward step by step until Meng Zheng was backed against a shelf, closing his eyes in despair (anticipation), his legs trembling.
“Haha…” Liu Shihuan couldn’t help laughing. This kid was too amusing.
Hearing the laughter, Meng Zheng opened his eyes, looking embarrassed. Sob sob sob, Idol is so bad, but so cute…
“Awooo!” After getting dressed, the White Dumpling was carried back by Lin Xia.
Seeing the White Dumpling specially change into nice clothes for him, Liu Shihuan felt warm inside and somewhat touched.
“An An is really handsome.” Liu Shihuan gazed at the White Dumpling. The White Dumpling felt quite shy being looked at and couldn’t help turning his face away, burying it in Lin Xia’s arms.
Awooo, Brother Shihuan’s eyes are too flirtatious!
“He’s quite shy today,” Lin Xia said with amusement.
“Is that so? Truly my honor.” Liu Shihuan lifted the White Dumpling’s front paw and kissed it, like a hand-kissing ceremony.
“Awooo!” The White Dumpling’s HP bar emptied instantly; his whole body heated up, blushing all over. Luckily, he had fur to cover it.
Meng Zheng looked jealously at Liu Shihuan kissing the White Dumpling’s paw. I really want to replace the White Dumpling’s paw with my own paw…
“Let’s go sit on the sofa first.” Seeing everyone standing, Lin Xia invited them to sit on the sofa to chat.
Liu Shihuan was carrying a large backpack containing his clothes, electronics, and other things. It was quite heavy. Hearing Lin Xia’s suggestion, he accepted gladly.
“I’ll carry it for you!” Meng Zheng’s eyes lit up, staring intently at Liu Shihuan’s large backpack. Hehe, time to perform!
Liu Shihuan wanted to refuse, but Meng Zheng offered no explanation and took the backpack, carrying it with one hand. “Put it inside or outside?”
“Put it on the sofa; the gifts are inside.” Liu Shihuan watched helplessly as the big guy Meng Zheng carried his backpack effortlessly with one hand, and could only slowly follow behind him.
“Awooo…” Daddy, Brother Shihuan prepared gifts, but An An didn’t prepare anything… The White Dumpling whispered to Lin Xia, his little face full of conflict.
“It’s okay, there will be a chance to give gifts.” Lin Xia said softly. The opportunity he meant was when Liu Shihuan left. Liu Shihuan had his own work and couldn’t stay in Jiang City forever. They would definitely have to prepare a gift then.
What gift should we send? He should start thinking about it now. He couldn’t wait until Liu Shihuan was leaving to prepare; that would lack sincerity.
Lin Xia patted the White Dumpling’s head. Fortunately, the White Dumpling’s question reminded him; otherwise, he wouldn’t have thought of it.
After sitting on the sofa, Lin Xia went to prepare drinks and fruit, leaving the two people and one tiger looking at each other.
Liu Shihuan sat on the sofa, and Meng Zheng sat on a stool, separated from Liu Shihuan by a table. He didn’t dare look at Liu Shihuan openly, only daring to steal glances occasionally. Liu Shihuan was very sensitive to gazes; he knew Meng Zheng was peeking at him, but he pretended not to know.
Being peeked at often teaches you to ignore it.
Soon, Lin Xia returned with a tray of drinks and fruit. “Drinks are here.”
“Thank you.” Liu Shihuan picked up a glass of coconut milk and took a small sip. When he moved the glass away, a milky white stain remained on his lips. He habitually extended his pink tongue to lick it off. A simple action, yet when he did it, it was incredibly seductive, making the “impure” Lin Xia and Meng Zheng let their imaginations run wild.
Ahhh, going to turn bent! Wait, they were already bent…
The pure White Dumpling saw this scene and remembered that he always used his paws to wipe his mouth when eating. Compared to Liu Shihuan, he wasn’t elegant at all.
“By the way, I brought you gifts.” Liu Shihuan pulled over his large backpack, unzipped it, and took out two well-packaged boxes.
The two boxes were wrapped in brightly colored paper; one had cartoon patterns, and the other was a checkered pattern. The moment they were taken out, Liu Shihuan’s brow furrowed slightly. Neither Lin Xia nor the White Dumpling saw it, but Meng Zheng, who had been watching him closely, noticed.
“This is for An An, and this is for Cousin Lin Xia.” Liu Shihuan really felt awkward calling Lin Xia “Cousin-in-law (female form)”. No man wants to be called that. Liu Shihuan had asked around and decided to address Lin Xia as “Cousin (older male)” just like the term for Tang Yinlang. Lin Xia was older than him, so calling him Cousin was appropriate. As for why he didn’t just call Lin Xia “Brother”? Tang Yinlang expressed his unwillingness.
“Thank you!” “Awooo!” Lin Xia and the White Dumpling accepted the gifts and unwrapped the boxes under Liu Shihuan’s gaze.
“Awooo?” What is this?
“
What Liu Shihuan gave the White Dumpling was a toy shaped like a small computer. It was filled with water and had many colorful rings inside. There were two large buttons on the keypad area, two small buttons next to them, and one button on the far edge.
“This is a water ring toss game console. Press these two buttons to toss the rings onto the coral inside.” Seeing the White Dumpling’s confused face, Liu Shihuan explained.
“Awooo?” Brother Shihuan, what are the small buttons for? The White Dumpling pressed a large button with his paw and found that the rings inside the water floated up. Knowing the function of the large buttons, he wanted to know what the small buttons did.
“Press it and see.” Liu Shihuan let the White Dumpling try first. The White Dumpling obediently pressed it, and music instantly rang out.
“Don’t look at me just because I’m a sheep…”
“Awooo!” So magical! The White Dumpling exclaimed.
“This game console can sing. Press any small button and it will sing. The left small button is for the previous song, the right small button is for the next song, and the button on the far edge is the stop key.” Liu Shihuan’s voice was as cold as the snow mountains on a high plateau, but when he spoke to the White Dumpling, there was a thread of gentleness in it, adding some warmth to his cool tone.
“Awooo!” So amazing! The White Dumpling pressed a small button, and the game console switched to another song.
“Two tigers, two tigers, running fast…”
The White Dumpling, having received a novel toy, sat aside to fiddle with it. Lin Xia waited until the White Dumpling finished looking at his toy before opening his own box.
“Cousin Lin Xia, Cousin cannot know about this gift, otherwise I won’t be able to leave Jiang City alive,” Liu Shihuan joked.
“That serious?” Lin Xia was even more curious upon hearing that. He sped up his hands and unwrapped it quickly.
What Liu Shihuan gave him was a photo album. Opening it, he finally understood why Liu Shihuan said that.
The album contained photos of Tang Yinlang growing up—some in cub form, some in human form. There were handsome photos, but also “black history” (embarrassing past) photos. Visually estimating, the embarrassing ones were the majority.
“Thank you!” Lin Xia genuinely thanked Liu Shihuan for this album. Through these photos, Lin Xia felt as if he could see the life experiences of the big dumpling (Tang). Lin Xia wanted to know about Tang Yinlang’s past but had no way to find out. These photos made him feel as though he had experienced Tang Yinlang’s past alongside him.
Author’s Note: Tang Yinlang (discovering the well-hidden album): “What is this?” Lin Xia: “You can’t look!” Tang Yinlang: “Mn.” Lin Xia breathed a sigh of relief.
In the middle of the night, while Lin Xia slept, Tang Yinlang secretly got up and found the album…
The next morning, Lin Xia saw Tang Yinlang with a dark face…
Thanks to Passerby A for the landmine, Mwah (^3^)
Goodnight~
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