If they had been doing something inappropriate for children, it would indeed be a shock to be caught by an elder.
But they hadn't done anything. The little girl had just leaned on his shoulder, and he had just put his arm around her waist. Their postures were as proper as could be.
Yet the little girl had been so startled that the fur on her fox ears had fluffed up?
It seemed he'd have to buy some fur conditioner for foxes. Otherwise, with her ears fluffing up like this every day, the fur on the little girl's fox ears would surely become dry and split.
Rong Lan peeked out from behind the corner wall, sticking out half of her little head to check the situation.
Seeing that Mother Bai had truly walked away, she patted her chest, pulled her head back, and leaned against Chu Hengyuan. "I feel like I've been caught by an elder for puppy love."
Chu Hengyuan raised an eyebrow. "Puppy love?" Did this little fox even know what puppy love felt like?
Rong Lan didn't continue on this topic. "That's not important. By the way, I need to go out before dinner. I'll be back soon. Can you stay at the Bai family's alone, brother?" Before she found Chu Hengyuan, she had glanced at her phone and seen the message from Si Mo asking to meet her.
Si Mo knew she had returned to the Bai family. If it wasn't something particularly important, he definitely wouldn't have looked for her, so she had to go out.
Chu Hengyuan was itching to touch those twitching fox ears. In the end, he couldn't resist and reached out to ruffle the top of her head. "Why not? My future in - laws aren't going to eat me."
"That's good."
Rong Lan was only out for half an hour this time before she came back.
After dinner that evening, she gave a protective amulet to Father Bai, Mother Bai, and Bai Rongran, saying that she had gone to a temple to play a few days ago and got these amulets for the family.
These people would never refuse what Rong Lan gave them. Not only did they happily take the amulets, but they also cheerfully praised her for being filial.
After giving out the amulets, Rong Lan didn't stay at the Bai family's for long. She pulled Chu Hengyuan along, picked up the cat, and drove home.
Back at their little home with the cat, Rong Lan took out the amulets for Chu Hengyuan and Little Amber. "These are for you and Amber, brother!"
Chu Hengyuan took the amulet that seemed to be surrounded by spiritual energy. "Why did you suddenly give us these amulets, Lanlan?"
His intuition told him that she had only gotten these amulets when she went out before dinner.
And the person who would give a little fox an amulet...
Si Mo?
What big thing had happened recently? Was someone going to hurt his little fox? Or were they targeting the people around Rong Lan?
Rong Lan was holding the little ragdoll cat, tying the amulet to the cat's collar. Without even raising her head when she heard Chu Hengyuan's question, her fox ears drooped guiltily. "I just thought they were nice and wanted to give one to each of you."
This reason... Chu Hengyuan twitched the corner of his mouth. Could his little girl be any more perfunctory? The amulets were nice, but she wasn't the kind of person who would give gifts on a whim.
Moreover... her fox ears had betrayed her again.
"Don't you think this amulet is very nice, brother? It's small and wooden, just right to hang around the neck or tie on the hand."
Si Mo, who was lying on the sofa at home resting, suddenly sneezed. He rubbed his nose, looking utterly confused.
He definitely wasn't catching a cold, so was it that his parents and elder sister missed him since he hadn't been home for a long time?
Or had that little fox discovered that the wooden amulet he gave her was a two - yuan trinket he had bought at the primary school gate, and was secretly complaining about him?
But with Rong Lan's personality, she wouldn't speak ill of him behind his back, so it must be his parents missing him.
Si Mo had a beautiful thought, not knowing that it was actually Chu Hengyuan secretly complaining about him in his heart.
"Come here, brother. I'll tie the amulet on for you." After hanging the amulet on the little ragdoll cat, Rong Lan waved at Chu Hengyuan with a smile.
Chu Hengyuan always felt that Rong Lan's way of waving at him was exactly the same as when she waved at Amber. He shook his head helplessly but still followed his heart and walked towards her.
When he got closer, he knelt down in front of her.
"Hey?" Rong Lan looked at him kneeling in front of her and reached out to touch the man's slightly stiff hair. "You could just sit on the sofa."
Chu Hengyuan smiled gently. "No need. If I sit on the sofa, you'd have to raise your hand. This is fine."
"Okay." Rong Lan picked up the amulet that Chu Hengyuan was holding in his palm.
The little ragdoll cat with the amulet on was lying obediently on Rong Lan's lap. When it saw a face appear within reach of its paw, it tilted its head in confusion, as if wondering why daddy had suddenly gotten shorter.
And Chu Hengyuan lowered his head a bit to make it easier for Rong Lan.
So, the eyes of the man and the cat met.
Seeing the little ragdoll cat staring at him intently, Chu Hengyuan thought it wanted its chin scratched and reached out to scratch the kitten's chin perfunctorily.
However, the next second, the little ragdoll cat stretched out its paw and accurately slapped his mouth.
Chu Hengyuan: "???"
Had this little guy become so bold now?
He immediately grabbed its paw away. "Amber, did you not wipe your paws after using the litter box just now?"
"Meow!" The little ragdoll cat turned its head away proudly.
Chu Hengyuan: "???"
He shook its paw. "Sure enough, you've gotten too bold. You even dare to put your un - wiped paw on my mouth after using the litter box."
Rong Lan had been concentrating on tying the bow. When she heard Chu Hengyuan scolding Little Amber, she couldn't help but burst out laughing. "It's only so bold because you've spoiled it, brother. If you don't criticize it severely this time, it'll do it again next time."
At first, she had thought Chu Hengyuan would be a strict father, but after only two days of being strict, he had gotten too lazy to manage Little Amber, allowing it to take advantage of his leniency.
Chu · Will Do It Again Next Time · Amber: "Meow!"
Chu Hengyuan let go of the little ragdoll cat's paw and gently patted its head. "It knows you're on its side, so it's not afraid of me at all. My scolding won't work."
This was a truth he had realized on the first day the little ragdoll cat came home.
"How could that be! You must not be strict enough!" Rong Lan wasn't going to admit that she had spoiled the kitten. "Okay, the amulet is on. This wood should be waterproof, so you don't have to take it off when you take a shower, brother."
Chu Hengyuan obediently replied and stood up, propping himself on the sofa.
To be on the safe side, Rong Lan also put on an amulet made by Si Mo.
After putting it on herself, she counted the remaining amulets. Then she counted on her fingers the people close to her. On Sunday, she resolutely went out. She sneaked to the Chu family's and left an amulet there, then rushed to City F and left an amulet at her original body's biological father's house.
When Si Mo gave her this bunch of amulets, he had told her to distribute them to the people closest to her.
Because he couldn't guarantee that he could monitor Qing Zhi 24 hours a day. He was afraid that Qing Zhi might kidnap someone Rong Lan cared about and threaten her to do things.