Chu Hengyuan was tickled by the adorable look of the little fox. "Being cute won't work. You've scratched the nice wall like this. How about you take me to find my phone to make up for your mistake?"
Rong Lan resisted the urge to shake her head to show her mood and continued to look at him innocently.
The man and the fox were at a standstill for half a minute. Considering the poor condition of the little fox with all its injuries, Chu Hengyuan finally put her down. "Fine, I'll keep this score for now. I'll tell Lanlan about it when she comes back. Anyway, you're the fox Lanlan asked me to take care of."
Rong Lan pretended not to hear and ran a few steps before jumping onto the bed to play with Little Amber again.
By the time his Lanlan came back, he wouldn't be able to find this little fox even if he wanted to settle the score. So she wasn't worried at all.
However—every time her brother said her name, his tone was so gentle.
It was a pity that she couldn't tell him now that she was his Lanlan. Otherwise, even if she scratched all the walls at home, he would probably just watch happily.
Chu Hengyuan pretended to go out to look for his phone and came back to the second bedroom empty - handed. The two little guys were still on the bed. "Do you two little guys want to sleep here tonight?"
Rong Lan patted Little Amber's paw, signaling it to answer.
Chu Amber didn't even look at Chu Hengyuan. "Meow—"
Chu Hengyuan understood. It was obvious that the little fox wanted to stay here, while Little Amber just wanted to be with its mom. "Okay, but I have a small request. Return my phone to me before I go to work tomorrow. Can you do it, Amber?"
It wasn't that he didn't want to take the little fox to the master bedroom, but her current identity was just a fox that Lanlan asked him to take care of. If he was too enthusiastic about her, he might scare her. So he could only let her rest wherever she wanted.
"Meow!" Chu Amber responded.
"Good, I'll take it as your agreement." Chu Hengyuan adjusted the light to a night - light for the two little guys. "Good night."
Chu Amber tilted its head and didn't even bother to meow because it knew that Daddy wasn't saying good night to it.
Rong Lan thought her brother was saying good night to her and Little Amber. She turned her head to look at him and met his gentle and smiling eyes.
She opened her mouth and was almost bewitched by his good looks and forgot that she was a fox now.
Fortunately, just as the words were about to come out, she remembered that she couldn't speak. So she just bent her fox ears and silently said good night to him.
Chu Hengyuan understood the meaning conveyed by those beautiful heterochromatic eyes and his smile deepened. He added another "Get some rest early" before turning around and going back to the master bedroom.
When Rong Lan heard the sound of the master bedroom door closing, she nudged the little cloth cat that was playing by itself and whispered, "Little Amber, let's go to sleep too."
"Meow~" The little cloth cat responded.
The cat and the fox each occupied one side of the bed tacitly without disturbing each other.
However, only the little cloth cat slept seriously. Although Rong Lan assumed a sleeping position, she was actually absorbing spiritual energy to practice.
The feeling of having no spiritual power to control was too painful. She felt like she had gone back to square one. Her current situation was only a little better than when she first came to this world.
Although Qing Zhi was already dead, she still had to recover as soon as possible. Only when her cultivation was restored could she conveniently extract spiritual energy to treat her external injuries. She looked so ugly now that she wished to stay far away from anything that could reflect her appearance.
She practiced hard all night, and the meridians that ached faintly due to the exhaustion of spiritual power felt a little better. It wasn't until dawn that Rong Lan was too tired to hold on and fell asleep.
Not long after Rong Lan fell asleep, the little cloth cat woke up.
But it didn't disturb Rong Lan. It made no sound at all, jumped off the bed and went to the living room.
It originally planned to go to the living room to drink some water, take care of its physiological needs, and then go back to the room to accompany its mom. However, when it trotted to the living room, it found that there was light in the kitchen. It curiously walked towards the kitchen on its short legs.
As a result, it was caught red - handed by Chu Hengyuan who was preparing breakfast in the kitchen.
Chu Hengyuan picked up the little cloth cat and carried it into the kitchen. He closed the kitchen door before saying, "Is your mommy still asleep?"
The little cloth cat, being carried by the back of its neck, kicked its paws in protest. "Meow!"
"I'll prepare breakfast and lunch for you and put them on the dining table. There's anti - inflammatory medicine prescribed by the doctor mixed in the breakfast and lunch. When Lanlan wakes up, you have to remind her to eat. Do you understand?" Chu Hengyuan seriously instructed.
He trusted the little cloth cat with this important task because he knew it was smart and believed it could do it.
"Meow!"
"Okay, go and drink some water. I changed the water for you when I got up." Putting down the cat, Chu Hengyuan rubbed its head. "After you drink the water, go and find my phone for me. I'll go to work right after I finish cooking for you."
If his father didn't keep such a close eye on him and harass him with endless calls even if he stayed at home, he would definitely take a day off today to take care of his little fox.
"Meow!"
This time, the little cloth cat was unusually obedient.
After drinking water and taking care of its physiological needs, it went into the second bedroom, got under the bed and fetched the phone that was placed with the dried fish.
It carried the phone all the way to the kitchen door and then put it down.
After sending the cat out of the kitchen, Chu Hengyuan closed the door and continued to prepare breakfast. When he finished preparing breakfast and opened the kitchen door, the little cloth cat was nowhere to be seen in the living room. He almost stepped on his own phone.
Fortunately, he looked down.
He bent down to pick up his phone, went into the kitchen to get a wet wipe and wiped the dust off the phone. He shook his head helplessly.
Their little cat was really getting smarter and smarter. He had even prepared to look for his phone by himself after finishing breakfast, but unexpectedly it really obediently fetched the phone for him. He just didn't know where in the house his phone had been lying all night. There was so much dust on it that he wanted to wash the phone.
After wiping the phone clean, he put it in his pocket and took a dried fish and put it in the little cloth cat's lunch plate.
Just based on Amber's performance this morning, it deserved a dried fish as a reward.
After tidying up the kitchen, Chu Hengyuan tiptoed to the door of the second bedroom. The curtains in the second bedroom were still drawn and the room was very dark. The little fox was curled up on the bed, and its uneven fur trembled slightly with its gentle breathing.
The little cloth cat was lying not far from the little fox, squinting its eyes, as if just guarding the still - sleeping little fox.
He stood quietly at the door and watched for a while before turning away without disturbing the little fox.
He suddenly remembered the first few days when Amber came to their home. At that time, Amber was far less bold than it was now. It liked to pester Rong Lan the most. When Rong Lan sat on the rocking chair on the balcony to soak up the sun after lunch, it would follow her and insist on snuggling in Rong Lan's arms.