Edited by Jules
Xiao Lan originally thought he would be unable to fall asleep.
However, his excellent sleep quality honed through years of poverty betrayed him.
Lying in the big bed which Luo had custom ordered for him and feeling the soft bedding as well as the safe environment around him, Xiao Lan not only took a short while to fall asleep, he even slept very soundly and could be said to have a dreamless sleep.
Waking up from a dark and sweet dreamland.
Opening his eyes again, what appeared before Xiao Lan’s eyes was the bedroom that was already bathed in the morning sunlight.
Sunlight spilled into the room and brought the warmth of spring, dispelling the darkness that had settled in for the night. Outside the window, the early, cheerful cries of birds could be heard.
Obviously, this was an ordinary morning scene.
In other words, he didn’t give himself any time to ponder how to deal with last night’s matter. Once he got out of bed, he had to face the previous awkward situation.
Sometimes, having too good a quality of sleep was also a sort of worry.
For the first time ever, Xiao Lan was a little disdainful about the fact that he could fall asleep even on cement ground padded with bricks.
Xiao Lan: “…”
Shit, he was dead.
After struggling for a good while in bed, Xiao Lan still decided to get up and confront it.
All men had to die, whether it was death by the Advent World, or death by… the stupid shit he himself did.
•
After showering, Xiao Lan summoned up his courage and went downstairs.
It was quiet downstairs and he didn’t see Luo’s figure anywhere; this conversely allowed his heart to calm down slightly.
But, as if having long predicted when Xiao Lan would get out of bed, Luo had already prepared breakfast for him. It was on the dining table, piping hot.
From the looks of the food, it appeared to have been placed there not long ago.
At that moment, Luo emerged from the kitchen with a small plate in his hands.
Seeing that Xiao Lan had come downstairs, he smiled. “Good morning, sir.”
Luo’s face still had that warm and elegant smile Xiao Lan was used to seeing. It looked fitting and reserved, and wasn’t aggressive at all.
He placed the plate on the table with a natural attitude. Xiao Lan couldn’t see anything different from usual in that face.
“Morning.” Xiao Lan also greeted him, but was still a little apprehensive inside.
Luo didn’t speak about last night. He pointed at the breakfast on the table. “Eat breakfast first. To match the sweeter flavour of the birthday cake, I prepared black coffee.”
After that, he turned and entered the kitchen, considerately giving Xiao Lan space.
Xiao Lan glanced at Luo’s back. Seeing that he indeed didn’t mention last night’s kiss, he silently sighed with relief in his heart.
Xiao Lan took a couple of steps forward and sat down at the dining table.
Sure enough, there was a slice of the birthday cake on the table, but it was a very small slice; it was basically a token size.
It looked like while Luo agreed to let Xiao Lan eat the overnight birthday cake, he was unwilling to let him consume too much of this thing that was already no longer as good in taste and texture.
Thus, he reluctantly prepared a small slice for Xiao Lan, barely completing Xiao Lan’s request.
Xiao Lan took a bite of the cake. It was clearly still very tasty; whether or not it was from last night didn’t affect its flavour much.
Though, to him, there truly wasn’t much in the world that wasn’t tasty.
After he finished breakfast.
Because he still felt a little awkward, Xiao Lan spoke to Luo a bit before he went out.
He felt that it was better to put some distance between them and go out to drive away his worries and breathe some fresh air to cool his mind.
If the water in his head could be blown away, that would be even better.
Just as he stepped outside, Xiao Lan noticed the lively activity next door.
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Who knew what round Uncle Zhang’s vegetable field was going through this time; he was simply a farming player with the most in-app purchases in history.
The more oppressed he was, the braver he got. The braver he got, the more in-app purchases he used.
If it wasn’t for Uncle Zhang’s ample family assets, an ordinary person might not have the financial resources to maintain this vegetable bed.
“Awoo… Awooooo…”
On the side was Tie Hanhan, tied up and howling in anguish. Its howls were cold and desolate, and it was now tied to a pillar pitifully, unable to move at all. It looked extremely helpless.
But the vegetable leaves that hadn’t been cleaned off at the corner of its lips exposed it.
It was very obvious that the reason the vegetable bed had another chance to be revamped today was thanks to a certain husky.
Tie Hanhan was the eternal enemy of Uncle Zhang’s vegetable bed.
On Tie Hanhan’s head was Shirley, with its head raised high.
It stepped on Tie Hanhan’s head and meowed, its fluffy, soft tail swinging back and forth as it bounced around constantly; it seemed very happy.
Seeing Xiao Lan, Shirley even gave him a meow in greeting.
Xiao Lan also waved at it.
Seeing Shirley appear, Xiao Lan naturally thought of Shirley’s owner —
The weirdo of the human world, Cheng Wenyi.
Just as expected, on the other side of the vegetable bed, he saw Cheng Wenyi’s figure.
He was wearing a white, fitted suit of superior quality, as usual. His hairstyle was exquisite and he was standing by the road like a fashion model on a walk, carefully keeping a distance from the mud-filled road.
Like an extremely reluctant foreman.
However, given Cheng Wenyi’s character design as someone who loved beauty and adored being pretentious, it was already very strange for him to come and supervise the revamping of a vegetable bed.
Cheng Wenyi also noticed Xiao Lan. He said a few words to the female secretary next to him and then walked towards Xiao Lan.
Xiao Lan asked, “You’re…?”
Cheng Wenyi massaged his temples; clearly, he had a headache. “I was passing by, when Uncle Zhang said he suddenly needed to go to the toilet and asked me to help him watch the dog for a while. As a result… He’s been in the toilet for half an hour. Every time I ask, he’s always ‘almost done’, and Tie Hanhan has constantly been causing trouble.”
Seeing Cheng Wenyi’s expression, Xiao Lan was barely able to suppress his laughter.
For the elderly, a little constipation was understandable.
For Tie Hanhan to be able to be calm and content would be strange.
“You have it hard,” Xiao Lan said with a straight face.
Cheng Wenyi shot him a glance. “Don’t think I can’t see that you want to laugh.”
The corner of Xiao Lan’s lips finally curved up impudently. “Hahaha, you really have it hard.”
“Let’s not talk about this.” Cheng Wenyi changed the topic. “What’s up with that 【Sparks and lightning all the way】?”
Xiao Lan put away his smile, his eyes perplexed. “Huh? Didn’t I give that to Fugui and Xiaohe?”
Cheng Wenyi’s expression was odd. “What strange thing did you say when you gave it to them?”
Xiao Lan’s gaze was even more confused.
He recalled the situation at that time. “There doesn’t seem to be anything special ah. I just told them that they could hand it in for KPI, except… except Diyi Fugui asked whether she could keep it for herself for a few days before handing it in.
“Don’t tell me…”
Xiao Lan had a bad feeling in his heart.
Seeing the alarm in Xiao Lan’s gaze, Cheng Wenyi’s tone turned heavy. “Recently, word has sprung up from who knows where saying that the flowery underpants are an important inheritance you’re giving to me; it’s a token which represents the close relationship between the Xiao Ge Support Group and Lunhui.”
Cheng Wenyi never expected his name to be connected with this eye-piercing thing. Also, it didn’t seem like it was a connection that could be cut.
Xiao Lan: “…”
He absolutely never imagined that he would be bound to this 【Sparks and lightning all the way】!
Cheng Wenyi then dealt another blow. “They even specially ordered a batch of pants which resemble the exterior of those underpants very closely. When they stand together, the sight is simply…
“Reportedly, they’re considering adding lights to the pants in a bid to make them identical.”
Xiao Lan imagined that scene and felt his entire body become unwell.
His illustrious name was perhaps about to fall to the bottom.
At that moment.
One morning in early spring, under the sunny sky in a vegetable bed that was being revamped, two victims of 【Sparks and lightning all the way】 looked at each other silently, to the tune of Tie Hanhan’s wails.
Xiao Lan: “…”
Cheng Wenyi: “…”
The two felt chills run down their spines, as if they were standing next to a bottomless abyss.
The Xiao Ge Support Group was such a scary organisation!
•
After that, Xiao Lan strolled around the city.
He didn’t have any objective and was just out for a casual walk, heading wherever his feet took him.
He saw aunties and uncles buying vegetables, appreciated the dance skills on display in the public square, observed the crowd crammed like sardines in the subway at the end of the work day, and even prevented a peak battle between a group of schoolchildren, before declining their joint requests for him to accept them as his disciples.
After wandering aimlessly for a day, finally, the sky slowly darkened.
Xiao Lan realised — he should go back.
Unless he wanted to run off to sleep on a park bench or under a bridge tonight, fighting for territory with beggars and tramps.
Taking heavy steps, Xiao Lan went back.
For some reason, when he reached his neighborhood and saw the glow of the warm, yellow light from the house he was living in, a sudden feeling of home welled up in his heart.
The biggest difference between a home and a house was —
Only a place where someone was waiting for you inside could be considered home.
Otherwise, no matter how beautiful the architecture, it would only be an icy-cold house.
And now, there was a person there waiting with the lights on for him to return.
Xiao Lan looked into the house through the window.
The light was bright inside; Luo was flipping through pamphlets on the sofa.
He seemed to be researching something, and was constantly comparing the pamphlets in his hand, occasionally even searching on the laptop beside him. He appeared extremely focused.
Seeing such a scene, Xiao Lan’s originally apprehensive mood suddenly relaxed.
It seemed that… letting nature take its course like this was also quite good?
As for how their relationship would change in the future, it should be discussed when it happened ba.
After sorting out his emotions, Xiao Lan pushed the door open and entered the house.
Sensing the stir at the entrance, Luo raised his head and smiled. “Welcome back, sir.”
Xiao Lan nodded at him. “I’m back.”
Xiao Lan’s attitude returned to normal, and he was no longer evasive and awkward like before.
He walked over to Luo and looked at what he was holding. “What are you reading?”
Luo shoved the pamphlet he was holding into Xiao Lan’s hands. “Recently, I received a few travel introductions, and it just so happens that we have even more time in the real world now. Take a look; are you interested?”
Xiao Lan: “…”
He looked at the pile in Luo’s hands, which included introductions to practically every single major attraction in the world. This didn’t seem like it was something ‘received’?
Which company’s scope of business was so large that it would even design every promotional brochure differently?
Instead, it looked like a certain someone had specially gathered them.
Xiao Lan felt that a certain scheming boy was secretly planning something, and furthermore, intended to make his scheme apparent.
Although Xiao Lan intended for their relationship to develop naturally, wasn’t this guy going a little too fast?!
Seeing Xiao Lan looking expressionlessly at these travel introductions, Luo keenly sensed that his plan might not succeed and instantly decided to switch tactics.
Luo swiftly changed the topic. “Sir, the experiences from visiting the real world these days makes me feel that the lives of humans are truly very interesting.”
Xiao Lan looked at him and remained cautious as he said, “Mn.”
He felt like this sentence was hiding something…
Luo’s tone carried slight regret. “What a pity that I’ve never experienced human travel before… What is it like? It’s probably very fun? Look at the pictures; everyone’s smiling so happily.”
After saying that, he revealed a slight and timely melancholy in his expression, and mixed into it also was envy; it was a flawless performance.
Xiao Lan: “…”
Who on earth did this guy learn from? It was truly such a waste for him to not enter the entertainment industry with such acting skills.
Xiao Lan monotonously said, “I don’t know; us poor people don’t have such extravagant hobbies like travelling.”
He wasn’t lying either. He who used to live under the poverty line truly hadn’t had the leisure or carefree frame of mind to go travelling. Every time he moved locations, it was because he had no choice but to migrate; it didn’t have a single cent to do with something like travelling, which required spending time and money.
Luo froze. “…”
He nearly forgot this point.
Plan B, fail.
Luo stood up and wordlessly left.
His back appeared a little lonely, and made spectator Xiao Lan suddenly feel a little regretful.
As a nonhuman, Luo had probably never experienced human travel before; could it be that he had genuinely been looking forward to it? And he seriously wasn’t scheming something?
After Luo left, there was no more activity from that direction; who knew what in the world he was doing.
Xiao Lan couldn’t help thinking: did he have to go and take a look?
Before Xiao Lan could move, a black furball had already leapt onto the sofa from some unknown corner.
Luo’s black cat form stared at Xiao Lan with his gold eyes as it walked over to Xiao Lan’s legs with elegant and lithe steps.
Then, he stood up and gently rubbed his head against Xiao Lan’s cheek.
The soft and exquisite sensation brushing against his cheek also carried some warmth, and was hard to resist.
Not only that, he also softened his voice and gently meowed next to Xiao Lan’s ear.
Xiao Lan instantly felt like his whole body was about to topple over.
Luo unexpectedly pulled out his biggest weapon, the ‘act coquettish’ move!
Just to go travelling!
This was caused by the degeneration of morality, the distortion of human nature!
Faced with such a scene, Xiao Lan’s heart was full of lament.
Luo, this guy, seemed to have learnt some terrible skills ah…
Moreover, he was becoming increasingly shameless by the passing day.
This nonhuman, do you still want your elegant character design or not…
Looking at Luo, who had flipped over before him to reveal his soft and fluffy belly, Xiao Lan finally admitted defeat.
He sighed and looked at the pile of travel brochures. “Where do you want to go?”
Isn’t it just a trip together?
It’s nothing!
The black cat blinked at Xiao Lan, joy glinting in the depths of its eyes.
Plan C, success.
Hahahahaha xiao lan simply cannot resist luo’s cat form
Just accept your fate, Xiao Lan 🤣🤣🤣
Thank you for the chapter ❤️
lol, Luo how many plans you have?
thanks for the chapter~
Probs from A-Z xDD
Then it drops down to plan A-1 through 100
Okay cat Luo is adorable, but are we just gonna ignore the “peak battle” between a group of schoolchildren and Xiao Lan casually refusing their “joint requests to become his disciples” PLS HSHSN
plan c for coquettish
I have a black cat who doesn’t mind belly rubs so I know how irresistible floofy black cat bellies are…Xiao Lan stood no chance, lol!
Thanks for the chapter! (♡´▽`♡)♡
OMG the pants appeared again and are starting to be their own cult lolololol
Thx for the ch ٩(｡˃ ᵕ ˂ )و
Waiting for the flood of dog food with my watermelon and salted fish.٩( ᐛ )و
Thanks for the chapter!
+1 sister/brother allow me to join you!!! ٩( ᐛ )و
Thanks for the chapter! 😘
Thanks for the chapter
Awww
Thanks for ur hardwork! ❤
home is wherever he is with Luo <3
thanks for the chapter ^-^
Luo you scheming cat
LMFAO LUO!!! so desperate? 🤣🤣🤣👏✨
Thank you for the chapter~ 💕
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Fans can be terrifying
Rabbi— i mean cats always have more than 3 holes for survival
Omg Luo what other plans do you have? And Cheng Wenyi and Xiao Lan’s dynamic is so funny 😭😭
hahah Plan C omg he is so sly i love it!!! i suspect he had a Plan D as well
hahahaha Mr. Luo!! well done sir! was and will continue to cheer to on from the side-lines, ah!
this cult… brothers and sisters, don’t you think this is a bit much, ba!