The Theory of QueerbaitingChapter 13

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Today was another day of filming, and the director’s team wanted to arrange for the guests to shoot the content at a certain location. However, the weather wasn’t good and there was a sudden heavy rain, so the filming could only be temporarily interrupted, and the crew was temporarily free to move around the courtyard. kEbgcl

Most of the guests in the show were popular stars and had many other jobs other than starring in variety shows, so once they got a break, they all went back to their bedrooms to catch up on sleep, and You Xin and Duan Jiashu also stayed in their bedrooms to follow them.

Duan Jiashu was sitting on the bed reading a script. He used a pen to mark and draw on the paper, and his mouth was also reading words. After reading for a while, Duan Jiashu took out his phone and watched cat videos as per usual. You Xin also finished reading the latest novel update, so feeling that there was nothing to do, he sat by the window to watch the rain.

Story translated by Chrysanthemum Garden.

The rain was really strong, hitting the roof’s eaves like a curtain forming a barrier. It was very interesting to see. Their bedroom was on the first floor and there was no danger, so You Xin put half of his body out and used his hands to catch the rain. After playing around for a while, he heard a few subtle meows. At first, You Xin thought it came from Duan Jiashu’s phone, but after listening to it again he felt that something was wrong.

You Xin looked back and discovered that Duan Jiashu had already turned off his phone and was sleeping, so it seemed that the meowing sounds really came from outside. You Xin looked out the window and couldn’t help but worry. The rain was so heavy, and a desolate kitten would be bound to run into difficulties. He took a towel and an umbrella, intending to go out to find the cat. But he saw the sleeping Duan Jiashu and hesitated. JlYMgK

Does he want to take Duan Jiashu with him? If it was in the past, You Xin would never have this intention. But recently, his relationship with Duan Jiashu was much better, and the other person is also a famous cat lover, if he didn’t let Duan Jiashu join him in this kitten rescue operation, the other will be unhappy if he found out. So You Xin made up his mind to wake Duan Jiashu and tell him about the matter. He pulled the still-groggy Duan laoshi outdoors.

The two of them were close to the courtyard, so the kitten must be around that area. As they walked and listened, they finally found the kitten in the crevice of the corridor around the courtyard. The kitten was about a month old, the blue color in its eyes had yet to fade, and it was lying in the crevice like it was breathless. Because the rain was too strong, some of the rain’s leakage splashed on the kitten’s body, making its fluffy fur wet.

Duan Jiashu saw the kitten and was finally awake. His usually cold and expressionless face suddenly became very warm. He squatted down and stared at the kitten with concern, meowing as he did so. Seeing the kitten that was so pitiful, Duan Jiashu reached out to pick up the kitten, but the whole cat was smaller than his own hand, so he paused and didn’t know how to pick it up. With his concerned and anxious expression, he looked more helpless than the kitten.

You Xin was unable to look down for too long, so he also squatted down to wrap the kitten with a towel tightly, only revealing the kitten’s head, then unzipped his jacket and put it in the warmth of his arms. The kitten must’ve felt warmer, so its cries were no longer as miserable as before. Duan Jiashu looked at You Xin with admiration and followed him back. You Xin took the kitten back to the bedroom and began to wipe its fur with a towel. The kitten didn’t know what was going on and was struggling gently while meowing quietly. You Xin, while rubbing, soothed it, “Good good, after drying your hair, you will be fine…” And a loud “meow” sound was heard right after.

How can a kitten have the strength to purr so loudly? You Xin turned his head and saw Duan Jiashu squatting next to him, burying his chin on the back of his hand, and was meowing along with the cat.

You Xin: …

Sure enough, it was a mistake to wake up Duan Jiashu, for this guy couldn’t even help and just played with the cat. Since meeting the cat, Duan laoshi had also never spoken human words.

“Duan laoshi, stop meowing and go to the kitchen to find some soothing milk for the kitten, I remember there’s some inside the refrigerator. Put the milk in the milk pot to warm it up, don’t make it too hot, and give it to the kitten to drink later.” eEbyGU

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Duan Jiashu woke up from his roleplaying reverie and nodded, finally leaving.

You Xin breathed a sigh of relief, and sure enough, once Duan Da Mao left, the kitten lost its repeater that meowed with it, so it obediently stopped purring. You Xin wiped the kitten some more, then turned on the hair dryer to the lowest setting. A while later, Duan Jiashu came back with a half bowl of milk. You Xin took a little taste. The temperature was just right, so he carefully placed it in front of the kitten.

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It probably didn’t like being touched by unfamiliar people, and the milk gave it a little strength, so the kitten turned his head to bite Duan Jiashu’s hand, completely disregarding its earlier friendship of meowing together. It scared Duan Jiashu, his whole person jumping back. pCKq2X

Seeing that it didn’t bite back, the kitten was no longer angry. With a turn of its head, it went back to concentrate on licking up the remaining milk. It left a very hurt Duan Jiashu who “meow meow meow”-ed incessantly.

You Xin: …

It seems that Duan laoshi loves cats a lot. He’s good at rewarding cats on Bilibili, but his level of actual cat care was relatively poor.

The rain soon stopped, and it was time to go back to work. 0D7d9q

You Xin entrusted the kitten to his assistant, while Duan Jiashu cleaned up and prepared to start work. You Xin saw that while Duan Jiashu was cleaning up, he was looking at the kitten’s temporary sleeping nest with a face of reluctance, as if he was part of a sadistic drama. You Xin held his laughter, but at the surface he still wanted to comfort the other: “Duan laoshi don’t worry, kittens are like this, just get along with him some more. Once you two get familiar with each other, things will be better.”

Duan Jiashu stiffened and turned his head expressionlessly: “I don’t care, there are already so many cute kitties waiting for me to watch them online. I am the number one in the reward list of many cat anchors, and I even have a lot of cat hair sent to me by cat bloggers.” He even tilted its head with pride after saying that.

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You Xin: …

You Xin opened his mouth, but finally resisted the desire to diss Duan Jiashu. Spending money to buy kittens to only have cat hair or something was really… . LoOrwk

Duan Jiashu said that, but in the afternoon he was a little distracted while filming. His expression is as cool and calm as usual however, except for You Xin, the others didn’t seem to see any change in Duan Jiashu.

“Xin Xin, you seem to really like looking at Duan laoshi every time we record for the show~” You Xin was stunned to see Lin Qiubi patting him on his shoulder and giving him a mischievous look.

Upon hearing this, You Xin immediately looked around and after finding that he and Lin Qiubi were standing in the dead corner of the camera, he breathed a sigh of relief. “Ah-bi, what are you talking about, we’re just recording the show~”

“I know we are, but don’t worry, jiejie knows what she’s doing~” said Lin Qiubi winked at him. A9xONX

“???” The look on your face doesn’t add any points in relieving my heart! “Haha…” You Xin simply smiled with his heart beating loudly. Did he pay too much attention to Duan Jiashu and caused others to misunderstand? However, he couldn’t just explain this matter, for it seemed that Lin Qiubi was also a fujoshi, so the more he’d explain, the more it’d seem like he was trying to cover things up. It was better to simply muddle through.

Fortunately, Lin Qiubi could see that You Xin felt embarrassed, so she changed the subject, “Did you and Duan laoshi find a kitten?”

“Yes, it’s especially cute…”

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Duan Jiashu was quite a large distance away when he saw You Xin and Lin Qiubi chatting and laughing. He turned his head to the other side and felt even more uncomfortable in his heart. It’s not that he’s worried about You Xin and Lin Qiubi forming a CP, after all, with his small body and standing next to a petite girl could only look like they were good friends, and those who’d possibly like the CP would get high on sisterly love. It’s just that Duan Jiashu discovered that You Xin had a good relationship with everyone. He couldn’t see who he likes or dislikes, but he can always find his place in the crowd.

Unlike myself, I’m always alone. Looking beyond the mountains, while Duan Jiashu enjoyed being alone most of the time, he currently felt a little lonely.

After all, it was the kitten that made him so sad. Duan Jiashu’s mouth was pulled down so low, silently weeping in his heart.

In the evening, back to the courtyard, Duan Jiashu couldn’t help but immediately go back to the bedroom with You Xin to see the kitten. The kitten had already woken up from its nap and was playing parkour. After playing for a while, the kitten stopped, lowered its head and sniffed around, and used its paws to dig the ground. IkvRUz

You Xin immediately grabbed the back of the kitten’s neck and carried him to the newly bought litter box the assistant got during the afternoon. Sure enough, the kitten stepped on it and felt very satisfied, so it went to the box and planned to do a big one.

Duan Jiashu was immediately excited. He had seen a lot of online videos and photos of cats going to the toilet, but he’d never seen a kitten go to the toilet with his own eyes before! The kitten’s fleshy little paws were picking at the sides of the litter box, and even the expression of exertion could be seen on his face. It was really cute, ah~ Duan Jiashu squatted next to the kitten with his heart full of pink bubbles, when he suddenly smelled a bad stench going straight to his head.

Duan Jiashu hurriedly stood up and covered his nose, “Who farted? It’s so smelly, ah!”

“Kitten poop can’t stink? You were so close to the kitten too.” You Xin opened the window disapprovingly and took a tiny shovel. KX3JAL

Duan Jiashu: “!!!”

How could this be!

Story translated by Chrysanthemum Garden.

Until You Xin finished shoveling and wiped the kitten’s butt, Duan Jiashu still hadn’t come back to his senses. You Xin turned his head to see Duan Jiashu standing in place with a face looking like his three views collapsed, and immediately understood.

“Did you think that kittens are so cute, so its sh*t doesn’t stink? Cat sh*t doesn’t stink and it could smell of strawberries?” AEMpmT

Duan Jiashu’s face was as dark as the bottom of a pot.

“Okay~” You Xin thought it was funny, so he patted Duan Jiashu’s head and pulled him down in front of the kitten’s bed. The kitten’s physical strength was limited, so it fell asleep in its bed after its bathroom break. You Xin took Duan Jiashu’s hand and stroked the cat’s little head and said gently, “No matter what, the kitten’s still very cute, right?”

Duan Jiashu stroked the kitten’s soft fur and looked at the kitten’s sleeping face, and with his heart gradually calming down, he nodded along. He took his hand that You Xin pulled earlier and hugged the other’s shoulders directly: “That’s very good of you.”

You Xin, who was still smiling, immediately stiffened. He felt Duan Jiashu’s breath on the side of his neck, tickling the skin there. You Xin couldn’t help but shrink a little and said in a small whisper, “What’s so good, ah…” BZ3jWd

“Like mother.”

You Xin: …

I can’t have a son as annoying as you, okay!?

The author has something to say:
Question: Why doesn’t Duan laoshi want to keep the kitten himself?
Duan laoshi: I don’t think I’m mature enough to take on the role of a father 【deadpan】
You Xin: I think so as well…
Duan laoshi: But I think You Xin could take on the role of a mother【deadpan】
You Xin: … NAsWeK

The kitten was described as “小狸花” in the raws, or “Dragon Li” cats in English. They look like this: