When Ye Qiu returned to his wooden house.
Xiao Wu, fresh from her bath, was already sitting at the table in the hall.
Her delicate eyebrows were furrowed, her big, expressive eyes sparkling. Her wet hair was draped around her, making her look like a doll. She was resting her chin on her hand, staring at the door, waiting for Ye Qiu's return.
Hearing the noise outside, Xiao Wu immediately stood up, but paused before taking a step. She looked at the door and pouted. "Ye Qiu, why were you gone for so long? My stomach is rumbling with hunger."
Ye Qiu rolled his eyes, looking at the little rabbit who had returned to normal after a bath. He said impatiently, "I went to the village entrance to deliver food to Tang San."
Thud!
Ye Qiu placed two lunch boxes on the table and pushed one towards Xiao Wu.
"Here, let's eat."
"Thank you, Ye Qiu!"
Xiao Wu thanked him softly, then eagerly opened the food container.
In an instant, her expression changed dramatically, and she couldn't help but exclaim.
"Ah—! Ye Qiu! How, how could this be?!"
"Ouch～"
"Quiet! Do you need to warm up your mouth before you eat?" Ye Qiu frowned, raised his hand, and tapped Xiao Wu's head before finally turning his gaze to the food container.
Inside the container, there was a meaty Rabbit Leg.
"Ye Qiu～ How could there be a rabbit..."
Xiao Wu covered her head with her hands, her face showing a mix of heartache and grievance.
"It's just a Rabbit Leg, isn't it? We see them everywhere. No need to make such a fuss," Ye Qiu said, rolling his eyes at Xiao Wu, and pushed his portion towards her. "Eat mine."
Ye Qiu then opened his own lunchbox.
Xiao Wu just glanced at it, her grievance deepening, almost to the point of tears. She couldn't help but wail, "Ah! Xiao Wu doesn't want to eat these..."
"Hmm?"
Ye Qiu frowned and looked into the box, understanding dawning in his eyes. Besides the Rabbit Leg, there was also a Spicy Rabbit Head.
He shook his head helplessly. "Forget it, you shouldn't eat it. Just have two Carrots to get by."
Xiao Wu leaned her body on the table, her face close to Ye Qiu's, looking at him pitifully, and pleaded, "Ye Qiu, how about we throw this food away?"
"Lost? Isn't that a waste? The rabbit died for nothing then?" Ye Qiu, who possessed the virtue of frugality, immediately frowned.
"But, but…"
Xiao Wu stammered, running to Ye Qiu's side, grabbing his arm, and said softly, "I, I will compensate you."
Ye Qiu raised his eyes and glanced at Xiao Wu, completely unmoved by her tactics. "Compensate me? You still owe me a lot of money. What are you going to use to compensate me?"
"I, I can…"
Xiao Wu bit her lip, looking at Ye Qiu's boyish face, hesitating.
"Alright, alright."
Ye Qiu didn't want to say more. Filling his stomach was the priority. He didn't even look up, but his hand movements were opening up the rabbit meat. "This food can't be wasted. I just won't eat the rabbit meat."
"Ah."
Xiao Wu stared in surprise, her round, large crimson eyes filled with immense joy.
Ye Qiu turned his head to look at Xiao Wu.
"Is it okay now?"
"Yes, yes!"
Xiao Wu nodded happily, pursing her red lips, and said coyly, "I'll make it up to you."
"Make it up? With what?"
Ye Qiu looked up, puzzled, at the somewhat unusual rabbit.
"Huh?!"
Ye Qiu's obsidian eyes widened as he lifted his head. A warm, soft sensation, tinged with sweetness, had landed on his lips.
Xiao Wu, her face flushed, was before him. Her clear, crimson eyes shimmered, her long eyelashes fluttering. Her pink and white rabbit ears perked up, her lips slightly parted, and her earlobes and neck were flushed.
Slap!
Ye Qiu snapped back to reality and slapped Xiao Wu's face, pushing her away.
"Ah!"
Xiao Wu cried out, stumbling backward, nearly falling to the ground.
"You silly rabbit, what... what were you doing?!"
Ye Qiu's youthful, boyish face flushed. There was a world of difference between initiating the action and having it happen to him. He hadn't anticipated Xiao Wu's strange form of compensation!
"I... I thought you liked it..."
Xiao Wu tilted her head back, a hint of confusion in her eyes, but mostly shyness. She pursed her red lips, becoming demure, and fidgeted with the corner of her clothes.
"Who said that? I think you like it! Otherwise, why would you do this?"
Ye Qiu wiped his mouth, looking at Xiao Wu with a strange expression. Even if he liked it, this wasn't the time. It was too childish and... embarrassing!
"You... you're talking nonsense! I don't!" Hearing Ye Qiu's words, Xiao Wu immediately jumped up, as if her secret had been exposed. Her face flushed, and she couldn't speak, biting her teeth in shame and anger. "You used to bully me! Humph! You stinky Ye Qiu! If you don't like it, then fine! I've already compensated you anyway!"
As her voice fell.
Xiao Wu angrily walked into the bedroom, which was separated from the hall by a board.
It seemed a bit empty inside. The wet bed board she had made had been moved out by Ye Qiu to dry, so she could only find a stool to sit on.
Holding her burning face, her heart was filled with resentment. She pouted, furrowing her eyebrows, and kept muttering curses at Ye Qiu. She had put in a lot of effort.
Thinking of Ye Qiu, Xiao Wu's crimson eyes appeared somewhat dim, and her red lips moved slightly, as if she was lost in thought. A hint of worry was visible in her eyes.
Was he disgusted with her?
Ye Qiu wiped his lips, watching Xiao Wu walk into the Bedroom and sit back down, a slightly smug smile playing on his face.
After a while.
Ye Qiu's lunch was nearly over.
Xiao Wu, sitting in the Bedroom, finally touched her stomach. She was already feeling quite hungry.
She looked around, then stood up and walked to the door.
Blushing, Xiao Wu said, "Ye Qiu, where did you put the Carrot you brought back? I'm hungry."
Ye Qiu raised his hand and pointed at the wall separating the hall and the Bedroom. "It's hanging there, go get it yourself."
Xiao Wu looked at the cloth bag hanging on the wall and quickly took it down. She took out a Carrot from it and went to the water tank to wash it. Then she returned, glancing at Ye Qiu as she passed by. Seeing that Ye Qiu was almost finished eating, she went back to the table and sat down again.
As soon as Xiao Wu sat down, Ye Qiu stood up and walked out the door, holding two lunch boxes. He needed to wash them and return them.
Xiao Wu frowned slightly, pursed her red lips, and looked at Ye Qiu with confusion.
Seeing Ye Qiu had gone out, she turned her gaze back, holding the Carrot in both hands. She opened her mouth slightly and, starting from the tip, slowly put it in her mouth, biting into it with a crisp crunch.
As she chewed, her gaze couldn't help but drift towards the door.
When Ye Qiu returned after washing the lunch boxes, he walked in and found Xiao Wu's eyes were a little shifty, and her face was a little flushed.
"?" Ye Qiu looked at her strangely, sat back at the table, and asked with a puzzled expression, "Why are you always staring at me? Do you have something to say?"
"I'm not always looking at you. Don't flatter yourself." Xiao Wu nibbled on her Carrot, her head lowered as she harrumphed twice.
Ye Qiu raised an eyebrow.
"So, you do have something to say to me?!"
After waiting for a moment, the only sound was Xiao Wu crunching on her Carrot. Ye Qiu rolled his eyes and tapped the table impatiently.
Knock, knock!
He said impatiently, "Are you going to say something or not? If not, I'm leaving."
"Ye Qiu… will you abandon me?" Xiao Wu lowered her head, munching on her Carrot, her voice very soft.
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