After eating three beef buns in a row, just as Cen Miao reached for the fourth, his phone suddenly rang.
Seeing that it was a voice call from Senior Xu, he tapped to answer.
“Miao Miao, I noticed you haven’t sent a message—have you not gotten home yet?” The man’s voice on the other end was gentle, with a hint of concern.
Qin Zelin’s finger paused on his phone screen. He immediately recognized that voice as the “pervert” from the school gate.
His eyes remained on his screen, but he stopped scrolling.
“Not yet,” Cen Miao replied slowly.
“Why haven’t you gone back yet? Are you feeling down?” Xu Jianian’s tone was full of concern. “How about you send me your location? I’m really worried about you.”
“No need to worry, I just… have p… ppst.”
……
The car fell completely silent, with only the low hum of the air conditioner.
The person on the other end of the call and everyone in the car froze at the same time, momentarily speechless.
After a while, the person on the other end finally reacted and asked softly, “Do you mean PTSD?”
“Mm, it’s ppt.”
Qin Zelin raised a hand to press his tightening temples. “………”
“I’m going home now, bye-bye.” Cen Miao poked at the buns, eager to hang up.
There was a brief pause before Xu Jianian’s voice came through again, still gentle. “…Alright. Miao Miao, stay safe.”
In the front seats, Xiao Liu and the bodyguard stretched their mouths wide, lips pressed tight over their teeth, faces flushed red as they struggled to hold back laughter.
Qin Zelin turned his head to look at the person who had just hung up and was already reaching for another bun. The corners of his mouth twitched repeatedly. He felt that those six points… were probably guessed correctly.
His gaze dropped to the phone casually tossed onto the armrest. “That Senior Xu again? The one who got you that part-time job?”
Cen Miao nodded. “Mm (chew chew chew), Senior Xu (chew chew chew) is a good person (chew chew chew).”
“……..” Heh.
A good person? That gaze was practically sticking to him!
Only the little monster was naive enough not to see the other party’s intentions!
Besides, that guy looked as thin as a willow branch—clearly weak.
If anything dangerous happened, he probably wouldn’t even be able to protect himself, let alone the little monster.
Although it was a contract marriage, he had promised his grandfather he would take care of him. He absolutely couldn’t let him be deceived by someone like that.
Qin Zelin tapped his fingers lightly on his knee, forming a plan. “How about… you stop going to that part-time job for now?”
“W-why?”
“I had Assistant Fang find you a tutor. You don’t have much free time after classes, so on rest days, the tutor can come to the house to help you catch up,” Qin Zelin said gently, with a hint of persuasion. “You also want to improve your grades quickly, right?”
Cen Miao lowered his head and pouted.
Although he didn’t like studying, if he wanted to integrate into the human world, he had to learn human knowledge.
“I understand.”
A faint smile curved at Qin Zelin’s lips. “Then shouldn’t you tell him first? Otherwise, if you stop going suddenly and he hasn’t found a replacement, it would be troublesome.”
“And if he ends up blaming you…”
Cen Miao grew a little anxious and hurriedly picked up his phone. “I can’t cause trouble for others. I’ll tell Senior Xu right now that I’m not going.”
Qin Zelin smiled. “Mm, good.”
Xiao Liu: “……..” His boss… truly worthy of being a capitalist. With just a few sentences, he had strangled a rival in the cradle—and even poured cold water on him for good measure.
After returning home, Qin Zelin went back to his room and realized that all of Cen Miao’s belongings had been moved into it.
There was no need to think—Uncle Lin must have misunderstood because of last night.
Tsk. The little monster liked him so much, insisting on sleeping with him because he was “afraid of the dark.” If he moved him back out now, he would probably cry at him again like last night.
Forget it. He would let him stay for now and move him back once his psychological condition improved.
That night, Cen Miao got his wish and ate braised beef ribs.
By the time he was chewing on the sixth one, Qin Zelin silently picked up his phone and contacted Chen Jinming.
【Qin Zelin】Hello, if someone eats a lot, could it be related to his psychological condition?
【Chen Jinming】Eating can be a way of releasing emotions. If it’s not affecting health, there’s no need to intervene for now.
【Qin Zelin】What if after leaving your place, he ate four large beef buns, and at night chewed through about six beef ribs as long as a forearm?
【Qin Zelin】He’s on the seventh one now.
【Chen Jinming】……You should intervene a bit [bitter smile.jpg]
【Qin Zelin】Alright… sorry to bother you
【Chen Jinming】No problem. Feel free to reach out anytime. A friend of Siheng is a friend of mine.
After thinking it over, Qin Zelin softened his tone. “It’s better not to eat too much at night. You’ll feel uncomfortable if you overeat.”
Cen Miao, who had starved to death in his previous world and wanted to stuff all food into his stomach for storage: ………?
How could eating food make him uncomfortable?
Being full felt the best!
But if he ate too much, would this human think he ate too much and stop wanting him?
Sigh. Living under someone else’s roof meant he still had to listen.
“I understand. Can I finish this one?” Cen Miao asked softly.
“…Mm.”
The phone on the table rang again. Qin Zelin picked it up.
【The Most Handsome in the Universe】Bro, my place is getting Kobe beef and bluefin tuna the day after tomorrow. I reserved some specially—bring sister-in-law over to eat [hehe.jpg]
Qin Zelin could tell with his knees that Qin Zexi was doing this purely out of curiosity and gossip.
【Qin Zelin】Not going
【The Most Handsome in the Universe】Come on, taking sister-in-law to a psychologist isn’t as good as letting him chat with me. Remember back in school, even my introverted deskmate became cheerful after talking to me
【Qin Zelin】The one who cursed at you every time he saw you?
【The Most Handsome in the Universe】…Just tell me whether he stopped being introverted or not! [hands on hips.jpg]
Qin Zelin: “…….”
【The Most Handsome in the Universe】6:30 p.m. the day after tomorrow. Don’t forget to bring sister-in-law
“Qin Zexi… is my cousin. He said there’ll be Kobe beef and bluefin tuna the day after tomorrow. Do you want to go eat?”
Only catching the phrase “Do you want to eat,” Cen Miao replied, “I want to go (chew chew chew), I want to go (chew chew chew)!”
“Mm,” Qin Zelin said, unsurprised by the answer. He turned to Xiao Li. “Tell Auntie Wang not to prepare dinner for the two of us that day.”
“Understood, Young Master.”
After dinner, Cen Miao ate some fruit and then returned to the room to watch short videos.
【When a wife acts cute, her husband’s soul floats away~ Babies, today I’ll teach you how I act cute! Once you learn this, your husband will obey your every word. First…】
So this was what acting cute meant?
Cen Miao cleared his throat and began imitating:
“Husband! Please please~ Husband! I’m begging you~ Husband, you’re the bestest~”
If he learned these few lines, did that mean he had mastered how humans acted cute?
So easy.
【When a wife cooks well, her husband comes home every day! This is the dinner I made for my husband today! Five dishes and one soup~】
Cen Miao: So being a human wife also meant knowing how to cook delicious food for the husband!