Lu Huai didn’t even bother to speak, he just left.

Zhou Le watched his back, unconsciously clenching his fist.

Back in the classroom, Lu Huai quickly put the annoying person out of his mind, opened his exercise book, and started doing problems.

He didn’t leave his kitten at home to play; his goal was the fifty thousand yuan, and winning first place was a must.

Only two days into the training, the students started complaining. The few hours of sleep they got each day left everyone dizzy and exhausted.

But Lu Huai was like a robot.

Every day was just problem after problem. He never ordered takeout with everyone, nor did he chat with them during breaks. He just seemed to disappear for a few fixed breaks.

Zhou Le knew he was making phone calls.

He felt annoyed. Lu Huai was so excellent and hardworking, why did he have such a clingy partner? Wasn’t this holding Lu Huai back?

Several times he wanted to approach Lu Huai, but Lu Huai’s gaze was always cold, so Zhou Le didn’t dare to approach.

Today, the teacher dismissed them a little early, but Lu Huai stayed in the classroom to do problems, returning to the dormitory at the same time as usual.

He put down his bag and things, took his pajamas, and went to the bathroom.

Zhou Le had just returned from the laundry room with his clothes when he saw Lu Huai’s phone ringing on his desk.

He approached and saw the incoming call display.

【Niannian Baby】

Zhou Le lowered his eyes, thought for a moment, picked up the phone, and as soon as he answered, a boy’s coquettish voice came, “Brother, I dreamed of you this afternoon.”

Zhou Le froze.

It wasn’t…a girlfriend?

Niannian held the phone, waiting a long time without hearing his brother’s voice.

He thought the phone was broken, and quickly looked down, but the screen was still lit and showed that it was on call.

What was wrong with his brother’s side?

Just as the kitten was about to speak, he suddenly heard Lu Huai’s cold voice, “Who told you to touch my phone!”

Niannian was startled. He had never heard Lu Huai speak so coldly. He clutched the phone, not knowing what to do.

Lu Huai’s hair wasn’t dry, water droplets still dripping down, his face filled with anger. He walked over, snatched the phone, glared coldly at Zhou Le, but seeing that the screen was still showing the call, he suppressed his anger, picked up the phone and put it to his ear, his voice softening, “Baby?”

The roommates looked like they had seen a ghost.

Lu Huai never made calls in the dorm. They had never seen this side of him, so when they heard the usually taciturn and cold academic overlord speak so gently, their eyes nearly popped out.

Zhou Le’s face was very ugly.

But Lu Huai didn’t give him another glance, he took the phone and went out while talking.

The kitten’s voice came through the phone, a little timid, “Brother, are you angry?”

Lu Huai raised his hand and pressed his temple, coaxing him softly, “No, brother wasn’t angry with you. But it’s very late now, why haven’t you slept yet?”

“I can’t sleep.” Niannian’s voice was faintly choked with sobs, “I miss you.”

Lu Huai missed him too.

The kitten, from the time it was only palm-sized, had been held by Lu Huai, clinging to him, insisting on sleeping on the bed. Lu Huai was afraid of pressing on it, waking up several times a night, until he watched the kitten’s rising and falling belly before he could relax.

Later, when it grew bigger, Lu Huai would hold it in his arms to sleep, a fluffy ball nestled in his chest, hotter than his own blood.

Later still, the kitten became a person, and the two of them squeezed onto one bed. Lu Huai would always wake up at night to cover him with a blanket.

They were inseparable.

“Good boy, it’ll be soon, just wait for brother two more days.” Lu Huai’s voice was a little hoarse, “I miss you too.”

The kitten’s emotions came and went quickly, and he was easily coaxed. After Lu Huai spoke to him for a while, he obediently hung up the phone and went to sleep.

Lu Huai was silent for two seconds, put away his phone and went back. Zhou Le was packing his things. Suddenly seeing Lu Huai return, he was startled, “You… I’m sorry, you were showering just now, I wanted to answer for you, but I didn’t say anything.”

Lu Huai stood there quietly, his dark eyes devoid of any warmth. He looked down at Zhou Le for a few seconds, and coldly brushed past him.

The lights were turned off, and the room quickly fell silent.

Lu Huai lay in bed, his tense brain finally relaxed, but he couldn’t sleep.

Both the longing for the kitten and the annoyance towards Zhou Le made it almost unbearable for him to stay in this environment.

He turned over, plugged his phone into his earphones, put them on, and opened a saved folder on WeChat.

The kitten typed slowly and preferred to send voice messages. Lu Huai had saved every one of them, listening countless times.

Accompanied by the kitten’s sticky coquettish voice in his ears, Lu Huai finally closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep.

Finally, it was the last day.

There was a full day of exams today, and they could go home after. Because it was late, and everyone wanted to relax after the exam and have a meal together, they all decided to go back tomorrow.

But Lu Huai packed his things directly, planning to take the car home after the exam.

Zhou Le hesitated for a moment, but still couldn’t help but ask, “Lu Huai, do you want to go to dinner with us?”

Lu Huai said indifferently, “No, someone is waiting for me at home.”

Zhou Le felt a pang in his heart, forcing a smile, “Is it the one who called you the other day? Your younger brother? His voice is really cute.”

Mentioning Niannian, Lu Huai’s cold eyes softened, and he subtly raised the corner of his lips, “Mm.”

Zhou Le secretly clenched his hand.

He didn’t believe it was a younger brother.

But he didn’t say anything more, just smiled and nodded, “Then I’ll say goodbye to you in advance, and wish you good results.”

Lu Huai didn’t tell Niannian about going home early, wanting to surprise him.

But unexpectedly, the kitten gave him a surprise.

He rushed home, opened the door, but didn’t see the happily waiting kitten. The house was empty.

Lu Huai’s face instantly turned ugly.

He had told Niannian beforehand that he must tell him when he went out. The kitten was very well-behaved, always reporting to him on WeChat, even going downstairs to eat would be reported.

But just ten minutes ago, Niannian had told him that he was sleepy and wanted to take a nap.

The kitten had grown up and learned to lie!

Lu Huai sat on the sofa with a cold face and checked today’s surveillance footage. He saw that about half an hour ago, Niannian had been sitting on the sofa watching TV, but suddenly answered a phone call, and then the surveillance footage went black.

Lu Huai looked up at the little bear socks hanging on the camera.

Good, he almost wanted to praise the kitten.

Lu Huai was silent for a while, then picked up his phone and called Niannian.

The phone rang a few times and was quickly hung up.

The kitten quickly sent a text message.

【Brother, don’t call, I’m sleeping.】

Lu Huai almost laughed angrily.

All the anticipation and joy of rushing back to see the kitten turned into anger.

Not just because of the kitten’s deception.

More so, it was the possessiveness in his heart at play.

Who called the kitten? In just a few days, the kitten already had friends?

It couldn’t have been the fuzzy plush toy from next door.

Lu Huai didn’t touch his phone again. He just sat quietly on the sofa, without a word.

“Can you be serious? You’re supposed to be watching, not playing on your phone.”

Behind the stone lion outside the luxury hotel, Xu Mingbai lowered his voice, “As soon as you see the person in the photo go in, call the employer.”

After many days, another job finally came.

The kitten was a little listless, he still wanted to call and talk to his brother, when he was suddenly patted on the shoulder by a man, “Quick, he’s here.”

He jolted, quickly raising his phone.

After almost another hour, he saw the furious employer rushing into the hotel lobby.

Xu Mingbai gave a gesture, “Job’s done, let’s go, I’ll treat you to dinner tonight.”

The kitten shook his head, “I have to go home, I have to video call with my brother.”

“Hey, you’re a mama’s boy.”

No matter how much he persuaded him, the kitten stubbornly carried his bag and left. He was in a good mood. He had earned another two hundred yuan today. He would save up and buy a gift for his brother.

Humming a little tune, he arrived home, pushed open the door, and froze.

In the living room, Lu Huai was sitting quietly on the sofa. The room was pitch black, not even the lights were on. The moonlight shone in, vaguely revealing the coldness on Lu Huai’s face.

He spoke, his tone devoid of warmth.

“You’re back.”

Author’s Note:

Nianbao: It’s over!!!

Animals have an instinct to sense danger.

If Niannian still had a tail, it would probably have exploded with nervousness.

He sensed Lu Huai’s anger, his little heart pounding wildly. At least, Lu Huai had never spoken to him in such a cold tone.

The kitten changed his shoes and tiptoed to Lu Huai’s side. He habitually wanted to act cute. He had been thinking about it for days. After not seeing each other for so long, when Lu Huai came back, he wanted Lu Huai to hold him all the time, even to the bathroom.

But now, he didn’t dare to speak.

After hesitating for a long time, the kitten stammered, “Brother, why did you come back today?”

Lu Huai sneered, “What? Did I interrupt your fun?”

The kitten was startled, anxiously grabbing Lu Huai’s hand, “Brother, I didn’t, I didn’t go out to have fun, I…I…I went out to see friends.”

Lu Huai looked up, his eyes darkening, “Friends?”

“Where did you meet them? How old are they? Male or female? What do they do?”