study.

Xiao Changqi sat upright at his rosewood desk, writing official documents on paper. Just then, the bamboo grove outside suddenly rustled.

There's no wind tonight, so why is there such a loud commotion?

Xiao Changqi stopped writing, looked up at the window, and could only see a few bamboos swaying incessantly.

With a slight frown, Xiao Changqi placed the pen on the pen holder, then got up and left the study.

The bamboo grove in the main courtyard was planted by Xiao Changqi's former subordinates, and it took five years for it to grow into the lush, tall, and slender bamboo grove it is today.

At this moment, an uninvited guest visited the bamboo grove.

Under a bamboo stalk, there was a round, pink ball.

On New Year's Day, I looked up at the bamboo fruit hanging on the bamboo leaf with burning eyes, wishing I could grow wings and fly up to pick it.

Oh, I almost forgot, she actually has wings now.

However, she tried flapping her wings for a long time but couldn't take off.

On New Year's Day, a thought suddenly popped into my head: I have to lose weight! I absolutely must lose weight!

Unable to fly up and pick the bamboo seeds, Yuandan had to resort to the most cumbersome method: using his chubby body to bump into the bamboo.

They tried to knock the bamboo fruit down.

The bamboo forest was so dense that moving one part would affect the whole forest, which is why such a big commotion just now occurred.

I never expected that New Year's Day would attract Xiao Changqi.

When the man grabbed her, she kicked her legs a couple of times in a daze.

Who is it?

How dare you disturb me while I'm enjoying my food?

She turned her head and saw a handsome, indifferent face, and deep, dark phoenix eyes beneath his sword-like eyebrows.

New Year:"……"

What should you do if you get caught stealing someone's bamboo berries?

There's no way to run anymore.

The very opportunistic New Year's Day clings to the man's wide sleeve with its wings and nuzzles him affectionately with its head: "Chirp~"

I'm just here for a walk.

I definitely didn't want to steal bamboo seeds.

Xiao Changqi remained unmoved by the little bird's coquettishness and asked coldly, "What are you doing here?"

On New Year's Day, standing in the man's rough, broad palm, she slowly took a few steps, her eyes conveying: I drank too much tea, so I came out for a walk.

Xiao Changqi inexplicably understood what the little bird meant, and said expressionlessly, "Qique Courtyard is to the west."

The main courtyard, however, is located to the east.

How far do you have to walk to get here?

On New Year's Day, she tilted her head, feigning ignorance: "Chirp?"

Yeah?

I'm just a little bird, I don't know anything.

"What are you doing?" Xiao Changqi glanced at the bamboo pole that the little bird had been repeatedly ramming into.

"Chirp chirp." Yuan Dan chirped twice guiltily.

I didn't do anything.

Xiao Changqi lightly tugged at the little bird's tuft of feathers on its head, his tone stern: "Tell the truth."

On New Year's Day, she secretly pouted, thinking: If I tell you the truth, can you pick that bamboo fruit on top and let me eat it?

Xiao Changqi raised an eyebrow: "Bamboo seeds?"

On New Year's Day, she was about to nod subconsciously when she suddenly realized something was wrong. Her little eyes widened in shock as she cried out, "Chirp chirp chirp!"

Holy crap!

How do you know what I'm thinking?

Xiao Changqi also found it strange. When he was tugging at the little bird's tuft of feathers, he seemed to hear a clear and soft female voice, like the gentle lake water of Jiangnan.

He looked at the bird's surprised expression, then reached out and pinched the soft feather, but this time he couldn't hear anything.

However, the silly little bird's dazed expression clearly showed that the female voice it heard was indeed its own.

Looking again at the little chubby bird's pinkish plumage, it is indeed very likely that it is a female bird.

"Do you want to eat bamboo seeds?" Xiao Changqi asked in a deep voice.

"Chirp." New Year's Day nodded like a chick pecking at rice.

Can I eat just one?