Chapter 70: A Miraculous Surprise: Have you ever seen a doctor, Mr. Skylark? ...

Chaomu was awakened by a burst of singing.

“The greenery is abundant, not too big, not too small, just right.”

The melodious sound of singing lingered in her ears. She drowsily opened her eyes and found herself no longer in the hamster cage, but curled up in a delicate nest. At the edge of the long table, a small yellow bird stood on a bird stand, chirping with its tail cocked.

...Who is she? Where is she? What kind of cloud beans are they? Why can they sing?

His brain was still a little confused after waking up, and Chaomushu fell into a brief period of contemplation.

Never mind, it seems normal for animals in games to talk... That's not the point at all! What matters is what time it is!

Thinking of the important question, she shuddered, sat up suddenly, and looked at the buff time below her avatar. She immediately breathed a sigh of relief: Fortunately, there were still two hours left. There was still time; she didn't turn into a human in her dream and wake up to find herself in a small dark room. It was already past four o'clock and there was no way to reload the save file...

After this shock, Chaomu finally regained consciousness. She shook her head, preparing to take a closer look at her current situation. When she looked up, her attention was drawn to that color.

Under the warm yellow light, a young man with phoenix eyes, draped in a dark-colored bathrobe, leaned against a low table. His robe had fallen loosely to his elbows, revealing the undulating lines of his chest like a snowy mountain range. His jet-black hair was still damp with moisture, and even his sharp features were blurred and softened.

It was late at night, but Yunque Kyoya showed no sign of falling asleep. Instead, he sat beside the low table, his head bent over a book. On the bird stand beside the table, Yundou chirped a cheerful little tune that sounded a bit like the school song. He surprisingly didn't seem bothered by the noise, his brows slightly relaxed.

The light from the side cast a shadow over his face, chest, and even waist. The yukata's ties and soft fabric clung to his waist. Drops of water fell from the tips of his hair, and Chaomu's eyes followed the shimmering light, watching it flow down the ravines of his muscular muscles, finally melting into the shadows of the grooves in his abdomen.

……Wow.

Although it wasn't like Asami hadn't seen perfect male bodies in games before—if we were to simply talk about visual impact and skin exposure, Gin, the male Bodhisattva, and even the naked Amuro Toru sleeping at the beginning of the game were more eye-catching than Hibari's current level—but now, looking at this yukata...

Chao Mu Shu touched his chin with his paw and analyzed seriously: Sure enough, the half-exposed look is the most attractive. In fact, it was the most attractive when the belt was still hanging on the hips.

Hibari probably had the advantage of being wrapped up in a suit before. Just like Kurosawa Jin, this seemingly stern and cold man suddenly looked disheveled, revealing a vulnerability that made one want to touch him...

...No, that's not right. It's not time to surrender yet. With her current state, escaping is the better option than confronting her head-on.

Shushu held down her restless paws and peeked at the young man at the table with her dark eyes. Seeing that he seemed completely absorbed in his reading and oblivious to his surroundings, she tiptoed out of her soft nest and slid towards the corner of the table.

At first, her escape plan seemed to go smoothly. Using stealth, she silently slid from the middle of the table to the edge, ready to jump.

Before the hamster leaped off the water, a shadow suddenly appeared behind her. The man's fingertips precisely grasped the back of her neck, pulling her back from the brink of freedom.

His movements were so quick that even as he was lifted up, the morning-evening rat's claws were still weakly digging at the air. She puffed her cheeks and suddenly turned around, only to meet those cold eyes.

"You don't look like you're timid." Yun Que narrowed his eyes slightly, staring at the little animal struggling under his fingertips. "Want to escape from prison?"

Chaomushu blinked his eyes, thinking that he was quite aware that he had just caught a small animal from the roadside and locked it up at home... It's just that some people would feel soft-hearted when a small animal loses its freedom. Yunque's expression seemed to be very interested, as if she got a subtle pleasure from her failed escape.

Like now, even though he knew that the little animal at home was restless and wanted to sneak away, he obviously had no intention of locking her back in the cage. Instead, he put her aside and continued reading - as if he was going to let her escape again.

What a funny control card...

Even though she could see his evil intentions, Chaomu couldn't let that stop her from running away. God only knew what time he was going to sleep, and her hamster buff was almost over... If she transformed back into a human in front of him, she would definitely be killed on the spot.

After another failed escape, Chaomu Rat scraped at the edge of the table with her claws. This time, the young man lifted her off the table and casually placed her on his lap. The man's body heat penetrated the fabric of her yukata and reached her belly, burning her ears.

She shrank her neck, her eyes rolling around, and decided not to continue rushing. She changed her strategy - first pretend to be good to lower his vigilance, and then wait for an opportunity to act.

Executing this strategy obviously requires extraordinary determination and patience.

The slender legs beneath her yukata were muscular, their warmth making her heart tremble with anxiety. The hamster ball rested on her thigh, revealing a dazzling expanse of white skin. Hibari's fingertips traced her forehead and back, his gentle movements causing her to relax unconsciously, yet tense up again as she was completely enveloped by his aggressive, dangerous aura.

...It's panicky and yellow, which is too unfriendly to the hamster's little heart!

Chaomushu felt more and more that it was not going to work if it continued like this.

To make matters worse, Yundou, having finished singing the school song, also flew down from the shelf, chirping closer to her, and snuggled with her in the man's lap. The double assault of fur and muscle, coupled with Yunque handing her a plate of nuts from nowhere...if this continued, she felt like she didn't want to leave.

Asami Rat vented his anger by nibbling nuts on Hibari's knees, shaking the crumbs onto his yukata, and was finally flicked on the head by him.

This can't go on, Chaomu! Think about the trash can, think about her main quest, think about Shen'er and Mimi who are waiting for her to come home... She's a little raccoon who needs a home to raise, she can't have another home outside!

Seeing that there was only half an hour left for the transformation, the morning glory rat, which failed to escape from prison again and was dragged back by the skylark dozens of meters away from the trash can, stretched out its claws forward in defiance, and even moved forward another half a meter under the opponent's clamp.

As long as, as long as I can reach that place...!

"You're quite strong... little animal." Yun Que naturally wouldn't let her escape from his palm. He raised his eyebrows slightly, increased his strength, and grabbed her back to his lap. "You don't look like a simple herbivore. I should give you a good meal."

Chaomushu actually doesn't know what hamsters eat, and her main problem is not whether their breeding methods are scientific and reasonable... The important thing is that her hamster's limited skin will expire in twenty minutes. She is a fake hamster!

She collapsed into a slumped position in his lap, feeling hopeless, and began to think about how to rearrange her plans after the failed save. But it was okay. Completing a game felt satisfying, and reloading the game would also give her a more perfect ending. Thinking about it that way, it was fine.

Just when she was wondering whether to give up struggling, Yunque, who had been sitting at the desk, finally stood up.

"Skylark! Skylark!"

Yundou flapped his wings and flew to the other bird's nest at the head of the bed, while Chaomushu was picked up in his palm and packed away. In addition to the bird's nest, there was also a newly built hamster nest by the bed, which looked like it had been set up by Caobi at night.

She suddenly perked up: Is Skylark finally going to stop staying up late and go to bed? The nest isn't far from the trash can. If Skylark puts her there, she might be able to escape successfully in one go!

The hamster, Tuanzi, looked expectantly at the warm and soft nest that looked well-kept, with its claws stretched out. Yun Que lowered his eyes to observe the lively expression on her furry face, the corners of his lips slightly raised.

He actually didn't have the habit of sleeping in the same bed with small animals, but it wasn't impossible for him to give it a try.

So Chaomushu watched him pass by the little nest, and the latter was getting farther and farther away from her. Even when he sat on the bed, Yunque had no intention of putting her aside. Instead, he pinched her neck and placed her on the pillow.

Watching the black-haired young man lie down, his handsome profile close at hand, Chaomushu lay on the soft pillow, picking at the pillowcase, staring at the narrow, wind-like young man.

"If you want to stay, you have to adjust your schedule." The young man with phoenix eyes rested his chin on one hand, lying on his side on the couch, the fabric of his bathrobe falling to one side.

Under her gaze, he snorted and poked her hopeless cheek with his fingertips, and his voice was rarely softer: "Go to sleep, little animal."

...No, who can sleep like this?

He pressed Chao Mu Shu so hard she sank into the soft pillow, staring hopelessly at the countdown beneath her profile picture, which had turned red. As the bedside lamp dimmed, she gritted her teeth, determined to struggle once more, but before she could even begin, the young man grabbed her and pinned her in front of him.

Yun Que seemed to have finally lost his patience and flicked her forehead in the darkness. His sharp eyes had softened compared to usual, and his tone had cooled slightly. "Where are you going? If you run again, I'll bite you to death."

It felt like I couldn't escape a beating whether I ran or not.

There were only five seconds left in the countdown. Chao Mu Shu looked back at him with despair, thinking to herself that it was he who didn't let her run away, so it wasn't her fault if she got scared later.

Three, two, one.

Yunque's pupils contracted slightly.

The hamster, originally held in his palm, rapidly expanded in the sudden pink mist. A soft, scorching sensation filled his arm. A pair of golden eyes met his in the darkness. When the mist cleared, he followed those eyes and saw the figure that had suddenly appeared in his arms.

"...Oh, man, that's good now." The golden eyes blinked dully, and the girl leaned in his arms and asked expressionlessly, "Are you satisfied with what you see?"

Her short black hair was messy and stuck to her cheeks and shoulders. The silver highlights in front of her bangs were as conspicuous as the hamster's fur and her golden eyes.

Skylark stared at her face, his eyes narrowed dangerously, and he tightened his knuckles: "...Illusionist?"

The touch in his arms felt unprotected by fabric, so hot it made him shudder. The body shuddered in his embrace, like a trembling animal in the grip of a predator.

Suddenly losing the protection of fur, Chaomu tilted his head in discomfort at the direct contact.

"Before you question who I am, you should reflect on yourself first." She opened her golden eyes and said expressionlessly, "A perverted naked man actually took a hamster to bed regardless of the animal's will. Have you seen a doctor, Yun Quejun?"

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The author has something to say: Chaomu (skilled): It’s a little mouse.

As expected of me! I caught up!