Chapter 36 I'll Worry

"Marshal Ives, are you going out tonight too?"

"Um."

Elvis climbed through the window with great skill and instructed as usual, "Protect Wanwan. I'll be back as soon as possible."

"Okay~" Eli replied, and after Elvis disappeared, he couldn't help but yawn. He didn't catch up on his sleep during the day, so he felt a little sleepy at night.

Eli's eyes rolled around, and he transformed into his tiny chinchilla form, slinking out of the pet room.

It’s time for supper again, let’s go to the kitchen and see what we can eat!

It was almost 4:30 in the morning, and Eli was so sleepy that he couldn't even open his eyes. He thought that Elvis would be back before 5 o'clock, so he lay back in his nap room and rested.

Early in the morning, Tracy opened her eyes, but did not see the little white lion.

"......!" Before it was fully light, he changed back into human form and woke up the sleeping chinchilla.

"Eli! Wake up, don't sleep any more. Where's Sir Ives? Didn't he come back all night?"

Awakened instantly by these words, Eli quickly released his second form and took out his light brain to take a look.

However, Elvis's personal brain did not send him any message, and the message bar was empty.

"Maybe... he was delayed by something and is still on his way back?" Eli paced back and forth in front of the window, lowered his head and sent several inquiring messages to Elvis.

"Could something have happened?" Eli's heart tightened and he didn't dare to think about it.

After waiting for a while, seeing that it was already bright outside, Tracy frowned and advised, "Change back to your beast form first, so as not to scare Wanwan."

Eli was stunned for a moment, then obediently changed back.

Soon, Tong Wanwan knocked on the door of the pet activity room, opened it and came in. As usual, she called them out for breakfast.

"Cancan, Yuanyuan, Mengmeng, good morning~" Tong Wanwan, still wearing an apron, leaned over and looked over. Her expression changed when she saw the silent and guilty looks of Eli and Tracy.

"Where is Cancan...?"

The room was very spacious, and at a glance, there was no sign of the little white lion.

"Go to the kitchen first, be good." After saying this to Eli and Tracy, Tong Wanwan hurried to the backyard.

Apart from the soft sofa in the living room, the little white lion's favorite place to stay is the back garden. She often sees it lazily lying on the lawn, half-closed its eyes to bask in the sun.

However, when I looked into the garden, I couldn't find the white streak anywhere.

The system couldn't bear to see her anxious, so it called up the surveillance footage from last night until now, but still found no trace of the little white lion in the backyard, at the gate, etc.

[Strange... I didn't see Cancan leave on the surveillance video.]

Not in the living room, not in the pet room, not in the backyard. Could it be hidden somewhere in the house?

This was the first time Tong Wanwan felt fear since coming into this world.

She was expecting the little white lion to suddenly jump out from some hidden corner, and like the day the long-tailed tit first arrived, it would jump into her arms jealously and give her a severe scare.

By then, she would definitely rub its fur very fiercely, pull it out bald, and warn it - never do this kind of prank again next time.

But... she searched for a very long time, including the bedroom, bathroom, study, balcony, and even the attic that the cute little pets had never entered. Tong Wanwan searched carefully several times.

Still can't find it.

She was so shocked and frightened that she didn't even realize that she was sweating coldly.

The harder it was to find it, the more anxious I became. I became so anxious that my nose started to ache and I almost cried.

Eli and Tracy skipped breakfast and continued to follow her around, feeling distressed and unsure how to react. Eli even considered disabling his second form and returning to human form, telling her, "Ivis is just out for a while and will be back soon." However, this thought was too impulsive, and Tracy stopped him.

The 1551 system was also extremely anxious: [Wanwan, could it be that Cancan ran outside?]

Maybe the surveillance failed last night?

Tong Wanwan was startled, and quickly took off her apron and ran out wearing only thin pajamas.

"Cancan! Cancan—" She called out the nickname she had given the white lion as she searched along the road. The little furry mouse, who usually acted like a spoiled child after every few steps, was now surprisingly quiet, following Tong Wanwan closely with the little tit.

After searching along the road for a while, Tong Wanwan turned around disappointedly, only to find that the two remaining little ones in the family had followed her all the way.

She was stunned: "Why did you follow me?"

[Wanwan,] the system complained softly, [I reminded you several times, but you didn't hear me.]

"Sorry..." The girl lowered her eyes with mixed feelings.

She half-knelt, reached out and held the little hamster and the little tit in her arms, then stood up.

"Are you tired? Let's go home first."

Those eyes that always shone with light now looked like pearls covered with a layer of mist. Unease, loss, anxiety, all the gloomy emotions were curled up in the eyes, blocking out the sunlight.

Finally, he managed a faint smile.

Eli and Tracy both forgot to respond and just felt very uncomfortable.

The girl is so well-behaved and gentle.

It's so quiet that it's heartbreaking.

After returning home, Tong Wanwan watched Eli and Tracy eat their breakfast with her own eyes, and only then did she feel relieved.

She also took this opportunity to calm down.

Based on her understanding of Cancan and the days they had spent together, she didn't believe it would leave home without a word. Even if it did leave, it would only be temporary.

Tong Wanwan sighed deeply and involuntarily turned her gaze to the backyard, the place where she first met the little white lion.

On the other side...

Elvis, who had to go out for something last night, wanted to finish the battle quickly, leave while Tong Wanwan was sleeping, and come back in the early morning.

No, he was delayed for a long time.

By the time Elvis rushed back to the pet store as fast as he could, it was already past ten in the morning.

He no longer cared whether his sudden, untraceable disappearance would arouse Tong Wanwan's suspicion. He was just afraid that the girl would be so worried that she would search for him all morning.

Elvis ran to the outer wall of the backyard and was about to grab the wall and jump up when he found that Tong Wanwan was standing at the door, looking at him with red eyes.

Judging from her appearance, she has really been waiting for him.

"Oh..." Elvis felt guilty and distressed. He wished he could travel through time and space and go back to last night to stay at home and not go anywhere.

"Cancan..."

Tong Wanwan was stunned for a long time when she saw it appear.

The chinchilla and long-tailed tit, hearing the sound, also rushed out of the house and cast extremely condemning looks at the little white lion.

Elvis thought Tong Wanwan would be very angry, but...

The girl just smiled at him suddenly.

The sun was warm, her smile was warm too, and even the pink corners of her eyes had a hint of golden warmth.

Tong Wanwan took a few steps towards Elvis and picked him up from the ground. She didn't ask where he had been or why he had returned so late.

He only whispered, "Cancan, remember to tell me when you go out next time."

Tong Wanwan never said the word "worry" the whole time, and just kept teasing him with a smile.

Even so... Elvis saw something in his favorite eyes.

There won't be a next time.

I won't make you worry anymore.

The little white lion buried its head in the girl's arms, very gently, and rubbed her still cold fingers.

(End of this chapter)