Chapter 21: Huh? Its skull really exploded after being yelled at by that man...

Song Keling couldn't remember whether she was dreaming or really saw it.

When I woke up again, it was already morning.

She turned off the alarm clock because she had overslept, sat on the edge of the bed, and silently looked at the little snake in the breeding box on the bedside table.

Qianqian was obviously still sleeping, but she didn't hide in the rock like before. Song Keling had temporarily dealt with the trimmed branch, and now there was little place in the box for the little one to hide.

But it didn't want its only hiding place anymore and just curled up in the corner of the box.

It's a lonely lump, like a child who has made a mistake and is falling asleep in it while holding it in his arms.

Thinking of this, Song Keling looked down at her knuckles that were bitten last night.

Even the row of small teeth marks with bleeding spots were no longer visible, only some faint bruises were vaguely visible, indicating that there had been minor injuries there.

Song Keling sighed softly.

What mistake did she make? The reason she had strange dreams was because she always couldn't help but assign emotions that only appeared in humans to Qianqian.

Song Keling raised her hand and pinched the bridge of her nose.

Maybe it was because she had been working non-stop recently and there was suddenly a lot of attention on Qianqian on the Internet, so she felt a little stressed.

She herself didn't feel this pressure, but it actually affected her subtly.

That's why I was careless and got bitten by Qianqian and had the dream again.

It seems that it's time for her to shift the focus and attention of her life.

It is very easy to tell whether a snake is sleeping or not.

When it lies motionless, coiled up, lying down, or curled up, maintaining a certain posture without moving, with its open eyes slightly blurred and without spitting out anything for a long time, it means it is sleeping.

Song Keling did not disturb Qianqian who was still sleeping and went out quietly.

The sky was getting light.

As soon as the bedroom door was closed, Qianqian, who had been curled up motionless, raised her little head slightly to look over, but soon let it droop back onto her body, looking listless.

Even the beautiful red vertical pupils were covered with a layer of gray.

Song Keling did not stay in the laboratory at night. After class in the afternoon, she was picked up by the driver and taken home for dinner.

Her father asked her why she suddenly wanted to rent a house outside.

Song Keling replied that she had encountered some problems which were not very convenient, but they would be dealt with soon.

As a father, Song Qihang knows that his daughter is smart and it is normal for her to have her own little secrets now that she has grown up. So although he feels a little disappointed, he will resist the urge to ask her about things that she is unwilling to explain.

But the two brothers are different.

When he heard his sister was renting a house outside, the eldest brother Song Huaijin immediately asked three questions: "Rent a house? When did this happen? How come I didn't know? Why rent a house? Didn't I buy two houses there?"

The second brother, Song Wuyu, immediately said, "Yes, I remember my eldest brother said it's just across from Xinda University."

"Yes, across from Xinda University." Song Huaijin said, "I originally bought it for Xiaoling as a school admission gift, but she said living off campus was troublesome and it would be better to live in the dormitory. But it's actually very close, only a dozen minutes by bike. Living off campus gives you more freedom and privacy."

Song Wuyu said, "A bike ride for more than ten minutes? What bike? Aren't there bikes in the garage? Xiaoling, go pick one. I'll give you the keys to the one you like."

Song Huaijin: "Don't be crazy. There are many small paths in the school and the garage is far away. How can driving be more convenient than riding a bike?"

"What if it rains?"

Song Keling wanted to answer at first, but when she heard her two brothers start to argue with each other, she knew that the topic would not end for a while, so she ate her meal seriously and didn't say a word.

On the contrary, her mother Shi Yue saw her daughter holding a bowl and eating. It seemed that there was no difference from before, but her smile was inexplicably mixed with worries.

No one knows a girl better than her mother.

Shi Yue put a piece of food into Song Keling's bowl with his chopsticks. After his daughter looked over and said thank you, he asked in a gentle and concerned tone, "Is the project not going well?"

Song Keling: "No."

Song Keling hesitated for a moment, then put down her chopsticks and confessed to her mother, "I had some problems at school. I rescued an injured animal during my fieldwork, and now I'm keeping it for the time being."

As soon as these words were spoken, the two handsome but noisy young men at the table immediately stopped and looked at Song Keling in unison.

Song Huaijin said, "You don't know how to raise one? That's easy. I'll find you a breeder. What kind of animal did you rescue?"

Song Wuyu: "If a small animal is injured, wouldn't it be better to contact a veterinarian?" As he said that, he took out his cell phone to find someone to ask which veterinary hospital in Xincheng is more reliable.

Song Keling interrupted her two brothers and said, "It has recovered and is fine now."

Song Huaijin then asked, "Then what are you worried about? Do you want to adopt a child? I can find someone to help you with the paperwork."

Song Wuyu said, "But raising an animal requires a lot of effort, right? Xiaoling, you're so focused on your studies and research, and you've never raised an animal before. Do you know how to raise one? Or why not take it home and let Mom raise it for you?"

Song Keling couldn't help laughing as she watched them come up with ideas one after another. The slight distress in her heart also dissipated completely. She said, "Maybe it's because I've never raised a small animal, so I sometimes dream that it turns into a person and talks to me."

"Dreaming? Dreams are fake. Maybe you're just not used to it."

"Exactly. I used to have a dog. I would stomp it awake every day and it would vomit three liters of blood a day. In my dreams, the dog even asked me to feed it bones."

Knowing that what was bothering his daughter was not a big deal, Shi Yue smiled and felt relieved.

Song Keling was born to Shi Yue at the advanced age of 34. She married her husband at the age of 24 and held her wedding while she was pregnant. She gave birth to her eldest son, Song Huaijin, in the spring of the following year.

Because I really want a daughter.

She became pregnant again at the age of 26, but gave birth to her second son.

The name "Xiao Yu" originally prepared for my daughter also became the name of my second son, Song Wu Yu.

Shi Yue always regretted not having a daughter.

After that, she had two miscarriages. She took care of her body for many years and tried many methods. She didn't get pregnant again until she was 34 years old. The girl was Song Keling.

By then, the two boys in the family were already sensible, the elder one eleven years old, the younger one nine. Under their parents' words and deeds, and through constant instruction, they also took great care of this hard-earned sister.

When Ke Ling was born, she was tiny, quiet, and loved to laugh. Shi Yue took the child to see her grandfather, who named her Ke Ling, meaning "cute and delicate." Shi Yue threw away the dozen or so names she and her husband had carefully chosen.

However, as we get older, there are always regrets.

It was a pity for the two brothers that their sister was only willing to be pampered and loved by them when she was young and ignorant. When she grew up a little, she became independent. When the whole family went out to play, her mother dressed her sister like a beautiful doll and made her feel very proud to take her out. But she just refused to let her mother take her and wanted to walk by herself.

As a mother, Shi Yue regretted that although her daughter's name was Ke Ling, she rarely smiled when she grew up, and she inherited her father's serious and rigorous personality.

The topics at the dinner table were varied and changed quickly.

Family affairs, national affairs, and world affairs.

Naturally, there are also some strange anecdotes circulating among the upper class.

Song Wuyu mentioned a strange incident that happened in a wealthy family not long ago. Several funerals occurred in the family one after another, and everyone died suddenly. The old head of the family felt that something was wrong, so he personally went to invite Shi Lingyun, the founder of Qingyun Mountain, to come out of the mountain to perform a ritual.

After a ritual, they finally found out what happened. It turned out that the children of this generation were unfilial, and the mistress of the second wife had evil intentions and raised a ghost in order to get to the top.

Song Huaijin said: "It's just for fun. This is the age of science."

Song Wuyu: "Brother, that's not the case. Ghosts and spirits are things that exist if you believe in them, and don't exist if you don't."

Song Huaijin: "Who is Shi Lingyun? Are there still professions specializing in exorcism these days?"

The two brothers discussed casually.

Song Qihang glanced at his wife, who was silently picking up food with her eyes downcast, and then calmly changed the subject, "I heard that the neighboring city is going to start urban construction in two years?"

The two brothers echoed the message.

Song Keling certainly didn't believe in ghosts and gods. After hearing these words, her brain automatically distinguished between valid and invalid information, classifying them as junk messages and clearing them out.

At night, Shi Yue asked Song Keling to sleep at home.

Song Keling said she was worried because Qianqian was still at home.

When asked who Qianqian was, she replied that she was the little animals she rescued.

Shi Yue asked his eldest son to drive his sister back to school.

Song Huaijin held the steering wheel with one hand. While waiting for the red light, he saw from the rearview mirror that his sister was looking out the window and was slightly distracted.

Time flies so fast. It seems like not long ago, my sister was still a soft and white ball nestled in my arms, calling me brother in a baby voice. My mother was afraid that I couldn't hold her steadily, so she stretched out her hands to protect her at all times.

In the blink of an eye, my sister grew up, went to college, and devoted herself to scientific research.

But it's okay this way.

She does what she loves, and he and Song Wuyu provide her with a sky to support her. Under that sky, their precious sister can do whatever she wants.

Song Huaijin suddenly said, "You even gave that little animal a name? What kind of little animal did you rescue? You're so mysterious. Tell me, brother?"

Song Keling came to her senses, hesitated for a moment, and said, "It's a snake."

Song Huaijin felt a numbness on the back of his neck and immediately looked at her, "You saved the snake?"

Seeing her brother's big reaction, Song Keling didn't dare to tell him that her research topic was also snakes, and the highly venomous pit viper at that. She just vaguely said that it was a very small snake.

But Song Huaijin was worried. After arriving at the community, he insisted on going into the house she rented to see what the snake looked like.

Before entering the password, Song Keling saw her brother's fearful expression and couldn't help but say, "Brother, if you're scared, don't look at it. It's really small and there's no danger. I'll release it after a while."

Song Huaijin frowned and insisted: "Open the door."

Song Keling had no choice but to bring her elder brother into the rental house.

As soon as he entered the door, he didn't see the snake, so Song Huaijin started complaining about the decoration of the house. The style was old and mediocre, the decoration was cheap and unoriginal, and the furniture was the cheapest and of extremely poor quality.

In short, everything is wrong, so he asked someone to send her the key to his house tomorrow.

As Song Keling opened the bedroom door, she said, "I've paid the rent."

"How much is the rent? I'll give you the money."

Song Keling didn't want to argue with him, so she took him to the breeding box first.

Qianqian heard the noises of strangers and hid under the rocks, but when she heard the noises of Song Keling, she poked her head out a little.

Because the size was so small, Song Huaijin was mentally prepared, so when he saw it, he was shocked, "It's just this small?" He even stretched out his little finger to measure it, and it felt a little thinner than his little finger.

Song Keling: "I said it was very small."

"Is it poisonous?" Song Huaijin asked again immediately.

Song Keling hesitated for half a second and lied against her conscience: "It's not poisonous."

Whoever thought of the next sentence, her eldest brother said: "Then take it out and let me try it."

Song Keling's eyes widened slightly, and she paused for half a second before she forced a lie: "Although it's not poisonous, it's very fierce and will bite people. The bite is still a bit painful."

Song Huaijin heard that it could bite people, frowned and looked at the little snake in the stone. After a while, he said, "How painful can its bite be? Don't be afraid, take it out."

Song Keling glanced at his hand and seemed to be hesitant to speak.

Song Huaijin noticed: "?"

Song Keling said embarrassedly: "Brother, you have thick skin and I'm afraid Qianqian is too small and will bite your finger and break the snake's fang inside. That will be very difficult to deal with." As she spoke, she looked very conflicted.

"I..." Song Huaijin looked at his sister in shock and grievance, "You care about a cold-blooded animal more than your brother?!"

Qianqian shrank her neck in the breeding box.

It was so scared of this man with black energy all over his body, and his voice was like thunder buzzing in its ears.

The whole situation was unsettling to a certain extent.

I feel like my head is buzzing and my skull is about to explode.

Song Keling deliberately raised her hands to cover her ears and called out "Brother".

Seeing this, Song Huaijin was aggrieved and finally lost his temper and gave in, saying, "Then I won't touch it. Take it out and let me see it."

Song Keling had no choice but to agree. She opened the lid of the breeding box, gently shook it with the snake hook before dodging, and then moved closer and called out, "Qianqian? Come out."

After a while, Qianqian shrank back and hesitated, sticking out a little bit, and then climbed up the slender snake hook slightly.

Qianqian has a thin body, only thirty centimeters long.

After it broke away from the stone and hid, it stood firmly on the snake hook.

The crimson vertical pupils, the golden-green horn scales, and the neatly arranged, delicate small snake scales all over the body make it look like a beautiful jade carving.

If it didn't spit out thin black tongues from time to time to determine its direction, it would seem unbelievable that the Creator of Nature could create such a delicate, small and beautiful species.

Song Huaijin put his hands behind his back and asked, "What kind of snake is this?"

Song Keling had no choice but to lie: "Corn snake, a pet snake."

Song Huaijin was very afraid of snakes, so after frowning and looking at it for a few seconds, he was sure that it was so small that it would not bring any unpredictable danger to his sister, so he said, "Put it back and go to bed early. I'm going home too."

Song Keling: "Brother, regarding Qianqian's matter, I hope you can keep it a secret for me."

"Yeah." Song Huaijin's mood instantly brightened up when he suddenly shared a secret with his sister. "Don't worry, I won't tell my parents."

Song Keling smiled: "Good night, big brother. Be careful on the road."

"Okay, no need to send me off."

Song Keling watched her elder brother leave. As soon as the door closed, she immediately lowered her head and looked back at Qianqian on the snake hook.

A man and a snake looked at each other.

Song Keling frowned and moved closer, but felt something was wrong. Maybe the light in the room was not bright enough. She took the little guy on the snake hook into the bathroom to take another look.

She rubbed her eyes.

Faced with this fragile human, Qianqian dared not move. Like a small spring without elasticity, she was fixed in position, coiled stiffly on the snake hook.

Song Keling frowned and reached out her hand tentatively.

At this time, she had no mind to pick up the gloves, as if she had been fooled by the "corn snake" and "non-toxic theory" just now. Her fingertips lightly touched the originally round little forehead.

The touch, which was originally as smooth as jade, now feels slightly rough.

"Huh?" Song Keling's eyes lit up slightly.

Qianqian also: Huh?

The unusual sensation made it move slightly, and its head shrank back in panic. It was over, it was over. Its skull had indeed been blown apart by that man's roar!

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