Wait for me, my dear partner.

Although I don't know if the beautiful hedgehog climbed up there by herself, if I rescue her, she will definitely fall in love with me.

Of course, this is also a challenge that Miss Hedgehog has set for herself, isn't it?

The male hedgehog is full of energy.

Thankfully, Xu Qiaoqiao can't read minds; if she did, she'd probably be even more agitated.

The male hedgehog looked around the big tree where Xu Qiaoqiao was lying, stomped its feet, and then chose a relatively rough patch of bark nearby to start climbing.

The night was dark, and even with the help of moonlight, Xu Qiaoqiao couldn't see clearly. After all, hedgehogs have really poor eyesight. Even when she was still human, Four-Eyes was better than this.

Seeing the hedgehog's movements, Xu Qiaoqiao immediately understood what it wanted to do.

Xu Qiaoqiao: !!!

No way! Her legs trembled, and she instinctively climbed a few steps toward the top of the branch.

Because the male hedgehog had already started climbing upwards, and although it wasn't fast, it was very steady.

"Chirp chirp".

The tree Xu Qiaoqiao is currently standing on is very short, but miraculously thick—the kind that's really thick. Xu Qiaoqiao estimated that its diameter is about one meter.

The tree is over a meter tall and about a meter wide. I never expected that there would be a "fat" tree among the trees.

This is precisely why it gave the male hedgehog a lot of convenience. Although hedgehogs can climb trees, they are not experts at it. They can only climb those lower trees with greater bark friction.

Coincidentally, the big tree where Xu Qiaoqiao was staying was just like that.

"Chirp chirp." The male hedgehog chirped intermittently, as if trying to comfort Xu Qiaoqiao.

Xu Qiaoqiao thought to herself: I am so grateful for your enthusiasm.

The arrival of her heat cycle had already made Xu Qiaoqiao irritable and restless. She had originally planned to stay quietly by herself for a while, but who would have thought that she would encounter other people of the same kind here.

Moreover, the restless aura emanating from the other person was just as obvious as it appeared to her.

This scent isn't from them not bathing for years; it's a unique hormonal smell specific to each hedgehog, and each one is different.

Like Xu Qiaoqiao, unlike other hedgehogs who like to lick smelly things and make themselves smelly, she is very clean and well taken care of by Jun Qi, so her body smells sweet.

No way! Xu Qiaoqiao looked at the tree branch hanging in the air and felt a little miserable. She climbed forward a little more. Fortunately, the tree branch she was climbing on was very thick and extended a considerable length.

If all else fails, she'll just jump over to the tree branch next to her. Xu Qiaoqiao made up her mind, and while thinking about it, she looked down again.

Upon closer inspection, it was astonishing! The hedgehog was silently crawling along, panting heavily, and had already climbed halfway up.

"Chirp chirp".

Seemingly sensing that Xu Qiaoqiao was looking at him, the male hedgehog stopped, looked up at Xu Qiaoqiao, opened his beady eyes, and chirped several more times.

"Chirp! Don't bother me!"

Xu Qiaoqiao couldn't help but call out to him, meaning she wanted him to leave. But clearly, the male hedgehog, who was currently focused on his work, completely misunderstood Xu Qiaoqiao's meaning.

His black, beady eyes lit up, and he buried his head and continued climbing the tree.

Oh God, who can save her? She doesn't want to mate with this strange hedgehog. Even if she had to, it could only be with Jun Qi, although it's impossible for a hedgehog to mate with an owl.

Xu Qiaoqiao felt even more agitated and uneasy. She turned her head and took another look at the male hedgehog's figure in the moonlight. It had already climbed almost halfway and was now about sixty centimeters off the ground.

Sixty centimeters high, if it falls, it shouldn't die, right? For a hedgehog.

With this uneasy feeling, Xu Qiaoqiao climbed forward a little further. There were many branches on the nearby trees, which were growing wildly and more lush than before, probably because of the arrival of spring. Xu Qiaoqiao could reach those branches with just a slight lift of her hand.

With a creak.

She broke off a branch, crawled back a few steps, located the male hedgehog, and threw it with all her might. She hit the target, but it barely moved the hedgehog.

If it doesn't work the first time, then try it a few more times, and more frequently.

Xu Qiaoqiao turned back and, using her powerful teeth, bit off several more branches, all still covered with lush green leaves.

One by one, Xu Qiaoqiao kept throwing them down.

"Chirp, chirp, chirp chirp~"

Because of Xu Qiaoqiao's actions, things finally changed. Perhaps the leaves were blocking their vision. Although hedgehogs don't rely on their eyes to find their way, the tiny, gear-like thorns around the leaves would still be uncomfortable if they got into their eyes.

"Chirp—!"

After Xu Qiaoqiao's tireless efforts, the male hedgehog finally slid down. As it fell, its claws couldn't help but grip the tree trunk, leaving several marks on the bark.

"Chirp~ Mmm!"

The male hedgehog fell to the ground, looking a little dazed, but it wasn't a serious fall. However, Xu Qiaoqiao's plan failed. The male hedgehog straightened itself up a bit and was about to continue climbing.

In his view, this was just a challenge from the beautiful hedgehog lady; once they've set their sights on a mate, they can be quite stubborn.

Xu Qiaoqiao narrowed her eyes slightly. The restlessness in her heart had been somewhat dissipated by the exercise she had just done. Sure enough, this kind of thing should be done more often through exercise.

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