With Jun Qi gone, the small apartment suddenly felt several times larger; Xu Qiaoqiao could practically roll around in it several times over.

The hormonal fluctuations continued to affect Xu Qiaoqiao, making her feel very uncomfortable.

However, the soul is still human, so it is very adaptable. By now, Xu Qiaoqiao has been able to adapt to her current irritable state.

Perhaps it's because the mating season for female hedgehogs isn't as obvious as that for male hedgehogs.

I can't believe I've turned 18 so quickly, it's unbelievable.

In my previous life, when I was reborn as a rabbit, that rabbit had already been born for some time and was able to find food on its own, completely different from the little hedgehog in this life.

Moreover, that was a cultivation world. When she was in heat, the northern region was still experiencing snowstorms. The sun was hanging in the sky, but it was just a decoration and did nothing.

In addition, in her understanding, the estrus period is something related to spring.

Xu Qiaoqiao lay on the ground, starting to think about many things. Although she was already an adult, she still looked petite, but her horizontal distance was too large, although her height was still very small.

With a length of nearly 20 centimeters, it is quite unique among hedgehogs, thanks to Jun Qi's excellent feeding, which includes meat at every meal.

But at this size, the nickname "little hedgehog" is no longer appropriate.

But in Jun Qi's heart, Xu Qiaoqiao was still that petite hedgehog, who needed his kisses and hugs, who needed to be fed and cared for.

The thought of Jun Qi filled Xu Qiaoqiao with sweetness. Although they couldn't even communicate in the most basic way, they were truly the people who cared about each other the most in the world.

"Coo coo".

Jun Qi's cries suddenly rang out, and as it approached its little nest, it deliberately didn't fold its feathers, making a flapping sound so that Xu Qiaoqiao would notice it sooner.

"Chirp chirp".

Regardless of what the shout meant, Xu Qiaoqiao responded to Jun Qi at this moment.

With two soft thuds, two field mice fell to the ground. They looked exceptionally plump and glistening with oil; their meat looked particularly good.

Moreover, these two field mice are so big that Xu Qiaoqiao estimates she couldn't even finish one of them. This is a conservative estimate, which also shows how big the two field mice Jun Qi hunted back were.

"Chirp chirp." Junjun, come and eat with us.

Xu Qiaoqiao quickly ran to Jun Qi and called out to him a few times. Jun Qi, who had spent a lot of time with the little hedgehog, knew that she was inviting him to have dinner together.

But thinking of that incident, Jun Qi mechanically shook his head at Xu Qiaoqiao: "Goo goo".

"Chirp?"

Xu Qiaoqiao didn't understand Jun Qi's meaning.

Jun Qi blinked, opened his mouth, and called out to Xu Qiaoqiao, pointing with his wing at the half-eaten fruit on the ground.

Upon seeing this, Xu Qiaoqiao understood Jun Qi's meaning through a combination of guesswork and deduction: was he going to find her some fruit?

She picked up the fruit, then ran to Jun Qi, held it up, and looked at him with questioning eyes the same color as a rabbit's.

"Chirp, chirp chirp?"

"Coo coo".

Jun Qi made a sound. Because of its body structure, an owl cannot nod; it can only shake its head from side to side, or more accurately, turn its head.

That's really true. Xu Qiaoqiao was moved again, much to her dismay.

After Jun Qi replied to Xu Qiaoqiao, he started flying away, his two wings spread straight out, and he flew away very smoothly.

He remembered seeing some fresh fruit in those humans' homes last time. It was very large, pale yellow in color, and looked very sweet. It wasn't from Bai Fei's place, so he had to be extremely careful.

At midnight, when most people are asleep (except for Bai Fei), they still take many precautions to prevent theft by special thieves at night.

But none of this could stump Jun Qi. After all, his species makes very little noise when he flies. If you spread a layer of feathers over the place where he flies, those feathers will not be blown away.

"Coo coo".

Jun Qi stopped on a rooftop and called out softly, but clearly, everyone inside was fast asleep and did not respond.

The fruit that Jun Qi wanted was in the kitchen cabinet, the door of which was tightly closed. This posed a considerable challenge for Jun Qi and would take a lot of time.

Don't be fooled by the owl's large size; it's actually just chubby.

This is completely different from the kind of fatness that Xu Qiaoqiao exhibits.

Jun Qi leaned closer to take a look. There was a gap at the doorway; if he tucked in the feathers, he should be able to get through.

The room was very dark, except for a little moonlight shining in through the crack in the door. There was no other light, but this had no effect on Jun Qi, whose eyes were damaged.

Meanwhile, Jun Qi was searching for a way to open the cabinet.

Xu Qiaoqiao was waiting for Jun Qi to come back so they could have dinner together.

When the two of them eat together, there's a sense of ritual, like you're having the illusion that someone else is with you. It's a strange feeling, but isn't that what companionship is all about?

She was also dealing with the two field mice, because neither she nor Jun Qi ate bones or field mouse skins, so these things had to be thrown away.

She thought these jobs would be easy, but she forgot that she had no tools at hand; all she could use were her own claws.

She only recently discovered this job, because waiting for Jun Qi was incredibly boring. She was alone in her empty little apartment, with only the endless sky above her and no neighbors at all.

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