Chapter 10
When he said this, Li Pho was standing in front of the aquarium feeding the fish.
This group of fish had not been fed for several days. When they saw the feed floating on the water, they suddenly jumped up, flipping over with their bright colors, making a loud splash on the water surface.
Li Pu just held the feed bucket and stood there silently.
Bai Gaoxing stretched his head to observe his reaction. Instead of the fear or excitement he had imagined, Li Pu showed unexpectedly no expression, as if he had just said "hello" like usual.
No, maybe he was just scared silly. After all, this thing is beyond human imagination.
Bai Gaoxing organized his words, nervous and a little apprehensive: "Don't be afraid. Really, I am actually a person."
Li Pu's next reaction was even stranger. He sprinkled some feed into the aquarium, closed the lid, and walked straight to the sofa.
Then—he pulled out the TV remote control from the crack in the sofa.
Bai Gaoxing looked at Li Pu strangely. Is this considered watching TV to calm down?
At this moment, the man standing in the middle of the living room was looking at the TV calmly and deeply, thinking about a problem.
…Should I turn off the TV someday?
Li Pu turned on the TV and saw the show was indeed the TV series in which he starred in the previous year, in which cats turn into humans. After all, most of what Dabai said were his lines, so he would not have remembered them wrong.
The case is solved.
After a long period of silence, Bai Gaoxing thought Li Pu was frightened and just wanted to say a few more words of comfort, he saw the pair of dark eyes looking over at him: "You are quite smart."
Then the other person stretched out a slender finger and tapped his mouth, "Watch less TV in the future."
Bai Gaoxing was stunned by these almost doting words.
No, you are not afraid of people even if your pet is human? Are you more perverted?
Bai Gaoxing stared at Li Pho, trying to find any trace of panic on his face, but unfortunately there was none. He watched Li Pho press the remote control a few times, and suddenly the sound of a TV series rang in his ears, followed by the actor's voice: "Actually, I am not a human..."
Why does this sentence sound familiar?
Bai Gaoxing turned around in confusion, and the man on the screen turned into a cat after saying this.
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Does it actually have a source? His lines! ?
Bai Gaoxing looked at Li Pu in disbelief.
The other party also looked at him with expectation, as if to say "I wonder what other tongue skills you can learn".
Bai Gaoxing's eyelids twitched. He found it difficult to understand Li Pu's train of thought - whose parrot could speak so fluently and so standardly, and just learn this one sentence?
no.
Bai Gaoxing sharpened his beak. He had had enough of the life of keeping silent. Normally, he was a man of few words, but being able to keep silent for so many days was already the limit. Rather than playing it safe, he would rather reveal his identity and gain the right to speak freely.
Of course, the prerequisite is that he has carefully examined Li Pu's character.
During this period of time, he had a general understanding of Li Pu's character. He knew that he was not a bottomless informant or troublemaker who was only interested in profit. Telling secrets to such a person would not be stressful and could even help him share some of the burden.
So, in the next ten minutes, the huge living room was filled with a series of complaints and protests, such as "I want to eat delicious food", "You go out every day without taking me with you", "I also want to sleep in a big bed", "I want to play with my phone and computer", "Can you please stop abusing an innocent me", "I can't stay in this house for a day", etc., and even the unknown bird downstairs started to croak.
Li Pho listened quietly, deep in thought.
Bai Gaoxing's voice became softer and softer, and he even opened his mouth and gasped a few times.
He sounded a little tired.
Finally, Li Pho came over, and Bai Gaoxing looked expectant.
The man raised his hand—and smoothed the fluffy feathers over his head.
Bai Gaoxing curled up in a circle and thought, okay, I don't believe this at all.
He felt so regretful. Why did he give Li Pho the impression that he learned everything he said from watching TV?
Li Pu gently touched the parrot's head again, not understanding why Dabai, who was so excited just now, suddenly became listless. After a brief moment of confusion, a hint of pity appeared in his eyes.
...What's that look? I told you he's not sick!
Bai Gaoxing silently took a few steps back and looked down at his chest.
New quills had grown out where the parrot had plucked its feathers, each one as thin as a needle. When they grew longer and stretched out completely, he would no longer have to expose his breasts and speak frankly.
"Dabai, come here." Li Pu had a light yellow object in his hand that emitted an alluring aroma.
Bai Gaoxing sniffed it and found it was an apple. He flew over happily and grabbed the other person's wrist.
He seemed to hear the man's slight hiss, and loosened his grip unnaturally, but was immediately seduced by the apple again.
If the owner doesn't like to eat fruit, it will be difficult for the pet to eat fruit. Bai Gaoxing thought about the empty fruit plate on the table these days, and was moved while chewing an apple.
Later, he grabbed the apple with his claws and stuffed it into his mouth in three or two bites.
Then he stared at the man.
"...No more." Li Pu was a little surprised and spread out his hands to indicate that he really had no more.
Bai Gaoxing glanced at the apple peels in the trash can. They must have been bought by the other party after he got up in the morning, and peeled before he woke up. As for why there was only such a small piece left...
He circled around the man, and only gave up after making sure that there was nothing wrong with him. His feather crown drooped down unconsciously.
Bai Gaoxing was feeling lost when he heard Li Pu's chuckle, "I'll cut you another piece tomorrow."
Is it that obvious?
Li Pu glanced towards the kitchen. He had read on the internet that parrots like to eat fruit, so he went to buy some today. But he was unsure how much to give, and was afraid that if he gave too much, Dabai would have diarrhea, so he gave him one piece first to test it out.
It seems to be working well.
Thinking of this, he reached out and smoothed the soft feather crown, thinking that this would at least prevent Dabai from ignoring him, right?
As for those words...
Li Pu's eyes darkened slightly. Someone on the Internet explained that this was caused by past psychological trauma. The Zongqi Wutong parrot species is very smart and can sometimes remember something it has only heard once.
The highest record is that they can speak different sentences continuously for 30 minutes. But it is precisely because they have higher intelligence than other similar species that they are more vulnerable.
Those words, probably learned from the previous owner...
After roughly deducing from the content of those words that the family environment of Dabai's previous owner was poor, Li Pu felt more and more that keeping Dabai was the right choice. Even if he was busy with work in the future, he would not abandon it, nor would he let it fall into the loneliness of the past again.
…
Bai Gaoxing clearly realized that his plan to confess had failed.
Maybe it had something to do with how silly he acted when eating the apple... but no matter what, he found it hard for Li Pho to believe that he had been transformed into a human.
After all, he is a parrot, not a dog.
It's so normal for a parrot to talk, but for a dog to talk...it will be the hottest news headlines tonight.
Unless he can become a human.
Bai Gaoxing stood at the door of Li Pu's room for a while, and finally decided to bury this unsuccessful plan in his stomach - why did he feel a little embarrassed? Then he happily flew to the stand by the window in the bedroom.
Although he failed to gain Li Pho's affirmation of his human identity, he was given more freedom to move around.
It was worth it that he has been self-disciplined and strong these days. He never urinates or defecates anywhere, and he carries the fallen hair back to the cage or throws it into the trash can.
Bai Gaoxing used the flying skills he had practiced hard these days to fly up to the platform, and finally spread his wings and braked gracefully.
Li Pu's bedroom also has a balcony, which is quite large, with a bookshelf and a sofa that looks very soft and comfortable. The warm light shines down softly, even the bright neon lights outside the window are outshined.
His standing frame was placed not far from the bed, with food bowls and water bowls placed on both sides of the frame, and a trash can thoughtfully placed underneath.
“…”
Bai Gaoxing lowered his head in silence, then looked at Li Pu.
Li Pho was already in bed, but he did not turn off the light and go to sleep immediately. Instead, he leaned against the pillow and flipped through a paper script. The pale light was cast on the paper covered with various handwritings, and the shadows made his handsome eyebrows more three-dimensional. Even his slender fingers holding the pen gave the effect of a work of art.
Really dedicated.
Bai Gaoxing was filled with emotion.
The room was unusually quiet. The sound of Li Pho turning pages of the script was very clear. The tip of his pen slid continuously across the paper as he kept writing down his thoughts, which made Bai Gaoxing feel a little itchy.
Since I can't watch TV tonight, is it okay to read a book?
He spread his wings and glided over, landing steadily on the bedside table.
"Dabai?" Li Pu suddenly noticed the voice, turned around and saw the big snow-white parrot beside him staring at him intently.
Bai Gaoxing said nothing and tentatively took a few steps forward, his eyes fixed on Li Pu's script.
On it was a line of poetry written in pen: "I swear to die to cleanse the emperor's side."
Costume drama script?
Bai Gaoxing had no interest, but he continued reading. What followed were the eunuchs and concubines' speeches, which were very lingering and confusing.
However, before he finished reading the page, Li Pu reached out and scratched his nose, "Go to bed, good night."
"Snap", the lights went out.
The sudden darkness made Bai Gaoxing's pupils dilate suddenly, with a hint of fear in them.
He never went to bed so early even in elementary school!
Is it too late to leave now and watch TV secretly?