Chapter 126

Escape is shameful, but useful.

In the darkness of the night, Bai Gaoxing curled himself up into a ball, nestling in a corner of the pillow.

I have never regretted my decision so much - was he out of his mind at the time, actually saying that he wanted to sleep in the same bed with Li Pu? Isn't the guest room nicer? Sleep alone

Are you feeling uncomfortable? It's better than... lying awake with your eyes closed.

Bai Gaoxing found that he had overestimated his ability to endure. He thought he could sleep peacefully after turning back into a parrot, but the result was only slightly better than when he was a human.

At this time, whether it is a human or a bird, they all feel the same.

The down is hot, but the blush is invisible.

Bai Gaoxing tilted his head. He couldn't see Li Pu's face from this angle, but he should be fast asleep...

However, Li Pho did not fall asleep either.

He just closed his eyes, thinking about how to talk to the boy after finishing the film.

He had thought about a lot of things, but had not taken the final step until now, simply because he was afraid of scaring him.

All his thoughts were concerned with the same outcome - what if Dabai refused?

The boy is a human being, not just a pet. He has all the necessary identification documents and is capable of supporting himself. Even if you leave him, you will be able to survive well in this society.

...if the boy leaves him.

Thinking of this, Li Pu's breathing became a little heavier. If the people around him were paying attention, they would definitely notice that he was awake.

Unfortunately, the only two people in the room were lost in thought and no one noticed.

The final situation was that neither of them slept well. Li Pho fell asleep near dawn, while Bai Gaoxing woke up early.

Bai Gaoxing got up early, turned back into a human and sneaked to the bathroom to wash up, then turned back into a parrot and jumped into the living room to stare blankly.

He seemed to be getting more and more proficient at switching between human and parrot. Compared to the previous situation where he could not change for a long time, or suddenly changed all of a sudden, now it was a qualitative leap.

It can be controlled almost freely and can be changed in size at any place.

But I don’t want to use it in a place like Hiding from Li Pu!

Bai Gaoxing scratched his ears and cheeks, and used his claws to smooth out the feathers all over his body until he turned into a big badminton.

In the end, he chose to keep himself busy and not let himself think too much.

Bai Gaoxing entered the study, turned on the long-unused live broadcast equipment, and logged into the Xinghuo account.

Li Pho's Spark stopped at 101 works and has not been touched since he went abroad. Fans are now eagerly waiting, asking when they can see Li Pho record Da Bai's daily life again.

Bai Gaoxing is ready to go. Let’s talk about the short video later and start the live broadcast directly!

…

When Li Pu woke up, he saw his own parrot jumping in front of the camera, singing karaoke with a microphone, and occasionally opening its mouth to make people laugh.

It turns out that Dabai had been live streaming at home like this before.

Thinking of the live broadcast clips that he had only heard from the boy and watched online, a smile appeared in Li Pu's eyes. He leaned against the door frame and quietly watched the scene inside. After a while, he turned and went to the living room.

【Ahhhhhh Dabai! Mommy misses you so much! 】

[Baibai, you seem to have grown up a bit~ Have you been eating too well recently~]

[The Chinese New Year is coming soon. Will Teacher Li go back after the Chinese New Year? Woohoo, the poor little chickens left behind. Who is taking care of them this time? ]

Bai Gaoxing replied randomly, and caught a glimpse of this sentence out of the corner of his eye. He thought to himself that you may not believe it, but he is not a left-behind chicken, but will go out with Teacher Li.

The situation of Xinghuo was just as he thought. Everyone was still so enthusiastic. The traffic was even higher because it was almost the New Year holiday. The number of people watching online in the morning was quite impressive.

It's only seven o'clock.

Bai Gaoxing took a few steps in front of the camera, preparing to tell a cold joke about something he had just seen recently, but he felt a little thirsty, coughed twice, and decided to go out for a drink of water after he finished speaking.

However, at this moment, the bullet screen suddenly began to surge, and the speed at which the text was refreshed became faster and faster. I could vaguely see that they all carried three words:

【Teacher Li!!!】

A hand with distinct joints and slender fingers appeared in front of the camera holding a glass of water.

Bai Gaoxing stared blankly at his reflection in the glass, and then he looked up for a long time, "Huh?"

The audience was typing frantically in excitement, and the calm camera suddenly broke into the tall and straight figure of a man, a rare limited edition Li Pho wearing home casual clothes. Even though their face could not be seen, it was enough to give full play to their imagination!

"Drink some water." The man's deep voice was picked up by the microphone and heard by everyone present.

【Ahhhhhh I drink I drink I drink now! 】

[I am very obedient to drink eight glasses of water every day! ]

【Honey, lemon, or jasmine? 】

[Hey, stop dreaming, Teacher Li is asking Dabai to drink water! ]

Realizing this, the comments started to laugh again: [Teacher Li, you let Dabai run your business again.]

[She's quite nice, she even knew to let Dabai not get thirsty. ]

It was impossible not to be moved. He was thirsty, and the feeling of being cared for all the time couldn't be better. Bai Gaoxing glanced at the man, hesitated for two seconds, and put his head into the cup to drink water.

The temperature was just right. Bai Gaoxing drank faster, and when he was done he raised his head and burped.

"Okay, be good." A hand just fell down like that.

Bai Gaoxing was rubbed on the head in front of thousands of people. He didn't know if it was intentional, but the other party rubbed his ear hole lightly with his fingertips, which was the most comfortable part of his head. His brain went offline and the hair on his entire head stood up.

The impact of this direct contact was too strong, just like he was standing here being gently caressed by Li Pho. More importantly, unlike before when he accepted caresses as a parrot and even wanted to get close to be touched, he could no longer face Li Pho so calmly and interact intimately with a man in front of the camera.

...or so he thought, but he could no longer control his stiff body.

Bai Gaoxing looked at the clothes that were so close to him, but his eyes couldn't help but look at the half-open door.

He wanted to escape...

However, the ongoing live broadcast firmly grasped his sense of responsibility. Bai Gaoxing felt that he could not suddenly fly away and leave Li Pu alone to clean up the situation. In the end, he just slowly, slowly raised his wings and buried his head inside.

Covering one's ears and stealing the bell is also very useful.

This scene made the audience laugh. [Baymax can be shy? It's so cute! ]

However, the fans only laughed for a while and soon shifted their attention to Li Pho's hands.

When I brought the cup over, I was using my left hand. Now that my upper body was in the camera, my right hand was also exposed to their sight.

Unlike the previous Weibo posts in Country M, the thick bandages at that time have been replaced with several thin layers now. It seems that they are simply wrapped around a few times, but you can still vaguely see the medical tape on the palm.

Seeing Li Pho sitting down from the chair, fans became restless.

[Are you ready to work for Dabai? ]

【Teacher Li, how is your hand? 】

[It's been a few days, are you feeling better? ]

"It's almost done." Li Pu browsed the bullet screen, "Thank you for your concern."

In fact, he still needs to take medicine. Bai Gaoxing listened to Li Pu's words and complained in his heart. He was the one who changed Li Pu's medicine in the next few days on the crew. Before returning home, he went to the crew's doctor to confirm it again.

The result was that Li Pu saved the second half of his live broadcast.

After Li Pu ended the broadcast, Bai Gaoxing was still hiding in the wings until Li Pu poked him with his finger, "Do you want to shoot a short video?"

Bai Gaoxing, who was still thinking about publishing his work, subconsciously answered, "Yes!"

…

After shooting five short videos in a row, Bai Gaoxing used all the memes he had seen during the filming of the movie, and the process was relatively smooth.

I just feel like the performance is not as good as before... after all, the photographer is Li Pho.

All I can say is that luckily a parrot doesn’t have to judge acting skills, and it still looks like there’s no difference.

Bai Gaoxing stared silently at the backstage of Xinghuo for a while and sighed. Suddenly, he heard a tearing sound. He looked up and saw Li Pu sitting on the sofa with his right hand, which was mostly unbandaged, spread out. On the coffee table were the removed bandages and potion bottles.

His eyelids jumped at the rough and casual action.

Bai Gaoxing's gaze fell on the man's palm. Because it was his hand that was injured, it was inconvenient to do various movements. So after removing the thick bandage at the beginning and wrapping it only a few thin circles to facilitate the movement of his fingers, Li Pu often ignored the injury on his right hand when he moved, causing the wound to always break open.

Because of this, Li Pho has been complained about several times by the doctors in the crew.

This is why the wound has not yet shown any signs of healing.

Bai Gaoxing was stunned for a while, then suddenly realized that he was moving around again, and asked in surprise: "What are you doing!"

Li Pu looked at him and said in a gentle voice, "Change the medicine."

"Why are you changing it alone? What if the wound opens again?" Bai Gaoxing moved from the electronic screen to the sofa, then to the man's legs, and stretched his neck to take a look at his hand. ⑤

"Well," Li Pu responded, with a hint of ambiguity in his dark eyes, "but I can only change it myself now."

"I'm still here!" Bai Gaoxing said unhappily, "I don't know who changed it for you in the hotel."

"Really?" Li Pu put down the medicine bottle he had just picked up, suppressed the arc of his lips, and pretended to be serious, "But there is no way. I just received a notice yesterday that I will be alone at home for the next few days."

Bai Gaoxing opened his mouth blankly.

Then he looked away guiltily.

It seemed that he did... find an excuse yesterday and decided not to transform into a human before returning to the crew, completely forgetting to consider Li Pu's hand injury.

In the end, it changed back.

Bai Gaoxing sat next to Li Pu, lowered his head and fiddled with the medicine and bandages. Finally, as if to vent his anger, he tied a cute bow on the back of his hand.

"Okay." He looked at his work with satisfaction.

Li Pu lowered his eyes and looked at the young man who was so close to him. From this angle, he could see the soft, pure white hair hanging down obediently, and the long eyelashes trembling slightly with each blink, as if teasing his heart.

He wanted to be closer to him.

Slowly, let him get used to it.

Teenagers are at the most youthful age. They have hardly ever experienced love and probably have never thought about their future life.

He was afraid of scaring the other party, and also worried that the boy would not realize that he was serious.

Just like the time when I accidentally brought the parrot downstairs, it would fly away if I wasn't careful.

…

In one more day, it will be New Year's Eve.

Most of the people living in the community are young people, and the place was basically empty the day before. Only a large area of ​​gorgeous holiday lanterns were lit up early.

It was very cold outside and the rustling sound of the wind could be heard through the window. In contrast, the house was warm and I could vaguely see two people busy at work.

Bai Gaoxing was helping Li Pu in the kitchen.

Although there were only two of them at home, the day before, the company sent a large amount of New Year's goods and food to express its condolences and concern.

So they decided to make a sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner.

——Bai Gaoxing made the decision and Li Pu nodded.

They were busy from three or four in the afternoon until six, and finally served all the dishes on the table, steaming hot, when it was completely dark.

Bai Gaoxing took a photo but didn't post it. He saved it in his phone album and looked at it for a long time.

The two of them sat facing each other, with the TV in the living room on. The sound added a bit of liveliness to the huge house. Li Pu smiled and said, "It's a bit lonely for us to be alone during the New Year."

Bai Gaoxing shook his head. "No, I think it's fine." He sighed and said with satisfaction, "I used to celebrate the New Year alone."

Li Pho said nothing.

There was a sumptuous meal tonight, and he also had two bottles of beer. Bai Gaoxing felt much more relaxed and at ease. He tried to find a topic to talk about, and a slight blush appeared on his face.

The program had already started on TV and firecrackers were heard far away outside. Bai Gaoxing was talking and recalling the funny things that happened during the filming when suddenly, Li Pu's cell phone rang.

It was a video call and the caller ID showed "Mom".

Bai Gaoxing saw it and quickly shut up, waiting for Li Pu to answer the phone.

Li Pojie

He turned on the video, looked at the woman on the screen, and called her.

"Son~" the voice of the person on the other side was full of joy, "Long time no see~"

Li Pu nodded: "It seems to be more than half a year."

Mother Li smiled and said, "Are you eating? Your father and I really can't spend the New Year with you this time, but you won't be hungry, will you? I believe you!"

Li Pu knew that his parents would start traveling after finishing work at the end of the year, so he softened his voice and said, "Well, it's okay, just have fun."

"Come and see your dad, Lao Li! Is he there? Oh, forget it, wait for us to send you a photo."

"good."

The mother and son chatted for a few words, and Bai Gaoxing listened with his face in his hands in a daze, with envy in his eyes that he himself was not aware of.

"By the way." Mother Li suddenly said, "I heard from Xiaoshu that you have a parrot? Let me see it~"

Li Pu: “Hmm…”

Bai Gaoxing was startled. Why did they drag him into this?!

Mother Li's voice was full of anticipation. "I've seen all the ones on Weibo Xinghuo. I also want to see Dabai."

Bai Gaoxing was very nervous facing Li Pu.

Li Pu smiled and said, "Next time, Dabai is sleeping."

Bai Gaoxing breathed a sigh of relief.

This is Li Pho's parent! He was a little nervous.

"Okay then." Mother Li said helplessly.

Turning around, she asked her son what he had eaten tonight, and Li Pu showed her.

"So many dishes..." Mother Li's tone suddenly became meaningful, "Is anyone home?"

"Yes." Li Pu did not want to hide it, "Someone is there."

Bai Gaoxing was about to raise his arms to make a cross but they stopped in mid-air.

Then he covered his face and the tips of his ears turned red.

Hearing the woman's surprised voice, Bai Gaoxing took the initiative to walk over to Li Pu and showed his face.

Mother Li recognized Bai Gaoxing immediately and waved first, "Xiaobai? Hello, I'm Li Pu's mother."

The mother Li in the phone is well-maintained, with a fair face, beautiful eyes and eyebrows, and looks very young. It can be seen at a glance that Li Pu inherited some of her appearance genes.

What is even more amazing is her gentle temperament, which makes people want to get close to her.

Bai Gaoxing was a little distracted and murmured, "Mom..."

Mother Li was stunned for a moment, then her smile deepened and she was all smiles.

He suddenly realized that he had slipped his tongue, and even his voice became weaker, "Ah no... Hello, Auntie."

Mother Li chatted with him for a few words, and then started chatting with Li Pu about family matters. Bai Gaoxing watched Li Pu pick up his phone and walk to the balcony. He couldn't help but follow his gaze, but then looked away with difficulty.

He was completely sober.

On the balcony, Mother Li's conversation continued.

"Is there no one around? Let me ask you, do you like Xiao Bai?"

"Um."

Li Pu's heart skipped a beat. No one knew how nervous he was when he heard this question. His hand holding the phone tightened slightly, waiting for his mother's next words.

"Are you done?"

"Huh?" Li Pu was stunned.

Mother Li's reaction was even more excited than his, "I love this child so much, bring him home quickly!"

This attitude clearly showed agreement... Li Pu relaxed, "I haven't told him yet."

Mother Li knew her son best. She snorted and said, "Don't dilly-dally. Hold on tight when you need to. Be careful that he doesn't run away."

After a long while, Li Pu replied, "Okay."

Li Pu came back from the balcony and saw Bai Gaoxing sitting in a chair in a daze.

"Sorry, I talked too much." Li Pu chatted hurriedly. In fact, only a few minutes had passed. However, he still touched the plate and felt relieved when he felt that it was still hot. "Eat it quickly."

Bai Gaoxing came back to his senses, "Oh, okay..."

The New Year's Eve dinner lasted a long time, but I didn't touch the half-filled glass of beer.

Neither Bai Gaoxing nor Li Pu had the habit of staying up late to celebrate the New Year, but they both stayed up until nearly twelve o'clock tacitly.

The wind stopped, and fireworks outside began to be set off, lighting up a corner of the night sky one after another. Bai Gaoxing ran to the balcony in surprise, "Set off fireworks!"

Li Pho also came over.

The tall floor-to-ceiling windows displayed the scenery outside without any obstruction. The colorful fireworks bloomed for a few seconds and then fell and dissipated, leaving behind a faint, invisible smoke.

Bai Gaoxing looked at those colors and said absentmindedly, "It's time to make a New Year's wish."

Li Pu turned to look at him, "What do you want to wish for?"

Bai Gaoxing then smiled and said, "It won't work if you say it out loud."

Li Pho raised his head again, seemingly immersed in this brief splendor.

Watching the sky darken again, Bai Gaoxing slowly closed his eyes when the next fireworks rose and the midnight prompt sounded on TV.

…

After that, it's time to get ready for bed.

Li Pu came out of the bathroom and walked towards the bedroom, thinking that he might not be able to sleep again tonight.

But as long as the boy was by his side, he felt extremely at ease.

As a result, just as he was about to push the door open, he ran into Bai Gaoxing who was about to come out of the house.

There was one quilt missing from the bed, and the boy was hugging the pillow.

Seeing him, the boy seemed flustered for a moment, but quickly calmed down.

"I thought about it and decided that we should sleep separately."

The boy spoke very naturally, and it sounded like he had come up with an excuse on the spur of the moment. "The bed felt a little small, and I suddenly realized that I seemed to be used to sleeping alone. With someone next to me, I... couldn't sleep."

But the last sentence is true.

Li Pu watched the young man flee in panic.

Bai Gaoxing leaned against the door of the guest room and let out a long breath.

Then I couldn't help laughing.

Even turning into a parrot is useless. Maybe... it's best not to stay with Li Pho.