Chapter 44

Li Pu had no idea that his vacation was over until his assistant called to remind him.

Is it so fast...?

In the past, no matter how short the rest time was, he would always feel it was too long.

Sometimes, even before I’ve completely pulled myself out of the last play, I can’t help but want to keep myself busy, but I’m unable to do so due to the persuasion of my agent and assistant.

But now...

Li Pho was clearly aware of the change in his mentality. The confused consciousness that had once tried to pull him into the vortex disappeared, and was replaced by an unprecedented sense of ease.

This sense of ease permeated from the inside out. He forgot when it started, but he no longer had to struggle to break free from the shackles of a "person" who was not him, as if he were walking through a maze, and he no longer suffered from insomnia. His psychiatrist congratulated him on his success in escaping the predicament this time, which was a more successful success than before, like sweeping away all the dust without leaving even a shadow.

The only thing that made him become like this was...

Li Pu held a cup full of water and cast his gaze towards the snow-white shadow in the cage.

Bai Gaoxing is eating.

To be more precise, he was cursing about how the food was still so little even though he had successfully lost weight, while he was scratching the box with his claws in anger.

His mouth was full of grain crumbs when he suddenly felt someone staring at him from outside. His small animal intuition allowed him to quickly spot the culprit, so he turned around and looked at the other person alertly.

What are you doing!

Bai Gaoxing kept his mouth shut guiltily and quietly spread his wings to protect the food box, fearing that Li Pu would change his mind and expose this to him.

When he had almost finished eating, he slowly crawled out of the cage and flew onto the man's shoulder as usual.

They often sunbathe after dinner.

Li Pho's house has excellent air permeability. Sunlight shines in through the floor-to-ceiling windows, and it is very comfortable to bask in the warm sun for a while.

Unfortunately, as summer is getting closer, it has been quite hot recently. Even in the evening, you can still feel the lingering heat.

Bai Gaoxing lay on Li Pu's legs, and his fur was caressed comfortably.

But just as he was about to fall asleep, the man's voice suddenly rang out.

"When I'm not home...you should behave yourself."

There was some hesitation in his gentle tone, and it was unclear what he was hesitating about. Bai Gaoxing blinked his eyes and tilted his head to look at him.

He was somewhat used to Li Pu talking to him, although not very often, but it was better than the initial situation where he was like a breathing statue.

Bai Gaoxing lay on his back, grasped Li Pu's finger, and thought to himself, "Hmm, hmm, hmm, he must be——"

Um???

That doesn't sound right.

Subconsciously thinking that Li Pu would take him with him, Bai Gaoxing turned over and stared at the man seriously, "Take me with you?"

Li Pu: "Just stay at home."

Bai Gaoxing was stunned.

When he heard that Li Pu was going to join the crew, he was excited and nervous. He was excited because he thought he would meet more people, but he was nervous because he didn't know if he could adapt to the crew.

Now it turns out that I didn’t intend to bring him along at all…?

"Take me with you!" He exerted all his strength and bit the buttons of Li Pu's shirt.

"Stay home." Li Pu rescued the button from his mouth.

"Take me with you!" He tried to pinch Li Pu's flesh.

"Be good." Li Pu quickly held him down.

"Ah - let's go together!" Bai Gaoxing sang a florid tune with the lingering sound.

Li Pu hissed and frowned, then stretched out a hand and rubbed his bruised ears.

Finished.

Bai Gaoxing struggled and failed, staring blankly at the ceiling, he doesn't love me anymore.

Come to think of it, how could he bring a parrot to the crew? He's not a dog - oh, a dog is not allowed either, he's not a specially-guest animal actor.

Bai Gaoxing turned over and began to shut himself off.

…

The next day, when Mei Youshu brought Lin Shi to the door, what he saw was a parrot that seemed to have lost its soul.

The young man immediately noticed Bai Gaoxing paralyzed on the top of the cage. He was startled and thought something had happened, but he chose to talk about his job first.

"The filming location chosen by the crew is in Chun City. It will take about three months, which happens to be the hottest month."

"This is Director Sun's movie again. Brother Li, you have worked with him before, so there is nothing much to be careful of."

Mei Youshu closed the information he had specially compiled and glanced at the side. "Then there's Xiaolin. Sister Li wants her to follow me and learn. It doesn't take too long. Just let her go through the process first."

Li Pho had no reason to disagree.

The next step was to determine the itinerary and prepare the luggage, a task usually completed by an assistant. It was not difficult for Mei Youshu, but this time was different. In addition to the things that Li Pu wanted to bring, he also had to help the staff officer with the remaining issues.

"That is to say... I still don't know who will be in charge of Dabai..."

Mei Youshu started thinking immediately.

Meanwhile, Lin Shi, who also noticed that the parrot was not in good spirits, approached the cage and couldn't help but reach out to touch the tip of its snow-white tail feathers. He turned around and asked, "What's wrong with Dabai?"

Li Pu said calmly: "It wants to go with me."

Lin Shi chuckled and turned back to say, "It seems Dabai is quite clingy."

Mei Youshu glanced at the white mass on top of the cage, suppressed his fear and said, "Could it be that Dabai is feeling unwell?"

He was calm and rational. "Although some pets may feel sad when they know their owners are leaving them, Dabai doesn't even have the strength to stand up. It must be something else, right? Should we take him to the hospital?"

Li Pu glanced over there.

Bai Gaoxing slowly turned over, and lazily changed from lying down to standing up.

It was the first time that Mei Youshu saw a bird that could collapse into a pile of water, and he was so shocked that he became speechless.

But what happened next surprised him even more - Li Pu walked to the cage, reached out and touched the parrot's head, and lowered his eyes: "No matter how much you cheat, I will not take you with me."

Li Pho has no problem.

That's true.

But it is very problematic that it was Li Pho who said this!

Mei Youshu's eyes widened. You know, Li Pu is a man who doesn't talk much in private.

He never thought that such a person like Li Pu would talk to his pet one day!

Is this reasonable?

Mei Youshu looked at Li Pu carefully and confirmed that he was in good spirits. After calming down for a while, he had to admit: Brother Li really likes Dabai.

"Find someone to foster the child?" Mei Youshu thought of a more common method.

"I'm worried." said Li Phou.

Yes, I’ve heard a lot about foster care accidents recently. It’s hard to trust people you don’t know.

Mei Youshu thought to himself and came up with another idea, "What about leaving it at the company? Dabai isn't afraid of outsiders, so leave it there and let Sister Li take care of it."

He also added: "Sister Li often works overtime and often lives in the company, so there is no need to be afraid at night."

This is possible.

Li Pu was about to nod when he heard Lin Shi say, "Sister Li has gone to meet with the person in charge of "Cute Pet Diary" and will not be back until next Monday."

That will be five days later.

And I will join the crew tomorrow.

"How about..." Mei Youshu said after thinking, "Let's go to the crew first and let Dabai stay at home for a few days. After three or four days, when Xiaolin is more familiar with the crew, I will come back and bring Dabai to the company."

This method is OK.

There is no more reliable option than this at the moment. They cannot leave Dabai's safety in the hands of someone they don't know the whole story. It is better to hand him over to Lei Li at the company.

As for the time...Before, Dabai had no problem staying alone at home for two days, but if he stayed alone for another day or two, he could only hold out for a short time.

The plan was confirmed, and Mei Youshu used Li Pu's suitcase as an example to teach Lin Shi what he needed to bring when he joined the crew this season. Of course, there was also the storage method he was most proud of - the space storage method that was so heavy that it once shocked a certain program crew, and it was photographed and posted on the Internet and became a hot topic. Use the smallest space to fit the most things, leaving no space at all.

After finishing all this, Mei Youshu and Li Pu arranged the time for tomorrow and set off for the airport on time.

With the sound of the door closing, there was only one person and one bird left in the house.

Bai Gaoxing collapsed again.

He heard what the men were discussing, but had no desire to interrupt them.

He had a clear understanding: he was now a parrot and nothing could change their choice.

For example, will students bring their dogs to school?

The same applies to going out to work and going out to school.

It seemed that he could only be a left-behind parrot... Bai Gaoxing changed his position in the cage and sighed.

Li Phou saw Bai Gaoxing's depressed look, pondered for a moment, and decided to make it happy before leaving.

So, at lunch time, Bai Gaoxing looked at the braised pork served in front of him and immediately forgave him.

It's fatty but not greasy, tender and chewy, and the sauce... a little less, but it's okay.

After having a feast, Bai Gaoxing began to look at the meals that Li Pu had prepared for him in the afternoon.

After the initial two-day business trip when he had to ask his assistant to come to his home to add food, Li Phou bought two automatic feeders.

The kind used by cats.

Although it is a big university, it suits him well.

He watched as Li Pho added the whole grains pills into the machine according to the proportions, mixed them by hand, and set the machine to cycle every six hours.

So simple? After reading how Li Pu set it up, Bai Gaoxing leaned over and was very proud of himself - he could change it to once an hour in just a few minutes.

But forget it.

Firstly, his appetite has returned to normal, and secondly... he doesn't want to starve himself to death.

Bai Gaoxing pretended to go eat to reassure the man.

At night, Li Pho was still leaning against the head of the bed reading the script.

This behavior was like cramming before an exam, but he had witnessed with his own eyes how hard the other person had worked to study, so he thought there was nothing wrong with it.

Bai Gaoxing suddenly remembered that Li Pho was also known as the Movie King.

In this case, there is no need to worry.

Now, there is only one last question left…

Li Pu, who was reading a script, suddenly felt movement under the quilt. Something warm was sticking to his legs, which made him startled.

After realizing what it might be, he quickly lifted the quilt. Sure enough, there was a white velvet ball lying on its back in the middle of the quilt. Seeing that he had discovered it, it foolishly said "Hello!"

"Dabai." He had a headache. He didn't know why this parrot always wanted to get on the bed. "Get off."

"No——" Bai Gaoxing crawled forward, slid along the bed sheet to the edge of the pillow, then turned over, grabbed a corner of the man's pajamas with his claws to pretend it was a small quilt, closed his eyes, "Good night~"

I really don't know who I learned this shady look from.

Li Pu looked at the parrot for a while, and finally made a decision that was out of his habit.

"Good night."

He turned off the light and covered it with a small sheet using another pillowcase.

…

And so it went on to the next day.

Before Bai Gaoxing woke up completely from his dream, he heard voices and footsteps, followed by the sound of a suitcase's wheels rolling.

Then he felt a familiar and warm palm. He opened his eyes hazily and saw Li Phou, fully dressed, looking down at him.

"I'm leaving. Stay home and listen to my instructions."

The feathers on his head were ruffled.

"Bang." The door of the house was closed and the footsteps became farther and farther away.

A few seconds later, Bai Gaoxing suddenly opened his eyes.

He quickly flew to the door and rang the video doorbell, but the people were gone and he could only see a slightly swaying shadow on the wall. He turned back and flew to the balcony, and finally saw the three people a minute later.

"Bye-bye ...

Bai Gaoxing opened his mouth and wanted to shout to Li Pu, but he couldn't shout very loudly.

The weather is not very good today, or maybe it is too early, it is foggy in the morning and I can't see the end of the street clearly.

His eyes were so absorbed in following Li Pho's back that when he wanted to call out again, the man had already disappeared around the corner of the street.

Without even looking back... Bai Gaoxing curled his lips and swallowed the words "Come back early".

Bai Gaoxing jumped down lightly from the flower stand, turned around and stood there in a daze.

Huh.

If you look at it this way.

The house is so empty.