Chapter 46

He clearly didn't have this feeling the last time he was at home. Bai Gaoxing attributed it to the bad weather today and the uncomfortable dream he had during his nap.

It will be three days before we can see anyone again.

It was only three days, and he passed it by in a casual way, like one of those weekends that never get enough.

Besides, it would be great if he could stay at home alone without anyone restricting his internet access. He should be worried that as a pet bird, he can't live independently for too long.

Bai Gaoxing scratched his itch and thought aimlessly.

However, the real silence is at night.

After watching TV all night, Bai Gaoxing, who was getting ready to go to bed, truly realized this problem.

His biological clock has been trained to go to bed on time at 9 o'clock in the evening. Although he would secretly go online in the middle of the night before, that was only occasionally. He would feel sleepy when the time came.

But now, he couldn't sleep.

Standing on the standing rack in Li Pu's bedroom, Bai Gaoxing looked at the dark door and felt his heart go cold.

He turned off all the lights that were turned on previously, and it was pitch black everywhere. The bedroom door was wide open, and occasionally one could see the distant beams of car lights downstairs reflected on the wall.

The air on a rainy night was much colder than usual, and he felt a little cold even when he curled up into a ball - it might be a psychological effect, after all, he was made of down.

I feel like laughing. How come he is the one suffering from insomnia?

Bai Gaoxing crawled into Li Pu's quilt, and was glad that this man was making the bed instead of stacking the quilts. After rolling around a little, he felt much warmer.

The filter sound of the aquarium was amplified several times in the silence, and even the ticking sound of the clock kept disturbing his sleep. Bai Gaoxing stared at the ceiling for who knows how many hours, then jumped out of the quilt.

Why are you sleeping? Get up and have fun!

Bai Gaoxing regretted: College students should live a college life. This is a holiday. What’s the point of taking the holiday if I don’t stay up all night?

First, turn on all the lights in the house to fill the room with light; then turn on the TV to create some liveliness; finally, turn on the computer and find something really interesting to watch.

Let’s watch some horror movies!

Bai Gaoxing thought, isn't that what they say? When watching a horror movie, he feels that the house is full of people, so he doesn't feel lonely anymore.

The results were amazing.

Bai Gaoxing hid in the quilt shivering, not letting any of his claws and feathers stick out. Surrounded by the familiar scent, his tension and uneasiness gradually dissipated, and he fell asleep in a daze.

The next morning, Bai Gaoxing woke up at the call of his biological clock, his eyes were dull and his face was pale.

If he wasn't a bird, dark circles would have covered most of his face.

A new day is a new parrot.

"Good morning~"

He shouted out of habit, but the empty voice echoed out of the room without any response.

Take a good nap first.

Bai Gaoxing fell back on the bed. Hearing the sound of food being fed from the feeder, he was too lazy to move and fell into another comfortable sleep.

Meanwhile, the crew far away in Chuncheng has made progress.

The city of spring lives up to its name, with spring-like weather all year round. The weather in June is just warm, with a bit of chill in the early morning.

The leading actors all arrived yesterday. The director saw that everyone had come from all directions and was very tired yesterday, so he let them take a day off and start reading together from today.

At this moment, everyone was wearing a coat and holding a script, waiting for Director Sun to speak.

"This time, the shooting schedule is tight, so everyone should try to adjust their condition and speed up the progress."

The middle-aged man wearing a duckbill cap has a gentle attitude and speaks in a soft voice, but everyone who knows him knows that this is an illusion - Director Sun has two nicknames, one is Sun Yitiao and the other is Sun Dapao. The former has a literal meaning, while the latter has two interpretations.

The actors in the plays he directed always became instant hits.

When he roars, it's like firing a cannon.

Many new actors thought Director Sun was a gentle director when they first arrived, but before they could celebrate for long, they were yelled at and cried.

But whether gentle or roaring, Director Sun has only one label: strict.

During the filming of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", Director Sun had a smile on his face the whole time, and you could tell he was in a good mood.

Very good. The reason is very simple. This play has a profound background and has high requirements in all aspects. When selecting actors, he deliberately controlled the selection. There are many veterans and few newcomers, so he didn't have to bother to train them. Especially, he invited Li Pho, who is also dedicated and an actor of the best actor level.

Then the reading session began.

The main purpose of group reading is to improve the script. Director Sun often gets new inspirations while filming and discusses the plot changes with the screenwriter. Therefore, he attaches great importance to this link and starts to get a feel for it when the actors are reading their lines.

The atmosphere was quite tense.

This time, there were many talented actors with good lines. The new actors also prepared well before joining the crew, so there were no major problems. After two or three hours, Director Sun was very satisfied and left quickly with the script he had scribbled on, so that everyone could rest as soon as possible.

Almost everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

The actors stood up in groups of three or four, moving around freely, and going to the restroom with their acquaintances. During this brief chaos, a figure came up to Li Pho carrying a small stool.

"Teacher Li~"

The sweet voice attracted the attention of the people around.

Li Pu looked at the woman in front of him. She looked familiar. Her name seemed to be——

"I'm Tian Xin, you didn't forget me again, did you?" The woman pretended to be angry, then chuckled, "Come over and chat, do you mind?"

Li Pu said in a gentle tone: "What do you want to talk about?"

Tian Xin thought for a moment and said, "We have a rivalry scene, so let's talk about this first, so as to avoid being criticized by Director Sun later."

So, Li Pu and Tian Xin discussed the play between the two of them, and then talked about the roles and the crew. In the end, Tian Xin completely diverted the topic to gossip about daily life.

Li Pu is always friendly in public, but people who are not familiar with him are always deceived by his cold expression and find him difficult to approach. When the actors next to them heard the two chatting like friends, they couldn't help but come over.

"By the way, Teacher Li, why doesn't your dog Dabai do live broadcasts anymore?" Tian Xin said that she is also a fan of Dabai and couldn't help but ask.

"Live broadcast?" Li Pu thought of the time when the company planned it. "My assistant was in charge of it. I'm not sure."

As expected, the answer was not from Li Pu himself. That said, it didn't fit his character. Tian Xin sighed, "Such a cute little guy, he should be shown more often."

Li Pu did not comment.

He could realize that Baymax was very likable, otherwise, his agent wouldn't have wanted to promote Baymax so much.

However, Dabai seems to be much more popular than he imagined.

The chat ended just like that.

After Li Pu left, several other new actors came over and asked, "Xin Jie, what is the Dabai you just mentioned?"

Tian Xin laughed, "What's going on? Aren't you guys online anymore?" So she took out her phone and entered Xinghuo, clicking on the account of Li Pu that she followed. There was a big white parrot dancing happily on the account, looking so cute and adorable.

Several people looked at each other and coughed awkwardly. The company wanted to improve their acting skills in a short period of time, so they cut off their internet access.

But one of them still knew something. "I didn't expect it to be true. I always thought it was hype. Teacher Li is quite..."

"quite……"

He got stuck.

“Very loving!” I finally found the words!

Tian Xin couldn't help laughing, "He is also very 'loving' towards newcomers. If you are worried about not being able to act well, you can ask him for advice."

Everyone shook their heads: "Don't dare..."

No matter what, the aloof image that Li Pho created for them is hard to break for a while. Besides, he is the best actor... They just hope that the filming of this drama can be completed safely, and the rest is secondary.

Tian Xin nodded and turned off her phone. "Just to remind you, Mr. Li doesn't like people asking about his private life. Everyone should just focus on filming! Try not to fall behind."

This is the truth. No one can bear the pain of being yelled at by their grandson.

Several newcomers agreed and started to memorize their lines immediately.

When Li Pu returned, the place that was originally crowded was now empty.

It's time for lunch.

After a while, Li Pu remembered this and couldn't help wondering what Dabai was doing at home.

Should he be squatting in front of the feeder?

Thinking of Dabai's "dark history" of eating and drinking lavishly, a smile flashed in Li Phou's eyes.

I don’t know if the food left is enough for it to eat... I hope it can maintain its current size after it returns.

…

Bai Gaoxing is watching TV series.

To be precise, I was watching Li Pho's drama.

He spent most of the day here.

When there were no potato chips, he struggled to open the drawer and pulled out a bag of melon seeds; when there was no soda, he boiled a pot of water himself, then sat upright in front of the computer and watched the TV series and movies that Li Pho had acted in.

Before this, he was reading forums.

But after watching it for a while, I found it boring.

The bird claw is so difficult to operate. I have to move forward to pull the mouse every once in a while. The screen is too close and it's glaring. I'm so tired from going back and forth.

He no longer wants to play games.

Most games on the market require registration, and those that don't require registration are tricky to play through matching, and some web games can't control WASD at the same time.

Obviously, surfing the Internet should be fun, but he just can't feel happy now.

How strange.

The joy of being alone at home wears off faster than you think.

Bai Gaoxing lay there lazily for a while, his eyes following the figure on the screen. In fact, he had little interest in watching the show, but because the person in it was Li Pho, he could temporarily forget his current situation and observe it immersively.

Two more days.

On the third day, Bai Gaoxing planned to move around a bit, so he started the sweeping robot in the corner of the kitchen. Since Li Pu was not at home, the housekeeping staff did not need to come to the house, and the house became a little dirty due to the cold wind in the previous two days.

He drove it around the living room several times, and finally drove it through every room in the house with a door open.

This way, Li Pu can return home clean and sound.

But we can't tell him that he did it, so he must find it magical, right?

Bai Gaoxing looked up at the time, with a hint of disappointment in his eyes.

Only two hours had passed.

What to do next?

Bai Gaoxing noticed that the soil in the flowerpots on the balcony was a little dry, so he ran to the bathroom, used a small plastic lid to collect water, and used the water to water the flowers.

The flowers and plants in Li Phou's home are all drought-tolerant and do not need watering.

But he just wanted to do it.

This way I can pass the time and forget how long a day is: 24 hours, 1440 minutes, 86400 seconds.

Boredom seems to drive a bird crazy, and he even picked up math.

So tired.

Watching videos can also make you tired.

Bai Gaoxing saw a video that showed what cats and dogs do at home when their owners are at work.

He happily clicked in, hoping to learn some other ways to kill time.

But the answer is wrong.

He searched the same topic again and got many similar videos.

But the answers are all the same.

...That’s true.

He just didn't want to admit it.

Just those two simple words.

It means “wait”.

All he could do was wait.

…

Today is the fourth day!

Bai Gaoxing woke up very early and got up in a very ceremonial manner. He used his mouth to smooth out the wrinkles on the quilt one by one, hoping that when someone came back, they would instantly understand how sensible he was at home.

So, when can you come back?

Bai Gaoxing turned on his computer and checked the air tickets from Chuncheng to Jiangcheng.

But maybe not a plane ticket? High-speed rail, train, both are possible.

Bai Gaoxing checked the other tickets and conservatively estimated that it was before dinner.

My mood suddenly became cheerful.

He imagined that at some point today, someone would open the door and call out "Dabai" to him.

It doesn't matter who it is, Mei Youshu, or the young assistant girl. If it's more surprising, Li Pu will also come back.

The time is too random, so he has to prepare in advance.

Bai Gaoxing turned off the computer, cleaned up the excess food around the feeder, and waited.

Standing in front of the door seems a bit too close, what if someone comes in and steps on him? In the bedroom it is a bit far, it takes time to take off; on the sofa it is not surprising enough, you can be seen at a glance. !

In the end, Bai Gaoxing chose to stand on the platform at the door, so that he could still scare them!

I don't know how long I waited before I heard the sound of footsteps outside.

Bai Gaoxing, who was almost dozing off, suddenly perked up and waited with bated breath for someone to open the door.

But the footsteps soon faded away.

The feather crest on Bai Gaoxing's head drooped listlessly, and then fluttered like leaves swaying in the wind.

Hear the sound, cheer up, then be disappointed.

Repeat.

There was a lot more activity outside the door today than usual, whether it was takeout or maintenance workers, or even someone who went to the wrong floor.

He waited and waited until it was dark outside and the bird feeder was overflowing with food. Then he finally realized that there seemed to be nothing worth waiting for today.

It's normal. People are always busy and can't guarantee punctuality.

Bai Gaoxing flew down from the platform. His paws felt a little numb. He slowly walked to the feeder, ate a few bites of food, drank some water, then flew to the bedroom and jumped into Li Pu's bed.

The smell is already very light.

Bai Gaoxing buried himself in the quilt and smelled the scent of the shampoo that Li Pu often used. It was a light fragrance that smelled very good.

He rolled around in it, ruffling his smooth feathers and even causing several of them to fall off. But he didn't care, because there was only one thing left for him to care about.

Why haven't you come back yet?

Wasn’t it agreed that it would only be four days?

Bai Gaoxing never felt lonely, but at this moment, he couldn't help but waver.

If only he were really a parrot, he wouldn’t remember what day it was. He would only know that he had enough food to eat and enough water to drink, and that he was very happy, and that someone would definitely come back.

But Bai Gaoxing refused to admit defeat. He lifted the quilt and said in a loud voice, "The bed is so soft!"

But it's really cold.

Bai Gaoxing curled himself up very low, sinking into the soft mattress, trying to wrap himself up completely and make it airtight.

…

Day 5.

violent storm.

Mei Youshu's returning plane stopped.

"This... is due to the weather. It's so unexpected."

Mei Youshu scratched his hair in distress. He had never expected that the weather in Chuncheng would change so suddenly. "Yesterday they said it would rain heavily for two days. We can only go back at night at the earliest. And Sister Li has something urgent to do..."

He looked at Li Pu's unhappy expression and asked tentatively, "The food left for Da Bai should be enough, right?"

"It's enough," Li Pu replied, with a lot of disapproval in his eyes, "but it's too long."

"Yes..." Mei Youshu also felt helpless. Leaving a pet at home was already a worry, and the longer it was left, the more worried he became. What if something unexpected happened...

He took a deep breath, dismissed the ominous thoughts, and turned to look at Li Pu, "Brother Li, is there surveillance at your house?"

"No." Li Pu frowned slightly.

Mei Youshu felt that he had said something wrong. He had suggested to Brother Li to install surveillance before, but the other party had never implemented it.

So my brain started racing to think of other solutions.

"If it really doesn't work, let's ask someone to go and take a look." When Mei Youshu suddenly had an idea, he heard Li Pu say this.

He looked at the other person in surprise, "What if someone takes Dabai away..." It was not a pet like a cat or a dog, but a talking parrot, and a very friendly one at that.

Li Pu's brows furrowed even more tightly.

Mei Youshu brought up the idea he had just thought of, "Brother Li, do you remember the video camera screen I installed in your house before?"

Li Pho nodded.

"That device also has a video call function. The number has four zeros. If it works, I should be able to see Baymax, provided that..."

"What is it?"

He laughed dryly, "Only if the phone is turned on and someone answers the phone."

This is almost the same as saying nothing.

Mei Youshu wanted to slap himself. There was only one parrot at home. What else could he expect it to do?

Turning around, I saw that Li Pho had really taken out his cell phone.

Mei Youshu didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Brother Li, I guess it's not working, the phone is turned off——"

But Li Pu turned his head, raised his finger and said something to him.

"It's working." said the man.

At this moment, Bai Gaoxing, who was buried in the quilt, was awakened by a phone ringtone he had never heard before.

He listened in a daze for a while, then suddenly realized what it was. He jumped out of the quilt and flew towards the living room.