Chapter 42
Yu An didn't do everything himself. He rubbed bubbles all over Claude's body and popped the bubbles on the little octopus's head. "Can you take a bath by yourself?"
Claude took a deep breath and blurted out word by word, "Okay."
Yu An smiled with satisfaction and soaked in the bathtub to wash himself. He liked the feeling of being wrapped in warm water, and every bath was a pleasure.
But this time, the happier Yu An was, the more depressed Claude was. He felt that his elder's dignity was shattered at this moment. No, he must not let Yu An know that it was him in this shell.
The one taking a bath is Solander, what does it have to do with Claude?
After Claude figured it out, he felt refreshed both physically and mentally. He no longer cared about the sweet scent of the shower gel and focused on washing off Monday's saliva from his body. It was simply too disgusting.
While Yu An was washing, he glanced into the small basin and saw that the little octopus loved taking a bath so much, as if he had found a bathing partner. He happily threw a little duck floating on the water to Claude. His hair was wet and stuck to the side of his face. He lay on the bathtub, smiling with his eyes curved. "This little duck is really fun. If you pinch it, it will quack."
Claude didn't want to play such a childish game and pretended not to hear.
This time the shower took a very long time. Ling Xingcheng came once in the middle and knocked on the door, fearing that Yu An had fainted in the bathroom.
After Yu An finished his shower, he started applying perfume and body lotion. His whole body smelled fragrant, like a small cake just out of the oven. Claude was not immune and was also grabbed by Yu An and applied a layer of body lotion. After applying it, Yu An came close to smell it and rubbed him with great satisfaction, "It's the fragrant Solander."
Yes, it's Solander, not him.
Claude felt disheartened, and his little tentacles hung lazily, allowing Yu An to wipe him here and there. He didn't want to struggle anymore. Finally, Yu An suddenly wanted to brush Claude's teeth, but he didn't have a suitable mini toothbrush, so he gave up the idea.
But Yu An's energy was limited. After playing with Claude for a while, he began to yawn and rub his eyes sleepily. Claude smelled the scent of liberation and immediately urged the kid to go to bed quickly.
Yu An climbed onto the bed, placed Claude next to the pillow, covered him with his own little quilt, patted his quilt, and said in a sticky voice, "Good night."
Claude softened his heart and said in a low voice, "Good night."
The small lamp at the head of the bed emitted a warm yellow light. Claude could not fall asleep for a long time, staring at Yu An in a trance. It was amazing to say that when he first came, Yu An was only three years old, a tiny little ball of milk. In the blink of an eye, his eyebrows and eyes relaxed a lot, and his appearance was delicate and cute, but he still couldn't tell which tribe member he resembled.
But they haven't come to look for the child for such a long time, so Yu An's biological parents must have died long ago. Usatos likes to wander around, so even if they died in some corner, no tribesmen would be able to find them. But since Yu An is in this world, his parents must have stayed here for a while. He had asked Qiao Xuer to keep an eye out for them, but there has been no news over the years.
Thinking of this, Claude looked at the little guy sleeping peacefully and murmured softly, "What an unfortunate yet lucky little kid."
Although he did not grow up with his biological parents, Yu An met Wen Xun and Lin Huaichen. After knowing Yu An's identity, these two humans still treated him as their own son and loved him very much on weekdays. This can be seen from Yu An's increasingly cheerful personality.
Surrounded by love, the little guy became more and more courageous.
In the middle of the night, when Yu An was sleeping soundly, the phone suddenly rang. Yu An opened his eyes drowsily, reached out to pick up the phone, and saw that it was an unknown number. He answered and asked, "Who is it?"
There was no sound from the other end of the phone. Just when Yu An thought it was a wrong number, Zhou Xia's voice came from the other end. In the quiet night, the sob in his voice was particularly obvious, "An An..."
Yu An woke up from his nap, "What's wrong, Brother Zhou Xia? Why haven't you slept yet? Did someone bully you?"
Zhou Xia didn't answer for a long time, but sobbed louder and louder. He suppressed his tears and said incoherently, "I don't have a mother anymore..."
Yu An didn't hear clearly, "Ah? Brother, speak louder, I can't hear you clearly."
Zhou Xia: "...It's okay, I just wanted to ask you, are you in the dormitory?"
"I don't live in the dormitory, but Brother Yunshu and the others are all in the dormitory. Brother, are your roommates bullying you? You can sleep in my bed."
Yu An frowned worriedly. Zhou Xia was an introverted and reserved person. He knew something must have happened for him to call him so late. Yu An had no way of rushing to him, so he could only think of a solution for him as much as possible.
Zhou Xia's emotions gradually stabilized. He didn't say what happened, "Okay, then I'll stay in your dormitory for one night."
Zhou Xia was soaking wet in front of the public telephone in the school dormitory building, with a soaked quilt at his feet. He had been in a trance since he learned the news of his mother's death from his class teacher in the afternoon. Perhaps out of a desire to escape, or for some other reason, Zhou Xia did not choose to go home immediately.
At night, he couldn't control his tears and cried for a while. As a result, his roommate kicked him out of the dormitory along with his quilt. He originally planned to spend the night in the corridor, but a passing classmate "accidentally" knocked over the bucket of water on his quilt, and it was all wet.
The dormitory aunt who came out after hearing the noise didn't dare to say much. She couldn't afford to offend those children from rich families, so she could only let Zhou Xia call his family. If that didn't work, he could go back and stay for a night.
But she didn't know that Zhou Xia no longer had a home.
Standing in front of the phone, Zhou Xia's eyes were filled with tears. He stared at the phone blankly, and boundless despair rushed over him, drowning him like a tide.
For some unknown reason, Zhou Xia called Yu An. He had specially memorized Yu An's phone number, and not a single digit was wrong, so he successfully heard Yu An's voice.
"An An, thank you."
Zhou Xia's face was covered with tears, but she forced a smile, "You really are the best kid in the world."
Yu An blushed when he suddenly heard him praising her like that, "Brother is also very good. My father often praises you for your good academic performance. Dad rarely praises others."
Zhou Xia smiled until tears started streaming down his face. He covered his mouth to muffle his sobs, not wanting Yu An to detect any abnormality in his voice. After his overexcited emotions subsided slightly, he spoke in a normal voice, "Thank you, Dad."
When Yu An wanted to say something else, Zhou Xia quickly said, "It's late. An An, go to bed early. I won't disturb you anymore."
After saying that, he hung up the phone.
Yu An stared blankly at the off screen of his mobile phone, a lingering sense of uneasiness lingering in his heart, which made it difficult for him to fall asleep.
Claude crawled out from under the quilt and patted Yu An's head gently. "It's almost two o'clock. Go to bed quickly."
Yu An lay on the bed, staring at the ceiling with his eyes wide open, then turned over and looked at Claude. "Brother Zhou Xia was bullied again. He sounded very sad."
Claude had a vague impression of Zhou Xia: a timid and cowardly rabbit. [Even rabbits bite when they're anxious, and he's a carnivorous rabbit. Don't worry, he can handle it himself...]
For a moment, Yu An didn't know whether he was talking about Zhou Xia or the giant-eared rabbit.
Soon after, Yu An fell asleep slowly under Claude's comfort, and the mobile phone in his arms was put aside by the little tentacle.
On the other side, Fu Yunshu and his team took Zhou Xia in. Gu Yixing was frightened by Zhou Xia's miserable appearance and went to look for clothes for him in the middle of the night. "You should wear this one. This is something I haven't worn before."
Zhou Xia said thank you, took the clothes, but his eyes were fixed on the giant-eared rabbit trapped in the cage. He lowered his eyes slightly, and went to the bathroom to take a shower with the clothes in his arms without saying a word.
Fu Yunshu and the other two looked at each other. Gu Yixing shook his head and sighed, his eyes showing sympathy. "What a poor little thing! If it weren't for us, he would definitely be bullied to death in school."
Gu Ersheng agreed, "Yes, there are really not many kind-hearted people like you, brother. You are an endangered species and deserve national protection. We will have to buy tickets next time we go to see you."
"Well, Gu Ersheng, how dare you talk to your brother like that?" Gu Yixing jumped onto Gu Ersheng's bed, sat on him and tickled him, "Let me show you how I'm going to teach you a lesson today."
Gu Ersheng smiled and pushed him away, putting his hand under his armpit, "Brother, I've never been ticklish."
Gu Yixing burst into laughter, almost out of breath, and tried desperately to break free from Gu Ersheng's restraints, but Gu Ersheng held him down tightly.
The twin brothers were quarreling fiercely. Fu Yunshu glanced at them calmly and threw the snow snake over. Gu Ersheng was immediately frightened and hid in the corner of the bed. "Fu Yunshu!!!"
Gu Yihang once again gained the upper hand, proudly raising his chin and holding the snow snake to scare Gu Ersheng into silence. "Hahahaha, you dare to attack me? Let's see what you can do."
Zhou Xia came out of the bathroom and stared at them playing and having fun, with a bit of envy in his eyes.
He lowered his head and slowly approached the giant-eared rabbit's cage. Tears still remained in his eyes as he looked at Fu Yunshu, "Can you let the rabbit sleep with me tonight? I'm scared to sleep alone."
He looked so pitiful. Fu Yunshu thought for a moment and nodded, "This rabbit has a bad temper. Be careful it doesn't hurt you."
Zhou Xia put the rabbit over. The giant-eared rabbit shook its big ears, combed its fur with its two little paws, and jumped into Zhou Xia's arms, whimpering coquettishly to him. Its furry little head rubbed against his chin and used its big ears to wipe his tears. "Don't be sad, is anyone bullying you?"
The rabbit liked Zhou Xia very much, so when it smelled Zhou Xia's scent, it bit through the space without thinking and came to this world to find him.
Zhou Xia held the rabbit and lay down on Yu An's bed, burying her face in its soft fur, and made a barely audible "hmm" sound.
【It’s okay, I will protect you. 】
The snow snake listened to their conversation, swung its tail boredly, and didn't take it seriously. It climbed onto Fu Yunshu's pillow and coiled up to sleep.
The next day, Yu An came to school with his small schoolbag, yawning sleepily, and met Xu Ye Ning on the way.
Xu Mingliang was wearing a formal suit and sunglasses. He looked more like a model on the catwalk than a school principal. As always, a large group of teachers followed him.
When he looked over, the other teachers also looked at Yu An.
Yu An was in the center of attention, clutching the shoulder strap of his schoolbag in embarrassment. He wanted to pretend that he didn't know him and turn away, but Xu Ye Ning didn't give him this chance.
"Nephew, why don't you call me uncle when you see me today?" Xu Ye Ning deliberately called Yu An, acting like he was the closest person to me in the world. "If you are so distant, I, your uncle, will be very sad."
This person was obviously seeking revenge for calling him uncle. He really was a vengeful person.
Yu An had a lot of grievances. He looked at Xu Ye Ning, whose lips curled up, and reluctantly called him uncle again.
Xu Ye Ning didn't know if it was because Wen Xun's visit was too shocking, but he actually accepted Yu An's call of uncle calmly, and told the teachers behind him, "This is my only nephew. Please take good care of him."
Just when Yu An was relieved, he heard the man say, "Be strict with his studies on weekdays. He likes to daydream in class and doesn't listen carefully. If you find him doing that, spank his palm. He's just a kid, so he should be taught a lesson."
Yu An: “……!!”
He glared at Xu Ye Ning angrily. As expected, he knew that this bad uncle was deliberately taking revenge on him!
After hearing what Xu Ye Ning said, the teachers all laughed, realizing that Xu Ye Ning was deliberately trying to scare Yu An.
Of course, they didn't dare to do anything to Yu An. After all, this little guy was still the young master of the Lin family. They had to consider the face of the Buddha instead of the monk. The head of the Lin family was not a good-tempered person.
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