The two ostriches lowered their heads and looked at Luo Shimiao, or more precisely, at the little green bird on her shoulder: "Quack quack quack."
"When in Rome, do as the Romans do. Please speak like a human." Little Green couldn't understand what they were saying.
"................"
Do you think everyone can speak like a parrot?
They couldn't understand what Little Green was saying, and kept cawing louder and louder.
I don't know what you're talking about.
Ineffective communication.
The ostrich would glance at Xiao Lü every now and then, and occasionally put its head close to Luo Shimiao to sniff him, making noises as it did so.
Luo Shimiao couldn't stand their constant squawking in her ears, so she covered them.
Fortunately, the light turned green, so I quickly crossed the street.
Two ostriches followed them across the zebra crossing.
And so, the ostrich followed them until they reached the entrance of Gu Nian's residential complex.
“If you’re lost, then you’ve followed the wrong people. The two people behind you are the ones you’re looking for,” Luo Shimiao said, arms crossed.
She still had birdseed hanging from her arm.
"Gah gah gah." The shorter one stepped closer, lowered his head, and sniffed in front of her.
Luo Shimiao rolled her eyes: "I don't have body odor, why do you keep smelling me? I'm not your mother, I don't have milk to feed you."
Her words reminded Li Man: "Are they sniffing the birdseed in your hand?"
"I'd forgotten about it if you hadn't mentioned it." Luo Shimiao poured some of the grains and nuts out of the bag: "Do they eat this too?" His eyes were filled with doubt.
Li Man: "You'll see when you get there."
Upon seeing the food on the ground, the ostrich lowered its head, neither fighting nor grabbing, and ate gracefully.
"Waaaaah..." Little Green was heartbroken as she watched her food being eaten bit by bit.
"Stop making so much noise, there's still some left, isn't there?" Luo Shimiao opened the bag to show it: "If you keep whining, I'll dump it all on them."
Xiao Lü shut her mouth in a second and turned her back.
The two "zombies" finally caught up.
The bespectacled man slumped to the ground, barely breathing: "Xiao Bao, Da Bao, you two are really hard to catch up with!"
Another man sat down and looked at the bag in Luo Shimiao's hand: "Can I have some nuts too?"
"Huh?" Luo Shimiao thought she had misheard.
"I'm so tired. If I don't eat something to replenish my energy, I'm afraid I won't be able to walk anymore."
Luo Shimiao grabbed a handful of nuts and placed them in the man's palm.
"Give me some too." The bespectacled man spread out his palm.
"good."
Little Green stared in shock. It was one thing for its own kind to steal its food, but why were humans doing it too?
Is its food really that delicious?
Luo Jianxing put his hand on his sister's shoulder and asked curiously, "How long have you been chasing her?"
"About an hour," the bespectacled man said, taking out his phone and checking the time.
"Tsk, how pitiful. On the day of Mid-Autumn Festival, a time for family reunion, you two are chasing two ostriches on the road."
"Absolutely, they're playing us for fools."
After the two finished eating the nuts in their hands, they stood up and grabbed the ostrich by the neck to prevent it from running away again.
They didn't resist; they were probably just tired from playing.
The bespectacled man held the ostrich while making a phone call: "Yes, we've found it. Bring a pickup truck over and two more ropes."
After hanging up the phone, the two began to scold the ostrich.
Regardless of whether they understood or not, they kept talking nonstop, as if venting all the grievances they had tonight.
The four exchanged a glance and silently walked towards the gate of the residential area.
After walking several dozen meters...
A voice behind me said, "Thank you!"
Back at the villa.
Li Man was assigned to stay in the room next to Luo Jianxing.
Seeing how familiar Luo Jianxing was with the place, she teased, "When you two men lived together before, did anyone say you were a couple?"
"How could that be!" Luo Jianxing jumped to the side, keeping a distance from the aloof man: "We are all straight men, straighter than steel."
"It's getting late, let's get some rest." Gu Nian gave him a disdainful look and pulled Luo Shimiao back to the room.
"Hey, where are you taking my sister?"
Little Green answered for him: "Of course we're going to sleep. Where else would we go? It's not like it's the first time we've slept together. What are you so nervous about?"
“Exactly,” replied a cool and aloof man.
As she closed the door, Luo Shimiao peeked out and looked at the two people standing in the living room, saying, "My dear concubine, if you feel lonely sleeping alone, you can come and squeeze in with your third brother."
Luo Jianxing's eyes lit up, and he nodded repeatedly: "A warm welcome."
“I’m a restless sleeper, my hands like to wander everywhere, and if I touch something I shouldn’t…” Li Man’s eyes swept over his upper body.
Luo Jianxing's face flushed, and he whispered, "I'm going to take a shower. Feel free to touch me after I'm done." Then he ran back to his room.
"I've got a midnight snack. Don't be shy, eat whatever you want if you're hungry." He winked at her and then closed the door.
As soon as I turned around, I bumped into a pair of dark eyes.
Luo Shimiao's heart skipped a beat, and her eyes darted away: "Why aren't you taking a shower? What are you doing standing here?"
"I'm hungry now, can I have a midnight snack?" Gu Nian looked at her intently.
"It's too late, let's hold off and eat it tomorrow." She walked past him to get her pajamas: "Let's take a shower and go to bed."
"Ah!" she exclaimed in surprise.
"Washing together saves time."
Luo Shimiao was picked up by the man and carried straight to the bathroom.
"Get your clothes first, otherwise what will you wear after washing them?"
The man lowered his eyes, his gaze filled with tenderness: "No need to wear it, you'll have to take it off anyway, it's too much trouble."
"I told you, no matter what excuse you make, I won't let you off the hook."
Luo Shimiao covered her face. She was too caught up in the moment while taking a shower today, which is why she said those words. But she didn't expect the next time to come so soon.
Waaah, are lambs destined to be eaten by the big bad wolf?
Little Green was trying its best to keep a low profile; it had a feeling there would be a "good show" tonight.
"Go out on your own, or be thrown out—choose one." A cold voice rang out.
These words were like a bucket of cold water, dousing him completely: "Can...can we wash together?"
Gu Nian: "It seems you chose the latter."
Gently place the girl into the bathtub and reach for the back of her neck.
Little Green loosened her grip on the clothes and jumped into the bathtub: "I'll get out by myself!"
Its paws scratched at the bathtub wall, trying to climb up, but it was too slippery, and no matter how hard it tried, it stayed in the same place.
"You're so stupid! Did you think your claws were sticky?" Luo Shimiao picked it up, put it on the floor, and seeing its long nails, said, "Your nails really need a trim."
"This is a weapon, I don't want to cut it!" Little Green dashed out in a flash.
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