On this day, He Yunxiao went to Chu Chu to pass on his skills as usual.
However, it wasn't Chu Chu who opened the door for him, but Xiao Xiao.
"You're here," Xiaoxiao said, pouting slightly.
Seeing Xiao Xiao's dejected appearance, He Yunxiao subconsciously sensed that something was wrong.
"Xiaoxiao, what happened?"
Xiao Xiao led He Yunxiao inside, sat down at the table dejectedly, and didn't even dare to look him in the eye when she spoke to him.
"I told you, you're not allowed to be angry."
He Yunxiao felt a sense of unease and said, "Xiaoxiao, tell me. I don't blame you."
Xiao Xiao hesitated for a moment, then looked at He Yunxiao cautiously, "Well, I accidentally told Chu Chu."
He Yunxiao's face stiffened. "What did you say?"
"It's nothing, I just told Chuchu about what happened between us," Xiaoxiao said, her head down.
He Yunxiao: ...
Not hearing a response from He Yunxiao, Xiaoxiao grew increasingly uneasy. She had a general idea of He Yunxiao's feelings for Chuchu. It was quite possible that he would choose Chuchu over Xiaoxiao.
"Xiaoxiao..."
Hearing He Yunxiao's call, Xiaoxiao raised her head.
Her small mouth was flattened into a line, and her big eyes were brimming with tears.
Seeing her like this, He Yunxiao had a bad feeling. This girl might be overthinking things again.
"Xiaoxiao, I don't blame you. Chuchu will find out about us sooner or later. You've done me a big favor by speaking up for me," He Yunxiao quickly comforted her.
"Waaah..." Large tears slid down Xiaoxiao's face as she sobbed and cried, her sobs were unbearable.
He Yunxiao didn't make a sound to disturb her, but gently pulled her into his arms and let her cry.
In no time, Xiaoxiao had cried enough and quietly leaned against He Yunxiao's chest, motionless.
"Not crying anymore?" He Yunxiao asked with a smile.
"Xiaoxiao likes you so much." Xiaoxiao still had tears in the corners of her eyes, but she smiled.
"Then give me a kiss."
Xiao Xiao obediently straightened up from He Yunxiao's embrace, placed her little hands on his shoulders, and knelt on his lap. Then she hugged his neck, inching closer to his face. Finally, shyly, she lightly pecked He Yunxiao's lips with her cherry-red, soft lips.
He Yunxiao looked at her and smiled, "I didn't ask you to kiss me on the lips. A kiss on the cheek is fine."
Xiao Xiao curled the corners of her lips and said willfully, "I like it."
He Yunxiao took out a handkerchief and wiped Xiaoxiao's face.
While wiping her, he said to her, "It must have been hard for you to keep this from Chuchu."
Xiao Xiao pouted and said, "You just want Xiao Xiao to cry, don't you?"
"Is that not allowed? Xiaoxiao is beautiful even when she cries," He Yunxiao retorted.
Xiao Xiao burst into laughter through her tears, "Sure, whatever you say, Xiao Xiao loves He Yunxiao the most. The most in the world!"
He Yunxiao held Xiaoxiao's slender waist in his hand and said, "Are you happy now? Can you tell me about Chuchu's situation now?"
Upon hearing "Chu Chu," Xiao Xiao's expression immediately fell.
He Yunxiao gently patted the little girl's bottom. "You naughty girl, you still want to eat alone? Doesn't your little sister want it?"
Xiao Xiao looked at He Yunxiao with dissatisfaction and pointed to her cheek. He Yunxiao understood and bit her cheek, only then did she speak.
"Chu Chu said you should go find her."
Where is Chu Chu now?
"They're hiding inside and won't come out."
He Yunxiao understood. The "inside" that Xiaoxiao mentioned was Chu Xiaoxiao's consciousness space.
In other words, Chu Chu is currently in a cold war with He Yunxiao.
Lord Chu Tianzun keeps his word. She did keep her promise to He Yunxiao that they would "never be separated." So now it's just "not seeing each other," not "leaving."
He Yunxiao secretly thought to himself that he had been wise back then.
If it weren't for that requirement that Chu Chu not be allowed to leave, Chu Chu would have simply hidden away with Xiao Xiao right now.
As long as Chuchu is still around, there's always a way to appease her; and as long as there's a way to appease her, there's hope.
"How can I see Chu Chu?" He Yunxiao asked.
Xiao Xiao shook her head. "It's a personal space of consciousness; no one else can enter. Unless Chu Chu comes out on her own, you won't be able to see her."
"If she never comes out, I'll never see her again?" He Yunxiao asked in surprise.
Xiao Xiao nodded. "Logically speaking, that's how it is."
“Then…” He Yunxiao was about to say “What should we do then?” but when he thought of Xiaoxiao’s appearance just now, he knew that Xiaoxiao didn’t have any good ideas either. If Xiaoxiao had a solution, she wouldn’t have cried so pitifully.
"Don't panic, leave it to me." He Yunxiao patted Xiaoxiao's head.
Xiao Xiao smiled and nodded, then stretched out her small hand to He Yunxiao. "Xiao Xiao can transfer Chu Chu's power to you."
He Yunxiao didn't say anything. After holding Xiaoxiao's small hand, he began to think of a solution.
This wasn't the first time Xiaoxiao had passed on her skills to He Yunxiao. She had also temporarily filled in for Chu Chu when Chu Chu went to bed early, so she was quite familiar with the process this time.
Unlike Chu Chu's method of transferring power, when Chu Chu was transferring power, He Yunxiao hugged Chu Chu, while when Xiao Xiao was transferring power, Xiao Xiao hugged He Yunxiao.
When Xiao Xiao was transferring her skills, she hugged He Yunxiao's arm and nestled in his arms like a kitten, feeling extremely comfortable.
However, He Yunxiao wasn't in the same good mood as Xiaoxiao.
He Yunxiao needed to find a way to appease Chu Chu. But right now, he couldn't even talk to Chu Chu, so how was he supposed to appease her?
He usually leaves these kinds of brain-intensive tasks to Mengbao and Ruobao, so he's not quite used to having to use his brain himself.
In any case, the prerequisite for "wooing a woman" is to establish channels for information exchange.
If every night at 8 PM the other person sends a message saying "I'm going to take a shower" and then doesn't reply, then there's no way to "coax" them.
If Chu Chu really doesn't communicate with the outside world, then even if He Yunxiao were a celestial being, there would be nothing he could do.
"Xiaoxiao, Chuchu isn't coming out. Can you go find her?"
"Okay. But Chu Chu doesn't want to see me. Every time I try to talk to her, she ignores me. She treats Xiao Xiao like she's invisible."
"Can she hear me?"
Xiao Xiao nodded. "I can hear you."
He Yunxiao smiled bitterly. Although things had improved slightly, it could also be said that they hadn't improved at all.
Sending Xiaoxiao to deliver a message is tantamount to hiring robbers to transport money. You might say you hired someone, and you did, but was it effective? Absolutely not.
He Yunxiao thought for a moment and then asked, "Will Chuchu come out when I'm not here?"
Xiao Xiao said quietly, "Chu Chu got angry last night, and she hasn't come out since."
He Yunxiao: ...
In other words, it's unknown whether Chu Chu will go out for a stroll when he's not around.
He Yunxiao still had one last trump card: he had one more chance to get Chu Chu to do something for him.
However, He Yunxiao did not want to use this opportunity to force Chu Chu.
Feelings can't be forced, and it doesn't matter if she keeps arguing with Xiaoxiao. But He Yunxiao can't let her stay like this, hiding away from everyone.
"Chuchu? Chuchu, I miss you," He Yunxiao asked tentatively.
Xiao Xiao blinked and shook her head.
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