Chapter 68
555 nodded eagerly, saying it understood.
“Mm.” Qin Ai replied.
But she didn’t hang up the video call immediately. Instead, she waited for 555 to act.
555 knew that Qin Ai was watching it, making sure it completed the task. Its hands had no fingers, so it was a bit difficult to pick up the phone.
After placing the phone on the nightstand, 555 went back to the bed and pulled the blanket over Zuo Bian.
Zuo Bian had fallen asleep during the video call, so her sleeping position wasn’t very proper. 555 had to use its soft, stubby hands to adjust her posture.
After all, it was just a plushie. It could control a plushie’s body to play with a tablet or a phone, but moving a human was beyond its capabilities. So it could only try its best to cover Zuo Bian with the blanket and tuck her outstretched hand back in.
Although 555 couldn’t sweat, it was exhausted. After completing the tasks, it looked at the phone with a flattering smile. “President Qin, how did I do?”
Qin Ai said, “Turn up the air conditioner a bit.”
“Right away!” 555 immediately grabbed the remote control and adjusted the temperature.
“26 degrees is fine. Thank you.”
555, holding the remote control, trembled. It had been thanked by Qin Ai! It was flattered. Qin Ai was being quite friendly towards it. Was this the legendary “Love me, love my dog”?
“You and Little Frog should go to sleep too. Don’t disturb Zuo Bian. Goodnight.” Then Qin Ai hung up the video call.
Hearing her last words, 555 sighed in relief. As expected, Qin Ai should be this indifferent towards it. She wouldn’t be Qin Ai if she was too gentle.
555 was now like Qin Ai’s employees, all hoping for her to be a bit more strict. They would be nervous if she was too gentle, thinking something big was about to happen.
555 turned off the phone and waddled over to Little Frog.
“Stop watching, it’s time for bed.” 555 snatched the tablet.
Little Frog bounced, its chubby body jiggling. “I still want to watch, ribbit!”
“No more watching. The host is asleep, and we should rest too. Be good.”
555’s words calmed Little Frog down. It reluctantly tore its gaze away from the tablet. “Okay, ribbit. Xiao Bianbian is sleeping, ribbit. We should sleep too, ribbit.”
“Good boy. I’ll give you a bath.”
555’s version of giving Little Frog a bath was simply wiping it with a wet wipe. After cleaning Little Frog, it placed it on the pillow and covered it with a small blanket.
555 and Little Frog were like Zuo Bian’s two children. The older one was well-behaved, and the younger one was affectionate. They were usually noisy, but mostly adorable.
When Zuo Bian was asleep, they would quietly go to sleep so as not to wake her up. They were very considerate.
After tucking Little Frog in, 555 struggled to turn off the lights with its short arms. Only then did it finally relax. The bunny plushie, no longer supported by 555, fell beside Zuo Bian’s hand.
========================
Zuo Bian slept soundly that night. When she woke up, she instinctively reached out and touched something soft and furry beside her hand.
“Good morning, Xiao Bianbian, ribbit!” Little Frog pushed aside the blanket and hopped onto Zuo Bian’s leg.
Zuo Bian suddenly asked, “Little Frog, how did I fall asleep? I don’t remember.”
555 quickly entered the bunny plushie and jumped out of Zuo Bian’s hand.
“Host, you fell asleep listening to Qin Ai playing the piano last night.”
Zuo Bian threw off the blanket. “Then who covered me with the blanket? Can Qin Ai cover me with a blanket through the phone screen?”
555 was exasperated. It was the one who had covered her with the blanket! It had worked so hard last night!
“I’m so angry! I was the one who covered you with the blanket! I’ve done so much for this family!” 555’s ears perked up in anger, its long bunny ears twitching.
Zuo Bian stared at 555’s erect ears in surprise. She instinctively reached out and pinched them.
They were soft and fluffy, and because of 555’s control, they even twitched when she pinched them.
555 pulled its ears back and punched Zuo Bian’s arm with its tiny fists. “I hate you, I hate you!”
Its punches were so weak, they felt more like tickles.
Zuo Bian let 555 hit her. Even after 555 tired itself out, Zuo Bian didn’t react, or rather, she kept laughing, not taking 555’s “ferocity” seriously.
“Wuwuwu… I’m so angry, why is my life so hard…” 555 had no tears, but its sad little appearance was quite pitiful.
Little Frog immediately hopped over to comfort it. Unfortunately, its arms were too short, so it could only offer words of comfort. “Don’t be sad, 555, ribbit. I know you’re the best, ribbit. Xiao Bianbian is the bad guy, ribbit.”
“Mm-hmm, the host is so mean, wuwuwu…” 555’s long, pink and white ears drooped again, trembling as it sobbed.
Zuo Bian, who had somehow become the bad guy, was also confused. She quickly comforted 555. “I’m sorry, 555. I know you were the one who covered me with the blanket last night. Thank you for taking care of me.”
555 lowered its paws, revealing one eye. “I also adjusted the air conditioner temperature for you.”
“555, you’re so thoughtful.” Zuo Bian praised 555, stroking its head.
555, as simple-minded as Qin Tian, was easily appeased. It even rubbed its face against Zuo Bian’s hand.
“Hmph, I forgive you this time.”
After 555 calmed down, Zuo Bian went to wash up and then had breakfast in the living room.
After breakfast, Du Yundong talked to Zuo Bian about the engagement and whether they should reveal her true identity.
Zuo Bian knew about the engagement, but she was confused about revealing her identity.
“Mom, why do you suddenly want to reveal my identity?” Zuo Bian had never thought about this before. She had never been bothered by whether her identity was public or not.
To her, her identity wouldn’t affect her thoughts or change her decisions.
“Because some people keep misunderstanding our Xiao Bian, so I’m wondering if we should reveal your identity,” Du Yundong said.
Hearing this, Zuo Bian could guess what her mother was referring to. People had been saying she was being kept by a sugar daddy for months now.
“It’s okay to reveal it, I don’t mind.”
Du Yundong smiled. “Alright. Mom has an idea. Let’s move up your engagement ceremony with Xiao Qin and announce your identity then. What do you think, Xiao Bian?”
Zuo Bian’s ears turned red at the mention of the engagement. “I think it’s a good idea, but I need to talk to Qin Ai first.”
Du Yundong patted Zuo Bian’s hand, her smile widening. “Don’t worry, maybe Xiao Qin is even more eager than you are.”
Zuo Bian smiled, not saying anything, but the happiness and love in her eyes were evident.
Since they were moving up the engagement ceremony, the Qin family and the Zuo family decided to have dinner together that night to finalize the details.
Zuo Bian called Qin Ai to tell her about it.
“Qin Ai, do you think it’s too soon?” She was worried that Qin Ai might feel restricted by the title of “fiancée.”
Zuo Bian didn’t think it was too soon, but in this world, people tended to get married later in life.
Qin Ai chuckled. “It’s not too soon. I’m already twenty-seven, it’s time to settle down.”
Thinking about the significant change in their relationship in the near future, Zuo Bian felt like she was dreaming.
From “sworn sisters” to fiancées, it was a huge leap.
“Qin Ai, you haven’t proposed to me yet.” Zuo Bian had learned a lot about this world and knew that proposals were customary before marriage.
Hearing no response from Qin Ai, Zuo Bian frowned, troubled. “Or should I be the one proposing?”
Qin Ai laughed softly on the other end of the line. “So eager? If I propose, we’ll have to get married directly, not just engaged.”
“Ah? Is that so?”
“But this tells me that you really want to marry me.”
Although they were talking on the phone, Zuo Bian could still hear the tenderness in Qin Ai’s voice.
She answered honestly, “Mm.”
Qin Ai often found herself being flirted with while teasing Zuo Bian. Zuo Bian’s straightforwardness always managed to hit her right in the heart.
The single “Mm” made Qin Ai chuckle. “You…”
“What’s wrong with me?” Zuo Bian tilted her head in confusion.
If they were talking face-to-face, Zuo Bian would have seen the indulgent look in Qin Ai’s eyes.
Qin Ai composed herself, but the smile in her eyes betrayed her emotions.
“Nothing, I’ll see you at noon.” In reality, she wanted to see Zuo Bian right now.
“Okay. But I want to see you now too. I don’t know why, I just want to see you. Hearing your voice isn’t enough, talking to you isn’t enough, I just want to be by your side right now.”
Qin Ai’s unspoken words were voiced by Zuo Bian. Since Zuo Bian had started it, Qin Ai sent a video call invitation.
Zuo Bian happily accepted, her smile widening when she saw Qin Ai’s face.
“Qin Ai, I can see you, you’re smiling.”
“Mm, because I’m happy to see you.”
When you love someone, it’s that simple. Just seeing their face makes you smile unconsciously.
“Me too,” Zuo Bian said with a smile.
“Me too, me too!” A boisterous voice interrupted them. Qin Tian was jumping up and down behind Qin Ai, trying to get their attention.
Qin Ai was still smiling, but her eyes held a menacing glint.
“Didn’t you say you wanted to sleep in, Xiao Tian? Go back to your room and sleep.”
Qin Tian wanted to say that he didn’t want to sleep at all, but Qin Ai’s sharp gaze made him sleepy.
“Ugh, I’m so tired, I’m going to sleep.”
Zuo Bian chuckled, watching their interaction.
Leave a Reply