Allergic To Furry Things But Can Pet Them Mentally – CH53

Chapter 53

Yun Qi was aching all over, to the point where it felt like every bone in his body had been broken. His mind was completely blank, and that was the only reason he hadn’t burst into tears.

He was already in the senior kindergarten class, so his family had adjusted all his values in virtual space to be much closer to reality, in preparation for primary school.

Virtual space was fun, but if a child’s real body spent all its time lying in a learning pod, it wasn’t good for balanced development in all aspects. Most families chose to enroll their children in real-world schools after they graduated from kindergarten.

After the teacher helped him up, he gradually came back to his senses. His eyes had already begun to redden, but the moment he met Shen Muhan’s icy blue eyes—eyes that had suddenly appeared while gripping his collar—he was so frightened that he didn’t dare cry anymore, and forced all his tears back.

Why had the little crown prince suddenly appeared here?

He still remembered how his family had repeatedly warned him before he met the little crown prince in virtual space: even if he failed to win the little crown prince’s favor, he absolutely must not make him unhappy.

Slow-witted as he was, he finally belatedly realized how Tang Rong had become friends with the little crown prince in the first place—they were kindergarten classmates.

After Tang Rong left the Yun family last weekend, Grandpa had been very dissatisfied with him and had given him a thorough scolding, saying that his brain wasn’t even as quick as that garbage-planet brat who had lived there for years without a mother to raise him. Because of that, Yun Qi had come to resent Tang Rong.

So when he saw Tang Rong at the sandbox on the playground, he immediately went over without a second thought. Seeing Tang Rong seriously building a sandcastle, malice rose in him, and he simply kicked it apart.

At that moment, it had felt really satisfying.

But now, all that remained was deep panic.

Teacher Tangyuan also rushed over as soon as she heard.

The playground was huge, and the children all liked different play areas, so they were normally looked after by the teachers assigned to the playground. There were many teachers there, and she only came over to assist if something unexpected happened.

Originally, she had been in the classroom making a bulletin board. The moment she got the message, she teleported over—only to witness this scene.

Tangyuan hurried over and tried to calm Shen Muhan, who was gripping Yun Qi by the collar.

Shen Muhan released him with a cold expression. Yun Qi’s legs went weak, and he fell back into the sandbox.

The teacher in charge of Yun Qi’s class also rushed over.

Tangyuan ignored the unfamiliar child and simply said coldly to the other teacher, “Let’s pull up the surveillance footage for the sandbox.”

Although she hadn’t known the children in her class for very long, she believed they wouldn’t pick fights on purpose—especially Tang Rong and Bai Tu, one a well-behaved sweetheart, the other a timid little crybaby. As for Shen Muhan… although he didn’t exactly strike her as the most “well-behaved” child, she trusted the royal family’s upbringing.

But her trust alone wasn’t enough. They needed to be fair and impartial and let the evidence speak.

Hearing that, Yun Qi’s fear deepened. He secretly squeezed the hand of the person helping him up.

That’s right—his class teacher was actually his aunt.

His aunt knew very well that Yun Qi was a little bully. Feeling him squeeze her hand, she immediately understood what was going on. With a smile, she said, “It was just a little conflict between children. It’s not a big deal. They can just apologize to each other and let it go. Pulling the surveillance footage would be such a hassle—there’s really no need, is there?”

Pulling the surveillance footage was troublesome. It involved privacy, and virtual school surveillance was managed by the school administration. If they wanted to access it, both sides’ parents had to be present. In some places, certain surveillance footage could only be obtained through a police report.

Usually, when there was a conflict between little children, as long as the teachers could help resolve it, that was the end of it. People would just let it slide—especially when the conflict was between children from different classes. As long as the teachers from the two classes coordinated their playground times in advance, the children might never even run into each other again in virtual space.

The easiest method really would be for both sides to apologize and leave it at that. After all, both sides looked rather miserable, and leaving aside who started it, it wasn’t as if only one side had used force.

But Tangyuan had no intention of smoothing a big matter into a small one and a small matter into nothing.

Bai Tu had cried that hard, which meant he had felt terribly wronged.

Tang Rong was dirty all over too, and his eyes were red. A child who was usually the class’s little sunshine had actually been wronged to this extent.

Shen Muhan had already hurried over to Tang Rong’s side, brushing the sand off his body, taking his little hand, and asking what had happened.

Tang Rong’s voice carried a soft little nasal tone, as if he was about to cry. “Xiao Tu and I were building a castle, and then he suddenly came over and kicked my castle apart.”

As he said it, he bit his lower lip a little harder, and tears finally began to gather in his eyes.

Earlier, when it had only been him and Bai Tu, Bai Tu had cried into a little tearful mess. Even though Tang Rong had also felt so wronged that he wanted to cry, he had still forced himself not to fall apart.

Bai Tu had pushed the other child, and if the teacher scolded Bai Tu, Tang Rong would still have to protect him.

But now Little Han-brother had come, and Teacher Tangyuan was here too. At last, he had someone he could rely on. At last, he didn’t have to be so strong anymore.

The tears spun in his eyes a few times, then finally overflowed and fell in patter after patter.

Back on the garbage planet, no matter how badly he was bullied, he rarely cried. But after coming to the capital planet, he had somehow suddenly become a child who cried easily too.

Shen Muhan directly pulled him into his arms.

This wasn’t the first time Shen Muhan had seen Tang Rong cry.

The first time the little snow leopard met him, Tang Rong had already cried while using its fur like tissues to wipe his tears, wetting several tufts of fur completely.

This time, when Tang Rong cried again, he also soaked a large patch of Shen Muhan’s clothes at the chest.

After hearing Tang Rong’s explanation, Tangyuan pulled out tissues while saying in a tone that left no room for objection, “Contact both families.”

…

A few minutes later, in the principal’s office—

Yun Fangqian, Bai Tu’s grandmother, and the royal household’s chief butler had all arrived.

If Yun Qi had merely gotten into a minor scuffle with an ordinary child, there would have been no need for Yun Fangqian himself to show up. But the backgrounds of the three children on the other side weren’t something that could be taken lightly. If Yun Fangqian didn’t come in person, it might have been hard to wrap up the matter cleanly.

The moment he saw his grandfather, Yun Qi became even more uneasy.

Bai Tu’s grandmother lovingly pulled the still-sniffling Bai Tu into her arms.

Bai Tu wasn’t crying as hard as before anymore. The reason he was still shedding tears now wasn’t because of that bad child—it was because of Tang Rong.

Wuwu… little Rong saw how violent I looked just now… wuwu… did I scare little Rong… wuwu… will little Rong not dare get close to me anymore… wuwuwu…

He had tested as SS-rank in both spiritual power and spirit form from a very young age. Even though his juvenile spirit form was only a palm-sized white lop-eared rabbit, it possessed strength completely at odds with its appearance.

As he grew older, he kept accidentally breaking things around him.

Once, while playing with an older cousin, he got too excited and accidentally hit the boy in the mouth, knocking out one of his loose teeth outright. Blood poured everywhere, and Bai Tu had cried in terror, thinking he’d nearly killed him.

Another time, he got too happy and bounced around in spirit form at home. He bounced straight through the floor and into the basement below. After that, the family had to urgently renovate and reinforce the flooring.

…

Little by little, he had gotten used to acting carefully in both words and actions, making himself look delicate and fragile.

Grandma said he was only too young right now and didn’t know how to control his strength yet. Once he got older, it would get better.

Luckily, this time it had happened in virtual space. He hadn’t actually pushed that bad child very badly. If it had been in the real world, that bad child would most likely have needed to be hospitalized, and little Rong surely would have been even more afraid of him…

The chief butler strode over to the little crown prince. Seeing Shen Muhan holding Tang Rong’s hand and coaxing him, he thought for a moment and chose not to interrupt.

The emperor and empress were both incredibly busy lately because the military was about to return to the capital planet. Since Tang Rong had already met them before while they were wearing sunglasses and masks, they had sent the chief butler to handle things in their place.

That left only Tang Rong’s guardian yet to arrive.

Yun Fangqian’s gaze remained fixed on Tang Rong the entire time, with no real interaction with his grandson Yun Qi beside him.

Tang Rong, however, wasn’t looking at him. After being comforted by Shen Muhan and wiping away his tears, he wasn’t as miserable as before anymore. His eyes were still a little red and swollen, but fortunately this was in virtual space, so it wouldn’t carry over to the real world.

At last, there was a knock at the principal’s office door, and a figure rushed in in obvious haste.

Everyone’s gaze turned toward the door.

It was Tang Zheng’en.

Only his appearance was a little ridiculous—there was still a small flower bobbing on top of his head.

“D-Dad?” Tang Rong could hardly believe his eyes.

The father he had only ever seen on video calls had actually appeared right in front of him—even if only in virtual space.

Tang Zheng’en answered quickly, then hurried to Tang Rong’s side and immediately pulled him into his arms.

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