Allergic To Furry Things But Can Pet Them Mentally – CH85

Chapter 85

If it had been any ordinary animal, Tang Rong definitely would not have directly licked the cotton candy off its fur. But this was Xiao Han-brother’s spirit form—his own little snow leopard, raised clean and fragrant. He had already put its tail in his mouth before, so naturally he did not mind this at all.

Besides, spirit forms hardly shed fur. Even if a little fur was brushed off, it would turn into sparkling spiritual energy, so he would not end up with a mouthful of hair.

The little snow leopard had only meant to remind Xiao Rong to use a wet wipe to help clean the cotton candy off its fur. It had never expected him to groom it with his tongue. The whole leopard froze.

After the shock came an indescribable sense of surprise and satisfaction.

It was perfectly normal for fluffy creatures to lick each other’s fur, but humans did not have that habit—yet Xiao Rong had licked its fur for it…

Wuwu, they really were the number one best pair in the entire galaxy!!

After sucking the sweet cotton candy clean off the little ear, Tang Zheng’en hurriedly handed over a wet wipe and cleaned the little snow leopard’s face, afraid that the little cub would go right on grooming it with his tongue.

This old father was truly worried sick.

…

Dinner was eaten at a familiar restaurant outside, with the plan of heading back to Eden afterward.

Everyone ordered one or several dishes and filled the table together.

Tang Qiu ordered crispy stir-fried silkworm pupae.

What Tang Qiu had not expected was that her little brother liked silkworm pupae too. One crispy pupa after another disappeared into his mouth, his teeth crunching away as he ate with great relish.

A lot of people were afraid of bugs and did not dare eat them. They simply could not appreciate how delicious they were.

As expected of her little brother!

The other one with nine tails did not like them, so for the time being she expelled him from the sibling roster.

The others were also a bit surprised. Tang Hu asked, “Xiao Rong, you like this?”

Tang Rong nodded while chewing and answered, “They’re really tasty. Back on Garbage Planet, I used to look for bugs to eat too, but they weren’t very easy to catch.”

Hearing that, everyone fell silent, their hearts aching a little.

Some bugs had very high nutritional value. For a little cub who could not get enough to eat, they really were a pretty good food source.

So it was not that he simply liked eating bugs. It was because of those hard days.

Tang Rong himself did not feel there was anything wrong with it.

This plate of silkworm pupae was so delicious! They were the best bugs he had ever eaten!

Seated beside him, Shen Muhan swallowed unconsciously, then worked up the courage to pick up a silkworm pupa with his chopsticks and stuff it into his mouth, eating the first silkworm pupa of his life.

So strange… better try another one.

Before long, the two little cubs were chewing crispy pupae in perfect sync.

Very soon, the whole plate of silkworm pupae had been wiped clean.

Tang Qiu had never thought the little crown prince would like this too. In her heart, she approved of her little brother’s good friend even more.

Shen Yuchun secretly asked the waiter to bring out another plate of fresh silkworm pupae.

…

After eating their fill, the group got straight into the car to head back.

On the way back, Tang Rong suddenly suggested watching a movie together, since it would still take another two or three hours to get home.

Tang Rong had not watched many movies. Most of what he watched were cartoons with shorter episodes. The only full movie he had ever seen was the one Teacher Tangyuan had played for the class back in kindergarten.

After hearing his suggestion, everyone picked out an animated film about love, turned off the lights inside the car, and projected it onto the built-in screen at the front.

Compared to sitting with Tang Rong in human form to watch a movie, Shen Muhan much preferred curling up in Tang Rong’s arms as a little snow leopard while watching, so he immediately changed back and wound his little tail around Tang Rong’s wrist.

The movie’s plot was especially touching. Tang Rong’s eyes gradually grew wet, and soon tears were falling one after another.

Caught up in the emotion, Tang Rong lowered his head and absentmindedly used the little snow leopard’s fur nearby to wipe his tears. Only after wiping them away did he realize what he had done. He met those icy blue eyes in the dimness for a few seconds, then guiltily stroked its fur, a tear hanging from his chin, not yet fallen.

The little snow leopard magnanimously “did not hold it against him.” It lifted its little head, extended its tiny pink tongue, and licked that tear away for him.

“Mi.” Then it even fetched him a tissue.

Originally, the little snow leopard had also felt like crying because of the tearjerking parts of the movie, but after being tossed around like this by the little cub, the tears were successfully held back.

Off to the side, Shen Yuchun was crying so hard he had both snot and tears everywhere, but just at his most vulnerable moment, the only pack of tissues in the car had been stolen away by his little cousin.

Tang Qiu, sitting beside him, could not bear to watch anymore and silently took a small packet of tissues out of her pocket and handed it over.

With watery eyes, Shen Yuchun said, “Thank you.”

Tang Qiu gave a faint Xiao Hum in reply, so soft it was almost inaudible.

Tang Zheng’en’s sharp gaze swept across the two of them for a brief moment.

…

After the movie ended, they soon reached Shen Yuchun’s shopping mall. They dropped him off, and the car continued on toward Eden.

Once home, Tang Rong carried the little snow leopard straight to the bathroom to wash and blow-dry its fur, making up for the tears that had soaked it on the ride.

Tang Zheng’en, meanwhile, brought that blank fortune slip to the coffin and set it atop the transparent lid. Then he sat on the floor, leaning against the coffin, staring blankly at the face inside.

Because of that slip, his mood had been heavy from the afternoon until now.

He did not dare ask Xiao Rong why he had wanted to draw a fortune for Mother, afraid he would hear some childish but heart-piercing answer.

Even though he could not understand the exact meaning of the slip, he knew it was a good one. He did not dare ask for anything more.

…

After washing the little snow leopard clean and drying its fur, Tang Rong himself also had a very nice soak in the bath.

This time, the little snow leopard directly gave permission for him to use the bath puff to scrub every part of its body. Since it was the bath puff and not a direct touch with his hand, it did not matter.

Mainly, it just did not want to keep awkwardly rolling the puff around with its tail to scrub its own fur anymore.

When Tang Rong was bathing, the little snow leopard unusually did not stay in the bathroom with him. It was only after Tang Rong had finished his bath and changed into pajamas that he discovered the little snow leopard had already turned back into human form, changed into sleepwear, and climbed into bed.

Shen Muhan liked curling up in Tang Rong’s arms to sleep in his little snow leopard form, and almost every night he would change back. But today, he had stayed in snow leopard form for too long during the day and had gotten a little tired of it, so tonight he wanted to sleep as a human again.

Tang Rong was delighted.

Every night before sleeping, he would chat with the system in his head for a little while. He really liked this “before-bed activity.”

But he rarely chatted with Xiao Han-brother, because the little snow leopard could not talk, and using the lightbrain to talk felt too deliberate.

Tonight Xiao Han-brother had not turned back into little snow leopard form, so once the lights were off, they could whisper together for a while before sleeping.

Tang Rong quickly padded over in his little tiger slippers, climbed happily into the already-warmed bedcovers, and switched off the light.

Shen Muhan liked rolling around when he slept, so Tang Rong always had him sleep on the inside, to keep him from accidentally rolling off the bed in the middle of the night.

Actually, after a whole day outside, Tang Rong was already a little tired. After soaking in the bath, his whole body had turned limp. If he closed his eyes, he would probably fall asleep very quickly. But he still wanted to chat with Shen Muhan a little first.

“Xiao Han-brother,” Tang Rong suddenly said.

“Mhm?” Shen Muhan had also wanted to talk with him for a bit, but had not found a suitable topic yet. He had not expected Tang Rong to speak first.

Tang Rong asked, “What kind of wife do you want to find in the future?”

Back when Butler had asked him this question during the day, Shen Muhan had been in little snow leopard form and unable to speak. Otherwise, he would have wanted to ask this right then.

In Tang Rong’s mind, he himself would have a wife in the future, and Xiao Han-brother would also have a wife in the future. They would both have very, very good wives.

Hearing that, Shen Muhan fell silent for a long time. Beneath the quilt, the soles of his feet curled slightly. If he had been in little snow leopard form, he would definitely have been nervously nibbling his tail by now.

Why was Xiao Rong suddenly asking him this?

If possible, he wanted Xiao Rong to become his little crown princess. His father and mother had said that his crown princess would be the person he liked most. Other than Xiao Rong, he could not think of anyone else.

Crown princess meant his future wife.

But he knew that wife and husband were corresponding roles. If Xiao Rong became his wife, then he could only be Xiao Rong’s husband.

But Xiao Rong also wanted to find a wife…

He very much wanted to ask Xiao Rong if he could stop looking for a wife and instead be his wife, but he also felt that would be rude. Besides, they were still far too young, and he could not yet play the role of a proper husband well enough. He wanted to wait until he could be a good husband before asking Xiao Rong.

So Shen Muhan answered too, “I’ll find someone I like.”

Exactly the same answer as Tang Rong.

Tang Rong happily said, “Then when we grow up, we’ll look together!”

Shen Muhan: “…Okay.”

The system watched everything and quietly felt warm and fuzzy about the brotherly bond between the two little cubs.

Being able to make this kind of good friend, this kind of good brother, when you were little was truly a lucky thing.

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