Chapter 72: Extra — What to Do When Big Brother Turns into a Bird (4)
Suddenly being stuffed into his partner’s mouth, Si Jingce was completely stunned.
It took him a great deal of effort to pull himself out. His bird feathers were soaked and clung to his body, turning him from a plump little fluffball into a skinny chick.
He stood there blankly, his mind buzzing, staring at Yan Yan in a daze.
What just happened?
“Big brother bird is actually hollow,” Yan Yan muttered quietly, sneaking a glance at him and talking to himself.
He didn’t even know why he suddenly ate the bird just now…
Silently, he grabbed a tissue and wiped Si Jingce clean.
[Ahhhhhh why does little bro put everything in his mouth!!]
[Icberg said Yan Yan bird tastes like grass—so what does big brother bird taste like?]
[It looks like it froze, so funny.]
“Big brother bird will get dirty.”
“I won’t put birds in my mouth anymore… one bite and it’s all feathers…” Yan Yan glanced at the comments. “What does he taste like? Whatever big brother tastes like, that’s what big brother bird tastes like.”
Since Yan Yan didn’t say it outright, the chat started speculating.
[I remember Icberg liked a niche perfume—Cangshan Snow.]
[Oh right! Back then Yunduan even teased him for liking perfume, saying it felt ‘kinda gay,’ and Icberg scolded him for stereotypes. Who would’ve thought…]
On screen, Yan Yan rubbed the little bird with tissue, barely managing to dry him off.
Wrapped in tissue, the pearl bird shook his feathers, came back to his senses, and stared straight at Yan Yan. “Jiu.”
“Sorry… I didn’t mean to.” Yan Yan pressed his lips together. “And you really did look kind of tasty.”
Then he decisively concluded, “You tempted me. It’s all your fault.”
Si Jingce: …
[Little bro bullying the bird hahaha!]
[Big brother bird: (points at self) Jiu jiu??]
Regardless of who was right or wrong, Yan Yan carefully dried him off. His feathers still looked damp, which made Yan Yan uncomfortable, so he grabbed a hairdryer, set it to low, and started drying him.
After finishing the front, he moved to the back, easily lifting the “big brother bird” with two fingers and turning him around.
From the back, the pearl bird looked even rounder.
Round head, round body—and even the butt… round too!
Thinking of his own past humiliation, Yan Yan quietly stretched out a finger…
Si Jingce turned his head alertly.
Yan Yan immediately withdrew his guilty hand and continued drying the bird.
Before long, Si Jingce fluffed back up again!
“All done.” Yan Yan put away the hairdryer. “Let’s continue practicing flying today.”
Hearing that, Si Jingce immediately turned and ran.
A ground-running chicken couldn’t outrun a real bird catcher—before long, he was caught again.
Si Jingce shut his eyes and lay flat in Yan Yan’s hand like a bird pancake, refusing to face reality.
Yan Yan said, “Stop fussing. Being able to fly is very important for birds.”
[Poor big brother bird, completely at the mercy of little bro.]
Under the watchful eyes of countless viewers, Si Jingce was forced to practice “free fall” multiple times.
On the ground, his wings worked fine. But once in the air, they felt like they were filled with lead—no matter what, he just couldn’t fly.
After researching together for a long time, Yan Yan realized Si Jingce probably couldn’t perform certain fine motor actions.
After ending the stream, Yan Yan lay on the bed watching Si Jingce preen and suddenly sighed, “Makes sense. When you play games, you rely on your brain—your actual controls are terrible. No wonder you can’t fly either.”
Si Jingce froze.
Damn it. He just got roasted.
Yan Yan watched him finally smooth his feathers, then mischievously messed them up again, even spreading his wings to take a look. “Say… why haven’t you turned back into a human yet?”
Could it be like him—some kind of mutation phase?
“Big brother, do you feel anything unusual?” Yan Yan asked.
The little bird shook his head.
That was strange. Before turning into a bird, Si Jingce had no warning signs—no weakness, no fatigue. On the contrary, he had been full of energy.
“You think…” Yan Yan made a bold guess, “big brother, are you going to turn into a bird forever?”
“Jiu jiu jiu.”
No idea.
Birds could turn into humans, so humans could turn into birds.
But if he stayed a pearl bird for life… that would be a problem.
Work and daily life would become impossible. The impact on Gui Yaying and Si De would be unimaginable.
And also…
Yan Yan’s eyes suddenly reddened, tears falling like pearls. “Big brother… what if you die?”
When turned into a human, lifespan matches humans. But if Si Jingce stays a bird, would his lifespan become that of a bird?
Pearl birds only live five to ten years.
Si Jingce had never thought about that. After a long pause, he moved closer and gently rubbed against Yan Yan’s palm.
Before he could comfort him, Yan Yan suddenly grabbed him and used him to wipe his tears.
Si Jingce: …
Bird feathers absorb water very well. Unfortunately, after all that drying, his feathers were wet again.
The salty tears soaked into his feathers. Si Jingce sighed, unable to scold him.
“If big brother dies…” Yan Yan cried, “then I’ll go with you.”
What nonsense!
Angry, Si Jingce turned his head and gave Yan Yan’s soft cheek a hard peck.
It hurt. Yan Yan covered his face and immediately backed down. “Okay, I’m scared of pain. Big brother, you should just try to live longer.”
“Jiu.”
Bird thoughts were simple. The more so, the more it hurt Si Jingce to see him cry.
Suddenly, he jumped down from Yan Yan’s hand, slipped behind the pillow, and dragged out a large white ball with a bell inside. When shaken, it jingled loudly.
It was Yan Yan’s favorite toy. Every night, he would turn into a bird and chase it across the bed until he got tired.
Now, Si Jingce brought it out. Yan Yan wiped his tears and watched as he bit the ball and threw it far away.
The ball rolled to Yan Yan, who immediately stopped it and placed it back.
After turning into a bird, this kind of fetch game consumed a lot of energy. Soon, Si Jingce was panting, while Yan Yan waited quietly, still eager to play.
After recovering, Si Jingce dived under the pillow again, leaving only a bit of tail feather sticking out.
That fluffy white butt looked like a juicy mangosteen. Yan Yan’s eyes widened instantly.
“Jiu jiu.” Si Jingce dragged out a rope.
Let’s play tug-of-war!
“No need, big brother.” Yan Yan understood he was trying to comfort him. He coughed awkwardly.
He picked up the bird, kissed him repeatedly, then couldn’t help but grin. “I’m tired of playing.”
Even if he stayed a pearl bird forever, it didn’t matter—he was one too! They would match even better.
As for everything else, it didn’t matter. Living in the moment was best.
As usual, Yan Yan asked Xiao Li if there were any updates.
Xiao Li replied quickly: [No findings so far. This hasn’t happened before, so it’s hard to say what changes might come.]
Then added: [Don’t worry too much. It might just be temporary.]
Suddenly, a small wing stretched out and blocked part of the phone screen.
Si Jingce successfully diverted Yan Yan’s attention.
Stop looking at that for now.
Yan Yan stopped thinking about it, put down his phone, and poked the bird.
The pearl bird fell over, belly up, unable to flip back.
“Wow,” Yan Yan said deliberately, “big brother needs to lose weight!”
He looked him up and down. The chest and belly feathers were snowy white and very soft…
But the softest part was the butt.
Anyway, big brother had flicked his before—returning the favor was only fair!
Putting action to thought, the little troublemaker flicked it hard—
Si Jingce froze: …
At that moment, something suddenly changed.
A flash of white light.
Yan Yan fell into a warm embrace.
Still dazed, he touched warm skin, his gaze moving upward until he met the man’s eyes.
“Big brother!” Yan Yan exclaimed happily. “You turned back into a human!”
He hugged Si Jingce tightly. “I thought you were going to stay a bird forever! That scared me so much. Bird big brother is cute, but I still like human big brother more. When you were a bird, no one cooked for me—I really don’t want to eat bird feed anymore…”
As he poured out his feelings, his body suddenly stiffened.
A large hand wrapped tightly around his waist.
Si Jingce stared at him, gritting his teeth. “Si. Yan. Yan.”
Wait—what had he done these past few days?!
Taking advantage of bird-form big brother to bully him, eating snacks right in front of him.
Trying to teach him to fly but only witnessing countless crashes.
Even grabbing him on stream and stuffing him into his mouth.
Yan Yan collapsed internally.
And one more very important thing…
Right before Si Jingce turned back, he had flicked his butt—hard.
Yan Yan straightened nervously and slowly backed away. “Big brother, remember I fed you water and bird food these days… let’s just forget everything else…”
After saying that, he threw a blanket over Si Jingce’s face and made a run for it.
His ankle was suddenly grabbed. He fell onto the bed and was dragged back.
Terrified, Yan Yan shut his eyes and wailed—
“Waaah! Big brother, I was wrong, QAQ!”
