Holding Pomiti in his arms, Feng Yuan ran upstairs to direct the staff to help him place the furniture, while Little Green Snake vanished after bringing over his luggage and it was unclear what he was busy with.
It was not easy to get the furniture arranged, and Feng Yuan thanked them with a smile. Seeing Feng Yuan holding Pomiti and coming downstairs, Qi Xiaoshuang said with some confusion,
"What did you do? How did you get such treatment?"
"Can’t you guess, you smart one?"
"Without any hints, what am I supposed to guess with!"
"Could it be... because of those contributions? But... are these things that can be discussed openly?"
Qi Xiaoshuang said incredulously, whether it was bringing in Lorraine Tower to back him up, or causing that explosion, they all seemed like secrets that couldn’t be revealed.
"Do you think they are just ordinary people?"
Feeling puzzled, Qi Xiaoshuang watched as Feng Yuan casually picked up a bottle of water after placing Pomiti on Big Cat’s head and said,
"They are the security personnel responsible for this experiment, they already have high clearance, so what’s so strange about them having access to those documents? Maybe the guy helping me move just now has even higher security clearance than Captain Yan."
"No way, right? Wait! What experiment?!"
Feng Yuan said irritably as he glanced at Qi Xiaoshuang,
After briefly mentioning the new City Defense System, Qi Xiaoshuang fell silent for a moment and then said,
"So we are in an experimental area?"
"If you’re unhappy, you can move back. Anyway, no one is forcing you to stay, right?"
"Haha, nobody’s forcing me, true, but nobody mentioned it either. Though, it’s not really a big issue."
Feng Yuan looked at Qi Xiaoshuang in surprise and said,
"You’re so calm about it?"
"What else? This isn’t surprising. To be honest, after learning so much from you that I didn’t know before, I quite admire Yanlan."
"Besides, even if it’s an experimental area, at least security is guaranteed. Haven’t there been numerous enemies sneaking in recently?"
Qi Chen was giving Feng Yuan a look that said "Look what you’ve done," and scratching his head guiltily, Feng Yuan asked,
"What’s there to say? Of course, I’ll stay here, and I can even invite my classmates over to play～"
"You’re not allowed to bring your little boyfriend home!"
"That’s too much! It’s not fair!"
Seeing Qi Chen and Qi Xiaoshuang start to argue about this again, Feng Yuan glanced towards the kitchen and stealthily backed toward the door. With their volume, there was no doubt they would aggro the boss.
"Why is their family’s attitude different towards the two of them finding boyfriends and girlfriends?"
After stepping out, Agunas asked with some confusion, and Feng Yuan said with a speechless look,
"It’s an age issue. Qi Chen is barely of age, while Qi Xiaoshuang is just in middle school. It’d be weird to allow her. And..."
"Dou Yanlan clearly has genuine feelings for him. It’s not like they can’t see that."
Agunas was somewhat disbelieving, as it didn’t understand much about human love and was always skeptical. Sighing, Feng Yuan said,
"The human heart is unpredictable, but for now, she is sincere, and he’s not opposed to it. She’s unlikely to change her mind... My worry is more about Qi Chen..."
"But there’s nothing I can do about that..."
"I think instead of worrying about them, you should be more concerned about yourself."
Narrowing his eyes, Feng Yuan poked Agunas’s head and said annoyedly,
"You’ve got some nerve, Little Crocodile. Daring to rush me into marriage?"
Turning its head, Agunas spoke disdainfully,
"Look at your friends, now you’re the only single one."
"Hey! I remember you don’t have the power of a matchmaker, right? Why care about this matter!"
"What’s matchmaker power?"
Picking Pomiti up from Big Cat’s head, Feng Yuan hugged it and, pretending to be angry, walked around to the backyard. Right there, Little Green Snake was attempting its first evolution, but no sooner had the evolution glow subsided, Little Green Snake still retained its original form.
Little Green Snake shook its head at Feng Yuan, seemingly unconcerned. Agunas glanced at Xiao Ji and said,
"No need to comfort it. It’s just trying to find a new evolutionary path and probably has prepared for being stuck at this step for a few years."
Scratching his head, Feng Yuan didn’t know what to make of Little Green Snake’s behavior. As Little Green Snake swam over to Feng Yuan, it quietly stood there as if pondering something. Feng Yuan reached out, absentmindedly picked up Little Green Snake and placed it on his shoulder, then ambled back to the house with Xiao Ji and the rest.
It seemed that a victor had already emerged by then; Qi Xiaoshuang was pouting with an angry expression, standing aside. Qi Chen’s mother looked at Qi Xiaoshuang with a sad expression, while Qi Chen stared disapprovingly at Qi Xiaoshuang in silence.
"Um... my room is ready. Shall I head back to school first?"
"Where do you think you’re going! You’re not even at the same school as him!"
Qi Xiaoshuang’s mother said coldly as she stared at Qi Xiaoshuang, who turned around and protested unhappily,
"Don’t call me that! I can’t take it!"...
Seeing that a new round of arguments was beginning, Feng Yuan quickly shrank his neck and slipped out. Qi Chen wanted to follow, but remembering that his room wasn’t yet finished and the furniture in the other rooms still needed to be arranged, he hesitated for a moment and reluctantly chose to stay.
"With their attitude toward you, getting a villa shouldn’t be a problem, right?"
Agunas asked Feng Yuan, who was waiting for the bus, with some curiosity. Feng Yuan glanced into the distance and said,
"It’s not about asking for it. Even if it were about buying, I could have done so a long time ago, but there’s no need."
"I’m not planning to stay here forever, and besides..."
Shaking his head, Feng Yuan said,
"Anyway, it’s just a place to stay for now. Why bother with a villa? Later on, I would still have to bother with cleaning and such. It’s troublesome."
Glancing at Xiao Ji, Agunas sensed the unspoken words of Feng Yuan. After placing Pomiti onto Big Cat’s head, Feng Yuan took out his ID and boarded the bus that just arrived.
"So the whole morning has gone by just like that..."
Back at school and checking the time on his phone, Feng Yuan said somewhat helplessly. Agunas flicked his tail and commented,
"After all, attending or not attending classes makes no difference to you, right?"
"Who says it doesn’t! Seeing them study hard allows me to sleep soundly~"
"What a weird habit."
Agunas rolled his eyes, clearly disbelieving, and as Feng Yuan cuddled Pomiti in his arms, he said to Little Green Snake,
"You won’t need to help take care of Pomiti during this time. Wish you success in reaching your goal soon~"
Little Green Snake gave Feng Yuan a serious nod, while Xiao Ji glanced at Feng Yuan and chirped as if trying to say something.
"It’s urging you to hurry up and eat. It wants to train."
"Tsk! Don’t work so hard~"
Feng Yuan messed up Xiao Ji’s feathers while saying this, and after shaking its head in dissatisfaction, Xiao Ji glared at Feng Yuan. Yawning, Feng Yuan said while heading to the cafeteria with Xiao Ji and the others,
"You go train on your own later. I’m a bit sleepy and want to take a nap."
Turning its head away, Xiao Ji clearly didn’t want to bother with him. Unless it was class time, that guy was never proactive in taking it to train; Xiao Ji had only managed to keep up with the evolved beasts of Feng Yuan’s classmates through its own determination.
"Following you is really..."
Agunas said helplessly. Other Beastmasters were all trying to train their beasts to improve their strength, but with Feng Yuan, it was the exact opposite. He was always looking to drag Xiao Ji into meaningless activities. If not for Xiao Ji’s own high pursuit of strength, its abilities might never have grown due to Feng Yuan’s influence.
"What? You have a problem with that?"
Feng Yuan and Xiao Ji glared at Agunas at the same time. Agunas shrank his neck and seeing even Xiao Ji react , he decided not to say any more.
"Qi Chen is probably still moving. Aren’t you going to check on him?"
During the afternoon Beast Taming class, Feng Yuan saw Dou Yanlan holding a chibi White Wolf plush toy, looking at him with a mischievous smile and saying,
"You... always stirring up trouble."
"Eh?! You’re done already?"
Feng Yuan said in surprise, looking at Qi Chen who was behind Dou Yanlan and pointing at the plush toy in her arms. Qi Chen, lost for words, said,
"What have you been up to? How could there be such a thing in Chonghua City?"
Scratching his head, Feng Yuan was a bit confused; that was a city he seemed to have never visited before.