I Was Scammed By A Snow Leopard cub - Chapter 8

Chapter 8 – Going to Tuantuan’s Little Castle

After hanging up the call, Luo Yu was still a little dazed.

Who called him just now?

Bourne Copeland?

The general’s voice sounded different from yesterday, and Luo Yu almost didn’t recognize it. But it didn’t matter. What mattered was that Xie Anxing was clamoring to see him.

Xie Anxing, also known as Tuantuan.

Luo Yu quickly ran back to the hotel, stuffed the cub’s gray blanket into his bag, and without caring that he hadn’t had breakfast yet, he called a hovercraft and rushed to the address given by the other party.

The hovercraft gradually moved away from the city center and arrived at the outskirts of the city. The surrounding environment became quieter and the buildings became sparser. Villas stood on both sides, far away from each other, retaining privacy to the greatest extent.

After passing a few small roads, the scattered villas disappeared, leaving only green land and woods in sight. The hovercraft finally stopped in front of a rather old black iron gate.

Luo Yu got off, looked at the castle in front of him, and fell silent.

The huge green courtyard stretches as far as the eye can see, and the high-roofed building still retains the unique magnificence of ancient aristocracy after years of erosion. It seems like a historical building that needs to be protected. It is hard to imagine that there are people living in it.

Luo Yu lowered his head and checked the address again: No. 1 Huayuan Road.

Yes, that’s right.

Just as he was about to ring the doorbell, a small silver-white figure rushed out from the main gate of the castle. It was so fast that it reached the black iron gate in the blink of an eye.

“Meow! Meow!”

When Tuantuan saw Luo Yu again, the tears that had just been stopped burst out again.

The iron gate opened in response to his movement. Luo Yu grabbed the cub that flew towards him into his arms and took several steps back before he could barely steady himself.

The little boy, who hadn’t been seen for a night, buried his head tightly in his arms, just like the first time they met, and his little paws hooked on his clothes, which was heartbreaking to look at.

Luo Yu teased him deliberately: “Didn’t Tuantuan say that he wanted to see me? Why isn’t he looking at me when I have come?”

The little fellow then raised his head pitifully, the fur around his eyes were wet and wispy, and there were two bags of tears in his blue pupils, which he tried hard to hold back from falling from his eye sockets.

Luo Yu quickly took out a handkerchief from his bag and wiped Tuan Tuan’s face.

The main gate of the castle opened again, and Xie Yingcheng walked over in his home clothes.

Luo Yu was stunned when he saw him. Xie Yingcheng looked completely different from yesterday.

The Xie Yingcheng he saw yesterday had a sharp aura, like a cold blade drawn from its sheath. But now the blade’s edge has been completely restrained, and his eyes were bloodshot.

“Admiral Bourne?” Luo Yu greeted him tentatively.

Xie Yingcheng hummed softly. He turned around, pushed open the door of the small castle, raised his chin, and motioned Luo Yu to come in.

The interior decoration is in stark contrast to the castle’s ancient appearance. It is very modern and the overall style is simple and clear.

This made Luo Yu feel relieved. Just looking at the outside, he thought the castle was full of antique furniture and expensive collections.

Fortunately, the people inside were quite down-to-earth. Luo Yu felt a little more at ease and took the initiative to ask about Tuantuan’s situation.

“How come he changed back again…?” He remembered that the little guy had clearly turned into a human form yesterday, but the little fur ball in his arms was still in his original form.

Xie Yingcheng pressed his brows, his voice full of fatigue.

“It’s not stable yet.”

In fact, since last night, Xie Anxing has been switching back and forth between his breast form and human form.

There has never been such a situation in their family. After thinking about it, Xie Yingcheng could only attribute it to excessive emotional fluctuations, which made it difficult for the cub to maintain its own form.

And all this was because of Luo Yu’s departure.

When they first parted, Xie Anxing cried very hard. Xie Yingcheng thought he was just temporarily affected by the emotion of separation and didn’t take it too seriously.

His idea was soon confirmed, and the cub stopped crying after returning home.

However, a few hours later he was slapped in the face by the facts.

Late at night he suddenly heard intermittent whimpering sounds. When he looked over he found that the little fellow had turned back into his animal form, hiding under the quilt and sobbing secretly.

Fortunately, snow leopards have sensitive hearing, otherwise if he was left crying all night, his sapphire eyes would have probably turned into red rabbit eyes.

His sudden arrival startled Xie Anxing who was still wiping tears. The frightened cub suddenly turned into a human form, and after a while he turned into his beast form. Sometimes he was a little boy, and sometimes he was a little fur ball, completely unable to control his own form.

For an orc who has successfully transformed, switching forms should be as natural as breathing. Xie Yingcheng had no idea how to teach him, so he could only call a doctor. However, the doctor also said that he was helpless in this situation and only gave the cub some basic physical examinations.

This went on until the second half of the night. The little guy was so tired that his mouth pouted and he just hugged his little pillow and started crying.

Finally, Xie Anxing was so tired from crying that he turned into his beast form and fell asleep. Xie Yingcheng thought that was the end.

It turned out that he was too naive.

For the first time in his life, he knew that the cub could actually switch forms constantly in a dream.

Xie Yingcheng stayed by the cub’s bed for a whole night. When the little guy woke up the next morning, he cautiously said that he wanted to see Luo Yu.

Xie Yingcheng didn’t agree at first. He was just a stranger who had been together for a few days, and the current situation was special, so there was really no need to meet again.

After being rejected, Xie Anxing did not mention it again. Xie Yingcheng just breathed a sigh of relief, but when he turned around, he found that the little guy hid back in the room and began to wipe his tears quietly again.

He was crying and hiccuping, and jumping back and forth between human and animal form.

Xie Yingcheng: …

He really had no choice but to call Luo Yu and ask him to take some time to come over.

If it were before, he would have never done such a thing. But after experiencing the loss of the cub, some of his bottom lines were pushed back a lot.

In addition, he had just received a notice from the military in the morning telling him not to report.

Even when he was defending the border star with a force of less than a hundred men, Xie Yingcheng had never been so tired.

The only good news was that Luo Yu promised to come soon, and Xie Anxing stopped crying immediately after knowing that, and he miraculously stabilized into his animal form. After hanging up the phone, he squatted at the door and kept looking out.

If the doctor had not found everything normal after the examination last night, Xie Yingcheng would have suspected that Luo Yu had given his own cub some kind of magic potion.

As soon as Luo Yu appeared, Xie Anxing instantly regained his old good boy nature. This change forced Xie Yingcheng to re-evaluate this seemingly ordinary human being.

He saw Luo Yu skillfully take out a small blanket from his bag, wrap the cub in it, hold it in his arms and comfort him softly.

“Okay. Tuantuan is a good kid, right? Your eyes have turned red like a little rabbit. Let me see if you have rabbit ears on your head, too.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the cub, who was still sobbing, immediately raised his head and touched the top of his head with his little paws. When he found that his ears were still round, he realized that Luo Yu was lying to him.

“Woo… meow!”

Luo Yu is a bad guy! How could he lie to a little kid!

Tuan Tuan’s dissatisfied protest drew a low laugh from Luo Yu. With just a simple interaction, the cub actually stopped crying.

Seeing this, Xie Yingcheng poured two glasses of water, put a straw in one glass, and pushed the other glass in front of Luo Yu.

This move flattered Luo Yu.

The person who was indirectly mocking him for blackmail and fraud yesterday actually took the initiative to pour him water today.

It’s strange.

The other party took the initiative to show goodwill, so there was absolutely no reason to refuse. Luo Yu thanked him and did not rush to drink the water himself, but fed the water to the cub first.

For a moment, the only sound in the room was the sounds made by the cubs sucking water, making the house seem unusually quiet.

Xie Yingcheng’s nerves, which had been tense for more than twenty hours, inexplicably relaxed at this moment.

The French windows in the room were wide open, and a faint, elegant floral scent wafted in. Xie Yingcheng half-closed his eyes, tapped his knees with his fingers, and enjoyed the rare tranquility.

Tuantuan finished drinking the water and started yawning continuously.

Crying is a very physically demanding thing, and the cub was already tired, but he had been holding it in just to see Luo Yu. At this moment, he was surrounded by the familiar smell, and he couldn’t help but feel sleepy.

Seeing that he was sleepy, Luo Yu patted the cub’s back slowly and gently to coax him to sleep. After a while, the little guy was wrapped in the blanket and fell asleep in his arms like a fur ball.

Seeing that he was fast asleep, Luo Yu subconsciously wanted to ask where the cub’s room was, but Xie Yingcheng, who had been resting with his eyes closed, had opened his eyes at some point, his gaze focused and deep.

Caught off guard and looking into his eyes, Luo Yu suddenly became inexplicably nervous.

His eyes were like those of a wild animal inspecting its captive prey. There was no strong aggression in them, but there was a kind of confidence and calmness as if everything was under control.

Luo Yu quickly looked away and mouthed to him: Where is the cub’s room?

Xie Yingcheng stood up and took him over. The two of them tacitly moved gently so as not to wake the cub who had finally fallen asleep.

When Luo Yu carried the little guy to bed, covered him with a quilt, and walked out of the room, Xie Yingcheng had returned to his original position and was looking at his personal terminal.

Just when Luo Yu was hesitating whether to say goodbye and leave, Xie Yingcheng spoke.

“Come sit down and finish your water.”

His tone was quite polite. Luo Yu guessed that he had something to say to him. He just happened to have some questions related to Tuantuan, so he sat back quietly.

Luo Yu drank water while waiting for Xie Yingcheng to speak, but until the cup was empty, he still had no intention of speaking first, so Luo Yu had to bring up the topic himself.

“Tuan Tuan… uh, Xie Anxing, what’s going on?”

“His transformation is unstable. It should be caused by excessive emotional fluctuations.”

Too much mood swings?

Luo Yu frowned.

The cub got lost and finally returned home, so why would he have such huge emotional fluctuations?

How does the other person act as a father?

Luo Yu resisted the urge to question him directly, and reluctantly changed the question to a more tactful way: “Why are his emotions fluctuating so much?”

Xie Yingcheng did not answer, but gave him an unfathomable look. Then he said slowly, “I would also like to ask Mr. Luo this question.”

Luo Yu was puzzled: What does this have to do with him?

Before he could ask, Xie Yingcheng threw out the next sentence: “My cub seems to be very dependent on you, and may have separation anxiety because of this.”

This answer was beyond Luo Yu’s expectations.

It’s separation anxiety…? He didn’t expect Tuantuan to care about him so much. While he felt warm in his heart, he also felt sad for the cub.

At this time, Xie Yingcheng asked again: “How long will Mr. Luo stay on the main star?”

The topic suddenly turned to him. Luo Yu was stunned. He thought for a while before answering: “About a week.”

Xie Yingcheng thought: A week? It should be about the same.

“Mr. Luo probably doesn’t have much work this week.” He had already learned about Luo Yu’s occupation through his personal information yesterday, and his tone was firm.

Luo Yu frowned. He didn’t like Xie Yingcheng’s condescending tone, which seemed to have everything under control. He simply stabbed back calmly: “This should have nothing to do with you, right? Admiral?”

Xie Yingcheng was not angry, but instead revealed his real purpose.

“How about we make a deal?”