Rebirth Must Be Happy

When Xu Jinhuan arrived home, the living room was empty. Xiao Huang was guarding the bathroom door in the living room, and he didn't know who was inside.

Xiao Guai finally emerged from its secret hideout and came to the corner of the living room to eat. When it saw Xu Jinhuan coming over, it did know to look up, but that was all it did.

When Xiao Huang saw its male owner return home, it wagged its tail and came over to greet him. Although Xiao Guai was eating, it was still very alert. When it saw this annoying big dog coming, it immediately stopped eating, lowered its body slightly, and assumed a defensive posture. Its two round big eyes stared at Xiao Huang, and it made a whimpering warning sound.

Fortunately, since we'd spent some time together, she didn't get angry.

At least for now, Xiao Huang clearly doesn't have any hostility towards it, but it's a bit curious, or perhaps it's just being cheeky. It hadn't intended to pay any attention to Xiao Guai at first, but seeing its attitude, it suddenly turned around and ran straight towards Xiao Guai in a very relaxed and leisurely manner.

Xu Jinhuan skillfully picked up her phone and started recording, preparing to capture another "funny" moment, which she might later send to Chen, who was acting strangely tonight, to cheer her up.

Strangely, although Chen Xingzhu seemed off tonight, she didn't appear unhappy; in fact, she was more lively than usual.

While Little Yellow ran around leisurely, it was undoubtedly a different feeling for Little Guai. Little Guai was so startled that she almost jumped up, her back arched and her fur puffed up, looking like she was about to jump up and scratch Little Yellow at any moment.

Little Yellow still showed no self-awareness and leisurely approached, until Little Guai finally got impatient and jumped up and scratched at Little Yellow in mid-air.

Little Yellow is a dog after all, and it still reacted. When Little Guai jumped up, it stopped and leaned back in a way that resembled pulling back from the brink of death, thus avoiding Little Guai's paws.

Xiao Guai's intention was to warn rather than attack, so after Xiao Huang "pulled back from the brink," the cat's paw missed its mark at a distance of nearly 30 to 40 centimeters, posing no danger whatsoever.

After being warned, Xiao Huang probably finally realized the seriousness of the matter. Instead of continuing forward, he stopped and tried to stretch his head out to sniff Xiao Guai.

As a result, Xiao Guai retaliated with a claw strike from afar.

This time, Xiao Huang finally behaved. He turned to look at Xu Jinhuan and saw him holding up that strange cube again. He looked past the strange cube and met Xu Jinhuan's gaze, as if asking a question. After not getting an answer, he turned to look at Xiao Guai.

Xiao Guai remained wary with its back arched, but Xiao Huang finally realized it was unpopular and gave up teasing Xiao Guai. It turned around and walked towards Xu Jinhuan, wagging its tail again.

Xu Jinhuan then chuckled, stopped recording, and sent the video to the group, tagging Chen Xingzhu to watch.

Little Huang came over and rubbed against his leg, but Xu Jinhuan ignored it and sat down on the sofa. Just as he was petting Little Huang, his phone rang. Chen Xingzhu had replied to a message:
"If you see it provoking Xiaoguai, you should stop it and let it know that this is wrong."

"Otherwise, if things continue like this, Xiaoguai will feel very insecure."

"Don't just focus on taking pictures!"

Xu Jinhuan pouted and typed, "I just thought it was fun and wanted to share it with you. You don't have to criticize me right away, do you?"

Chen Xingzhu: "How could I dare to criticize you? I'm just telling you what you should do."

Xu Jinhuan: "Why does that sound a bit sarcastic?"

Chen Xingzhu ignored him.

"If you don't want to talk to me, then don't."

Xu Jinhuan mumbled something, hugged Xiao Huang's neck, and said to Xiao Guai, who was standing guard beside him, "Go eat, I'll hold it for you."

Whether Xiao Guai understood or realized Xiao Huang was being restrained, it actually went to eat, though it was clearly facing sideways so that it could warn Xiao Huang if it misbehaved again. Xu Jinhuan then took another picture of Xiao Guai eating, and when it did, it saw Xiao Guai looking up at it, so he snapped a photo and posted it online: "I'm disciplining Xiao Huang. It knows it was wrong and is very ashamed. Xiao Guai is laughing at it."

Chen Xingzhu quickly replied again: "Let me see how ashamed Xiao Huang is."

Before Xu Jinhuan could take any more photos, she made a video call. When Xu Jinhuan answered, he saw her sitting on the sofa, her pretty face expressionless, giving off a somewhat aloof feeling. She stared at him through the screen and said, "Take a picture of Xiao Huang."

"Ugh!"

Xu Jinhuan sighed, "Chen Xingzhu, you've changed. You don't even want to look at me anymore."

"You've only been home for five minutes, why would I need to miss you?"

Chen Xingzhu glared at him, "Didn't you say Xiao Huang was ashamed? Let me see how it's ashamed."

"I want to see Little Yellow too!"

Chen Xingyu appeared out of nowhere next to Chen Xingzhu. "Brother Jinhuan, where's Xiaohuang? I haven't seen it for days."

"Okay, I'll take a picture and show it to you."

With the child around, it was no longer appropriate to tease Chen Xingzhu. Xu Jinhuan switched to the rear camera to film Xiao Huang. Naturally, Xiao Huang had no awareness of the camera. Xu Jinhuan touched its head with one hand, and Xiao Huang rubbed its head against Xu Jinhuan's palm.

Is this shame?

Chen Xingzhu snorted, but didn't really pursue the matter. After letting Chen Xingyu watch the dog for a while, she said, "Okay, I'm hanging up."

"Aren't you going to look at Xiaoguai?"

Xiao Guai was drinking water when it probably heard Chen Xingzhu's voice and looked over. Xiao Huang met its gaze and immediately seemed to break free of its reins, dipping its head to escape from Xu Jinhuan's grasp and then rushing towards Xiao Guai.

"Xiao Huang!"

Startled, Xiao Guai darted to the side with a "whoosh." At the same time, Chen Xingzhu's unusually loud voice came from the phone. Although dual speakers weren't common on phones these days, it still startled Xiao Huang. He looked back at Xu Jinhuan and then glanced around.

Cats and dogs have different vision than humans. It didn't see Chen Xingzhu on the screen. It was just wondering where the female owner's voice came from, and it was still wondering. It was probably also a little more in awe. When it saw Xiao Guai jump onto the sofa, it didn't chase after it.

"Huh? It's actually afraid of you?"

Xu Jinhuan found it very strange and felt a little indignant, "I've never seen it afraid of me!"

"Maybe you weren't really disciplining it."

Chen Xingzhu snorted, and just then, Song Zhiyu's voice came from behind: "Who are you trying to teach a lesson to? My brother? I'll teach it a lesson for you!"

Xu Jinhuan turned around and saw her walking over wearing a white spaghetti strap dress, her hair wrapped in a towel. This revealed a large expanse of delicate skin on her shoulders, arms, and collarbone. Because her long hair was wrapped around her, her sweet and beautiful face, which had been somewhat hidden by her hair, was now fully revealed. The refreshing aura she exuded after Xinyu complemented the youthful appearance of her age. Even though Xu Jinhuan was already used to being with her and being intimate with her, she couldn't help but feel a strong sense of amazement.

If Chen Xingzhu hadn't been on the video call, and if Chen Xingyu hadn't been there, he felt he might have already pounced on her. (End of Chapter)