Traveling through Thailand

After he was discharged from the hospital, Sky, Tai, and Rain threw him a welcome party. So, as soon as he opened the door, there were several "pops," and streamers landed on him as expected. With Rian and Sky's diligent help, he changed into slippers and stood in front of the stove.

"Is this your way of congratulating me? Letting the wounded who just got discharged from the hospital cook for you?"

"Today is the day you're discharged from the hospital. We wanted to make Dragon Country cuisine for you, but the taste was wrong. So we want you to make authentic Dragon Country cuisine. Don't worry, this dish is very simple and won't tire you out."

With his reminder, Xiao Yi smelled the lingering scent in the air. He raised an eyebrow and looked at Rain with a face full of flattery: "Okay, considering you have failed several times, just tell me, what dish do you want me to cook?"

Rain took out the last piece of tofu and half of the bottle of...chili sauce from the refrigerator?

“Ma Po Tofu.”

Rian nodded quickly: "Yes, that's it. Hey, this dish is simple, right?"

After looking around the kitchen and not seeing any minced meat, he asked, "Have you prepared the minced meat? This dish will taste better if you add some meat flavor to it."

"Ah? Minced meat?? Isn't it tofu and chili?"

"Well, these two are fine, but it will taste better if you add some minced meat."

"That's fine, I'll get the full set next time I want to eat it. Today, I'll just make do with the regular Mapo Tofu."

Xiao Yi looked at Rain speechlessly, with an expression as if to say, "Your abacus beads are jumping into my face."

After the final decision, they left the kitchen.

The dish came out quickly, and Sky and the others didn't have to wait long before dinner was served. The table was filled with dishes from Country T, but Xiao Yi's Mapo Tofu was quickly devoured by the four of them once it arrived. Only when the remaining Country T dish was left did they resume their usual elegant eating habits. They happily enjoyed this welcoming meal, reminiscing about interesting things happening around them and sharing their future aspirations and dreams.

When the topic of boyfriend came up, Rain immediately came up to Tai and said, "I heard your boyfriend opened a pet hospital."

"um, yes."

"Do you like animals too?"

"Of course, I have a white cat at home named Xiaode."

"A white cat? My cat is an orange one named Doubao." As they spoke, the two began to share photos of cats they took on their mobile phones.

Xiao Yi fed himself a few mouthfuls of salad and suddenly said, "Oh? Why don't I remember giving it to you to raise?"

Rain, who was having a lot of fun discussing this, subconsciously tensed his scalp and said with a forced smile: "This, that, aren't you always disliked? Besides, Sky has to take care of you every day recently, so how can he have the time to take care of me?"

"That's not your house either."

"Even though it's not mine, we've developed a bond. It's been sleeping with us all this time, right, P'phayu?" Rian became increasingly smug, his head rising higher as he spoke. P'phayu couldn't stand it any longer, so he pulled Rian over, covered his mouth, and gave him a look that told him to shut up, noting Xiao Yi's expression.

Rain nodded to indicate he'd gotten the message, and Phayu finally released his hand from covering his mouth. Rain sat properly, like an elementary school student. "Well, I was wrong. I shouldn't have gotten so carried away that I forgot you weren't liked by cats."

The initial apology was pleasant to hear, but by the last sentence, when Phayu tried to mute the microphone again, the words had already been uttered. Phayu could only withdraw his hand, covering his face with an expression that said: "I'm hopeless, I'm tired."

This sharp sword pierced his soul, and he resisted the urge to curse. He kept reassuring himself: Don't be angry, don't be angry, he's just the kind of person who speaks his mind. Don't be angry, don't be angry, I won't cook him delicious food next time. Don't be angry, don't be angry, just treat his words as bullshit.

He took several deep breaths, retracting his stabbing gaze. He picked up a handful of salad and stuffed it into his mouth, glaring at Rain fiercely. Under this gaze, Rain silently leaned back behind Phayu, trying to make himself smaller.

Tai had been looking at the photo album on Rain's phone when he suddenly said, "Yeah, isn't this Doubao the one Yi raised?"

As soon as he said this, he received the attention of the four people.

"What, what happened? Did I say it wrong?" He really thought he'd misremembered it. He even picked up the phone and examined it carefully. "Yes, that's the pattern. Oh, and I remember Yi's cat was also named Doubao. It's the same name as your cat, Rain. And they're both orange."

Tai was stared at and wanted to run away. Finally, Xiao Yi withdrew his gaze and picked up a lot of salad for himself again: "Tai, is there a possibility that the cat in Rain's phone is the one I raise?!"

"Ah?" Tai was a little confused. He looked at Rain, then at Xiao Yi, and finally at Doubao on his phone.

"Oh, I forgot. You're in the hospital, and Sky has to take care of you. Well, I really don't have time to take care of Doubao."

"..." That's not the reason!!! X4

Even the best get-togethers eventually come to an end. Rain left empty-handed, feeling incredibly regretful. As he left, he said, "Oh, I shouldn't have tried making mapo tofu so many times. If I had stayed and let Yi make it all, we could have packed it up for a late-night snack."

Unfortunately, what responded to him was Xiao Yi's eye roll and the sound of the door closing. The aggrieved Rain hid in Phayu's arms to seek comfort.

Sky and Xiao Yi were living on the sofa, one reading a novel while the other checking messages on their phone. A few minutes later, the doorbell rang. They were confused as to who was coming so late. After seeing the person clearly through the peephole, Xiao Yi opened the door in confusion: "Assistant, why are you here?"

The assistant handed the black bag to him, and with red ears, she relayed Xiao's father's words: "Well, the doctor said that since you just got out of the hospital, it's not good for you to have too much fun, so he asked me to bring you a few of these. You can use them up and be done with them. When you feel better, you can have fun without any problem."

"???" Xiao Yi took the bag from the assistant with a confused look on his face. Before he could ask anything else, the assistant had already gotten into the elevator and left quickly.

The assistant who entered the elevator received a call: "Yes, it has been delivered."

"Well, the message has been conveyed."

"Yes, I'll be back now."

After closing the door, Sky stood aside: "What's wrong?"

"No, I just thought the assistant was acting strange today."

"Really? What did he give me? It was in a black bag."

"I don't know, but it's quite light."

The two sat back on the sofa and emptied the bag. Seeing the packaging, Xiao Yi's desire to kill was stronger than ever. He now understood what the assistant had meant. He clenched his fists and glared at the object on the table, as if he wanted to burn it to ashes with the fury in his eyes.

"Very good, very good. If I don't let you sleep in the study today, my last name won't be Xiao."

After seeing the packaging clearly, Sky's face instantly turned red, and he kept pinching his fingers together, showing his inner shyness and... anticipation at the moment?

An angry Xiao Yi called his mother and burst into tears. Sky blushed as he watched him sob to the person on the other end of the phone with an expressionless face. No matter how many times he saw this scene, he found it very interesting. Imagine a person who couldn't make any expressions, speaking in all kinds of tones. As long as you don't look at their face, you can imagine what kind of expression they are just by their voice.

After the call, Sky felt refreshed instantly. He knew that he had achieved his goal.