Chapter 200: Xiao Ci, Just Want to Be with You
"Shen Que, I'm telling you, if you bring this stuff back and I see it, I won't let you off easily."
On the way back, Meng Ci kept at least two meters away from Shen Que, speaking to him seriously.
The reason was that Shen Que had actually bought two cans of mealworms.
"Don't worry, I'll give them to Qiezi to eat when I get back."
"I won't leave them in the house long."
Shen Que bought the mealworms mainly to feed Qiezi, as they were quite nutritious.
He knew that being disliked by Meng Ci was his own doing, so he accepted the need to stay a little farther away from him.
Thinking of Qiezi eating mealworms and then licking him, Meng Ci shuddered.
No, he wouldn't let Qiezi, who had eaten mealworms, come near him again.
When they got home, Qiezi excitedly flew out of the house, sticking out its tongue and circling around Meng Ci.
Knowing this mouth would soon be eating mealworms, Meng Ci petted Qiezi a few more times and let it lick his hand.
"Qiezi, after today, you're not allowed to lick me!"
"If you do, I'll deduct one meal for every lick."
Hearing its master's threat, Qiezi blinked innocently, not understanding how it had offended him.
"Aowu!"
Qiezi turned its head and looked at Shen Que, who had just walked in, wondering if Shen Que had upset their master and if it was being punished as a result.
Seeing Shen Que enter, Meng Ci fled.
Once Meng Ci left, Shen Que took Qiezi to its nest and poured the mealworms into Qiezi's food bowl.
"Eat up!" Shen Que pushed the bowl in front of Qiezi.
Qiezi didn't know what mealworms were, but seeing Shen Que pour them into the bowl, it knew they must be edible.
So, after Shen Que gave the signal, it started eating.
At first, Qiezi was a bit tentative, using its tongue to pick up a little.
As soon as the mealworm entered its mouth, Qiezi was filled with a burst of flavor.
Aowu! So delicious.
Qiezi's mouth didn't leave the bowl, and its legs circled the bowl happily.
Sitting on the sofa, facing away from Qiezi, Meng Ci heard how happily Qiezi was eating and found it even harder to tolerate.
He had thought Qiezi wouldn't accept it, but instead, it was devouring the mealworms and smacking its lips.
Meng Ci felt instantly betrayed.
Unable to bear it anymore, he turned and went upstairs, locking the door.
Meng Ci took out a box of braised eggplant over rice from his spatial storage and picked up a pair of disposable chopsticks. He picked up a bite and put it in his mouth.
But as he looked at the white, round grains of rice, the image of mealworms suddenly came to mind.
"Ugh!"
Meng Ci gagged and quickly tossed the meal box back into his spatial storage. He then took out a bowl of noodles.
However, the white noodles also reminded him of the mealworms, and he still couldn't bring himself to eat.
"Xiao Ci! Xiao Ci!" Shen Que knocked on the door from outside.
"Xiao Ci, I made sure Eggplant ate every single mealworm. I guarantee you won't see any in the house."
"Just open the door."
Meng Ci's expression darkened. He tossed the noodles back into his spatial storage and placed a plate of spicy crayfish on the table.
"No!"
"You can go sleep with the mealworms."
Meng Ci put on a pair of disposable gloves and started peeling the crayfish.
The bright red shells shouldn't trigger my vomiting reaction, he thought.
But when he peeled the shells and saw the white flesh inside, he felt the color was still somewhat like the mealworms.
However, the spicy aroma of the crayfish eventually suppressed his nausea.
He closed his eyes, quickly stuffed the crayfish into his mouth, and began to chew.
Not bad at all!
"Xiao Ci, I was wrong!"
"I only thought the mealworms would be good for Eggplant, so I bought them."
"I promise I won't do this again."
Shen Que, filled with regret, couldn't believe how strongly Meng Ci reacted to the mealworms.
He secretly vowed that from now on, he would never bring anything Meng Ci couldn't handle in front of him.
However, Meng Ci wasn't so easily appeased and even had a mischievous idea.
Meng Ci took off his gloves, carried the crayfish to the door, and playfully blew some air near the door.
Soon, the spicy aroma of the crayfish wafted out through the gap under the door.
Outside, Shen Que swallowed hard as the scent hit him.
"Since you care so much about Eggplant, you can sleep with it."
"I'm not opening the door."
"Xiao Ci, I just want to sleep with you!"
"I was wrong..."
Meng Ci ignored Shen Que, took out his tablet, put on his headphones, and started watching a crime investigation show.
Seeing that Meng Ci really wasn't going to pay him any attention, Shen Que could only sigh and head downstairs.
The eggplant, having eaten the bread beetles, still wasn't satisfied and came over to nudge Shen Que, wanting him to buy more.
Shen Que glared at his pet, thinking it was all because he had been too attentive to it that he had been kicked out, and now this creature was full and satisfied!
Shen Que was livid.
Later, the eggplant was taken out of the house as it had wished, but not to buy bread beetles as it had hoped.
Instead, it was made to run on the vacant plot of land where there was no house built yet.
Hearing the command to "run," the eggplant widened its eyes!
It just wanted to eat something; how did it come to this?
However, faced with Shen Que's unquestionable gaze, the eggplant had no choice but to start running reluctantly.
Of course, since Shen Que was already upset about not being able to get close to Meng Ci, he ran alongside the pet.
Upstairs, after finishing the spicy crayfish, Meng Ci noticed Shen Que taking the eggplant out.
Curious about what they were doing, Meng Ci went up to the rooftop and, seeing Shen Que training the eggplant, a smile appeared on his face.
Let them oppose me.
He then went downstairs, took out a cup of Yangzhi Ganlu, a grilled sausage, a piece of baked tofu skin, and two packs of spicy sticks, placing them on a table taken out from the storage space, and continued watching the show on his tablet.
Sitting on the bed, Meng Ci happily played games, looking very relaxed.
When it was time to sleep at night, Meng Ci still didn't open the door for Shen Que.
But this time, Shen Que didn't obediently sleep downstairs; instead, he forced the door open and got into Meng Ci's bed.
He even slyly turned down the air conditioning temperature.
Originally only covered with a thin blanket, Meng Ci felt a bit cold, noticed a warmth nearby, and instinctively snuggled closer.
Seeing Meng Ci approaching on his own, Shen Que excitedly drew him into his arms.
The following morning, when Meng Ci woke up and found himself nestled in Shen Que's arms, he felt extremely displeased.
Especially since he had been clutching Shen Que's arm, which left him with nowhere to vent his frustration!
Knowing that Meng Ci was upset, Shen Que remained humble and devoted, helping him get dressed, wash his face, and brush his teeth, and even cooking meals.
If not for Meng Ci's refusal, Shen Que would have insisted on feeding him.