Chapter 66 - Satisfaction (1/2)

Wei Lan did not look out the window, so he replied, “Are you talking about the Commander’s little rabbit? I don’t think it will have grown much.”

“Are you talking about that rabbit?” Zhong Yan walked over with Adrian. He turned his back to them and showed them the bulge in his hood. “It’s in here.”

None of them actually noticed the bulge in the hood of Zhong Yan’s red hoodie. Turns out there was a little rabbit in there.

Adrian didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. “Why’d you put it in your hood? Are you trying to perform a hat trick?”

“I was too busy cooking earlier so I didn’t have any time to send it back to the yard. You didn’t bring the box back either, so now neither the cleaning robot nor the rabbit has a box to stay in.”

“Alright, alright, it’s my fault. I’ll get two new boxes tomorrow, one for the cleaning robot and one for the rabbit to use as a home.”

Fayn said, “Hold on, if the rabbit’s in here, then what’s that outside the window? Wait, that’s not the legendary giant space rabbit, right? The one you burnt? Didn’t they say that giant space rabbits are around a hundred feet tall or whatever?”

When Zhong Yan heard his ignorant words, his eyes lit up. In his heart, Adrian exclaimed: Oh no!

“Dear, let me bring the rabbit back to the backyard.” As he said that, Adrian took out the rabbit from Zhong Yan’s hood and quickly left the scene before anyone could say anything.

Zhong Yan nodded, unbothered, and took a seat on the sofa. Before Adrian walked out the back door, he could hear Zhong Yan’s excited voice coming from the living room. “That’s not true, no giant space rabbit is as big as that. Based on the latest data from last year, the average giant space rabbit is no more than 65 feet in length. There are many varieties within the giant space rabbit species, and their sizes also differ from that. Take for example, the one we have is a lop-eared breed, so…”

Even though the backyard was big enough for the giant space rabbit to stroll around in, it still wouldn’t take more than a few minutes to bring the rabbit back to its nest. Adrian loitered around and manually scooped out the loose greens in the pond. Then, he went over to the rabbit’s nest to see if any parts needed maintenance. He even ruffled the burnt hair on the giant space rabbit’s chest when it came over to nudge him before taking a few photos for future laughing purposes.

And just like that, when he returned to the living room, he heard Zhong Yan going on with, “…Later, the research team found that the compositions of cosmic debris in that star system was different, which led to it being frequented by the rabbits. I’ve been to that tourist planet with Adrian before during one of our school holidays. You can really see rabbits floating in the sky from time to time. We saw one that was black. That color is very rare, I even took a picture. Look…”

Wei Lan seemed to be really interested. He had always been open to accepting new knowledge, but Fayn looked like he was done with life. Seeing Adrian return for him was like seeing his savior, and he cast a look of pleading to him.

Adrian looked at the time. Zhong Yan had already begun to talk about the tour, so he estimated that it was just about time. He cleared his throat and shouted, “Xiao Yan, when is dinner going to be ready? I’m getting hungry.”

When Zhong Yan heard that Adrian was hungry, he abandoned his Giant Space Rabbit Science Mini Class and quickly got up to head to the kitchen. “It’s already done. Ade, lay down the dinner cloth. I just washed them today. Doctor, you can sit wherever you like.”

After Adrian laid out the tablecloth, he helped Zhong Yan plate the steaks on the table. Compared to that super well-rated steakhouse they went to, the ones made by Zhong Yan were actually able to match the store’s almost to a T. Fayn was surprised. “Is this for real? Are you really that good at cooking? I used to think Adrian was just making baseless praises in the past.”

Zhong Yan smiled modestly while he took off his apron. Suddenly, he saw a few long white strands of fur poking out from Adrian’s body.

“Don’t move, there’s fur on you. When did this get on you?” While pulling the hairs out for him, Zhong Yan said, “It couldn’t have been this morning, right? Did none of your colleagues mention it to you today?”

Adrian said, “Oh no, the rabbit rubbed itself on me when I went out to the backyard earlier.”

Fayn watched how Zhong Yan circled Adrian to help him pull out the rabbit hairs while Adrian seemed to be taking it like it was normal. He didn’t look put off in the slightest, almost as if nothing could ever be more normal than this. He was standing very naturally, allowing Zhong Yan to fuss over his clothes. Fayn couldn’t help but feel the image of Zhong Yan he had in his heart subverting a little.

In the past, Zhong Yan had already been a notable person since his time in school, but he did not speak much in front of people. If a normal person did not speak often, others would get the impression that this person was introverted. But when it came to someone as dazzling as this, people would find them proud instead. What’s more, Zhong Yan was the Student Council President and even a member of the debate team. From all the speeches and debates he participated, large or small, his performance on the stage was not like that of an introvert’s at all—though Fayn always felt like he was seeing him through some type of screen every time he watched Zhong Yan’s public speeches. In his opinion, Zhong Yan was indeed proud. Even during dinner parties, he did not speak much, only occasionally saying a few words to Adrian, and he would mostly be speaking directly to his ear so as not to be overheard. Plus, with his not-so-friendly gaze, he gave Fayn a rather gloomy impression.

In those days, Adrian would boast nonstop about how delicious his cooking was, how nice Zhong Yan had cleaned up the dorm, and he would even talk to Fayn privately, discussing if Zhong Yan liked him because he would wash his clothes for him every day. At that time, none of Adrian’s friends believed him. Most of them figured Adrian was just talking out of his ass, including Fayn.

Zhong Yan was usually so proud. Even though Adrian would often explain to his circle of friends that Zhong Yan was “thin-skinned”, that “that’s just how he is, he’s not looking down on people”, and “you’ll know how nice he is once you get to know him”. But clearly, anyone who had been in contact with Zhong Yan could clearly feel that this Student Council President was hardly as extroverted and approachable as the Military Academy’s Chief. It would sound more believable if you told them that Adrian was the one cooking for Zhong Yan every day.