Chapter Two Hundred and One: He’ll Be Back (1/2)

Four Seasons Manor.

“Ahh, this is the life of a king.” Xiao Yu rolled on the carpet with a ball of yarn. He stopped next to Yan Jin’s foot and closed his eyes contentedly.

“Go to bed if you want to sleep.” Yan Jin prodded Xiao Yu in the stomach using his toe.

“Don’t wanna. The carpet is much bigger, and I can play with Faye here.

“*Meow*.” The white cat next to him meowed in unison and made off with the yarn ball.

“You could have done this at home too.” Yan Jin was still annoyed at Xiao Yu’s choice for their honeymoon.

Yan Jin sat down cross-legged next to Xiao Yu and snapped his fingers at Faye. The white cat grouchily passed Yan Jin the yarn ball, which Yan Jin stuffed into Xiao Yu’s grasp.

“Why are you stealing her toys?” was what Xiao Yu said, but he’d already accepted the yarn ball and had begun fiddling with it.

Faye stared at this contradiction, then looked at the threat hidden behind Yan Jin’s smile. Affronted, she went to a corner to play by herself.

“There’s no way home can compare to this. There’s plenty to eat and drink, servants are at your beck and call, and it’s a wide expanse in a nice environment with a view that looks digitally enhanced. If this place were open to the public, it would be run over with people in no time. Are there any tourist spots in all of China like the Four Seasons Manor? I don’t think I’ve heard of any place as good as this…”

“The Four Seasons Manor isn’t a tourist spot. If you want, you can consider this as home,” Yan Jin reminded him.

“Oh, right! I forgot about that. But, maybe we shouldn’t. It’s too far from the city and would make our commute very inconvenient. Also, I have some attachment to that villa after living there for so long. I don’t want to switch.”

Thwump. Xiao Yu rolled backwards.

“You look like you like it here more though.” Yan Jin stuck his arm out to bring Xiao Yu back.

“Once in a while is fun, but every day… would be too extravagant.” Xiao Yu rested his head on Yan Jin’s legs and shifted into a comfortable position before closing his eyes.

There truly was a difference in experiencing the Four Seasons Manor as a hamster versus as a human. The perspective alone was worlds apart; only a human could fully appreciate its god-like architecture. Hamsters also couldn’t eat human food, so he hadn’t had the opportunity in the past to savor the culinary skills of the world-class chefs Yan Jin invited. Now that he’d finally had a taste of it, he ended every meal so stuffed he could only roll on the carpet. He didn’t have the words to describe his happiness.

Just like Xiao Yu had said, Four Seasons Manor was great as an occasional vacation spot, but living there long term wasn’t necessary.

Furthermore, all of his happiness and fortune were dependent on one basic thing: Yan Jin’s presence.

To Xiao Yu, no matter how stunning the scenery was or how heavenly the food was, none of that could compare with lazing around for an afternoon with his beloved.

“Alright, whatever you say.” Yan Jin indulgently caressed Xiao Yu’s curls. “It doesn’t sound bad to retire here after we grow old either…”

“Wow, so obedient. Are you up to something again?” Xiao Yu felt bored and wanted to start something.

“Mhmm, I’m listening to my wife.”

“…” Xiao Yu’s entire body felt sluggish. He subconsciously swatted Yan Jin’s troublemaking hands away. “…What?”

“Embarrassed? It’s clearly the truth.” Yan Jin took the opportunity to squeeze Xiao Yu’s cheeks.

“Rubbish, when did I become your wife? Aunty Fang told me that she only agreed after you said you would become a part of our family… Stop squeezing, they’ll be permanently deformed!”

Xiao Yu felt like his entire face was on fire, either from his embarrassment or Yan Jin’s squeezing.

“Really? Let’s find out.” Yan Jin pressed his entire body onto Xiao Yu’s.

“Hey, what are you doing? Oi…. at least let’s go on the bed…”

“Didn’t you prefer the carpet? It’s spacious.” Yan Jin countered with Xiao Yu’s own words, then left a light kiss on the side of Xiao Yu’s neck.

Faye disdainfully looked at the two male animals who seemingly could be horny twenty-four hours a day. She haughtily walked out of the room and was even considerate enough to close the door on the way out.

……

“Hey, have you talked to Chu Ge recently?”

Yan Jin blinked his eyes and casually replied, “Why?”

“No real reason. I just felt that he hasn’t come online to play games for a long time now…”

They had spent the last month at the Four Seasons Manor in complete leisure. In his online game, Xiao Yu had been happily trolling other gamers and had quickly noticed that Chu Ge hadn’t appeared online for a very long time.