Chapter 44: I Don’t Usually Eat Much.

Chapter 44: I Don’t Normally Eat Much.

After Bai Yeye learned Shen Cun's true identity, he went quiet and followed them into the cafeteria.

Shen Cun noticed how embarrassed he was and found his pitiful expression kind of cute, so he tried to lighten the mood: "I was just kidding earlier, don’t worry about it."

Bai Yeye took the chance to save face: "Yeah, yeah, I love joking around. Actually, I'm usually super serious and proper, for real!"

Shen Cun put on an elder tone: "So what do you usually do for fun?"

"I just love reading classic books to improve myself."

Right after he said that, someone yelled: "Hey Yeye, I sent you that 'Domineering Emperor and Delicate Beauty: 300 Rounds of Bedroom Battle' to your email the day before yesterday. You can just download and read it."

Bai Yeye: "..."

Shen Cun sighed: "Let's just eat."

Bai Yeye quickly pushed all the dishes toward him: "Please, you eat."

"You too, eat."

"No, no. I usually don't eat much."

With a thud, Gu Yuankai set down a basin of rice in front of Bai Yeye: "Eat up."

Shen Cun glanced at the basin, which was bigger than a washbasin, and silently compared it to his own tiny bowl.

Bai Yeye forced a smile: "Haha, you're joking again. Since when do I eat out of a basin?"

"Yeah, you usually eat from a bucket. But that wooden bucket broke today, so we had someone buy a new one—look, over there."

Shen Cun turned around and was even more shocked when he saw the giant rice bucket.

The Taotie clan already had a huge appetite, but now that he and Shen Yu were at the point where eating was optional, even in their youth they'd never eaten like that.

Bai Yeye was almost in tears. He realized the more he talked, the more he messed up, so he decided to just shut up.

After silently finishing the whole basin of rice, he made an excuse about being tired and went back to his room to rest.

Just then, Shen Yu came out of the meeting. When he found out Shen Cun was there, he immediately went to see him.

"Why didn't you tell me you were coming?"

Shen Cun said casually: "I came on a whim. Didn't want to bother you to take time to pick me up."

Shen Yu finished the sentence he didn't say: "So I could have banned you ahead of time to keep you out."

"..." What a great son!

"Sit down!"

Shen Yu sat down and made tea for him: "You came back with Yeye?"

"Yeah. You've got some nerve, getting a partner without telling the family. If I hadn't come today, how long were you going to keep it a secret?"

"We're not officially together yet, so I didn't say anything."

Shen Cun closed the door to talk to him alone: "What do you see in that little fat dog?"

Shen Yu looked up and said firmly: "He's not fat! Don't call him that!"

Yeye is so small, not even as big as my palm.

Shen Cun was shocked: "When did you go blind?"

"I'm not blind. He's just not fat."

Shen Cun took a deep breath and dropped it: "Alright, then tell me, what do you see in him?"

"Yeye is pure and kind. Everything about him is worth treasuring."

"Pure and kind?! What pure and kind person runs a nightclub!"

Shen Yu choked on his tea and spit it out: "What nightclub?"

"He told me himself he runs a nightclub!"

"... He's joking. How could Yeye do that?"

"Then he also said to my face that he wanted to see your bird." Shen Cun covered his mouth as soon as he said it, accidentally ratting Yeye out in his excitement.

Shen Yu's hand trembled, almost dropping the teacup.

See his...?

"Ahem, so he doesn't run a nightclub. What does he do then?"

"He helps out around the base. This time, Wu Shao came out of retirement all thanks to Yeye." Shen Yu gave all the credit to Bai Yeye.

Shen Cun frowned: "Wu Shao?"

"Yeah. Someone was spreading Gu poison, and only Wu Shao could counteract it."

Shen Cun turned serious: "What's this about Gu poison? Why didn't you tell me?"

"There are things I can handle. I didn't want to bother you with it."

Shen Cun downed his tea in one gulp. "Forget it. You've always been the type to take everything on yourself. I don't care about the rest—just tell me this: do you plan to marry him?"

Shen Yu said firmly: "Yes."

"And does he?"

"I don't know yet, but I'll work hard to make him want to."

Shen Cun fell silent for a long time.

Shen Yu grew a little anxious: "You... don't approve?"

On other matters, he could go without his father's support, but when it came to marriage, Shen Yu still hoped they would back him.

"He's a Samoyed."

"Dad, you taught me when I was a kid not to look down on any beast form."

To outsiders, they were Taotie with ancient divine beast bloodlines, while Bai Yeye was just an ordinary Samoyed—clearly mismatched.

But Shen Yu never considered himself superior. The power his bloodline granted him was meant to protect all beings, not to belittle others.

"Of course I'm not looking down on him. What I mean is, a Samoyed isn’t written in your stars!"

"What do you mean?"

"The astrologer said the one destined to walk through life with you is a mermaid. When Bai Ruoshui came to you back then, I thought he was your fated one, but later you pushed him toward Bai Yuanzhou."

"Astrology isn't absolute. People make their own fate—I decide who is in my destiny."

Shen Cun knew he was stubborn; he would never believe in astrology.

"We'll see. Even though his way of talking is... lively, I can tell he's a good kid. Watch out for him—don’t let him get upset."

"Of course."

Shen Yu set up a room for Shen Cun to rest in, then went to find Bai Yeye himself.

He wondered if Shen Cun's sudden appearance had scared his palm-sized Yeye.

"Yeye, may I come in?" Shen Yu knocked on the door and opened it after hearing a slight noise inside.

As soon as he entered, he saw Bai Yeye standing on his tiptoes on a stool, preparing to hang himself. "I'm too ashamed to be a dog anymore! See you in the next life!"

After saying that, Bai Yeye slipped his neck into the noose and kicked the stool away with his hind legs.

"Snap!"

After dangling for only two seconds, the rope snapped, nearly bringing the firmly attached chandelier down with it, causing cracks in the wall.

Bai Yeye lay on the ground, not suspecting it was his own fault at all: "What lousy rope!"

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