Chapter 7: Too much love 2
“Woof——”
"quack--"
“Ouch—”
"Guwa..."
The noise outside the room showed us the true meaning of "chicken flying and dog jumping", but no one seemed to have the courage to go out and take a look. On the contrary, Xiao Huihui looked eager to try. If he hadn't been pressed to the ground by Lu Zhan, he would have joined the melee without any heart...
Bai Xiaocong looked at me hesitantly, and I snorted and avoided his sight, but inadvertently met Lu Zhan's thoughtful eyes.
There was clearly only a door separating the outside of the room from the inside of the room, but for some reason I felt that the atmosphere at this moment was a bit strange, but I couldn't tell what exactly was going on.
Just when I was about to say something to lighten the mood, the door of the room was opened again.
Abaibai walked in front with his head held high, while the dejected parrot followed behind him.
"Woof—" Abaibai walked to my feet and sat down, rubbing me gently, raising his head with an expression that looked like he was begging for praise, "I've got it all, Xiaoduo, if you have any questions, you can ask him!"
ask?
I looked at the parrot standing obediently behind Abaibai and tried to say hello to it.
"Hello, my name is Xiao Xiaoduo..."
"Polly," the parrot whispered, taking a few sideways steps uncomfortably.
"You mean, your name is Polly?" I asked softly.
"Polly? Wait, my pet database seems to react to this name..." Bai Xiaocong heard what I said, and suddenly took out a mobile phone, took a few photos of Polly, and pressed a few buttons on the phone, "Compared its body shape, data information connected to the satellite system, eliminated the macaws in the surveillance that did not match the body shape, fur color, and name, and the remaining one is only one...but..."
Bai Xiaocong stopped talking halfway through her speech and stared at the phone screen with a frown.
"What's wrong?" I asked anxiously, my appetite piqued.
"The only macaw that meets the requirements, named Polly, should be filming "Melancholy Birds 4" in Australia now, not in Jasmine City halfway across the world..." Bai Xiaocong said as he handed me the phone.
I took it and saw several movie posters scrolling on the phone. The protagonist on the posters was a macaw with brightly feathered characters. Depending on the movie, it was dressed up as a policeman, pilot, ninja, detective and other characters.
Then the screen flashed again, and a three-dimensional scan of Polly's body appeared on the phone screen. Then, as the data scrolled, information appeared on the phone one after another.
Unexpectedly, on the other side of the ocean, Polly is actually a household animal star!
Because of its strong sense of drama and intelligence, it is deeply loved by animal directors. Ever since it played a supporting role in its first movie "Little Bird Fly Fly", it has been receiving many film offers. In less than two years, it has starred in three consecutive movies with it as the protagonist. It is a role model in the pet world!
"Polly...you...turned out to be a big star!" I looked at the information on the phone, then looked at Polly with his head down, my heart filled with disbelief.
"Gu--" Polly held his head high, his previous gloomy look gone, proud as a rooster, "Of course, I'm Polly!"
"But Polly, why aren't you with your master?" I couldn't help but ask the question in my mind.
"Because the master... has turned bad... Ever since Polly started making movies, he has been working with Polly's agent, forcing Polly to do things Polly doesn't want to do. Polly has to start acting as soon as he opens his eyes every day..." Polly raised one of his wings to cover his face and said pitifully.
"That's too much! How can you do this!" After hearing what Polly said, I imagined a foreigner with a beer belly and sunglasses, holding Polly in one hand and counting money. I felt sympathy for Polly. "Did you escape because you didn't want to be forced to film by your greedy master every day?"
"Not only the master, but also that annoying agent. He helped the master come up with ideas to exploit Polly in the beginning, and later... later he even wanted the master to leave Polly... Although Polly doesn't like filming, he doesn't want to leave the master even more..." Polly said, tears slowly overflowing from his eyes.
so poor!
I didn’t know that Animal Star Polly had such a traumatic experience!
Later, through Polly's narration, we have a general understanding of Polly's situation: after Polly gradually became famous, Polly's owner was tempted by money and asked Polly to take a lot of work. Polly's agent also wanted to monopolize Polly and make more money for him because of Polly's popularity. Therefore, Polly, who was unwilling to be exploited, escaped...
so poor!
"Polly saw the cargo ship while filming and wanted to take a nap, but when he woke up in the big box, he was in a strange place!"
"But the people here don't seem to know Polly, and Polly was almost shot..." Polly said as he approached me and spread his wings. I saw that a feather on the tip of Polly's wing seemed to have been burned, "and some bad guys wanted to make Polly into barbecue ..."
After hearing what Polly said, I turned my head away with a guilty conscience, because... just a few minutes ago, I was still thinking about the parrot menu...
"…Finally, Polly flew and flew until he fainted from hunger, and then, when he woke up, he saw his destined lover—" Polly said as he covered his chest with his wings as if he was performing. His pair of black bean-like eyes flashed with a dreamy light. He quickly ran to Lu Zhan's feet and rubbed his little head against Lu Zhan's feet, imitating Xiao Huihui's behavior.
The aloof male god couldn't help but shiver, with a helpless expression on his face.
"My destined lover, our meeting was so accidental, I climbed over mountains and rivers..." Polly sang another super cloying but out-of-tune love song.
"Polly, can you tell us who your master is?" I asked.
"...As long as you nod, my soul and body will belong to you--" Polly sang while spreading his wings, raising the hair on his neck, and his colorful feathers trembling as he circled around Lu Zhan, who looked at him with a helpless look on his face.
"Woof! You're talking nonsense, the master is Xiao Huihui! Go away!" Xiao Huihui, who had finally struggled free from Lu Zhan's hands, was unhappy. He howled at Polly, then rubbed against Lu Zhan pitifully, asking for caress and comfort.
"This is the courtship dance of parrots. It is usually a dance that the male uses to show off his strength and strength to the female." Bai Xiaocong added the commentary at the right time.
"Cough——" Lu Zhan seemed to have lost his breath and started coughing violently.
"Ah, do you know that your every move touches my heart, and my heart beats because of you..." Polly seamlessly took over Bai Xiaocong's words.
"Cough cough cough - I... I feel that my being here may affect your questioning..." Lu Zhan held his forehead, looking exhausted.
He smiled at me apologetically, then half-dragged Xiao Huihui out of the room.
"Xiaoduo, I'll leave this to you..."
“No——” A shrill voice came from under my feet, “My light , my soul——How could you leave me so coldly and ruthlessly? Is this a test given to me by God——”
Polly fell to the ground with a look of shock, and stretched out one wing towards Lu Zhan, just like the supporting actress in a soap opera who tried to keep the cold-blooded male protagonist who was about to leave.
I watched Lu Zhan's body tremble slightly, then he quickened his pace and closed the door without hesitation.
"How miserable..." Ah Baibai smacked his lips and commented.
Polly, who was devastated, turned around, and after seeing Bai Xiaocong, he suddenly came back to life as if he had been injected with chicken blood.
It first walked around Bai Xiaocong, then flapped its wings and landed on Bai Xiaocong's shoulder.
"Handsome guy, do you have a girlfriend?" Polly said.
"Cough cough cough--" Hearing Polly's straightforward words, I couldn't finish my breath and started coughing.
"If not, have you ever considered adopting me?" Polly said as he flatteringly used his beak to tidy up a strand of naughty hair on White Shallot's cheek.
"no!"
"Can't!"
For some reason, I couldn't help but speak up to stop him, and Abaibai also yelled angrily because of Polly's words.
Bai Xiaocong, who was originally listless, suddenly looked at me with shining eyes after hearing what I said, then put Polly on her shoulder onto the bed, knelt on one knee on the bed, lowered her head, and said seriously: "No, because I am Xiaoduo's person, and as a climbing bird of the order Psittaciformes, you should not covet me!"
"Cough cough cough - what nonsense are you talking about! What do you mean... you are my... cough cough cough -" Bai Xiaocong's words were like a straight ball hitting me directly, and I was caught off guard by this ball. I could only cough and pretend that I knew nothing, but in fact, my heart felt like it was beating like a drum, and my face turned red uncontrollably.
A Baibai ran to the middle, looked at Bai Xiaocong, and then looked at me. Although it was just a schnauzer with a face covered with hair, I swear, I saw a meaningful expression on its furry face!
"Ah - my love has left me again, I'm so sad..." Polly covered his chest with his wings, looked heartbroken, and fell on the bed.
"Love...love or something..." Polly's words made me even more upset.
Bai Xiaocong looked at me with sparkling eyes, and his fair face seemed to be covered with soft light, with a light pink hue. His light pink lips were slightly upturned, and the shallow dimples on the sides of his cheeks were faintly visible, making it impossible to take your eyes away.
"Guwa - you really can't be my new master? I'm smart, lively and can sing!" After seeing Bai Xiaocong smile, Polly reluctantly stuck to her with red eyes.
"Woof——" Abaibai, who was standing aside, showed his teeth at Polly who was clinging to Bai Xiaocong. Polly shuddered and reluctantly hid behind Bai Xiaocong.
“Let’s…let’s think about how to help Polly find its owner…” I rubbed my face, looked away, and said dryly.
"I don't want to go back to them! I want a handsome, cool, incomparable, gentle new owner--" Polly poked his head out and added.
"Why do you want a handsome guy?" I asked puzzled.
"To develop a touching, interracial love story!" Polly answered as a matter of course.
"Puff——" I pressed my chest and almost vomited blood.
I originally planned to bring Polly to my pet clinic after communicating with him, but Polly refused on the grounds that "there are no handsome guys in the clinic, and if the new owner is not handsome enough, he must first keep a handsome substitute 'owner'."
I lost to a parrot in eloquence, so I had no choice but to say goodbye to Lu Zhan, and returned home in shame carrying Bai Xiaocong and A Baibai.
Bai Xiaocong sat on the sofa in my house, put her laptop on her legs, and tapped the keyboard with her fingertips, making crisp "click" sounds.
"I have posted Polly's adoption notice on the pet sections of major forums and popular communities. We can directly print the content on the posted notice, but... are you sure you want to write it like this?" Bai Xiaocong frowned slightly and handed me a piece of printed paper:
A smart and witty elf who speaks multiple languages and can recite sonnets for you by your pillow at night, looking forward to meeting you!
Up for adoption: Polly the macaw.
Adopters' requirements: Young, handsome and gentle men, with experience in raising bird pets preferred.
At the top of the poster is a photo of Polly standing on a ball, rubbing noses intimately with Little Gray. The protagonist of the picture is of course Polly. Through the layout of the lens and the light and shadow effects, Polly is photographed as a very smart, cute, and loving macaw. Through the picture, you can even feel the sense of interaction. However, only I know that this photo is actually just a photo taken by Bai Xiaocong when Polly was competing with Little Gray for the ownership of Lu Zhan...
"Alas." I was unsure, and while sticking double-sided tape on the back of the poster, I answered, "There are many people who like to raise birds, but... it's very troublesome to find one that looks good! I can't not help you find one, because Polly said that if it doesn't look good, it will continue to pester Lu Zhan..."
"Then let Lu Zhan recover." Bai Xiaocong suddenly closed the computer and said seriously.
"Ah?" I looked at Bai Xiaocong who suddenly became serious, feeling a little at a loss.
"Lu Zhan is a kind person. In my opinion, he doesn't have a serious aversion to Polly's behavior. What's more, compared to a stranger adopting Polly, isn't Lu Zhan's character more worthy of our trust? " Bai Xiaocong said while holding my hand.
Bai Xiaocong's hands were dry and a little cold. I looked into his eyes, trying to see a hint of joking in them, but what his clear eyes expressed was... dissatisfaction?
I blinked, trying to take a closer look, but Bai Xiaocong looked away first.
"But I have already agreed to help Lu Zhan. What's more, the relationship between pets and their owners is not just a simple support relationship. They are family members and partners who rely on each other. If they don't love each other sincerely, it is impossible for them to depend on each other." Ignoring the inexplicable throbbing in my heart, I pulled my hand out, placed it behind a stack of printed posters, and pretended to be busy sticking more double-sided tape.
"Then...if...if I encounter such a problem...will you...also help me?"
After a long time, Bai Xiaocong's voice came over, and the voice was so soft that I thought I was hallucinating.
I was stunned for a moment and stopped the work in my hands.
It was just a casual remark from Bai Xiaocong, but it spread out in my heart like a ripple, growing bigger and bigger...
"Will you help me?"
"Will you help me..."
"……can you……"
Bai Xiaocong's voice kept echoing in my mind.
But...isn't Bai Xiaocong a genius? He also has superpowers! Does he still need help from an ordinary person like me? This must be another joke of his, right?
If I agreed, he would definitely laugh at me in my heart for overestimating my own abilities, right?
"Stop dreaming, I won't help you!" I threw the poster in my hand onto the coffee table, pursed my lips and said viciously.
Bai Xiaocong didn't say anything, but looked at me intently, his lips slightly upturned and his eyes slightly narrowed. Even through the thick lenses, I could see the thick eyelashes behind them, casting a deep shadow on his face.
"You're lying." Bai Xiaocong smiled and tilted her head slightly to the side, revealing the dimples on her cheeks again. "You won't ignore me. Your expression tells me that you're not angry about me and A Baibai lying to you. Instead, you're feeling awkward because you don't know how to bring yourself to reconcile with us."
"boom--"
After listening to Bai Xiaocong's words, I felt more and more anxious, as if a volcano was erupting on my face, and I seemed to hear a "buzzing" sound in my ears.
"No - that's not the case!" I covered my face with my hands and yelled at Bai Xiaocong.
"Don't deny it. After you left angrily last time, Xiaocong found a lot of psychology-related books to study in order to eliminate the anger in your heart. The psychological research report on you can fill up three books if printed out using a computer... Xiaocong is now qualified to get a psychologist certificate!" A Baibai, who had been pestering his mother downstairs to open cans for him, must have been satisfied. He ran upstairs with a bulging belly and a bone-shaped teething stick in his mouth. After hearing the conversation between me and Bai Xiaocong, he interrupted proudly.
"Research...research?" I looked at Bai Xiaocong in surprise.
"No..." Bai Xiaocong glanced at me shyly, "In fact, I just read a few books on micro-expression psychology, and analyzed your current psychology based on your subtle facial expressions and movements..."
"You know what I'm thinking?" I opened my mouth wide.
"I can't pinpoint a specific sentence, but I can combine the environment with your usual personality, habits, and actions to infer your secret..." Bai Xiaocong scratched his head and said.
In other words... I actually have no secrets at all in front of Bai Xiaocong?
Looking at Bai Xiaocong who was still smiling shyly, I suddenly felt a little afraid to face him.
The sense of distance that had not been eliminated in his heart before, as well as the inferiority complex when facing Bai Xiaocong, all seemed to be laid out in front of Bai Xiaocong at this moment.
Will Bai Xiaocong know?
How will he look at me when he knows how I feel?
My heart slowly sank, and then I quickly turned my face away and faced Bai Xiaocong.
"I...I'll go put these posters downstairs of my house and in the nearby park..." I bit my lip and said with difficulty.
"Let me help you." Bai Xiaocong said behind me, trying to take some posters from me. The moment his hand reached out, I dodged quickly.
"It's okay, I can do it myself..."
After saying that, I didn't look back and ran out of the small living room as if I was escaping.
It turns out that people who are too smart can also be scary.
