The Little Rabbit Ambushed by Elbow Strikes

"Ye Qiu, why did you hit Sister Xiao Wu again just now, and in front of so many people?"

Behind him, Xiao Wu pouted, her voice still slightly choked with sobs. She stared at Ye Qiu's back with a hint of resentment in her eyes.

"You've got the nerve to say that!"

"I told you to act cute and be a little coquettish so the shopkeeper would give us a discount. But what did you do? The moment you saw that grilled rabbit leg stall where he was making a little extra money, you blew up and overturned the whole thing! I had to pay out of my own pocket to clean up your mess and buy all those rabbit legs!"

The mention of it made Ye Qiu angry. He stopped in his tracks, turned around, and looked at the aggrieved little rabbit as though she had failed to live up to his expectations.

"You're talking nonsense! It was all that guy's fault. He actually dared stuff a rabbit leg into my mouth. It was already merciful of me not to break his legs! And rabbits are so cute, why eat them?! Hmph!"

Thinking of that stall owner, Xiao Wu wanted nothing more than to go back and make another scene. He had actually tried to feed her rabbit legs. "He only wanted to give you something to eat because you were cute and lovable. Fine, you didn't thank him, but you even overturned his stall!"

Ye Qiu rolled his eyes furiously.

The stall owner had meant well but done the wrong thing. How could he have known she was a real rabbit?

"E-even if that's true! You didn't have to elbow Sister Xiao Wu so many times, and then throw me over your shoulder! Sister Xiao Wu was in so much pain."

The more Xiao Wu thought about it, the more wronged she felt. Her lips stuck out, and her tears were about to spill again. She could barely straighten her waist now.

"Don't make things up. When did I ever elbow you? After I punched your eye black, that fat woman by the roadside found an opportunity and kept elbowing you in the chaos!"

Hearing Xiao Wu's accusation, Ye Qiu immediately explained himself. He had not done it, so he was not taking the blame.

"What?! Someone actually dared sneak attack Sister Xiao Wu? Ah! I'm going to beat her to death!"

Xiao Wu's eyes widened. At the time, she had only been focused on covering her eyes and had not noticed how many people were hitting her. Remembering it now only made her feel worse.

In a tearful voice, she complained:

"Then... then you still shouldn't have thrown Sister Xiao Wu over your shoulder after punching me! Sister Xiao Wu saw it clearly—it was you who threw me!"

"Can you get your facts straight?"

Ye Qiu curled his lips helplessly and explained, "I only pulled you away to save you. I just didn't expect to use a little too much strength. You know the ground was covered in hot coals that you overturned. If I hadn't used enough force and you fell onto those coals, what then? You really would've become a roasted rabbit."

"Sister Xiao Wu isn't a rabbit!"

Xiao Wu pouted, trying to hide the truth, then began cursing again in grievance.

"Wah! That stinky woman had better not let Sister Xiao Wu run into her, or I'll make her taste the power of Sister Xiao Wu's elbow strikes too!"

"Don't worry. There'll be plenty of chances. We'll be at the academy for six years."

Ye Qiu smiled.

Thinking of that fat girl, he could not help silently mourning for her. There were so many other spectacles she could have joined in on, yet she chose to join this one with elbow strikes. What nonsense.

Then he looked at Xiao Wu again.

"Anyway, we could've bought two quilts, but because of you, we only got one! You don't get to use the quilt."

"Huh? Why can't I use it?!"

Surprise flashed across Xiao Wu's tearful, pretty face, and her tone was initially full of grievance. Then she lifted the quilt in her arms, sounding completely unconcerned.

"One quilt is enough. It's so big, we can just share it! What, are you afraid Sister Xiao Wu will force herself on you?!"

Then she huffed, "Sister Xiao Wu came out with you to buy quilts and got sneak-attacked so many times. You have to take responsibility!"

At her words, Ye Qiu rolled his eyes again and snapped, "You really are a hooligan rabbit!"

"You! You're not allowed to call me that! I'm not some hooligan rabbit! You're the hooligan. You even kicked my butt in the dorm earlier!"

Xiao Wu glared at Ye Qiu furiously.

He had already hit her twice. Both her eyes were blackened, and even the height of her buttocks was uneven now!

At that thought, she ground her pearly teeth as if she wanted to bite Ye Qiu to death.

"Ha."

Seeing her humiliated, angry look—wanting to do something but unable to beat him—Ye Qiu suddenly snickered.

"What are you laughing at?"

Xiao Wu looked at Ye Qiu in confusion.

Ye Qiu wiped the smile from his face and looked around.

The two of them happened to be in a small alley. Ye Qiu found a relatively clean spot and placed the bedding in his hands on the ground.

Then he clapped his hands, stretched lazily, and walked toward Xiao Wu.

"What are you doing? You're not going to hit Sister Xiao Wu again, are you?"

As Xiao Wu watched Ye Qiu approach, fear appeared in her eyes, and she slowly backed away.

At this moment, she was absolutely no match for Ye Qiu.

"Don't come any closer!"

"What is that silly rabbit brain of yours thinking? Why would I hit you for no reason? Did you forget what you promised me?"

Ye Qiu shrugged and spread his hands, somewhat speechless.

"What I promised you?"

Xiao Wu blinked her crimson eyes, unable to recall it for a moment.

"That's right, what you promised me! Hurry up and put down what you're holding. Let me try what it feels like to wrap you up."

Ye Qiu pointed to where he had placed the bedding, telling her to put the quilt there.

"I told you, don't call me a rabbit!"

Only then did Xiao Wu suddenly realize what he meant. She pouted and complained.

She carefully walked over to where the bedding lay, put down the quilt in her hands, wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, and turned back around.

With her hands on her hips and her feet together, she huffed, "You can't call me silly rabbit either, and especially not hooligan rabbit!"

Then, one hand shielding her perky rear and the other clenched into a fist, she waved it twice at Ye Qiu.

"Be careful, or Sister Xiao Wu will beat you up!"

"Pfft, hahaha."

Ye Qiu snickered, looking at her with great interest.

What was with this attitude of being timid yet stubborn? She really was adorable. "What are you laughing at? Sister Xiao Wu means it."

Xiao Wu frowned, her crimson eyes utterly serious.

"Mm, I know you mean it."

Ye Qiu rubbed his chin and nodded slightly. Suddenly, he wanted to tease this not-too-bright pink rabbit again.

The smile vanished from his face. With his hands clasped behind his back, he slowly paced up to Xiao Wu and gradually leaned his face closer.

"W-what are you doing?"

Xiao Wu bent slightly at the waist and leaned backward, blushing as she put distance between them.

"Why do I feel more and more like you're a little rabbit the more I look at you?"

Ye Qiu smiled wickedly, his voice calm.

"Y-you're talking nonsense. How do I look like one?"

Xiao Wu hurriedly took two steps back and glared at Ye Qiu, pretending to be composed.

"How don't you?"

With his hands behind his back, Ye Qiu slowly circled Xiao Wu, looking her up and down while making his assessment.

"Not only is your Spirit a rabbit, even some of your movements are rabbit-like. When you saw others eating rabbit, you actually got sad and angry!"

As she listened to Ye Qiu, Xiao Wu's eyes kept darting about. Her little hands twisted together as she tightly gripped the hem of her clothes.

"I-I just really like rabbits, that's all."

Suddenly, Ye Qiu pressed close from behind, making Xiao Wu's body stiffen in place.

A faint warm breath brushed against her neck. Ye Qiu leaned in, wrinkled his nose, and gave her a light sniff.

She seemed to smell rather nice, but he did not say so.

Ye Qiu bent slightly and whispered into her ear, "Even your scent is a little rabbit-like. You couldn't have turned into a rabbit, could you? Little white rabbit."

Warm breath blew into her ear, but Xiao Wu's heart turned ice-cold. Her rosy pale face instantly went white, panic covering her features.

"H-how could that be possible?!"

Xiao Wu cried out and staggered forward. Turning around, she stared at Ye Qiu tightly, her gaze evasive.

"I'm not! You're not allowed to call me little white rabbit. How could a person possibly be—"

Wishing everyone a happy life!