Fine rain fell over the silent town, and two figures rushing toward each other collided on a rooftop.
Zhe Yunli had not seen the plump Niao Niao for a long time. Hearing the greeting just as she reached town, she was instantly filled with eager delight. She landed on the roof, caught Niao Niao as he barreled into her, and began rubbing him all over:
"Ooh~ You must have put on a couple of pounds. What have you been eating~?"
Niao Niao was equally excited to see his best buddy Poached Egg. He shook his head wildly in her arms, spraying water all over Zhe Yunli's face.
"Hey, hey, hey..."
Zhe Yunli hurriedly held the crazy bird still and examined him from every angle to see how much weight he had gained. Noticing that her master had already entered the room, she performed a nimble hawk's somersault in midair and leaped inside from beneath the eaves:
"Jingtang...?"
The instant Zhe Yunli landed, she wanted to call out to the Jingtang she had missed for so many days. But when she looked up, she found her master standing motionless by the window, staring at the bed a short distance away.
On the bed, Jingtang looked distinctly embarrassed, with a quiet, graceful young lady from a scholarly family in his arms.
The scholarly young lady's face was flushed, but she also looked somewhat angry and embarrassed, and was glaring at her master...
Wasn't that Miss Hua?
Why was she in Jingtang's bed?
Holding Niao Niao, Zhe Yunli was plainly stunned too. Who knew how many details she imagined in that instant.
But she reacted quickly, covering Niao Niao's eyes and tilting her head slightly toward the window:
"You're busy, Jingtang? Had I known, I wouldn't have come in. One careless moment, and