Sun Xiangxiang had never expected that a joke that day would actually make Little Bai take her for a spirit.
Perhaps because he assumed it was a secret between the two of them, Bai Congming had not even told Ding Ding. At noon the next day, he waited until Ding Ding fell asleep, then quietly got up, bought some carrots, and went to find Sun Xiangxiang.
The residential complex was huge, and Bai Congming lost his way as he walked, though he did know to call Sun Xiangxiang and ask her to come find him.
In the end, Sun Xiangxiang found Little Bai behind a trash can. When she asked why he was hiding there, Bai Congming, his eyes red, said a very big dog had wanted to eat his carrots.
She had not thought much of it on the first day. Only after it happened for several days running did Sun Xiangxiang ask why he came to bring her things every day.
Little Bai was all innocence. Although there was no one else at home, he insisted on leaning close to her ear to speak.
"Little rabbit spirits love eating carrots."
"..."
The shadow of heartbreak healed little by little, and just like that, Sun Xiangxiang carried on her secret dealings with Little Bai right under Ding Ding's nose.
Of course, Ding Ding discovered it in the end. Little Bai kept getting sleepy at work in the afternoons, and only then did he learn that the person he held during his midday nap had been slipping out without him noticing a thing.
Life had gotten too comfortable. He never could have slept so soundly before!
After that, the carrot deliveries moved from noon to after work in the afternoon, and one visitor became two.
Sun Xiangxiang ate until her