Chapter 69 Feeding and the Appointment

Xiao Xiaoxiao took the coconut milk and red bean cake out of the refrigerator, cut it into pieces, arranged them on a plate, and placed it in front of Feifei, who had been following closely behind him with a greedy expression.

"Feifei~" Feifei let out a cheerful cry and buried its head straight into the plate, devouring the food heartily.

Resting his chin on one hand, Xiao Xiaoxiao watched as Feifei rapidly polished off a large plate of coconut milk and red bean cake, feeling somewhat dumbfounded.

Although he had a vague premonition that the appetite of a spirit would be quite large, and despite looking over Feifei's tiny body again and again, he had still ended up serving it a whole large plate of the pastry.

Yet, he hadn't expected to still underestimate this little fellow's appetite. Such a huge plate of snacks, and it was finished in the blink of an eye?! Moreover, judging by Feifei's unfinished expression, it was clearly not particularly satisfied yet.

Xiao Xiaoxiao glanced at Feifei's small belly and couldn't resist poking it. It felt soft and slightly bulging; it seemed capable of holding quite a bit more.

However, eating too much late at night was not good. Besides, with so much coconut milk and red bean cake missing, he had no idea how to explain it to Mother Xiao the next day. If he let Feifei continue eating, Xiao Xiaoxiao felt he would truly earn the reputation of a bottomless pit.

Therefore, ignoring Feifei's pleading, star-struck eyes, Xiao Xiaoxiao went straight to bed to rest.

"Feifei~" Feifei trotted around the end of the bed a few times, occasionally letting out soft whimpers. Seeing that Xiao Xiaoxiao did not react, it gave a light leap onto the mattress and sidled up right in front of Xiao Xiaoxiao's face.

The moment Xiao Xiaoxiao opened his eyes, he met a pair of silver-blue, almost ethereal pupils that held a mix of vexation and ingratiation. "Fei~ Fei~," its soft, milky cry carried an unmistakable tone of spoiled pleading.

However, Xiao Xiaoxiao remained unmoved. He picked up the spirit that was putting on an act of cute helplessness with one hand and gave a flick of his wrist. Feifei described a graceful parabola through the air and landed with a muffled "thud~" on the floor.

Just as Feifei was about to wail with a grievance-stricken expression, Xiao Xiaoxiao's voice drifted from the bed.

"If you disturb my sleep again, I'll throw you outside."

Feifei immediately clutched its mouth with both paws, blinked its large eyes, and ultimately had to find a corner dejectedly to rest.

……

The next day, Xiao Xiaoxiao opened his eyes in a daze, his brain not yet fully awake.

He checked the time, and clarity gradually returned to his eyes.

Already this late? Xiao Xiaoxiao sat up in bed, dazed for a moment before putting on his coat and throwing off the covers to get out of bed.

As he walked past the end of the bed, Xiao Xiaoxiao's footsteps involuntarily came to a halt.

It's still here?

Gazing at Feifei, who was curled up at the foot of the bed with all four limbs splayed out and sleeping soundly, Xiao Xiaoxiao's brow twitched. This sleeping posture was truly uninhibited.

While rendered speechless, Xiao Xiaoxiao also found it somewhat amusing and didn't have the heart to wake it. Just as he was about to tiptoe past it, a sweep of his peripheral vision caught Feifei smacking its lips, stretching out a paw to scratch its belly, and then continuing to snooze soundly.

This ruffian-like demeanor made Xiao Xiaoxiao feel that his former belief in Feifei's aloof and elegant nature was utterly foolish.

This blockhead was simply wasting—no, trampling upon—its uniquely peerless looks.

With dark lines crisscrossing his forehead, Xiao Xiaoxiao walked out of the room with some inner struggle, gently pulling the door shut behind him.

……

While Xiao Xiaoxiao was eating a breakfast that barely qualified as one, his phone buzzed with a text message. Not rushing, he finished his meal leisurely before picking up the phone to read it.

"Hello, I am Su Youjin. Do you have time tomorrow? I'd like to treat you to a meal."

Xiao Xiaoxiao paused slightly. He knew that Su Youjin intended to treat him to a meal, but he had assumed it would be during the school term—meaning next semester. He hadn't expected it to happen so soon.

Besides, how did Su Youjin get his phone number?

Never mind, people always have their own channels, Xiao Xiaoxiao told himself after failing to deduce the answer.

He tapped out a few characters swiftly.

"Alright, I'm free tomorrow."

……

In the end, they agreed to meet at the West Gate of Yan University at 10:30 AM the next day.

After hanging up, Xiao Xiaoxiao felt a rather complicated mix of emotions. He had never treated any girl to a meal before, yet unexpectedly, he was going to be treated by a girl first.

What a peculiar turn of events.

However, before Xiao Xiaoxiao could dwell on it, a sensation on his foot pulled his runaway thoughts back.

Looking down, Xiao Xiaoxiao saw Feifei clinging to his trouser leg with both paws, lifting its tiny head, staring up at him with glittering eyes, and rubbing its cheek against his calf from time to time.

Although humans and spirits belonged to different worlds, and this little spirit couldn't speak, Xiao Xiaoxiao was entirely certain and confident that he completely understood what Feifei was trying to express. Consequently, a torrent of invisible dark lines cascaded uncontrollably down his forehead.

This fellow was obviously hungry and begging him for food!

With an indescribable gaze, Xiao Xiaoxiao stared at Feifei, who was rolling around, acting spoiled, and trying to look cute at his feet. As he blinked, he couldn't help reaching up to press his temples. He felt a nameless sensation—powerlessness? Amusement? Astonishment? Perhaps all of the above.

When all emotions finally receded, Xiao Xiaoxiao simply felt that this was the first time he had ever laid eyes on such a shameless spirit, and he genuinely felt his horizons had been broadened.

So not all spirits were cool, arrogant, domineering, and badass; such bizarrely hilarious, gluttonous blockheads existed as well.

Indeed, humans had all sorts of personalities, and spirits... had all sorts of personalities too?

"Alright, alright, I get it, stop rubbing." Exasperated by Feifei's rubbing, Xiao Xiaoxiao had no choice but to get up and prepare some food for it.

There were no pastries left in the fridge, so Xiao Xiaoxiao handed a few egg puddings to Feifei instead.

With a swift "nom," Feifei swallowed all the egg puddings in one go, wiped its mouth with its paw with a semblance of modesty, and assumed an arrogant posture. Yet, in the blink of an eye, it sidled back to Xiao Xiaoxiao's side with an exceptionally docile and adorable expression. Its burning gaze strongly conveyed a single message: it wanted more!

Xiao Xiaoxiao: ……

……

The next day, Xiao Xiaoxiao bade farewell to his family and stepped out of the house.

As the iron gate clicked shut behind him, Xiao Xiaoxiao cast a resigned glance at Feifei, who was squatting by his feet and looking around with wide-eyed curiosity.

Ever since Xiao Xiaoxiao fed Feifei that once, the little fellow had latched onto him, forcing Xiao Xiaoxiao to embark on the path of becoming its "feeder."

However, whenever he recalled how this little spirit would resort to every trick in the book—acting spoiled, rolling around, and playing cute—just to beg for food whenever it was hungry, coupled with its freakish appetite, Xiao Xiaoxiao could not help but feel utterly speechless, lines of exasperation covering his brow.

……

After getting off the subway, Xiao Xiaoxiao strolled leisurely toward the West Gate of Yan University, with Feifei following closely at his heels, step for step.

Perhaps because this was Feifei's first time riding the subway, the little fellow was still rather excited, skipping and hopping slightly as it walked.

Turning his head slightly, Xiao Xiaoxiao glanced down at the little spirit and shook his head with an amused smile.

He raised his wrist to check the time. Excellent, exactly as he had anticipated.

It was now 10:07 AM. It would take about fifteen minutes to reach the destination, and the agreed time was 10:30 AM.

Arriving fifteen minutes early meant he wouldn't have to wait too long, while also avoiding the awkward scenario of making a young lady wait for him.

Simply perfect.

……

However, as it turned out, plans were always full of variables.