Shu Yu hadn't messaged him all day, and Si Yiheng had begun to think she wasn't going to reach out to him anymore.
However, his phone suddenly chimed with a flurry of notifications.
Si Yiheng didn't realize that upon hearing his phone ring, the corners of his lips lifted by a fraction of an inch.
When he opened his chat with Shu Yu, he found that their conversation had been completely taken over by a kitten.
A familiar kitten, at that.
Wasn't this the cat he had caught and brought back this morning?
Shu Yu had even lied to him about not going to class, but her story was full of holes.
ATM: Silly kitten.
LittleFishSwimming: Si Yiheng! You can't say that about Little Orange. She is the cutest kitten, not a silly kitten.
The corners of Si Yiheng's lips curled up.
ATM: Mm.
ATM: I didn't say Little Orange was the silly kitten.
LittleFishSwimming: ?
Iron Egg whispered a reminder: [Babe, I suspect Si Yiheng is calling you the silly kitten.]
Shu Yu: "!!!"
This time, Shu Yu sent a voice message. Her voice was soft and sweet, sounding a bit wronged, "Are you calling me silly?"
Si Yiheng could almost picture a little kitten clinging to his pant leg, questioning him with teary eyes.
Si Yiheng also replied with a voice message. The man's voice was cool yet affectionate, "Smart little one."
Si Yiheng's voice was truly pleasant to listen to. Shu Yu felt he could easily become a voice actor. His voice made one's heart feel soft and tingly, like a mild electric shock.
Upon learning Shu Yu's thoughts, Iron Egg was utterly helpless.
When would Shu Yu realize that her own voice was also incredibly nice and that she could be a voice actor too?
These two were completely oblivious to their own charms every day, unknowingly flirting with each other.
If it weren't for the plot setting where Shu Yu was a cannon fodder supporting female character and a foil to the female lead, Iron Egg felt they would eventually flirt their way into becoming a real couple.
After replying to Shu Yu, Si Yiheng finally had time to scroll up and look at the barrage of messages she had sent earlier.
Mixed in with the photos of the kitten were some of Shu Yu's praises for it.
Si Yiheng's gaze finally settled on one particular sentence.
—Si Yiheng, Si Yiheng, look quickly, this is our baby!
Si Yiheng stared at that sentence for a long time. Their... baby?
The lively and joyful Shu Yu was telling him that this was their baby.
A faint ripple stirred in Si Yiheng's heart.
Si Yiheng quoted her message.
ATM: Our baby is very cute.
LittleFishSwimming: Right, right? I think she's so cute too. You know what, I really want to eat Little Orange up.
Si Yiheng suddenly felt a slight itch in his teeth. Eat her up?
ATM: Why?
LittleFishSwimming: Because Little Orange is just too cute. Did you know there's a condition called cute aggression? It's when you look at something so adorable that you get this sudden urge to squeeze, bite, or even destroy it.
Si Yiheng patiently read through Shu Yu's message.
ATM: So that's how it is.
So when you encounter something you find incredibly cute, you want to eat it up, merge it with yourself, so you'll never be separated.
LittleFishSwimming: Brother.
ATM: Mm.
LittleFishSwimming: Are you going to help raise our baby?
ATM: Mm.
LittleFishSwimming: Will you really send child support for Little Orange every month, Brother?
Shu Yu was frantically testing the waters.
ATM: Transfer 1,000,000.
ATM: Following the normal process of raising a baby, the child support shouldn't be too much in the first month when the baby is just born. Later, when the baby grows up, needs clothes, and has to enroll in classes, more child support will be required.
Shu Yu understood almost instantly; Si Yiheng meant that next month's child support would be even more than this month's.
If she had known, she would have asked for daily child support. If he sent child support every day, with over a million each time, she wouldn't have to do anything. She would just need to wait a little over three months to complete her mission of milking one hundred million from Si Yiheng ahead of schedule.
What a pity, she had still aimed too low.
ATM: Transfer 2,000,000.
Seeing another two million transferred over, Shu Yu's eyes widened slightly, not quite understanding why Si Yiheng was sending her money again.
However, before Shu Yu could ask, Si Yiheng's message arrived first.
ATM: Raising a kitten is hard work too, you deserve a reward.
Shu Yu: "!!!"
LittleFishSwimming: Brother, I love you the most.
Was Si Yiheng the reincarnation of the God of Wealth?
As Shu Yu accepted Si Yiheng's transfer this time, the system's chime rang in her mind.
[Congratulations to the host for successfully extracting 11,210,005 yuan from Si Yiheng.]
[Host's mission progress is at ten percent. Please keep up the good work and complete the mission as soon as possible to enjoy your rewards!]
Seeing the ten percent mission progress made Shu Yu even happier.
She was completely unaware that Si Yiheng had fallen into a long silence upon seeing her passionate declaration.
Love him?
Love him the most.
Little liar.
Si Yiheng saved the photos Shu Yu sent one by one.
Especially one photo, where Little Orange was lying on Shu Yu's lower abdomen, seemingly attached to her warmth.
It was a very heartwarming scene.
Si Yiheng saved this photo and then locked it in a secure folder.
The next day, Shu Yu messaged Si Yiheng even more frequently.
Shu Yu would constantly share kitten photos with him and ask if they were cute.
Shu Yu's presence was very strong today.
Si Yiheng felt as though Shu Yu was getting closer to him, relying on him, slowly drawing him into her circle of life, and sharing everything about her life with him.
But yesterday, Shu Yu had clearly gone to school, yet she told him she hadn't.
It was as if Shu Yu was hiding from him again.
This gave Si Yiheng a strong sense of disconnect.
Drawing close to him, yet pulling away.
Si Yiheng quietly replied to all of Shu Yu's messages without showing his inner thoughts.
Shu Yu was just feeling happy that someone was appreciating Little Orange's cuteness with her.
When a new message from Si Yiheng popped up.
Si Yiheng: Why did you skip class yesterday?
