[Quick Transmigration] The Pretty Little Cannon Fodder Who Doesn’t Speak - Chapter 6

Xia Zhixu, “Huh? Can you hear my inner thoughts?” щ(゜ロ゜щ)

Yuan Bao, “Yes, host! This is to ensure that the system can better serve you.”

Xia Zhixu, “You’re so amazing!”

Yuan Bao, (*^▽^*), “It’s nothing special, thank you for the compliment, host!”

Song Qingchuan ordered two bowls of beef noodle soup, which arrived quickly.

After the noodles arrived, Song Qingchuan picked up a few pieces of beef from his bowl and placed them in Xia Zhixu’s bowl. Then he took the chilli pepper jar from the table and scooped two spoonfuls of chilli pepper into the bowl.

The initially clear broth instantly turned red.　　

Song Qingchuan also added a spoonful of green chilli peppers, which smelled especially fragrant.　　

Xia Zhixu smelled the aroma of the chilli and couldn’t help but swallow.　　

He felt touched by Song Qingchuan’s gesture of giving him all the meat, which smelled delicious, but he couldn’t eat spicy food at all.　　

Seeing Xia Zhixu’s eager expression, Song Qingchuan raised his eyebrows. He remembered that Xia Zhixu couldn’t eat spicy food.　　

“Want to try some?” Song Qingchuan said,  　　

Xia Zhixu swallowed, raised his hand, and extended one finger, cautiously yet as if he had made a great decision, “I’ll try one strand.”

Song Qingchuan picked up a noodle strand, thinking about where to place it, but Xia Zhixu opened his mouth wide, like a hungry chick. Song Qingchuan folded the noodles in his chopsticks, lifted them, and fed it to Xia Zhixu.　

Xia Zhixu closed his mouth and widened his eyes, his entire face visibly turned red. Then the tears he had managed to hold back began to flow again.

Song Qingchuan knew he was crying from the spiciness.  

Though it felt a little wrong, Song Qingchuan almost burst out laughing.　　

Seeing Xia Zhixu’s tears falling one by one, Song Qingchuan felt a little flustered. He frowned and said, “Don’t cry.” 

His tone carried a touch of sternness.　

Xia Zhixu was startled for a moment, gave a slight shudder, and then felt a wave of grievance surge in his heart. 　

Yuan Bao, (▼皿▼＃) ‘Bullying the host again!’　　

Xia Zhixu felt wronged. 

‘He was already so miserable, and Song Qingchuan was still being mean to him!’  

‘Wuwuwu…’  

‘It’s so spicy!’  　　

Song Qingchuan frowned, stood up abruptly, and walked away in big strides.  　　

Xia Zhixu was a little at a loss and became alert, “I… I won’t cry… Don’t leave me!”　　

Song Qingchuan, who was getting milk from the drink cabinet, paused. He felt that Xia Zhixu’s mood was off since he came back.

‘Something was seriously off.’

‘Xia Zhixu had never been this insecure before!’　

Song Qingchuan inserted the straw into the milk and placed it in front of Xia Zhixu.

Xia Zhixu’s uncontrollable crying stopped, and he blinked at the milk in front of him.　　

‘Ah… So Song Qingchuan had gone to get milk for him.’

Instantly, Xia Zhixu stopped crying, feeling a bit embarrassed and guilty. He wiped his tears and picked up the milk, sipping it sweetly.

Yuan Bao, ‘…Is the host really that naive? Won’t he get deceived by someone?’

‘Fortunately, its mission didn’t involve so much scheming. If it had gone to the counterattack group, wouldn’t the host just die on the first day?’

‘Relying on crying for a counterattack? Just thinking about it made its scalp tingle!’

‘Ah, this was the host it chose. So even if he’s crying, it still has to keep pampering him.’　　

‘No problem!’ Yuanbao clenched its fists and comforted itself. 

It thought it was still rather clever, and believed that with its intelligence, it would definitely be able to raise its host into a capable handsome-gege.　　

‘First, it needs to work on turning that mouth into a sharp one.’　　

After finishing the noodles, Song Qingchuan called the repair shop owner to ask for a day off, then took Xia Zhixu to the rented apartment.

Song Qingchuan’s apartment was in a particularly old five-story building on Shunjie Road, in the southern part of the city. It was a large single room with a bathroom.

The surrounding area wasn’t very clean, and the residents in this area were a mixed bunch.

Xia Zhixu followed behind Song Qingchuan, feeling both heartache for him and a sense of déjà vu—as if he had returned to before Lu Heyan’s death. Back then, Lu Heyan had also lived in such a rental apartment like this. Yet even in a cramped space, Lu Heyan’s brilliance shone through.　　

Song Qingchuan pulled out his keys, opened the door, and led Xia Zhixu inside. 

The space inside wasn’t large, but it was clean. There was a wooden bed, a second-hand refrigerator, a fabric wardrobe, a desk with two chairs and a desk lamp. There were also books and a trash bin next to the desk, and two pairs of shoes by the door. Other than that, there was nothing else.　　

The room was filled with Song Qingchuan’s scent, which was identical to Lu Heyan’s. In this unfamiliar world, Xia Zhixu finally found a place where he felt at ease.  

It gave him a sense of relaxation, as if he had entered a safe sanctuary. 　

“Sit down.” 

Song Qingchuan pulled out a chair and casually placed a piece of clothing on it as a cushion.

Seeing this, Xia Zhixu’s eyes lit up.

‘Lu Heyan also did the same thing.’

‘Heaven must have felt sorry for him, so it brought him to this world to meet Song Qingchuan!’

Xia Zhixu, “Yuan Bao, you are the best system in the world!”

Yuan Bao, who was searching for a training guide, ???

Although Xia Zhixu was praising it, Yuan Bao was a little confused!

Song Qingchuan took an ice pack from the freezer, wrapped it in a towel, and gently applied it to Xia Zhixu’s eyes.

Xia Zhixu closed his eyes and felt the cool sensation. He had been crying for so long that his eyes were sore, but applying the ice pack made him feel much better.　　

Song Qingchuan looked at Xia Zhixu’s lowered head, reached out and gently pinched his chin, causing his head to tilt upward.  

Seeing Xia Zhixu’s swollen eyes, Song Qingchuan sighed helplessly, “You’re already an adult, why do you still cry so much?”  

Was Song Qingchuan disappointed in him? Xia Zhixu pouted upon hearing this, and tears welled up again. Veins bulged on Song Qingchuan’s forehead. 

“Don’t cry!”

Xia Zhixu trembled in fear, trying hard to hold back his tears. He said, aggrieved, “I don’t want to either, but I can’t help it… wuwuwu…” 

He cautiously glanced at Song Qingchuan, “I’m trying not to cry, so you can’t leave me, okay?”

Song Qingchuan felt both amused and exasperated. 

‘Xia Zhixu must have gone through something; otherwise, he wouldn’t have become so childish. Although Xia Zhixu used to cry a lot, he was extremely proud and held back his tears, even when he wanted to cry. He wasn’t like this before.’

To avoid Xia Zhixu crying endlessly, Song Qingchuan didn’t ask any further questions.

Thinking about having to return to school soon, Xia Zhixu felt uneasy. He wanted to follow Song Qingchuan; this world was too unfamiliar, filled with strangers.

The roommates in his dorm didn’t have a good relationship with the original host. While their families weren’t all wealthy, they all had enough money. The original host couldn’t get along with them, and whenever they looked at him, their eyes carried a faint hint of disdain.　　

On the day he first arrived in this small world, Chen Mingyu, the one who took him to the infirmary, was the only one who talked to him.

This completely unfamiliar environment left Xia Zhixu feeling utterly insecure.  

He even considered dropping out of school…  

But he dared not say it, fearing Song Qingchuan would get angry.