Chapter 16 The little rabbit who was elbowed by a sneak attack

"Ye Qiu, why did you hit Sister Xiao Wu again just now… and in front of so many people?"

Behind him, Xiao Wu pouted, her voice carrying a hint of a sob as she gazed at Ye Qiu's back with a trace of grievance in her eyes.

"You've got some nerve saying that!"

"I asked you to act cute and be a little coquettish so the shopkeeper would give us a discount. But no, the moment you saw that side stall selling roasted rabbit legs for extra cash, you lost your temper and flipped the whole stand over! I had to dig into my own pocket to clean up your mess and buy up all the rabbit legs!"

Just mentioning it made Ye Qiu furious. He stopped in his tracks, turned around, and looked at the sulking little rabbit with exasperation.

"You're lying! It's that guy's fault… he actually dared to shove a rabbit leg into my mouth! He's lucky I didn't break his leg! And besides, rabbits are so cute—why would anyone want to eat them?!"

Xiao Wu was still fuming at the thought of that stall owner. How dare he try to feed her rabbit meat!

"He just thought you were adorable and wanted to give you a treat. Instead of thanking him, you flipped over his stall!"

Ye Qiu rolled his eyes dramatically.

That poor stall owner—he had no idea she was a real rabbit.

"Even if that's the case! You didn't have to elbow Sister Xiao Wu so many times… and then throw me over your shoulder! It hurts so much…"

The more Xiao Wu thought about it, the more aggrieved she felt. Her lips pouted, and tears threatened to fall again. She could barely stand up straight anymore.

"Don't talk nonsense! When did I elbow you? After I punched you in the eye… that fat woman on the side took advantage of the chaos! She's the one who kept elbowing you!"

Hearing Xiao Wu's accusation, Ye Qiu immediately defended himself. He wasn't about to take the blame for that.

"What?! Someone actually dared to attack Sister Xiao Wu… Ah! I'm going to beat her up!"

Xiao Wu's eyes widened in shock. She had been too busy clutching her eye at the time to notice who else was hitting her. The realization made her even more upset.

With a teary voice, she complained,

"But—but even if that's true! You still punched me first and then followed up with a shoulder throw! I saw it clearly… that was definitely you!"

"Can you please get your facts straight?"

Ye Qiu sighed, twitching his mouth in frustration before explaining,

"I pulled you to save you! I just used a little too much force. You saw all the burning charcoal on the ground, right? If I hadn't thrown you, you would've fallen onto the hot coals! Then you really would've turned into roasted rabbit!"

"Sister Xiao Wu is NOT a rabbit!"

Xiao Wu pouted, looking like she wanted to argue but couldn't.

"Waaah! That wretched woman… If I see her again, I'll make sure she tastes Sister Xiao Wu's elbow strikes!"

"Don't worry, you'll get your chance… We're going to be at this school for six years."

Ye Qiu chuckled.

Thinking of that chubby girl, he couldn't help but sigh.

Of all the ways to join the chaos, she just had to do it with elbow strikes. Ridiculous.

Then he turned to Xiao Wu and added,

"Anyway, we were supposed to buy two blankets, but thanks to you, we could only get one! So… no blanket for you."

"Huh? Why can't I have one?!"

Xiao Wu's teary face was full of shock, her voice carrying both grievance and disbelief. Then, she glanced at the blanket she was hugging and dismissed his words with indifference.

"One blanket is fine! It's big enough—we can just share! Or are you afraid that Sister Xiao Wu will take advantage of you?"

Then, with a huff, she added,

"Sister Xiao Wu came all this way to buy blankets with you, and I got attacked so many times! You have to take responsibility!"

Hearing her words, Ye Qiu rolled his eyes so hard it was a miracle they didn't fall out. He grumbled,

"You really are a delinquent rabbit."

"You…! Don't call me that! I am NOT a delinquent rabbit! You're the real delinquent! You even kicked me in the butt back at the dorm!"

Xiao Wu was fuming, her bright red eyes glaring daggers at Ye Qiu.

He had hit her twice already! Her eyes were blackened, and even her butt wasn't the same height anymore!

Thinking about it only made her grind her teeth in anger, as if she wanted to bite him.

"Haha…"

Seeing her furious yet helpless expression, Ye Qiu suddenly chuckled.

"What are you laughing at?"

Xiao Wu looked at him in confusion.

Ye Qiu stopped smiling and glanced around.

They were in a small alley. He found a relatively clean spot and casually placed the bedding on the ground.

Then, he clapped his hands, stretched lazily, and walked toward Xiao Wu.

"What are you doing? You're not going to hit Sister Xiao Wu again, are you?"

Seeing Ye Qiu approaching, a hint of fear appeared in Xiao Wu's eyes, and she took a step back.

Right now, she wasn't his match.

"D-Don't come any closer!"

"What are you thinking, you dumb rabbit? Why would I hit you for no reason? Did you forget what you promised me?"

Ye Qiu shrugged, spreading his hands helplessly.

"What I promised you?"

Xiao Wu blinked her big, red eyes, momentarily confused.

"Yeah, what you promised me! Now hurry up and put your stuff down. Let me see what it feels like to be wrapped up by you."

Ye Qiu pointed to the bedding he had placed down, motioning for her to put her blanket there.

"I told you, don't call me a rabbit!"

Xiao Wu finally understood, pouting as she complained.

She cautiously walked over to the bedding, placed her blanket down, wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, and then turned back around.

With her hands on her hips, she huffed,

"And you're also not allowed to call me dumb rabbit! Or delinquent rabbit!"

She then protectively placed a hand over her rear and waved a fist at Ye Qiu.

"Be careful, or Sister Xiao Wu will beat you up!"

"Pfft… Haha!"

Ye Qiu let out a laugh, watching her in amusement.

This mix of bravado and cowardice… she really was kind of cute.

"What are you laughing at? Sister Xiao Wu is serious!"

Xiao Wu furrowed her brows, her big, crimson eyes filled with determination.

"Yeah, yeah, I know you're serious."

Ye Qiu stroked his chin, nodding slightly. Then, suddenly, he got the urge to tease this not-so-bright pink bunny again.

He wiped the smile off his face, clasped his hands behind his back, and slowly approached Xiao Wu, leaning in slightly.

"W-What are you doing?"

Xiao Wu instinctively leaned back, her face flushing as she tried to put some distance between them.

"The more I look at you, the more you seem like a little rabbit."

Ye Qiu smirked, his tone light and teasing.

"You—you're talking nonsense! How do I look like a rabbit?"

Xiao Wu quickly took two steps back, glaring at him in feigned composure.

"How do you not?"

Ye Qiu circled around her, hands behind his back, scrutinizing her from head to toe.

"Your martial spirit is a rabbit. Your movements resemble a rabbit's. And when you saw someone eating rabbit meat, you got sad and angry!"

Xiao Wu's eyes darted around nervously, her hands twisting the hem of her clothes.

"I—I just really like rabbits, that's all…"

Suddenly, Ye Qiu leaned in from behind, making Xiao Wu freeze in place.

A warm breath tickled her ear as Ye Qiu sniffed lightly.

She actually smelled kind of nice. But, of course, he wouldn't say that out loud.

Lowering his voice, he whispered,

"Even your scent is a little like a rabbit's… You wouldn't happen to actually be a rabbit, would you? Little white bunny?"

A warm breath brushed against her ear, but Xiao Wu's heart turned ice-cold.

Her face, already tinged red, instantly went pale with panic.

"T-That's impossible!"

She cried out, staggering backward before turning to stare at Ye Qiu with wide, flustered eyes.

"I'm not! You can't call me a little white bunny! People can't possibly be…"

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