Come Eat Mr. Bunny Rabbit

After school, most of the people in the classroom pretty much left already, only remaining with a few people outside the classroom waiting for their friends to finish cleaning up to go together.

“Ah, no way, big cleanup again? Last time it was our group’s turn too. We’re always so unlucky.” Someone said as they wiped the blackboard.

“Our group got it twice too, what about it.”

“No, we’re not the same! Why don’t you look who is in our group……” He lowered his voice, “Can Jiang Rui and his deskmate be considered a part of it? Without them, there’s only eight people, so when we clean up, it’s very tiring.”

“Eight people?” The other person instead looked not far away, and said in a daze, “But, isn’t that a person?”

Once these words came out, this person who spoke up slowly turned their head back and met eyes with their companion.

In that instant, they all saw an unbelievable and deep fear from each other’s eyes.

Ever since Pan Gu split apart the heavens and earth[1], Jiang Rui stayed behind for the first time and cleaned up.

Jiang Rui. Actually. Stayed. Behind. And Cleaned. Up.

The look of him single-handedly using a broom to sweep was very scary oh god mommy.

Bear-bear was also diligently packing up the garbage. He was already like this, so the remaining people naturally did not dare to slack off. Not one dared to be free, and one could see the brooms on those few people from that side sweeping with afterimages.

These two big brothers were very rule-abiding as of late.

More scarier than before.

The person who was still chatting in the classroom just now did not dare to stay too long. But today, it was not his turn to clean up, so he turned to chat with the people from the other classes outside the classroom.

This person, while munching on seeds (but not daring to spit out the skin), ate seeds together with the people in the neighbouring class, “…… How do you still not know!”

“I dunno, which one is your class’ green tea[2]?”

“There, that one sitting on that side. Jiang Rui took care of Jiang Yuan Ye for once, so this person turned honest for a few days too.”

“That person who said they were good with Jiang Rui before? Why say that person is a green tea?”

“It’s actually from the rumours spreading about Jiang Rui before. After that, Big Bear refuted the rumours, and then, guess what, the actual rabbit appeared in our classroom.” He unhappily said, “Everyone then discovered they were deceived by Ning Xiao Xing. Say, we’re just here eating seeds, he really is something, to do something like this.”

“That is to say, Jiang Rui doesn’t know this person at all.”

A spectator on the scene also provided witness testimony, “Abandoned. Abandoned. Abandoned.”

“It’s not even morning study right now, what are you reciting English for.”

“Say, how hard is it for him to just refute the rumours. Aye, they just had to not. He clearly knew that Jiang Rui’s rabbit was another rabbit, and even let others misunderstand. During that time, there were a lot of people shipping them too. If it was me, I would be dead in society by now.”

“I think he really wants to, but unfortunately, Jiang Rui would not even spare a glance at him.”

“Abandoned. Abandoned. Abandoned.”

After saying these words, he turned his eyes wanting to see into the class again, but he instead discovered Ning Xiao Xing disappeared.

…… En? Where are they?

And then with another glance, in this second, he just had to see Ning Xiao Xing putting on his backpack walking out from the front door.

The few people instantly turned silent. The air seemed to turn solid, and the few pairs of eyes consecutively secretly stared at Ning Xiao Xing expressionlessly carrying his backpack passing by in front of them.

Once the person completely walked far off, they all looked to each other.

“Do you think he heard it?……”

Ning Xiao Xing walked out of the classroom building by himself.

The skies were gloomy for an entire day, and when school was over, it finally drifted with some small rain. Ning Xiao Xing did not even bother to look at it, and directly went out while soaking in the rain.

The colour on his face was ill, and lowly cursed out from his mouth.

Those ridiculing and sarcastic words seemed to still linger by the ear. Finally came the day to see someone else’s foolishness, huh, seeds, seeds, seeds everyday, how has it not stuffed you guys to death already.

Ning Xiao Xing’s face was unhappy, and quickened his pace with his feelings all depressed, trying to toss away those sounds at the back.

His mind emerged with a name.

Jiang Rui.

Ning Xiao Xing pursed his lips. His footsteps gradually slowed, and let himself drench in the rain.

No good. It’s still not time to approach Jiang Rui right now. Let’s just wait again, he’ll see how things go.

Perhaps, from the beginning, Ning Xiao Xing was still in a state where he was paying attention to him with ulterior motives, but after this attention came, it could not be taken back more and more.

Who knows, right?

Ning Xiao Xing did not understand even more. Clearly, they were both rabbits, on what basis? How was that old rabbit better than him?

The surroundings had umbrellas of all sorts of shapes and colours. Just like Old Man Heaven was particularly going against him, after going out not too far off from the school gates, this shitty rain just had to get heavier and heavier.

Ning Xiao Xing turned even more irritated inside now. The shoulders and hair was drenched by the rain, and just when he got so irritated that he was in between turning back or going while drenched in the rain, an unfamiliar umbrella silently reached out to the space above his head.

For the time being, it very safely separated the drifting icy slivers of rain about to fall onto him.

“Oh, it’s you.”

And at the same time, a very familiar voice resounded.

Ning Xiao Xing turned his head, and just saw Wen Ming looking at his eyes.

Wen Ming originally was over here by himself waiting for Jiang Rui to finish cleaning up so he could go to the hospital together with him to get checked up.

There were many people by the school’s gates, and he, among a bunch of students carrying backpacks going back home after school, saw Ning Xiao Xing who didn’t have an umbrella, and immediately recognized this child.

Wasn’t this a coincidence.

Wen Ming saw he looked like he had some concerns. Perfect, he also had some concerns about this person too.

Strictly speaking, it can’t be considered a concern, and can only be said to be something he was slightly mindful of. Because he finally understood the reason for Ning Xiao Xing’s attitude at him that day.

He originally did not think much of it, and yet, after Wen Ming went back that day, he suddenly recalled Ning Xiao Xing was also a rabbit like him. Connecting that to how Jiang Rui’s school uniform carried back rabbit fur before, he immediately understood.

So it was like that, this young student was that rabbit being bullied by Jiang Rui. He grouped him with Jiang Rui, and so would be unfriendly with him.

After coming round, Wen Ming was no longer entangled with it.

However, today, he just saw a rain-drenched and slightly dishevelled Ning Xiao Xing.

It shouldn’t be. As of late, Jiang Rui was very obedient under his eyes.

He also asked Ning Xiao Xing probingly, “Would you like to talk for a bit?”

Wen Ming observed the other person’s face, and considerately said to him, “Don’t worry, it’ll just be the two of us.”

The fringes on Ning Xiao Xing’s forehead were drenched into bunches, and he straightly stared at Wen Ming for a few seconds.

His gaze at this time made Wen Ming confused again.

“Okay.” Ning Xiao Xing suddenly took him up on it.

Old rabbit, take this.

The two found a milk tea shop nearby to avoid the rain, and “talked for a bit” while they were at it.

Wen Ming did not drink milk tea, and told the server anything was fine. Ning Xiao Xing did not have the heart to order anything either, and he straightforwardly asked Wen Ming, “What kind of relationship do you have with Jiang Rui?”

Wen Ming thus understood he perhaps turned wary- last time, he said he was Jiang Rui’s friend to this young student.

“I am his…… older brother.”

Last time he got said he was old, so Wen Ming learned his lesson this time. This time, him being Jiang Rui’s brother was fine, right?

And furthermore, this way, he would also occupy the advantage of a parent guardian’s position. The reliable feeling of safety from an elder could sufficiently activate the young student’s desire to confide in them.

This question, he asked Wen Ming two times. Right now, he could confirm the two hasn’t gotten together yet. Ning Xiao Xing inconspicuously leaned against the back of the chair.

Looks like this big foolish rabbit ain’t that big of a deal.

The skies outside was all grey, the rain gradually got heavier, and looked to not stop for the time being. The server came up and put down two hot drinks

Wen Ming decided to go in proper sequence, and first went in with a normal topic.

“Does Jiang Rui get along with the class’ students well?”

“En.” Ning Xiao Xing looked at him, and waited for what he wanted to say.

Wen Ming smiled, “He must be very fierce with others, right?”

Ning Xiao Xing lowered his gaze, then straightened his neck saying, “It’s alright. I feel like him being like this is very individualistic.”

The world was a pyramid. There was always bound to be people at the bottom. What wrong did the people standing at the top commit? Wrong in that others that didn’t have ability were afraid of him?

Wen Ming instead thought this behaviour of his was still being wary of him. Because he did not dare to talk about how Jiang Rui was evil in front of the person’s big brother.

But sorry, young student, right now, I am in the wolf’s camp.

The big rabbit did not deceive the little rabbit. The good things about Jiang Rui, Wen Ming would definitely properly convey to this young student.

Ning Xiao Xing then heard Wen Ming across from him say:

“He looks very fierce, yes. But actually, when he is with me, he is not like this. Once you are familiar with him, you would know, he is actually a very good person.”

These words made Ning Xiao Xing very uncomfortably blink at him.

Why is there a kind of familiar feeling? What do you mean, “when he is with me”, what do you mean, “once you are familiar with him”? This person was suggesting his relationship with Jiang Rui was all great all between the words, isn’t that right?

The air of the young man in front was harmless, but it was precisely this harmlessness that made Ning Xiao Xing go on guard more.

It can’t possibly be that direction he’s thinking in, right? Ning Xiao Xing turned the cup of green tea in front of him, and could not be certain.

“From how I see it, you should be Jiang Rui’s friend, right?” Wen Ming teased, “He shouldn’t have many friends.”

Ning Xiao Xing adjusted his feelings, and answered his previous question, “Yes.”

They can be considered to be [friends].

In front of Wen Ming, he strangely felt his self-esteem strengthen. Even if they weren’t, he had to be.

“I understand, we’re the same. It’s actually really hard to not be afraid in front of Jiang Rui, right? Oh right, I’ll let you look at this……”

And saw Wen Ming across take out a grey furry charm from the bag.

Ning Xiao Xing knitted his eyebrows. That charm’s shape seemed like a rabbit tail, made into a stretchable shape with utmost care. From the first glance, it was a ball of fluff, but after pulling it from the end, it was a line shape- it was a most realistic rabbit tail.

A grey rabbit tail.

With Jiang Rui’s scent.

Ning Xiao Xing immediately recalled something, and turned startled, like he met with a smothered punch.

Which step have they already progressed to?

“Jiang Rui also has a……” Ning Xiao Xing said.

“Oh, I made that too.” Wen Ming smiled, “This is made from Jiang Rui’s fur.”

He did not notice that across from him, Ning Xiao Xing had already completely gone into chaos, and looked at the charm in his hands and said, “What I wanted to say was, Jiang Rui is not as scary as you guys think. He is also very easy to get along with.” This was proof of it.

Wolf fur really was not good to felt with as the fur was too stiff. Wen Ming used a lot of strength to be able to finish it.

“What do you think?” Wen Ming asked him with a smile.

Ning Xiao Xing composed himself, and said, “H-he’s alright [to get along with]. Last time, Jiang Rui beat up a guy who was always badgering me.”

“Is that so,” He did not approve of this method, however, “Jiang Rui certainly has saved me before too.”

Ning Xiao Xing’s expression went through a series of confusion again. Jiang Rui? Saving people?

Wen Ming was still talking endlessly, “That was the second time we saw each other. Actually, it was from that time on that I changed my impression of him……”

“Stop, stop.” Ning Xiao Xing did not have any interest in listening to some story about how they met, “Just what is that you want to say?”

It was finally time to enter the main topic. Wen Ming put back the charm in his hands, and prepared his excuse inside.

“So, he hasn’t done anything to you, right?”

Ning Xiao Xing lowered his head for a bit, and in the end, could only stiffly squeeze out one word from the gaps of his teeth, “No.”

Nothing happened at all.

Between them.

“He is actually a bit bothersome. Once he sees rabbit tails and ears, he would not be able to control himself…… Oh right, in front of him, you must hide your tail and ears, or he really will pounce you.”

Ning Xiao Xing’s facial colour completely turned terrible.

Making Wen Ming say the last half of the sentence with not much spirit, “Jiang Rui is like this at home.”

“You guys are even living together!?”

Ning Xiao Xing’s voice uncontrollably got louder, and immediately drew in attention from the surroundings. At this time, he could not care for his image anymore, and agitatedly interrogated Wen Ming, “Just what kind of relationship do you guys have?”

“What do you mean, what kind of relationship?”

The big green tea in front of him revealed a kind-hearted and harmless smile.

“I am just his big brother.”

[1] Pan Gu, creator of the world in Chinese mythology. Since the beginning of time itself, essentially.

[2] Green tea [bitch]. Slang for those who pretend to be pure and pitiful when deep down inside, they’re got ulterior motives.