My Pet Beast is Super Fearsome-Chapter 162 - 161 Talent? (Request for votes!!)
Chapter 162: Chapter 161 Talent? (Request for votes!!)
“Yiren!”
Li Yiming carried Cantonese dim sum and his changed clothes, trotting along the cramped paths of the shantytown, not even minding the mud on his shoes, and joyously rushed toward the tin house, calling out his sister Li Yiren’s name from a distance.
The tin house was dim inside, with only a bit of light near the window. The girl who was drawing under the window heard Li Yiming’s voice, quickly covered her sketchbook with a test paper, and guiltily craned her neck to look out the window.
The gentle winter sun shone through the glass, casting light on the girl’s fair side face and slender neck, while tiny dust motes floated in the air, rendering the scene within the dimly lit room as serene and beautiful as an oil painting.
Creak~
The metal door was suddenly pushed open with a grating sound, kicking up a cloud of dust and breaking the serene beauty inside.
Li Yiren turned her head and saw Li Yiming holding various bags in both hands, leaning against the door and panting heavily. Seeing his sister, Li Yiming wore a silly smile and said breathlessly, “Yiren…Yiren.”
“How did you buy so much stuff?” Li Yiren quickly got up, took the various convenience bags from his hands and placed them on the dining table, only then noticing the new clothes on Li Yiming.
“Wow, this outfit looks pretty nice…” A hint of joy appeared on Li Yiren’s face, but before she could finish speaking, her gaze fell on the down jacket’s brand, and her delicate eyebrows furrowed slightly.
Li Yiren pushed her black-framed glasses with her slender fingers, walked around Li Yiming a few times with her hands behind her back, and her frown deepened when she noticed the stitching on the turtleneck sweater.
“Yiren…you…”
“Don’t talk.”
“Oh…”
Li Yiming felt uneasy under his sister’s scrutiny, failed to change the subject several times, and secretly swallowed.
His sister had always had keen observational skills, was extremely intelligent, remembered everything she read, and even knew all the published information about various pets by heart.
Although his sister was usually well-behaved and considerate, and very caring toward him as her brother, every time she furrowed her brows, something bad happened.
Suddenly, Li Yiren bent down and sniffed at Li Yiming’s down jacket, sensing the smell of unfamiliar perfume. A bad premonition sprang up in her mind like wild grass growing rapidly, impossible to dismiss.
She suddenly lifted her little head, her expression serious, and asked Li Yiming, “Where did you get this coat from?”
“I bought it…” Li Yiming said guiltily, his hands trying to grasp the hem of the coat, only to grab air as the long down jacket was too low.
Li Yiren keenly caught his small movement. Whenever Li Yiming was nervous, he always subconsciously grasped his own broad hem.
The bad premonition in her heart grew stronger, and she even began to imagine various scenarios where Li Yiming was being dragged down into the abyss.
“Look into my eyes.” Li Yiren commanded harshly, her eyes staring intently at Li Yiming’s face, her lips trembling slightly.
Li Yiming subconsciously turned his head away, not daring to meet his sister’s bright eyes.
Li Yiren bit her lip, her eyes slightly reddening, “Do you have any idea how much this down jacket costs?”
Li Yiming opened his mouth but didn’t speak.
Then Li Yiren grabbed Li Yiming’s arm, rolled up his sleeve, pointed at the sweater and said, “These seams weren’t made by a machine, but hand-knitted. Do you know how much a handmade sweater costs?”
Li Yiming didn’t answer but hung his head, his long hair cascading down to cover most of his face.
“And those breakfasts!” Li Yiren pointed at the Cantonese dim sum on the table.
As Li Yiming remained silent, Li Yiren’s heart sank.
Images in her mind became clearer,—Li Yiming’s body sinking into the darkness, struggling incessantly to break free, but being pulled down the abyss by bare, entwining arms, his limbs entangled and ultimately devoured.
Li Yiren could no longer control herself, and her emotions suddenly erupted as tears streamed down her face.
She flung away Li Yiming’s arm, took off her own aqua green jacket, threw it at Li Yiming’s feet, and cried out to him, “We are poor, but we must have dignity. We should create better conditions with our own hands…you…”
“If you do something bad for my sake, I’d rather freeze with you than accept it!!!”
After speaking, Li Yiren crouched down, buried her face in her arms, and her thin shoulders trembled continuously.
The room fell silent for a moment, with only the soft sound of Li Yiren’s sobs breaking the stillness.
Li Yiming took a deep breath, bent down to pick up Li Yiren’s aqua green jacket, and put it on her, whispering, “I’m sorry… I was too concerned about appearances, I should have told you earlier.”
As Li Yiren heard this, her mind became even more chaotic, thinking she was about to hear the cruel truth from Li Yiming’s mouth, and she cried even more sadly.
Seeing his sister cry so heartbreakingly made Li Yiming feel as if his heart was being cut with a knife, “Actually… these were all gifts from Brother Shao, I was afraid that telling you I wore someone else’s clothes would make you look down on me, so… it’s all my fault.”
“I knew it, Li Yiming! How could you do such a thing… huh? Who’s Brother Shao?”
Li Yiren suddenly lifted her head, her face covered in tears as she looked at Li Yiming, confused.
Li Yiming was also confused by her reaction, “I… what did I do?”
Li Yiren’s pretty face turned bright red instantly.
…
“You mean not only clothes, but Shao Zifeng also gave you an A+ mutant creature as a pet.” Li Yiren’s eyes widened, her cry-reddened eyes combined with her expression looked quite cute.
“Yes, didn’t I just show you the certificate?” Speaking of this, Li Yiming wasn’t in the mood to ask his sister what he had done, he only wanted to show off his new companion.
“Then where’s your Chinese Brocade Lobster?” Li Yiren curiously scanned the surroundings but didn’t spot the mutant creature.
“Here, isn’t it on the shoul…” Li Yiming reached towards his shoulder, his body suddenly stiffened, and he slowly turned his head in disbelief, completely stupefied.
Damn, where’s my lobster.
Wasn’t it always lying on my shoulder.
Could it have fallen off somewhere on the road?
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With this thought, he didn’t wait to explain to his sister and he rushed out the door.
As Li Yiming left, Li Yiren’s emotions gradually stabilized, her delicate fingers tapping on the desktop, her eyes slowly zoning out while her brain quickly began to work.
Over the past half-year, the name Shao Zifeng had been the one most frequently mentioned by her brother, who spoke of him as though he were a perfect being, slowly arousing her interest in this man she had never met.
Whenever she had time, she would sketch a profile of Shao Zifeng in her mind, based on her brother Yiming’s descriptions, slowly fleshing out the image of this man. This must be her talent, having the ability to outline a person’s appearance and personality through a few descriptions.
But somehow, from some point in time, the profile she sketched and the image in her memory began to slowly align, yet not completely align.
Li Yiren’s eyes regained focus as she rubbed her temples with her fingers and frowned, murmuring to herself, “Something’s not right, something’s missing, what could be wrong…”
Whoosh~
A cold wind blew in from the door, making exam papers rustle. She quickly turned her head, only to see a vertical pupil drawn under the fluttering page.
Instantly, the profile she had envisioned in her mind perfectly matched, a pair of golden-red vertical pupils opened, just like the ones she had seen that day, burning with intense flames.
It was him…
Li Yiren sat stunned at the dining table, reaching into a breakfast bag she grabbed a snack and bit into it.
Yikes!
So hard!
So fishy!
The cold, hard sensation transmitted from her teeth. Li Yiren’s face, unique with its fine fuzz, quickly frost over as she looked astonishingly at the object in her hand.
It was a vibrant lobster she was holding, its bulging eyes bemusedly looking back at her.
Pfft!
A fine spray of water hit Li Yiren’s face, the cold droplets exploded on her face, wetting her long hair.
Li Yiren shivered and, squeezing the Chinese Brocade Lobster tightly with both hands, she closed her eyes and let out an earsplitting scream, “Aaaaah! I hate mutant creatures so much!!!”
