She stopped in her tracks quickly from shock and stared at him nervously. “What do you want?”
Don’t tell me he’s moving onto that on the first day?
No way, I’m not mentally prepared at all.
Even if they were in a relationship, there was no need for them to progress so quickly.
Yan Molun was stunned. At first, he didn’t really understand, but after seeing her eyes darting nervously, he seemed to understand what she meant. He found it funny and said, “What are you thinking? Didn’t you hear what I said just now? I have something for you.”
“What is that thing you have to give it to me in your room?” Duoyao was still very alert and even let her thoughts run wild. Could he be referring to his “thing”?
Gosh, she didn’t need him to give her that.
Seeing her look as though a storm was brewing, he took out his keys and opened the door, carrying her in straight away. “Look…”
Sitting on the floor of the house was actually a white and brown little rabbit. This little rabbit was exceptionally small. Its eyes were black and it looked like a toy. However, the most shocking thing was that it actually had droopy ears and it looked very cute and adorable.
“This is… a bunny.” Duoyao’s eyes lit up. She wanted to pick it up delightedly but the little rabbit hid frightenedly as its eyes overflowed with fear.
She stroked its head lovingly and held it gently in her palm. It was really very small and she could hold it in a single hand.
“Where did you get such a small bunny? Hmm, its leg is injured?” Duoyao just realized that the little rabbit had a bandage on its leg.
“I had nothing to do in the afternoon so I went around in the mountains to see if there were any wild animals I could hunt and I happened to see a snake chasing this bunny, so I saved it. I thought you would like it, so I brought it back for you.” Yan Molun watched her expression. It seemed like she didn’t just like it but loved it.
“Mm, mm. I like it a lot.” Duoyao hadn’t seen such a cute bunny before. It simply looked like a furry toy. “But it’s so small. If it leaves its mother, would it be very sad?”
Yan Molun frowned. “We don’t even know where its mother is. If we were to release it back to the wild, it would be eaten by other wild animals.”
Duoyao felt that made sense. The little rabbit looked weak and delicate; it was probably a new-born. Although she wanted very much to keep it, upon thinking about the fact that the little rabbit had lost its mother made her feel upset. “I got it. Where did you find the bunny? We’ll just take it back there then follow behind it secretly. Its home must be nearby. If the bunny runs into any danger on the way, we can help it and if it can’t find its home, we can bring it back.”
“You really want to take it back so much?” Yan Molun felt slightly upset. Didn’t all girls like little animals especially such cute little rabbits? It was very difficult to buy one like this on the outside.
“I don’t but the mother rabbit would be very worried since its child is lost.” Duoyao looked at the little rabbit in her hands pitifully. Also, the bunny probably missed its mother too. Although I like it, I can’t separate this mother and child just because of my selfish desires.”
Yan Molun was stunned for a few seconds. His dark eyes glowed with gentleness. He reached his hand out to stroke her little head. “Alright, we’ll take it back tomorrow. Its leg hasn’t healed.”
“Mm. I’ll bring it over to show Xiling. She’ll definitely like it a lot.” Duoyao stood up while holding the little rabbit in her hands. She walked to the door and looked at the man in the room. She hesitated for a while before saying with a blush, “Thank you for saving the bunny.”
She ran away while blushing immediately after saying that.
Yan Molun leaned on the door frame, watching her thin figure, and the corners of his lips curled up unconsciously. After that, he looked up at the blue sky and white clouds from afar and lit a cigarette, inhaling slowly and puffing out smoke.
Mother rabbit. An orphan like him would probably never be able to understand the mother rabbit’s feelings.
…
Xiling was very fond of the little rabbit after seeing it. “It’s the first time I’ve seen such a cute bunny.”
“Yeah, look, its ears are droopy.” Duoyao played with the rabbit’s little ears.
Xiling looked at her sweet smile then at the little rabbit and suddenly said, “I didn’t think Yan Molun would be so conscientious despite looking so rough and boorish. He even bandaged the bunny’s wounds. If it were other men, the first thing they would think about would probably be eating it.”
“Yeah.” Duoyao nodded thoughtfully. The more time she spent with him, the more she realized that he was different from the image he projected on the surface. Although he was a mercenary and had a lot of bloodstains on him, he would buy stationery for children and would also save a bunny. After injuring Uncle Bajo accidentally, he would also take on the responsibility to fetch water for Uncle Bajo’s family.
“You’re developing more feelings for him, right?” Xiling grinned and elbowed her.
“No way.” Duoyao was a little embarrassed. “Watch the bunny; I’ll get it some grass.”
For the entire day, the two women revolved around the little rabbit. Duoyao didn’t even feel like going to class. When he came over that night, Yan Molun saw that the two of them hadn’t even bothered to make dinner. He sighed and could only do it himself.
…
The next day, after the morning class ended, Duoyao put the bunny in a cardboard box and went to look for Yan Molun.
“Are you sure you want to take it away?” Yan Molun asked her again.
Duoyao nodded resolutely.
Yan Molun didn’t say anything else and brought her to the back of the mountains. There weren’t many trees in the mountains here and they were very steep. After walking for a while, Duoyao panted heavily towards the end of their climb, when they were at a higher altitude.
“Pass it to me.” Yan Molun took the box with the rabbit and held her hand as they walked up. Duoyao didn’t have much strength then and allowed him to hold her hand. Luckily, he stopped at a giant rock after a short distance. “I found it near this place.”
Duoyao stroked the rabbit’s little ears reluctantly and placed it carefully on the ground as she mumbled, “Go home quickly; don’t let your parents wait too long. Don’t be naughty and run away again.”
The little rabbit watched them with its dark eyes and limped slowly into the bushes.
The little rabbit had short legs so it was slow. The two of them followed it quietly and slowly. After more than half an hour, two big rabbits suddenly appeared in front. Their fur coat was similar in color to the little rabbit.
The three rabbits huddled around for a while before moving off in another direction and going home.
Duoyao watched them as they disappeared into the distance and she smiled gladly.
“You’re so happy?” Yan Molun watched the dimples on her face.
“Of course. We did a good deed. Isn’t that worth being happy about?” Duoyao raised her little face.
Yan Molun didn’t know whether to laugh or to cry. It was probably the first time in his life that he released a little rabbit with a woman. He really wanted to say that in the natural world, it was the survival of the fittest and there were many animals around nearby. Rabbits were probably the weakest ones around and would end up as prey sooner or later. However, he really couldn’t bring himself to do so after seeing her pure smile.
“As long as you’re happy,” he said after a long while.
Duoyao’s heart thumped vigorously. She headed down the mountain, pretending to have not heard him.
Yan Molun smiled lightly, caught up with her and held her little hand. He said meaningfully, “Shouldn’t you give me some reward?”
Duoyao was stunned. He continued, “After all, I was the one who saved the bunny.”
Duoyao was frustrated. She said angrily, “It is everyone’s duty to save a little life.”
“I don’t know about duties.” Yan Molun suddenly lowered his head and looked straight into her eyes with a smile. “I only know that I’m willing to do anything with you just to make you happy.”
Duoyao looked into his eyes and felt her heart beating thunderously.
Her face flushed red. She was touched. Actually, she knew that a grown man like Yan Molun wouldn’t bring an injured rabbit home for no rhyme or reason. He wanted to give it to her but she didn’t accept it and even set it free. Despite that, he still allowed her to do whatever she wanted and even came to do a childish thing with her like taking the little rabbit home.
He treated her well. Even though she didn’t know why he came to Tibet, he came to such a remote place and stayed for a week, even fetching water for her everyday and buying them rice and food from town continuously. He was the only man who treated her so well.
She lowered her little head slowly. Her hair hung by her shoulders.
Yan Molun stopped in his tracks and watched her for a while. He reached his hands out and pulled her into his embrace
Compared to his body, her little figure was really too small. Her face was only barely at his chest level. When he opened his arms, it felt simply as though he was hugging a child. However, there was nothing bad about it at all.
However, Duoyao was very disturbed. At that moment, she felt as though she was hugging her father from back when she was in primary school. She lifted her head and when she saw the man who was so much taller than her, a sense of distress flashed past her eyes.
Yan Molun saw her little face lifting and bent down to kiss her on her lips without even thinking.
The lip to lip contact caught Duoyao off guard, making her shudder and take a step back. He put his hand on the back of her head and kissed her with his passionate lips until she was out of breath.
“What were you thinking of just now?” Yan Molun caressed her little face with his slightly rough palm.
Duoyao turned her blushing face aside as she still wasn’t used to being so intimate. “I was thinking… that you’re too tall. Actually, with your build, it would be better for you to look for a woman about 1.8 meters tall. That way… you wouldn’t have such a hard time kissing.”
Yan Molun stroked his chin and thought seriously for a while. “Can’t be helped. I didn’t meet a woman of 1.8 meters height who discussed my arrow.”