"Just make sothing," Yu Xiaoran said casually, feeling slightly annoyed.
But it was just a bowl of porridge, he didn’t care, any taste was fine.
Seeing he wasn’t blaming, Mrs. Zhang breathed a sigh of relief.
anwhile, Ah Chen returned to her room, placed the bag on the dressing table, as if she had forgotten the pair of round eyes inside, and began to remove her makeup in front of the mirror.
The thing inside didn’t seem to want to co out, whether it was out of fear, or so other reason.
It wasn’t until her phone’s notification sounded, she opened the bag and saw the thing inside squatting on her phone.
"Hey, little frog, you seem to be on my phone, can you move a bit?"
Turns out, the thing that fell from the sky and crawled into her bag earlier was a little frog.
The frog looked at the beautiful face outside the pocket, pretended to be startled, and moved to the corner.
Ah Chen took out her phone, saw the frog footprints on it, and laughed, "Your footprints are on my phone."
"You dirtied my phone, how are you going to make up for it?"
Frog: ...
"Common pets are cats, dogs or birds, I’ve never seen soone keep a frog as a pet. How about, you beco my pet and we’ll call it even?"
Frog: ...
Ah Chen stretched out her finger and poked the frog’s head, "It’s settled then."
"Don’t always stay in the bag, co out and take a look. You’ll dirty my bag, and you can’t afford to pay for it even if you’re sold."
Frog: ...
Ah Chen said no more and went into the bathroom.
Once she entered the bathroom, the frog that had just been in the bag jumped out, took a look around, and squatted in the corner of the dressing table, lost in thought.
What had seed to be another rough night turned out to be incredibly safe; Ji Wuyan breathed a sigh of relief. Ever since he beca an adult, this must be the most peaceful rainy night for him.
He didn’t recognize the woman, but the man’s voice downstairs was sowhat familiar; he now rembered who it was, Yu Family’s Yu Xiaoran. The Yu Family had changed a lot these past two years, thanks to him. He wondered who was advising him.
Of course, Ji Wuyan didn’t care about any of that.
Ever since coming of age, the thing he cared about most was whether it would rain at night. Once it rained, it ant he would have a difficult night.
Tonight was a relief; the woman in the bathroom seed to an no harm to him and was even sowhat of an animal lover?
He could relax a little.
When Ah Chen ca out of the bathroom, she saw the frog dozing off.
Before she got close, the frog opened its eyes, and upon seeing her, the wariness in its eyes gradually faded away.
"Little frog, can you turn into a human?" Ah Chen asked while drying her hair.
This question genuinely startled Ji Wuyan. Luckily he was a frog now, or else he wouldn’t be able to control his expression.
Did she see through his identity?
Did she know he could turn into a human?
How could that be possible?
Could she be from so mysterious race too?
"Do you want to watch ’Prince Frog’? I’ll play it for you. Maybe you can learn how to turn into a human. Can’t have you freeloading," Ah Chen said with a smile.
Ji Wuyan heaved a sigh of relief; it was a joke after all.
Ah Chen really pulled out a tablet, played ’Prince Frog,’ and put it on a stand in front of the little frog, "Watch and learn."
Ji Wuyan: ...
Even though he could turn into a human, it wasn’t the sa as the Prince Frog.
Besides, she probably just thought of him as an ordinary frog.
How could an ordinary frog beco a human? That request was indeed a bit much.
"Do you want to eat anything? Like bugs?" Ah Chen propped up her chin, staring at the frog squatting in the corner. She had clearly seen it watching ’Prince Frog.’
"Shall I get soone to fetch you so bugs?"
Ji Wuyan almost jumped. He didn’t eat bugs!
He felt that the poise cultivated over twenty-odd years was being tested at this mont, with this woman making his inner self wrestle with just a few words.
He thought tonight would not be so pathetic, yet his mind had to endure tornt.
"Eating bugs is too dirty; my pet is not allowed to eat bugs."
"How about a small cake instead?"
Ah Chen took a small cake out of the fridge, placed it in front of the frog, and tapped its head with her finger, "You must be an elegant little frog."
Ji Wuyan: As long as it’s not bugs.
In truth, he was really hungry.
Even if he prepared for a rainy night, whenever he turned into a frog, he was indeed very hungry, even feeling a compulsion to eat all sorts of bugs. Of course, under his restraint, he never ate even one.
When faced with the sweet cake, he realized wanting to eat bugs whenever he turned into a frog was just hunger, not a frog’s instinct. He was simply hungry. He went up, took a piece of cake into his mouth, and felt imdiately satisfied.
It was true, he was indeed hungry. Wanting to eat bugs wasn’t instinctual.
"You’re quite elegant, little frog."
Hearing this, Ji Wuyan pretended not to understand.
Since things were like this, it was better to have a full al. The night was quite long.
Once the sun ca up, he could return, and being full wouldn’t make the wait so unbearable.
At this mont, he was just a frog, not Ji Wuyan. Who would know?
"I’m going to sleep. Don’t make any noise tonight," Ah Chen warned.
Ji Wuyan continued to munch on the small cake. He was a frog, couldn’t understand human speech, and any reaction would probably scare her into shock.
How could he make a sound?
The idea of making a croaking sound made his heart sink.
He had always known since childhood that he belonged to the frog clan. Yet on his first rainy night after coming of age, seeing his reflection as a frog through glass had shocked his worldview; it took a long ti to accept reality.
It’s said this was the price the frog clan paid to turn into humans. Like them, there were other mysterious races in the world, and every race capable of turning into humans had a price to pay.
For the frog clan, on their first rainy night after coming of age, they actually had the choice to stay as a human or revert to being a frog. Over thousands of years, no mber ever chose to revert to being a frog.
Resolving this situation was possible, yet both difficult and not so difficult.
Ji Wuyan looked at the woman who had indeed fallen asleep and sighed with relief, continuing to eat the cake. He then noticed the tablet was still on, still playing ’Prince Frog.’ He didn’t touch it, just watching the video while eating the cake.
It was the first ti the rainy night after coming of age felt so light.
He rembered once ending up in a field, narrowly escaping frog poachers, almost getting caught to be skinned and cooked.
Another ti, he was in a city alley, encountering a wild cat. Luckily, he reacted quickly, hiding into a small hole, thus safely spending the night.
This kind of tranquil rainy night was rare, and he cherished it deeply because next ti could bring unknown dangers; there was always a chance that he might not survive. Such risks were faced by the frog clan.
There was a way to solve it, but he felt he might never use it in his lifeti.
The next morning, Ah Chen woke up and saw that the frog was gone, just smiled.
Seeing the empty plate, she tossed it in the trash can.
The tablet still had so battery but hadn’t been touched, such a cautious little frog.
[Next ti, play ’Prince Frog’ again, maybe one day he’ll turn into a human.]
Upon hearing this, 997: ...
Back at ho, Ji Wuyan opened the door to see his family mbers, who cheered as they saw he was safe and sound.
"Congratulations, you made it through another rainy night. We were really worried."
"Last night must have been okay, no signs of trouble."
Any injuries a frog sustained at night would show up.
"Eh? Is that cream at the corner of your mouth?"
Ji Wuyan nonchalantly wiped it away, as if nothing had happened.
"Son, did you rummage through the trash can last night?" Ji’s mother was surprised.
Ji Wuyan’s eye twitched, not so. A kind lady treated him to cake. Thinking of the word "lady" made him feel quite uneasy inside.
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