Early the next morning, the Bai familyâs houseâs doorbell rang.
Sleeping in Bai Qingqingâs bed, Winston was immediately alerted. His body moved, and Bai Qingqing woke up too.
She took a look at the windowâthe sky was only starting to light up. She said in a soft voice, âItâs still early. Letâs sleep for a little longer.â
âThe doorbell rang. Iâll put on my clothes first.â Winston darted out from under the blankets carefully, tucking her under, then put on his clothes.
Bai Qingqing found it strange. âItâs so early. Who could it be?â
It wasnât time for Daddy Bai and Mommy Bai to go to work. Fearing that theyâd be woken up, Bai Qingqing also immediately put on her cotton pajamas and slippers before going to open the door.
Bai Qingqing looked out of the peephole and realized that it was the old grandfather who lived upstairs. Heâd always go downstairs to practice Taichi every day early in the morning. Why had he come?
Bai Qingqing opened the door. Before she could ask anything, she drew in a cold gasp at the sight of the scene outside the door.
âCurtis? Why are you sleeping here?â Bai Qingqing felt both heartache and awkwardness. She then threw the old grandfather a grateful look.
That old grandfather said, âHeâs really from your house? Thatâs great. The weather is so cold, and he feels frozen too. If you guys donât know him, I was planning to get help to drag him upstairs.â
âThank you, thank you. Heâs my home tutor. He got drunk at our place last night and I sent him off. I didnât expect him to come back again.â Bai Qingqing nodded to thank the old grandfather, putting her arms under Curtisâs armpits and dragging him inside.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
Curtis was a big and heavy snake. Bai Qingqing exerted all of her strength till her stomach ached from the inserted intrauterine device, but she still wasnât able to move him much.
The old grandfather helped out, and Furry also came to join in the excitement. It took the joint efforts of the two of them and the dog to successfully drag Curtis indoors.
As expected of someone who trained every day, that old grandfather was a lot stronger than her.
Bai Qingqing then thanked the old grandfather for his help. After closing the door, she called Winston out and got Curtis onto the sofa.
Bai Qingqing poured a cup of warm water and fed it to Curtis. At the same time, she said to Winston, âHurry up and go into the bedroom. Donât let anyone see you. Iâll take care of Curtis.â
âEn.â Winston nodded, then entered his mateâs bedroom with a big dog hanging off his leg.
Bai Qingqing spilled some water onto Curtisâs neck by accident. She quickly tried to catch it with her hand, calling out softly, âWake up. You couldnât have entered hibernation, could you?â
âHehe...â Curtis suddenly laughed in a deep voice, slowly opening his eyes. His pupils were filled with strong smiles.
âWhen did you wake up?â Bai Qingqing was surprised.
âI woke up when that old man got close.â Curtis said, âHe showed no hostility, so I couldnât be bothered to move.â
Bai Qingqing slapped his chest lightly to complain. âIf youâre awake, why didnât you walk by yourself? You made me go through so much effort.â
Curtis grabbed her hand and put it on his cheek. âI didnât feel like moving. Donât worry, the cold season here isnât that cold. I donât have to go into hibernation.â
âHmph.â Bai Qingqing sat down by his head. âYouâre really drunk. Youâre even more lazy than usual.â
âIâm not drunk,â Curtis insisted.
âThatâs a lie. A drunk person wouldnât say that they are drunk.â Bai Qingqing drew her hand back and dried it on the sofa seat. She then touched Curtisâs cold face, asking, âAre you cold? Iâll switch on the heater.â
Curtis shook his head. He smiled as he looked at his mate for a while, before closing his eyes and going back to sleep.
Bai Qingqing felt helpless but still switched on the heater. She checked the time and saw that it was an hour before Daddy Bai and Mommy Bai were supposed to leave for work. She couldnât sleep anymore and thus prepared breakfast in the kitchen.