August 22nd is another Sunday with such blazing sunshine that people don’t want to go out.
Russell huddled up on the sofa at Delphinium's house, motionless while the air conditioner was blowing.
He closed his eyes, lazily stuffed his head under the pillow of the sofa, and clamped his head at the angle between the armrest of the sofa.
While half asleep and half awake, he was slowly slapping his tail on the sofa.
The psychic disease inherited from cats makes Russell's bones soft, and proper crowding and narrowness can make him more comfortable. He likes to place four folded quilts around him like a chess set, and then shrink the little one in the middle. Inside the plaid - Russell could roll around in these quilts for hours before completely mussing them up.
This was a "ritual" he used to relieve his stress when he was in school.
Although the tutor has a very good temper towards other students, it can even be called indulgent - he is the kind who will not deduct performance points even if he skips class, does not speak out during large class discussions and will not call the other person's name, and will be distracted in class or You will turn a blind eye when you are taking advantage of others. Even if you haven’t finished your final thesis assignment, you can indulge in this level of indulgence for a few days.
She always has a gentle motherly smile on her face, and she always advises other tutors not to be too harsh. Therefore, in the eyes of other students, she is really a good teacher.
——But only Russell knows her true nature.
Her tolerance and gentleness were not due to her good temper - on the contrary, it was because Sally Ruth had a bad taste.
That is... she especially likes to see people regret and be harsh.
During Sally Ruth's long life, she had a special way of having fun. That was she especially liked to pamper short-lived species, pamper them with their laziness, and then quietly observe how they indulged in short-term pleasures. In the joy and pleasure, it finally fell to the point where I started crying after drinking, "I wish I had done anything at that time."
In terms of her long life, every mortal's life is so short. She likes to watch such real-life dramas and enjoys them as much as listening to cross talk.
At that time, Russell had not yet awakened his memory, but he was keenly aware of the arrogance and bad taste hidden under her gentle smile, so he always tried to stay away from her with his tail between his legs.
In other words, it is precisely because he lacks experience in previous lives that he does not know how to hide the differences between himself and ordinary people.
So in the end, because of his special and weird behavior, his extraordinary nature was noticed by Sally Ruth. In the end, Russell was captured by her and became her graduate student.
However, unlike his attitude toward other people... Instructor Sally Ruth was quite strict with Russell.
Ultra-high standards naturally bring ultra-high pressure...even for people like Russell.
He had no time to go out, no money to have fun, and he didn’t like smoking, drinking or catnip. His only entertainment was rolling around on the bed. But sadly, he didn’t have any roommates to control, so he made it by himself. The messy quilts and bedsheets have to be sorted out by yourself in the end...
At that time, Russell often suspected that he might die suddenly from exhaustion, but he did learn a lot. Although he could be called his mentor, Russell ran away immediately after graduation.
Looking back now, thinking about it, the sense of danger accompanied by bad taste in the mentor reminded Russell of the terrible boss in his previous life...
After all, both of them are happy people who hide their inner arrogance. They also have gentle and generous appearances. They seem to be able to make friends with anyone and gain the trust of others easily. They also make Russell feel an almost instinctive fear.
...What’s even more coincidental is that the feeling of fear is quite close.
Moreover, these two people also knew that Russell could see through their true nature at a glance and wanted to avoid them, but instead they liked to manipulate Russell and make him work overtime.
Russell, who understood everything, did not dare to be willful like other pampered people. Instead, he could only honestly choose to work overtime with an intensity close to sudden death.
...This probably belongs to the same dimensional body.
——Your boss in your previous life came after you and asked you to continue working overtime.
It's so fucking terrifying that just listening to it can make people feel as violent as a cardiac arrest... The two little brats in The Shining can only give people such a sense of fear.
At this moment, Russell suddenly felt the pillow on his head being pressed gently.
Although he didn't say anything, Russell had already guessed it was the delphinium - uncles and aunts would not have such a bad taste.
But fortunately, Delphinium just pressed the pillow lightly and did not sit on it directly.
Therefore, although he felt a little short of breath, Russell was still too lazy to move - he just used his tail to gently slap Delphinium's legs and tail, reminding her to loosen her hands.
"Huh huh huh..."
Seeing the sudden increase in the frequency of Russell's tail wagging on the sofa, Delphinium couldn't help but chuckle.
Russell used to rest his head on the pillow watching TV, but now he just stuffed his head under it, still lying on the sofa and curled up in a ball. So Delphinium simply sat in Russell's arms, with Russell's chest and abdomen leaning against its back.
"It's so hot..."
Russell complained, but he still stretched his legs a little more so that Delphinium could sit a little further inside. Otherwise, sitting on the edge of the sofa would be a little uncomfortable.
Feeling the delphinium's thick and fluffy tail swaying and sweeping over his body, Russell felt a little itchy.
He closed his eyes and stretched out his hand lazily to grab the tail, but the tail was hiding away.
After grabbing it twice and failing to catch it, his hand fell straight on him again, and he felt that his sleepiness seemed to become more intense.
Speaking of which... I wonder if this is an illusion.
Two weeks ago, after installing the prosthetic body that was given to Delphinium as a birthday gift, Delphinium seemed to have a closer relationship with him.
Russell initially thought that Delphinium would be too shy to allow him to install the prosthetic body for her. After all, the prosthetic body was to be installed on her lumbar spine, so basically based on the most conservative considerations, she could only wear underwear... or even
When installing the back part, you still have to take off more than half of it.
And Russell didn't want to take advantage of Delphinium by giving her a birthday gift.
So he had already made preparations in advance and spent a lot of time teaching Uncle Herman how to install the prosthetic body. As long as Delphinium refused, he would follow Delphinium's wishes and exit. But he didn't expect Delphinium to do so.
He actually agreed without saying a word.
After pretending, Uncle Herman even became more enthusiastic towards Russell and invited him to come and stay every weekend.
Seeing that attitude, he already regarded himself as his prospective son-in-law.
This gave Russell a little headache.
He is quite happy to have a good relationship with his uncle and aunt, and he can enjoy some delicious food made by his aunt when he comes over.
They both belong to the cat family and are colleagues in the same faction. They also have good tempers and personalities. The relationship between Russell and Uncle Herman is getting better and better. Part of the reason here is because Herman has a relatively good temper.
A good kind of ragdoll cat.
Because Uncle Herman was very big, sometimes Russell would lie on his back when he was tired, and he would happily carry Russell around the house quickly.
It can be said with certainty that most biological sons will not receive this kind of treatment...and Delphinium, a biological daughter, will certainly not receive this kind of treatment.
——At least it should be treated like a grandson.
The biggest headache for Russell was that he didn't know what Delphinium was thinking - whether he could understand what it would mean if they were together.
He will inevitably encounter a lot of dangers in the future, and they are dangers that may drag down the people around him. Uncles and aunts are ordinary people. Although the sense of warmth makes Russell feel relaxed and nostalgic, it is also because of this
, Russell was even more afraid that something would happen to them.
But on the other hand, he was really reluctant to let go of Delphinium.
In a more selfish manner, Russell hopes that Delphinium can face difficulties with him.
But Russell couldn't say such words no matter what... In other words, he was afraid deep down in his heart of hearing Delphinium's calm and rational answer after careful consideration.
Because of this, he cherishes the time the two of them can spend together.
Just being swept around by the delphinium's tail gave him a relaxing feeling like basking in the sun.
As Morgan recounts:
In a warm home, lie down in the sun. Feel the warmth of the sun and slowly fall asleep, dreaming about her...
Delphinium listened to Russell's breathing gradually becoming softer, and carefully took away the pillow covering Russell's head and put it under his head.
Looking at Russell's sleeping face, she couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth slightly.
Just like this, she leaned back against the sofa and lay outside between Russell's soft chest and abdomen. She leaned on the sofa and slowly fell asleep.