The Nutrition is Too Good - Chap 18.1
Zhong Yi was really about to lose his temper.
He felt absurd and ridiculous, realizing that in this child’s eyes, he might just be one of the many Liu Yuanfengs.
Zhong Yi felt like he was just a guest. These past few days, everything he did for Rong Mian seemed like a kind of repayment he had given him, so this child thought he should also give Zhong Yi corresponding service.
Zhong Yi felt speechless and pathetic.
The pathetic part was that this child might not even know what was wrong with this behavior. In his eyes, this might be the only way to repay someone.
Rong Mian looked at Zhong Yi with confusion.
He didn’t know what he did wrong again, so he timidly wanted to pull his hand back, but Zhong Yi suddenly took a step closer and held onto Rong Mian’s wrist.
Zhong Yi’s grip was much stronger because he had just finished bathing, so his skin temperature was slightly higher than Rong Mian’s. Rong Mian felt a slight pain as his wrist was restrained.
They were very close at this moment, so close that it felt like their noses were about to touch. Rong Mian felt a discomforting pressure coming from Zhong Yi, and he blinked, feeling a strange sense of unease.
Then Zhong Yi released his hand a second earlier, took a step back, and looked at Rong Mian, sighing.
“You’re obviously scared yourself, so why do you still do this?” Zhong Yi asked.
Rong Mian realized that Zhong Yi seemed angry again, but he didn’t know the reason.
“Don’t you like me being with you?”
Rong Mian asked softly. “But you haven’t even seen me yet…”
He wanted to tell Zhong Yi that his fur was a beautiful black color and his tail was also nice, even though he didn’t like others touching his tail, but if it was Zhong Yi who wanted to touch it, he could…
“I don’t like it,”
Zhong Yi interrupted firmly, unable to bear it any longer. He took a deep breath and directly interrupted Rong Mian, “Kid, let me make it clear to you today. I respect your choices, but I cannot accept these behaviours of yours.”
“I also don’t like hearing about your interactions with your guests from your mouth. Even if you have fun with them, I can’t control that,” Zhong Yi said. “But I’m different from them. I don’t have those needs, and it’s better if you don’t have such intentions towards me.”
The boy in front of him had a very pure and clean face.
With a pointed chin, round eyes, and long eyelashes, he was indeed a good-looking child.
“You are very beautiful,”
Zhong Yi said. “But you should know that everyone’s body and appearance are not commodities to be sold. You shouldn’t use them for transactions or to repay anyone. I know I can’t control you, but I still hope that you can try to cherish yourself.”
Rong Mian stared at Zhong Yi blankly.
He seemed to have not expected things to become so serious and explained hesitantly, “I just wanted to sleep with you…”
Zhong Yi felt like he was about to burst out laughing, “No, how many more times do you want to sleep?”
Rong Mian said, “I thought we were friends, and you were nice to me, so I…”
“I don’t know what kind of thoughts your company has instilled in you these years,”
Zhong Yi said. “But I am certain that being asked to entertain guests is exploiting your personal freedom and rights. I am willing to help you because I am kind-hearted and because you have some talent in acting. It’s just that I appreciate talent.”
“But apart from performing well, I really don’t need any return or service from you,” Zhong Yi said.
“I am not one of your guests.”
He repeated one last time, “I don’t need it.”
Rong Mian slightly opened his eyes.
The boy looked confused. In his heart, Zhong Yi sighed, knowing that his words just now may have been too harsh. After all, this child himself was also a kind of victim in a certain sense.
Zhong Yi’s throat choked, and he was about to say something when he saw Rong Mian take two steps back and lower his eyes.
“I understand,” he said softly.
*
Kong Sandou felt that Rong Mian’s mood seemed a bit down.
Rong Mian was not the kind of person who would show joy or anger on his face, but Kong Sandou understood him very well. When he was in a bad mood, he would slow down.
So Kong Sandou watched as Rong Mian slowly picked up the cup, slowly took a sip of water, and the bottle cap fell to the ground. He paused for a moment, then slowly bent down, and slowly picked up the bottle cap…
“What exactly happened?”
Kong Sandou couldn’t help but ask, “Yesterday was the first night you and Zhong Yi stayed together. Why does it seem like you two have become more distant? Did you not follow what I said…”
“I did it,” Rong Mian said.
“But Zhong Yi refused, he said he doesn’t like it,” Rong Mian said softly. “He doesn’t want to see me in my cat form, doesn’t want to cuddle with me, and doesn’t want me to accompany him when he sleeps.”
Kong Sandou was stunned.
But Rong Mian didn’t look at Kong Sandou.
He lowered his head and slowly applied nail polish to the customer’s thumbnail on the screen of his phone. Because he was working too slowly, Rong Mian ended up receiving an angry red-faced response from the customer and a one-star rating.
“Sandou,” Rong Mian put down his phone and said softly, “I can’t handle it anymore, help me.”
Kong Sandou was very good at coaxing, and she responded with a couple of “ohs” before eagerly taking his phone to help him pass the level.
And so, Rong Mian began to daydream again.
Rong Mian rarely feels sad.
When he was a stray cat, he often felt uncomfortable because he was very hungry.
Later, when he worked at the cat café, he would feel unhappy because he couldn’t eat the cat treats he wanted, or because he was forcefully held by customers who had sprayed perfume on themselves, but it seemed to be limited to that.
But at this moment, Rong Mian felt a little sad and also felt a bit lost.
He felt like something was missing in his heart, like eating a whole box of spoiled canned fish, which made his appetite churn.
Cats are cautious and sensitive animals. If they willingly show affection to humans, it means they really like that person.
However, at the same time, once they perceive resistance from humans, they will retreat even further, hide, and even disappear to a place where you can never find them.
At first, Zhong Yi didn’t notice anything wrong.
He was quite calm and carefully recalled his speech from last night. He felt that his rejection was righteous, and this should completely put an end to the child’s thoughts.
But he thought about giving the child a way out. Although the child’s behavior was frivolous, it was also because he ended up in a company that wasn’t good. Zhong Yi couldn’t help but feel a bit hesitant.
So, Zhong Yi sent a WeChat message specifically asking Xu Youyou to buy a steamed sea bass for lunch and bring it over.
After finishing his scenes, Zhong Yi waited in place for a while for Rong Mian.
He genuinely felt sorry for this child, so he didn’t want to deliberately distance himself or make the situation awkward. He hoped that the two of them could naturally get along until the filming was completed, which would be the best outcome.
Shen Yan happened to pass by and curiously asked, “When did you become so close with him? Why is it that these past few days, I always see one of you waiting for the other?”
Zhong Yi summed it up concisely, “I am a mobile food truck.”
Shen Yan found it amusing, waved her hand, and turned to go remove her makeup.
However, after waiting for a long time, the two people in the corner still hadn’t arrived despite dawdling for quite a while. Zhong Yi couldn’t help but feel a bit impatient. He walked over directly and asked, “Are you still not going to eat? Why are you dragging it out like this?”
Rong Mian kept his head down.
After a moment, his Adam’s apple moved, and he said, “I’m not hungry. Today… I want to eat a meal with Sandou.”
Kong Sandou, who was beside him, looked momentarily confused. She glanced at Rong Mian, then turned her head to look at Zhong Yi. Then her expression changed into a fierce look.
Zhong Yi was a little confused. After a pause, he said, “Alright.”
Zhong Yi returned to his RV and pondered for a while until he finally felt that something was not right.
This child clearly is avoiding himself.
