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Chapter 43 Su Mingxi's "White Moonlight"



Chapter 43 Su Mingxi's "White Moonlight"

The two pheromones in the room blended and rolled, and the rich pheromone revealed a little lust.Although they are two completely different pheromones, they seem to be integrated into one, adding their own unique smell to each other.

Su Mingxi struggled to find a sliver of reason in the tide of pleasure, and he groped on the bedside to find the inhibitor.

Zhou Xingjun was dissatisfied that Su Mingxi went to get other things at such a time, and took a bite on the fair skin next to Su Mingxi's gland.

Su Mingxi is now used to Zhou Xingjun's hobby of biting people, he secretly put the pill in his mouth, and kissed him proactively.

Ordinary tablet-type inhibitors are the slowest to take effect, but this new type of inhibitor tablet is extremely fast, hundreds of times faster than the previous fastest-acting injection-type inhibitor.

If this new type of inhibitor hadn't just been developed and put on the market, and the price was extremely expensive, it would have already become a must-have drug for Alpha.

Zhou Xingjun felt the bitterness in his mouth, but fortunately, the pills are small and can be swallowed without water.What's more, his wife is right under him, so there is no reason to care about these things.

Su Mingxi was rolled on the bed by Zhou Xingjun, tears flowed all over his face, and his voice was hoarse, but Zhou Xingjun refused to stop.

It wasn't until Su Mingxi passed out that Alpha carried Su Mingxi to the bathroom with a satisfied face, like a beast that had eaten enough to clean up its partner's hair.

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The next morning, Su Mingxi was still in a coma, and felt the Alpha on his chest twitching, so he immediately stroked Zhou Xingjun's back in a skillful and exhausted manner, and muttered: "Husband is the most obedient!" , I like my husband the most."

The inhibitor had already taken effect, and Zhou Xingjun, whose susceptibility period had ended, froze, carefully placed Su Mingxi in his arms on the bed, sat up and lowered his head in thought.

The susceptibility period has just ended, Zhou Xingjun's mind is still very chaotic, but yes, the residual memory has been reminding Zhou Xingjun of his madness yesterday.

Yes, crazy.

Zhou Xingjun found it incredible that he did those, those shameless things just because of Alpha's normal susceptibility period.

Zhou Xingjun smiled wryly, he was so ugly yesterday that he couldn't help being afraid, would Su Mingxi feel that he was an incompetent Alpha because of this.

Before meeting Su Mingxi, Zhou Xingjun didn't care about these reputations, let alone how an Omega felt about him.

During the susceptibility period, they will not refuse to use inhibitors to seek the "favor" of an Omega.

If someone told Zhou Xingjun what he did yesterday to him a year ago, or a month ago.Zhou Xingjun would just sneer, thinking that this person was either crazy or stupid, full of nonsense.

Only after meeting Su Mingxi did Zhou Xingjun truly understand what love is.

Love can make people do all kinds of outrageous things, and there is no sense at all in front of the one you love.

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When Su Mingxi woke up, Zhou Xingjun was having a video conference on the desk opposite the bed.

Su Mingxi took off the earplugs that had been plugged in at some time, and Zhou Xingjun's voice fell into his ears like the mist in the morning.

Zhou Xingjun wore a rare pair of gold eyes, which made Zhou Xingjun more like a beast in clothes.

Su Mingxi also wanted to put on his clothes and get out of bed, but when he lifted the quilt, the dense hickey and bite marks on his body could be seen at a glance.

Su Mingxi felt that it was because of his generosity and kindness that he did not fight Zhou Xingjun to the death.

Although it's true that he likes Zhou Xingjun, it doesn't mean that Zhou Xingjun can treat him like this!

It was the same last night, my voice was hoarse, and I kept yelling no more, Zhou Xingjun acted as if he had never seen an Omega in eight lifetimes.

However, it seems that Zhou Xingjun has never really gotten close to Omega...

But this is not the reason for Zhou Xingjun's beastly behavior!

Su Mingxi sat on the bed, the more he thought about it, the more angry he became, wishing he could rush up and beat Zhou Xingjun for a while.

The young master has always been spoiled and spoiled, and he has never done all kinds of tiring housework, so he doesn't know how to use the coffee machine.Su Mingxi was raised by the Su family, her skin is extremely delicate, usually a little more force will give birth to a shocking blush.

Even though Zhou Xingjun was in an irrational and susceptible period, he subconsciously relaxed his strength for fear of breaking the porcelain doll.

But after one night, there was almost no part of Su Mingxi's body that was not covered with hickey marks, even his perky buttocks were not spared.

Zhou Xingjun looked at Su Mingxi on the bed from the corner of his eye, and he had already noticed it when Su Mingxi just woke up.

But after Su Mingxi sat up, he just glanced at him lightly, and then he started to be in a daze, which made Zhou Xingjun unavoidably a little anxious.

Zhou Xingjun remembered that this morning, he put on the gold-rimmed glasses by accident. Obviously he was not short-sighted and didn't need to wear glasses. He bought these glasses temporarily in a shopping mall near the hotel.

And the reason for this is because Su Mingxi once saw a video of Alpha wearing gold-rimmed glasses, and shouted excitedly: "Alpha should wear gold-rimmed glasses!"

Although Su Mingxi closed the door and swiped the video, he didn't notice that the door was slowly sliding open. Zhou Xingjun, who was passing by, naturally heard this sentence.

At that time, Zhou Xingjun's heart was slightly turbulent, but he didn't realize the subtle displeasure in his heart. It was only now that Zhou Xingjun knew that he had already fallen in love with Su Mingxi at that time.

Zhou Xingjun touched the temples of the gold-rimmed glasses, hesitating to take them off.

For him, this kind of understated attire is already his limit.

Zhou Xingjun's heart suddenly rose, looking forward to the susceptible period.If it is a susceptible period, can he let Su Mingxi see him openly?

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It was really late when Su Mingxi woke up, it was almost time for lunch.

Zhou Xingjun's meeting ended ten minutes after Su Mingxi woke up. Both parties were very satisfied with the meeting and finalized the specific details of the cooperation.

Seeing Zhou Xingjun finished the meeting, Su Mingxi could finally say, "Bring me my clothes."

As soon as the first word was uttered, Su Mingxi was startled, when did his voice become like this? !

Zhou Xingjun coughed a few times uncomfortably, handed Su Mingxi his clothes, and politely walked out of the room and closed the door.

Su Mingxi looked at his clothes in shock, it was a clean and good dress when he brought it, but now it has been trampled into this ghostly appearance.Although the clothes have been ironed, you can still see the wrinkles on them, and the smell of Zhou Xingjun's pheromone on the clothes lingers in Su Mingxi's nose.

I always feel that when I saw this dress, I saw Su Mingxi himself...

Su Mingxi tried hard to recall last night, it seemed that Zhou Xingjun pestered him and put his clothes under the two of them, why?

It seems that it was because Zhou Xingjun said that he wanted to stain himself with his scent from the inside out.

Why didn't I feel it yesterday, but today I feel that this sentence is so shameful.

Whispering.

It seems that this dress is still a better one.

When Su Mingxi changed into his clothes and was about to get out of bed, Zhou Xingjun came in.

Su Mingxi was a little angry looking at Zhou Xingjun now. When he changed his clothes just now, he found that his neck was also covered with hickey marks, especially around the glands at the back of his neck.

Su Mingxi was lucky again, fortunately it was winter, and he could still wear a scarf to cover up. If Zhou Xingjun's susceptible period was in summer, he would have to stay at home all the time, and had to apply a thick layer of cover up all over his body when going out.

Su Mingxi snorted coldly, as soon as he left the bed, his legs went limp, unable to support Su Mingxi's weight.

Zhou Xingjun quickly hugged Su Mingxi in his arms, so that Su Mingxi didn't fall directly on the hard floor.

It seems that even if Zhou Xingjun's susceptible period is in winter, he can't go out.

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Zhou Xingjun's itinerary in City B ended today. The business trip was originally scheduled for a week, but Zhou Xingjun didn't need to participate in this project from the very beginning. He decided to travel to City B only to avoid Su Mingxi.

But now Zhou Xingjun has completely understood his intentions, so naturally he doesn't need to hide from Su Mingxi anymore.Follow up the project is a waste of time with Su Mingxi.

Therefore, Zhou Xingjun can return to City A after the original person in charge came to City B this morning.

Su Mingxi insisted on not letting Zhou Xingjun help him to walk, after all, Wang Anchu, Zhou Yunqian and others were also accompanying him.Although they already knew what they and Zhou Xingjun did in the hotel room last night, Su Mingxi didn't want to reveal her privacy in front of unfamiliar people.

After finally boarding the plane, Su Mingxi let out a long sigh of relief, and soon he leaned back in his chair and fell into a drowsy sleep.

Although Su Mingxi got up very late today, it really consumed a lot of his energy yesterday, not to mention, last night Zhou Xingjun tossed him until the early hours of the morning.

Zhou Xingjun, who was sitting next to Su Mingxi, slept four or five hours less than Su Mingxi, but his face was not tired or sleepy. He was not at all like the person in city A who was lying on the bed with Su Mingxi in his arms.

Su Mingxi fell into a deep sleep, his head involuntarily leaned against the window next to him.

Zhou Xingjun looked at Su Mingxi who was getting farther and farther away from him, feeling a little dissatisfied, he gently tilted Su Mingxi's head and leaned on his shoulder.

Zhou Yunqian, who was sitting behind the two of them, witnessed the whole process, and he was amazed while shaking his head.

Zhou Yunqian whispered into Wen Mingan's ear: "Look at my cousin, he is so childish and innocent."

After saying this, Zhou Yunqian paused, and continued: "But he also likes my sister-in-law very much."

At such a short distance, Zhou Xingjun, who is an S-level Alpha, can still hear Zhou Yunqian's voice clearly.

Zhou Xingjun didn't care about Zhou Yunqian, he just looked at Su Mingxi on his shoulder intently, the laptop in front of him had automatically turned off due to a long time of inactivity.

There was sunlight coming in from the window, and it happened to shine on Su Mingxi's face. Su Mingxi frowned uncomfortably, and closed his eyes even tighter.

Zhou Xingjun stretched out his left hand to cover Su Mingxi's face. In this way, Zhou Xingjun's right shoulder was pressing on Su Mingxi, and his left hand was helping Su Mingxi to block the sun.If Su Mingxi did such an action, his arms would start to feel sore after a while.

But Zhou Xingjun blocked Su Mingxi for more than ten minutes, and his arm did not tremble.

Zhou Yunqian in the back has turned into a screaming chicken, hugging Wen Mingan's arm excitedly: "Ahhhhhh I hit it! Help, I'm going to be sweetened and get diabetes!!"

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When Su Mingxi woke up, he had already woken up on the bed in Zhou Xingjun's bedroom in City A. Su Mingxi took out his mobile phone and checked, it was already seven o'clock at night.

Su Mingxi's mind was a little groggy due to too much sleep today, but fortunately, when his legs fell to the ground, although they were still sore, they could already walk relatively normally.

Su Mingxi walked downstairs while holding on to the railing, while thinking in his mind.

Now that Zhou Xingjun had already had a relationship with him, he refused to use inhibitors during the susceptible period and instead stuck to him stickily, plus the jealousy, not to mention that Zhou Xingjun took the initiative to kiss him a few days ago.

Can these things prove that Zhou Xingjun has fallen in love with him?

Therefore, the first step of his revenge plan has been completed.The next step is to tell Zhou Xingjun that he doesn't like him anymore.

However, if I directly told Zhou Xingjun that I didn't like him, wouldn't it be too baffling?

If Zhou Xingjun doesn't like him, he will only feel that he is self-indulgent; if Zhou Xingjun really likes him, but he can't save himself, just say "I don't like you either".

Therefore, no matter what Zhou Xingjun's situation was, whether he liked him or not, if he said it so directly, he would be very likely to embarrass himself in front of Zhou Xingjun.

So it's better to take a detour, just pretend to be casual, and just tell Zhou Xingjun that he has someone he likes.

But if you put it this way, if Zhou Xingjun asks "why do you still want to have a relationship with an Alpha you obviously like", he will have no suitable reason.

Su Mingxi frowned her delicate eyebrows in distress, and decided to abandon this question first, maybe Zhou Xingjun wouldn't ask at all, or maybe it would be fine if he slipped away in time before he opened his mouth.

Su Mingxi continued to walk down the stairs. The stairs that can usually be walked in a few minutes, for him now, it takes nearly 10 minutes to walk.

Suddenly, Su Mingxi paused with his outstretched foot on the next step.

If the other party is someone he can't tell that he likes him, isn't that all right?

Just like Bai Yueguang in those novels, the other party has already died of illness, or has gone abroad and will never come back.

Su Mingxi weighed the two reasons, and finally decided that the former reason was more reasonable.

After all, even if Bai Yueguang went abroad, he could go abroad to find him.

When Su Mingxi finally finished walking the stairs and reached the first floor, he had already pinched out the image of a white moonlight bamboo horse Alpha who had died of illness.

Only the name remained undecided, Su Mingxi thought briefly for a few seconds, and decided that Bai Yueguang's name should be Bai Ming.

Su Mingxi originally wanted him to be called Bai Guangyue, but this name is really not very beautiful.

Everything has been arranged, and Su Mingxi has read more than a dozen novels about this kind of old-fashioned story of Bai Yueguang, so he knows it easily.

Now only Zhou Xingjun was left.

Su Mingxi looked around, it was time for dinner soon, Zhou Xingjun would definitely be preparing dinner in the kitchen now.

Through the glass door of the kitchen, Zhou Xingjun was really standing in the kitchen, washing the vegetables with his head down, the soft light shone on Zhou Xingjun's face, and cast a faint shadow on his eyelashes.

Looks like a virtuous Alpha.

When Su Mingxi thought that he might never see Zhou Xingjun again and eat the meals Zhou Xingjun cooked, he felt a little bit reluctant in his heart.

He imagined that there was another Omega standing beside Zhou Xingjun.That Omega should also be an S-rank Omega.

Maybe it is an extremely rare SSS-level Omega, although there is only one SSS-level Omega in history.But...who, after seeing Zhou Xingjun with his own eyes, living with him, and accompanying him through the susceptibility period, can Zhou Xingjun have no psychological burden?

That Omega can't do it either, he will be held in the palm of Zhou Xingjun's hands, he can make any request to Zhou Xingjun at will, and Zhou Xingjun will not refuse any request from him.

Just like my previous self...

Su Mingxi's heart seemed to be stabbed with a knife, and the acid water hidden inside also flowed out.

But Su Mingxi stubbornly believed that it must be because he was reluctant to part with Zhou Xingjun's cooking skills.

Right, that is it!

Su Mingxi walked into the kitchen, Zhou Xingjun looked up at him: "What's wrong?"

Zhou Xingjun bit the tip of his tongue regretfully, how can chasing someone be so cold.

Zhou Xingjun hurriedly made amends and asked gently: "Is there something wrong?"

Su Mingxi didn't dare to look into Zhou Xingjun's eyes, and lowered his head to stare at the tip of his shoe: "I have something to tell you."

But Su Mingxi forgot that the hickey on his neck hadn't disappeared, and he didn't wear a scarf to cover it up at home, so when he lowered his head, Zhou Xingjun could see the hickey on his neck.

Su Mingxi's skin is a standard cold white skin, and the porcelain white skin is dotted with bright red spots, not to mention... these hickeys were bitten out by himself.

Su Mingxi bowed his head and stood in front of Zhou Xingjun, with traces left by Zhou Xingjun on his body, spreading to the skin covered by his clothes.Except for him, no one knows the beauty of Su Mingxi hidden under his clothes.

The thin red on the tip of Zhou Xingjun's ears gradually smudged, and he took the initiative to say, "I'm sorry, I went too far."

Hearing Zhou Xingjun's words, Su Mingxi raised his head in puzzlement, and saw that Zhou Xingjun's eyes seemed to become moist, how familiar the process was.

Damn, the susceptibility period inhibitor won't fail, right?

Su Mingxi couldn't help but swear in his heart.

Su Mingxi was worried that Zhou Xingjun would cry again like he was in the susceptible period yesterday, and immediately said: "It's okay, it's okay, in fact, I like going too far like this."

Zhou Xingjun's eyes seemed to be flooded with water, as if tears were about to fall in the next second: "Really?"

Su Mingxi rushed forward in a hurry, regardless of whether he was shy or not, he directly kissed Zhou Xingjun on the mouth: "Really! I like everything my husband does."

Zhou Xingjun smiled, calmly put the onion on the chopping board into the water basin, and said slowly: "This onion has a strong tear-jerking effect."

Only then did Su Mingxi realize that Zhou Xingjun was pretending! !

When did Zhou Xingjun learn to lie? ?

Su Mingxi's ears and face turned red all of a sudden, he was turned into anger from embarrassment, his brain was dazzled by sullenness, and he said indiscriminately: "Aren't you going to chase me? How can you chase someone like this?!"

Zhou Xingjun nodded thoughtfully, took a step forward, stroked Su Mingxi's cheek with one hand, bent down and said, "What about this?"

Before Su Mingxi could answer, Zhou Xingjun kissed her.

The tip of Alpha's tongue licked the gap between his lips, and then gently pried open Su Mingxi's white teeth, entangled with Su Mingxi's tender tongue.

Su Mingxi took a step back and leaned on the kitchen stove with his hands on it, and his whole body was thrown back by Zhou Xingjun's kiss.Zhou Xingjun put his arms around Su Mingxi's waist again to prevent him from being hurt by the tiles.

Su Mingxi was dazed by Zhou Xingjun's kiss, subconsciously kissed back, and still had the energy to wonder absently, has Zhou Xingjun's kissing skills improved again?

Suddenly, his lower lip hurt, and Su Mingxi returned to his senses with a pained "uh", and saw the accusation and dissatisfaction with Zhou Xingjun's distraction in Zhou Xingjun's eyes.Su Mingxi obediently opened his mouth to allow Alpha's ferocious movements.

After the kiss was over, Su Mingxi gasped uncontrollably.Zhou Xingjun tenderly kissed Su Mingxi's forehead lovingly, and asked again: "Is this okay?"

Su Mingxi was so bewildered by Zhou Xingjun's kiss, his mind was so dizzy that he couldn't think, so he nodded without thinking.Zhou Xingjun chuckled a few times, and kissed again.

After another kiss, Su Mingxi paralyzed in Zhou Xingjun's arms with limp hands and feet. The whole body was supported by Zhou Xingjun's arms around his waist so as not to slip to the ground.

Zhou Xingjun made a little effort in his arms, picked up Su Mingxi, walked out of the kitchen, put Su Mingxi on the sofa, put his forehead on Su Mingxi's forehead, and said softly: "You wait here for me to finish dinner."

Su Mingxi was completely dumbfounded by Zhou Xingjun's kiss, so naturally it was what he said and did.Su Mingxi nodded obediently, and Zhou Xingjun touched the top of Su Mingxi's head as if rewarding him.

Su Mingxi sat on the sofa for a few minutes before his mushy brain began to function.

I clearly planned it out, and I will tell Zhou Xingjun that I have a "white moonlight" in the kitchen.

However, Zhou Xingjun kissed him so directly? !

Why did Zhou Xingjun become like this during the susceptible period?

Cough cough cough, although he did enjoy it a bit...

Su Mingxi's original courage, like a balloon, was punctured by Zhou Xingjun's two kisses.

Su Mingxi felt a little hot when he touched his red face.

He turned on the phone camera again to observe himself, his star-like eyes were indeed glistening with water, so wet and blurred.

It looks very imposing at first glance.

Moreover, the timing is not very good now, next time, next time he will definitely be able to speak out.

The sofa Su Mingxi is sitting on is facing the kitchen, and he can see Zhou Xingjun's every move through the glass door.

Maybe that's why he put himself in this way, Su Mingxi thought angrily.Let yourself know how virtuous he is, so that you can agree to his confession.

He will never agree!He also wanted to tell Zhou Xingjun directly about his affair with Bai Yueguang!

But the fact is, Su Mingxi looked at Zhou Xingjun's busy appearance, and the more he looked at it, the more he felt that Zhou Xingjun was in line with his liking in everything.

Even the red ears that Zhou Xingjun's father hated, Su Mingxi thought they were so cute.

Su Mingxi couldn't sit still anymore, he was worried that if he continued to watch, his mind would be shaken, and he would agree to Zhou Xingjun's confession in the future.

Of course Su Mingxi won't admit it, he has been shaken for a long time.

He jumped up from the sofa and hurriedly said: "You don't have to make dinner for me, I'll go find my friend."

Before Zhou Xingjun could react, Su Mingxi had finished changing his shoes and disappeared outside the door.

As if someone was chasing him.

Su Mingxi ran out of Zhou Xingjun's sight, and then sighed in relief, the heartbeat that was beating rapidly due to the sudden violent movement gradually calmed down.

Su Mingxi walked aimlessly, until his stomach couldn't help but started to protest, he realized that he had been out for more than 40 minutes.

Su Mingxi looked around, there were no convenience stores or restaurants, only clothing and jewelry shops, and the only one that could enter his stomach was a bar.

Su Mingxi pushed the door and walked in. He also knew that he was not a good drinker, so he just wanted to order a glass of low-alcohol wine and order a takeaway.

After all, it seems that this is the only place nearby, with tables and chairs for people to sit and eat.

Just as Su Mingxi walked into the bar, the wind chime on the door rang crisply, indicating that a guest was coming.

But the rather sentimental sound of wind chimes was completely covered up by the deafening music, the lights of various colors were flickering, and the dance floor was like a group of demons dancing wildly.

Some people near the door of the bar heard the sound of someone coming in, and someone casually glanced at the door, but couldn't turn their eyes away.

The friend next to him smiled and yelled at him: "What are you looking at? The saliva is about to flow out."

The man stretched out his finger and pointed in a direction, and the friend looked along and saw Su Mingxi.The friend was speechless, unable to move his eyes away just like the man, before nodding and sighing softly: "It is indeed an Omega that makes people drool."

Su Mingxi sat on the high chair in front of the bar, skillfully ordered a low-alcohol drink, and leaned lazily on the bar, like a big white cat lazily combing its hair.

When the well-informed Beta bartender saw Su Mingxi, he couldn't help being slightly taken aback, his originally indifferent eyes filled with a smile, and his bartending movements slowed down a lot, deliberately delaying the time for Su Mingxi to sit in front of him.

Su Mingxi didn't care about the slow motion of the bartender, and asked directly: "Can I order takeaway here?"

If anyone else had asked that question, the bartender would have told that person to get the hell out of here.

But if this Omega...

The bartender smiled: "Of course."

Su Mingxi opened the takeaway software and ordered a takeaway, and then asked like an inch: "Can the wine be packed?"

The bartender was silent for a while, but looking at the bright face of the Omega in front of him, he still said, "Yes, but you need to bring your own cup."

Su Mingxi happily showed the takeaway interface, and there was a cup of milk tea on it.

The bartender's smile deepened, he approached Su Mingxi and whispered——

"I suggest you be careful, this bar is full of Alphas."

The author says:

A pair of stupid young couples tut tut.

Preview of the next episode - A man suddenly turned into a cat. Is this a cat demon or a great magician?Or maybe a Hogwarts honors graduate and an Animagus?

No one would do that kind of thing to Xiaoxi, it's not so old-fashioned;

Yesterday's daily event was to celebrate the [-] nutrient solution in advance (sincerely), but today is not a lot, [-]. Let me tell you in advance, this book is about to end, and the part-time job next Monday will definitely be very, very busy.

So there will be [-] a day tomorrow, and [-] a day a day on Monday, and the episode should be put on the episode of the small theater in the column.

(perhaps)

I'm sorry that I still didn't reply to the comment or2 because I just want to play with my phone paralyzed after coding;

In the afternoon, I ordered a fried chicken takeaway. After eating three or four yuan, I felt so greasy. I took a bite and a half of the oil, and then started to run to the toilet QAQ;

I feel that I have eaten a lot, and I really have no appetite in summer;

The keyboard is really a battery killer. It has used up four of my batteries in half a month (mainly because I don’t know which batteries in my house are used and which ones are useless) so my mother and I can only share one air conditioner remote control, the TV’s The remote is dead, new batteries look like they will arrive today;

I have been playing with slime, and my hands still hurt today. I guess it must be because I have typed too much on the keyboard. I plan to buy a finger tape roll of that kind.

But I’m sure I don’t have that kind of patience. I remembered the video again. Now I really like watching hamster food distribution and videos recording the production process of factories and stores. I also have hamsters at home. I have raised them twice, once they escaped from the cage. We couldn’t find it and were starved to death (fortunately, it wasn’t my house). Another time, my younger brother went out to play with a cage, but he came back alone. When we went to find it, the cage had already been taken away;

Now I raise a parrot, I don’t know what kind it is, but it’s beautiful and blue.The noise at night is a bit annoying.


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