He cleared his throat again.
Tu Bai looked up. "Is your throat bothering you?"
No," Gojo Satoru said, pointing at the TV, "Watch this.
Tu Bai glanced at the screen. On the screen, two rabbits were.. mating. Tu Bai's face instantly turned red. "What are you making me watch!"
Animal World," Gojo Satoru said solemnly, "Learn some natural knowledge.
Tu Bai threw the book over. Gojo Satoru caught it, placed it on the Coffee Table, then slid it toward Tu Bai.
Xiao Bai.
What is it?
“Look at that Rabbit, he jumps so high.”
Tu Bai did not look.
Are you saying you can jump that high too?
Tu Bai's ears turned red. "I am human."
But you were a rabbit," Gojo Satoru said, placing a hand on his shoulder, "Rabbits go into heat in the spring. Do you?
Tu Bai pushed his hand away. "No."
Really?
Really.
Gojo Satoru looked at his ears. The tips of his ears slowly turned red, the color spreading down from the tips until his entire ears became pink. Tu Bai, unaware of this himself, continued to pretend to be calm while flipping through a book.
Gojo Satoru couldn't help himself; he laughed.
"What are you laughing at?" Tu Bai glared at him.
"I'm not laughing," Gojo Satoru said, but he couldn't suppress the corner of his mouth. He reached out and touched the tips of Tu Bai's ears. Tu Bai shuddered all over and slapped his hand away.
Don't touch me!
Why can't I touch it?
You just can't touch it!
Gojo Satoru withdrew his hand, but his eyes remained fixed on his ears. The ears were still trembling, pink and fluffy. Tu Bai held the book high, shielding his face.
“Go away.”
I'm not leaving.
Then don't look.
Look at what?
Look at me!
Gojo Satoru laughed and snatched the book from his hands. "Your rabbit ears are out."
Tu Bai was stunned for a moment, reaching up to touch the top of his head. They were fluffy, with both ears standing upright. His face turned even redder as he tried to press the ears down with his hands, but he couldn't keep them down.
"It's all your fault." He glared at Gojo Satoru.
Why is it my fault?
If you don't say those nonsense things, they won't come out.
What did I say?" Gojo Satoru blinked innocently, "I only asked if you were in heat.
"You're still talking!" Tu Bai delivered a kick. Gojo Satoru grabbed his ankle and wouldn't let go.
Xiao Bai.
Let go.
Your ears are so cute.
Tu Bai was stunned, then his face grew even redder. "Let go!"
Gojo Satoru didn't let go; instead, he leaned in closer. "So cute. Fluffy, still trembling."
Tu Bai reached out and covered his ears. "No looking."
Gojo Satoru laughed, released his ankle, pulled him into his embrace. Tu Bai struggled for a moment but could not break free.
“What are you doing—"
Look at you," Gojo Satoru said, looking down at his face, "your face is red too.
No.
Yes." Gojo Satoru reached out and touched his cheek. "It's hot.
Tu Bai turned his face away. Gojo Satoru smiled and pulled him into a tight embrace, resting his chin on the top of his head. The ears were right beside his face, fluffy, brushing against his skin. He blew a gentle breath.
Tu Bai shuddered all over, his Rabbit Ears twitched even more violently.
Stop blowing!
Why?
It tickles.
Gojo Satoru blew on him again. Tu Bai shrugged his shoulders, covered his ears with his hands, curled himself into a ball.
Gojo Satoru!
Hmm?
Are you doing this on purpose!
"No," Gojo Satoru said, but his voice was full of laughter. Tu Bai looked up and glared at him, his Red Eyes watery, his face flushing from his cheeks to the tips of his ears, his ears standing straight up, his fur bristling.
Gojo Satoru looked at him, stunned. Then he reached out and gently stroked his ears. This time Tu Bai did not dodge; he simply stared at him.
I don't know if you're in heat," Gojo Satoru said, his voice dropping low, "but I think I am.
Tu Bai was stunned, then realized what he meant. His face grew even redder, he reached out to push him. "Go away."
I'm not leaving.
Go away.
"No." Gojo Satoru lowered his head and kissed his forehead. Tu Bai stopped moving, merely glaring at him, but his gaze had lost its lethality. Gojo Satoru kissed him again, this time on the tip of the nose. Then he kissed the corner of the mouth. Tu Bai closed his eyes.
Gojo Satoru smiled and picked him up. "Back to the room?"
Tu Bai buried his face into his chest. ".. Mm."
That evening, Tu Bai's ears never retracted. Every time Gojo Satoru gave them a kiss, they would twitch; another kiss, they would twitch again. Eventually, driven by his teasing, Tu Bai could only huddle pitifully under the blanket, with only his ears peeking out. Gojo Satoru reached out to touch them, the ears twitched, retreating further into the blanket.
Stop touching me..
"Fine, I won't touch you." Gojo Satoru said, pulling his hand back and embracing him through the Pillow. After a while, Tu Bai poked his head out from the Pillow, his hair messy, his face flushed, his ears standing upright.
Senpai.
Hmm?
You should watch less Animal World in the future.
Gojo Satoru laughed. "Alright."
Tu Bai looked at him for a few seconds, then buried his face back in. After a while, a muffled Voice came from under the Small Blanket: "Actually.. it's not that I completely can't."
What?
Tu Bai fell silent. Gojo Satoru was stunned for a moment, then reacted. He smiled as he pulled Tu Bai out from the Pillow.
What did you say?
I said nothing.
I heard it.
You misheard.
No." Gojo Satoru looked down at him. "Do you want to say that again?
Tu Bai turned his face away. "I won't say it."
Gojo Satoru kissed him with a smile. Tu Bai was kissed until he could barely breathe, reaching out to push his face away. "Enough.."
Not enough," Gojo Satoru said, kissing him again. "Spring is still long.
Tu Bai glared at him, but his ears twitched. Gojo Satoru saw this and laughed even more happily.
Outside the window, the night wind blew in, carrying the aura of soil and flower buds. Spring has truly arrived.
Chapter 68
On the day Tu Bai was officially hired as the Technical Consultant for Jujutsu High, Gojo Satoru was even more excited than he was.
“Starting tomorrow, you'll be my colleague.” Gojo Satoru leaned back on the Sofa, his legs resting on the Coffee Table, wearing a smug grin. “How about calling me Brother?”
Tu Bai was looking at the employment contract, not even lifting his head: "Is there a connection between the two? Besides, how much older are you than me?"
Five years.
So what? I'm a university student, you're a Jujutsu High graduate.
Gojo Satoru choked for a moment.
Tu Bai flipped a page of the engagement letter and said leisurely, "In terms of education, I am higher than you."
Gojo Satoru fell silent for two seconds, then lunged forward and pinned him onto the Sofa. "You're getting out of hand."
Tu Bai smiled and pushed him: "Let go—you're going to wrinkle the Love Letter—"
Call me Brother and I'll let go.
In your dreams.
Will it make a sound or not?