Overturned Tower

August 22nd was another Sunday with such blazing sunshine that people didn’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 and lazily put his head under the pillow of the sofa and at the angle between the armrest of the sofa and clamped his head.

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 liked to place four folded quilts around him like a chess set, and then huddle in the small grid in the middle - Russell could roll in them for hours before completely messing up the quilts.

This was a "ritual" he used to relieve his stress when he was in school.

Although the tutor's temper towards other students is very good and 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 each other's name, is distracted in class, or He would turn a blind eye when he was fishing, and even if he didn't finish his final thesis assignment, he could indulge in this level of indulgence for a few days.

She always had a gentle, motherly smile and always advised other instructors not to be too harsh. Therefore, in the eyes of other students, this 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.

Throughout her long life, Sally Ruth had a special way of having fun. That's why she especially likes to pamper short-lived species, pamper their laziness, and then quietly observe how they indulge in short-term joy and pleasure, and finally fall to the point where they start crying after drinking, "What if I was like that?" That’ll be fine.”

In terms of her long life, every mortal's life is so short. She likes watching such live-action dramas as much as listening to cross talk.

Russell hadn't awakened his memory at that time, 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, his extraordinary nature was noticed by Sally Ruth because of his special and weird behavior. In the end, Russell was captured by her and became her graduate student.

However, unlike his attitude toward other people... Instructor Sally Russ was quite harsh on Russell.

Ultra-high standards naturally bring ultra-high pressure... even for people like Russell.

He has no time to go out, no money for fun, and he doesn't like smoking, drinking, or catnip. His only entertainment is rolling around in bed. But sadly, he didn't have any roommates to call upon, so he had to clean up the mess of quilts and sheets he made...

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, the sense of danger accompanied by bad taste in the mentor reminded Russell of his 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.

--exist? Your boss in your previous life came after you and asked you to continue working overtime.

It's so damn scary that it makes people feel as frightened 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 gently pressed.

Although he didn't say anything, Russell had already guessed that it was 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.

"Hum hum……"

Seeing the sudden increase in the frequency of Russell's tail wagging on the sofa, Delphinium couldn't help but chuckle.

Russell had been watching TV on the pillow before, but now he just tucked his head under it and was still lying on the sofa and curled up in a ball. So Delphinium simply sat in Russell's arms, leaning against Russell's chest and abdomen.

"It's so hot..."

Russell complained, but still stretched his legs a little more so that Delphinium could sit inside a little more. Otherwise, it would be a bit uncomfortable to sit on the edge of the sofa.

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 but 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 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 let him install the prosthetic body for her. After all, the prosthesis needs to be installed on the lumbar spine, so basically based on the most conservative considerations, you can only wear underwear... and even when installing the back part, you have to take off most of it.

And Russell didn't want to take advantage of Delphinium by giving her a birthday gift.

So he had 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. Unexpectedly, Delphinium actually responded without saying a word.

After pretending, Uncle Herman even became more enthusiastic towards Russell, inviting himself to come and stay every weekend.

Seeing that attitude, he already regarded himself as a prospective son-in-law.

This gave Russell a little headache.

He was quite happy to have a good relationship with his uncle and aunt, and he could enjoy some delicious food made by his aunt when he came over.

And they both belong to the cat family, and they are also peers in the same faction. They 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 so big. Sometimes Russell would lie on his back when he was tired, and he would happily run around the house carrying Russell on his back.

It can be said with certainty that most biological sons will not receive this kind of treatment... 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 people around him into the water. Uncles and aunts are ordinary people. Although the sense of warmth makes Russell feel relaxed and nostalgic, it is precisely because of this that Russell is even more afraid that something will happen to them.

But on the other hand, he was indeed very reluctant to part with Delphinium.

In a more selfish manner, Russell hopes that Delphinium can face difficulties with him.

But Russell couldn't say this kind of thing 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 the relaxing feeling of basking in the sun.

As Morgan recounts:

Lie down in a sunny spot in a warm home. Feeling the warmth of the sun, I slowly fell asleep and dreamed 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.

Go have a meal and come back to write the second chapter~