Chapter 60 - 60 - New Neighbour?

It was by night he reached g city airport safely. He gently picked up Trexa gran, who was sleeping in the carrier, and placed her inside his warm pocket carefully. She was chunky and filled with a lot of peanuts and chunks of cookies.

"I need to control your diet baby, you are getting a handful.... I'm scared you might get obese," he mumbled to himself

Back in Japan, mister rain the butler in the house, was a great fan of her. He usually sneaked in a lot of food secretly making her chunky baby.

"When I picked you up, you were just a scrawny baby, now you quite a handful," he whispered, palming her gently. She literally felt like those toy fluff balls in his hands.

A small paw now and then hit his playful fingers. Seeing her broken nails made his heart hurt a bit, but she seemed happier about it. The nails never grew back they remained broken and the small area for her nail healed, eventually. This gave him a fear that Trexa gran might not have the power to reverse her own time.

He poked her bulging tummy. She turned to her side, nuzzling against his fingers. 

"Aww so cute..."

Zou Yue both exited the airport with huge luggage in hand. He placed them in a trolley nearby and pushed it out the door.

"Baby Yue!!!" a shout startled him.

His mother and father stood by the car waving at him vigorously.

"Mum! Dad!!" he rolled his trolley fast and hugged them tightly. "Oh, how I missed you both,"

"We missed you too," his dad whispered softly. Letting him go, he gently patted his head. "How was your stay at Mister Akira's. Was it pleasant? Did the weather suit you?"

"It was awesome. Japan is just a wonderful place. Akira san lives in a secluded place so it was even more magical," Zou Yue got in the car along with his parents.

Suddenly, his mother glanced back with a guilty expression. "I have something to tell you, son,"

"What is it?" Zou Yue was stunned. Both his parents had a very sad look on their faces. 'Did something happen without my knowledge....' his heart thudded loudly. "Is anyone sick?"

"I—we... kind of lost your rat. I know that you loved Trexa, but... we were careless and she escaped. I'm so sorry, baby," she said with a small pout.

Zou Yue laughed out loud. "ha-ha mum are you talking about this little girl?" he picked her up and showed them. Her round body fit his palm exactly. "She ran away to follow me. She even illegally got into the plane."

"What? Are you serious," his mother curiously glanced at the rat. "She does look well fed."

"She likes Japanese treats," he mumbled, placing Trexa gran in his pocket once more. "And dad, let me properly apologize for my bad behaviour. I know you might be disappointed in me....."

"What bad behaviour?" his mother looked at them both in shock. "What are you both hiding from me?"

Zou Yue peered at his father. 'He did not tell mum... that's good... mum might even beat me with a ladle if she found out I was a stalker....'

"Nothing darling, your son was being naughty," Zou Wei patted his wife's hands.

She calmed down a bit, yet still she gave them a frowning face. "You boys always keep secrets from me,"

Zou Yue leaned forward in the gap of the seat and hugged her. "Sorry mommy, I will tell you all on due time,"

"Yes, I hope so... by the way, I have a surprise for you," she kissed his cheeks softly.

"Really~~ I can't wait,"

Back in their house, Zou Wei parked his car next to their house. It was an empty lot before, but now there was a construction going on. The building was almost finished. Only the exterior was not painted.

"Why are we parking here? Won't our car get damaged from the constructions?" Zou Yue frowned deeply. When he bought the house, he did not calculate this mishap. Last life, this plot was always an empty land. No one occupied it or constructed on it.

"We have permission from the owner. He is a handsomely charming man," his mother said with a wide smirk.

"Stop talking about him. Let's go I'm hungry," his father got out of the car and swiftly moved to their house.

Zou Yue peered at him. "What's wrong with dad?"

"He secretly adores this kid, but he does not let it show," she whispered and got down as well.

'Dad rarely approves of anyone. This man must be a great person....' Zou Yue carried his bag while his mother helped carry the pet carrier.

"So you know this man came to us to buy our old house but your father was reluctant to sell to him, so the man brought the nearby plot and is constructing on it. A good neighbour is nice to have," she mumbled softly.

"Oh I see..." Zou Yue did not think much about this. All he cared about was the parking issue now. If the car was parked in someone else's house, it will someday spark a problem. He did not want that at all.

They even had another neighbouring house which was some space away. The rest of the plots on the other sides of their house were filled with thorny plants and other wild life.

Zou Yue passed next to the forest like land. "We can clear out this land and use it for a while."

"We don't have to. We already have our wonderful neighbour's permission. Don't worry, we are paying rent for that. It's a small amount but we can spare that much for comfort." She patted his back and walked in.

Inside, his father had already set up the table. "I'll take those in." he took the luggage from him and placed it inside his room. "Go clean up, we'll wait,"

"Okay~"

Zou Yue ran to the bathroom and freshened up. It felt good to be back.

Because home was home, nothing can beat the comfort and happiness it gave him.