At this moment, the students in the front row noticed a small anomaly. “Hey? Professor Fu’s hair tie… why is it so cute?” She took out her phone, opened the camera, and zoomed in three times. “Is it a cherry?”

It’s a strawberry. Zhu Zhixi answered silently in his head with a grin. A super-duper cute little strawberry hair tie, bought just today.

“So girly. His partner definitely tied his hair for him.”

Behind her, Zhu Zhixi nodded repeatedly. A student this perceptive would definitely not fail the class.

“This image is the architectural restoration drawing of the ancient city ruins. First, let’s look at the west side…” Fu Rangyi walked under the projection screen. Before raising his finger to point, he made a habitual motion.

Here it comes, here it comes. Zhu Zhixi sat up straight.

As expected, just as he had anticipated, Fu Rangyi pulled up the sleeve of his knit shirt from his elbow, revealing his forearm.

After saying just a few words, Fu Rangyi froze, staring blankly at his own forearm.

“Huh? What’s on Professor Fu’s arm? Stickers? Or a tattoo?”

“So cute! Are those cats and dogs? And a little rabbit.”

Fu Rangyi turned his head, pulled down his sleeve, and looked towards the back row. Even the mask couldn’t hide the shock in his eyes.

Zhu Zhixi immediately ducked his head onto the desk to avoid his gaze.

Well, what could he do? You were sleeping so soundly, and it was so boring just waiting. I had to do something to pass the time. So I had to make you my temporary tattoo model.

The girls in front were chatting even more fervently. “I feel like there’s going to be a new hot post on the forum today.”

“His husband definitely did this!”

Just as Zhu Zhixi was basking in the smug satisfaction of his successful prank, someone suddenly appeared next to him. He turned his head and saw an unfamiliar face. Based on his feeling, it was an Alpha.

This male university student was quite friendly. “Classmate, are you here to audit the class? I haven’t seen you before. What department are you from?”

Zhu Zhixi pulled his mask up higher and replied in a tiny voice, “I… I guess so. But I’m not from this university.”

“From another school?” the other person immediately guessed. “From A University next door, right?”

Hearing the conversation, the girls in the front row also turned to look.

Zhu Zhixi gave a dry laugh and moved one seat over. “Sorry, I have a bit of social anxiety.”

“No worries, no worries. It’s like this, I’m just passing a note for my roommate.” The Alpha student said with a smile, pushing a sticky note in front of him. “He thinks you’re really good-looking and wants to get to know you. Don’t be scared.”

Zhu Zhixi glanced at the note. The handwriting wasn’t great, and there was a strange drawing on it.

[Hello, classmate! Sorry to bother you, but are you single? What’s your major? I’ve never seen you before.
→ Yes. Can we be friends? This is my WeChat: dashanshiniangdetiancai
→ No. Thanks for reading, sorry for the trouble.
You’re really good-looking! It’s okay if you don’t add me, but would you have time for me to buy you a cup of bubble tea after class?]

He read it with mixed feelings, then looked up at the said professor on the stage, whose face was almost pressed against the desktop.

You guys are the ones who should be scared, classmate.

“Okay, I got it.” Zhu Zhixi waved at him. “You should go back now.”

“So…” The student gave a silly laugh. “Could you… make a choice? So I can pass it back.”

Faced with this delivery boy who was still unaware of the perils of the world, Zhu Zhixi was surprisingly at a loss for words.

“Fine…” He found a pen, uncapped it, and was about to draw a circle next to the “No” arrow when the note was suddenly snatched away.

He jumped in fright and looked up to see Fu Rangyi’s cold, indifferent eyes.

Are you a ghost? How do you walk without making a sound?

The student next to him, concerned with his roommate’s love life, was also dumbfounded and lowered his head in embarrassment. Getting caught by the professor passing a love note in class would scare anyone.

However, Fu Rangyi didn’t publicly shame him.

“If you have a question you don’t understand, you can just raise your hand and ask.” As he spoke, he put the note down, took the pen from Zhu Zhixi’s hand, and hastily wrote a few words on it. He handed it back. “Do you understand now?”

After doing so, Fu Rangyi straightened up, subconsciously running a hand through his hair, accidentally loosening the little braid at the back. The hair tie was carried away by his fingers. He looked down at it and actually chuckled. The laugh was a bit strange.

He took Zhu Zhixi’s hand, slipped the strawberry hair tie onto his wrist, and said in a low voice, “I’ll leave this with you for now. If you lose it, you’ll blame me again.”

Before returning to the lectern, he added, “Tie it tighter next time.”

There was definitely a hidden meaning in those words.

Even though he hadn’t done anything, Zhu Zhixi inexplicably felt the sense of being caught cheating. He looked speechlessly at the student who had already made a run for it, then looked down at the little strawberry hair tie on his wrist, feeling utterly wronged.

Most importantly, with all this commotion, the girls in front had recognized him. They grabbed each other’s hands excitedly, as if they had won the lottery, suppressing their excitement while muttering words like “forum.”

What forum? S University’s?

Can people from outside the school not log in to see it?

An idea came to Zhu Zhixi. He decided to secretly use Fu Rangyi’s phone while he was asleep to check it out.

But right now, he couldn’t even see what was written in reply on that note.

As soon as the bell for the end of class rang, Zhu Zhixi slipped out from the back and went to the front door to intercept his jealous, frail husband. He clung to him all the way downstairs, from the school to their home. When acting cute didn’t work, he started listing his own hard work. Fortunately, before he had to resort to throwing a tantrum, Fu Rangyi let it go.

“Don’t come to my lectures anymore,” Fu Rangyi said.

“But I like listening to you lecture,” Zhu Zhixi said. “It’s very handsome.”

Fu Rangyi glanced at him. “Then sit in the front row.”

That’s asking too much, Professor Fu. I’m going to see my husband, not to punish myself. Zhu Zhixi gave a dry laugh. “We’ll see next time.”

Fu Rangyi pulled up his sleeve. “This can be washed off, right?”

“Yeah, just scrub it hard. It’ll come off on its own eventually, too. It lasts a week at most.” Zhu Zhixi also pulled up his own sleeve. “I put some on too, we match.”

Hearing the last half of the sentence and looking at Zhu Zhixi’s arm, Fu Rangyi fell silent for a moment, then said, “It needs to be scrubbed hard… then… let’s just let it fall off on its own.”

Zhu Zhixi had already developed a perfect ability to interpret someone’s insincerity. He held back a laugh. “Why?”

“I’m sick, no energy to scrub,” Fu Rangyi said.

“I can help you then.” Zhu Zhixi rolled up his sleeves. “I have plenty of energy.”

Fu Rangyi pulled his arm back and looked at him without a word.

How can he be so cute? Zhu Zhixi laughed. “Ah, I’m suddenly out of energy. So strange, what’s happening? I’m feeling faint, so faint.” As he spoke, he leaned crookedly against Fu Rangyi.

Fu Rangyi didn’t speak, but he didn’t move away either. Before going back to his room, he secretly pulled up his sleeve again to look at his arm, thinking Zhu Zhixi hadn’t noticed.

In the middle of the night, Zhu Zhixi quietly sneaked into the spare bedroom, only to find that Fu Rangyi wasn’t sleeping on the bed. He was obviously in the tent. He tiptoed to the side of the tent, gently unzipped it, and sure enough, the sick Doctor Doggie was sleeping inside, covered with a thick blanket and a pile of his clothes. Next to the pillow was the little rabbit keychain he had tucked in earlier. The little rabbit was even covered with a small towel.

Zhu Zhixi fumbled for a while, found the phone, and left the tent. He entered the password and unlocked it. His original plan was to search for the S University forum in the browser history, but as soon as the phone opened, it was on the memo page that hadn’t been closed.

[Little Rabbit Rearing Manual]

1. Try to believe in the existence of the countdown, satisfy Zhu Zhixi’s requests as much as possible, but prohibit initiating excessive physical contact.
   
2. He said “I’m really going to die,” and also mentioned being sick. The last time he had a nosebleed, he said “again.” I need to find a way to take him to a doctor. Ask Li Qiao to help find a reliable one.
   
3. Urge him to sleep early and wake up early, and to eat on time.
   
4. Take time off in advance to accompany him to his physical examination.
   
5. Take Zhu Zhixi to the cultural festival.
   
6. Help Zhu Zhixi eliminate the countdown.
   
7. Think three times before speaking, try not to blurt out harsh words.
   
8. Learn to praise him more.
   
9. Zhu Zhixi becomes very cute when he’s drunk, but it’s best to be there, otherwise it could be dangerous.
   
10. Find a reason to give him the pajamas I bought.
    
11. Use protection. An accident like pregnancy must absolutely not happen. Absolutely not.
    
12. When you see he’s feeling down, ask and communicate in a timely manner. He is not an unreasonable person, he just wants more right to know. I must try to overcome the obstacle of not being good at expressing myself. It’s not a big deal to say it.
    
13. He is not pitying me, he is concerned about me.
    
14. Cannot say “die,” use “long life” instead.
    
15. Make more gifts for Zhu Zhixi, have several options, the possibility of receiving positive feedback is higher.
    
16. Try to spend more time with his family, they are all very good people. The same goes for the Family Planning Committee member.
    
17. Overcome separation anxiety, he can’t be by my side all the time.
    
18. Zhu Zhixi likes long hair. Find a suitable time to grow it out.
    
19. Secondary gland development, must take good care of him, control myself, cannot bully him.
    
20. Cannot lose contact, cannot lose contact, cannot turn off my phone casually, don’t let my baby worry.
    
21. He will not disappear.
    
22. He will not disappear.
    
23. This is not a foster situation.
    
24. Pull yourself together, don’t let him find out.
    
25. I don’t know anymore.
    
26. I can finally see the countdown too. So this is what it feels like. Can it be me instead?
    
27. It’s been lifted. I must get well, I can’t let Zhu Zhixi worry.
    
28. Wedding spreadsheet, wedding spreadsheet, can’t make any mistakes.
    […]
    

Scrolling to the very bottom, he saw the newest content.

[37. Reduce the frequency of Zhu Zhixi’s appearances at the university, post more photos together, let the students recognize his face, reduce potential love rivals. Remember: even if I’m jealous, I can’t say harsh words.]

[38. He burned his finger while cooking and hid it from me. Don’t let him cook next time.]

Zhu Zhixi sat on the carpet, sniffling, crying and laughing at the same time, typing messily on his phone. But his mind was clear, and he hadn’t forgotten his ultimate goal. After some spy-like actions, he finally found the S University forum and successfully logged into his husband’s account.

A post related to him was floating right on the front page—[Follow-up: The person who tried to steal someone’s partner right in front of the professor is here orz]

Clicking on it, the first thing he saw was that note. The word [No] was circled, with a sharp arrow pointing down to a line of handwriting that seemed to pierce through the paper.

[Married. Husband is Professor Fu Rangyi of the School of Archaeology and Museology at S University, the instructor for this course.]

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Author’s Note:

A small scene of Fu Rangyi waking up in the morning:

He opens his phone, glances at the memo, closes it, then opens it again, eyes wide.

The title has been changed to [Little Rabbit Being Loved Manual].

He scrolls to the very bottom, where a new line has been added.

[39. Must always remember that Zhu Zhixi is the gentlest, kindest, cutest, and most considerate husband in the whole world. Zhu Zhixi loves me very, very, very much.]