<aside> 🔑 Key: 🦌: Lu Chen/Alkaid 🖌️: MC 🔮: Chi Yuan 📞: Voice on the phone

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Alkaid was in the study surveying his research data. I curled up on the sofa, turning the volume on the radio up. 🔮: Good morning listeners, you are listening to FM319’s newest astrology reading! I am astrologist Chi Yuan~

Chi Yuan, A recently debuted LOFTER astrologist, Because their wacky chatty personality was a big hit, they became quite the popular “eat while you listen show” online—.

🔮: This March, Saturn falls into Pisces. Friends that are Pisceans will easily acquire riches, or unexpected achievements in certain fields.
🔮: Of course, if you sincerely wish for it, don’t forget your good luck ritual. Around spring, Pisceans have to be 1000% prepared—

I leaned in closer to the radio. Just as it reached the most important part, the sound of a phone ringing stole my attention. It was Alkaid’s phone. After he rushed into the study with his materials, he had left his phone in the living room. The screen didn’t show the caller ID, only a phone number from Shanghai.

• Answer the phone
• Get Alkaid

🖌️: …Alkaid, you bought a house? Confusion appeared on Alkaid's face, identical to mine. He took the phone from my hand. While replying to the person on the phone, he took me by my hand and lead me to the living room.

🦌: Mn, Yes, he is actually my relative. 🦌: Okay, then we will go with that.

After a few minutes, he hung up. I couldn’t hold in my curiosity anymore.

• Inquire what’s the matter
• Inquire about the big decision to buy a house.

Alkaid smiled while shaking his head, enveloping his arms around me. Both of us sat together on the soft sofa. 🦌: It's not a house for a person, it's for a pigeon. 🖌️: Pigeon? I blinked, attempting to figure out from his expression if it was an analogy or another rhetorical answer? But Alkaid’s expression made me realise he was serious.

🦌: When I was in middle school, there was a person raising pigeons nearby. Back then, we called him Uncle Ge. 🦌: He was prepared to return to Yue Cheng to retire early. He sold all the pigeons., leaving only a small courtyard that was troublesome to take care, so he was planning to pass it to…

🖌️: .. You? 🦌: Mn, me. Alkaid’s mother had left him his current place. So in some sense, the first property that belonged to him was actually the pigeon house. 🖌️: Sounds unimaginable. 🦌: I plan to find some time to go. 🦌: I arranged some time to go, but I might need help from someone. 🖌️: Okay, let's go together. Anyways, it's just a small courtyard, isn't it? 🦌: … You could say that. Alkaid smiled a little helplessly. I only realised what this smile meant when Alkaid and I drove through a city and along a highway, turning into the mountain forests. .

The small courtyard tucked away in Yuyan was far more spacious than I imagined. Not only were there detached houses, there were even fruit forests at the back of the mountain. Looking at this massive place, I turned towards Alkaid and asked. 🖌️: Pigeon House? 🦌: The pigeons I knew would probably have liked living here. Alkaid said this with a straight face. I couldn’t stop myself from pulling on his sleeve. 🖌️: Have you talked about this with the older members of your family? This courtyard… looks a little big. 🖌️: Should we ask your parents? Alkaid shook his head, neatening my collar and taking the chance to brush off some pigeon feathers that had fallen onto my shoulder. 🦌: My father's attitude is, “Don't let your professional tastes influence your child.” 🦌: And my mother would just smile and say, —”Alkaid is an adult. You're already old enough to take care of property on your own.” 🦌: Rather than them maybe I wish to hear more of your opinions.

Suddenly, Alkaid changed the topic. 🦌: MC, do you want to live together with me?