Peninsula: I run a bed and breakfast on Jeju Island

Little Black slowly finished the last bite of dog food, licked his lips, wagged his tail, and walked out of the kitchen.

It looked around and seemed to realize that the strangely shaped creature from before was gone.

Little Black stuck out its tongue and wagged its tail lightly.

It ran towards Li Ran, lowered its head and rubbed against his trouser leg, making "woof woof" sounds, as if to say that some ugly monster had appeared out of nowhere and scared it.

Of course, this is just Li Ran's guess.

Brin: Malice received +1

He was just about to squat down and pet its back when it suddenly ran away.

He looked back and saw that Brin had somehow crawled out from under the sofa.

Li Ran and Cui Zhenli, who was sitting on the sofa, exchanged a glance and shook their heads with a smile.

"You were worried that Blackie might bully Brin, and you said you'd have it take care of Brin. But now it seems we're not so sure who'll bully whom."

"Let's pray that Xiao Hei doesn't get bullied!" He stood up and walked towards the sofa.

Choi Jin-ri pouted, somewhat unconvinced, "You're making it sound like Brin is some kind of awful person. Your prejudice against Brin is too great."

Before he could finish speaking, Brin stepped directly onto a square sleeping mat in the corner.

That was Xiao Hei's favorite sleeping mat; it often slept on its side on it.

Brin stepped on it, spun around twice, and then lay down.

"Mmm~"

Upon seeing this, Xiao Hei scratched at the ground with its paws, whimpering and occasionally looking up at Li Ran, as if to say, "Master, look at it!"

Although it barked loudly, it always kept a one-meter distance from Brin.

He's a coward.

Finally, having exhausted all other options, it ran to a corner far from Brin and found a new place to lie down.

Its chin rested on its front paws, looking like it had been wronged but dared not speak out.

Li Ran watched the whole thing from the side and couldn't help but chuckle.

Choi Jin-ri, who was standing to the side, clearly noticed Xiao Hei's aggrieved look, and the corners of her mouth also turned up slightly.

She gently patted the sofa and beckoned to Xiao Hei, "Come here, little chug, come here to me!"

Little Black's ears twitched, and it looked up at her, then glanced warily at Brin, who had just taken over its sleeping mat. Its tail weakly swept across the ground twice.

It remained in the same spot without moving.

Brin lay down on the sleeping mat that originally belonged to Little Black, its tail swaying slowly.

It even gave a comfortable yawn.

Li Ran walked over, squatted down next to Xiao Hei, and gently scratched its chin with her fingertips.

Xiao Hei immediately nuzzled its head into his hand, making soft whimpering sounds, looking pitiful.

"Alright, alright, I know you've been wronged." Li Ran suppressed a laugh. "I'll add a meat strip for you later to make up for it, my little blackie."

As soon as it heard there was food, Xiao Hei's eyes lit up instantly.

Its tail began to wag lightly again.

Choi Jin-ri found it amusing to watch from the sidelines.

She reached out and pulled Brin into her arms, gently tapping its little head with her fingertip. "How come I never realized you were so bossy before?"

"Is this your sleeping mat?"

Brin gently nuzzled Choi Jin-ri's arm with her head.

……

When the sun was high in the sky, Li Ran brought the food to the table.

Stir-fried tomatoes and eggs, stewed potatoes and lean meat, stir-fried yam and wood ear mushrooms, steamed sea bass, and winter melon meatball soup.

The food was still steaming hot.

Lee Ran and Choi Jin-ri sat at the dining table.

It was Brin's first time eating at a guesthouse, and she was a little unfamiliar with the place, looking around curiously.

The little black cat next to him wagged its tail and skillfully carried the food bowl to Li Ran's side.

He picked up some vegetables and mixed them with rice, then poured them into its bowl.

Brin glanced at it and moved closer to Choi Jin-ri.

Choi Jin-ri picked up a few pieces of lean meat and put them into its bowl.

Brin pricked up her ears and first took small, reserved steps to sniff it.

Once it confirmed that the taste was to its liking, it lowered its head and began to lick it in small sips, making soft, satisfied purring sounds in its throat.

Li Ran served two bowls of rice, placing one bowl steadily in front of Cui Zhenli.

"It's been stewing for almost an hour, the potatoes and meat should be quite tender by now."

He pushed the stir-fried yam and wood ear mushrooms towards her a little, saying, "I noticed you didn't have much of an appetite this morning, so I made some yam. Eat more yam to soothe your stomach."

"And there's scrambled eggs with tomatoes. I made it differently; could you try it for me?"

"Yes," Choi Jin-ri said, taking a bite of rice. The sweet and sour tomato sauce, along with the fluffy egg, melted on her tongue.

She nodded and gave Li Ran a thumbs up. "Your cooking skills have improved again! Given time, you'll be the world's number one chef!"

Li Ran rolled her eyes. "The world's number one chef? You're such a chuunibyou."

Despite saying that, he was secretly pleased, and the corners of his mouth turned up slightly.

Choi Jin-ri's eyes darted around, and she said with a grin, "So, the world's number one chef, how about teaching me how to cook sometime?"

"Sure, sure." He raised his chin slightly and nodded.

After dinner, Choi Jin-ri sat on the sofa and dozed off with her eyes slightly closed.

Brin climbed up her legs and stopped curled up at her elbow.

Li Ran sat on the other side of the sofa, legs crossed, looking for any good new books recently.

When he comes across a good scene, he might occasionally give a tip or cast a vote.

Xiao Hei sidled up and circled around Choi Jin-ri twice, but hesitated when she saw Brin lying in her arms.

Finally, it lay down a little distance away from Choi Jin-ri and rested its chin on her feet.

The living room was very quiet.

The only sounds were the occasional sea breeze blowing in from outside the window and the soft snoring in Brin's throat.

Li Ran's eyes started to hurt after reading the novel for a while, so she turned off her phone screen and rubbed her eyes with her right hand.

He glanced to the side and raised an eyebrow.

Choi Jin-ri leaned back on the sofa, holding Brin in her arms and with Xiao Hei lying at her feet, a very pleasant scene.

The sunlight shone on her hair, making it gleam.

She seemed to be sleeping very soundly. Brin, who was in her arms, was probably warmed by the sun and turned over, adjusting her position.

As a result, its originally faint snoring became even louder.

Hearing the noise, the little black cat at his feet twitched its droopy ears and glanced warily at Brin.

Seeing that it had only rolled over and hadn't done anything else, Xiao Hei cautiously nudged its head closer to Cui Zhenli's ankle.

How wonderful!

Both the visuals and the people.

Li Ran stretched and leaned back on the sofa.

"Ding-dong~"

A cell phone ringtone broke the tranquility.

Choi Jin-ri's phone vibrated in her pocket.

Li Ran looked at her.

She rubbed her eyes, sat up straight, and took her phone out of her pocket.

She glanced down at it, pursed her lips, hung up, and then turned off her phone screen.

Choi Jin-ri naturally put her phone back in her pocket, but subtly pressed her thumb, seemingly to put the phone on silent.

Li Ran watched quietly from the side, her gaze returning to her phone screen, without uttering a sound.