Chapter 58: The Tiger Carries a Human on Its Back

Listening to the big tiger's words, Jiang Yuan felt a warmth in her heart, and a faint smile curled at the corners of her lips.

She reached out, stroked the tiger's forehead, and smiled. "Hu Rui, you are the most loyal and righteous tiger I have ever met."

Seeing her movement, Gu Yiwei's heart instinctively tightened with tension.

Was the tiger's head something she could just touch whenever she wanted?

Having received praise, Hu Rui wagged his tail gently and said proudly, "Yuanyuan, why are you praising Hu again! All tigers know this, you don't need to say it!"

Gu Yiwei was stunned. Watching the tiger's swaying tail, the admiration in his gaze toward Jiang Yuan deepened.

Incredible—she could actually coax a tiger into becoming a "hajimi" (cute pet).

"I can't," Jiang Yuan said, her eyes curving into crescents as she peered at the tiger's majestic face. "You are so excellent, I wish the whole world knew about it."

She hadn't expected that her casual metaphor would be taken literally. Hu Rui followed up with intense curiosity, "Yuanyuan, how are you going to let the whole world know how excellent Hu is?"

Jiang Yuan: "..."

She thought seriously for a moment before saying, "I think I can use a phone to record videos and post them online. Then everyone in the world can see."

"Your human phones are so magical!" Hu Rui exclaimed in wonder, then added excitedly, "Then come out and record a video!"

Looking at Hu Rui, Jiang Yuan thought to herself that she couldn't ask about Hu Shan's condition just yet.

If this clever big tiger discovered that her main reason for coming here was to help Hu Shan, he would surely be angry.

She had worked hard to make this friend; Jiang Yuan didn't want to end the friendship immediately.

Besides, she was indeed in the wrong for not coming to visit Hu Rui for so many days.

Thinking of Hu Rui's accusation just now, Jiang Yuan felt even more guilty.

Since she was the one at fault, it was only right to film videos for the big tiger.

With that thought, she turned to Gu Yiwei and said, "Mr. Gu, I'm going to get out of the car to help Hu Rui record some videos."

Gu Yiwei frowned.

Although he knew Jiang Yuan could coax a big tiger into a pet and leave a tiger's maw unscathed, he still felt uneasy.

One can never be too careful!

This was the King of Beasts, a fierce, massive tiger!

Seeing Gu Yiwei's worried expression, Jiang Yuan said earnestly, "Don't worry, Mr. Gu. I believe Hu Rui won't hurt me."

"What?" Hu Rui was astonished to hear her words. "This four-eyed human suspects Hu will hurt Yuanyuan? What a disgrace! A total disgrace! Hu never hurts friends! Unless you try to steal Hu's wife!"

Jiang Yuan couldn't help but smile. "Hu Rui, you're so smart, you even know how to use idioms."

Hu Rui gave a humble smile. "Hehe! Hu learned it from the TV!"

In his thirty years of life, this was the first time Gu Yiwei had seen a tiger grin, and he was completely dumbfounded.

She could make a tiger grin with just a few words, while he was still worrying about the danger of her getting out of the car...

Fine, fine, he wouldn't stop her.

The door of the specialized vehicle opened, and Jiang Yuan stepped out toward Hu Rui. The big cat immediately rubbed its massive head against her.

Because the force was too great and the movement was sudden, Jiang Yuan winced in pain. She lost her footing and her body fell backward uncontrollably.

Seeing this, Gu Yiwei thought Jiang Yuan was under attack. He was so terrified his soul nearly left his body. "Help!"

With lightning speed, Hu Rui lunged behind Jiang Yuan to act as a meat cushion.

Jiang Yuan landed on the tiger, and Gu Yiwei breathed a sigh of relief, wiping the cold sweat from his forehead.

He had overthought it.

"Yuanyuan, why did you fall down?" Hu Rui asked blankly.

Jiang Yuan: "..."

She said helplessly, "I just lost my balance."

Hu Rui: "You're so clumsy."

Jiang Yuan: "..."

*Oh, really? I didn't even blame you for suddenly crashing into me, and you actually call me clumsy!*

However, in the next second, her anger vanished.

"Come up, Hu will carry you on his back," Hu Rui said generously.

In all her life, Jiang Yuan had only ridden horses; she had never even dared to dream of riding a tiger.

Faced with such a rare opportunity, she certainly wouldn't refuse.

Thus, under the shocked gazes of Gu Yiwei and the crowd of tourists, Jiang Yuan slowly sat onto the tiger's back.

Hu Rui moved more cautiously as he stood up, and before walking, he thoughtfully asked, "Yuanyuan, are you sitting steady?"

"Oh my god, look! What is that?"

"A girl is sitting on a tiger!"

"Ahhh, riding a tiger? That's so cool! Is this a new attraction at the zoo? I need to buy a ticket!"

"Is it dangerous? If not, I want to try it too..."

The sightseeing area erupted into a frenzy of discussion.

"I'm steady," Jiang Yuan said. Although she was seated, she couldn't find anything to hold onto for balance. "I have nothing to grab. If you run, I'll probably fall off."

Hu Rui: "Then grab Hu's fur!"

Jiang Yuan: "Won't that hurt you?"

Hu Rui snorted, becoming arrogant again. "With how majestic this handsome Hu is, how could it possibly hurt?"

"Right, right!" Jiang Yuan chimed in with a smile. "You are the bravest and most handsome tiger."

Unfortunately, the tiger's fur wasn't long enough to grab.

Jiang Yuan sighed. "Maybe I should just get down and walk."

"Don't get down, Hu won't run." Carrying her, Hu Rui's pace became slow and leisurely.

Seeing this, the other tigers let out curious roars.

"Hu Rui, why does that human on your back look so much like Yuanyuan?"

"Brother, why are you carrying a human?"

Hu Rui explained with an elegant stride, "This is Yuanyuan, the most interesting and beautiful human. She's going to film videos of Hu so the whole world can know this handsome Hu."

"Film videos?" The other tigers crowded around.

"What can you do with videos?"

Jiang Yuan scanned the area. There were eight tigers here. She feigned curiosity and asked, "Huh, why does it seem like one tiger is missing?"

"Yeah!" Tiger Nine replied, "Hu Shan is sleeping."

Jiang Yuan looked surprised. "It's not sleeping time yet. Why is Hu Shan sleeping? Is he feeling unwell?"

The tiger brothers shook their heads, indicating they didn't know Hu Shan's situation.

"We don't know. He suddenly went berserk this morning, crashing into things. Maybe he's exhausted from crashing."

"He's been quite strange these past two days. He won't eat his meat properly and keeps throwing tantrums."

Hu Rui suddenly said, "Hu remembers that when he was sleeping last night, he wasn't sleeping well either. He kept tossing and turning. Hu even thought he heard him saying it hurts."

"Hurts?" Jiang Yuan's brow furrowed slightly as she pressed further, "Did Hu Shan say where it hurts?"

Hu Rui: "He didn't say that part."

Jiang Yuan pursed her lips. It seemed she couldn't get the reason from the tiger brothers.

She couldn't help but ask, "Don't you tigers care about each other?"

Unexpectedly, the tigers did not understand the term.

"What is 'caring about each other'?"

"What does 'caring about each other' mean?"

Jiang Yuan could only explain the meaning of the term to them.

To her surprise, after hearing it, the tigers all looked disgusted.

"I don't like that kind of thing."

"Hu doesn't like it either."

Jiang Yuan: "..."

Fine.

Just then, her phone rang.

Gu Yiwei told her that Hu Shan had woken up and had started banging his head again.

Little ones, Merry Christmas!

(End of Chapter)