"IF Skin Thirst Puppy" collar with her name engraved on it.

In the first half of the year, St. Wiss School held a three-day study tour.

The location is a resort in the far suburbs of Beijing.

Shi Miao thought that there would be servants to take care of her at the manor, and that some of her classmates were particularly afraid of dogs, so she didn't bring Jiang Jiang.

result.

In the middle of the night, while sleeping in her room at the resort, she was suddenly awakened by a pattering sound on the glass window. When she turned on the light, she saw a pure black German Shepherd standing outside the window.

The journey covered hundreds of kilometers, traversing the night and a mixture of smells.

God knows how this dog found its way here.

She even nimbly climbed onto the second-floor windowsill.

Wait until Shi Miao opens the window and lets him in.

The German Shepherd suddenly leaped into her arms, pinned her down on the bed, and began licking her chin and cheeks with its tongue, letting out a few muffled whimpers as if in frustration and reproach.

Shi Miao was initially in shock at seeing it, and coaxed it a few times in a soft voice.

Then, some bad dog took advantage of her, rubbing its face against her neck and rolling its tongue across her fair neck, as if it wanted to lick her whole body and leave its signature scent.

It was heavy and piping hot.

It can't be moved even by pushing.

Enraged, Shi Miao raised her hand and slapped the overly clingy dog ​​again before it calmed down.

Thinking of her previous experience, Shi Miao simply said to Shi Dai, "Let's bring Jiang Jiang along too."

“He gets very anxious if he can’t see me.”

Shi Dai was speechless: "Just keep spoiling it."

But they acquiesced anyway.

Shi Dai only had ten days to spare, so Shi Miao didn't go too far and chose a few cities in China that interested her.

When they reached the last city, Shi Dai had something to attend to and told Shi Miao to have fun before leaving.

Shi Miao was used to her mother's busy schedule. Just then, an animated movie that she was interested in was released, so she booked a private room at a nearby cinema and took her German Shepherd directly into the theater through the private entrance.

The equipment in a movie theater is not as good as that in a home theater.

But they're not that different.

The animated film had a lively and humorous style, and Shi Miao laughed several times.

When you're grabbing popcorn, the moment you stretch out your finger, some big dog's head always snatches it away.

The German Shepherd had absolutely no interest in movies.

His only interest was sticking his head under Shi Miao's hand to be stroked or hit, anything was fine.

I want her complete attention.

After pushing away his stubbornly sticking-out head several times, Shi Miao wrinkled her nose, pinched the German Shepherd's high-erect ears with her fingertips, and whispered an accusation, "Jiang Jiang, you can't keep me from watching the movie like this."

"This is not what a good dog should do."

The German Shepherd's dark eyes reflected various colors on the colorful screen as it quietly watched her, whimpering softly.

After spending a lot of time together, Shi Miao seemed to be able to see his emotions from his unchanging face and hear the subtle meaning in his low barks—

I was a bad dog to begin with.

That's really bad!

Shi Miao found it somewhat amusing and wanted to give him another lecture.

The German Shepherd, which had been sitting in its seat, suddenly raised its head and sniffed the air.

Shedding his feigned innocence, his ears turned in one direction, twitching slightly as he caught the slightest movement. His muscles were tense, and his expression appeared somewhat cold and serious.

"Woof!"

He suddenly tensed up and gave a short shout, jumped off the movie theater seat, opened his mouth and grabbed Shi Miao's skirt, and hurriedly pulled it in one direction.

Shi Miao was startled. "What's wrong?"

She subconsciously followed Jiang Jiang's strength to get up and move forward, taking a few steps in the dark and blurry environment.

When encountering steps, Jiangjiang would block her with the side of her body for a second before stepping back, as alert as a professionally trained guide dog.

Shi Miao was pulled to the exit by him.

Just as she was completely confused, the bodyguard rushed in. He was surprised to see Shi Miao at the exit and paused for a moment before saying, "Miss, there's a fire in the shops downstairs. Smoke is coming up, and the cinema is organizing everyone to evacuate through the emergency exits."

No one expected that going out to watch a movie for entertainment would lead to a fire.

The emergency exit was crowded with panicked people.

Some people even started blaming the people next to them, saying that this happened because the other person insisted on watching a movie.

The cinema manager tried to calm him down, but his efforts were largely ineffective amidst the tense atmosphere created by the faint smell of burning smoke. He even coughed a couple of times from the smoke.

The crowd jostled and ran into the passageway.

Shi Miao had a majestic large dog beside her, but no one dared to come over and poke her. At most, they would glance at her and mutter about how she could bring a pet in.

But she clearly saw a pregnant woman holding a little girl's hand being let go by the man who was probably her husband. She staggered and was immediately pushed and swept by the crowd, almost crashing into the wall.

The strong, burly man forcefully pushed his way through the crowd.

On the contrary, several girls around who were also not very strong reached out to the pregnant woman and clumsily grabbed the small girl, trying to help the mother and daughter stand up.

Shi Miao frowned and found the bodyguard next to her, "Go help her. If she falls on the stairs, it could cause a stampede."

The bodyguard had already seen it, but didn't move. "Miss, my job is to protect your safety."

“I have received emergency escape training, and Jiang Jiang is with me, so I’ll be fine.”

Shi Miao patted the German Shepherd that was loyally guarding her legs and said softly.

"The scene is too chaotic. If something happens to her, it will only block the escape route, making the situation worse and causing innocent injuries."

The bodyguard gritted his teeth and saw that the pregnant woman was swaying and pale, clearly about to collapse. He could only say, "Please be careful, I'll be right back," and squeezed forward.

Shi Miao followed the crowd down.

The sound of hurried footsteps echoed in the narrow and cramped emergency passage.

The light bulbs, lacking maintenance, emitted a precarious, weak light; on the next floor, they were completely extinguished, with only the flickering flashlights of the crowd providing illumination.

Shi Miao was afraid of hindering other people's pace and also afraid that Jiang Jiang would be kicked by the crowd, so she kept the leash tightly in place, making sure that Jiang Jiang walked along the side closest to the wall.

She walked steadily, step by step, and the German Shepherd followed her silently.

The hot body pressed against her side gave her an immense sense of security.

But there are always people who are in a hurry and panic, feeling that everything in front of them is an obstacle, and they rush forward and push aside others.

"Hey young man, why are you pushing people like that..."

"You're insane!"

"We're almost there, what's the rush..."

A series of muffled curses came from behind.

A tremendous shoving force reached Shi Miao's ears from her shoulder.

It was a corner platform with piles of renovation debris on the side. The outlines of cardboard waste were vaguely visible, and sharp edges of some metal gleamed in the shadows.

In the pitch-black, smoke-filled environment, Shi Miao couldn't see anything clearly. When she lost her balance, she instinctively used her arm to block—

"..."

The weight in my hand suddenly loosened, the heat that had been clinging to me vanished like bubbles, and the traction rope floated lightly to the ground.

Before she could react, Miao felt a sense of panic.

A warm body suddenly appeared, blocking the corner and absorbing all the impact.

Bang.

The soft sounds mingled with the chaotic environment were the thuds of a back hitting something and colliding with the debris and walls.

Just like the first time we met.

Shi Miao heard a low, pained groan beside her ear, but the arm that was wrapped around her shoulder in a protective posture did not shake at all.

Her hastily raised fingertips touched a soft, smooth leather surface.

It was wrapped around this person's neck.

The touch was so familiar; it was clearly the collar that Jiang Jiang had touched every day, the one that should have been worn around her neck, the one engraved with her name.

……What?