Chapter 10

At the age of seventeen, Tang An was still at an age where he couldn't hide his feelings for someone, and at the age of twenty-seven, he could already lie without batting an eyelid.

Bu Suanzi narrowed his eyes, his gaze roaming over Tang An's face like a searchlight for a long while, and finally believed him: "Okay."

After all, he was so anxious and sad just now, so he didn't seem to be in the mood to joke around. Besides, judging from his face, he is a man who values ​​friendship and loyalty.

Tang An felt the hair on the back of his neck growing red from being stared at by Bu Suanzi. He pulled the corners of his mouth guiltily and gave an apologetic smile.

The smile was gentle and harmless. Bu Suanzi shifted his gaze and fell on the blue-eyed Husky at his feet.

The dog was stiffening its neck and staring at him without blinking, its eyes fierce enough to cut through two ounces of flesh.

Bu Suanzi shook his head: "Too much violence."

Tang An's heart skipped a beat: "Master, what do you mean..."

Bu Suanzi didn't answer directly. Instead, he swiftly pulled out his phone from the sleeve of his Taoist robe. "Add your contact information and explain in detail. Your situation is, to use an analogy, like one of those hidden dungeons in a game, involving past and present lives, and causality is a tangled mess. I'm not experienced enough, so I need to ask my master."

As the QR code lit up, Tang An's fingertips slid across the screen, and with a crisp "beep" sound, the friend was successfully added.

"Which 'an'?" Bu Suanzi poked at the screen, muttering to himself, "Oh, the 'an' from eucalyptus? The five elements are missing wood, so the family gave it to you... What a good name, may it bring you good luck."

Tang An quickly noted with one hand: "Master, is this your real name?"

"It's genuine." Bu Suanzi said without even looking up, "My father's name is Bu Dong."

Tang An was about to ask another question when his trouser leg suddenly sank. He looked down and saw Chi Ying desperately holding his trouser leg with his dog's mouth, kicking his four legs backwards, trying to pull him away from Bu Suanzi.

Tang An ignored him and continued, "Master, if you and your master can really save him..."

Bu Suanzi immediately waved his hand, demonstrating the demeanor of a hermit who would not bow down for a few pieces of silver: "Of course, of course..."

Tang An's voice was clear and calm: "After this is accomplished, I will ask Chi Ying to donate 10 million incense offerings to your temple."

Bu Suanzi suddenly raised his head, his eyes gleaming: "Oh, that's so embarrassing!!!"

Chi Ying on the side was immediately furious.

“Awooo—woof woof woof woof!!!”

[Ahhhhhh Tang An, you spendthrift bastard!!! Ten million! That’s ten million, not a thousand dollars!!!]

“Woof woof woof?! Woof woof woof!!!”

[This guy is not even as old as my dad's hemorrhoids, and you actually believe that?! Did your head get squeezed by a door or kicked by a donkey?! Let me go! I'm going to bite this charlatan to death! ! !]

If Tang An hadn't held the dog's head tightly, Chi Ying would have turned into a flash of lightning and pounced on it.

Bu Suanzi huddled behind Tang An with a clear conscience, pointing at the barking Erha and shaking his head: "Tsk tsk, what a vicious dog! I don't even need to calculate to know that his scolding must be very unpleasant."

The veins on Tang An's forehead throbbed. "I'm sorry, I asked him to apologize to you." Before he finished speaking, he raised his foot and kicked the dog's butt lightly, his voice cold as ice, "Chi Ying, I'll count to three."

"one."

"two."

Before the word "three" came out, Chi Ying's dog body fell to the ground very smoothly, doing a standard "prostration", with the dog's head buried deeply in its paws.

"Ooooooooo!"

[I won’t say anything, I won’t say anything. You don’t know what I’m talking about anyway! ]

Bu Suanzi crossed his arms and said coldly, "He's just pretending. He has no sincerity at all."

Tang An was so angry that his vision went dark. It felt like he had brought his unfilial son and grandson, and had gone through so much trouble to get an appointment with a top expert. The expert had just said, "It can be cured, there is hope," but that stupid son turned around and tried to urinate on the expert's head.

You still don't know whether to live or die when death is imminent!

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Chi Ying secretly raising one of his eyes and observing his expression cunningly. Tang An laughed in anger, and a gentle arc appeared at the corner of his lips.

"It's getting cold."

Bu Suanzi's eyes lit up and he blurted out, "Wang's going bankrupt???"

Tang An's eyes fell precisely on Chi Ying's dog's belly, and he sneered, "Such a fat dog, it's perfect to send it for sterilization."

Chi Ying shuddered and sat up straight, his back straight and his face serious: "Woof! Woof!"

【Impulse is the devil! Calm down!】

Tang An had a blank expression on his face. He placed his large hand on the dog's head and forced it to turn towards Bu Suanzi. "Apologize, thank you."

"Woof."

【I deserve it.】

Tang An: "You just turned into a dog. Thank you for keeping it a secret, Taoist priest."

"Woof."

Thank me.

Chi Ying was extremely unconvinced, and his tail slapped the ground behind him in annoyance.

Who is this Ji Ying? He's almost in the top ten of the Forbes rich list. If it weren't for the recent bad environment, he would definitely be in the top 100.

No one is blind.

People can pretend, but a dog’s face cannot hide its thoughts.

Tang An looked at Chi Ying's face which was full of "I don't accept it" and thought with a headache.

This stubborn donkey is not afraid of death, so what else can he be afraid of?

At the same time, Bu Suanzi took out his mobile phone and sent a message to his master who was far away in the Taoist temple with his fingers flying: Master, I think this dog is scolding me.

The other side replied immediately: My disciple has a good understanding, he is just scolding you.

Bu Suanzi: “…”

He held down the voice button and said quietly, "Master, aren't you in seclusion in the back mountains, realizing the secrets of heaven?"

The master's young voice, filled with undisguised excitement, came through the receiver: "Ah, the little peanuts are born! Eight cubs! All of them are shiny and smooth!"

"What?! Eight?!" Bu Suanzi's eyes widened, and he instantly threw the "hell-level copy" in front of him out of the window. He flicked his finger with an afterimage and said to Tang An, "Wait for my call! Watch the dog! Don't let him get kidnapped!!!"

Before he finished speaking, the man turned into a shadow and disappeared around the corner like lightning.

Only one man and one dog were left there, staring at each other in the cold moonlight.

The night wind swirled the fallen leaves and passed between them.

Tang An looked at the confused Husky at his feet, and suddenly felt like a lonely square root of three abandoned on the coordinate axis.

Damn it...

Damn.

He sighed and patted Chi Ying's head: "Let's go."

When he returned to Chi Ying's house, two hours had passed since he turned into a dog. If the calculation method of the rabbit in the dream was correct, Chi Ying would return to human form in one hour.

“Pah.”

The lights in the living room came on, dispelling the darkness. Tang An tiredly threw himself onto the sofa and stared at the blue-eyed Husky sitting on the cold coffee table.

The air was filled with an eerie tranquility that felt like surviving a disaster but with an uncertain future.

"Chi Ying," Tang An's voice was a little hoarse, "Do you remember the exact time you turned into a dog on the day we divorced?"

Chi Ying snorted in disdain.

[Of course I remember. The Civil Affairs Bureau opened at 9:00, and we rushed in at 9:01. The staff member even asked with a smile, "Are you two in such a hurry to get married?" Haha, but we pulled out our red divorce papers and said we wanted a divorce.]

The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, and his dog's paws slammed against the coffee table.

"Woof! Woof!"

[Why weren't you this proactive when we got married? I'm so pissed!]

After Chi Ying finished yelling, a huge feeling of grievance surged up.

He lay down dejectedly, his two front paws crossed, his head resting heavily on them, and his big fluffy tail drooped completely, like a torn sack that had lost its soul.

[…Seeing you sign so readily, I felt so choked up that I wanted to go to the bathroom and smoke a cigarette… Who knew…]

The dog's eyes revealed genuine frustration.

The living room fell into deeper silence, leaving only the mixed breathing sounds of the man and the dog.

Tang An obviously also recalled the chaos of that day. He suddenly raised his arms and crossed them in front of his eyes, covering all his expressions. His body was as tense as a rock and he didn't move for a long time.

Time passed by minute by minute, and just when Chi Ying's eyelids began to droop and he was about to be dragged into sleep by exhaustion, Tang An sat up straight and patted the sleepy dog's head to wake him up, his expression more serious than ever.

Chi Ying was frightened and looked at him blankly.

"Woof? Woof!"

[What are you doing? You're so surprised!]

"Listen," Tang An said quickly, "When you transform back, pack your bags immediately."

"Woof?" Chi Yinggou looked confused.

【Pack your bags? Where to go?】

Tang An's instructions were clear and decisive, leaving no room for doubt: "Tell Mom and Dad that we've made a last-minute decision to go abroad to relax. As for the company, let Lao San, Shunzi, and the others handle it first..."

Before he finished speaking, Chi Ying felt a familiar, scorching heat sweeping through his body, as if every limb was thrown into a furnace and reshaped. The next second, his field of vision suddenly rose to the same level as Tang An on the sofa.

Chi Ying, who had regained his human form, had his muscular upper body naked, and his muscles bulged and bulged under the light, meeting Tang An's astonished gaze.

The two of them once again fell into a strange staring match between the narrow coffee table and the sofa.

"Tang An," Chi Ying's voice was hoarse and a little tense, just like a person who had just returned to human form. "What do you want to do?"

Tang An's eyes subconsciously swept over the other's naked chest. His Adam's apple rolled, and he turned his face away almost in embarrassment. He hurriedly pushed him away and stood up, putting some distance between them: "...What else can I do? Save your life!"

The second hand of the wall clock precisely crossed "12", exactly three hours later. The dead silence of the early morning infinitely amplified Tang An's drum-like heartbeat, pounding on his eardrums and the edge of his sanity.

"It's just a divorce, Chi Ying." He turned his back to Chi Ying, suppressing his turbulent emotions in his voice. "No matter how much I annoy you, I never wanted you to die. Let's part ways amicably. We owe nothing to each other. It's good for everyone."

The coffee table was so big that Chi Ying could lie down on it. He lay down flat with a "thump", closed his eyes peacefully, and looked as if he had transcended the world.

"Okay," Chi Ying said with his eyes closed, his tone frighteningly calm. "Since you've said that, just leave me alone and wait for me to die."

He paused, a self-deprecating and cold smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.

"Once I die, all the money in the account will be yours. Then you can have as many Su Hes as you want. You can even support a few celebrity girls and squander them for several lifetimes."

The corner of Tang An's mouth twitched fiercely: "I don't care about your dirty money."

Chi Ying opened one eye: "Say it again."

Tang An's tone remained unchanged: "I don't care about your little money, but you act like I'm making a lot of money, like starting a company is so great, and you're acting like you have 2.58 million. If you don't know me, you'd think you were the next Jack Ma."

Chi Ying suddenly opened his eyes, anger boiling in his eyes, and squeezed out his name through his teeth, word by word: "Tang, An."

Tang An suddenly turned around and raised his middle finger to the man on the coffee table without any hesitation: "Bullshit! I won't serve you anymore! You idiot with terrible skills!"

The air froze instantly.

Chi Ying was stunned.

It has been seven years, and this is the second time he has seen Tang An, who has no manners.

In such a large flat, the air pressure is so low that it can freeze people to death.

The cold war between the two escalated.

Finally, one after the other, they slammed the doors of the two bedrooms farthest apart.

Almost as soon as I closed my eyes, the familiar feeling of weightlessness swept over me.

They both opened their eyes at the same time, and found themselves in that empty little dark room again.

As expected, Ji Ying turned into a dog again.

With the experience from last time, Tang An immediately looked vigilantly at the place where the rabbit appeared last time.

This time, Rabbit is dressed fashionably, wearing a black turtleneck tights and bleached denim leggings. He tries hard to look like a trendy guy but his 5:5 body makes him look even shorter and funnier.

"Hey, long time no see~" Mr. Rabbit took off his sunglasses and spoke in a casual tone, as if he was chatting about the weather: "I just got back from vacation. How is your relationship life? Has it made any progress?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Chi Ying's face instantly became ferocious, his fangs bared, and he wished he could pounce on the gloating rabbit and tear it to pieces!

“Woof woof woof woof——!!!”

[Fuck you, you big-headed ghost!!! You almost killed me!!!]

Tang An was also filled with resentment. He stepped forward to block the angry dog ​​behind him, staring sharply at the rabbit: "Mr. Rabbit, what exactly is your purpose? If you turn him into a dog and even threaten his life just because Chi Ying and I are getting a divorce, that's going too far."

Chi Ying took advantage of the power of his master and barked to cheer him on behind Tang An's legs.

“Woof woof woof!!”

[That's just too much! ]

Mr. Rabbit tilted his head, a strange light flashed in his red eyes, he slowly adjusted his high collar with his little paws, and said something shocking.

"Excessive? But Tang An..." Its voice carried a ethereal echo. "This is all your own request."

"I???"

Tang An's pupils suddenly contracted.

Chi Ying's eyes also widened.

“Woof???”

【he? ? ? 】

"Yes, it's you."

Mr. Rabbit's eyes seemed to be able to see through people's hearts. "Tang An, I am the embodiment of your obsession. My existence and purpose stem from your own deepest desires... Asking me? It's useless."

An icy chill instantly shot up from Tang An's feet to his head, and his limbs and bones froze. Rabbit's words were like an icy key, which unexpectedly opened a Pandora's box in his subconscious that had been deliberately forgotten and locked.

What should I do? After hearing it say this...

It seems like I was the one who really killed Chi Ying?

The huge panic and overwhelming guilt overwhelmed Tang An like a tsunami.

His face was pale, his lips trembled slightly, and he didn't even dare to look at the expression of the dog beside him.

Mr. Rabbit admired Tang An's expression which collapsed instantly, and seemed very satisfied. He put on his sunglasses again, leaving only a last light reminder.

"Friendly reminder, this is the fourth time I've turned into a dog. Be careful, both of you."