Chapter 12

Jiang Yi has already run away from the villa area.

When it wasn't raining, she saw Anan and heard him say that Jixiang was missing, so she followed him to look for her. She walked north and actually saw Jixiang outside the residential area, so she quickly chased after her.

She called Jixiang's name, but Jixiang didn't turn around to look at her at all. It ran away without looking back, still wearing the leash around its neck. If it ran out and got caught, that would be troublesome.

Jiang Yi quickly chased after him, but as she chased, she lost sight of Ji Xiang.

"auspicious!!"

Outside the villa were what used to be mountains and forests, vast and boundless. She looked around, but couldn't see any sign of Jixiang.

Just then, it suddenly started to rain. Fortunately, the rain wasn't heavy; it was just a drizzle. She quickly walked along the path where Jixiang had left, chasing after her. She called out as she walked, but she couldn't find Jixiang anywhere. Seeing that the rain was about to get heavier, she decided to go back.

Just then, she seemed to hear Jixiang's voice, so she continued to chase after it. After searching for about ten minutes, she found Jixiang. She grabbed Jixiang's rope and tried to pull him back. Then, she saw a small black dog.

When she saw the puppy, she paused for a moment, then looked at Jixiang helplessly and said, "Jixiang, how could you run around like that?"

Jixiang barked at her, as if to tell her that it had found a puppy.

The puppy was a bit dirty, clearly a stray. When Jiang Yi tried to take Jixiang back, the puppy followed her eagerly. Jiang Yi glanced at the puppy and asked, "Do you want to come home with us?"

The puppy was quite clever; it immediately barked, as if to say it wanted to go back with her.

Jiang Yi thought about it and decided to take the puppy home. As for whether to keep it herself or give it away, she would decide later.

As they walked along, the little girl, Jixiang, kept looking back and calling out "Little Dog" a few times. At first, the little dog was a bit wary of the human girl, but when it realized that she meant no harm and was even waiting for it, the little dog immediately cheered and followed.

They followed him all the way home. Just before the heavy rain, Jiang Yi returned with Jixiang, whose paws were covered in dirt. Every time you stepped on Jixiang's paws, you left a dusty, muddy footprint.

Jiang Yi glanced at Jixiang, patted its head, and then handed it to Anan, saying, "Anan, take Jixiang to take a bath."

Anan never expected that Jiang Yi would be able to bring Jixiang back. He was speechless and looked at her with surprise.

"Um... Xiaoyi, where did you go to bring Jixiang back?"

Jiang Yi smiled and said, "It ran outside."

As he spoke, he turned around and looked at the little yellow dog standing behind him, who was too afraid to move forward when he saw so many people. He smiled and said, "Jixiang also brought back a puppy."

The puppy's fur was scraggly and lacked any shine. An ordinary person would have chased it away immediately, but Fu Zhaoya was a kind-hearted woman. Seeing the puppy's pitiful appearance, she quickly said, "Oh, Anan, since Jixiang brought the puppy back, why don't you take it upstairs with you and give it a bath and grooming? We can take it to the vet for vaccinations another day. Anyway, we don't lack the money to keep a puppy."

Upon hearing Fu Zhaoya's words, Jixiang immediately became happy, and his way of expressing his happiness was to pounce on people directly, so Anan ended up covered in mud.

Anan was still just a child. Seeing that Jixiang had splashed water all over him, he sighed helplessly, "Jixiang."

The voice seemed to carry a hint of annoyance, but more than that, it was full of doting affection.

Jiang Yili stood by, watching with a smile. Suddenly, she felt a gaze on her. She looked over and met Xu Wang's eyes. He swallowed hard and said, "You... hurry up and take a shower. You're all wet."

Although her tone wasn't very pleasant, Jiang Yi could hear the worry in it. She was also happy that Jixiang had been found, so she smiled and said happily, "Yes, young master."

Xu Wang was a little annoyed. Hadn't he told her not to call him "young master"? Why couldn't this woman understand human language? However, Jiang Yi had already left, so even if he had any complaints, he couldn't tell her.

After Jiang Yi finished showering, she saw that her mother had made ginger soup. Seeing the ginger soup, Jiang Yi couldn't help but wrinkle her nose and said in a spoiled tone, "Mom, can I not drink the ginger soup?"

This tastes weird, and she really doesn't want to drink it at all.

Hearing her daughter's words, Lu Qiao couldn't help but smile and said, "That won't do. The young master specifically instructed me to make you ginger soup so you don't catch a cold."

Jiang Yi wrinkled her nose and muttered under her breath, "Why is he getting involved?"

Then, I obediently drank it.

After drinking the ginger soup, she went back to her room and lay down to sleep.

Summer vacation passed in the blink of an eye, and when it ended, she went back to school.

While Jiang Yi's academic achievements were an encouraging thing, they also brought her a little trouble, namely... someone confessed their feelings to her.

Of course, confessing your feelings isn't a big deal; you can just reject them. But there's this girl who likes that boy—a notorious troublemaker from another school. Their parents are very close, which makes the girl really like him. But the boy, on the other hand, has absolutely no interest in her…

This resulted in Jiang Yi being ambushed by delinquent girls from another school when she left school.

When the group of young female delinquents saw her, they looked her up and down as if she were a piece of merchandise. Then, they reached out and shoved her, saying, "Seriously? Someone like you, Song Yuelin actually took a liking to you?"

Jiang Yi had no idea who Song Yuelin was, but she disliked the way the girls opposite her were looking at her. With a hint of displeasure, she said, "I don't know who he is, but... if you're blocking my way, don't blame me for being impolite."

Upon hearing her words, the girl became furious and embarrassed. Pointing at Jiang Yi, she said in a trembling voice, "You're saying... you don't know him?"

Jiang Yi seemed a little confused and asked, "What's wrong?"

The girl was furious and said, "How can you not know him?"

Jiang Yi didn't understand: "Why not?"

"He doesn't even like me, but he likes you. How can you not know him?"

Jiang Yi was immediately amused by the angry girl opposite her.

Seeing Jiang Yi laugh, the girl became even angrier, and said with a stern face, "What are you laughing at? Why is it so funny?"

Jiang Yi said seriously, "Feelings aren't calculated like that. Just because you like him doesn't mean he'll like you back. Mutual affection is indeed beautiful, but not everyone can have it."

Upon hearing this, the girl's eyes widened immediately. Pointing at Jiang Yi, she angrily asked, "So, you're saying I don't deserve this kind of love, is that it?"

Jiang Yi shrugged innocently and said, "That's not what I meant. What I meant was that you could look at other guys and not put all your feelings on one crooked tree."

The girl was furious when Jiang Yi called the boy she liked but couldn't win over a crooked tree. She completely forgot why she was there and turned to run away.