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In the car, He Yuqing looked at Jiang Huali, whose eyes were somewhat vacant, and rubbed his wrist.
He looked around in the car and took out a jar of candy.
He doesn't like sweets, and this was originally intended to be brought to He An next week.
He opened the jar, took out a candy, and placed it in the hand of the person next to him.
Jiang Huali was still lost in thought when she suddenly felt something being stuffed into her hand. Looking down, she saw it was a piece of candy.
She paused for a moment, then looked at He Yuqing beside her.
He Yuqing noticed her gaze and said, "Have something sweet to calm your nerves."
He thought she hadn't recovered from the fear of falling into the water.
Jiang Huali's gaze returned to the candy. Without explaining anything, she silently tore open the wrapper and put the candy in her mouth.
The hard candy swirled in my mouth, its sweetness spreading throughout my oral cavity.
Seeing that her brows and eyes had relaxed a bit, He Yuqing said, "Go back and get some rest. Or how about taking a day off tomorrow?"
Jiang Huali's condition had improved somewhat, and she shook her head upon hearing this: "No need, I'm fine."
It's afternoon now, and the teacher just told her to go home and rest for a while, and go back to class tomorrow.
Jiang Huali wasn't distracted because she fell into the water.
He Yuqing didn't say anything more.
When the car arrived near her home, Jiang Huali got out. He Yuqing originally wanted to take her to her apartment building, but she refused.
Since cars can't drive through the alley, there's no need to trouble the other person to get out and walk through.
Before leaving, He Yuqing handed the jar of candy to Jiang Huali and said to her, "See you tomorrow."
"See you tomorrow."
...
"Is this a work injury?"
Jiang Huali lay on her small bed, watching the small ball of light floating in mid-air.
"Why am I suddenly having memory lapses? Could it be that there's something wrong with the teleportation technology from your Time and Space Bureau?"
[…Logically, this shouldn't happen.]
[Don't worry, host. I've already contacted the management center. They've seen many people with abnormal souls; they should be able to figure out what's wrong with you.]
The system anxiously circled again in mid-air.
"Stop, stop, stop spinning! Has no host ever experienced this before?"
Jiang Huali reached out and grabbed the system, then rubbed it in her hand.
[Probably not. Although you spent a bit too long in the previous world, we all have memory preservation measures. It seems you'll need to go to the health center for a checkup after completing your mission in this world.]
"Oh well."
Jiang Huali threw the system back into its nest and sat up from the bed.
When she came back, she didn't tell her grandmother the real reason, only that school had let out early for the autumn outing.
After dinner, she returned to her room.
The system said the reason was still unclear, so Jiang Huali put the matter out of her mind.
She had a vague premonition that the problem might lie with her.
As for where the problem lies... we'll find out eventually.
She left her room, picked up a bag of trash, and prepared to go downstairs to throw it away.
The hallway was empty. The system did not return to her mind, but instead flew beside her in the form of a small ball of light.
When Jiang Huali was taking out the trash, one of the trash cans was already overflowing, so she found another trash can and threw the trash in.
As she was getting ready to go back, she suddenly heard some sounds coming from the trash can.
She retracted her left foot, turned on her phone's flashlight, and shone it into the trash can.
[Host, it looks like a puppy!]
The system called out.
Beneath layers of garbage, a small dog is struggling to break free of a plastic bag, its tiny head peeking out.
It was pitch black all around, and the little dog was also pitch black. It seemed to sense that someone was above it and barked pitifully at Jiang Huali a few times.
Jiang Huali frowned and took the puppy out of the trash can.
The trash can was about half a person's height, and the puppy looked to be less than two months old. Who knows who threw it in there...?
When I picked it up, the dog was still barking, but it didn't sound very intimidating.
Jiang Huali didn't mind and hugged it to her chest.
After being hugged, the puppy seemed to realize that the person meant no harm, and obediently shut its mouth and snuggled in Jiang Huali's arms.
It was a dark and windy night. Jiang Huali squatted next to the trash can and sent a message to her landlord.
Someone came to take out the trash, was startled by the dark figure squatting next to the trash can, spat, cursed, and left.
The landlord finally replied, agreeing to let Jiang Huali bring the dog back to the house to keep.
Jiang Huali stood up and stretched her numb legs. The little light orb system flew in front of her and said excitedly, "Host, it's so small and cute!"
The puppy, less than two months old, fell asleep soon after being held in someone's arms, breathing evenly and making a "whooshing" sound.
"Let's go."
It was getting late, and when Jiang Huali got home, her grandmother was sitting in the living room waiting for her.
"Why did it take you so long?"
Grandma then noticed the puppy Jiang Huali was holding. "Where did you get this from?"
Jiang Huali: "I saw it when I was taking out the trash. Someone had thrown it into the trash can."
"Oh my god, who is so heartless?"
As Grandma spoke, she found a towel, soaked it in hot water, and wiped the dirt off the puppy.
The puppy was woken up and started barking again.
"Shh—" Jiang Huali pinched its muzzle, "Keep your voice down."
The puppy seemed to understand and quieted down.
It looks like a small mixed-breed dog with black and yellow fur. The black fur on its head and face is mixed with some yellow fur, and most of the fur on its body is black.
Like a black bear spirit.
He looks dull and not very smart.
Jiang Huali couldn't help but smile, picked it up and showed it to her grandmother, saying, "I've already spoken to the landlord, and she said it's okay to keep it indoors."
"Grandma, shall we keep it?"
"Either way is fine, you go to school and it will stay home with me."
Grandma said with a smile.
The puppy looked to be almost two months old and could already run and jump. Jiang Huali ordered takeout on her phone and bought goat milk powder to make for the puppy.
Thanks to her job as a tutor for He An, Jiang Huali is now quite well-off.
She and her grandmother don't have many expenses on a daily basis, so raising another puppy is still possible.
The puppy looks perfectly healthy, with no apparent problems. I just don't know why it was abandoned in the trash can.
The puppy was very well-behaved. After drinking its fill, it ran to the pee pad that Jiang Huali had just laid out and peed on it. Then it curled up by the table leg and fell asleep.
Jiang Huali looked at the sleeping puppy, lost in thought.
She went into the room and brought out a nest and a small blanket.
The system that always follows: [???]
【Isn't this my bed?!】
And its little blanket!
Jiang Huali grabbed the system and mentally negotiated with it: "Look at this puppy, it's so small. It wouldn't be good if it caught a cold sleeping at night, would it?"
[...] The system hesitated for a while before awkwardly saying, "Alright then, remember to buy me a new place."
No problem, no problem, I'll buy it for you tomorrow.
Jiang Huali agreed.
Because the system likes to turn into a small ball of light to sleep, Jiang Huali prepared a nest and a blanket for it.
The puppy's current size and system are about right, and this kennel is just the right size.
After settling the puppy in, Jiang Huali washed up and prepared to rest. The system's little nest was given to the puppy, so it slept next to Jiang Huali's pillow tonight.
The next morning, Jiang Huali woke up in bed and saw a dark, lumpy thing lying at the foot of the bed.
Because she lived with her grandmother, Jiang Huali didn't close the door when she slept; she just left it ajar. She never expected that the puppy would sneak in on its own.
Hmm... it seems we haven't named it yet.
"I'll call you Xiao Hei then."
Jiang Huali muttered to herself and nodded in satisfaction.
The system, which woke up alongside it, wrote: [...]
After explaining the precautions for feeding Xiao Hei to her grandmother, Jiang Huali went to school.
Fortunately, Xiao Hei is already over a month old and can eat independently; otherwise, Jiang Huali wouldn't be sure if she could have kept it alive.
As soon as she arrived at school, her classmates surrounded her, asking her how she was doing.
Yesterday, she and Lu Zhou suddenly fell into the water, which frightened many people, especially Wen Ruolin. She didn't expect that her deskmate had just told her that they were going to go to the lake to take a look, and the next second she fell into the water.
Fortunately, it was just a close call.
"I was so scared! You have no idea how urgent the situation was. It was He Yuqing who went to find a life jacket so we could throw it down to you."
"I'm fine, you don't need to worry."
Jiang Huali opened her math workbook, and Wen Ruolin suddenly leaned over to her with a mysterious look and said, "You don't know, something big happened yesterday afternoon after we went back to school."
"What important matter?"
Jiang Huali asked in a breathy voice, cooperating with the question.
"Wasn't Lu Zhou sent to the hospital yesterday afternoon? His mother came to the school looking for Lu Xuan."
"It's causing quite a commotion."
Many people witnessed the scene when Lu Xuan accidentally pushed Lu Zhou into the lake.
Upon learning the news, Lu Zhou's mother did not go to the hospital to see Lu Zhou immediately, but instead came to the school to cause a scene with Lu Xuan.
I heard that in the end, things didn't turn out very well.
Jiang Huali nodded to indicate that she understood. "How is Lu Zhou?"
Wen Ruolin: "I heard it's nothing serious."
Lu Xuan was disciplined by the school for accidentally pushing someone into the lake, partly because of Lu Zhou's mother's demands.
This is something that happens in public; behind closed doors, no one knows what the final outcome will be.
Whether Lu Xuan's action was truly accidental or intentional, no one can say for sure.
However, this has little to do with Jiang Huali.
Is there anything else that's bothering you?
A bottle of milk appeared on the table, in a glass bottle, and made a crisp sound when it was placed on the table.
He Yuqing appeared in front of Jiang Huali.
Jiang Huali looked up at him: "It's nothing."
"Yes, this is for you."
He Yuqing pushed the milk towards her again.
"For me? Why?"
Jiang Huali was a little confused. Why did they suddenly bring her milk?
Too thin.
She is too thin.
He Yuqing thought to himself.
He released his hand from the bottle without answering her question.
Although still somewhat confused, Jiang Huali accepted the bottle of milk.
Perhaps they felt she was frightened after falling into the water yesterday and needed to replenish her nutrition.
Thinking about this, she thought of Lu Zhou again. He Yuqing was Lu Zhou's good friend, so he must also be worried about Lu Zhou, right?
"I heard Lu Zhou is alright now? He should be able to come back to class soon."
Jiang Huali said politely.
He Yuqing's gentle expression paused slightly. He looked at Jiang Huali and the seat behind her, and slowly nodded.
"He won't die."
Jiang Huali: "?"
She asked doubtfully, "...What?"
He Yuqing realized that his words were inappropriate and immediately corrected himself, saying, "What I mean is, he's full of energy now."
Even after He Yuqing left, Jiang Huali was still wondering: Could his friendship with the male lead in the original novel be just a superficial one?
Lu Zhou, who was lying in the hospital, cried out, "Achoo!"
Who is speaking ill of him again?
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