The weather was perfect over the weekend; sunlight streamed through the gaps between the leaves, creating a Tyndall effect, and tiny specks of dust could be faintly seen lingering in the air.
Everywhere you look on the street, you see office workers getting up early for work. Unlike in later years, when everyone has a smartphone, people there used to have their heads down, whether they were shopping or crossing the street. Their energy and spirit were nowhere near as good as they are now.
While reflecting on the impact of mobile phones on people's daily lives, Jiang Xia waited for a while at the bus stop for the bus to Xuehai Bookstore.
According to his plan, he would buy 500 pages of special animation positioning paper first. Although it wouldn't last long, it would be enough. As for other tools such as pencils and erasers, he still had a lot of unused stock.
Just as he was thinking this, a large black dog suddenly rushed past him like a madman, its rope dragging on the ground lashing Jiang Xia's ankle hard. The force of that moment was like being whipped hard.
He winced in pain and looked up to see whose rabid dog it was, but the next second he heard a child scream from behind the bus stop sign.
Lin Yanwan was terrified. She was walking down the street holding Lin Xiaoman's hand when she suddenly saw a large black dog emerge from the gap under the bus stop sign without any warning and pounce on them, or rather, pounce on Lin Xiaoman.
She stood frozen in terror until her sister was knocked to the ground by the vicious dog and cries rang out, at which point she belatedly came to her senses.
"What are you all standing there for! Get out of the way!"
She suddenly heard a familiar voice and instinctively took a half step back. Just then, Jiang Xia kicked out angrily, sending the large black dog flying with a whimper. After getting up from the ground, the dog bared its teeth and continued to growl at Jiang Xia, assuming an attack stance.
"roll!"
Jiang Xia stood alone in front of the little girl, shouted, quickly took off his school uniform, grabbed the sleeve and swung it forward with force. The zipper hit the vicious dog hard on the head, and the dog whimpered and tucked its tail between its legs, running across the road to the other side in a panic.
However, less than two seconds later, a shrill scream came from the street. Even without looking, Jiang Xia knew what had happened.
Crossing the road at this time is practically suicide, isn't it?
He then looked around but didn't find anyone who appeared to be the dog's owner. After all, the big dog was still on a leash and didn't look like a stray.
Did they escape from somewhere?
The little girl was crying her eyes out, and her once pretty dress was now covered in several claw marks. Jiang Xia looked at her face and felt that she looked familiar. Thinking about her relationship with Lin Yanwan at this moment... Could this be her sister-in-law from her past life?
When I married Lin Yanwan in my previous life, my sister-in-law was only about 10 years old. Going back in time, she was probably only five or six years old, which matches this little girl perfectly. So it seems that she is indeed my sister-in-law.
He had a very good impression of his sister-in-law. He remembered that after his father-in-law's toy factory went bankrupt, the little girl lived with them for a long time so that it would be easier for her to go to school. She often followed behind him, calling him "brother-in-law".
She is lively, understanding, obedient, and sensible, and very cute. She especially loves to draw. Jiang Xia saw that she had good talent and taught her a lot of drawing techniques.
"Xiaoman, don't cry, sweetie. Are you hurt somewhere? Tell your sister, okay?" Lin Yanwan asked gently, her hand constantly stroking her back to soothe her younger sister's emotions.
"Waaah...waaah...waaah..." As a result, Lin Xiaoman sobbed and cried even more sadly.
Jiang Xia frowned and noticed a bite mark on her forearm sleeve. It was likely that after the dog pounced on her, she instinctively tried to push it away, but was bitten instead.
"Xiaoman, don't be afraid. Let me... let me see if you've been bitten on the hand?"
He crouched down and gently grasped Xiaoman's wrist, wanting to lift her sleeve to get a better look, but Lin Xiaoman reflexively pulled away, bursting into tears: "It hurts... Waaah, my hand... it hurts..."
Without a second thought, Jiang Xia picked her up and left, saying, "Let's go to the hospital first."
Lin Yanwan was stunned for a moment, staring blankly at his back for a moment, before immediately following him.
Ignoring the blood and flesh in the middle of the road, Jiang Xia quickly hailed a taxi on the roadside, and carried his sister-in-law and Lin Yanwan into the back seat, one in front and one behind.
"Driver, People's Hospital, please hurry."
Hearing the child crying, the driver nodded emphatically and slammed on the gas pedal...
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"Doctor, how is my sister's hand?"
Lin Yanwan immediately tensed up when she saw several obvious and bright red teeth marks on her sister's fair arm.
"Fortunately, it's not a big problem. Luckily, the clothes protected your skin from injury. It's most likely just a biting pain. It will be fine in a while," the doctor said after disinfecting with a cotton swab dipped in medical alcohol.
"Does that mean I need to get a rabies vaccine?"
"No need, no need. As long as there is no level 2 or 3 exposure, there is no need to get vaccinated. However, the clothes she is wearing may carry the virus. It is recommended that she take a shower and change into clean clothes as soon as she gets back."
"Okay, thank you, doctor."
Lin Yanwan finally breathed a sigh of relief.
After saying goodbye to the doctor, Jiang Xia carried Lin Xiaoman out of the hospital. Strangely enough, ever since he started carrying his sister-in-law, Lin Xiaoman had been holding his hand tightly, as if only in this way could she feel safer.
"Thank you so much for today," Lin Yanwan said softly after a long silence.
This was the first time the two had spoken since their rebirth. Although they had encountered each other many times at school, they had always treated each other as strangers for some reason that could not be said.
But this time, it's clear that neither side can turn a blind eye anymore.
If Jiang Xia hadn't appeared in time, given her terrified state at the time, she probably wouldn't have dared to attack that mad dog immediately. And every second that passed increased the risk of Xiaoman being bitten.
Similarly, from Jiang Xia's perspective, from the moment he learned that the little girl was his sister-in-law from his previous life, he could not simply walk away and remain anonymous.
Two parallel lines that never intersected began to intersect once again from this moment on.
Jiang Xia shook her head slightly: "Even if I wasn't there at the time, others would have helped if they had seen it."
Lin Yanwan fell into a brief silence. She knew that Jiang Xia said this only because she didn't want to take it too seriously.
After all, even she herself was frightened by the rabid dog at the time, and most of the other passersby would just watch the show. Even if a kind person stood up, it wouldn't be immediately. By then, Xiaoman might have already suffered multiple injuries.
How did you get there?
"I was planning to go to Xuehai Bookstore to buy some drawing paper, and I happened to be waiting for the bus there."
After Jiang Xia finished speaking, the two fell silent once again.
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