Chapter 15 The Furry Puppy: Haven't I Started My Job Yet?
The similar lines to those from last night stunned Cheng Guo for a moment. She glanced at the guy outside the door who was subtly asking her to help with the rehearsal, but was actually clarifying that she had only heard one line last night. She then glanced at the guy who, knowing she would be jealous, had taken advantage of her and wanted to move into her room. She felt like he was dreaming.
She closed the door in front of him and told him through the door, "No way!"
After saying that, she tiptoed to open the window on the balcony. As soon as she pulled back the curtains, she saw Chen Zhui's handsome face. He was standing outside her window, propped up on his arm, and said leisurely, "Could you open the window a little bigger? It's too small and I'll get hot."
"..."
Cheng Guo opened the window halfway, and Chen Zhui stood there, his voice still leisurely: "Can you open it to three-quarters? I'm hot."
Open the door to three-quarters full.
"Can we drive it to four-fifths full? I'm hot."
Four-fifths of a fan.
"Can I open the whole door? I..."
So annoying.
With a "whoosh," Cheng Guo drew the curtains shut, preferring to keep out of sight.
But the corners of his mouth turned up.
But then they heard the window still moving slowly.
She stopped laughing, and with a "whoosh," she pulled back the curtains. Shen Zhui was slowly sliding the window open with one hand while scratching his back with the other.
"What's wrong?" she couldn't help asking.
"I have prickly heat."
"Lift it up and show it to me."
Chen Zhui didn't move, standing outside the window muttering softly, "Sister, don't always say things like that."
The aggrieved tone in his voice made Cheng Guo's heart skip a beat. She swallowed hard. "What did you say?"
“‘Pull down the towel and let me see,’ ‘Lift it up and let me see,’” he said with a suppressed smile, his gaze lightly falling on her, “which will cause me trouble.”
Cheng Guo's lips curved slightly. She looked at him quietly for a moment, then rested her arm on the windowsill and looked at him with a raised eyebrow. "Wouldn't it be even more troublesome for your sister to let you sleep on the floor in the room?"
The distance closed instantly, and the light fragrance mixed with fruit almost wafted onto his face. Chen Zhui's eyelashes trembled, but he couldn't bear to blink.
Cheng Guo was dressed impeccably; the flowing fabric of her pajamas accentuated her curves, and the buttons were fastened meticulously, revealing only her straight collarbone. Her black hair was curled at the ends and casually draped over her shoulders, giving her a relaxed, relaxed, and unusually charming appearance.
But for him, it was a natural, fatal attraction.
Her Adam's apple bobbed in the shadows. Just as Shen Zhui was about to say something, her fingertip touched his chest, and he took a step back as the curtains in front of him were drawn.
Cheng Guo's cheerful voice was still clear through the curtains, "Sister, be a good person today, go to sleep."
He felt a tingling, itchy sensation on his chest, and he turned his head and chuckled.
What to do? I'm thinking of setting up camp outside her window tonight.
*v*
The next day, Cheng Guo's condition improved significantly. When she went out, she ran into her neighbor who was walking his dog back home.
"Teacher Zhang." Cheng Guo turned Shen Zhui, who had followed her to the door without wearing a mask, back inside and greeted him with a smile.
"Is Dr. Cheng not on night shift tonight?"
The Border Collie nuzzled against her leg, and the neighbor lady greeted her with a smile, "Teacher Lin and I brought back some local specialties from Hubei this time. Would you like some tonight?"
Cheng Guo smiled and thanked him, then thought for a moment and said, "I'll come and get it when I get back tonight."
Last night before bed, Yu Muying called and asked her to come home for dinner tonight, but she wasn't sure what time she would be back.
The elevator hadn't arrived yet, so the aunt opened the door but didn't go in immediately. We chatted for a bit, and at the end, I asked her, "Is it convenient for your boyfriend to sign autographs?"
Cheng Guo blinked, startled. The aunt seemed a little embarrassed. "My daughter is a fan of his. She says he's an excellent actor and has been following him since his very first film. Dr. Cheng, don't worry, we understand. Our daughter also told us not to tell anyone that Teacher Shen is staying here."
“He…” Cheng Guo hesitated. Then, with a click, the door to room 302 opened behind her, and Shen Zhui came out. A smile flashed in his eyes. He glanced at her before speaking politely.
"Where should I sign, Teacher Zhang?"
Cheng Guo secretly glared at him, and the Border Collie beside her also looked at him.
Why didn't you recognize me while I was wearing a mask?
Even the dog recognized it.
"Oh, let me go inside and find a notebook."
Teacher Zhang entered the room with a smile. The elevator dinged, and she turned around. "Dr. Cheng, if you're in a hurry to get to work, you can go ahead. I'll bring the local specialties to Teacher Shen later."
"……good."
Seeing that any further delay would make them late, Cheng Guo gave Shen Zhui a look that said "watch your words" before leaving.
On his way to the staff canteen at noon, Cheng Guo took out his phone and found that Chen Zhui had flooded his notification bar again.
Not long after Shenzhui returned home in the morning, the two teachers next door went out. A little while later, there was a noise outside his door. He opened the door to check and found the neighbor's door open, with his Border Collie sitting at the door staring at him. He thought the neighbor's door wasn't closed properly, so he put the dog back in and went home. A little while later, there was a noise again. He opened the door again and saw a similar scene.
The difference this time was that the Border Collie had an automatic dog ball in its mouth, looked at him expectantly for a while, rubbed against his leg and went into 302, then plopped down there and wouldn't move.
The latest news came ten minutes ago. The photo shows a Border Collie sitting in the kitchen with the cupboard open, inside which is an unopened bag of dog food.
Chen Zhui sent a message: 【How come it knows it better than I do?】
The tone was inexplicably sour.
Cheng Guo couldn't help but laugh out loud.
She became familiar with her next-door neighbor because of this Border Collie.
Just like this time, Ms. Zhang and her partner next door forgot to lock the door when they went out. The Border Collie opened the door and ran out to play. That time, the door was closed by the wind, and the Border Collie couldn't go back in, so it started scratching at her door.
After that, she started keeping dog food at home.
This is also why she has never considered a Border Collie, even though she wanted to get a dog.
That's so clever.
Cheng Guo: I'll tell Teacher Zhang that you can open the dog food container and feed it first. There's a food bowl for it in the cupboard. Just 100 grams is enough. Also, give it some water.
[Yay!: Oh.]
[Yay! I'll feed it first.]
[Yay! Even if I faint from hunger, I'll still feed it.]
Cheng Guo contacted Teacher Zhang and learned that he wouldn't be back until evening when she saw these three sentences. She was slightly taken aback, then chuckled and teased him: "Don't fight with it for food!"
"The other party is typing" quickly appeared at the top of the chat box. Before Shen Zhui could send a message, Yu Muying's call came first.
“Cheng Guo, your grandmother fell this morning. I have to go back to my hometown for a while, so don’t come over today.”
Where did you fall? Is it serious?
"They said his legs were weak, but the specific test results haven't come out yet."
"I'll go with you—"
“No need,” Yu Muying interrupted her, her voice turning somber after a pause. “You can focus on your work and your doctoral studies. Don’t worry about your grandmother.”
Yu Muying was at the train station, with a cacophony of voices in the background: "The registration channel opened earlier this year, so don't forget the time."
Under the scorching sun, Cheng Guo stopped in her tracks, her fingertips turning white as she gripped her phone tightly.
Although it wasn't explicitly stated, both she and Yu Muying knew that they disagreed on the issue of taking the doctoral entrance exam, but they kept it to themselves. Knowing that they would have to talk it out sooner or later, Cheng Guo spoke up: "Mom, I'm taking the doctoral entrance exam this year—"
The announcement on the other end of the phone called for ticket checking. Yu Muying raised her voice to drown out hers, "Alright, I'm getting on the train now. Have you gotten the recommendation letter ready? If not, go get it done quickly. Your Director Li's wife's nephew returned to China recently. He's very well-off and has good character. I'll give you his number in a bit. You can get to know him first."
Cheng Guo felt weak for a moment, then felt a light pat on her back. She turned around with a start and saw Shu Shu smiling behind her. After looking at her face, he pulled her to the shade of a tree.
Yu Muying's call had already ended.
"Is it Auntie's phone call?" Shu Shu asked her.
Cheng Guo nodded.
Yu Muying was born in a rural area. Her father died early, and her mother raised her and her younger brother. It was not easy for a woman to raise two children alone. From childhood to adulthood, the family's limited resources were all given to her younger brother. The meat dishes on the dinner table would be placed in front of him, and the biggest apple in a bag of rotten apples would be given to him. During the Spring Festival, the family's money was only enough to buy one new piece of clothing, which was also for her younger brother.
Later, when she got into high school, her mother said, "Don't study anymore. Your tuition is enough to buy meat for your younger brother for a year. Your brother will be in his third year of junior high school soon, which is a time when he needs to grow. Go work in the factory in town and save up for your brother's high school and college tuition. Get married after your brother graduates from college."
Yu Muying's middle school entrance exam results were excellent, enough to get into any high school in the city. Her middle school homeroom teacher told her that several schools wanted to recruit her. The No. 1 Middle School, which had the best teaching quality, could waive her tuition fees. The No. 4 Middle School, which was next, could waive her tuition and accommodation fees. The No. 7 Middle School, in addition to waiving the fees, would also give her an extra 2,000 yuan bonus.
Yu Muying went to No. 7 Middle School and gave the 2,000 yuan to her mother, but she still didn't get a good look from her, and her food was no longer served at the dinner table.
She finally understood that for her mother, 2,000 yuan was nothing compared to seven years of free labor. Her mother accepted the money to take back the kindness of raising her all those years.
Later, when Yu Muying went to school and lived at school, her mother would not ask about her when she did not come home. When she returned home for winter vacation, her room was filled with all kinds of junk.
There was no place for her in the house anymore.
Yu Muying gave up hope. Later, her mother was absent from all the major life events: going to university, working, getting married, getting pregnant, Cheng Guo being born, and her divorce.
Her younger brother, on whom her mother had placed high hopes, paid 2,000 yuan to enroll in a high school after graduating from junior high school. He failed the college entrance examination, had a big fight with his mother, went to the south, and never returned home.
The year Yu Muying got divorced, she received a call from her younger brother. The man on the other end of the line laughed and called her "sister," saying he envied her freedom over the years.
Yu Muying envied that someone was planning for his long-term future.
Yu Muying contacted her hometown and sent money home. She would go back for the Spring Festival, but she never took Cheng Guo to see her grandmother.
So, during his childhood, Cheng Guo spent all his time with Cheng Fuyan.
Cheng Guo overheard Yu Muying talking to her grandmother, who told her to remarry and have a son so that she could rely on him in her old age.
Yu Muying refused; her daughter was no less capable than any boy.
She gave all her love to Cheng Guo, and she wanted to plan everything well for her daughter so that she wouldn't repeat her mistakes.
Cheng Guo understood that Yu Muying hoped she would have a smooth and promising academic career, and a smooth and reliable marriage.
But this was Yu Muying's idea.
Cheng Guo's emotions subsided, and she ignored the contact information sent by Yu Muying.
As I left the hospital, the moon was high in the sky, and the notification bar was once again flooded with posts about Chen Zhui.
Cheng Guo's fingertips slowly slid down.
Chenzhui sent a video. In the video, a Border Collie was carrying an electric ball in its mouth, asking him to turn it on. The electric ball, with a rope and a tail, was running wildly across the floor, changing paths. The Border Collie excitedly chased after it, and after running a lap, it looked up at the camera with expectant eyes. When Chenzhui didn't react, it chased it for another lap, looked at the camera again, and so on. After several repetitions, Chenzhui finally spoke up, his tone annoyed: "Do you think I'm one of your kind?"
Near the end of the workday, he sent me a photo of a Border Collie lying in the living room, looking towards the door.
[Yay! We're waiting for you to come home]
Cheng Guo felt a warmth envelop her heart once again, and a smile curved her lips.
She exited the chat window, and a new friend request appeared in her contacts with the note, "Dr. Cheng, please help me."
The name and profile picture look familiar.
When Cheng Guo arrived home, there was a cacophony of footsteps inside, both human and dog's. Before she could enter the password, the door was pushed open from the inside, and Chen Zhui, his legs blocking the Border Collie's head, peeked out first. His gaze fell on her face, and the smile in his eyes turned to worry. "Why is your face so pale?"
He made way for her to come in, hesitated, and asked in a low voice, "Is it still in pain?"
Cheng Guo shook her head and replied succinctly, "I'm hungry."
The Border Collie grunted twice, slipped past their trouser legs, hurriedly went down a few steps, and looked back at them with anxious eyes.
Shen Zhui looked at the Border Collie, puzzled.
"Has it not gone to the toilet all day?" Cheng Guo asked.
"...It didn't say."
Cheng Guo was surprised that the two, a person and a dog, had become so familiar with each other after just one day. She smiled and her eyes crinkled with a faint smile. "You can understand what it says?"
"..."
Chen Zhui glanced at her, pulled her inside, and then peeked at the Border Collie: "Go and handle it yourself, don't come back scratching at the door."
After saying that, he closed the door, looked down at Cheng Guo, and explained in a serious tone, "It's so smart, it can definitely understand what I'm saying. If the door is open, mosquitoes will come in, and I'm afraid of getting bitten."
Cheng Guo stared in disbelief.
The bag on her shoulder was taken off and placed down. Chen Zhui took out her slippers and put them beside her feet, asking her very naturally, "What do you want to eat?"
The scratching at the door sounded at an inopportune moment.
Cheng Guo looked at Shen Zhui, and the two remained locked in a stalemate for five seconds amidst the scratching at the door. Helpless, Shen Zhui opened the door, and the Border Collie stood outside, its eyes even more anxious than before.
“I’ll go down with it,” Cheng Guo said.
"I'll go."
Shen Zhui took out a mask and followed the Border Collie downstairs. After turning the corner, Cheng Guo heard him say, "Hurry up, I'll give you five minutes."
His voice grew fainter and fainter as his footsteps faded into the distance, "Dr. Cheng hasn't had dinner yet."
Cheng Guo smiled and closed the door. She used to think she attracted a lot of attention, but now she realized that Shen Zhui attracted far more attention than she did.
Is this what they mean by "like attracts like"?
When Chen Zhui returned, Cheng Guo was cooking instant noodles. Teacher Zhang's voice of thanks came from the hallway, and the Border Collie was taken back.
The hot young man squeezed into the kitchen, glanced at the bland noodles with dissatisfaction, washed his hands, squeezed out her place, took out vegetables, eggs, luncheon meat, took out shrimp paste from the freezer, took out a frying pan from the cupboard, and then took out hot pot base.
From which mountain did this heretical practitioner come back?
Never mind, Cheng Guo left this place to take a shower.
When she came out, the noodles had already been served on the table. Chen Zhui was sweating profusely, so he grabbed his clothes and went into the bathroom.
Amidst the pattering sound of water, Cheng Guo picked up a noodle, slowly put it in his mouth, chewed a few times, and then squinted his eyes.
It tastes really good.
Let's talk about the doctoral entrance exam when Mu Ying comes back.
An animated movie about dogs was projected onto the screen. I don't know who it was for. The moderate volume was like a background noise. No one paid attention to it, but it would be too bland without it.
Cheng Guo tidied up the dining table and sat on the sofa. She picked up her phone and saw that Ruan Ning and Shu Shu had been chatting a lot in the group chat. Ruan Ning tagged her and asked how her conversation with the returnee was going.
Coincidentally, Director Li's wife's nephew was the overseas returnee that Ruan Ning had strongly recommended.
[Cheng Guo: Just added you, haven't chatted yet]
[running: How could you do this? I'll go and urge him.]
[Don't like reading: The emperor isn't even worried, why are you in such a hurry?]
Ruan Ning quickly threw out a poop emoji to express her dissatisfaction, and Shu Shu responded with a bomb, making Cheng Guo's screen fly with poop.
"..."
As they continued flying, Cheng Guo turned off the screen and only then noticed that Chen Zhui had appeared. He was wearing home shorts and standing with his back to her. He had broad shoulders, long legs, a slender waist, and a wide, beautiful back that was clearly visible. He was holding an electric toothbrush in his mouth and staring intently at the screen.
Cheng Guo's gaze swept over him from top to bottom, reminding him to put on his clothes. Shen Zhui turned around, his gaze as innocent as could be, and said, "In the washing machine."
Cheng Guo's gaze swept over his abs, then she looked down and picked up her phone. "Didn't you buy a few items?"
The returnee sent her a voice message.
"I'm hot after taking a shower," Chen Zhui said, his mouth full of toothpaste foam, his words slightly unclear. "Anyway, my sister is a good person, she won't do anything to me."
This is using what she said yesterday to shut her down.
Cheng Guo raised her head, stared at him for a few seconds, and then smiled, "I'm not."
After finishing speaking, she ignored his obviously brightened eyes and went to convert Xu Qingnian's speech to text, but accidentally played it out when she touched it.
"Hello Dr. Cheng, I'm Xu Qingnian. I know about the matchmaking service my aunt introduced..."
Cheng Guo quickly tapped it again, but it was too late.
Her heart skipped a few seconds. She slowly raised her head. Chen Zhui took a few steps toward her, wanting to look at her phone screen, his eyes filled with suspicion and uncertainty. "Who is he?"
"Just added a friend." Cheng Guo slowly uttered the words and pressed the screen off.
Shen Zhui clearly didn't believe him. His Adam's apple bobbed, and his voice was clear with a hint of accusation: "Cheng Guo, how can you be so greedy, wanting what you don't have?"
"Didn't I start work today?"
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Author's Note: Waaaaaah, I added an extra section to the story at the last minute, so I'm late. I guess nobody's waiting for me, right? [pity][pity]
We're almost in a relationship, and it's almost the end of the month! Please, give us some free content that's about to expire, hehe [empty bowl][empty bowl][empty bowl]
See you tomorrow for the next chapter.
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