Chapter 20: Yan Nongnong, it seems like we're in a puppy love relationship...
Yan Yuehe has gone missing.
She hasn't replied to Gou Qing's messages for over thirteen hours.
Gou Qing didn't want to appear clingy on the very first day of their relationship, and he certainly didn't want to annoy her on the very first day.
But that doesn't mean he could sit still when he picked up his phone for the eighty-second time and found there were still no new message notifications.
Atlas's condition has been stable, and the three puppies that were born are also healthy after a check-up and are currently clinging tightly to their mother.
It has been almost 24 hours since Atlas finished production. In fact, Gou Qing could take them home now, but he is a very meticulous person, and the best time for him to go home is early tomorrow morning.
However, going back a night early is not a problem.
Gou Qing got them into the car and drove smoothly towards home in the night.
The three little ones in the back seat couldn't open their eyes yet, so they could only squeeze into Atlas's arms by feeling. Atlas knew and trusted Gou Qing the most, and felt especially at ease as long as Gou Qing was by his side.
Yu Zhi was already waiting at Gou Qing's house.
Upon hearing the car, he immediately ran out to greet the dogs.
He stared at the three little ones and couldn't help but exclaim, "Wow, how come Atlas is so good at having babies?"
Gou Qing glanced at the little yellow cub that looked exactly like its father: "Yu Zhi, if you can't talk, you can shut up."
Yu Zhi really couldn't understand him, and shook her head as she said, "Tsk, if I were Fatty, I would be the first to object to you being with Yuehe."
Gou Qing ignored him, first settling the dogs at the boundary between the living room and the yard, then clapped his hands and said, "It's not its place to object, we're already together."
The only sound in the house was the whimpering of the three puppies.
Gou Qing stood there, while Yu Zhi, who was watching the puppy, squatted on the ground and looked up at his brother: "Are you daydreaming or am I dreaming?"
Gou Qing glanced at him, went straight to the dressing room to get a clean set of clothes, and went into the bathroom.
He showered very quickly; before Yu Zhi could even figure it out, he was already out.
"Are you really together?" Yu Zhi followed Gou Qing like a little tail. "Am I really going to have a sister-in-law?"
Gou Qing scratched her hair in front of the mirror: "Not sure."
It hadn't even been half an hour, and the answer had changed again. Yu Zhi felt like his brother was playing a trick on him.
Yu Zhi, who only dared to curse in his heart, decided to ignore the man in front of him who resembled a peacock spreading its tail feathers. As soon as he turned around, he heard the door open.
Gou Qing went to find Yan Yuehe.
He walked to Yan Yuehe's door, raised his hand and knocked a few times. The house was quiet, and there was no movement in the yard either.
He knocked a few more times, but there was still no response. He finally realized that no one was in the house.
He's not replying to messages, and he's not even home.
Gou Qing couldn't help but think the worst.
He hesitated for a few seconds, then took out his phone, walked to a tree by the roadside in the residential area, and dialed Yan Yuehe's number.
“Baby baby…” Yan Yuehe’s WeChat call ringtone was cheerful.
Because she doesn't have to go to work and lives alone, Yan Yuehe hardly ever puts her phone on silent.
Ms. He Yanli stood up from the sofa and walked toward the constantly ringing cell phone on the dining table.
I picked it up and took a look.
Dog in-laws? The owner of the little dog that Fatty Bao likes?
Yan Yuehe was too busy today and hadn't had time to share the news with her mother that her boyfriend and Atlas had given birth.
The first WeChat call ended automatically at the end, and the second one rang very quickly.
Although Ms. He Yanli didn't know what urgent matter this person could have for her daughter, it didn't stop her from waking her daughter, who had just fallen asleep.
"Nongnong, your phone keeps ringing."
Yan Yuehe snorted, turned over, and turned the back of her head towards her mother.
She's so tired, don't bother her.
Ms. He Yanli simply placed her phone beside her pillow: "I'll leave it here for you. I'm going out to work."
"Mmm." Yan Yuehe changed to a lying position again, her eyes still closed.
Not long after Ms. He Yanli closed the door, a third phone call came in aggressively, its volume comparable to an alarm clock, nagging in Yan Yuehe's ear.
A physical reaction caused Yan Yuehe to instinctively slide upwards.
She had no idea whether she pressed green or red.
Gou Qing remained silent. The other end of the phone was completely dark, but her even and steady breathing could be clearly heard.
He stood quietly outside her yard, relieved to know she was safe and sound, yet also feeling a pang of sadness at being completely forgotten by her.
never mind……
Yan Yuehe had a good night's sleep.
Because I went to bed early last night, I woke up naturally around 6 a.m. the next morning.
She doesn't have the habit of checking her phone first thing when she wakes up. She wandered around the living room in her pajamas for a while and played with her beloved dog son for a bit before remembering to look for her phone.
"Mother."
A head peeked out from the kitchen doorway.
While Ms. He Yanli was busily preparing breakfast in the kitchen, she took a moment to look up and say, "Hungry? It'll be ready soon."
“No,” Yan Yuehe asked, “Have you seen my phone? I think I put it on the table outside yesterday, but I couldn’t find it just now.”
"Didn't I give it to you last night?" Ms. He Yanli hurriedly put down the spatula. "I put it on your bed. Go find it yourself."
"Ouch." Right by the bed.
Yan Yuehe lay down with her phone in a cheerful mood, then suddenly sat up straight, staring at the two missed calls and a WeChat call record that lasted three hours and forty-six minutes. She was completely stunned.
Scrolling up her chat history, she found that shortly after she sent "I'm home," her boyfriend replied: "What are you planning to do when you get home? Busy with work?"
Gou Qing knew she was working from home, but she didn't know exactly what she did.
At 12:30 pm, he asked again, "Are you still busy? What are you planning to have for lunch?"
At 1 p.m., when he received no response, he shared a photo of his lunch at the base canteen: "Not as good as the meal we had together yesterday."
"What the heck!" Yan Yuehe rubbed his face, zoomed in on the picture, and confirmed that the meal he was eating was exactly the same as the dishes they had eaten before.
The only difference is that she's not here.
After rolling around on the bed, Yan Yuehe continued watching with sparkling eyes.
Gou Qing was very restrained and didn't send many messages.
"Are you busy? Remember to check in with me when you have some free time."
"Look at the puppies, they can eat so much."
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"I brought Atlas and the puppies home. Would you like to come and see them?"
"Oh, and take a look at me while you're at it."
...
Yan Yuehe couldn't suppress her smile as she rapidly tapped on the screen.
"Look at the puppy."
"Nongnong, dinner's ready," Ms. He Yanli called to her from outside.
"Coming." Just as Yan Yuehe was about to put her phone down, a video call popped up on the other end.
It was as if he had been waiting for her all along.
"Yan Nongnong, why aren't you eating?" While Ms. He Yanli was urging her, Yan Yuehe boldly answered the phone.
There were no yellow, black and white, or black and white and yellow puppies on the other side, and even Atlas didn't appear in the shot.
Yan Yuehe blinked and asked seriously, "Where's the puppy? Aren't you going to let me see it?"
Despite not having slept all night, Gou Qing, who was meticulously dressed, shamelessly declared: "That's me."
Yan Yuehe could barely suppress the smile on her lips.
"Yan Nongnong!" Ms. He Yanli urged, "The food's getting cold, are you going to eat it or not?"
Thanks to Ms. He Yanli for helping her instantly become reserved: "Eat!"
Yan Yuehe whispered to him, "I'm going to eat now, bye-bye?"
Her camera was always pointed at the ceiling.
Gou Qing was silent for a few seconds: "Yan Nongnong, it seems like we're in a puppy love relationship."
!!
I'm going to die!
He called her "Yan Nongnong"! That's a nickname only used by the closest family members!
Why is his hearing so sharp that he can hear Ms. He Yanli's voice from so far away?
Yan Yuehe's mind went blank, like fireworks exploding. She hung up the phone in a daze.
Fortunately, she hung up the phone in time. Ms. He Yanli had been urging and calling her repeatedly, and her patience had run out. She simply pushed open the door and came in: "Let's eat!"
"Ooh, oh."
Yan Yuehe sat at the dining table, her eyes lowered, mechanically scooping the spoon in her bowl.
He Yanli couldn't stand it anymore and tapped her bowl: "Why are you arguing with the spoon? Hurry up and eat your egg!"
"Oh." Yan Yuehe put down her spoon to pick up an egg, took a couple of bites and then stopped, staring blankly. Only after being urged did she slowly take a couple more bites.
It's as if they're really having a secret puppy love that they can't tell their parents about.
"You did this on purpose."
Gou Qing replied instantly, as if she were standing right next to her phone: "Hmm?"
"Was he deliberately trying to seduce you?"
"Yes, that's me."
Yan Yuehe didn't know how to reply, so she could only use an emoji to express everything.
A tiny, line-drawn figure constantly peeking out from under the covers; looking at it for too long can make you feel a little shy.
Gou Qing asked her, "Have you gone home?"
The room's layout, which he had just glimpsed, was different from what he had seen at the door earlier.
But the style is just as wild.
When this topic came up, Yan Yuehe touched her nose: "Well... my medical report came out, and my mother is worried about me, so she told me to go home and rest."
"It's very temporary."
"I went to the hospital yesterday. I was too busy, so I didn't check my phone much."
Yan Yuehe was explaining why she didn't reply to her messages yesterday.
Gou Qing simply brushed it off, grunting in acknowledgment without mentioning the agony she had endured while waiting for news yesterday.
What he was more concerned about was: "So you're sick?"
Yan Yuehe denied it: "No!"
"I'm just a little weak. If I don't take good care of myself, I might get sick."
She didn't want to continue the conversation, feeling like she was exposing her flaws in front of him: "Anyway, I can go to your house to see the puppy tomorrow."
Twenty-four hours until we can meet?
Gou Qing sent a voice message.
Yan Yuehe glanced in the direction of Ms. He Yanli, who was focused on taking measurements for the now-grown-up Pangbao, probably to make clothes for it, and hadn't noticed her yet.
She opened the voice message with peace of mind.
"How about I pick you up tomorrow?"
Hands-free, maximum volume.
Author's Note: At ease? Not at ease!
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