Chapter 78 I Need You to Never Be Here
What's this? Yun Zhaozhao and Grandpa Huang turned around at the same time and saw a familiar little yellow figure struggling to squeeze through the fence, with something in its mouth.
Upon seeing Yun Zhaozhao, it immediately darted to her side and began circling around her. Then it put down what it was chewing and kept barking.
"This is... Pei Xiaobao?"
Grandpa Huang was shocked. If Pei Xiaobao was here, then what was buried just now?
"Pei Xiaobao!"
Yun Zhaozhao quickly squatted down and picked up the dog. Pei Xiaobao excitedly licked Yun Zhaozhao, then turned his head and barked at the thing on the ground.
Yun Zhaozhao glanced at the thing on the ground; it was a dog bone. She thought Pei Xiaobao wanted to gnaw on a bone, so she stroked its little head and said, "I'll stew some bones for you when we get back. How about a big bone?"
Normally, Pei Xiaobao would be overjoyed to hear this, but today it just kept barking at the bone. Yun Zhaozhao couldn't understand what it meant. Finally, Grandpa Huang spoke up:
"This should be a gift from it to you, a gift of apology."
As he spoke, Old Master Huang sighed, "Some dogs are more well-behaved than people."
Yun Zhaozhao looked at Pei Xiaobao in disbelief, unable to believe that such a dog would know these things. She tentatively picked up the dirty bone and said, "Thank you, Pei Xiaobao. I like it very much. I accept your apology."
Pei Xiaobao immediately started circling around, his calls becoming even louder, and he seemed very happy.
Yun Zhaozhao's eyes instantly welled up with tears. She hadn't expected that Pei Xiaobao's sudden departure was actually to find her a gift.
In its eyes, the big bone was the most precious thing, so it braved the heavy snow to rummage through the trash cans, getting itself all dirty, just to find her a gift.
Yun Zhaozhao had no idea how many trash cans it had searched and how many stray dogs and cats it had fought in order to find this piece of bone.
She, who was a bit of a germaphobe, felt at that moment that the piece of bone in her hand was the most precious gift in the world.
"Thank you, Xiaobao."
Yun Zhaozhao picked up Pei Xiaobao and took the bone with her back.
After all that commotion, Yun Zhaozhao collapsed. When she woke up, she found herself in the hospital, with Zhou Xiao watching over her.
"My darling, you're finally awake."
Zhou Xiao breathed a sigh of relief: "My brother said if your fever doesn't go down, we'll have to use medicine."
How did I get here?
When Yun Zhaozhao opened her mouth, she realized that her voice was terribly hoarse.
"How dare you say that? It was so cold yesterday, and you didn't even wear a coat. You're really something, my goodness. Do you even remember that you're pregnant? My brother and I were terrified when we got Grandpa Huang's call yesterday."
"I was in too much of a rush yesterday and forgot."
At that time, she thought it was Pei Xiaobao who was hit, and later she felt sorry for the dog. She didn't think too much about it at the time.
“I heard everything from Grandpa Pei. Speaking of which, it’s all thanks to Pei Xiaobao that you were found and brought to the hospital so quickly. Grandpa Huang said that it scratched at his door in the middle of the night and dragged his trouser leg toward your room. My brother said it was lucky that you were found in time, otherwise, with such a high fever, you might have been burned into a mentally disabled person.”
Zhou Xiao's words made Yun Zhaozhao feel even more at ease; she had never seen a dog more intelligent than Pei Xiaobao.
She had thought about keeping pets before, but Pei Jiuyan didn't like them, so she canceled her plans. Now that she has one, she can't bear to part with it.
"Hey, let me remind you, this is Pei Jiuyan's dog."
Zhou Xiao spoke up.
"It's okay, it will be renamed Yun Xiaobao from now on."
After yesterday, Yun Zhaozhao had made up her mind that there was no way Yun Xiaobao would be returned to Pei Jiuyan; if he had the guts, he would just take it by force.
"You!" Zhou Xiao gently poked her head: "You're just stubborn but soft-hearted."
They wouldn't even part with a dog, let alone a child.
She was so resolute in saying she didn't want children back then, but she was truly heartbroken to make that decision.
"Xiao Xiao, give me some water, I'm so thirsty."
"I'd rather you die of thirst."
Zhou Xiao tested the water temperature through the cup, and only after feeling it was about right did she help Yun Zhaozhao get up and drink a cup.
“Your grandfather just left a little while ago. He’s old and couldn’t stay up all night. Since you’re alright, I let him go back to rest.”
"Thank you, my darling. What would I do without you?"
Yun Zhaozhao tried to coax him, but Zhou Xiao wasn't buying it: "Stop it, that won't work on me. Give me something practical."
"Clothes, jewelry, bags, the choice is yours."
Yun Zhaozhao said with great enthusiasm.
"I'll owe it for now, and save it up to do something big."
Zhou Xiao looked like he was going to rip Yun Zhaozhao off a lot of money, but Yun Zhaozhao wasn't worried at all. She wished Zhou Xiao would really rip her off, that would be better. However, she knew that Zhou Xiao was just exaggerating and would only accept a bag or something at most each time, and wouldn't ask for anything more.
The two chatted for a while, and then Yun Zhaozhao got sleepy again. Zhou Xiao told her to rest, saying that when you're sick, you should rest more. Moreover, Yun Zhaozhao is pregnant and doesn't dare to take any medicine, so she basically has to tough it out on her own. Resting more will help her recover faster.
Pei Jiuyan heard that Yun Zhaozhao had been admitted to the hospital as soon as he got off the plane. He squeezed the necklace in his pocket and rushed to the hospital.
When he arrived at the hospital, Yun Zhaozhao had a fever again. Although she was conscious, she was clearly ill, and her little face was flushed.
"I'm sorry, Zhao Zhao, I went down into the mine yesterday, and there was no signal there."
Pei Jiuyan was filled with regret. If he had known that Yun Zhaozhao would call him again later, he would never have gone down into the mine.
Yun Zhaozhao didn't want to talk to him, but Zhou Xiao rolled his eyes and said, "We can never find you when we need you. You're always wise after the event, we're all used to it."
Pei Jiuyan couldn't refute these words at all. He thought of the time when Yun Zhaozhao brought him food and called him dozens of times, but he could never get through. He also thought of the time when she was in danger and she called him again and again, but he was still not there.
Faced with Zhou Xiao's rebuttal, he was powerless to refute her.
The words "I'm sorry" sound so inadequate at this moment.
"Pei Jiuyan, I want to discuss something with you. I want Pei Xiaobao, can you give it to me?"
Upon hearing this, Pei Jiuyan quickly replied, "Of course, Zhaozhao, it was originally ours. From the day we adopted it, I have considered it as family."
"Pei Jiuyan!"
Because of her illness, Yun Zhaozhao's breathing was a little unsteady, but her attitude remained firm: "You understand what I mean. It and I will be family, but it's just the two of us."
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