Chapter 12
When Xia Lanzheng was four years old, a stray dog came to the welfare home. It was only as tall as an adult's ankle, and when it ran it looked like a soybean rolling on the ground.
But to Xia Lanzheng, who was still in kindergarten, the dog had fierce eyes and was keen on chasing every child who ate starchy sausage.
That day, as he stepped into the welfare home, he made eye contact with the stray dog.
Two seconds later, Xia Lanzheng's heart-wrenching cries were heard from the yard.
When everyone heard the voice coming from Xia Lanzheng, they rushed to the courtyard. The people washing their hair had foam all over their heads, and the people kneading dough had flour on their hands.
Looking outside, Xia Lanzheng was running in front with her short legs. The dog had even shorter legs and was grunting as it bit Xia Lanzheng's trouser legs.
So the person who was washing hair went back to rinse the water, and the person who was kneading the dough turned around and went into the kitchen.
Several adults held their hands together and stood by, laughing: "Don't be afraid, the puppy just wants to play with you, it won't bite!"
"You're lying!" Xia Lanzheng's face was covered with tears. He licked the salty taste and continued to run while crying, "It will definitely bite!"
Xia Lanzheng forgot how that day ended.
Anyway, I didn't get to eat the starch sausage, and from then on I became afraid of dogs.
When Lu Yanqing directly pointed out that she was "afraid of dogs", Xia Lanzheng was not only frightened, but her heart was also beating fast and she felt complicated.
It's so hard to forget the past.
The dark clouds expanded slightly and soon covered the entire sky.
Lu Yanqing was wearing a suit without a single wrinkle, and his expression was indifferent as if he was speaking casually.
He just glanced at Xia Lanzheng and observed his expression.
Xia Lanzheng tied the sheep to the door, raised her foot, and walked slowly but without hesitation.
People like Lu Yanqing talk to everyone as if they were a boss giving out tasks, and they must get a response.
Isn't it just a dog?
Being afraid of dogs is a thing from my previous life.
Lu Yanqing's face gradually grew larger, and he looked even more handsome as he got closer, with an abstinence-like air.
He seemed to be accustomed to people coming towards him. His eyes fell casually on Xia Lanzheng's face, and he remained motionless.
However, Xia Lanzheng quickly lowered her head and looked at the dog in front of her.
Puppies are cuter after all.
"I'm not afraid of dogs," Xia Lanzheng bent down and quickly extended her hand, "and I didn't lie to you."
Lu Yanqing frowned subconsciously and grabbed the other end of the leash tightly.
But then, Draco put his forehead into Xia Lanzheng's palm, and the two furry heads came together.
A black car drove up from the other end of the road and stopped quietly behind Lu Yanqing.
Lu Yanqing glanced back, and when he turned his head again, Xia Lanzheng had already withdrawn her hand, placed it on her knee, and looked up at him while bending over.
From this angle, the young man's hair fell straight down to his chest, covering his ears and some of his cheeks, making his forehead look rounder and his chin smaller.
He raised his eyes, his thick eyelashes still drooping, and he looked indescribably... aggrieved.
What are you feeling wronged about?
Being wronged?
Lu Yanqing rolled his Adam's apple. He didn't think what he said was wrong.
He didn't like being deceived. Xia Lanzheng's deception was not very clever. He knew from the beginning that what she said was false.
He changed his Border Collie profile picture on the first day, and Xia Lanzheng took the initiative to approach him at the banquet the next day, talking about cats, dogs and other small animals and telling lies one after another.
When people talk about their hobbies, their eyes look different. Xia Lanzheng's eyes didn't show fondness, only uncontrollable desire.
Back when they were in school, Lu Yanqing often heard Chu Linchuan mention his brother. A few years later, Xia Lanzheng fell seriously ill and stayed home for a long time. After that, Chu Linchuan rarely mentioned her again.
Lu Yanqing didn’t understand it before, but when he met the youngest son of the Chu family in person in the past two years, Chu Linchuan’s attitude made perfect sense to him.
Xia Lanzheng stretched out her hand to Draco, trembling slightly.
He is just lying.
A sheep with poor acting skills actually took the initiative to approach its sheepdog. It is really courageous.
Lu Yanqing was distractedly thinking about a child who was only a few years old and was abandoned by his biological parents and then taken in by his adoptive parents into the Chu family.
It must be scary to face a group of strangers.
Lu Yanqing lowered his eyes. Xia Lanzheng clearly wanted to touch Draco but didn't dare. She smiled cautiously at Bian Mu.
So stupid, trying to please a puppy.
He's just a kid who likes to tell little lies. Never mind. Why should he bother with others?
"Got it," Lu Yanqing covered Draco's mouth, took Xia Lanzheng's hand and placed it on its head, "Touch it, it won't bite."
Xia Lanzheng didn't expect Lu Yanqing to stop asking questions. A few seconds after her hand was held, a warm head entered her palm.
The Border Collie's fur is harder than I imagined and smells like a puppy.
"Cute." Xia Lanzheng sighed softly.
Once you take the first step, the rest doesn't seem that difficult.
Xia Lanzheng rubbed the puppy's ears. Lu Yanqing bent over and let him do it without saying anything.
After a while, Lu Yanqing checked the time and asked, "I'm leaving first?"
This is a question, asking what Xia Lanzheng means.
"Oh," Xia Lanzheng also stood up, "bye."
The dark figure walked to the car door and turned around before opening it. He saw something shiny flying from the other side, so he reached out and caught it to take a look.
It's a mint candy.
"Let's go back early," Lu Yanqing pointed at the dark clouds above his head, "It's going to rain."
*
The rain came quickly. At first, it was silent, with only water marks on the road. A minute later, the sound came from the green belt.
By the time Xia Lanzheng reacted, bean-sized raindrops had already hit her forehead, and it was quite painful.
Today he was wearing a dark green and blue plaid shirt, so he quickly took it off and put it on Bao Bao, then ran with the sheep.
This place is not far from his home. He occasionally brings his bag here for a walk, and it only takes twenty minutes to walk.
But because it was an uphill road, Bao Bao sometimes acted recklessly while walking, and Xia Lanzheng had to use both straw and coax her.
The rain was getting heavier. Xia Lanzheng first led the sheep with one hand, and then pulled it with both hands behind her back.
The evil fleece was getting heavier and heavier. Xia Lanzheng could no longer bear it. She turned around, put her legs parallel to her shoulders, and pulled back with all her strength.
Bao Bao took one small step, then another small step.
Finally, he stood there motionless like a wooden chicken.
Xia Lanzheng: “…”
"Ancestor, please move a little, we'll be home soon."
My hair was wet and stuck to my cheeks, and my white T-shirt was also soaked, sticking to my body and feeling quite uncomfortable.
Xia Lanzheng sighed. What was going on? Was the bad luck system activated again?
I took out my phone to check the weather forecast. It still had twenty minutes until the rain stopped, so it was bearable.
"Come on, come on, at least move a little closer to the road," Xia Lanzheng held Bao Bao's front legs and moved to the edge of the green belt in a very awkward manner. "If I catch a cold today, I'll punish you by not letting you go out for a week."
*
Chu Linyu went on a business trip abroad for more than a month. No one from his family saw him off on the day he left, so when he returned home this time, he asked Chu Linchuan to pick him up at the airport a week in advance.
Chu Linchuan was troubled by this.
His brother is 30 this year. He called in the middle of the night and said, "Come and pick me up, pick me up, pick me up, pick me up."
"Got it," Chu Linchuan said, his temper was very bad when he didn't sleep well. "Next time you disturb others in the middle of the night, I will block you directly."
I don’t know whether Chu Linyu was moving or on a business trip. Not only was the trunk full of luggage, but the car was also filled with bags of all sizes.
Two grown men huddled in the back seat. Little Li looked at them and laughed, "Master, have you emptied Country A?"
"I was so caught up in the shopping that I didn't pay attention," Chu Linyu said, "These are some souvenirs. I'll share them slowly when I get home. Everyone who sees one gets one."
Xiao Li said "Hey" and flattered him, "I'll pick you up next time."
"Okay, then you come. I definitely won't come," Chu Linchuan said, shrinking his legs as he sat next to him. "When I just came out of the airport, people thought I was a purchasing agent."
Chu Linyu patted his shoulder and laughed, almost out of breath.
"Oh, it's raining," Chu Linyu said. He was wearing casual clothes and looked young, probably in his twenties. "It's a good thing you came to pick me up. How could I go back by myself in such heavy rain?"
Chu Linchuan glanced at him and said, "I didn't ask you to walk back, is it that serious?"
"Would you please just shut up?" Chu Linyu took off his glasses, looked at them, and threw them back in disgust. "Has your prescription gone up again?"
Chu Linchuan: "It hasn't increased, it's the same as before."
Chu Linyu laughed again: "I know, I was just kidding. Nothing happened at home this month, right?"
Chu Linchuan lowered his head and wiped his glasses: "No."
The rain hit the car window, blurring Chu Linyu's vision.
He suddenly asked, "Where's Zheng Zheng?"
"I can eat, run, sleep and jump," Chu Linchuan said without looking up, "Just as heartless as you."
"What do you know?" Chu Linyu said logically, "Being heartless is better than being old-fashioned."
Chu Linchuan did not refute. From a certain perspective, Chu Linyu was right.
The Weibo post going viral didn't affect Xia Lanzheng's appetite at all. He ate two full baskets of steamed buns that morning and then said he wanted to go for a walk.
It was raining so hard, but he didn't call the driver to pick him up. Where did he go?
Chu Linchuan also glanced outside.
The rain is still falling and no one knows when it will stop. A stray cat is hiding in the grass to avoid the rain.
Xia Lanzheng is such a grown-up person, she should be able to find a place to shelter from the rain, so why should he worry about it?
Ever since that hilarious confession, Chu Linchuan had been a little concerned about Xia Lanzheng. They'd been spending more time together recently, and he felt like he was back in his childhood.
Before Xia Lanzheng entered junior high school, she was less talkative, but she would always follow him and call him "Brother" in a daze.
Just as he was about to look away, Chu Linchuan saw two furry things standing on the side of the road.
"hiss."
He suspected that he had seen it wrong.
"What's wrong?" Chu Linyu looked over. "Do you have a toothache?"
Chu Linchuan put on his glasses and stopped Xiao Li: "Stop the car."
Xiao Li was confused, but after hearing his serious tone, he stepped on the brakes and asked, "What's wrong?"
Chu Linchuan looked back and said, "Someone is there."
Xiao Li also looked in the rearview mirror and was shocked. "Holy crap! It's broad daylight. What the hell is going on?"
Chu Linchuan: "No..."
Before he could finish his words, Chu Linyu, who was nearly 1.9 meters tall, suddenly squeezed over.
Chu Linchuan was hit hard on the thigh, and he also wanted to fuck it.
"What is that?" Chu Linyu stretched his neck, "Let me take a look."
As he spoke, something approached from behind the car.
A white figure with long black hair was running wildly in the rain.
Chu Linyu leaned back suddenly and took a breath of cold air.
A white face pressed against the car window, turning into a flat little pudding.
"Save me!" Little Pudding knocked on the car door. "Save me, save me, save me, save me."
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