Chapter 65
It's just dawn.
Fu Zhan grabbed the phone and prepared to ask his three brothers for help.
When I think about it, the four brothers are all single and none of them has any experience in love, so it's like telling stories to a deaf person.
After washing up, he went downstairs and met the puppy in the living room.
Jiang Ling had just woken up and was still lying in his little nest. When his eyes met Fu Zhan's, he immediately shifted his eyes to the other side, pretending he didn't see anything, and even turned his body over to face Fu Zhan.
"......." Fu Zhan touched his nose.
Then went out for a trip.
When I came back, I was carrying a delicious breakfast, including Western bread, fried eggs and ham, Chinese shrimp dumplings, soup dumplings, pumpkin, red dates and millet porridge...
Fu Zhan used a hand fan to let the aroma of breakfast drift into the living room.
The sugar and salt content in human food is too high for puppies, but it's okay to have a bite or two occasionally.
"I was so hungry when I went out, so I bought too much breakfast and I couldn't finish it. I wonder if anyone can help me get some of it, otherwise it will be wasted," Fu Zhan deliberately used words to tempt in the restaurant.
"Tsk," Jiang Ling ignored him.
The timer feeder sounds, and it's time for breakfast.
He walked out of his den and ate by himself.
Fu Zhan folded his arms and sat alone in the restaurant, looking at the table full of food but without any appetite.
In fact, it is very simple to end the cold war. As long as he finds a job for Xiaomaotuan, the problems between them will be solved. It is Fu Zhan who is getting stuck in a dead end.
Why would Xiaomaotuan only be close to him if he worked for him?
Can't you just like Fu Zhan as a person?
Even if it's just friendship between friends?
Fu Zhan did not go out in the morning. He was lying on the sofa in the living room in his pajamas and slippers, watching TV series. No matter whether it was a variety show or a movie, the pictures were reflected in his pupils, but he did not hear what was being performed or what lines were spoken.
Jiang Ling played near his nest, occasionally picking up toys from his mouth.
The family atmosphere seems harmonious, but in reality it is very cold.
Mobile phone call.
"Hello?" Fu Zhan said in a dull tone, interrupting halfway through, "No."
I threw the phone casually, and it landed on the coffee table with a "bang" sound, and then slid out due to inertia and fell to the ground.
A few minutes later, there was another call.
Fu Zhan was too lazy to pick it up.
The phone rang over and over again, as if it would continue to ring forever if Fu Zhan didn't answer it.
Fu Zhan was annoyed, picked up the phone, and asked in a cold tone: "Who?"
"Fourth Master, yes, it's me," the girl said shyly.
"Who do I know about you?" He was in a bad mood at the moment.
The girl choked and was silent for a while before she stammered, "I'm Irene, a member of the Cool Girls Group. Because I spent a night with you, you gave me your phone number and said you would help us get more performance opportunities."
"I remember now," Fu Zhan frowned, "It's been half a year, and you're just contacting me now?"
"I've been waiting..."
Fu Zhan forgot about this matter.
Half a year ago, in order to pursue an actress, Wei Ze asked him to attend her movie premiere.
After the show, everyone went out to eat and drink. There were directors, actors, producers... quite a lot of people. Fu Zhan was about 80% drunk and was helped back to the room by Irene and her agent.
Irene was forced by her agent to stay and accompany Fu Zhan. The girl was forced, so she did not take the initiative.
When Fu Zhan slept until dawn, he found out that a girl had been sitting in his room all night.
The girl was afraid of being embarrassed again, so she lied to her agent that she had been with him. Fu Zhan also wanted to preserve his "brave" image, so he did not expose her. He also promised her to find some resources for their girl group, but he went out to sea for fishing the next day and forgot his promise.
"Which company did you sign the contract with?" Fu Zhan asked.
The girl gave her name.
Fu Zhan said calmly: "Wait for the news, I will make the arrangements."
At this moment, Jiang Ling had already slipped behind the sofa and was eavesdropping openly.
I just heard Fu Zhan calling his own entertainment company again.
"Boss Lin, I have something to tell you. You have to recruit the Cool Girls Group, the artists from Dream Star Entertainment, and hire all the team members. Kick out their managers and replace them with new ones. You have to lead them seriously. That's it."
One phone call changed the fate of a team.
Jiang Ling could feel from between the lines that it was Fu Zhan who helped the team, but he was not a saint and would also feel unbalanced.
Oh, you can help people arrange things even though you forgot their names. I accompany you and lick you every day, but you still can’t get a long-term and stable job?
Is that reasonable???
Fu Zhan went to the kitchen to pour some water. He looked up and saw that Jiang Ling was not by the floor-to-ceiling window in the living room. He immediately put down the cup and came over to check. When he looked back again, he saw Jiang Ling squatting behind the sofa. The puppy who was eavesdropping on the phone did not feel embarrassed at all for being caught, but was just snorting.
"Little fur ball, are you sitting here trying to reconcile with me?"
"You wish!"
"Little fur ball, I have a question, answer it seriously, you..."
Fu Zhan knelt on one knee and reached out to rub Jiang Ling's head.
Jiang Ling was furious. He turned his head suddenly and showed his small sharp canine teeth: "Wang Ang!"
Fu Zhan was startled and smiled bitterly: "No need to ask."
With this attitude, it would be strange for Xiao Maotuan to have any feelings for him. He is just being wishful thinking.
It just so happened that everything had been arranged at the manor so he could leave for a few days to cool his brain. When he came back, the master was the master and the puppy was the puppy, and there was only the simple psychology of the master doting on the little animal between them.
"Little fur ball," Fu Zhan said, "I'm going out tomorrow and will be gone for a while. I originally planned to let my eldest brother or second brother look after you, but they have large dogs and you are likely to be bullied, so I thought about it and decided to arrange for a friend to come and take care of you."
Jiang Ling lowered his head, blocking his eyes with his furry ears, and didn't look at Fu Zhan.
In fact, I am struggling inside.
How long is a period of time, a few days or a few months?
Should he try to act coquettishly again to keep Fu Zhan?
When I looked up, Fu Zhan had already walked away.
Tonight, Jiang Ling also couldn't sleep.
He lay in his little nest, yawning with his mouth open from time to time, his eyelids drooping slightly with blinking, but as soon as he closed his eyes, all sleepiness was gone.
Early the next morning, Fu Zhan asked someone to fetch 100,000 yuan in cash and neatly stacked it in Jiang Ling's nest. The friend who helped to fetch the money was also there to take care of Jiang Ling temporarily. Seeing the fourth young master stuffing the money into the doghouse, he was full of questions.
When you have too much money, your actions become unbelievable.
Before Fu Zhan left, he solemnly warned that he was only allowed to take his puppy for a walk every day and was responsible for its three meals a day, and was not allowed to touch it, hug it, or even touch a single hair of it.
My friend promised that he would abide by every rule.
If we talk about the most trustworthy friends, it is still Zhao Chengyi and the other three. However, this manor cocktail party is ostensibly for fun, but in reality it is a trap. All those who are involved in corruption and bribery related to campus construction are among the invited guests. Fu Zhan needs to take advantage of this indulgent cocktail party to dig out more clues from them and then get paper documents as evidence.
When it comes to having fun, it would arouse suspicion if the bad friends who go out with you are not there.
As soon as Fu Zhan left, his friends stretched out their evil claws to Jiang Ling.
Ten fingers were crawling like a spider in the air.
“Hehehe….”
Jiang Ling: “?”
Zhao Wei: "I'm just exercising my fingers."
"........"nerve.
In the first two days after Fu Zhan left, Jiang Ling ate on time, took walks, and also considered moving some of the money back home first. However, Zhao Wei was afraid that he would run around, so he watched him closely for the first two days. All the doors and windows in the house, including the kitchen, toilet, and small door, were locked, so Jiang Ling could not go out.
On the third day, Jiang Ling began a hunger strike.
Zhao Wei followed the recipe given by Fu Zhan, steamed vegetables and meat... and then added nutritional supplements for pet dogs.
"Eat, eat quickly," he handed the plate to Jiang Ling's mouth.
Jiang Ling turned his head away, curled up on the 100,000 cash, and remained unmoved: "Either let me go out, or you wait for Fu Zhan to hold you accountable. It's your choice."
Zhao Wei scratched his head, feeling distressed: "The Fourth Young Master calls three times a day, and I can't explain if you don't eat."
What I want is that you can't explain.
Jiang Ling hummed twice.
But one has a plan, and the other has a ladder.
Before Fu Zhan called at noon, Zhao Wei dumped the food on the plate, leaving some residue, and checked with Fu Zhan via video: "Fourth Young Master, look, it's eating happily. It almost licked the plate clean. I'm going to make some more for it."
"Take her for a walk after dinner. Don't walk too far and don't let go of her," Fu Zhan instructed.
"Understood, don't worry."
Jiang Ling stared at him in amazement.
So angry!!!!
At night, Jiang Ling had no choice but to bury his head in eating. He ate so much that his hind legs were raised and he almost stood upside down.
As the saying goes, dogs are made of iron and rice is made of steel. If you skip a meal, you will miss a meal. It is better to eat quickly!
On the fifth day, Zhao Wei finally relaxed a bit. He went out to throw away the garbage, thinking that it was only a few steps away and he could come back quickly, so he did not close the door. Jiang Ling took the opportunity to put on his small bag, took 30,000 yuan and ran home.
In addition to the old man’s electric tricycle, there is also a Orange Cat brand tractor.
When Fat Orange's stomach growled for the eighth time, he finally gave up: "I have to go home for a snack. I've already missed two meals!"
"Eat, eat, eat. You only know how to eat." Ah Qiang waved a claw at its forehead. "You are lucky to be able to carry the boss!"
Jiang Ling slid down from Fatty and looked at Aqiang.
Swoosh, Aqiang didn't even leave a trace.
Bang bang bang...the orange cat is running wildly.
Jiang Ling walked forward alone.
He reached home in the evening before the sun set.
There were seven or eight old men and women gathered in front of the door. Before he could get past them and go in, he heard a noise coming from inside.
"I advise you to pay off the principal and interest in full, don't drag it out. The sooner you pay it back, the sooner it'll be over, and it will save us from having to make multiple trips."
"Yes, pay me back quickly!"
"I told you that the compensation will be paid in installments. The school will only pay 50,000 yuan for now. I have already given you all the 50,000 yuan. If you don't leave, do you really want to force me to death?" It was Liang Qian's voice.
Jiang Ling rushed into the yard.
It was the same three men who came to collect debts last time, led by a short and fat man, who was very aggressive.
Jiang Yihu stood in front of Liang Qian and said, "We will pay back whatever the court orders us to pay back every month. If you do this again, I will call the police immediately!"
"Call the police, please. We didn't hit anyone or smash anything. What's the point of calling the police?"
The short and fat man was very arrogant, and the two men he brought with him followed suit and smiled, intending to act like a rogue.
"Wang ang wang ang!" Jiang Ling roared angrily.
Jiang Yi was surprised: "Puppy?"
"This dog is here again," one of the debt collectors quickly came out from behind the short and fat man. He had been bitten on the nose by Jiang Yi last time and had been holding a grudge against him ever since. He hated any dog he saw and now he saw the chance and kicked the dog.
Jiang Ling was on guard against them and didn't get too close. He immediately retreated: "You want to kick me? No way."
The debt collector kicked in vain.
He wanted to kick him again, but Jiang Yi picked Jiang Ling up in time: "Don't go too far!"
Liang Qian said coldly: "I have already called the police, you can deny it if you want."
"Mom, let me help you in," Jiang Yi held Jiang Ling in one hand and supported Liang Qian with the other hand and went back into the house.
The old men and women at the door pointed and talked about the three people who were collecting debts. Jiang Ling learned about the recent situation of the family from their words.
My mother was hospitalized a week ago, and within two days of being discharged, the debt collectors came to our house. They were afraid that my mother would suddenly have a heart attack and wouldn't be able to recover. By then, she would be dead, and they would never get the money again, so they forced them to pay off the debt in one lump sum.
"It's really heartless. How can you force someone to pay his debt like this?"
"Is it life? Why do you commit such sins? Aren't you afraid that you will be punished in the future?"
.....
"Old man! What did you say!" the short and fat man roared towards the door.
The old men and women stepped back but did not leave.
An old man stepped forward and said: "If you hit anyone, we will be witnesses."
Everyone agreed: "Yes, yes..."
The old men were so old that their bones were brittle, and they would fall to the ground after just a few roars. The short and fat man didn't dare to do anything and could only glare at them threateningly.
Jiang Yi helped Liang Qian back, then came out to bring the dried fruits from the yard back home. He held Jiang Ling in his arms all the time, fearing that the puppy would be kicked by these people again.
But the man who had moved his feet earlier kept staring at him as he went in and out. They didn't move, but they couldn't let go of the dog that came from other places. The man seized the opportunity and took action, grabbed Jiang Ling's backpack, lifted it up and threw Jiang Ling to the ground.
"Woo-woof!"
Jiang Ling was caught off guard, and the backpack helped him to offset most of the impact, but he still fell and suffered severe pain all over his body.
Especially the claws that were hit.
"Are you sick?" Jiang Yi flew into a rage and picked up a mop ready to fight.
The short and fat man and another man also rushed up, but fortunately the police arrived at this juncture and a fight did not really break out.
After being reprimanded by the police, the three men dared not swear anymore, nor did they dare to stay away. For the fall of the puppy, the man paid three hundred yuan to settle the matter. This way of debt collection did not hurt anyone or damage things, so the police could only mediate between the two parties, which was a temporary solution and not a fundamental solution. There was no better way.
While he was adjusting, Jiang Ling hooked his paws and limped up the stairs, leaving his backpack in his brother's room.
When I went downstairs again, the debt collectors had left and the old men and women had also dispersed.
"Puppy," Jiang Yi quickly picked him up, "I'm sorry, I didn't protect you well. I'll take you to the veterinary hospital for a checkup right away."
Jiang Ling licked the back of his brother's hand: "Don't worry about me, just take good care of mom."
"By the way," Jiang Yi avoided Liang Qian and whispered to Jiang Ling, "My mom was hospitalized a few days ago, and I had no choice but to use the money to pay for the hospitalization. But I wrote an IOU, and I'll put the IOU on your back... Hey, where's your backpack?"
Jiang Yi looked around and remembered that Xiao Gou's backpack was bulging again. He was surprised and asked, "You didn't bring money again, did you?"
"I've brought it and put it in your room. No need for an IOU, just use it with peace of mind," Jiang Ling comforted his brother.
Jiang Yi didn't understand what he said, so he put Jiang Ling on a cushion and said, "I'll go find your backpack and get the IOU, and then we'll go to the hospital."
Going to a veterinary hospital can cost a few hundred or even several thousand.
Jiang Ling didn't want his brother to spend the money, so as long as he went back, Fu Zhan's friends would take him to the hospital.
When his brother went upstairs, Jiang Ling walked into the kitchen with difficulty, looked at his mother, and his eyes suddenly became sore: "Mom?"
Liang Qian wiped her hands on her apron, squatted down and touched his head: "Seeing that you always come to our house, why don't you stay here first? We can help you contact your master before you go back? Otherwise, some worse than animals will hurt you again."
"Mom, I'll come back, but I want to make more money."
Jiang Ling rubbed his mother's hand.
Hearing the footsteps of his brother coming down the stairs, Jiang Ling ran away again. Liang Qian chased him for two steps, but her heart was not feeling well, so she could only watch Jiang Ling disappear at the doorstep.
Jiang Ling walked for a while and then rested for a while.
This time it was not just a minor sprain like last time. The more he walked, the more painful his paw became. So he lay down on the side of the road, used one paw to pull apart the fur of the other paw to check, and found that the wrist bone of his left front paw was obviously swollen, as expected, there was internal bleeding.
Plop, a small drop of water fell on the tip of his nose.
Jiang Ling looked up.
The raindrops fell from the sky with a sound of patter, and in a few minutes they turned into heavy rain.
He quickly stood up and ran forward on tiptoe.
The sudden downpour made pedestrians hurried, and he walked beside countless pairs of feet, occasionally being chased away, and unknowingly lost his way. He curled up under a tree, his furry body soaked by the rain, and he looked like an ugly drowned puppy.
The small body shivered in the cold water.
Jiang Ling's eyes were washed so hard that he couldn't open them, so he simply buried his head.
He has no strength left.
There's no way back.
.....
Soon after Jiang Ling slipped out of the house, Zhao Wei anxiously looked for him everywhere. He also called the police and checked the road surveillance. As soon as Jiang Ling left home, Zhao Wei arrived near the community, but at this time Jiang Ling was already not far from the city center.
When the heavy rain came, he completely lost track of Jiang Ling.
After wandering for a while, Zhao Wei returned to Fu Zhan's residence and waited, hoping that the puppy would suddenly come back on its own. Then he would clean and dress up the puppy, as if nothing had happened.
But it was already dark and there was still no sign of the puppy.
There was no other way. Zhao Wei couldn't bear it any longer and had to call Fu Zhan tremblingly.
"Four-four-four-four...the little fur ball is gone."
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