Chapter 58 p1
Chi Yu slept deeply for the first time in a long while.
Her breathing was even, and her dreams were a mix of reality and illusion.
In the lake view house in the suburbs, she was sitting in front of the French windows, busy with her computer.
A little Golden Retriever was lying by her leg, a dog leash in its mouth, occasionally letting out a soft whimper.
“Alright, Jiejie will be done soon.”
She chuckled lightly, and her slender, white fingertips moved from the keyboard to stroke the puppy’s fluffy head, then moved to scratch its chin twice.
The little Golden Retriever enthusiastically nuzzled her palm, as if it could understand human language, and did not make a sound to urge her anymore.
Chi Yu continued to be busy for a moment, and the phone on her desk rang lightly.
She picked it up and saw a message from an unknown number:
[You unlucky, sickly person. It wasn’t enough for you to steal Little Yu’s nutrients in the womb, and now you’re going to work in the public eye, daring to use the same face to cause trouble for Little Yu!]
[Remember the pain of a blunt knife cutting your face?]
[Don’t forget your name. Don’t overstep.]
Chi Yu’s lashes drooped. She quickly deleted the message and blocked the number.
After a moment, she unconsciously raised a hand to touch the side of her cheek.
There were no scars left, but the pain was deeply embedded.
She turned her head and saw her little dog obediently lying on the carpet, waiting quietly, its round, black eyes watching her intently.
“Can Can,” she called softly.
The little dog immediately stood up and ran over with a happy wag of its tail, nuzzling against her and acting spoiled.
As if she were the only thing in the world.
As if it could never love her enough.
Chi Yu was dazed for a moment, and then her eyes curved slightly.
…
The dream scene changed.
It was late at night, and Chi Yu was walking by the lake in the residential complex, a dog leash in her hand.
The little Golden Retriever was energetically digging in the bushes and suddenly picked something up, its mouth nuzzling against Chi Yu’s hand.
Chi Yu squatted down.
It was summer, and the lush vegetation on the side of the path covered her figure.
She cooperatively opened her palm and saw her little dog open its mouth and offer a small, beautiful pink flower.
She couldn’t help but curl her lips.
As a retriever, it was an innate ability of a little Golden Retriever to hold something in its mouth without damaging it and to ensure its integrity as much as possible.
The little flower was so fragile, but it was only slightly damp from being held.
“Thank you, Can Can, for the flower.”
Chi Yu tucked the little flower into her hair.
The little Golden Retriever looked up to admire her Jiejie, who was adorned with the flower, her puppy-dog eyes sparkling under the clear streetlights.
The summer night breeze by the lake was quite refreshing.
After a busy day at home, Chi Yu didn’t want to go back just yet, so she sat down on the lawn and rested against the Golden Retriever.
The human and the dog sat quietly together, enjoying the cool breeze that gently blew by.
“Ooh…”
A dying dog’s cry suddenly sounded from somewhere, very painful.
Immediately after, there was a rustling of footsteps not far away. It must have been a human hurriedly walking across the grass, and they were also dragging something heavy.
Chi Yu’s heart skipped a beat, and she unconsciously held her breath.
In a state of dangerous alertness, she immediately raised a hand to stop the sound that the little Golden Retriever was about to make.
The little puppy obediently fell silent, her eyes watching her Jiejie.
Chi Yu remained motionless and listened carefully. Only after the noise in the distance had faded did she peek out a little.
With her excellent eyesight, she saw a large dog being carried onto a small community eco-car by three men in black. There were also a few other small animals in the car.
That large dog looked very familiar.
It belonged to her neighbor. It was a rare and expensive breed.
…
The dream changed again.
The Golden Retriever was seriously ill, and Chi Yu had sent her to the hospital for treatment.
She stood by the hospital bed, looking at the little dog, her fingertips clutching the corner of her clothes so tightly they turned white.
As a voice worker, she wanted to use a firm and powerful tone to give the little dog strength, but when she spoke, she couldn’t control herself, and her voice trembled.
“Jie-Jiejie has applied for a family companion. I will be with you throughout the treatment. Don’t be afraid, Can Can.”
In her hazy state of illness, the little Golden Retriever couldn’t hear what her Jiejie was saying, but she could feel that her Jiejie was very scared.
She struggled to muster some strength and responded with a few intermittent, soft whimpers.
The doctor said, “When a little dog is in a new environment for treatment, it’s easy for it to be scared and anxious. Miss Chi can bring some of the puppy’s favorite toys, and after they’ve been fully disinfected, place them in the bed to create a familiar environment for her.”
And so, while the little dog was asleep, Chi Yu raced against time and drove home to get her toys.
She was afraid that if she was a minute late, the little dog would be sad when she woke up and didn’t see her.
Besides the dolls, she also brought the little dog’s first collar, which was Can Can’s most treasured item.
She would take them to the hospital together, have the doctor sterilize them strictly and carefully, and then place them by Can Can’s bed to give her a sense of security.
And she would take good care of Can Can, accompany her through her illness, and help her recover into the healthy and happy little dog she used to be.
—These were the thoughts in Chi Yu’s mind in the moment before the gray commercial vehicle in front of her suddenly went crazy and veered into her lane, crashing into her, and she lost consciousness.
***
“Can…”
Chi Yu’s eyes suddenly flew open.
Her chest heaved, her breathing was rapid, and her gaze was dazed.
The long dream was profound and clear. It was like reliving the past few years of her life.
A sense of loss.
“Jiejie, you’re awake.”
A light voice brushed past her ear, like the first breeze of spring.
Chi Yu’s heart stirred, and her eyes slowly focused.
The gentle breeze fluttered the curtains, bringing in the flickering light of the day.
Chi Yu turned her head and saw a young woman lying next to her, a pair of cute puppy-dog eyes staring straight at her.
“Is Jiejie hungry?”
“Oh, right, you have to wash up first. Can I help you?”
A pair of long, golden-haired, fluffy puppy ears had actually popped out from the top of the young woman’s head, and they twitched as she spoke.
“…” Chi Yu’s eyelashes trembled slightly, and her lips moved.
The melancholy and emptiness stirred up by the dream were instantly filled with the taste of honey, a sweetness carried in a stable comfort.
Her fingertips twitched, and her hand slowly reached out from under the covers, carefully and curiously touching the ears on top of Jin Can’s head.
Fluffy, and warm.
They were real puppy ears.
Her breath trembled slightly, and she gently pinched them.
Jin Can blinked her eyes and let her Jiejie do as she pleased.
“Can Can, how long have you been awake?” Chi Yu’s voice was a little hoarse when she spoke.
Jin Can answered, “Over an hour.”
Waking up and seeing her little dog, and in human form with fluffy ears, Chi Yu felt both content and a sense of novelty.
After a moment of quiet observation, she couldn’t help but continue, “What did you do this morning?”
Did she obediently wash up like a human, and then walk around with a pair of fluffy little ears?
But she heard Can Can quickly answer, “I was looking at Jiejie.”
Chi Yu’s eyelashes fluttered slightly.
“The whole time?”
Jin Can nodded as if it were a matter of course. “Of course.”
I just can’t get enough of looking at her.
After speaking, she wagged her invisible tail and enthusiastically moved closer.
The little dog instinctively wanted to lick her Jiejie’s skin, to carefully sniff and feel her Jiejie’s scent.
A warm, wet sensation suddenly came from her chin. Chi Yu’s body trembled, and she tilted her head back slightly, her breath trembling. “…Can Can, don’t.”
Jin Can’s movements paused.
Her puppy-dog eyes drooped slightly, but she obediently stopped.
In her perspective, Jiejie was still Jiejie, and her behavior was naturally no different from before, very intimate.
But from Chi Yu’s perspective, it was an extremely familiar yet somewhat strange beautiful girl licking her chin, which was really…
She slowly raised a hand and covered her embarrassed face.
Worried that the little dog would misunderstand and think she didn’t like her human form, she took a silent breath and said gently, “Be good, Can Can. Jiejie wants to wash up first.”
***
When Pei the Red Panda woke up, the human was sitting by the bed, her back to her, fiddling with something.
Having slept for too long, her whole body was limp, and her bones felt weak.
Pei the Red Panda pushed away the covers and looked down at her messy fur, then commanded:
“Ye Qingyu, I need my fur smoothed.”
Ye Qingyu’s ears twitched slightly, and she came back to her senses from her engrossed creation.
She was holding a pen and paper, and a simple line drawing was vividly sketching a red panda’s cool sleeping posture, kicking a human.
She folded the paper and tucked it into her pocket. Ye Qingyu turned around and saw the red panda lying on the bed in a starfish position, with a proud look of waiting to be petted and served.
But her messy fur was a little unkempt, which affected the red panda’s prestige.
She smiled and obediently extended her hand.
She carefully avoided the sensitive spots and started with the soft little belly.
Seeing the red panda squint her eyes in comfort, she asked, as if unintentionally, “Did Boss Pei have a dream last night?”
“…Mmm,” Pei the Red Panda answered lazily. “I dreamt that my ears turned into wings and carried me flying in the sky.”
Ye Qingyu had a sudden realization. No wonder the little red panda’s ears had been fluttering like butterfly wings last night.
“But,” Pei the Red Panda’s furry ears drooped slightly. “Later, my wings couldn’t flap anymore. It was like they were bitten and broken by someone.”
After speaking, she licked her canines, a little unhappy.
“…”
The culprit of the “broken wings” dared not make a sound.
The wonderful taste of biting the furry ear tip surfaced in her mind. Ye Qingyu, with a guilty heart, soothed and served the red panda boss until she was comfortable.
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