Xu Qizhen could clearly see Big Dog's sharp teeth...
"Jia Jia, stop!"
A clear female voice rang out abruptly.
Big Dog froze mid-pounce.
He blinked in bewilderment.
What... had happened?
"Xiao Zhen!"
A girl peered out from behind Big Dog.
Sis, sis?
Xu Qizhen opened his mouth.
But no sound came out.
His eyes widened in surprise.
Only then did he realize that the girl was clinging tightly to Big Dog.
"Jia Jia, be good."
"Don't move around."
The girl soothed Big Dog.
"Good girl."
Xu Qizhen stared in a daze.
His sister...
"...knows this dog?"
"I know all the dogs in the neighborhood."
The girl grinned.
"Jia Jia belongs to Grandpa Zhang next door."
"She's had her for years."
"Whenever she sees me, she always greets me."
With the girl's soothing, Big Dog calmed down.
She looked so docile that it was hard to believe she'd been so fierce while chasing the boy.
"How did you end up being chased by Jia Jia?"
The girl let go of Big Dog.
She walked over to her little brother.
"Get up."
She held out her hand to him.
"You idiot. When a dog chases you, you shouldn't run. The more you run, the more it'll chase you."
"If you stop running, it—"
"Waaah!"
The boy grabbed his sister's hand and burst into tears.
"Big Sis..."
Between sobs, the boy spoke haltingly.
"I was so scared..."
The girl panicked for a moment.
She hurriedly hugged him.
"It's okay, it's okay."
"It's all right now."
"Look, Big Sis is here, isn't she?"
It was all a coincidence.
On her way back, she'd seen two of her little brother's classmates looking worried.
Before she could ask, they stammered out that her little brother was being