Bitten by a Dog

An Nuan and Han Zhizhi decided to stroll around Taiping Street, a commercial street that had only been built a few years ago. It followed the style of an ancient town, but of course, there was nothing special about it, and it didn't have much of the original ancient charm... Even Jia Yi's Former Residence at the street entrance was newly built.

After the Wenxi Fire, there were not many ancient buildings and relics left in Junsha. During the campaign to destroy the Four Olds, it was difficult to find any feudal superstitious symbols in this place to destroy.

Most of these traditional-style streets, which are geared towards tourists, are rarely visited by locals due to their convenient location. An Nuan Han Zhizhi had only been there a few times, but they became somewhat interested at this moment.

Just as she reached the archway at the street corner, Han Zhizhi picked up her phone, then burst into laughter in surprise. "Wu Fan got bitten by a dog!"

Liu Chang'an asked with concern, "Take another look. Is it that he was bitten by the dog, or that he bit the dog? Don't get it wrong."

"You never say a serious word," An Nuan said reproachfully.

"Wu Fan annoying, but he doesn't have to bite a dog, really." Han Zhizhi laughed a few times before stopping, rolled her eyes at Liu Chang'an, and suddenly remembered the scene on the high-speed train back to Junsha where Wu Fan was telling jokes that Han Zhizhi didn't understand at all, and he was explaining them to himself and laughing. Han Zhizhi felt embarrassed and stiffened.

"Is it really that bad? That would be such a shame. I just think that if he had bitten the dog, the dog would be the one who would suffer. It's good that he's alright." Liu Chang'an was very disappointed that Wu Fan hadn't bitten the dog. He was always gentle and kind, so how could he hold a grudge about what happened before? At this moment, he naturally wanted to be in Wu Fan's best interest and hoped for a situation that would be more favorable to Wu Fan.

"If he really bit the dog, do you think he'll get away with it? The dog that got bitten will definitely bite back!" An Nuan reasoned with Liu Chang'an.

"Don't go crazy like that. Liu Chang'an is talking nonsense, and you're arguing with him." Han Zhizhi shook her head helplessly.

"He can't win an argument with me!" An Nuan was extremely smug. When it came to reasoning, Liu Chang'an was almost invincible, but who would want to reason with him?

"I'm good at the decathlon on the horizontal bar, parallel bars, and uneven bars, okay? I'm just not going to compete with you." Liu Chang'an was dismissive of An Nuan's smugness.

"Ugh!" Han Zhizhi rolled her eyes twice, then pouted and frowned. "Wu Fan contacted the counselor, who told me to go to the hospital to check on him, to visit him on behalf of the class, and to find out more about the situation."

"You have to go to the hospital for a dog bite? Isn't a shot enough?" An Nuan asked, puzzled. "Didn't we get bitten by dogs together when we were little? We didn't go to the hospital then."

"You even got bitten by a dog together?" Liu Chang'an greatly admired their friendship. It was probably similar to men going through thick and thin together; they got bitten by a dog together and received the same... vaccine.

"We were still young then, and that dog was really fierce. It bit me first and wouldn't let go of my trouser leg. Zhizhi rushed over and pulled its tail, and it turned around and bit Zhizhi. I tried to pull it away, and it turned around and bit me again... We were bitten several times by it. Luckily it was winter, so the bites weren't too bad, otherwise you would see the scars now..." An Nuan bent down and touched her calf, then touched Han Zhizhi's knee, pointing out the approximate places where she had been bitten.

"Have your IQs evolved at all?" Liu Chang'an asked with concern.

"Liu Chang'an, if you weren't so good at fighting, you'd be getting beaten up every day," Han Zhizhi said admiringly.

"Who wasn't a bit silly when they were little?" An Nuan didn't care; now she was a smart and adorable girl.

That makes sense, Liu Chang'an thought about it and felt there was some truth to it.

"Sigh, you guys come with me, I don't want to go see him alone." Han Zhizhi got back to the main topic.

Since Han Zhizhi rarely returned to Junsha, An Nuan would naturally accompany her, as Liu Chang'an was an idle person to begin with.

"Wu Fan didn't explain in detail what happened, so the counselor asked me to go check on him and find out the specifics, just in case he exaggerated to get leave." Han Zhizhi looked at the message from the counselor on her phone. "There's nothing I can do, I'm a local. Wu Fan even posted about coming to Junsha in the class group himself."

"This kind of person deserves to be bitten by a dog. I think he was probably trying to pick up girls walking their dogs or something." An Nuan felt that this kind of person's character was always related to these kinds of things, such as him coming to Junsha because of Han Zhizhi, or him being thrown into the basketball hoop because he An Nuan for her WeChat... This kind of person does everything for similar reasons.

"A dog that can bite people so badly they end up in the hospital..." Liu Chang'an had recently eaten two of those dogs, and that was all that came to mind.

Let's go take a look first.

"Would you like to buy some fruit or flowers?" An Nuan was quite particular.

"No need," Han Zhizhi, unwilling to listen.

Liu Chang'an glanced at the plush dog toys by the roadside but did not suggest giving Wu Fan a toy dog to comfort him with its soft, fluffy appearance.

He wasn't a devil, after all.

The hospital is not far away, and it is only separated from Baolong Center by a large intersection. Junsha has good education and medical resources. Before the housing prices rose in recent years, many people from other parts of South Hunan were still full of hope and expectations for living in Junsha.

Han Zhizhi did not contact Wu Fan, but Wu Fan contacted the counselor, who asked for the ward number in the inpatient building and sent it directly to Han Zhizhi.

"My mom and your mom both seem to know Dean Zhao, right?" Han Zhizhi turned to An Nuan uncertainly.

"Do we really need to go to Dean Zhao for something so trivial? No need, he's busy. This is such a small matter." An Nuan didn't think it was necessary to contact acquaintances. Wu Fan wasn't a relative or friend who needed special treatment... In fact, these days, in many places, such favors and connections are completely useless. Basically, everything has to be done strictly by the book. Giving you a favor is like making things difficult for yourself and others. Many people habitually seek out acquaintances just for their own peace of mind and comfort.

Upon arriving at the hospital entrance, Liu Chang'an's eyes twitched. Turning his head, he saw Zhu Juntang sitting in a black sedan by the roadside. She had rolled down the window, her eyes darting around as she looked at Liu Chang'an, An Nuan, and Han Zhizhi. However, she didn't seem to intend to greet them before Liu Chang'an noticed her.

"Your dog?" Liu Chang'an asked, already feeling there was no need to hear the answer. Dogs that could bite someone and cause hospitalization were mostly large or medium-sized. There were naturally many dog owners in the area, but what left a deep impression on Liu Chang'an were Zhu Juntang's dogs, after all, he had eaten them.

Zhu Juntang, her chin resting on the car window, even though Liu Chang'an's question seemed absurd.

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I'm recommending the book <My Day Has 48 Hours>. The concept is truly brilliant! Just the title makes you wonder what you could do with 48 hours... like how others spend their days...