Hot water gushed from the showerhead.
"Sigh-"
The woman and the dog sighed at the same time.
After sighing, the dog gave Xie Mi a horrified look, as if asking: I'm the one getting a bath. What are you sighing for?
Xie Mi's response was to sigh again.
"Sigh-"
How could I make Shen Yeqing happy...?
The dog blinked, then its eyes suddenly lit up as it noticed Xie Mi's distraction.
A perfect opportunity!
It twisted its body and escaped from under Xie Mi's arm.
"Oh, shit!"
The dog bolted so suddenly that Xie Mi failed to hold it down. The showerhead tilted in her hand, and hot water drenched her.
"Woof, woof, woof!"
The dog raced across the grass in the afternoon sunshine, its tongue lolling joyfully as it dashed toward freedom.
Woof, woof, woof! I'm free-woof?
The next second, it was lifted off the ground and found itself staring into a pair of eyes that were smiling yet full of danger.
"Want to be made into puppy soup?"
"...Woof." It did not.
The dog was returned to Xie Mi. This time, it lay down obediently, not daring to run around again.
Xie Mi blinked at the little inmate who had been recaptured just one second after breaking out.
"What's wrong? Missed home?"
"..." The dog wanted to stab someone.
A bath towel was draped over Xie Mi's shoulders, and a hand picked up another towel and began drying her wet hair with complete ease.
Shen Yeqing sat cross-legged on the ground beside her, rubbing her head dry as though he were rubbing a dog's head, and teased her with a smile.
"Which little puppy is getting a bath, anyway?"
Xie Mi's face instantly fell into a scowl. She raised the showerhead threateningly. "Keep talking, and you'll be the