Lars

Biodata

Background

Lars had been Shao Ke’s companion for nearly two years by the time he returned from filming the pet variety show. According to Yan Ningke, he had been brought back from abroad. His pedigree and subsequent training are both described as meeting high standards 47 52 58.

When Yan Ningke becomes Shao Ke’s housekeeper, feeding and walking Lars are among his regular duties. Uncle Zhong introduces them in the garden, where Lars immediately knocks Yan Ningke down and enthusiastically licks him 2.

Appearance

• Build and coat: A large, powerfully built husky, introduced with jet-black fur and later described as a black-and-white figure while racing 2 46.
• Eyes: Clear, bright eyes that frequently appear innocent or pleading 2 42 62.
• Posture: When behaving formally, he sits ramrod straight with his head raised and walks with an unhurried, almost model-like stride 44 46.
• Fur texture: Song Chunan finds his coat unexpectedly soft and lightly fragrant. His thicker winter coat leaves Zheng Yan Che covered in shed hair 45 135.

Personality

Lars alternates between dignified composure and exuberant mischief. He initially presents himself to the pet show’s cameras as an aloof, impeccably mannered dog, only to expose his energetic side by racing around his room and spinning in circles. Returning to his haughty pose afterward does little to convince viewers who have already seen the outburst 44 46.

He is physically affectionate, greeting people with tackles, licking Yan Ningke, and pressing close to Shao Ke. His playfulness can also become deliberate teasing: after Yan Ningke complains that he will not fetch a ball, Lars repeatedly picks it up just before Yan Ningke can reach it 58 63 112 161.

Lars responds strongly to companionship and reassurance. He becomes dejected after Yeye leaves the show and initially refuses his favorite beef jerky, but brightens when Yan Ningke praises his behavior during the market confrontation. He also protests when Shao Ke and Yan Ningke have been too busy to play with him 56 57 160.

Abilities & Skills

Strength and Stamina

Lars has enough strength to drag Yan Ningke along during walks and pull a small cart carrying him 3 42.

• Requires a full hour of vigorous outdoor activity before he is willing to go home 42.
• Pulls Yan Ningke’s improvised riding cart, though his habit of circling trees tangles the leash and leaves Yan Ningke tied to one 42.
• Greets Shao Ke so forcefully after their separation that he pushes the wheelchair backward 58.

Training and Responsiveness

Lars has attended training classes and shows some understanding of human speech and cues 45 47.

• Immediately stops roughhousing and sits obediently when Shao Ke calls his name 2.
• Cooperates with bathing, lying comfortably while Yan Ningke washes him 10.
• Responds to Shao Ke’s intervention during a game of fetch, though he subsequently teases Yan Ningke with the ball 63.
• Has not wrecked the house during the two months Yan Ningke has known him; his behavior before that period is not established 45.

Obstacle-Course Performance

Lars completes the pet show’s muddy course ahead of the other dogs. The obstacles include a single-log bridge, seesaw, wooden barrel, stomp bridge, and board jump 46 47.

Warning and Self-Control

During the incident in which a child hurts Yeye, Lars warns the boy by barking rather than immediately fighting back. His barking alerts Yan Ningke, and he calms down when Yan Ningke returns and strokes his head 54 56.

• Keeps the child from approaching again 56.
• Accepts Yan Ningke’s instruction to remain with Yeye 54.
• Receives particular praise for controlling himself despite being agitated 56.

Relationships

• Shao Ke — Owner and longtime companion. Lars obeys his commands, seeks affection from him, and quietly sits beside his wheelchair while he watches the mountain scenery. Shao Ke personally intervenes against an account attacking Lars during the pet show 2 21 47 58.
• Yan Ningke — Caretaker, playmate, and frequent sparring partner. Their relationship combines mock arguments with feeding, grooming, walks, and affectionate reunions. Yan Ningke calls him a comrade-in-arms and patiently reassures him after the incident involving Yeye 9 42 56 160.
• Yeye — Xiao Jingzhan’s Samoyed and the focus of Lars’s conspicuous affection. Lars helps Yeye finish the obstacle task, tries to remain close afterward, and refuses to travel separately to the market. The guests joke about the dogs becoming a couple 47 48 49 52.
• Song Chunan — Fellow pet-show participant. Lars permits him to stroke his head after Yan Ningke asks on his behalf 45.
• Zheng Yan Che — A favored visitor whom Lars circles and cuddles up to during a winter barbecue, despite Shao Ke’s reprimand about jumping up 135.
• Yan Yiheng — Plays with Lars in the courtyard during the Lunar New Year gathering. Shao Ke keeps an eye on Lars’s enthusiastic tackling so that he does not get carried away 161.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Life at the Villa

Lars’s first encounters with Yan Ningke establish their unruly daily routine: he knocks the new housekeeper down, targets his backside, and turns an intended gentle walk into a sprint. When Yan Ningke later misses work, Shao Ke charges him Lars’s medical expenses after the dog has been left unable to relieve himself. Yan Ningke apologizes, and the two quickly reconcile 2 3 9.

His fascination with the garden hose creates another recurring problem. After Lars ducks into the spray and gets muddy, Yan Ningke bathes him; on a later occasion, Yan Ningke crates him before watering the flowers and invokes Shao Ke’s authority when he howls in protest 10 14.

Pet Variety Show

With Shao Ke’s permission, Yan Ningke takes Lars onto a pet variety show. Lars attracts immediate attention for his looks and restrained entrance, then entertains viewers when the room cameras reveal his wild behavior behind the aloof public image 43 44 45 46.

He excels at the muddy obstacle course and subsequently helps Yeye complete it through a loophole Yan Ningke negotiates with the director. His attachment to Yeye continues throughout filming, including their shared journey to the market 47 48 52.

After the confrontation involving the child, Yeye leaves filming following a veterinary examination. Lars returns to the courtyard dispirited, but Yan Ningke’s reassurance restores his appetite and spirits. Filming ends early, and he returns home with Yan Ningke to an affectionate reunion with Shao Ke 56 57 58.

Later Livestream Appearance

Lars develops a following of his own: some viewers become Yan Ningke’s fans because they first liked the dog. During a later home livestream, his playful wrestling with Yan Ningke delights the audience 112.

When Yan Ningke leaves briefly to take medicine, Lars remains beside the phone. Shao Ke comes home and greets him on camera, inadvertently revealing his expensive watch and prompting online speculation about his relationship with Yan Ningke 112.

Trivia

• Lars has a regular grooming salon and uses bathing products that Yan Ningke describes as costing tens of thousands per bottle 45 59.
• Yan Ningke repeatedly tricks him with talk of female dogs, once persuading him to carry his own leash home by promising to find him a “sister-in-law” 19 27.
• Despite his affection for Yeye, Lars retreats behind Yan Ningke when a pug persistently approaches him at the salon 59.
• At Wen Shaoyu’s golf course, Lars enjoys being fanned by one attendant while another feeds him strawberries 66.