Yan Junye did not linger to keep fighting either. He followed the pack away and sat beside Chang Yu, looking perfectly obedient.
His head still turned furtively back, though, and he gave a few quiet barks to pass along the latest news.
"Ke Yichun definitely has more dirt!"
The dogs perked up even more, ears pricking as they raised their heads to survey the man on the ground.
They had thought they had already gotten the full scoop, but the golden retriever knew even more!
Only Ke Yichun remained curled up on the ground after being trampled, letting out a howl of pain.
It really hurt.
Large dogs weighed what they weighed. That was no joke.
After recovering, he slowly stood up. His white clothes were covered in paw prints, leaving him looking rather bedraggled.
Amid the silence and awkwardness, Chang Yu spoke first. "You commit domestic violence? And kill dogs?"
Liao Mei had been about to go berserk, but immediately dropped her crazed act upon hearing that.
"What are you talking about?" Ke Yichun had thought Chang Yu would question him about something else, not domestic violence and killing dogs.
He only ever did it at home, so how had Chang Yu found out?
Confusion showed in his eyes, but he had no choice but to sound innocent. "Don't you know what kind of person I am?"
Perhaps he really had not known before, but he knew now. These dogs had stripped the man bare, not even leaving his underwear.
Discussion also rose from the prominent figures behind them. "That's right. Where's his toy poodle? We haven't seen it in ages."
"I remember he married a country girl. Everyone said back then that a CEO and a country girl were a poor match. Now it looks like he might have been looking for an easy target to push around from the start?"
Ke Yichun showed no panic. Since he had dared to do it, he had made preparations long ago.
Besides, a timid country bumpkin would not dare make a peep after being tossed a few little favors.
"You can all call my ex-wife. You can't trust rumors."
Ke Yichun sounded as though they had wronged him. "I forgot none of you have her number. You'd surely have doubts if I called, so pick anyone you like to make the call."
With him this confident, Chang Yu knew a phone call would yield nothing.
He had no intention of lingering. In any case, he wanted nothing whatsoever to do with Ke Yichun and would not be working with him.
But just as he was about to leave, Ke Yichun reached out and caught hold of him.
"Chang Yu, didn't we get along very well before? If possible..."
The people behind them were all listening to the phone call, and were surely pricking up their ears to listen to their conversation too.
Thoroughly disgusted, Chang Yu quickly put distance between himself and Ke Yichun, afraid people would speculate wildly about their relationship. "That was strictly business. We don't know each other well."
If Ke Yichun insisted on hovering around him, he could only expose every last one of Ke Yichun's fine deeds in exchange for permanent peace.
Ke Yichun refused to give up, mainly because his next move might involve working with the Chang Family.
He called to the man getting into the car, "I'll prove my innocence!"
What that meant was: I'll keep pestering you relentlessly.
Chang Yu shot him a dark look through the rearview mirror.
In that case, he would have to search Ke Yichun's newly opened bar.
Xiaotu had said Ke Yichun had that fetish. A bar was the perfect hiding place.
As for why he did not seek out Ke Yichun's ex-wife, he had just heard an affirmative answer from the other end of the phone.
Convincing the woman's family would take too much time. He might as well start with Ke Yichun himself.
But a bar was no place to bring a dog, so he was still heading home for now.
The car started, and Yan Junye stuck his head out the window, barking at the dogs gazing at him expectantly. "Woof, woof, woof!"
[Don't worry, I'll definitely tell you how the gossip turns out!]
After all, a bunch of inexperienced dogs did not understand these things. Only an old pervert like him did!
So this gossip needed him!
Once they reached the foot of the building, Yan Junye walked along with his head held high, brimming with interest.
Glancing right, he felt the dogs on the lawn were all looking his way, however subtly. Among them was the Samoyed he had seen at the pet shop last time.
The Samoyed's eyes were full of excitement, its tail wagging eagerly. He had a vague feeling this could not be anything good.
The snow-white Samoyed was indeed enthusiastically promoting the golden retriever among the dogs.
It told its companions excitedly, "This golden retriever is a rare male dog who still has his bells!"
The dogs immediately grew interested, eyes gleaming as they looked toward the approaching golden retriever.
Noticing those burning stares, Yan Junye immediately lowered his tail.
There seemed to be quite a few dogs gathered here too.
Last time, he had felt that all the dogs seemed very interested in the part he had covered up. Apparently, his feeling had been right.
He could hear the whispers among the dogs too.
"Wow, he really still has them! His owner can't even bear to take him to get neutered!"
"Mr. Chang is handsome and kind. I wish I could be a pet in his home~"
Yan Junye said, "Hah. You're all blind."
He was just about to dash past these hooligan dogs with his tail hanging down when the Samoyed called him back.
"Golden retriever, look! The guy your owner's fiancée cheated with is here!"
What?!
Where?
The Samoyed had recovered now. Taking advantage of the golden retriever's distraction, it circled around, trying to sniff his rear.
Unfortunately, even while looking behind him, the golden retriever kept dodging it and staying far away.
Yan Junye wanted to kick this utterly impure Samoyed far away.
But if Chang Yu met the man who had stolen his fiancée, wouldn't that be a guaranteed bloodbath?
He loved watching that!
The flames of gossip blazed in Yan Junye. Following the Samoyed's gaze, he saw Ke Yichun peeking out from a corner with one eye.
"..."
-The person Chang Yu's fiancée cheated with was actually Ke Yichun?!
-This piece of trash doesn't just go for both men and women. He especially likes getting involved with people connected to Chang Yu. What kind of weird fetish is that?
-Judging by what I saw last night, Chang Yu knew his fiancée was cheating, but after all that, he didn't know who she was cheating with?
-What an idiot.
-Where did he get the nerve to call me stupid?
The vindictive, rebellious golden retriever mercilessly threw every bit of mockery right back at him.
Chang Yu was also stunned for a second when he heard that.
He had found the video he received last time so distasteful that he had only glanced at it.
He really had not noticed that the person fooling around with his fiancée was Ke Yichun.
He still had a copy of the video saved on his phone and had not deleted it.
He took out his phone. Anyone with the slightest nose for gossip was already looking at it-such as the sneaky golden retriever.
The video started playing.
-Mr. Chang, who would have thought? Yan Junye was full of admiration.
-Your own fiancée and good friend were already kissing, and you still calmly saved it on your phone to watch over and over.
Chang Yu: "..."
Why did that tone make it sound as if he had some unspeakable fetish?
He swore he did not.
But why had Ke Yichun followed him here?
Had he come to curry favor, or to see whether he was investigating the truth?
It seemed today's meeting had not been a coincidence either. Ke Yichun had a guilty conscience and had come to see whether anyone had discovered that he was the one kissing Zhang Yao.
Pretending not to have seen Ke Yichun, Chang Yu quickly returned home with Xiaotu in tow.
At the door, he bent down, his warm hand stroking the golden retriever's head. A friendly smile hung on his lips, and his tone could even be called gentle:
"I'm going to a bar. Behave yourself at home."
"Otherwise, no dinner. No dinner ever again, and no sleeping in either."
Skipping dinner would even help with weight loss.
The sleeping-in part was purely a threat.
Yan Junye also sensed the threat beneath Chang Yu's calm words.
Rather than going inside, he darted over to the elevator, both eyes gleaming.
Chang Yu liked men. There was a very good chance he was going to a gay bar!
-The bar will be full of handsome guys. I'm going too! Male models with eight-pack abs, powerful pecs, and perfect V-lines, here I come!
-Chang Yu has money. He'll definitely order only top-tier male models! There'll be something good to watch tonight!