The bichon interrupted the golden retriever in confusion. "But didn't you just praise your owner yesterday for treating you well?"
How could a loyal dog be two-faced?
They had to be wholeheartedly good to their owners! Unwavering until death!
The expression on Yan Junye's canine face grew even more sorrowful, two curved parentheses forming beside his nose.
"Even if my owner is useless in every way and can't even get his wife pregnant, I'll always be loyal to him."
As a man himself, of course he knew where to stab a man where it hurt most.
Besides, they were all dogs. Yan Junye spoke without any burden or guilt.
He had heard Chang Yu say he couldn't perform with his own ears last night!
He was just returning the favor now.
"Some older people say keeping pets affects children."
"I'm thinking entirely of my owner, so I plan to leave quietly on my own, without making him sad."
Yan Junye the drama king declared that his acting utterly crushed any best actor's. He even forced out two tears.
The bichon beside him started crying too, its tears wetting its curly fur. "I was abandoned at my current owner's home because my female owner got pregnant."
How were dogs supposed to know their female owners were pregnant, or what they had done wrong?
Their owners always had reasons to send them away, anyway, and they had no right to refuse.
The other dogs had also seen dogs sent away like the bichon. Moved by Yan Junye's vivid expression and tone, they all praised him.
"You're so good to your owner. He's blessed to have you."
Yan Junye nodded his canine head in satisfaction. "Of course, of course. Having me is a blessing he, Chang Yu, earned in his past life."
Chang Yu, who had walked into the residential complex after work and heard this: "..."
This dog was even better at lying through his teeth than he was.
He had never even looked for a partner. Where exactly had the conclusion that he couldn't perform come from?
Once Yan Junye returned to his original body, he would definitely smile amiably and make Yan Junye say for himself whether he could perform.
Yan Junye spotted Chang Yu returning from work from far away.
Given the grand claims he had just made, he could only race over to welcome his owner back, wagging his tail to fully express his joy and longing.
He was so absorbed in his performance that only when he circled around Chang Yu toward the dogs did he realize they were staring at his rear again.
His tail quickly dropped. Fuck, had these dogs gotten carried away with spring mating season?
He had to act to please Chang Yu, guard against a pack of dogs eyeing him hungrily, and think about what to eat every day. The more he thought about it, the more he felt a dog's life was just as hard as a human's.
It had to be because he hadn't transmigrated into a good situation!
Chang Yu let his assistant get off work and took Xiaotu home.
Except the dog on the ground refused to budge, wrapping both front paws around his calf.
Every move really was just like a human's.
-"Boo-hoo, the assistant didn't buy me malatang for lunch today. I want it tonight!"
-"Otherwise, I won't be able to sleep at night. Even my dreams will be filled with the delicious smell of malatang."
Chang Yu stopped and asked him casually, "What were you barking about with those dogs just now? Why were all the dogs looking at me?"
For once, Yan Junye felt a little guilty. He rubbed his canine head against Chang Yu's hand ingratiatingly.
-"Nothing, really. You have to trust a big, cute, adorable doggy."
Unfortunately, he wasn't fundamentally a dog, but a crafty human.
Chang Yu spread his large hand over the dog's head and stroked it. He had to admit that dogs softened people's hearts more easily than humans just by looking at them.
Since Xiaotu had picked up some useful gossip last time, he would let him off for now.
With no other choice, he pretended to put on an act with his assistant, mainly to convey that he knew Xiaotu hadn't had malatang for lunch.
Then he naturally took Xiaotu out to buy some.
Of course, they couldn't eat in the shop. Otherwise, if someone accidentally filmed them and posted it online, they would go straight onto the trending searches.
Yan Junye was deeply dissatisfied with the food, his whole canine self sulking.
-"Did this shop forget to put in some food-tech wizardry? Why is it so bland? This isn't the standard malatang should have!"
-"I really miss the clay-pot malatang in the alley by my home. Sure enough, expensive stuff isn't for me."
When Chang Yu paid at the malatang shop, Yan Junye's canine eyes went blank upon hearing the server say two hundred.
They hadn't picked that much food. Why was it so expensive?
Chang Yu heard Xiaotu's complaints while he was showering.
He thought he had better not take Xiaotu to a health-focused shop that advertised no additives or artificial flavorings next time.
Xiaotu wanted food tech.
After coming out of the bathroom, he didn't tease the dog, who was already lying down. He was already a little tired today.
He had also gone back to the Chang Family home that afternoon, mainly to ask about Chang Yiyuan.
At the word "grandmother," Liao Mei had been so frightened that she immediately covered Chang Yu's mouth. "Where did you hear that? Chang Liao still doesn't know about this. You must keep it secret from him."
In fact, Chang Liao knew part of the truth.
Chang Liao thought Chang Yiyuan was the child of Chang Yu's maternal grandmother and his maternal grandfather's elder brother, with no connection to the Chang Family.
In the end, a large sum of money had been given to Chang Liao in the Liao Family's name before they reached an agreement to adopt Chang Yiyuan.
If Chang Liao really learned the truth, the Chang Family would never have a moment's peace.
That was what came of Chang Liao being someone who couldn't tolerate any wrongdoing.
Looking at Liao Mei's panicked, pleading eyes, Chang Yu smiled silently.
For once, his smile was no longer gentle, but full of danger, revealing his true nature.
"I can keep quiet, on one condition."
"Stop prying into my private life, or I can expose this at any time."
This was a naked threat.
Looking at the son she had raised from childhood, Liao Mei felt at that moment that Chang Yu had suddenly changed. That innocent little boy had long since become a ruthless man.
He had also become a man she could no longer control.
When had it started?
It seemed that, starting in university, Chang Yu had begun mentioning, casually or otherwise, that he wanted to start his own business and see what he was capable of.
As someone with experience, Chang Liao knew how difficult starting a business was, but gaining more experience was good no matter what.
No one had expected him to succeed in the end. Unless they played the pity card over having raised him and pressured him a little, Chang Yu wouldn't listen to them at all.
"I agree." Liao Mei had no other choice.
Chang Yu stood to leave, adding one final condition before he went out the door. "Replace your psychologist, Gu Hongzhuo."
He was already prepared to make Gu Hongzhuo pay.
Chang Yu glanced at Xiaotu once more before bed.
Even in his dreams, Xiaotu hadn't escaped the temptation of clay-pot malatang. His drool covered the bed.
Out of sight, out of mind. Chang Yu turned and went back to his own bedroom to sleep.
The first thing he did after getting up was throw the sheet and duvet cover from the dog bed into the washing machine, then carry Xiaotu into the car.
He had heard his assistant say that the Samoyed in the complex seemed to have fallen for Xiaotu.
If he left Xiaotu alone in the complex again, he might follow in the footsteps of that previous male-dog owner who had suffered social death.
At the company, Xiaotu stayed in the first-floor lounge as usual, to be brought upstairs at lunchtime.
Yan Junye had gotten familiar with most of the people at the company.
Although they certainly weren't as rich as Chang Yu, they had more than enough money to keep a dog.
Having picked his target, he walked with his tail raised toward the man at the third table, who wore black-rimmed glasses and was looking down at his phone.
The man was absorbed in what he was doing. When he turned and saw such a cute big doggy, he didn't quite react in time and dropped his phone in fright.
Yan Junye lowered his head, picked it up in his mouth, and returned it to the man, noticing that the other person's avatar in the chat window was a Shiba Inu.
He only got one glance before the man reached out to take it and thanked him.
"I have some freeze-dried dog treats here. You can have them."
Although Yan Junye didn't like dog food, it was still a gesture of affection toward him.
He was just about to act cute and beg to be taken home when a large hand grabbed his paw, blocking his path toward the freeze-dried treats.
"Time for lunch."
Yan Junye immediately trotted happily after Chang Yu.
Finding a new owner was indeed important, but how could he find one on an empty stomach? Besides, how could freeze-dried treats compare to delicious human food?
Before they even entered the meeting room, Yan Junye smelled the aroma of malatang food tech.
He quickened his steps. Yan Junye never messed around when faced with good food, and he dug in with single-minded relish.
Chang Yu continued making work arrangements as he ate.
Since Yan Junye was staying by his side, he had no choice but to get involved in matters concerning Yan Junye.
After finishing malatang that suited his tastes, Yan Junye was just about to enjoy a lovely nap when the assistant pushed open the door and entered.
"Mr. Chang, Gu Hongzhuo says he wants to see you."