By comparison, Chang Yu felt that having rumors spread about him among the dogs last time had been getting off lightly.
Even more outrageous was the claim that Li Yong had an anal fissure.
Sure enough, whoever you offended, you should never offend the grudge-holding Xiaotu.
Yan Junye was still hard at work. What good was merely spreading rumors?
He had to let Li Yong experience suffering in silence, unable to voice his grievances, and thoroughly take him down a peg.
"Li Yong even wants to eat our meat. This is absolutely intolerable!" Yan Junye spoke with feeling, successfully stirring up everyone's outrage.
"We're only forced to make an enemy of Li Yong to protect ourselves!"
The dogs all agreed. Even in their short time together, Li Yong had left them with a bad impression.
The imposing German shepherd finally could not hold back and walked over to the dogs. "He said he wanted to eat dog meat?"
"Absolutely true." Yan Junye was not lying about this. He wagged his tail. "If I'm lying, may I never find a good owner in this lifetime."
The German shepherd fixed his deep, murderous eyes on the smiling Li Yong. "We have to make him pay and show him we're not easy to bully."
Yan Junye stepped forward. "I have a good idea."
"Don't we have a scene where we all play beach volleyball together? Li Yong and I are on one team. I'll pretend to bump into him accidentally. The film emperor should be on the opposing team. Shepherd, remember to aim for his weak spots."
As a human, Yan Junye would never have dared to step forward. He was timid and afraid of retaliation.
Things were different now. He was a dog, and Chang Yu's dog at that.
Chang Yu would protect him.
The dogs settled on their plan, and Chang Yu heard every word from beside them. He could not be bothered to interfere; he even rather wanted to watch.
Only after seeing that all the dogs were in high spirits did the director relax. The clapperboard snapped, and filming began for the beach volleyball scene.
The film emperor's side served first. Li Yong jumped to receive it, and Yan Junye made no move on the first ball.
When the ball reached the film emperor's side, an agile, powerfully built black-and-tan dog easily spiked it back.
Yan Junye felt that his moment had arrived.
He kicked the back of Li Yong's knee from behind. Li Yong fell, unable to dodge, and could only watch the rapidly descending ball hurtle toward him.
Even Yan Junye thought the German shepherd was truly ruthless.
He had meant for him to hit Li Yong's backside. After all, his hint had been quite obvious.
Failing that, he could have aimed for a vulnerable spot like his face.
Instead, he aimed straight for Li Yong's family jewels.
"Aaaah-!"
An agonized howl rang out. Li Yong clutched that spot and rolled on the ground in pain.
Startled, the director immediately called a doctor over.
The film emperor and Chang Yu appeared at the same time, restraining their respective dogs.
Yan Junye silently gave the German shepherd a thumbs-up. As expected of a wolfdog breed. Impressive.
While the doctor examined him, Li Yong accused the two dogs, his eyes nearly splitting with rage. "They did it on purpose! I'm going to chop them up and stew them!"
"Where's my manager? Grab them! Don't let them get away!"
As Li Yong shouted and screamed, Yan Junye stood up to join the excitement and inspect the extent of his injuries.
-"There's only that tiny bit down there? No loss if it's ruined. Having it or not hardly seems to make a difference anyway."
-"Still thinking about eating dog meat? I suggest eating more chives and mulberries to nourish your kidneys."
-"You dare grab me, and I'll dare give you an actual anal fissure."
Yan Junye did not want to dirty his own paws. He could just find a dry twig when the time came.
"What could dogs possibly know?" The film emperor was not afraid of Li Yong at all. "If you have a problem, sue whenever you like. If you dare kill my dog, I'll dare kill you."
Chang Yu glanced at the film emperor when he heard that. So violent and bloody? He was even worse than Chang Yu had been back in the day.
Now it was his turn to state his position.
"If the Li Family has nothing anyone can find fault with, do as you please."
He had been handed this fearsome reputation for free. Why not use it?
Li Yong did not back down. Though he had been unlucky today, what did that have to do with Chang Yu?
Besides, Chang Yu did not even dare lift his eyes from his computer to look at him.
"We'll see."
Chang Yu felt that Xiaotu had already described it, and he feared looking for himself would sear his eyes.
He was looking at his computer because he had logged into his long-neglected Weibo account and posted an update.
[Unfortunately, I was there too. I saw the cameraman frantically searching the set for his camera. It was eventually found in your dressing room, Li Yong.]
[One more thing: my dog is very cute. If you keep insisting on eating dog meat, you might get doxxed first.]
The attached picture was a photo of a golden retriever.
Chang Yu did not have many followers on Weibo. He had not been active for two whole years.
As long as he had a certain number of followers and the incident itself generated enough buzz, people would soon see it.
#Chang Yu speaks out
#Chang Yu says Li Yong stole it
#Chang Yu dared to say anything
The last time Chang Yu had personally told the media he was gay, the hashtag #Chang Yu dared to say anything had made Weibo's trending searches.
Chang Yu did not use Weibo, so naturally he had not seen it before.
Seeing it now, Chang Yu felt outclassed.
He did not dare spout nonsense the way Xiaotu did.
He clicked in and saw people online supporting both him and Li Yong.
Chang Yu contacted the Evergreen Company's PR team and told them to prepare to manage the situation.
When he returned to Weibo, several more topics marked with the red "explosive" label had reached the trending searches.
#College student extras all say Li Yong stole it
#I believe the clear-eyed brave and passionate college students
There were indeed five college student extras on the production. The crew strictly controlled the principal cast's phones, and no one had expected those five to be the ones who ultimately spoke up.
The director and Li Yong harshly criticized the extras for refusing to follow instructions, but Chang Yu admired them and said bluntly:
"Anyone interested in acting can come to our company. Five social insurances and a housing fund."
Even Yan Junye was tempted by the terms Chang Yu offered.
What was he supposed to do about suddenly finding Chang Yu rather handsome?
After spending time with them, he found that Chang Yu was still relatively normal. The others were all rather abnormal.
Finding Chang Yu pleasing to the eye for once, he sincerely raised his tail and rubbed against Chang Yu's trouser leg.
The director no longer had time to be angry. He still had to clean up the mess left behind.
Li Yong definitely could not stay on the production to continue filming. His role in the show was originally a sunny young man who loved animals and life.
Once the theft and his desire to eat dog meat were posted online, Li Yong's public persona had collapsed.
Without making things any harder for the director, Chang Yu left the set carrying Xiaotu.
Do not ask why he carried him. The answer was that the dog who had decided to be human refused to walk on four legs.
Chang Yu knew that once he carried him this time, he might have to carry him from then on. While he was still hesitating, Xiaotu was already preparing to lie down and throw a rolling tantrum.
He immediately picked the dog up.
He really had taken in a little ancestor.
Even in his arms, Yan Junye would not settle down, searching for the most comfortable position.
Chang Yu was already leaning back as far as he could, but the big fluffy tail still slapped his face. He could not block it.
"They say online that when male dogs are in heat, patting their bottoms can help relieve it."
Yan Junye immediately stopped daring to move when he heard that. "Woof, woof, woof!"
"No need! I can relieve it myself!" He thought self-reliance was perfectly fine.
"We'll try it when we get in the car, so you won't suffer through spring." Was Xiaotu saying something? He could not understand. Not a word.
Chang Yu opened the front passenger door and placed Xiaotu on the seat.
Yan Junye immediately jumped into the back himself.
He felt that what Chang Yu had described would not help at all. More importantly, he was afraid he would be unable to resist sticking his butt up.
Then he would lose every last shred of his dignity as a dog.
He would never be able to face his future boyfriend again.
Though he might never have another boyfriend in this lifetime.
It was rare for Chang Yu to see Xiaotu move so nimbly. Apparently, he could run fast; he was simply too lazy to move most of the time.
In a hurry to return to the company, Chang Yu did not tease Xiaotu. As he focused on work in his office, he heard a voice.
-"Did I smell a female dog when we went out just now? Why do I feel hot all over?"
Chang Liao needed to go south to warm up, while he already felt stiflingly hot in the north.
Yan Junye stood in front of the glass and let the cold breeze blow over him for a while, but it still did not really help.
People could pass through the company corridor at any time. Yan Junye did not want an audience.
-"Should I go to the restroom? Or go into Chang Yu's office?"