All Chang Yu could see was Xiaotu's golden fur. Xiaotu had clearly grown much bigger since he first arrived.
-"I don't know why, but I feel out of sorts if I go even a moment without bothering you."
Yan Junye sat on Chang Yu's lap. After half a day apart, it felt as though something was missing.
The corner of Chang Yu's mouth twitched. As far as he was concerned, Xiaotu was simply bored and wanted to torment him.
But Xiaotu smelled of river snail rice noodles, and the stink went straight up his nose. He covered it. "You like river snail rice noodles?"
Yan Junye couldn't smell himself. Apparently, some of the smell had lingered on him after all.
He edged closer to Chang Yu, his doggy mouth opening in a happy grin.
-"Have another good sniff. That way, you won't think the smell is so strong when you get home tonight."
Chang Yu grabbed the stinking muzzle in front of him, then patted his rump. "Get up. Time to brush your teeth."
Yan Junye was already used to having his butt patted.
There was a spare new toothbrush in the office, along with toothpaste left from before.
Not wanting to dirty the office, Chang Yu took Xiaotu to the bathroom sink.
Now, Chang Yu only had to bend slightly to brush his teeth. Employees came in to use the toilet or wash their hands, and none could resist taking an extra look at the two of them.
"Forget brushing my brat's teeth-I can't even pry his mouth open. Xiaotu is so good!"
The corners of Yan Junye's mouth curled up happily, making him look even gentler and more harmless.
Chang Yu felt that if anyone else praised Xiaotu, he would start wagging his tail.
Chang Yu had Xiaotu hold the toothbrush and toothpaste in his mouth. "All right, head back first. I need to use the toilet."
Yan Junye didn't leave. He sat by the bathroom entrance, waiting for Chang Yu to come out.
He heard people passing by discussing Qi Lezhi's current situation.
"President Chang never mistreated him. Leaking company secrets was disgusting enough, but then he actually tried to kill President Chang."
"Now he's lost the lawsuit and faces an enormous compensation payment. Even his house might be auctioned off. Serves him right."
Yan Junye swished his tail. Chang Yu really was ruthless toward his enemies. Luckily, he was an adorable big dog.
When Chang Yu came out and saw that Xiaotu hadn't left, he couldn't help feeling that Xiaotu seemed to have become very clingy.
"Let's go. We're going to the Li Family's."
Yan Junye got into the passenger seat. That seat had always been reserved for him anyway.
He usually took an afternoon nap, but he hadn't today, so he caught up on it during the drive.
Chang Yu glanced at the dog curled up asleep in the seat and slowed the car.
"Time to get out." Before coming, Chang Yu had asked: the Li Family had a male dog, but no female dogs.
Still half asleep, Yan Junye tottered along behind Chang Yu.
The courtyard of the Li Family's villa was huge. They were still some distance from the door, and Yan Junye felt he couldn't hold out.
After barely two steps, he couldn't walk anymore. He raised his front paws and wrapped them around Chang Yu's calf.
Chang Yu almost tripped, but fortunately, he reacted in time.
-"Sleepy. Carry me."
Resigned, Chang Yu crouched and picked Xiaotu up. "You're bigger now. You can even block my view. In another month, I won't be able to carry you even if you can't walk."
Yan Junye whined in displeasure.
-"If I can't walk, that's all the more reason to carry me! Otherwise, I'll knock you down, lie on top of you, and throw a tantrum."
-"But I really have grown. Mine's even bigger than yours."
Chang Yu: "..." You say that as though you've seen mine.
"President Chang."
Yan Junye opened his eyes at the greeting. He hadn't expected the film emperor to be here too. The German shepherd was also there.
The German shepherd's look seemed to say, "You're already this big. Why do you still need your owner to carry you?"
Yan Junye nuzzled his face into Chang Yu's neck, looking proud, without the slightest notion of shame.
-"You're also called an Alsatian wolfdog, whereas I'm a dog. Of course we're different."
-"You're naturally brave and combative, and you run fast. You can even survive in the wild. We dogs mainly survive by acting cute and being cuddly."
-"Of course, I also possess human intelligence. I survive on my heaven-defying beauty and intelligence that ordinary dogs don't have."
Chang Yu only wanted to say that Xiaotu devoted all his intelligence to tormenting him and spreading rumors.
"I didn't expect the Li Family to invite you too, President Chang." Unable to see Chang Yu's face, the film emperor could only speak to the dog's face.
He heard Chang Yu answer him and saw the golden retriever nod in response too.
Honestly, that day on set, especially during the golden retriever's performance after the trainer's instructions, he had genuinely thought the dog wasn't very bright.
Now, it seemed the golden retriever wasn't quite as stupid as he had imagined.
Once they entered the first-floor reception room, Chang Yu crouched and put Xiaotu down. "Sleep on the sofa for a bit if you're tired."
Yan Junye didn't see Li Yong, so he closed his eyes and went back to sleep.
The German shepherd looked at the golden retriever resting his head on Chang Yu's lap and thought he really was clingy.
"Stop sleeping. Did you know Li Yong got his butt beaten?"
That immediately perked Yan Junye up. "He really got beaten? Who did it?"
The shepherd had been on set the whole time, so he knew what had happened. "Li Yong came to make trouble for the director again last night."
"After leaving the set, he saw three filthy stray dogs."
It went without saying that the sight of dogs now put Li Yong in a foul mood.
Especially since the two of them had even teamed up to set him up. Li Yong might still have felt a dull ache down there.
"He kicked a stray that came over to fawn on him. It was actually asking for food."
"One kick wasn't enough. He picked up a branch from the ground and looked ready to beat the dog to death."
He had even kicked a dog. Anger made Yan Junye perk up even more. "Scum like that deserves to be pinned down and beaten!"
Yan Junye could already imagine the scene.
Disgusted and furious, Li Yong shouted, "Filthy thing! Get lost!"
The dog he had kicked to the ground curled up and let out several pitiful whimpers. Seeing the branch, it began asking its companions nearby for help.
The other two dogs, who had initially been watching from the side, charged over.
They discussed their plan as they ran.
Xiaobai: "I heard a Labrador say last time that this man seems to have an anal fissure."
Xiaohei: "He dared bully our friend, so let's hit him there!"
The three dogs knocked him down. One dog handled beating Li Yong's butt, while the other two kept him occupied.
The German shepherd nodded in agreement. "Li Yong got beaten pretty badly. He screamed at first, and when I heard him, I brought everyone over to see what was happening."
"Then we saw Li Yong getting beaten up. Later, he didn't even dare make a sound, afraid someone would see him."
In fact, the entire crew had seen how Li Yong was beaten, and not a single person went down to help him.
After all, holding back their laughter was already difficult enough. Some people were even secretly filming.
Yan Junye laughed aloud when he heard this.
-"Beaten by dogs in front, then beaten by dogs behind. I doubt there's another person like him in the whole world!"
While laughing at him, he saw members of the Li Family coming over, including Li Yong, who walked awkwardly, and an adorable white spitz.
Li Yong came over and looked at the golden retriever with disgust. "Filthy thing. Get off my family's sofa."
Yan Junye lifted his eyelids to glance at him, then moved onto Chang Yu's lap, draping his entire body over Chang Yu's upper body.
Then he turned to give Li Yong a provocative look, as though saying, "What can you do about it?"
Under pressure from his parents, Li Yong indeed didn't dare provoke Chang Yu again.
After all, the company he had signed with belonged to his parents, and every aspect of his life was under their control.
But why did this dog look more and more like a little vixen the longer he looked at him?
Even more foxlike than his own spitz.
Especially when he looked at Chang Yu.
Holding Xiaotu, Chang Yu could only feel that he and Xiaotu really had tried every position.