He would let his wife beat him once they got home and it was just the two of them. Otherwise, how was he supposed to save face?
Besides, Chang Yu really held a grudge. How long ago had that happened? He still remembered!
Halfway through running away, Xi Wu realized something was wrong. How did Chang Yu know he was henpecked?
His wife rarely appeared in public. On a memorable occasion like tonight, his wife would consider the bigger picture and wouldn't hit him in front of everyone.
She had only lashed out today because hearing that he had gone to a bar had sent her temper flaring.
So only at home could he truly experience his wife's stern love.
He was very curious how Chang Yu had found out. Could he be keeping him under surveillance?
There was definitely more to Chang Yu than met the eye!
Yan Junye, the original source of the information, was still laughing his head off.
With Chang Yu telling Xi Wu's wife for him, he didn't even have to rack his brains over how to tell her.
But he hadn't laughed for long before he remembered why he had rushed in. He anxiously started jumping up, pawing at Chang Yu's mouth.
-"You didn't drink it, did you? Ni Lejia definitely drugged you!"
Chang Yu felt as though he was about to be knocked over again. Xiaotu really had no idea how much he weighed.
"Calm down. There are so many people here. What do you think you're doing, throwing yourself into my arms?"
Hearing this, Yan Junye immediately settled down and lowered his raised paws.
From Chang Yu's answer, he had probably been prepared and hadn't drunk the drugged wine. Coming in had only made more trouble.
He turned around and used his paws to beat the husky, accusing him as he did, "This is all your fault! Why did you rush in so recklessly?! Do you know you hurt my owner with that fall?"
The husky, who had now been beaten twice, covered his head and wailed, "I was just worried your owner would drink the drugged wine and something would happen, putting my owner in a difficult position."
At that thought, the husky cried even harder. He had clearly meant well for both of them, yet he had gotten a thrashing.
Yan Junye stopped hitting the dog and instead went to rub ingratiatingly against Chang Yu's trouser leg.
-"I beat up the husky for you, so you can't beat a good boy like me."
Then he patted the trouser pocket holding the phone.
What he wanted to express was obvious: I got information about Ni Lejia. You need to treat me better.
Chang Yu wanted to say, When have I ever treated you badly?
The crowd dispersed, and Xi Wu, the host, didn't return either.
Chang Yu's clothes had gotten dusty, and his hand had been lightly cut by glass shards.
The cuts weren't deep, so Chang Yu said nothing. He got up and went to wash up in the room upstairs that Xi Wu's wife had arranged for him.
Yan Junye followed close behind Chang Yu, not giving anyone with ulterior motives an opening.
After entering, he lifted a hind leg and kicked the bedroom door shut, then followed Chang Yu into the bathroom.
Only when he saw Chang Yu rinsing his fingers under the faucet did Yan Junye realize that he might be hurt.
He stood up and braced himself against the sink to look. He didn't see any large patches of blood. "Woof, woof, woof!"
"Is it serious? Saliva can disinfect wounds. Let me disinfect it for you."
"I'm fine. Don't look so worried. It's just a little cut." After washing his hands, Chang Yu hid them behind his back. He had no desire to let Xiaotu disinfect them.
At that thought, he washed his face too.
Yan Junye could tell that the clean freak was once again turning his nose up at him.
While Chang Yu wasn't paying attention, he opened his mouth and enclosed the injured part of his hand, then defiantly gave it a friendly lick.
Looking at the hand he had just washed, Chang Yu said helplessly, "You really are a dog."
He just loved biting people.
Yan Junye raised his head haughtily.
-"That's what you get for having a wound I'm half responsible for. I'll reluctantly put it in my mouth this once, but if you turn your nose up at it, I don't mind doing it a few more times. Your clean-freak hands are very clean anyway."
Chang Yu: "..." Defiant to the core.
While no one was paying attention, Yan Junye patted Chang Yu's trouser pocket, which held his phone.
He passed the information he had obtained to Chang Yu.
Chang Yu frowned the entire time he read it. "Ni Lejia has actually been with so many people, men and women alike."
It seemed that as long as they were human, Ni Lejia wasn't picky. Was he that indiscriminate?
Although Ni Lejia wasn't a top star, he had been in the entertainment industry for six years.
He had already made something of a name for himself. In theory, he should have been able to get decent opportunities without relying on so many people.
While he was still puzzling over it, someone knocked on the door. Chang Yu warily opened it just a crack.
Ni Lejia stood outside.
"Mr. Chang, there were traces of blood on the floor outside. Mrs. Xi thought you must have been hurt, so she asked me to bring you this povidone-iodine and these cotton swabs."
The man outside kept his hands and feet perfectly still and even made a point of standing half a meter from the doorway.
Chang Yu reached out to take them and closed the door again without incident.
It had gone more smoothly than he had expected.
Chang Yu had thought the man would at least plead tearfully again, or seize the chance to enter the room and seduce him.
He opened the povidone-iodine. It smelled normal, and he couldn't tell much else.
He held the povidone-iodine beside Xiaotu's nose. "Give it a sniff."
A dog's nose was more sensitive than a human's. Perhaps Xiaotu could smell something unusual.
"Woof, woof, woof!"
[It smells like blood!]
Yan Junye sniffed it again in disbelief. There was indeed a faint, unpleasant smell of rust.
Realizing that Chang Yu couldn't understand him, he typed it out on the phone for Chang Yu to see.
The moment Chang Yu received the answer, he sank into thought.
It seemed he would have to have it tested to find out exactly what substances the povidone-iodine contained.
But first, he needed to find a way to make the area around his wound look a little yellower, so it would seem that he had used the povidone-iodine.
That would keep Ni Lejia from becoming suspicious while also making him lower his guard.
What could he use?
Yan Junye could see Chang Yu searching around for something. His fur wasn't going to lose its color, so it couldn't stain his skin yellow.
He turned his tail toward Chang Yu and, when Chang Yu looked at him, raised it slightly.
Chang Yu: "...Don't tell me you want me to rub my hand against your little flower?"
In that case, he would choose to let Ni Lejia get suspicious.
Yan Junye was only joking, teasing Chang Yu.
He raised a paw and pointed at his target, as though saying, "The soil in the flowerpot by the window will do."
There were too few useful things in the room. The flowerpot was a decent choice.
Chang Yu walked over to the flowerpot and picked up a little soil with his finger.
Before he could lower his dirt-covered hand, a dog paw swatted it.
-"A little to the side. What if it gets infected if you smear that over the wound?"
"You really are looking out for me." Chang Yu moved his finger a little to the side.
Although the yellow of the soil differed from the color of povidone-iodine, no one would notice without looking closely.
Only then did Yan Junye lower his paw in satisfaction.
Chang Yu tucked the povidone-iodine into his pocket. "Let's go."
Without staying at the banquet any longer, he left with Xiaotu.
Yan Junye alertly spotted Ni Lejia studying Chang Yu's hand, then curling his lips into a smile of success.
He was definitely up to no good.
That smile frightened him so much that he lost all interest in grabbing some food from the hall before leaving. He was afraid Ni Lejia would drug him and something would happen to his doggy life.
Chang Yu didn't have anyone else take it for testing. He drove there himself.
Before going, he also stopped at a supermarket. Since he was in a hurry, he didn't take Xiaotu out with him.
When he quickly returned from the supermarket, Yan Junye took it upon himself to sniff the bag on the seat.
Whether Chang Yu was there or not, he dared to eat openly.
Before eating, he nudged the water out of the bag toward Chang Yu's hand and pointed a paw at his dirt-stained hand.
-"The act is over. You need to wash it off right away to keep the wound from getting infected."
Smiling, Chang Yu picked up the water and washed the dirt off his hand, teasing Xiaotu as he did. "You're very interested in my hand. Do you want to put it in your mouth again?"
Yan Junye turned his backside toward Chang Yu, not wanting to bother with him.
-"Your hand doesn't taste as good as my snacks."
Chang Yu started the car and thought back over the matters concerning Ni Lejia. "I've pretty much figured out why blood was added to the povidone-iodine."
Yan Junye, who had been diligently gnawing a duck neck with his head down, looked up, his puzzled little eyes asking, Why?