Chapter Summaries

After dying from overwork, Yan Junye reincarnated as a golden retriever comfort dog and was delivered to Chang Yu, whose gentle appearance hid a violent temper. When Yan Junye tried to escape, he got trapped in a dead end, and Chang Yu discovered he could hear the dog’s thoughts.

• Yan Junye woke as a golden retriever and was told he had to work as a comfort dog at Mr. Chang’s home.
• Yan Junye met Chang Yu, who turned cold and dragged a bloodied man out of the bathroom while warning him not to scare the dog.
• Yan Junye tried to flee, panicked when the bloodied man approached, and ran into a dead end.
• Chang Yu called Yan Junye a stupid dog, then paused when he heard the golden retriever complain in his mind that Chang Yu was the one who needed comforting.

Chang Yu discovered that he could hear the golden retriever Yan Junye’s thoughts and decided to keep him, naming him Xiaotu. At a pet store, Xiaotu overheard gossip about Chang Yu’s fiancée and struggled to protect his dignity as a dog, while Chang Yu arranged for a woman to bathe him.

• Chang Yu realized he could hear Xiaotu’s foul-mouthed thoughts and chose to keep the dog, despite Xiaotu’s secret complaints.
• Chang Yu named the golden retriever Xiaotu and planned to take him to a pet store for a checkup and cleaning.
• At the pet store, Xiaotu learned from a Samoyed that Chang Yu’s fiancée was involved with another man and blurted out the gossip.
• Chang Yu covered Xiaotu’s muzzle and threatened to have him neutered if he barked again.
• The Samoyed noticed Xiaotu still had his testicles, and Xiaotu hid his tail in embarrassment.
• When Xiaotu hoped a handsome young man would bathe him, Chang Yu arranged for a young woman instead.

Chang Yu took Yan Junye, now a golden retriever called Xiaotu, to the pet shop, bought supplies, and prepared a room for him at home. After learning from surveillance that his fiancée Zhang Yao was cheating, Chang Yu settled Xiaotu in but locked him in when he heard the dog plotting to defy his rules.

• Chang Yu named the golden retriever Xiaotu, arranged for his bath and vaccinations, and tested how far away he could be before Yan Junye's thoughts stopped reaching him.
• Chang Yu ordered his assistant to check the residential complex's surveillance, and the footage showed evidence that Zhang Yao was cheating.
• Yan Junye endured the vaccinations, ate canned dog food, and inspected the luxurious room Chang Yu prepared for him.
• Chang Yu told Xiaotu to stay out of the other bedrooms and off the beds, but Yan Junye secretly planned to leave paw prints around the house.
• Chang Yu locked Xiaotu in his room for the night and slept in the bedroom farthest away.

Chang Yu took his sleepy golden retriever Xiaotu to Evergreen Company, where Yan Junye recognized his former boss Gu Hongzhuo and feared being made to work for him again. Yan Junye rushed to Chang Yu during a meeting and pretended that someone was hurting him.

• Chang Yu woke Xiaotu, carried him to the car, and brought him to Evergreen Company.
• Chang Yu told his assistant to keep Xiaotu away from his office and stop employees from petting him.
• Yan Junye recognized Gu Hongzhuo and worried that his former boss would make him work as a comfort dog.
• Yan Junye raced through the building, found Chang Yu in a meeting, and leaped into his arms while crying that someone was killing a dog.

Chang Yu learned that his fiancée Zhang Yao planned to exploit their marriage, while Yan Junye, trapped in a golden retriever’s body, discovered that therapist Gu Hongzhuo had sabotaged his lifesaving surgery. The chapter ended with Yan Junye realizing Gu had deliberately left him in a vegetative state to avoid paying workplace-injury compensation.

• Chang Yu confronted Liao Mei about someone she had sent into his home, then learned she had arranged a candlelit dinner with Zhang Yao.
• Yan Junye warned Chang Yu that Zhang Yao planned to deceive him with a pregnancy and later accuse him of causing her miscarriage.
• Chang Yu asked his assistant to investigate Gu Hongzhuo and returned to his meeting, while Yan Junye went with the assistant to the lounge.
• Yan Junye overheard Gu Hongzhuo admit that he had bribed a doctor to avoid a risky operation that might save Yan Junye’s life.
• Yan Junye’s tail pounded against the floor as he realized Gu Hongzhuo had wanted him to remain alive but permanently unconscious until the compensation deadline passed.

After Yan Junye, trapped in a golden retriever’s body, attacked Gu Hongzhuo, Chang Yu began investigating the man’s role in Yan Junye’s near-fatal treatment. At lunch, Yan Junye tried to charm Pei Xinglan into taking him in, then secretly went after Chang Yu’s grilled fish and was caught.

• Yan Junye charged at Gu Hongzhuo, but Chang Yu’s assistant caught him before he could do more than knock the man down.
• Chang Yu sent Gu Hongzhuo to the hospital for an examination and ordered an investigation into Yan Junye’s death and the doctor who treated him.
• Yan Junye told Chang Yu that Gu Hongzhuo had arranged treatment that left him in a vegetative state, and Chang Yu promised not to let him get away with it.
• The assistant took Yan Junye outside to relieve himself, then brought him to meet Pei Xinglan, whom Yan Junye tried to persuade to adopt him.
• After Chang Yu called him an emotional support dog, Yan Junye gave up on winning Pei Xinglan over and sneaked toward Chang Yu’s grilled fish.
• Chang Yu quietly approached Yan Junye as he tried to open the lunch box and asked whether the fish was good.

Chang Yu had Xiaotu’s stomach checked and tried to tire him out, but the lazy dog soon followed him home. Yan Junye mistakenly thought Chang Yu was about to discuss dinner, only to be dragged into the bathroom and bathed.

• Chang Yu wiped Xiaotu’s mouth, then sent his assistant to have the dog’s stomach checked and walk him around the residential complex.
• Yan Junye refused to walk and slept on a bench until the assistant mentioned Chang Yu was returning.
• Chang Yu removed Xiaotu’s shoes at home, and Yan Junye rubbed his dusty belly against him.
• Yan Junye followed Chang Yu into the bathroom, where Chang Yu bathed him despite his protests.
• Chang Yu rinsed Xiaotu’s hindquarters in a basin, then showered while Yan Junye plotted to steal ham and drink from Chang Yu’s cup.

Chang Yu exposed Zhang Yao’s cheating and publicly declared that he liked men, then took Xiaotu to his family estate to face his mother’s matchmaking. Xiaotu secretly sought a new owner among the estate’s dogs while Chang Yu listened as the dogs began sharing explosive gossip.

• Chang Yu asked Xiaotu to sleep in his room, then went to meet Zhang Yao at a hotel.
• Chang Yu revealed Zhang Yao kissing another man on a public screen and told reporters that he liked men before leaving with his assistant and bodyguards.
• Chang Yu returned home, and Xiaotu turned off his alarm the next morning before hiding under a table to keep sleeping.
• Chang Yu took Xiaotu to his family estate, where Xiaotu asked the dogs if any owner wanted to adopt him.
• Chang Yu spoke with Chang Liao, who said he had cut ties with Zhang Yao’s family, then faced Liao Mei’s introductions to potential partners.
• The estate’s dogs gathered to share startling gossip, and Chang Yu turned to listen.

Yan Junye learned from the dogs that Ke Yichun had abused a toy poodle and cheated, while Chang Yu recalled his past connection with Ke Yichun. When Ke Yichun appeared and said he was divorced, the dogs attacked him, leaving Chang Yu stunned.

• Yan Junye heard the dogs describe how Ke Yichun had scared a toy poodle to death and cheated while pursuing Chang Yu.
• Chang Yu remembered that he had only admired Ke Yichun and that Liao Mei had forced them apart after suspecting they had feelings for each other.
• Ke Yichun appeared, greeted Chang Yu, and said he had gotten divorced.
• Yan Junye and the other dogs rushed at Ke Yichun, knocking him down and kicking him after he removed his jacket.
• The golden retriever stomped on Ke Yichun's groin, and Chang Yu stared at him in shock.

Chang Yu learned that Ke Yichun had abused his ex-wife and killed dogs, then discovered Ke Yichun was also the man who had kissed Chang Yu’s fiancée, Zhang Yao. Chang Yu headed to a bar to investigate Ke Yichun, while Yan Junye slipped toward the elevator, eager to follow him.

• Yan Junye and the dogs exposed Ke Yichun’s history of domestic violence and killing dogs, but Ke Yichun denied the accusations and tried to keep Chang Yu close.
• Chang Yu rejected Ke Yichun’s overtures and decided to investigate his newly opened bar instead of seeking out Ke Yichun’s ex-wife.
• A Samoyed told Yan Junye that the man involved with Chang Yu’s fiancée was nearby, and Yan Junye spotted Ke Yichun hiding around a corner.
• Chang Yu realized Ke Yichun was the man kissing Zhang Yao in the video he had saved, then returned home with Xiaotu.
• Chang Yu told Yan Junye to stay home while he went to the bar, but Yan Junye hurried toward the elevator, hoping to follow him.

Yan Junye and Chang Yu visited Ke Yichun’s bar, where Yan Junye learned from a puppy that Ke Yichun used a room on the first basement level. Chang Yu led a group of influential guests to the locked room, and they forced the door open as Ke Yichun watched in panic.

• Chang Yu took Yan Junye to Ke Yichun’s bar, where he rented a private room and asked a male model to bring in a male dog.
• Yan Junye spoke with the puppy Xiaobai, who said Ke Yichun came from the innermost room on the first basement level.
• Chang Yu understood Yan Junye’s attempts to lead him and promised to treat him to hot pot if they found something important.
• Chang Yu interrupted Ke Yichun’s toast and asked him to show the guests around the bar, then led them toward the first basement level.
• The guests followed Yan Junye to a locked room, and their bodyguards kicked the door open while Ke Yichun panicked.

Chang Yu and Yan Junye left Ke Yichun disgraced and celebrated with hot pot, then Chang Yu took the overfull dog downstairs for a late-night bathroom trip. After Yan Junye finished, he dashed toward a dark grove, intent on uncovering a secret.

• Ke Yichun admitted that he had used the items for domestic violence and abusing dogs, and the wealthy people contacted the Women's Federation and an animal protection association.
• Yan Junye urged Chang Yu to take him for hot pot, where Chang Yu fed him cooked food until he was too stuffed to walk.
• Chang Yu overheard wealthy diners mocking Ke Yichun, whose scandal had spread through their circles and damaged his reputation and company.
• At home, Chang Yu brushed Yan Junye's teeth and went downstairs with him at three in the morning when the dog needed the bathroom.
• After Yan Junye pooped into a plastic bag and Chang Yu threw it away, the dog ran toward a dark grove to investigate what he thought was a hidden secret.

Chang Yu investigated Yan Junye’s background and learned that his family still hoped he would wake from his coma, while Yan Junye remained content as a dog. When Xi Wu visited with his husky, Yan Junye avoided being recruited into the husky’s chaotic lifestyle, and the two dogs began trading stories about the previous night.

• Chang Yu followed Xiaotu to a husky carrying roast lamb, saw Xi Wu with it, and took Xiaotu home without learning what had happened.
• Chang Yu brought Xiaotu to the office the next morning, where his assistant gave him Yan Junye’s background report.
• Chang Yu read that Yan Junye had a loving family and might remain comatose for life, then hid the report when Xi Wu arrived.
• Xi Wu brought his husky to meet Chang Yu, and Chang Yu summoned Xiaotu to the meeting room to ask about the previous night.
• The husky praised its own house-wrecking skills and invited Yan Junye to join it in trashing houses, digging holes, and going out at midnight, but Yan Junye refused.
• Yan Junye asked what the husky had been doing downstairs the night before, and the husky asked what he and Chang Yu had done in return.

Yan Junye attended a dinner at Xi Wu’s invitation, where he learned a shocking secret about Chang Yiyuan’s parentage and realized the Chang Family gathering left him no chance to find a new owner. Xi Wu began introducing his pet business at dinner.

• Xi Wu invited Chang Yu and Yan Junye to dinner after asking about Yan Junye’s neutering, and Chang Liao told Chang Yu to bring the dog.
• At the dinner, Yan Junye asked a bichon frise about its owner and learned that Chang Yiyuan was the child of Chang Yu’s maternal grandmother and Chang Yu’s paternal grandfather’s older brother, raised as Liao Mei and Chang Liao’s adopted son.
• Chang Yu overheard the revelation and realized the Chang Family’s long-hidden parentage scandal was true.
• Yan Junye gave up on finding a new owner among the Chang Family guests and regretted not having wished to become a rich heir instead.
• Xi Wu began introducing his pet business during dinner.

Yan Junye enjoyed Chang Yu’s special treatment at dinner, then Xi Wu recruited Chang Yu’s clever golden retriever to help catch stray cats. That night, Yan Junye fell asleep before he could reach the first cat, leaving everyone stunned.

• Yan Junye ate a fresh plate of food from Chang Yu and proudly told the other dogs that his good canine virtues had earned his owner’s favor.
• Xi Wu explained his stray-cat catch-and-sterilize program and asked Chang Yu to lend him the golden retriever, whom he believed would be an excellent hunter.
• Chang Yu agreed to let Yan Junye try catching cats that night, despite Yan Junye’s frantic objections.
• The Chang Family brought their dogs along to pursue possible cooperation with the Xi Family.
• When a calico appeared in the bushes that night, the husky charged after it while Yan Junye toppled over and fell asleep before reaching it.

Yan Junye tried to get malatang from Chang Yu’s assistant, then socialized with the neighborhood dogs and plotted to find a new owner. After running from a household whose owner seemed to resent Chang Yu, Yan Junye started spreading rumors about Chang Yu to the dogs.

• Chang Yu’s assistant fed Yan Junye dog food instead of malatang and took him to the pet shop for a bath.
• Yan Junye was surrounded by neighborhood dogs, resisted the Samoyed Coconut’s advances, and learned that Xi Wu had been punished for failing to catch a cat.
• Yan Junye planned to expose Xi Wu’s night at a bar and asked the dogs about homes that might take him in.
• Yan Junye followed a Shiba Inu to its owner’s home, heard an angry man mention Evergreen Company, and fled before being noticed.
• Yan Junye asked about the Shiba Inu’s owner and began telling the dogs that Chang Yu could not perform, starting a story about Chang Yu’s fiancée.

Yan Junye played the devoted dog while secretly complaining about Chang Yu and demanding malatang, as Chang Yu confronted Liao Mei over the Chang Family’s secrets and set boundaries with her. At work, Yan Junye settled into his routine with Chang Yu, and the chapter ended when Gu Hongzhuo asked to see him.

• Yan Junye told the other dogs that Chang Yu was blessed to have him, while Chang Yu overheard and privately vowed to confront him about the insult.
• Yan Junye demanded malatang, and Chang Yu took Xiaotu to buy some before reflecting on his visit to the Chang Family home.
• Chang Yu threatened to reveal the truth about Chang Yiyuan unless Liao Mei stopped interfering in his private life, and he demanded that she replace Gu Hongzhuo.
• Chang Yu brought Xiaotu to work, where Yan Junye eyed a coworker as a potential new owner but followed Chang Yu to lunch instead.
• After Yan Junye ate malatang at the office, Chang Yu’s assistant announced that Gu Hongzhuo wanted to see him.

Chang Yu defended Yan Junye against Gu Hongzhuo, while Yan Junye imagined Chang Yu was his long-lost admirer and complained about being denied spending money. After Gu Hongzhuo suffered a string of mishaps and sought guidance from a Daoist master, Chang Yu took Yan Junye to watch their afternoon hearing.

• Gu Hongzhuo accused Chang Yu of targeting him for helping Yan Junye find a lawyer, but Chang Yu had him escorted out.
• Yan Junye imagined he and Chang Yu shared a fated romance, then grew annoyed when Chang Yu said he had no use for money as a dog.
• Gu Hongzhuo accepted a protective talisman, lost his lawyer, and was hit by a car before being attacked at the hospital by Yan Junye's family and dog.
• Gu Hongzhuo remembered the master's warning about a resentful spirit and hurried back to seek guidance, then went to a temple to repent.
• The master removed his robe and entered Evergreen Company, while Chang Yu finished work and took Yan Junye to watch the afternoon hearing.

Chang Yu exposed Gu Hongzhuo’s role in Yan Junye’s death, securing justice for Yan Junye, who remained a dog named Xiaotu. As spring stirred Xiaotu’s instincts, he resisted a proposed dog romance but ended the night sleepwalking into Chang Yu’s bed.

• At the hearing, Gu Hongzhuo argued that Yan Junye had died after the workers’ compensation deadline, but a confession recorded on his protective talisman revealed that he had bribed Yan Junye’s doctor to withhold lifesaving surgery.
• Chang Yu left the hearing with Xiaotu after the recording was played, and Yan Junye tried to comfort him by suggesting barbecue.
• A Samoyed’s owner proposed that the Samoyed and Xiaotu date, but Yan Junye rejected the idea and protested to Chang Yu when they got home.
• Chang Yu warned Xiaotu not to make a mess or get another dog pregnant, while Yan Junye privately considered finding a male dog instead.
• Unable to sleep because of spring restlessness, Yan Junye ran around the home until he fell asleep, then followed Chang Yu’s scent in a dream and jumped onto his bed.

After Yan Junye, trapped in a golden retriever’s body, rubbed against Chang Yu’s leg, Chang Yu punished him and gave him a pillow instead. The next day, a bespectacled man brought a Shiba Inu near Evergreen Company, and just as she approached Yan Junye, someone scooped him up.

• Chang Yu checked his quilt, scolded Yan Junye for rubbing against his leg, and threatened to withhold his dinner.
• Chang Yu gave Yan Junye a pillow to use, and Yan Junye returned to his bed thinking about Chang Yu’s physique.
• The next day, Chang Yu warned his assistant to watch Xiaotu during spring, while a bespectacled man overheard them and formed a plan.
• The assistant took Yan Junye outside, where the bespectacled man arrived with a Shiba Inu and claimed she was there to help the golden retriever.
• The Shiba Inu approached Yan Junye, who dodged her until a pair of hands scooped him up.