Chapter 10: Owning Two Dogs

Both dogs needed to be hospitalized, so the two of them took a taxi together to the pet hospital.

On the way to the hospital, Jiang Mingyue thought about giving the husky a name. She considered several options, like “Da Congming.” “Yuanbao.” “Lai Fu.” and “Er Ha.” but none of them satisfied her.

So, she asked Qi Ze: “What’s your dog’s name?”

Qi Ze replied: “It doesn’t have a name.”

“Huh?”

Qi Ze paused for a moment and then said: “This isn’t my dog. I found it a while ago and have been keeping it at a pet hospital, waiting for someone to adopt it, so I didn’t give it a name.”

“……”

Jiang Mingyue froze for a moment and didn’t ask him why he didn’t keep the dog himself. She understood his concerns.

In the novel The Blooming Rose, there were three short stories about Qi Ze. In one of them, it was written that on Qi Ze’s fifth birthday, his mother gave him a Border Collie, which Qi Ze really liked. He named it Qi Duoduo.

He would even sleep with the Border Collie at night, hugging it.

In the year when his parents broke up, there was often no one to accompany him, and he could only play with the Border Collie.

The Border Collie was very smart and took good care of its little master.

When its master was unhappy, the dog would act in funny ways to cheer him up, and whenever someone bullied Qi Ze, the dog would always stand in front of him to protect him.

After his mother passed away, the Border Collie became Qi Ze’s emotional support.

But soon after, his father remarried, and Li Li brought Qi Moyang to their home.

On the third day of their move-in, Qi Moyang tried to take Qi Ze’s toy. The Border Collie, protective of its owner, barked twice at Qi Moyang, causing him to cry in fear.

Li Li heard the noise and rushed over. She kicked the Border Collie, causing it to slam heavily against the railing and then roll down the stairs, collapsing at the bottom, convulsing.

Qi Ze ran down in tears, hugging the Border Collie and asking the butler to call a doctor.

However, Li Li coldly stopped the butler and ordered him to bury the dog, insisting that no dogs would be allowed in the house from then on.

The butler had no choice but to approach and try to take the Border Collie away, but Qi Ze refused to let go, no matter what.

Li Li stood at the top of the stairs and coldly said: “Let him hold it. When it dies, bury it.”

In the end, the Border Collie passed away in Qi Ze’s arms, and its body slowly turned cold.

When Qi Ze’s father came home, he didn’t offer any comfort to Qi Ze. Instead, he had the dog’s body taken away and buried.

Afterward, Qi Moyang moved into Qi Ze’s room. His favorite toys were taken away, and the small garden he loved was dug up to plant red roses that Li Li liked.

From that point on, Qi Ze never kept a dog again. Perhaps it was because he couldn’t forget the tragic death of his Border Collie, or perhaps he feared that he still wasn’t capable of protecting another dog.

Today, when facing the dog thief, his emotions were unusually intense. It must have been the sight of the Samoyed being kicked, which reminded him of the tragic death of his Border Collie in his childhood.

Jiang Mingyue calmed herself and then smiled brightly as she said: “Then I’ll adopt them. That way, the Samoyed and the Husky won’t have to be separated. They’ll be so happy. To be honest, I really like this Samoyed.”

At this, Qi Ze was stunned. It seemed he hadn’t expected her to say this.

Jiang Mingyue spoke so sincerely that Qi Ze couldn’t help but nod: “Alright.”

“I’ll take good care of them, don’t worry. And if you want to see them, you can come to my place anytime.”

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Oh, finally some progress. What a pleasant surprise.

“Then, what should we name them?”

“I’ve got it! The Samoyed was named Xixi, and the Husky was named Haha. They both share my last name—Jiang Xixi, Jiang Haha.”

She turned to Qi Ze and asked: “What do you think? Doesn’t it match their personalities?”

Qi Ze smiled briefly, not a forced smile, but one that reached his eyes. “If you’re happy with it, that’s all that matters.”

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After settling the two dogs into the hospital, the two of them parted ways.

By then, it was getting late, and Jiang Mingyue was already hungry, so she went to have hotpot. She enjoyed it immensely, even eating alone.

When she returned home, she took a relaxing bath before flopping onto the bed.

Suddenly, she remembered that the photos she had taken earlier that day hadn’t been transferred yet. So she got up and went to her computer to import them.

She had taken quite a few photos that day.

Jiang Mingyue selected the ones she was especially pleased with and deleted the rest.

The best photo she had taken was one of Qi Ze at the street corner, followed by the one of him petting the dog’s head.

It was mainly because Qi Ze looked so good, he didn’t need any editing.

The more Jiang Mingyue looked at the photos, the more she liked them, and in the end, she couldn’t resist sending one to Qi Ze along with a panda rolling sticker.

After a while, Qi Ze replied with… a period!

That was fine, she thought, she hadn’t expected him to reply at all.

She then lay on her bed and browsed for dog supplies online, finding a soft and comfortable dog bed. She bought one for Xixi and Haha.

In the end, she couldn’t resist and bought herself a large one as well.

She had originally planned to go out the next day to buy a new camera, but her intermittent laziness kicked in, and she ended up lying in bed all day.

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Aunt Du returned in the afternoon the next day. Her daughter was fine; it had just been a false alarm.

Jiang Mingyue mentioned to Aunt Du that she was planning to adopt dogs since she was still in school and would need Aunt Du’s help in taking care of them.

“If you’re too busy, you could always hire someone to help.”

Aunt Du replied: “It’s fine, I can handle it on my own. Besides, I’ll be the only one at home while you’re at school. Having the dogs will give me some company.”

Jiang Mingyue said: “Hehe, then it’s up to Aunt Du to help us.”

The weekend was so comfortable, but Monday was just as painful.

Not only did she have to wake up early, but she also had to turn in assignments!

Wuwuwu, she completely forgot about her homework.

“Classmate, have you finished your homework? Let me copy it.”

Liu Wenqi whispered: “Mm-hmm, I’ve finished, but I’m not sure if it’s correct.”

Jiang Mingyue didn’t care if it was correct, she just needed to finish it first. “It’s fine, it’s fine, just let me copy it.”

He Jiaqi said: “I haven’t written mine yet, can I copy yours too?”

“Wait until I’m done, then I’ll let you.” Jiang Mingyue said, writing furiously without even looking up.

Chen Xiangyi tapped her pen on the desk. “Is it really appropriate to copy homework in front of me?”

“Oh, you’re the class monitor, I guess it’s not really appropriate.” Jiang Mingyue looked up at her.

“…Then hurry up and turn around, so it won’t be in front of you anymore~.”

After saying that, she worked even harder on copying the homework.

She finally finished all the assignments just before the teacher started collecting them.

Today, Jiang Mingyue brought some small cakes made by Aunt Du for Qi Ze. A good meal and drink are the keys to a good mood.

He spent the whole day either staring blankly or sleeping, and since no one played with him and he had no hobbies, it wasn’t surprising that his mind was getting a little twisted.

Jiang Mingyue decided to feed him delicious food, hoping he could experience the joy of good food.

Who cares if no one notices? A person can still be happy on their own, eating well and drinking well.

After finishing the morning exercises and returning to class, Jiang Mingyue was about to take out the cake box from her desk when she felt an unfamiliar box.

Curious, she took it out.

It was a camera!

And it was exactly the same as the one she had.

She instantly knew who had sent it, and with a happy heart, she picked up the small cake and ran to Qi Ze’s desk to sit down beside him.

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Lucia: That stepmother bxtch!!! I hope you get your karma soon!

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