Zhang Yang suddenly realized who the woman in the photo was. The playful expression on his face immediately disappeared. He returned the photo to Xu Jiangchen and smiled awkwardly: “Yes, I’m sorry.”

　　He didn’t know that Xu Jiangchen was looking at his mother’s photo. He knew that Xu Jiangchen’s mother died when he was very young, and his father was a gambler and was still in prison. He and his seriously ill grandmother were the only ones left at home.

　　Xu Jiangchen ignored him, put the photo away and put it in his textbook.

　　He glanced at Xu Jiangchen who was packing his things, and took the gift out of his pocket and threw it in front of Xu Jiangchen in a flattering manner. He held his neck high like a proud swan, “Here, it’s for you.”

　　Xu Jiangchen didn’t even look at it, he lowered his head and continued his actions, directly refusing, “No.”

　　Zhang Yang used to send him gifts frequently, but without exception, they were all ruthlessly rejected by Xu Jiangchen.

　　Zhang Yang shamelessly pushed the gift in front of him, interrupting him, “This is a birthday present. I bought it for you and you have to take it. I have never bought birthday presents for anyone before. Can you please give me some face?”

　　Hearing about the birthday gift, Xu Jiangchen paused while writing. Seeing that he was still indifferent, Zhang Yang couldn’t help but urge him, “Aren’t you curious about what it is? Why don’t you open it and take a look?”

　　Zhang Yang was impatient, and before Xu Jiangchen could open it himself, he told him what it was, “Why are you so bored? It’s a watch. Put it on and let me see if it looks good.”

　　Zhang Yang almost opened the gift for Xu Jiangchen himself. Xu Jiangchen raised his cold eyes and stared at Zhang Yang for a few seconds.

　　”Okay, okay, I’ll open it for you.” Zhang Yang couldn’t wait any longer, so he opened the gift box and took out the things inside. Then he grabbed Xu Jiangchen’s left hand, took off the cheap watch on his wrist and threw it aside, and then put the finely crafted brand-name watch on his hand.

　　The whole action was done in one go, leaving Xu Jiangchen no chance to react.

　　Zhang Yang looked at Xu Jiangchen’s hand wearing the watch with satisfaction. His fingers were slender and white, with distinct joints. The watch seemed to be custom-made for him and fit him well.

　　”I said it suits you. It’s really beautiful. I think my taste is good.” Zhang Yang said narcissistically and nodded approvingly.

　　”You.” Xu Jiangchen looked down at the watch on his hand. Although he didn’t recognize the brand, he could tell from the workmanship and texture that it was expensive, and it was definitely not something that someone like him could afford.

　　Xu Jiangchen tried to take it off and give it back to Zhang Yang, but Zhang Yang quickly stepped forward and covered the watch on his wrist with both hands to stop him from taking it off. “Hey, take it off and try it if you dare. I told you it’s a birthday present for you, how can you not know what’s good for you? Besides, you’ve worn it before, so if you give it back to me, I’ll throw it away anyway. Don’t take it off! I don’t want anything that has been used by others!”

　　Zhang Yang said this on purpose. Xu Jiangchen was at a loss. He said, “Master Zhang, I didn’t ask you to buy anything for me.”

　　Zhang Yang gritted his teeth in anger. This stubborn person refused to listen to anything. He rolled his eyes and asked Xu Jiangchen to accept the gift. “I definitely won’t want something you’ve worn before. Otherwise, you can buy a new one and give it back to me.”

　　Xu Jiangchen was silent for a few seconds, “How much?”

　　Zhang Yang thought that Xu Jiangchen had no choice this time. With just his job at the pet hospital, Xu Jiangchen would never be able to buy that watch in his lifetime, so he would have to wear it for the rest of his life.

　　He didn’t hear Xu Jiangchen’s words clearly, “What?”

　　”Watch, how much is it? I will give you a new one.”

　　Zhang Yang stood there speechless.

　　He didn’t dare to tell the real price of the watch, so he just made up a number that was not even a fraction of fifty thousand.

　　But for Xu Jiangchen who was still in school, 50,000 was already an astronomical figure.

　　”Okay, I’ll give it back to you.”

　　Zhang Yang was so angry that his teeth were itching, but he couldn’t do anything about Xu Jiangchen. However, at least Xu Jiangchen didn’t have to return the watch to him now, so they could talk about it later.

　　Zhang Yang stayed in the pet hospital and refused to leave. Xu Jiangchen was busy with his own things and selectively ignored Zhang Yang.

　　In the afternoon, some guests came one after another, and Xu Jiangchen became busy. Zhang Yang did not feel bored. He sat on a stool in the pet hospital and watched Xu Jiangchen busy with relish. Occasionally, when Xu Jiangchen was too busy, Zhang Yang would help him.

　　Zhang Yang was hungry and ordered two takeouts. Xu Jiangchen was almost done with his work in the afternoon and was ready to eat the lunch box he brought from home. Zhang Yang took a glance at his lunch box and then pushed another takeout in front of Xu Jiangchen, “What’s that? Eat this.”

　　There were only two things in Xu Jiangchen’s lunch box: cold rice and cabbage.

　　No wonder Xu Jiangchen looked malnourished. How could he have the energy to lie in bed if he ate this every day?

　　It seemed that he didn’t need to work hard. Xu Jiangchen just had to lie down and enjoy it. He was the one.

　　Xu Jiangchen didn’t want his takeaway and wanted to eat the lunch box he brought with him. Zhang Yang directly poured his lunch box into the trash can.

　　”Okay, you can only eat takeout.”

　　Xu Jiangchen’s face darkened, and he seemed angry because of Zhang Yang’s behavior. Zhang Yang looked a little frightened, and realized that he had gone a bit too far. After all, it was very impolite to casually pour out other people’s food.

　　He was about to say something when he heard Xu Jiangchen’s cell phone ringing.

　　After Xu Jiangchen answered the phone, his expression suddenly became serious, as if he was in a hurry to leave for something. However, he was still working part-time in the store, so he called his boss to ask for leave, but his boss didn’t answer. Seeing that he looked embarrassed, Zhang Yang volunteered, “Go and do what you have first. I’ll help you look after the store.”

　　There was less than an hour left before the end of get off work. Although Xu Jiangchen was worried about Zhang Yang, there was nothing he could do at the moment. He had to rush to the hospital as soon as possible.

　　Before leaving, Xu Jiangchen said, “Call me if you have anything.”

　　After saying that, Xu Jiangchen left in a hurry. Zhang Yang was alone at the cashier counter, eating takeout and watching TV series while guarding the store.

　　There are two cats in the pet shop that are temporarily fostered by their owners, one is a ragdoll and the other is a blue cat.

　　Zhang Yang felt a little sleepy after watching TV for a while, so he took a nap at the cash register.

　　Who knew that he would fall asleep immediately, and was awakened by the cat’s cry and the crackling sound of something burning.

　　He opened his eyes sleepily and was instantly scared to death by the scene in the store.

　　The small pet hospital was filled with thick smoke. No one knew where the fire started, but the flames quickly spread to all the burnable items in the store. The large amount of smoke made Zhang Yang cough violently. He covered his mouth and nose, ran to the cage of the two cats that were meowing restlessly, opened the cage, picked up the cats and ran out.

　　After finally running out, Zhang Yang lay on the ground and breathed in the fresh air as if he had survived a disaster. The two cats had some hair and whiskers burned off, but they were very obedient and stayed around Zhang Yang without running around.

　　Zhang Yang’s heart was beating like a drum and his hands were still shaking. He almost died in his sleep.

　　Fortunately, the cat is alive, he is alive too, and he still has a chance to sleep with Xu Jiangchen.

　　Suddenly, Zhang Yang suddenly remembered that there was an important thing in the pet hospital that he hadn’t taken out.

　　Thinking of how important that thing was to Xu Jiangchen, he didn’t care about anything else. He sat up, cursed softly, and then rushed into the burning shop without caring about the danger, covering his mouth and nose.

　　In just a few minutes, the entire store was engulfed in flames, and from the outside, large amounts of thick smoke were seen rising slowly, showing how big the fire was.

　　Zhang Yang couldn’t open his eyes due to the smoke. The scorching temperature burned his skin, as if he was in a steamer.

　　He found Xu Jiangchen’s backpack on the half-burned sofa, grabbed it and ran out. Just as he was about to rush out, the sign at the door fell heavily and hit him.

　　He fell to the ground with a groan, the heavy sign pressed down on his legs, and for a moment he seemed to hear the sound of his bones being broken. Seeing the fire growing bigger and bigger, Zhang Yang’s face turned pale with pain. He tried desperately to pull his leg, which had lost consciousness due to the pain, out from under the sign, but the choking fog made it impossible for him to breathe, and he gradually lost strength.

　　He felt the temperature of his body rising, and the bright red-orange flames were getting closer and closer to him…

　　His vision became blurred, and he held Xu Jiangchen’s backpack in his arms, his consciousness falling into darkness.

　　When Xu Jiangchen heard the news, he ran all the way to the hospital where Zhang Yang was. As soon as he reached the door of the ward, he heard Zhang Yang’s heart-wrenching scream coming from inside.

　　”Ah! It hurts so much! Be gentler!”

　　After fixing Zhang Yang’s slightly fractured leg with an instrument, the nurse rolled her eyes speechlessly and couldn’t help but complain: “You’re an Alpha, can’t you bear this little pain?”

　　Zhang Yang was in so much pain that tears were about to come out. “It really hurts.”

　　Zhang Yang has a little secret, which is that he has been extremely sensitive to pain since he was a child. He is an Alpha and he cares about his reputation, so few people know this secret.

　　The nurse brought some medicine and said, “You need to apply some medicine to the burned areas on your body.”

　　Sure enough, Zhang Yang’s miserable wails were heard again.

　　His wailing stopped abruptly after Xu Jiangchen appeared. Zhang Yang obviously did not expect Xu Jiangchen to come over suddenly. There were two lines of useless tears on his face, and he opened his mouth and cried out in pain.

　　He was stunned for a few seconds, then he closed his mouth and wiped away his tears in one go.

　　His expression turned into a funny one, as if it was just a minor injury and it didn’t hurt at all.

　　Xu Jiangchen stepped forward and asked with concern: “Are you okay?”

　　Zhang Yang’s tone was nonchalant, “You look down on Alpha too much. This injury is just like a tickle to me…!”

　　I don’t know if the nurse couldn’t stand his continued pretense, so she deliberately applied the medicine a little harder on him.

　　The air was eerily quiet, and a slight blush could be seen on Zhang Yang’s face.

　　Xu Jiangchen didn’t laugh at his slap in the face. Zhang Yang wanted to find a hole in the ground to crawl into. He quickly took Xu Jiangchen’s backpack and changed the subject of his slap in the face: “Here, your things.”

　　Xu Jiangchen took a look and saw that it was his backpack, which was covered in dust.

　　None of the animals in the store were hurt; it was Zhang Yang who carried them out.