Hearing the two of them praising Sheng Weixia, Yu Shulan became a little annoyed and sent another pager to A Jiu:

[She’s sleeping until 1:30, you better hurry!]

At 1:30, Sheng Weixia woke up under the control of her biological clock, and Wu Biao was brought by A Jiu.

Sheng Weixia looked at the big dog, whose height reached her waist, and asked uncertainly, “Can I really walk it?”

She liked dogs very much, but Wu Biao was the biggest dog she had ever seen, she couldn’t help but be a little afraid.

“Yes!” A Jiu handed her the leash, pointing at Wu Biao, whose eyes were full of affection and deep love, he said, “Master Li said, it likes you, it will cooperate with your speed.”

Well, was this still a person walking a dog, it was clearly the dog walking the person!

Sheng Weixia smiled and took the leash, she turned and asked, “Are you guys coming together?”

The three of them shook their heads in unison: That was Wu Biao! The dog that Yu Shi never let anyone touch!

Sheng Weixia took the dog downstairs for a walk.

Wu Biao seemed to have a fixed route, he took her to the quiet green belt by the river, the scenery was pleasant and cool.

“You’re quite good at picking good places.” She commented softly.

As she walked, she thought, did Yu Shi mean that Yu Shulan’s feud with her started because of Wu Biao, and now it would end because of Wu Biao?

She walked slowly, holding the leash, suddenly, the leash tightened, the dog lunged forward, and she saw a tall figure standing up from the lazy bench under the osmanthus tree in front of her, walking towards her, “Tired?”

“It’s very active, at this speed, it needs at least half an hour of walking to be enough.” Yu Shi naturally took the leash.

Why was he here?

As if he understood the question in her eyes, he lowered his head slightly and looked over, “I just came back from running.”

Sheng Weixia only then noticed that he was wearing a matching set of sportswear, his strong arms were exposed, slightly sweaty.

The back of his hand holding the leash had prominent veins, his bent fingers were all long and strong.

Sheng Weixia’s heart skipped a beat, she suddenly became a little absent-minded.

She realized she had to keep up, so she quickened her pace.

Yu Shi looked at the top of her head, his facial lines softened, he naturally asked, “Did you have fun today? Was Shulan impolite?”

He wanted to know how his sister was doing.

Sheng Weixia had a feeling of a kindergarten teacher receiving the parents of a naughty child, she thought for a moment and finally said honestly, “It was better than I expected, I thought I could only say two words to her.”

“Which two words?”

Hey, comrade, when we say “two words,” it’s not really two words, it’s just a euphemism for having nothing to say.

Sheng Weixia looked at him, “Hello, goodbye, just those two words.”

The person beside her chuckled softly, the laughter came through her chest, it sounded very relaxed and natural.

She was a little surprised: He actually knew how to laugh.

The laughter seemed to dispel the invisible strangeness and awkwardness in the air, Sheng Weixia said again, “Yu Shulan didn’t say anything unpleasant, I had a good time chatting with them.”

“Ma Yirui and Auntie Rong are both good people, are you thinking about changing majors?” Yu Shi asked as he controlled the leash, his eyes flickered slightly.

Even if she was the most obtuse person when it came to human relationships, Sheng Weixia could tell that Ma Yirui and Luo Qiaorong were intentionally arranged by him, but not to clear Yu Shulan’s circle of girlfriends, but… to do her a favor.

This guy really did things with a give and take, he didn’t let people lose out.

Sheng Weixia nodded, “I want to study Drama and Film Literature.”

“Huh?” This answer was clearly unexpected by Yu Shi, “I thought you would choose another major in the School of Economics and Management.”

“Like?”

“Finance, economics, trade, these majors.”

“I want to learn something interesting, leave these boring majors to people like you who have so much energy.” Sheng Weixia said.

“Boring majors.” Yu Shi savored these unfamiliar words, he silently chuckled.

He had laughed twice today.

Wu Biao, who was leading the way in front, excitedly looked back from time to time, showing a “Hurry up, bro” expression.

The two of them and the dog walked leisurely, all the way to the end of the tree-lined path, there was a crossroad ahead.

Sheng Weixia suddenly realized that they had been out for a long time, so she said, “Has it gotten enough exercise?”

Hearing this, Yu Shi held the leash and looked at her slightly sweaty temples, “Hot, is it? It was my fault, let’s go back then.”

“Woof…” Wu Biao let out a dissatisfied sound.

Sheng Weixia saw the expression in the dog’s eyes for the first time, she felt that this dog was really smart, it had human qualities.

“What kind of dog is it? Has it been this big since it was a puppy?”

Yu Shi lowered his eyes, his thick black eyelashes covered his eyes, as if he was lost in memories, after a long time, he said, “It came from Tibet, it was very pitiful when it was a puppy, it almost didn’t survive.”

She bent down and touched Wu Biao’s head, “So you weren’t majestic when you were a puppy.”

The person behind her looked at her, recalling a scene from the depths of his mind, his eyes thoughtful, “A Jiu said, you saved a little black dog when you were a child, how did you save it?”

“It’s been too long, I don’t remember very clearly, I only remember that it ate something inappropriate and had diarrhea, I tried to feed it salt water and mugwort.”

“So it was mugwort…”

Back in the apartment, in the elevator cabin, neither of them spoke, the tall and slender young man looked down at the slender and upright girl in front of him, an invisible gentle aura spread between them, only the sound of Wu Biao panting with his tongue hanging out, his dog eyes looked at him, then at her.

With a “ding,” Yu Shi pressed the open button, the two of them said in unison:

“Thank you.”

“Thank you.”

The unspoken understanding made the two of them fall silent at the same time, Sheng Weixia smiled, stepped out of the elevator, turned and waved to the man and the dog, “Goodbye.”

Yu Shi nodded slightly, “Goodbye. I’ll send you off later.”

The elevator door slowly closed, Sheng Weixia turned and knocked on the door.

After walking the dog, she and Yu Shulan knew that they had both given each other an explanation.

Sheng Weixia made an appointment with Ma Yirui and Luo Qiaorong to meet at school, then she officially said goodbye.

When she went downstairs, A Jiu was already waiting downstairs.

For some reason, Yu Shi wasn’t in the car, which made her feel relieved.

A Jiu still let her sit in the back, he opened the door, and unexpectedly found a wooden basket, with the Yan Bo Jiang Nan logo discreetly carved on it.

“The taro cake made by the store, Boss asked me to get a few boxes, Miss Ma and the others all have one, this one is for Miss Sheng to take back and try.”

Sheng Weixia had tasted the taro braised pork at noon today and thought it was delicious, she didn’t expect there to be taro snacks to take.

“Thank you.”

“You’re welcome.” A Jiu looked ahead, “Wu Biao likes you very much, after you walked it today, its mood is much better.”

Actually… it wasn’t me who walked it.

Sheng Weixia had a complicated expression.

A Jiu took her to the entrance of the Gu family’s villa again, and waited for her to go inside before leaving.

She glanced at the garage, seeing Gu Desheng’s car, she thought it was strange, why was he at home in broad daylight.

She walked into the villa and heard a muffled sob coming from upstairs.

She put the taro cake on the table, Auntie Zhao saw the basket and her eyes lit up, “Oh, this basket is exquisite! It’s obviously not cheap, where did you buy it?”

“I don’t know.”

“Maybe they said something, you didn’t hear it.” Auntie Zhao was sure.

“Auntie Zhao, what are you talking about?!” Jiang Xiuhou came down from the stairs, her face stern.

She had just heard a sound downstairs and came to see if her daughter had come back, then she heard Auntie Zhao’s insinuation.

Auntie Zhao’s face turned pale, “I was just… I thought Miss Xia had just come back from the countryside, she doesn’t know many stores in the city.”

“That’s not okay!” Jiang Xiuhou had long felt that Auntie Zhao was out of line, she took herself too seriously because her husband worked in the mine, she didn’t act like a maid.

She looked at her daughter and asked gently, “What do you say we punish her?”

Sheng Weixia sneered, “That would make Dad so awkward, wouldn’t it?”

After she finished speaking, she turned and went upstairs.

Auntie Zhao’s lips trembled, she didn’t dare to retort.

This kind of smile that wasn’t a smile was chilling, it was more frightening than Gu Qingwei’s kind of sharpness.

Sheng Weixia passed by the second floor and saw Gu Qingwei lying on the sofa crying, Gu Desheng was accompanying her and comforting her, “What’s there to be sad about, when you go abroad, you won’t hear these things, right? Let people say what they want, their mouths are on their own bodies.”

“How can I not hear them? Don’t I come back to China in between? Besides, I’ll come back after I graduate, now people are saying that I’m ungrateful and don’t want my biological father, it’s so hurtful, I…” Gu Qingwei started crying again.

Just from this eavesdropping, Sheng Weixia understood the ins and outs.

The couple must have taken Gu Qingwei out for a walk, and when they encountered people gossiping, she came back crying.

Looking at Gu Desheng comforting her, it was truly a father-daughter bond.

In her previous life, she had seen too many scenes of this warm family of three, she wanted to fight, to fight for the love of these parents who had already expired.

Now she wasn’t fighting, she didn’t care anymore, she only found it ridiculous and cheap.

Didn’t they find it ironic?

What others said might be hurtful, but Gu Qingwei didn’t even go to Xiao Cui’s grave after she died, how could she not be ungrateful?

Gu Desheng felt someone coming upstairs, he looked up and saw Sheng Weixia, there was a hint of embarrassment on his face, but he quickly said naturally, “Xia, come and persuade your sister.”

Sheng Weixia stood still, “I don’t know how to persuade people, what if the things I say are hurtful to you too?”

“You child…” Gu Desheng said awkwardly.

“Sister, do you think I should go back to the Sheng family too?” Gu Qingwei raised her tear-stained eyes.

Sheng Weixia’s face was indifferent, “You’re an adult now, how you live is your own business, if you eat salty fish, you have to withstand the thirst, sugarcane is not sweet on both ends.”

“What do you mean?” Gu Qingwei showed a vulnerable look that made people feel sorry for her.