In the early summer evening: a laptop, a bag of crisps, and a certain woman wearing an oversized T-shirt.
On the computer:
“Great Unwan, I read the latest chapter last night and it scared me half to death!”
“So after seeing that black figure, where did Su Jian fall to? Author-sama, don’t leave us hanging there, okay?!”
“You’ll get used to it. This person just loves stopping at places where she absolutely shouldn’t. As an old fan, I’m already immune.”
“It’s so good! So exciting! A mysterious, bloody suspense novel! Exactly the style I love!”
“As a newly caught little fan of Great One, I want to know whether Great One is male or female?”
“Heh, what do you think? Could someone who writes such domineering stories be male or female?”
…
Yu Wan had one hand on the mouse, scrolling through the readers’ comments. With the other, she casually picked up a crisp and tossed it into her mouth with a crisp crunch.
After reading a page of the readers’ complaints, she wiped the hand that had been holding the crisps on a napkin, then began replying—though it was a collective reply.
“Eh? It’s getting late. I should go walk the dog. My Highness is still waiting for me with eager eyes. Mm… tomorrow, I promise I won’t stop at the important part.”
After she replied, readers gradually responded: You say every day that you won’t stop at the important part. Liar…
Yu Wan didn’t see it, because after typing, she placed the laptop on the sofa. She stood up and stretched, then said toward a corner of the living room, “Your Highness, if you want to go out for a walk, hurry up and eat. Otherwise, I’m not taking you.”
“Awooo.” Upon hearing this, Yu Diandian silently got up, unwillingly walked over to its designated dining area, and began eating with loud smacking sounds.
Yu Wan glanced over, nodded in satisfaction, then went into the dressing room to change.
She took off the loose oversized T-shirt she wore at home and changed into an early-summer knee-length dress, pairing it with a light jacket. After changing, Yu Wan stood in front of the vanity mirror, picked up a hair tie, and casually tied her hair into a ponytail.
“Your Highness, have you finished eating?”
The moment Yu Diandian saw Yu Wan come out, it had already crawled over very obsequiously. It barked twice, indicating that it had been very good and obedient. Yu Wan patted its head, grabbed her phone and keys, and went out.
At this time every day, she had to take Yu Diandian out for a walk. Otherwise, Yu Diandian would become extremely listless.
Yu Wan locked the door and walked to the lift. Just as she pressed the button, someone happened to come out. They looked like people from a furniture company. They were carrying a single-seater armchair with a backrest. It was large, almost filling the entire lift. Yu Wan gave it a glance and could tell that it was a very comfortable chair—but also an extremely expensive one.
The furniture company staff carried the chair toward the flat opposite hers. Yu Wan raised an eyebrow. It seemed her new neighbour was someone who knew how to enjoy life.
She didn’t continue watching. Yu Wan led Yu Diandian into the lift.
The neighbourhood Yu Wan lived in was a high-end residential area. It had an excellent location, complete surrounding facilities, and very good greenery. Of course, the housing prices were terrifyingly high.
The terrifyingly expensive flat she currently lived in had not been bought by herself. It belonged to her mysterious elder brother, who was rarely ever seen. After she came over from her hometown last year, she had been living here the entire time.
Yu Wan did not need to go out to work. Aside from travelling whenever the mood struck her, she basically stayed at home all the time. She did not have many friends, and the one she interacted with most often was Yu Diandian. Because of this, Yu Wan had very deep feelings for Yu Diandian. Apart from being a little strict with it when it came to meals, she spoiled it in every other aspect.
By the lake in the neighbourhood, Yu Wan had earphones in as she listened to music, watching Yu Diandian running happily in front of her.
“Your Highness, could you run a little slower?”
When Yu Diandian heard her call, it foolishly turned back, then ran off again, enjoying this game tirelessly.
Yu Wan shook her head. The moment they left the house, it went wild with joy.
Just then, she saw a Samoyed running out not far away. Her eyes lit up. This one was so beautiful. It was bigger than Yu Diandian, and its fur was gorgeous. Tsk. It had been raised better than she had.
Because it was the same breed as Yu Diandian, Yu Wan looked at it with a little more curiosity. Who had the same refined taste as her?
That Samoyed was clearly very interested in Yu Diandian. It followed behind it and refused to leave. Yu Diandian was a little proud and aloof, completely ignoring it. Yu Wan smiled and followed after them. However, after taking only two steps, Yu Wan was so shocked by the sudden change before her eyes that she completely lost her bearings.
How did that Samoyed suddenly… suddenly climb onto Yu Diandian’s back?! That posture—wasn’t it, wasn’t it that?!
Because that dog was larger, Yu Diandian seemed completely unable to resist!
Cough. Yu Wan personally believed Yu Diandian was unable to resist. As for whether Yu Diandian truly had no power to resist or simply wasn’t resisting at all, she completely ignored that possibility.
Her heart trembled. Without another word, she rushed forward.
“Your Highness! Your Highness! Your Highness, you mustn’t!!”
The few residents taking walks nearby heard the noise and looked at the person sprinting madly with puzzled expressions. What on earth? Was she filming a historical drama?
Panting, Yu Wan ran until she was just a few steps away from the scene of the crime. At this point, she didn’t know whether to look or not look. She wanted to stop it, but had absolutely no idea where to start! Filthy. So filthy she couldn’t bear to look.
“Your Highness…” Yu Wan was on the verge of collapse. Her dear Highness, her precious treasure that she held in the palm of her hand—how could it be, in broad daylight, be… No, her mind was so chaotic it was about to explode.
“Hongdou?” came a slightly shocked voice. It was smooth, magnetic, and very pleasant to hear. However, at this moment, Yu Wan could not pay attention to that at all. The moment she saw someone beside her, she felt as though she had grabbed onto a life-saving straw.
“Sir! My Highness is being forced to… you know! Can you help me pull this Samoyed away?!”
She grabbed the man’s sleeve and shook it, but the man seemed to have no reaction. She looked up and saw that his expression was somewhat stiff, as though he had also been… shocked by the scene in front of them.
Also, Yu Wan blinked. In the middle of her chaotic thoughts, a voice rang out in her mind: How can this person be so good-looking?
The first thing she saw was his fair, exquisite jaw. Further up were thin, pale lips, a straight nose, and then those eyes—startled but somewhat indifferent. His pupils were light tea-coloured, cold and detached, almost otherworldly, enough to make one’s heart tremble.
“Hongdou!”
While Yu Wan was dazed, the man gave a reprimanding shout. Yu Wan followed his gaze toward the unbearable scene of the crime and discovered that the Samoyed had silently gotten off. It turned back to look at the man, whimpered, and somehow actually made Yu Wan see a sense of grievance.
Grievance?! What grievance?! My Highness is the one who’s wronged here! A perfectly innocent maiden of a dog!
“Sir? This is your dog?” Yu Wan looked at the man in surprise.
The man lowered his eyes and glanced at her. His gaze naturally carried a coldness.
“Let go first.”
“Hm?” Yu Wan paused, only then realising that she was still tightly clutching his arm. She awkwardly released him. “Sorry.”
Wait… why was she apologising? It seemed the person who should be saying that was him. Wasn’t this a failure to teach his dog properly?
Yu Wan walked toward Yu Diandian in heartache. Yu Diandian looked at her with a confused expression and let out a few low cries. Yu Wan’s mouth turned down. Her heart was truly broken.
“Your Highness… Your Highness, how could you encounter such a thing just from going out for a walk? It’s all my fault for not protecting you properly and letting you be violated by another dog. Your Highness, you have to hold on. Don’t be too sad.”
Shen Qingzhou looked at the person and dog in front of him seemingly embracing and weeping together. The corner of his mouth twitched. After a long while, he finally squeezed out one sentence.
“Sorry.”
This apology was strangely awkward.
Yu Wan turned back to look at him. “Sir, in the future, you really, really must make sure this one of yours can hold itself back. It has to get permission first. It can’t just see any dog and…”
Shen Qingzhou’s brow twitched slightly. His voice was somewhat low.
“It never did this before. This is the first time.”
Yu Wan did not know whether she heard him or not. She only stared at the Samoyed called Hongdou with deep resentment.
Shen Qingzhou glanced at Hongdou. Perhaps the anger radiating from him was too heavy; Hongdou stayed motionless beside him, pretending to be well-behaved. Shen Qingzhou pressed his lips together. After thinking for a moment, he reached out and took out his wallet, saying coldly, “How much compensation is needed?”
Yu Wan paused. Seeing that he seemed about to take out money, she suddenly felt insulted.
“No need.” Yu Wan stood up and muttered quietly, “What does he take my Highness for?”
Although her voice was quiet, Shen Qingzhou still heard it. This was the first time he had encountered something like this, and it was indeed a little difficult to handle.
“I’ll take my Highness back and comfort her. Sir, remember to go back and properly educate this… Hongdou?” After Yu Wan finished speaking, she signalled for Yu Diandian to follow, and the two of them walked toward home.
When she reached the corner, Yu Wan subconsciously looked back at that man. She saw him crouching down with one knee bent, facing Hongdou. She did not know what he was saying, but his expression did not look good, while Hongdou’s face drooped, probably having been scolded miserably.
As Yu Wan watched, she found it a little hard to look away. Logically speaking, her elder brother was also a stunningly handsome man, so she should have long since become immune to beauty. But at this moment, looking at that man’s elegant side profile, she still became somewhat lost in thought.
“Awooo~”
“Ah? What is it, Your Highness?” Yu Wan came back to her senses.
Yu Diandian looked up at her. That gaze inexplicably made Yu Wan feel a little embarrassed.
“Mm… after something like this happened, I really shouldn’t still find him so pleasing to the eye. My fault. I won’t look anymore. Let’s go home now.”
Yu Wan brought Yu Diandian home, then had a deep and serious conversation with Yu Diandian. What had happened today was truly beyond her expectations…
“Your Highness, tomorrow I’ll make you something delicious. Don’t be too sad.” After saying this, Yu Wan stroked Yu Diandian’s head with a bitter expression.
At this moment, her phone rang. Yu Wan answered it.
“Hello, Brother.”
“Mm. What are you doing?”
“Nothing. Just playing with her Highness…”
“Oh. I called to talk to you about your book. I looked into those companies that contacted you. One of them is quite good. You can consider working with them. I’ll send you the phone number in a bit.”
“Since you’ve already checked them, then I won’t consider it anymore. I’ll just go with that one,” Yu Wan said.
“Mm. Then I’ll have my assistant notify them. They should contact you in a few days.”
“Okay. Thanks, Brother.”
“Rest early.”
“I know.”
Yu Wan hung up the phone and turned around to see a certain dog playing with its toy, without the slightest trace of depression. Yu Wan was speechless.
“Yu Diandian! Tell me honestly, do you not feel wronged at all?”
After a moment of silence, Yu Wan said suspiciously, “Don’t tell me you were willing?”
The next day, Yu Wan slept until ten in the morning. Yesterday, she had been busy updating and only went to sleep after two.
When she walked out of her room, she saw Yu Diandian waiting like a lord for someone to serve it. Yu Wan rolled her eyes.
“Oh, I promised yesterday that I’d make you something delicious, right?”
“Woof woof!”
Yu Wan snorted, took her phone, and walked into the kitchen.
“Hello, resident of Building 7, Flat 701. Mm… same as usual. Yes, yes, extra spicy… thank you.”
After calling for takeaway and ordering lunch for herself, she put on an apron and started making a special meal for Yu Diandian.
Sigh. There probably wasn’t any owner as outstanding as her. She ate takeaway herself, while her dog got a healthy, nutritious, homemade lunch…
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