Mo Jiangye shot his wife a look. âSo you have been secretly eating lobsters here behind my back?â
The woman shrugged. âNo.â
âXiao Ruo...â Yao Tiaoâs voice echoed from behind.
âHm? What is it?â
âI think Red Bean is out of kibbles. Help me buy some when you come over tomorrow so I wonât have to make a trip to the store.â
A dark, flustered look took over her face as she hastily pulled her friend aside. âOkay, I got it. Iâll get someone to deliver the kibbles here tomorrow.â
âGreat, thanks!â
Meanwhile, the man frowned. âWhat is this Red Bean youâre talking about?â
âItâs a dog. Yao Tiao is pet-sitting someone elseâs dog.â
He was hypersensitive to dogs now, especially ones with the name Red Bean, so Mo Jiangyeâs face sank even further.
âIs it a dog with red fur?â
âBingo.â Yao Tiao nodded fervently.
âDoes it look like a teddy bear?â
âYep.â
While standing beside her, Ye Erruo secretly reached out and tugged at her friendâs arm, desperately wishing that she could get her friendâs mouth to zip up.
Her husband pressed on with a sneer. âIs it as round as a ball?â
âIt used to be, but itâs all skin and bones now due to its poor appetite.â Yao Tiao, who was clueless about the situation, spilled the beans about the dog to the man.
âAnd itâs very fond of Ruoruo?â
âYes, thatâs rightââ
The other woman hastily put a hand over her mouth, pushing against it in warning. âThatâs enough. As you said, itâs getting late. We ought to head home now.â
After inhaling deeply, the man tugged at his shirtâs collar with a creepy smile. âI have some interest in dogs. Could you bring me to take a look at it?â
Yao Tiao appeared confused as she replied, âOkay.â
Ye Erruo shot a death glare in her friendâs direction. If Mo Jiangye finds out that this is Red Bean, Yao Tiao will have to take care of it by herself. I wonât be able to help her should Red Bean refuse to eat its meal again. n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
The other woman hesitated when she realized this. âYoung Master Mo, arenât you allergic to dogs?â
âIâve recovered and been cured of my allergy.â
âRed Bean isnât here today. Why donât I bring it to you next time? Yes, how about next time?â
He pulled his wife over to him. âA sound was coming from the dog cage in the lounge.â
âThatâs a cat, Young Master Mo.â
âOh, thatâs fine. I have some interest in cats too.â Upon saying that, he pulled his wife in the direction of the lounge before Yao Tiao could even react.
Ye Erruo frantically waved her free hand at her.
âKeep waving at her for help.â
â...â
The door to the lounge was kicked open with a bang.
The abrupt, loud noise startled Ji Sichen, who was inside the lounge searching for something.
âW-Whatâs the matter?â
The other man headed straight toward the dog cage, which was not far away from the entrance. âOpen it.â
âNo. Stay away from it. You canât touch dogs.â
âDidnât you say it was a cat?â
â...â
âOpen it.â
The nerve of her! She raised that ugly mutt behind my back! How dare she do that?
âThereâs nothing inside. Young Master Mo, you should step further back.â
He gripped Ye Erruoâs wrist tightly in his hand as he eyed the dog cage. âCut the crap and just open the d*mn cage.â
âAre you guys looking for Red Bean? It went out earlier,â said Ji Sichen.
The woman heaved a sigh of relief when she heard that. Knowing that her husband disliked Red Bean and that he was allergic to dogs, she had tried her best to stay away and minimize her visits to the bar during this period. Moreover, Yao Tiaoâs pet-sitting job would be considered complete when Bo Jinyan picked up his dog in a few days.
Hm? Thatâs not right. Didnât he say he would be abroad or something? He was here earlier. Did he come to fetch Red Bean?
Naturally, her husband did not miss her relieved look and was all the more certain that the dog Yao Tiao had been taking care of was the ugly mutt that he knew!
âYe Erruo!â