The girl loves to talk and laugh, and has a very cheerful personality.

She looks young with a baby face, appearing to be in her early twenties, but she’s actually 25. Su Mu called her Sister Chu [1], and he learned a lot about the dog’s situation from her.

The dog was recently adopted and is a bit timid. It gets anxious if someone other than its owner touches it. While it doesn’t bite people, it’s very dishonest and tends to playfully pull at people with both its hands and feet, making it difficult for others to get close. Otherwise, it wouldn’t be Su Mu’s job to walk the dog, the boss would do it himself.

As they were chatting enthusiastically, Su Mu suddenly felt something rushing towards him from behind, wheezing with a wave of heat.

As soon as he turned his head, he saw the Czech Wolfdog enthusiastically pouncing on him.

“Hey, hello there!” Su Mu smiled and rubbed its head skillfully.

Sister Chu saw that the dog really liked Su Mu, and she felt joyful in her heart. She caught a glimpse of the dog’s owner from the corner of her eye, and quickly turned her head to the glass mirror to straighten her hair. Then, she smiled and greeted the person behind Su Mu: ” Handsome guy, didn’t you ask the shop manager to help you look for a dog walker nearby last time? I found a little brother for you, it’s him.” After she finished speaking, she gestured to Su Mu: “Hey, this is the owner of the dog I mentioned to you.”

Upon hearing this, Su Mu released the excitedly squirming dog in his arms and stood up, saying with a smile, “Hello, I heard you were looking for a dog walker…”

In the middle of his speech, when he saw the person clearly, his voice stopped abruptly.

Fu Cheng’s complexion wasn’t too good, he wasn’t feeling well today and originally intended to stay at home and not come out. However, the dog made a big fuss. He was worried that the dog might make a mess at home, so he had no choice but to take it out for a walk.

He was fine at first, but just as he turned around, the dog in his hand suddenly went crazy and ran towards someone. The leash pulled him off balance, almost causing him to drop his phone.

When the dog finally stopped running, his stomach began to growl loudly.

Fu Cheng endured his nausea and glanced at the person who the stupid dog was excitedly wagging its tail at. After he saw the person clearly, his face became even more uglier.

It’s endless, what era is this, still playing this kind of chance encounter act!

Sister Chu saw that the expressions of the two were not quite right and blinked: “Do you know each other?”

Su Mu nodded and glanced at the branded mask on the young man’s face, feeling that his guess last time was pretty close to the truth. This guy might really be some kind of celebrity, but probably not too popular, otherwise, why wouldn’t there even be an assistant to help walk the dog.

He felt that the minor celebrity had a big misunderstanding about him and felt that this job would be ruined for him. However, thinking about the pitiful amount of money in his pocket, he still held onto a glimmer of hope in his heart, and didn’t turn around and leave.

The girl also sensed that the atmosphere was not right, so she forced a smile with the corners of her mouth: “Then, you two can talk about it yourselves, I’ve been resting for half a day, and I have to go back to work in the shop.” After she finished speaking, she winked at Su Mu and quickly ran back to the shop, as if being chased by a dog.

The intermediary who set this meeting was not there, so Su Mu had no choice but to bite the bullet and do it himself. He saw that although the other party had a bad face, he didn’t say anything to refuse, so he carefully probed: “Sister Chu just told me about your requirements, that, my name is Su Mu…”

As soon as he said his name, the masked young man suddenly bent down, supporting himself against the corner of the wall as he retched.

Su Mu: “…” Is my name so disgusting?

After such vomiting, he held back the words he was about to say. However, seeing a few drops of sweat on the man’s forehead, it really didn’t look right, so he frowned: “Are you okay?”

Fu Cheng couldn’t listen to anything at the moment, he only knew that his stomach hurt to death, his whole body was cold and his limbs were weak, as if he had been poisoned.

He retched a couple of times, feeling his throat churning so badly. He then tore off his mask and squatted there to vomit.

Su Mu saw that he was throwing up in a daze and didn’t have time to care about him and the dog. After thinking about it, he picked up the leash that had fallen on the ground and took the dog who suddenly became quiet to a nearby store to buy a bottle of mineral water.

Fu Cheng vomited out everything he had eaten that night, and his stomach felt slightly better after he vomited.

He supported himself against the wall with one hand and grabbed the mask with the other. It took him a while to realize that the stupid dog had disappeared.

He was so angry that his temples ached, and he thought to himself what bullshit the man in the kennel was talking about when he adopted this dog!

This idiot was supposed to be loyal and smart, capable of being a police dog or a search and rescue dog? It’s too shameless to talk about loyalty to something that was gone the moment he let go. If the man in the kennel hadn’t shown him the dog’s parents, he would have suspected that the dog was just a mixed-breed, with more than half of husky blood in its body.

He was so angry that his stomach cramped up again. He bent down and continued to vomit, and after tossing for a while, he saw Su Mu leading the stupid dog out of the nearby convenience store from the corner of his eye.

Su Mu handed the water to the young man with his head hanging down: “Rinse your mouth.”

Fu Cheng was disgusted to death, and immediately took the water after hearing the words. He unscrewed the lid and tilted his head up to rinse his mouth.

When he raised his head, Su Mu finally saw his appearance clearly.

The first two times he met him, even though the other person was wearing a mask, he could still tell from the well-defined eyebrows and eyes that this person’s appearance was of high value, but now when he saw the other person’s facial features clearly, he was still deeply shocked.

Being this handsome and still not popular, the entertainment industry in this world is too difficult to mix!

Fu Cheng had long been used to various gazes lingering on him, so he ignored him and shouted at the unusually well-behaved dog at Su Mu’s feet: “Tufei [2], come here!”

Su Mu was taken aback; Tufei? What a coincidence, the dog he had raised before was also called Tufei!

The same name, the same breed, this dog couldn’t be the one he had raised before, right?

Su Mu’s heart trembled. He lowered his head and stared at the dog carefully, but the more he looked, the more shocked he became. The dog’s fur color was very similar to the one he had raised back then.

His eyelashes fluttered slightly and he tried to comfort himself; perhaps it was just a coincidence, after all, they were of the same breed, so it’s normal for them to look similar…

“I told you to come over!”

Fu Cheng saw that the dog squinted its eyes and acted cute and stupid in Su Mu’s hands, so he angrily stepped forward to grab the leash, but as soon as he moved, a familiar sensation surged in his stomach. He quickly turned his head away, pressed against the wall, and continued to vomit.

Seeing that he was throwing up again, Su Mu led the dog back a few steps silently. He didn’t care about the dog right now, he was afraid that the man would faint if he continued vomiting, so he couldn’t help persuading him: “I can tell that something’s not right with you. It might be food poisoning. You should go to the hospital!”

He had also experienced the effects of eating the wrong thing before, almost losing half his life in the process, so he felt worried when he saw the young man’s pale face.

Fu Cheng doesn’t even have the strength to grab the dog leash now, let alone go to the hospital.

It was the time for an after-dinner walk, and there were quite a few people coming and going. A few people heard the commotion and looked over curiously.

Su Mu thought that this person was at least a public figure, and with his good looks, even if he wasn’t popular now, he would likely be famous in the future. Moreover, this person was also his potential boss…

He hesitated for a while, then finally positioned himself sideways considerately, blocking those curious eyes for the young man.

The commotion over here had attracted attention, and Sister Chu also noticed that something was wrong. As soon as she opened the door and came out, she saw Fu Cheng squatting in the corner lifelessly.

“What’s going on? He was fine just now.”

Su Mu explained in a low voice, “It’s probably food poisoning.”

“Oh my god, this thing can kill people. Hey, handsome guy, I can’t leave right now. You take him to the hospital!” After Sister Chu finished speaking, without paying attention to the grinning Tufei, she took the leash from Su Mu’s hand and urged him: “I’ll help you look after the dog, you take him to the hospital quickly.”

Su Mu glanced at the bloodless man, turned around and hailed a cab, then stuffed the man into the car.

Fu Cheng’s whole body was cold and weak, and his stomach fluctuated continuously like a convulsion. He also knew that he shouldn’t worry so much right now. He frowned, pressed his stomach with his white knuckles and leaned against the car window without moving.

The car drove all the way and finally stopped at a hospital. Su Mu dragged the young man to the emergency room.

Fortunately, the illness wasn’t serious, and he was sent in time. The doctor prescribed ketolide antibiotics and asked the nurse to put him on an IV drip, but did not allow gastric lavage.

Fu Cheng was still awake in the first half, but when he completely vomited out the contents of his stomach and lay on the hospital bed with an IV drip, he closed his eyes and fell asleep directly.

Seeing that the person’s breathing had become steady and had finally fallen asleep, Su Mu breathed a sigh of relief.

He glanced at his phone and felt that he would probably have to stay around until midnight tonight, so he called Zhang Fan and told him that he didn’t have to keep the door open for him and also mentioned the part-time job in passing.

Zhang Fan didn’t ask anything and agreed directly, saying that he would keep an eye on part-time job information in various groups later.

After hanging up the phone, Su Mu remembered that when he helped the young man, the temperature of his hands were cold, not like a living thing. After hesitating for a moment, he picked up the half-drinked mineral water bottle and went to the water dispenser at the door to get some hot water.

After mixing the water and making sure it was at the right temperature, he returned to the hospital bed. He gently covered the young man with the quilt and placed the warm water bottle under it. After finishing all this work, he moved a stool and sat on the side.

The young man on the bed had his eyes closed tightly, and the icy cold air disappeared from his phoenix eyes. His beautiful and deep facial features appeared even more handsome and extraordinary under the LED lights, especially the teardrop mole under the corner of his eye, projected under his long and dense eyelashes, appearing and disappearing in a captivating way, it was truly beautiful.

When Su Mu worked with his mentor, he also came into contact with a lot of popular fresh meat. But when compared with this man, those handsome young men all became fireflies.

It’s rare to have such a monstrous appearance without being feminine at all.

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At around 11 o’clock in the evening, Fu Cheng woke up slowly.

Su Mu was playing with his phone and looked up when he heard movement.

“Awake? This is the last bottle, you can leave once the IV is done.”

After he finished speaking, he stood up and stretched himself.

Sitting on the chair for a few hours had made his limbs stiff.

Fu Cheng looked down at the mineral water bottle in his hand. It was deformed by the hot water and still had a residual temperature on it, which was about the same temperature as his hand.

Seeing him staring at the water bottle, Su Mu thought he was thirsty and explained: “The water inside is from the water dispenser, and it’s drinkable.”

Fu Cheng didn’t care about the deformed bottle and looked at the bedsheet with disgust.

Seeing his expression, Su Mu suddenly realized: This guy has a cleanliness obsession!

The little nurse in the ward was extraordinarily active. She came in early and waited beside Fu Cheng, waiting attentively to help him remove the IV.

After the nurse removed the needle, she specially used a cotton swab to help him press the needle puncture. Seeing that he was about to leave, she gently reminded him to watch his diet and suggested waiting a while before leaving.

Su Mu has been standing quietly by the side, not approaching.

Fu Cheng insisted on leaving and casually pressed down on the cotton swab before throwing it into the trash can beside him.

He frowned and stood up, caught a glimpse of Su Mu’s earnest eyes that hesitated to speak and slandered in his heart; don’t think that just because you helped me, you can talk about the arranged marriage, I won’t fall for that…

Thinking of this, he tightened his jaw and looked at Su Mu vigilantly: “What do you want to say?”

Su Mu’s cheeks turned slightly red as he took out a few pieces of paper from his pocket. After unfolding them and smoothing them out, he handed them over and said in a low voice, “That, the total is 987 yuan, and this is the receipt. May I ask, do you use WeChat or Alipay?”

After he finished speaking, he thought about it and felt that it was not good to ask for money right away, so he added extra words: “You can give it to me tomorrow, I’m not in a hurry. However, if you can… it’s best to transfer it to me this week .”

Fu Cheng: “…”

 

[1] Hello, help me decide ಠ∀ಠ ‘楚姐’ (Chu Jie) – ‘Jie’ means older/elder sister. In the previous chapters, there were also some mentions of older/elder brother which is ‘哥’ (Ge) in Mandarin. I’m hesitating whether to translate them wholly, like ‘Sister Chu’ or ‘Brother Bo’, or do you prefer it to be like ‘Chu Jie’ or ‘Bo Ge’?

[2] ‘土匪’ (Tufei) – ‘Bandit’

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