Daily Life in the Pet Shop Ch. 153

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Thinking back to his past life, to the so-called "brother" who shoved him in front of a knife, and then looking at Du Qianze in this life, who took a bullet for him... Yeah, this life wasn't so bad after all. Not only did he have Naima, but he also had a real friend. Maybe he really did accumulate some good karma in his past life.

Du Qianze was still recovering, and the male lead role he'd originally landed was given to someone else because of his injury. Huang Boqi even stopped by to see him, sighing over how bad the timing was. But he promised to keep an eye out for good scripts for him in the future.

Not long after Fang Yi was discharged, Chi Rui personally drove to the pet shop to check on him. And he brought a Tibetan mastiff as a gift. Not just any mastiff—a purebred one. These dogs were insanely rare and could go for hundreds of thousands.

Fang Yi hesitated. A dog that expensive? He really didn't feel right accepting it. But when he saw the little Tibetan mastiff whimpering by Chi Rui's side, looking all pitiful, he started feeling bad.

Before he could even make up his mind, Naima had already walked over, popped open the cage, and led the mastiff to the backyard.

Well... guess that settled it.

"I feel better now that you've accepted the mastiff," Chi Rui sighed in relief, watching Fang Yi's reaction carefully.

Fang Yi felt torn. This dog was worth a fortune. Not accepting it seemed rude, but damn, that was a lot of money. Just thinking about it made his head hurt. He frowned, then looked up at Chi Rui.

"How much did you pay for this mastiff? I'll give you the money."

"No need," Chi Rui said smoothly. Fang Yi's thoughts were practically written all over his face. Smiling, Chi Rui added, "If I hadn't sent you guys to check out this dog, you wouldn't have run into that psycho k**ler. Consider this my way of making it up to you. You have to accept it—otherwise, I won't be able to sleep at night."

Fang Yi eventually accepted the little Tibetan mastiff. There was no choice, really. The dog had already been taken to the backyard by Naima. If he returned it to Chi Rui now, Naima would probably be mad. Chi Rui had also gotten what he wanted, so he left feeling very satisfied.

After Fang Yi was discharged from the hospital, Du Qianze stayed in for another month before finally being released. His injuries weren't that serious, but he stayed in the hospital for so long mainly to get all the work he had lined up out of the way.

To be honest, Du Qianze wasn't very eager to leave the hospital. He actually liked staying there—away from work. Once he was out, he'd have to take on all sorts of projects. He wasn't really in the mood for TV dramas right now. But there was no way around it. The next day was New Year's Eve, and Du Jiamo had personally checked with Father Du, getting permission for him to head home.

"I'll take you back," said Hai Yang. Even though Du Qianze's injuries had healed, he still wasn't quite fit to drive for long periods. Hai Yang was a bit worried.

"Okay." Du Qianze agreed, then they quickly came up with a story: he'd say he was injured during filming, that a prop had hurt his arm, and play for some sympathy when he got home. Since it was the New Year, Father Du would probably be lenient and not kick him out right away.

Before leaving, Du Qianze stopped by the pet shop. Fang Yi had already packed up the little kitten and puppy, along with their food and toys—ready to go. He also had a big bag full of things for Du Qianze to take home, including expensive cigarettes and alcohol for Du Qianze's parents to give as New Year's gifts.

"Really, you don't have to," Du Qianze protested. The items Fang Yi gave him were expensive.

"No worries, take it to your parents. I've already bought it, can't waste it," Fang Yi insisted, loading the items into the car.

"When you come back after the New Year, stop by my place. I need to talk to you." Fang Yi leaned against the car window as Du Qianze was about to leave.

"I've got something to say too. Let's get Ning Feng, Zhou Chongwen, and Zhou Qimeng together when I come over." After the New Year, Du Qianze's contract would almost be up, and he could discuss getting out of it. If Du Qianze hadn't been sure about his suspicions about Chi Rui, the fact that Fang Yi had given him the Tibetan mastiff confirmed it—Chi Rui was definitely hiding something.

But what could he do? Chi Rui had such a high status, and he was extremely careful about everything, leaving hardly a trace. Calling the police would be useless and would only alert Chi Rui, making things even harder for him. Du Qianze wasn't worried about Chi Rui's retaliation against him alone, but he was worried about his family and Fang Yi. Fang Yi's pet shop couldn't afford to have anything happen to it.

Du Qianze was in deep thought the whole way, and Hai Yang caught his mood, sighing along with him. Du Qianze couldn't help but ask, "I'm worried about getting scolded at home. Why are you sighing too?"

"I'm worried about getting scolded at your place too," Hai Yang sighed dramatically. Father Du's beatings could be pretty painful.

"Don't worry, last time, when Fang Yi came home with me, we didn't get scolded. You probably won't either." Du Qianze thought back to that time and felt a bit guilty for getting Hai Yang involved.

"I'm not like Fang Yi," Hai Yang said, frowning. "Fang Yi's big and tall—he could probably toss your dad aside with one hand. Your dad might want to hit him, but he wouldn't dare. Me? I'm different. I'm so skinny and weak. A slap, and it's done—super easy."

"You... weak?" Du Qianze eyed Hai Yang's stomach with suspicion.

"What are you staring at? It's just a little belly." Hai Yang sucked in his stomach, though he wasn't exactly fat—just had a bit of a belly.

"I wasn't looking," Du Qianze said, turning his attention elsewhere. He'd been distracted by Hai Yang, and for a moment, he stopped thinking about Chi Rui. Instead, he started thinking about Fang Yi.

Ever since Fang Yi found out he had a crush on him, his attitude hadn't really changed. During his hospital stay, Fang Yi had visited him often, which meant Fang Yi had probably accepted that he had been secretly in love with him.

"You look like such a lovesick fool," Hai Yang scoffed, rolling his eyes. "Everything else about you is fine, but your taste in people is just horrible. How did you end up liking someone like Fang Yi?"

"I heard from Xiao Yue that you went to see a movie with Zhou Chongwen," Du Qianze said, ignoring him. Hai Yang immediately shut up, not saying another word.

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