Daily Life in the Pet Shop Ch. 170

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"Woof, woof, woof..." Naima thought for a moment, then started walking toward the storage room.

Naima usually wasn't big on snacks, so he only picked two dog bowls, a bag of kibble, and three cans of wet food. He had Fang Yi help carry them to the backyard.

The dog bowls he picked were pretty unique—one was soft and pink, and the other had a cute design. It was obvious who he picked them for.

Fang Yi helped set up the food and opened the cans. After fussing around in the backyard for a while, he turned to Du Qianze and said, "All done. Let's go eat."

"Weren't we supposed to eat here?" Du Qianze asked, confused. Most of the time when he ate lunch here, it was takeout. He rarely saw Fang Yi go out to eat. Fang Yue once told him that Fang Yi found it too much of a hassle.

"They're ordering food in—we're going out to eat. There's this wonton spot just behind here that's really good, and if you pair it with the sesame flatbread they sell on the street, it's fire. You into that kind of stuff?" Fang Yi looked a little awkward. As much as he liked that kind of street food, he wasn't sure if Du Qianze would. He should've asked Hai Yang about it beforehand.

"I'm down," The moment Fang Yi said that, Du Qianze got it—Fang Yi was trying to sneak him out for a little special treat. He smiled and nodded in agreement.

The wontons Fang Yi brought Du Qianze to try really were something else—silky, chewy wrappers and juicy, flavorful filling. Paired with those crispy, golden flatbreads, it was a total win. Du Qianze polished off two flatbreads and two bowls of wontons in one sitting—by the end, his belly was starting to stick out a little.

"Good, right?" Fang Yi grinned. He'd always loved this place. Every time he came here, he'd crush three big bowls and three flatbreads—super filling and easy on the wallet too.

"Tastes great." Du Qianze nodded. While the place was quiet and no one was paying attention to them, he sneaked his hand over Fang Yi's and said softly, "You've been here longer, you know all the good spots. Just take me around to try everything—you don't have to worry about the cost."

The moment Du Qianze touched his hand, Fang Yi tensed up like he got shocked. His first instinct was to pull away, but then he remembered where they stood now. So instead, he turned his hand over and gently held Du Qianze's back, replying in a low voice, "There's a ton of good food around this street. Once you move here, I'll take you out every day—we'll try everything together."

"Okay." Du Qianze looked straight at Fang Yi, his eyes only focused on him. He used to just think Fang Yi was a nice guy, but now, he realized—Fang Yi was actually kind of adorable. The way he was trying so hard to get used to being in a relationship and sharing all his favorite food... it was cute. Really cute.

"Don't look at me like that." Fang Yi got flustered under the intensity of Du Qianze's gaze. He was staring so seriously, like nothing else in the world mattered, and it was making Fang Yi's heart race.

"Okay." Du Qianze nodded again, but his eyes didn't move—still locked onto Fang Yi.

"I—I'm gonna go pay the bill." Fang Yi scrambled to his feet, nearly knocking over the chair as he got up.

On the way back, Fang Yi stammered a bit as he told Du Qianze that the upstairs room had already been cleaned up. Then he asked when Du Qianze planned to move in—he'd clear some time to help with the move.

"Let's do it today." Du Qianze didn't want to wait even a second longer. He just didn't want to be apart from Fang Yi.

"Okay." Fang Yi nodded and called Fang Yue to explain the situation, then called Zhou Qimeng to come help. Zhou Qimeng originally didn't want to come, but after Fang Yi glanced at Du Qianze and casually dropped two words—"rent money"—into the phone, Zhou Qimeng's voice was so loud it practically blasted through the speaker. He started ranting about how stingy Fang Yi was.

"Let's go. Xiao Yue already booked two moving trucks—they'll be here soon."

The whole move was a spur-of-the-moment thing, so Du Qianze hadn't packed anything yet. It was Fang Yi's first time at his place, and he noticed right away how simply everything was arranged. Just the basics—bare minimum stuff for living. Even the sofa and chairs looked pretty cheap.

Noticing the scratch marks on them, Fang Yi quietly nodded. He totally got why Du Qianze would buy that kind of furniture.

"You can chill for a bit—watch some TV, have a drink. I've got a lot of little things to pack, so it might take a while." Du Qianze placed a drink in front of Fang Yi and turned on the TV.

"Alright, no rush—take your time." Fang Yi knew he sucked at packing anyway, so instead of being in the way, he just kicked back, took a few sips, and flipped through the channels. When Du Qianze's face suddenly appeared on screen, he stopped flipping. Seeing someone who usually only showed up in dramas now sitting next to him in real life—it was a pretty surreal moment.

In the show, Du Qianze's character was pouring his heart out to a drunk female lead, saying how much he liked her. Fang Yi thought the acting was solid, but the emotions—felt kind of fake.

That drama had been super popular back in the day, but honestly, the leads didn't exactly bring their A-game. Even their diehard fans had to admit—Du Qianze carried the whole show with his performance. The best scene by far was the one playing now: the second male lead draping a coat over the drunk girl's shoulders, then pouring out his heart about all their shared memories. His eyes even shimmered with tears.

Du Qianze looked great on screen, and his character was the soft, gentle type. Him confessing his love like that had made a ton of viewers fall for him back then.

People always said this scene was where Du Qianze's acting really exploded. The way he looked at the female lead—so gentle, so full of feeling—it made people want to believe in that kind of love. But as Fang Yi watched, he realized something: even though Du Qianze's acting was great, his eyes didn't really show any love. Not like earlier, when he'd looked at Fang Yi—that gaze had been real, full of something deeper. It had made Fang Yi all kinds of flustered... but also kind of happy.

Fang Yi stood up and walked over to the window, looking out at the crowd. There were so many people in the world, but finding someone who looked at you like that? That was rare.

Too rare to let slip by.

He couldn't afford to miss out on someone like Du Qianze.

The larger items weren't moved by Du Qianze because Fang Yi had already made arrangements, so his move was pretty quick, taking only three to four hours to finish.

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