Daily Life in the Pet Shop Ch. 229

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As soon as he hung up, his mood totally flipped. Everything that had felt beautiful before now just felt annoying. When he saw Fang Yi walking over, his anger shot up. He called him over, grabbed him, and demanded, "Why do I feel like the whole world knows we slept together? What exactly did you say?"

"I didn't say anything," Fang Yi said innocently. "Xiao Yue asked why you hadn't come down, and I just said you didn't feel like it. That's all."

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Saying nothing was what made people jump to conclusions the most. Du Qianze sighed. Fang Yi really thought that if he didn't say anything, no one would notice? As if. There was no way Fang Yue wasn't involved in the stuff Fang Yi bought.

"Where's Naima? Why hasn't he come back?" Du Qianze hadn't seen Naima in the backyard and figured maybe he'd gone out with Fang Yi. But Fang Yi had come back—Naima still hadn't.

"Naima went to teach Shengmu how to rescue stray animals. Yesterday, Shengmu even managed to bring back a tiny little puppy that was even smaller than it. But the owner showed up this morning and took the puppy back," Fang Yi said, looking super pleased. After all these years, Naima had finally found a successor. Even if the little one wasn't all that reliable yet, was it possible that a name really could determine a dog's personality?

"Shengmu's started bringing strays home too?" Du Qianze was really surprised.

"Yup! Shengmu started picking it up. So from today on, Naima's taking it out to get familiar with the area." There were some things Fang Yi didn't like to dwell on, but they still worried him. Naima's lifespan wasn't as long as a human's.

If, someday... Naima was gone, would the pet shop start to fade too? After all, if it weren't for Naima, Fang Yi never would've opened this pet shop in the first place. But with little Shengmu around, Fang Yi saw hope. If Naima could train it, and it could train other dogs in the future, then one generation could pass the torch to the next, and the pet shop could keep running.

"Naima's training a successor now, huh. We're really gonna have to make more money—those two are definitely gonna bring home a ton of animals." Du Qianze patted his own face, deciding it was time to get serious about dieting. He had to earn enough to pay for their dog food.

"We've got enough money. Just the pet shop fund alone—not counting the Pei family—even people from the general public have donated millions. Tian Yanming gave the most, thirty grand, and Ning Feng's studio chipped in fifty grand, said it was Naiba's dowry." Money wasn't a big deal to Fang Yi anymore. The rent he collected every month was enough to feed all the cats and dogs for several months.

"Brother Ning still hasn't given up, huh." When Du Qianze thought of Naima, he figured Naiba had really pulled out all the stops—gift baskets, food, following her around like a shadow. Plus, Naiba was actually really pretty. But Naima still hadn't given in after all this time. Talk about being completely oblivious to romance.

"It's not that he hasn't given up—it's Naiba who hasn't. Anyway, forget about that. I've got two pieces of good news. Pei Haoyan just called. He said the Ling Chi situation's been taken care of. He'll be executed in a month. Even the Ling family's given up on him." When it came to Ling Chi, Fang Yi still thought the guy was messed up. He really never expected someone that twisted to exist in modern society.

"Ling Chi..." Now that he thought about it, Du Qianze realized Ling Chi was kind of like a matchmaker for him and Fang Yi. It all started because he hurt Dabai, which led Du Qianze to the pet shop, where he met Fang Yi and Naima. Later, it was because of Ling Chi that Fang Yi finally made up his mind to be with him. Ling Chi only showed up once, but he sure had a big impact.

Thinking about the first time Fang Yi said he wanted to date him, Du Qianze couldn't help but smile. Good thing he hadn't overthought it and turned him down back then. Otherwise, they never would've gotten this far. The way Fang Yi had been acting lately, it was obvious he'd really fallen for him. Maybe he didn't love him that deeply yet, but at least Du Qianze could be sure Fang Yi wouldn't suddenly come out or cheat. All that holding on had finally paid off.

"Pei Haoyan also said that Pei Chunbo's slowly pulling back control. Looks like Chi Rui's gonna get kicked out of the company soon. Even if he's not completely out, he won't have time to mess with you anymore. Just avoid him if you see him. Worst case, just quit the entertainment industry altogether. I don't have money or power, so I can't help you deal with Chi Rui—but I can afford to take care of you." Fang Yi was being totally honest. The Chi family was one of the big ones, with a lot of power. There was no way Fang Yi could win against them.

"Why would the Pei family help me though? We're not exactly close." When Pei Sisi insisted on helping Fang Yi set up the fund, Du Qianze figured it was because she liked animals. As for dealing with Ling Chi, that was probably just doing someone a quick favor—nothing too serious. But helping them fight Chi Rui? That seemed like too big a favor for how little their connection was.

"Pei Haoyan said it's because of some internal family stuff. They're in the middle of a feud with the Chi family right now, so they just helped us out along the way. It wasn't on purpose." Fang Yi knew he wasn't that close with the Pei family, so he never even brought up the idea of going after Chi Rui. All he asked was for help investigating him. Even Fang Yi was shocked when Pei Haoyan told him all this.

"That's more like it. Next time Pei Haoyan comes over, ask him what Pei Chunbo likes. Even if he's just helping out casually, we should still make sure to take care of them properly." If Pei Chunbo really managed to get Chi Rui kicked out, Du Qianze felt like his path ahead would look a lot brighter.

However, Du Qianze's good mood didn't last a day. The next morning, he hit rock bottom again. He couldn't get out of bed, not because of work, but because of Fang Yi. This guy had strength, energy, and a knack for learning, and his sk**ls had improved a lot since the first time. Du Qianze felt so good he didn't want to say no. Even though he regretted it afterward, by then, he was too exhausted to say anything.

To avoid getting teased, Du Qianze spent the afternoon gingerly walking around the house, holding his waist. Afterward, he went back to bed and couldn't move. Fang Yi had to help him with everything, even bathing. When Fang Yi tried to continue after the bath, Du Qianze stopped him with a look.

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