Sweetie, sleep with me tonight.

An Xiaoyu glanced at Jiang Xu, then at the flashy man: "This idiot is my future husband?!"

"Absolutely true!"

"If he dies, does that mean he won't be my husband anymore?"

Jiang Xu thought for a moment: "You might become a widow."

"Fine, I'll enjoy being a widow!"

After saying that, he rolled up his sleeves and rushed forward.

Xie Zhao was so frightened that he ran around frantically. In the end, when he had no other choice, he opened the car door, climbed in, and locked the door.

An Xiaoyu clung to the car window like a zombie, banging on it and giggling, "Why are you such a coward, my lord? Come out and play with me! Come out now~"

Jiang Youxi: "..."

This guy watches too many horror movies, doesn't he?

Xie Zhao was so frightened that his eyes widened and his mouth kept moving, but the soundproofing inside the car was so good that no one outside could hear a single sound of his breakdown.

Seeing that An Xiaoyu had "lost control" to the point of wanting to eat someone, Jiang Youxi quickly ran over to stop her and whispered a reminder: "Xiaoxiao, this is He Zhuo's car, be careful!"

"What happened to his car? This idiot inside smashed my headlights, I swear I'll kill him..."

He Zhuo walked over, and An Xiaoyu paused: "Is he your brother?"

"What's up?"

"He broke my headlight, open the door and let him out!"

He Zhuo glanced at her red Ferrari: "Oh."

"Oh? You're the only one..."

drip-

The previously locked car doors were opened directly.

An Xiaoyu was taken aback, then cupped her hands in thanks: "Thanks!"

"Holy shit! He Zhuo, you bastard betrayed your brother! Ah—!!"

An Xiaoyu climbed into the car and punched Xie Zhao directly.

Seeing that the situation was not going well, Jiang Xu quickly went in to mediate the fight.

Ignoring the "battle" inside the car, He Zhuo gestured with his eyes: "Get in the car."

Jiang Youxi pointed to herself: "Me?"

"Aren't we going to renegotiate the compensation?"

"You agree to let me pay you 10,000?" Jiang Youxi persisted, shamelessly replying, "Okay, okay, I'll get in the car now!"

She quickly got into the passenger seat, rested her chin on the window, and frantically winked at him: "Senior He Zhuo, you should keep your word."

He Zhuo chuckled: "Go to sleep, you can have anything in your dreams."

After saying that, he covered her face with his palm and pushed her inside.

The car window rolled up, completely cutting off her voice.

The car started and drove away.

After Jiang Xu's persuasion, Xie Zhao and An Xiaoyu, these two troublemakers, finally ended their "battle".

Taking the opportunity, Jiang Youxi asked, "What happened just now? Why were you two arguing so fiercely?"

It would have been better if this hadn't been mentioned, because bringing it up reignited An Xiaoyu's anger: "That idiot's driving skills are terrible! He smashed my headlights to pieces while backing up, and now the car won't even start!"

"What do you mean it won't start?" Xie Zhao protested. "Your car ran out of gas, what does that have to do with me?"

"If it weren't for your collision, would my gas tank have malfunctioned and I'd run out of gas?"

Not only did she run out of oil, but she also smashed the crystal ball pendant that her senior, Tao Jie, had given her!

This is intolerable!

The two started arguing again.

Jiang Xu was caught in the middle, trying to persuade this person and then that person.

"Uncle Xie Zhao, we should be considerate of the lady!"

"What a load of rubbish!"

"Aunt Xiao, let's calm down!"

"Calm down my ass!"

The two of them were equally adamant, exchanging words like firecrackers in Jiang Xu's ears.

Jiang Xu covered his ears with both hands, his expression as painful as Sun Wukong being tormented by the golden headband.

"If you keep making noise, you're coming down!"

He Zhuo's warning was completely drowned out by the two's argument.

Seeing He Zhuo's impatient expression, Jiang Youxi quickly gave An Xiaoyu a look.

But before she could speak, the car suddenly stopped.

"Go down there and argue, then come back up."

Neither of them was willing to back down, and they both felt that arguing wasn't enough. Upon hearing He Zhuo's words, they immediately opened the car door, got out, and started arguing again.

He Zhuo glanced at them, then started the car and drove away.

The car sped away.

? ?

They just left like that?

With Xie Zhao and An Xiaoyu gone, the carriage became much quieter.

Jiang Xu relaxed completely and couldn't help but sigh.

"This is the first time our family has had such a warm moment alone together since I came here," Jiang Xu said, leaning back in the seat in front of him with anticipation. "Dad, where are you taking us? To eat or to play?"

"Mental hospital."

"What are you going there for?"

"I'll treat your illness."

"I'm not sick, why... mmm—"

Jiang Youxi quickly covered his mouth and laughed, "This kid is talking nonsense again, Senior He Zhuo, don't mind him, he doesn't mean any harm."

After saying that, he gave Jiang Xu a warning look, telling him to behave himself.

Jiang Xu glanced at his mother, who was making faces at him, then looked at his father, who was driving calmly, and leaned closer, chirping loudly, "Mom, Dad is so cool right now."

He Zhuo looked over.

"..."

Jiang Youxi smiled at him, then pinched Jiang Xu's mouth shut with two fingers, forcibly muting his microphone.

My phone suddenly rang.

He Zhuo took out the phone and answered it; his expression immediately turned serious.

He hung up the phone, immediately turned around, and stepped on the gas.

The car sped off into the distance.

Jiang Youxi was so frightened that she immediately grabbed the handrail: "W-what do you want to do? I haven't lived enough yet! If you want to die, don't drag me down with you!"

"Dad, you... ahhh—"

Their screams quickly disappeared into the rushing wind.

The car only stopped when it crashed into a large courtyard.

As soon as the door opened, Jiang Youxi and Jiang Xu jumped out of the car and vomited violently.

Ignoring their disheveled state, He Zhuo quickly got out of the car.

When Aunt Zhang saw He Zhuo, she rushed over and said, "Second Young Master, you're finally back. Xiao Du isn't feeling well; she's been staying under the bed and won't come out. Please go and take a look."

He Zhuo strode into the house.

Aunt Zhang went in with them.

Upon seeing Aunt Zhang, Jiang Youxi realized that this was He Zhuo's villa—Yuelanting.

Seeing that Jiang Xu was about to follow her in, Jiang Youxi stopped him, saying, "This is someone's villa, what are you doing going in?"

"I'll go in and see Sister Xiaodu."

"Who is Sister Xiaodu?"

"My dad's Alaskan Malamute."

Jiang Youxi narrowed her eyes: "Is it that Alaskan Malamute that chased you last time?"

Jiang Xu touched his nose and chuckled dryly, "Mom, it's all a misunderstanding. Xiao Du and I are very close!"

"If you have a good relationship, why is it still chasing you?"

"Because I wasn't born yet, and it didn't know me!" Jiang Xu said with a disappointed look. "But Sister Xiaodu passed away when I was three years old. For the next ten years or so, I missed her by looking at her pictures."

Jiang Youxi patted him on the shoulder: "Go in, take this opportunity to spend more time with your sister Xiaodu."

As the two entered the house, Aunt Zhang came downstairs to call the veterinarian, but unfortunately, the veterinarian was out of town on a business trip.

"Aunt Zhang, is Sister Xiaodu's condition very serious?" Jiang Xu suddenly asked.

Aunt Zhang then noticed the two of them and asked in surprise, "Did the second young master bring you back?"

Jiang Youxi nodded and smiled, "All in one go."

"??"

"Can't you get in touch with the veterinarian?" Jiang Youxi asked.

Aunt Zhang was at her wits' end: "Xiao Du's condition is not optimistic. The doctor is not here, so we can only take it to the vet. But it's been hiding under the bed and won't come out. We don't know what to do."

Aunt Zhang explained Xiao Du's condition over the past few days: "Ever since it chased your brother, it has been depressed and has not had a good appetite. I thought it was because of the weather change, but as time went on, its condition got worse and worse. Now it not only refuses to eat, but also hides under the bed and won't come out no matter how I call it."

"I just pulled it a little, and it bit me."

"It might be stressed," Jiang Youxi guessed.

"Stress?"

"Yes, can I go take a look?" Jiang Youxi volunteered. "I've kept quite a few animals at home, so I have some experience in this area."

Aunt Zhang immediately took her upstairs to take a look.

There was a knock on the door, and Jiang Youxi quietly pushed it open.

He Zhuo was squatting by the bed, where a lot of freeze-dried snacks were placed.

Hearing the noise, the man turned his head to look over.

Jiang Youxi quietly walked over, mimicked his movements, squatted down beside him, and explained her purpose to him in a whisper.

Her light pink lips parted and closed, and her shoulders kept lightly bumping against his as she gestured with her hands.

He Zhuo stared at her intently.

A subtle, sweet peach scent was right next to me, filling my nostrils with its aroma.

His heart, which had been filled with worry and anxiety all the way, gradually relaxed because of this aroma.

Jiang Youxi gestured for a while, not caring whether he understood or not, then straightened her back, tilted her head back slightly, and let out a long howl.

Her voice was soft and gentle, with a hint of coaxing.

He Zhuo: "??"

Ignoring his astonished gaze, Jiang Youxi continued to make the same cries as the Alaskan Malamute.

Her bark was pure and incredibly soothing. If you didn't see it coming from her mouth, you'd mistake it for the bark of a maternal Alaskan Malamute.

He Zhuo narrowed his eyes: "You know ventriloquism?"

Jiang Youxi nodded, pinched her fingers together, and smiled, revealing her dimples: "I know a little bit."

Sure enough, after Jiang Youxi called out several times, there was movement under the bed, and a fluffy dog's head cautiously peeked out.

He Zhuo was about to go over when Jiang Youxi stopped him, telling him not to make any rash moves.

Jiang Youxi carefully moved closer to Xiaodu step by step, and then reached out and tentatively stroked its head.

Xiao Du was clearly stunned for a moment, her listless eyes staring blankly at her, before letting out a pitiful whimper.

He nuzzled Jiang Youxi's legs with his head while licking his own big feet.

Jiang Youxi noticed something was wrong and whispered, "Its leg is injured, quickly go get the first-aid kit!"

He Zhuo immediately went downstairs to get the first-aid kit.

Jiang Youxi brought out the first-aid kit and immediately cleaned Xiao Du's wound.

Normally mischievous and aggressive, and extremely fierce towards strangers, Xiao Du was unusually well-behaved at this moment, snuggling up to Jiang Youxi and constantly acting cute. Even when Jiang Youxi cleaned its wounds, it did not exhibit any aggressive behavior due to pain.

He Zhuo quietly watched the woman squatting on the ground treating Xiao Du's wounds.

Her head was lowered, and the ends of her hair fell naturally, gently brushing against her delicate, jade-like cheeks.

Seeing how well-behaved Xiaodu was, she took a moment while bandaging her wound to pat Xiaodu's head with one hand and praised her with a smile, "Xiaodu is such a good boy."

After the wound was treated, Xiaodu's emotions gradually stabilized.

"Xiao Du has been under stress all along, which is why it has lost its appetite and started attacking people," Jiang Youxi explained. "The wounds on its paw pads are probably from scratching itself while trying to poke at sharp objects."

He Zhuo glanced at the bow tied on Xiao Du's paw pads and asked, "How did it react to the stress?"

"He's been in this state for over half a month now, I guess it's because..." Jiang Youxi felt guilty and didn't dare to look him in the eye, "It started when it chased Jiang Xu last time."

After these words were spoken, the entire room fell silent.

Seeing that he remained silent, Jiang Youxi tentatively turned her head and suddenly met his eyes.

Her face stiffened, and she smiled apologetically at him: "I'm so sorry, I apologize on behalf of my brother."

He Zhuo looked at her silently, neither accepting nor rejecting her apology.

The man's gaze was too blatant, as if he were looking at some mysterious treasure, filled with confusion and curiosity.

He looked at her with the same gaze last time at the police station entrance.

Jiang Youxi felt uneasy under his gaze and was about to say something when he suddenly reached out and covered the back of her neck, pulling her forward.

Caught off guard, Jiang Youxi leaned her upper body directly towards him.

The unique scent of cedarwood emanating from him filled her nostrils like a bewitching drug, gradually scattering her thoughts.

Jiang Youxi's heart raced: "W-what are you going to do?"

"Jiang Youxi".

His eyes, like unyielding ink, were fixed beneath his thin eyelids, and his hot breath, rising and falling with the force of his voice, brushed against her face—

"Why are you so sweet?"