There's a chat group for pets in my neighborhood.

What does Qin Zhuyan want to talk to me about at this moment?

Lu Fang was somewhat confused.

Judging by the time, they had only just returned from Baoying Village.

Could it be that she discovered Qin Zhiqiang's affair?

That doesn't make sense. He specifically told Xu Qingtang not to inform Qin Zhuyan.

The knocking was still urging him on, and Lu Fang didn't have time to think too much before going over and opening the door.

"Sister Qin, what's the matter?"

When Qin Zhuyan finally saw Lu Fang clearly, she froze at the doorway, her eyes fixed on Lu Fang's neck.

"Xiao Fang, what brings you to this hobby?"

"What hobbies?" Lu Fang scratched his head, somewhat puzzled. "Sister Qin, why are you saying such strange things?"

"I never expected this." Sister Qin pointed at Lu Fang's neck with a strange expression.

Only then did he realize what Qin Zhuyan had seen.

Collar!

Having just had a fierce battle with the police chief, Lu Fang had put the collar around his neck under the chief's intimidating power and had forgotten to take it off. Now, Qin Zhuyan had caught him doing this, and he was utterly humiliated.

"Sister Qin, would you believe me if I said this was custom-made for a cat and I was just trying it out out of boredom?" Lu Fang was on the verge of tears.

My lifelong reputation has been completely ruined!

Sheriff, I'm here to formally inform you that your testicles are in danger!

"Oh, I believe you, I believe you. Why don't you pick them first, and we can chat?" Qin Zhuyan pinched her thigh hard to suppress the smile on her face.

Lu Fang wasn't stupid; he could easily see that Qin Zhuyan didn't believe him at all.

He quickly removed the collar and threw it on the bed, then obediently followed Qin Zhuyan into the living room.

The two of them sat down on the sofa.

After holding it in for a while, Qin Zhuyan's first words were: "Xiao Fang, are you really a masochist?"

"Sister Qin, no! That was custom-made for the kitten, it's not my size at all!" Lu Fang's face turned completely red.

"Alright, alright, I'm not teasing you anymore, let's get down to business." Qin Zhuyan sat up straight and looked at him with a serious expression.

"Xiao Fang, did you visit the pet hospital today?"

"How did you know?" Lu Fang was speechless. Were they all monitoring him?

How come everyone knows where I go?

"A customer told me that she remembered you and said she didn't see you at the store today, but she saw you go to Pet Love Pet Hospital instead."

"I've got nothing to do this afternoon anyway, so I'll just go take a look around there," Lu Fang said casually. He wasn't planning to tell Qin Zhuyan the truth, since if he really opened a pet hospital, he definitely wouldn't be able to stay in the pet shop anymore.

"Tell me the truth, do you want to open your own pet hospital?" Qin Zhuyan looked directly into Lu Fang's eyes and asked, word by word.

"I didn't," Lu Fang retorted instinctively, feeling guilty.

"Forget it, I know everything. You used to be a doctor at Meiji Pet Hospital. You have solid professional knowledge and a high success rate in surgery. The key is that you don't prescribe medication indiscriminately."

Qin Zhuyan spread her fingers apart and explained each item one by one.

"Don't ask me how I know." She looked at Lu Fang's probing eyes and chuckled, "Our Tiancheng Community is so small. Before, your pet shop was unknown and didn't have many customers, so naturally not many people knew you."

"But now, Hello Pet Shop is not only famous in Tiancheng Community, but also in the surrounding area. It has a huge flow of customers. Naturally, some of the customers you served before came to get a bath, and they told me about it."

Qin Zhuyan wasn't telling the truth here either. She actually knew from the beginning, but she had promised Xu Yi that she wouldn't tell Lu Fang the condition of lowering the rent to allow him to join the company, so she could only use this excuse to explain.

"Oh, I see." Lu Fang thought about it and realized it made sense. There are only so many pet owners in Tiancheng Community, so it's hard not to have some overlap.

He had seen previous customers in the store before, but since they didn't mention it, he pretended not to know. He never expected that they had already told Qin Zhuyan about it.

"I'm sorry, Sister Qin, I've been too embarrassed to tell you, but I was fired from Meiji Pet Hospital." Lu Fang scratched his head. Now that things had come to this, he naturally had nothing to hide and told everyone everything.

"That's how it is. Cui Ding felt that I couldn't generate revenue for the pet hospital, so he fired me and told the surrounding pet hospitals not to hire me. I had no choice but to find a job at a pet store, thinking I'd save some money first."

"I didn't tell the truth before because I was worried that you wouldn't hire me because of these things. I didn't lie on purpose," Lu Fang said softly, his head down, not daring to look at Qin Zhuyan.

"I still think you should tell the truth." Qin Zhuyan moved a little closer to Lu Fang: "You need to know that not all store managers are profit-driven businessmen like Cui Ding."

"There are still some very good people persisting in the pet industry."

"I don't think what you did was wrong." Qin Zhuyan took Lu Fang's hand firmly. "It is because of people like us that the pet industry has not completely fallen into chaos."

A warm force traveled from Qin Zhuyan's soft, boneless hand to Lu Fang's palm.

Hearing Qin Zhuyan's words, Lu Fang felt a little embarrassed: "Sister Qin, did you call me here just to talk about these things?"

"Of course not." Qin Zhuyan shook her head slightly.

"I've come to see you today for something else."

"Are you thinking of opening your own pet hospital?"

Qin Zhuyan stared intently at Lu Fang, her voice soft yet powerful.

Now that things have come to this, Lu Fang has no intention of hiding it any longer: "We do have this idea."

"I guessed it. You're a veterinarian, how could you possibly spend all your time washing cats and dogs and selling pet treats?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Fang thought Qin Zhuyan was trying to get rid of him, and hurriedly explained, "But we're still a long way from that goal. The money I've saved is far from enough to open a pet hospital. I hope to work hard at Hello Pet Shop and continue to promote Ark Selection!"

Seeing Lu Fang's anxious appearance, Qin Zhuyan couldn't help but chuckle.

"Don't worry, I don't mean to send you away."

"Hello Pet Shop has been doing well lately, and I've saved up some money, so I'm planning to hire two more employees to help out."

"Customers from other neighborhoods have also asked me if I want to open a branch."

"To be honest, I don't want to open so many branches. I just want to open my own small pet shop, and that will be enough."

Qin Zhuyan spoke slowly.

"So, actually, I wanted to talk to you about something today."

"I plan to use the money I've recently earned to make some investments."

"How about I invest in you and we open a pet hospital that's truly yours?"