I became incredibly cute after dressing up as an animal!

Sun Bai led Chu Yi back home.

Chu Yi would take a few steps and then look back. Lin Jia, carrying Lan Xiaoxiao, had already walked far away and disappeared around the corner.

On the first day of the lunar month, he stopped, squatted on the ground, and refused to leave.

Sun Bai tugged at the rope: "Go home, come back tomorrow."

Chu Yi looked up at him, and her eyes weren't angry, but rather aggrieved.

Its tail was drooping, its ears were pressed back, and the dog looked dejected.

Sun Bai had never seen Chu Yi like this before, and felt a little sorry for her. He squatted down and patted Chu Yi's head: "That puppy is only a month old and hasn't been vaccinated yet. It can't stay outside for too long. You'll still be able to see it tomorrow, I promise. We'll approach it slowly then, and we can't rush it, okay?"

Chu Yi is very individualistic, but he's just a one-year-old puppy.

Sun Bai raised it, treated it like family, taught it things from a young age, and would tell it if it did something wrong.

"You're too big. You can't just rush over there. The puppy will be scared. If it accidentally steps on you, then it'll be even worse." Sun Bai told Chu Yi what he had done wrong that day.

The first-year student listened attentively and even nodded.

Sun Bai didn't say much; Chu Yi was smart enough to know what was going on.

"Let's go home, and we'll come back tomorrow to run into Little Big again."

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, he stood up and walked home by himself.

Sun Bai followed behind, and this time the rope wasn't taut; it hung down.

When it got home, Chu Yi didn't go to the button area to talk. It went straight to its doghouse, where the cage was still in the center. Chu Yi crawled in, shoved its head inside, and pressed its nose against the cushion.

The scent of that little beagle still lingers on the mat, faint but present.

The first-year student's tail swayed slightly, and then he closed his eyes.

Sun Bai stood at the living room doorway, watching Chu Yi shove his head back into the small cage, and couldn't help but laugh.

"You like it that much?"

I looked up and blinked, and I liked, really liked that little puppy.

Sun Bai wanted to lay the groundwork for Chu Yi to become friends with Xiao Bi in advance.

Once I get to know Lin Jia better, we can arrange to walk the dog together in the future.

He took out his phone and sent Lin Jia a message: "Did Xiaoxiao get home safely?"

A few minutes later, a reply came: "Arrived, drinking milk now. Is Chuyi alright? Xiaoxiao patted my nose."

Sun Bai: "It's okay, it's thick-skinned. It really likes Xiaoxiao. I've already trained it, and it won't be so reckless next time. Let's walk the dog together sometime."

Lin Jia replied with an "OK" emoji.

Sun Bai immediately took his phone and walked to the doghouse, squatted down and showed it to Chu Yi: "I've made an appointment with the dog's owner to walk you two together next time. Maybe you'll be able to see the little beagle tomorrow. By the way, its name is Xiao Xiao."

Chu Yi's ears twitched slightly. He stood up, walked to the button area, stepped on the red button, and said, "Add button."

This is a button that Sun Bai specially made for the first-year students. The first-year students are too smart and can understand everyday conversations, but the number of buttons is limited. When they occasionally encounter new things that Sun Bai talks about, they will actively ask for new words.

For example, now, first-year junior high students are required to add buttons.

Sun Bai asked, "Add a puppy?"

Chu Yi shook his head.

Sun Bai: "Little Big?"

I looked at him intently from the very first day of school.

Sun Bai: "Xiao Xiao?"

The first-year students nodded emphatically.

Sun Bai chuckled, then went to the storage room to get a button, set it up, and entered the settings. It was a pink heart-shaped button.

Sun Bai was stuck to the floor, in the spot closest to Chu Yi's room.

"Step on it," Sun Bai said.

I stepped lightly and carefully on the first day of the lunar new year, cherishing every step.

"Little one."

A boy's voice without emotion, but a very pleasant voice.

"Little one."

On the first day of the lunar month, he stepped on it again, his ears perked up, and a smile appeared on his lips.

……

At Lin Jia's home.

After drinking the goat milk, Lan Xiaoxiao's belly was round and full, and she lay in the doghouse, not wanting to move.

Lin Jia used a wet wipe to clean the milk stains from the corners of her mouth and then wiped her paws. The little baby was already asleep, her belly rising and falling, her mouth slightly open, and her ears drooping on both sides.

So well-behaved and soft, super cute.

Lin Jia whispered, "Sleep well, baby. Goodnight."

Lan Xiaoxiao stirred in her dream, kicking her paws, but didn't wake up.

The next morning, Sun Bai was woken up by Chu Yi stepping on him.

It wasn't a light step; the whole dog stood on his chest, its front paws pressing against his shoulders.

Sun Bai opened his eyes, his face contorted in pain: "Young Master, do you know how much you weigh? You might as well just crush me to death."

Chu Yi jumped off him, walked to the bedroom door, and looked back at him.

Sun Bai picked up his phone from the bedside table; it was 6:30 in the morning.

He closed his eyes, wanting to sleep a little longer, but when Chu Yi came back, he stepped on it again, this time stepping on his stomach.

Sun Bai was fully awake. He sat up, his hair a mess, his eyes barely open: "Are you an alarm clock? You're more punctual than an alarm clock."

Chu Yi had already left the bedroom when Sun Bai heard the sound of buttons being pressed coming from the living room: "Go out, go out, go out."

One sound after another, like a curse.

"The little owner didn't say he was walking the dog now, and we didn't make any arrangements, so you won't run into him if you go out."

First year of junior high: "Going out."

It wanted to go out, just in case it encountered something.

I really want to see the little cutie, I really want to kiss it.

Seeing its condition, Sun Bai reluctantly washed his face, brushed his teeth, changed his clothes, and took Chu Yi out.

Today, it didn't pull itself along; it walked beside Sun Bai at a moderate pace, but its direction was clear—the same road as yesterday.

When they reached the vicinity of the lawn, Chu Yi stopped and sat down, as if waiting for someone.

Sun Bai squatted down: "How come I never noticed you were so stubborn before?"

On the first day of the lunar month, she ignored him and kept her eyes fixed on her surroundings, waiting expectantly.

Sun Bai looked around and saw no one except for an old man doing his morning exercise.

Chu Yi sat there, his tail gently stroking the ground, his eyes fixed on the direction of Lin Jia's building.

Sun Bai couldn't stand it anymore, so he took out his phone and tried to send a message to Lin Jia: "Are you walking your dog today? I'm downstairs in the neighborhood with Chu Yi."

I waited for ten minutes, but no one replied.

Sun Bai squatted down and said, "They might not be up yet. Let's come later tomorrow."

Chu Yi's eyes were stubborn.

Sun Bai added, "Xiao Xiao hasn't been vaccinated yet, so it can't stay outside for too long. Its owner probably won't take it out every day."

Chu Yi hesitated. Yes, the little cutie is very small and needs protection.

Even in the first year of junior high, I wavered and decided to go home.

Suddenly Sun Bai's phone rang. He opened it and saw that it was a message from Lin Jia!

"Let's go for a walk, right now."

"Xiaoxiao will be here soon!" Sun Bai said happily.

The first-year student's eyes lit up immediately. The usually mature and steady Border Collie suddenly started jumping around excitedly.

My little cutie! I'm about to see it.

Sun Bai was amused.

Sun Bai sat down on the edge of the lawn, with his dog, and waited for Little Beagle.

About ten minutes later, the entrance to Lin Jia's building opened. Sun Bai squinted and saw a woman in pajamas slowly walking out, leading a small yellow and white puppy.

Lan Xiaoxiao, wearing a pink suspender top with a strawberry pattern, walked over adorably with her short legs.

The Border Collie sprang to its feet, its tail wagging wildly, but it didn't rush over. It stood still, its body trembling slightly, its eyes burning with excitement as it looked at the little puppy.