Pampered by Short-Lived Bigshot

He held the leash of the dog in his hand, feeling quite helpless inside.

When nothing’s happening, you wouldn’t run into someone you know for eight hundred years, but recently, you run into them frequently. It’s a disaster!

”What’s wrong? You don’t look well.” Miss Yuan noticed Xie Duo seemed a bit absent-minded.

”I’m fine, maybe I’m just too tired from work today.”

**

Jinsang and Tang Wan were already having a great time over here.

Thinking it over, the aquarium isn’t really far from here, and there are a few neighborhoods nearby.

”Are Xie Duo and this Miss Yuan dating?” Tang Wan also felt this situation was quite coincidental.

”Most likely, even the dog of this girl’s family recognizes him. If you say there’s nothing going on, I wouldn’t really believe it,” Jinsang laughed.

”The main thing is, when he saw us, the girl was so open and cheerful, yet he acted like he saw a ghost. Dating isn’t something to be ashamed of.”

”His expression looked like he got caught doing something guilty.”

”Maybe they haven’t decided yet, but we’ve bumped into them one after another.” Tang Wan thought of Xie Duo’s expression, still finding it quite amusing, ”But the dog does seem familiar with him, is it possible he’s already been to her house?”

”Seeing how the dog interacts with him, it definitely wasn’t a one or two-time encounter.”

...

Xiaowai sat in the back, holding a glass tank, feeling a bit depressed.

Thinking Xie Duo, this brother, is too unreliable.

The three of them had dinner outside before returning to the old house. Xiaowai had been staying around lately, but tonight the old house was lively. Besides Sese being there, Yanting’s family of four was also here.

Xiaowai got off the car and, hugging the glass tank, happily ran into the house.

”Uncle! Aunt!” Xiaowai was a bit afraid of Yanting, who didn’t show much expression, showing his aloofness, and was very well-behaved upon seeing him.

”Good boy.” Shen Zhixian patted his hair, looking at the turtle in his arms, ”Why’d you bring the turtle back?”

Lord Wansui had been kept at Tang Wan’s studio for years, and this turtle wasn’t like a dog that could be taken out for walks frequently, rarely being brought back.

”It’s a bit unwell, so I took it to the vet.”

”Mm.” Shen Zhixian nodded.

”Aunt, I took Lord Wansui to the vet today, guess who I ran into!”

”Who?”

”Brother Xie Duo!”

Everyone’s attention instantly focused over.

By the time Jinsang and Tang Wan parked and entered the house, it was too late, Xiaowai had already vividly started accusing Xie Duo’s ”wrongdoings,” saying he wouldn’t let him walk or touch the dog.

Xie Duo’s intentions were definitely good, but Xiaowai felt a newly met sister cared for him so well, yet the brother he had called for so long treated him like this, leaving some minor complaints and grumblings.

Xie Duo’s love life and marriage were already the focal points of everyone’s gossip. Even Taotao, who rarely cared about such matters, perked up his ears.

”That sister from the aquarium encounter?” Shen Zhixian supplemented the inquiry.

”Yeah, that sister was so nice, beautiful, and kind-hearted!” Xiaowai nearly praised her into a little fairy, while Xie Duo, in his description, had already become...

A jerk, a scoundrel!

Consequently, the affair of Xie Duo accompanying the girl to the vet and walking the dog quickly spread.

**

Once Xie Duo returned home, even Elder Xie knew about it, and Tongtong came over to tease him:

”So you said you were working overtime these days, but you were actually going on dates? I thought you were at a social event—tsk, bro, how could you do this.” Elder Xie was also laughing heartily.

Finally waiting for this day, even the wrinkles on his face were filled with joy.

Xie Duo felt quite helpless; indeed, once he encountered his family, this matter couldn’t be hidden. He hadn’t intended to keep it hidden anyway, but everyone looked at him with expressions like:

The iron tree finally blooms, and the stray dog is finally going to get a dog license.

”When do you plan to take me to meet the sister-in-law?”

”Bro, I heard you even went dog walking with someone? I used to ask you to go shopping and take a walk with me, but you always refused. Now you’re able to.” Tongtong grabbed him, wanting him to reveal more details.

Xie Duo just glanced at her, ”Do you really want to compare yourself to a dog?”