Chapter 79: Who

The thought of playing the male lead flashed through Bai Liang's mind, but the wild surge of attention? That had little to do with him.

Thoughts have minds of their own~

Bai Liang himself wasn't overly troubled by it—just a fleeting flutter of interest.

After agreeing to visit occasionally to check on her renovation progress, Bai Liang received several promises of meals, movies, and trips.

Things like treating him to dinner, taking him to the movies, inviting him on trips...

It was clear that as she spoke of these things, Na Zha grew increasingly cheerful.

She ended with: "Let's go swimming sometime—I bought a very sexy swimsuit."

Hmm... this one's actually doable!

Although Na Zha's apartment wasn't large, the residential complex was quite upscale.

The guards at the gate weren't toothless old men—they were young, fit men with batons clipped to their belts.

Without prior notice, Bai Liang wouldn't even be allowed inside.

Hearing the guard's proud claim, he wondered if he should one day cosplay as a delivery guy or food courier to see if he could sneak in.

Or maybe consider it from a paparazzo's perspective... many celebrities live in high-end complexes, yet paparazzi still camp outside to snap photos.

Could she have bought or rented an apartment inside?

Walking around the complex twice, Bai Liang tried to think like a paparazzo—and surprisingly, he found a few decent spots for covert photography.

But halfway through, he ran into a patrolling guard who spotted him acting "suspicious" and immediately "caught" him.

Fortunately, Bai Liang had already prepared his excuse.

"You're a celebrity assistant, right? This complex doesn't just house one star—our residents are all highly cultured."

The guard looked at him as if his boss had excellent taste, but he was still professional—he asked for the exact building and unit number, confirmed Bai Liang was legitimate, then relaxed enough to chat.

Na Zha really knew how to pick, Bai Liang nodded, satisfied.

Even as they chatted, a young Miss in pajamas carrying a box descended from a nearby building; the guard immediately introduced: "This building is rumored to house a female celebrity."

"Who?"

"How would I know? Even if I did, I couldn't casually leak owner information."

"Bro, you've got principles!"

After giving the guard emotional value, Bai Liang prepared to leave.

But then, from the Miss's box—whose face he couldn't see and who was thin—came a few faint dog barks.

"Woof~"

"That's an interesting way to walk a dog—inside a box," the guard remarked.

Bai Liang glanced at him and couldn't help asking, "Doesn't that look a lot like... abandonment?"

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible! Our residents' quality is..."

The guard's words died as the Miss glanced at the box, then placed it beside the trash bin and walked away.

"Hey, she stopped!" The guard strained to stay optimistic, fists clenched as if cheering for his complex's resident quality.

Unfortunately, she only paused to look back once, then turned and walked straight upstairs.

"Damn it!"

The guard deflated instantly—even as dedicated as he was, this shook him.

Mainly because he'd just bragged to this young guy about how high the residents' quality was—now he was thoroughly embarrassed.

But Bai Liang felt the Miss's figure looked vaguely familiar: "Bro, isn't she the female celebrity living in this building?"

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible! How could a celebrity do something like this? She'd be torn apart by public outrage!"

"Wow, bro, you really know your stuff."

"Well, I'll go check on the dog's condition..."

The topic of the celebrity was dropped. Bai Liang still couldn't tell who she was—mainly because she wore a mask and hat when coming downstairs... who could recognize her? But her behavior did feel celebrity-like.

The two approached the trash bin, opened the cardboard box, and inside was indeed a dog.

"Is this a purebred? Just discarded like that?"

"This little Teddy isn't expensive—around two thousand yuan. Looks sick," Bai Liang said, having raised pets before; he assessed the dog's condition quickly: "Treating it might cost more than buying a new one."

"No wonder it was dumped... what now?"

"I'll take it to the vet," Bai Liang said without much thought—he was just spreading truth, goodness, and beauty.

Today was the dog's lucky day.

Come to think of it, quite a few of the girls he'd recently met wanted to own a dog.

Just earlier, while chatting with Na Zha about furniture, she'd mentioned she wanted to raise a dog at home someday.

What if he cured this one and gave it to her as a housewarming gift?

Seeing Bai Liang pick up the box with the dog inside, the guard sighed in relief and gave him a thumbs-up: "Young brother, good deeds bring good fortune—go buy a lottery ticket later, dog brings wealth."

Bai Liang: Uh... better not.

Why risk his own luck on lottery tickets? Who knew what weird things might happen?

Better to go to Macau~

After checking the nearest pet hospital, Bai Liang bid farewell to the guard.

About twenty minutes later, the guard, still patrolling the complex, encountered a strange man.

Also wearing a mask, with small eyes but a broad face, average build, dressed nicely—likely wealthy.

He seemed anxious and rushed up to the guard:

"Excuse me, have you seen a small dog? In a box?"

"Huh?!"

"This dog has parvovirus—how many days have these symptoms been going on?"

"I don't know. I just found it."

"If you bring it in early, the chance of recovery is still pretty high. If it's later... are you still going to treat it?"

"Treat it. I think this dog has a strong will to live."

"Bro, you're such a good person!"

The pet hospital's nurse Young Lady gave Bai Liang a thumbs-up, handed him a "good person card," then went inside to urgently pressure the male doctor.

When she came out and saw Bai Liang, her face lit up with a smile, her tone gentle: "The dog will be fine~"

Bai Liang smiled, "I think so too~"

Since this dog ran into him, it's definitely going to be okay.

He was already considering who to give the dog to after it recovered—when he suddenly realized, it seemed one wasn't enough.

Maybe see who has the earliest birthday?

While Bai Liang was lost in thought, several nurses who were temporarily off-duty had already gathered to gawk at the handsome man.

As they teased and joked, one nurse Young Lady suddenly frowned in confusion: "I feel like I've seen him before."

"You think every handsome guy looks familiar!"

"No, really—I'm serious. He looks like an actor! Let me check... "

Before the nurse Young Lady could find Bai Liang's information or photo on her phone, a black SUV pulled up to the pet hospital entrance.

Before it was even fully parked, the driver immediately turned off the engine and jumped out.

The moment this guy saw Bai Liang, he instantly knew—he was the man he was looking for.