Chapter 217

Ling Yue rose, facing the expectant gazes of the two instructors, and remained silent for a long time.

Her silence was mistaken by Instructor Wang as having no solution; the man instantly slumped his shoulders: "It's okay, even if it doesn't succeed……"

Before he finished speaking, Ling Yue had already turned, pulled open the closed kennel cage, and amid the clattering sound, a dog's head furtively poked out.

The large dog, pure white like a cloud, wagged its tail and walked out slowly; its soft paw pads made a light patter on the concrete floor, and its usually dull eyes were now big and bright.

Upon seeing it, Instructor Wang's breath tightened and his heart raced: "Bei, Bei Bei?"

It turned out that before this, Bei Bei had been unwilling to stay in the kennel and also didn't want to appear before people.

But as a guide dog, prolonged neglect would only worsen its condition, and eventually it might not even be kept at the base, being adopted out as a washed‑out dog.

As Instructor Wang, who had raised Bei Bei from puppyhood, he naturally didn't want to see it keep torturing itself like this.

He called Bei Bei's name, and the pure‑white Labrador guide dog Bei Bei whined: "Wang Dad QWQ"

Wang Chen showed even more excitement than the dog, ruffling its head in a frenzy; the iron‑blooded hardened soldier from the military actually had reddened eye sockets, revealing a tenderness never seen before.

"Cough cough." Seeing them look over, Ling Yue gave a faint smile: "I suppose I could call it a success…… a little bit."

A little bit?

To Ling Yue it was a little bit, but to others it was indeed a big step—at least it got the avoidant Bei Bei to start stepping out of its own world and facing reality.

The round‑faced Instructor Zhao knew best how troubled and worried his friend was; for the stubborn Bei Bei he had no idea what to do, but now that Ling Yue acted, the dog actually came out.

Looking at Ling Yue again, his gaze had changed.

It's only been a few minutes—truly a master, the master has his own way with animals, and we see results already.

Facing the two people's scorching gazes, Ling Yue remained calm throughout; she knew this was merely the first step, and going forward she wouldn't be alone—others' cooperation would also be needed.

Bei Bei's knot was that it felt powerless when its owner was harmed.

Because a guide dog's first rule is not to bite people.

Ling Yue: "I just communicated with Bei Bei; the cause of its self‑closure is the same as you said; as for the details……"

Under the two people's eager gazes, she smiled sweetly, explaining her conversation with Bei Bei; hearing her description, Instructor Wang also startled, suddenly covered his face, his voice muffled: "So…… it's actually because of that?"

He didn't need to think; just listening made him feel the situation was extremely thorny, anxious and worried, his mind a complete mush, and finally he looked pleadingly at Ling Yue: "What should we do? Do you have any good ideas?"

The thing has already happened; how can we remedy it? Moreover, this isn't an ordinary physical injury—it's Bei Bei's heart ailment.

Instructor Wang, impatient like a brat, blurted: "If I send Bei Bei back to its original owner, will it get a bit better?"

Ling Yue shook her head, then a thought struck her; she looked at Bei Bei: "Perhaps I have a good idea."

Two scorching gazes swept onto her.

The scorching gazes seemed not to affect her; Ling Yue smiled lightly, her eyes flickering toward Bei Bei for an instant: "First step, first send Bei Bei back to its original owner……"

As the year's end approached, Ling Yue was busy healing Bei Bei and also sneaking in leisure to prepare New Year goods with the household's small animals; she thought she was already busy enough, but while idly scrolling her friends' circle, Xiang Xi—who is also the owner of the Bangladeshi black‑morph sweet‑sweet cobra—suddenly posted a photo of the moon at two a. m.

Only then did Ling Yue realize someone was busier than her, and inexplicably she felt a bit of comfort O(∩_∩)O

Cough cough, one can't be too happy in life—and sure enough, trouble came knocking.

The Xuan Cat Queen leapt down from a height and stepped on Ling Yue's chest; given her current constitution, even if she could hold up, she'd still cough a few times.

Ling Yue pushed herself up; the Xuan Cat Queen licked her fur, energized, and said: "Get up, lazy humans—the sun's already basking your backsides; you said today was a big clean‑up, everyone's ready, just waiting for you!"

Ling Yue's side was swamped, though not from exhaustion; the villa cleaning—she tossed a dust‑dispelling charm over and it instantly renewed; mainly it's the villa's small animals, which practically form their own little world.

Chickens flying and dogs jumping aren't enough to describe it.

Ling Yue held the Xuan Cat Queen in one hand and the Treasure‑seeking Mouse Duo Duo in the other, with Ya Ya laughing and cawing overhead as it circled; when Xiang Xi arrived with her treasure Sweet Sweet, this was the scene she saw.

She let out an "ah" and covered her mouth, slammed the door shut, then reopened it; Ling Yue sat on the sofa, eyes puzzled.

What just happened really was an accident—yeah right!

She carried the New Year goods to pay calls, her face full of gratitude and favor, leaving Ling Yue bewildered; upon meeting, Xiang Xi said, "Master, thank you, thank you for helping me out big time!"

The matter still has to be told from early morning.

The group's employees yawned, finally punching the clock to finish the year's task, just shy of turning into a panda on the spot. As the future heir of the corporate group, the princess Xiang Xi was far more tired than ordinary staff, working at her desk until dark.

When she lifted her head from the documents, the efficient female secretary had been waiting nearby; she stepped forward two paces: "Director Xiang."

Xiang Xi's sweet face still held a hint of bewilderment: "Huh?"

The female secretary unhurriedly handed over the documents, hands raised high: "Today is the signing ceremony between our group and actress Ru Tan; you'd previously instructed as such."

Xiang Xi then recalled: "I thought it was this afternoon; I remembered to remind me."

After she finished dealing with that mountain‑like pile of stuff, it was already noon; Xiang Xi stopped, finally feeling hungry—she was almost starved to a paper‑thin state.

Others gain three pounds over the holidays; she loses ten, and though painful, she's happy. Don't let her outward pure, sweet, world‑naive appearance fool you—deep down she loves wielding such absolute power.

She reached out; the dial of her million‑yuan Patek Philippe watch flickered with a hint of blue, and the next moment her phone rang.

On the other end, the pet shop staffer said respectfully: "Miss Xiang, your pet has been cleaned and is ready to go home."

Xiang Xi's eyes lit up; she immediately sat up straight, nearly forgetting that, with the new year's fresh start, her Sweet Sweet had been sent to a professional pest‑care shop for treatment.

She glanced at the time while en route, reckoning, and finally said: "Wait a bit, I'll be there soon."

She had already planned it in her heart; the timing would work out, she could make it.

However, plans can't keep up with changes——,,