Chapter 490: The Puppy's Coquettish Cuteness

On the way back to Jiangcheng by car, the music playing suddenly stopped, and an incoming call appeared on the car's display screen.

It was Wang Hao, whom he hadn't seen for a while.

Xia Nuannuan cast an inquiring look at Qin Tian, and seeing him nod, she reached out to help tap the screen and answered the call.

"Hello, Brother Wang!"

Qin Tian greeted him.

"Where are you?"

Wang Hao's hearty voice came through the speakers.

"I went back to my hometown yesterday and am currently on my way back to Jiangcheng. Is something up?"

Qin Tian asked with a smile.

"Nothing much, it's just that my aunt wants to invite you both to dinner, so she asked me to give you a call."

Wang Hao replied cheerfully.

"Today?"

"When will you arrive in Jiangcheng?"

"In about forty minutes!"

"Then how about this afternoon, are you free?"

"Hmm... could it be a bit later? I have to attend roll call at school."

"Sure, sure. I'll send you the location in a bit; my aunt has a friend who owns a restaurant, and the chef's skills are top-notch."

"Alright."

"Okay, I'll hang up first, we'll chat when we meet."

"Mm-hmm!"

After saying that, the person on the other end hung up the phone.

"Let's go together after roll call ends later!"

Qin Tian tilted his head and said to Xia Nuannuan.

"Okay!"

Xia Nuannuan agreed with a sweet smile.

She greatly admired and respected the powerful businesswoman, President Wang, whom she had met once, and she also wanted to learn more from her.

"Have you been working on any Clothing Design sketches lately? President Wang inviting us to dinner might be for that reason too."

Xia Nuannuan reminded him.

Qin Tian nodded with a smile: "After playing games with Wang Hao and the others at the internet cafe last time, he mentioned it to me before he left. I've done some from time to time since then and kept them in my dormitory locker, but they're all autumn and winter designs, and it's almost summer now."

In the end, it was because he hadn't been putting much heart into it.

Xia Nuannuan was amused by this and said: "It's fine, I often buy out-of-season clothes too!"

"I hope President Wang won't blame me for being too lazy."

Qin Tian shrugged and said.

"Hee hee..."

Xia Nuannuan laughed even more happily upon hearing this.

Approaching three in the afternoon, the car drove to Moxiang Shuyuan.

After parking the car, the two went upstairs and returned home.

Hearing the movement of the door opening, Xiatian had already run over to greet them.

Upon seeing them, it barked happily, circled around their calves, and its tail wagged rapidly behind it.

Xia Nuannuan crouched down with a beaming smile and picked it up.

"Xiatian is such a good boy, did you miss Mommy?"

"Woof!"

"Believe it or not, it definitely misses me, its Daddy, more!"

Qin Tian said with a smile while changing his shoes.

"Impossible!"

Xia Nuannuan gave him a look of disdain.

"Watch."

Qin Tian grinned and whistled.

The dog, held by Xia Nuannuan, heard the sound and immediately began to struggle in her arms.

"You're cheating, this doesn't mean Xiatian misses you more. Xiatian, be good, let's ignore him."

Xia Nuannuan said in a sour tone, carrying Xiatian toward the living room.

"Then put it on the floor; if it runs straight to me to act cute, then it'll be obvious."

"I won't, those tricks you use to train dogs are too effective; it's just used to following commands, it definitely doesn't like you more."

"You're just being stubborn."

"I am not!"

The two bickered as they arrived at the living room sofa and sat down.

The dog was still struggling, wanting to go to Qin Tian's side.

Xia Nuannuan had no choice but to let it go.

Once released, Xiatian immediately came to Qin Tian's side, clawing at his leg with its two front paws, tongue lolling out and tail wagging, desperately acting cute to curry favor.

Qin Tian raised his right hand to rub its dog head, and the dog immediately quieted down, lying down on the sofa and rolling over, curling its limbs toward the sky to reveal its fluffy belly.

Seeing this scene, Xia Nuannuan pouted her little mouth in jealousy, her cheeks puffing up in anger.

"How about it? Are you convinced yet?"

Qin Tian gently rubbed the dog's belly, raising an eyebrow at Xia Nuannuan with a smug smile.

"No!"

Xia Nuannuan flatly denied it, her cheeks puffed up like a steamed bun, looking very playful and cute.

Qin Tian smiled, made a gesture to the dog, and gave the command: "Go to Mom."

Xiatian immediately scrambled up and went over to Xia Nuannuan to act cute and beg for a hug.

"Hmph, traitor, I won't hug you."

Xia Nuannuan crossed her arms and muttered with a look of feigned indifference.

"Woof... woof woof..."

Xiatian felt aggrieved, anxious, and helpless; after barking a few times, it lay down and rolled over again, exposing its soft belly to her, its dark, round eyes looking up at her.

There are several reasons why a dog exposes its belly.

Like at this very moment, it was undoubtedly to attract its owner's attention and please its owner; this is also an action it would only perform because it trusts its owner deeply.

Girls naturally have low resistance to cute things, let alone the beloved dog they raised themselves.

Xia Nuannuan's whole heart seemed to melt instantly; a smile bloomed on her pretty face as she reached out to stroke its belly.

"Even if you act cute, I still won't hug you."

Clearly she had already been defeated, yet she continued to be stubborn.

"Woof!"

The dog barked again.

To Qin Tian, it might just be a simple interaction with its owner.

But to Xia Nuannuan's ears, it sounded very aggrieved and pitiful.

"Alright, alright, I give in to you, I'll hug you, okay!"

Xia Nuannuan helplessly chose to compromise, picking up the dog and petting it.

Qin Tian smiled without a word, found the remote control, and turned on the television.

The two people and one dog leaned on the sofa watching TV, resting for a while, and time slipped away inadvertently.

Outside, the sky gradually darkened; the two had eaten very well at noon and had some fruit and snacks, so they weren't particularly hungry.

Once it was almost time, the two went out together, drove, and returned to school.

The time for the evening roll call today was seven o'clock, and the counselor didn't have anything important to convey, so they were dismissed at around seven-thirty.

After parting ways with Chen Zhuang and the others, the two arrived at the parking spot and drove out of the school gate.

Wang Hao had already sent the restaurant's location, and following the navigation, Qin Tian arrived at the place in about twenty minutes.

This restaurant was opposite a commercial building; the vicinity was very bustling with high foot traffic, and from the outside, the restaurant had a quality of being a quiet retreat amidst the noise.

After parking the car, the two walked into the restaurant arm-in-arm and scanned their surroundings.

The interior decoration was primarily in a stylish and minimalist style, with Mediterranean elements, creating an artistic effect that blended East and West.

The restaurant was playing Western pop songs, and looking around, the first-floor lobby was already almost full; many guests were dressed in office attire, looking like nearby white-collar workers.

A waitress in a uniform came up to greet them with a warm smile, and after asking the two, she led them up to the second floor.