At two in the afternoon, the sun was blazing, and the temperature in June continued to rise, seemingly not yet reaching its peak. The temperature on the asphalt road was even higher, and in the distance, one could even see some mirages.

Near the East City World Expo Park, a river runs through, with many parks, artificial lakes, and even some tourist attractions built along the way. Although the area is not in the city center, it's quite a bustling part of Jiangcheng City.

Shui'an East City, a locally renowned restaurant, six floors in total, built alongside the water, with luxury cars parked at the entrance. Those who come and go are mostly famous social elites, though there are also some influencer bloggers visiting without expecting freebies.

At this moment, in a private room on the sixth floor, Shen Yi had changed out of formal attire and into her usual clothes—a beige long dress that highlighted her figure, with an astonishing curve at the chest and high-heeled sandals accentuating her fair toes.

With light makeup on her face, her legs slightly to the side, she was lazily leaning on the chair, her face slightly flushed, brows and eyes full of indescribable enjoyment. If you looked closely, you could see her body slightly trembling, as if... she was in heaven.

Across from her was a young man in casual wear, in his twenties, with a Goldendoodle sitting nearby—Su Qing and Lai Fu.

In response, Lai Fu stretched out a paw to tap Su Qing's thigh, barking softly:

"Woof?" [The Goldendoodle, not thinking of itself as a dog, wondered if the woman in front might have canine distemper?]

Hearing the narrative cue, Su Qing suddenly felt an urge to smack it in the head. She's a person, not suffering from canine distemper.

He received a call from Shen Yi at noon, saying she wanted to invite him for a meal and discuss some collaboration, asking him to bring Lai Fu along.

Initially, he intended to refuse, as he had been busy editing Lai Fu's footage, creating short videos to accumulate followers, and hoped to become a million-follower influencer soon, live streaming to fan the flames—oops, to monetize and make money.

However, since it involved cooperation, and they were friends though they hadn't known each other long, he decided to accept.

He hadn't expected that upon arrival, after exchanging greetings, Shen Yi would be wearing a face as if she were high on something.

Whether Shen Yi had canine distemper, Su Qing didn't know, but he suspected she might have an intense disdain for gambling.

If that were the case, even if he didn't report it to Li Zijun, he should keep his distance. After all, his Su Family held gambling and drugs in abomination, and they stood on opposing sides.

He then patted Lai Fu's head, signaling it to check on the situation, so he could call 120 if needed.

In response, Lai Fu retreated two steps, showing some disdain, but facing the wrath of its owner, it still went forward to Shen Yi, tilted its head, and barked.

Upon hearing Lai Fu's bark, Shen Yi snapped back, forcefully suppressing the tingling sensation and raised her head, seeing Lai Fu's lively and concerned expression. She smiled at Su Qing:

"Sorry, I lost my composure. Is it concerned about me? Such an empathetic dog."

Seeing her recover, Su Qing let out a huge sigh of relief; it wasn't unreasonable for him to overthink. After all, Shen Yi's expression was indeed abnormal. Aside from being high, the only other explanation was that she was... ecstatic.

He's seen the latter, but the former he could only imagine.

This wasn't just losing composure; it was almost being out of one's mind. Who would've thought that such a goddess-level figure would have such a side?

"No problem. By the way, how does a busy person like you have the time to invite me for a meal today? Finished with company matters?" Su Qing changed the topic.

As he spoke, seeing Shen Yi back to normal, Lai Fu immediately became a sycophant, placing its paws on those long legs and rubbing its head vigorously, causing Su Qing's eyes to twitch, quietly cursing it as a lustful dog.

It was worried about her having canine distemper just now, yet now it's fawning all over her.

"Yes, finished. I've been to the capital these few days to handle some matters, and I came to find you for a meal as soon as I returned today. How's that for sincerity?"

"Alright, alright, stop licking, it's ticklish."

Shen Yi said while laughing, rubbing Lai Fu's face with her slender hands.

Unable to bear it, Su Qing said, "Lai Fu, do you want to try Chang Wei's martial arts? Stop it! Sit down!"

Hearing this, Lai Fu obediently sat down, looking at him with grievance in its eyes, softly barking:

"Woof~~" [She's so nice, she doesn't bite.]

Su Qing: ...

This dog is getting bold, thinking anyone who doesn't bite is good and can be touched freely.

"Oh, it's so obedient. How did you train it? It seems quite afraid of you?" Shen Yi asked in surprise.

Before coming, she watched all the videos Su Qing updated in recent days and found this Goldendoodle seemed to understand him, as they communicated without barriers.

Su Qing said helplessly, "It's not just afraid of me; mainly, it's afraid of my mom."

Shen Yi: ???

Su Qing didn't want to explain, so he said, "You can try if you don't believe me. It can understand."

Hearing this, Shen Yi became very interested and shouted to Lai Fu, "Lie down!"

Lai Fu cooperatively lay down.

Seeing this, she became even more excited.

"Spin, salute, roll over, do a backflip."

At first, it was alright, but in the end, Lai Fu froze in place for a while before reacting, barking twice at Su Qing:

"Woof woof" [Is this woman dumb?!]

Yes, Lai Fu began to curse again. Perhaps because the degree was mild this time, the narration translated it.

"What's wrong with it?" Shen Yi asked, noticing Lai Fu didn't backflip.

Su Qing stifled laughter and said, "It's telling you off."

"Nonsense, how could such a cute dog curse people? You must be cursing me!"

Hearing that, Su Qing rolled his eyes, thinking, "It can't curse people? This dog can curse people so fiercely, spewing dog-language-level insults that the narrator dares not translate."

Seeing him silent, Shen Yi said, "Seems like you were badmouthing me in your heart. How will you compensate me?"

"What do you lack as a rich woman? What can I compensate you with? I have no money," Su Qing shrugged.

Shen Yi thought for a moment and, pointing at Lai Fu, suddenly laughed, "Why don't you give it to me?"

Su Qing was stunned. Looking at Shen Yi's playful gaze, he retorted, "Though a Goldendoodle isn't worth much, I really can't decide on this—ask my mom?"

"Auntie? You mean... it's a part of your future bride-price?"

Hearing this, Su Qing spat out the water he had just drunk. Bride-price, my foot—does anyone marry by offering a dog as bride-price?

Yet, at present, Lai Fu is his main character for gaining followers and can't be given away. He knew Shen Yi was joking, so he said:

"Come on, what dog can't you buy? I rely on it for a living."

In response, Shen Yi chuckled, "I knew you wouldn't give it up."

"Oh, I got it—come work at my company as compensation."

"There you go again; didn't we agree not to mention this? What can I do at your company?" Su Qing waved his hand, refusing. Friends shouldn't treat each other this way.

But the next second, Shen Yi said, "I'm not talking about you; I want Lai Fu to work at my company."

[Ms. Shen's intentions are not really about the dog.]

Su Qing: ???

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