After a shudder, Xiang Huanian took small steps away from the half-open window and walked into the bathroom as if escaping.

The water in the pipe at the beginning is always inevitably chilly.

As the saying goes, the heart is connected to the fingers.

Xiang Huanian used his fingers to feel the water temperature, and felt as if his heart had also become icy cold, like the ice water in front of the water pipe that had been frozen all night.

While waiting for the water to heat up, Xiang Huanian's cell phone rang with a message.

It didn't matter anyway, so Xiang Huanian used his other hand to open the phone screen. When he found out that the sender was Chen Aifang, Xiang Huanian was actually a little hesitant.

But, alas, the finger has its own thoughts and curiosities.

Before Xiang Huanian told his finger to "wait until you finish washing up before looking at it", the finger opened by itself.

After clicking it, the message sent by Chen Aifang caught Xiang Huanian's unprepared eyes unexpectedly.

It was written on it:

"Niannian, you might as well not earn that little salary. During the New Year, if your boss won't let you go, just sneak out and ask for leave on your phone. Now that you're out, your boss can't really catch you back. You have to be flexible and don't always stick to one thing... Be more flexible, okay?"

Not wanting to watch anymore, Xiang Huanian turned off the phone screen with a hint of resentment.

I don't know why, but the other party's attitude changed so quickly in such a short period of time.

But Xiang Huanian, who always felt that nothing good was going to happen, still had some necessary suspicions.

"It's impossible. They arranged a blind date for me..."

If that's true, then the other party is really calculating...

Feeling annoyed and without the patience to wait for the water to heat up, Xiang Huanian simply rolled up his sleeves, bent down, scooped up a handful of water in both hands, and splashed it on his face.

The biting cold swept over the warmth on my skin, which instantly became cold to the point of numbness.

But it also made Xiang Huanian wake up instantly.

The confused drowsiness I had felt just now also disappeared in this handful of ice water.

Xiang Huanian raised his eyes and looked in the mirror. His eyes and cheeks were red from the ice water.

The wet hair on his forehead was like dark silk threads, entwined on both sides of Xiang Huanian's cheeks. Occasionally, some of the hair was long, flowing along his thin white neck, into his collar, and sticking to his collarbone exposed by the wide collar.

Just like the bloodline that can never be completely entangled, it follows you like a shadow.

"ha----"

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"Hiss, it's so cold..."

Gu Shaoyu got up early and wanted to go out with Gu Lingyan to exercise and walk the dog. However, after warming up quickly and taking the first step out of the door, he backed out.

"Hmm... why on earth did I suddenly feel like doing this morning exercise?"

Gu Shaoyu looked at the frosty lawn, retracted his trembling feet, and fell into deep self-doubt.

"Are you going?"

After warming up indoors and stretching out his joints, Gu Lingyan urged Gu Shaoyu, who was hesitating at the door.

"……go."

In order to fulfill his dream of bringing breakfast to Lin Yunchu personally, Gu Shaoyu gritted his teeth and ran out.

An An, who was used to going out with Gu Lingyan at this time, had long ago gone through the door specially opened for her between the two villas of the Gu and Lin families and was waiting in the yard.

"An An!"

Gu Shaoyu was originally in a somewhat depressed state, but when he saw An An's smiling face, he instantly became positive and optimistic.

A dog's enthusiasm can make people feel extremely happy at any time.

Even if we are away for just one night, its warmth will not fade at all.

An An, when the Lin family heard the noise from the villa next door, they calculated the time and waited at the door a few minutes before Gu Lingyan left.

Then, waiting for the moment to see him, it wagged its tail, and ran towards him with a smile.

An An came to Lin Yunchu's side during the hottest time of the year. Now half a year has passed, and it is winter now. Its body shape has almost stabilized.

It is the size of a nearly adult medium-sized dog.

A dog of this size cannot contain its enthusiasm and will jump on people uncontrollably.

Although Lin Yunchu tried to correct this many times, the effect was minimal.

An An would indeed remember not to pounce on others for a short period of time after being corrected, but as time passed, An An, perhaps because he was forgetful or because of his mood, the probability of him pouncing on others and not pouncing on others was about half and half.

But who would be willing to refuse a passionate, cheerful puppy running towards you with its tail wagging like a spinning top?

At least Gu Lingyan and Gu Shaoyu are not like that.

Not afraid of getting his clothes dirty, Gu Shaoyu almost ran towards An An.

But the puppy also knows who takes him out for a walk every day.

So, after exchanging friendly greetings with Gu Shaoyu, which took no more than half a minute, An An abandoned Gu Shaoyu, who was rarely seen at this time, and enthusiastically joined Gu Lingyan, who was standing calmly behind Gu Shaoyu.

Gu Shaoyu, who felt like he had just enjoyed a fleeting moment of "fatherly love and filial piety," said: "..."

Just now, I felt that An An was a little perfunctory towards me... Was it an illusion?

It's definitely an illusion, right!?

Gu Lingyan, who had developed a long-term "comradeship" with An An through morning exercises, didn't say it, but when he saw An An abandon Gu Shaoyu and run towards him, his heart was still soft.

Gu Lingyan bent down, stroked An An's head, and then took out the leash hidden behind him in a lightning speed, put An An on it, and then fixed the buckle of the leash to his belt.

No matter when, no matter where, no matter how mentally developed or how big their body is, puppies' aversion to leashes seems to be ingrained in their bones.

Maybe I'm born to be free and unrestrained.

But since he was going to take An An outside, Gu Lingyan was still unwilling to take the risk.

"Let's go."

After comforting An An, who was shaking her head, fur and leash like in the washing machine's drying mode, Gu Lingyan said to Gu Shaoyu, who was still in a lost state.

"Oh."

Although An An didn't like the feeling of being confined by the leash, when Gu Lingyan and Gu Shaoyu started running, she was still excited. She forgot about the leash and followed their steps, sticking out her pink tongue, and ran outside together into the sunshine.

Puppies are such adorable creatures.

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