The Pomeranian let out a vigorous bark, stood up on Lin Xian’s thigh, and wagged its tail.
Tap tap tap tap...
The sound of hurried high heels approached as Zhao Yingjun quickly ran over from the kitchen, looking surprised at the smiling Lin Xian, and at VV, whose wagging tail and ears had perked up again:
"Just now... was that VV barking?"
"Woof! Woof woof woof!!"
VV jumped off Lin Xian’s thigh, and like making a solemn oath, sat in front of Zhao Yingjun, straightened up, its limp white fur standing up again, turning into a large dandelion:
"Woof!!!"
It let out a slightly hoarse bark with all its might.
"Oh my, that’s really wonderful..."
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At last, Zhao Yingjun breathed a sigh of relief and laughed with a lighter heart, hastily crouching down to embrace the Pomeranian.
Holding it in her arms, she stroked its head:
"You really scared me to death, VV! You had me worried for so many days... But it’s all good now that you’re better; you’re actually cuter when you’re noisier."
After the nuzzling,
Zhao Yingjun looked up at Lin Xian with a sparkle in her eyes:
"I’m so grateful to you, Lin Xian, look, I told you, you have a big influence on VV, it really needed you to step in."
"What kind of magic did you use? How did you heal VV before I even got a pot of water boiling? Do you have any tips you could share?"
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Lin Xian stood up from the low stool and spread his hands:
"If I knew, I’d truly like to teach you. But in fact... Actually, I don’t know the principle behind it; I was just holding it and talking for a while, like talking to myself, but it seemed to really understand."
"And then... then it perked up, quite miraculous really. I think what’s magical isn’t me, but this little dog of yours; it might really have become enlightened."
Zhao Yingjun lowered her head, looked at VV, and shook her head with a smile:
"It’s not enlightened yet, in my opinion. It just likes you, that’s why it’s like this."
"Me?" Lin Xian pointed to himself.
Zhao Yingjun nodded.
She continued smiling at Lin Xian:
"I think it simply missed you. It’s been a long time since it last saw you. It just missed you, that’s all. Indeed, I wasn’t wrong... To a dog that likes you, whatever you say is music to its ears, whatever you say it believes is right; the point isn’t really what you say, but who says it."
"As you said, you were just randomly talking to yourself for a while, and it listened so intently. But these past few days, I also spoke to it a lot, and the pet doctor did too, but it just ignored us, even pressing down its ears, with a face full of disinterest."
"It really likes you, because it likes you, even if you were to recite a random poem to it, I bet it would listen with great interest and even ponder whether your poem had any deeper meaning, implications, or hidden messages."
...
Listening to Zhao Yingjun’s words, Lin Xian suddenly remembered what the Artificial Intelligence VV once said:
"After all, making a girl happy is a quite simple task."
Back then, the super Artificial Intelligence VV understood guys pretty well:
"Especially for you, Lin Xian, it’s up to you whether you want to make the effort. To a girl who likes you, anything you do is right, anything you do is romantic. Even if you craft her a ring from a can pull-tab, fold her a paper airplane, or buy a cheap sky lantern and set it off with her…"
"These aren’t difficult tasks; as long as a woman likes you, whatever you do is right, and you don’t need to worry about doing anything wrong. Right is right, and even wrong becomes right; they will find a way to convince themselves."
In that case,
like humans, dogs are the same; indeed, in this world, emotions are powerful enough to transcend species, to overcome everything.
Zhao Yingjun, oblivious to Lin Xian’s moment of distraction, continued:
"So... Lin Xian, if you have time in the future, do come over to see VV more often. Didn’t you say you’ve liked dogs since you were young but couldn’t keep one because your mother is allergic to dog fur? If you don’t mind... just think of VV as your own dog too, it’s definitely so fond of you, it wouldn’t mind."
"V~~~~"
The Pomeranian in her arms let out another sweet, obedient sound.
Lin Xian smiled wryly.
The story about liking dogs and his mother’s allergy to dog fur... was just a lie he made up to draw out Zhao Yingjun’s words.
He hadn’t anticipated his lie would come true, and that he would really start to like VV, the little dog.
Thinking about it now,
Huang Que had fooled him a lot, and ever since he wanted to sneak a peek at Zhao Yingjun’s invitation, he had fooled her quite a bit too.
Tit for tat, now they were even.
Well,
it seems he came out ahead.
He gained a loyal dog out of nowhere, a real "lapdog."
"I really didn’t expect you would cheer up VV so quickly."
Zhao Yingjun turned and looked at the tea kettle still boiling water in the separate kitchen:
"I thought it would take a long time... Well, since it’s like this and mealtime is upon us, why don’t we go to that Jing Cuisine Restaurant for dinner? "
"I discovered that restaurant recently and have eaten there twice; the taste is quite authentic, almost like what I used to eat in Imperial Capital when I was young. I’ve been away from home for so long, I really miss the flavors of my hometown."
Lin Xian nodded:
"I’m up for anything, I can eat whatever."
He had indeed spent several months at the Imperial Capital Astronaut Training Center previously, but all he had were nutritionally balanced meals, not the true "authentic Jing flavor," so this would be an opportunity to make up for it.