The originally warm atmosphere between the two of them instantly dissipated without a trace.
Zhang Ziyuan, who was always very good - tempered, was extremely annoyed when he heard the bodyguard casually interrupt their conversation. He endured his anger with difficulty. "We're still talking. Can't it wait?"
Qin Qiaoer had increasingly felt that Zhang Ziyuan was strange recently. He had always been very gentle with her, but in recent times, especially after meeting Zhao Youting, she could always sense that he was suppressing his temper.
So Qin Qiaoer quickly comforted Zhang Ziyuan. "Don't be angry. He's just worried that if I go out late, I'll be blocked by fans, not to mention Chenchen and Wanwan."
After hearing Qin Qiaoer's words, Zhang Ziyuan seemed to think of something. Then he suddenly smiled and asked Qin Qiaoer if she wanted to go back to the pet store with him.
He said that several stray dogs had recently come to the store. There were not enough staff, and some dogs hadn't been nursed yet, so they were just left there.
Qin Qiaoer was already very touched after Zhang Ziyuan introduced the stray dogs. When she heard that Zhang Ziyuan needed help, she readily agreed.
When Qin Chenchen and Qin Wanwan heard that Qin Qiaoer was going to Zhang Ziyuan's store, they both clamored to go.
Qin Qiaoer said helplessly to the two children. "Mom is going there to help Uncle Ziyuan with important business."
"Don't worry, Mom. We definitely won't cause any trouble. We haven't seen Sister Mimi for a long time. We just want to play with her for a while."
So the four of them set off. But this time, the bodyguard couldn't follow Qin Qiaoer.
As soon as they arrived at the pet store, Chenchen and Wanwan ran off to play.
Zhang Ziyuan gave his spare white coat to Qin Qiaoer, and then the two of them entered the consulting room. This was the first room for receiving stray dogs.
Generally, after their hospital received a stray dog, they would first check its body, then bathe it, shave its hair, and do styling, and then it would become a clean and well - behaved pet dog.
After entering the consulting room, Qin Qiaoer's attention was first attracted by a dog lying on the table.
Although the dog had already been cleaned, it could be seen that there were patches of bare skin on its body. In some places, the skin was obviously damaged and scabbed.
Qin Qiaoer walked up to the dog lovingly, stroked its head, and asked. "How did it end up like this?"
Zhang Ziyuan replied. "It probably got skin disease while wandering outside. There was no way to treat it, so it had to scratch with its paws. But it couldn't stop the damage, so it spread more and more."
Seeing Qin Qiaoer's sad expression, Zhang Ziyuan knew that she must be very heart - broken for these dogs and didn't want to see them get hurt like this.
So he comforted Qin Qiaoer. "It's okay. They've already come to us. They'll have a better life in the future. The medicine for it hasn't been applied today. Why don't you apply it?"
Qin Qiaoer picked up the cotton swab and began to apply the medicine carefully. Zhang Ziyuan watched Qin Qiaoer's slow but determined movements and smiled slightly.
He slowly approached Qin Qiaoer and gently wrapped his arms around her from behind. Then he held the hand that Qin Qiaoer was holding the cotton swab with.
"You should apply it from the inside out, slowly, in circles, like this."
Qin Qiaoer felt the low breathing sound from beside her ear. The hand guiding hers was gentle yet strong, with an irresistible charm.
Qin Qiaoer felt that the posture between them was too ambiguous. Just as she was about to break free, suddenly the door of the consulting room was opened.
They both turned around at the same time and saw Zhao Youting standing at the door. Before Qin Qiaoer had time to think about why Zhao Youting would suddenly appear here, her body instinctively left Zhang Ziyuan's embrace.
She inexplicably felt a sense of guilt, as if she was secretly doing something behind Zhao Youting's back. But then she felt justified again, because she really hadn't done anything.
Qin Qiaoer stammered. "Y - you... Why are you here?"
After Qin Qiaoer and Zhang Ziyuan left, the bodyguard reported Qin Qiaoer's itinerary to Zhao Youting. Zhao Youting immediately drove here.
"If I didn't come here, how would I know that my fiancée was hugging someone else?" Zhao Youting's cold voice rang out.
Zhang Ziyuan was very surprised. "Fiancée?"
Qin Qiaoer instantly felt extremely troubled. The auras of these two people didn't match in the first place. Now, with the three of them in such a small space, she felt extremely awkward no matter how she stood.
She didn't know how to answer for a moment and didn't know how to face these two people. So she just gave up and said. "You can say and think whatever you want. Anyway, I'm going to take good care of these dogs."
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Zhang Ziyuan said to Zhao Youting. "Yes, we have important business to do. If you have nothing to do, just leave first."
"Who said I'm leaving? I also want to join your volunteer organization and take care of these dogs with you."
Zhang Ziyuan smiled. "Okay. Then you can bathe this Schnauzer first. But I don't have any other white coats. If you think it's dirty, forget it."
Zhao Youting looked at the Schnauzer squatting against the wall that Zhang Ziyuan was pointing at. He couldn't even tell what color its fur was, and its eyes were completely blocked by the hair hanging from its forehead. But he still said stiffly. "It's okay."
Zhao Youting directly took off his suit, neatly rolled up the sleeves of his shirt, and seriously carried the Schnauzer into the bathtub.
Then he seriously turned on the water pipe and wanted to start bathing it. But the Schnauzer seemed to think that Zhao Youting was going to play with water with it. It happily splashed around in the bathtub.
Hearing the noise, Qin Qiaoer turned to look at Zhao Youting and couldn't help laughing.
Zhao Youting had a gloomy face, and a low - pressure atmosphere surrounded him. His shirt was already wet. The Schnauzer didn't seem to be afraid of Zhao Youting at all and kept rubbing against him.
Although Zhao Youting seemed very impatient on the surface, his movements were very gentle. He was doing his best to clean every inch of the dog's skin.