Teng University collaborates with many public welfare organizations, some school organizations, and some student-initiated organizations, such as nursing homes, orphanages, and rescue stations. One particularly special organization is a dog kennel called Love Pet House because it is not purely a public welfare organization.
Love Pet House has a very large venue in the suburbs, which is specifically divided into two areas: one side sells puppies they breed themselves, and the other side takes in stray dogs brought by kindhearted people.
Many people who want to buy dogs without a reliable source often buy “week puppies”, which appear lively for a few days after vaccination but then develop distemper. The lucky ones survive after treatment, but the unlucky ones lose both money and peace of mind. Many dog lovers looking to keep pets have been deceived by unscrupulous sellers. Therefore, reputable dog shelters like Love Pet House have become very popular in the pet circle, with recommendations spreading by word of mouth.
What sets Love Pet House apart from other dog shelters is that it also rescues stray dogs as part of its public welfare efforts. Its Weibo account frequently posts rescue videos, allowing people to adopt rescued stray dogs for free. Occasionally, it posts videos of puppies it has bred for people to reserve and take home once vaccinated.
Many people find such dog shelters very trustworthy, and the dogs they buy are all healthy and lively, so they recommend them to their friends. Sometimes, people who find stray dogs prefer to send them to Love Pet House rather than regular pet rescue stations. Due to their great reputation, Teng University students often volunteer there, donating dog food, cleaning dog kennels, and helping save on labor costs, hoping to support the shelter’s continued public welfare activities.
However, it is such a dog shelter where everything seems to be out in the open that secretly engages in those unknown shady dealings.
That day, a girl who came to volunteer was planning to go for a walk along a student shopping street behind the dog shelter with one of her roommates. It was almost dark when they finished and came back to wait for the bus. They heard a sound that seemed like a low whimpering from dogs, so they cautiously crept onto the lawn and peeked from behind the shelter fence.
They saw someone carrying several huge cages into the trunk of a car, and many dogs were crammed into the cages. Some were still moving, while others lay still in the cage, looking like they were dead. Before they could look closer, the car with the cages drove away.
The girl didn’t know what was happening, but she casually mentioned it the next day while helping out at the student council. When Lu Nianqi, who was still waiting for the lab results for his family’s Little Pudding, heard it, he was shocked. He wasn’t sure if his thoughts were correct, but he mentioned the situation with Little Pudding.
Their group leader, Xiao Yin, made a decisive call, stating that they needed to keep watch. Some of the ten thousand sponsorships they received were for this dog shelter. Of course, this matter needed to be verified. Otherwise, spending the money would be a small issue, but if there were really some shady dealings inside, they would be abetting a crime.
Whether it was luck or not, they had already prepared to stake out for several days, but that very night, they saw a car stop at the side door of the dog shelter again. However, the things being carried out were not cages filled with dogs as the girl had said, but rather rectangular objects covered with a layer of covers, so it was impossible to see what was inside.
The need for such secrecy clearly indicated something suspicious. The hot-blooded youths, who acted without much thought, rushed up. Xiao Yin, who had intended to gather enough evidence for a single exposure, couldn’t stop them.
Several workers who were transporting goods were taken aback when a group of people suddenly rushed at them. They instinctively guarded their items and tried to load them onto the car as quickly as possible, hoping to drive away. However, the young people’s goal was to expose them, so in the ensuing struggle, they accidentally knocked over a cage that hadn’t yet been loaded onto the car. The cloth covering it was lifted slightly, revealing a pile of dead dogs inside.
The girls who were still in the back and hadn’t reacted yet quickly took out their phones to film the scene.
Hearing the commotion outside, the people inside the dog shelter immediately ran out. Several tall and burly men surrounded the group of students. Dog shelters like this one are typically located in the suburbs or less populated areas to avoid disturbing residents. So, at this moment, no matter how much noise they made, it seemed impossible to attract a crowd since there wasn’t a single person in sight.
The students had never experienced this kind of situation before. Those who could get into Teng University were considered well-behaved kids, seldom getting into fights, let alone arguments. So now, being surrounded by this group of tough individuals, they were somewhat intimidated.
Although Xiao Yin was a girl, as the oldest among them and the one who had decided on this stakeout, she felt compelled to stand up. Looking at the group of burly men, Xiao Yin, despite her fear, mustered up the courage and said, “What do you want to do? I’m warning you, don’t mess around. Our teacher knows we’re here. If you don’t want to blow this up, you better step aside!”
The boys who had initially rushed out, along with a few others who were still defiant, thought that even if things blew up, taking down one corrupt dog shelter would be worth it. However, their companions held them back, reasoning that if things could be resolved in another way, there was no need to end up with bruises and injuries.
The leader of the dog shelter sneered at the group of naive students and said, “What do we want to do? You saw something you shouldn’t have, and now you’re asking us what we want to do. If we don’t teach you a lesson today, you really think this place is a charity, huh?”
Seeing that they were about to get rough, Lu Nianqi pulled Xiao Yin, who was protecting them, behind him. Although Xiao Yin was his senior, he couldn’t let a girl take the lead in this situation. Besides, in the past, he might have been worried, as in this society, without money or power, one couldn’t afford to cause trouble. But now, he wasn’t afraid at all. If things really escalated, he definitely wouldn’t be the one to suffer.
“We’ll delete the photos and pretend this never happened. If you don’t agree, we don’t mind making a big deal out of it. As for the consequences, let’s see what happens.”
Lu Nianqi’s words were firm, although some of his classmates were reluctant to delete the photos. After all, they had already uncovered these transactions, and the photos might be the only evidence. If things blew up, they could call the police. Surely, this group wouldn’t kill them, right?
The photos had to be deleted, but the people in the dog shelter didn’t intend to let them off so easily. A bit of physical punishment was inevitable. There were no cameras around, so even if they were beaten, they wouldn’t have any evidence to prove who did it. They had done this many times before; it wasn’t the first time they had been caught. Who would dare to speak up after a round of threats and intimidation?
But people naturally tend to bully the weak and fear the strong. Sometimes, you can tell what kind of family someone comes from at a glance—not by their clothes, but by their demeanor, or you could say, their confidence. A lack of confidence naturally leads to timidity. Seeing that some of the students were all bark and no bite, they knew they were just putting on a show. But the one who stood up now clearly had much more confidence than the others.
The people in the dog shelter were experienced in dealing with people and could read them well. They didn’t want to escalate the situation, so they had each student take out their phones and delete all the photos, making sure not a single one was left. They also threatened them, warning them of consequences if they spoke out, and then let them go.
As soon as they returned to the station, standing under the streetlight, a few girls couldn’t help but start crying. The boys who had rushed out initially were somewhat dissatisfied and said, “We startled them for no reason; it was a wasted effort. We shouldn’t have deleted the photos; we should have called the police immediately. They wouldn’t have killed us, would they?”
Lu Nianqi looked at his classmates who were about his age. In the past, he hadn’t thought much of it, but now he realized they were restless and immature. Sometimes, after experiencing different circles, he found that the differences became apparent without even noticing.
Lu Nianqi looked at a group of naive, hot-headed youths and simply said, “If something happened, who would take responsibility? The school, our senior, or ourselves?”
Seeing that they were about to start arguing, Xiao Yin quickly spoke up: “Alright, the important thing is that everyone is safe now. But we definitely can’t let this dog shelter continue. Let’s go back and think of a plan.”
After comforting the frightened girls who were crying, the group waited for a long time before a bus finally arrived. They had originally received a large sponsorship and were excited to do something good, but unexpectedly, they faced a harsh reality. Fortunately, the money hadn’t been spent yet, or they would have been even more upset.
After returning home, Lu Nianqi hesitated for a while before finally gathering the courage to knock on Lu Chenghe’s bedroom door.
When the door opened, Lu Nianqi saw his older brother organizing his clothes, and a constant stream of howling sounds came from the room. He instinctively glanced inside and saw Little Pudding bouncing around on the bed as if he had gone crazy. Yesterday, he had been so sick it was scary, but today, he was lively and jumping around. Seeing the energetic little guy, Lu Nianqi breathed a sigh of relief.
Lu Chenghe saw him standing at the door without speaking for a long time and said expressionlessly, “What’s up?”
Lu Nianqi hurriedly recounted what had happened tonight. They didn’t have any substantial evidence, so it wouldn’t be conclusive even if they exposed the situation. That dog shelter was very popular; many people bought dogs from there, and the dogs they bought were all healthy. Many also adopted stray dogs from there. Why would they volunteer or even donate if it weren’t for the numerous positive reviews making them believe it was a genuinely good shelter?
Therefore, Lu Nianqi didn’t think that merely exposing them would be enough to manage the shelter. Of course, if they could get more help, he hoped to resolve the issue sooner. Who knew how many innocent lives would be lost with each day of delay?
Zuo Ning was originally exercising on the bed. Hearing that Lu Nianqi had gone to the dog shelter again and discovered its secret, he eagerly squeezed next to Lu Chenghe’s leg and listened attentively. He was shocked by what he heard. How could those people be so evil? Wouldn’t they be struck by lightning for their actions?
After listening, Lu Chenghe didn’t express any opinion but instead asked him, “What do you plan to do?”
Lu Nianqi originally thought that Lu Chenghe would handle the situation after knowing about it, especially since Little Pudding suffered because of this. Although he himself didn’t know where he got the stuff that poisoned the dog, fortunately, Little Pudding was alert and inhaled only a small amount. If it had been more, he might not have survived.
When he heard Lu Chenghe’s question, he was stunned.
Seeing that Lu Nianqi couldn’t answer for a long time, Lu Chenghe was a bit disappointed. After all, his talent was somewhat limited, but at least his handling of tonight’s situation was acceptable. Prioritizing self-preservation was the rational thing to do. Lu Chenghe didn’t continue to test him and instead let him return to his room to rest.
As soon as the door closed, Zuo Ning leapt onto Lu Chenghe, hugging his waist. “Woof!” That dog shelter is so heartless. You absolutely have to take action; otherwise, countless poor dogs will die!
Lu Chenghe picked up the dog and tossed it onto the bed, then started picking up the scattered toys and throwing them into the dog kennel one by one. Seeing that Lu Chenghe seemed to brush off the matter, Zuo Ning couldn’t help but bark, “Woof woof woof!” Are you going to take action or not? This is a serious matter; you’re really not planning to do anything?
Lu Chenghe turned his head to look at him. “I’m tidying up your toys, and you’re still nagging? You talk too much.”
Zuo Ning glanced at the floor, crawled to the edge of the bed, and retracted his paws. “Wuuuu…” You were the one who forced me to play just now, and now you’re blaming me.”
After piling all the toys into the dog kennel, he turned around to see Little Pudding extending his paw to pull at the embroidery thread on the blanket. “If you ruin the blanket any more, I’ll let you taste braised dog meat.”
Zuo Ning immediately retracted his paw, “Awooo…” and then lay down at the edge of the bed, looking extremely obediently at Lu Chenghe.
After Lu Chenghe tidied up the room and lay on the bed, Zuo Ning squeezed into the usual spot and started asking again, “Woof woof woof!” Are you going to take action? You will, won’t you? There are so many dogs; you will care for them, right?
Lu Chenghe wrapped his hand around the dog’s neck. Now, Little Pudding was so big that his head could occupy most of Lu Chenghe’s chest. Holding him like this, his hand could stroke the thick fur on his neck. Luckily, it’s winter now; holding him like this is comfortable. If it were summer, even with the air conditioning, being so clingy would probably be very hot. However, by summer, this thick layer of fur should be shaved.
If Zuo Ning knew what Lu Chenghe was thinking, he would definitely grab him and shout, “Dogs cool down with their tongues and paws; it has nothing to do with their fur!”
Seeing Lu Chenghe open his laptop without sharing any ideas on how to deal with the shady dog shelter, Zuo Ning scratched him twice with his paw in dissatisfaction.
Lu Chenghe slapped the dog’s paw and looked down at him. “Are you going to sleep? If not, go back to your kennel and play.”
Zuo Ning rubbed his face against Lu Chenghe’s chest, his dog leg under the blanket resting on Lu Chenghe’s thigh, making his intentions clear—he wasn’t going anywhere.
Lu Chenghe quietly observed him for a while, and the little thing in his arms occasionally glanced at him, seemingly checking if he was still staring. Seeing that he hadn’t looked away, Zuo Ning stayed still. Lu Chenghe couldn’t help but laugh at the little rascal, who was so good at reading people’s expressions.
After staring for a while, seeing that the little thing was about to get upset, Lu Chenghe finally looked away and continued to look at his laptop.
Zuo Ning behaved for a while, but seeing that Lu Chenghe was ignoring him, he occasionally let out a whimper. Lu Chenghe, while stroking the fur on his neck, said, “If you keep making noise, I’ll send you to that dog shelter. With all that meat on you, you’ll fetch a good price.”
“Woof!” You can’t bully a dog like that!
Lu Chenghe scratched the dog’s chin and said with a serious face, “Hmm, this fur is well-maintained, too. Maybe you’ll fetch a few hundred more bucks.”
Zuo Ning directly squeezed his head into Lu Chenghe’s neck, kicking his legs back and forth, expressing his grievance with whimpers.
Lu Chenghe chuckled and pinched his ears. “But with all the good food you get every day, selling just a few pounds of meat would be a loss. It’s better to fatten you up a bit more.”
Only then did Zuo Ning stretch out his paws to hug Lu Chenghe’s neck, rubbing his head against his chin. If you love me, just say it directly; no need to be so roundabout. Really, you’re making even a dog feel embarrassed.
While petting the dog, Lu Chenghe opened a communication software that Zuo Ning, who only used Penguin, had never seen before. Zuo Ning glanced at it and lost interest. Sometimes, in the evenings, Lu Chenghe would handle some official business, sometimes in Chinese, which Zuo Ning could understand the characters but not the context. Other times, it was complex English, and over time, he lost interest. Seeing that Lu Chenghe seemed to be starting work again, Zuo Ning turned his head and rested it on Lu Chenghe’s chest, preparing to sleep.
A beep sounded from the laptop, and Zuo Ning instinctively turned his head to look. He saw that someone had sent Lu Chenghe a GIF showing a central news figure at an international conference picking up a dog that had rubbed against his feet and kissing it on the head.
Seeing the GIF, Zuo Ning climbed up from Lu Chenghe’s body and slapped the laptop with his paw, looking at Lu Chenghe. “Woof!” You haven’t kissed me until now. Do you not love me at all?
Lu Chenghe thought he was reacting to the dog on the screen, scooping him back with one hand, “That’s fake, there’s no dog in there.”
Zuo Ning’s paw touched Lu Chenghe’s mouth. “Woof!” I want a kiss.
Lu Chenghe didn’t understand what he meant and thought he was playing with him, so he squeezed his two paws together: “Are you excited to see a dog?” Thinking of something, Lu Chenghe looked at Little Pudding and said: “Speaking of which, you are more than five months old now. Apart from Fu Na, you haven’t interacted with any other female dogs. Shouldn’t you be exposed to more? Otherwise, it won’t be good if you develop resistance to other dogs in the future.”
Zuo Ning’s ears instantly stood up in shock. What does this mean, female dogs? Oh no! He’s still a baby!
However, Lu Chenghe seemed to mention it casually. After saying it, he patted the dog’s head and turned off the GIF.
Zuo Ning sadly rested his head on Lu Chenghe’s shoulder. He had never kissed him before, and now he was talking about finding him a female dog. Maybe it’s time to run away from home. Sigh… so sad.
After raising him for so long, is this Little Pudding happy or not? Even though dogs can’t speak, he can still feel it. He touched the stinky boy who was pressing down on most of his body and slightly tilted his head to ask, “What’s wrong? Do you want other dogs to play with you?”
Zuo Ning slightly raised his head so that his mouth could touch Lu Chenge’s earlobe. He touched it twice with his mouth and then rubbed his white furry face against his. He wanted kisses, not female dogs. His ears twitched, and he turned his head to look at the balcony, letting out a heavy sigh.
Lu Chenghe pinched the little ears that were constantly brushing against his face. Although he showed an indifferent attitude, he couldn’t help but laugh and scold: “Is this the live version of ‘baby is aggrieved, baby doesn’t say’?”
Zuo Ning sighed again and continued to look out at the balcony with a loveless expression.
Lu Chenghe chuckled. This little thing was getting more and more dramatic. Lowering his head, he gently placed a kiss on that fluffy forehead.
Zuo Ning’s ears twitched again, and in an instant, he sprang up from Lu Chenghe’s body, staring at him in shock. Did that just happen? Was that a kiss? He could feel it, but he wasn’t mentally prepared yet! No, this didn’t count!
“Awoo!” Do it again! Kiss me again!
Lu Chenghe caught the squirming dog that was rolling all over him like he was having a seizure. “Alright, enough. Isn’t it time to sleep properly?”
Zuo Ning sprawled out on his back across Lu Chenghe, looking at him with puppy-dog eyes. “Awoo~” One more kiss, and then I’ll sleep.
Without a word, Lu Chenghe grabbed both of his paws, lifted him up, flipped the blanket open, and stuffed him inside—all in one smooth motion. When Little Pudding tried to wiggle his way out, Lu Chenghe shot him a cold glance. Immediately, the dog shrank back, curling up in the blanket, too aggrieved to move.
As the night deepened and the world quieted down, Lu Chenghe finished his work, and the once-noisy Little Pudding had finally dozed off. Only then did he turn off the lights and lie down. Pulling the warm little fluffball closer to his chest, he lowered his head and placed a soft kiss on the furry back of its head before closing his eyes for a peaceful night’s sleep.
The next morning, a shocking expose about a heartless and unethical illegal dog shelter went viral. It was widely shared by major influencers and quickly made its way to the top of the news headlines, sparking an uproar across the internet.
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Doggo MC asking for a kiss is so cute 🥹