Wen Sining watched as the little dog finished the dog food in the bowl. Seeing that its wound didn't tear open again, she finally felt relieved.
Looking at the curly fur of the little Teddy, she said, "I'll call you Juanjuan from now on!"
"Juanjuan." Wen Sining called out to the little Teddy, and it immediately lifted its head.
"So cute." Wen Sining stroked its head.
The door opened. Wen Sining turned her gaze towards the door. Juanjuan immediately shrank into its doghouse. Wen Sining knew it was afraid of strangers.
The person who came in was Qiao Xi. "You're here," Wen Sining said after seeing her.
"What's that?" Qiao Xi was immediately attracted by what Wen Sining had placed in the living room as soon as she entered.
"I picked up a stray dog on my way back," Wen Sining explained.
Qiao Xi nodded. She walked over and sat on the sofa. "I was afraid you'd be bored at home alone, so I came to keep you company."
"You're so nice to me," Wen Sining walked over and hugged her.
"Are you really divorced?" Qiao Xi couldn't help but ask.
"Yes, I am," Wen Sining took out the divorce certificate and showed it to her.
Qiao Xi looked as if she wanted to say something but held back. Wen Sining seemed to know what she was going to say and comforted her instead. "Actually, it's good that we're divorced. I don't have to worry about the messy things between Lu Luochen and Yun Chuchu anymore."
She no longer cared about what had happened between Lu Luochen and Yun Chuchu that night. It didn't matter whether it had happened or not.
"You're really open-minded," Qiao Xi said. "Do you know that Lu Luochen has been going to drink with Feng Jingcheng every day recently? I guess he's not feeling well either."
Wen Sining didn't say anything when she heard this. She didn't know what to say.
Just then, Juanjuan poked its head out. "It's okay. I have you and Juanjuan with me," Wen Sining said.
"Alright, stop talking about him. Let me take a look at your new family member," Qiao Xi walked over and squatted down to look at Juanjuan.
Since Lu Luochen left home last time, he didn't want to go back. The house was filled with Wen Sining's traces everywhere. Although she had taken her things away, some things couldn't be erased. It was better for him to live in his small apartment. Most of the time, he was at the company, trying to numb himself with work.
During this period, his grandfather called him and asked him to go back, but he refused on the grounds of being busy with work.
As for Yun Chuchu, she had called him, but he had rejected her.
They had been divorced for a month. This period was neither long nor short. In these two months, they hadn't seen each other.
Juanjuan had grown rounder and bolder under Wen Sining's care.
She still remembered that when she took Juanjuan to see the doctor last time, the doctor joked that she thought Wen Sining was just joking before, but she didn't expect her to really adopt the little dog.
One day, Wen Sining came back from work. She took Juanjuan out for a walk. She also planned to go to a nearby supermarket to buy some food to last her for a week.
Her life had been very regular recently. She went to the company on time every day, cooked at home after work, and sometimes went out to eat with Qiao Xi. It was quite fulfilling. However, Lu Luochen's name hadn't disappeared from her life. Every time she ate with Qiao Xi, Qiao Xi would mention his name from time to time. Wen Sining had deliberately ignored it. She even suspected that Qiao Xi did it on purpose.
Just as she led Juanjuan out of the community, she suddenly heard a dog barking from somewhere. Juanjuan was so scared that it immediately broke free from the rope in Wen Sining's hand and ran forward.
Seeing its action, Wen Sining remembered that the doctor had said that Juanjuan's wound was caused by a big dog's bite.
"Juanjuan," Wen Sining shouted its name and chased in the direction it was running.
She was suddenly glad that she was wearing flat shoes instead of high heels this time. Otherwise, it would be very tiring to run.
Juanjuan ran so fast that Wen Sining couldn't catch up with it at all. She could only shout its name. "Juanjuan, where are you?" As she ran, she paid attention to Juanjuan's situation. She was very worried about it. Although she had taken Juanjuan out several times before, they had always been active within the community and never gone outside. So she was very worried that something might happen to it.
After she chased after it, she didn't find Juanjuan's figure. She didn't know where it had run to.
Wen Sining squatted on the ground weakly. Guilt overwhelmed her. If she hadn't taken Juanjuan out, this wouldn't have happened.
Lu Luochen and his group came out of a nearby restaurant. Jin Yihao, who was walking beside him, was the first to see Wen Sining squatting on the ground. He said to Lu Luochen, "Mr. Lu, isn't that your wife?"
Although the two of them were divorced, Jin Yihao still couldn't change his address. Lu Luochen didn't say anything about it, so he just kept calling her that.
Lu Luochen was lowering his head to fasten his cufflinks. When he heard this, his hand paused. He looked up and indeed saw Wen Sining squatting on the ground.
"You guys go back first. I have something else to do," Lu Luochen said to the others, and then walked forward.
After walking a few steps, he turned back and said to Jin Yihao, "Give me the car keys."
Hearing this, Jin Yihao handed them to him. Lu Luochen then lifted his feet and walked towards Wen Sining. He stopped in front of her.
"Ningning," he called out.
Wen Sining heard a familiar and long-lost voice above her head. She looked up and found that it was Lu Luochen. She was stunned. It was impossible for her to hide now. She felt that all her expressions had frozen on her face.
She didn't expect that their first meeting after the divorce would be in such a situation.
Wen Sining stood up. Because she had been squatting on the ground for too long, she staggered and almost fell when she stood up. Fortunately, Lu Luochen was quick-eyed and steady-handed and caught her.
"Thank you," Wen Sining squeezed out a smile after saying that.
"What happened?" Lu Luochen asked.
Wen Sining really wanted to say that it was okay, but she knew he wouldn't believe her in this state.
"My dog is lost," she had no choice but to tell the truth.
"Dog?" Lu Luochen was very surprised when he heard this. She had a dog?
Wen Sining nodded. "It's okay. It will come back soon."
"How did it get lost? I'll try to help you find it," Lu Luochen still looked the same as usual. After saying that, he waited for her answer.
"No need," Wen Sining said. After saying that, she seemed to think that her rejection was too blunt, so she added another sentence. "My dog is afraid of strangers." She could only come up with a very absurd reason.
"Afraid of strangers?" Lu Luochen repeated.