C19 The Dog in front of the Group

The landlady was thirsty from all the chatter. She swallowed and glanced at the girl opposite her. Instead, she was playing with her phone happily. Then, she picked up a phone call.

"Hello, Brother Li, when are you coming? You're not free today, right? Why do I feel like your voice is wrong? Ah, did you get beaten up? I am fine. Give me the money in two days. My landlord is here to rush me... Oh, I am not in a hurry. I am not in a hurry. Give it to me first. I am going to pay you. Oh, okay, Brother Li."

Hsu Xiangwan took a last drag on her cigarette and then another sip of wine. In a hoarse voice, she said without restraint, "Anyway, if I don't give it to you next month, I'll have to move out next month. I made it clear that the last day of the month would be the last day. If you want it in advance, I think it's a little against the rules. But it doesn't matter. We will work together for a long time. Don't worry. This time, I will give it to you tomorrow or the day after tomorrow."

After Hsu Xiangwan finished speaking, she started fiddling with her smartphone again and dialed the number again." Hello, Brother Li, I'm a little worried about you. Where did you get beaten up? Do you need me to bring someone over?" As she spoke, she slammed the door shut.

Then, she stuck to the door and listened to landlady calling her old man. "What kind of tenant are you looking for? She felt like a local ruffian, beating people up at the slightest provocation. The rent had not been paid yet. Hurry up and get rid of him next month... What are you waiting for? I've rented it for half a year, aiya, I'm really going to die from anger because of you..."

Hsu Xiangwan let out a long sigh and hung up the imaginary phone.

She threw the cigarette butt into the trash can.

It would be great if there was really a Brother Li who could protect her at any time.

She had grown up without a father's love. No matter how hard she tried to cover it up, she couldn't cover the fact that she was an extremely insecure and sensitive person.

She kept giving herself the chicken soup that she had seen every day. If she wanted to be strong, she couldn't rely on others. However, in fact, one couldn't live in this society alone.

You needed family, loved ones, friends, colleagues, and leaders. Some chicken soup for the soul sounded exciting, but after thinking about it, it felt contradictory.

Therefore, she didn't want to think about those useless things anymore. The most important thing for an adult to do was to maximize the benefits and make herself happy.

In order to protect her dignity and to prevent others from bullying her, she lied.

That was it. She was not much nobler than others.

Looking at the wine red dress that she had washed and hung on the balcony, she couldn't help but think of Jiang Siye's face.

It was just a sex buddy, why would she think about him in the dead of the night? This was a warning of danger, she knew.

...

Another new week. She had been in D Group for a month. If nothing happened in the next two months, she would be able to stay in Eastern Europe for a long time.

Early in the morning, it was as if an international celebrity had dropped in at the door of the group, attracting the attention of a number of colleagues, whose faces were filled with curiosity, excitement, and a hint of fear.

Along with a few barks, Hsu Xiangwan saw the high-spirited Uncle Lin, who seemed to have something to do. He even brought one of the dogs from the two villas to the entrance of the group.

The ferocious dog attracted a lot of people to watch at the entrance of the company. It seemed that they were also protecting their own territory. As soon as someone approached, they would immediately start barking. Their voices were like thunder, no different from that of a beast.

The old D Group employees all knew that these two dogs were Director Jiang's dogs. As the saying goes, if you want to curry favor with your master, you have to first curry favor with the dogs by his side. Very quickly, someone was considerate enough to give their breakfast to the dogs.

Unfortunately, the dog didn't even look at it. It kept baring its fangs and barking at the man. The man was so scared that he took two steps back, and his breakfast almost fell to the ground.

Hsu Xiangwan also came over. When she saw the two familiar big guys, she couldn't help but laugh. Didn't they just get out of the shower last Friday night? And they appeared at the door of the group on Monday, looking handsome and beautiful?

The fear of being barked at by the vicious dogs was still fresh in her mind, but to be honest, they were so well trained that Hsu Xiangwan thought they might really be human.

"Hey, Xiangwan, why did it stop barking as soon as you arrived?" A colleague shouted loudly as if he had discovered a new continent.

Hsu Xiangwan did not notice anything. Just as she had said, the barking seemed to have really stopped.

Not only that, but the dogs were wagging their tails furiously, their faces human, their eyes narrowed, their tongues lolling, their mouths drawn back so far that they looked like happy children smiling at her.

The canary was especially peculiar. It laughed and squatted on the ground, lowering its head from time to time, as cute as a child.

"Oh, it's really true. Hsu Xiangwan, do these two dogs know you? Otherwise, why are they so obedient as if they saw Director Jiang?"