Chapter 1670: Xie Duo Side Story (6)

After Jiang Xiaowai added his own "twist" on the story of Xie Duo walking a girl’s dog, it spread through their small circle. Everyone often jokes about it, but they truly hope he finds his own happiness.

No one is happier about it than Old Xie.

Their family pig finally knows how to root out the cabbage.

Seeing the iron tree bloom in his lifetime, the old man is just shy of heading to the temple to fulfill a vow.

At the beginning of Xie Duo’s matchmaking, the Xie Family was very curious. Everyone paid attention to who the other person was. Over time, their interest waned. However, upon hearing he was walking a girl’s dog after work every day, they got curious again, and asked the old man what the girl looked like.

Old Xie only had one photo from the matchmaker.

Short hair to the ears, neat bangs, somewhat giving off a student vibe.

Xie Tongtong was stunned when she saw the photo and immediately asked Xie Duo, "Bro, this girl looks way too young. Is she still a student?"

"She’s already working."

"How old is she?"

"Younger than you."

Xie Tongtong bit her lip, looked at the girl in the photo, and then at her brother. It was hard to imagine her brother, a business elite, with a girl like this?

The clothes in the photo resemble a school uniform. Since she’s working, could it be that she likes wearing JK uniforms?

"Bro, so this is your type?"

Xie Duo didn’t know what she was thinking, but from her look, he could tell it wasn’t anything good: "Put away your impure thoughts."

Xie Tongtong laughed and walked up to him, "Bro, when can I meet my sister-in-law?"

Xie Duo turned around and went back to his room, completely ignoring her.

**

Xie Duo returned to Beijing because he wanted to see Jiangjiang and Taotao. It was a spontaneously decided trip, and he left a lot of work to do at his branch office. So at the end of August, he left Beijing for a while.

He used to be a solitary person. In the past two years away, work occupied most of his time, leaving him feeling fulfilled. But now, after knowing her for just half a month, he felt unaccustomed to coming back alone.

Yuan Jianyue also felt the same.

Since she had no car, she used to take the subway to and from work. But since Xie Duo started picking her up, her subway card had become idle. Now, taking the subway again, it all feels odd.

As for Naisi, being only a dog, as long as it had food and drink, it probably forgot who Xie Duo was a long time ago.

Yuan Jianyue continued her routine of walking the dog. Sometimes when she encountered the community staff, they would jokingly ask:

"Why are you alone today? Your boyfriend isn’t here?"

Yuan Jianyue could only force a smile.

After Xie Duo left, everything seemed normal...

But it felt like things couldn’t return to how they were before.

They usually contacted each other via WeChat, until one day when Xie Duo suddenly suggested:

[How about we video call?]

The two weren’t strangers, so it was no big deal to video call. But Yuan Jianyue felt a bit uneasy:

[Why the sudden desire to video call?]

A few seconds later, Xie Duo replied with something that made her heart skip a beat:

[I miss you, want to see you.]

...

The first time they video-called brought an inexplicable tension and nervousness. Yuan Jianyue adjusted her camera and posture, trying to look her best in frame, while Xie Duo’s background looked like he was still at the office.

"Working so late?" she asked, as it was already past nine in the evening.

"Once I finish things here, I can get back earlier to see you."

Yuan Jianyue lowered her eyes slightly. Even in the camera, she seemed not to dare look him directly in the eye.

Xie Duo was straightforward, mature with the meticulousness of a man his age, yet sometimes overwhelming, with a trace of tenderness that’s hard to resist.

If she didn’t know he had never dated before, Yuan Jianyue would have suspected him of being an experienced date player.

While they were chatting, Naisi, who was sleeping in its little nest, suddenly jumped up and scampered to the edge of the bed, following the familiar sound to Yuan Jianyue’s phone screen and started licking it furiously.

"Naisi!" Yuan Jianyue was both crying and laughing.

"Woof woof—" Naisi wagged its tail energetically at the screen.

"Naisi." Xie Duo called out, and the little guy got even more excited, slathering the screen with licks.

"Stop licking, get back to your nest, go quickly!" Yuan Jianyue’s voice suddenly rose. The dog wagged its tail, looked at the familiar sound on the screen, and could only drop its head back into its nest, sitting there watching its owner.

Yuan Jianyue took a tissue, wiped her phone screen and explained to Xie Duo, "It remembers you, probably misses you, that’s why it’s so excited."