After the meal, Qiqi ordered an extra serving of braised pork ribs to take home—Rong Yi hadn't had lunch yet! Zhuang Ruotong drove her and insisted on going to the most expensive pet store in the city, buying a bag of what was claimed to be pure imported "Royal" brand dog food. So, with braised pork ribs in one hand and the heavy bag of dog food in the other, Qiqi stood at the courtyard gate saying goodbye to Zhuang Ruotong. Before leaving, Zhuang Ruotong earnestly reminded her, "Don't forget to tell your cousin that I bought that dog food..." Qiqi's face was full of black lines: "I—know—already—" Using a pet route to pursue a handsome man, Miss Zhuang was certainly unique.
Back home, she struggled to put the things on the kitchen table and went to knock on the study door. "Rong Yi, get up and eat..." she called out timidly. Through the crack in the door, she could see Rong Yi had turned back into human form and was lying gloomily on the bed. Hearing her call, he immediately sprang up, his eyes green and his face dark, looking like he wanted to eat someone! "The food's in the kitchen; eat it yourself if you're hungry!" Qiqi threw out that line and immediately dashed back to her bedroom, slamming the door shut! In her days of living with the wolf king, she had learned from their battles of wits and courage one lesson—when the wolf king goes berserk, the best move is to flee! Get out of his sight! Right now, the wolf king was brewing his little universe, ready to explode at any moment, and she didn't want to be the one to trigger that bad luck!
Qiqi ran back to the bedroom, braced the door, and panted for a moment. Seeing no movement outside, she finally breathed a sigh of relief. She kicked off her shoes, flopped onto the bed, and rested for a while. Then, her phone rang. Qiqi pulled it out and saw it was an unfamiliar number. "Hello? Hi?" "Miss Gu, hello, this is Zhou Yi." A magnetic male voice came from the other end. Zhou Yi? The eldest son of the Zhou family? Qiqi immediately became alert. Zhou Yi seemed to sense her tension and didn't beat around the bush, going straight to the point: "Miss Gu, are you free this afternoon? I'd like to meet with you and discuss what happened at the Lu family garden that day." His tone was gentle, his attitude sincere. Qiqi thought it over and agreed. After all, his sister had tried to harm her first; he should at least explain himself, right? And regarding the black-clad figure incident, did he have any new developments? However, someone like Zhou Yi, an old fox with twists and turns more complicated than a mountain road, made Qiqi a bit nervous despite agreeing. She thought it over and decided to consult Rong Yi.
Meanwhile, while Qiqi was still on the phone in the bedroom, Rong Yi had already gone to the kitchen and started eating his lunch. He was very hungry! The braised pork ribs tasted good, but the portion was a bit small. The wolf king finished and felt it wasn't enough. Recently, he was injured and needed to store more energy than usual. Then, the wolf king spotted a bag of biscuits on the table. The paper bag was covered in squiggly tadpole-like writing, none of which he recognized—was this also lunch? He opened it and tried some. Mm, fragrant and crispy, though not as good as the pastries made by the palace chefs back then, it was passable. So, without realizing it, he ate half the bag. When Qiqi nervously came out of the bedroom and returned to the kitchen, this was the scene she saw—the wolf king holding the imported dog biscuits, crunching away happily. "Rong Yi... um..." "Hmph..." As soon as Rong Yi saw her, he immediately put on a stern face, with a little dark cloud hovering above his head, puffing and churning.