The weather has been gloomy these days, and it has been raining outside the window. Jiang Tingxia did not go out, but was reading an English novel. This novel was delivered together with her dowry box. It was her original thing and it was just right for her to use to kill time.

Just as her slender fingers turned over a page, Jiang Tingxia couldn't remember what was written in the book. She helplessly turned the book back and read it again.

The temperature was not high, but she felt a little cold and wrapped her coat tighter around herself.

The sound of a car was heard outside the courtyard gate. Jiang Tingxia put down the book in his hand, looked out through the window curiously, and saw a familiar green figure pushing the door and walking in in the rain.

It was a gloomy and foggy day, and the green seemed even brighter.

Jiang Tingxia walked out in her slippers and opened the door. Li Changpu was standing under the eaves.

"You're back!"

Jiang Tingxia's voice was crisp, like a yellow oriole singing in a valley.

Her big eyes were blinking brightly, making her face look even smaller. Maybe it was because they hadn't seen her for a long time, but she looked even smaller. She was wearing a big coat that wrapped around her small body, and in Li Changpu's eyes, she looked somewhat miserable and pitiful.

"Well, I'm back."

Li Changpu walked a few steps in the rain. His shoulders had turned dark green and his hair was wet. He was so cold that he exhaled white air when he spoke. He said, "It's cold outside. Let's go inside."

Jiang Tingxia then noticed that one of his arms had been placed stiffly on his chest. She took a curious look and saw a grey fluffy little thing inside. It was a tabby cat that was wet by the rain. The little guy looked extremely pitiful and made a few weak meows. It sounded like a kitten that had not yet been weaned.

Li Changpu held the kitten and said, "I found it outside. Aren't you afraid of mice? Why don't you just keep it?"

Jiang Tingxia looked at the kitten that was so weak that it couldn't even open its eyes, and asked worriedly, "It doesn't look well, is it sick?"

Li Changpu held the kitten in his arms, thinking back to when he first picked it up downstairs at the hospital. The little guy was so fierce, baring its teeth at him, and even pounced on him and bit his trouser legs. He didn't know how it turned into this state after he brought it home.

Li Changpu guessed, "Maybe he was cold. He will be fine once he warms up."

Jiang Tingxia stood aside and looked at the wet Li Changpu and said, "Go to the bathroom and take a shower. I'll get you a set of clean clothes. You can change your wet clothes."

"And wash this cat, too."

After Li Changpu agreed, he walked towards the bathroom and poured all the hot water in the thermos into the bathtub. White steam instantly rose from the bathtub and he soaked himself in it, all the fatigue from the past few days swept away.

The clothes Jiang Tingxia brought to him were folded neatly and placed on a chair beside him. The homely atmosphere instantly relaxed the tense nerves in his head, and he felt so comfortable that he could close his eyes and have a good sleep.

But there was a meowing kitten next to it.

He picked up a towel and wiped off the water stains on his body, changed into dry clothes, picked up the kitten beside him and washed it thoroughly in a small basin.

The cat probably rolled in the mud, and Li Changpu changed the water three times before cleaning it up.

He carried the kitten into the house and placed it on the soft bedding, of course, his own bedding.

Jiang Tingxia handed him a towel and said, "Your hair is still dripping with water."

After saying that, he used another towel to wipe the kitten. It did not resist and let Jiang Tingxia rub it. It meowed from time to time and stared at Jiang Tingxia with wet eyes, enjoying it very much.

Feeling that the kitten was skinny and had little flesh on its body, Jiang Tingxia slowed down her movements and asked, "Does it have a name?"

Li Changpu covered his head with a towel and wiped his wet hair. His technique was very rough. The intense friction of the towel made his hair immediately frizzy. Compared to his usual straight hairstyle, Li Changpu's hairstyle was softer at this moment.

He paused and said, "No."

Jiang Tingxia looked at the fluffy little thing. It was her first time to have a pet, so she couldn't help but feel a little excited. "Then should I give it a name?"

"Um"

After hearing the answer, Jiang Tingxia immediately held his forehead and thought for a long time. Then, an idea suddenly occurred to him. He pointed at the little cat and said, "You will be called Big Dog from now on."

Li Changpu was stunned for a long time before asking, "Big...dog? Why?"

Jiang Tingxia: "Because it is a kitten, I named it Big Dog."

Li Changpu: Because? So? Does it matter?

He wanted to say something, but Jiang Tingxia had already held the dried little civet cat in his arms and started barking "Big dog, big dog".

The kitten felt the warmth from the human body and tried hard to burrow into Jiang Tingxia's arms.

A few cracks appeared on Li Changpu's usually expressionless face.

It’s best to eat something hot when the weather is cold, so we each had a bowl of noodle soup in the evening.

Jiang Tingxia made a bowl of malted milk for the big dog, thinking that the little guy would have difficulty eating, but the big dog drank the whole bowl in a few gulps and meowed as if it was not full. Jiang Tingxia made it another half bowl. Jiang Wan guessed that the big dog might be two or three months old, but it was not getting enough nutrition, so it grew particularly small.

It was dark, and the big dog was sleeping soundly in the cat bed that Jiang Tingxia had made with rags and leftover cotton. Jiang Tingxia and Li Changpu followed the old rules and slept on each side. Jiang Tingxia looked at the curtain that had not been closed for a long time and felt a little relieved. Snoring could be heard from next door. Jiang Tingxia thought about it, turned sideways and lay on the pillow, looking at next door.

She touched her pounding heart and thought about her inexplicable changes. Perhaps she had developed a fondness for this man since she started over again and voluntarily walked into the marriage hall with him.

When she saw Liu Wei that day and heard that they had been on a blind date and almost got married, and Liu Wei looked at Li Changpu with a shy look, she couldn't help but quarrel with her and even tricked Li Changpu into drawing a line between them. Li Changpu left and she was unhappy, and she blamed him for not coming back to see her. But after he came back, her first reaction was happiness. She stared at his face unconsciously, as if her whole heart was moved by this man.

Jiang Tingxia looked at the person opposite him seriously, as if he could see his outline in the darkness. He had a face that kept people away, with straight and hard facial lines, thin and tight skin, and due to his profession, he looked serious all over.

But when he looked at the tiny dog, his brows relaxed and his eyes became gentle. Jiang Tingxia then realized that this man had a pair of very kind eyes, which could easily make people feel soft-hearted for him with just one look.

No matter how hard she tried to be, her eyes couldn't lie. She couldn't help but secretly look at him. She didn't know when his appearance would appear clearly in her mind. What kind of emotion was this? Did she like him? Did she like Li Changpu?

A little, she thought.

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