Xu Xinduo entered the venue. Then, she glanced at the paper and began to answer the questions.
The questions were not difficult in her opinion, so she answered them quickly. She gave her answers a check before handing the papers in. Among all the contestants, she was the first batch of students to submit the test papers.
After taking back her belongings and leaving the examination room, she saw a message from Tong Yan on the screen of her mobile phone: [Damn it, the dog got lost.]
Tong Yan: [Coco chased a female pup and ran away. I searched for it for almost an hour and couldn’t find it. The servant at home said it didn’t come back, either.]
Coco was a professionally trained dog that rarely left its owner’s field of vision. Even if it got lost, it would usually be able to find its way back by smell and go home by itself.
Which was why, this time, it was very unusual for it to not go home after such a long time. The only other plausible reason for its absence would be if it were restricted and was unable to go back.
Xu Xinduo was a little anxious and called Tong Yan with her mobile phone, incapable of even carrying her bag firmly.
The call quickly connected and he asked in a low voice, “Have you finished the test?”
“Mm, the test is over. Have you found Coco?”
“No, I’m adjusting the monitors here at the property. That little thing ran very fast, so each monitor could only capture its momentary figure. In one monitor, there was only the tail of his that appeared, which is why I’m still piecing together the route.”
“Don’t worry, I’ll go back now.”
“Okay, drive carefully.”
When Xu Xinduo returned to the villa, according to the navigation map, she found some pet shops and vets that were relatively close to the area along the road. Originally, she just wanted to try her luck, but she really didn’t expect to find Coco there.
Xu Xinduo walked into a pet hospital, and as soon as she asked for her puppy’s whereabouts, she heard Coco’s urgent cry. Obviously, it was also very flustered when it left its master, so when it heard Xu Xinduo’s voice, it almost seemed like it had met its saviour again.
She walked in quickly and saw that Coco was wrapped in a paw and had a ‘cone of shame'(1) on its head. She quickly asked, “What happened to Coco?”
(T/N: The actual term is known as the Elizabethan Collar, which is a cone-shaped collar made or plastic or fabric and envelops the head of the pet)
A girl who sat next to her said in a low voice, “It suddenly pounced on our dog, Fushuai and the two dogs started fighting. I see that the dogs got injured, so I thought that I should bring them to the vet to get things treated before going through other matters. Is this your dog?”
Xu Xinduo nodded before she looked at the girl’s dog— a corgi named Fushuai.
Xu Xinduo quickly apologised to the girl, “Sorry, my friend was the one who didn’t take good care of the dog properly. Is your dog injured?”
The girl shook her head, “Your dog is huge, but the fight was not too bad, as much as it may not appear that way.”
“It was specially trained to not attack any humans or animals without instructions.”
“Wow, it’s amazing, is there anything else it can do?”
Xu Xinduo walked over to check Coco’s injury and determined that its condition was pretty okay. Even if one foot was injured, she was relieved that it was still in good spirits.
She verbally gave a few orders and Coco followed them obediently. The girl applauded, “Where did you train your dog? My dog only knows how to eat, sleep, and fool around.”
“The dog was already trained when I bought it.”
“Oh, is that so? My dog was bought by my son on whim.”
Xu Xinduo looked at the girl and didn’t say anything for a long time.
This girl looked 20 at most, yet she had a son already?!
