Ji Anian, the youngest daughter of the Ji family, had spent six years studying overseas. She had just won an international award for emerging illustrators and found success in both her studies and career, yet she packed up and returned home without hesitation.
For some peace and quiet, she moved into an apartment in the city center. It was also a convenient way to dodge her parents’ relentless matchmaking, which came at her like a bomber raid.
She thought she’d be living the dream, drawing and cuddling cats. Little did she know that a cold-faced neighbor already lived next door.
He was decisive and ruthless in business, and had no interest in women. But to Ji Anian, he was nothing less than a “dog’s slave.”
His Samoyed, Snowball, might not have been the sharpest tool in the shed. Every day, it pawed at her door and gazed lovestruck at her haughty calico, Bell.
And so the hopeless dog became Yan Shiyu’s perfect excuse to bother her morning and night.
“Miss Ji, Snowball’s stopped eating because your cat won’t pay attention to him.”
“Miss Ji, my dog tore up the house because he thinks you don’t like him.”
Little by little, the two neighbors, who had once had nothing to do with each other, grew closer thanks to the dog and the cat.
Then their parents arranged a dinner, and the couple, who had already started dating, finally realized:
The sharp-tongued neighbor was the very same blind date they had both stood up before ever meeting face to face?
When her ex wouldn’t leave her alone, Yan Shiyu pulled her into his arms, his voice cold as ice: “My dog and cat are both watching. Ex-boyfriend? Show some respect.”
Ji Anian looked at his devastatingly handsome yet sharp-tongued face and silently rolled her eyes. “Mr. Yan, does it hurt to get slapped in the face like that?”
[Cool and celibate X Clearheaded and independent, with adorable pets playing matchmaker,