My Landlord Has Six Dogs

Gentle, sensitive, sweet pet vet x homebody, scheming, cool tattoo artist

[SC HE] [Fluffy Big Dog] [Cozy Everyday Life] [Size Difference]

Gu Xi had always gone out of her way to avoid two kinds of people: men with tattoos and delinquents.

But on her first day at work, she made up her mind to get a tattoo.

She hadn't expected the tattoo artist at the shop to have tattoos and look like a delinquent, too.

A little nervous, she said, "Um, do you have any female tattoo artists? I want to get it somewhere... rather private."

Zhao Wangqing wore a work vest that showed off his solidly muscled arms. He leaned against the desk, his long legs crossed. "In front of a tattoo artist, gender doesn't matter."

The intense pain of getting tattooed made Gu Xi forget her embarrassment, but she swore she'd never see this tattoo artist again.

Who could have guessed that not only would they keep running into each other, they'd end up living under the same roof?

Gu Xi could only comfort herself: She had her own room and bathroom. If she stayed inside, she'd see him less.

But her landlord kept knocking on her door.

"Dr. Gu, Er's gums are bleeding."

"Dr. Gu, Er has diarrhea."

"Dr. Gu..."

Gu Xi stroked the soft fur on the big yellow dog's belly, then turned to ask, "Why do you keep making Er pretend to be sick?"

Zhao Wangqing rubbed his nose. "The others won't play along."

-

One day, Gu Xi showed up at the tattoo shop after forgetting her keys, just in time to see an angry girl storm out.

Curious, she asked, "Why did that customer leave?"

Zhao Wangqing was sketching at his desk. His voice was low, and he didn't look up. "She asked if she could get a tattoo on her thigh. I said no."

Gu Xi: "Why not?"

Zhao Wangqing: "My rule is that I only tattoo female clients on their arms and below the knees."

Gu Xi: "?"

-

Later, the landlord moved into Gu Xi's room, too.

Zhao Wangqing's warm fingertips slowly brushed over the spot where he'd tattooed her himself.

Gu Xi couldn't help shrinking back. "That tickles."

As if provoked by her attempt to move away, the man's strong hand clamped around her waist. His other hand caressed the tender skin at the nape of her neck. He bent down and kissed the tattoo, his voice hoarse. "Mine."

-

Zhao Wangqing had never thought he was someone favored by fate.

Until that day, when the sun shone brightly and the view outside the window was beautiful. Across the road, a girl looked up at him with a radiant smile. The dimple at the corner of her mouth made a tiny shadow in the sunlight.

In an instant, he was transported back to that summer, when a glimmer of hope had entered his life.

[Bonus Scene]

Gu Xi held down the restless hand and buried her face in the pillow, mumbling, "Let me sleep a little longer..."

A low, magnetic male voice came from behind her. "Dr. Gu, I'm sick. Could you take a look at me?"

Gu Xi, pet vet: "?"

A slow-burn romance, with the man pursuing the woman. Please be patient with the heroine.

There will be descriptions of dogs. Please don't read if that's not your thing.

--- Advance Preview: Love at First Sight ---

Song Jiayi happened to come across a surfing video on a video app. It made her heart race and her whole body feel hot. After replaying it dozens of times, she was completely captivated by the man's sharply defined profile and... his sculpted physique.

Using the "People You May Know" feature, Song Jiayi carefully studied the few posts on his profile, made cautious deductions and bold assumptions, and finally reached a conclusion: this man was her senior at university.

This was fate bringing them together!

Song Jiayi believed in fate more than anything!

She swore she'd win her senior over and have a campus romance with him!

But he seemed impervious to every approach and never replied to her messages.

Losing patience, she tried another tactic:

"You there? Show me your abs."

A minute later, a new message suddenly popped up:

"?"

Finally getting a reply, Song Jiayi was so excited she rolled around on her bed. Hoping to keep the conversation going, she typed with trembling hands:

"I can pay extra!"

"."

After the awkwardness passed, Song Jiayi seemed to have finally figured out how to get him to reply. She never looked back from there, saying whatever came to mind:

"Want to date? If not, I'll ask again tomorrow."

"What do you like about me?"

"My face?"

"."

"Fine, my body, then."

".."

"Still not satisfied? If I say any more, I'll get my account banned!"

-

Zhou Yuchuan had always believed that every question had an answer and every phenomenon had a cause. Faced with Song Jiayi's inexplicable crush on him, he decided to ignore her and wait for her three-minute infatuation to run its course.

When the new semester began in September, Song Jiayi seemed to have really cooled off.

One moment she was at the basketball court, the next at the swimming pool, laughing and chatting with her senior, fresh from his shower. She was like a butterfly flitting from flower to flower.

Watching their well-matched figures walking away, Zhou Yuchuan scowled, pulled out his phone, and forcefully tapped out a few words:

"You there? Show me your abs?"

-

After they got together, Song Jiayi behaved herself and kept things proper, not daring to make a move.

Until Zhou Yuchuan ran out of patience. He lifted her by the waist and set her on the dining table, took her hand and slid it beneath his shirt, then lowered his head to whisper in her ear:

"Let's do everything you said you'd do before."

Theme: Love life to the fullest