A Stray Puppy Care Manual

Chu Ping is a veterinarian, with fair skin, striking beauty, and long legs. Everyone within a ten-kilometer radius, both people and pets, agrees she's a warmhearted big sister.

One day, in a torrential downpour, she met Duan Qi at a subway entrance. Soaked from head to toe, he looked to her like a little dog caught in the rain.

Chu Ping: Who could resist a cute puppy?

She couldn't help offering him an umbrella. She thought it was just a chance encounter, but he wound up clinging to her for good.

Whenever she went on house calls, the young man waited outside the clinic without budging. When she finished work, he wagged his tail and greeted her enthusiastically...

After this went on for a while, Chu Ping couldn't take it anymore. "I don't like keeping dogs. They're too much trouble."

But the young man just stared at her, stunned, then pressed his lips together in silence, his eyes reddening. He looked exactly like a puppy who had eagerly hoped its owner would pat its head and praise it, only to get scolded instead. Even his adorable ear tips drooped.

Chu Ping...

So she really couldn't resist a cute puppy at all!

Later, some thugs set their sights on Chu Ping. At the critical moment, Duan Qi appeared, shielding her in his arms and driving the bad guys away.

In a dark alley late at night, Duan Qi held his wound and gazed at her with pleading, watery eyes. "Sis, I'm hurt. I'll only get better if you bandage me..."

Chu Ping: Fine, you got me.

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Duan Qi is the son of a wealthy family. His father kicked him out for being too rebellious.

His bank cards were frozen, and he was too embarrassed to turn to his friends. Humiliated and furious, Young Master Duan crouched at a subway entrance in the middle of the night to avoid the rain and stew in his anger, only to unexpectedly run into Chu Ping, who had tutored him in high school.

Back then, she seemed to have had a crush on him, right?

She didn't recognize him at all, so Duan Qi got carried away and started calling her "Sis" every day, clinging to her. He thought he was the one being adored, but things turned out to be exactly the opposite.

Influenced by Chu Ping, he gave up his old slacker ways and joined her in helping the police catch a large animal-abuse and pet-theft ring. But when his billionaire father came to visit after hearing about it, he was shocked to see Chu Ping. "Well, look at you! The Chu family's little girl has grown up!"

Chu Ping was angry at him for hiding the truth from her for so long. Duan Qi misunderstood her, and that night pinned her against the wall. "So you like role-play, Sis? We've got plenty of time ahead of us. Besides a delinquent, what other roles do you like?"

[Reading Guide]

1. An older, warmhearted, overworked veterinarian x a younger puppy-like guy (they'll both have their identities exposed later);

2. Two silly people falling in love, a light and sweet romance;

3. The male lead is just a little immature at first, not a scumbag!

4. The furry babies in this story are always referred to as "she" or "he," never "it";

5. The male lead is an adult. His belief that the heroine had a crush on him when she tutored him was a misunderstanding;

6. This story has no fantasy elements.

Theme: Protect small animals.