Su Jinning turned around reflexively, and immediately met a pair of peach blossom eyes full of affection. Every time those eyes shone, they were covered with a layer of hazy mist, and a vast galaxy seemed to shimmer within them, which was very alluring. Shen Moyu pouted and brought the equally adorable puppy close to his face.
Shen Moyu alone was already too much for Su Jinning to handle, but this dog was also very cooperative in tilting its head to look at him.
“…” Su Jinning.
The two little drama queens blinked their big, bright eyes at Su Jinning, and they were so endearing even without saying a word.
Shen Moyu gently tugged at Su Jinning's sleeve, pouting her pink lips, and said softly, "Brother Ning... please..."
……Hold……
Chapter 41 Su Fugui
In the end, Su Jinning gave in; he couldn't resist Shen Moyu's captivating charm and affection. Besides, he liked the same things Shen Moyu liked, including this little dog that always liked to roll around.
Shen Moyu was indeed very happy, spinning around twice while holding the puppy. Su Jinning had never seen him so happy before; it was different from his usual smiles when he was amused. It was more gentle, more sunny, and more childlike.
"Alright, you've made the dog dizzy." Su Jinning chuckled and patted Shen Moyu's shoulder. It was the first time she'd ever thought Shen Moyu could be so mischievous.
Shen Moyu smiled brightly and said to the puppy in her arms with some relief, "Look, you have a home now, and you don't have to eat dirty things anymore, right?"
"Woof!" The puppy barked softly, stretching its short neck to lick Shen Moyu's chin.
Su Jinning was stunned for a moment. Looking at the happy young man in front of him, he also leaned over and petted the puppy: "Why don't you give it a name?"
"Me?" Shen Moyu looked up at him, and before she could react, the puppy rolled around and rubbed against their hands, its soft fur tickling their fingers comfortably. Shen Moyu smiled: "It can roll so much, as you said, let's call it a rolling ball."
Su Jinning paused in his petting of the dog, and even the little dog stopped rolling around, its eyes blinking as it stared at him.
"What did you say?" Su Jinning's tone rose several times, her face clearly saying: Don't mess around.
"It sounds so nice." Shen Moyu raised an eyebrow dismissively, then put the ball back into his arms and hugged it again.
Su Jinning pouted: "You said I'm bad at naming things, even 'Gun Gun' sounds better."
"It's more advanced than yours." Shen Moyu raised her chin and looked at him, boasting about her masterpiece with a forced and unreasonable argument.
“Alright. Then…” Su Jinning stroked her chin, then suddenly looked at Shen Moyu: “Could you give it a proper name?”
"What?" Shen Moyu looked at him with some confusion: "Does a dog need a formal name?"
"Why not?" Su Jinning said, hands on her hips, "It's going to be kept in my house eventually, it's our joint property, what's wrong with me giving it a proper name?"
Shen Moyu's thoughts lingered on his phrase "common property," and he suddenly turned his head and laughed, even the dog in his arms poked its head out to look at him curiously.
"What are you laughing at? This isn't too much, is it?" Su Jinning crossed her arms, looking just like a customer haggling wildly with a shop assistant.
Shen Moyu relented, even though he knew Su Jinning wouldn't come up with a good name. But since he'd still be in need of her care in the future, he could only pat the ball in his arms and say helplessly, "Alright, but tell me first?"
"Hmm..." Su Jinning stroked his chin, his eyes darting around thoughtfully. Shen Moyu was afraid that he would immediately launch into a whistle of "prosperity and wealth."
"Let's call him Su Fugui'er."
Shen Moyu's face darkened.
Su Jinning looked at Shen Moyu with a grin, her innocent expression almost making Shen Moyu think she was innocent.
"I want to know why..." Shen Moyu's lips twitched; he felt as if his dog had been insulted.
"You really want to know?" Su Jinning raised an eyebrow.
Shen Moyu, having given up all hope, gritted her teeth and said, "Speak."
"The first phrase I learned when I was a child was 'flowers bloom and wealth arrives,'" Su Jinning said proudly.
Shen Moyu took a deep breath, tried to maintain a smile, and gently said one word: "Get lost."
Caught off guard by the scolding, Su Jinning pouted and muttered under her breath, "It's pathetic that people don't know how to appreciate things."
Shen Moyu didn't want to pay attention to him because he felt that Su Jinning was dancing around his bottom line.
Su Jinning was about to say something when her phone suddenly rang unexpectedly in her pocket, startling the two people and the dog.
Just as Su Jinning was about to ask who it was, Chen Hang's voice came through, yelling, "Brother Ning, where did you and the top student go? I sent you so many WeChat messages and you didn't even read them? The teacher almost called the police! Come back right now if you don't want to die!!"
Su Jinning then remembered that he had run away from school. His pupils suddenly dilated, and he gave up struggling, rubbing his temples. "I know, I'm going back now." He hung up the phone. Chen Hang's words even implied "I don't want to die," so things seemed serious.
"Is it over?" Shen Moyu asked.
“It’s over,” Su Jinning replied.
And so, the school's tree-lined path was once again graced with the sight of two people and a dog running forward.
"Wait! Su Jinning!" Shen Moyu suddenly remembered something and hurriedly called out to him to stop.
"Speak." Su Jinning didn't stop walking, because he didn't really want to die.
Shen Moyu, panting heavily, reminded him, "Where do we put the rolling ball?"
Su Jinning slammed on the brakes and nearly crashed into a tree. He'd been in such a rush that he'd completely forgotten about the rolling ball. He turned back to stare at the innocent little bundle in Shen Moyu's arms and clicked his tongue in annoyance.
I almost forgot that bringing a pet onto campus violates school rules, and if caught, not only will you lose points in your class, but you might even get a demerit.
"Here's what you'll do: wrap him in his school uniform and try not to let him make any noise. We'll figure something out when we get to school. Anyway, it's next PE class," Su Jinning said decisively, as if she were very confident.
With nowhere to store their belongings and both eager to get back to school, they had no choice but to sneak in this way.
Fortunately, the ball cooperated well and didn't make a sound when the gatekeeper asked questions. It remained well-behaved all the way into the teaching building, no matter how noisy it was outside.
Shen Moyu breathed a sigh of relief, but couldn't help feeling that everything had gone a little too smoothly, and frowned with a touch of melancholy.