Am I Being Worried About

After the Silver Mountain Academy's evening party ended, Ye Shuang and the others drove home.

At this moment, the young girl sitting in the passenger seat was still holding a golden trophy. Perhaps due to her outstanding performance tonight, she had won first place at the party. As for the prize, there was also a gift card worth a thousand yuan, which could be used in the academy's cafeteria and supermarket—essentially like having a thousand yuan loaded onto your meal card.

“Wow, so that acapella part was Yuyou’s improvisation?” Tang Keke exclaimed in surprise after learning that the earlier performance had been an accident. “I thought it was part of your arrangement. That segment was really amazing.”

“I made a mistake, but it seems like the mistake turned into something iconic?” Ye Shuang thought for a few seconds, then smiled faintly. Still, this kind of thing was basically impossible to replicate. Even if the technique could be reused, the mindset at that moment couldn’t be imitated.

“Hehe, I recorded everything. I’ll upload it online later,” Tang Keke said. She planned to edit it a bit and turn it into a short video to post on the platform.

“Post it on the Light Music Club’s account?”

“Yeah, at least it’ll get us some more followers.”

After arriving home, Ye Shuang had just parked the car when he noticed a small bloodstain on the left side of his usual parking spot. He frowned slightly, then summoned a window to inspect it.

【Item: Bloodstain

Appears to be canine】

Bloodstain. Canine.

Thinking of the Corgi that acted as the guardian of this parking spot, whom he called “General’s Gatekeeper,” Ye Shuang glanced around and then said to Bai Yuyou, Tang Keke, and Yezi, “You two go up first.”

“What’s wrong, Ye Shuang?”

“Need help, big brother?”

“Daddy?”

“It’s nothing. You go up first,” Ye Shuang said. Bai Yuyou and Tang Keke exchanged a look, didn’t say anything more, and took Yezi to the elevator.

Following the darkening trail of blood deeper into the garage, Ye Shuang finally found a curled-up figure in a corner. Just as he had thought, a Corgi was sticking out its tongue, its hind legs stained with blood.

“Woof! Woof!” The Corgi barked immediately upon noticing someone approaching.

“It’s me, Wangcai.”

At Ye Shuang’s words, the Corgi stopped barking, and even its tail began to wag slightly. However, its heavy breathing continued, as if it was enduring pain.

“Hmm... bleeding that much. Did it get hit?” Ye Shuang frowned, crouching down to examine the Corgi’s wound.

But as soon as he touched it, the Corgi flinched in pain and opened its mouth to bite Ye Shuang, but it stopped the moment it made contact with him. It then stuck out its tongue and licked Ye Shuang’s hand.

“It’s okay. I’ll take you to the hospital. Just bear with it,” Ye Shuang said. After using the window to check and realizing he couldn’t determine the Corgi’s condition on his own, he decided to go back to his spot and drive the car over.

After parking properly, Ye Shuang opened the back of the SUV. He picked up the Corgi and gently placed it inside. The animal seemed to understand that Ye Shuang was trying to help and didn’t move, allowing itself to be set down in the cargo area.

The SUV’s rear compartment was connected to the seats, so there was no worry about oxygen or the Corgi feeling uncomfortable. After closing the tailgate, Ye Shuang drove toward the exit.

“Huh?” As he passed his own building, he noticed Bai Yuyou and Keke standing by the driveway, looking around as if searching for something. When they saw his car, they raised their hands.

“What’s up? I told you to go upstairs,” Ye Shuang said, rolling down the window.

“I wanted to help,” Bai Yuyou said. Even though she didn’t know what was going on, the girl felt Ye Shuang needed assistance.

“Big brother, can we help? Are you going somewhere?”

“Well, if you have time, hop in,” Ye Shuang replied. The two girls climbed into the car.

Soon, sitting in the back, Keke heard the Corgi’s heavy panting from behind. She exclaimed in surprise, “What’s in the back? Are you dumping a body, big brother?”

Ye Shuang: “...”

You really have an overactive imagination.

He then recounted the whole story. Both Keke and Yuyou knew the Corgi—Yuyou especially, since her “little treasure stash” had been eaten by either the dog or the fish, so she was well aware.

“A dog...”

“Who did this? So much blood.”

“No idea. Maybe it was a fight. That’s not uncommon,” Ye Shuang said. After all, with its short legs, the Corgi was probably at the bottom of the stray dog fighting hierarchy.

Soon, Ye Shuang arrived at the nearby veterinary hospital, the same place where they had treated Yi Wan before.

“Use this,” Ye Shuang said, explaining the situation to the receptionist. The staff immediately brought a pet stretcher and carefully carried the Corgi out of the trunk.

“Wow, so much blood,” Tang Keke remarked, noticing the Corgi’s blood-soaked hind legs.

“...” Bai Yuyou watched as well. She reached out and gently stroked the Corgi’s head, as if trying to calm it.

The Corgi had its tongue out, panting heavily, but seemed to understand that everyone around was helping. It cooperatively lay on its side, not moving.

“What’s the situation, doctor?” Ye Shuang asked.

“The wounds are torn. Not sure about the bones yet. If it’s fractured, we might need surgery,” the doctor replied, then asked, “How did this happen?”

“I don’t know. It’s not my dog,” Ye Shuang said.

“Oh, a stray?” The doctor paused, surprised. A stray this chubby was pretty rare.

It looked like it had been eating well.

“Yeah, but I feed it often, so it looks a bit plump,” Ye Shuang explained.

“I see. Please wait outside.”

“Okay.”

Ye Shuang and the others waited outside. Bai Yuyou occasionally glanced inside, but unlike last time at the vet when she had questioned Ye Shuang repeatedly, she seemed much calmer now.

“Is the dog going to be okay?” Keke asked.

“It’ll be fine. Yi Wan was saved here, and his injuries were severe back then,” Bai Yuyou said softly.

“That’s true.”

Meanwhile, Ye Shuang kept looking at Bai Yuyou beside him, as if lost in thought, but he didn’t say anything.

“Don’t worry, Ye Shuang. It’ll be okay,” Bai Yuyou suddenly said, gently squeezing his hand.

Ye Shuang was taken aback, then couldn’t help but smile.

Was she worried about him?

This girl had learned how to comfort people.