Ruan Mian and Lu Yang waited for a while, and suddenly saw a dog chasing a rooster. The dog was all black and looked very clever. The rooster waved its wings, clucked all the way, and ran wildly in this direction, raising dust all the way.
Ruan Mian was speechless and silent for two seconds, and asked: “… Is this how you two usually bring the police dog here?”
Lu Yang, noticing the approaching police dog, subtly shifted behind Ruan Mian. “Yes, since neither of us dared to approach it, we figured that the trained police dog wouldn’t bite. As long as Wang Dali brings it over and turns back into human form, it won’t continue to chase us.”
Ruan Mian couldn’t help but remark, “…Coming up with this method, you guys really went through a lot of trouble.”
You two are really talented.
Lu Yang nodded, looked at Wang Dali, who was running over, and said in agreement: “Sometimes, this rooster is also useful.”
Ruan Mian lowered his eyes and looked at Wang Dali, who was running closer and closer. His eyes gradually widened, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.
He swallowed hard and asked: “Dali’s feathers…were they all bitten off by the police dog?”
The rooster sprinting toward them was missing feathers in patches, leaving it looking ragged and uneven, as if it had been gnawed at by a dog. The few remaining feathers were sparse and scattered, making it look quite disheveled.
Ruan Mian looked horrified, thinking that Wang Dali’s sacrifice was too great.
Lu Yang touched his nose and said awkwardly: “I plucked it.”
Ruan Mian lifted his gaze, feeling disoriented in the wind.
Lu Yang shrugged his shoulders, “Who told him to provoke me when he first came?”
Ruan Mian couldn’t help asking, “How did he provoke you?”
Lu Yang frowned and said quickly, “When I was running on the training ground, he followed me closely, saying he wanted to protect me, but he kept stepping on my shoelaces. When I was eating, he insisted on helping me pick the chopped green onions from the dishes, but he also picked the meat from my plate. In the morning, I wanted to sleep a little longer, but he started crowing in the morning. When I didn’t let him crow, he said I was curbing his nature as a rooster.”
Lu Yang became more and more angry as he spoke, and he wished he could go over and pluck a few more chicken feathers and make a feather duster specifically for beating roosters.
Ruan Mian imagined the scene and suddenly felt that it was already very good that Wang Dali could survive completely under Lu Yang’s hands.
Wang Dali’s claws slid very fast, and when he was about to be run over, Ruan Mian hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed the dog leash before Wang Dali turned into a human form, stopping the police dog from chasing him.
The police dog had received strict training. After Ruan Mian grabbed the dog leash, it sat down honestly, raised its head high, half-closed its eyes, and looked aloof. Its expression was somewhat similar to Lu Yang’s arrogant expression. Ruan Mian found this familiar and couldn’t help but like it, gently patting the dog’s head.
Wang Dali stopped, panting heavily, and was so tired that he couldn’t stand steadily. He shook his feathers habitually, and a feather fell from his body.
Ruan Mian saw that his body froze instantly, his eyes were misty, and he stared at the chicken feather, almost rolling out tears of heartache.
Ruan Mian looked at him with a complicated expression, and also reached out to touch his cockscomb.
Brother Ji’er, you are too miserable.
Wang Dali looked up and blinked his eyes gently. He always felt that he saw deep sympathy in Ruan Mian’s eyes.
……
Wang Dali awkwardly went to the side to rest. Ruan Mian took out the dog food and fed the police dog a few bites. The dog ate quickly, trying to maintain its aloof demeanor, but its tail betrayed its excitement by wagging slightly. It was clear that the dog was deeply moved to finally be getting some food.
Ruan Mian couldn’t help but smile as he crouched beside the dog, gently stroking its neck. After a while, when the dog had become more accustomed to his presence, Ruan Mian turned to Lu Yang and said, “Baby Lu, come over and try interacting with it.”
Lu Yang’s whole body was alert, “I won’t go, just feed him.”
“What would you do after I leave?”
Lu Yang pursed his lips and didn’t say anything. Ruan Mian persuaded him softly, “Baby Lu, dogs are not that scary. Be obedient, come and take a look.”
Lu Yang covered his ears with his hands and muttered, “No, no, no…”
Ruan Mian couldn’t help laughing twice. He didn’t persuade him anymore. He directly took his hand and led it to the police dog, wanting him to try to touch the dog.
From the moment Lu Yang approached the police dog, his whole body showed resistance, and he kept shrinking back. Ruan Mian exerted a little force and held his hand tightly. He was afraid of hurting Ruan Mian, so he didn’t dare to struggle hard and could only keep pulling and resisting.
Ruan Mian never thought that one day he would try to help Lu Yang change his habit of being afraid of dogs, because he always thought that he could protect Lu Yang for the rest of his life. As long as Lu Yang met a dog, he could help Lu Yang drive the dog away. But now that they were grown up, Lu Yang had to face this police dog on his own, and Ruan Mian had to make an effort to help Lu Yang come to terms with it.
Ruan Mian held Lu Yang’s hand and gently placed it on the police dog, saying softly: “Baby Lu, you can be afraid of other dogs, but you have to try to accept this police dog. You see, it looks a bit cute, and it is not as scary as you think. It is a strictly trained police dog. It will not hurt you, and it will only protect you at the right time. If you are willing, it will become your most loyal partner that you can fight side by side with.”
The police dog assigned to Lu Yang by Captain Song must be well-trained and one in a million. Ruan Mian believes that this must be an excellent police dog.
Lu Yang’s fingers curled up, trying hard to move his fingers away, not wanting to touch the police dog. Hearing Ruan Mian’s words, he said hesitantly: “No, Tutu, I can’t do it…”
The police dog was full and in a good mood. Seeing that Lu Yang’s hand was just an inch away from it, it took the initiative to move to it and rubbed it gently.
Lu Yang felt the touch on his fingers and immediately trembled all over. He closed his eyes and screamed: “Ahhhhhhhh… I touched it, I actually touched a dog!”
Wang Dali held a leaf in his mouth and leaned against a tree not far away. He looked back at Lu Yang when he heard the cry, and his pupils shrank slightly.
Lu Yang used to be aloof when he was outside. It was not until now that he saw Lu Yang’s private appearance in front of Ruan Mian. It was also the first time he saw such a vivid expression on Lu Yang’s face.
He suddenly realized that he had never understood Lu Yang. What he liked might just be an illusion, his perfect idea of an Omega.
He hadn’t fully understood Lu Yang, just as he hadn’t yet grasped the relationship between Lu Yang and Ruan Mian.
For example, describing their relationship as that of Omega best friends, they lack the jealousy and competition typically found among Omega best friends. Calling them lovers doesn’t quite fit either, as they don’t exhibit the typical flirtation and shyness found in romantic relationships. They seem as if they have been one entity from childhood, indistinguishable from one another, completely honest with each other, and deeply cherishing their bond. It’s as if no label can truly define their relationship, yet it feels like they could be any kind of relationship because, no matter what, they are the closest and most inseparable people in the world.
Wang Dali spit out the leaves in his mouth, rested his head on his arms, looked up at the blue sky, squinted his eyes gently, and had to admit that he was a little envious.
After Lu Yang recovered, Ruan Mian held Lu Yang’s hand and gently touched the back of the police dog, saying softly: “Look, it won’t bite you or hurt you, it’s very well behaved.”
Lu Yang opened his eyes a little, glanced at the police dog in front of him, curled his lips slightly, and said with some disdain: “Its fur is a bit prickly, and it doesn’t feel as comfortable as rabbit fur.”
The police dog seemed to understand what he said and knew that it was disliked. It shook its body deliberately. Lu Yang screamed in fear, retracted his hand, hid behind Ruan Mian, rested his chin on Ruan Mian’s shoulder, and looked in carefully.
Ruan Mian suddenly had an idea, looked back at Lu Yang, and proposed a trade, “How about this? If you touch it once, I will turn into a rabbit and let you pet me ten times.”
Lu Yang’s eyes lit up instantly. He couldn’t touch his rabbit fur recently, and his hands had been itching for a long time. He had only managed to pet Ruan Mian a few times before Ruan Mian transformed back into his human form, and he hadn’t had enough yet.
Ruan Mian held Lu Yang’s hand again. This time, Lu Yang resisted with less force and let him put his hand back on the back of the police dog.
Their hands overlapped, and they stroked the back of the police dog again and again. Ruan Mian comforted softly, “I’ll be with you, don’t be afraid.”
Lu Yang grimaced as he felt the prickly dog fur under his hand. However, the sweet, flowing sound of Ruan Mian’s voice in his ear and the contrast of the hot police dog’s body with Ruan Mian’s cool, soft hand made him feel that, as long as Ruan Mian was there, even interacting with the dog didn’t seem so unbearable.
Although his hands were still shaking, he felt that he could hold on a little longer as long as he thought about being able to touch the fine and fluffy rabbit fur.
Ruan Mian looked at Lu Yang’s gradually loosened eyebrows and couldn’t help but smile gently.
He understood that Captain Song gave Lu Yang this police dog to hone Lu Yang. Captain Song hoped that Lu Yang could overcome difficulties and become a real soldier, a soldier who was never afraid.
Ruan Mian accompanied Lu Yang to adapt for a while. After Lu Yang could touch the police dog by himself, Ruan Mian stood up and played with Lu Yang and the police dog for a while. He asked Lu Yang to try to throw branches far away and ordered the police dog to pick them up.
Lu Yang was not very interested at first and played reluctantly. Later, he had a deeper understanding of the police dog and gradually had fun. The police dog was no longer as cold as before. It wagged its tail very happily and was particularly enthusiastic towards Ruan Mian and Lu Yang.
Ruan Mian stood by and watched them for a while. After making sure that the two of them got along harmoniously, he quietly quit their game, so that Lu Yang could have more opportunities to get along with the police dog and adapt to each other’s existence.
He walked to Wang Dali’s side, raised his eyes, and looked at the man and the dog quietly. His eyes were very relieved.
Wang Dali laid on the lawn, shook his legs, looked at the sky, and said: “Let’s leave when it gets dark.”
“We?” Ruan Mian turned his head and asked in surprise: “Are you going back with me?”
“Yeah.” Wang Dali frowned, his voice a little disappointed, “Lu Yang will report to the Blue Wolf Unit tomorrow, and there is no point for me to stay here alone.”
He paused, and then said: “Anyway, I am not suitable for being a soldier at all. I used to see my dad going in and out of the barracks and thought he was very cool. I also wanted to apply for a military academy and try it out. Now I think it’s better to forget it. I am completely awake after this military training.”
Ruan Mian said: “I thought you would find a way to go to the Blue Wolf Unit with Lu Yang.”
“The Blue Wolf Unit isn’t something you can just join whenever you want. I know myself well enough; I wouldn’t pass the tests anyway. Besides…” Wang Dali looked up at him, tears almost welling up in his eyes, and said, “How can I still have any fantasies about him when he’s like this every day? Every time I think of him now, all I picture is the feathers he’s pulled out from me. And when he speaks, all I hear is that cursed nickname ‘Ji’er.’”
Wang Dali couldn’t help but complain that Lu Yang had done so many bad things that it was impossible to list them all.
After saying this, he sighed deeply, “Now, when I see him, I just want to run eight hundred meters away. He’s no longer the Omega idol I once admired; now, he’s the Alpha nightmare of my dreams!”
The pain of having a dream shattered is something others can’t truly understand.
“…” Ruan Mian patted his shoulder sympathetically and couldn’t help but say this: “…Ji’er, you’ve suffered.”
Wang Dali: “…Get lost!”
Wang Dali felt a heaviness in his chest. It was clear that spending too much time with both the rabbit and the wolf had turned out to be quite troublesome.
