After breakfast, Qiao Qiao snatched the task of walking the dogs from his dad.
He and Zhang Peng each took a Golden Retriever, just right.
Lao Qiao felt aggrieved—why take away one of the few joys left for an old man?
To comfort him, Su Ya pulled him along to walk the cats instead.
The three little cats, who had been bouncing around and nearly tearing up the house before, immediately flopped down like lifeless puddles as soon as their leashes were on. None of them were willing to be walked.
Su Ya and Lao Qiao found themselves in a battle of wills with the cats.
Taking advantage of the chaos, Qiao Qiao called for Zhang Peng to make a quick getaway.
The dogs didn’t need to be dragged along; they dashed out the door like wild horses, almost pulling Qiao Qiao off his feet.
Zhang Peng quickly grabbed Damao’s leash to help.
Ermao, seeing an opportunity, eagerly lunged forward with its tongue hanging out—
“Ow!” Its neck hurt. QAQ
For an alpha with superior strength, controlling two large dogs wasn’t a difficult task.
Ermao calmed down and, along with Damao, started sniffing around the neighborhood leisurely.
Zhang Peng kept an eye on them, making sure they didn’t poop anywhere inappropriate.
Qiao Qiao, meanwhile, became a hands-off observer.
He took out his phone to snap pictures of the dogs—one of Damao peeing, another of Ermao gnawing on tree bark.
“They must have some Husky in them,” Qiao Qiao confidently declared.
Zhang Peng sighed, “There’s some truth to the saying that pets resemble their owners.”
Qiao Qiao had just picked a wildflower, and upon hearing this, he turned around. “What did you say?”
Zhang Peng remained calm. “I said, Damao and Ermao are as cute as you.”
“Oh.” Qiao Qiao stuck the wildflower behind Zhang Peng’s ear, smirking mischievously. “Don’t let it fall off, or you’ll have to do a hundred push-ups as punishment.”
Zhang Peng, with a look that said “Is that supposed to be a punishment?” took a step, causing the flower to casually fall to the ground.
At that moment, Qiao Qiao added, “You’ll have to do them on top of me.”
Zhang Peng imagined the scene for a moment, and suddenly felt a rush of heat.
He quickly stretched, pretending to be doing morning exercises, while secretly adjusting himself.
Qiao Qiao’s attention had already shifted to an advertisement playing on a screen in the neighborhood.
“An inhibitor every morning and night keeps your worries at bay.” On the LED screen, the popular star Jiang Pi smiled sweetly, holding a specialized inhibitor for omegas.
Zhang Peng noticed Qiao Qiao staring at another man and grew wary. “Do you like him?” He quietly disparaged the handsome omega. “Celebrities look good on TV, but in person, they’re just ordinary. They wear makeup all the time, so their skin is bad, and they don’t have time to work out. They’re not in good shape.”
Not like him—he was strong and fit.
Qiao Qiao was a truthful person. “Jiang Pi is really good-looking, and his skin is nice too.”
Zhang Peng was surprised. “You’ve met him?”
Qiao Qiao was also surprised. “He’s your rumored fling, after all!”
A question mark slowly formed on Zhang Peng’s face.
Qiao Qiao explained, “He’s Jiang Wan’s younger brother. He saw you on WeChat through Jiang Wan’s phone, got to know you, and developed a crush on you. He created opportunities to run into you, and the paparazzi caught you two meeting, which ended up all over the news. Ring any bells?”
It finally clicked for Zhang Peng that the rumored fling from that time was the harmless-looking omega in front of him. He’s the one who ruined my reputation!
Feeling wronged, Zhang Peng protested, “I never met him on purpose. How could I possibly like him?”
Qiao Qiao nodded vigorously. “I’m just saying, that’s what the news wrote. It was all a misunderstanding from ages ago. When you were interviewed and explained the origins of ‘Yiqiao Technology,’ everyone knew that you only love ‘Qiao.’”
Zhang Peng nodded, adding Jiang Pi’s name to his blacklist, right after Luo Xuan and before Jiang Wan.
But remembering that Jiang Wan had praised Qiao Qiao’s cuteness only because he wanted to learn how to be cute himself, Zhang Peng thought for a moment and decided to take Jiang Wan off the blacklist.
Qiao Qiao shared with Zhang Peng, “Jiang Pi was actually pretty nice. He secretly warned me that being in an AB relationship comes with a lot of challenges and that I should be careful.”
Zhang Peng was suspicious. “Was he really that kind-hearted?”
Qiao Qiao nodded. “He even treated me to a meal.” He grinned. “My favorite restaurant, and I ate so much—all by myself.”
Although Jiang Pi’s intentions were different, the outcome was that Qiao Qiao had a delicious meal.
He chuckled to himself.
Zhang Peng gently patted Qiao Qiao’s head, thinking, Qiao Qiao is great in every way, but he’s too kind and doesn’t understand how dangerous people can be.
Jiang Pi’s meal couldn’t be called a friendly invitation—it was clearly a trap.
Zhang Peng became vigilant. Even though he still saw himself as just an ordinary guy, in the eyes of some people, he might already be considered quite a catch.
Plenty of people would try to take advantage of him.
Qiao Qiao was naive; he couldn’t afford to be.
It was time to arrange for a personal assistant to keep these buzzing flies and butterflies away.
They shouldn’t have any more chances to get close to Qiao Qiao.
Meanwhile, far away in New Zealand, Jiang Pi had just finished filming his scenes and sneezed three times in a row.
Who’s cursing me?
Jiang Pi cursed under his breath and for the thousandth time submitted a friend request.
He’d stolen Zhang Peng’s WeChat ID from his brother’s phone more than half a year ago, but he still hadn’t managed to get added as a friend!
Zhang Peng, after cleaning up after Damao and Ermao, wiped his hands with a wet wipe. Hearing his phone buzz, he took a look and saw another friend request from the account named “Jiang Da Zhuang.”
He frowned slightly. How many times had this been? This person kept trying to add him on WeChat without ever explaining who they were or why.
Zhang Peng casually reported “Jiang Da Zhuang” for harassment.
WeChat was quite efficient, quickly confirming that “Jiang Da Zhuang” had indeed been engaging in harassment and promptly suspended the account for a month.
Back at the hotel, Jiang Pi had just returned from filming and was dumbfounded. “???”
Who reported me? My WeChat is banned!
He had been trying for so long but had never managed to reach Zhang Peng, and now his patience had run out.
What’s so great about Qiao Qiao? What makes Zhang Peng so devoted to him?
He’s just a beta!
In a fit of anger, Jiang Pi deleted all the photos of Zhang Peng from his phone.
So what if he’s good-looking? His taste is awful.
He decided to wait and see just how long this AB relationship would last.
He wasn’t the type to throw himself at someone, but there were plenty of others out there who would.
How long could Zhang Peng hold out? Six months? A year?
He would be watching.
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