EOD Chapter55

[A Puppy’s Diary]

[Zhou Zefeng’s Diary]

July 7th (Double Seventh Festival)

Is Lu Zhao really gay? Why is he more straight-mannered than me?

When I asked him what holiday it was today, he thought about it for a long time and said it was the birthday of Richard Ernst, the Nobel Laureate in Chemistry.

Excellent. He doesn’t even remember my birthday that clearly.

August 15th (Mid-Autumn Festival)

Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, a traditional holiday in our country.

I don’t believe Lu Zhao could forget it this time.

Fine, while he didn’t forget, it’s the first time in my life I’ve ever received a Mid-Autumn Festival gift like this.

A box of pickled-cabbage-flavored mooncakes issued by his workplace.

Lu Zhao, you really are something else.

December 24th

Today is Christmas Eve. Lu Zhao is at the hospital and has no time to check his phone. This time last year, I was competing, and Lu Zhao was sitting in the audience.

I picked Lu Zhao up from work and asked if he remembered what day it was today.

He said it snowed today, so remember to change shoes when entering the house later, and don’t get his place dirty.

Heh, he even forgot his own birthday, yet he’s still drawing lines between “yours” and “mine.”

I want to run away from home.

(PS. The bed is too warm, and Lu Zhao is holding me. I love him so much, and he also loves me so much. I won’t run away from home anymore; I’ll reluctantly stay for love.)

February 14th

Lu Zhao took a rostered day off today and didn’t go to work. I thought he was going to sleep all day again, but unexpectedly, he got up early in the morning and said he was going to take me out for a drive.

Having been with Lu Zhao for so long, I’ve noticed he really does have some obsession with acting like a domineering CEO.

We’re out. Lu Zhao really likes the newly bought car; the wind is so strong, yet he insists on opening the convertible top. Our faces are being blasted by the wind like a singed pig’s head, but I know how to read the room; I didn’t say a thing and even praised him until he was absolutely delighted.

I guess Lu Zhao is taking me out to celebrate Valentine’s Day. Eating steak and drinking red wine at a high-end restaurant and preferably lighting a carved candle. When we get back, I’ll post on my Moments and tag Yi Yang to make him open his dog eyes and look closely.

We’ve arrived. Lu Zhao brought me to the seaside for a candlelit dinner.

The beach is great; I like it a lot. Aside from my feet hurting from walking on the sand, the sea being gray because it’s cloudy and foggy, the wind being too loud to hear Lu Zhao clearly, the candles for the candlelit dinner refusing to light up, dinner turning into lunch, and the steak being full of sand; everything else is absolutely perfect.

After returning home, we quickly showered, changed into pajamas, and lay on the sofa to find a movie to watch.

Lu Zhao asked me if I was happy today, and if I found it very romantic.

I said of course, but it’s still better at home.

Lu Zhao seemed very surprised and asked me if I didn’t want a sense of ceremony. In the past, whenever he forgot some holiday, my face would drop completely, looking exactly like a dog that got stung by a bee.

I didn’t know how to explain to Lu Zhao that, actually, the holidays themselves aren’t that important; I just want to be with him and celebrate all kinds of different holidays in different ways without needing to do all that superficial stuff.

April 18th

Today is my birthday, and Lu Zhao made me a bowl of longevity noodles. We went to visit Ms. Li together.

Lu Zhao thanked Ms. Li for going through so much hardship to give birth to me, said that I have grown up well and am a very good, wonderful child, and told Ms. Li not to worry.

Today, Lu Zhao hugged me 14 times, patted my head 5 times, kissed me 9 times, kissed away my tears twice, and held my hand many times.

He said I am the best puppy in the whole world, the one and only Zhou Zefeng.

It’s so nice; in some corners of this vast world, two people are loving and being loved in a mundane yet earnest way.

This is the sense of ceremony exclusive to Zhou Zefeng and Lu Zhao (breaking the rules to let these words make a comeback just this once).

[Xuebing’s Diary]

September 8th

Master doesn’t have to work today!!! There’s a chance to go out and play tonight!!!

A strange species came to the house; it looks a bit like me, but upon closer inspection, it’s a human.

Master took him to the second floor. Master has brought a few people home before, but this person is the strangest of all, giving me a bizarre sense of familiarity.

Master didn’t make a sound upstairs all afternoon. I have a bad feeling about this.

In the evening, I was playing with my toys in the living room. It had been quiet by the dining table the whole time. I was waiting for the right moment to have Master take me out to play, but this person just won’t leave. It’s worrying me to death!!!

To my surprise, he left after a while. I thought he and Master would take me out to play together.

He probably won’t come back again; that’s how it was with those people before.

I ran up to Master holding my leash in my mouth, but Master just kept eating braised pork.

Master, even if you won’t share a piece with me, have you forgotten the single most important thing!!!

In the end, Master finished eating and went back to his room. My dream is shattered.

Hey, you over there, it’s all your fault. Don’t let me catch you here again!!!

September 24th

Sometimes I feel like I might not be just an ordinary dog.

Ordinary dogs just have a keen sense of smell, but my sense of smell can sometimes achieve the level of a sudden flash of insight.

For instance, when the doorbell rang, even though it was a long way off, I suddenly smelled that guy’s scent!

I immediately did a Samoyed-flip and leaped up, unexpectedly getting bubbles all over Master.

Master muttered “so fast” and abandoned me to go open the door.

Turns out love really does fade, and it’s only a matter of time before Master falls for another dog…

That guy came in, and I quickly stood up to give him a warning display, but unexpectedly, Master scolded me, boohoo.

I’ll count him as knowing how to behave; he picked up the body wash and started giving me a bath. Truth be told, it felt pretty good, but what did he mean by holding my paw and asking if I missed him?

Who missed you? Narcissist.

While Master went to get the hair dryer, that guy tidied up the messy bathroom. Unexpectedly, this young fellow is quite honest and hardworking. Since he could show up again, it means he really is different from those people Master had before, right?

I have unilaterally decided to help Master test and observe him.

After dinner, I thought I wouldn’t be able to go out and play again, but unexpectedly, that guy noticed me holding my leash in my mouth and took the initiative to suggest taking me out.

Who says only those standing in the light count as heroes! That guy! From now on, we’re brothers for life!

I have a secret base that only Master and I know about, but since my brother for life is here today, it’s fine to bring him along too. I brought them there, but they didn’t seem to have any intention of running around wildly; they just sat on the bench and talked.

I demonstrated playing on the grass for them for a while, but they still didn’t mean to join in.

Are those two dating? Then I’ll give them some privacy to avoid awkwardness. I really am so sensible it hurts.

In the evening, the woods are full of insect bros you don’t see during the day. I can’t understand the songs they’re singing. The neighbor grandma’s Golden Retriever little bro isn’t here today, so I’m feeling a bit lonely.

A kid came over. Thank you for praising me for being cute, but I’m not called “big white dog.” My breed’s name is Samoyed, and my name is Xuebing. Let’s play together next time if there’s a chance.

February 14th

Ever since Master got together with that guy, he’s been loving me less and less, boohoo.

In the past, I could still sleep in the same room as Master. Now, even the leather sofa doesn’t belong to me anymore, and Master even locks the bedroom door at night. It’s all because of that guy; his name seems to be Zhou Zefeng. Even though we have a tight relationship now, Master will always be number one in my heart, and I will never get over this hurdle!!!

For some reason tonight, that guy and Master slept in separate rooms. I jumped onto the bed, and Master didn’t stop me.

Hahahahaha, I got to sleep beautifully on Master’s bed for a night! I’ve waited so long, and finally this day has come!!!

To my surprise, the next morning before the sky was even bright, I was woken up by the sound of the door opening.

Strange, Master clearly locked the room last night. Could it be that that guy found the key in the study?!

I pricked up my ears and stood up. That guy patted my back to make me lie down again, and then he lay down right next to me.

Just like that, I was sandwiched between two humans, and that guy held both Master and me in his arms.

Heh, he actually dared to come in.

Now, as for who the third wheel is, I won’t say.