Chapter 318: Xueqiu Might Not Last Much Longer
Paofujiang’s husband heard her words and fell silent again.
“Honey,” Paofujiang said with a trembling voice, “What happened? Tell me, okay?”
“Okay.” Paofujiang’s husband left his workstation and said in a low voice, “The dog at home now is indeed not Xueqiu, it’s its older brother, Xuebing.”
“Then where did Xueqiu go?” Paofujiang was extremely anxious.
Paofujiang’s husband pressed his lips together, “I’ll go home now and tell you. Wait for me to come back.”
He was afraid that hearing this news over the phone would cause his wife to break down. He needed to be by her side to comfort her.
Paofujiang hung up the phone and quickly apologized when she returned to the livestream room: “Sorry, everyone, for making you wait.”
Jiang Yuan looked at her reddened eyes and said softly, “It’s okay. Did you ask your husband?”
Paofujiang explained, “He admitted that the dog at home now is Xuebing, but he said he’ll tell me the rest when he gets home.”
Jiang Yuan nodded and then looked at Xuebing, “Do you know what happened to Xueqiu?”
“I only know it was sick.” Xuebing shook his head. “The male owner spent money to buy me, saying I would be called Xueqiu from now on. I don’t know anything else.”
“Okay.” Jiang Yuan relayed his words to Paofujiang. “Xuebing doesn’t know much. Let’s wait a bit longer.”
“Okay.” Paofujiang’s eyes were teary, and she nodded. “Streamer, should I go offline first? I don’t want to waste everyone’s time.”
“No need.” Jiang Yuan gently shook her head. “Everyone is also very concerned about Xueqiu’s situation.”
Paofujiang raised her hand to wipe her eyes and said gratefully, “Thank you, everyone, for your concern.”
【 Hope Xueqiu is okay 】
【 Dog owners can’t bear to see this 】
【 Suddenly so sad 】
Paofujiang began telling everyone the story of her and Xueqiu.
Xueqiu was already five years old. Her grandmother gave her to her the year she graduated from university. Two years ago, her grandmother developed Alzheimer’s disease and forgot everyone, but she remembered Xueqiu…
After about twenty minutes, Paofujiang looked up at the door and said, “My husband should be back.”
She put her phone away, got up, and walked over.
“Xiao Fu, I’m back.” Paofujiang’s husband opened the door and changed his shoes at the entrance hall. “Wait for me a moment.”
He went to the bathroom to wash his hands before returning to the living room.
“Xiao Fu.” Paofujiang’s husband stood in front of his wife and explained softly, “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to hide it from you.”
Paofujiang didn’t speak, quietly waiting for him to finish explaining.
Paofujiang’s husband pressed his lips together before continuing, “When you were on a business trip, your work matters were already making you very troubled, so I didn’t dare to tell you about Xueqiu getting sick.”
“Xiao Fu, do you remember I told you Xueqiu suddenly lost its appetite?”
“I remember. Did it start getting sick then?”
“Besides having no appetite, it didn’t move much. It always lay there and occasionally let out pained cries.”
Paofujiang’s eyes were misty, and she choked out, “What happened next?”
“I took it to the pet hospital for an examination. The doctor said it had a tumor in its body.”
Paofujiang covered her mouth, tears rustling down her face.
“The situation was urgent. The doctor immediately arranged surgery for Xueqiu, but the condition wasn’t very good…” Paofujiang’s husband paused slightly. His eyes also reddened, and his voice became hoarse. “Xiao Fu, it’s all my fault for not taking good care of Xueqiu.”
“How is Xueqiu now?” Paofujiang clutched the man’s sleeve and anxiously pressed him for an answer.
“At the pet hospital.” Paofujiang’s husband said, “Xueqiu might be close to… I was worried you wouldn’t be able to accept it.”
Paofujiang cried, “No matter what it becomes, it’s my Xueqiu. No other dog can replace it. Take me to see Xueqiu right now.”
“Okay.” Paofujiang’s husband immediately agreed.
Paofujiang quickly grabbed her mobile phone and said to Jiang Yuan, “Yuan Yuan, Xueqiu is still alive. I’m going to see it now.”
Paofujiang’s husband knew that Jiang Yuan was an animal streamer his wife paid attention to. He had always heard her mention why she could never connect during livestreams, and now he realized she had connected with her today.
It seemed this streamer was the one who told her about Xuebing.
He was still wondering on his way back from work how his wife knew.
Paofujiang grabbed a jacket to wear over her pajamas. While waiting for the elevator, she said to Jiang Yuan, “Yuan Yuan, I won’t interrupt your livestream for now. I’ll let you know if there’s any news about Xueqiu.”
“That’s fine too.” Jiang Yuan nodded gently. “I hope Xueqiu is safe and sound.”
“Thank you, Yuan Yuan.” Paofujiang greeted the audience in the livestream room and then disconnected.
She gave Jiang Yuan a reward and then exited the livestream room.
Paofujiang stood in the elevator car, turning her head to look at the man beside her.
“Xiao Fu.” Paofujiang’s husband held her hand. “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to hide it from you.”
At first, it was because he was afraid it would affect Paofujiang’s work while she was on a business trip. Later, because Xueqiu’s condition became very serious, he didn’t know how to tell her…
Paofujiang’s voice was muffled, “From now on, no matter what happens, you are not allowed to hide it from me.”
“I know.” Paofujiang’s husband quickly agreed and felt a slight sense of relief in his heart.
On the other side.
Qingjiao Rousi angrily exited Jiang Yuan’s livestream room and unfollowed her.
She couldn’t believe her daughter would steal things from home.
Her daughter lived at school, so she couldn’t ask her now.
The more Qingjiao Rousi thought about it, the more uncomfortable she felt. She walked out of the room, patted the door of the storage room, and shouted loudly, “Xiao Zheng, are you asleep yet?”
Xiao Zheng opened the door. “Sister Lan.”
“I’m asking you, did you take my things?” Qingjiao Rousi stared at her with a stern face.
Xiao Zheng shook her head and said calmly, “No.”
“Then why are my things missing?” Qingjiao Rousi’s gaze was sharp as she examined her. “If you stole my things, just admit it. I won’t hold you responsible.”
Xiao Zheng frowned and shook her head again. “Sister Lan, I really didn’t steal your things.”
Didn’t Yuan Yuan just tell her the facts?
“You…” Qingjiao Rousi felt a surge of anger. Suppressing her temper, she said, “Xiao Zheng, I know you’re from the countryside and your family is poor. You’ve never seen many good things since you were young. It’s normal to have greedy thoughts when you see our valuable items, and I can understand that. But you must admit if you stole them.”
“I really didn’t steal them.” Xiao Zheng felt a bit wronged and retorted, “Sister Lan, my family may not have money, but we have good upbringing. My parents taught me not to steal.”
Qingjiao Rousi was probably stimulated by her words. She raised her hand and forcefully slapped her, scolding, “Who are you calling ill-bred?”
She used all her strength, and Xiao Zheng instantly felt her cheek burning, a stinging pain, and tears overflowed from her eyes.
“Sister Lan.” Xiao Zheng’s gaze towards her held a trace of anger. “I said my family has good upbringing, I didn’t say anyone else is ill-bred. I didn’t say anything wrong. Why did you hit me?”
Qingjiao Rousi knew she was in the wrong and dared not look into the other’s eyes. She turned her head and said, “I get annoyed just seeing you. You cry all the time. Is crying all you can do?”
