Published: January 31, 2025
In every city, there are stray cats and dogs.
This is not the fault of these animals, but of humans.
When many people grow tired of stray cats and dogs, these unfortunate lives, which were almost all adopted and then abandoned, might understand human emotions better than anyone else.
But one thing is certain: when someone takes care of them again, they will trust and get close to you.
Perhaps this is the instinct of life to seek benefits and avoid harm, but it cannot be denied that they will remember kindness.
In this city, there are many such abandoned animals.
In the neighborhood where Ye Zhongming lives, there are quite a few stray dogs. Usually, when at home, he and Bai Shishi go downstairs every day to feed them.
They don’t have money to buy dog food, so they can only use some leftover meals, but these stray dogs are not picky. They finish every meal and then wag their tails at the couple holding hands.
The result of this is that every day when the two go downstairs to class or come home from school, there will always be stray dogs running over to accompany them, playfully jumping around, seeing them home or to school, before happily running off again.
Ye Zhongming had gotten used to such scenes before the apocalypse, but ten years of experiences in the apocalypse had made these memories somewhat blurry.
At this moment, when he saw this yellow dog, there was a hint of familiarity, but he couldn't recall immediately. After all, he is a reincarnated person, and ten years have passed since his consciousness last resided in this time. Many things have been forgotten.
However, when the dog came over and showed affection and friendliness towards him, Ye Zhongming finally remembered. This was a stray dog he and Bai Shishi often fed, often accompanying them to and from classes. The reason he remembered was that sometimes when he returned late, he would see its silhouette waiting at the street corner.
“Is it really you, earth yellow pill?”
This name was given by Bai Shishi because of its yellow fur and the dust it collected from being a stray all day long.
Ye Zhongming crouched down, his large hand stroking the dog's head, revealing the first genuine smile since his reincarnation.
The earth yellow pill was clearly very happy as well, slightly closing its eyes to enjoy Ye Zhongming's affection. It then rolled over, exposing its belly with its limbs in the air, and Ye Zhongming habitually scratched that spot gently.
This was a dog's way of showing trust, exposing its softest spot to you.
The sight stunned the four people behind them. What should have been a confrontation turned into a recognition of mutual affection.
The female police officer instinctively pointed her gun at Ye Zhongming's back as he crouched down, reflecting her doubts about the relationship between the man and the dog.
Just when the earth yellow pill was enjoying Ye Zhongming's scratching, it suddenly jumped up and began to growl at the female officer. If it weren’t for the narrow bathroom door being blocked by Ye Zhongming, it might have charged forward to protect its benefactor.
The shift in the situation also surprised Ye Zhongming. He turned to look at the female officer and said softly, “I know this dog. I’ve fed it before. It’s not dangerous; you can put the gun down.”
After speaking, he glanced at the female officer and walked toward the silver light in the corner, which was his purpose for coming today.
“Wait a minute!”
The nasal-voiced man shouted to stop him and quickly walked a couple of steps to the bathroom door. Seeing the fierce-looking earth yellow pill made him stop, and he took half a step back in fear before saying, “What are you doing? This thing was discovered by us; it belongs to us.”
“Yeah, that’s ours. Hurry up and take that dog out of here.”
The brother of the deceased chimed in, clearly coveting the glimmering silver object.
Another man named Lin Li stood beside them, sharing the same thought.
Only the female police officer frowned but said nothing.