Wolf's favor

Cang Jingchi carried Gu Xiaoai to the soft couch beside her, and stood silently in front of the carved French windows looking outside.

"Third Master." Cang Yu approached, glanced sideways at Gu Xiaoai who was curled up weakly on the soft couch, and lowered his voice: "Doctor Feng is here."

Cang Jingchi nodded: "Let him in."

Dr. Feng is a middle-aged werewolf who has served several generations of the Cang family and is quite respected by Cang Jingchi.He was already familiar with the way, brought an assistant, came in and bowed to Cang Jingchi and said, "Third Master, what's wrong?"

"No." Cang Jingchi walked up to the collapse and picked up Gu Xiaoai, "There is something wrong with the dog's left ear, please take a look at it, Mr. Feng."

"Yes." Dr. Feng has long heard that Cang Jingchi has adopted a godson, but looking at this... puppy in front of him, he couldn't help being surprised. Taking tools, she checked Gu Xiaoai's ears carefully, stood up after a while and explained to Cang Jingchi, "This is an old injury, the root of the injury is deep, and it can't be cured."

Cang Jingchi nodded, gently poked Gu Xiaoai's slumped left ear with her slender fingers, and said in a deep voice, "Can that make his ear stand up? It's so slumped like a dog."

Dr. Feng almost blurted out, "This is a dog you're hugging." He endured it for a while, nodded and said, "That's fine, just do a minor operation."

"Then do it, it happens that he is in a coma, so be quick." Cang Jingchi put Gu Xiaoai on the bed, stood up and watched by himself, thought for a while and then instructed: "Dogs don't have the ability to heal themselves. Be careful, Mr. Feng."

"Yes, I know." Dr. Feng directly spread a sterile cloth on the soft couch, and sterilized the gloves and masks he put on with his assistant.Picking up Gu Xiaoai who was lying on the side and putting it on the sterile cloth, the assistant quickly shaved off the white fluff on Gu Xiaoai's left ear. The skin was carefully sterilized.Another piece of sterile cloth was used to cut a small hole and cover Gu Xiaoai's ear, and the preparations for the operation were ready in a short while.

Dr. Feng prepared anesthesia needles and performed local anesthesia.Turning back to Cang Jingchi, he bowed and said, "Third Master, the operation will begin now."

Cang Jingchi nodded, but still didn't go out, walked to the French window and looked out the window.

Dr. Feng wiped off his sweat, concentrated his energy and began to cut...

"Hiss..." Gu Xiaoai felt the pain of tearing her ears, and couldn't help but stretch out her hands to protect her ears...

"Don't touch it." Cang Jingchi pressed Gu Xiaoai's hand, "Does it hurt?"

The effect of the anesthesia had passed, and Gu Xiaoai gritted her teeth in pain and couldn't help but inhale, "My ears...is that so?"

"I've had a minor operation, don't get wet, and don't drink." Seeing that Gu Xiaoai was fine, Cang Jingchi turned and left the room.

Cang Yu walked in, looked at Gu Xiaoai's tightly covered ears and smiled: "Dr. Feng came over just now, and performed a minor operation on the young master." As he spoke, he handed Gu Xiaoai a mirror. Xiao Ai looked at her ears and couldn't figure out the situation, and looked left and right: "It's...it's night?"

"Yeah." Cang Yu smiled, "Young master slept for a long time, can you stand up?"

Gu Xiaoai nodded, supported Cang Yu's arm to stand up, and slowly walked back to her room.

Cang Yu asked the servant to push the dining car over, and smiled at Gu Xiaoai: "Young Master, let's see what you want to eat."

Gu Xiaoai took a bowl of porridge and asked the servant to leave, drank a few mouthfuls of porridge, looked up at Cang Yu, hesitated for a while and said, "This... it's just my ear, did godfather perform surgery on me?"

"En." Cang Yu nodded, "Third Master really wants you to restore your hearing, but Dr. Feng said that the injury is fundamental and can't be cured...Don't be sad, Young Master. Third Master asked Dr. Feng to perform a minor operation on you. After it’s done, it’s no different from the normal one in terms of appearance.”

Gu Xiaoai nodded, couldn't help feeling warm in her heart, and whispered: "I don't know...and I didn't thank Godfather, is he busy now?"

"Maybe a bit busy." Cang Yu wondered, "The third master has been with you all afternoon, and now there are many things to deal with..."

"Oh." Gu Xiaoai didn't say anything after finishing the porridge, Cang Yu smiled and asked softly: "Does it still hurt from the third master's beating in the afternoon?"

Gu Xiaoai blushed again when she heard the words, and faltered: "No...it doesn't hurt, the skin is not broken, it's already healed."

Cang Yu smiled: "Don't hold grudges against him, the boys of the Cang family were beaten up since they were young, the third master has been very gentle to you, he really treats you like his own son and raised you."

"Yeah." Gu Xiaoai nodded, "I know, I won't hold grudges against him...you know my old days, this...it's really nothing."

"Young master is really sensible." Cang Yu stood up and took the porridge bowl that Gu Xiaoai had just put aside, "I still have to go to the third master, let's go first, the young master calls me for something."

Gu Xiaoai nodded, and gently huddled under the fluffy quilt, more like a shaggy puppy with blown fur.

When Cang Yu left, he thoughtfully turned off all the lights in the bedroom, leaving only a small lamp in front of Gu Xiaoai's bed.

Gu Xiaoai took out the little bell around his neck by the dim light. This is a little habit of his. When he is bored or has something to think about, he can't help but take out this bell. Rubbing and thinking about things.

Gu Xiaoai couldn't help but blush when thinking about the day's events. He felt embarrassed, and even felt that even being whipped by Instructor Jing in front of the whole class at school was better than being hugged by Cang Jingchi and stripped of his pants. It's a little more face-saving to have a butt.

How did Gu Xiaoai think that when Cang Jingchi beat him during the day, it was like a strict father admonishing a child, hating iron for being weak... with a deep pampering care.

"He was afraid that I would get hurt...he didn't even use a whip..." Gu Xiaoai murmured, "Dad...does everyone love children so much?"

Gu Xiaoai didn't know that family affection was the vaguest concept he had. He had never met his biological mother. After his biological father brought him back to the ancient mansion, he ignored him and allowed him to be bullied by others until he couldn't bear to run away. , Gu Xiaoai didn't even feel any so-called family affection.

This is family affection?For you to eat, to wear, to go to school, to treat your illness, and to punish you physically when you make mistakes... Gu Xiaoai is ignorant, and vaguely thinks that this means family affection.

The disabled little werewolf suddenly felt a taste of happiness. This sweet and warm taste, like a ray of sunshine, shot into his dim world, guiding him step by step, gently and firmly.

Gu Xiaoai curled up slightly on the bed, feeling a little hope for his life for the first time.

Early the next morning, Gu Xiaoai wanted to say thank you to Cang Jingchi. He calmly asked a doctor to treat him. Although it could only cure his appearance, Gu Xiaoai was still very grateful.

"I'm sorry." Cang Yu stopped Gu Xiaoai outside Cang Jingchi's big study as an excuse, "The third master is talking to the elders in the clan, so it's not convenient to see you."

Gu Xiaoai nodded, and lowered her voice: "Then when will the godfather have time? I think... Hey, it's actually nothing."

Cang Yu smiled considerately: "Third Master is very busy recently, um... as long as he has time, I will tell him that you have been here and hope to see him, okay?"

After hitting a soft nail, Gu Xiaoai agreed, and Sarah walked away wearily.

At noon, Mr. Feng came to check Gu Xiaoai's wounds, and Gu Xiaoai saw the doctor who treated her, and thanked her repeatedly.

"You don't have to be so polite." Dr. Feng looked at Gu Xiaoai and smiled lovingly, "This is my job, the young master is too polite."

Gu Xiaoai licked her right ear uncomfortably, and asked, "Just... wait, will it be the same as this side? Not so soft?"

"Yeah." Dr. Feng couldn't help laughing, "It will be the same in appearance, even in animal form."

"Oh." Gu Xiaoai agreed, waited for Dr. Feng to pack up the medicine box, respectfully sent him out, and then wobbled into the yard.

The courtyard of Cang's house is very large, and several houses are similar to each other. Gu Xiaoai turned around after walking around for a while. Looking at one house, he felt like his own room, but it was a little different...

Gu Xiaoai looked left and right for a while, then walked in slowly.

Looking at these things, Gu Xiaoai felt very familiar. The layout of this house is almost the same as the one he lives in now, but it is obvious that the furniture here are all old, old-fashioned passionflower pattern mahogany furniture, Gold-painted European-style sofas are all from the last century.

Gu Xiaoai didn't understand these things, he couldn't help but feel sad when he saw these things, Gu Xiaoai couldn't feel it, but he vaguely knew whose room he had stumbled into by mistake.Walking into the study unknowingly, I suddenly saw a seven or eight-inch photo frame on the desk.

Gu Xiaoai carefully picked up the photo frame. In the photo, Cang Jingchi was a little younger than now, wearing the military uniform of an instructor at the Century Military Academy, smiling and hugging a half-meter-tall white wolf.The following beautiful line of pen writing——

"My son's first birthday, December 1897."

Gu Xiaoai's eyes got wet somehow, this is the room where Cang Jingchi's former son once lived.

Gu Xiaoai carefully looked at this black and white photo in the morning light, he had never seen Cang Jing laughing before, but in the photo Cang Jing smiled very warmly, Gu Xiaoai nodded, and Cang Jing at that time Chi has family affection, and when he has family affection, he will always show such a smile unconsciously. Gu Xiaoai didn't understand it before, but now he understands it.

Gu Xiaoai put down the photo frame and looked around. The place has gone through a century of time, but every piece of furniture, every decoration, and every trace can still bring Gu Xiaoai an indescribable warmth.

Gu Xiaoai suddenly felt distressed. He could imagine how Cang Jingchi endured his grief, cared for this place carefully, and tried his best to protect the only memory of him and his deceased son.An indelible sadness welled up in Gu Xiaoai's heart, he really wanted Cang Jingchi to forget about these things, he didn't want Cang Jingchi to still remember them at all.

Gu Xiaoai wasn't jealous, he clearly felt that if Cang Jingchi's son was still conscious, he would definitely be the same as him, and hoped that Cang Jingchi would no longer recall or be sad.

Gu Xiaoai looked at the little white wolf in the photo frame, and whispered: "He loves you very much... I've never seen him smile, and it's all because of you that he treats me well."

Gu Xiaoai couldn't help but gently stroked Cang Jingchi's smiling face on the photo with her fingertips.

Gu Xiaoai closed the door carefully and left, with an impulse in his heart, he wanted to become stronger, so that Cang Jingchi could show that smile again.Gu Xiaoai knew that she was overthinking herself, but it was like in history class that day, no matter how ridiculous it was, Gu Xiaoai wanted to give it a try.