Chapter 24: Can You Save My Master?

Seeing this, Zhao Yuxuan said with secret glee, "Oh, is Luca about to bite her?"

In the next instant, Luca pushed off hard with his hind legs and lunged aggressively toward Jiang Yuan.

"Luca, you can't bite people!" Lu Zhihai's heart instantly leaped into his throat.

"Ahhh, you can understand me!" Luca rushed in front of Jiang Yuan, wagging his tail, his eyes sparkling. "You can understand what I'm saying, right?"

"Of course." Jiang Yuan looked down at him and smiled. "Tell me about your pain."

Luca did not bite Jiang Yuan. Lu Zhihai breathed a sigh of relief, while Zhao Yuxuan and Cao Laoting looked disappointed.

Luca said excitedly, "Doctor, I want to see Sister Yueyue! Sister Yueyue hasn't come to see me in a long time. Did she disappear because she got sick? I'm really worried about Sister Yueyue!"

As he spoke, the strong and sturdy Alaskan even began to whimper and cry.

Jiang Yuan rubbed the dog's head to comfort him, then turned to look at Lu Zhihai. "Mr. Lu, who is Yueyue?"

Lu Zhihai: "She is my daughter."

Jiang Yuan nodded and asked Luca, "Are you feeling sad and in pain because you can't see Yueyue?"

Luca nodded his head vigorously and asked sorrowfully, "Where did Sister Yueyue go? Is she sick again?"

Seeing Luca nod, both Lu Zhihai and his father were shocked.

They hadn't expected that a dog could be like a human, feeling unhappy when they couldn't see someone they missed.

"I'll help you ask." Jiang Yuan looked at Lu Zhihai again. "Where did Yueyue go? Luca is worried that she might be sick, which is why she hasn't visited him for so long."

Lu Zhihai froze for a few seconds before explaining, "Yueyue has depression. She went abroad for treatment during this period."

Jiang Yuan looked down into Luca's eyes, which were filled with anxiety. She felt a strange sense of emotion, deeply moved by his loyal and silent affection.

"Quick, make a video call to Yueyue!" Old Mr. Lu said excitedly.

It was still morning where Yueyue was. Upon learning that Luca was losing his appetite and feeling depressed because he was worried about her, she was overcome with grief and tears from thousands of miles away.

"Luca, I'm sorry, it's my fault!"

Looking at the phone, Luca said anxiously, "Sister Yueyue, don't cry! Be happy! I was so worried you had gotten sick and disappeared. Now that I see you're okay, I'm relieved!"

As Jiang Yuan translated Luca's words, Lu Zhihai and Old Mr. Lu couldn't help but have red eyes.

What a silly dog!

Yueyue sobbed uncontrollably.

Luca grew frantic: "Sister Yueyue, stop crying! If you keep crying, I'm going to cry too!"

"Okay, okay, I won't cry anymore." Yueyue hurriedly wiped away her tears. "Luca, I'll book a flight to come back and see you right away. You have to eat well, okay?"

A bright smile instantly bloomed on Luca's doggy face: "I'll be a good boy and eat while waiting for Sister Yueyue to come back!"

Once the video ended, Luca immediately went looking for food, full of energy and eating heartily. Where was the trace of his previous sadness?

He was like a completely different dog compared to just a moment ago.

Watching Luca's silly way of devouring food, a soft smile spread across Jiang Yuan's features.

So, dogs were this cute.

The gloom on Old Mr. Lu's face dissipated, and he watched Luca eat with a chuckle.

"Miss Jiang." Lu Zhihai walked to Jiang Yuan's side, his face full of gratitude. "Thank you!"

"You're too kind, Mr. Lu." Jiang Yuan waved her hand.

The three people who had been so eager to slap her face just now were stunned.

"How is that possible..." Xie Yuchen muttered.

"She really can understand?" Zhao Yuxuan still found it hard to believe.

"It's freaking magic!" Cao Laoting prepared to slip away.

"Aunt Cao." Jiang Yuan called out to her.

Cao Laoting's back stiffened instantly; she could neither stay nor leave.

Jiang Yuan said with a smile, "Didn't you want to kneel down and let me use you as a ball to kick? I haven't kicked a ball like you before."

Cao Laoting: "..."

Xie Yuchen desperately chanted in his mind: *Don't see me, don't see me.*

"And you two." Jiang Yuan glanced at Zhao Yuxuan and Xie Yuchen. "One has to pay the consultation fee, and the other has to kneel down and call me Grandpa."

Zhao Yuxuan was not afraid and snorted, "How much is the fee? I'll pay it!"

Jiang Yuan slowly uttered two words: "One hundred thousand."

"What?" Zhao Yuxuan was aghast. "Are you robbing me? It's just translating a few sentences of dog language, why does it cost so much!"

Jiang Yuan raised an eyebrow. "It's only a hundred thousand. Is that a lot? It seems you aren't that wealthy either."

Back in school, Zhao Yuxuan had built a persona of being a rich, beautiful, and elegant girl.

Her expression turned ugly. "What's a hundred thousand? I just think it's not worth it."

Jiang Yuan said indifferently, "Not worth it? Then you translate a few sentences, and I'll give you a million."

"You..." Zhao Yuxuan gritted her teeth and could only take out her phone. "It's just a hundred thousand, I'll give it to you."

Jiang Yuan opened her payment QR code.

Once the money arrived, she looked at Cao Laoting and Xie Yuchen again. "It's time for you to fulfill your promises."

"What does this have to do with me? I don't know anything." Cao Laoting ran off, cursing under her breath.

Cao Laoting could run, but Xie Yuchen couldn't.

After all, Zhao Yuxuan and her uncle were still there.

"Jiang Yuan, I was just joking with you." Xie Yuchen gave a forced laugh. "Why did you take it seriously?"

Jiang Yuan sneered, "You coward."

"You..."

"Truly stingy, cowardly, and trashy." Jiang Yuan expressed her extreme disdain, gave Zhao Yuxuan a meaningful glance, and shook her head.

"What do you mean by that?" Zhao Yuxuan was somewhat incensed.

Xie Yuchen said aggrievedly, "Xuanxuan, she's just slandering me because she can't have me!"

Jiang Yuan: "..."

She couldn't be bothered with such scum. She said goodbye to Lu Zhihai, his father, and Luca, and left.

At the westernmost part of Blue Bay Park, there was a lake where egrets occasionally foraged leisurely by the water. It was also a great spot to watch the sunset, and many people liked to come here to take photos.

Jiang Yuan wanted to go see the egrets.

Ever since she gained the ability to understand the speech of small animals, she had developed a great interest in them.

As she was walking, a ball of black fluff suddenly rushed out and tripped her.

Jiang Yuan was startled. Looking down carefully, she found it was a tuxedo cat.

"Big sister!" The tuxedo cat meowed at her. "Big sister! Can you understand cat speech?"

The tuxedo cat had witnessed the entire process of Jiang Yuan talking to Luca and had chased after her the whole way.

Jiang Yuan crouched down, looking into its round cat eyes, and smiled. "I can. Do you need something?"

"Great! That's great!" The tuxedo cat asked, "Big sister, can you do me a favor?"

"What favor?" Jiang Yuan asked, puzzled.

The tuxedo cat: "Can you save my master?"

Jiang Yuan frowned. "What happened to your master?"

The tuxedo cat said sorrowfully, "My master is buried under the dirt. No matter how much I dig, I can't get him out. Can you help me rescue my master?"

"Under the dirt?" Jiang Yuan was confused. "Is your master a human?"

The tuxedo cat: "He is a human!"

Jiang Yuan's expression gradually became solemn. "Where is he buried?"

The tuxedo cat: "Right here in this park! I'll take you there!"

Passing through winding stone paths, Jiang Yuan followed the tuxedo cat to a remote corner at the easternmost part of the park, which was also a blind spot for surveillance.

"Right here!" The tuxedo cat walked to the base of a large tree and dug vigorously at the soil with its front paws. "My master was buried in here by someone!"

As the cat dug, Jiang Yuan vaguely saw a small section of a human finger exposed in the spot it had been scratching.

"Get away!" a furious shout came from behind.