novelraw Chapter 15
Chapter 15
Chapter 15
The summer vacation sun shone on the park near the estate.
Liu Wenjie, who had prepared for two days, walked ahead, avoiding places with many children. Little Xia Ying, wearing a little white dress and small sandals, followed closely behind.
Liu Wenjie sighed with emotion: "You really like wearing white dresses, today it's another little white dress again."
"Because my home only has white dresses, and when Dad and Mom occasionally come to bring me clothes, they're all white too," she said weakly.
"You like white?"
"Mm, what color does Older Brother Wenjie like?"
"I like colorful black."
"Huh?" She scratched her head foolishly, a color she'd never heard of.
Suddenly Liu Wenjie stopped walking. He stood at the edge of a flower bed in the park and turned around: "Alright, this place is good—quiet, bright, and there's a large flower bed. From now on we'll do our special training here."
Little Xia Ying also stopped walking: "Oh, so what exactly do we need to do?"
Liu Wenjie extended one finger: "Step one! First we need to clarify what the purpose of this special training is! Let me ask you, don't you often fail to make friends because you're timid?! Don't you get bullied because you're too scared?"
Little Xia Ying thought Older Brother Wenjie sounded very professional, like an adult.
She thought about it: "Mm, everyone says I don't talk much, so they don't like playing with me, but actually I just... don't know what to say. I'm afraid of saying the wrong thing and making them angry."
Liu Wenjie tapped her head.
She cried out in pain and held her head.
Liu Wenjie admonished: "Don't have this kind of thinking. What you should care about most is yourself, not others! The most important thing is to make yourself happy, understand? Especially with your personality, you must protect yourself first in everything!"
Little Xia Ying actually didn't understand what Liu Wenjie was saying.
But she still nodded: "Mm, Older Brother Wenjie is right."
"Very good!" Liu Wenjie crossed his arms: "Now shout loudly: 'From now on I want to be happy, I want to become strong!'"
Little Xia Ying didn't expect they had to shout: "We have to shout?" Her face turned red as she glanced left and right to see if anyone was around.
Liu Wenjie said: "Relax, there's only the two of us here. Otherwise why would I choose this place? Come on, shout."
Little Xia Ying bit her lip, shrinking back timidly.
Liu Wenjie glared at her.
Frightened, little Xia Ying shrank her neck and stammered: "I... I want to be happy... want to become strong."
"Louder!"
She tried to open her throat: "Want to be happy, want to become strong."
Liu Wenjie clicked his tongue: "Still not loud enough! Louder! Coordinate with actions, raise your little fist!"
Little Xia Ying felt Older Brother Wenjie was being fierce today and quickly obeyed, raising her little fist, holding her breath with eyes closed: "Want to be happy! Want to become strong!"
Liu Wenjie thought it was okay and smiled: "Continue!"
"Want to be happy! Want to become strong!"
"Continue! Don't stop until I say stop."
"Want to be happy!..."
She shouted for a full ten minutes until little Xia Ying was exhausted, but she did adapt somewhat.
Liu Wenjie looked at the girl with satisfaction: "That's about right, but from now on you must shout before every daily practice."
Little Xia Ying was flustered, panting heavily: "We have to shout every day? For this long?"
"What, you have objections?"
Little Xia Ying shook her head in fright.
Liu Wenjie: "If you have objections, say them."
Little Xia Ying waved her hands vigorously and shook her head: "No objections, I'll be obedient."
Liu Wenjie snorted: "Then let's officially begin. There are two lessons total, starting with the first lesson."
"Ah? We haven't started yet?"
"Yeah, just beginning, any objections?"
Little Xia Ying looked wronged, mumbling like a mosquito: "No objections, but what's the first lesson?"
"Let me ask you first, do you like puppies?"
Little Xia Ying nodded: "I quite like them."
Hearing this, Liu Wenjie walked to the woods and made strange "ts ts ts" sounds. Before long, little Xia Ying heard frantic footsteps in the woods.
A huge golden retriever monster wagged its tail excitedly and ran out.
Little Xia Ying was so scared her eyes welled up with tears, quickly hiding behind the flower bed: "Older Brother Wenjie... come hide quickly! Such a big dog."
Liu Wenjie looked at little Xia Ying's timid appearance, speechlessly petting the dog's head. The dog actually only reached Liu Wenjie's calf and was still a juvenile.
The puppy wagged its tail obediently.
Liu Wenjie said: "This is Golden Retriever, the security uncle's dog from our estate. It's very friendly and not big at all. I specifically borrowed it these two days for your special training."
Little Xia Ying bit her lip, trembling: "But I'm still really scared."
"Then you hide there for now. Let me explain why it's a dog. This dog is mainly to train your aura. To become bolder, the most crucial thing is to have aura. Otherwise, others don't even need to speak to you—just one look at you and they'll know you're easy to bully. Next, I'll have the dog come to you. What you need to do is tame this already tamed dog."
Little Xia Ying had been listening, but when she heard the dog would come, she was terrified, shaking her head vigorously with tears in her eyes: "No, Older Brother Wenjie~ I'm really scared, it's too big."
Liu Wenjie had never seen such a timid girl. Looking at this clearly juvenile dog, he thought maybe it was too big for Xia Ying.
Then let's use a smaller one—he had prepared two options anyway.
So he found another puppy, so small it had just started to understand the world, about the size of Liu Wenjie's foot.
Liu Wenjie held the baby puppy with both hands suspended: "How about this one first?"
Little Xia Ying also shook her head frantically.
Liu Wenjie was shocked: "You're scared of this too? It should be scared of you! And didn't you say you like dogs? Isn't such a small puppy cute?"
Little Xia Ying hid behind the flower bed: "It is cute... but it might bite, right? I'm scared."
Liu Wenjie pried open the puppy's mouth with his hand: "It doesn't even have teeth yet, look."
Little Xia Ying still shrank her neck, tears streaming.
Liu Wenjie speechlessly put the dog on the ground. Could this girl really live independently in the future? "Whatever, special training begins—face your fears, Xia Ying!"
"Older Brother Wenjie, don't."
The little puppy smelled Xia Ying's scent and barked friendlily, running toward her.
Xia Ying was so scared she ran circles around the small flower bed. The puppy saw her running and followed behind her in circles.
"Woof woof~"
"Older Brother Wenjie, save me!"
Liu Wenjie watched the person and dog circling the pillar like the King of Qin, sweat on his forehead. Hadn't he chosen a good spot?
"Slow down, Xia Ying, gradually stop. Relax, it won't bite you, at most it'll stick to your feet."
"I don't dare, it's still chasing me!"
Watching them circle several times, Liu Wenjie couldn't take it anymore and shouted: "Stand still!"
Little Xia Ying was finally scared into stopping by Liu Wenjie.
But the puppy immediately chased over, and she wanted to run again. Unexpectedly, Liu Wenjie grabbed her wrist and stood with her: "Trust me, don't move!"
Little Xia Ying watched the puppy getting closer, scared to close her eyes tight: "Older Brother Wenjie!"
"Do you believe me? I'll protect you."
"I... believe!" She closed her eyes tight, but still felt Liu Wenjie wouldn't harm her: "I believe Older Brother Wenjie!"
The puppy came.
There was no imagined pounce—she only felt something constantly rubbing against her ankles and calves, with puppy barking.
Liu Wenjie sighed: "Open your eyes, you've won."
Hearing this, little Xia Ying slowly opened one eye first, seeing the cute puppy wagging its tail and playing with her.
It seemed to have no intention of attacking her. She breathed a heavy sigh of relief, staring at the puppy blankly. Her cute almond eyes unconsciously blurted out: "It's really so small, it can't even jump."
Liu Wenjie had no words: "You just realized..." He let go of Xia Ying's arm.
Little Xia Ying watched the puppy circling her, blinking. She thought maybe it wasn't scary after all.
Liu Wenjie squatted down, petting the puppy's head: "Want to try petting the puppy?"
Little Xia Ying saw how obedient the puppy was in front of Liu Wenjie, wanting to but not quite daring: "I want to, but I've never petted a puppy before."
Liu Wenjie was surprised: "You've never petted a puppy? Really? Then what do you usually do?"
Xia Ying nodded: "I basically never go out because Grandpa says it's unsafe when he's at work. I mostly stay home alone."
Liu Wenjie knew her parents didn't accompany her either. Her personality was probably heavily influenced by her family. Living in a small town, not the countryside, being kept indoors all day—of course her personality would be strange.
He said: "Then try it. Puppies feel great to pet."
Little Xia Ying made a sound, also squatting down and cautiously extending her trembling hand. When her hand touched the puppy's warm, fluffy head, she was surprised: "I thought it would feel like a cloth doll, but it's so warm and cute."
The puppy felt the petting and licked Xia Ying's hand, startling her again, but with Liu Wenjie's encouragement she continued reaching out to pet its head.
A happy smile on her face: "This puppy is so good. Its fur is so smooth, it's magical."
Liu Wenjie looked at this idiot boredly.
Then he called out the calf-high dog again. Little Xia Ying was scared to tears again, circling the flower bed with the puppy like the King of Qin.
"Older Brother Wenjie, why is this big one back again! So scary! I still like the small one!"
Liu Wenjie: "......"
Liu Wenjie: "I'm right here—what are you afraid of? Just stand there like you did a moment ago."