Chapter 2: Pampering and Vanity 3
"Hey, Xiaoduo, how do you think I look in this orange cape? Don't I look like Superman?" Abaibai stood in front of the mirror, looking at himself with his feet upright. Under his mother's combing, his snow-white fur glowed with a healthy luster.
"It looks good, but I don't have time to take you out to play today." I combed my hair and looked down at Abaibai.
Today is the weekend. Although I am reluctant to attend the pet party at Tian Moli's house, but...
"Xiao Xiaoduo, if you don't come, I will feel very sorry..."
I remembered that before school was over on Friday, Tian Moli and her team of housekeepers stood in front of me arrogantly and said something provocative, and I couldn't help but back off again.
"What? You are not going to take me out! I asked your mother to take care of me for three hours yesterday, and I didn't even go to the park to play in the sand at night! It was all for me to go to a party with you today where a five-star pet chef will prepare pet food!" A Baibai looked at me with wide eyes in disbelief.
“How did you know there was a five-star pet chef present?” I squatted down and glanced at him strangely.
"Jiji and Zhazha told me!" said Abaibai.
"It's us, Xiaoduo, it's us!" There were chirping and knocking sounds coming from the balcony.
As soon as I opened the window, two chubby little sparrows popped out from the eaves.
"I saw it!"
“A big garden!”
"There's a nasty white cat!"
"There's a party going on inside!"
"The man in black said that he had invited a five-star chef to cook."
"Xiaoduo, what is a five-star chef?"
“We stole the food that fell on the floor and it was delicious!”
“It tastes better than millet egg yolk and mealworms!”
The two little sparrows chirped and didn't stop jumping up and down while talking.
"You don't plan to take me with you?" A Baibai said sadly, "Who are you going to take with you? The hedgehog downstairs, or the timid Totoro?"
"No, because I received a text message from your previous owner, I was afraid it would be dangerous to take you out..." I sighed and explained softly.
"Then aren't you afraid of leaving me at home in danger? It's safest to be with you, right?" A Baibai said with blinking eyes.
It seems... so too?
After thinking for a second, I decisively picked up Abaibai and went downstairs.
"Hey, remember my little cloak. Look at me, Lord Abaibai, defeating everyone!" Abaibai shouted happily.
"come on!"
"come on!"
Chirps and chatterings were jumping happily behind me.
Tian Moli's family is indeed a wealthy . From the moment I stepped into her door, a butler in a black tuxedo kindly took me in. Even A Baibai had a golden cart to push around.
The party was held in the back garden of Tian Moli's villa. Since they arrived not too early, many people had already arrived with their pets.
The whole garden was surrounded by clusters of pink roses. On the green grass, three huge rectangular tables covered with white tablecloths were placed with exquisite food that I had never seen before. The tall trees were decorated with balloons and ribbons, which looked super dreamy.
In the middle of the lawn is a white fountain, and in the center of the fountain is a sculpture of a Persian cat. It raises its neck high and squats on a pottery jar. Clear water flows from the pottery jar into the pool.
There was a stage right in front of us, with a band sitting on both sides of the stage, playing elegant and beautiful music that I couldn't name.
The hostess, Tian Moli, was wearing a pink puffy skirt and a small silver crown on her head that matched her curly hair. She looked like a beautiful princess, and beside her was...
"Master Lu Zhan--" a girl screamed excitedly beside me.
Lu Zhan was wearing a white suit, and his handsome look, completely different from his appearance at school, attracted everyone's attention.
It was unclear what Tian Moli and Lu Zhan were talking about. There were quite a few people standing around them, and they seemed to be trying their best to talk to them.
Not far from the dining table, a cute little bear in a suit and a magic hat on his head greeted people warmly, and from time to time he took out a balloon from his hat or a pigeon from his pocket, causing bursts of small exclamations.
"It's delicious - woof -" Abaibai struggled to jump out of my arms, and like a wild dog, he rushed towards the dining table at a rapid speed.
"Abaibai, slow down--" I forgot to put the leash on it for a moment, so I could only follow it.
“Ouch—”
Not far away, a dog barked.
I looked back and saw a big dog running towards me excitedly.
“Awooo, wooo, wooo—woof, woof—”
The big dog ran and barked, rushing towards me without any intention of dodging.
"ah--"
When the big dog ran by, it accidentally bumped into a waiter who was serving drinks. The waiter lost his balance and the colorful juice in his hand flew onto the heads of two girls who were standing in front and chatting. The girls' screams made the chef, who was decorating the cake, lose his balance and squeezed the cream in the piping bag onto a fat boy who was eating fried chicken legs at the table. The frightened boy leaned back and collapsed the table next to him...
“Woof woof woof—”
All this failed to stop the big dog's advance. The big dog rushed towards me while barking at me and showing its sharp teeth.
Everything happened so suddenly that what I saw and heard were like a movie. I had no idea how to respond.
“Woof woof woof—”
The big dog was getting closer and closer to me. Even though my heart was beating almost to the limit, my legs seemed to be nailed to the ground and I couldn't move at all. Even the screams coming from my ears seemed to be through a soundproofing earplug, so unreal.
The big dog came in front of me and pounced on me without hesitation.
Just when I thought I was going to be bitten, a figure flashed before my eyes, hugged me and fell to the ground. In order to avoid the attack of the big dog, I rolled to the side twice.
I sat up in shock and was about to thank my savior, but when I looked up, I saw a big yellow bear stuffed animal smiling at me with its cute face.
"You are... Mr. Magician?"
It turned out that the one who saved me was the puppet man who was performing magic at the dining table!
“Woof——”
Just when I wanted to express my gratitude to him more sincerely, the big dog stuck out its tongue, wagged its tail, and barked at me, and it seemed that it wanted to pounce on me again.
Should I not go out today?
Seeing that I couldn't escape anymore, I closed my eyes resignedly, not daring to watch the big dog pounce on me.
“Woof woof——”
"Little Gray, sit down!"
At the moment the big dog pounced on me, a voice sounded in front, and then the big dog immediately squatted down as if it had received some command.
"I'm sorry, are you okay? My little Huihui has caused you trouble... Eh? Classmate Xiao Xiaoduo?"
I looked up and saw Lu Zhan standing in front of me, his expression half guilty and half surprised.
"I...I'm fine..."
Facing the razor-sharp looks from all the girls present, I grabbed the hand that Lu Zhan offered me and climbed up.
"Xiaoduo Xiaoduo, are you okay?" At this time, Abaibai ran over from a distance with a face covered with sauce.
"Woof - Woof - Xiaoduo, I'm so happy to see you, but why did you avoid me just now? Do you want to play games with me? I love playing games the most! We can play together--" Because Abaibai was close to me, I could understand what the animals said. The big dog that pounced on me just now was now squatting at Lu Zhan's feet, with a big furry tail sweeping the ground like a broom, its big head raised high, its eyes narrowed into a crescent shape, and it stuck out its tongue and breathed out, with the corners of its mouth stretched into a smile.
"You are ... Xiao Huihui?" I looked in surprise at Xiao Huihui, whose fur was as fluffy as a cloud. I couldn't compare it with the gray, tangled-haired guy I rescued before.
When he heard me calling his name, Xiao Huihui stood up and rubbed towards me excitedly.
"Little Gray..." Lu Zhan frowned and glared at it.
"You're the one who caused Xiaoduo to fall to the ground! Don't come over here!" Abaibai stood in front of me, puffed out his chest, growled and bared his teeth at Xiaohuihui who was many times bigger than him, and made an attacking posture with his body, "I won't let you hurt Xiaoduo!"
"Woo woo - I didn't..." Xiao Huihui lowered his head, drooped his ears, and said in a low voice with grievance, "I just saw that Xiaoduo was too happy, and the handsome master was chatting with others and didn't notice Xiaoduo. I wanted the handsome master to chat with Xiaoduo..."
"I'm sorry, I didn't take good care of Xiao Huihui and let him get into trouble... You... weren't hurt, were you?" Lu Zhan asked apologetically while patting Xiao Huihui's head with one hand.
"Ah, it's not Xiao Huihui's fault. I didn't see clearly at the moment. I only saw a big dog rushing towards me, but I didn't see clearly that it was it. The fall is also my own responsibility, and... when I fell, Mr. Magician also took my place—" As I said this, I wanted to turn around and thank the puppet man, but after looking around, I didn't see the shadow of the big puppet man.
"Xiao Xiaoduo, are you here to ruin my party today?" The host of the party, Tian Moli, walked towards me angrily with a cold face, holding her skirt.
"Yes ... I'm sorry..." I looked at the venue that was so magnificent a few minutes ago, but now it had become a mess. Many staff members were moving quickly around the venue, cleaning up the mess. I felt so guilty that I couldn't even raise my head.
"Woof-Woof-Woof--" A Baibai raised his head and roared at Tian Moli angrily, "It's obviously not Xiaoduo's fault, it's that stupid dog!"
"I'm sorry--" I squatted down, hugged Abaibai, comforted it, and apologized to Tian Moli again.
"No, it's not Xiao Xiaoduo's fault. It was Xiao Huihui who caused the incident, so I should be the one to apologize." Lu Zhan stood in front of me. Although he had no expression on his face, I could still feel the self-blame in his words.
"You... Humph! Forget it, you're not hurt, right? Well... don't get me wrong... If you got hurt at my party, it would be very embarrassing for me, Lady Tian Moli..." Tian Moli glanced at me sideways, suddenly blushed a little, stammered, and spoke awkwardly.
"I'm fine, thank you for your concern," I said.
"I've already told you that I'm not caring about you--" Tian Moli said angrily.
"Oh...oh, by the way, when I fell, there happened to be a magician in a doll costume who helped me block it. I wanted to thank him, but I couldn't find him..." I rubbed Abaibai's head and asked.
"Magician? I didn't invite him to my party..." Tian Moli said with certainty.
"Ah? Just now - right next to the dining table, there was a yellow bear with a big head wearing a doll costume..." I widened my eyes.
"No! How could there be such a childish setting at my party!" Tian Moli waved her hand to interrupt me, "Okay, since you are not injured, I will ignore you. Classmate Lu Zhan, can you come over here? Let's continue discussing the previous question..."
Tian Moli turned her head, smiled sweetly at Lu Zhan, then took Lu Zhan's arm affectionately and turned to leave.
Lu Zhan turned around and looked at me apologetically. I smiled and shook my head at him.
"Wuuuuu - Xiaoduo, I'll come play with you later -" Xiao Huihui was led by Lu Zhan. He looked back every few steps and called out to me reluctantly.
I looked around again and indeed, I didn't see the doll anymore.
Who is the person under the doll?
"Awoo?" Abaibai looked at me with his round eyes.
I shook my head, took a deep breath, and then put Abaibai on the ground.
