Chapter 5 The Truth About Hoth Part 2
When we arrived at the pet center, the teacher greeted Joseph and me with admiration. It turned out that the "piano duet" performed by Joseph and I at the welcome party was both novel and romantic. The teacher admired us very much.
So, after learning about our purpose, the teacher directly approved my interview and let me work well in the pet center in the future. Not only were all Hoss’s fees free, she could also provide me breakfast and lunch.
The teacher also said that Fox is actually the "lucky horse" of the pet center. Since it was fostered here, many students have come here to buy some small pets or accessories.
Hehe! It turns out that my Fox is not only beautiful, smart and humane, but also has the ability to attract wealth. Fox, you are awesome.
"Joseph, thank you so much! You are definitely my guardian angel." As soon as I walked out of the pet center, I looked at Joseph excitedly and said gratefully. My open arms stopped in mid-air. I remember Joseph told me that he didn't like to have physical contact with girls.
Looking at Joseph's slightly stiff expression, I suddenly didn't know how to retract my arm.
Wow, so embarrassing.
"Uh... I'm so thirsty. Let's go buy some drinks. I'll treat you." It was obvious that Joseph was even more embarrassed than me and turned his face away awkwardly.
"You've helped me so much, so let me treat you." I quickly put down my hands and quickly caught up with Joseph .
"How is this possible? If others knew that His Highness Joseph, the president of the gossip club, actually let a girl pay for dinner, how would I be able to stand firm in this academy in the future?" Joseph looked righteous, as if asking me to pay for dinner would hurt his self-esteem.
"Haha! I didn't expect you to have such an idea." I shrugged indifferently and looked at Joseph. He dressed like a Christmas tree every day and even stayed in the sewer to collect gossip, but he had such chauvinistic thoughts.
"You can say such things, right? A young lady like you who has received a strict education, shouldn't you think this is the most normal gentlemanly behavior?" Joseph looked at me with a surprised expression at first, and then smiled gently and gratified, "But you are more lively and lovely like this, unlike the first time we met, when you acted like a princess with a high and mighty attitude and spoke in a very strict manner!"
"Hey, I'm not that old-fashioned." I blushed at Joseph's sudden praise and could only scratch my hair shyly. Joseph said I was cute. Am I really cute? Mirror, mirror, tell me quickly, I am the cutest girl in the world!
"Uh..." My words left Joseph at a loss for words.
The atmosphere instantly fell into an extremely awkward black hole.
Woohoo! Winfeli, you are absolutely a big fool. The head is on your body just to increase your height, right?
Have you forgotten what those etiquette teachers taught you? Can't you just praise him and say that he is very heroic? Then Joseph will definitely be proud and talk to you nonstop.
"Uh...by the way, why did you name your horse Hoss? This is a direct translation from English, right? Do you call it that in Europe too? Hoss Hoss, translated into Chinese means horse, but in fact, isn't it the same as having no name?" Probably because he saw the annoyance on my face, Joseph could only ask about the origin of Hoss's name for fun.
"Hoss is a pony I adopted when I was four or five years old. At that time, I couldn't even pronounce my own name, so how could I name a horse? I just called him Hoss." I tried hard to recall the origin of Hoss, and a dusty memory actually "searched" out for me. "At that time, I had a little friend I liked very much. He was so young that I couldn't even remember his name! I especially liked playing with him, and I felt that he was always protecting me like an angel at that time. Once, I took him and several other little friends to the horse farm because the workers were going to officially brand the pony I adopted with horseshoes that day. As the future guardian of the pony, how could I miss such a sacred moment? As soon as the workers found us, they screamed that it was dangerous here and asked us to get out quickly. However, I didn't want to leave. Just as we were entangled, the red-hot iron in the worker's hand fell to the ground, and I was about to fall down. Seeing that my face was about to be branded by the iron, the little boy rushed to me, and a burst of crying followed. It turned out that he sat on the iron with his buttocks, leaving a mark of the number that originally belonged to the pony. From then on, everyone called him Hoss and laughed at the number on his buttocks..."
At this point, I suddenly recalled what Xiao Bai said to Joseph yesterday, "Number 89757", and Joseph was so angry that he wanted to fight with Xiao Bai. Could it be...
I swallowed and looked at Joseph's handsome face. Wow, isn't there a detective named Bao Zheng in the East? It is said that his face is very dark. I want to confirm it now. Is Joseph's face as dark as his?
"It's you?" After holding it in for a long time, Joseph finally uttered these words coldly. I saw that his fists were clenched so tightly that the veins on his arms were popping out. I knew that he was trying his best to control himself from punching me away!
"Um...I..." I timidly pulled Joseph's sleeve. It turned out that Joseph was the young Hoss!
"Don't touch me!" Joseph yelled and shook off my hand. "Do you know that number 89757 is a lifelong humiliation for me? I never, ever, ever want to see you again."
After saying that, Joseph ran away, leaving me standing there in a panic, dazed and confused.
Watching Joseph's figure , I suddenly felt that the partner I had finally found seemed to be leaving me again, and this time, I would lose him completely.
I don't know when, tears had covered my little face, and the tears seeped into my mouth. The bitter and cold taste instantly triggered more tears in me.
I just realized that Joseph was the childhood Hoss. No wonder he reacted so strongly when I called him Hoss when we first met. No wonder I couldn't remember everyone's face, but I was impressed by him. It turned out that he was the angel "Hoss" who protected me. Even though he knew he would get hurt and live with the stigma for the rest of his life, he still saved me without hesitation!
It turns out that the little "Hoss" in my memory has grown up, and his appearance may have changed a lot, but what remains unchanged is his heart that will always give everything to protect and help me.
Joseph, this time, I will never let you leave me. I must find a way to protect the hard-earned friendship between us.
