The sudden situation made Xia Sisi startled—she had originally thought the lock was already high-quality, but who would have expected that someone could just casually pick it open.
However, the moment that person entered, Dahei suddenly sprang up and pinned him to the ground in one move.
Xia Sisi walked over and click turned on the light.
As expected, the intruder was the same vicious-looking worker from the daytime.
Dahei once again unleashed his signature move, keeping the burly man pinned on the ground so he couldn’t move.
When the police arrived, they arrested him and, after checking his identity, discovered that he was actually a wanted criminal.
There was a reward of 200,000 yuan for him.
“Little girl, I really don’t know whether to say you’re lucky or unlucky.”
The officer who came to arrest him shook his head with a smile at Xia Sisi.
The burly man glared at her fiercely.
“I didn’t expect your dog to be this strong. I admit defeat today, but you’d better pray I don’t get out!”
Xia Sisi frowned slightly as she looked at him, not understanding why he held such intense hostility toward her.
Later, the police told her that he had been on the run for many years after committing murder and had been constantly hunted down.
If he was taken back now, he would likely be sentenced to death.
Hearing this, Xia Sisi couldn’t help but break into a cold sweat.
If Dahei hadn’t been there today, she had no idea whether she would have already died in her own home.
She gently patted Dahei’s head—this was truly her lifesaver.
After the police left, Xia Sisi couldn’t sleep anymore.
She hugged Dahei and softly stroked his fur.
“Thank goodness for you today. Otherwise, I don’t even know what would’ve happened.”
Dahei, however, didn’t care at all and even turned his big head away.
Hmph—what a cold and aloof big dog.
Unable to sleep in the deep night, Xia Sisi got up and went to the kitchen to start experimenting with cooking.
First: chili scrambled eggs.
She cracked in fifteen eggs, added seven or eight chilies, a splash of soy sauce, and cooked a huge pot.
She then took out the pre-prepared lunch boxes and portioned them out.
Next dish: braised pork.
She cut pork belly into chunks, blanched it, then stir-fried it with rock sugar, spices, and cooking wine. After adding water, she let it simmer until the meat changed color and the sauce thickened.
Just as she finished, she turned around and saw a big head behind her—eyes shining as it stared at her full of longing.
No choice—she gave Dahei two pieces.
Then she stir-fried green vegetables, also in large portions, dividing them into five servings.
By the time all three dishes were finished, she had prepared five full lunch boxes.
The rice was also ready, so she packed everything neatly into boxes and stored them away.
After that, she started another dish—stir-fried green peppers with shredded pork…
She stayed busy for most of the night.
By the next morning, Xia Sisi had already prepared over thirty lunch boxes.
They were all simple home-style dishes, but with generous portions of meat—and all of them were her favorites.
In the pressure cooker, there was still a pot of chestnut chicken stew simmering. She planned to let it cook longer while she went upstairs for a short nap.
When she woke up, she would have even more chestnut chicken rice bowls ready.
Just thinking about it made her happy.
Dahei still looked energetic, having spent the night sneaking plenty of good food and drinks from Xia Sisi.
She walked over and gently patted his big head.
“I’m going to sleep for a bit. If anything happens, remember to call me.”
She also turned on the air conditioner and set it to 26°C, so Dahei wouldn’t secretly set it to 18°C and freeze her again.
When Xia Sisi woke up three hours later, Dahei was lying beside her, drooling slightly, completely unlike his usual domineering “CEO aura” when awake.
She reached out to pinch his ear—but he immediately woke up, staring at her alertly.
“Boring.”
She rolled her eyes, stretched, and got up to start her morning routine.
After going out for a round of exercise and returning, she found three missed calls on her phone.
They were all from the renovation company.
They were apologizing and begging her not to expose the incident.
After all, if it got out that their company employed a murderer, they would be completely ruined.
After listening, Xia Sisi took a deep breath.
“You’d better thoroughly check your workers’ identities and make sure this doesn’t happen again. If it weren’t for my dog today, the one who died might have been me.”
The renovation company kept apologizing nonstop.
Xia Sisi couldn’t be bothered to argue with them anymore. After all, the apocalypse was about to come soon—these things were just trivial.
However, the incident with that worker made her realize that there were still some safety risks in her home. She couldn’t underestimate them.
That day, Xia Sisi went out and bought two more locks.
These were even more advanced than the previous ones. She also bought a palm-sized heavy-duty lock, planning to install it inside as an additional security measure.
As long as the lock itself wasn’t completely cut off, it would be impossible to pick it open.
In addition, although she had initially thought bulletproof glass was enough, it now seemed it still wasn’t sufficient.
She hired someone to reinforce the windows with protective mesh and anti-theft bars on the outside.
After everything was finished, she looked around her home’s security setup.
At this point, unless someone had superhuman abilities, breaking in would be impossible.
What Xia Sisi didn’t expect was that Hao Rou actually still had the nerve to contact her.
About ten days after the fallout with Lin Yi, Hao Rou suddenly called her from an unfamiliar number.
It was an unfamiliar number because Xia Sisi had long since blocked both Hao Rou and Lin Yi.
And since she had moved, they couldn’t find her at all.
“Xia Sisi, it’s me, Hao Rou. You… please don’t hang up.”
Hao Rou started off in a pitiful tone right away.
That soft, helpless voice was so nauseating that Xia Sisi felt a chill, and she couldn’t help but internally curse her past self—how did she ever get tricked by such a green-tea woman?!
“Speak. I’m busy.”
Xia Sisi replied coldly.
In reality, she was just brushing Dahei’s fur.
After spending this time together, Dahei had completely trusted her and especially enjoyed being groomed by her.
Every time Xia Sisi brushed him, he would comfortably expose his belly and lie there sprawled out with his eyes closed.
When the phone rang, Dahei instinctively shifted his body alertly.
Xia Sisi simply used her hand to gently push him back into position before continuing to brush him.
“I… I’ve always owed you an apology. Sisi, I really did treat you as a good friend. I just… I just couldn’t help it because Brother Lin Yi was too good. I hope you can forgive me.”
Hao Rou said with a choked, tearful voice—and halfway through, she actually started crying.
However, Xia Sisi didn’t buy it at all. Instead, she let out a cold laugh.
“If you have something to say, say it properly. If not, I’m hanging up.”
Really acting too much—coming here to perform? Looking for a scolding?