The live chat was filled with crying messages as viewers were moved by Chai Chai’s Owner’s feelings of guilt toward his dog.
Ruan Xingyao said to him, “You saw it yourself—everyone’s already given you their answer. Your dog really loves you. The reason it does all this is simply because it loves you so, so much.”
Hearing Ruan Xingyao’s words, Chai Chai’s Owner began crying again, his nose running as he wept.
He hugged Chai Chai’s head and buried his face in its fur, rubbing against it.
He said, “But… I feel so heartbroken for it. It keeps getting into fights, always ending up hurt. I’m really scared that one day it’ll get itself seriously injured.”
Especially today—he’d fought with a Golden Retriever.
For humans, that’s a gentle, friendly dog, but for other dogs, it’s a dangerous opponent.
And yet Chai Chai, completely unaware of the danger, had provoked it—and ended up bitten into this miserable state.
He had to pay quite a bit in compensation to the other owner, a good amount in fines to the police station, and even more to treat Chai Chai’s injuries at the pet hospital.
But none of that really mattered; after all, he did have some savings.
What he feared most was that one day Chai Chai would go too far in a fight—and lose his life because of it.
Chai Chai’s Owner said, “Streamer Starry, you don’t know—today at the pet hospital, the vet said that if that Golden Retriever had bitten down just a little harder, Chai Chai’s nose would’ve been torn off. I’m really scared that one day he’ll end up killing himself like this.”
Ruan Xingyao said, “I understand how you feel. But let’s relax for a bit—since I already understand Chai Chai’s situation, let’s talk about you now.”
At her words, Chai Chai’s Owner’s expression visibly froze.
He swallowed hard and said, “Me? There’s no need. There’s really nothing to talk about.”
Ruan Xingyao replied, “But if we don’t solve your problem, Chai Chai will keep getting into fights.”
Her words made him stiffen again.
He lowered his head, not daring to meet Ruan Xingyao’s eyes.
After a long pause, he took a deep breath and said, “There’s not much to say about me. I really am the loser those other dog owners call me.
Five years ago, I fell in love and got scammed in one of those fake romance schemes—they tricked me out of all my savings, and I got fired from my job. With nothing left, I had no choice but to return to my hometown and rely on my parents to feed me.
In just one month after coming back home, my weight went from 70 kilos to 100. After that, I became even more self-destructive and spent the next five years lying around doing nothing.
Four months ago, I suddenly felt that living was meaningless. I went out, planning to jump into the river and end my life. That’s when I found Chai Chai.
He was curled up, soaking wet, under a bridge pier. When I saw him, I even thought, ‘Well, maybe it wouldn’t be so bad to die with a little guy like this.’
But when he cried out in that soft, puppyish voice, my heart melted. I couldn’t bring myself to let him die, so I climbed down and pulled him up from under the bridge.”
“At that time, it was just a tiny ball trembling in my arms. I was afraid it might be sick, so I had no choice but to take it home. And once I did… well, here we are now.”
As “Chai Chai’s Out Fighting Again Today” recounted everything, the viewers in the livestream chat grew furious.
[What the hell! No wonder people call him useless!]
[Exactly! If he wanted to die, he should’ve just done it already! Why waste public resources by living like this? And now he’s in the livestream playing the victim? How laughable!]
[I thought someone who feels guilt over a little dog must be kind and soft-hearted. Who would’ve thought he’s such a coward? Honestly, the dog deserves a new owner. It keeps fighting because of him!]
[Come on, don’t be so harsh. He wasn’t always like this. He just fell apart after being hurt. It’s not like he’s beyond saving.]
[What kind of saint are you, huh? You want the Leshan Giant Buddha to bless you too? So because he got hurt, now the whole world has to go easy on him?]
[Exactly. Letting a dog fight on his behalf—how pathetic can you get? That poor dog must’ve been so unlucky to be found by him.]
“Chai Chai’s Out Fighting Again Today” saw the comments.
He didn’t cry this time, but his expression was visibly awkward.
He instinctively tightened his arms around Chai Chai.
At that moment, Ruan Xingyao spoke up:
“Do you know why Chai Chai starts fights with other dogs every time it goes out?
Because the owners of those dogs gossip about you—about your parents—both at home and outside.
And your parents, when you can’t see them, cry in secret.
Every sleepless night, they’re trying to think of ways to pull you out of your despair.
Chai Chai feels sorry for them.
On one hand, it wants to teach those gossipers a lesson for you and your parents; on the other, it hopes that by giving you something to care about, you’ll eventually recover from your slump.”
[Waaah, I really can’t take this. Poor Chai Chai… it’s just a little dog! So young, yet it’s shouldering all of this. You really have no heart!]
[I just feel a mix of sorrow and frustration—‘pity for his misfortune, anger at his weakness.’ A grown man crushed by a bit of heartbreak… if everyone were like that, how many people would end up taking their own lives?]
[It’s just like that saying: “Those who want to live have no chance, while those who can live don’t cherish it.”]
[Guys, calm down. We should respect others’ lives and choices. Otherwise, how many things in this world could we possibly take responsibility for?]
[Enough already. Seriously, there’s no point wasting more time on this. You could talk to someone like him eight hundred times and he still wouldn’t change.]
“Chai Chai’s Out Fighting Again Today” looked at the flood of comments, his face growing redder and redder.
That embarrassment was not fake.
Ruan Xingyao said, “You came to my livestream not only because you want me to persuade Chai Chai to stop fighting, but also because you want to save yourself, right? You can see it more clearly than anyone else — for the past five years, not only you, but also your parents, and even Chai Chai, who has been with you for the last four months, have all suffered because of your pain. You want to change that, don’t you?”
“Chai Chai’s Out Fighting Again Today” stayed silent for a long time before finally raising his hand to rub his head and said, “Streamer Starry… do I really have a chance to start over?”
Ruan Xingyao replied, “I won’t make you any promises. You know very well — it all depends on you. The only thing I can do is help Chai Chai support you a little more.”
— The end of the Chapter–
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