Chapter 1 : Become a Dog (1/2)

When Xiao Man regained consciousness, she noticed that her perspective was unusually low—similar to when she squatted down. 

However, her body feedback told her that she was actually standing.

Huh? 

Why was she on all fours?!

Xiao Man looked down and saw two furry, slender legs.

Turning her head, she saw a dirty, bushy tail behind her.

She tried to open her mouth and speak, but a sudden “Woof” came out from her throat.

She was stunned for a moment.

She! 

Had! 

Actually! 

Turned! 

Into! 

A!

Dog?!

Xiao Man’s pupils dilated in shock. 

She stood there dumbfounded, struggling to process what was happening. 

She almost thought this was some bizarre dream. 

However, unlike the usual black-and-white hues of dreams, this one was in color. 

Her field of vision seemed wider than when she was human, though the colors weren’t as vibrant as before—they were more muted, yet still more colorful than a typical dream.

Besides her vision, her hearing and sense of smell had also sharpened. 

She could hear the sound of cars rolling over the street in the distance, people talking on the phone, apologizing after accidentally bumping into each other, and street vendors calling out to customers…

As for the smells? 

They overwhelmed her senses like a hammer striking her nose—so many scents rushed at her all at once that she couldn’t even process what she was smelling.

Her confusion and disorientation stopped abruptly when she noticed a familiar figure lying nearby.

Xiao Man clumsily moved forward on her newly assembled four legs. 

Upon getting closer, she confirmed it—wasn’t this her own body?!

Memories of what happened before she lost consciousness surged back. 

She remembered that she had been working overtime for several days in a row. 

Today, she had finally managed to leave work on time. 

As she was walking home, she passed by an alley and had tried to dodge a stray dog that suddenly dashed toward her. In her attempt to step aside, she accidentally hit her head against the wall. 

Everything had gone black.

And when she woke up, she had turned into a dog.

Looking at her motionless body on the ground, Xiao Man couldn’t help but wonder—had she switched souls with a dog? 

Then what about the dog? 

If her body woke up, would it start barking? 

Or worse—was she already dead?

She circled her body, observing carefully, and noticed that her chest was still rising and falling. 

So, she wasn’t dead. 

Yet.

She let out a sigh of relief. 

Good. 

There was still hope!

Waking up as a dog was surreal, but looking on the bright side, maybe once her body was rescued and regained consciousness, she would return to normal too?

There was no one else around. 

Xiao Man quickly ran out of the alley. 

She saw someone approaching from a distance and, upon closer look, realized it was a familiar face—a young woman who had just graduated from university and was working under her. 

Excitedly, she ran up and barked twice.

Han Shuangshuang was startled by the sudden appearance of a dirty stray dog. 

She took a step back in alarm, staring at the dog in panic. 

Just yesterday, she had seen a news report about a young girl being attacked by an unleashed dog. 

Even dogs with owners could go berserk—let alone a stray!

But she quickly noticed that the dog in front of her was only barking and wasn’t actually trying to attack her. 

Summoning her courage, she slowly moved her feet, remembering not to turn her back on the dog. 

She had to face it and back away carefully. 

If things got out of hand… well, she would fight if she had to!

Xiao Man barked a few more times, realizing that Han Shuangshuang didn’t understand what she meant. 

After a moment of thought, she raised a front paw and pointed towards the alley.

Then, she ran a few steps in that direction and turned back to gesture again.

She repeated this action several times, hoping that Han Shuangshuang would get the message. 

But for some reason, Han Shuangshuang neither ran away nor followed her.

Han Shuangshuang hesitated—was this dog trying to lead her somewhere? 

But… wasn’t this behavior too human-like? 

Were dogs even this smart? 

She wasn’t underestimating them, but this wasn’t an intelligent breed like a Border Collie—it was just a Husky! 

Could a Husky really be this clever?

As she hesitated, she saw the dog dart into the alley.

So now, should she follow or take this chance to run away?

Just as Han Shuangshuang was stuck in indecision, the dog suddenly ran back out—this time, holding something in its mouth… and it was glowing.

Wait, no—it wasn’t glowing, it was a phone with its flashlight turned on!

The dog dropped the phone on the ground and then used its paw to tap on it.

Han Shuangshuang was stunned. 

Was the dog giving her a phone? 

Or… was it trying to trade the phone for her to adopt it?

She glanced at the dog, which had backed away to a safe distance, then cautiously squatted down to pick up the phone.

“Huh?”

She was surprised. 

She had initially planned to turn off the flashlight, but when she lit up the screen, she saw the wallpaper—a simple phrase: “Efficiency First.”

Wait a minute… wasn’t this the same wallpaper that her supervisor, Sister Man, used?

The phone was locked, but that didn’t stop her from turning it over to check the case.

A plain black case with a single blue water droplet in the center.

It looked exactly like Sister Man’s phone… 

No—this was Sister Man’s phone!

“How did Sister Man drop her phone?” 

Han Shuangshuang muttered to herself. 

A moment later, she realized something was off. 

In this modern world, people rarely lost their phones, right? 

Even if it had been stolen, a thief wouldn’t just throw it to a dog!

She suddenly looked up at the dog in shock and asked anxiously, “Did something happen to Sister Man?!”

Right after saying that, she felt ridiculous. 

How could a dog possibly understand such a complicated sentence?

But the next moment, she saw the dog nod vigorously before turning around and running off.

She was stunned.

Then, her concern for Xiao Man overrode her doubts, and she hurriedly followed.

Xiao Man turned back and saw Han Shuangshuang catching up. 

She nodded in satisfaction—this young woman might be a bit slow to catch on, but she had a good attitude and enough perseverance. 

At least she understood now.

Xiao Man led Han Shuangshuang into the alley, where her body lay motionless on the ground.

Han Shuangshuang immediately spotted Xiao Man’s body. 

She rushed over, crouched down, and called out Xiao Man’s name. 

Hesitantly, she reached out to check for breath under her nose. 

Feeling the faint warmth of her breath, she finally let out a sigh of relief. 

Xiao Man was still alive, just unconscious.

She didn’t dare move her recklessly and quickly took out her own phone to call an ambulance.

While waiting, Han Shuangshuang didn’t pay any attention to the stray dog anymore. 

She anxiously checked Xiao Man’s breathing now and then, making sure it remained steady.