She had never dealt with an emergency like this before and was extremely flustered.
Afraid that Xiao Man’s heart might stop suddenly, she quickly pulled up a CPR tutorial she had saved and began reviewing it.
Meanwhile, Xiao Man—the dog—lay quietly to the side, staring blankly at her own body.
Ten minutes later, the ambulance arrived.
Since the alley was too narrow, the vehicle couldn’t drive in.
Upon hearing the sirens, Han Shuangshuang ran to lead the paramedics in and helped them lift Xiao Man onto a stretcher to be taken to the ambulance.
As Xiao Man (the dog) instinctively moved forward, one of the medics noticed and called out, “Hey! Dogs aren’t allowed in the ambulance!”
Han Shuangshuang naturally had to accompany the ambulance as a relative.
When she heard the medic’s warning, she suddenly remembered the clever stray dog.
Already inside the ambulance, she quickly stuck her head out and called to the dog, “Stay here and don’t leave! I’ll come back for you once Sister Man is okay!”
As the ambulance doors closed, she noticed the slightly surprised expressions of the medical staff and felt a bit self-conscious, rubbing her nose awkwardly.
That dog was so smart—it had led her to the unconscious Sister Man.
Hopefully, it could also understand her words!
Xiao Man watched as the ambulance sped away, wailing its siren.
Only then did she sigh and lie down in the alley.
She decided to take a nap.
After all, her body was already in the hospital.
Who knew?
Maybe when she woke up, she would find herself back in her human body.
Xiao Man closed her eyes, letting all the sounds and scents fade away.
When she woke up again, it was because she heard footsteps, followed by a familiar female voice.
“Little doggy, are you still here?”
Xiao Man blinked and took in her surroundings.
She sighed inwardly.
She hadn’t changed back.
She was still a dog.
Standing up, she shook off the dust and stepped out of the shadows.
She saw Han Shuangshuang’s face light up with joy as she ran over.
“I knew it! You really understand what I’m saying!”
This time, Han Shuangshuang wasn’t as afraid of the Husky as before.
Now that she realized the dog could understand human speech, she felt a strange sense of familiarity.
She squatted down and looked into the dog’s eyes.
“Do you want to come home with me?”
She hesitated for a moment, then, noticing the Husky was staring at her expectantly, she felt like it might be waiting for news about Sister Man.
So she added, “Thank you for saving Sister Man. She’s receiving treatment at the hospital now. But the doctors said there’s no visible injury on her body, yet for some reason, she still hasn’t woken up. They need to do more tests.”
Xiao Man thought to herself, I know why I haven’t woken up—it’s because my soul isn’t in my body!
She realized she had been too optimistic earlier.
She probably wouldn’t be able to return to her body so easily.
But at least her body was still alive.
She wasn’t completely dead yet.
That meant she still had a chance to turn things around.
Han Shuangshuang asked again, “Do you want to come with me?”
Xiao Man recalled some videos she had seen before—dogs showed affection by licking people or rubbing against them.
The first option was too embarrassing, and the second… well, she was just a dirty stray dog right now.
It was better not to.
So, instead, Xiao Man simply nodded.
Han Shuangshuang was once again amazed by the Husky’s human-like reaction.
She instinctively looked behind the dog, half-expecting to see someone remotely controlling it.
She thought to herself, Maybe some dogs really are this smart!
She had always believed that the super-intelligent dogs seen in short videos were the result of extensive training.
But now that she was experiencing it firsthand, she finally believed that some dogs could really understand complex human speech.
She glanced at the time. It was already past eleven at night.
Their department had finally managed to leave work on time today, but then Sister Man had such bad luck, and now she had been delayed until this late.
Looking at the filthy, foul-smelling, scrawny Husky, she hesitated for a moment before searching on her phone for a nearby pet hospital.
Fortunately, there was a 24-hour vet clinic just over a kilometer away.
She turned to the Husky.
“Will you come with me? Let’s go to the hospital for a check-up and a bath.”
If they took a taxi, the driver probably wouldn’t allow such a dirty dog inside.
And she herself wasn’t a huge animal lover—this dog was too filthy for her to feel comfortable picking it up.
Still, it had saved Sister Man, and it was incredibly well-behaved and intelligent.
She felt a little soft-hearted.
She had never raised a cat or dog before, but a dog that could understand human speech should be easier to take care of, right?
Xiao Man walked to Han Shuangshuang’s side and let out a soft bark to show agreement.
Han Shuangshuang let out a sigh of relief and quickly followed the navigation to the pet hospital.
She glanced at the Husky from time to time and noticed that it was following her at a steady pace, completely focused on her, without being distracted by anything around them.
Feeling reassured, she opened her work chat group on her phone.
While waiting at the hospital earlier, she had already informed everyone about Sister Man’s accident.
The group chat had exploded with messages.
Some people were asking about Sister Man’s condition, others were planning to visit her tomorrow, some were even discussing organizing a donation for her, and a few were inquiring about work tasks related to her absence.
Finally, their department head, Director Zhong, stepped in to take charge.
He also tagged Han Shuangshuang directly, mentioning that Sister Man’s records had no listed emergency contacts, so Han Shuangshuang should keep an eye on her situation.
After all, she was the newest member of the team, and Sister Man had been personally mentoring her.
After carefully replying to the messages, Han Shuangshuang couldn’t help but open her Alipay and bank app to check her balance.
She had only recently started working.
Most of her savings came from part-time jobs during university and a few months of internship wages.
She had just paid her quarterly rent, leaving her with only about two thousand yuan.
She murmured to herself in frustration, “Ugh… I’m so broke.”
Xiao Man, now with enhanced hearing, caught every word.
She felt helpless.
She knew that Han Shuangshuang had just graduated and came from a financially struggling family.
Her parents preferred sons over daughters, and she had even taken out student loans for university.
Of course, she wouldn’t have much money.
But as an experienced professional who had been working for years, Xiao Man did have money.
The problem was… she was currently a dog.
And if a dog suddenly used “Xiao Man’s” phone to pay for things, wouldn’t that be a bit too suspicious, even for a smart dog?