Xiao Man was stunned for a moment before she finally understood Lin Ci’s words.
She glanced out the car window and realized they were at the hospital where she had been admitted.
Han Shuangshuang had just been watching a fireworks show not long ago.
Why would she come to see her out of the blue?
Xiao Man’s heart skipped a beat.
Could something be wrong with her body?
She couldn’t help but feel a surge of panic.
Although she had said being a dog wasn’t so bad, if her body was truly beyond saving and she had to remain a dog forever, she wasn’t sure she could accept that.
Just as Xiao Man was lost in her wild speculations, Han Shuangshuang returned.
Lin Ci noticed that Han Shuangshuang seemed to have been crying and quickly asked,
“Shuangshuang, are you okay?”
Han Shuangshuang nodded, then shook her head.
Lin Ci, aware of Xiao Man’s situation, pressed on, and after a moment of hesitation, Han Shuangshuang explained,
“The doctor called me earlier to tell me that Sister Man had woken up. I saw her too, but she fell unconscious again while I was talking to the doctor.”
Han Shuangshuang had been thrilled to see Xiao Man awake, thinking she would stay conscious from then on.
She hadn’t expected her to slip back into unconsciousness so quickly.
Lin Ci comforted her, “The fact that she woke up is a good sign. Maybe each time she wakes, she’ll stay conscious longer, and eventually, she’ll fully recover.”
Han Shuangshuang nodded, though her mood remained somber.
“Actually, when Sister Man woke up, she wasn’t in great shape. She had lost her memory and couldn’t recall many people or events. But she was still as gentle as ever-no, even gentler than before.”
In the back seat, Xiao Man listened to Han Shuangshuang’s account and breathed a sigh of relief.
At least her body wasn’t on the verge of giving out.
She guessed that she had fallen asleep earlier and, upon waking, had returned to her own body, though she had been in a state of amnesia at the time.
She still couldn’t remember what had happened during that amnesic period, but it didn’t seem like anything bad had occurred.
She felt fine after waking up.
Come to think of it, if she could lose her memory once, she could lose it twice.
When she finally returned to her body for good, she could just pretend to forget everything that had happened while she was bedridden.
That way, she wouldn’t have to explain anything!
Xiao Man pondered for a moment.
Although she had returned this time with amnesia, she had clearly stayed conscious much longer than before, which was a positive sign.
Lin Ci waited until Han Shuangshuang’s mood had improved before driving her home.
He dropped her and Xiao Man off at the door before leaving.
Han Shuangshuang sat on the couch with Xiao Man in her arms, recounting in detail what had happened when she saw Xiao Man earlier.
Xiao Man listened with a sense of novelty.
The amnesiac version of herself had become a cheerful girl?
What surprised her even more was that Xu Yan had been staying by her hospital room during New Year’s.
Xiao Man felt a twinge of regret.
She had been in a state of amnesia at the time, so she definitely wouldn’t have given Xu Yan a hard time for no reason.
But then again, Xu Yan hadn’t been acting so “dog-like” recently.
He had been putting books in her room, and they were all enjoyable reads with proper endings.Â
It wouldn’t make sense for her to hit him now.
After thinking about it for a while, Xiao Man decided to let it go.
Some things could wait until she was fully back in her own body.
After the New Year holiday, Han Shuangshuang returned to work.
Perhaps because of the changes in Xiao Man’s condition, Han Shuangshuang started visiting her more frequently, and sometimes she would run into Xu Yan.
Compared to Xu Yan’s calm demeanor, Han Shuangshuang was the one who felt awkward, often leaving after a short while.
Afterward, she couldn’t help but complain to Xiao Man, “I’m Sister Man’s medical proxy, so why am I the one feeling awkward?”
Xiao Man thought to herself, “If he’s not embarrassed, then won’t you be the one feeling awkward?”
These past few days, Xiao Man had been having frequent dreams, which indicated that Xu Yan had been visiting her more often.
She suspected that Xu Yan was hoping to be there when she woke up next time.
Apart from these trivial matters, Han Shuangshuang’s career was progressing steadily.
The backlog of scenes she had filmed during her acting period was almost all released.
Fortunately, she hadn’t been idle and had been continuously filming new content, leading to a steady increase in her fan base.
One day, Chen Yao excitedly asked Han Shuangshuang, “Did you see the private message? The variety show ‘Let’s Go Play Together’ has invited us to be one-day guests!”
Han Shuangshuang quickly checked and indeed found the message from a verified account, so it was genuine.
This variety show was quite popular, and Han Shuangshuang naturally had no reason to refuse.
Therefore, Chen Yao added the contact person and began discussing the details.
The show ‘Let’s Go Play Together’ had five regular members.
Each time they visited a new location, they would invite guest stars.
However, the invitation to Han Shuangshuang was more for her dog, Xiao Bai.
There was a segment in the show that required a sufficiently intelligent dog, and since they were filming in this city, Xiao Bai was more like a prop than a guest.
Chen Yao had carefully inquired and confirmed that there were no procedures that would harm Xiao Bai, and Han Shuangshuang could accompany him throughout, so there were no issues.
Chen Yao couldn’t help but rub Xiao Bai’s head and laugh,
“Our Xiao Bai is really making a name for himself, from being a movie lead to appearing on a national variety show!”
Although he was just a prop, the exposure would definitely increase significantly.
What’s 600,000 fans now?
It’s just a pity that the movie production cycle is long, otherwise, once it hits the theaters, Xiao Bai’s popularity would surely skyrocket.
Han Shuangshuang also smiled beautifully, “Xiao Bai is really amazing!”
Chen Yao said, “By the way, is it convenient for you to cook at home?”
Han Shuangshuang hesitated, “It’s possible.”
Chen Yao sensed the underlying message and waved her hand,
“It’s okay, then we’ll do it at the company. Have you seen the comments? Some viewers think that Xiao Bai might get tired of just eating dog food.”
Han Shuangshuang was taken aback, “But there are also snacks, right?”
Chen Yao said, “I think Xiao Bai’s health has improved a lot, so she shouldn’t be so easily stressed. Occasionally making some dog food to change her taste would make the viewers happy too, otherwise, they might think we’re mistreating Xiao Bai!”
Han Shuangshuang was a novice dog owner and sometimes couldn’t pay attention to everything, but she was willing to listen to advice.
Upon hearing this, she immediately searched for dog food recipes.
Xiao Man, who had snacks to eat, didn’t get tired of dog food that easily, but who would refuse new food?
Her weight had increased a lot, and it was becoming difficult for Han Shuangshuang to carry her, so she couldn’t be smuggled into the hospital in a backpack to see herself.
Fortunately, with Xu Yan and Han Shuangshuang visiting her, Xiao Man wasn’t worried about her health at all.
Ten days later, on the day of the variety show shoot, Chen Yao rented a car and took Han Shuangshuang and Xiao Bai to the filming location.
Coincidentally, this episode of the variety show was being filmed in the mountain town where they had visited with the Zhou family last time.
The students hadn’t started their winter break yet, and this place wasn’t a popular tourist spot, so there weren’t many visitors.
The production team had booked a relatively remote large homestay and rented the neighboring homestay for the staff.
Han Shuangshuang was only there for a day, so no special arrangements were needed.
The person in charge who had contacted Chen Yao came over to exchange a few words, and then the filming began.
Chen Yao watched from a distance as the five celebrities prepared, whispering to Han Shuangshuang,
“The entertainment industry is so realistic. Us small fries aren’t even worthy of an introduction to the big stars.”
Han Shuangshuang whispered back,
“Sister Yao, let’s work hard and strive to become big influencers ourselves, so others will come to curry favor with us!”
Chen Yao was amused by Han Shuangshuang’s expression. “Big influencers are still just influencers. People will still look down on us. It doesn’t matter, status isn’t important. Only those who make money know the truth.”
Han Shuangshuang thought about her bank balance and smiled contentedly.
Her income might not compare to those celebrities who earn 2.08 million a day, but it was still much higher than the average office worker.
She was quite satisfied.
Xiao Man followed closely beside Han Shuangshuang, her eyes scanning the celebrities she often saw on variety shows.
Several of them were variety show regulars, hopping from one show to another.
If you asked about their actual works, they were all from years ago.
How much more noble were they compared to influencers?
Not long after the variety show started filming, it was Xiao Man’s turn to appear.
She was to play the role of a therapy dog.
The father of the homestay owner was blind, and under the camera’s gaze, one of the celebrities suggested finding a dog to accompany the old man, allowing him to enjoy a day of fun with a pet.
Therapy dogs are specially trained, but the show chose Xiao Bai because of a “familiar recommendation.”
Previously, Han Shuangshuang had taken Xiao Bai to make cameo appearances in many dramas at the film city, which had significantly boosted her presence.
Those who had worked with Xiao Bai and the onlookers were all amazed by her human-like intelligence, which had expanded her client base.
Xiao Man ran towards them from a distance as required, while the celebrities watched expectantly.
Under the camera, her running figure looked particularly… intelligent.
One of the variety show regulars laughed and said,
“Is that a Husky? Hahaha, it doesn’t look very smart.”
Another actress, who had once won a Best Actress award, smiled and said,
“Don’t underestimate her. My daughter follows her and says she’s very smart.”
In reality, the actress’s daughter had never followed Xiao Bai; this was just part of the script.
Xiao Man came to an abrupt stop in front of the variety show regular.
The drool that had been intentionally let loose during her run flew out due to inertia and splattered onto the regular sitting on a small stool.
Everyone was stunned.
The regular widened his eyes in disbelief, and then the Best Actress burst into laughter,
“I told you she’s smart! She did that on purpose to get back at you for talking bad about her!”
Another celebrity, laughing so hard he could barely breathe, handed the regular a tissue.
Off-camera, the liaison officer said to Han Shuangshuang,
“Xiao Bai has a real sense for variety shows.”
Han Shuangshuang thought to herself, Xiao Bai is just very human-like.
If you talk about her in front of her, how could she possibly give you a good look?
The regular, whether genuinely not angry or just holding it in for the show, wiped himself clean and said helplessly to Xiao Man,
“Forgive me, dear Xiao Bai. I was just speaking offhand. I had no idea you could really understand!”
The others were amused by his tone and expression and burst into laughter.
Xiao Man just looked at him without any reaction.
Fortunately, the show didn’t require much reaction from Xiao Man.
The Best Actress said to Xiao Bai,
“Xiao Bai, for the next day, you need to accompany a blind old man. Can you do that?”
Xiao Man nodded.
The actress’s eyes showed surprise, but she merely clapped politely in front of the camera and said happily,
“That’s great, Xiao Bai agreed!”
Thus, Xiao Man was brought to the elderly blind man who was resting under the corridor.
The blind man looked very old, sitting comfortably in the sun, drowsy, and seemingly in no need of companionship.
Xiao Man thought the production team was being quite inconsiderate.
He was enjoying his retirement, but they dragged him out to act.