I actually turned into a dog. Not my childhood sweetheart's dog, but his depressed younger brother's dog. The System said I have to lick him a hundred times to turn back into a human. "If it's too hard for you, forget it. After all, you like someone else." How can I forget it? My heart was screaming yes, please. If his brother wasn't so aloof and unreachable, I wouldn't have liked him in the first place. 1 I was reborn as a Bichon Frise belonging to a sickly, depressed boy. The System told me I needed to lick him a hundred times to become human again. "Lick where?" The System blushed. "Anywhere." My paw pressed against his rock-hard abs. Hmm, premium dog food. "Baby, are you hungry?" Being looked at with concern by a face as handsome as Asher's would melt even the coldest woman's heart. The brooding, silent god of the school was calling me "Baby" in private. I like the contrast. I licked and slurped like a starving ghost, and his entire face turned red. Gone was his usual pale, sickly look. The System gave a thumbs up: [Impressive. You even got the depressed boy to overheat.] In my memory, Asher was gloomy and sensitive. Because he was sickly from a young age, he was always "less than" compared to his older brother. His parents' favoritism was wider than the Pacific Ocean. Living in his brother's shadow gave him childhood trauma, he was isolated at school... And finally, he developed depression. The only thing he could confide in was this little Bichon. After transmigrating into the dog, the System said: "If it's too hard, forget it. You like his brother, so this feels a bit like forcing you to cheat." Forget it?! My heart was screaming yes, please. If his brother wasn't so aloof and unreachable, who would like him anyway? 2 Asher treated the dog very well. Premium beef, foie gras, fish—everything was on the menu. Not being a corporate slave and just being a dog was actually quite happy. I planned to enjoy the good life for a while, finish the mission, and run. But good times don't last. Asher got kicked out of the family home by his brother. The reason was that Blake lost something important and suspected Asher hid it. Asher didn't say a word. He packed his bags and left. Seriously? Is this how the world treats depressed people? The System said: [Of course. He has the 'Gloomy Male Lead Rise to Revenge' script. Later, a heroine will come to heal his emotional wounds.] [Then he becomes the Wolf of Wall Street and takes back the family empire.] I was excited: "So I have the 'Redemption Heroine' script?" The System rolled its eyes at me: [Didn't you die from food poisoning after eating a sketchy discount meal at the start?] Me: ...Right. Asher moved into a rental. During the move, his psychosomatic symptoms flared up, and he couldn't stop shaking. I trotted over with his medicine in my mouth. He stared at me, tears streaming down his face. "Baby, you should go. I can't afford you anymore." "No more steak or bird's nest soup for you." "No more soft, fragrant bed." "Maybe I'm just a failure. No one will ever like me." In that moment, my heart squeezed. Asher really seemed to have only me in his life. In that family, his father didn't care, and his mother didn't love him. He could only confide in a dog— Like how he was actually an illegitimate child, a half-brother to Blake. Like how all the bullying he suffered after middle school was allowed by the family. Like how if he didn't move out, the next one to die would definitely be him. 3 After moving into the rental, Asher found me even clingier. Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, I slept on his abs. Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, I slept on his thighs. Trying to use doggy warmth to comfort him. "Baby... you can't sleep there." "It's dirty..." "Come here, let me hug you..." Yeah, Asher was blushing furiously because of me. He was talking more, too. This was a good start. But when he ate takeout with me in the rental, he was always guilty. "Baby, you've lost weight being with me." "Just endure it a little longer. I'll go make money." The System was shocked: [Lost weight? I can't tell the difference between her and a pig anymore!] I looked at my chubby paw. Right, I need to be a pretty dog. So I resolutely picked up my chicken drumstick and dropped it in Asher's bowl. Asher was so moved that his tears fell into his chicken rice. The boy swore he would earn ten million. With newfound motivation, he went to work at a construction site the next day. 4 Asher moved bricks during the day for $200 and studied at night. He missed his SATs because of his depression. This time, to give me a better life, he was going to take back everything that belonged to him. Because moving bricks was exhausting, Asher fell asleep almost immediately after studying. He hadn't needed sleeping pills for days. In the warm duvet, tucked in his arms, I traced his tired features. "System, seeing my man work so hard for us 'mother and child,' I feel happy but also heartbroken." The System sneered: [Your man has another woman outside.] My pupils dilated. [The Male Lead met the Female Lead today.] [The heroine inspected the construction site today and took a liking to him.] [This is just the first step. She will visit the site many times to bond with him.] [With money and love thrown at him, I don't know how he could refuse.] The System said the heroine was the daughter of a real estate tycoon. She had an arranged marriage with Blake, but hated it. So she hated Blake too. Until she met Asher, understood his pain, saw his gentle heart, and fell madly in love. She redeemed him with money and love. Hearing this, I couldn't hold it in. Why didn't a passing celebrity come to redeem me when I was eating discount meals and dancing for eight hours in my rental? Justin Bieber, Harry Styles... what are you guys doing? [I advise you to finish the mission and leave quickly. You aren't the one to redeem him anyway. Why bother?] Makes sense. I'm just a passerby. Finish the mission and go. The rest is none of my business. I asked the System: "How many more licks to become human?"
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