I actually turned into a dog. Not my childhood friend's dog, but his depressed little brother's dog. The System said I have to lick him a hundred times to become human again. "Lick where?" I asked. The System blushed. "Anywhere works." My paw kneaded his creamy abs. Hmm, premium dog food. "Baby, are you hungry?" Being looked at with concern by Lucas’s handsome face would make any woman melt. The silent, gloomy heartthrob at school, calling me "baby" in private. I like the contrast. I licked and slurped at him like a starving ghost. His face turned completely red. Gone was his usual pale, sickly look. The System gave a thumbs up: [Impressive. You managed to overheat a depressed guy.] 1 In my memory, Lucas Sterling was a gloomy, sensitive person. Because he was sickly from childhood, he was always second best to his older brother. His parents' bias was wider than the Pacific Ocean. Living under his brother's shadow gave him childhood trauma, and he was ostracized at school... Eventually, he developed depression. The only thing he could confide in was this little Bichon Frise. After transmigrating into the dog, the System said: "If it's too hard, forget it. Since you like his brother, this feels a bit like forcing you into an NTR situation." Forget it?! I was practically drooling internally. If his brother wasn't so aloof and unreachable, who would even like him? Lucas treated the dog very well. Premium beef, foie gras, fish—every day was a feast. No corporate slave life, just happy dog life. I planned to enjoy the good life for a while, finish the mission, and bolt. But good times don't last. Lucas got kicked out of the Sterling family by his brother. The reason? Liam Sterling lost something important and suspected Lucas hid it. Lucas didn't argue. He packed his bags and left. Wait? Is this how the world treats depressed people? The System said: [Of course. He has the script of the gloomy male lead seeking revenge. Later, a heroine will come to heal his emotional wounds.] [Then he becomes the Wolf of Wall Street and reclaims the Sterling empire.] I was excited: "So I have the redemption heroine script?" The System rolled its eyes: [Didn't you die from food poisoning after eating discounted leftovers in the intro?] Me: ...Thanks. Lucas moved into a rental. His psychosomatic symptoms flared up, his body trembling uncontrollably. I trotted over with his medicine in my mouth. He stared at me, tears silently falling. "Baby, you should leave. I can't afford to raise you anymore." "No more steak or bird's nest soup." "No soft, fragrant bed to sleep in." "Maybe I'm just a failure. No one will ever like me." In that moment, my heart clenched. It seemed Lucas really only had me. In the Sterling family, his dad didn't care, his mom didn't love him. He could only tell everything to a dog— Like how he was actually an illegitimate child, Liam's half-brother. Like how all the bullying he suffered after middle school was condoned by the family. Like how if he didn't leave, he would be the next one to die. 2 After moving into the rental, Lucas found me even clingier. Sleeping on his abs Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays; on his thighs Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays. Trying to use doggy warmth to comfort him. "Baby... you can't sleep there." "It's dirty..." "Come here, let me hold you..." Hmm, I managed to fluster Lucas into talking more. Good start. But when he watched me eat takeout in the rental, he was always guilty. "Baby, you've gotten thinner with me." "Just endure it a bit longer. I'll go make money." The System was shocked: [Thinner? You can barely tell the difference between her and a pig!]/ I looked at my chubby paws. Right, I need to be a pretty dog. So I resolutely gave my chicken leg to Lucas. Lucas was so moved his tears fell into the chicken rice. The boy swore to earn ten million dollars. With renewed spirit, he went to work construction the next day. 3 Lucas moved bricks at the construction site during the day for two hundred bucks, and studied at night. Because of his depression in senior year, he missed the college entrance exams. This time, to give me a better life, he wanted to reclaim everything that belonged to him. Exhausted from manual labor, Lucas fell asleep almost instantly after studying. He hadn't needed pills to sleep for days. In the warm duvet, he held me close. I traced his tired features. "System, watching my man work hard for us, I feel happy but also heartbroken." The System sneered: [Your man has another woman outside.] My pupils shook. [The leads met today.] [The heroine visited the site for inspection and took a liking to him.] [This is just step one. She'll visit many more times to bond with him.] [Throwing money and love at him... I don't know how he could refuse.] The System said the heroine was the daughter of a real estate tycoon. She was engaged to the male lead since childhood, a perfect match. But she hated arranged marriages, so she hated the male lead too. Until she met Lucas as an adult, understood his pain and gentle heart, and fell hopelessly in love. She redeemed him with money and love. Hearing this, I broke down a little. Why didn't a passing celebrity come redeem me when I was eating expired food and dancing for eight hours in my rental? Where were my saviors? [I advise you to finish the mission and leave. You aren't the one to save him anyway. Why bother?] Makes sense. I'm just a passerby. Finish the job and go. Everything else is none of my business. I asked the System: "How many more licks to become human?" 4 The System said without me, according to the plot, Lucas would have already been taken in by the heroine and living the good life. No rental apartment. No moving bricks by day, waiting tables by night. As long as I leave, the plot gets back on track. Luckily, the System said just one more lick and I'm human. I planned to save that lick for his 20th birthday. On his birthday, Lucas came back late from the site. He received no gifts from anyone, but he bought me a thick silver peace lock. It hung around my neck, shining beautifully. "Baby, I had it custom made." "Dogs with families have these. It symbolizes peace and safety." Hard to imagine that at his poorest, he was willing to spend his blood money on a dog. Such a good person, yet he suffered from depression. My heart softened. Lucas had bruises from boxing on his face. He made a wish on the candle with devout sincerity. "I wish for my Little Baby to have a life of peace, joy, and no worries." "If there are disasters, let me block them for her." Since my parents died, no one had been this good to me. Waaaah. I couldn't hold it back. I bawled in his arms. It sounded terrible. The System said it sounded like barking. Later, Lucas coaxed me to sleep while holding me. Watching his sleeping face, I slowly approached. Carefully, I licked his lips. Heart pounding like a drum. With that, my dog life was complete. The next second, my body grew, and I appeared beside him, naked. I only dared to touch his forehead. My boy, Lucas. Goodbye. 5 But just as I was about to leave, a hand gripped my wrist tight. Lucas stared at me intensely. "Where are you going?" My hair stood on end. Dude, when did you wake up?! Before I could cover myself, Lucas pinned me down. "You want to abandon me too?" "Do you think I'm sick too?" His eyes were red, arms trembling. Psychosomatic symptoms again. He couldn't even open his eyelids fully. Bro, can you even tell human from dog right now? My voice shook. "Lucas, take your meds first. You're having an episode." "I won't." He caged me in like a madman, terrified I'd leave. "Don't go! I forbid you to go!" I couldn't trigger him further. My heart tightened. I patted his back like soothing a child. "Okay, no meds. I won't go, okay?" I coaxed him over and over until he calmed down. Half an hour later. Lucas buried his face in my neck and fell asleep. The System said: [Good timing! Forget this guy, run!] This time, I wasn't so sure. "But he only has me now. Is it heartless to just leave?" [Wow. Saving world peace depends on you, Conscience Bro.]
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