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    Nathan instinctively reached out and carried me on his back, smiling brightly. He gently told the excited golden retriever wagging its tail, “Goldie, don’t scare Victoria. Sit down.”

    The dog, named Goldie, obediently sat on the floor, happily gazing at Nathan with its nose still sniffing around him.

    “Did youe up with Goldie’s name?” I asked with a smile.

    Nathan nodded. “Yeah. I was thinking of other names, but nothing sounded better, so I just got used to calling him that.”

    “I didn’t know you believed in names bringing good luck,” I chuckled.

    “Why wouldn’t I?” Nathan suddenly tossed me a bit higher on his back, and my chestnded against him, making his mood even better.

    I clenched my fist and punched him lightly. “You did that on purpose.”

    Nathan walked toward the living room with me on his back while Goldie happily followed behind.

    The housekeeper had already gathered her things from upstairs, said her goodbyes, and left.

    I looked around the small vi. With the housekeeper’s care, it felt cozy. The living room wasn’t big but had a niceyout.

    When Nathan put me down, Goldie immediately started circling around me. I actually liked animals. Back in my previous life, I took care of the pets Yvonne bought. I even raised a puppy.

    I reached out to pat Goldie’s head, and he immediately squinted his eyes, enjoying the attention.

    “Goldie’s really smart. If he knows I like you, he’ll definitely stick with his owner,” Nathan said, smiling as he seemed eager for me and Goldie to bond quickly.

    Nathan went to brew a cup of tea and brought it to me, saying, “You had some alcohol earlier, so this tea helps with that. Have a cup.”

    “Sure!” I repliedzily, sinking into the couch. I felt like I was enjoying a single, free life now, and it felt great.

    No wonder so many young people prefer not to get married and just enjoy dating. The time spent in love is really beautiful.

    Nathan looked at me and suddenly said, “I’ll grab something from the car.”

    “What is it?” I casually asked.

    Nathan gave me a mysterious smile without answering and turned to head out, with Goldie immediately following him.

    I looked up at the crystal chandelier hanging down from the third floor; it looked dreamy and illuminated the whole ce.

    When Nathan returned, he ced a small box on the coffee table. The next secondb, /bGoldie opened his mouth and grabbed it.

    “Hey, Goldie! Give that back.” Nathan immediately dashed after him.

    Goldie thought he was ying and happily ran outside into the yard.

    I almost burst outughing as Nathan tried to wrestle a box of condoms away from the dog’s mouth,

    Goldie’s round body wobbled as he came back slowly with the box, spitting it out on the floor and looking for praise.

    Nathan put his hands on his hips, unable to stay mad, and when he turned around to see meughing, his handsome face turned bright red.

    “Next time, don’t chew on random things.” Nathan patted Goldie’s little head, reminding him.

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    Goldie immediately rolled over in ce twice. I was not sure if he understood or not.

    Nathan walked into the living room, holding the small box, and awkwardly said, “Goldie is definitely quite the troublemaker.”

    I smiled and asked, “Why do you carry that around with you?”

    Nathan instantly tensed up and rified. “I don’t. I bought itst time and left it in the car.”

    “Do you really think you’ll need that much?” I teased, noticing his face turning red.

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