Calm Down!

The sound of the car engine echoed in his ears, but Cai Leng Han paid no mind. From that car, two young men stepped out. They were Li Tian Zhi and Fang Xie He. Both rushed to Cai Leng Han's back. Before they could even stop, Li Tian Zhi panted:
"Cai Leng Han! Calm down a bit! Brother He and I are here!"
Cai Leng Han still didn't turn around. He kept muttering into the little dog's ear:
"Ha Ha, Li Tian Zhi is here. If you don't wake up quickly, he'll eat all your meaty bones. He'll also mock you for being a sleepyhead and lazy. Wake up quickly, Ha Ha."
Cai Leng Han's two friends were stunned to hear his murmuring. Both stood dumbfounded, unable to speak.
Cai Leng Han continued to mutter:
"Ha Ha, Li Tian Zhi told Dad that he bought you many beautiful toys. Dad hasn't had a chance to play any games with you yet. Ha Ha, wake up, show Dad your toys. Dad will play with you, Ha Ha, don't sleep anymore. Let's play happily together..."
At this moment, the man named Fang Xie He probably understood something. He gently patted Cai Leng Han's shoulder a few times and softly said:
"Brother Leng Han, restrain your grief. Ha Ha wouldn't want to see you so heartbroken!"
Cai Leng Han finally looked up at his friends. But he seemed not to have heard Fang Xie He's words, or perhaps, he heard but didn't understand, or didn't want to understand. Cai Leng Han stared intently at Fang Xie He, his voice tinged with joy:
"Brother He, it's great that you're here. Last time you were able to persuade Ha Ha to drink milk. Now, can you help me persuade Ha Ha to wake up? The little one just keeps sleeping. No matter how I call, he won't wake up..."
Fang Xie He was choked up, unable to speak. Li Tian Zhi was also choked up, but he cried out:
"Cai Leng Han, don't be like this! Calm down a bit..."
Cai Leng Han looked at Li Tian Zhi in surprise:
"I am very calm. I'm not angry, nor am I cold. I'm calling Ha Ha very gently. But... maybe the little one is very angry with me, so he'd rather sleep than play with me. Tian Zhi, you go play with Ha Ha. I'll hide somewhere else. As long as Ha Ha wakes up and plays with you, it'll be fine. I, I... I don't mind not being by his side..."
Li Tian Zhi snapped:
"How can I play with him anymore? Ha Ha is dead! Cai Leng Han! Ha Ha is dead, don't be like this anymore! If you resent me, just curse me to my face, hit me if you want, just don't be like this, I'm scared, Cai Leng Han!"
Cai Leng Han glared at Li Tian Zhi, his voice icy cold:
"Don't say such unlucky things, cursing my Ha Ha. Ha Ha is just sleeping. The little one is angry with me, that's why he's sleeping. If you keep talking about my Ha Ha like that, don't blame me!"
Li Tian Zhi opened his mouth to say something, but Fang Xie He stopped him. Fang Xie He looked at Cai Leng Han and said very gently:
"Brother Leng Han, Ha Ha doesn't blame you. Ha Ha likes to sleep now. Let's take him home and make a quiet place for Ha Ha to sleep, okay?"
Fang Xie He was indeed both intelligent and tactful. At this moment, Cai Leng Han needed to be soothed to calm down. Perhaps burying the little dog, so its bruised body no longer appeared in Cai Leng Han's sight, was the best way. However, Cai Leng Han shook his head. He said softly but clearly:
"No. Ha Ha is angry with me. The little one is angry that I sent him somewhere else. The little one is angry that I didn't visit often. The little one is angry that I couldn't take care of and love him as I promised. And I even let Ha Ha climb out the window, run on the hot asphalt road in the middle of the day like this to find me... Now if I leave Ha Ha alone again, to sleep without me by his side... the little one will get even angrier with me."
The space fell silent again. Fang Xie He was so choked with emotion that he couldn't continue. As for Li Tian Zhi, he was also choked up but cried out:
"Enough! Cai Leng Han! If you want to blame me, just say it to my face! It's my fault I couldn't take good care of Ha Ha! It's my carelessness that let Ha Ha climb out the window and run away! It's my fault! It's my mistake! Is that enough?"
Cai Leng Han was stunned, looking at Li Tian Zhi with bloodshot eyes. That gaze made Li Tian Zhi flinch back. Fang Xie He also flinched, taking a few steps forward to shield Li Tian Zhi.
His two friends' actions confused Cai Leng Han. But then, he forced a smile that looked even worse than crying. Cai Leng Han hoarsely choked out:
"What's wrong? Are you two afraid I'll do something?"
Li Tian Zhi stammered:
"No, no... I... why should I be afraid of you? Could it be that you would turn against me because of a dog?"
Fang Xie He snapped:
"Tian Zhi, shut up!"