Gu Ning woke to the familiar scent of a puppy.
The moment she opened her eyes, Cook started licking her all over, just like he always did.
The wet sensation on her face cleared her head a little. She reached up to touch her face—the head covering was gone.
Just as she was about to look for it, Cook dangled the head covering in front of her, hooked on his finger.
Seeing this, Gu Ning knew he must have been the one to take it off. Otherwise, there was no way it would have fallen off so easily.
She gave the puppy's head a light swat and quickly put the head covering back on. Then, she turned to look beside her.
The bedding next to her was empty. Barto was already up.
"Woof," Cook grumbled, sounding like a puppy, and pulled her into a hug. "Ning... Bar, good... Bar... see..."
Cook mumbled one word after another, speaking nonstop as if he was trying to tell Gu Ning something.
