Tang Qiye had wanted to leave Duke outside but decided to let him in after seeing Zheng Tan enter the house.
The brave little pup followed the group inside as well. This time he was behaving better. He stayed by Liu's side which made him feel better. At least he didn't run towards the cat.
If people kept teasing him about this dog, he would have to give it away, or at least never take it out again. To him, avoiding embarrassment was important. He only just got the pup, so he didn't have a bond with it yet. Giving it away wouldn't make him sad.
The pup did not know what his owner was thinking and bounced happily forward behind the group. He tripped on the stairs, only narrowly avoiding falling off. Thankfully, all the people were looking at Tang Qiye's large cat and didn't notice this mishap.
