Although the country roads are generally smooth, some sections are too narrow for vehicles to pass through.

Uncle Wang could only park the car at the intersection, and Qi Shen got out of the car with the girl and walked forward on foot.

Fang Zhi knew that the sweetness she possessed was subtle and invisible, so a stranger's small act of kindness was enough for her to remember for a long time. Children's thoughts are written all over their faces, and she couldn't help but smile.

Her mother yelled at her and hit her today, but luckily she met a very nice older brother.

He would speak to her in a gentle voice and carefully treat her wounds.

This was a treatment she had never received before.

Qi Shen subtly observed her.

The girl's beautiful eyebrows and eyes resembled a crescent moon, and her youthful and innocent expression revealed his trust in her.

He chuckled inwardly. How long had she known him? Could she really trust him already?

This innocence bothered him.

As malice welled up in his heart, Qi Shen stopped in his tracks, stared at her, and asked softly, "Don't you resent your mother?"

Fang Zhi was taken aback by the question. "What?"

Qi Shen bent down and stared into the girl's eyes, his voice gentle: "I heard your sister is in school. Don't you want to go to school?"

Do you want to? Of course she does, but her mother disagrees.

"I do." A hint of sadness flashed across Fang Zhi's face, but she quickly regained her composure, her expression free of any gloom. "One day I'll go to school!"

The child spoke in a childlike voice, but with unusual seriousness, as if making a promise to him.

Qi Shen was momentarily lost in thought.

His heart felt like it had been bitten by a poisonous insect, leaving him with indescribable irritability and discomfort.

"Brother," Fang Zhi said softly to Qi Shen, "I will thank you when I get into university."

He deliberately poked at her wound, trying to provoke her evil thoughts, but she thanked him instead.

The boy straightened up, looking down at her head, and said calmly, "Why?"

“Because my brother is so warm-hearted, I could tell he was in a bad mood, but he still patiently helped Zhizhi.” Fang Zhi nervously tugged at the hem of her clothes, her long, curled eyelashes fluttering. “My brother is a good person, and Zhizhi wants to repay you.”

Qi Shen's pupils contracted slightly.

Even his father, who was good at understanding people, failed to notice anything unusual about him when his parents divorced and his mother took his younger brother away.

But she... could tell that he was in a bad mood.

Qi Shen repeated the girl's name, "Zhizhi."

"Yes." Fang Zhi looked at the ground, not daring to raise his head. "Brother, my name is Fang Zhi."

Qi Shen looked at her quietly, a strange thought rising in his mind.

People can be controlled, as long as enough leverage is offered, and if they have sufficient ability...

Then he can have everything firmly in his grasp.

After expressing his gratitude, Fang Zhi walked towards the bungalow not far away.

Qi Shen stared at the girl's thin back, his mind replaying the glint in her eyes as she left, and the girl's weak sobs like a cat by the river.

In those few seconds, a seed was planted in the boy's heart:

He was the one who was abandoned, and she was the one who was left behind. In a sense, they were two people who shared the same fate.

He could easily help her with her problems and get her out of her predicament.

He thought he could help her.

As long as she accompanies him, depends on him, and belongs to him completely, there is no question of abandoning or giving up on her.

Suppressing his turbulent emotions, Qi Shen quickly caught up with the girl and placed his hand on her shoulder, "Zhizhi."

"Ah!" The girl was startled and turned around with lingering fear. "Brother, what's wrong?"

"Would you like to come with your brother?" A gentle smile appeared on the boy's fair and handsome face, with an alluring charm. "If you come with me, Zhizhi can go to school like your sister, without being beaten or scolded, and you'll have beautiful clothes and a comfortable environment."

Fang Zhi stared wide-eyed, her little face contorted with a troubled expression.

The prospect of going to school and not being beaten or scolded was incredibly tempting for her, but on the other hand, there was her mother.

Seeing the girl wavering, Qi Shen gently stroked her head. "Zhizhi, have you thought it through?"

"Then Mom..."

Qi Shen smiled gently, "If you want to see them, you can tell your brother, and your brother will take you to see them."

However, given her adoptive mother's vulgar and commonplace habits, her father would not allow them to see each other again.

Fang Zhi stared blankly at the boy's outstanding appearance, then nodded in a daze.

......

"What?" Qi Lian'an was stunned when he heard his son's request on the other end of the phone, wondering if he had misheard. "You said you're bringing a girl back?"

"yes."

"You're being ridiculous!"

Qi Shen calmly told his father about the girl's background, and added at the end: "Dad, from a public perspective, it is good for your reputation for the Qi family to raise her under the guise of financial assistance. From a private perspective, my mother left with my younger brother."

Qi Lian'an narrowed his eyes, knowing that his son was destined to be his, but this man was trying to outsmart him by appealing to both reason and emotion.

It seems he really wants to take that girl back.

Well, he's still my own son, so adopting a girl isn't a big deal.

Qi Lian'an pressed his temples and said in a deep voice, "Understood, I'll have Secretary Zhou handle it."

The process of taking Fang Zhi away went surprisingly smoothly.

For Aunt Pang, getting rid of the freeloaders at home and receiving 100,000 yuan for free is an incredible deal!

Aunt Pang was overjoyed and immediately agreed.

The woman signed the contract that Secretary Zhou presented to her without a second thought.

After carefully putting away the contract, Secretary Zhou smiled and handed the bank card to the expectant woman. "Madam, the card's PIN is six zeros. Let me remind you again, since the future resident has nothing to do with you, you are not allowed to appear by her side, inquire about, or harass the family that adopted her without her consent."

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