Chen Feng threw the detector and backpack on the ground and ran towards the camp.

"Fengzi, Fengzi!"

The crowd was calling out anxiously behind him, but Chen Feng couldn't hear them at all.

All he wants to do now is get to his uncle's house and find out what happened.

He was perfectly fine when he left, and he had made a promise with Duoduo, so how could this happen...?

The Wuling van sped along the deserted road. As soon as it pushed open the door to the old man's house, he heard the old woman's heartbreaking cries.

The old man stood in the kitchen, carrying a cake and fruit. His once gray hair had turned completely white, whereas it hadn't been like this just a few days ago.

The old man stood there, looking as if he had aged twenty years, and even seemed unable to straighten his back.

The two men looked at each other. The old man's eyes were bloodshot and filled with tears. When he saw Chen Feng, he wiped his eyes.

"Come with me to see Duoduo," the old man said to Chen Feng, his voice trembling.

Chen Feng bit his lip and nodded, following behind the old man.

"The Tomb of My Grandson Fang Duoduo".

Chen Feng looked at the words on the tombstone and felt they were incredibly glaring.

In that black and white photo, Duoduo is smiling so happily, without illness or sorrow.

The old man knelt before the tombstone, his hands trembling as he placed a fruit cake on it, while the old woman beside him cried until she nearly fainted.

"Duoduo, you were lying in the hospital bed yesterday, saying you were in pain, right? Eat up, eating cake will make you feel better."

"If I had known it would turn out like this, I would have bought you this big cake a long time ago. Why did it have to wait until today?"

The old man could no longer hold on, and his cries were heartbreaking.

Chen Feng felt his vision begin to blur. He rubbed his eyes hard, went back to the car, took out the cinnamon dog, and placed it next to Duo Duo's tombstone, letting the cinnamon dog hug Duo Duo tightly.

"We clearly made a promise, why isn't Duoduo keeping it?"

"Didn't you always want a cinnamon dog to keep you company? Now she's here..."

Chen Feng choked up and couldn't speak anymore by the end, tears streaming down his face.

When the old man saw the cinnamon dog, he suddenly understood why Duoduo was so happy that day.

He broke down in tears, nearly suffocating.

It took the old man a long time to catch his breath. He knelt in front of the tombstone, opened the cake packaging, lit the candles, cut off a piece with a knife, and placed it in front of the tombstone.

Chen Feng then noticed that the cake was also shaped like a snow-white cinnamon dog.

"Eat up, isn't this the cinnamon dog cake that Duoduo has always wanted? Grandpa bought it for you this time..."

The old man cried his heart out, but his hands continued to cut the cake.

He cut off a piece and handed it to Chen Feng.

"Eat up. Duoduo doesn't like to eat by herself. She likes to eat with someone. That makes her happy."

The old man's hands trembled, and he could barely hold the light cake plate.

Chen Feng took the plate with both hands, turned his head to the side, and his shoulders trembled uncontrollably.

The old man cut off two more pieces, handing one to the old woman and keeping the other for himself.

"Duoduo, look, Grandpa ate it. Let's eat together. This cake is so delicious. Why can't you hold on a little longer? If you hold on a little longer, Grandpa will be able to save enough money. It's all Grandpa's fault. It's all Grandpa's fault... Waaah."

The old man stuffed the cake into his mouth, but couldn't swallow it, and his voice was choked with sobs.

Chen Feng turned around and squatted down, tearfully tearing at the cake in front of Duo Duo.

The cake, which was usually sweet, now tasted incredibly bitter and salty to Chen Feng. It felt stuck in his chest, making it hard for him to breathe.

A gust of wind blew out the candles on the cake, and the old man stared blankly at his surroundings as he witnessed this.

"Duoduo, is it...is it you? Did you blow out the candle?"

The old man kept looking around, hoping to catch another glimpse of Duoduo, even just a fleeting moment.

"I know it's Duoduo back. Duoduo doesn't want to see Grandpa sad. Grandpa, don't cry, Grandpa, don't cry..."

The old man knelt on the ground, his hands covering his head, his voice trembling, and his shoulders shaking like a leaf.

Chen Feng squatted on the ground, holding a cake plate in his hand. Tears had already soaked his sleeves, but no matter how many times he wiped them, his vision remained blurry.

Duoduo is very greedy; she made many wishes on her birthday.

She wanted to get better quickly and wanted to see her parents again.

She wants to go to kindergarten, and she wants to have a cinnamon dog friend to keep her company.

But none of these wishes were ever fulfilled.

"Duoduo, look, your mom and dad are on your left. Haven't you always wanted to see your mom and dad? Now you can see them."

"You also have the cinnamon dog friend you've always wanted on your right. Now she's here too, so you won't be lonely anymore."

"Grandpa and Grandma are here with Duoduo. How could our Duoduo be lonely? She won't be lonely." Grandpa stroked the tombstone, tears streaming down his face.

After an unknown amount of time, the old man next to Duoduo looked up at Chen Feng and spoke.

“Child, I need to spend some time with Duoduo recently. I may have to return the gold you left behind to you sometime later.”

Chen Feng wiped away his tears and shook his head in refusal.

“That was for Duoduo, I don’t want it.”

“Child, go back now. Duoduo is already very happy that you came to see her off.”

"We're going to have a talk with our family next, so you don't need to stay here."

"Duoduo must have really liked the doll you gave her. Look how happy she is," the old man said, his eyes brimming with tears, as he looked at Duoduo's portrait on the tombstone.

Chen Feng stood up, nodded, took one last look at Duo Duo, wiped away his tears, and returned to his car.

After driving for more than ten minutes, Chen Feng stopped the car. He looked back at the cute Cinnamon Dog sticker on the armrest, and memories flooded back.

Duo Duo's every smile and frown appeared before Chen Feng, and he could still feel the warmth of her little hand patting the back of his hand.

As Chen Feng recalled the scenes with Duo Duo, he could no longer hold back his tears, gripping the steering wheel with both hands.

Hello, brother!

"I need to get better quickly, and when I'm better, they'll come back to see me."

"This size is fine... I can put her next to my pillow to keep me company."

"Brother, do you know when I will get better? I asked Grandpa, and he always said soon, but when exactly will it be soon?"

"It'll be quick! As long as you take your medicine and get your injections on time, you'll definitely get better!"

"Yes, I will. Duoduo is not afraid of pain. Duoduo wants to get better quickly so that she can see her parents soon and go to kindergarten."

"elder brother."

"My brother is my best friend..."

That night, Duoduo hugged her beloved stickers, smiled shyly, and murmured to herself.