When Xu Qiaoqiao woke up, she saw that her Emperor Penguin father had returned.

After the blizzard stopped, the fog gradually dissipated, and the sun peeked out from behind the clouds. The warm sunlight shone on the ice, emitting a pale orange glow, which cast long shadows of the emperor penguins.

When the blizzard stopped, the penguin colony gradually began to disperse.

Xu Qiaoqiao blinked, quickly crawled out of the Emperor Penguin mother's pouch, and then wobbled towards her father. Because she was still unsteady, she bumped into his soft belly with a thud.

"Chirp".

She called out softly, thankfully without much force, and didn't leave his belly. She rubbed her face against his chubby beer belly a few times before raising her head, her dark, bright eyes looking at her father.

"Chirp chirp!" Dad, you're back! I missed you so much.

Hearing his beloved daughter's call, the Emperor Penguin father chirped happily a few times. He bent his neck and gently rubbed his beak against the fluffy, warm downy feathers on Xu Qiaoqiao's back, his movements very careful.

"Gaoh~ Gaoh~"

"Chirp chirp".

I wonder how my little one is doing during the month I've been away. She's still such a tiny little bundle of joy, and she's absolutely adorable.

The emperor penguin father looked at Xu Qiaoqiao with tenderness in his eyes and called out to her a few more times: "Baby, it's time to eat."

Then, she opened her mouth and started feeding herself.

Seeing how well the father and daughter got along, the emperor penguin mother smiled. She slowly walked up to them, and after the emperor penguin father had fed his little one, she took a few more steps forward and called out softly.

The couple looked at each other, their eyes brimming with love.

Having not seen each other for a month, their longing for one another grew stronger every day. They stretched their necks out, neck to neck, feeling each other's body temperature, and felt incredibly content.

When Xu Qiaoqiao saw her parents looking at each other, she knew what they were about to do. So, just as they were about to get close again, she immediately ran out to avoid being caught in the middle.

"Chirp chirp." Junjun.

Xu Qiaoqiao came to find Jun Qi. The situation on the other side was obviously similar. Jun Qi's parents were also being intimate. They bent their necks, touched their heads together, made a heart shape, and arched their backs slightly.

Jun Qi was staying by his parents' side. When he heard Xu Qiaoqiao's voice, he immediately raised his head, spotted her, and then swayed toward her.

"Chirp." Qiao Qiao.

Xu Qiaoqiao smiled and stopped when she saw Jun Qi walking towards her. When he got closer, she whispered a few words in her sweet voice. Jun Qi bent down and gently rubbed his cheek against Xu Qiaoqiao's.

The pair of arms patted Qiaoqiao's head.

A few days later, the days began to lengthen, and a new shift began. The emperor penguin fathers took on the task of feeding the penguins, while the emperor penguin mothers went out to hunt.

During this period of the chicks' growth, something very important happens: the emperor penguins who don't yet have chicks are overflowing with maternal love and need to learn how to care for their babies. Obviously, the smallest and cutest chicks are the most suitable for this task.

Those tiny emperor penguin chicks all encountered this penguin trafficker!

"Chirp chirp chirp?"

Xu Qiaoqiao looked at the emperor penguins that had inexplicably surrounded her, blinked in confusion, and froze on the spot. She was clearly still confused about what they were doing.

But then Jun Qi's alarm radar started beeping. With a calm gaze, he quickly walked up to Qiao Qiao, opened his arms like a mother hen protecting her chicks.

At this time, he was already quite large among the emperor penguin chicks, but when compared to adult emperor penguins, the difference was still too great.

These female emperor penguins wouldn't care about such things. Jun Qi was a bit too big for them to express their maternal love, but Xu Qiaoqiao was different. She was still so small, fluffy and round, making grandma-like chirping sounds under the sun.

The main target is still Hsu Chiao-Chiao.

"Chirp, chirp, chirp chirp~ chirp chirp chirp!" Ahhh! The penguin traffickers are here! Junjun, let's run, we can't beat them!

When Xu Qiaoqiao saw the female emperor penguins rushing towards her, she immediately understood what they were up to. In this emergency, she quickly tapped Jun Qi's back with her beak, signaling him to run.

After all, the size difference is too great, so it's really impossible for him to beat the other.

Besides, if you get crushed by the other side, it would be a huge loss.

Jun Qi understood Xu Qiaoqiao's meaning and knew that this was not the time for him to act recklessly, so he immediately left with Xu Qiaoqiao.

"Chirp chirp~"

Xu Qiaoqiao and Jun Qi had their arms close together, looking as if they were standing with their hands on their hips, hunched over, running forward at full speed.

Ahhh, Daddy, help me!

Xu Qiaoqiao ran forward with all her might, and Jun Qi followed behind. It was a very unpleasant experience, especially when the female emperor penguins behind them also started to run faster. Jun Qi's face immediately darkened.

After so many worlds, this is a rare time when I'm being chased and run away. It's a truly humiliating disgrace!

Why aren't you growing up yet?!

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