Aunt Song, facing the shelling from North Korea, froze, the fairy tale book in her hand fell to the ground with a "thud," and she stammered.

"Miss, what's wrong...?"

Does Miss Chaochao know about what happened back then?

That shouldn't be the case.

The master and young master would never say that there is no one in the Huo family who would gossip.

The system holding the script was also surprised. It had been staying by Chaochao's side the whole time, but no one had said anything to her.

The system wiped away a bead of sweat: "Chao Chao... why did you ask that?"

“I didn’t see a single picture of my grandma at home, and my dad and grandpa never mentioned her name. My grandma also didn’t want me to mention her in front of them…”

Most importantly.

“Dad didn’t seem very happy when he came back here…”

Chaochao pondered, propping her little head up.

So after hearing the story of the sheep mother, she couldn't help but think of her grandmother whom she had never met.

In the child's clear, innocent eyes, Aunt Song saw her own panicked and distraught appearance.

She took a deep breath, sighed, and finally calmed down.

A hint of dejection showed on his aged face.

Back then, Huo Guangcheng and his wife were an enviable couple. Huo Guangcheng was the head of the Huo family, worth hundreds of billions, a top-tier wealthy family. Yi Wan was a famous dancer in China, and even internationally renowned.

After their marriage, the couple remained deeply in love and harmonious, but they still had no children after six years of marriage.

Huo Guangcheng respected his wife's wishes and supported her career. He promised before marriage that he had no plans to have children in the eight years after their marriage.

However, having heard enough of the gossip, Mrs. Huo firmly disagreed and demanded that the woman become pregnant within a year, or she would divorce him.

Huo Guangcheng finally gave in and, after drinking, disregarded Yi Wan's wishes and had sex with her without any protection.

It was during this time that the lady became pregnant.

This also caused them to miss the opportunity to perform in the world's highest hall of fame.

This was her lifelong dream.

Aunt Song came to the Huo family on the day the young master was born.

The woman, who had just given birth, threw the baby at her with a look of disgust, saying, "Take it away."

Aunt Song became the young master's wet nurse.

Yi Wan, who had not yet finished her postpartum confinement, was eager to return to work and trained day and night without getting tired.

He ultimately suffered a fall, resulting in a comminuted fracture and permanent muscle strain, ending his life of dance.

Yi Wan has been coldly indifferent to, and even hateful towards, young Huo Qin for more than a decade.

She never hugged him.

She considered Hochin a disgrace.

His birth marked the beginning of her broken love and collapsed career.

Huo Guangcheng was busy with group affairs and neglected to care for Huo Qin. By the time he realized something was wrong, it was too late.

When Huo Qin was fifteen, Yi Wan hired someone to kidnap him.

The original intention was to teach them a lesson, but the perpetrators took it seriously.

After escaping death, Huo Qin moved out of the Huo family home.

The kidnapping case was also quietly suppressed by the Huo family.

He was kidnapped by his own biological mother.

Even the system couldn't help but gasp in amazement upon seeing this; the villain's childhood must have been quite tragic.

The father doesn't care, and the mother hates him.

Aunt Song sighed.

The lady may have loved the young master, as she still chose to give birth to him back then. But compared to the young master, she clearly loved her career more.

Later, he fell ill with depression and closed his eyes in the dance studio.

Aunt Song didn't know how to answer Chaochao's question.

The child's eyes were too clear; she couldn't lie to someone looking into them.

However, it was not something a servant like her could discuss about her master's affairs.

She hesitated, as if she wanted to say something but then stopped.

Before she could think of what to say, she saw the little girl clench her fists with a determined look, as if she wouldn't waver even if given a hundred candies.

"If Grandma doesn't love Daddy as much as Chaochao does, that's okay. Daddy has Chaochao! I can love Daddy even more!"

The little girl secretly made up her mind.

How can we show even more love?

Chaochao finalized the decision with a serious expression.

Hmm...

I'll just have two glasses of milk tonight!

On the second floor, Huo Qin, who had been listening in, was stunned and stood frozen in place. Only his trembling fingertips revealed his lingering and unsettled emotions.

After a while, he leaned against the wall and chuckled softly.

Aunt Song hadn't expected Chaochao to answer like that. After realizing what she meant, her eyes welled up with tears. She smiled and said, "Okay, okay, Chaochao is great. Then please take good care of Daddy."

After all this time, young master has finally found someone...

Before going to bed that night, while washing up, Huo Qin gently wiped Chaochao's face with a warm towel and said softly, "Does Chaochao want her mother?"

"Mom?" The little girl peeked out from under the towel, her eyes hesitant. "Mom...doesn't she have her own life now..."

Huo Qin: "A mother with no blood relation."

Chaochao understood what he meant; this was the stepmother in Cinderella and the queen in Snow White.

She imagined Cinderella in tattered clothes, the little princess who ate the poisoned apple, and it was as if she saw her turn into a little beggar wandering the streets.

Huo Qin saw the little girl shake her head vigorously, then suddenly stop, ponder for a long time, and finally look at him and say, "If Daddy likes a certain auntie, Chaochao will like her too, but she can't withhold my candy, okay?"

"I, Chaochao, have my dad, that's enough, oh, and my grandpa too!"

The little girl smiled, her eyes narrowed.

Huo Qin also smiled, a hint of amusement flickering in his usually cold, dark eyes.

Chaochao was immediately blinded by Huo Qin's beauty.

Dad is so handsome...

What would happen if I didn't give you candy?

"That means you've changed your mind!" the little girl said angrily.

Her resentful little expression made it seem as if she were accusing a heartless man.

Huo Qin started wiping her face again.

"I'll watch fewer of those ridiculous TV dramas in the future."

"I didn't watch any TV dramas, I only watched cartoons!" Chaochao said confidently.

"Then watch less cartoons."

"No, no! My Ultraman, my Peppa Pig, my Doraemon—they'll miss me if they can't see them!"

Huo Qin: ...Who's thinking who?