Before leaving, Shu Han handed Chao Chao a carved wooden box, inside which was a high-quality Hetian jade pendant.

Shu Han knew the Huo family had no shortage of money, but aside from the jade pendant that had been with her all her life, she didn't know what to give Chaochao. She affectionately touched Chaochao's cheek and said with a smile:

"I hope that Chaochao grows up safely and healthily."

Pei Luying bowed to Old Master Huo and then walked out of the villa.

At the entrance of the Huo residence, Pei Yushen had already gotten into a car. Only the upper half of his handsome face was visible through the car window, and his expression was indifferent as if this was just an unimportant trip.

Pei Luying got into the driver's seat and glanced at the rearview mirror as she fastened her seatbelt. To outsiders, A Shen, who seemed calm to the point of being aloof, had his eyelids slightly lowered and his gaze blankly falling on the ground at his feet, while his hand was unconsciously rubbing something.

Seeing this, Pei Luying paused for a moment, then sighed silently.

If time wasn't a rush, he hoped Ah Shen could stay at the Huo family's house for a few more days, even if people might gossip about him being shameless.

After saying goodbye to Chaochao, Shuhan got on the bus, and the car finally started and drove away.

Chaochao stood at the villa entrance, in the same posture she had used to see off Xiaojing yesterday, as she bid farewell to Pei Yushen.

"Goodbye, Brother Yushen..."

The little dumpling gazed longingly in the direction the car had left, its little hands still waving mechanically like a lucky cat at the front desk of a shop, until there was no trace of exhaust fumes left, before slowly stopping its waving, as if its battery had suddenly run out.

"Why……"

Every morning, I look up at the azure sky at a 45-degree angle.

But after all, Yu Shen isn't a robot; they're different...

I missed Yu Shen the moment he left.

Chaochao wandered back to the villa, looking lost and dejected.

The servants at the Huo residence couldn't help but cast concerned glances at Miss Chaochao, as they were all a little worried about her mental state.

Two hours had passed since Pei Yushen left.

The little dumpling, who had just returned from a stroll in the garden, sat on the soft sofa and took a big sip of peach milk. Her pink, lotus-root-like little hands were still wearing the jasmine bracelet that Grandpa Bai had made for her.

"Brother, do you think Brother Yu Shen will really come back?"

The more Chaochao thought about it, the more she realized that Brother Yushen had just been fooling her back then...

Jiang Chi, who was standing next to him, twitched his eyelids. He had lost count of how many times he had answered this kind of question. He sighed and said, "No, you should believe him since he said so."

Half-believing, half-doubting, Chaochao reluctantly nodded, "Okay."

Ultimately, Chaochao's insecurity stems from not having Pei Yushen's contact information!

Compared to Xie Jingcheng and Yu Ci, she'd already visited both of her older brothers' houses, so there was no way she could escape! Come to think of it, it seemed like it had been a long time since she'd seen Brother Jingcheng and Brother Yu Ci…

system:"……"

Baby, have you forgotten? A few days ago they came to our house to teach you math... and of course, there was their drunken outburst during last night's video call...

The little dumpling, who really dislikes passively waiting, was now regretting her actions and pounded the sofa in frustration.

"If only I had pestered Yu Shen for his phone number back then QAQ!"

It was only after watching two episodes of Peppa Pig in the afternoon, and with Aunt Song cooking the sweet fermented rice soup she had been longing for, that the sorrow of parting from morning till night finally subsided a bit.

To pay tribute to her departing brother Yu Shen, she specially ate an extra bowl of rice.

Huo Qin wanted to stop him, but when he saw the little dumpling's wet, deer-like eyes, he remained silent for three seconds.

Then he gave in and went with her.

I always felt that the words "heartless man" were about to leap out of his eyes.

Night was falling.

Standing in the guest room where Pei Yushen used to stay, Chaochao tiptoed to straighten the blankets for Xiao Lü on the table. "Lü, Brother Yushen isn't abandoning you. He'll come to take you back to enjoy life in a while, so don't worry."

Chaochao gently patted the small stone with her soft thumb, looked around the empty room with a wistful expression, and sighed again.

If Yu Shen were here, she could have had an extra fruit platter.

Just as Chaochao was about to close the door and leave, her smartwatch suddenly rang!

It was an unfamiliar number.

Chaochao answered hesitantly, "Hello, I don't do any business, buy houses, buy insurance, or top up my phone credit."

She politely declined, mimicking lines from a TV drama.

The person on the other end paused, seemingly speechless at the child's words, before a familiar, indifferent voice came through two seconds later.

"Zhaozhao, it's me."

Chaochao incredulously moved her watch away, glanced at the screen, and then leaned closer: "Brother Yushen?!"

Pei Yushen gazed at the dark sky outside the clear window and softly hummed in agreement.

Regardless of how Pei Yushen got her number, Chaochao, who thought she would never see her little brother again, spoke her first words while holding her watch:

"Brother Yu Shen, you actually know how to use a mobile phone!"

Waaah, it turns out I wasn't just fooling her back then. She was worried for so long.

Pei Yushen: "...I told you, but you didn't believe me."

And he is fourteen years old, not seventy.

Chaochao decided to put the matter behind her for now. With a huge weight lifted from her heart, her tone immediately became cheerful: "Brother Yushen, how are you doing? Did the doctor say when you'll be better?"

"It's still under observation; the results aren't out yet."

The three doctors from abroad have not yet arrived in City B, but Pei Yushen needs to be hospitalized for observation first.

After giving a half-understanding "Oh," Chaochao cautiously probed, "Brother Yushen, if you get better, will you still come to play with me?"

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