Why did you suddenly remember that?

The system, which was momentarily at a loss for how to answer the barrage of questions, was suddenly granted a pardon and quickly slipped away.

Huo Qin lowered his eyes slightly, watching the little dumpling who had just come back to his senses from his daze, his voice calm and unhurried.

Upon hearing this, Chaochao blinked, raised a little finger to her chin, and let out a long "Mmm." Finally, she tilted her head to look at Huo Qin, her bright almond-shaped eyes curving into crescents, and said in a clear, childlike voice:

"It was the stars in the sky that told me that."

As she spoke, she pointed her little hand upwards towards the night sky.

The Huo family driver chuckled to himself upon hearing this.

Miss Chaochao is just fooling President Huo.

However, Huo Qin lowered his eyes and responded softly.

Oh, stars.

So, was it that "star" that led you to me back then?

However, Huo Qin did not say this aloud.

The indifferent and aloof man raised his hand to straighten the little dumpling's disheveled coat, his gesture revealing a gentleness that was inconsistent with his cold and hard temperament.

Huo Qin's long eyelashes partially obscured the emotions in his eyes.

He took a deep look at the little dumpling, then glanced at the dark purple night sky outside.

Huo Qin has never been afraid of superstitious forces or ghosts.

If it's true, no matter which star it is, if it dares to take Chaochao away from him again...

He didn't mind either.

The system in Chaochao's mind suddenly felt a chill run down its spine, like the goosebumps that go up on a human's skin.

Why do I have this feeling of being watched?

Wait a minute, where did this illusion come from?

What did the main villain mean by that...?

Oh no, could they have found it?

Having received the answer, Huo Qin straightened the little dumpling's cardigan and nodded calmly, saying, "Then next time, give it a good star award."

Upon hearing this, Chaochao's eyes lit up instantly. "Great! Little Star will be so happy!"

The system trembled: ...Waaah, I'm actually a little scared.

After saying that, Chaochao began to think to herself.

"But how do I send it to it?"

Huo Qin's calm voice drifted over.

"Just burn it over."

Chaochao was seriously considering the feasibility, and she raised her head to ask inquisitively, "Hmm? Really?"

The system, wrapped tightly in its blanket, wasn't sure if Huo was scolding it. It probably wasn't; it couldn't possibly mean anything else... But wasn't this implying it was dead? Waaah!

The system, which has never directly experienced the aggressive nature of the main villain, just wants to stick close to Chaochao. Waaah, my precious Chaochao is protecting me!

Huo Qin gently encouraged, "You can give it a try, what if it receives it?"

system:"……"

Only when the car slowly came to a stop did the system, after much effort, manage to stop the little dumpling from having the dangerous idea of ​​cooking some chicken and duck for it.

Baby, are you sure you're not going to eat it yourself after you finish cooking it?

Upon hearing that they had arrived at her sister's building, Chaochao, who had been considering whether or not to burn something, was instantly drawn to the area.

Chaochao, who quickly opened the door and got out of the car, rushed back into the car a short while later, opened the cabinet and pulled out her fragrant little handkerchief.

If your sister's clothes are still wet, you can wipe them!

They seemed to have completely forgotten that someone's home wouldn't be without towels.

Huo Qin stood tall in front of the car, his gaze fixed on the fourth or fifth floor.

Originally intending to follow the footsteps upstairs, she paused and then chose to let Wang Jie, who was following behind in the car, take Chaochao upstairs.

He waited here for the little dumpling to come down.

Holding Wang Jie's hand, Chaochao turned back and waved to Huo Qin before entering the building, saying softly in her childish voice, "Daddy, wait for me in the car, don't get cold."

He relayed Huo Qin's words from the car to him verbatim.

The man in the suit chuckled softly, nodded at her with his chin, and rested his fingers on the half-open car door.

Seeing this, Chaochao finally felt relieved and followed Wang Jie upstairs.

Watching the little dumpling's figure disappear into the flickering lights of the stairwell, Huo Qin clenched his knuckles and closed the car door, leaning against the car body and quietly gazing at the corridor lights lighting up one by one.

...

After scaring away the original owner's biological father, Yu Ning was left alone in the house.

Finally, she was all alone.

She slid down the wall by the door, exhausted, her pale face flushed with a sickly redness, and her dry lips exhaling wisps of hot breath. She tried to prop herself up, but the wounded and festering web of her hand caused a tearing, excruciating pain.

Ultimately, I couldn't move anymore.

I don't want to move anymore.

Having failed to recover, Yu Ning simply gave up trying.

Isn't this just like her two terrible lives?

She leaned back against the cold wall, grinning self-deprecatingly.

...This time it doesn't seem too bad.

I met some nice kids.

She just handled it terribly.

Yu Ning took a deep breath. Strange... Even though her throat was burning badly, she felt a chill permeating her limbs and even her bones, making her lips and teeth tremble slightly.

She closed her eyes tightly to suppress the heat in them, bent her legs little by little, buried her head in her knees and arms, her delicate and slender neck exposed to the air, her mind wandering aimlessly.

So tired... She's really so tired...

In a daze, the girl seemed to hear a familiar child's voice gently calling her, "Sister... Sister...?"

Yu Ning's fingers twitched slightly. She looked up blankly from her crossed arms. The restaurant lights above her head dazzled her vision, and after a brief moment of disorientation, she could finally see the little figure standing in front of her.

Her body stiffened, her reddened eyes widened slowly, and her bloodless lips moved, "You... how did you get here?"

Yu Ning even thought she was hallucinating because she was delirious from the fever.

Until the little dumpling in front of me actually spoke.

Seeing her sister's eyes instantly redden, Chaochao nervously clutched her skirt and quickly pointed to the door, "I knocked, and you answered before I came in..."

When Chaochao reached the door, she realized it wasn't closed properly and the lock wasn't engaged; it could be easily pulled open. However, adhering to the principle of politeness when entering someone's home, Chaochao still knocked earnestly and called out to the person inside.

When the third call was made, Yu Ning inside responded vaguely.

When she pushed the door open, she found Yu Ning leaning against the wall to the right of the door.