With a loud bang, the white spirit bear leaped several meters away, its fur bristling as it roared angrily at the man who had almost killed it.

The eardrums of everyone present were ringing.

The shock I felt was earth-shattering.

Their mouths were slightly agape, unsure which way to focus first. On one side was a ferocious beast roaring furiously beside a tree in the distance; on the other, a man stood alone in the middle of the meadow, his eyelashes barely twitching as he fired his gun—

"Holy crap..."

Why does he look like he often kills bears?

I didn't see when it was loaded, but aiming and pulling the trigger were all done in one smooth motion, and it even managed to make a U-turn at the last second. It was even more skilled with a gun than the professionals...

Huo Qin held Chaochao tightly in his arms with one hand, his cool palm covering her ears, while his other hand held a pistol steadily. His expression was indifferent and cold, and an uncontrollable ferocity emanated from his dark eyes.

The pungent smell of gunpowder filled the air, and the white spirit bear opened its blood-red maw and growled angrily at him.

The little head in his arms moved slightly, and Huo Qin's arm holding the gun paused for a moment before slowly lowering it.

The rescue team leader walked over quickly, looking rather grim.

"I picked it up from the ground." Huo Qin tossed the gun back to him, his expression unchanged. "It went off accidentally."

The captain suddenly looked at the innocent tree that had been shot.

This is an accidental discharge?!

He forcefully suppressed his anger again: "..."

But the situation was indeed critical at the time.

...What else could he do to them? He could only go along with this explanation.

The rescue team leader sighed, inwardly lamenting that he would certainly have to write a lengthy report when he got back.

The others stepped forward and shouted angrily at the white spirit bear that was still in the distance, trying to drive it away.

The white spirit bear seemed oblivious to this.

Chaochao shook her slightly dizzy head and then turned her head away from Huo Qin's arms.

In the distance, the white spirit bear suddenly stopped growling.

It looked at Chaochao, whose little head was peeking out from Huoqin's arms, and the fierce light in its beastly eyes softened strangely. It took a few steps to the side, where there was a small mound of earth that looked like it had been recently turned over.

With its two paws moving in opposite directions, the bear scraped away the soft soil and dug out a semi-transparent acrylic box from the pit.

A member of the production crew immediately recognized the box and was extremely surprised:

"Is this the final gift we prepared for Chaochao?!"

The gifts were nowhere to be found at the designated location marked on the map, leading them to speculate that they might have been blown away by a hurricane caused by the helicopter.

...Somehow, a bear found it.

Upon hearing this, Chaochao blinked her almond-shaped eyes slowly: "Mine?"

She thought she definitely wouldn't find the treasure today.

The tinkling sound of flowing water could be faintly heard, and a thin mist gradually rose from the riverbank.

The polar bear slowly raised its thick paw and gently pushed the box toward Chaochao. Those bright, brownish eyes no longer held animalistic instincts, but rather the gentle embodiment of the entire world. In its final gaze upon Chaochao, there was clearly an unspeakable longing and reluctance to part.

—It belongs to you.

From this point on, the flow of the universe's energy began to turn.

The shackles have been broken, and the Milky Way protects us.

It is the mandate of heaven.

Chaochao tilted her head, seemingly understanding but not quite, but waved her little hand at Xiongxiong in a friendly manner.

The system, which had been vehemently criticizing the system, suddenly fell silent.

This means—

From then on, Chaochao was no longer a marginal character in the original book, whose death was ignored by everyone.

She will be the darling of the world's will.

Why do I feel like crying so badly?

It's clearly a high-tech product, how can it be so sexy... Waaaaah, my little darling, you deserve it...

Right now.

The white bear affectionately twitched its nose in Chaochao's direction, but when it accidentally caught sight of Huo Qin's handsome face, which was repulsive to bears, its expression instantly changed, and it hissed and bared its teeth.

Suddenly remembering something, it sheepishly put away its fierce expression and gave the man one last look with complicated eyes.

Finally, he turned around and slowly and freely walked into the misty forest, gradually disappearing from everyone's sight like a ghost.

Chaochao's clear almond-shaped eyes reflected the gradually blurring silhouette of the polar bear, and a gentle breeze seemed to brush through her heart.

I can't quite describe the feeling. If I had to make an analogy, I think it would be like having a carton of ice-cold strawberry milk after strolling through a garden.

Chaochao started laughing blankly at the air: "Hehe..."

I can drink it when I get home tonight!

A collective sigh of relief filled the air.

Chaochao felt a little tight in the arms behind her. She wiggled her bottom slightly and looked up, suddenly meeting a pair of dark, unfathomable eyes. The man's jaw tightened, and his gaze was fixed on her face.

He held her tightly, his hands gripping her so tightly that his bones bulged, but he tried his best to control his strength so as not to hurt her.

Chaochao noticed that Huo Qin's eyes were suspiciously red.

She paused for a moment, then called out in a soft, sweet voice, "...Daddy?"

A few seconds later, Huo Qin's eyelashes fluttered slightly, and he responded softly, "Mm."

When I looked up again, the terrifying aura from before had completely vanished, as if it had never existed.

Huo Qin put Chaochao down, asking no unnecessary questions, and silently examined her. His long, slender fingers brushed over her arms and legs. "Are you hurt?"

Chaochao shook her head: "No, I'm fine."

She didn't notice that as soon as she finished speaking, the man opposite her suddenly froze, his gaze fixed on a certain spot, his thick eyebrows furrowed, and the atmosphere that had just returned to normal instantly plummeted back to its lowest point.

Chaochao followed his gaze downwards and saw her left hand with a red mark on it: "..."

My dear reader, there's more to this chapter! Please click the next page to continue reading—even more exciting content awaits!