The little dumpling couldn't help but feel guilty, and her childish voice, trying to defend herself, weakened: "It's okay, I didn't feel anything at all..."

She didn't want to lie.

It actually hurt a bit, and then it became itchy. She had to use a lot of effort to stop herself from scratching... Well, she only scratched it a couple of times...

I just felt this way every day for no reason.

If she cries and says it hurts, Daddy will be very sad.

That's why she pretended nothing had happened.

"And I even took a nap... Daddy, don't worry, I've got everything ready."

Huo Qin didn't speak, but took her left hand, the red mark on her fair hand was eye-catching.

A surge of volcanic lava-like emotions was forcefully suppressed within Huo Qin. Looking at the wound, his furrowed brows conveyed the word "dissatisfaction" in bold. "Is this all healed?"

Chaochao added, as if to make up for it, "Really, Xiongxiong licked it for me several times..."

After saying that, Huo Qin's expression became even more disdainful.

The mango pit with its frizzy hair looked completely innocent: "..."

Huo Qin withdrew his hand. "Let's go back and deal with this first."

Seeing the little dumpling standing obediently and nodding, his stern brows relaxed slightly.

Imperceptibly, a thicker patch of dark color seeped from his drooping black sleeve, and a drop of blood slid down his wrist bone, silently disappearing into the soil.

—Those were the marks left from when he was hit by falling rocks while searching for Chaochao. At the time, he didn't even flinch, remaining as calm as if he had only been lightly brushed by a branch.

"Go to sleep when you're tired."

He lifted Chaochao in one arm, his movements so steady that there was no sign of anything amiss. Someone tried to help, but he stopped them with a single look.

Only by truly embracing this weight can one suppress the lingering fear surging in their heart.

Before leaving, he glanced up at the tree.

The golden monkeys have vanished without a trace, but a fruit pit left on the ground after the monkeys had finished eating and carelessly tossed away remains.