Summer days always fly by. After Yu Ci and Xie Jingcheng finished their competitions and returned, Chaochao, who was enjoying her life, suddenly realized that she had to go to kindergarten.

When Huo Qin casually mentioned the registration date, Chaochao, who was happily licking her milk ice cream, turned around blankly, pointed at herself with her little finger, and asked, "Eh? Me? I'm starting school?"

The night before she was to report for duty, Chaochao, who was lying in bed, suddenly sat up, ran to the sofa next to her, and checked her small backpack again to make sure it was the same as it had been ten minutes earlier. She breathed a sigh of relief, turned around, and lay back down on the bed.

Fifteen minutes.

When the little girl's bright eyes snapped open, a cool hand covered her eyelids from the side. President Huo, who had accurately predicted her next move, didn't even open his eyes. He calmly said with his eyes closed, "Very good, no problem, everything is on."

It appears to be comforting, but it's actually hypnotizing.

The little dumpling beside me gradually tilted its head to the side and finally fell asleep.

History always repeats itself.

The next morning, Chaochao was indeed still asleep. She followed the others to change clothes, wash up, and eat breakfast in a daze, and then Huo Qin carried her into the car.

On the first day of kindergarten registration, luxury cars lined the school gate, creating a scene comparable to a celebrity banquet.

Chaochao tugged at her father's suit jacket, following him step by step as he got out of the car. Huo Qin turned around and, sure enough, her little white hat had been knocked askew.

The man raised his finger and straightened the brim of her hat.

Today, Chaochao wore the kindergarten's uniform: a dark gray blazer over a cream-white Peter Pan collar shirt, a matching knee-length pleated skirt, and lace-trimmed socks. Under her pearl hat, her dark almond-shaped eyes looked around with the curiosity and alertness of a little lamb.

However, in everyone's eyes, it is an absolutely adorable creature with explosive destructive power.

Huo Qin, who was looking down at her, couldn't help but pinch her chubby little face.

While she was observing intently, Chaochao deftly swatted away the mischievous hand from her face. Afterward, she quickly took a moment to soothe her father—her bright eyes darted around alertly, not missing a beat as she subconsciously tilted her head and nuzzled Huo Qin's wrist, as if to say:

Daddy, be good, let her investigate first.

When the school leaders spotted Huo Qin and his daughter from afar, their eyes lit up, and they immediately greeted them with broad smiles. The surrounding parents spontaneously lowered their voices and politely led their children to say hello.

The children, all wearing the same school uniform and held by their parents' hands, stared intently at Chaochao. A little girl with pigtails shyly waved her hand and said, "Chao, Chaochao, hello~"

Chaochao thought she wanted to shake hands: "Hello... oh?"

The little girl across from them, her cheeks flushed red, abandoned her parents and ran away.

Chaochao stared at her empty hands for a while, then looked up and glanced around at the other children her age who were eyeing her with predatory intent:

“…”

It's all over! She seems to be completely surrounded!

Little did anyone know, Liang Beibei's popularity had reached everyone from the elderly to young children. Many kids here had thrown tantrums at home, begging their parents to transfer them to the kindergarten that was always there. This morning, her parents had repeatedly told her to "be reserved" so as not to scare the children away.

The teachers were gently guiding the children into the kindergarten, and the sound of sobbing could be heard all around.

Chaochao pulled Huo Qin down to squat down, then wrapped her arms around his neck and patted his back in a very serious manner, her childish voice very steady: "Daddy, don't cry, I'll go home with you after school this afternoon."

Huo Qin glanced sideways at her, "Why would I cry? If anyone should cry, it's you."

After he finished speaking, he felt the little dumpling beside his neck let go, slowly lower its head, and tremble with sobs in his arms.

Did she really cry?

Huo Qin paused, his brow furrowing as he pulled away from the little boy's shoulders, asking, "What..."

"?"

Hearing the sound, Chaochao looked up, her cheeks still bulging as she chewed the last bite of rice cake, while gathering the bag of cake and stuffing it back into her pocket.

Just now, when she looked down, she noticed a bit of the edge of a plastic bag peeking out of her coat pocket, and then she remembered that Aunt Ning had slipped a piece of millet cake into her pocket before she left, so she could eat it if she got hungry on the way.

After finishing her meal in a few bites, Chaochao met Huo Qin's silent gaze and patted his shoulder with relief: "Since you're so strong, Daddy, I'm relieved."

Huo Qin: "..."

Finally, he stood there, watching as Chaochao's small figure disappeared behind the wall, turning back every few steps.

There was no trace of Chaochao before my eyes.

The man's eyes were half-closed, and his thin lips were slightly pursed.

...For a moment, I really felt empty inside.

Huo Qin stood quietly at the kindergarten gate for a moment, until more and more parents came to exchange greetings. Only then did Huo Qin respond indifferently with a few words, turn around and get into the car.

I had just sat down when my phone suddenly vibrated, giving two message notification sounds in quick succession.

[Jiang Chi]: Uncle, you didn't cry, did you?

[Jiang Chi]: If you can't bear this kind of parting scene, how about I take Chaochao to school from now on? It's okay, just leave it to me.

Huo Qin glanced down at the two messages on the screen and gave a cold, ambiguous laugh.

After a while, Jiang Chi's agent, Brother Hong, excitedly told him that he had landed a big job, but it would involve spending a few days on the African savanna.

It's alright if you get eaten by a lion.

The important thing is that you've received the pie!

Jiang Chi's smile froze on his lips: "?"

That day, Huo Qin came to pick up Chaochao from school. As soon as Chaochao came out, she spotted her tallest, most handsome, and most stylish father in the crowd and immediately flew over to him like a fledgling bird returning to its nest, calling out, "Daddy! Daddy!"

Huo Qin caught her: "How are you feeling?"

After a day at kindergarten, the little dumpling seemed even more energetic: "Super—happy! Kindergarten is so much fun!"

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