Xie Jingcheng, who had just finished playing basketball, was covered in heat, his hair was damp with sweat, and his handsome face was proud and arrogant, exuding a strong aura and youthful vigor.

He had a cold face, but many girls blushed and turned away after just one glance.

Xie Jingcheng scanned the entire field in the second half but did not find Chaochao. He then made a last-minute winner and quickly left the field.

The question is about finding the child.

The players glanced at the basketball team's most popular forward, ignoring the hesitant expressions of the girls and the towels and bottled water in their hands, and climbed over the railing without looking back.

Xu Yizhou explained to them that he had probably gone to find Chaochao.

The team member exclaimed, "Is he really not a sister-obsessed brother...?"

Xu Yizhou collapsed to the ground, utterly exhausted: "Who says otherwise?"

With a younger sister like Chaochao, he would cherish her to the heavens.

When Xie Jingcheng finally saw that small figure, his tightly furrowed brows relaxed, and his handsome face finally lost some of its unapproachable fierceness.

"How did you end up here?"

He raised his hand to touch her head, but then, remembering that he hadn't washed his hands and was still sweaty, he withdrew it.

Chaochao was still squatting on the ground, a tiny clump not much taller than the grass by the roadside.

"Brother Jingcheng, is this little plant really dying?"

Then it flew back into the sky and disappeared from sight.

Upon hearing this, Xie Jingcheng glanced at the incongruous orchid, which was rooted in the cement and grew crookedly with its leaves drooping and withered.

It exuded a faint aura of death.

Xie Jingcheng: "Pretty much."

"If it cures the illness, will I get better?"

"Perhaps." Xie Jingcheng didn't know either. Even if the wild orchids by the roadside were dying and rotting away, who would care?

The law of nature: survival of the fittest.

A child, probably only three or four years old, has a pure and kind compassion for all things in nature.

...

Xie Jingcheng went back to his dorm to take a shower and change his clothes, otherwise he would start to feel disgusted with himself if he stayed there any longer.

Although Xie Jingcheng lives outside, he also has a dormitory in Yingchuan, where he would occasionally take a nap when he was tired.

Chaochao obediently moved a small stool and sat down next to the dormitory supervisor downstairs. Even though she was too shy to speak, it melted the supervisor's heart.

Oh my goodness, where can you find such an adorable little girl?

Some boys thought she was the granddaughter of an older woman and wanted to get closer to pinch Chaochao's chubby cheeks.

Before they could even get close, the protective aunt roared, "Go away! Do you think you can just touch girls like that?! Go away! If you come any closer, I'll confiscate all your game consoles!"

The boys, who had been scared away, sobbed sadly: "Auntie, why don't you love us anymore?!"

After Xie Jingcheng finished washing up, he prepared to go home.

He picked up Chaochao, and the little girl waved softly to the dormitory supervisor, "Goodbye, Auntie~"

"Hey, hey, come again next time, little sister."

The dormitory supervisor was very reluctant to see them go.

If only she were my own granddaughter, I could hold her in my arms every day.

Xie Jingcheng turned his head to look at the little guy's baby-like cheeks and thought to himself that this little guy was a social butterfly.

Even the notoriously tough auntie could be completely won over.

but,

Who wouldn't do it willingly?

Xie Jingcheng carried Chaochao out of the school gate.

The Huo family driver had already parked the car and was waiting there.

At that moment, Xie Jingcheng suddenly stopped in his tracks, for he saw an unexpected person.

"Mom, what brings you here?"

Inside the car, Ms. Meng asked calmly, "Can't I come?"

Xie Jingcheng frowned: "Whatever you say."

Then we had to leave.

"stop."

Ms. Meng's voice came from behind, a hint of helplessness finally emerging in her cold tone, "Your father is having dinner with me today."

Xie Jingcheng immediately frowned, looking as if he had eaten shit: "I'm not going."

He couldn't eat anything while looking at the man.

Chaochao, who had been nestled in Xie Jingcheng's arms, tugged at his sleeve. "Brother Jingcheng, you go ahead. I can go home with the driver."

Hearing her son's unwavering refusal, Ms. Meng was somewhat expecting it. What piqued her interest, however, was the living creature her seemingly heartless son was holding.

Ms. Meng looked at Chaochao: "You must be Huo Qin's daughter? Hello, my name is Meng Lan, Xie Jingcheng's mother."

When Chaochao was suddenly called upon, she instinctively replied in a daze, "Hello, Aunt Lan, my name is Chaochao."

Aunt Lan?

A strange feeling arose in Meng Lan's heart; this was the first time someone had called her that.

She nodded. "I couldn't attend the last banquet because of work, but I sent you a gift through my assistant. Please forgive me."

At the hotel banquet that day, countless expensive gifts were presented to the Huo family's little princess, all of which were placed in the Huo family's vacant guest rooms.

Chaochao shook her head and laughed happily: "I really like the sparkly thing Aunt Lan gave me!"

She carefully unwrapped each gift, and was particularly impressed by the ones given by Jingcheng's brother's mother.

Meng Lan was stunned for a moment before she remembered that the sparkling thing she was referring to was the emerald green crystal.

She smiled and said, "I'm glad you like it."

Meng Lan truly lives up to her reputation as Xie Jingcheng's mother. Compared to Xie Jingcheng, her phoenix eyes are less sharp, with upturned corners, making her smile more charming and exuding a dignified beauty.

Chaochao suddenly felt a little embarrassed.

Jingcheng's mom is so beautiful.

Meng Lan then said, "It just so happens that I'm having dinner with Jing Cheng today, so Chaochao, why don't you come too?"

Chaochao was stunned: "Me?"

"Hmm." Meng Lan thought she was shy. "It's okay, just pretend we're not here."

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