Yu Ci's pupils suddenly dilated, and she saw her own despicable and dark shadow reflected in those clear and clean eyes.

A wave of overwhelming fear washed over him; his throat tightened, and after several attempts, he managed a hoarse plea:

"Don't look..."

Please.

After a long silence, Xie Jingcheng turned Chaochao around and said, "There's blood in there, don't look."

Chaochao was still in a daze and asked in a daze, "...Is it really Brother Yu Ci?"

Xie Jingcheng pursed his lips and said, "Mm."

He paused, then lowered his eyes. "Don't you like him anymore because of this?"

Chaochao stared blankly at his chin, thinking for several seconds, "I..."

A sound suddenly rang out from behind.

It turned out that Yu Yang took advantage of the moment when everyone was off guard and hit Yu Ci on the head with a stone.

The driver rushed forward and immediately subdued the man.

Hey, you wouldn't believe it, but this driver was once a black belt champion in Taekwondo!

Hearing the unusual noise behind her, Chaochao turned around in worry, but Xie Jingcheng hesitated for a moment before finally letting go of her hand.

Yu Ci slid slowly to the ground, his back against the wall. Sweet-smelling blood trickled from his forehead, wetting his pale lips and spreading a vibrant color. He didn't dare look to the side, afraid of the little girl's fear, disgust, and withdrawal…

With each word she uttered, Yu Ci felt a sharp pain in her heart, as if a hole had been torn in it.

The pain made my knuckles tremble and my eyes sting.

Those filthy, shady creatures are nothing more than lurking in the shadows, like hyenas in the wilderness waiting for their chance to devour.

Even when pinned to the ground, the man's mouth continued to spew vulgarities, appearing almost insane.

The wound, which was almost healed, was laid bare in front of people, still dripping with blood.

Yu Ci covered his face with his hands, whimpering softly. The red mole at the corner of his eye burned with a boiling stillness, like a dying fish sinking into the mud. He whispered and repeated over and over, "Don't listen...don't listen..."

Two warm little hands covered his ears.

Yu Ci opened her eyes in a daze, her usually gentle and aloof eyes now filled with a moist crimson.

Chaochao covered his ears, her soft, childlike voice comforting him, "I can't hear you, I can't hear you..."

Yu Ci stared at her blankly.

The man was already dizzy, but he didn't forget to curse: "You're a jinx! Your rich dad didn't want you, your mom went crazy after you were born, and whoever adopts you will have a bad outcome. You should have died with my sister!"

"You, you, you shouldn't talk nonsense! You big bad guy!"

Chaochao stood up and stomped her feet in anger. She looked at the bad guy on the ground, clenched her little fists, opened her almond eyes wide with anger, and pursed her little mouth.

The usually good-natured little dumpling got angry for once.

Chaochao squatted down again, a strange sense of grievance welling up in her heart, all for her brother Yu Ci.

Although Chaochao is young and has a slow comprehension, she is not stupid. Yu Yang explained those things to her several times, and Chaochao understood most of them.

For example, her brother said that their parents were lying to her about going on a long trip.

Chaochao's soft, sweet voice trembled with a slight sob: "Brother Yu Ci, don't listen to him... You, you live well, Chaochao will be very happy..."

Yu Ci stared intently at her, trying to catch even the slightest hint of disgust or fear in her eyes.

No.

Not at all.

Yu Yang spat out a mouthful of blood upon seeing this scene. He had once wanted to borrow money from Yu Ci's adoptive parents, and had followed the family for several days. He did not get the money, but he had an unexpected surprise.

He grinned maliciously and shouted, "Little girl, you don't know, do you? This guy reported his adoptive father, causing his family to break up, and then he even harmed his stepmother to seize the family property..."

Xie Jingcheng swiftly kicked his face, knocking out several teeth instantly. He coldly glanced at the scum in the dust, "If you can't speak, you can be mute."

Yu Ci looked at the little dumpling, and after a long while asked in a hoarse voice, "Will... will Chaochao think I'm a bad guy?"

The pale fingertips curled nervously, wanting to hear but also not wanting to hear an answer.

Chaochao pondered for a moment, then asked softly, "Did those people bully you?"

Yu Ci gave a soft "hmm".

"Then...did you break the law?" Chaochao asked hesitantly.

Yu Ci hadn't expected this question, and after a few seconds, she said in a hoarse voice, "No."

All he did was lay bare the dirty truth before people's eyes.

Aside from... sometimes resorting to hacking techniques.

Hearing this, Chaochao breathed a sigh of relief, her almond-shaped eyes curving slightly, clear and bright as if stars had fallen into them. "That's alright, those bad people should be punished!"

Just like when the kids in the yard threw stones at her when she was little, and her grandma would hit them back with a rolling pin.

She doesn't think her grandmother is wrong.

If she weren't so small and weak, Chaochao would have wanted to fight back herself.

After all, those pebbles really hurt when they hit you.

Brother Yu Ci must be in a lot of pain too.

Yu Ci's dull eyes gradually lit up, and the cracks in her heart were slowly mending, a mixture of itchiness and pain.

"But you must take good care of yourself." Chaochao blew on the conspicuous scratch on his forehead, the little girl earnestly advising, "Brother Jingcheng was also injured before, those bad guys were really fierce, I was the one who bandaged him up that time..."

Chaochao's sighing expression seemed to say: These two older brothers are both such a worry for me.

Xie Jingcheng: "..."

Yu Ci tugged at the corners of her mouth, her smile gentle: "I understand."

As the sirens drew closer, police arrived at the scene and escorted the fugitive into their vehicle. The man had previously committed burglary and assault, yet he had managed to evade justice like an eel.

When the police saw that the boy who called the police was injured, they told him to go to the hospital first and then go back to the station to give a statement.

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