At this moment, Zhu Mingyue had just finished eating the noodles that Zhu Jinzhao had given her and was sitting obediently on a small stool eating sushi and drinking lemon water.

"Bright moon!"

Zhu Xingye jogged in, not even having time to catch his breath, and quickly pulled Zhu Mingyue up from the bench, checking her over several times from head to toe.

Only after confirming that she was unharmed did Zhu Xingye finally feel relieved.

When Zhu Mingyue saw him, she instantly shrank behind Zhu Jinzhao like a child who had made a mistake, feeling timid and guilty.

Zhu Jinzhao smiled helplessly and did not kick her out.

Zhu Xingye was panting heavily when he turned to look at Zhu Jinzhao: "Jinzhao, thank you so much. Did Mingyue cause any trouble in your shop?"

"No." Zhu Jinzhao held Zhu Mingyue's hand and smiled gently. "Mingyue is very well-behaved. She hasn't caused any trouble or bothered me. From the moment she came in until now, she has been sitting quietly on the little stool eating."

"...That's good." Zhu Xingye breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhu Jinzhao looked at him and slowly voiced the question that had been on her mind.

"Brother Zhu, weren't you supposed to be taking a plane home today? Why did Mingyue sneak out all by herself?"

“Sigh…” Zhu Xingye had a headache just thinking about it.

"I had already packed my things and was about to take Mingyue to the airport when my secretary suddenly called me and said that there was a problem with one of the company's projects."

"In order to resolve the problem as quickly as possible, I convened an online meeting on short notice. Mingyue sneaked out while I was in the meeting."

"Didn't you have someone keep an eye on her?" Jiang Jingwen asked.

Zhu Xingye: "She called out! She had two bodyguards and a nanny with her, keeping a close eye on her at all times, but in order to run away, she made up a bunch of nonsense to get rid of the bodyguards and the nanny."

"In just two minutes, she ran out of the hotel and made her way to your shop."

Zhu Jinchao: "Is your hotel far from here?"

Zhu Xingye hummed in agreement: "It's quite far. The navigation shows it's a full three kilometers away."

“…Three kilometers?!” Zhu Jinzhao’s heart tightened. “How did Mingyue get here?”

Zhu Xingye: "She didn't bring her phone or backpack when she ran out, and she didn't have any money on her. If nothing unexpected happened, she must have walked here."

"...You walked here!" Zhu Jinzhao's voice suddenly rose, and then he turned around and looked at Zhu Mingyue in disbelief, "Mingyue, did you walk here from the hotel by yourself?"

Zhu Mingyue glanced at Zhu Xingye cautiously, then nodded: "Yes, I walked here by myself because I didn't have money for a ride and I didn't know the name of this place."

Zhu Jinchao gasped, her heart clenching: "It's so hot today, you walked three kilometers by yourself?"

Zhu Mingyue explained in a very low voice, "I don't know how many kilometers it is. I just felt it was a bit far. I sweated a lot before I could see my sister."

"Oh my god..."

Jiang Jingwen and Ning Shi were both dumbfounded.

Standing in front of the cashier, Xiao Jun asked curiously, "She's only been here once, how does she remember the way from the hotel?"

“That’s right.” Ning Shi was also puzzled.

Zhu Xingye took the lemonade from Jiang Jingwen and gulped down a big mouthful: "When I took her back yesterday, I drove very slowly. She must have been memorizing the directions the whole way, just so she could sneak out to find you today."

"Sigh..." Zhu Jinzhao sighed heavily, feeling complicated by Zhu Xingye's words.

She never expected that this girl, whom she had only met once, would walk three kilometers under the sun just to see her, especially while she was suffering from a mental illness.

No wonder, no wonder Zhu Mingyue drank three cups of the lemonade Ning Shi made, no wonder she was still panting for a long time after sitting down.

It turned out that she had walked a full three kilometers without stopping under the scorching sun!

"Why...why did you do this?" Zhu Jinzhao touched her face, his eyes filled with heartache.

Zhu Mingyue looked at her longingly and said sincerely, "Because I wanted to come and find my sister. I like my sister, and I don't want to leave."

"After she returned to the hotel last night, she kept saying she wanted to come and visit you, but I didn't allow it." Zhu Xingye finally caught his breath and his voice became steady, but his tone was inexplicably heavy.

"I don't know why she likes you so much. This morning when I was packing my things, she was begging me in my ear to bring her to you. She wanted to eat the fruit from your store and wanted to talk to you, but I still didn't allow it."

"Unexpectedly, she actually ran away from the hotel just to see you."

"Wow..." Jiang Jingwen was so moved that she couldn't help but look at Zhu Mingyue and ask, "Mingyue, why do you like Sister Chaochao so much? You two have never met before."

Zhu Mingyue held Zhu Jinzhao's hand tightly, as if afraid that Zhu Jinzhao would run away: "I don't know, I just like my sister, and I want to play with her."

"Sister, would you like to play with me?"

Zhu Jinzhao put his arm around her shoulder, sighing with heartache, "Of course I'd like to. Mingyue is so well-behaved and capable, why wouldn't I?"

"Hehe..." Upon hearing this answer, Zhu Mingyue finally laughed out loud. But after only two seconds of laughter, she shrank back behind Zhu Jinzhao again, staring at Zhu Xingye with wary eyes.

Seeing her like this, Zhu Jinzhao immediately had an idea.

"Brother Zhu, what are your plans next?"

Zhu Xingye shrugged helplessly: "I've already missed my flight back, so I definitely can't leave today. I'll check the flights again later."

“…How about this?” Zhu Jinzhao hesitated for a long time, but finally decided to speak up. “Since Mingyue wants to play with me so much, let her stay in Xuancheng for a few more days. Once she’s had enough fun, she’ll naturally be willing to go back with you. Otherwise, situations like today will definitely happen again in the future.”

"Brother, is it alright?" Zhu Mingyue's reaction was usually slow, but this time it was suddenly quick. As soon as Zhu Jinzhao finished speaking, she immediately followed up, pleadingly asking Zhu Xingye:

"Is what you said okay? Can I stay and stay with you?"

Zhu Xingye looked at her, unable to resist her puppy-like sincere gaze.

"Since my sister doesn't find you troublesome today, how could I dare to disagree?"

"Huh?" Zhu Mingyue's eyes lit up suddenly upon hearing this. "Brother, do you mean I can?"

"Okay." Zhu Xingye's lips twitched slightly, his expression helpless yet gentle. "But you have to promise me that you won't bother Sister Jinzhao or cause her any trouble, understand?"

"I...I know!" Zhu Mingyue was so happy she could hardly speak. She turned to look at Zhu Jinzhao and repeatedly assured her, "Sister, I will listen to you. I won't cause you any trouble or bother you. I will help you."

"Okay." Zhu Jinzhao pinched her cheek, inexplicably liking the way she relied on him.

"I believe in Mingyue, Mingyue is the best girl."