The lightning bolt beside him faithfully protected its master and kept running alongside him.
Li Zheng: "Xiao Ran, don't run away!"
Seeing her master about to catch up, Gu Xiaoran was terrified. She ran while shouting, "Father, save me... Mother, save me..."
Once you start running, you don't have time to watch where you're going, and unfortunately, you slip and fall...
He was lifted high by Li Zheng and held in his arms.
Not far away, Gu Qian and Qiu Yan heard Gu Xiaoran's cries for help and ran over at the same time.
But when they saw Li Zheng holding Gu Xiaoran, they stopped in their tracks and just watched from a distance.
Lightning, standing beside him, kept a close eye on Li Zheng, barking at him twice, as if afraid he might harm Gu Xiaoran.
Gu Xiaoran was captured, her little face scrunched up like a bun.
"Master, Xiao Ran knows she was wrong."
In the blink of an eye, Gu Xiaoran saw Qiu Yan and tried several times to break free from Li Zheng's embrace.
However, she couldn't break free and had no choice but to obediently let him hold her.
After his anger subsided, Li Zheng did not blame Gu Xiaoran for the damaged roof. Although Gu Xiaoran was mischievous, he was not a bad person at heart.
He tugged at the corners of his lips, trying to make himself look less serious.
"Xiao Ran, does your master look scary?" To be fair, he had never punished Gu Xiao Ran before.
Gu Xiaoran held back her tears. "Mmm."
Logically speaking, he caused a great disaster yesterday, and his master should have punished him.
However, her master looked different today, which gave Gu Xiaoran a strange sense of familiarity.
"Don't be afraid, your master won't hurt you."
Li Zheng held Gu Xiaoran in his arms, looking intently at his features.
Perhaps it's because Xiao Ran has grown a bit more; now, Li Zheng observes her closely.
This child looks exactly like someone.
This discovery overwhelmed him...
Ever since he first saw Gu Xiaoran, he had asked Gu Qian whose child Gu Xiaoran was.
Gu Qian only said that it was his, and didn't say anything else.
Because Gu Xiaoran's eyes resembled Gu Qian's somewhat, Li Zheng assumed that Gu Qian had behaved improperly.
In hindsight, he was wrong.
"Master, do you still blame Xiaoran?"
"Master doesn't blame you anymore."
But Xiao Ran, listen to me, you mustn't be so naughty again. Damaging the house is a small matter, but if you get hurt, your master and father will worry."
"I understand, Master. Don't worry, I will never let you and Father worry again."
Li Zheng nodded. "I hope you can keep your word." Gu Xiaoran's words were obedient and sensible today.
He glanced at the two people in the distance, then turned and carried Gu Xiaoran away from them.
This scene left Gu Qian and Qiu Yan somewhat puzzled.
As Gu Xiaoran watched her father getting further and further away, she felt uneasy. "Master, can you put me down? I want my mother to hold me."
Upon hearing the word "mother," Li Zheng paused slightly, but his steps did not falter.
"Xiao Ran, do you know who your mother is?"
Without hesitation, Gu Xiaoran replied, "It's Yan Yan."
“Your father never married Xiaoyan, so it’s inappropriate to call her that.”
“Oh, all the other children have mothers, but Xiao Ran doesn’t. Yan Yan is the mother that Xiao Ran found for herself.”
This was the first time Li Zheng had ever heard of a child personally searching for their mother.
"Your master asks you, who is your birth mother?"
"Xiao Ran doesn't know."
Li Zheng put Gu Xiaoran down and took her small hand in his. "Let's take a walk together."
"Okay." With Li Zheng leading her like this, Gu Xiaoran no longer felt panicked.
He nodded obediently and was led by Li Zheng to the mountains and forests.
Li Zheng's steps were steady, but heavy.
Gu Xiaoran walked briskly, sometimes glancing eastward, sometimes taking a closer look.
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