The beach was shrouded in mist in the early morning, and the rolling waves carried a hint of dampness.
Baili Wanwan was barefoot, carrying one shoe in each hand, hopping and skipping on the soft sand.
Although Wan Yuekui was also a child, he looked at Baili Wanwan, who was as round as a dumpling, and acted like a little adult, following behind her in a mature manner, and occasionally telling her to be careful.
When Baili Wanwan got tired of playing, she returned to Wan Yuekui's side and walked obediently with him.
Taking this opportunity, Wan Yuekui asked her, "Wanwan, do you still remember your family?"
“Family…” Baili Wanwan looked at the sea with a somewhat blank expression.
Her gaze habitually drifted to the shimmering sea, and she thought to herself that her home seemed to be right there in the sea.
But why she ended up on the shore, and what her parents looked like, she couldn't seem to remember no matter how hard she tried.
My head hurts so much...
Baili Wanwan stretched out her little hand, rubbed her head, and then looked at Wan Yuekui pitifully.
"What should we do? Wanwan can't remember..."
"It's alright, it's alright." Wan Yuekui felt a pang of pity when he saw the slightly sad look on Baili Wanwan's rosy face.
"I'll take you to find your family, don't be sad!"
After he finished speaking, he took Baili Wanwan's little hand and continued to inquire.
I asked many people in the neighborhood who wanted to go out to sea to fish, and almost everyone waved their hands and shook their heads.
Those who live by the sea spend most of their day at sea.
Exposed to the wind and sun, she was either tanned or skinny and emaciated. How could there be such a beautiful and delicate daughter?
Although the child is very adorable, no one has ever seen him before.
Just as the two were feeling down, they happened to run into Wan Qiusui, who was having a blast.
He heard that Wan Yuekui was helping Baili Wanwan find her family, so he secretly followed the two of them.
The oblivious Wan Yuekui didn't notice at first, until Baili Wanwan tugged at his sleeve, indicating that someone was behind him.
Wan Yuekui turned his head and saw Wan Qiusui, immediately becoming displeased. He glared at him and said, "What are you doing following us?"
When Wan Qiusui was discovered, instead of being embarrassed, he arrogantly walked forward, looking at the two with a smug expression, and finally said to Wan Yuekui, "Wan Yuekui, you're a thief! A child-stealing thief!"
"Wan Qiu Sui, what nonsense are you spouting! Believe me or not, I'll beat you up!"
Although Wan Yuekui was a year older than Wan Qiusui, he still had a childlike nature, so he was naturally very angry when he heard what he said.
Seeing Wan Yuekui like this, Wan Qiusui was very happy and became even more smug.
"Hehehe! I knew it! You're a thief, a child abductor!"
Because Zhao Damei had always been dissatisfied with Wan Suizhou's family, Wan Qiusui, influenced by what she saw and heard over a long period of time, naturally also disliked Wan Yuekui and Wan Yuechi.
Whenever the kids meet, they often have verbal fights.
Wan Yuekui was so angry with Wan Qiusui that he wanted to teach her a lesson, but Baili Wanwan stopped him.
She disliked Wan Qiusui from the very first moment she saw her.
Besides the grayish-white, murky smoke covering his body, there was also the influence of his character.
“The young man is not a thief! He did not kidnap any children!” Baili Wanwan couldn’t help but retort.
"You're the bad kid! Nobody wants to be friends with a bad kid!"
Despite her small size, Baili Wanwan is extremely loyal.
Upon hearing this, Wan Qiusui's face immediately fell.
He usually teases cats and dogs, and often plays pranks on the children in the village, so the children in the village don't want to play with him.
Baili Wanwan's words hit his sore spot.
"Shut up, you little brat! Believe me or not, I'll beat you up!" Wan Qiusui glared at her fiercely, as if afraid that Baili Wanwan wouldn't be scared, and even raised her fist.
Baili Wanwan has grown up without suffering much injustice.
Seeing Wan Qiusui's fierce and menacing appearance, he stood there dumbfounded for a moment.
When Wan Yuekui saw this, he was immediately enraged.
"Wan Qiusui! What do you think you're doing!" he said, shoving Wan Qiusui as he spoke.
Wan Qiusui was almost pushed to the ground: "Wan Yuekui! How dare you push me!"
The two disagreed and naturally started fighting.
Wan Yuekui already disliked Wan Qiusui's sneaky behavior, and couldn't help but pin him to the ground and beat him up severely.
Wan Qiusui was no match for Wan Yuekui, and soon he was beaten so badly that he cried for his parents and ran away in a panic.
Not satisfied yet, Wan Yuekui patted the sand off his hands and shouted at Wan Qiusui's retreating figure, "Don't let me see you again! Otherwise, I won't let you off the hook!"
Baili Wanwan, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but chuckle.
When Wan Yuekui heard the laughter, he turned around and saw Wanwan with the sea behind her. Her almond-shaped eyes were curved into crescent moons, and when the corners of her mouth turned up, the dimple on her left cheek was faintly visible.
The sunlight shone on her, turning her hair a light brown.
Cute and delicate, like a little mermaid transformed from the sea.
This caused Wan Yuekui to gasp in surprise.
But after a brief moment of happiness, Baili Wanwan's eyebrows furrowed again.
She recalled Zhao Damei's previous shrewish and unreasonable behavior, and looked up at Wan Yuekui with some worry.
"Brother Kui, you just made him cry. What if he goes home and tells us about it...?"
If Wan Qiusui goes home to complain, then Zhao Damei will definitely go to Grandpa Wan's house and cause trouble.
She didn't want Wan Yuekui to be implicated because of her.
After hearing what Baili Wanwan said, Wan Yuekui felt somewhat uneasy.
His mother had warned him to avoid trouble, and if she found out about this, he would definitely get a scolding.
Although he felt somewhat uneasy, when his gaze met Baili Wanwan's clear and innocent eyes, he regained a bit of courage.
"It's alright! He deserved it, Wanwan, don't worry!"
Although Wan Yuekui said that, she still bit her lip worriedly, and then, as if she had made up her mind, she said to Wan Yuekui, "Little brother, don't be afraid. When you get back, just say that I caused the trouble, that I was the one who hit the bad guy, and then Auntie won't punish you!"
Seeing how loyal Baili Wanwan was despite her young age, Wan Yuekui grew to like her even more.
The two searched for most of the day, but still found no clues about Baili Wanwan's family.
Looking at the tiny and adorable Baili Wanwan, he became even more determined to keep her as part of the family...
The two children returned home with heavy hearts.
As soon as she entered the door, Wanwan ran to Zhang Xiu to apologize and took all the blame for what had happened that day.
Although Zhang Xiu was completely confused, he knew that his son had taken Wanwan out and caused trouble.
Before he could even settle accounts with Wan Yuekui, he had already walked up to Wanwan and started talking.
"With your skinny arms and legs, even if I stood on tiptoe, I might not be able to hit you."
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