The Huo residence is not the only one in this complex. In B City, where land is extremely valuable, the complex truly exemplifies the saying "sparsely populated and vast." Those who can live here are the elite of China's upper class. Even the closest neighbors are at least twenty minutes away.
The park is not as visually stunning as the Huo family's own garden, but it still has tall trees, lush greenery, and colorful flowers, making it a pleasant and refreshing place.
The fluffy white sheep balloons swayed in mid-air.
The colorful little windmill spun around, blowing the fluffy bangs on Chaochao's forehead. She squinted her clear almond eyes and hopped around singing their group song for the day.
"Don't underestimate me just because I'm a sheep~~ The green grass smells even sweeter because of me~~"
Pei Yushen pushed the wheelchair in sync with her pace, glancing up at the small balloon bobbing above his head.
I had the illusion that I was the tour guide for a kindergarten field trip.
"Brother Yu Shen, do you want some?"
Pei Yushen turned around at the sound, and when he saw the brown cicada in the child's fair hand, his breath hitched. "...No."
With a touch of regret, Chaochao put the little cicada back on the tree trunk. Before leaving, she muttered to herself, "You can come to my house to play with me, it's right there. Little Zhizhi is at my house too, you can be friends."
Pei Yushen gazed at her figure as she chattered to the cicadas, and couldn't help but recall the scene of passing by the artificial bridge and flowing water not long ago.
He quickened his pace slightly, and when he looked back, he could see in the distance that plump, bright koi carp had gathered in the shape of a heart in the emerald green lake. "..."
He went back and found that it was the little dumpling feeding the fish with pieces of her bread.
Nevertheless, Pei Yushen still felt that something was strange.
Could it be that the magical properties of the Huo family's biome have radiated to the surrounding area?
After chatting with Xiaozhi, Chaochao strolled back leisurely. To be honest, after walking for almost twenty minutes, her feet were a little sore.
The little boy blinked his eager eyes, staring intently at the toy car right in front of him. Just then, an aunt in sportswear jogged by and saw the boy and girl by the roadside. A surprised smile crept onto her eyes.
"Wow, little girl, you're amazing! You've walked so far!"
A passing aunt's smiling compliment made Chaochao a little embarrassed. The aunt ran off too fast, and by the time she realized what was happening and wanted to reply, the aunt's blurry figure was already gone.
Just as Chaochao was waking up from the joy of being praised by her beautiful aunt, her previously ignored sore little feet immediately jumped out to seek attention.
The little boy had just cast a longing glance at the toy car when the aunt's praise immediately rang in his ears.
Chaochao: "..."
Pei Yushen turned his head and saw the little dumpling's hesitant and conflicted expression, especially the gaze that hovered in the air for a while before casually landing on the wheelchair. His mind raced and he immediately understood most of what was going on.
"Shall we come up?"
Pei Yushen propped himself up on his arms, moved to the side, and looked down at Chaochao, who had a worried expression, and asked.
Chaochao's almond-shaped eyes widened: "Brother Yushen, I haven't told you yet!"
How did you know? Do you really have mind-reading abilities?
Pei Yushen said calmly, "Hmm, I guessed it."
Chaochao, vaguely realizing that she might truly be a basin of low intelligence: "..."
She waved her hand to the boy with a righteous air: "Brother Yu Shen, you don't need to worry about me, I can walk by myself!"
Pei Yushen glanced at her trembling calves: "Are you sure?"
One minute later—
Chaochao sat in her wheelchair, her head in her hands, ashamed, glancing around every now and then to see if the aunt had appeared.
The system suddenly wanted to add a line of subtitles:
I'd rather cry sitting in a little car than laugh walking on the ground.
Pei Yushen's slender arm went around Chaochao's head, pushing the wheelchair forward. His gaze fell on her as she held her head and sighed. He couldn't help but find it amusing. He said, "I'm pushing the wheelchair. What are you sad about?"
Chaochao raised her head with a "chua" sound, "Then, then I'll help my brother push too."
She bent over and leaned on the armrest, trying to reach for the push handle with her little hands, only to find that her arms were too short to reach it. "..."
Devastated, Chaochao once again huddled in the corner of her wheelchair, sobbing softly.
Swallowing back the words of protest, Pei Yushen controlled the curve of his lips, but a faint smile appeared in his dark eyes. The dappled shadows of the trees and the shifting sunlight seemed to shroud the brooding, silent youth in a gentle mist. His handsome features, freed from their gloom, shone brightly like gemstones stripped of dust.
Determined not to be a freeloader, Chaochao became her brother's exclusive cheerleader: "Go, Yushen! You are the pride of our little white sheep! I say, Yushen, you say it!"
The little dumpling waved the windmill: "Brother Yu Shen—"
"Chao Chao!!!"
When Chaochao's name was suddenly called, she gasped for breath. In the distance, two familiar figures ran over.
Feeling inexplicably guilty, Chaochao jumped off the wheelchair with lightning speed, stretched, and pretended to have just walked for a long time.
Pei Yushen, who was suddenly left alone, was stunned.
The slight upturn at the corners of his lips slowly disappeared.
...Is it because they don't want people to see them being close?
The two children who ran over were none other than Ji Shize and Lingling.
"Brother Shize, Lingling, what are you doing here!"
The three children ran in both directions and finally hugged each other.
"Chaochao, I miss you so much! We haven't seen each other for so long, have you missed me?" Lingling hugged Chaochao tightly.
Chaochao nodded vigorously: "Yes! Of course I want to!"
Lingling pinched her chubby cheeks with a feeling of longing, and remembered the team building live stream she had watched before, "Then I'll still stick with you, okay? Even better than that Xiao Qing?"
As Chaochao's chubby cheeks were pinched, she mumbled, "G-G-Lingling clay is the best in the world..."
"And what about me?"
Ji Shize, who had been squeezed to the side by Lingling, finally found a gap and came over, asking Chaochao expectantly.
He would be lying if he said he wasn't upset, since he had planned to come and play with Chaochao by himself today.
Chaochao saw the expectant light in the eyes of the little boy who was about to cry, and under their gaze, she opened her mouth and said, "Lingling and Brother Shize are my best friends!"
Both children were satisfied. Although it wasn't the only one, it was the best! They valued quality over quantity.
Ji Shize answered Chaochao's initial question: "Our kindergarten is closed for half a day today, so... so everyone wants to come and play with you."
“Yes, yes, it’s been so long since we last saw each other, Chaochao.” Lingling nodded in agreement.
Ji Shize felt a lump in his throat, regretting that he had accidentally let slip his plan before the holiday, and that Lingling had overheard it.
“We went to your house to look for you, but they said you and your brother went out to play.” Ji Shize said, looking at the expressionless boy in front of him, and carefully tugged at Chaochao’s sleeve.
"Is that... your brother?"
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