Although she was only seven years old, she was noticeably more precocious than other children. There was wariness and vigilance in her eyes when she looked at Ling Yiran.She knew more about self-protection because of what she had faced in life and was not ignorant like regular children her age."Because my child is about Lil Ci's age. I can't help wanting to help Lil Ci when I see that he’s hurt. Plus, it's not a difficult task to bring Lil Ci to a doctor," said Ling Yiran. She spoke flatly, showing that she had no other intention.The little girl was momentarily silent before turning around to look at the little boy who had been following her. It was as if she was hesitating about something.The little boy said, "Sis, it doesn't hurt.""Even if it doesn't hurt, you're still wounded. Aren’t you limping around?" said the little girl before looking up and saying to Ling Yiran, "Aunt Ling, just give me a minute. I'll be right back to accompany Lil Ci to the hospital with you." Wit
"Who knows? There are all sorts of weird people these days. I've also heard that some people adopt children with certain birth dates to ward off evil spirits for their families," said Qin Lianyi as she curled her lips.Ling Yiran pressed her lips together, seemingly thinking of something.Just then, the little girl ran back. This time, without a bag but a small crossbody pouch. She took the boy's hand and said to Ling Yiran, "Aunt Ling, I'm ready to accompany Ci to the hospital."Ling Yiran smiled. "Okay, let's go."Qin Lianyi shrugged and drove the car over. They got in the car, and Ling Yiran asked the little girl, "Did you tell your parents?""I left a note," said He Zixin. However, she knew that there was no point in leaving a note. Even if she and Ci were gone for one night, her father would not care—let alone her stepmother.Her stepmother wished she and Ci were gone.They drove to the hospital. Ling Yiran saw He Zixin's tiny hand tightly holding Lil Ci's hand as though th
Ling Yiran responded and went to get the prescription filled with the rest.It was just a couple of ointments and a spray to relieve the pain and heal the bruises.Ling Yiran handed the medicine to the little girl. "Here, this is Lil Ci's medicine. You need to apply it several times a day. The instructions are on the box. Do you know how to read these words?""Yes!" said He Zixin."Then remember to apply this medicine to Lil Ci’s bruises every day," said Ling Yiran."That’s no trouble at all! Lil Ci is my brother!" He Zixin put the medicine into her crossbody pouch and pulled out several crumpled bills that ranged from one dollar, two dollars, and up to fifty dollars."Here's 93 dollars. I know it isn't enough for today's medical expenses. I'll pay you again when I have enough money!" He Zixin said in a grown-up tone.It was obvious that this money was all she had.Looking at the crumpled notes, Ling Yiran could not help smiling. "It's alright. I'll pay for Lil Ci's medical bil
He Zixin wanted to give the money to Ling Yiran again, and Ling Yiran took it this time. "Okay, I'll take the money. You can pay me the rest when you've saved enough money. We'll send you home now."Qin Lianyi drove Ling Yiran and the two children to the He family’s house.When they got there, the two adults sent the two children to the door of the He family’s house. Their stepmother, Zheng Yahui, opened the door. When she saw the two children, she immediately shouted at He Zixin, "Where the hell did you go, girl? If you don't want to stay in this house, then get out as soon as possible with that drag!""I left a note. I brought Lil Ci to the hospital!" He Zixin said with a straight face."Note? Hmph, what hospital? I think the two of you just went somewhere to play! Did you destroy someone else's property and need to pay compensation? I'm telling you, all the money in this house is mine and your dad's. None of it belongs to your dead mother!" Zheng Yahui scolded He Zixin, thinking
Yi Jinli looked at Ling Yiran in confusion. "Why do you suddenly want to adopt a child?""I saw that Lil Ci kid we met at the amusement park again when I was at Sis Zhuo's store today." Ling Yiran then told Yi Jinli what had happened today."The child isn’t related to that family, and his adoptive parents are awful to him. Perhaps they’ll continue hitting him in the future.” Ling Yiran did not think Lil Ci's adoptive parents would restrain themselves after what she said to them today.After all, once hitting children became a habit, it was hard to change it."Since they adopted the child, how about we ask them to pass him to us?” asked Ling Yiran.Yi Jinli smiled faintly. "You seem to care a lot about that child. Do you like him so much?""Maybe it's because he's about the same age as Lil Mo and Lil Jin." Ling Yiran hesitated a little before saying, "Plus, there's something special about the kid.""Special?" Yi Jinli raised his eyebrows slightly. "What's so special about him?"
Zhuo Qianyun said frankly, "Yes, we're not. Not now, not ever. We’ll never get back together.”"He made a mistake, but won’t he be able to win your heart again even if he spends the rest of his life trying?” asked Yi Jinli."Jin!" said Ling Yiran, scared that Zhuo Qianyun would be offended by Yi Jinli being too straightforward.Somewhat uncharacteristically, Yi Jinli continued to stare at Zhuo Qianyun as if wanting to hear her answer.Zhuo Qianyun said, "I’ll never love him again, even if he spends the rest of his life making it up to me and repenting."She spoke with such determination!Yi Jinli's brows furrowed slightly. "Why? He hurt you because he was deceived. He didn’t do it intentionally."Zhuo Qianyun said, "But he did it on purpose at first. He approached me and made me fall in love with him with another motive in mind. Also, he had every opportunity to investigate the truth, but he didn't. He preferred to believe that I was a villain who was responsible for everything.
Since he felt no pain, what difference did it make if his bruises healed quickly or slowly?"Even if it doesn't hurt, it may affect your health if you’re injured and you don’t get yourself treated. You’re only suffering from superficial injuries this time, but if you hurt your bones and you don’t seek treatment just because you’re not in pain, then you may have to walk with a limp forever.” Ling Yiran tried to explain things as simply as she could.The little one was silent as if thinking over her words.Ling Yiran added, "Would you like to change your home? What about staying with me and Uncle Yi? Then no one will ever hit you again and you won't suffer from these kinds of injuries."Lil Ci instantly grew vigilant. The way he looked at Ling Yiran had also changed. He appeared fierce, like a small animal that was ready to pounce and bite at any time.Ling Yiran felt that Lil Ci was looking at her as though he was looking at his enemy. She felt a sudden pang of pain in her heart.
Before Yi Jinli left, he stared at Lil Ci again. His eyes seemed to be thinking about something.Yi Jinli kept his head down in silence after they got back in the car. Ling Yiran asked, "What are you thinking about?" He instantly came back to his senses and smiled faintly, saying, "Nothing. Let's go back to Yi Residence."At night, a figure arrived at the mourning hall. Yi Jinli walked in and looked at the black and white photo of his father hanging in front of him.In the photo, his father looked gentle. There was a soft smile on his lips. There seemed to be a hint of joy in his deep eyes too, as though they carried rays of sunshine.If he looked at the shape of his father’s eyes, they were somewhat similar to the boy called Lil Ci whom he met today.He had only given the child a cursory glance at the amusement park before this.Although he had heard about the child from Yiran, it was only today that he got a good look at the child.He did not think of it at first but then he r