The richest man's parents were kidnapped, and his adorable son captivated the entire family.

It was already afternoon when they left the planetarium, so they decided to do one more attraction before heading back.

Mengmeng took a liking to the "Elf Train" in the fairy tale area, which is an amusement area that takes you through fairy tale scenes, and there weren't many people queuing up.

"I'm sitting with the stars!" Mengmeng said, already pulling her friend's hand and boarding the little train.

The adults waited outside.

The carriages are pumpkin-shaped, with two people per row, and slowly drive into a tunnel, with various animated fairy tale characters and scenes on both sides.

"I think this place is so beautiful, I love it so much, if I could, I would like to stay here forever."

Looking at everything before her, Mengmeng couldn't help but murmur with emotion.

Xingxing nodded thoughtfully, but didn't say anything more.

He liked it here, but he knew very well that he couldn't stay here forever.

Just as the train reached the middle of the tunnel, a loud bang shook the entire facility, followed by a piercing alarm and screams from the people.

The little train came to an abrupt stop, the lights flickered a few times and then went out completely, plunging the surroundings into darkness.

"What happened?" Mengmeng didn't know what was going on. After all, she was just a child, and she was bound to be scared if something like this happened.

She instinctively grabbed Xingxing's hand and could clearly feel him trembling violently.

"Please remain calm," came the tense voice of a staff member over the loudspeaker, but this only made everyone more agitated.

"An emergency has occurred in the park. All visitors are requested to remain where they are and await further instructions..."

But then the broadcast turned into static, and chaotic footsteps and shouts came from deep within the tunnel.

Mengmeng squinted and, in the dim light of the emergency lights, saw several masked men with guns running across the adjacent tracks.

"It's a bad guy!" Mengmeng instinctively lowered her voice, feeling Xingxing's breathing become rapid and irregular. She reached out and squeezed Xingxing's hand reassuringly. "Don't be afraid, let's hide..."

She pulled Xingxing along and quietly climbed out of the carriage, hiding in a maintenance recess nearby.

Xingxing's eyes were wide open, her fingers were tightly gripping Mengmeng's sleeve, and her body was as stiff as a piece of wood.

Although Xingxing is in much better condition than at the beginning, her physical ailments have not fully healed. If she forces herself to face these stimuli, it will only worsen.

Mengmeng knew this, which is why she took such good care of Xingxing.

Especially now that she's separated from her parents again, she has to help Xingxing all by herself.

“Listen,” Mengmeng whispered in Xingxing’s ear, mimicking Xie Yumin’s comforting tone, “we’ll be alright. Remember our badge of courage? Take a breath, count to five…”

Xingxing took a deep breath, trying to calm herself down, and didn't want to hold Mengmeng back at this moment.

Mengmeng originally thought that as long as her parents found her, the danger would be completely gone.

After all, I'm just a child, and when I encounter danger, it's not so easy for me to avoid it, even if I want to.

So all I can do now is calm myself down and wait here for my parents to come find me.

Just then, a masked man spotted them, strode over, and grabbed Mengmeng's arm: "There are two brats here!"

"Let me go!" Mengmeng was startled and her whole body trembled slightly, but she still struggled as soon as she realized what was happening. She kicked the man's shin forcefully.

"If my parents come looking for me, they'll definitely put you all in jail. You'd better let me go right now."

"The little brat's pretty fierce!" The masked man winced and released his grip, but immediately pointed his gun at them, his tone becoming unusually serious. "Don't move! Come with us!"

Mengmeng realized that she couldn't break free from the bad guys' control, and could only silently lower her eyes.

She was also scared, worried that she would never see her parents again.

Just then, the star, who had been silent all along, suddenly let out a roar that was almost a scream, and pounced on the man and bit his wrist.

The masked man cried out in pain, flung Xingxing away, and the latter crashed heavily into the wall before collapsing to the ground, unconscious.

"Star!" Mengmeng was terrified when she saw this scene. She screamed and rushed towards Star without thinking. However, Mengmeng was too young and didn't have much strength. Before she could run out, she was grabbed by another masked person.

"This kid's unconscious, ignore him," the first masked man said shrewdly. "Take this girl with you; she can be a hostage!"

Mengmeng struggled desperately and cried out with all her might, trying to find someone around her for help, but to no avail.

"Mom and Dad, I'm here! Xingxing is hurt! Please come and save us!"

No matter how much Mengmeng cried and screamed, she never saw Xie Yumin or Gu Yinshen.

In the last moment before she was dragged away, she saw Xingxing lying motionless in the dark corner, like a little bird with broken wings.

Darkness, pain, and piercing noise.

The consciousness of the stars floats in a chaotic ocean, unable to find a moment of peace.

He could vaguely hear sirens and people crying, but it all sounded like it was coming through a thick layer of frosted glass.

"Stars! Stars!" A familiar voice pierced through the mist; it was Mom's voice... no, it was Xie's mother's voice.

The stars tried hard to respond, but found that they couldn't muster any strength at all.

But he knew very well that Mengmeng was still in danger, and if he didn't wake up, she might never be able to come back to him.

"Doctor, how is he?" Lin Minmin asked anxiously, her voice choked with emotion, and tears streamed down her cheeks.

“Severe post-traumatic stress disorder,” an unfamiliar male voice replied, “We need to transfer him to a specialist hospital…”

Xingxing wanted to open his eyes and tell them that Mengmeng had been kidnapped by bad guys, but his eyelids felt as heavy as lead, and his body wouldn't obey him.

In the darkness, he felt as if he had returned to that terrifying tunnel, and Mengmeng's screams echoed in his ears.

“Mengmeng…” he managed to squeeze out the word, then sank back into darkness.

When Xingxing regained consciousness, he felt his hand being held by a pair of warm, large hands.

She slightly opened her eyes, and in her blurry vision appeared Jiang Minglang's haggard face.

"Xiaoyang?" Jiang Minglang's voice trembled with excitement. "Are you awake?"

Xingxing's gaze slowly focused, and she recognized the ceiling of the ward.

He tried to sit up, but was knocked down by a wave of dizziness.

Memories flooded back: the amusement park, the dark tunnels, the armed villains, and finally, Mengmeng being dragged away...

"Meng...Meng..." he struggled to say the name, his voice hoarse and unlike his own, but Xingxing was too anxious to express her thoughts.