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

From upstairs to downstairs, Mengmeng's soles felt like ice blocks as Gu Shiyu's large hands enveloped her small feet.

"Is it cold? Remember next time, no matter how rushed you are, you must wear shoes. You can't go barefoot again." Gu Shiyu wished he could give all the warmth of his body to Mengmeng's feet.

Her feet were wrapped up, and the heat gradually seeped into the soles of her feet. Mengmeng felt a little itchy, and her feet restlessly curled up.

"Don't move!" Gu Shiyu gripped his hand even tighter.

Seeing Gu Shiyu's stern expression, Mengmeng immediately became obedient.

Is my brother angry?

Her eyes darted around every now and then, and Mengmeng pouted, "Brother, Mengmeng knows she was wrong. Next time, Mengmeng won't walk barefoot on the floor. Brother, please don't be angry, okay?"

After saying that, tears welled up in her eyes.

Seeing the tears about to fall, Gu Shiyu panicked.

My brain raced, trying to recall which sentence I had said wrong.

"Mengmeng, your brother didn't blame you. I was just... just worried you'd catch a cold," Gu Shiyu explained anxiously.

"Mengmeng knows, it's all Mengmeng's fault for making brother worry," Mengmeng said remorsefully.

Gu Shiyu hoped that Mengmeng would always be happy, but now he felt guilty because of a few words he said.

"Alright, Mengmeng, don't blame yourself. How about I carry you back to your room to rest?" Gu Shiyu changed the subject.

He really didn't know how to comfort Mengmeng and stop her from thinking about what he had just said, so he could only try to divert her attention to other things.

Mengmeng nodded obediently.

Upon reaching the second floor, as she passed Gu Yinshen and Ruolan's room, Mengmeng recalled the events of the day.

After struggling and hesitating for a while, she told him, "Brother, Dad was like last time again today, and Mom was also in a bad mood. It seems like they had a fight."

Mengmeng didn't know the specific reason. After Gu Yinshen told her to accompany Ruolan in the afternoon, she did not fulfill his request.

Ruolan remained lying in bed, unable to hear anything anyone was saying. Her mind was filled with Old Madam Gu's words, the strange noises she had recently heard at home, and the homeless children who had appeared near the Gu residence multiple times.

After listening to Mengmeng's words, Gu Shiyu roughly guessed the reason why his father and mother were arguing.

"Don't worry, Daddy will find a way to appease Mommy."

Continuing forward, Gu Shiyu carried Mengmeng in one arm and used the other to open the door to the room.

Little White lay sprawled out on the bed, occupying the very center of the bed.

"Little White~" Mengmeng called out.

The fox rolled its body outwards, its mouth still smacking, as if it were dreaming of eating something delicious.

"Brother, it seems like Xiaobai is asleep?"

Mengmeng was placed by Gu Shiyu on the bedside.

Xiaobai occupied the most comfortable spot on the bed. Gu Shiyu was worried that Mengmeng wouldn't sleep comfortably at night, so he reached out to push Xiaobai's body to the side.

"Brother, you've had a tough time these past two days. Go back to your room and rest!" Mengmeng grabbed Gu Shiyu's arm, stopping him from pushing Xiaobai away.

In her heart, Xiaobai was like family, a place where she could sleep.

There were rustling voices in the room. Xiaobai lay there motionless, but wondered to himself: "I told him to leave, why isn't he leaving yet?"

The words reached Mengmeng's heart, and a faint smile appeared on her face.

"Mengmeng?" Gu Shiyu found it strange. Why did she suddenly smile?

"Brother, you should go back to sleep!" Mengmeng urged.

If we don't leave soon, Xiaobai will be bored to death.

It was indeed quite late, and in order to let Xiaobai get some rest, Gu Shiyu nodded and agreed to leave.

As soon as the door opened and closed, Xiaobai on the bed sat up instantly.

"Phew, Mengmeng, I'm almost exhausted from pretending!"

"Xiaobai, why don't you just wake up in front of your brother?"

Mengmeng asked Xiaobai sincerely.

When Gu Shiyu brought Mengmeng in, Xiaobai really wanted to wake up immediately, but when it sensed that Gu Shiyu was going to kick it out because of the spot it was occupying, it got a little angry and didn't want to move.

It and Mengmeng are very close. It sleeps in Mengmeng's arms every night. Lying here won't affect anything, so it's very angry about Gu Shiyu's actions.

However, Xiaobai was too embarrassed to express these thoughts to Mengmeng.

"Mengmeng, come in quickly, it's warm under the covers, come in quickly!"

Urged and invited by Xiaobai, Mengmeng lifted the blanket and entered.

......

The sky was covered with dark clouds, accompanied by a rumbling sound.

Bad weather affects people's moods, making everything they do less enjoyable.

Ruolan stood on the balcony, her empty, lifeless eyes gazing at the distant street.

Boom~

A loud bang was accompanied by lightning.

A small, thin figure moved through the darkness, finally standing timidly outside the door.

That child from that day?

Ruobai's gaze was drawn to him; she felt that this child was hiding something she didn't know. She looked up at the sky, where a few raindrops were falling. Her gaze then returned to the pitiful child outside the door, and she turned to walk outside.

Tick-tock~Tick-tock~

Raindrops fell on the umbrella.

When Lele saw Ruolan outside the door, he nervously clenched his fists and cautiously moved toward the iron gate.

"Little friend, who are you looking for by appearing here every day?" Ruolan asked.

The child looks only a little older than Mengmeng. At this age, he should be being cared for by his family at home. How could they let him wander around outside all dirty every day?

Lele's dark hands gripped the railing, shaking it anxiously, "I want to find my mom!"

"Mom? Your mom's here?"

"Yes, give me back my mother!"

As she spoke, Lele burst into tears, feeling wronged.

He doesn't want his father at all anymore; he just wants his mother to come back to him as soon as possible.

Seeing the tears on Lele's face, Ruolan softened and opened the door.

Lele, who had just been shedding tears, rushed in as soon as the door opened and ran desperately into the yard.

The speed was too fast, and Ruolan had no time to react. She was almost knocked to the ground by Lele.

"How did you get in?"

Aunt Ping looked at Lele and reached out to grab his arm in surprise.

Having finally made it in, Lele wasn't about to give way easily and ran forward as fast as she could.

"Stop right there! This isn't a place for you!"

"You silly child, stop running away!"

Aunt Ping's shouts echoed above the Gu residence, and Lele, completely out of control, ran away in all directions.

"Madam..." Aunt Ping greeted nervously as she watched Lele rush into Ruolan's arms.

The two people who should never have met have now met, and a dark and oppressive atmosphere is likely to hang over the Gu residence once again.

Lele looked up at Ruolan, grabbed her hand that was protecting his chest, and bit down hard on it.