Why are you trying to steal her destiny? She's the little ancestor of the Xuanmen sect!

"Xiao Jiu, I'll call you that too."

The man muttered something to himself, then paused when he saw Xiao Jiu Jiu's expression.

Little Jiu Jiu stood stubbornly in place, her lips pursed, tears welling in her eyes, her little fists clenched tightly, and the Double Happiness charm in her hand was deformed.

She sniffed and shouted, "Get out of here!"

"Grandpa was perfectly fine just now, how could he..."

She even bought cigarettes for her grandfather, that's impossible.

Grandpa loves smoking so much that he wouldn't want to waste it!

She put the cigarette in her pocket and then placed her fair, delicate hand on the bodyguard's waist and pushed him away.

The bodyguards looked at each other, and none of them moved.

Xiao Jiu Jiu's eyes darted around, and she darted into the house.

He was pulled up by the bodyguards after only a few steps.

The bodyguard, holding his sly plan in one hand, kept a straight face and didn't say a word.

"You big bad guy! Let me go! I want my grandpa!"

Little Jiu Jiu struggled desperately, kicking her chubby little legs as she cried out.

Unfortunately, she was too weak to break free from the bodyguard's restraints.

"Xiao Jiu, don't be afraid."

The young man walked up to Xiao Jiu Jiu and tried his best to smile slightly: "My name is Ye Chen, you can call me Brother Ye Chen."

Ye Chen, who rarely smiled in front of others, felt his face stiffen.

"not called!"

Xiao Jiujiu turned her head away and refused.

"Let me finish."

Ye Chen stroked Xiao Jiu Jiu's fluffy head, trying to make himself look less scary: "Your grandfather asked me to bring you to the capital and have my family adopt you."

From today onwards, you are my little sister.

"The Ye family of the capital will ensure you have everything you need; I'll do my best to satisfy any desire you may have."

Normally, kids would be overjoyed to hear this.

Unfortunately, Xiao Jiujiu wasn't buying it at all.

She stubbornly turned her face away, her little voice trembling with tears: "I don't want to go to the capital! I want Grandpa! Let me in to see my Grandpa!"

"I'm sorry, Xiao Jiu, Master Liu has already..."

Ye Chen wanted to explain, but was interrupted by Xiao Jiujiu.

"I won't listen! I want Grandpa! Grandpa was just talking to me, he won't abandon me!"

At this moment, Xiao Jiu Jiu's face was covered in tears.

After struggling to no avail, she bit the bodyguard's arm hard.

"Let go!"

With a sharp shout, she took another bite.

The child didn't have much strength.

The bodyguard's muscles were so hard that he couldn't bite them at all.

The bodyguard said helplessly, "Miss Liu, be careful with your teeth."

Around five or six years old, children are about to lose their baby teeth, which can easily be knocked out.

Ye Chen said helplessly, "Xiao Jiu, come back with me first. I promised Master Liu, and I have to listen to him."

"I want to see Grandpa one last time! Let me see Grandpa, you bad guy!"

Ye Chen sighed helplessly: "It's not that I'm deliberately preventing you from seeing him, it's just that it's really inconvenient for you to see Master Liu right now."

"I want it!"

Xiao Jiu Jiu was furious, her bloodshot eyes fixed on Ye Chen.

"You'll be scared."

"I won't listen, let me in!"

A hint of helplessness flashed in Ye Chen's eyes, and he relented: "Alright, it's just as Master Liu guessed."

Master Liu once said that Xiao Jiujiu is stubborn and will never easily give up what he insists on.

They even considered this.

He waved his hand: "Let them through."

The bodyguard gently placed Xiao Jiujiu on the ground.

After Xiao Jiujiu was released, she didn't run inside immediately.

She wiped her tears with her clothes, sniffed, and asked in a childish voice, "Do you have any tissues?"

"some."

Ye Chen's assistant handed him a handkerchief.

Xiao Jiujiu blew his nose hard.

The assistant immediately handed over a bag: "Put it here."

"Thank you."

Patting her little face, Xiao Jiu Jiu walked step by step into the house.

As soon as I reached the door, my eyes were already brimming with tears again.

She pursed her lips, already having a premonition.

"Meow?"

The coal briquettes escaped from the house.

Xiao Jiujiu's eyes widened: "Coal ball."

"Meow~"

Don't be too sad, everyone must die eventually.

"Even you're talking nonsense!" Little Jiu Jiu ignored Coal Ball and stormed off to the bedroom.

On the tattered straw mat lay an old man, neatly dressed, with gray hair and a deeply lined face.

The old man was dressed in his burial clothes and had shoes on his feet.

This isn't Grandpa!

Grandpa is only in his fifties, and his hair isn't white at all!

Xiao Jiujiu frowned: "Where's Grandpa? Who is this? Is this some kind of trick Grandpa played on me?"

"Meow~"

This is your grandfather. He died, and suddenly he seemed to lose all life, turning into this in an instant.

"why?"

[This cannot be discussed right now]

Xiao Jiu Jiu's nose tingled, and her voice rose in a tearful tone:

"I won't tell you! You're not telling me anything, you're hiding everything from me!"

"thump!"

Xiao Jiu Jiu knelt directly in front of Liu Huai's bed.

A fair, delicate hand took Liu Huai's wrinkled hand in his.

She lay down, crying hysterically, sobbing uncontrollably, and nearly fainted.

Ye Chen, who was outside, felt heartbroken listening to this.

He went inside with a worried expression.

Little Jiu Jiu was currently lying by Liu Huai's bedside, crying so hard that snot bubbles were coming out of her nose.

Ye Chen frowned, unsure how to comfort her.

His assistant whispered a few words to him.

Suddenly,

The crying Xiao Jiu Jiu was pulled open and fell into a warm embrace.

Ye Chen did his homework and tried to sound kind: "Xiao Jiu, Master Liu passed away peacefully. He said it was his destiny."

His wish is that you can grow up happily and healthily.

For a five-year-old child, the concept of death is too abstract to be explained in simple language.

But Master Liu said: To put it bluntly, everyone understands the intricacies.

"Woooooooo..."

Burying her head in Ye Chen's arms, Xiao Jiu Jiu's body twitched incessantly, and her cries gradually became suppressed.

Ye Chen gently patted her back, like soothing a baby to sleep, again and again, patiently and tenderly.

If the people in the capital saw this, they would be absolutely stunned.

After all, Ye Chen is no pushover in public.

After a long while, Xiao Jiujiu calmed down. She wiped away her tears, pursed her lips, and stuffed the cigarette into Liu Huai's clasped hands.

After thinking for a moment, he stuffed the candy in as well, muttering under his breath, "You stinky grandpa, it's all yours!"

After doing all that, Xiao Jiu Jiu stood up and said, "Brother, let's take Grandpa away."

"it is good."

Ye Chen gave a wink to the people outside.

Immediately, someone came in and carried Liu Huai away.

"Xiao Jiu, let's pack our things."

"it is good."

By the time Ye Chen helped Xiao Jiu Jiu pack up her things, it was already getting dark.

The two walked out of the house, their bodyguards carrying two large bags.

"Meow~"

A lump of coal appeared out of nowhere and rubbed affectionately against Xiao Jiu Jiu's leg.

Are you alright, Xiao Jiu Jiu?

Picking up the coal ball, Xiao Jiu Jiu looked at Ye Chen expectantly: "Brother Ye, can I take the coal ball with me?"

"of course can."

Following Liu Huai's instructions, Ye Chen sent people to take him to the town's crematorium for cremation, then placed his ashes in an urn and locked it in a safe.

"this is for you."

Ye Chen took out a pocket watch from his pocket, on which was a photo of Xiao Jiu Jiu and Liu Huai.

Xiao Jiu Jiu couldn't hold back her tears any longer.

She touched the pocket watch while crying, and then put it around her neck with teary eyes.

Ye Chen: "Don't cry, let's go."

The scenery outside the window flew by, and the car gradually headed towards the capital...