"The thing he said to me most often was that I was a genius."
Looking at Mo Jingchun, who had come alone, Li Qianqian couldn't help asking, "Why didn't you bring Candy with you?"
"Teacher really likes Candy. I can tell he treats her like his own granddaughter."
Hearing that, Mo Jingchun felt the cup in his hand grow uncomfortably hot.
"When we left, Candy hadn't finished school yet."
"If possible, let that little one come and see Teacher one last time, too."
Mo Jingchun nodded without saying anything, then got up and walked out alone.
A late-night call startled Zhou Yaling.
When she saw it was her big brother calling, Zhou Yaling breathed a sigh of relief and answered.
As soon as she picked up, Zhou Yaling complained, "Big Brother, do you have any idea how scary it is to get a call in the middle of the night?"
"Even GG doesn't have a rule about calling people in the middle of the night."
There was a brief silence on the other end before her big brother's deep voice came through.
"Get up and bring Candy. Wild Wolf and the others are already waiting outside with the car."
"Don't ask questions, don't say anything, and don't dawdle. Just come straight to Capital City with them."
Zhou Yaling frowned at the phone after the call ended. He'd been in a hurry when he left that afternoon, and now he was being just as cryptic.
But Zhou Yaling knew that when her big brother was serious, it was best to do as he said.
Zhou Yaling got up right away, not even having time to change her clothes before waking Candy, who was hugging Baozi and sleeping soundly with her butt sticking up.
"Candy, Candy~"
"Wake up."
Candy opened her eyes