As a result...
Big Brother had told her that she couldn't tell anyone about Qing Ji?
Why?
The girl instinctively felt a little resistant.
She wanted to tell someone...
"Because Qing Ji is rather special."
Xiao Xiao wasn't surprised that the girl was unwilling.
Compared with adults' belief that one should keep one's wealth hidden, children were more inclined to share—or, rather... show off.
That was also a reflection of a child's innocence.
"Special?"
The girl didn't understand...
Qing Ji was good and very powerful...
So Qing Ji was special?
"Mm."
Xiao Xiao bent down.
He propped his chin up with both hands.
He looked the girl in the eye.
"Qing Ji is very special."
"If you tell others about its existence, there will be trouble."
"Qing Ji will be in trouble?"
The girl blurted out.
At once, the resistance in her heart vanished.
She didn't want to bring trouble to Qing Ji.
It was the girl who would be in trouble.
Xiao Xiao smiled.
Not Qing Ji.
But it was fine for the girl to understand it that way.
"That's right."
"So, for Qing Ji's sake, Linlin, you have to keep it a secret, okay?"
Xiao Xiao went along with the girl's interpretation.
"Mm-hmm."
The girl nodded seriously.
"I'll keep it a secret!"
She raised her hand as if taking an oath.
A few seconds later, the girl looked hesitantly at Xiao Xiao. "Daddy and Mommy... really can't know either?"
The child had never lied to her parents before, so she felt a little uneasy.
"No."
Xiao Xiao shook his head.
He didn't want any complications.
Perhaps the child's parents would accept it.
But it was more likely that they would think their child had suffered some kind of shock and was