Thinking that there was only that little time it took to cross the street...
Who would have thought that in that little time it took to cross the street...
The child would actually disappear?!
A trace of anxiety appeared on Hua Ziyun's face.
There was one thing he hadn't lied to his friends about.
He had planned to take the child home.
It was dangerous for such a young child to be out alone.
He and the child had a bit of a connection, too.
He couldn't just leave a strange child unattended.
Much less a child he'd had some contact with.
The child's Little Bear Doll was still in his dorm room.
Hua Ziyun couldn't help running.
The child couldn't have gone far in such a short time.
He had to be nearby.
"Ah!"
A girl cried out in surprise.
"What's wrong?"
"There's a child crouching on the ground."
Hua Ziyun suddenly looked toward the voices of the two girls talking.
The landscaping along the street blocked his view.
He ran over.
The two girls, just about to take a step, were startled by the boy who suddenly appeared.
Hua Ziyun had no time to apologize.
He spotted the small figure crouching on the ground.
Was it that child?
He strode over.
He wasn't close enough to recognize the child from behind alone.
Hua Ziyun crouched down in front of the child.
Noticing the shadow in front of him, the child looked up.
A hint of panic and confusion showed in his big eyes.
It was that child!
Seeing the child's face, Hua Ziyun breathed a sigh of relief.
A smile appeared on his face.
"Bao Bao."
He copied the way the child's mom called him.
"Do you