"!!"
However, seeing the newcomer's careless movements, the delivery guy was naturally startled by her sudden lunge.
"Hey!"
"Wait a second!"
So, he instinctively pulled the package back and took two steps away to dodge Annie's little hand.
Only then did he look the little girl standing before him up and down. She seemed no more than eight or nine, with delicate, adorable features and sleepy eyes. His brow furrowed.
Then, with obvious suspicion and refusal in his voice, he gave her a displeased, appraising look and asked:
"Young fairy...?"
"Who might you be?"
"This is an important document from the Heavenly Court's Immortal Selection Bureau, addressed specifically to Miss Lin Daiyu."
"Though someone else can receive it..."
"By the rules, it has to be signed for by the recipient herself or someone closely connected to her. Just anyone can't accept it on her behalf."
And children especially couldn't!
Of course, he didn't dare say that last part. He wasn't sure who this "little girl" really was. She seemed to have come from inside Rongguo Mansion, and the gatekeeper had treated her with the utmost respect, so she might be someone important. But looking at her childish appearance and casual manner, he simply couldn't associate her with an "important person connected to the recipient."
In any case, from the way she'd just spoken, he was certain she wasn't that Miss Lin!
If she'd been some older master or madam from the Jia Residence, he naturally wouldn't have dared object. But this little girl of uncertain identity was someone he truly couldn't hand the package over to without a second thought. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to explain himself to his superior.
"..."
Annie wasn't annoyed when he dodged her. She merely blinked her still-drowsy emerald eyes, tipped up her little