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Qi Chao smiled. He did not feel too tired; the little doll was very light, so carrying him all the way had only made him a little warm. He straightened his clothes, not minding the button that had been squeezed off.

The host came over with a dog mascot nearly two meters tall. Qi Chao promptly took out his camera and suggested taking a picture.

The pink dog mascot spun in a circle and used its arms to make a huge heart, agreeing to the photo. Qi Chao could not help laughing. Though he knew the staff member inside the costume might be some burly middle-aged man, he had to admit that he found it adorable.

Qi Chao handed the camera to the host, walked beside the mascot, and took a photo with Lan Luo.

The host returned the camera to Qi Chao and praised him, "You and your child are both very handsome. If you do not mind, we would like to print this photo and put it up on the visitor wall."

In the photo, the adult man looked nearly thirty. His smile was as brilliant as the morning sun, and he held up a V sign at the camera. The warm winter sunlight fell over his brows and eyes, making him seem incredibly warm.

A boy of eleven or twelve sat on the man's shoulder, like a little young master, with blond hair and blue eyes. His smile was so lovely people could only call him an angel.

The mascot beside them struck a goofy pose, while the amusement park Ferris wheel in the background added another layer of joy to the picture.

Qi Chao was very satisfied with it. He asked the little doll, and seeing that Lan Luo did not object, readily agreed to the host's suggestion. "Of course. My kid is just naturally photogenic."

Sitting above him, Lan Luo heard their conversation, but his attention fixated on the word "child" they kept using.

This outfit happened to cover the doll's ball joints, making him look like nothing more than an exquisite human child.

Hearing Qi Chao repeatedly call him "my kid," Lan Luo's eyelashes trembled slightly. His gaze fell on the photograph, and he pursed his lips.

After the performance ended, the visitors gradually dispersed. Qi Chao took Lan Luo to a secluded little grove, where they sat on a bench to eat.

The grove was rather remote, and although it was winter and not especially cold, few visitors wandered around here. Qi Chao lowered his head and rummaged through his bag for snacks.

Lan Luo held a "lollipop" in his hand. It was a Seven-Violet Flower Qi Chao had made that morning from Energy Stones, with petals carved from stones of different colors. It was very beautiful.

He sat on the bench, biting the lollipop while his legs swung in the air, his eyelashes concealing the emotion in his eyes.

There was no one around now.

It was the perfect time to make a move.

Their time together that morning was not enough to soften Lan Luo's heart.

After killing his master, he could leave. He missed his father too much.

A strange smile curled Lan Luo's lips. He tilted his head, and from an angle Qi Chao could not see, the nails of his left hand seemed to be coated in a layer of black film.

Qi Chao knew nothing of this. He pulled out a sandwich, took a bite, chewed, and swallowed, all while planning their afternoon. "The roller coaster is too exciting, so no. We'll ride the carousel first, then play ring toss. Little One, your dad here is a master at ring toss. Tell Dad whatever you want."

"I saw lots of children in the amusement park wearing little deer headbands, but I didn't see any stalls selling them along the way. We'll look carefully later and buy one for Lan Luo too."

All the children were wearing headbands.

Lan Luo was moved by those words. His left hand immediately returned to normal, and he raised his head to say seriously, "Lan Luo wants a headband too."

Qi Chao was utterly charmed by how adorable he looked. Laughing, he immediately promised, "Buy it, buy it. Dad will get you one later."

That afternoon, Lan Luo got the headband he wanted. He seemed to like the accessory very much, raising a hand to touch it from time to time. Sometimes, he even shook his head to feel its presence.

Qi Chao's HP bar had already been emptied, and he took the opportunity to snap quite a few adorable pictures.

Lan Luo seemed to enjoy being around children. Wherever there were more kids, his gaze drifted in that direction.

After noticing this, Qi Chao changed his original plans and let Lan Luo alter their route on a whim.

When they came across a ring toss stall, Qi Chao deliberately stopped and bought ten bamboo rings. Under Lan Luo's watchful gaze, every single ring landed around a prize.

Ring toss was a game children were naturally most interested in, and a crowd of kids packed around the stall. Every time Qi Chao landed a ring, they cheered. By the tenth one, the children were jumping around excitedly as if they had won the prizes themselves.

Lan Luo had shown no reaction at first, his trademark smile remaining on his face. But when he saw those human children staring at Qi Chao with admiration, as though they wanted to swarm around him, Lan Luo's eyes darkened.

He hated human children.

Lan Luo walked up to Qi Chao, tugged at the hem of his clothes, spread his arms, and looked up. "Want shoulder ride."

Qi Chao:!!!

His Little One was actually acting cute!!!

Qi Chao instantly gave up on ring toss. He bent down, lifted the little doll onto his shoulders, and asked, "What else does Little One want to play?"

Noticing the envious looks from those children, Lan Luo felt inexplicably pleased. In his good mood, he rarely told the truth. "Lan Luo doesn't want to play anymore."

"Okay." Qi Chao thought the little doll was tired and did not think much of it. He packed the prizes into a bag and took them with him.

Originally, he had wanted to give them to the children nearby, but Lan Luo seemed to like them very much and kept holding onto them, so Qi Chao said nothing.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the amusement park, Li Yueya, who had specifically come to watch the mascot performance, agreed to put her photo on the photo wall after the host persuaded her.

Li Yueya was a Level Three puppeteer in the Puppeteer Association. She often browsed forums in her spare time and was, overall, a qualified gossip-loving girl.

Her idol was that unmentionable Doctor. Li Yueya knew every publicly revealed doll made by her idol like the back of her hand, and she dreamed of seeing those S-Rank Dolls with her own eyes.

But every doll was exorbitantly valuable and was almost always purchased by collectors as soon as it appeared on the market. Li Yueya had never seen any of those high-end goods in person in her life.

So when she saw the blond, blue-eyed little boy in the photo wall, Li Yueya could hardly believe her eyes.

Fuck!