Chapter 13

This was already considered cheap. Qi Chao still had not bought special clay, resin, or the heart that would give a doll life. Those were the most important things, and he did not plan to buy them online.

After staying up all night, Qi Chao did not feel sleepy. He planned to buy resin and similar materials that afternoon.

It was nearly seven now, and Little One would be waking up soon.

Qi Chao got up and stretched, preparing to make breakfast. Before leaving, he remembered something and tapped on his Light Brain.

On the screen were the literacy books Qi Chao had bought yesterday, marked for delivery in an hour.

Lan Luo was so smart that these simple books definitely would not stump him.

And reality was just as Qi Chao had expected.

As long as he taught him once, Lan Luo could remember it completely. No matter how complicated Blue Star's characters were, the little doll could write them accurately.

He was practically a born academic genius.

Qi Chao rubbed Little One's hair and received a brilliant, angelic smile in return.

He did not know whether all S-rank dolls were as smart as Lan Luo, but Lan Luo's biological father was a genius. It was very possible that the little doll had inherited his intelligence from him.

Though there was no direct evidence that a doll maker's IQ affected their dolls.

"Little One, Dad's going out this afternoon. Do you want to come with me?" Qi Chao asked after the lesson ended.

Hearing that, Lan Luo's attention shifted from the book. He looked up at Qi Chao, his azure eyes brimming with anticipation. "Are we going to play?"

"No." Qi Chao laughed. It seemed his kid really loved playing. The moment he mentioned going out, Lan Luo instinctively assumed they were going out to have fun. He gently ruffled Lan Luo's golden hair. "Dad's going to pick something out for your good friend."

Not going out to play = not seeing human children = boring.

Lan Luo instantly lost interest.

Although all human children had friends.

Lan Luo wanted friends too, but he only wanted them in the most superficial sense. He did not actually care about so-called friends.

Seeing Lan Luo's lack of enthusiasm, Qi Chao did not think much of it. He only assumed Little One was disappointed that he could not go out to play. Pinching Lan Luo's soft cheek, he comforted him, "Since you don't want to go out, be good and wait at home for Dad, okay? I'll take you out when I get back."

Lan Luo's face instantly brightened. His eyes curved like a cat's as he nodded hard. "Okay!"

That afternoon, after packing his things, Qi Chao gave Lan Luo a few instructions and left home.

His first stop was the city center of Linshui District.

According to the Doll Forum, the special resin there was the best, though it was expensive.

Linshui District was next door and less prosperous than Linjing District. Qi Chao set the aircraft to autopilot and looked out the window. The difference in economic standards between the two districts was obvious from the scenery alone.

The resin shops mentioned on the forum were all located on the same street. Qi Chao had no idea what the city's designers had intended with that layout. The street beside the city center parking lot was a red-light district.

To get to the resin shops, he had to pass through that street that could make even adults blush.

With his hands in his pockets and an unchanged expression, Qi Chao walked on. In his eyes, nothing was more important than his kid.

However, just as he was about to leave the red-light district, he spotted a redhead and a whitehead in the distance. Judging from their builds, they were his bargain-bin little brothers.

What gave Qi Chao a headache was that his bargain-bin little brothers were holding hands with a girl, heading straight for a hotel hung with suggestive posters.

Qi Chao: Impressive, impressive.

Had they learned their lesson from last time and come to another district to achieve the great harmony of life?

Chapter 13

If the three people entering the hotel now were adults, then no matter how wild they got, it would be their freedom. Qi Chao certainly would not meddle. But the premise was that his two bargain-bin little brothers were still minors.

Qi Chao could not just stand by and watch minors go astray. With his hands in his pockets, he prepared to call out to the three ahead of him.

Before he could make a sound, Qi Chao caught something from the corner of his eye. He immediately sensed that something was wrong and shut his mouth.

In an alley several meters away, two shifty-looking men were furtively watching the trio.

Even stranger, the moment his bargain-bin little brothers entered the hotel, the two men wore expressions like they had hooked a big fish and eagerly hurried in after them.

Qi Chao scratched his head and looked up at the sky. Clearly, his two brothers had landed themselves in trouble.

Based on his nearly thirty years of life experience, no matter how he looked at it, the scene resembled a carefully planned honey trap.

Qi Chao walked into the alley and saw only several burnt-out cigarette butts. After thinking it over, he opened his Light Brain and dialed a number. When someone on the other end asked what he needed, Qi Chao enunciated clearly, "Hello, I'd like to report..."

The staff said they would arrive at the scene within half an hour.

After ending the call, Qi Chao hesitated between entering the hotel and buying resin. In the end, he resigned himself to going into the hotel.

The two shifty-looking men were sitting distractedly on a sofa in the hotel lobby, heads lowered as they scrolled through their Light Brains.

Qi Chao sat in a single-seat sofa behind them. He picked up a magazine nearby and pretended to pass the time, though his attention remained fixed on the two men.

It had been ten minutes since his bargain-bin little brothers entered the hotel. Qi Chao suspected that those two men were targeting his brothers, but it was only a suspicion. He was not certain.

His task was still to stop his underage brothers from going astray.

For that reason, Qi Chao deliberately called the Vice Squad's reporting hotline and described his two bargain-bin little brothers' builds to the staff.

As long as the officers arrived at the hotel and verified things with the front desk, they could successfully ruin his brothers' adult night.

Originally, Qi Chao should have left at this point. After all, his bargain-bin little brothers' adult night could not possibly succeed tonight. But thinking of those two furtive men, Qi Chao ultimately stayed.

A few minutes later, the two men in front seemed to receive some message. They lowered their heads and exchanged a few words before heading toward the elevator. Seeing this, Qi Chao slowly got to his feet and followed them with a natural expression.

After getting off the elevator on the third floor, the two men went directly into room 306. Qi Chao glanced at the room number, then did nothing else, leaning against the wall to watch how things unfolded.