Father Mo: " Xiao Yi, although Mo Li is now over 20, there are still many things he doesn't understand, so I need you to help me take care of him. I know you two have always been close since childhood, but there have been various misunderstandings along the way..."
Mo Li watched incredulously as the two chatted for five or six minutes, and Chai Yi even managed to join in the conversation, though his words were all about him.
" Chai Yi, are you done chatting? That's enough."
Seeing Mo Li's cheeks gradually turn red, Chai Yi knew he shouldn't continue the conversation, so he tactfully hung up the phone.
After the call ended, Mo Li couldn't help but say, "Don't blame my dad for nagging, he's always thought highly of you..."
Chai Yi raised an eyebrow and chuckled, "And you, do you have any faith in me?"
Mo Li's face turned even redder under pressure; in this situation, it looked as if he was eager to throw himself into Chai Yi's arms.
He wanted to try living with Chai Yi for a while longer. If they could live together well, he would consider being with Chai Yi... and even getting engaged again.
Although it was a bit embarrassing, these things are unpredictable, so why should he dwell on it? Besides, what others say is just their opinion, Mo Li never cared.
Chai Yi: "Ready?"
Mo Li: "Yes, I'm ready."
When Chi Yining woke up the next day, his whole body ached. Yan Guiyun was truly lawless!
Yesterday I switched between three different scenes, and I almost broke him apart.
Yan Guiyun: "You're awake? We were supposed to take artistic photos today... I've postponed it."
Chi Yining lay listlessly on the bed, "Oh... if you're going today, you can go by yourself."
Yan Guiyun chuckled and hugged the person even tighter, "You can't go by yourself."
Chi Yining complained in a hoarse voice, "If you keep this up, you can expect to be a widow!"
Yan Guiyun: "No, that won't happen... I've already expanded it properly for you..."
Chi Yining: "Ahhhhh...! Stop talking! Hurry up and go make breakfast!"
Yan Guiyun kissed his hair affectionately before getting up to make breakfast for his wife.
Chi Yining picked up her phone, intending to just read the gossip, but when she opened it, she was so enraged by several news articles that her chest heaved with fury.
"Human traffickers..." These were the words Chi Yining hated most. He had been used as a test subject for a whole year when he was a child, and seeing those words now made his stomach churn.
He gritted his teeth and got up, went to wash up, then went to the sofa area and opened his laptop.
When Yan Guiyun brought the breakfast up, she saw Chi Yining sitting on the sofa, radiating coldness, expressionlessly checking the IP address... That should be right. Although Yan Guiyun didn't understand computer operations, she had seen the screen full of jumping symbols while she was with Chi Yining these past few days, so she understood a little bit.
Yan Guiyun: "Let's have breakfast first."
"Let's leave it for now." Chi Yining's voice also turned colder.
Yan Guiyun sat down beside him. "What's wrong?"
Since Yan Guiyun had asked, he didn't intend to hide it. "Human traffickers, I suspect that Second Uncle Chi's business involves buying children sold by human traffickers or buying them from orphanages!"
Yan Guiyun: "That's the direction we should take, but these people have probably been brainwashed; they don't even know their original names anymore."
Chi Yining: "What can we do? Who knows how many people are waiting to be rescued... The youngest of them is only 16 years old and he's already working as an assassin..."
Yan Guiyun patted his back gently, comforting him, "There's been progress on this matter, don't worry. Fortunately, they weren't trafficked, and everyone is still alive."
After Yan Guiyun's words of comfort, it seemed to make sense. "I was also taken away for a year before. They used me for experiments... They injected me with gene-destroying agents, and I almost died..." Chi Yining tried to calmly tell a story that Yan Guiyun had never heard before.
Yan Guiyun felt as if his heart had been pierced, a sharp pain shooting through him. He reached out and pulled the person into his arms, saying, "You've weathered hardship and are now facing a new life. From now on, I'll be there for you, and I won't let you suffer any more harm."
Chi Yining sullenly suppressed the stinging tears in her eyes, trying hard not to fall. "I just saw the news about human trafficking, and I'm so angry."
Yan Guiyun's voice gradually became hoarse and strained. "I had no idea you'd been through all this. It was my oversight. I thought as long as you were happy and free, that was enough. Now I realize I don't seem to understand you that well, or rather, I don't understand you nearly enough..."
He naively assumed that his precious child had a smooth and successful life in his previous life, and he couldn't even find the reason for his child's social anxiety.
Feelings of self-blame and regret welled up in Yan Guiyun's chest, making her feel extremely stifled. "I couldn't even avenge you for your past life..."
Hearing this, Chi Yining, who had been grieving, suddenly felt less distressed. "Those people were eventually caught, and Grandpa razed that research institute to the ground and blew it up."
Yan Guiyun: "There's a reason why our little one likes to blow up houses..."
The interruption cheered Chi Yining up considerably. Since he was free anyway, he thought, "Aren't we cooperating with the police investigation lately? Why don't we lend them a hand?"
Yan Guiyun patted his head. "You don't need to get involved, just go and play quietly."
After a pause, Yan Guiyun added, "We've already sent people to investigate the suspicious locations. We'll have results soon, so don't worry, okay?"
Chi Yining gradually relaxed. It was so nice to have someone to rely on. "Okay, then I'll trouble you, honey..."
Yan Guiyun: "No trouble at all, just give me a few more kisses, my wife."
Chi Yining: "Hmph, you're so irresponsible. What am I supposed to do at home if I don't have to do anything?"
"Has our little darling learned to be bored?" Yan Guiyun comforted Chi Yining while also subtly suppressing the gloom that had just risen within him.
"Maybe it's because I was so busy with the dating reality show... Now that I suddenly have free time, and I don't even have to go to school, I need to find something to do."
"You've had a lot going on lately, with the wedding arrangements. Aren't you busy enough?" Yan Guiyun released him, gently tapped his nose, and then fed Chi Yining the porridge that had cooled down from breakfast.
After swallowing slowly, Chi Yining said, " Xiaoyu asked me to appear on a show with her, and I accepted. I suspect I'm no longer socially anxious."
Yan Guiyun held the bowl in one hand and scooped up some porridge with the other, saying, "It's not social anxiety anymore, it's being a socially feared bull."
Chi Yining rolled her eyes at him again and continued to accept being fed.
Yan Guiyun suggested, "How about we go fishing with Grandpa?"
Chi Yining's eyes lit up; this kind of exercise that didn't require a waist was quite good.
Thus began the fishing activities of the Jia and Yan families.
The location was set at a large fishing base in the suburbs, a place that requires a black membership card for entry, and where many dignitaries and nobles come to fish on weekends.
" Ningning, this is your Grandpa Jia, Mingchuan's grandfather," Old Master Yan introduced gently with a kind expression.