Four Years Later, the Youngster Approaches

"Where did your little sister come from?"

Lin Luo asked, while holding the swaddled baby up with both hands and handing her to Qian Renxue.

The latter quickly and carefully took the child, holding it in her arms. She looked at the child with a pitiful expression and said, "I bought it."

Ye Lingling exclaimed in surprise, "How... how could parents do this? She was just born!"

Qian Renxue nodded. "So rather than letting the child be raised by these kinds of parents, it's better to find different parents."

After saying that, she handed the swaddled baby to Ye Lingling and said with a smile, "Lingling, from now on you're a mother too."

"Really?"

Ye Lingling reached out and took the baby with a mixture of nervousness and joy. She was even more careful than Qian Renxue, because she had never held such a small child before.

"She's so cute, and so pitiful..."

Qian Renxue: "We should give her a name."

Ye Lingling looked up, flattered, "Am I here to collect it? Should I have the surname Xue?"

Qian Renxue nodded twice.

Ye Lingling smiled, then pondered for a moment before looking at the child and saying, "I want to call her... Xue Lian."

Lin Luo quickly asked, "The snow lotus of the snow lotus?"

Ye Lingling shook her head. "No, it's the 'pitiful' kind of 'pity'."

Four years have passed in the blink of an eye.

The Crown Prince's palace remained unchanged.

The back garden.

24-year-old Qian Renxue squatted on the ground, covering her eyes with her slender, fair hands, and said in a childish tone, "...27, 28, 29, 30... Are you ready, baby? I'm going to catch you!"

There was not a sound from the tall flower bushes behind them.

Qian Renxue stood up. She seemed to have grown taller, a forehead taller than she had been four years ago.

Her long, radiant blonde hair cascaded down her back. Four years had not left any trace on her face; she hadn't even matured a bit more than before. Apart from growing a little taller, she still had a face full of collagen and captivating beauty.

She could only use this appearance in her own palace.

Qian Renxue noticed that the flower bushes on the left trembled slightly.

A smirk played on her lips as she said, "Clap your hands."

"Clap clap!"

The crisp sound indeed came from the left. Without needing to take a second picture, Qian Renxue immediately darted into the flower bushes on the left.

She parted the leaves in front of her and suddenly saw a little girl in a white princess dress squatting on the ground.

I've found you!

Qian Renxue shouted.

The little girl suddenly looked up, her large, clear eyes shining brightly for a moment. She giggled and threw herself into Qian Renxue's arms.

"That lady is amazing!"

"You were too obvious, you silly girl..." Qian Renxue didn't say it aloud, but praised her, "Lian'er also very capable; Auntie almost couldn't find you."

The little girl didn't have exceptionally delicate features, but she had fair and beautiful skin, big eyes, a round face, and chubby cheeks, making her look very cute.

She nestled on Qian Renxue Qian Renxue's shoulder, playing with her golden hair, and mumbled, "Why isn't brother back yet? And Mommy isn't back either. Lian'er misses them..."

Qian Renxue carried her towards the palace, replying affectionately, "You already miss me after only half a day apart. What if we have to be apart for two days, three days, four days, or even a hundred days in the future?"

"Don't want..."

Hearing that the little girl was about to cry, Qian Renxue quickly stopped teasing her and comforted her, saying, "Don't worry, your brother and stepmother will be back tonight."

Heaven Dou Royal Academy

A Soul Master arrived at the door of Class 1, Grade 4 of the Junior Academy. He knocked on the door and called out, "Students whose names are called, come out and proceed to the Education Committee office: Xiong Chumo, Xue Qian, Xue Fu, Yu Luoyi, and Lin Luo!"

At this moment, a large, fat man who was over two meters tall and had a broad back and thick waist got up from his seat.

Seeing Xiong Chumo get up, Xue Qian, who had short blond hair, gently woke up the girl sitting next to her.

The girl murmured something, slowly raised her head, and her smooth, long golden hair slid down her shoulders. She rubbed her eyes and opened a pair of beautiful eyes.

Four years have passed, Xue Fu's face has lost much of its childishness, transforming into a truly youthful and beautiful young woman. Her features, now fully developed, are even more refined than they were four years ago, especially her nose, which appears straight and upturned from the side.

Xue Qian, the older brother, had also become much more handsome, transforming from a child into a teenager, and his height had now exceeded 1.6 meters.

Xiong Chumo, carrying the still-sleeping Yu Luoyi in one hand, walked towards Xue Qian and said, "I didn't see Young Master Luo."

Xue Qian frowned impatiently. "He's nowhere to be found again. Let's just ignore him."

The younger sister stubbornly shook her head. "No, we have to wait for Lin Luo to go together."

Xue Qian: "..."

Yu Luoyi, who was fast asleep, raised his head. He was the tallest person besides Xiong Chumo, having grown to 1.7 meters tall at only ten years old. However, he still looked somewhat petite next to Xiong Chumo.

Yu Luoyi: "Why did you call us?"

The Soul Master standing at the door spoke up, "The Education Committee said that your strength meets the requirements, so a few of you will be allowed to advance to the next level and enroll on the same day as the newly enrolled first-year students of the advanced academy."

Yu Luoyi instantly regained consciousness.

Xue Qian crossed his arms, basking in the envious glances from the other students. He raised his chin and said, "That's normal."

But the Soul Master at the door immediately spoke up, "Find Lin Luo, then you can go together."

Xue Qian's smile vanished instantly.

"I'll go find it."

Xue Fu stood up and, before her brother could react, ran out of the classroom.

She remembered that Lin Luo seemed to have gone in the direction of the cafeteria, and she was the only one in the class who paid the most attention to Lin Luo.

Xue Qian sighed helplessly and quickly followed behind his sister. He said to the Soul Master at the door, "Once we find Lin Luo, we'll go to the office together."

Wearing a light yellow dress, Xue Fu ran all the way to the junior academy's cafeteria. It wasn't mealtime, and the cafeteria was quite empty.

But a boy was sitting alone at the table.

Upon seeing the boy, Xue Fu slowed her pace. Even though they had seen each other every day for the past four years, she still couldn't help but feel her heart race whenever she was alone with Lin Luo.

Four years have passed, and Lin Luo's black hair has grown longer, but he hasn't cut it. Instead, he has tied a small braid at the back of his head, and the hair tie was still put on by Qian Renxue.

His height has also increased rapidly, reaching 1.65 meters, which is quite tall for his age.

Lin Luo was looking at a piece of paper in his hand.

[Luo'er, I'm sorry I didn't tell you in person, but I recently asked Jiao Jiao about the truth behind her son's death and discovered something fishy. I'm planning to take her to the Far North. By the way, her hometown is in the Far North, isn't that ridiculous? It's so far away. Don't worry, I'll be back in a month at most.]

Jiao Jiao is the food server at window number six. To Lin Luo's surprise, Guang Ling seems to care about her a lot. Could it be that he's fallen for her?

After four years of dating, that's certainly a possibility.

P. S. Anyway, the update time is usually between 3 PM and 6 PM, sometimes 3 PM, sometimes 6 PM, and there's one more chapter.