The live broadcast room closed at nine o’clock in the evening.

When Shen Mingyou was about to give Nian Nian a bath, she received a message from Jiang Chen asking her to take Nian Nian out.

After saying goodbye to Director Wu Li, Shen Mingyou went out with Nian Nian in her arms.

Jiang Chen’s car was parked nearby. When he saw them, he hurried over to take Nian Nian, but she turned her head away and ignored him.

Jiang Chen: “…”

“Is there something wrong?” Shen Mingyou asked.

“Something happened,” Jiang Chen said, opening the back door and indicating that Shen Mingyou should put Nian Nian inside.

Shen Mingyou glanced at him, and Jiang Chen touched his nose, saying, “Something’s really wrong.”

Inside the car, Nian Nian turned her back to Jiang Chen. Seeing this, Shen Mingyou rubbed her daughter’s head and laughed.

Nian Nian looked at her mother with a serious expression. She was angry with her father and didn’t understand why her mother was laughing.

Shen Mingyou tried to stay serious: “Mom shouldn’t laugh.”

“Pff!”

Jiang Chen couldn’t hold back his laughter.

Nian Nian finally looked at him, her face showing her anger that her father was still smiling.

Jiang Chen coughed: “I’m sorry, it’s Dad’s fault.”

Nian Nian asked seriously, “What did Dad do wrong?”

“…” Jiang Chen said, “Dad shouldn’t laugh.”

Nian Nian: “Why shouldn’t you laugh?”

“Because Nian Nian is angry.”

Seeing her father apologize nicely, Nian Nian snorted but didn’t turn around again.

When they got out of the car, Shen Mingyou found that Jiang Chen had taken them to a small zoo at the resort.

The zoo has no large animals, just rare and small ones, and several cats and dogs picked up from outside. The dogs chasing children today are cared for by the zoo’s keepers.

Jiang Chen introduced his wife and daughter to a keeper holding a tiny puppy. The puppy was very young, with its eyes still hazy.

Nian Nian had never seen such a small dog before. The dog that scared her in the afternoon was bigger. Now, this tiny, fluffy puppy didn’t bark at her!

Nian Nian looked at the puppy, unsure if she should touch it.

Jiang Chen held the puppy and stroked its back: “Nian Nian, is this puppy cute?”

Nian Nian’s eyes widened. She nodded but then shook her head, unsure.

Shen Mingyou also touched the puppy: “Don’t be afraid, Nian Nian. This puppy won’t bite.”

Encouraged by her parents, Nian Nian hesitantly touched the puppy and found its fur soft and nice.

The puppy, very friendly, sniffed Nian Nian’s fingers and licked her hand. It didn’t bite her but rubbed its head against her palm.

Nian Nian asked curiously: “Why doesn’t it bite people?”

Nian Nian thought all dogs bite people.

“Dogs are good friends of humans. They usually don’t bite unless provoked. You don’t need to run away when you see a dog.”

Nian Nian nodded but was still unsure. She might still hide when she sees a dog next time.

Jiang Chen knew that overcoming fear takes time. Nian Nian was young, and they would work on it slowly.

After seeing the puppy, Shen Mingyou thought they were going home, but Jiang Chen took them to the place where Nian Nian and her friends had searched for treasure earlier.

Jiang Chen said, “Nian Nian, let’s play a game. I’ve hidden many treasures here. Let’s see who can find the most, okay?”

Nian Nian was unhappy at the idea of finding treasure, thinking she would lose to her father.

“It’s okay. If you can’t find them, ask your mother for help.”

Nian Nian agreed reluctantly. Playing games with her father was new for her.

Nian Nian wasn’t very familiar with her father. He was always busy, and they didn’t see each other much. She remembered him from when she was very young, but he was just a vague memory.

Now, as she’s older, she sees him in videos often, so she hasn’t forgotten him.

Except for the times when her father was at home, taking her to exercise in the morning or occasionally sitting beside her while she played, she couldn’t remember ever playing games with him.

Shen Mingyou was the referee. She sat on a chair, watching Jiang Chen and Nian Nian. Sometimes they lay on the ground, sometimes they knocked on the wall. They were having a lot of fun.

Nian Nian thought tonight’s treasure hunt was much more exciting than the one earlier in the day. When she knocked on the wall, she found a hidden treasure box.

“I found it!” Nian Nian happily handed the treasure box to her mother. Before her mother could praise her, she ran off to continue searching.

Soon, Nian Nian found another set of digital codes on a stool leg. After solving them, she found another treasure box.

Then came the third, fourth…

Nian Nian finally discovered eight treasure boxes, one more than the seven her father found.

“I won!” Nian Nian’s face was sweaty, but her eyes sparkled. Sitting on the floor, she looked at her father and said, “Dad lost.”

Jiang Chen, also sitting on the floor and sweaty, felt relieved when he heard his daughter call him “Dad.” It meant she wasn’t mad at him anymore.

Shen Mingyou took out a small handkerchief to wipe her daughter’s face. When she looked up, she saw Jiang Chen leaning in, waiting for her to wipe his sweat too.

Shen Mingyou: “…”

With a smack, she dropped the handkerchief on Jiang Chen’s face, covering his head and face.