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Chapter 116: Little Qi (2/2)

“Yes!” Gu Wen clenched his fists with excitement, looking expectantly at Shen Cheng and said, “Can you try talking to Little Qi again?”

“Uh…” Shen Cheng frowned for a moment, then crouched down again, reaching out to rub Little Qi’s dark brown hair, speaking softly to him, “Little Qi, next, let me teach you how to solve a puzzle, okay?”

Little Qi stared blankly at Shen Cheng for a while, and then…

She nodded.

“Wow!” Gu Wen, watching from the side, clapped his hands loudly, almost jumping in excitement. “Oh my god, Little Qi nodded! This is absolutely unprecedented! No… I have to report this to the team leader immediately!”

“Uh, wait…” Shen Cheng, a bit dazed, pointed at himself and asked, “Do you mean… I can help Little Qi regain her consciousness?”

“Very likely!” Gu Wen nodded enthusiastically and said, “Shen Cheng, I’ll leave things to you for now. I need to report this to the team leader!”

Without waiting for Shen Cheng’s response, Gu Wen left the classroom, walking briskly, leaving Shen Cheng standing there in a daze.

After standing still for a moment, Shen Cheng shook his head with a smile, then turned to look at Little Qi, who had been staring blankly at him.

Although Shen Cheng liked children, he was clueless about how to educate them.

After some thought, Shen Cheng picked up Little Qi, sat her on her chair, then placed her on his lap, gently stroking her hair as he said, “Let’s solve this puzzle together, okay?”

Yes, Shen Cheng was guiding Little Qi the same way he used to play with little Shen Die when they were younger.

It was also similar to how he used to guide Yanyan…

As Little Qi smelled Shen Cheng’s scent, her eyes momentarily flickered, and then she stiffly nodded.

Seeing this, Shen Cheng smiled gently and rubbed Little Qi’s head. “Good child, very obedient…”

Nana, who was watching from the side, suddenly had an idea. Her eyes lit up, and she turned to the cat Demi-Human beside her and said, “Hey, let’s solve the puzzle too, shall we?”

“…”

The cat Demi-Human silently ignored Nana and continued working on the puzzle.

Nana: “…”

“Move it slightly inward…”

“Place this piece here. Yes, you’re really smart…”

Under Shen Cheng’s gentle guidance, Little Qi’s movements gradually became less rigid. Though still a bit clumsy, it was undeniable that Little Qi seemed… to have gained a touch of vitality.

It was as if… she was slowly coming to life…

Soon, under Shen Cheng’s guidance, a perfectly completed puzzle was assembled by Little Qi’s clumsy hands.

“Beautiful!” Shen Cheng praised with a soft laugh, then raised his right hand toward Little Qi.

Seeing this, Little Qi instinctively shrank her neck, but after noticing that Shen Cheng didn’t take any further action, she froze for a moment. Then, as if she understood, she extended her little hand and gently placed it against Shen Cheng’s palm.

“See, it’s not that difficult…”

Shen Cheng withdrew his hand and smiled bitterly while shaking his head.

At that moment, Shen Cheng began to suspect—could it be that Little Qi’s ease in regaining consciousness around him was related to his unique ability to attract Demi-Humans?

While Shen Cheng was lost in thought, he suddenly felt something warm drip onto his leg.

Startled, Shen Cheng turned Little Qi to face him. In the next instant, Shen Cheng’s eyes trembled as he saw Little Qi’s expression.

Little Qi still had a blank expression, but from her vacant eyes, large teardrops fell like broken pearls, creating a stark contrast between her face and her emotions.

“Hey… what’s wrong? Don’t cry…” Shen Cheng was most afraid of children crying, probably because every time he made Shen Die cry when they were young, he would get a beating from Shen Yu. This left him with a psychological fear of children’s tears.

Seeing Shen Cheng clumsily wipe away her tears, Little Qi looked up at Shen Cheng’s face in a daze, and with difficulty, uttered two trembling words:

“Mo… ther…”

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