Chapter 26: The Kitty Wants to Eat Fish! QAQ

A kind of dark aura, black and slightly disturbing.

What was that?

The little girl’s smile faded a bit.

As a symbol of good fortune, she naturally had an almost instinctive aversion to ominous or evil things.

The little dumpling blinked her big eyes, watching as the black aura grew thicker. However, within that darkness, there was also a peculiar presence—something fierce, as if it was tearing the black aura apart. Yet, the black aura kept regenerating. Eventually, a strange balance formed between them.

Since coming to the human world, the little dumpling had never seen anything like this. Her tiny face looked a little dazed. At that moment, the source of that peculiar presence finally appeared in her line of sight.

It was a small figure, a little boy who looked even shorter than her—probably younger too. But he was already wearing a custom-made little suit, exuding a sense of calmness despite his childish air. He walked along the mall corridor, with a man standing next to him who resembled him somewhat. The black aura was clearly emanating from that man.

That adult looked like he was about to face some misfortune. But the strange thing was, despite seeming like father and son, the father’s gaze toward his son carried an odd kind of reverence. It was unsettling.

The little dumpling, who loved her own daddy the most, turned her gaze to the little boy. His black hair had a natural wave, his skin was fair, his face delicate and still chubby with baby fat. His lips were rosy—he was a child with red lips and white teeth, absolutely beautiful.

And then, the next second, as if sensing something, the boy turned his head and looked toward the display window.

His eyes—round due to his young age, yet carrying an indescribable pride and nobility—locked directly with Little Mianmian’s.

The little dumpling’s pink lips slowly opened, her mind going blank. Her tiny body trembled slightly. If she had a tail, the scales on it would definitely have puffed up.

A cat! A big cat!!!

Daddy, Daddy! It’s a cat! A big cat that catches little fish!!

She, being a little fish, feared cats the most!

“Da–Daddy, hug, hug Mianmian QAQ!”

The ground was too dangerous. She needed to get off it immediately and hide in her Daddy Mo’s arms.

In a split second, the little dumpling changed her expression, looking like she was about to cry. Her tiny body pitifully leaned toward Yu Mozhi, prompting him to instinctively scoop her up from the ground.

“What’s wrong? What’s wrong?”

Liu Wu was also startled and quickly came over.

The little dumpling had already snuggled into Yu Mozhi’s arms. His large hand gently patted her back as he lowered his head to ask, “What’s wrong?”

“There’s a cat trying to carry away the little fish QAQ…” the little dumpling whispered with her eyes tightly shut, her soft baby voice trembling, as if afraid of being overheard, trying to complain to her daddy.

But her words sounded strange and confusing. The two adults figured she might have remembered something from a cartoon she watched earlier and got scared for some reason.

After all, with little kids, you can’t use adult logic to reason things out.

Now safely nestled in her daddy’s arms, with his large hand patting her back, the little dumpling relaxed a bit. She sneakily peeked out to look again at the boy she had just seen.

That person with the cat-like aura probably hadn’t seen—Mianmian, right?

Their eyes met again.

That little boy was now standing directly by the display window, his gaze fixed precisely on her.

Little Jinli froze, watching as his rosy lips curved into a small smile. His pearly white teeth peeked through, and he even lightly licked his lips.

The little dumpling immediately wrapped her arms tightly around Yu Mozhi’s neck, her tiny head burrowing downward.

Cat! That cat wants to eat fish!

Big Cat: Such a lovely presence… A peer…? [Trying to smile kindly]

Little Jinli: !! “Dad, Daddy! It’s him, it’s him! He wants to eat fish—you saw it too! He even licked his lips!! QAQ” [Too scared to cry]

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