“Uncle Gao!” The little one under the tree screamed in fright.

Even Da Hua was stunned, standing stiffly in place.

To Yu Yuanyuan, the tree seemed so tall, and falling from that height would be dangerous and painful.

What if Uncle Gao got hurt?

A large shadow fell from the tree, but instead of crashing awkwardly onto the ground, Uncle Gao gracefully adjusted his position mid-air, landing smoothly and impressively in a half-kneeling pose on the grass.

The little one, still processing what had happened, already had tears welling up in her eyes, her lips pouting so much that you could hang a kettle on them.

Gao Zhou wasn’t fazed by the height and nonchalantly pulled the little kitten out from inside his shirt, just about to boast—

But then, he noticed Yuanyuan’s tear-filled eyes as she whimpered silently.

There was a moment of awkward silence before Yuanyuan suddenly burst out, rushing to hug his arm, ” Uncle Gao, are you hurt? Waaaah!”

Gao Zhou was caught off guard by her sudden affection, his mind spinning. “I… I’m fine, really, I’m okay, don’t cry, don’t cry.”

In a hurry, he fished out a lollipop, unwrapped it, and popped it into her open mouth. Yuanyuan took a few licks, and her crying quickly subsided.

“But it was so high… it looked so scary. Are you really okay, Uncle Gao?” Yuanyuan mumbled through the candy, using her little paws to check on him. “If something hurts, you have to tell me!”

“I’m really fine,” Gao zhou reassured her, patting her little head as he set the now-dazed kitten on the grass. “I’m not that fragile, you know.”

“Uncle Gao is amazing!”

“Of course.”

Hearing Yuanyuan’s sweet compliments was enough to lift anyone’s spirits.

Da Hua, who had been silent for a while, quietly disappeared while Gao zhou and Yuanyuan were chatting. When it returned, it had something in its mouth.

With a spit, Big Hua dropped a small bug on the ground, then, with a flourish of its paw, declared, “This is your reward.”

Gao Zhou was baffled. What was this cat going on about?

Luckily, Yuanyuan, the translator translated: “Da Hua says thanks, Uncle Gao. This is for you.”

“Heh,” Gao Zhou glanced at the barely alive black bug on the ground. “Tell it thank you, but helping others doesn’t need a reward.”

“Wow! Uncle Gao is so noble!”

“Of course.” Gao Zhou was content, as long as he didn’t have to touch that bug.

Da Hua, assuming the role of a big brother, leisurely picked up the little kitten again and disappeared into the darkness.

Watching them leave, Yuanyuan suddenly remembered something and slapped her leg. “Uncle Gao, I used to be like that little white kitten!”

Completely white—whiter and cleaner than the kitten they’d just seen.

After all, back in the celestial realm, she had her mom and dad to groom her. But ever since coming here… no one brushed her anymore. She had to take baths now, and kittens hate water!

Gao Zhou’s train of thought didn’t quite catch up and, mistaking her statement for a reference to her past at the orphanage, he felt a sharp pain in his heart.

Ah, poor little Yuanyuan must have had such a hard life—no parents, getting bullied at the orphanage. She’s so innocent, who knows how much she suffered.

“Yuanyuan, would you like some ice cream?” Gao Zhou’s compassion surged, wanting to make up for her lost childhood.

Her eyes lit up. “Yes, please!”

With ice cream in hand, Yuanyuan happily ate as they walked home. Not long after, it was time for dinner. Once she was full, she headed to the yard to play on the swing when a heart-wrenching cat cry pierced the air.

“Help!” It was Da Hua!