Boom—

In Yu Yuanyuan’s little head, it felt like something exploded.

A buzzing sound drowned out all the noises around her.

She remembered last night’s dream.

In that dream, the bad guy who killed her father had a fish-shaped birthmark exactly like the one she just saw.

No wonder, when she first saw him earlier, Yuanyuan felt a strange sense of familiarity in the crowd.

Before his hand could even touch her, Shen Ji suddenly seemed to recall something and switched to using his leg to catch her.

The tiny Yuanyuan, unable to stop herself, clung to his leg like a jacket, her small hands resting on his long leg.

“Brother Shen Ji legs are so long, even longer than I am. But they don’t feel soft at all, more like… too skinny.”

Wait, this isn’t the time to be thinking about that!

Yuanyuan shook her head, trying to figure out how to change the outcome of her dream.

If this were a TV show, the simplest solution would be to get rid of brother Shen Ji.

But… but in the real world, only bad guys do that. Bad guys get locked up, and if she gets locked up, she won’t be able to save her dad.

Plan A was discarded. Yuanyuan quickly moved on to Plan B.

“Hey, what are you doing just lying there? Get up.” Shen Ji’s leg was getting sore from holding her up.

The little girl, after clinging to his leg, seemed to zone out, her eyes flashing with all kinds of emotions—fear, a touch of defiance, and even sadness…

But in the end, she just hung there, motionless.

His leg wasn’t a clothesline, how long was she planning to stay attached?

The Shen Ji in front of her was now the villain from her dream, and Yuanyuan couldn’t help feeling a little scared. She timidly climbed off, clutching her hands together, her movements becoming awkward and shy.

Children often show what they feel, and right now, Yuanyuan was no exception.

Shen Ji had once hoped things might be different, but seeing that same fear and wariness in Yuanyuan’s eyes that others had when they looked at him, he realized… it was only a matter of time. Everyone would fear him eventually.

Without a word, he tossed the ball he had just picked up back to the ground, as if discarding trash.

The brief softness in his eyes hardened into ice. His hands went back into his pockets, and without a word, he turned to leave.

Yuanyuan didn’t say anything, but she kept watching him, trying to figure out how to fix the situation.

But what kind of earth-shattering solution could a three-year-old come up with?

Finally, she came up with what she thought was the ultimate strategy—

She would become super, super good friends with brother Shen Ji.

As long as they were friends, he wouldn’t hurt her dad!

And she’d watch over him, just like she watched over her dad, making sure he didn’t do anything bad!

After all, TV shows always said bad guys didn’t have a good ending.

Yuanyuan didn’t think brother Shen Ji was truly bad. He had helped her chase away the mean people, brought her here to wait for her brother and Uncle Gao, and even played with her…

To her, Shen Ji wasn’t just handsome; he was a kind big brother.

But just now, Yuanyuan had seen the pain in his dark eyes.

Could it be that he thought she didn’t want to play with him anymore, and that made him sad?

Her thoughts were simple.

For her ultimate plan to work, she had to become friends with brother Shen Ji!

With her little legs working as fast as they could, she ran until she was nearly out of breath, barely catching up with Shen Ji.

Since no one was around, Shen Ji’s hands were no longer tucked in his pockets. They hung loosely by his sides, his slender fingers looking as delicate as if they had been sculpted.

“Brother Shen Ji!” A soft, sweet voice suddenly called out.

In the next moment, Shen Ji’s cool fingertips were gently grasped by a small, warm hand.