After sending Shen Ji off, Gao Zhou suddenly snapped back to reality. Why was he being so respectful?

He actually felt the same sense of pressure from this young boy that he normally only felt from Mr. Yu.

It was odd—despite being so young, the boy had none of the typical youthfulness or energy you’d expect.

He was like a rock that had been fiercely battered by a rushing stream—heavy, silent, and naturally cold like a mountain spring.

This wasn’t the kind of feeling you should get from a boy who’s barely in his teens.

Yu Yuanyuan, after being caught and scolded by Yu Mingxi and Yu Yingze, realized that Shen Ji had long since disappeared.

The little cub’s eyes widened in shock, and her tiny feet moved quickly. As she tried to run past Gao Zhou, he mercilessly grabbed hold of her.

“Miss Yuanyuan, didn’t we agree you wouldn’t run off again?” Gao Zhou decided to take back his earlier statement about how “even kids aren’t that hard to take care of.”

Hard to take care of? They were impossible! You could never guess how quickly a little one could disappear in the blink of an eye.

“But Brother Shen Ji… wuwuwu,” Yuanyuan whimpered, twisting in Gao Zhou’s grip like a plush toy with no neck, her collar riding up as she dangled in midair. “Brother Shen Ji didn’t agree to be my friend yet! If he doesn’t, then Daddy will…&%$!”

Her mouth quivered, and she began to babble incoherently, making little whimpering noises. Passersby might have thought Gao Zhou was holding up a cute toy doll.

Poor Yuanyuan couldn’t articulate the things she’d dreamed about, so she sulkily went limp, her limbs dangling as she continued to spin helplessly in the air.

With a sigh, Gao Zhou carefully placed her back on the ground.

As soon as Yuanyuan’s feet touched solid ground, she wanted to dash off to find Shen Ji again. But after taking just a few steps, she was faced with a sea of tourists…

She was so tiny that she had to crane her neck just to barely glimpse a few faces in the crowd.

Most of the time, all she could see were legs walking past.

How could she find Brother Shen Ji in such a crowd?

“Miss Yuanyuan, the dolphin show over at the aquarium is about to start,” Gao Zhou said, now wiser, keeping a tight grip on Yuanyuan’s hand as he checked the map. There was no way he was letting her disappear again.

The moment she heard “dolphin,” Yuanyuan’s gloomy face lit up, her eyes sparkling. “Uncle Gao, can I touch the dolphins?”

“We bought seats in the front row, so you should be able to,” Gao Zhou said, tucking the map into his pocket and leading the three kids toward the ticket booth.

There was a long line at the booth, but most were just looking for regular seats. The VIP front-row seats were much more expensive, so fewer people were buying them.

Remembering how eager Yuanyuan was to get up close to the dolphins, Gao Zhou asked the ticket seller for details and then lifted Yuanyuan up to charm the staff.

Yuanyuan’s sweet talk and endless compliments had the ticket lady laughing nonstop. She eagerly explained which seats were the best for interacting with the dolphins.

Gao Zhou promptly secured the three best seats.

It was so much fun swiping Mr. Yu’s card!

“Here you go, these four tickets also qualify for a draw at the nearby activity zone,” the ticket lady added, handing them four lottery tickets.

Gao Zhou glanced at the prizes: keychains, stuffed animals, ornaments, hats, and more.

The grand prize was a set of tickets for the same VIP area they had just bought.

Taking the kids to the lottery area, Gao Zhou patted Yuanyuan’s little head and asked, “Miss Yuanyuan, what prize do you want?”

Yuanyuan thought for a moment, her eyes landing on the top-listed prize: “That one—”

The grand prize, VIP front-row tickets.

For her, anything in the top spot must be the best.

“Do you want to draw it yourself, Miss Yuanyuan?”

“Yes! Yes, I do!”

Gao Zhou, always happy to indulge her, held her hand as they approached the lottery box.