Chapter 4 Encounter

• The black-clad bodyguard looked at the woman in front of him, her eyes filled with a cold light, and inexplicably felt a chill down his spine. The words he had intended to say were stuck in his throat, and he instinctively took two steps back, making way for Jiyu.
• Jiyu lifted her foot to leave, but she heard her daughter, Zai Zai, say, "Mommy, Zai Zai and Dong Dong will go over there to look for something. Can we meet here later?"
• Although Zai Zai was young, she was the most mature and stable among them, and she was extremely intelligent. Even Gu Dongli had praised her, hinting at grooming her as the successor...
• So when Jiyu heard this, she hesitated for a moment and nodded, saying, "Alright, but you have to stay in this area and not wander off..."
• "Mommy!" Jiyu hadn't finished speaking when a soft voice interrupted her from behind.
• Jiyu turned around and saw a little girl not far away, wearing a lace princess dress, looking exceptionally charming under the sunlight. Her eyes welled up with tears, and Jiyu couldn't help but rush forward and embrace her, saying, "Jiejie, where did you go? You scared mommy to death!"
• But the little adult-like girl, Jiejie, pushed away Jiyu, who had tears in her eyes, and said, "Mommy, you're so big and you're still crying, how embarrassing..."
• Watching Jiejie, who was cute and rubbing her face, Jiyu couldn't help but feel her anger melt away, and could only sigh helplessly. She was about to say something when she heard Jiejie say, "Mommy, you're not behaving, why didn't you obediently follow the baby? What if the baby encountered a bad person?"
• "...," Jiyu looked at Jiejie speechlessly. She was about to educate this little girl about not running around outside, but Jiejie interrupted her, saying, "Fortunately, Jiejie met a very handsome uncle who brought Jiejie back!"
• Looking at Jiejie, who had stars in her eyes and a face full of infatuation, Jiyu sighed and thought to herself that this girl must have gone to ask someone for candy again.
• She really didn't know who this little girl had learned this bad habit from. She was about to speak and educate Jiejie when a warm and gentle voice came from above her head, "Little girl, here's the candy you wanted."
• Jiyu looked up and was stunned. The man in front of her looked to be only twenty-five or twenty-six years old, with sharp eyebrows shining like stars. His well-defined face showed that God had favored him.
• Even when he wasn't smiling, his peach blossom eyes were filled with affection, and his lips curled slightly as he beckoned to Jiejie.
• Jiyu couldn't help but feel her heart skip a beat, not to mention Jiejie, who was a mother of seven children. She blinked her eyes and quickly pulled her greedy daughter back, feeling apologetic as she smiled at the man and said, "I'm really sorry, did my daughter bother you? I'll take her back now..."
• Huo Ciyi raised his gaze and looked at the woman in front of him. The smile on her face made him furrow his brows slightly - why did she look familiar?
• Seeing that Huo Ciyi didn't speak, Jiyu shrugged her shoulders and took out her business card from her bag, handing it to Huo Ciyi, saying, "This is my business card. If you ever need anything in the future, feel free to contact me. It's my way of repaying you for helping Jiejie..."
• "Jiyu?"
• Huo Ciyi pondered the name for a moment in his mind, but didn't reach out to take the business card. He distanced himself slightly and said somewhat aloofly, "No need, the child is very cute. Take care of her in the future."
• After speaking, Huo Ciyi bent down and touched Jiejie's head, his voice soft as he said, "Don't run around next time, stay close to mommy..."
• Jiejie nodded absentmindedly, her eyes scanning the surroundings, a hint of disappointment flashing across her face. How come Zai Zai and Dong Dong weren't here? She wanted the handsome uncle to see how much they looked alike...
• Completely oblivious to her daughter's disappointed gaze, Jiyu pulled Jiejie over and nodded slightly at Huo Ciyi, indicating that they should leave. She dragged Jiejie away.
• Huo Ciyi watched Jiyu's figure and suddenly heard a frivolous whistle in his ear, "Hey, Second Brother, this girl is pretty hot~ Did your Second Uncle send her?"
• "Probably not." Huo Ciyi glanced at Ling Haoze, who was always serious, and added, "It seems like they need help in Africa. If you call me 'Second Brother' again, I'll send you there. Third Brother complained to me a few days ago that it's boring there..."
• "No, no, no, Yi Ge, I was wrong..." Ling Haoze quickly begged for mercy with a bitter face.
• "Let's go..."