When an adult is so stubborn, it only evokes disgust, but when a cute little one is so stubborn, it only adds to her charm.
Especially seeing her serious expression with her eyes darting around as she spoke, her little demeanor made people unable to resist smiling.
So, Liu Nanfeng laughed heartily and picked her up.
"Then you have to protect me well, okay?" Liu Nanfeng said with a smile.
"Okay."
The little carp replied crisply, then, like a puppy, she looked around vigilantly.
Seeing her adorable appearance, Liu Nanfeng gently pinched her plump little cheek and carried her upstairs.
Because the stairs were old, the corridor was dim, and with the heavy fog, it seemed even darker and more oppressive.
The little carp, who had been scanning her surroundings, no longer dared to look around wildly. She quietly hugged Liu Nanfeng's neck.
"The big bad cat's place is so scary," she whispered into Liu Nanfeng's ear.
Liu Nanfeng chuckled and gently patted her little bottom.
Liu Nanfeng arrived outside unit 603 and knocked on the door.
There was no response from inside, but Liu Nanfeng knew Yang Ruoyun was there.
Just as he was about to speak, he heard the little carp, hands on her hips, say indignantly, "Big bad cat, open the door quickly! Are you scared?"
"Huh?"
Yang Ruoyun's surprised voice sounded from within.
At the same time, another voice whispered, "Who is it?"
"A stupid little carp."
Yang Ruoyun said this not quietly, and the little carp outside naturally heard her.
She felt a spark ignite above her head and then shouted at the door, "Big bad cat!"
"Pfft." Another person inside burst into laughter.
From the voice and the words, it was clear it was a cute little girl.
At this moment, Yang Ruoyun also opened the door and gave the little carp a fierce glare.
The little carp was startled and quickly hugged Liu Nanfeng's neck, burying her head in his neck.
However, she quickly realized that her big brother was there.
So she turned her head and said with wide eyes, "I'm not afraid of you."
But Yang Ruoyun wouldn't argue with a child. She was just teasing her. She then looked at Liu Nanfeng and asked, "Why are you here?"
"What, not welcome?"
"Not really welcome," Yang Ruoyun was always direct.
"Hi, Liu Nanfeng."
The person inside heard the conversation at the door and walked over. It was none other than Hu Mengyao. She smiled and waved at Liu Nanfeng.
Hu Mengyao was here because after Hu Siniang recovered last night, she had left. While she didn't object to Hu Siniang's actions, she didn't approve either. Now that Hu Siniang had recovered, she would handle the aftermath, so Hu Mengyao wasn't needed.
Thus, Hu Mengyao eagerly caught up with Yang Ruoyun, who was about to go home, and came to Yang Ruoyun's house with her.
Seeing Hu Mengyao greet him, Liu Nanfeng nodded slightly.
Then he said to Yang Ruoyun, "I heard from a friend about what happened last night. Was it the Tide Society people again?"
Seeing Liu Nanfeng talking to himself and completely ignoring her previous remark, Yang Ruoyun, feeling a bit helpless, moved aside and said, "Come in, let's talk inside."
Liu Nanfeng didn't stand on ceremony and walked in, carrying the little carp.
The little carp looked curiously at Hu Mengyao, and Hu Mengyao also looked curiously at the little carp. At the same time, a sense of unease arose in her heart, a suppression stemming from their bloodline.
"Would you like something to drink?"
Since he had already entered, Yang Ruoyun stopped saying anything to make him leave.
"Juice," the little carp interjected before Liu Nanfeng could speak.
The little carp answered instinctively. After speaking, she realized she was asking Yang Ruoyun and looked around guiltily.
"Then juice it is," Liu Nanfeng said with a smile and put the little carp down.
"There's no juice, only milk."
Yang Ruoyun turned to open the refrigerator as she spoke. It was clear she had decided it would be milk, and whether she drank it or not was up to her.
Liu Nanfeng didn't mind, and the little carp was not picky. Even though the big bad cat was bad, she drank the milk she brought. She wanted to drink all the milk in her house and make her hungry. The little carp, in a rather self-comforting way, held a milk bottle and gulped it down.
Hu Mengyao, however, sat far away because, in her intuition, the little carp gave her the feeling of a ferocious beast opening its maw to devour everything, emitting a terrifying aura.
"Tell me, what exactly happened last night? My friend said that vampire was quite powerful. Was it the Tide Society again? Why are they like persistent flies?" Liu Nanfeng said with a hint of helplessness.
"Uh... last night's incident was all my doing," Hu Mengyao said, raising her hand cautiously.
"Then isn't that still the Tide Society?" Liu Nanfeng asked.
Hu Mengyao shook her head and then explained the sequence of events. Only then did Liu Nanfeng understand the twists and turns.
"Then what will you do now? I think the Tide Society will still look for you?"
"We'll deal with whatever comes. What else can we do? We'll handle it as it comes," Yang Ruoyun said nonchalantly.
Her life had always been relatively optimistic, otherwise, she wouldn't have lived alone for so long and maintained a girlish heart.
"How about you go stay at Guanshanhai for a while? And this fog today is rather unusual. There will probably be a lot of trouble these days," Liu Nanfeng suggested.
Yang Ruoyun bit her lip upon hearing this, a look of hesitation appearing on her face.
Hu Mengyao looked at Liu Nanfeng, then at Yang Ruoyun, a curious and gossipy look on her face. As for her fear of the little carp, seeing her as just a gluttonous little kid, rationality took over, and she was no longer so scared.
"Alright, it's settled. Let's go. Take your things, and we'll go to the supermarket to buy some food and daily necessities," Liu Nanfeng said, getting up to pull Yang Ruoyun along, mainly fearing she would hesitate and refuse again.
But just then, as if there were wheels beneath the little carp's bottom, her short legs repeatedly hooked, and she slid off the sofa. Then she grabbed Liu Nanfeng's hand and said loudly, "I don't agree."
"You don't agree with what?" Liu Nanfeng asked in surprise.
"I don't agree with the big bad cat being your wife," the little carp replied loudly.
Liu Nanfeng: ...
Yang Ruoyun's cheeks flushed red, and then she glared at the little carp angrily, "What nonsense are you talking about?"
The little carp was startled, hugged Liu Nanfeng's leg, and then shouted, "I'm not afraid of you!"
Yang Ruoyun was probably too embarrassed by her words. She reached out to grab her, intending to spank her and teach her a lesson.
Liu Nanfeng quickly stopped her and said, "Okay, why are you arguing with a child?"
Yang Ruoyun said with a hint of jealousy, "You're protecting her just because she's your daughter?"
After saying that, she suddenly realized that what she said was problematic.
Her already blushing face turned even redder. Embarrassed, she turned and ran back into the room, slamming the door shut.
Liu Nanfeng: ...
Hu Mengyao, standing nearby, looked at the little carp with surprise after hearing this.
She was very familiar with Liu Nanfeng's information, but she never expected him to have such a grown daughter. Did his wife know? He really was a scumbag.