The villains are redeemed, and the heroines cry and beg for forgiveness.

......

In the light screen.

Gu Ran lay on the bed, but did not fall asleep. Instead, she tossed and turned several times.

His heart was filled with conflict at that moment.

"Go to sleep, go to sleep. You can't even feed yourself, how can you feed another mouth? She'll definitely meet a kind person, and maybe that person will be better off than you. Besides, they won't remember that you ever fed her bread."

Everyone outside the screen heard Gu Ran's soft murmur.

Lin Fan had a knowing look on his face.

The others shook their heads: "In a place like the slums, filled with sin, the baby's fate was predictable."

A hint of disappointment appeared on Gu Qingqing's face.

But at this moment, Gu Ran in the light screen seemed to have figured something out. He suddenly got off the bed, stood up, left his residence, and walked towards the direction of the baby.

Lin Fan and the others froze for a moment.

Did they all guess wrong?

5. At that moment, he risked his life for his sister!

Gu Ran walked to the baby's side and stared at it blankly.

In front of the triangular crystal pyramid.

"Perhaps he just wants to keep an eye on the baby, but once he realizes his situation, he will still choose to abandon the baby."

"This should be his last act of kindness. For his own sake, he will definitely choose to give up the baby in the end. Otherwise, how could he possibly live a good life and meet Lady Gu Qingqing's parents in the future?"

"Growing up in a slum, you can't entirely blame him. Although he later became a cruel tyrant, at that point he was just a child barely able to protect himself. But he would definitely develop an increasingly selfish and cruel personality later on. After all, in a slum, how else could he have grown up and gained such strength?"

Honestly, if everyone present were in Gu Ran's position, they would probably make the same choice. After all, they were also living hand to mouth and had a child to support. Did they want to die even faster?

Of course, condemnation of Gu Ran is also inevitable, after all, one can't expose one's selfishness in front of so many people.

......

On the screen.

Gu Ran looked at the baby, seemingly still undecided.

The moonlight was bright and gentle, like a veil.

As if sensing that the kind person feeding him was watching him, the baby suddenly gave a sweet smile.

"hey-hey......"

Then the baby reached out to Gu Ran, as if asking him to hold it.

Gu Ran looked at the baby's smile and her little hand reaching out to her, and sighed helplessly.

"From now on, you'll be my little sister."

Gently lifting the baby from the ground, Gu Ran suddenly noticed that although the baby was very thin, her eyes were beautiful, sparkling like jewels.

"My little sister will definitely be a beauty when she grows up."

Gu Ran smiled.

......

Outside the light screen.

Everyone heard Gu Ran's words, and they fell silent.

"Could it be that they really aren't siblings? Was Gu Qingqing really picked up by that tyrant?"

The thought couldn't help but pop into their minds.

Lin Fan's face turned ugly. If his guess was wrong, wouldn't he lose face in front of Gu Qingqing? How could he win the heart of the beauty in that case?

He opened his mouth, then said, "Don't forget, if that tyrant and Qingqing weren't blood relatives, his attempt to seize Qingqing's power core would have been completely useless. So this baby is definitely not Qingqing, even if she is a girl and that tyrant has recognized her as his sister."

"It's just a coincidence, yes, it's just too coincidental, which is why we thought the baby girl was Qingqing."

"Just you wait and see, Qingqing will definitely appear later."

Lin Fan became more and more certain as he spoke, and by the end he had convinced himself and regained his confidence.

Hearing Lin Fan's confident tone, the others also regained their confidence.

Indeed, non-blood relatives cannot fuse with supernatural power crystal cores; this is an ironclad rule that no one can break.

Gu Qingqing frowned her pretty brows: "But, in my memory, I have never had a sister or younger sister like this."

Lin Fan replied with a smile, "That's probably because something unexpected happened later, and she couldn't meet you, and that tyrant didn't tell you."

Although Gu Qingqing had a vague feeling that something was wrong, she couldn't find a more reasonable explanation, so she could only remain silent and continue watching the screen.

......

The image on the screen.

Gu Ran genuinely wanted to adopt the baby girl.

Because the moment he lay down on the bed, he suddenly thought of himself and his family.

Wasn't I also abandoned by my family, just like that baby girl?

He had no memory of his family.

Therefore, he felt a sense of sympathy for his kind and was filled with complex emotions.

Finally, he suddenly felt a stronger longing for his family.

This lingering desire drove him back to the baby girl.

However, a gust of wind from the street brought him back to his senses, making him realize his predicament, and so he hesitated again.

What truly made him decide was the baby girl's smile...

At that moment, he softened.

Although they were determined to adopt the baby girl, it was clearly not an easy task.

Because the baby girl is still breastfeeding, she needs nutrition.

Moreover, with this burden, he can no longer properly collect trash.

He wouldn't be able to take care of the baby girl at home and wouldn't feel comfortable leaving her there.

If he takes the baby girl to collect garbage, he won't be able to escape from older children and adults as easily as before.

"Forget it, I'll go find some in more remote places."

Gu Ran found a cloth bag, wrapped the baby girl inside, and then tied two straps tightly to the bag, binding it to his body.

After thinking for a moment, Gu Ran put a piece of bread and a bottle of water into his pocket.

This time he's going to a more remote and distant place, and he probably won't be back by noon, so we need to pack some dry food for the little guy.

Along the way, Gu Ran avoided several "good places" that he would definitely visit in the past.

Gu Ran breathed a sigh of relief when she didn't see any of her "acquaintances".

On the empty street, a little boy was carrying a baby girl in a tattered cloth bag, picking up trash. This little boy would later become the chief administrator of the Human Alliance, a figure who would make all the powerful figures in the nineteen main cities tremble with fear.

After walking several streets further than usual, Gu Ran began her work for the day—picking up trash.

Before they knew it, it was noon, and Gu Ran, engrossed in picking up trash, relaxed his guard.

"I didn't expect you to actually track me all the way here. Did you think the Azure Wolf Gang was someone to be trifled with?"

Several fourteen or fifteen-year-old boys, who were the older kids in Gu Ran's eyes, slowly surrounded Gu Ran.

Gu Ran's expression changed.

Oh no, did he accidentally wander into the "nest" of these big kids?

To conceal their residences, underage individuals like them, who lack the strength to do so, typically avoid scavenging for trash near their homes to prevent being followed and punished.

Therefore, he had no idea where the older kids' "nest" was. He had originally intended to avoid them today, but unexpectedly, he had stumbled into their "nest" by accident.

Seeing the fierce glint in the eyes of these older children, Gu Ran knew they wanted him to never leave this street and to shut his mouth forever.

Seeing several older children surrounding him, Gu Ran roared and threw the cloth bag containing food and water as a weapon, then immediately ran towards the street corner.

The boy who had been hit in the face touched his swollen cheek, cursed his bad luck, and immediately chased after the attacker.

Gu Ran, who had just run out into the street, suddenly felt a headache, and then his entire vision seemed to be shrouded in darkness.

A boy lying in ambush around the corner threw away the broken stick and spat, "Hey, your head's really hard."

The boy with the swollen face who caught up from behind kicked Gu Ran to the ground and cursed, "Run! Why aren't you running anymore?"

Gu Ran, who had been kicked to the ground, groaned in pain. Ignoring the blood all over his head, he curled up and held the baby girl wrapped in a cloth bag in his arms, letting the sticks rain down on him.

"Hey, you've got quite a temper."

After hitting him for so long, Gu Ran didn't utter a single scream, giving the older kids no sadistic pleasure whatsoever.

"What are you holding? A baby?"