Oh no! My yandere school beauty is so clingy!

Old Zhang shook his head and denied it:

"We've always called her by her nickname; we've never given her a formal name. Since you've adopted her, you should name her."

Shen Yu nodded, his gaze returning to the small face in his arms, and said:

"Okay, I understand."

Afterwards, Shen Yu left his mobile phone number and contact address.

"This is my contact information. Anytime, under any circumstances, if Xiaoyu returns, or if you have any news about her, even just a vague clue or a place name you've heard of, please, please contact me immediately..."

"Okay, got it."

Shen Yu thanked her again, his gaze sweeping around the room. Then, without lingering, he held the still-sleeping baby in his arms and whispered to Lin Anran:

"let's go."

"Um!"

Lin Anran nodded and stayed close to him, gently supporting his arm with her hand, both as a gesture of support and as a silent companionship.

The two said goodbye to the orphanage; it was already evening.

The baby stirred in Shen Yu's arms, its little head unconsciously rubbing against his chest, smacking its lips, before falling into a deep sleep again, completely unaware of the storms and changes happening outside.

She slept so soundly and peacefully, as if she had found the safest and most comfortable harbor in the world...

"It's getting dark..." Lin Anran glanced at the sky, then looked worriedly at Shen Yu and the child in his arms:

"Yuyu, we can't get home in time."

Shen Yu nodded and said, "Let's find a nice hotel to stay in first, and go home tomorrow."

Lin Anran didn't say much, but simply held his arm even tighter.

"Okay, sure."

The two found a chain hotel that looked fairly clean and tidy.

The lighting in the hotel lobby appeared somewhat cold.

The receptionist was scrolling through her phone, looking rather bored.

Hearing footsteps, I looked up and saw a young couple walking in, carrying a baby wrapped tightly in a small blanket, seemingly fast asleep. I was momentarily stunned...

She'd seen plenty of young couples checking into hotels, but holding such a tiny child... who looked like a newborn... that was truly a rare sight...

She began to have doubts, her eyes unconsciously scanning back and forth between Shen Yu and Lin Anran.

This...could it be...?

Human traffickers, perhaps?

No way...this handsome man and beautiful woman don't seem like human traffickers...

Shen Yu took out his ID card from his pocket, his voice low and concise:

"I'd like a quiet twin room."

After checking into the room and taking the room key, they entered the elevator, leaving only the three of them in the enclosed space.

Shen Yu's taut back seemed to relax slightly, but his brows remained deeply furrowed.

Lin Anran leaned against him and could feel the stiffness in his arm muscles.

The room was a fairly spacious twin room, and it was quite clean and tidy.

Shen Yu walked straight to the bedside and, with extreme care, gently placed the still-sleeping baby in the center of the bed.

Then, he straightened up, took out his phone, and muttered, "Let me see if I can order delivery, like baby formula and diapers..."

Lin Anran gently closed the door. She walked to Shen Yu's side, not speaking immediately, but instead reaching out and gently wrapping her arms around his waist from behind, pressing her face against his broad but taut back...

Her eyes were red from crying, but now that she had finally calmed down, she couldn't wait to absorb Shen Yu's body heat...

Shen Yu's body stiffened for a moment, then slowly relaxed.

He covered Lin Anran's hand that was wrapped around his waist, and the two embraced quietly for a moment.

"Ranran... was the decision I made today the right one?"

He didn't turn around; his gaze remained fixed on the baby on the bed.

This question may have been lingering in his mind ever since he blurted out that he wanted to take the child away.

But only now, with the dust settling, in this unfamiliar hotel room,

Faced with this sudden responsibility that would completely change his life, the uncertainty and deep-seated pressure surged up...

Lin Anran tightened her grip on her arm, her voice soft yet unusually firm:

"I'll support you no matter what you do..."

"Don't you think..." Shen Yu's voice rang out again, even lower than before:

"It's strange... or... not so much like it... that someone has suddenly entered our lives..."

Lin Anran, standing behind him, silently curved the corners of her mouth into a smile...

She looked up, but still held him, her chin resting gently on his shoulder, her voice very soft:

"If it were me in the past... I would definitely think, 'It would just be the two of us, the two of us for the rest of our lives...' That was my selfish wish..."

"but..."

"Things are different now, Yu Yu... Now my love for you is greater than this selfish desire."

"You gave me everything, fulfilling all my fantasies and desires about love, a partner, and a stable life... You transformed my former possessiveness into a solid sense of security and trust... With you, I'm not afraid of anything, and I lack nothing."

"So whatever you do, as long as it's what you want to do, what you think is right, and what you need to do, I will support you without reservation... I don't care if there's one more person or one less person, or what our lives will be like. All I care about is that you're still by my side, that we're still together, and that's enough."

Shen Yu listened in silence the whole time.

Lin Anran's every word gave him the greatest comfort.

He placed his hand on the back of her hand, applying slight pressure, then released her arms from around his waist and slowly turned around.

Their eyes met...

He reached out and cupped Lin Anran's face in his hands, his thumbs gently wiping her slightly damp eyes.

Then, he leaned down slightly and gently pressed his forehead against hers.

Then, looking into her eyes, he spoke softly:

"I will always be by your side, no matter what changes happen around us, no matter what our lives become, the two of us will never change..."

"Um."

Lin Anran responded softly, but it contained all her answer.

Just then, the baby on the bed seemed to be disturbed by their whispering and let out a slightly louder whimper.

The little arms and legs began to twitch restlessly, clearly about to wake up from a deep sleep...

The two of them turned to look at the baby on the bed... and at that moment, the baby's eyes slowly opened...

"Hey! You opened your eyes!" Lin Anran's lips curled up into a smile.

Even though the baby had just woken up, there was no distress. He simply watched Shen Yu and Lin Anran quietly, his little arms and legs flailing about...

Lin Anran turned to look at Shen Yu and said in surprise:

"She's so well-behaved, she didn't cry or fuss at all..."