Zerg: Cold and aloof Major General, stop pretending to be innocent, I have a headache!

Jiang Mian looked at the boy sitting next to him. His small body was covered by oversized clothes, making him look even smaller.

However, seeing that the other person was looking straight ahead at the car, the boy sitting next to him was not afraid at all. He neither cried nor said much, but just seemed a little dazed.

For no apparent reason, Jiang Mian felt that this child was particularly appealing to him.

He braced one hand against the car door frame, his cheek pressed against it, while the other hand reached out wickedly towards the boy's face.

Mmm—it's indeed soft and chewy.

There's just not much meat.

He pinched the child's arm through his clothes. He hadn't noticed before because the boy was dressed, but when he touched him, he found that the child was thin and weak, with no flesh on his body.

Too thin.

"Kid, do you know where you live?" Jiang Mian asked subconsciously.

Suddenly he laughed again. How could a child who doesn't even remember his parents' phone number possibly remember where he lives?

"I don't know..." came the boy's hoarse, childish voice.

Jiang Mian was taken aback; he hadn't expected the child to answer him. He frowned slightly and softened his tone: "You don't know?"

Another "I don't know."

He looked at the boy, who was soaking wet, with his limbs intact, speaking fairly clearly, and with no problems with his eyes, ears, nose, or mouth. He looked like a lost child.

However, when he looked at the clothes the child was originally wearing, he could see traces of mending.

However, the stitches reveal the care the person who made the patching had taken.

Jiang Mian frowned even more deeply and said to the driver in front, "Notify the doctor to come to the house later and say that we found a child and need him to have a check-up."

After thinking for a moment, he added, "Also, report that the child is missing."

He sighed and took a clean towel from the compartment behind the seat in front of him: "Little one, come here, let Grandpa wipe you down, so you don't catch a cold."

"..." The driver was somewhat taken aback when he heard Jiang Mian's words.

After all, Jiang Mian is not even thirty years old, so calling him "grandfather" is a bit too early.

Upon hearing Jiang Mian's words, the boy did not hesitate for a moment; he could sense that the other party meant him no harm.

He braced himself on the leather seat and jumped down. The gap between the front and rear seats was large enough that it did not affect his movement at all.

Before he even reached Jiang Mian, a large towel was placed firmly on his head, followed by a gentle wiping from a large hand.

"Come home with me later for a checkup. Grandpa will ask the police to help you find your mom and dad."

Jiang Mian was about to ask the orphanage child what had happened—how did someone so young end up on a winding mountain road so far from the city? "By the way, what's your name?"

"I don't know." The car's heater warmed the boy, dispelling much of the chill from his body.

Jiang Xu also felt much warmer.

He found himself trapped inside the body, watching Jiang Mian's interactions with it from beginning to end like an observer.

Right now, he really wanted to ask Jiang Mian, "Where is this?"

Why is he here?

However, he could only watch quietly.

"Don't know?" Jiang Xu felt the hand on his head stiffen almost imperceptibly for a moment, then quickly returned to normal.

The child in front of me looks about four or five years old; it's impossible for him to be so old that he doesn't even know his own name.

"Chairman, is this child...?" The driver swallowed the words "is there something wrong with his mind?" The child was right behind him, and it was cruel to ask that question.

Although, perhaps, this child may not understand.

Jiang Mian understood what the driver meant, put away the towel, and rubbed the boy's half-dry hair with his hand, saying, "When the doctor comes later, Grandpa will have someone examine you from head to toe."

If you cooperate well, I'll have Auntie make you something delicious.

Upon hearing this, the boy's stomach rumbled in response.

Jiang Mian glanced at the embarrassment on the boy's face and laughed loudly.

He patted the boy's head: "Hungry?"

"Mmm." The boy gripped his clothes tightly with his little hands, looking noticeably more uneasy.

"Okay, then, after the doctor comes and draws your blood, I'll have Auntie make you something to eat, okay?" Jiang Mian patted his head, his expression very gentle.

Looking at the little dumpling in front of him, he inexplicably thought of his own newborn cub.

Two years have passed, and he still feels that his time with the Zerg is like a dream, completely unreal.

Many times, he felt that it was a big dream he had after he fell ill.

But his gaze shifted to the string of beads on his wrist—proof that he had indeed been to the Zerg.

The rain outside had not stopped, and their car quickly drove out of the winding mountain road and into a brightly lit city.

Jiang Xu looked at the receding street scene through the rain.

Although the insects here are in a hurry, every single one of them has a smiling face.

This was a scene he had never seen before.

wrong!

He quickly recalled the conversation between Jiang Mian and the other insect.

They seem to be talking about—people!?

This is the human world, so is his cub's body also human?

He looked at Jiang Mian with some surprise, wanting to ask him if this was really the human world.

What about him?

What about that human, Jiang Mian?

Just as he was pondering this, the car turned a corner and slowly drove into a huge manor. It was not in the city center, but was built against the mountainside.

The black wrought iron gate was solemn and dignified. To the right of the gate stood a small house with several lamps hanging on its roof, casting a warm glow in the rain.

It looks really good.

Jiang Mian looked at the boy who was curiously looking around, patted the back of his head, and said, "We're here. This is Grandpa's house."

His tone carried a hint of reassurance.

"You can stay here tonight. Grandpa will help you find your mom and dad tomorrow."

After a few seconds of silence, the boy obediently nodded and said, "Mm."

When the security guard saw the car pull up in front of the gate, he quickly stepped forward with an umbrella, and Jiang Mian opened the car window at the same time.

"Chairman Jiang, the doctor is already waiting for you at the villa."

"Okay." Jiang Mian nodded. "Yu Da, you can rest after the doctor leaves."

"Okay." With such heavy rain, the security guards could guess that not many people would come at this time.

The car drove into the courtyard and came to a smooth stop in front of the villa gate. The driver got out, grabbed a large black umbrella, and went to the back seat to open the door. He held the umbrella to shield himself from the rain at the doorway.

Jiang Mian came down from upstairs, took the umbrella he had used before, opened it, and said, "Don't worry about me, take the child inside to find a doctor."

"OK."

After speaking, Jiang Mian walked to the front of the villa with his umbrella. A servant quickly came forward, took the umbrella from Jiang Mian, and a look of surprise flashed in his eyes when he saw the child walking behind him.

However, he still greeted him respectfully, saying, "Sir, you're back. I've already asked Aunt Wang to prepare some ginger soup. Please have a bowl to prevent catching a cold."

"Hmm." Jiang Mian nodded slightly to indicate that he understood.

He walked into the house, then suddenly stopped and continued to instruct the maid beside him: "Take the child to take a bath, change his clothes, and take him to eat after his medical check-up."

The Jiang family villa is spacious and has an exceptionally elegant style. The interior is furnished with custom-made sofas and furniture, and several unique paintings are hung on the wall of the central rest area on the second-floor staircase.

The whole house was filled with a faint sandalwood scent, which made people unconsciously relax.

He walked to the sofa, sat down, and comfortably crossed his legs. After watching the person being led away to take a shower, he looked at the doctor, who was already prepared and sitting on the sofa.

"I thought I'd suddenly disappeared!" the doctor said jokingly, noticing Jiang Mian's gaze.

Upon hearing the doctor's words, the boy turned his head in confusion to look at the two people in the living room.

The maid thought the boy was scared, so she comforted him, "Don't be afraid, little one, Mr. Jiang is very gentle."

"Mmm," the boy responded softly.

The subsequent bath and changing of clothes went exceptionally smoothly. The maid wiped the water off the boy's body and used a hairdryer to dry his hair.

There was a knock on the bathroom door, and the maid smiled and patted the boy's head: "Your clothes have arrived, just in time."

He went forward and opened the door, and a set of children's clothes was handed in.

The boy, looking completely transformed, soon appeared in the living room.

When Jiang Mian saw the boy, his eyes lit up. As the saying goes, clothes make the man, and the boy looked different after changing his clothes.

The doctor looked at the boy with a scrutinizing gaze: "This child, could he be your illegitimate son?"

After all these years, he had never seen Jiang Mian interact with any woman.

Her chastity, so pure and untainted, looks like it belongs to someone else.