The gluttonous little boy is four and a half years old, and even the wealthy family kneels down and

Yun Mingyue stood to the side, her expression shifting several times, before finally whispering, "There really are zombies in this world?"

Xiao Jin didn't answer; she was standing on tiptoe, wiping away the tears from the corners of Li Feiyue's eyes with her small hands.

Li Feiyue's voice was still hoarse, but as if afraid they wouldn't believe him, he repeated it over and over again:

"It's true... I'm not lying, there really are zombies in that building. Their eyes are green, and they jump incredibly high, just like in the movies..."

Xiao Jin reached out her little hand and gently patted his arm, her voice soft: "Brother, don't be afraid, Xiao Jin believes you. What you saw is real, not an illusion."

Li Feiyue looked at her with red eyes, as if trying to confirm whether the tiny person in front of him was real.

Xiao Jin nodded to him and said seriously, "Tell Xiao Jin where that building is, and Xiao Jin will go and see it."

Li Feiyue's voice gradually lowered: "The western suburbs... used to be the Third People's Hospital, then it was converted into a sanatorium, and it's been abandoned for many years..."

He mumbled an address intermittently, until finally it was incoherent, as if he were talking in his sleep.

His voice grew softer and softer, his eyelids grew heavier and heavier, and finally his head lolled to the side as he fell into a deep sleep.

Li Zheng was startled and quickly leaned over to check his breathing.

Xiao Jin tugged at his sleeve, looked up at him, and said, "Brother is too tired. Let him get some sleep. When he wakes up, let him get plenty of sunshine and don't let him go out at night."

"He can't go to high places or dark places for ten days. You need to stay with him and not let him sleep alone."

Li Zheng readily agreed, as if he wanted to memorize every word Xiao Jin said.

He stood by the bed, watching his son finally relax and slump onto the edge of the bed, no longer stiff and trembling as he had in the past few days. After a long while, he choked up and said:

"Miss Xiao Jin, I, Li Zheng, am tongue-tied and don't know how to thank you. Our family's business was all given to us by the Yun family, and you saved my son's life, I..."

He was about to kneel down again when Yun Mingyue stopped him.

Yun Mingyue sighed, "Don't keep talking about these things. It's good that everyone's alright. You've had a tough time too, so take care of your son first."

Li Zheng wiped his face, then suddenly remembered something, turned around and walked to the wardrobe, taking out a small black box.

The box wasn't big, but it was heavy.

He presented the gift to Xiao Jin with both hands, bent down, and handed it to her.

"Miss Xiao Jin, this is just a small token of my appreciation. Please don't think it's too little. It's not for the Yun family, it's just for you. I really don't know how to thank you enough."

Xiao Jin's eyes lit up. She wiped her hands on her skirt and excitedly took the oranges. "Are they oranges? Oranges for Xiao Jin?"

As he spoke, he smacked his lips, as if savoring the sweet taste of oranges.

She eagerly pried open the box lid, only to find several rows of gold bars neatly stacked inside, their golden color gleaming thickly in the dim light.

Her smile froze on her face, as if she had been doused with a bucket of cold water.

"It's not oranges..." She pouted, her little face drooping, and shoved the box into Yun Mingyue's arms. "Xiao Jin doesn't want gold, Xiao Jin wants oranges."

"Oranges, oranges, oranges!"

Li Zheng was stunned. He looked at Xiao Jin, then at Yun Mingyue, his face flushed with anxiety: "Yes, yes, yes! We also have oranges! I'll have them air-freighted from our hometown right away. They're the freshest and sweetest!"

"Miss Xiao Jin, please wait!"

Yun Mingyue held the heavy box of gold, a hint of surprise flashing across her face before she regained her composure.

She couldn't help but laugh, amused by Xiao Jin's innocent words. It was the first time she had ever seen someone push gold bars away as worthless trinkets.

"I don't want gold, I want oranges." Only their Xiao Jin could say something like that.

Yun Mingyue patted Xiao Jin's head and said softly:

"You can accept the gold bars for now, but Uncle Li can have his family send the oranges. It's their kind gesture, we can't refuse them all."

Xiao Jin looked up and nodded, seemingly understanding but not quite.

She glanced at the box again and muttered softly, "Alright then. But Xiaojin still wants oranges."

Seeing that the matter was resolved, Yun Mingyue wanted to take Xiao Jin back, but Li Zheng insisted on seeing them off.

Upon arriving at the garage, Xiao Jin remembered something and released Yun Mingyue's hand. "Little niece, Xiao Jin still has things to do."

As she spoke, she turned and jogged back, tugging at Li Zheng's sleeve.

Li Zheng bent down, and she leaned close to his ear and said earnestly, "Uncle Orange, please tell me the location of that building again. Xiao Jin needs to remember it."

Li Zheng was taken aback, then immediately recited the exact location of the abandoned old building in the western suburbs without missing a single word.

Xiao Jin raised her wristwatch, pressed a few buttons to enter the address, and then checked it again to make sure it was correct before turning around and running back to Yun Mingyue, who then carried her into the car.

After saying goodbye to Li Zheng, Yun Mingyue drove away.

On the way back to the Yun family villa, Xiao Jin held the box of gold, leaned back in her child seat, and kept looking out the window.

Yun Mingyue asked curiously, "What did you just say?"

Xiao Jin replied earnestly, "Xiao Jin, go ask where that zombie is."

As the car drove onto the expressway leading back to the Yun family villa, the trees along the roadside rushed past one after another.

Yun Mingyue glanced at Xiao Jin in the rearview mirror and couldn't help but ask, "Xiao Jin, you're not really going to catch zombies, are you?"

"That thing sounds terrifying. You're so young; if something happens to you, how am I supposed to explain it to my family?"

Xiao Jin hugged the heavy black box, swung her little legs, and answered in a clear voice, "Yes, Xiao Jin knows where it is, so she's going to catch it."

She paused, mimicking her master's tone, "Zombies are incredibly strong, feel no pain, and only instinctively chase after the life force of the living. If we let it escape, the adults and children around will be in danger. Xiao Jin can't ignore this."

A scene immediately flashed into Yun Mingyue's mind:

In the dimly lit stairwell of the abandoned old building, a little girl with pigtails looked up at a much taller, dark figure whose eyes gleamed green. The figure lunged at her... Her heart tightened, and she blurted out:

"This...this won't do! How can a child like you confront something like that?"

Xiao Jin put the box aside and said earnestly to Yun Mingyue, "Don't be afraid, little niece. Xiao Jin is very strong, and Xiao Jin can fight!"

As she spoke, she clenched her little fist and gestured in the air twice, as if to encourage herself. "And Master told Xiao Jin that Xiao Jin will only avoid bad luck if she keeps doing good deeds. Xiao Jin was sent down by God to catch bad guys."

Yun Mingyue listened, feeling both amused and heartbroken.

She lowered her voice: "But safety must come first. Remember, no matter what kind of bad guys you're catching, you have to protect yourself first."

Xiao Jin nodded, her eyes crinkling into a sweet smile: "Xiao Jin knows. Is your little niece worried about Xiao Jin?"

She patted her round little belly, "Xiao Jin cherishes her life. Xiao Jin still wants to eat lots and lots of delicious food."

Yun Mingyue was amused by her and continued, "Speaking of the future, Xiao Jin, do you want to catch bad guys for the rest of your life?"

"Yes!" Xiao Jin nodded without hesitation.

"How about you consider going to school?" Yun Mingyue slowed her pace, coaxing her gently. "Going to school allows you to learn skills, recognize words, and make new friends. The more you learn, the more and bigger bad guys you can catch. Besides, kids your age should all go to kindergarten."

Xiao Jin blinked and suddenly asked, "Is the food at kindergarten tasty?"

Yun Mingyue laughed out loud: "I heard that the chefs at Yiling International Kindergarten all come from five-star hotels, and they even have special nutritious menus for children. They offer Chinese, Western, and Japanese food, as well as small cakes and fruits. There are snacks every afternoon."

Xiao Jin's eyes instantly lit up like two little stars: "Really? Do you have strawberry cake? Do you have oranges?"

"They have everything," Yun Mingyue said. "And every meal is different. If you want to go, I'll reserve a spot for you tomorrow."

Little Jin leaned forward, clapping her little hands and saying, "Then Little Jin will go to kindergarten! Little Jin wants to learn to read, make lots of friends, and eat lots and lots of delicious food!"

Looking at the little guy dancing excitedly in the rearview mirror, Yun Mingyue finally felt a little more at ease.

She gently turned the steering wheel, and the car turned onto a path lined with sycamore trees.

Not long after, they returned to the Yun family villa.

After the car came to a stop, Yun Mingyue lifted Xiao Jin out of the car seat. Before she could even stand up straight, she heard a familiar sound of footsteps behind her.

Yun Zi'ang appeared out of nowhere, rushed forward, picked up Xiao Jin, and spun her around in a circle.

"Little auntie, where did you take my aunt to do some chivalrous deeds this time? Let me see, is she missing a single hair?"

Xiao Jin felt dizzy from being spun around and giggled, "Quickly put Xiao Jin down, Xiao Jin is going to get dizzy!"

Yun Ziqian walked out from behind Yun Ziang, his expression not as cold as usual, probably because he had just been released and was still a little tired.

He stepped forward and nodded to Yun Mingyue: "Aunt."

She then looked at Xiao Jin and called out, "Little Aunt."

Xiao Jin was put down by Yun Zi'ang. She looked up at Yun Ziqian, then suddenly put on a stern face and said, "Little nephew Ziqian, will you listen to Xiao Jin from now on?"

Yun Ziqian was taken aback, as if he hadn't expected Xiao Jin to suddenly ask a question.

He hesitated for a moment before saying, "Listen."

"Xiao Jin told you not to interfere in their affairs, but you didn't listen!" Xiao Jin looked at Yun Ziqian reproachfully.

Yun Ziqian blushed at what he was being told, and opened his mouth but couldn't say anything.

Xiao Jin stretched out her little hand: "Master said that if you do something wrong, you should be punished!"

Yun Ziqian muttered to himself, "I've been locked up for several days, isn't that punishment enough?"

Xiao Jin didn't hear Yun Ziqian's mutterings. She put her hands on her hips and said, "Show me your hands. I'm going to slap your little hands."

"This will teach you a lesson, so you won't do anything reckless again."

Yun Ziang, who was watching the commotion from the sidelines, said, "Brother, I've never had this kind of treatment even once. You should be secretly happy."

"I'm the first person Xiao Jin kissed, and you're the first person Xiao Jin slapped on the hand."

Yun Ziqian glanced at him casually, and then actually stretched out his right hand to cooperate with Xiao Jin.

He didn't think that Xiao Jin could exert much effort on him.

Xiao Jin raised her tiny hand and patted Yun Ziqian's palm.

"Smack."

A crisp sound rang out.

In an instant, Yun Ziqian felt a numbness run through his entire arm, and his palm burned as if he had been whipped by a thorny vine. Even his scalp tingled, and the lingering confusion in his mind was completely cleared by the slap.

"hiss--"

He gasped, looked down at his palms where red marks were rapidly spreading, and stared in astonishment at Xiao Jin.

It hurts, it hurts so much!

The pain was so bad he almost called the police!

Xiao Jin had already withdrawn her hand, put it behind her back, and looked up at him with an innocent yet smug little face:

"Does it hurt a lot? If it hurts, remember it."

"If you do it again, Xiao Jin will punish you by making you peel oranges for me—a hundred of them."

Yun Ziang was laughing so hard he could barely stand up straight.

Yun Ziqian pursed his lips, looked at the red handprint on his palm, and after a long while, he chuckled softly.

"I've got it."

Yun Mingyue watched from the side, finding it both amusing and gratifying.

She looked at Xiao Jin's fair and tender face, which had a childlike innocence that made her adorable.

"Xiao Jin, you really came to save us."

Xiao Jin's ears twitched as she heard those words. She then revealed her get-out-of-jail-free card: "That's right. Master said that if you do something wrong, Xiao Jin can discipline you!"

"Because Xiao Jin is the little aunt!"

Xiao Jin held her head high, a faint smile playing on her lips, her face radiating vibrant energy.

Innocent and bright.