Yun Ziqian arrived very quickly.

He brought a few people with him, and his face was so cold it looked like it could freeze when he entered.

Chen Guang had been beaten beyond recognition and was cowering on the ground, too afraid to move.

Che Xinyan was still lying on the ground crying, while Xiao Jin stood with her hands on her hips, watching over the two of them with a bold posture.

Yun Ziqian looked at Yun Zijing on the bed, then at Yun Ziang's bloodied and mangled hand, and simply said, "Take Zijing to the hospital. I'll take care of things here."

Without further delay, Yun Zi'ang picked up Yun Zijing and walked out.

Xiao Jin quickly jumped off the chair and followed behind him. Before leaving, she glanced back at Che Xinyan.

Che Xinyan raised her face, her makeup ruined by tears, her lips moving as if she wanted to say something.

Xiao Jin didn't listen, but whispered, "You shouldn't be your grandniece's friend anymore."

When Yun Zijing woke up, she was already in the hospital.

She slowly opened her eyes; the ceiling light was blindingly white.

She first saw Yun Ziang sitting on the edge of the bed with gauze wrapped around the back of his hand, and then she saw Xiao Jin lying on the edge of the bed, staring at her intently.

When Xiao Jin saw that she was awake, she jumped up and exclaimed, "My grandniece Zijing is awake!!"

Yun Zijing frowned, wanting to move, but her whole body felt weak.

Her last memory was in the car, where Che Xinyan took out a spray bottle and sprayed it on her face. After that, she had no memory of anything.

She opened her mouth with difficulty: "I... wasn't I shopping with Xinyan?"

Yun Ziang's expression was complicated.

He was silent for a few seconds, then told her everything that had happened at the hotel.

Xiao Jin added from the side, "That older sister and the bad uncle are in cahoots. They gave you something bad to drink and tried to take your picture to make you pay them."

After listening, Yun Zijing remained silent for a long time.

She stared at the ceiling, her eyes slowly reddening.

Tears slid down from the corners of my eyes and silently disappeared into the pillow.

She recalled the path she had walked with Che Xinyan over the years, rehearsing together until late at night, sharing a piece of bread, and talking about holding a concert together someday.

Those images are so vivid, so vivid that they feel like knives stabbing into my heart right now.

"How could she do this to me!" Yun Zijing's voice was terribly hoarse, as if it were being squeezed out from deep in her throat.

Xiao Jin climbed onto the bed, snuggled into Yun Zijing's arms, and wiped away her tears with her little hands:

"Don't cry, Zijing. Xiaojin has already taught her a lesson. You'll have many more and better friends in the future."

As she wiped her eyes, her own eyes reddened. "Don't be sad, Xiaojin will feel sorry for you."

Yun Zijing finally hugged Xiao Jin, buried her face in her small shoulder, and cried.

Yun Ziang didn't speak, but simply reached out and gently touched her hair.

By the time the three returned to the Yun family villa from the hospital, it was already dark.

Xiao Jin got out of the car, still holding Yun Zijing's hand.

She froze as soon as she entered the living room.

A row of little guests were sitting in the living room.

Gu Fei and Ren Feichen sat on the sofa, each with a glass of orange juice in front of them.

Fu Yuzhou sat on the far side, still holding the 4x4 Rubik's Cube in his hand.

Uncle Chen stayed by his side, handing out cookies to one person and refilling water for another.

"Boss!" Ren Feichen was the first to see her, jumping off the sofa and rushing over like a cannonball. "Are you better? Why weren't you home? We came to see you!"

Gu Fei jogged over, her eyes red as if she had just been crying: "Xiao Jin, what's wrong with you? Did you get a shot? Does it hurt?"

As she spoke, she took Xiaojin's hand and looked her over from all angles, as if checking if she was missing a piece of flesh.

Xiao Jin was a little confused by this scene, then raised her face and smiled, her eyes crinkling:

"Xiao Jin isn't sick! Xiao Jin went to be a detective and catch the bad guys!"

She puffed out her little chest, her face full of pride, "Xiao Jin and her grand-nephew solved a big case together!"

The three children stared wide-eyed.

Gu Fei asked timidly, "Really? Did you catch it?"

"Gotcha! Xiao Jin was riding on the bad guy, she couldn't escape!" Xiao Jin even gestured to show her heroic pose at the time.

Ren Feichen's face immediately lit up with admiration: "The boss is truly the boss! Even being sick doesn't stop him from catching bad guys!"

He turned to Gu Fei and said, "See? I told you the boss definitely didn't have a cold. Gu Fei just wouldn't believe me."

Fu Yuzhou remained silent.

He stood a few steps away, still holding the Rubik's Cube in his hand.

His gaze wasn't on Xiao Jin's bold poses, but rather on the back of her hand.

There was a patch of skin that was rubbed red, with tiny beads of blood seeping from the edges.

He stared at her for a few seconds, then suddenly said, "You're injured."

Xiao Jin was taken aback, followed his gaze to the back of her hand, and exclaimed, "Wow! It really is! I didn't even notice!"

She raised her hand to her mouth and blew on it twice, reassuring herself, "It's okay, it's okay, blowing on it will make it stop hurting."

Uncle Chen heard the noise and walked over. When he saw Xiao Jin's scraped hand, he was extremely anxious:

"Oh dear, you've hurt yourself! Quick, Miss Jin, bring the first-aid kit, I'll disinfect it for you. If the old man sees this, he'll be heartbroken."

Xiao Jin was pressed down on the sofa by Uncle Chen and obediently stretched out her little hand.

Three children surrounded her, looking serious and nervous, like a group of young doctors observing a surgery.

Gu Fei, afraid that she would be in pain, said softly, "Xiao Jin, if you are scared, hold on to me tightly."

Ren Feichen said, "Boss, it's okay if you cry, I won't laugh at you."

Xiao Jin looked up and said, "Xiao Jin won't cry."

She thought for a moment, then added, "Xiao Jin only shed a few tears, because her grandniece Zijing cried."

Fu Yuzhou stood at the very back and didn't say anything more.

After Uncle Chen finished applying the medicine, he took something out of his pocket, walked over, and put it in Xiao Jin's hand.

It's a small sticker with a dinosaur holding up a star printed on it.

"Here you go," he said, his tone still indifferent. "Stamp it, and the pain will go away."

Xiao Jin looked down at the sticker, then looked up at Fu Yuzhou, and suddenly smiled:

"Zhouzhou, you're not as cold as your face suggests."

Fu Yuzhou turned his face away, his ear tips turning slightly red.

Yun Zijing sat quietly to the side, watching Xiao Jin and her new friends. Suddenly, she was deeply moved, and a faint smile appeared on her lips.

Yun Zi'ang walked over and gently placed his hand on Yun Zijing's back. "Brother, this matter has been taken care of."

"Che Xinyan, let us tell you that she is very sorry."

"Do you still want to see her?"

Yun Zijing bit her lower lip lightly, then slowly but firmly shook her head. "I don't want to see her anymore."

Seeing her and hearing her grievances and reasons—but can that change what she did to you?

If her brother and Xiao Jin hadn't shown up, what kind of inescapable hell would they have plunged her into with her nude photos?

Just thinking about it sent chills down her spine.

"That's right," Yun Zi'ang nodded in relief. "This kind of person isn't worth your sadness."

"Go upstairs and take a hot shower. I'll have Uncle Chen make you some lotus seed soup."

Yun Zijing's favorite drink is lotus seed soup.

Yun Zijing gave a muffled reply and went upstairs.

The noise from the living room gradually moved into the yard.

Uncle Chen gave each of the children a small bowl of fruit soup and brought out a few small chairs.

There was no wind at the Yun family's house tonight, and the ground lights in the courtyard cast a warm yellow glow.

Xiao Jin held a bowl and sat on the steps next to Gu Fei and Ren Feichen, while Fu Yuzhou sat on a slightly higher step.

"Xiao Jin, since you're not at kindergarten, you won't be a 'Star Baby' today," Fu Yuzhou suddenly said, his tone calm as if he were stating something very serious.

Xiao Jin was scooping out chunks of yellow peach with a spoon when she heard this. She stopped, her eyes widening like two little black beans: "What star baby?"

Fu Yuzhou turned his head slightly, seemingly unwilling to say too much: "They're stickers the teacher gives to children who behave well. Since you weren't here today, you didn't get any."

After hearing this, Xiao Jin's expression was as if the sky had fallen.

With the spoon still in her mouth, she leaned eagerly towards Fu Yuzhou: "Xiao Jin, can we have another one tomorrow?"

"But you'll have to go to kindergarten every day," Fu Yuzhou said. "Don't always let your brother take you out to play."

Xiao Jin immediately corrected him: "He's not Xiao Jin's brother! His name is Yun Zi'ang, and he's Xiao Jin's great-nephew!"

Upon hearing this, Gu Fei and Ren Feichen both looked at her.

Ren Feichen's eyes darted around, and he slapped his thigh with his chubby hand: "So, according to that logic, does he have to call you grandma?!"

Gu Fei also asked softly, "Then why is he so tall, and you're so small?"

As she spoke, she even compared Xiao Jin's height to her own.

Xiao Jin was stumped by the question.

She bit her spoon and thought for a few seconds, then said, "Because Xiaojin is from a higher generation! She'll grow taller in the future."

Fu Yuzhou suddenly asked, "And what about your mom and dad?"

Xiao Jin blinked, her tone unwavering: "Xiao Jin doesn't have a mom or dad. Xiao Jin fell from the sky."

The three children stared wide-eyed.

Ren Feichen stared wide-eyed: "How come a child fell from the sky? Did you really come from heaven?"

Xiao Jin nodded, stood up, placed the bowl on the steps, cleared her throat solemnly, and said, "Master said it was a very, very dark night, and it was raining heavily. Suddenly, with a loud 'boom,' the sky tore open a hole, and Xiao Jin made her dazzling entrance!"

As she spoke, she gestured with her hands to indicate the "cut," and then added her own voiceover: "Thud! Xiao Jin fell into Master's field and flattened all the radishes!"

Gu Fei and Ren Feichen both exclaimed "Wow!" at the same time.

Ren Feichen clapped his hands excitedly: "Boss is truly extraordinary! You've come from the depths of despair!"

Gu Fei looked at her with admiration and whispered, "Xiao Jin, you're so amazing, like Superman."

Xiao Jin proudly raised her face, but Fu Yuzhou neither laughed nor made a fuss.

He looked at Xiao Jin quietly, as if pondering whether any of her nonsense was true.

After a while, he glanced down at the small watch on his wrist, then stood up from the steps and handed the 4x4 Rubik's Cube to Xiao Jin.

"Tomorrow, we'll compete in this. If you recover, I'll give you another week's worth of vegetables."

He paused, then added, "If you lose, you have to treat me to a meal at your house."

Xiao Jin curiously took the Rubik's Cube, looked at it from left to right, and then shook it: "What is this? A colorful box? Or a cookie box?"

She brought it to her nose and smelled it, then gently tapped it with her teeth. "It's not chocolate either."

Fu Yuzhou was stunned and somewhat surprised. He didn't know that someone didn't recognize a Rubik's Cube.

He took the Rubik's Cube back and turned it twice in front of her: "This is a Rubik's Cube. You win by turning the pieces of the same color to the same face."

After saying that, he handed the Rubik's Cube back to Xiao Jin. "I'm leaving. See you tomorrow."

Ren Feichen and Gu Fei's nanny also arrived.

The two children reluctantly said goodbye to Xiao Jin. Before leaving, Ren Feichen waved to her, saying, "Big brother, I want to sit next to you tomorrow!"

Gu Fei also said, "Xiao Jin, I'll bring you a strawberry cake tomorrow."

Xiao Jin smiled and agreed to each of their requests. After seeing them off, she looked down at the Rubik's Cube in her hand with a puzzled expression.

Yun Zi'ang appeared behind her at some point, bent down and glanced at her:

"Isn't this a 4x4 Rubik's Cube? Kids play with these now?"

Xiao Jin turned to look at him, held up the Rubik's Cube, and asked with bright, sparkling eyes:

"Grand-nephew, do you know how to play this? Xiao Jin has a competition tomorrow!"

Yun Zi'ang crossed his arms and pretended to ponder for two seconds: "Well, you should ask Ziqian. He was really good at solving Rubik's Cubes when he was a kid; he could solve all six sides."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Jin immediately hugged the Rubik's Cube tightly and ran into the house: "Xiao Jin is going to find Zi Qian's grand-nephew! Xiao Jin is going to defeat Zhou Zhou!"

Yun Zi'ang stood there watching her run off into the distance, and clicked his tongue: "Are kids playing such advanced games these days?"

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