"Wait! Miss, you can't just take the child away like this!"
Seeing Liu Yutong about to leave with the little girl, the Auntie grew anxious.
Hearing the commotion, a police officer quickly walked over and said sternly, "Ma'am, please stop. According to procedure, the child now needs to be placed temporarily with the relevant authorities. You cannot take..."
Before he could finish, a member of the Wanlong Hui stepped forward, blocking them.
"Officer, this is Ms. Liu Yutong, the chairwoman of our Wanlong Hui Group. We will take in this child. If you have any questions, you can speak with our company's lawyer. Here is the card."
As he spoke, he handed over a business card.
The officer: "..."
The Auntie: "..."
Are rich people always this overbearing?
However, when they saw Ya Ya getting into a luxurious-looking Maybach with the girl of extraordinary bearing, they gave up the thought of reclaiming the child.
This was perhaps for the best for the child.
Even if they kept the child, the result would be sending her to an orphanage. The Auntie couldn't adopt the child herself; she had her own family. Since this seemingly very wealthy girl was willing to take in the little girl, it was the best possible outcome.
As for the paperwork, it was surely no issue for someone of her stature.
The onlookers had basically learned of Ya Ya's plight from the Auntie and had been worrying about what would happen to her.
But when they saw this seemingly very wealthy stranger actually take Ya Ya in, they couldn't help but discuss.
"See that car? A Maybach! I heard it costs over ten million fully loaded."
"Wow, that expensive!"
"The money is one thing, look at this entourage, those men in black following behind. An ordinary rich person doesn't have this kind of presence. That girl is so young, yet her aura is overwhelming. She must come from an unusual family."
"I think I just heard someone over there say... something about a Wanlong Hui?"
"The name sounds a bit unconventional, but it must be a big company. That child has fallen into a nest of blessings following her."
"Yeah, being able to ride in a car like that, protected by people like that, is a thousand times better than going to an orphanage. At the very least, she'll be clothed and fed for life, with someone to look after her."
"Ah, a bitter start leads to a sweet future."
"Anyway, it's good she has a place to go. I hope this little girl grows up free from illness and disaster, smoothly and well."
...
Inside the car.
After chatting and getting familiar along the way, Ya Ya had stopped crying.
Children her age have a vague concept of death, and their attention is easily diverted.
Now she sat quietly in the seat, her little hands holding a small cake that had just been bought for her, taking small bites. Her big, dark grape-like eyes had regained their sparkle.
"Sister, does the very faraway place where Daddy went have cake to eat?"
Liu Yutong's heart ached slightly. She gently wiped the cream from the corner of Ya Ya's mouth with a wet wipe and said, "Yes, there is. There's endless sweet cake there. Daddy can eat as much as he wants."
"Really? But... but what if Ya Ya misses Daddy? When will he come back?"
"Daddy... he has become the brightest star in the sky."
"When Ya Ya misses Daddy, just look up at the stars and blink at them. Daddy will see it. He will smile at Ya Ya from the star and bless Ya Ya to grow up safe, sound, and happy."
"Daddy can see if I blink?"
"Of course he can. But it's too late today; Daddy has already gone to rest."
"Okay then..."
"Sister, your car is so big and so pretty."
"Does Ya Ya like it? From now on, sister will often take Ya Ya out in this car, okay?"
"We can go to the park with lots of little animals, go to the beach where you can dig in the sand, and sister will buy Ya Ya a big house full of dolls..."
"Really? But that would cost lots and lots of money, right?"
"Daddy said you shouldn't take things from others casually, earning money is very hard... He had to drive his car for a long, long time to buy Ya Ya one little cake."
"Daddy also said, you must always pay back what you owe others... Sister, Ya Ya... Ya Ya doesn't want a doll house anymore, just one little doll is enough. When Ya Ya grows up, I'll earn money to buy you... um, one, two, three, four... six dolls! And also, lots of yummy cakes for sister to eat!"
Hearing Ya Ya's words, Liu Yutong was deeply moved. What a sensible child.
"Sister believes you can definitely do that. But for now, Daddy has gone to rest on the star. He specially asked me to buy you many dolls and take you to many fun places. You have to accept these gifts, so Daddy will be happy up in the sky, understand?"
Ya Ya looked at Liu Yutong, not fully comprehending, and whispered to confirm, "Will Daddy really be happy?"
"Yes, he will be very, very happy!"
"So, Ya Ya just needs to focus on growing up happily. Eat whatever you want to eat, tell sister whatever you want. That's Daddy's and sister's wish, okay?"
Ya Ya nodded vigorously. "Mhm! Ya Ya will be good. Ya Ya will be happy!"
Just then, Yun Cheng's voice came from the front seat.
"Miss, we've arrived."
Hearing this, Liu Yutong rolled down the window. It was now raining heavily outside.
Ya Ya, who had been happily licking the cake cream, instinctively turned her head to look outside and let out a soft "Oh!" "Sister, it's so dark outside!"
When she got a clearer look, she couldn't help but say, "Wow! So many, many brothers in black!"
Outside, a dense crowd of men in black stood in the heavy rain, surrounding the building ahead bearing the sign "Heavenly Club" so tightly that not a drop could get through.
Each of them held a black umbrella. The formation was extremely intimidating. For nearly five hundred meters around, almost no other people could be seen; they had all been scared off.
However, Ya Ya had already seen similarly dressed people around Liu Yutong earlier, and these were also the ones who had brought the cake, so she wasn't afraid. Instead, she proactively waved her little hand out the window.
"Hello, brothers in black!"
"It's raining, don't get wet and catch a cold."
Some of the nearby men in black, whose expressions had been stern, couldn't help but smile upon hearing this voice and waved back at her.
Getting a response, Ya Ya said excitedly, "Sister, they waved back at me."
Liu Yutong: "Really? That means they like Ya Ya too."
"Right!" Ya Ya laughed, her eyes curving into crescents.
Yun Cheng also couldn't help but chuckle. "Miss, this kid has potential."
Liu Yutong smiled, gently stroked Ya Ya's hair, and instructed, "Ya Ya, sister needs to get out to take care of something. You be good and stay in the car with the driver brother. You can count. Count to one hundred, and sister will be back, okay?"
"Okay! Ya Ya is really good at counting!"
Ya Ya immediately became serious, her little mouth starting to murmur, "One, two, three..."
At the same time, the car door was respectfully opened by a man in black waiting outside.
Then, another man in black almost simultaneously took half a step forward the moment the door opened. With a swift swish, he opened a black umbrella, perfectly shielding the area above the car door from the rain.
Just as Liu Yutong stepped out of the car and stood under the umbrella,
she saw that the countless men in black under their dense array of black umbrellas surrounding the entire clubhouse all bowed their heads slightly toward her direction in unison.
"Young Mistress!!!" — hundreds of voices.
The deafening roar instantly drowned out the pouring rain and all surrounding noise.
