"Hmm, I had it when I was a kid too..."

  "Hello, nice to meet you."

  Liu Youyou finally stretched out her hand, slightly tilted her head, raised a very shallow but elegant smile, and struck a noble pose in the European style, with something deep inside telling her - you are a generous girl.

  "Uh, hello..."

  Xiao Xue felt a little surprised, and finally smiled wryly as she shook hands with Liu Youyou. Perhaps in her subconscious mind, she also felt resistant to Ye Cai's other close friend, but not as sensitive as Liu Youyou. The other party's calm and gentle handling of the situation made her feel ashamed of her own thoughts.

  Ye Cai smiled and looked at the two of them getting along, nodded to Liu Youyou: "You just sit there, I have something on my mind, want to chat with you guys."

  "What's wrong? What is it?" Liu Youyou was stunned, sat down on the stool beside her, and then looked at Xiao Xue with a few points of vigilance.

  Xiao Xue smiled slightly and turned her gaze to look at Ye Cai's profile, using her actions to tell her that she was very serious and trustworthy.

  Under the gaze of her two best friends, Ye Cai took a few deep breaths, pouted her mouth in self-reproach, and pulled out that pack of light gold packaged cigarettes from her pocket. She twirled it back and forth between her fingers as she said to Liu Youyou: "I think... I'll give it to my dad, hope he'll let me off easy..."

  "En en, Xiao Cai you can rest assured, absolutely no problem."

  Xiao Xue beside her nodded sincerely with pursed lips, highly approving of her decision.

  Liu Youyou's face was not pleasant, she slightly furrowed her brow and exchanged a glance with Ye Cai, finally casting a sideways glance in the direction of Xiao Xue, saying: "Do you know that Cold Xiaoluo knows about this?"

  Whenever she thought of her ex-boyfriend, who was so unique and elusive that he was hard to grasp or control, Ye Cai's heart was filled with mixed emotions. She touched her chubby cheeks, put the cigarette in the drawer, and muttered dejectedly: "I'll tell her later..."

  Xiao Xue hesitantly picked up her phone, pointed at the screen and asked in a reserved tone: "Or should I give her a call?"

  This drew a helpless white eye from Liu Youyou and also caused Ye Cai to furrow his brow.

  "I've already said it, I'll tell her myself..."

  "Uh, okay then."

  Xiao Xue awkwardly put away her phone, at which time Liu Youyou cast a glance that was both comforting and teasing. They didn't know that Ye Cai considered it an excellent opportunity for herself and Leng Xiaoyu to make amends with each other.

  But what makes people uneasy is how the police and ZF will deal with this box of cigarettes that can turn boys into girls, and how they will dispose of its former owner, Ye Cai.

  But in the end, Ye Cai's original intention was to use this power to make Su Xiaoqiu return to health and benefit society. Those were just labels that were suddenly attached, but when Ye Cai thought about it himself, it seemed quite lofty. In an instant, his entire image changed from a savior hiding in the shadows wearing a cloak to a sacred existence admired by others.

  She puffed out her cheeks and fantasized about a glorious future, drooling.

  "What's so funny?"

  Liu Youyou gently pushed her forehead, startling her awake and subconsciously swallowing her saliva. Xiao Xue hastily pulled out a few tissues from the drawer, wiping away all the saliva on the table with a quirky yet gentle gaze at her, but seeing her innocent face, couldn't help but burst into laughter.

  "Like a little student, right?"

  Liu Youyou nodded in agreement and said seriously: "Yes, little loli."

  Wiping away the saliva from the corner of his mouth, Ye Cai spread out his hands and argued: "How could that be? I'm very wise, okay? I'm a sage!"

  "Yes, wise one, but you're actually quite chubby and don't look wise at all." Liu Youyou was merciless, scrutinizing Ye Cai's slender yet baby-faced appearance with round eyes. In her opinion, this was the perfect representation of a 2D cute loli. Reality and imagination were indeed far apart, or perhaps she had overestimated him? Was he just a chuuni-byo?"

  "Hmm, yes, correct, pouty face."

  Xiao Xue leaned against her cheek, giggling foolishly, raised her small hand and pinched Ye Cai's baby fat, soft and tender to the touch, which made Ye Cai feel ashamed and indignant. She slightly turned her body, cast a sideways glance, and struck an angry pose.

  "I'm going..."

  Liu Youyou suddenly felt anxious and short of breath, she didn't know what kind of feeling was in her heart, she only understood that Xiao Xue pinching her little belly would make her panic, so she also pinched it, then under Ye Cai's astonished angry stare, she was shocked and lost color.

  "Wow, how amazing, is this what they call baby fat?"

  Liu Youyou was like discovering a new continent, pinching and kneading, as if she wanted to make that piece of chubby cheek meat into a bun.

  "Hmm, I had it when I was a kid too..."

  Xiao Xue also pinched along, as if to find the lovely colors of childhood on Ye Cai's face. Meanwhile, Ye Cai, whose cheeks were being invaded on both sides, looked down innocently and grievously, allowing his facial features to change in various ways.

  "Oh my god, it feels so good~~~"

  "Hmph, I had it when I was young too..."

  "Stop it, you'll make it swell if you squeeze again."

  ……

  ……

  Beep Beep——

  "Hello?"

  "Uh, Uncle Ye, it's me, Shen Yixuan."

  "Ah, I knew it was you."

  "Oh, haha, that's good, that's good..."

  "What? The operation failed?"

  "Huh? Uh..."

  "Let's meet somewhere."

  "Hmm, well, I thought about it carefully and still think..."

  "Think it's hard to get started, right? Don't panic, don't panic. Ah, where are you now? I'll come over immediately."

  "I'm at this hospital, Bo... Kang, uh, Bogang Hospital."

  "Uh-huh, okay, you just wait there."

  Hearing the phone hang up on the other end, Shen Yixuan let out a dejected sigh and put his mobile phone away in his pocket. He leaned against the hospital entrance's marble pillar, gazing up at the sky with a self-consoling expression, but couldn't help clenching his fists, his eyes flashing with irritation, while his face was filled with anxiety and frustration.

  He seemed to have a deep resistance and dissatisfaction with Ye Changhu's arrangement, as well as his pursuit of Ye Cai.

  Before long, a police car drove slowly over, Ye Changhu pressed the horn to attract Shen Yixuan's attention.

  "Come on."

  He nodded slightly with a forced smile and got on the car in low spirits.

  Ye Changhu didn't ask much and focused on driving the police car towards Luoshui Middle School, paying attention to the passing vehicles around him.

  The whistling sound of the train's whistle lingered in her ears, outside was a dense cluster of high-rise buildings, surrounded by towering skyscrapers that seemed to be closing in on Su Xiaoqiu's already melancholic mood.

  "Xiao Shen, I have high hopes for you..."

  At the critical crossroads, Ye Changtian grasped the steering wheel, looking relaxed at first glance, but with a warm and friendly smile on his face.

  "No psychological burden, I really like you as a child. Generally speaking, I wouldn't trust others, of course not saying that I'm purely using you or something. You might not be very clear about my daughter's situation, she's a good girl, very considerate, but it's just that she's too considerate. She's still young, yet carrying so many spiritual burdens, as her father, sometimes..."

  As he said this, his tone gradually became low and weak, his eyes filled with helplessness and guilt, and he self-mockingly smiled, "......it's also quite painful in my heart......"

  Shen Yixuan raised his eyes in surprise and curiosity, gazing at Ye Changhu's broad back, pursing his lips slightly, his eyelashes fluttering as his eyes sparkled with unknown thoughts.

  "I basically understand your situation, I can see that you're a sentimental and ambitious kid. If I were to entrust my daughter to you, I'd be completely at ease."

  After a moment of silence, Shen Yixuan pursed his lips and raised his eyes, saying, "Mm, I understand."

  When he heard this, Ye Changhu forced a smile and let Shen Yixuan choose to compromise. What made him do so was not his true heart, but the pressure and burden from the outside world and those around him. Ye Changhu felt very ashamed of this. Perhaps some things, once mixed with interests, would make emotions seem hypocritical and artificial when mentioned again, making people suspicious.

  Arriving at the school gate, Ye Changhu watched Shen Yixuan walk away in the distance, suddenly remembering something and calling out to stop that figure.

  With a hesitant smile, Ye Changhu said to Shen Yixuan's puzzled gaze, "Remember, be careful with the things she gives you."

  Shen Yixuan was stunned, and he naturally felt that this matter was not ordinary, with a hint of danger and eeriness. He hesitated for a moment before nodding slightly, and then they parted ways.

  Ye Changhu thought for a moment and then took out his mobile phone to call the police officer in charge of investigating and monitoring Ye Cai.

  "Hello, it's me, Ye Changhu."

  "Uh, Captain Ye, hello."

  "Is there anything new?"

  "For the time being, there are no new developments, but after investigation, it can be confirmed that Ye Cai is related to the case of Na Qi's disappearance. The missing person seemed to have had a long contact with her before the incident... I think I will apply for her arrest and interrogation, currently, from the outside world, basically, there are no valuable clues that can be investigated."

  Interrogate Xiao Cai?

  Ye Changhu's eyebrows furrowed involuntarily, his eyes revealing a hint of cold and complex colors. After a moment of contemplation, he said, "Don't rush for now, when the time comes, I'll go myself."

  "Hmm, okay, from the perspective of the missing person's family, it seems that things aren't as bad as we thought, those guys are all smiling and laughing..."

  Ye Changhu raised an eyebrow, thinking to himself, "How can I not be pleased?" Cold Xiaoyu was no different from Luo Li. Han Yan's face turned red as he said, "Alright, you can withdraw now, huh?"

  "Uh, okay, you go ahead and take care of things first, I'll hang up for now."

  "Hmm..."

  After hanging up the phone, Ye Changhu's face was tangled, and he vaguely remembered that next Friday, November 14th, was his daughter Xiaocai's solar birthday. Being arrested and interrogated before her birthday didn't seem to affect her mood much.

  He slapped the steering wheel in frustration, planning to solve the case of Luo Li's disappearance as soon as possible. Therefore, he had to contact Leng Xiaoyao as soon as possible and let the person involved clarify the case himself.

  He then drove the police car to the city village where Yang Kun was after a brief moment of contemplation.

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  Ye Cai (Xin Yi Wei Zhen): "Many people say we look very depressed!"

  Liu Youyou (disdainfully): "Who made you look like a lunatic, huh? You're so edgy."

  Ye Cai pouted and looked wronged: "I'm not crazy! Nor am I a second-year middle school student with delusions of grandeur! I'm a god!"

  "Doctor, pull out the tube..."

  Ye Cai rolled her eyes and muttered to herself: "Damn it, I just got serious for a moment, and now the style has changed again, and the tone is also shameless... digging grass..."