CHAPTER 464: CHAPTER 421: THE LITTLE MONK GOES DOWN THE MOUNTAIN TO BEG FOR ALMS (BONUS UPDATE 11/21)

To this, Lin Yi was very reluctant, in this cold weather, what could be more comfortable than his own bed?

But Xiao Zihan gave him a light kick, telling him to hurry and take the little guy out to play.

Helplessly, Lin Yi yawned and climbed out of bed.

After a quick wash, he was pulled out the door by the little guy.

From the moment he saw Lin Yi, this little guy clung to Lin Yi’s neck all the time.

On the other hand, Mu Yunrou seemed relieved.

"Why is it you, the little aunt, taking care of him? Where are his parents?"

On the way to the Capital City Zoo, Lin Yi asked while driving, glancing at Mu Yunrou in the rearview mirror.

He had to admit that this little girl was really pretty, on par with Xiao Zihan.

And compared to Xiao Zihan, this girl had a more lively vibe.

Upon hearing Lin Yi’s question, Mu Yunrou immediately responded:

"His parents are very busy and rarely at home, so it’s usually the nanny looking after him. And since I happen to have some vacation time from work, I’m taking care of him now."

With that, a hint of guilt suddenly flashed across Mu Yunrou’s expression,

clearly recalling the incident from a few days ago.

Sure enough, Mu Yunrou’s voice was filled with self-blame as she continued:

"Sigh, I never expected what happened last time. To be honest, it scared me to death. Even now, I often dream about that day at night.

If it weren’t for you, I really wouldn’t know how to face my sister and the others..."

By this point, Mu Yunrou’s voice was tinged with a slight sob:

"I originally didn’t dare to look after Xiao Bao anymore, but my sister insisted on entrusting the child to me again.

I know they are afraid I’ll feel burdened, afraid I’ll be stressed.

But I’m really scared, I’m afraid I won’t take good care of Xiao Bao.

You don’t know, my sister and brother-in-law are already over 50 years old, they’ve never had children.

Xiao Bao is essentially their lifeline.

If anything were to happen to Xiao Bao under my care, I’d be an unforgivable sinner to the Hua Family."

However, when Lin Yi heard the words ’Hua Family’, he was taken aback.

Especially considering Mu Yunrou’s surname, combined with the high-class hospital room they were in.

This Hua Family compelled Lin Yi to think more.

After all, surnamed Hua in Huaxia is quite rare these days, especially in the Capital City, there seems to be only that one you often see on television.

Though not the acknowledged top figure, certainly one among the top eight.

Thinking of this, Lin Yi looked again at the little boy with a hint of curiosity in his gaze.

Could this little guy truly be one of those people’s descendants?

Would it be such a coincidence that he casually saved someone with such a significant background?

Not just this little boy, even the gaze he turned towards Mu Yunrou was filled with suspicion.

He glanced through the rearview mirror at the girl about his age, while secretly wondering to himself.

"Could her Mu be related to that Mu?"

He hadn’t thought much about it before, but now realizing, wasn’t that elderly man with the ceiling-high status also surnamed Mu?

Lin Yi dared not think further, indeed, the more he pondered, the more he feared.

It’d be better to ask Ouyang Lei later, surely that guy knows a lot more.

If things were really as he guessed, it would indeed be much more intriguing.

To lighten the somewhat awkward atmosphere, Lin Yi had to change the subject:

"Haha, no need to dwell on the past. Just be more careful in the future, no need to live under the shadow of past events.

Alright, when we get there to have fun, do you two want to eat anything? Should we go to the supermarket first to buy some snacks?"

Mu Yunrou was clever and could easily tell Lin Yi was changing the topic.

So, she didn’t dwell on the previous subject, but instead responded:

"Sure, turn left ahead, about five or six hundred meters is a shopping center. Let’s buy some food there, to avoid the absurd prices inside the park.

And we might as well buy some vegetables to feed the animals later."

Seeing through the rearview mirror, Lin Yi was surprised that such a rich young lady would complain about expensive park food, isn’t that usually a poor person’s thought?

He thought to himself how down-to-earth this girl was.

Just then, the little boy in Mu Yunrou’s arms opened his mouth:

"Uncle, big tigers don’t eat vegetables~"

This sentence immediately made the two adults in the car burst into laughter.

The atmosphere became cheerful.

Mu Yunrou gently pinched Xiao Bao’s cheek and teasingly said:

"You know big tigers don’t eat vegetables, big tigers eat little smarties like you, roar~"

As she spoke, Mu Yunrou made a tiger face at Xiao Bao, making him chuckle foolishly.

Suddenly, he blurted out:

"Auntie is a tiger~"

But upon hearing this, a melody suddenly popped into Lin Yi’s mind~

’The young monk goes down the mountain to beg, the old monk advised~ The woman down the mountain is a tiger, you must avoid her. After walking through many villages and tribes, the young monk pondered~ Why doesn’t the tiger eat people, and why is it so cute?’

Glancing through the rearview mirror at Mu Yunrou’s delicate face, Lin Yi nodded to himself, the young monk’s words were right, this tiger indeed looked quite cute.

In this atmosphere, they arrived at the supermarket and did a big shopping spree.

Quickly buying a large cart full of snacks.

In the car, seeing all the shrimp crackers and chips, Lin Yi couldn’t help but be curious.

"Xiao Bao is so small, can he eat these things?"

But when Mu Yunrou heard this, she calmly replied:

"Oh, Xiao Bao certainly can’t eat these things, I was mainly worrying about you being hungry, these are prepared for you."

Hearing this, Lin Yi waved his hand:

"I don’t eat these things, apart from my three daily meals and spicy strips, I hardly eat snacks."

"Ah?? You don’t eat? Oh well, I guess it’ll be up to me to finish them then..."

Seeing Mu Yunrou’s puffed cheeks, Lin Yi was completely convinced, this girl definitely just wanted them for herself~

[To be continued...]

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