Chapter 331 – Your family’s plum blossom is lost again (8)
The little girl’s voice was soft and sweet, tinged with a slight sob, delicate and frail, making anyone who heard it feel a pang of sympathy.
Her round apple-like face was flushed from crying, and her large apricot eyes shimmered with unshed tears, as clear as a pristine spring, reflecting the surrounding scenery with remarkable clarity.
She sniffled slightly, looking both pitiful and adorable.
Naturally, this sight made Yan Luzheng’s heart ache. He halted his steps, looking down at the little girl in his arms with a hint of doubt in his gaze. “What’s wrong, Luoluo?”
The little girl sniffled again, her big eyes scanning the surroundings before patting Yan Luzheng’s shoulder, signaling him to put her down.
Old Master Yan watched as his beloved little princess trotted forward, then took the hand of a young boy about her age and led the boy toward him.
The two children were both exquisitely adorable, and standing hand in hand, they created a rather heartwarming sight.
Of course, that was only under the condition that one of them wasn’t his precious little princess.
Yan Luzheng’s gaze darkened slightly, but he remained silent as he watched Yan Luo bring the boy to him.
With an excited and delighted tone, she said, “Grandpa, this is the Xiao Gege who brought me back. His name is Mu Ci!”
“Mm, alright, Grandpa understands.” Yan Luzheng responded in a gentle tone, though his sharp gaze had already scrutinized Mu Ci from head to toe.
At first glance, the boy seemed to be around five or six years old, with nothing particularly striking about him. However, there was a hint of steadiness in his eyes that was unusual for his age, making it easy to imagine what kind of person he might become as he grew.
Unconsciously, a trace of appreciation surfaced in Yan Luzheng’s gaze. But as he looked at the boy’s parents and then at the child himself, he noticed that although Mu Ci’s clothes were decent, they were noticeably less refined than those worn by Mu Beicheng and his wife. A flicker of doubt arose in his mind, but before he could dwell on it, his little princess spoke again.
“Grandpa, after Xiao Gege brought me back, we waited over there. He even helped shield me from the rain and wiped the water off me.”
Yan Luo pointed in a direction, and Yan Luzheng instinctively followed her gaze.
The door to the room she pointed at was still open, the lights inside were on, and the simple furnishings were visible, clearly not a space frequently cleaned.
Yan Luzheng frowned slightly, an unreadable glint flashing through his eyes. A few thoughts flitted through his mind, but before he could grasp them, his little princess dropped another bombshell.
“I really like Xiao Gege, Grandpa. When I grow up, I want to be his bride!”
Her soft, childish voice delivered an earth-shattering statement.
Yan Luzheng froze, his mind instantly going blank.
Only a few thoughts echoed in his head in an endless loop.
No!
I don’t agree!
Absolutely not!!
His little princess was only five, and she was already thinking about getting married?!
All the admiration he had just felt for Mu Ci vanished in an instant. Staring at the equally dumbfounded boy, his mind was now filled with one thing—this little brat dared to steal his granddaughter?! Unforgivable!!
As the soft words fell, the surroundings plunged into an eerie silence.
Mu Ci swallowed, staring at Yan Luo, who was still holding his hand, momentarily at a loss for words.
But before he could say anything, Gu Mingli’s sharp voice rang out.
“No way! I don’t agree—”