Chapter 334 – Your family’s plum blossom is lost again (11)
Mu Beicheng watched as Yan Luzheng took Yan Luo away, then turned his head slightly to glance at Mu Ci, who was standing beside him.
A flicker of complexity crossed his eyes. Just as he was about to speak, a man in a tailored black suit, who had been waiting nearby, stepped forward with a polite and gentle demeanor.
“Hello, I am Assistant to President Yan. Regarding this situation and the follow-up arrangements for your young master, I’d like to discuss some details with you. I believe there are matters you wouldn’t refuse to address.”
Mu Beicheng furrowed his brows slightly, glanced at Mu Ci, who remained silent, and finally smiled and nodded.
At this moment, Yan Luzheng sat in a low-profile yet luxurious black sedan with Yan Luo in his arms. Nestled in the seat, the little girl—having walked for a long time—was feeling drowsy. Her half-lidded eyes watched as Yan Luzheng draped a small blanket over her.
Her lips pursed slightly, and with a sleepy smile, she lifted her hands for a hug.
Heart aching, Yan Luzheng cradled his little princess in his arms. The driver in the front adjusted the heater to a slightly lower temperature, worried that the drastic change in warmth might make their precious little one catch a cold.
Upon hearing the news of Yan Luo’s attack, Yan Luzheng had been furious, and quite a few people had suffered the consequences.
He had every member of the small gang responsible rounded up without mercy. They had not only injured someone but also plotted kidnapping and murder. A few subtle moves ensured they would remain well-behaved behind bars for a long time.
After Yan Luo went missing, all surveillance footage from surrounding streets was pulled for a thorough search. However, the footage was grainy, the weather was bad, and the little girl—so small—had been swept away by the crowd. After a long search, they could only piece together a few scattered clips.
Just as a lead was found, the police—who had been on high alert—called. They reported finding a lost little girl who closely matched the description of the Yan family’s precious princess.
That was how Yan Luzheng had come to personally retrieve her.
Now that she was found, everyone could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
Looking at his precious granddaughter’s adorable little face, Yan Luzheng didn’t want to dwell on the incident. He gently soothed her in a soft voice.
Drowsy, Yan Luo clung to his arm, her voice sweet and sleepy as she mumbled, “Grandpa, when can we bring Xiao Gege to our house to play?”
“You like Mu Ci that much?” Yan Luzheng raised an eyebrow, a bit jealous.
Since losing her parents, Yan Luo had remained as obedient and adorable as ever on the surface but had become sensitive and extremely wary of strangers.
She disliked interacting with others, and even when it came to playmates or unfamiliar people, she reacted with the same cold rejection she had toward Mu Ci’s older brother. But this time, she seemed unable to stop thinking about Mu Ci.
Not only did she not reject him—she actively sought him out.
Hearing Yan Luzheng’s words, the little girl struggled to keep her sleepy eyes open. “Xiao Gege is different. When I got lost, he was the only one who took me around again and again to find the way. In the end, he even brought me home…
“But his parents aren’t nice to him.” The little girl seemed troubled, then clenched her tiny pink fists. “I don’t know if that’s why he looks unhappy, but it’s okay. From now on, I’ll be good to him.”
From now on… be good to him?
At first, Yan Luzheng had only meant to casually chat with his little princess and get an idea of what she had gone through today. But upon hearing this, he suddenly choked up, feeling conflicted.
Why did this feel like his little princess was growing up too fast, like she was about to get married?
She was only five years old! Five!!