There are thousands of complex relationships in the world. People's love, hate, and resentment ebb and flow, and everyone lives life to the fullest.
However, some people and some things are destined to transcend the "life" that people pursue in their lifetime. Just like Zhuang Ming's mother, who used her last chance of reincarnation to ensure her son's smooth life in the future.
Zhao Zhao snapped out of her daze. Looking at Zhuang Ming with pity in her eyes, she watched as he silently raised his hand to wipe the tears from his face and stubbornly stared in the direction where his mother had disappeared.
"Zhuang Ming..." Zhao Zhao called out to him, but when his gaze turned to her, she suddenly fell silent.
What should she say? It seemed that she never knew how.
"Sister, thank you." Finally, Zhuang Ming spoke, smiling innocently at her. "I know Mom has actually been gone for a long time, but she was worried about me, so she tried very hard to stay. Now Mom must have gone to heaven. She will definitely be very happy."
When he said this, his eyes were filled with expectation. Zhao Zhao couldn't bear to shatter his hope, so she could only nod reluctantly. "Yes, she will be very happy."
Zhuang Ming smiled contentedly again and hugged himself tightly, as if recalling the warmth of sleeping in his mother's arms.
"I'm here! I... I finally made it here..."
Lu Chukong's out - of - breath voice came. He ran up to Zhao Zhao and Su Yuan, sweating profusely. He looked as if he was about to collapse on the spot the next second.
"Slow down. You actually didn't have to..." Zhao Zhao turned to look at him. She originally wanted to say a few words of concern, but she was stunned when she caught a glimpse of a large group of people behind Lu Chukong from the corner of her eye.
Most of the people who came were familiar to Zhao Zhao. They were mostly old acquaintances from the Demon Administration Bureau and Fufeng, who had come to handle "official business". However, there was one person among them that Zhao Zhao had never seen before.
Noticing Zhao Zhao's reaction, Su Yuan followed her gaze. When he saw a man in a black windbreaker, with a straight figure and a handsome face in the crowd, his eyes darkened.
The aloof and taciturn Dragon Lord subtly stepped forward to block his sweetheart's view and secretly sent a mental message to Nan Jia who was following behind.
"Who is he?"
As soon as Nan Jia heard that cold tone, she knew what was bothering her boss. She rolled her eyes in a restrained manner and replied honestly, "I don't know."
Su Yuan: "..."
"Lu Chukong called him here. Anyway, he's related to this kid, but Lu Chukong didn't say anything more specific, and I didn't have time to ask!"
The old demons who had lived for a long time knew to secretly find out the situation through mental messages. However, for the inexperienced little tree demon Zhao Zhao, this was obviously not something she could think about at the moment.
Zhao Zhao poked her head out from behind Su Yuan, clinging to his broad shoulders. Adhering to her usual straightforward way of doing things, she asked the man directly, "Who are you?"
It had to be said that this way of acting was quite effective most of the time. The man walked up to them, bowed deeply, and then looked at Zhuang Ming, who was standing there in a daze.
"I'm here to take Mingming away."
"Huh?" Take Zhuang Ming away? Could this man be Zhuang Ming's relative?
The man seemed to sense Zhao Zhao's confusion and explained softly, "I was a good friend of Mingming's mother for many years. I had been developing abroad before. I just returned to the country and learned about what happened to her. Now that she has left behind this only child, I would like to raise him for her."
When he mentioned Zhuang Ming's mother, his expression suddenly became very complicated. There seemed to be endless tenderness and nostalgia hidden in his pain, which made people feel sorry for him.
Looking at his expression, Zhao Zhao couldn't bring herself to doubt him. However, just to be on the safe side, she certainly couldn't hand over such a young child as Zhuang Ming to him based on just his words.
"Do you have anything to guarantee that?" Zhao Zhao asked hesitantly.
Just as the man was about to say something, Lu Chukong, who had finally caught his breath, grabbed Zhao Zhao's arm and pulled her aside. He put his arm around Zhao Zhao like a buddy and handed her a paper report, motioning for her to look.
The series of actions were smooth. Completely unaware of Su Yuan's half - smiling and increasingly cold gaze, he made all the demons from the Demon Administration Bureau around him gasp.
This guy is truly a brave soul!
"What is this?" However, "Brave Soul" Lu Chukong probably forgot that Zhao Zhao, as a so - called academic underachiever in the traditional human sense, had no idea what this report meant.
"..." Lu Chukong slapped his forehead in frustration. "Damn, I forgot about that."
The dizzy Lu Chukong was about to turn around to look for Su Yuan with the report in his hand.
As if on cue, he only realized what he had done when his arm was grabbed. He guiltily handed the report to Su Yuan and quickly backed away a few meters.
"Sorry, sorry, Lord Dragon Lord. I was wrong!" He was truly a master of being able to bend and stretch.
Su Yuan calmly retracted his gaze and then looked at the words "parent - child relationship exists" on the report. His eyes flashed.
"Zhao Zhao, let Zhuang Ming go with him."
"Why?" Zhao Zhao curiously stood on tiptoe to peek at the report in his hand. She hadn't understood it when Lu Chukong showed it to her, and now Su Yuan had agreed to the man's request after looking at it. What on earth was it?
Su Yuan pondered for a few seconds, then reached out and stroked Zhao Zhao's head, coaxing her. "I'll tell you when we get back, okay?"
Zhao Zhao thought for a while and finally nodded. She trusted Su Yuan. He must have his reasons for saying so!
The atmosphere between the two of them, as if they were the only ones in the world, made Nan Jia's teeth ache.
It's more fun to share the sweet nothings, but when she nudged Fufeng with her arm, trying to seek agreement, Fufeng, who usually loved to join in the fun the most, remained uncharacteristically silent.
"What's wrong with you?" Nan Jia asked, looking confused.
Fufeng shook his head with a complicated expression. "It's nothing." Then he looked at Zhao Zhao with an increasingly strange look in his eyes.
"What on earth is wrong with you? You're so bold today! Staring at our little sweetheart without blinking. Aren't you afraid that the boss will beat you up?"
Fufeng ignored Nan Jia's teasing. He let out a deep sigh, looking as if he had suffered a great deal.
Finally, Zhuang Ming agreed to go with the man who claimed to be his mother's good friend. Fufeng, the Great Emperor of the Underworld who had come to clean up the mess, had nothing to do because of Liang Yueshu's last move. So he just continued to stare at Zhao Zhao and Su Yuan and sigh.
Nan Jia saw this and was afraid that this guy would act up and drag her down, so she walked away with her arms folded.
"Thank you both. If there's ever anything you need from me in the future, just ask. I will definitely do my best."
Su Yuan held Zhao Zhao's hand and naturally accepted the thanks. He thought that he really did have something to ask this man for an answer.
"Please come to Chunjiang at eight o'clock tomorrow morning, Mr. Jiang." Su Yuan cut off the mental message under the man's shocked gaze, then led Zhao Zhao away.