Zuo Yang happily bounced in place several times.
“Wow! Mo Qingyan, look! This is Feng Lin! You’re saved! You’re going to get better!”
The youth called “Feng Lin” suddenly stopped struggling.
A rare trace of confusion and bewilderment flashed through those fierce eyes.
Feng Lin…
How long had it been since someone called him by this name? So long that he had almost forgotten it himself.
Yet this shorty bouncing around like a little rabbit had called out his full name.
How was this possible?
Feng Lin was certain he didn’t know this shorty at all.
No, it should be said that in this world, aside from his grandmother, no one else should know his name.
But grandmother never called him by his full name – she always called him Linlin.
Thinking of this, Feng Lin roared: “Shorty, who are you!”
Zuo Yang’s smile instantly froze: “…”
Shorty… shorty…
Sho…r…ty…
These three words echoed incessantly in Zuo Yang’s ears like a demonic chant.
Zuo Yang was stunned, thinking she must be hearing things. She tilted her head, pouted her small mouth, and blinked her eyes as she looked at Mo Qingyan: Did he just call me shorty?
Mo Qingyan facepalmed.
The young girl was innocent and lively, with only one sore spot – she hated being called shorty.
Mo Qingyan pulled Zuo Yang into his embrace, letting her sit on his lap as he gently comforted her: “You’re not short. My little one is just perfect – this is called being cute.”
Zuo Yang’s height had been stuck at 158cm for many years. After chugging milk like crazy, she actually grew 2cm taller, but then… that was it.
Because she stopped growing after that.
Actually, the young girl was small everywhere.
Small arms and small hands, her face was tiny too, her nose and mouth were both small, but all were incredibly adorable!
Perhaps from drinking too much milk, her body carried a milky, sweet fragrance.
Even her voice was a small, milky tone, and her whole person was soft and cuddly.
One glance at her would melt your heart with cuteness.
Wherever she went, she would be mistaken for a child, always receiving incredibly affectionate looks from elderly folks.
“I’m not short… I’m still going to grow taller…” the young girl said without much conviction.
After speaking, she pulled another bottle of milk from her pocket and started chugging it furiously.
She would transform her grief into milk desire! No one could stop her!
Mo Qingyan affectionately patted the young girl’s head. When he lifted his gaze to Feng Lin, the warmth in his eyes instantly vanished, his voice turning cold and harsh as he addressed Yu Ning: “Take him away.”
Since his little one had confirmed it, there was no need to stay in this godforsaken place any longer.
“Yes, President.” Yu Ning responded, then ordered his subordinates: “Keep him secured, take him away!”
This was a genuine young wolf cub – to capture him, his subordinates had gotten their faces messed up.
Not only were their hands bitten bloody, but their faces were also scratched up.
“Let me go! Who are you people!” Feng Lin began struggling desperately again, more fiercely than before.
Yu Ning quickly called over several more subordinates.
After Zuo Yang quickly finished chugging a bottle of milk, she let out a milk burp and suddenly remembered something.
Although she was angry and didn’t want to talk to someone who called her shorty, when she thought about how Feng Lin in her dreams was actually a good youth, she decided to let it go. She, as the adult, wouldn’t hold it against a child.
“Yu Ning, when you captured Feng Lin, did you see an elderly woman? That’s Feng Lin’s grandmother. Let’s take both grandmother and grandson back with us.”
The youth was stunned again.
This shorty even knew about grandmother?
Yu Ning thought for a moment: “There does seem to be someone like that.”
He and his subordinates had found Feng Lin in a dilapidated bridge underpass.
At first, they hadn’t realized anyone was there because a large pile of garbage was blocking the entrance.
Just as they were about to leave, a series of urgent coughs came from inside, leading them to discover the person.
Yu Ning remembered clearly—when they moved the garbage aside, they saw this young wolf cub glaring fiercely at them, his thin arms spread wide to protect an elderly woman lying behind him.
Yu Ning later realized that the pile of garbage was actually a deliberate decoy set up by the boy, both to protect himself and the old woman.
As for the scene inside the bridge underpass, he truly didn’t know how to describe it.
It was nowhere fit for human habitation—worse than a doghouse, not even suitable for dogs.
In the end, Yu Ning only had his subordinates take the boy away.
Though it took considerable effort.
“Be careful when bringing the old woman here. She’s in poor health, don’t startle her,” Zuo Yang reminded.
Yu Ning: “…”
Startling her probably wasn’t an issue—he had inadvertently observed the old woman’s condition earlier. She just lay there, seemingly barely conscious.
If not for the occasional coughs, he would have thought she was already gone.
“Don’t worry, Miss. I know what to do.”
Now that he knew this wolf cub could save the CEO, he would naturally handle the boy’s grandmother with care.
Thus, Yu Ning left again with his team.
Zuo Yang looked at the silenced boy and ultimately softened.
She stepped out of Mo Qingyan’s embrace, slipped her small hands into her pockets, and stood beside Mo Qingyan while observing Feng Lin.
“Feng Lin, you’re surprised about how I know your name and about your grandmother, aren’t you?”
The girl’s voice was more melodious than wind chimes. Feng Lin kept his head lowered in silence.
“Well, I can’t explain too much right now. Just know one thing—we’re not bad people. We won’t harm you or your grandmother, and we’ll take you away from here. Your grandmother is unwell and needs treatment.”
Feng Lin frowned. Why did this shorty know everything?
“As for why we came looking for you? Feng Lin, you should be aware of a certain poison. Once this poison enters the human body, it causes complete loss of senses, the ability to walk, and ultimately turns the victim into a helpless invalid who dies in agony. This poison comes from your Feng family, doesn’t it?”
After these words, the gaunt boy couldn’t help trembling.
Why would this shorty know about the Feng family?
The Feng family had met with disaster years ago, with only him and his grandmother managing to escape.
Since then, they had been hiding in these Slums.
Though this place was a living hell, it served as an excellent hiding spot.
Because if their survival was discovered, the consequences would be unthinkable.
Watching the silent boy, Zuo Yang continued: “Though I don’t know your circumstances, my Mo Qingyan has been poisoned by your Feng family’s toxin. Since you’re from the Feng family, shouldn’t you take responsibility?”
“What?!” Hearing this, Feng Lin jerked his head up.
The boy finally looked seriously at the distinguished man in the wheelchair beside the shorty.
The man’s face was alarmingly pale, yet his features were extraordinarily handsome.
Feng Lin’s gaze shifted to the man’s legs.
After a moment of silence.
“May I check his pulse?”
“Then you have to promise not to bite anyone,” Zuo Yang said with a laugh.
Feng Lin: “…”
He only bit people to protect himself—it wasn’t like he had some innate urge to bite. He wasn’t a dog.
But looking into the shorty’s clear, guileless eyes, he suddenly lost the will to retort. Turning his face away awkwardly, he muttered, “I won’t bite. I, mmm—”
Before he could finish speaking, something was slipped into his mouth.
In an instant, his mouth filled with a clean, refreshing sweetness.
It was candy—a sweetness he hadn’t tasted in so, so long.
Feng Lin’s eyes reddened all at once.