rector Zhao said made sense. Since he considered him a close friend, he had no reservations whatsoever. He picked up his pen and signed his name without hesitation.When Xu Wensheng signed his name on..."Hey! What's wrong Wake up!"

In the midst of chaos, Gu Chi felt a pair of tiny, tender hands patting his face. The exhausted Gu Chi suddenly raised his hand and grasped those little hands.

He slowly opened his eyes, which were blurry from being closed for too long due to dehydration, but he vaguely saw a little girl with two ponytails and a red princess dress squatting anxiously beside him.

"Oh, you're awake!"

Seeing him open his eyes, the little girl clapped her hands happily and smiled, her eyes crinkled into crescent moons.

Before she could enjoy herself for long, the little girl suddenly screamed.

Under the moonlight, several patches of blood not belonging to the princess's gown were clearly visible on her red dress.

Following the trail of blood, the little girl immediately saw the wound on Gu Chi's thigh.

"My God! So much blood. What happened to you How did you get so much blood!"

The little girl looked around warily and whispered in Gu Chi's ear, "Are you being chased by bad guys"

A warm breath hit Gu Chi's ear, and he was stunned looking at the little girl. He didn't expect her to believe him so much, without fear that he might be the bad guy.

Looking into the little girl's eyes, he instinctively reacted and answered, "Yes."

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid." The little girl patted her chest and assured Gu Zhi, "You don't have to be afraid when you meet me! I'll take you away, and I won't let bad people hurt you again!"

Gu Chi's heart inexplicably felt a sense of calm. He stared blankly as the little girl, in her crimson attire, bustled around him.

Although he had been without food and water for a long time, was already quite dehydrated, his weight was clearly too much for a young girl of similar age to bear.

The little girl was a bit strained, staggering and carrying Gu Chi on her back.

The immense weight crashed down, nearly pinning the two people to the ground. The little girl gradually steadied her steps and walked forward.

This road was very long, so long that Gu Chi almost thought it had no end.

He still felt like he was going to die here, but every time, just when he thought he could finally close his eyes, the girl beside him, burdened as she was, would chatter away in his ear non-stop.

"Hey, don't sleep, okay I...I could tell you a story Or sing you a song"

There was a girl, she was a little willful, and she was also a bit arrogant...

"You're being too loud." Gu Chi spoke weakly, his patience wearing thin.

The little girl seemed immune to Gu Chi's occasional scolding, delighting in making him happy and preventing him from sleeping, fearing he would fall asleep and never wake up again.

Looking at the little girl chattering away, Gu Chi, although complaining on the surface, thought to himself that after finding his grandfather and the others, he must absolutely keep this little girl. If she left, no matter how far apart they were, he would definitely find her again.

He wanted to repay her.

"What's your name" Gu Chi suddenly asked.

"Me" The little girl turned her head to glance at Xiao Guchi, just about to speak, but suddenly, they saw headlights in front of them.

The little girl was instantly excited.

"A car! A car is great! You're saved, brother!"

Next, Gu Chi's memory was too weak and became very blurry.

But he knew that the car had brought him to the hospital. When he woke up, his grandfather thanked the driver. But when he asked about the little girl who had carried him over, the driver just said that the little girl had hurried home after sending him to the hospital.

From then on, he could never find her again.

……

In the villa, Gu Chi sat on the balcony, lost in thought about what had happened ten years ago.

Until Yang Zu's text message interrupted his thoughts, saying that he had already transferred 40 million yuan to Lin Xiaoru's account.

Thinking of Lin Xiaoru, Gu Chi suddenly lost interest in reminiscing further.

For the past ten years, he has had nightmares every day and night, dreaming of being kidnapped ten years ago.

That kind of despair and fear, like taking root and sprouting in his heart, couldn't be shaken off.

And every time, in the darkest hour of his nightmare, he would hear that crisp voice— and pretend to be puzzled as she asked: "Gu Wangge, what's wrong Why are you so angry"Looking at Sophie's scheming and manipulative demeanor, Gu Wang had already lost all reason.Without a word, he sl...