Yan Yan held the soft young girl in his arms, burying his head in her hair and taking a deep breath of her sweet milky scent.

He felt as though his body and soul had been redeemed.

After a while, he realized the carefree little one hadn’t even looked at him, fully engrossed in drinking fruit tea.

Unable to resist, he reached out and snatched the cup from her hand, scrutinizing the yellow-green fruit in it: "Is it really that good?"

Halfway through drinking her beverage, Yun Qiqi was displeased when it was taken from her: "Give it back!"

Yan Yan ignored her, took a sip through her straw, and commented, "It’s not that good."

Sour and sweet, and very cold.

He disdainfully shoved the fruit tea back into the young girl’s hand.

Yun Qiqi didn’t mind: "...You drank using my straw."

Yan Yan glanced at her, noticing her ears were now red.

With a scoffing laugh, he hooked the back of her head and lowered down to kiss her small mouth.

After a long while, he finally released her, his voice slightly hoarse: "I’ve already kissed your mouth, why be afraid of using the same straw?"

Sure enough, Yun Qiqi stayed silent, burying her head and quietly continuing to drink her fruit tea.

Yan Yan ruffled her hair: "Come home with me to the Yan Family after work, Gu Yixuan is coming tomorrow morning to check your health."

"Okay."

After work in the evening, Yun Qiqi got into the car with him, but after a while, she started feeling a bit tired.

To be precise, she had been somewhat tired these past few days, and as soon as she relaxed, her consciousness became drowsy.

Soon, she leaned on the man’s shoulder, sleeping heavily.

She didn’t wake up even when they reached the villa’s parking lot.

Yan Yan first called her softly a few times, but she didn’t wake up, causing his brows to furrow unconsciously.

He suspected she might be coming down with a cold or fever, as her spirits seemed off these past couple of days.

She also seemed somewhat out of sorts at the company.

He reached out to feel her forehead, but it was still cool to the touch. 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

In the end, he bent down, lifted her from the car’s back seat, and asked the driver to get a blanket from the car to cover her, then carried her into the elevator.

Since she hadn’t woken up, Yan Yan planned to let her sleep a bit longer and went straight to the bedroom without stopping in the living room.

By the time he came out of the shower and changed into his pajamas, Yun Qiqi had finally woken up.

She was a bit confused herself: "How did I fall asleep?"

"In the car, sleeping like a pig."

Yan Yan said as he turned to pour a cup of warm water for her.

Yun Qiqi looked at the cup of water, hesitating slightly as that strange feeling returned. She instinctively glanced at Yan Yan.

Perhaps just waking up, her brain felt sluggish, incapable of pondering why she felt that way. After pausing for a moment, she took the water and drank several gulps.

Yan Yan’s gaze darkened, not missing the fleeting wariness in her eyes.

What is Little Gua wary of...

Yun Qiqi was clearly thirsty, quickly finishing off the water and letting out a small hiccup before climbing out of bed, donning plush slippers, and planning to leave.

The man immediately raised an eyebrow: "Where to?"

The young girl didn’t look back as she walked out, saying, "Going to find Wang Ma. I fell asleep just now and didn’t greet her, so she probably doesn’t know I’m here."

Yan Yan: "..." Well, this little one is definitely hungry.

Yun Qiqi ate and drank her fill before bathing and going to sleep, but that night, lying in Yan Yan’s arms, she slept very restlessly.

Her consciousness felt particularly heavy, like it was being weighed down by something thick, preventing her from breathing freely.

Even breathing was difficult.