After Descending the Mountain, Seven Big Brothers Spoil Me - Chapter 780

Chapter 780: Daddy’s Here
After Xi Mo finished his call, he noticed the little girl puffing out her cheeks, resembling a pufferfish. He raised his hand to pat her head, but Zhouzhou suddenly dodged away.

She stomped her chubby foot in frustration. “Hmph! No one believes me! I’m definitely going to catch the big bad guy and show you all!”

With that, she walked over to the gully, continuing her investigation, determined to find some clues. Unfortunately, it seemed too much time had passed, and any trace of the aura had long dissipated; even her little compass couldn’t pick up anything.

How frustrating!

Zhouzhou felt a bit despondent, smacking her forehead in defeat. She felt so useless.

Seeing this, Xi Mo approached her. Just as he was about to offer some words of comfort, Zhouzhou suddenly stood up with a flourish, hands on her chubby hips, declaring, “Uncle, I’m definitely going to catch the bad guy!”

Looking at her face, there was no trace of disappointment left. Perhaps she had been down for a moment, but now she was back to her usual spirited self.

Xi Mo couldn’t help but chuckle softly. He realized he had underestimated Zhouzhou’s resilience. She was quite capable.

Zhouzhou felt rejuvenated. Her formidable older sister was also very impressive, and with more experience than her, maybe she could indeed discover something.

With that thought, her anger melted away. Still, she made a note in her little notebook about their doubts. Hmph. She was quite vengeful.

Wen Jing arrived quickly, accompanied by Ye Lingfeng. When they got there, Zhouzhou had just finished her training and was about to go eat. Hearing footsteps, she suddenly froze.

Her little head whipped around, and upon seeing Ye Lingfeng, her eyes sparkled with excitement. “Daddy!”

Without hesitation, she sprinted towards him, wrapping her arms around his legs and bouncing up and down with joy. “Daddy! Daddy!”

The little girl’s soft voice instantly melted Ye Lingfeng’s heart. He reached down and pinched Zhouzhou’s little belly, smiling, “Here I am.”

“Hehehe.” Zhouzhou looked up at him, hugging his leg tightly, grinning like a fool.

Ye Lingfeng couldn’t help but smile.

However, when his gaze dropped, his smile instantly disappeared. Zhouzhou was covered in blood, her wounds pale as though soaked in water, and her hair was somewhat damp.

Ye Lingfeng’s brow furrowed deeply. He bent down, picked up Zhouzhou, and examined her wounds. His initial worry was confirmed.

He pressed his lips tightly together, unfastened his clothes, wrapped Zhouzhou up, and asked, “Where’s your room?”

Zhouzhou pointed in a direction.

Ye Lingfeng strode in that direction, with Wen Jing hurrying to keep up.

When Xi Mo saw this, he remained silent and did not follow, leaving the father and daughter alone for a while.

Once inside the room, Ye Lingfeng began drying Zhouzhou’s hair with a hairdryer, his brow tightly knitted. He said softly, “From now on, dry your hair before coming out.”

“Mm-hmm.” Zhouzhou sat on his lap, nodding, seeming not to care about her injuries, and kept smiling at him like a simpleton.

As her hair dried, Ye Lingfeng handed Zhouzhou over to Wen Jing, asking her to change Zhouzhou into a new outfit.

When Wen Jing saw Zhouzhou’s body covered in pale, swollen wounds, her eyes widened in surprise. She immediately understood why Ye Lingfeng had been so distressed.

It was commendable that he had managed to stay composed and not explode.

Wen Jing sighed as she looked at the grinning Zhouzhou, rubbing her head gently. “Why are you grinning like a little dummy?”

Hearing this, Zhouzhou pouted and said, “I’m not a dummy; I’m a smart cookie.”

Wen Jing couldn’t help but laugh. “Alright, alright, you’re the smartest.”

Zhouzhou proudly lifted her chin.

Recalling something, she said triumphantly, “Sister Marvelous, I’m really good at holding my breath now.”

“Just now, Uncle threw me into the water and wouldn’t let me come up. I managed to hold my breath for five minutes!”

As she spoke, Zhouzhou placed her hands on her hips, filled with pride.

Listening to this, Wen Jing felt both amused and heartbroken. She pulled the little Chubby Girl closer and gently applied medicine. “Why did you go into the water with these injuries?”

“Well,” Zhouzhou said, “Uncle said I can’t always be fine when I go into the water. If I can hold on while injured, that’s impressive.”

“So, we play games in the morning and hold our breath in the water in the afternoon.”

“But Uncle said I’m still not up to standard, that my time is too short. He’ll take me to practice holding my breath in seawater in the future.”

“Sister Marvelous, what’s the difference between faucet water and seawater?”

After Wen Jing finished treating one side, Zhouzhou quickly turned to the other side, curiously watching her with her little feet up.

Wen Jing sighed inwardly. Extreme training was meant to condition reactions in various harsh situations. The Fourth Bureau had even tougher training, but Zhouzhou had never been exposed to this type of training before.

Because the boss was reluctant, they were also unwilling to see Zhouzhou suffer. But if she wanted to remain in the Fourth Bureau and participate in missions, she couldn’t escape this step.

Wen Jing explained, “Seawater has lower oxygen content and is more challenging. Also,” she said, looking at Zhouzhou’s wounds with pity, “seawater contains salt, which can sting when it gets into wounds.”

“Oh, I see.”

Zhouzhou’s mouth dropped open in surprise, her brows furrowed thoughtfully. “Are there fish in the sea?”

“Of course, why do you ask?”

Zhouzhou grinned and said, “Holding my breath is boring. I just want something to do. I caught two fish just now, and Uncle said he’d give me extra food. If there are fish in the sea, I’ll catch more to eat.”

As she spoke, the little chubby girl couldn’t help but wipe her mouth and lick her lips.

Wen Jing: “…”

This little glutton.

Her earlier concern evaporated instantly.

She couldn’t help but smile at Zhouzhou, suddenly realizing that she couldn’t treat Zhouzhou like other kids.

Otherwise, what normal child would be thrown into the water, not cry, but think about catching fish?

Wen Jing smiled, and her earlier sadness disappeared.

“Alright.” She quickly finished applying the medicine and helped Zhouzhou get dressed.

Zhouzhou bounced off the bed, opened the door, and peeked out, smiling brightly when she saw the people standing at the door.

“Daddy!”

Ye Lingfeng looked over, smiling lightly, and extended his hand. “Let’s go eat first.”

“Mm-hmm!” Zhouzhou nodded vigorously, eagerly taking his hand and leading him to the dining hall.

She boasted to everyone she saw along the way, loudly declaring that this was her father.

Seeing their admiring gazes, the little chubby girl was immensely proud.

Her father was the best!

Entering the dining hall, Zhouzhou immediately spotted Xi Mo and waved energetically.

Ye Lingfeng also looked over.

Their eyes met.

Ye Lingfeng’s lips curled into a cold smile as he spoke in a deep voice, “Do you wanna have a fight?”