After Descending the Mountain, Seven Big Brothers Spoil Me - Chapter 990

Chapter 990: Making Up
Once, he had tried everything in his power to escape the laboratory. But later on, the laboratory became his home.

At least here, he wasn’t treated as a freak, and he didn’t have to worry about the curious, judging glances of others.

As time passed, he slowly adapted to this life, and the helplessness he had felt when first entering human society faded away.

Because he had realized one thing: as long as you were powerful enough, no matter how strange you were, people would still accommodate you.

This kind of life was both comfortable and monotonous.

He had become nothing more than an emotionless research machine.

But Zhouzhou’s arrival injected new life into his previously dull existence.

She was lively and cute, and she brought a kind of mystic charm that none of the researchers could resist.

Most importantly, when she looked at him, she didn’t see a monster.

Her interactions with him were natural.

His heart, uncontrollably, began to feel things it had never felt before. For the first time, he had some hope for this world.

He liked being with her, studying her strange and bizarre talismans.

He wanted to help her, but… he messed it up.

That day, he had clearly felt her anger, something he had never experienced before.

No one had ever taught him how to comfort someone, how to apologize. All he could do was retreat into his shell again, just like before.

After all, this was how he had always lived.

But it was different this time.

Once he had tasted something interesting, returning to his monotonous world felt off.

It wasn’t until today, when she came to him, that his heart finally settled, and the awkward feelings disappeared.

But he didn’t know how to interact with her, so he just pretended to stay closed off.

However, he never expected that this little chubby girl would actually talk badly about him in front of him!

If it were anyone else, he would have sent them straight to their death with a single needle.

But for her, a strange joy surged in his heart.

It was bizarre.

He even wondered if he was too messed up. Or why would he be so happy after being scolded?

It wasn’t like what those books said!

Books always said people didn’t like being scolded.

But he was happy.

Because she wasn’t ignoring him.

Thinking about this, he decided to forget everything he had learned from books and speak his true thoughts.

He wanted to keep playing with her. He liked it. It was fun to be with her.

With that, his gaze grew more focused as he looked at Zhouzhou.

Zhouzhou also stared at him. Originally, she had planned to tease him more, but when she met his focused gaze, she saw that his pupils only contained her.

Suddenly, her heart felt tight, a little uncomfortable, and a bit painful.

He didn’t understand anything.

Fine, he’s a PhD, asking a little elementary school student like her for advice—she should feel lucky!

With that thought, Zhouzhou suddenly threw herself at him, pressing her little face against his, rubbing it a little.

“Alright, I’ll teach you. Big brother, we won’t fight anymore. From now on, you can call me big sister!” she said happily, shaking her head.

In the next moment, her ear was grabbed again.

Jing Bai’s slightly smiling voice rang out, “If you call me big brother, and I call you big sister, how does that make sense?”

Zhouzhou, clearly not having it, retorted, “We’ll go by our own rules. That’s how I am!”

For example, she and Chen Tuo, she called him ‘Stinky Little Brother,’ and he just called her ‘Master Zhou.’

Titles didn’t matter—what mattered was being happy!

But Jing Bai didn’t buy her argument. He shook his head and shot her a glance, “Let’s talk again when you’ve grown taller than me.”

Zhouzhou’s little face instantly drooped, and she shot him a glare, proudly sticking out her little belly. “Who are you looking down on! You’re not much taller than me. I’m Seven Meters Qin!”

After saying that, seeing that he was about to speak again, Zhouzhou glared at him once more and immediately pressed her little chubby hand over his mouth, threatening, “Big brother, if you want to keep playing with me, you’d better stop talking.”

She was really going to get angry!

Jing Bai thought about it for a moment, then nodded, a little more certain of something in his heart.

The little shorty couldn’t handle the truth.

Fine, since it was rare for someone to want to play with him, he’d let it slide.

Zhouzhou, unaware of his thoughts, nodded happily, her short legs kicking as she hopped down to the floor, dragging her chair over to sit beside him, looking at him curiously, “Big brother, what are you doing just now?”

Jing Bai explained briefly, and when Zhouzhou heard, her eyes lit up. “I want to play too!”

“Alright.”

The two of them, once again, fell into a rhythm like before. Zhouzhou assisted, helping with adjustments.

Their cooperation became increasingly seamless, and in just one day, they had made significant progress.

Meanwhile, Qin Ren looked at the book spread out on the desk, frowning.

So, was he being excluded now?

Heh, I knew it. Little cousin, you’re heartless, fickle, and a flirt!

Rolling his eyes, he stopped paying attention to Zhouzhou.

Instead, he looked down at the book, thought for a moment, then wrote up a test paper.

When he finished, he snorted and slowly tucked the paper away.

He decided that if his little cousin didn’t say something nice to cheer him up, he wasn’t going to show her the test paper.

Ye Lingfeng and the others were also watching the surveillance footage, and a sigh of relief escaped.

Zhao Xinghua couldn’t help but say, “I told you, it had to be Zhouzhou. That little girl of yours, she really wasn’t born in vain.”

She could fight, she was skilled in medicine, and she could even catch ghosts. How many people could she replace?

And all of this was thanks to his sharp eye back then when he selected Ye Lingfeng out of so many people. Otherwise, Zhouzhou might have been snatched away by someone else.

He had a natural advantage.

Thinking about this, Zhao Xinghua couldn’t help but feel proud.

Over the microphone, Ye Lingfeng could also hear the excitement in his tone and couldn’t help but snort, “Your daughter wasn’t born for me, she was born for you, huh?”

Zhao Xinghua laughed, “Don’t say that. She wasn’t born for me, she was born for the country!”

Hearing this, Ye Lingfeng had nothing to say.

He just clicked his tongue. As expected, someone who held an official position knew how to elevate things to a higher level.

“Back to the point,” Zhao Xinghua cleared his throat and said, “Look, Zhouzhou is short on money, and the people on the bounty list are worth a lot. What do you think? Should we have Zhouzhou clear out the top ten?”

After a moment, he added, “Of course, you’re excluded.”

The top ten people on the bounty list were all bad, except for Ye Lingfeng.

Ye Lingfeng had made it to the top and stayed there for years because he had taken care of so many evil people, and his many enemies had pushed him to the top spot.

When Zhao Xinghua said this, Ye Lingfeng couldn’t help but laugh coldly. He knocked on the desk, “You’re getting cocky now. Do you remember how old my daughter is?”

“Seven!” he continued angrily, “Do you even have a heart?!”

Clearly, Zhao Xinghua had prepared for this.

He smiled, “As the saying goes, it’s not about the height of the mountain, but whether there is an immortal spirit. It’s not about how big a person is, but whether they are capable. Zhouzhou has this ability. You should be happy for her, not hinder her development.”

“I think Jing Bai is right. Sometimes, you hold Zhouzhou back.”

Upon hearing this, Ye Lingfeng clenched his teeth, “What if something happens to Zhouzhou? It’s not that I’m overprotective, it’s you guys forcing her to grow too fast!”