Orange Quiet Forest walked out of the company and was on her way home.
“Ah, I’ll go back and play 101. I have an early eight tomorrow.”
Quiet Forest found singing surprisingly fun.
The two teachers who helped with the arrangement tonight were also very nice, pointing out how to articulate the lyrics and control her breath.
With this kind of progress, it should work out, right?
She planned to buy some snacks while waiting for the person her mother had arranged to pick her up.
Mother always said that Orange Quiet Forest walking by the roadside was like a piece of gold with its own spotlight, constantly being eyed by others.
Since childhood, because of Quiet Forest’s appearance, her mother had made her pay attention to her safety.
So, Madam Orange Peach only complained about Quiet Forest not going to school; she never said things like “go out and have more fun.”
She actually thought it was quite good for her daughter to just stay home on vacation and play games.
The Orange family branch was also wealthy.
With Quiet Forest’s good looks, she was really easy prey.
And Quiet Forest’s personality was a bit careless and not meticulous enough.
Orange Peach was terrified that one day she might be tricked or kidnapped.
Then, as she was walking out the door after settling the bill, a little child stood in front of her.
Her face was round, with deep blue straight hair past her shoulders.
The ends of her hair swayed gently with the slight shaking of her small head.
She wore a clean white shirt, with a deep black pinafore dress over it.
In Quiet Forest’s memory, it was the uniform of a certain middle school in this area.
She looks so tiny…
Quiet Forest mentally measured her.
This height, at most, would only reach her chest, right?
Probably a kid who just started the first year of middle school?
The little girl was looking up, her large, distinct black and white eyes fixed on Quiet Forest without blinking.
Being stared at by such a cute creature, Quiet Forest’s heart instantly softened.
She crouched down, bringing her gaze level with the girl’s, and unconsciously softened her voice by eight degrees.
Wow… so cute.
She’ll definitely be a top-tier beauty when she grows up.
“What’s wrong? Do you need help with something?”
The little girl’s mouth opened slightly.
“Mmm… Big sister, can you help me?”
“Of course.”
“Thank you, big sister.”
The little girl extended two fingers and gently pinched a corner of Quiet Forest’s sleeve.
The movement was as light as a butterfly landing on a petal, as if afraid of wrinkling her clothes, yet also like clutching a lifeline, unwilling to let go.
“Oh, okay.”
Quiet Forest let herself be led, walking towards the direction with the brightest lights.
Quiet Forest even specifically sent her driver a location pin, asking her to wait upon arrival.
The location was just a precaution.
What kind of trouble could such a cute little girl cause?
After all, she’s only in her first year of middle school, and her height only reaches around Quiet Forest’s chest.
Her steps were very small, forcing Quiet Forest to slow down and patiently follow behind her, like a big cat guarding a cub.
Heh heh, who says it’s not a big kitty leading a little kitty.
You’ll find out soon enough, kitty.
Soon, Quiet Forest was led by her to a high-end apartment building.
The little girl skillfully passed through fingerprint and facial recognition, entering the first-floor lobby that resembled a five-star hotel lobby.
The front desk staff smiled and greeted her, clearly a regular resident here.
Then, she took out what looked like a very high-end access card and swiped open the elevator door.
Beep—
The elevator door slid open slowly, revealing its mirror-like interior walls.
Although Quiet Forest’s family also lived in a small villa in a wealthy area, this was her first time experiencing such a futuristic, high-tech living environment.
Hmm…
But, why does it feel a bit familiar?
Quiet Forest rarely visited such high-end apartments.
This area was packed with TV stations, various entertainment companies, and fashion brands.
At night, the lights were dazzling and dizzying.
But, the building’s outline still felt familiar.
Ah, right, right.
I remember now.
Isn’t this the high-end apartment I was about to enter before, but ended up going home instead?
Later, afraid of disturbing them, Madam Orange Peach sent the other party a message and went back.
Ah, no, no.
This little girl… why does she also have deep blue hair?
Quiet Forest had a bad premonition.
But, since she had already agreed, she couldn’t just back out and run away now that they were already in the elevator, could she?
Quiet Forest was a person of principle.
If you promise something to a child, you have to follow through, otherwise it’s bad for the child’s education, meow meow.
Since this was a well-known high-end apartment with guaranteed safety and service, there shouldn’t be any life-threatening danger, right?
Quiet Forest sent a new location pin to both the driver and Madam Orange Peach.
This was Madam Orange Peach’s teaching.
“I’m going to a friend’s house to play, meow meow. (ฅ´ω`ฅ)”
After receiving her mother’s reply, Quiet Forest followed the girl to the top floor.
The elevator doors opened.
Through the corridor’s floor-to-ceiling windows, the entire city’s nightscape unfolded before her eyes like a flowing painting, completely unobstructed.
This perspective of looking down upon the world… it looked really expensive.
Even though her family had money, money wasn’t to be spent recklessly.
Quiet Forest’s spending habits were still quite normal.
At most, just a little higher than the average person.
The little girl took out a key card and a physical key, unlocked the double locks, and pushed open the heavy security door.
“Please come in.”
The first thing that caught her eye was a spacious semi-open living room.
Unlike the dazzling neon sea outside the window, the indoor lighting was very dim, with only a few warm yellow ambient lights on.
Many star-shaped decorative lights hung on the walls, emitting a faint glow, creating a tranquil atmosphere as if one were in the middle of the galaxy.
It was breathtakingly beautiful.
Looking at the little girl who was silently changing her shoes, Quiet Forest asked softly.
“Is this your home? It’s so beautiful.”
“Yes. These decorations were put up by my sister because she likes stars.”
“Sister?”
Quiet Forest was taken aback.
“Where is your sister?”
The little girl didn’t answer.
She just gently took Quiet Forest’s hand and led her through that sea of stars, towards a room deep in the hallway.
Then, Quiet Forest’s premonition came true.
In a dark, large room, lying there was—
Her current teammate.
Her giri daughter.
Kunomi Umi.
The time wasn’t exactly early, but it wasn’t late at night yet either, clearly not a normal sleeping hour.
Umi was curled up under the blankets, her cheeks flushed with an abnormal redness, her brows tightly knit as if she was enduring some pain.
Seems like she has a fever.
Quiet Forest stood by the bedside, looking at that face that was usually always lowered and expressionless, now appearing especially fragile due to the high fever.
Quiet Forest tried to recall if Kunomi Umi had shown any signs of abnormality during the day.
Couldn’t tell, to be honest.
She was originally a person of few words.
If the teacher asked her to do some training, she would do it.
If there was something she didn’t understand, she would gather her courage to ask.
But that was about it.
Cao Qian Ju would often talk to her, right? The atmosphere between the two wasn’t bad.
And that equally quiet, fox-like beauty, Jing He Xuanyiang, was always silently by Umi’s side.
Was it because of her small animal trait? Something that triggered people’s protective instincts?
At the very least, in terms of becoming the center of everyone’s attention, she had succeeded as the leader.