It seems that the villain is targeting me.

Chen Xiaoya nodded and took the schoolbag.

Her deskmate left in a hurry, and she was the only one left in the stairwell.

Chen Xiaoya first checked the knot used to tie the person up to make sure it was strong enough, and then he stood a little further away with his schoolbag.

She was still wary: what happened to Chen Zhengkang was too strange. She couldn't believe that a person who was committing a crime would fall into a coma... or fall asleep for no reason.

Chen Xiaoya tried to come up with some scientific explanation: He was suffering from some unknown disease, and the kick he had just given him had knocked him unconscious, and someone had pricked him with an anesthetic needle from a watch...

All kinds of messy thoughts were running through Chen Xiaoya's mind, and he struggled for a long time before finally giving up.

She sighed. At least it wasn't the worst outcome.

At this moment, she suddenly heard faint rustling sounds coming from all around her.

Chen Xiaoya turned her head and looked in that direction - something seemed to be moving in the darkness, and her breath was held - she was not mistaken, there was indeed a living creature slowly walking towards her.

Those bright and round pupils stared at her silently in the shadows, and there was not even a sound when they stepped on the ground...

"Meow..."

A cat emerged from the shadows of the stairwell.

Chen Xiaoya's heart was relieved again: it turned out to be a cat.

She had been hearing the sound of a cat's meowing since a while ago, and thought it must be this one.

But this cat seems familiar.

Chen Xiaoya hesitantly reached out her hand to it. The latter wagged its tail and walked towards her slowly, so well-behaved that it didn't seem like a wild cat.

The little boy always felt that he must have seen it somewhere.

The cat is white all over, but its paws and tail are dotted with uneven patches of color, and it looks very... ugly.

Ah, she remembered, this looked very much like the fat cat named No. 4 that Xiao Niao raised.

Chen Xiaoya can still recall the scene when Xiaoniao put the cat in his backpack and took it on the train - Xiaoniao seemed to take this guy with him wherever he went, and sometimes he would even hold it and talk to himself.

How did it get here? Chen Xiaoya hesitantly reached out and stroked the cat's back. Hmm, didn't Xiaoniao say that he had left it at a friend's house?

Speaking of which, ever since she stepped into the stairwell, she had been hearing a sharp cat meow, as if Number Four was warning her.

When Chen Zhengkang had an attack before, it also squatted silently in the corner of the stairwell, observing the development of the situation.

"...Yes," she said as if possessed by some strange force, "was it Xiao Niao who asked you to come..."

Cat number four tilted its head back and gazed lovingly at the little boy in front of it with its big, clear eyes.

It meowed, as if saying: I don’t understand what you are saying because I’m just a little kitten.

No, that's not right.

Chen Xiaoya shook his head vigorously, feeling that he was being a little ridiculous.

No matter how you look at it, this is a bit too outrageous... There should be a limit to your wild imagination. How could a cat do such a thing?

A series of hurried footsteps were heard in the distance.

Chen Xiaoya looked up and found that his deskmate was rushing towards him with the security guard and several teachers.

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When we arrived at the school, it was already completely dark.

Xiao Niao left in a hurry and picked up an umbrella from the umbrella rack at the entrance. She didn't have time to care about the doctor behind her. After giving a brief instruction, she went straight out the door.

The rented house was very close to the school, and she rushed there as fast as she could.

go with.

Xiao Niao saw flashing police cars at the school gate, and there were many more people in the teaching building.

The students were stopped outside and received an emergency notice that they were not allowed to go out or enter the teaching building tonight, and everyone had to return to the dormitory and wait.

"Hello, I'm Chen Xiaoya's...guardian," Xiao Niao explained to the officer guarding the door. "You guys called me just now."

After confirming her identity, the policeman led her into the teaching building.

Xiao Niao felt extremely anxious.

It's a common dread for everyone: You're at home, thinking it's just another normal day, and suddenly the phone rings, and someone says, "Excuse me, are you someone from XXX's family?"

Xiao Niao received such a call when she was fourteen years old. Two days later, she was standing in the funeral home attending her parents' funeral.

She was filled with fear.

She didn't think about anything when she pushed open the door, it was just an instinctive movement. But it was the moment she actually saw Chen Xiaoya that she froze in place as if she was frozen.

There were many school leaders around, as well as police and school security personnel. Several teachers who stayed in school gathered together with lingering fears, discussing what had just happened.

This is the first-grade teacher's office. Due to the emergency situation, the two high school students involved were temporarily placed here.

There were too many people crammed into the narrow room, but Xiao Niao's eyes searched the crowd, looking for that familiar, stubborn figure.

She just sat there, at her workstation, a blanket draped over her shoulders, staring blankly at the table.

She appeared to be unharmed.

A female police officer was accompanying the two frightened children, saying something comforting.

"Little boy."

Xiao Niao shouted, and she walked forward, feeling the turbulence of tension mixed with her breathing.

Her body moved before her brain, and she reached out her hand.

It wasn't until her fingertips touched the back of the child's warm head that she felt a sense of reality.

Chen Xiaoya's heart skipped a beat, her eyes blinked rapidly, and then she realized that she had fallen into a warm embrace.

She smelled the scent of shower gel in her guardian's arms, a faint fragrance warmed by body temperature, familiar yet unfamiliar. She was a little at a loss, and her brain became dizzy.

Xiao Niao's body temperature is higher than hers, and his fingers are always warm even in winter. She realized that the hand was cupped around her fragile neck, with a strong sense of comfort.

Even though he didn't look like the one who needed comforting.

Chen Xiaoya looked up at her and happened to catch a glimpse of fear in her eyes. She then realized that her guardian was concerned about her safety and was worried about it.

This was really bad—but her heart couldn't help but leap for joy.

But this was indeed an occasion where it was okay to act coquettishly, so Xiao Niao took the initiative to reach out and hold her in his arms. Even the people around him did not look at him strangely, but with kind understanding and sympathy.

If only this moment could last forever.

At least at this moment, this person belongs to her completely.

"...You scared me." She didn't know how long it was before she heard Xiao Niao speak in a muffled voice, "The police said you were almost kidnapped by criminals..."

"Are there any injuries on your body?"

Xiao Niao stepped back slightly and gently smoothed the messy fabric on Xiao Ya's shoulders and sleeves. "Why don't we go to the hospital? That would give you some peace of mind."

"No, that's not necessary..."

Chen Xiaoya's face turned a little red, and for a moment it seemed as if he couldn't even speak.

The classmate looked at her in confusion for a while, then interrupted her.

"No need to go to the hospital, Teacher Xiao, we're both fine," the little girl said clearly, "Don't worry, we're not injured at all."

If you insist on saying she was injured, it was just that she sprained her ankle. This guy is totally fine!

It was clearly a very simple sentence, but she hesitated for a long time and couldn't explain it clearly.

My desk mate couldn't help but complain in his heart: He was fine just now, why does he look so scared now?

Because she knew a little about Chen Xiaoya's situation, she did not seem surprised by the interaction between the two.

In the eyes of her deskmate, Xiao Niao was probably Chen Xiaoya's older sister or something like that - that's why she usually took care of her like that, and why she anxiously rushed to school as soon as danger happened.

It's the family members of the teaching staff, the little girl thought, oh, I also want to have a sister who teaches in the school...

At this moment, her parents had not arrived yet, and she was not allowed to go back to the dormitory alone, so she could only stay in the office and wait miserably with Chen Xiaoya.

Xiao Niao seemed to be somewhat concerned about what she said: "You are not injured at all? Um... Can you tell me about the situation at that time?"

"Oh, if it's uncomfortable, don't force it," she added.

After all, the other party is still a student, and just encountered this kind of thing in school, so it is normal that he doesn't want to recall it.

But I didn't expect that this girl had no psychological burden at all, and her mental state was very beautiful.

She was indeed very scared at first, but after she calmed down, she found that it was not that scary after all.

People are easily influenced by their surroundings, because Chen Xiaoya

Wei was very calm, so her fear of the criminals was unknowingly diluted a lot.

Plus, the other party ended his criminal career in such a confused way...

It's not shady at all, and it's even a little funny when I think back on it.

The little girl described in a few words what happened at that time, including Chen Zhengkang's unusual behavior.

"...So he fainted right away?"

Xiao Niao looked at the busy police not far away - the gangster who broke into the school was not there, but had been taken away by the police and locked up in the police station.

She lowered her eyes thoughtfully: This description really made it hard for her not to think of it as Xiaoya's...

"teacher."

Chen Xiaoya called her softly, his shoulders drooping, and he seemed a little depressed.

“…I want to go back.”

Her voice was muffled and she sounded aggrieved. "Can we leave now?"

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After some hesitation, she decided to keep the child with her.

After something like this happened, I definitely can't let her stay in the dormitory alone anymore.

Such a safety accident happened in the school, and it became inconvenient to go back to the teachers' apartment. After thinking about it, I decided to go to the doctor.

Xiao Niao borrowed a phone from a colleague in the office.

She first reported to Chen Xiaoyue that she was safe and then briefly explained the situation.

The doctor on the other end of the phone said: Okay, I understand. Please bring Chen Xiaoya with you. I will wait for you at home.

This is what it means to agree.

Xiao Niao took the little boy back to the dormitory to get some clothes to change into.

"...Actually, I can just go back to the dormitory," Chen Xiaoya, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly said on the way, "I can take care of myself."

"But I'm worried," Xiao Niao said, "I'll apply to the school. You can stay with me and the doctor for a while."

I don’t want to live with that annoying guy, Chen Xiaoya thought.

But Xiao Niao didn't give her a chance to argue and hit the board directly with a strong force.

Perhaps because he was very tired, Chen Xiaoya did not raise any more objections.

She obediently packed her luggage and followed the bird quietly.

It was already getting dark. Two people were walking one after the other. No one spoke. The light from the street lamps shone on their faces.

Suddenly, Chen Xiaoya spoke out of the blue.

"That criminal," she said, "is Chen Zhengkang."

He is her biological father.

The biological father who took away all the money and left her at home to fend for herself, and would rather throw all the money into the gambling table than let her have a full meal.

Chen Xiaoya said those words in a calm voice without any emotion.

Xiao Niao didn't say anything, just nodded slightly.

Ok.