In a corner of the dormitory of Nancheng Orphanage, a little girl who looked about four years old was surrounded by other children.
The little girl's hair was in a complete mess. She clutched a cold steamed bun tightly and tried to hide it in her arms.
"If you dare to run out again next time when there are adoptive parents coming, we'll beat you to death! You're not allowed to eat today. Consider this a lesson!"
Among the children surrounding the girl, a slightly older boy pointed at the girl's nose and threatened her.
At the boy's order, the other children swarmed forward and snatched the steamed bun from the girl's hand forcefully.
The boy took the snatched - up bun and threw it on the ground, stomping on it several times. Still feeling angry, he grabbed the girl's hair and banged her head against the corner of the wall a few times until the girl let out a pained groan.
"Humph, I'll spare you for today. Let's go!"
The girl closed her eyes, hugged her arms, and sobbed softly. Her sobs gradually grew weaker, and after a while, there was no sound at all. It seemed that she had completely fainted.
When she opened her eyes again, the girl still had red and swollen eye - sockets, but her eyes had completely changed.
Miaomiao looked blankly at the strange surroundings in front of her. She blinked her eyes and reached up to scratch her hair.
Strange. Why had her body been changed?
There was no internal energy, her veins were stagnant, her strength was very small, and her flexibility, softness, and bones were not even one - thousandth of what they used to be. She looked only about four years old.
Wasn't she just at the martial - arts competition site? Where was this? What was going on? Where was Daddy?
No, she had to find Daddy!
Miaomiao suddenly stood up and stumbled outside. Turning left and right, she relied on her intuition to run out of the orphanage. Standing beside the road, she was at a loss.
Tall buildings, cars, and motorcycles. These strange words suddenly flashed through her mind.
She clearly didn't know any of these things, but she could accurately name them.
What on earth had happened?
The completely strange world made Miaomiao a bit flustered. She scurried around like a headless chicken in the bustling city, trying to find the figure she relied on most in the crowd.
"Little friend? What are you doing here alone?"
Miaomiao slowly turned her head. Behind her, a somewhat stocky man with an honest - looking face was smiling at her.
"I'm looking for Daddy," the little girl replied seriously, blinking her eyes.
"Ah, then let Uncle take you to find him, okay?" The man smiled kindly, walked slowly up to Miaomiao, and held out his hand.
"Uncle knows where my Daddy is?" Miaomiao's eyes lit up, and she asked excitedly.
"Uncle of course knows. Come with Uncle then."
"Okay!"
Miaomiao widened her smile and placed her little hand in the man's palm with a naive and innocent look.
The man stood up, looked at the innocent child, and smiled contentedly. He waved to his companions to signal. Four or five men and women gradually approached them, observing the surroundings discreetly.
"Get in the car, Uncle will take you to find your Dad."
Miaomiao looked curiously at the white minivan in front of her. She knew this big iron box was called a car, but she had no idea what it was!
Seeing that the little girl was standing still, the man got a bit impatient. He picked Miaomiao up from the ground and was about to take her into the car.
"What are you doing!" A loud shout suddenly came from the square, and a tall and straight figure rushed out of the crowd.
Hearing the familiar voice, Miaomiao suddenly turned her head. After seeing who was speaking, her somewhat dull eyes suddenly burst with excited light.
A high - bridged nose, thin lips, skin so white that it reflected light, a pair of phoenix - like eyes slightly slanting upwards, and the gold - framed glasses adding a bit of gentle and scholarly air.
The same appearance, the same temperament, and the same little habit of raising his eyebrows when speaking. It was definitely Daddy!
But why was Daddy's clothes so strange?
Ah, no, everyone here dressed strangely.
Eh? No, too. The body and hair were given by the parents. How could Daddy cut his hair so short?!
Forget it. It didn't matter. Daddy was still Daddy. Even if he had become a bit strange, he was still Daddy.
"Daddy!~"
Miaomiao stretched out her arms, showed a bright smile, and opened her arms towards the man, asking to be hugged.
"Miaomiao!" Lin Yao quickened his steps and reached out his hand to take Miaomiao, but the man holding Miaomiao easily dodged him.
"What do you want? Do you still want to snatch a child in broad daylight?"
The man shouted and looked at Lin Yao warily. Hearing this, a group of men and women quickly got out of the minivan.
The commotion here was quite big, and many passers - by were attracted and watched from afar.
Lin Yao's look at the man gradually turned cold.
On his territory, there were still human traffickers so rampant, and they even dared to abduct his daughter?
Ten minutes ago, Lin Yao woke up in his office. When he opened his eyes, he saw the calendar on the table showing August 10th, 2010.
At first, Lin Yao thought it was someone's prank and got extremely angry. But when he received a call from his assistant reporting his schedule and saw the actions of the people around him, he was stunned.
The time, the place, and the actions of the people around him. All things were exactly the same as in his previous life.
He clearly remembered that it was on this day that his daughter was abducted by human traffickers. Although his daughter was successfully rescued in the end, she had suffered a lot of injuries.
Thinking of this, Lin Yao quickly called his assistant to arrange for the police to be alerted and rushed to the place where his daughter was abducted.
Fortunately, he had arrived in time. As long as he was there, his daughter would be safe.
Lin Yao couldn't tell if he was awake or in a dream. Even if everything was an illusion, he couldn't bear to see his daughter get hurt at all!
"Everyone come and have a look! This man is snatching a child in the street!"
Seeing that Lin Yao refused to let go of Miaomiao, a woman who was in the same group as the human traffickers rolled her eyes, sat on the ground, and wailed and made a ruckus, acting like a shrewd rural woman to perfection.
Miaomiao was now full of Daddy in her heart and eyes. She just wanted to get closer to Daddy and completely ignored the commotion around her.
From the on - looking crowd, a man with a rat - like face slowly approached Lin Yao. He patted Lin Yao on the shoulder and said, "I saw this man leading this little girl all the time. Brother, did you make a mistake?"
"I've called the police. We'll know whose child this is when the police come," Lin Yao sneered. These human traffickers really had strong nerves. They wouldn't shed a tear until they saw their coffin.
Hearing about the police, the human traffickers obviously panicked a lot. They exchanged glances and were about to get in the car with Miaomiao and stop entanglement.
Seeing this, Lin Yao quickly stepped forward to stop them. Suddenly, he felt a sharp pain on the back of his hand, and blood gushed out immediately. He turned his head and saw the sinister smile of the rat - faced man. Lin Yao squinted his eyes slightly and was about to teach the man a lesson, but unexpectedly, Miaomiao acted first.
Daddy was bleeding? Daddy was hurt?
There was a hidden weapon!
Miaomiao's usually slow mind suddenly sped up. When it came to her father, she was smarter than anyone else.
Next, the on - looking crowd watched in stunned silence as the originally cute and somewhat silly little girl suddenly wriggled out of the human trafficker's arms like an eel, rushed towards the man who had hurt Lin Yao, and reached out to press on the man's elbow.
The man only felt his whole arm go numb, and the blade flew out. Before he could recover from the numbness and weakness of his arm, a small palm slapped hard on his face.
And the little girl, the "culprit", stared at the man with big eyes, puffed out her cheeks, and angrily shouted, "You're not allowed to hurt my Daddy!!"