Chapter 24: Star and Moon

"Dou Dou~, are you still there?"

Jiang Wenxin, sitting on the sofa, asked cautiously.

Tao Guangxia, sitting beside her, also nervously looked around.

Just then, a gust of wind suddenly arose in the room, slightly lifting the collars of their clothes.

Seeing this, the couple immediately wore excited smiles on their faces.

"Dou Dou is truly great."

Tao Guangxia praised, then turned his gaze to the television in front.

At that moment, Tom and Jerry was playing on the TV, but this cartoon had been airing for several days, so Tao Guangxia said, "Dou Dou, do you want Dad to change the cartoon for you?"

"What nonsense are you saying? You can't hear Dou Dou speak anyway," Jiang Wenxin said.

Hearing this, Tao Guangxia sighed, then seemed to remember something, stood up, walked into the room, and quickly came out with two sheets of paper.

Jiang Wenxin was somewhat curious about what he intended to do, but she saw Tao Guangxia place the two sheets on the table, then write "Change Channel" and "Don't Change Channel" on them respectively.

"This character means 'change', this character means 'channel'..."

Although he couldn't see his daughter, Tao Guangxia still taught her with a serious expression.

Then he placed the two sheets of paper, one at each end of the coffee table.

"If you want to change the channel, blow up the paper on the left; if you don't want to change, blow up the paper on the right..."

His words had barely fallen when a gentle breeze blew the paper on the left into the air, then it swayed gently and fell down.

"Wow, husband, you are truly clever."

Seeing this, Jiang Wenxin said somewhat excitedly.

Although this method was simple, it was very effective; this way, they could communicate simply with Dou Dou through this method.

Another cold wind suddenly arose, circling around the bodies of the two, and they seemed to hear Dou Dou's joyful laughter...

Tao Guangxia changed the cartoon for Dou Dou and put down the remote control.

Then he asked Jiang Wenxin, "Does Mr. Shen mean that as long as Dou Dou can control her abilities well, she can meet us anytime in the future?"

"Yes, you've asked that question several times already," Jiang Wenxin said quite helplessly.

He had asked this question no fewer than ten times today.

"Then can Dou Dou stay with us in the future?" Tao Guangxia's eyes were full of expectation.

Hearing this, Jiang Wenxin looked at him but fell silent.

Because she could not give an answer; this question could only be asked of Shen Siyuan.

The reason they wanted to invite the other party to dinner tonight was actually for this reason.

They had lost hope, but now suddenly saw a glimmer of dawn, so how could they bear to let go?

After a while, Jiang Wenxin said softly, "Dou Dou is now Mr. Shen's Guardian; everything was given by Mr. Shen. Without him, Dou Dou is just an ordinary child."

Actually, without Jiang Wenxin saying it, Tao Guangxia also knew clearly in his heart, but he just couldn't help asking, wanting Jiang Wenxin to give him a different answer.

The two fell silent for a long time again, and just then, a cold wind blew through the room again, gently lifting the tips of their hair.

The two, originally with indifferent expressions, could not help but smile on their cheeks.

"Have you told Mr. Shen about your cousin's matter?"

"Yes, we agreed on next Wednesday."

"That's good; I hope the two of them can succeed, so they will be one family."

"Mm..."

Shen Siyuan, carrying items bought from the supermarket, walked leisurely into the residential compound.

Arriving downstairs at his own building, he subconsciously glanced at the spot where Lu Guanchang had always been; he did not see the old man Lu, so it seemed he still hadn't found his daughter and ex-wife.

How long had it been since they last contacted? Now, a whole day had passed without the slightest news; Shen Siyuan couldn't understand Lu Guanchang's thoughts. Back then, he was the one who abandoned his wife and daughter; now that the people are dead, he can't let go, pretending to be so affectionate here?

Perhaps it wasn't that he couldn't let go at all, but simply unwilling to accept it.

Shen Siyuan guessed silently in his heart, then walked into the building and took the elevator.

After getting out of the elevator, he walked toward his own room.

Shen Siyuan lived in an apartment building where each floor was arranged in a square shape, with the elevator in the middle and apartments on all four sides.

There were four units on each side, so there were sixteen units per floor; those living here were mostly tenants, all kinds of people.

However, the property management of the compound was quite good; whether hygiene, security, or public facilities, everything was maintained very well.

Just as Shen Siyuan was preparing to open the door and enter the room, he suddenly turned his head, looking toward the corner diagonally opposite.

"Stop hiding; I see you. Come out."

But no one responded, and no one came out; the entire corridor fell into silence, and the sensor light went out accordingly.

Just as Shen Siyuan, feeling impatient, was preparing to enter the room again, a black shadow appeared at the end of the corridor.

The other party's appearance did not cause the sensor light to turn on.

"It was you last night too, wasn't it?"

Shen Siyuan reached out to open the door, and the corridor's sensor light turned on again accordingly.

Only then did he notice that standing at the end of the corridor was a little girl of twelve or thirteen, slender in build, with a ponytail, wearing a white short-sleeved T-shirt with blue trim on top, and blue shorts on the bottom; this was the elementary school uniform unique to Binhai, which Shen Siyuan often saw on his way to and from work.

The little girl's eyes showed vigilance; she looked at Shen Siyuan from a distance, her body slightly tilted sideways, as if ready to flee at any moment.

Seeing Shen Siyuan ask her, she did not answer, only nodded slightly; if Shen Siyuan hadn't been scrutinizing her, he might not have noticed her action at all.

"Her name is Dou Dou; her speed is so fast, yet you managed to keep up with her," Shen Siyuan said again.

It turned out that this little girl had followed Dou Dou back last night; this little thing was foolish and didn't know at all that she was being followed.

However, this little girl was also very vigilant, never revealing her form; Shen Siyuan had only discovered her accidentally when he came out of the bathroom after showering.

"Do you want to come in and sit for a while?" Shen Siyuan said.

Shen Siyuan pushed the door open and walked into the room, but the door did not close behind him.

The little girl saw this, hesitated for a moment, then gently took a step forward; her body immediately drifted ahead, and in almost an instant she had reached the doorway.

She peeked inside the room, saw that Shen Siyuan had already set down the bag in his hand and was holding a cup drinking water, hesitated for a moment, and walked into the room.

She stood at the doorway, looking timidly at Shen Siyuan, hesitated for a long while, then finally opened her mouth and said, "Hello, Uncle."

"Call me Big Brother. Don't worry, I'm not some bad person." Shen Siyuan set down the cup in his hand.

"Hello, Big Brother."

The little girl was very obedient; hearing this, she immediately called out once more.

"What's your name, and how old are you this year?" Shen Siyuan asked again.

"Yin Xingyue, thirteen years old this year."

"Thirteen? Then you should be in the first year of junior high." Shen Siyuan said.

Actually, looking at her school uniform, he knew she should still be in elementary school, and had deliberately said so.

Sure enough, the moment Shen Siyuan's words fell, the little girl immediately said, "I'm only in the sixth grade of elementary school."

"So that's how it is. At such a young age, how did you die? Was there some accident?" Shen Siyuan asked gently.

The person walked toward her, and the little girl immediately retreated several steps, nearly shrinking herself into the wall.

But Shen Siyuan passed right by her, merely reaching out to close the door behind him.

In the instant the door closed, the little girl seemed to be startled, and her entire body passed through the wall and vanished.

After a while, she cautiously reappeared, head lowered, not saying a word, as if she had done something wrong.

"Are you afraid of the door closing?" Shen Siyuan asked.

Yin Xingyue nodded lightly once more.

"Can you tell me the reason?" Shen Siyuan asked gently.

The little girl raised her head, standing right at the doorway, looking at Shen Siyuan from afar.

Shen Siyuan did not invite her inside either; this little girl was very guarded, and standing at the doorway actually made her feel a bit more secure.