Chapter 214: The Life-Saving Benefactor

Watching the little one's agile movements, Sheng Hanyu felt his heart bloom with joy.

His inner suspicions were further confirmed; the little one must be his daughter, and the mischief she was causing now was just like the mischief Sheng Hanyu had caused as a child.

Since he was small, he had loved climbing trees and roofs, never resting for a single moment.

When he was little, he had even broken his leg after accidentally falling from a tree.

His heart was filled with joy, but at the same time, he was worried.

This child was far too bold; the sculpture was so high and incredibly slippery, what if she fell?

He wanted to go out to warn them, but just as he was about to leave, the manager grabbed him: "Where do you think you're going?"

Cafeteria staff must stay in the Cafeteria during working hours; this was an ironclad rule.

Sheng Hanyu, pretending to be Yaba and unable to speak, gestured with his hands, pointing at the children outside and making dangerous motions to signal the manager to stop them.

"Good heavens, these little ancestors are far too bold."

Prompted by Sheng Hanyu, the manager hurried outside.

But he did not go directly to stop the children; instead, he went to report to the director.

The director and the teachers were already anxious because a few children were missing, and upon hearing they had run to the Cafeteria side to climb the elephant, they rushed over to stop them.

The children were completely unaware of how anxious the adults were, and Shi Ran and Qi Heng were arguing incessantly while sitting on the elephant.

Shi Ran: "You lost."

Qi Heng: "Nonsense, I won, you lost."

The two children had climbed up together, so it was truly hard to judge who won and who lost; since neither had lost, it meant neither had won.

"Let's climb again, this time doesn't count," Shi Ran suggested.

Qi Heng disagreed: "You're cheating, I clearly won and you're going back on your word, you cheater!"

"You're the cheater, I clearly climbed up first."

"I climbed up first."

The two argued for a long time without a result, and Qi Heng didn't want to climb again, so he suggested: "How about this, we stand up, and whoever stands longer wins, how about that?"

"Okay," Shi Ran agreed.

The two children stood on the elephant, glaring at each other, seeing who could hold out longer.

Qi Heng was a year older and more cunning; he stood on the elephant's rump, where it was relatively wide, while the spot where Shi Ran stood was no good—it was right on the neck.

Seeing them stand up, Sheng Hanyu knew it was bad and rushed outside!

At this moment, the director and teachers also arrived, and seeing the two children standing on the high elephant, the timid female teacher immediately let out a scream!

"Ah—"

"Get down quickly, it's too dangerous!"

It would have been better if she hadn't shouted, but this cry startled the two children above; Shi Ran looked down following the sound, saw the anxious expressions of the director and teachers, and her foot slipped—she fell from the elephant.

"Ah!"

"Ahhhhh—"

A chorus of screams.

The timid teacher and the children covered their eyes, afraid to look; everyone was scared silly.

Below the sculpture was not a lawn, but a hard surface of polished pebbles; the consequences of falling onto that were unthinkable.

In a flash of lightning, as Sheng Hanyu saw the child about to hit the ground, he lunged forward in a dive and caught Shi Ran just in time.

Although the momentum knocked them both over, the child was fine, not even a scratch on her skin.

"Thank you, Auntie." Although Shi Ran was mischievous, she was still a very polite child.

The first thing she did after being saved was not to cry in terror, but to say thank you.

He wanted to say, "You're welcome."

Just as his mouth opened, a crowd of people suddenly surged over, thanking him and asking if Shi Ran was alright...

Sheng Hanyu realized that he was currently "Yaba" and could not speak.

The director wanted to take Shi Ran from his arms and have them both go to the Medical Room for a check-up.

But Shi Ran's two chubby little arms were wrapped around Sheng Hanyu's neck, refusing to let go: "I don't want you, I want Auntie to hold me."

The director assumed the child was frightened and said to Shi Ran in a gentle, coaxing voice: "Ranran, be good. You just fell onto Auntie and hurt her quite a bit; she can't hold you right now."

Sheng Hanyu shook his head repeatedly and gestured with his hands to show he was fine and could hold her.

With one hand holding the child and the other bracing against the ground, he struggled to climb up from the floor.

Shi Ran buried her head in his neck; just a moment ago she had been majestic and naughtier than the boys, but now she had become a well-behaved girl.

She relied on him, for no reason, she didn't know why.

Anyway, this "Auntie" made her feel at ease; only when "Auntie" held her was she not afraid!

Sheng Hanyu's heart had melted into water, soft beyond measure.

He carried the child to the Medical Room, where the doctor examined Shi Ran; she hadn't been injured but was frightened, and she didn't say much, just kept holding onto Sheng Hanyu's neck without letting go.

However, when it came time to examine Sheng Hanyu, he refused no matter what.

He shook his head and waved his hands repeatedly to indicate he was fine and didn't need an examination.

"Bang!"

The door to the Medical Room was pushed open, and Shi Youxuan and Zhu Yiwen rushed in, heading straight for the two of them.

"Xiaozhu, Xiaozhu, are you alright?"

Shi Youxuan took the child from Sheng Hanyu's arms and asked nervously; upon receiving confirmation that she was fine, she immediately changed her expression.

Shi Youxuan's willow-leaf eyebrows stood up, and she laid the Shi Ran she was holding across her lap, hitting the child's bottom with "slap, slap" sounds, scolding her as she hit: "You troublesome brat, how many times have I told you not to go to dangerous places, not to be mischievous, but you just treat my words like wind in your ears..."

Sheng Hanyu and Zhu Yiwen rushed over to snatch the child at almost the same time.

Sheng Hanyu was close and moved quickly, snatching the child into his arms first to protect her!

Zhu Yiwen blocked the space between the two, stopping Shi Youxuan: "You can discipline the child whenever you want, but not now. She has just been frightened; if you scare her again, you will regret it for the rest of your life."

In fact, both of them knew that if they didn't discipline her now, it would be even harder to do so once they went back and had Zhu Yiwen protecting her.

"Waa—"

Shi Ran, who had been listless the whole time, suddenly began to cry loudly.

She cried while complaining: "Mommy is a bad egg, Mommy doesn't love Xiaozhu, Xiaozhu is so pitiful..."

How was she pitiful?

Shi Ran's little mouth didn't stop "accusing" Mommy of being mean to her and being a fierce Mommy, while at the same time, she didn't forget to butter up Zhu Yiwen: "Daddy is the best to Xiaozhu, Daddy must protect Xiaozhu, don't let Xiaozhu get hit!"

She hadn't been hit much, but the shock had been cured.

Shi Youxuan hadn't expected that her small attempt to punish and warn would have the effect of fighting poison with poison, and she was left between laughter and tears.

"Stinky Xiaozhu, get down, I need to thank the auntie." Now that her daughter was fine, Shi Youxuan remembered her daughter's savior.

On the way here, the principal had already told her over the phone that Shi Ran had been saved by the auntie who cooked in the Cafeteria.

"I won't get down, I'll get hit if I go down, do you think I'm stupid?" Shi Ran had recovered her energy, but she still held onto Sheng Hanyu and wouldn't let go.

Being so embarrassed in front of outsiders, Shi Youxuan felt a surge of anger once her worry subsided.

She forced herself to be patient, barely squeezing a smile onto her face as she said to Shi Ran: "Xiaozhu, be good, Mommy won't hit you, let go of the auntie, the auntie has been holding you for a long time and is exhausted."

Both of them shook their heads in unison, their heads swaying like rattles.

Although Sheng Hanyu didn't speak, his eyes stared at Shi Youxuan eagerly.

This gaze made her heart flutter...