Chapter 222
“Where are you going that’s so dangerous?”
Wu Yanhan’s eyes locked onto Xu Ming, her expression unusually serious.
Xu Ming was someone who deeply disliked troubling others unless he had no other choice. Normally, he would never bring Shen Shengsheng over to have someone else take care of her without a good reason.
The most likely explanation was that Xu Ming was heading to a dangerous place. A place where he felt he couldn’t ensure Shengsheng’s safety, so he entrusted her to someone he trusted—Wu Yanhan.
“Da-dangerous…”
Hearing this cold elder sister’s words, Shen Shengsheng was startled. Her small hand gripped the hem of Xu Ming’s clothes even tighter.
“There’s nothing dangerous about it. Don’t listen to your sister Yanhan’s nonsense,” Xu Ming said, patting Shen Shengsheng on the head.
Over the past few days, Xu Ming had noticed that patting Shengsheng’s head was becoming a habit. He even joked to himself that he might rub her hair bald at this rate. But he didn’t entirely blame himself—whenever Shengsheng accomplished something or wanted a reward, she would run up to him and present her little head, clearly enjoying the gesture.
“Shengsheng, don’t worry. Xu-gege (Big Brother) is just going to visit a friend,” Xu Ming explained. “But this friend of mine lives far away, and the road is filled with poisonous gases. Those gases don’t bother me, but Shengsheng is still young and it wouldn’t be safe for you. Besides, my friend is a bit of a loner and doesn’t like meeting new people. So, Xu-gege can only let you stay with Sister Yanhan for a while.”