Chapter 2017: Extra: A Brand New Life 132 Chapter 2017: Extra: A Brand New Life 132 After everything had been taken care of, Mo Yaoyao, the little girl, finally moved into the Zhou family’s old residence in City A.

Since the little girl’s school was in City A, and there was only a bit more than half a semester left until her college entrance exams, it was not a good idea to transfer her to another school in City S. Mrs. Zhou, who had initially planned to move to City S at the beginning of next year, had to halt her plans and continue living in the old residence to take care of the little girl.

The house Aunt Mo had been renting was vacated as Zhou Ping terminated the lease, packed the little girl’s belongings, the items she needed, and moved them to the Zhou family’s house, discarding the rest.

Next to Zhou Ping’s room in the old house was an empty room, which Mrs. Zhou then arranged for the little girl to live in. Naturally, all her belongings were moved into this room.

The little girl should go back to school.

Zhou Ping also had to return to City S. This trip back to City A had him staying almost half a month, and it was time to return to City S, as his company was very busy.

Looking at the clean and pure little girl, resembling a small white rabbit, Zhou Ping said to his mother, “I will take Yao Yao to school tomorrow morning, since I’m headed to the airport to return to City S. It’s on the way.”

“Okay,” Mrs. Zhou had no objections.

That evening, Zhou Ping knocked on the little girl’s door, gave her a new phone, and gently patted her head, “The family’s phone numbers are all saved in here. If the school doesn’t allow phones, just keep it with your teacher, and you can take it back from there after classes end. If no one from home comes to pick you up, don’t come back alone. Call home to find out the situation. Anyway, unless someone from home comes to get you, it’s safer.”

The little girl was so tender, delicate, and pristine that he worried about her coming back home alone in case something happened, so he made sure to instruct her carefully.

“Mm,” said the little girl in a low voice, her head bowed, evidently still submerged in the grief of losing her mother.

Zhou Ping sighed almost inaudibly before adding, “I’ve also added all family members on QQ and WeChat. If you don’t feel like calling, you can use these too.”

“Mm,” the little girl’s voice remained low, her head still bowed.

Finally, Zhou Ping gently rubbed the little girl’s head again and said no more.

The next day, Zhou Ping drove the little girl to school early in the morning. As vehicles were not allowed inside the school premises, he could only leave the little girl at the entrance.

After a moment of thought, Zhou Ping asked, “Brother is returning to City S today, is there anything you want to say to brother?”

The little girl with doe eyes quietly looked at him for a while before slowly shaking her head. After a pause, she finally said, “Brother, drive safely.”

Zhou Ping smiled and replied, “I’ll be careful driving. Go on to school now, I’ll wait until you’re inside before leaving.”

“Mm,” the little girl softly responded before turning and walking inside.

Watching the fragile, delicate, and lonely figure of the little girl, as if she were the only one left in this world, Zhou Ping hesitated a moment before calling out, “Yaoyao, no matter what it is, you can always talk to brother. Call, WeChat, QQ, any of them.”

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As soon as Zhou Ping returned to City S, he went straight to the company. The company was very busy, leading him to be occupied for ten days before he could finally take a breath and remember the little girl at home.

In those ten days, the little girl had not called, sent a text, or reached out on WeChat or QQ. His mother had called him once, but as he was in a meeting and very busy at that time, his mother had only advised him to take care of his health and not skip meals due to work, without mentioning much about the little girl. As a result, he was unaware of how the newly arrived little sister at home was faring.