Chapter 5
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Chapter 5: At That Moment, He Risked His Life For His Sister!
Gu Ran walked over to the baby and stared blankly.
In front of the three-sided crystal cone.
“Maybe he just wants to take another look. But once he realizes his situation, he will still choose to abandon this baby.”
“This should be his last act of kindness. In the end, for his own survival, he will definitely choose to give up on this baby. Otherwise, how could he live well and later meet Lord Gu Qingqing’s parents?”
“Growing up in a place like the slums, you can’t completely blame him. Although he later became a cruel tyrant, at this moment, he was just a child struggling to survive. But he will certainly develop an increasingly selfish and cruel personality. After all, in a place like the slums, if he doesn’t, how could he grow up and gain such power?”
The people present asked themselves honestly: if they were in Gu Ran’s position at that time, they would probably make the same choice. After all, they were barely surviving, carrying a burden with them. Who would want to hasten their own death?
Of course, there was still condemnation of Gu Ran. After all, no one could expose their own selfishness in front of so many people.
…
On the screen.
Gu Ran looked at the baby, seemingly still undecided.
The moonlight was clear and soft like silk.
Perhaps sensing that the kind person who fed her was looking at her, the baby suddenly showed a sweet smile.
“Hehe…”
Then the baby reached out her hand towards Gu Ran, as if asking to be held.
Gu Ran looked at the baby’s smile and her outstretched little hand, sighed helplessly.
“From now on, you’re my little sister.”
Gently lifting the baby from the ground, Gu Ran suddenly noticed that although she was skinny, her eyes were beautiful, sparkling like gems.
“My sister will definitely be a beauty when she grows up.”
A smile appeared on Gu Ran’s face.
…
Outside the screen.
Everyone heard Gu Ran’s words, and they fell silent.
“Could it be that they really aren’t biological siblings? Was Gu Qingqing really picked up by that tyrant?”
This thought popped up in their minds.
Lin Fan’s expression turned ugly. If his speculation was wrong, wouldn’t he lose face in front of Gu Qingqing? How could he win her over then?
He opened his mouth and quickly said, “Don’t forget, if that tyrant and Qingqing aren’t blood relatives, then his plan to seize Qingqing’s ability crystal core would be completely useless. So, this baby definitely isn’t Qingqing, even if she is a girl and was recognized as a sister by that tyrant.”
“It’s just a coincidence. Yes, it’s just too much of a coincidence, which made us think that this baby is Qingqing.”
“Just wait, the real Qingqing will definitely appear later.”
The more Lin Fan spoke, the more certain he became. By the end, he had convinced himself and regained his confidence.
The others, hearing Lin Fan’s confident tone, also regained their confidence.
Indeed, non-blood relatives cannot fuse ability crystal cores. This is an iron law that no one can break.
Gu Qingqing furrowed her delicate brows: “But, in my memory, I’ve never had such a sister or brother.”
Lin Fan smiled and replied, “Maybe something happened later, and she couldn’t meet you. And that tyrant didn’t tell you.”
Although Gu Qingqing felt something was off, she couldn’t come up with a more reasonable explanation. So she remained silent and continued to watch the screen.
…
On the screen.
Gu Ran sincerely wanted to adopt this baby girl.
Because, lying in bed, he suddenly thought of himself, of his family.
Wasn’t he, too, abandoned by his family, just like this baby girl?
There wasn’t a single trace of his family in his memory.
So, he felt a deep sense of empathy and a mix of complicated emotions filled his heart.
Finally, he suddenly felt a slight longing for a family.
This slight longing drove him back to the baby girl.
But when the street wind blew, he became a bit more clear-headed, realizing his situation, so he hesitated again.
What made him finally decide was the baby’s smile…
In that moment, his heart softened.
Although he decided to adopt this baby girl, it was obviously not an easy task.
Because the baby hadn’t been weaned, she needed nutrition.
And with an extra burden like this, he couldn’t collect garbage as efficiently as before.
If he left the baby at home, he couldn’t take care of her and would be worried.
If he took the baby with him to collect garbage, he couldn’t escape from the older kids and adults as easily as before.
“Forget it, I’ll go to other more remote places to collect garbage.”
Gu Ran found a cloth bag, wrapped the baby in it, and then tied two strong straps around the bag, securing it to his body.
After thinking for a moment, Gu Ran stuffed a piece of bread and a bottle of water into his pocket.
This time he was going to a farther and more remote place. He probably wouldn’t return at noon, so he had to bring some food for the little one.
Along the way, Gu Ran avoided several “good spots” that he would have definitely visited in the past.
Not seeing those “familiar faces,” Gu Ran breathed a sigh of relief.
On the deserted street, a small boy carried a baby in a worn cloth bag, collecting garbage. Yet this small boy would later become the head of the human alliance, feared by all the strong ones in the nineteen major cities.
After walking several blocks farther than usual, Gu Ran started his work for the day—collecting garbage.
Time unknowingly passed until noon, and Gu Ran, immersed in collecting garbage, let down his guard.
“Didn’t expect you, kid, to chase us all the way here. Do you think our Canglang Gang is easy to mess with?”
Several fourteen or fifteen-year-old boys, who in Gu Ran’s eyes were older kids, slowly surrounded him.
Gu Ran’s face changed.
Oh no, did he accidentally come to the “nest” of these older kids?
In order to hide their residences, underage children like them who are not strong enough usually do not pick up trash near the streets where they live, so as not to be followed and punished.
So he had no idea where the “nest” of those older kids was. He wanted to avoid these older kids today, but he accidentally broke into their “nest”.
Seeing the fierce light in the eyes of these older kids, Gu Ran knew that they wanted him to never walk out of this street and shut his mouth forever.
Seeing several older kids surrounding him, Gu Ran roared, threw the cloth bag containing food and water as a weapon, and immediately ran towards the street entrance.
The boy who was thrown in the face touched his swollen face, cursed, and immediately chased after him.
Gu Ran, who had just run out of the street, suddenly felt a headache, and then the whole vision seemed to be shrouded in darkness.
A boy who was ambushing at the corner threw away the broken stick and said, “Hey, your head is really hard.”
The boy with a swollen face who chased after him kicked Gu Ran and cursed, “Run, why don’t you run?”
Gu Ran, who was kicked down, groaned in pain, ignoring the blood all over his head, curled up, protected the baby girl wrapped in the cloth bag in his arms, and let the stick rain down on him.
“Hey, you are a tough kid.”
After beating for so long, Gu Ran didn’t scream, so that the older kids didn’t feel any pleasure in sadism.
“What’s in your arms? A baby?”
Suddenly a teenager noticed the baby girl in Gu Ran’s arms.
“So you want to protect her, give it to you.” A teenager’s eyes turned, and he squatted down to snatch the baby girl.
“You protect it very tightly.” The boy frowned, and the cloth bag in his hand was protected in Gu Ran’s arms without moving.
“Since you want to protect her so much, then I will destroy her!” As he said, the boy showed a cruel smile, and then slowly raised the stick.
He had already thought about how Gu Ran would cry and beg him to let go of the baby girl, and then he would break the scene he expected with his own hands.
“You are not allowed to hurt my sister!”
Gu Ran, who was curled up on the ground, roared angrily and suddenly jumped up.
At that moment, he risked his life for his sister!