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He Rongzheng enjoyed playing Go. The black and white stones on the board, each move a strategic decision, a grasp of the overall situation, a stimulating battle with a worthy opponent, a refreshing feeling of exhilaration after a good game.

But…

“Hahaha, Yan Yan got three in a row again, Grandpa, you lost~~~”

He Rongzheng looked down at the Gomoku board, okay… he did lose again.

“Little rascal, you’re always so happy when Grandpa loses, I shouldn’t give you pistachios, I should give you…” He Rongzheng paused, frowning, trying to think of a food that would make someone unhappy.

“Grandpa, don’t be stingy, be generous.” Wei Maomao said, putting her chubby paw on He Rongzheng’s mouth. “Here, have some pistachios and cheer up.”

He Rongzheng, his train of thought interrupted, hummed, giving up on finding an “unhappy” food. Anyway… he munched on the pistachios the little chubby baby just fed him, he was quite happy now.

Not really.

“Yan Yan, come on, let’s play again.” He Rongzheng said, quickly gathering the pieces.

Cheng Tingyan, who was being fed by another chubby paw: “…“

Three weeks, they had been playing Gomoku for three weekends in a row!

Wasn’t he tired of it?

And… What was going on! During the first week, his intentions were clear, using her as bait to have the little chubby bunny come and play with him, using the excuse of his hands being dirty to have the kind little chubby bunny feed him snacks…

But how did it become like this? He kept playing with her, game after game, he didn’t even ask for snacks anymore, what she got to eat, how much she got to eat, it all depended on her own initiative…

Did he even remember his initial purpose? Did he… remember that he loved Go?

Cheng Tingyan, under He Rongzheng’s urging, gathered her white pieces.

She shouldn’t have been lazy three weeks ago and agreed to Wei Chengli’s offer to teach her Go. Although it didn’t matter what game they played, it was just an excuse for He Rongzheng to see her, but at least a game of Go would last longer than Gomoku, where they played hundreds of games a day…

Three weeks, was he truly not tired of it? Cheng Tingyan thought, looking at the Animal Chess set she brought in her bag, she wouldn’t take it back unopened like last week, she would suggest playing a different game this time!

If Gomoku was acceptable, other games should be too, right?

“Ha! I won!” He Rongzheng said triumphantly, placing a black piece on the board, four black pieces formed a diagonal line amidst the white ones, he immediately turned to Little Maomao. “Little rascal, praise me!”

“Blegh, you only won because Yan Yan was distracted.” Wei Maomao said, raising her chubby paw, she offered him a pistachio. “Here’s your reward.”

“…“ He Rongzheng’s face wrinkled even more. “What’s wrong with you, little one? I get a handful when I lose, and only one when I win? Yan Yan, look, look at this child!”

He Rongzheng gathered the pieces quickly as he complained, Cheng Tingyan glanced at him, speechless, then turned to the little chubby bunny next to her, a smile appearing on her face. “Losing is for comfort, winning is for reward, let me see what’s wrong with this kind little one? Mmm, still very cute.”

“…“ He Rongzheng rubbed his sleeve. “Yan Yan, don’t learn from Lili, always saying such cringe-worthy things.”

“What cringe-worthy, Grandpa, am I not a cute little baby?” Wei Maomao asked, staring at He Rongzheng in disbelief. “Seriously, Grandpa, I won’t play with you anymore if you’re like this!”

“Ahem… Cute. Little Maomao is the cutest little baby in the world.” He Rongzheng conceded quickly.

But she wasn’t appeased.

“No, I’m the second cutest little baby in the world, Yan Yan is the cutest!” Wei Maomao said righteously, she patted the pistachio crumbs on her hand. “You’ve eaten so many nuts, let me get you some water, or you’ll get angry.”

The little bunny, true to her word, swayed her chubby waist and left.

“You also think it’s cringe-worthy, right?” He Rongzheng whispered to Cheng Tingyan, seeing a similar awkwardness on her face.

In the next second, the awkwardness vanished from the little girl’s face.

“Don’t carry hot water by yourself!” Cheng Tingyan shouted at the little chubby bunny’s bouncing back, the little chubby bunny, her back to her, put her hands on her hips, swaying her body smugly.

Cheng Tingyan paused, then looked at He Rongzheng. “I’ll go and check on her.”

She was about to get up.

“No need.” He Rongzheng said, waving his hand, he then turned and shouted at Wei Chengli, who was playing with his phone in the corner of the living room, “Lili, go look after your daughter! And I want some soy milk, there are soaked soybeans in the kitchen, go make some with Maomao!”

A useless Lili sprang to his feet, a useful Yan Yan sat back down.

Everyone in the room was under He Rongzheng’s control.

“Yan Yan…” He Rongzheng said, after putting away the Gomoku pieces, he looked at the empty board, not making a move, he lowered his voice, as if making small talk. “Are you… a bit afraid of me?”

Cheng Tingyan, who had been brought to the villa by Wei Chengli for three weeks in a row and had gotten used to playing Gomoku with He Rongzheng, gently squeezed the white piece in her hand. As expected, predators were patient, and prey could never let their guard down.

Cheng Tingyan didn’t answer. He Rongzheng had his own answer; she wanted to hear what else he had to say.

The little girl’s silence made He Rongzheng sigh slightly.

“I just found out these past two days that Lanlan and Lili told Little Maomao everything. And Little Maomao, she’s so carefree, I never realized she knew everything. I heard you and Maomao tell each other everything, you must have heard about it too, right? So, is this why you’re a bit afraid of me?” He Rongzheng asked, softening his voice, afraid of scaring the little girl, who seemed calm but was actually tense. He added, “I’m only like that to bad people, I wouldn’t treat you like that.”

Cheng Tingyan finally understood, and she was even more surprised that He Rongzheng had hit the nail on the head.

“Like what?” Cheng Tingyan asked, seeing that He Rongzheng had stopped, seemingly waiting for her response, she gritted her teeth and followed his lead.

“Like how I treated He Lanxi, my niece, and Bai Lei and Cheng Rongrong. They were the ones who tried to harm your Auntie Lanlan and Little Sister Maomao; I was just protecting them.” He Rongzheng said, seeing Cheng Tingyan’s reaction, he wasn’t sure if she knew, he just vaguely hinted. “You know, right? I wouldn’t want to scare you by telling you…”

“Mmm. I know.” Cheng Tingyan said softly.

He Rongzheng’s tone seemed gentle, Cheng Tingyan felt that, based on her current age, she should act scared and nervous. But amusingly, she didn’t have to act.

He Rongzheng, looking at the little girl secretly squeezing the chess piece to hide her nervousness, forced a kind smile. “Yan Yan, I’m a good person. Good people, to protect other good people, sometimes have to use some… unconventional methods. You don’t have to be afraid of me, look at Maomao, she knows everything, and she’s not afraid of me at all. Be brave!”

He Rongzheng finally understood why Cheng Tingyan had always been so tense during her visits, seemingly polite and well-behaved, but actually guarded, like a hedgehog in sheep’s clothing. It turned out that his schemes and surveillance, they were all relayed to her by those three messengers… Bunny One, Bunny Two, and Bunny Three. He thought this child was strange back then, but it turned out… he was the strange one…

“…“ Cheng Tingyan, hearing He Rongzheng’s cautious tone, looked up and saw his wrinkled face, contorted from his attempt to appear kind.

Prey… shouldn’t let their guard down.

But… this could be an opportunity.

Three weeks ago, when Wei Chengli mentioned that this grandpa wanted her to come over and play chess with him, Cheng Tingyan’s first reaction was to refuse. He Rongzheng made her feel uneasy, not just because of his surveillance of Bai Lei and Cheng Rongrong, but also because of her previous visit to the villa… Although she barely spoke to him, she saw him secretly observing her from the kitchen, his gaze suspicious and probing.