The little girl hadn’t finished growing yet, only managing to reach the doorknob with difficulty.
The photographer intended to help, but the little girl glared at him with wide eyes, scaring him away.
However, the girl’s fierce yet adorable expression had no actual threat. Instead, it made the photographer utterly charmed.
What else could the photographer do?
He could only watch, amused and helpless, as the little girl struggled on her own. Standing on tiptoe, the girl finally opened the door.
And saw Jian Junruo, standing there quietly, having waited for an unknown length of time.
The photographer promptly lowered his camera lens, avoiding capturing Jian Junruo’s face.
The audience could only see the little girl frozen at the doorway for a few seconds, while the camera followed her gaze to another woman, whose appearance was only captured from the neck down.
Judging by her figure alone, the woman’s build and aura were exceptional.
“Mommy!”
A few seconds later, Jian Sheng shouted and rushed towards the woman.
Jian Junruo caught her, kissing her cheeks repeatedly.
“Sheng Sheng, Mommy’s precious darling, it’s so good that you’re alright. I was so worried sick these past few days when you were missing.”
The woman’s voice was choked with emotion, her affection and worry palpable even through the screen.
“Hehe, Mommy, Sheng Sheng is fine, Mommy, don’t worry~”
“Sheng Sheng is going to protect Mommy, how could anything happen to me first.”
“Mommy, you were watching Sheng Sheng just now, right? Sheng Sheng is amazing, believe me and ask Uncle Photographer!”
Jian Sheng raised her small, fair hands, gently wiping away her tears.
Jian Junruo’s tears turned into a smile, and she gracefully thanked the photographer:
“Thank you for letting me visit Sheng Sheng, and thank you for taking care of Sheng Sheng.”
The photographer quickly waved his hands, “You’re welcome, you’re welcome.”
— This voice, it’s so lovely.
— Photographer, what are you doing! I want to see what Sheng Sheng’s mom looks like!
— I want to know too. What kind of person is trying to steal my husband and daughter? At least let me know what my love rival looks like, so I can give up! (smile)
— Sheng Sheng’s mommy has appeared on camera before, she’s a stunning beauty with a classical temperament!
— I saw her. To be honest, I’d rather be a Cao thief.
— I must be one of the earliest people to start following Sheng Sheng. Sheng Sheng has truly done what she said, always protecting her mommy in her own way.
— The person upstairs must have also come from the video of Sheng Sheng protectively defending her mom at the art exhibition. Sheng Sheng is so young, why is she so heartwarming!
— The production team finally did something right by letting Sheng Sheng meet her mommy.
— If you hadn’t said anything, I would have almost forgotten. Sheng Sheng was just kidnapped and rescued.
Finally seeing her mommy, Jian Sheng’s little mouth quivered, and the little bit of grievance in her heart resurfaced.
Actually, she wasn’t a particularly sentimental person.
Even when she was much younger, confined and having her blood drawn for research in the cultivation world, though she had been scared, she had never felt wronged.
But now, she had even felt down.
Even the culprit had already faced their own consequences.
Yet, upon seeing Jian Junruo, she wanted to throw herself into her mommy’s soft embrace, to nuzzle, hug, and act spoiled.
Immersed in Jian Junruo’s gentle comfort and soothing words, Jian Sheng continued to cling to her.
After capturing the scene of Jian Sheng and Jian Junruo reuniting, the photographer discreetly withdrew.
This was agreed upon by Jian Junruo and Hu Guangxu.
Jian Junruo was just an ordinary citizen and hadn’t signed a contract with the production team, so it wasn’t appropriate for her to be on camera.
The issue of political correctness also had to be considered.
Although societal views were much more open now, and acceptance of single parenthood was higher, Jian Junruo had paid the social maintenance fee according to regulations and registered the household accordingly.
However, regardless, such matters still bordered on sensitive territory.
Jian Junruo didn’t want to cause others to associate Sheng Sheng with her status as a child born out of wedlock.
She brought it up, and the production team was happy to oblige.
After explaining to the audience, the photographer temporarily closed the separate livestream.
Leaving the space for the mother and daughter.
Although Jian Sheng’s solo livestream went black, it didn’t stop others from discussing the little girl.
At this point, someone finally remembered what the little girl had said to Jian Junruo on the phone shortly after arriving.
— Why does it feel like Sheng Sheng, while surprised, wasn’t *that* surprised?
— Emm, do you guys remember, Sheng Sheng seemed to say her mommy was only 0.3 kilometers away and she’d see her soon?
— Yes, yes, yes! The photographer and Mr. Jiang Bin even ran out to refute it, saying Sheng Sheng’s mom wasn’t here and they could schedule another meeting if she wanted to see her.
— Is there a possibility that Sheng Sheng’s mom wasn’t here at the time, and then came after she said that?
— Impossible, there wasn’t enough time.
— So, Sheng Sheng actually already knew then, and the production team, afraid of ruining the surprise, came out to fool us?
— @Production Team, come out and explain!
— Save your energy, you definitely can’t tag them. Didn’t you see the production team just brushed it off back then? Maybe they still haven’t figured out what happened.
— I don’t even know if I should say I’m too much of a sucker or the production team is too much of a sucker.
— It seems like nothing that happened during the livestream went according to their plans. The production team is also quite unlucky.
Their discussion mainly revolved around whether the program had pre-informed the little girl, but she had slipped up herself.
Or if there was an insider who secretly told the little girl.
These were the two conflicting points.
Judging by the program team’s reaction, they leaned more towards the latter.
As for the little girl calculating this herself, no one had thought in such a metaphysical direction yet.
After playfully complaining to her mommy about her grievances on the road, Jian Sheng regained her vibrant energy.
This incident, for her, was ultimately a close call with no real harm done.
It wasn’t enough to keep her immersed in fear.
If anything, the fear and terror of being kidnapped hadn’t left as much of a psychological shadow as Lou Jusheng’s unsettling little stories.
Before they could chat for long, an unexpected yet predictable call came through.
It was from the police in Beijing.
They had arrived at the entrance of Dongle Village and wished to meet Jian Sheng.
Jian Junruo worriedly asked, “Sheng Sheng, is it really okay for you to go?”
Her reason told her that the police only wanted to ask Sheng Sheng some questions and wouldn’t do anything to a four or five-year-old girl.
But facing such a bizarre case, with Sheng Sheng being the only witness, she absolutely did not want her daughter to be involved.