It was a sunny day, and the Gong family was as busy as the early morning of the previous day.

The sun fell mischievously on the sleeping boy's face, and the boy turned over to avoid the slightly dazzling light, but with nowhere to hide, the boy raised his arms to cover his eyes, and gradually came to his senses.

"Master, today we are going to the welfare home that the Gong clan is about to sponsor, do you want to consider taking the little young master with you?" The housekeeper was well aware of Mr. Gong's worries and proposed.

"Okay, you go and call the little master down." Mr. Gong commanded happily. He hopes that this time his grandson can go and get in touch with his peers.

"Yes, sir." Mr. Housekeeper was also infected with Mr. Gong's joy and happy response.

The housekeeper came to the door of Gong Nianhao's room, knocked a few times, and leaned over to enter the room. The little master is looking at the group photo again. The butler shook his head slightly. Moved to the little young master's bed, and patted the little young master's shoulder with his hand to attract his attention.

Gong Nianhao looked up at the housekeeper, he carefully put away the pendant for the group photo, hooked the corners of his mouth slightly at the housekeeper, and motioned him to speak.

The housekeeper said with understanding: "Little master, the master asked you to accompany him to the welfare home to inspect it." ”

After Gong Nianhao got out of bed and went into the cloakroom to change clothes, he went to wash. After a while, he stood refreshed in front of the butler, nodded to the butler, and walked to the living room.

"Grandpa, I'm here." The mechanized greeting made Mr. Gong frown.

"Let's go, let's go out with grandpa!" Mr. Gong Lao put his hand on Gong Nianhao's shoulder and walked with him to the car waiting outside.

After a while, the Gong family came to the welfare home that was about to be sponsored, and Mr. Gong was invited by the dean to drink tea as soon as he came, leaving Gong Nianhao alone to visit the surroundings.

The laughter in the welfare home made Gong Nianhao feel out of place, he desperately wanted to find a quiet place to hide, he wandered around, and finally came to a small pool in the backyard. He found a hidden bush and sat down.

"Hit her, hit her. The murderer's daughter. A few abrupt shouts made Gong Nianhao frown.

"Poof-" The sound of the object falling into the water made Gong Nianhao look at it with some doubts.

"Yay! We've got the bad guys down! The shouting was getting louder and louder, which made Gong Nianhao cry out in his heart.

Gong Nianhao stood up from the grass and looked at the place where the noise was made, only to see a thin girl sitting in the pool and sobbing in a low voice, the three boys on the shore shouted insults and mocked, and threw stones at the girl in the pool from time to time.

Gong Nianhao's cold heart suddenly sprung up with a fierce desire to protect, he rushed to several boys, and used his physical advantage to knock them down, the boys were frightened by the instantly changed situation, and fell to the ground, without the arrogance just now, they looked at the tall boy in front of them in horror, and their legs were paralyzed in fright, for fear of being beaten again.

"Get out!" Gong Nianhao no longer loved to fight, and yelled fiercely at a few boys on the ground.

Although they are young, the living environment makes them very good at looking at their faces, although the Gong Nianhao in front of them is not much older than themselves, but they know that he is not a character they can provoke, and when they heard Gong Nianhao's order, they got up from the ground in a panic and ran away in embarrassment.

"Hey, you come out, they're gone." Gong Nianhao said to the girl who was still in the pool.

The girl slowly raised her head and looked at Gong Nianhao in front of her in confusion, as if wondering why he didn't bully herself, but saved herself.

Gong Nianhao looked at the girl's stunned appearance and sighed lowly. Ignoring the expensive clothes on his body, he stepped into the pool and reached out to hug the girl, who covered her face in fear, for fear that Gong Nianhao would be rough with her. Gong Nianhao hugged the girl in his arms in distress.

"Don't worry, no one dares to bully you with me." Gong Nianhao solemnly promised the girl in his arms.

The girl secretly looked at this big brother through her fingers, it was the first time that someone had been so kind to her, and her eyes were full of admiration.

Even if the clothes got into the water, the girl still didn't have any weight, Gong Nianhao frowned, looked at the girl in his arms speechlessly, guessed her age, and didn't find the girl's peeping.

"Hey, where's your break room?" Gong Nianhao asked the little girl in his arms.

The little girl commanded Gong Nianhao softly, and her voice was soft and glutinous, which made Gong Nianhao sound very pleasant. Carrying the little girl to a lounge, he called the housekeeper to prepare some change of clothes, urging the little girl to wash up and avoid catching a cold.

He sat in the rest room, looked at the humble environment in front of him, and had some thoughts: "I wonder if grandpa will agree?" ”

The girl washed up and quietly moved to where he was, not daring to disturb his thoughts.

Gong Nianhao glanced at the girl who had been washed, the clothes prepared by the housekeeper were the smallest size, but they were still surprisingly big for her, and he beckoned the girl to come to him.

The girl slowly moved towards him, and when she was almost in front of her, she was pulled into her arms and sat on his lap. The girl instantly blushed and was at a loss, but Gong Nianhao didn't feel anything wrong, he didn't like her to be too far away from him, she was not heavy, so sitting in front of him was more conducive to their conversation.

"What's your name?" Gong Nianhao asked.

"I... The dean called me Xiaoman. Xiao Man replied softly.

"How old are you?"

"I... I'm 12 years old. ”

"Would you like to come to my house?" Xiao Man's eyes widened in surprise, and he looked at the calm young man in front of him, as if it was not him who had just spoken.

After not getting the answer he wanted for a long time, Gong Nianhao lowered his head and looked at Xiao Man with doubts.

Xiao Man looked at him and said, "Why? “

"Because I said I'd protect you." Gong Nianhao explained.

Xiaoman has a hard time understanding his thoughts, but, the only one who can protect her, can she really go with him? The children in the orphanage always come and go, and they are all taken away by some adults, and she is always too old and always thin and small, and she looks malnourished, plus she came to the orphanage because her mother mistakenly killed her father who beat them for a long time and was imprisoned, so she has never been cared for.

"But... I am the daughter of a murderer. Xiaoman said honestly, she knew that whether she said it or not, he would know about it, because when the adoption contract was signed, the dean would inform the adoptive family of this matter.

Silent, Gong Nianhao looked at the girl in his arms, kept silent, and did not make any answers or questions.

"Does he not want her? Shouldn't you be so honest? Xiao Man thought wildly, tears fell one and two drops.

Gong Nianhao raised his hand to wipe away Xiaoman's tears, and asked gently: "It's not you who killed people, aren't you?" “

Xiaoman cried aggrievedly, for so long, no matter how she explained, the children in the welfare home didn't want to believe her or forgive her. Her mother was just trying to protect her, why didn't everyone ever understand?

Xiao Man buried his head in the palace Nianhao's chest, although it was not wide, it was enough to give her a sense of security.

Gong Nianhao knew that he was about to have someone who was going to hurt her on the tip of his heart. He didn't know why he had made such a decision, but he knew that he wanted to protect her, and he would continue to do so.

Gong Nianhao waited until his grandfather finished talking about things and brought Xiaoman to his grandfather.

Mr. Gong looked at the children who were snuggling up to each other in front of him with some shock and confusion, and did not speak, guessing in his heart what his grandson would do next?

"Grandpa, I want her, I'm going to take her home." Gong Nianhao clenched Xiaoman's hand, hoping to get some support and courage from it.

Mr. Gong looked at his grandson in front of him, who was holding his head high and firmly expressing his wishes, and his eyes were full of appreciation and relief. He looked at Xiao Man without saying a word, the little girl in front of him was so thin that she couldn't guess her age, her big eyes were curious to look at everything in front of her, her small nose and bloodless mouth, and the wounds on her face and body that were faintly exposed, as if telling everyone that she was not going well in the nursery.

Mr. Gong seemed to realize something, and he looked at the immature but brave young man in front of him seriously: "Nian Hao, you must know that she is not a kitten or a puppy, and it is not a sympathy that can save her." She's a person, are you sure you can take care of her? “

"Grandpa, I know, but I hope to be with her forever, this is not a rescue, I am praying for her company." Gong Nianhao looked at Xiaoman and said.

He knew what he wanted, and after losing the person he loved the most, he really hadn't felt like this for a long time, a feeling that he wanted to protect her, care for her, and accompany her forever.

Mr. Gong looked at the two children in front of him and agreed silently.

This year, Gong Nianhao was 16 years old and 14 years younger.