At three in the morning, a black luxury car drove into the manor's main gate. Suddenly, an urgent ringtone echoed within the car.

"Sir, the lady is very agitated. She's been throwing things around in her room, claiming she won't rest until you show up!"

"Keep an eye on her, I..." Shi Younan furrowed his brows, his words cut off as the car suddenly braked hard.

The next second, his phone landed underneath the seat, cutting off the call.

"Si...sir, are you, okay?" Cheng Kai, the assistant in the driver's seat looked shell-shocked, his hands trembling at the hold of the steering wheel.

Shi Younan, steadying his heartbeat, asked coolly: "What happened?"

"Si...sir, a shadowy figure suddenly dashed in front of the car from underneath the roadside pagoda tree."

With a deep breath, Cheng Kai stretched his neck for a better view. Instantly, his body gave a jolt, exclaiming: "Sir, there's a little girl standing in front of the car!"

Upon hearing this, Shi Younan furrowed his eyebrows. "Bring her back to the villa."

In the villa's living room, Shi Younan sat solemnly on the sofa, his left thigh being held tight by a cute-looking little girl.

The little girl looked about three years old, her hair tied up in two cute ponytails. In a babyish voice, she asked, "Handsome uncle, can you be my daddy?"

Shi Younan looked at the little girl who seemingly came from nowhere and his eyebrows slightly knitted together, a trace of compassion flashing in his eyes.

What kind of irresponsible parents lost such an adorable child? Weren't it for the sudden braking just now, she might have...

The thought of it made Shi Younan's brow furrow even tighter.

"Sir, we've found out that this little girl is an orphan who was sent to the Sacred Citizen Orphanage by the local police station a week ago. She's three and half years old," Cheng Kai reported as he looked at the information on his computer.

"Orphan?"

Upon hearing this, Shiyounan cast an indifferent glance towards the plump baby by his leg.

In return, the chubby baby tilted its head up, grinning while looking back at him, "Handsome uncle, my name isn't 'Orphan', it's Yanlele!"

"Handsome uncle, Lele doesn't have a daddy in this world. Can you be Lele's daddy?"

While speaking, Lele used his chubby face to rub against Shiyounan's leg, then adoringly looked up at him, appearing as docile as a kitten seeking affection.

Witnessing this, Shiyounan's heart involuntarily reacted. She had no father... had he passed away?

In that very instant, a voice popped into his mind, "Keep her."

He followed his inner voice, instructing Chengkai, "Reach out to the St. Min's Orphanage. I intend to adopt this child."

Upon hearing this, Chengkai looked completely shocked.

After all, everyone knows how aloof and emotionally distant Shiyounan is. He may have already had three sons, but he was known to be a strict and stern father.

Moreover, based on his understanding, though the chubby baby seemed adorable and lovable, she wasn't easy to look after.

Although the Shi Family, being the wealthiest family in Country A, had an array of servants and were not short on money, raising a baby wasn't a small task. Chengkai felt it necessary to report the mysterious side of Lele to Shiyounan to ensure all factors were considered.

"Sir, according to the orphanage director, the child has a severe sleeping problem, preferring to sleep during the day and play all night."

"And this is not the first time she has run away."

"The director shared that the night Lele first arrived at the orphanage, she suddenly disappeared in the middle of the night. She was eventually found under a small Sophora tree, three hundred meters away from the orphanage."

"On the second night, she suddenly disappeared again, finally found in the discarded oil barrel in the backyard of the orphanage."

"The dean was quite troubled by this. Even after keeping an eye on her for five nights, she vanished again when the headmaster ran to close the windows in the classroom for fear of flooding during a sudden heavy downpour last night."

"Then, she just suddenly appeared in front of our car."

Cheng Kai finished his last sentence with an embarrassed expression.

Because the Saint Children's Orphanage and the Shi Family Manor, one in the south and the other in the north, are separated by over a hundred kilometers. It is impossible even for an adult, let alone a three-and-a-half-year-old toddler, to walk all the way to the Shi Family Manor in the middle of the night, right?

Seeing Shi Younan's silence, Cheng Kai said with an awkward smile, "Although I also find the Dean's words absurd, upon investigation, it seems...that's really the case."

"No matter." Shi Younan spoke in a cold voice.

Since he had already made the decision to adopt the toddler, he did not care about the so-called excuses. But before the adoption, he still wanted to confirm the toddler's wishes.

"Le Le, do you want to live with me from now on?" Shi Younan looked down at Le Le, who had already sat on his shoes.

Upon hearing his words, Le Le stood up. Her hand, however, was still tightly gripped on Shi Younan's pant leg, as if afraid he would run away.

She raised her little head, looked at Shi Younan, and then blinked her big round eyes, asking in a babbling tone, "If Le Le lives here, can handsome uncle be my dad?"

Seeing this, Shi Younan couldn't help being won over by the adorable little expression, his tone involuntarily softened, "Yes."

"Wow, that's great! Le Le has a dad now!" Le Le released Shi Younan's pant leg excitedly and began to spin around joyfully on the spot.

The reason why the little one was so happy was that she had accomplished the task assigned by her dad, the Lord of Hell.

She originally came from the underworld, is the only daughter of the Lord of Hell, yet she was born with a physical body, no different from a human.

Therefore, Yama the King of Hell decided to have her study in the mortal world so she could contribute to the netherworld of the new era in the future.

With no hesitation, he then threw her out from the netherworld. After all, with her immortal body, Yama the King of Hell had no worry she would fall to her death.

Lele, reaching out two little hands to Shi Younan and seeking a hug.

Seeing this, Shi Younan bent over and embraced the ball of cuteness into his arms.

With a smile, Lele, with soft little hands cupping Shi Younan's face, was about to give him a sweet kiss. But then she noticed his face, blessed with a destined life of wealth and success but with a slightly darkened complexion on his forehead. It was a sign of an early death.

What's more, she foresaw that Shi Younan would face danger in the coming days.

Lele, blinking her large, lustrous black eyes, which appeared to be more white than the iris, has really big eye sockets and pitch black eyeballs that shine as bright as a crystal, looking both attractive and enchanting.

"Handsome uncle, are you really willing to be Lele’s human-world daddy?" she asked in a babyish voice.

On hearing this, Shi Younan frowned slightly, "A human-world daddy?"

"Exactly, a human-world daddy, because Lele's birth daddy lives in the netherworld," she earnestly explained.

Upon hearing this, Shi Younan was filled with a newfound sympathy for the little bundle of joy.

He reached out, patted Lele's head, and said, "Starting from now, I will be Lele's human-world daddy."

Upon hearing this, Lele was overjoyed and gave her human-world daddy a big kiss on his cheek.

"This is awesome! Lele now has a human-world dad! This way, Lele's netherworld daddy can come to pick her up later!"

"By the way, daddy, my surname is Yama, and my name is Yama Lele. I can't change my name."

Shi Younan looked at the innocent and cute baby, a hint of heartache flashing in his eyes.

He thought that Little Dumpling probably didn't understand that having relatives in the underworld meant they were already dead, so she was still expecting her biological father to come get her.

However, instead of bursting her bubble, he went along with her and said, "Alright, from now on your name will still be Yan Lele. After a hundred years, you can reunite with your biological father."

Upon hearing this, Little Dumpling immediately shook her head. She wasn't going to reach adulthood until she was five hundred years old!

"In a hundred years, Lele still wouldn't have grown up. I want the dad in the Underworld to come get me after five hundred years. Otherwise, Lele will still be a kid and wouldn't be able to help Dad in the Underworld."

Shi Younan and Cheng Kai couldn't help but burst into laughter upon hearing Little Dumpling's childlike words.

Be that as it may, Shi Younan turned to Cheng Kai and instructed, "You need to visit the orphanage later to process the adoption paperwork."

Cheng Kai nodded, "Understood, sir."

Once Cheng Kai had left, Lele, in a bid to express her gratitude for her human dad's adoption, decided to warn him of an imminent danger, "Daddy, Lele sees a dark mark on your forehead. There's a calamitous event involving bloodshed coming your way. You need to be careful!"