Xiao Tian ran off as if he'd been granted a pardon, never daring to provoke this little girl who could change her face so quickly. He obediently brought over the gift.

Opening the simple packaging, the little girl slowly unfolded the dress. Then she couldn't help but slowly widen her eyes, unable to look away.

The dress Xiao Tian gave the little girl was a simple one with only three colors: pink, white, and sky blue.

However, once the simple combination was put together, it exuded an indescribable beauty. The details on the dress showed the designer's thoughtfulness, with a cute little cat's head pattern on the few buttons.

Moreover, the design of the sash was very elegant. The whole dress looked very fashionable and simple, with a hint of vitality amidst its steady demeanor, perfectly matching the little girl's current identity.

"Who designed this?!" The little girl, accustomed to seeing glamorous clothes in the modeling world, could immediately see its extraordinary nature and couldn't help but ask.

Xiao Tian gave a smug smile, patted his chest, and said, "This master right here!"

"You?!"

The little girl's jaw almost dropped in shock: "How is that possible?!"

"Hey!"

Feeling underestimated, Xiao Tian immediately took out his design drawings: "It took me two nights to design this, have a look if you don't believe me."

After seeing the design drawings, even though she had already accepted Xiao Tian's claim, the little girl still deliberately contradicted him, saying, "Maybe you hired some designer to draw it for you, so you could use this design to make me cry tears of gratitude!"

Xiao Tian was left speechless for a moment before laughing out of frustration: "Fine, fine! I'll just throw it away, so my hard work isn't misunderstood by certain people!"

The little girl quickly held it in her arms and had to compromise: "Alright, alright! Let's say you designed it, okay?!"

"Let's say?!" Xiao Tian was dumbfounded.

At this moment, the little girl had a sudden inspiration, and after her eyes spun in her sockets, she came up with an idea, showing a conciliatory smile, slowly approaching Xiao Tian.

Seeing this strange scene, Xiao Tian's heart skipped a beat, and an ominous feeling arose. He hurriedly prepared to run away.

However, before he could escape, the little girl managed to block his path, wrapping her arms around his neck and pleading sweetly, "Uncle, since you're so talented in fashion design, how about you design all the clothes for my company from now on?"

Xiao Tian felt a booming shock in his mind, momentarily shutting down his thoughts.

This girl sure has a knack for ideas, doesn't she?!

Fortunately, I said I designed it, not made it, or I'd never have to work again?!

As he lamented, the sweet voice came to his ears again.

"Pretty please!"

Xiao Tian could only give a helpless smile, which the little girl caught accurately. She immediately gave him a peck on the cheek: "You smiled, uncle, so you agree!"

"Alright, it's settled then!"

In high spirits, the little girl looked at Xiao Tian, who was standing there looking resigned to his fate, and comforted him: "Don't worry, uncle. Would I mistreat you? I'll pay you your salary on time every month!"

Xiao Tian thought to himself, paying me with my own money, now that's a first.

But then, the little girl asked, "Oh?! I forgot to ask earlier, uncle, did you make this dress by hand?"

Xiao Tian nearly spat blood, quickly waving his hand to deny it, "No, no!"

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On the other side, as Lin Bingxuan was about to casually hand the glass tube back to Ghost Face, the voice of Duoduo suddenly sounded in her head: "Sister, don't move yet!"

Ghost Face, who had already extended a hand to take it, watched Lin Bingxuan suddenly pause and looked at her, puzzled.

"The energy in this pendant doesn't seem complete!" said the little girl seriously, "Isn't this pendant supposed to have two parts?"

Lin Bingxuan replied, "I don't know, you'd have to ask Xiao Tian about that!"

Seeing the girl fall silent again, Lin Bingxuan handed the glass tube back to the bewildered-looking Ghost Face.

"This will require some experimenting, during which I need focus and immersion, so just do as you please." Ghost Face said seriously, "Unless it's something important, please make sure not to disturb me until I finish the experiment!"

Upon hearing this almost authoritative request, Lin Bingxuan and Melinda exchanged a helpless look and shook their heads. Scientists really do have their quirks!

Upon leaving the lab, they saw the little girl cheerfully looking at herself from different angles in the mirror, frequently gasping in admiration.

"Is it pretty?"

The little girl asked casually.

Xiao Tian didn't dare to say a word against it when the little girl indeed looked beautiful, so he answered honestly, "Beautiful, the most beautiful girl in the world!"

Just as he finished speaking, Duoduo's voice rang in his ear: "You naughty guy, you said the same thing to me last time!" Her voice sounded as if she'd been treated very unfairly.

After a brief shock, Xiao Tian realized Lin Bingxuan was nearby and soon found her and Melinda at the top of the stairs.

At this point, the little girl admiring herself in the mirror also spotted Lin Bingxuan at the stairs, jumping up in delight and running over: "Auntie, I've missed you to death!"

Lin Bingxuan hugged her in her arms, and before she could say anything, the little girl looked up with a threatening expression and asked, "Did you bring me any gifts this time?"

Afraid that Lin Bingxuan would make the same mistake he did, Xiao Tian quickly answered, "Your auntie bought lots of gifts for you!"

Melinda stood awkwardly nearby, unsure of what to say. After some thought, she headed to the kitchen to busy herself.

Xiao Tian walked into the kitchen, wrapping his arms around Melinda from behind and whispering into her ear, "Yaoyao's just like that, getting so excited that she sometimes overlooks people and things around her. It doesn't mean anything against you!"

Melinda listened to the gentle words in her ear and laughed, "How could I not see that, she's really a pure-hearted girl. But with that personality, wouldn't she be a bit too vulnerable in the real world?"

"Vulnerable?!" Xiao Tian couldn't help but ask, "In what way?"

"Don't you think that such a pure-hearted little girl entering society is like a lamb walking into a pack of wolves?"

Melinda couldn't help but say, "Even if the world has more good people, you can't guarantee that every encounter she'll have will be with a good person, right? I must find some time to remind Bingxuan."

Xiao Tian gave a wry smile, realizing another person had been fooled by the little girl's appearance!

Pure-hearted, that's only what she shows in front of me and Lin Bingxuan!

Even I often fall victim to her antics.

If Lu Kai were alive to hear Melinda's comments, he'd probably die of frustration!

After this reflection, Xiao Tian began recounting the little girl's glorious past deeds...