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"Lilia, you're the idiot! You big idiot!"

Rosalia angrily retorted to Lilia, and then, following Cecilia's instructions, pressed a cotton swab against the needle mark on her arm and left Cecilia's embrace.

"Hmph! Lilia, I'll see if you're scared!"

"Lilia is not as afraid as Rosalia!"

Lilia seemed to be defending herself, or perhaps encouraging herself, before sitting down in Cecilia's lap and waiting for the nurse to give her the injection.

Then, two nurses called out Lilia and Seele's names to prepare the two girls for their vaccinations.

"Qiu Bi, take Seele to get vaccinated. I'll take care of Rosalia and Lilia, so you don't need to worry."

"Ah."

Qiu Bi nodded slightly, then led Xi'er toward the nurse.

Xi'er gripped Qiu Bi's hand tightly, her tender face tense with fear.

Most children are afraid of getting needles, but among Qiu Bi's many daughters, only Xilin and Bella are not afraid of getting needles.

"Seele, are you scared?"

"Brother Qiu Bi, Xi'er is very strong, so she's not afraid!"

Seele spoke with a firm tone, but she never dared to look at the syringe the nurse was holding.

Following the nurse's instructions, Qiu Bi held Xi'er in his arms to prevent her from acting rashly out of fear.

However, Seele's personality has always been simple, gentle, and even "submissive," so she is naturally incapable of doing anything extreme.

To prevent Seele from being frightened, Qiu Bi deliberately covered Seele's eyes and whispered in her ear about interesting things from the past, thus distracting Seele.

By the time Seele came to her senses, the nurse had already removed the syringe and pressed the injection site with a cotton swab.

Qiu Bi moved Xi'er around to avoid interfering with other people getting acupuncture.

"Seele, does it hurt?"

"It doesn't hurt. Brother Qiu Bi, what happened to that 'Bronya' in the end? If Seele did something similar, Mother Cocolia would definitely be angry."

"Although Alexandra was angry, she couldn't bear to blame Bronya, so she seriously warned Bronya not to do anything like that again."

Qiu Bi pinched the cotton swab and pressed it against the needle mark on Seele's arm, while continuing, "Bronya is a few months older than Seele, so Seele should call Bronya 'older sister'."

"Sister Bronya..."

Seele blinked, then, as if struck by a thought, asked, "Isn't Bronya Brother's daughter? This seems to mess up... the generational hierarchy?"

"That is indeed a problem, but it doesn't matter, we can discuss each issue separately."

Qiu Bi offered a dismissive explanation.

Bella was like that; while calling Qiu Bi by his full name, she also addressed the girls as "sisters."

In any case, adoption does not have to be limited to a "father-daughter" relationship. Even if one party pays to raise Seele, it will not have any impact.

Seele nodded as if she understood, then took the cotton swab and pressed the needle hole herself.

"Brother Qiu Bi, let's go back."

Upon hearing this, Qiu Bi nodded slightly, then reached out and braced Xi'er's back to prevent her from getting separated from him.

Not long after, Qiu Bi and Seele returned to where Cecilia, Rosalia, and Lilia were.

"Rosalia is not only an idiot, but also a coward."

"Lilia, you were clearly scared too!"

"But Lilia didn't cry."

"I'm still scared!"

"But Lilia didn't cry."

No matter how Rosalia refuted Lilia, Lilia's answer remained unchanged, making Rosalia's rebuttal seem like hitting a cotton ball, having no effect whatsoever.

Cecilia looked at the two girls helplessly, finding it both amusing and as if she could see the figures of Kiana and Bianca in them.

Kiana and Bianca are somewhat similar to Rosalia and Lilia, but Kiana and Bianca rarely bicker and are quite close to each other.

After leaving the hospital, Rosalia and Lilia immediately regained their usual energy and liveliness.

Rosalia, in particular, grabbed Qiu Bi's hand and demanded dessert.

Qiu Bi naturally wouldn't refuse, but he wouldn't buy too many desserts for the three girls.

"Big brother is so stingy!"

Rosalia made a face at Qiu Bi, then fled into the orphanage.

"That idiot Rosalia..."

Lilia sighed helplessly, then continued, "Brother Qiu Bi, thank you for buying us desserts."

"Don't mention it, go back to the orphanage quickly."

Qiu Bi chuckled and urged Lilia on, while gently stroking her hair.

Lilia nodded, then jogged off to find Rosalia.

Then, Qiu Bi looked at Seele and asked, "Seele, are you going to play with the children at the orphanage, or are you coming back to the room with Cecilia and me?"

“Seele wants to go back to her room with Brother Qiu Bi and Sister Cecilia. The story isn’t finished yet.”

"story?"

Qiu Bi was puzzled and subconsciously looked at Cecilia.

"It's about my daughters. Since I had nothing else to do, I decided to tell Xier about it."

"Okay, let's go back to our room then."

Chapter 114 Conspiracy

Mid-March 2012.

A room on the fifth floor of a hotel near Cocolia's orphanage.

"The target this time is a group of children? Captain, are you serious?"

"Of course it's true, and they're offering three million dollars to buy a girl."

"Tsk! I don't understand what rich people are thinking."

The mercenary clicked his tongue in amazement, then pressed for an answer: "Captain, when do we move out?"

"Wait a little longer! Although that 'witch' isn't at the orphanage today, there's still a couple inside—just in case, it's best to wait until they're out before making a move."

"Captain, aren't you being a bit too cautious?"

The mercenary was puzzled. "What's so special about an ordinary couple that we should be wary of?"

“You don’t understand. Anything related to that ‘witch’ cannot be judged by common sense.”

The woman, referred to as "Captain" by the mercenaries, will never forget the scene where Cocolia summoned several mechs out of thin air.

The captain knew very well that no country could possess such a mecha, otherwise they would have already proclaimed themselves as the "world's hegemon."

"Captain, are we just going to wait like this? What if that 'witch' comes back?"

"Don't worry, I've made all the necessary preparations—someone will help distract the couple."

"Captain, is this really feasible?"

"Don't worry, it's absolutely feasible!"

The captain wore a confident smile, as if he had already secured the three million dollars.

Upon hearing this, the other mercenaries exchanged glances, unsure of what to say, and could only choose to believe their captain.

After all, it's just a matter of kidnapping a girl from an orphanage; it's not that difficult.

……

Meanwhile, at the Cocolia Orphanage.

Seele didn't come to see Qiu Bi and Cecilia today; instead, she played in the orphanage's courtyard.

Qiu Bi and Cecilia were happy to have some free time and some long-awaited alone time.

The children's health care and treatment plans are on track. All that Qiu Bi and Cecilia need to do is strictly supervise the children's medication and prevent them from taking the wrong medication.

Cecilia was in charge of the former, while Qiu Bi was in charge of the latter.

"Honey, don't hug me like that... It wouldn't be good if the children saw us."

"It's alright, this is the second floor, the children are playing in the courtyard, they can't possibly see what's going on between us."

Qiu Bi sat on the edge of the bed, wrapped his arms around Cecilia's waist, and held her tightly in his arms.

Cecilia's face flushed, and she seemed both annoyed and puzzled, but she did not resist Qiu Bi's intimate behavior.

Then, she deliberately covered Qiu Bi's mouth, not giving him a chance to speak.

Before Cecilia could take any further action, there was a gentle knock on the door.

"Knock knock!"

The knocking sounded like a thunderclap, immediately stopping Cecilia in her tracks.

At this moment, Cecilia realized her bold actions and, like a naive girl falling in love for the first time, stammered and couldn't utter a complete sentence.

This was the first time Cecilia had acted so boldly in the twelve years of her marriage.

“Cecilia, since you want to take the initiative, we can continue tonight.”

Qiu Bi lightly kissed Cecilia's lips, and then suffered a series of "little fist punches to your chest" from Cecilia.

Fortunately, Cecilia didn't use her full strength, otherwise Qiu Bi really wouldn't have been able to withstand Cecilia's continuous attacks.

Qiu Bi quickly grabbed Cecilia's delicate hand and said with a smile, "Cecilia, I'll go see who's knocking. You go to the bathroom and wash your face first—it's not appropriate for you to appear in front of children like this."

Cecilia glared at Qiu Bi, then gracefully walked into the restroom.

Qiu Bi chuckled and then walked towards the door.