The child sat on the doorstep, silently gazing at the sky. It was a sunny day outside, but he didn't feel the sunshine piercing his eyes.

Suddenly, a dark cloud drifted over, and the child murmured, "Resurrection, a broken promise."

I frowned and looked at him, wondering what he meant.

"The son doesn't speak."

"Resurrection."

His tender voice repeated these short words, sending chills down my spine.

Then it dawned on me, and I looked at Boss Li.

"Has this child heard some story that frightened him?"

But Liu Lamei sneered, "He's possessed by an evil spirit."

Hmph, all you can do is sneer with your big nose, huh?

I was irritated. "Then you exorcise him."

I knew the story of "The Son Doesn't Speak." It was about a person who died, and a Taoist priest came to the house, claiming to be able to resurrect the person. However, the priest intended to secretly take over the person's body and ended up being killed.

The child's meaning was probably that someone had promised the actor to resurrect him but failed to deliver?

I looked at the house. Whether it was a resurrection or not, it was something that happened hundreds of years ago. Even if there were residual energies, they would have long disappeared under the operation of the heavenly principles.

Therefore, there should be no ghost or spirit harming people here.

Liu Lamei had already lit the yellow paper. He spewed a mouthful of liquor, and the yellow paper burned, scattering ashes everywhere. He pressed the burning paper into the basin with a peach wood sword, then muttered a long string of incomprehensible words.

Then he said, "The child is temporarily fine, but this ghost is too powerful. If we want to completely eliminate it, I need to take him to the Taoist temple and perform rituals for three days."

Boss Li was skeptical. He looked at me and then at Liu Lamei.

I sneered, "After all that buildup, you just want to kidnap a child, right?"

Liu Lamei didn't even look at me. He just looked at Boss Li. Boss Li looked at me and then at his own fair-skinned nephew. Finally, he gritted his teeth and nodded.

After all, compared to Liu Lamei, who had been busy, I hadn't done anything.

I calmly walked to the child's side and saw him take out a box of chocolates. "Do you want some?"

He instantly became lively, no longer exuding the eerie aura from before.

"I want some."

"Then tell Big Sister, who told you to say those words?"

I peeled off a piece and put it near his mouth, giving him a taste of sweetness.

He hesitated for a long time but eventually stuck out his tongue and licked the chocolate. Finally, he greedily snatched it and began gnawing on it.

"Daddy, it's Daddy," he muttered unclearly.

I looked at Boss Li, who shook his head frantically.

"It's really not me."

"Then it must be your younger brother."

It suddenly dawned on him that his younger brother had instigated the child to say those things, causing him to worry.

"It seems your brother wasn't very willing to let you adopt the child, huh?"

Although I didn't want to get involved in these matters, I couldn't help but care, even though I couldn't grasp what it was.

"So, this child really sees the stars," Boss Li skipped the topic and mentioned Changsha Star.

I asked again, "Why do you want to look at the stars?"

The child looked at me with bewildered eyes and said, "That star is going to die, and I'm sad."

Ah, it wasn't in vain. There was still something going on.

I bombarded him with questions, and Boss Li completely stopped believing Liu Lamei. He looked at him coldly and said, "Master, please!"

I hurriedly intervened. How could I let him leave when he was planning to abduct a child? After all, I hadn't figured out his intentions yet.

"Don't worry, the master still has some abilities." Boss Li reluctantly agreedto let me handle the situation and stepped aside.

I sat down next to the child and asked gently, "Why are you sad about the star?"

He looked up at the sky, his eyes filled with a mixture of innocence and sorrow. "The star is like me. It's alone and lost."

His words struck a chord within me. I could sense the deep loneliness in his voice, as if he carried the weight of the universe on his small shoulders. I reached out my hand and gently touched his head, offering him comfort.

"You're not alone, and you're not lost. You have people who care about you."

He looked at me with wide eyes, searching for the truth in my words.

"But Daddy... Daddy is gone."

"I'm here for you now," I reassured him. "And Boss Li is here too. We won't let you be alone."

He blinked, contemplating my words. Gradually, a glimmer of hope appeared in his eyes.

Meanwhile, Liu Lamei stood at a distance, his face distorted with anger and frustration. He had lost control over the situation, and his plan to manipulate the child had failed.

I stood up and walked towards him, determined to put an end to his interference once and for all.

"Master Liu, it's clear that your intentions were not pure," I spoke with a firm tone. "Your attempt to manipulate this child for your own gain is despicable."

He sneered at me, his eyes filled with malice. "What do you know, little girl? This child is special. He possesses a power that can change the world. I was merely trying to harness that power for the greater good."

I shook my head, refusing to accept his twisted logic. "Using a child's vulnerability for your own agenda is never justified. True power lies in compassion and protection, not exploitation."

With those words, I turned my back on Liu Lamei, no longer willing to entertain his presence.

As I returned to the child's side, Boss Li came forward and knelt down beside us.

"I'm sorry, little one," he said, his voice filled with genuine remorse. "I should have protected you better."

The child looked at Boss Li, his eyes softening. He reached out and held Boss Li's hand, a gesture of forgiveness and trust.

In that moment, a sense of unity and understanding enveloped us. We were no longer strangers but a makeshift family, bound by the shared goal of protecting and nurturing this young soul.

Together, we walked away from that doorstep, leaving behind the darkness and deceit that had threatened to consume us. The child's journey towards healing and belonging had just begun, and we were determined to guide him every step of the way.