I am Lin Zhiyi, with a bad temper and willful behavior, but I have a face that elders consider to be cute and harmless.

As long as I don't reveal my true nature, everyone who sees me praises me as a lovely sweetheart.

With this face, I am the darling of the elders' circle.

It was also with this face that on the first day I moved into my new home and brought candy and chocolates to the neighbors as a gift, an elderly couple who opened the door saw me and immediately felt a connection.

They pulled me into their home, asking about my family situation throughout the conversation.

Upon learning that I had just graduated, moved alone far from my hometown to this unfamiliar city to make a living, they expressed sympathy for a young girl like me surviving in a big city without anyone to take care of me if I fell ill.

They were genuinely concerned, shedding tears as they spoke, as if I were a pitiful girl abandoned by the world.

Then, the conversation shifted to their own children living abroad, leaving them, the elderly couple, in the country without any younger generation to care for them.

Their tone was full of regret and sadness, shedding tears again as they spoke.

Finally, they insisted on adopting me as their goddaughter, saying that this way I would have someone to look after me here and they wouldn't feel lonely anymore.

Upon hearing their wish to adopt me as their goddaughter, I pretended to hesitate, saying, "But I don't know how to do anything. Won't it be too hard for you to take care of me?"

"How could it be hard? Not hard at all, we are more than happy."

"It's settled then. Call us 'godfather' and 'godmother,' and we will treat you even better than your own parents."

Seeing that I was somewhat convinced, they quickly made promises.

After reluctantly calling them "godfather" and "godmother," the two of them laughed happily, exchanging a secretive glance, their eyes gleaming with hidden intentions.

I pretended not to notice, smiling innocently, ignoring their pained expressions, happily accepting the pair of gold bracelets they gave me as a gift of recognition, and left their home contentedly to return to my own.