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After leaving the Huo family, L1's absence was quickly noticed by Huo’s mother.

At first, she didn’t think much of it, assuming that L1 had simply returned to his room.

After all, after spending half a month together, she had come to realize that L1 was a child with his own opinions, so she didn’t immediately go searching for him.

However, by noon, when she went to call L1 down for lunch and couldn’t find him anywhere in the house, she realized something was wrong. She quickly gathered the household staff to search for L1.

They searched for nearly half a day.

But they still couldn’t find him.

The entire Huo family was informed of the missing child. Not only did Huo’s father and Huo Jing rush back from the company, but even Huo Yan, who was filming on set, took a leave from the director and hurried home.

Qin Yao learned about the missing child from Huo Yan.

Huo Yan had left in a hurry and didn’t explain the situation in detail.

But losing a child is no small matter, so Qin Yao asked someone to investigate and quickly learned the general information about L1.

A five-year-old boy who didn’t talk much and had suddenly appeared in the Huo family’s backyard.

Huo’s father had once asked how he had managed to climb over the several-meter-high wall into the garden.

L1 had replied, “I flew in.”

Father Huo had assumed it was just a child’s joke, and the whole family hadn’t thought much of it.

However, when Qin Yao heard the report from his assistant, he was slightly taken aback. “Flew?”

The assistant coughed lightly. “It’s probably just childish nonsense. Also, Mr. Huo mentioned that the child doesn’t talk much and has a sweet tooth…”

Qin Yao lowered his eyes and nodded. “Alright, I understand. Keep an eye out, and if you find him, contact the Huo family first.”

At first, Qin Yao didn’t think much of the situation. It wasn’t until he returned home in the evening and saw the messy footprints on his balcony and the neatly arranged row of little snowmen that he began to reconsider.

His room was on the third floor, yet there were no traces inside the house, and even the surveillance cameras on the balcony hadn’t captured any footage of the intruder.

Despite the bold and somewhat absurd assumption, Qin Yao was ecstatic.

After eighteen years, he had finally found a clue about that person.

This was why the next morning, Qin Yao had specifically made two cups of oat milk.

Unfortunately, no one took the bait on the first day.@@novelbin@@

This led to last night’s conversation and the oat milk this morning.

Qin Yao looked intently at L1 standing before him.

His features were delicate, like a doll in a shop window, but this face didn’t match Qin Yao’s memory. Qin Yao felt a pang of regret.

As he studied L1 further, he noticed the panic and confusion written clearly in his eyes.

Qin Yao put aside his feeling of regret, picked up a cup of milk, and held it out to L1.

The rich scent of oats filled the air, and L1’s nose was immediately overwhelmed by the sweet aroma.

Instinctively, L1 swallowed, but as the most advanced system, his rationality remained intact. He didn’t immediately take the milk but instead stepped back cautiously.

Seeing this, Qin Yao was puzzled. “You’re not going to drink?”

L1 remained silent.

Qin Yao observed his expression and noticed the unmasked wariness in his clear eyes.

With a small smile, Qin Yao took a sip from the other cup and said, “It’s very good. Try it.”